REVISION FOR VOCABULARY (THPTQG)

THPTQG

(be) baffled by st

to be completely unable to understand or explain something

apparent (adj)

able to be seen or understood

principle (n)

a basic idea or rule that explains or controls how something happens or works

motive (n)

a reason for doing something

take out (v)

to arrange to get something from a company, bank, etc..

write off (v)

to accept that an amount of money has been lost or that a debt will not be paid

send up (v)

to make someone or something seem stupid by copying him, her, or it in a funny way

feel off color = under the weather

to feel slightly ill, unwell, or not in your usual good health

It is/was not until + time/(S + V) + that + S + V (cleft sentence)

(Not until + time/S + V) + (to be + S + adj/Vpp)

(Not until + time/S + V) + (O + S + V1)

not until

Only when + S + V + O, S + V1

Only when + S + V + O (+ not), S + V-inf

Only when

Only if S + V, S + V

Only if

No sooner + will + S + V + than + S + will + V (will)

No sooner + had + S + V-ed/V3 + than + S + V-ed/V2 (past tenses)

No sooner + had + S + V + than + S + V (inversion)

no sooner…than

insufficient (adj)

not enough

get a huge blister on so's heel

bị phồng chân

grip (v)

to hold very tightly

speculation (n)

the activity of guessing possible answers to a question without having enough information to be certain

not least

especially

strike out st (v)

to draw a line through something written on paper to show that it is wrong or no longer needed (=cross out st)

swarm of (n)

a large group of insects all moving together

flock of (n)

a group of sheep, goats, or birds

shoal of (n)

a large number of fish swimming as a group

firm (adj)

certain or of a good standard, and not likely to change

sway (v)

to cause something to move or change

prevail (v)

to get control or influence

induce (v)

to cause something to happen

S + V. If so/not, S + V

S + V; if so/not, S + V

if so/ if not

S + V, providing/in case S + V

providing, in case

supposing S + V, S +modal verb/simple future+ V

supposing

raise a subject (v)

bring up

reluctant (adj)

not willing to do something and therefore slow to do it

provoke (v)

to make or try to make a person or an animal angry

serve to V (v)

to have the effect of doing or to help cause st to happen

contribute to st (v)

to help to cause an event or situation

charge (v)

the amount of money that you have to pay for something, especially for an activity or service

in the season

at the time of year when many people want to travel or have a holiday

have time on your hands (v)

to have nothing to do

overflow with st (v)

If a container or a place overflows with something, that thing starts coming out because it is too full

call on/upon sb (v)

to ask formally for someone to do something

barefaced (adj)

not showing any shame about, or trying to hide, your bad behaviour

grim-faced (adj)

worried and serious or sad

faceless (adj)

lacking any particular character; difficult to describe or deal with

face-saving (adj)

to prevent damage to your reputation or the loss of people's respect for you

dole st out to sb (v)

to give money, food, or something else that can be divided to several people

come out (v)

to become known publicly after it has been kept secret

come through (v)

to continue to live after an accident or a difficult or dangerous situation

go out (v)

electrical appliances stop producing light or heat

turn out (to be) adj/ toV (v)

to be known or discovered finally and surprisingly

call for sb (v)

to go to a place in order to collect someone

many a + singular noun

many + plural noun

pay through the nose for st (v)

to pay too much money for something

disturbance (n)

something that interrupts someone or makes someone feel worried

hindrance (n)

something that makes it more difficult for you to do something or for something to develop

grievance (n)

a complaint or a strong feeling that you have been treated unfairly

(as) cool as a cucumber

very calm or very calmly, especially when this is surprising

at the height

at the time when a situation or event is strongest or most full of activity

on the top of st

being on the highest surface of st

stands in the first/middle/at the end of the sentence

though

stands in the first/middle of sentence

although, even though

as if

as though

status, emotion, possessive noun + adjective, linking verb

Continuous tenses can’t be used with

concern (v)

to be important to someone or to involve someone directly

behind the times

old-fashioned

beneath

below something and touching its surface

under

below something without touching its surface

behind time

to be late

S + V = V-ing

S + be + V3 = V3

S + be + adj = adj

S + had + V3 = having + V3

Reduced adverbial clause, the first clause:

let off steam (v)

to do or say something that helps you to get rid of strong feelings or energy

play tricks on so (v)

to deceive someone to make them laugh

hold up (v)

to delay or slow down the progress of something, often causing it to take longer than expected or miss a deadline

hold over (v)

to postpone something to a later time or extend it beyond the expected time

to prefer that someone had done something differently in the past

would sooner + S + had + V3

take effect (v)

to produce or achieve the results you want

bear little/no relation to sth (v)

to have little or no connection with something

put up with st/so (v)

to accept or continue to accept an unpleasant situation or experience, or someone who behaves unpleasantly

feed up with st/so (v)

you are bored, annoyed, or disappointed because you have experienced it for too long

look up to so (v)

to admire and respect someone

look down on so (v)

to feel that someone is less important than you or does not deserve respect

play down (v)

to make something seem less important or less bad than it really is

have a head for numbers (v)

to be naturally good at working with numbers and doing calculations