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Example: On Jan. 17, 1893, Hawaii's monarchy was overthrown as a group of businessmen and sugar planters forced Queen Liliuokalani to _______.

abdicate

tử chức (king, queen / emperor)

Example: Business leaders predict a hard year ahead with the economy _________.

in the doldrums

Trong vùng gió lặng (gió yếu và tàu buồm dễ bị mắc kẹt vì không có gió để di chuyển)

If an economy / business is -, nothing new is happening and it is not doing well

Example: Bogus claims of injury by workers are costing companies thousands of pounds.

This all sounds a bit bogus to me

bogus

​pretending to be real / true; vô lý

Example: There's a lot of fluff written about generations, which completely catchs the public's imagination

fluff

entertainment that is not serious or valuable

/ɪˈlɪksə(r)//ɪˈlɪksɪə(r)/

Example: the elixir of life/youth

elixir

​a magic liquid believed to cure illnesses / make ppl live forever; thuốc tiên

Example: What Trump said is always bombastic.

bombastic

(words) sounding important but having little meaning and used to impress people

Example: Ms. Acogny took the liberty of introducing herself, for she, too, was a dancer of some _______.

of renown

being known and admired by many ppl for some special quality / achievement

Example: Nature is rational, simple and orderly, and it acts in accordance with _______ laws.

immutable

that cannot be changed; that will never change

Example: We suggested it would be quicker to fly, but she _______ and insisted on taking the train.

dig your heels in

refuse to change ur plans / ideas, esp when sb is tryna persuade u to do so

Example: I apologized unreservedly for the offending remarks I had made but he turned a cold, _______ gaze on me.

(một ánh mắt sắc lạnh, đăm chiêu, hoặc có vẻ vô cảm của con người. Nó có thể gợi lên cảm giác nguy hiểm, bí ẩn, hoặc sự lạnh lùng, tính toán.)

reptilian

=> unpleasantly strange and unfriendly

Example: The employment secretary found himself _______ over recent job cuts.

be in/on the firing line

be in a position where ppl can criticize or blame you

Example: He doesn't like the job but he'll _______ until the work is done.

soldier on

plough on

Example: Unfortunately, we ran out of time during tonight's show and had to _______ our musical guest off.

bumb sb off

unexpectedly remove sb from sth (list / schedule)

/prəˈpɪʃəs/

Example: With the economy in the worst recession for thirty years, it was scarcely the most _______ time to start up a company.

propitious (for sb/sth)

likely to produce a successful result

/ɪnˈsɪɡniə/

Example: The balance of the pairs of opposites which comprise a square is the _________ of its perfection. (SIGN)

insignia

an object / mark (belong to a group / a rank)

Example: An early example of product _________ is in the 1949 movie Gun Crazy, where a Bulova clock is repeatedly shown in important scenes. (PLACE)

product placement

cách marketing = supplying it for use in films / TV programmes

Example: Although 83 he was still _______ and his death from pneumonia following a short hospital stay came as a shock.

sprightly

(esp of older ppl) full of life and energy

Example: She learns to detach, to _______, from all earthly concepts and material objects, even bodily form.

abnegate

not allow urself to have sth, esp sth u like / want

Example: I don't like to make friends with those who always ____ people _____ behind their backs.

slag sb off

criticize sb/sth unpleasantly

Example: Government becomes no longer the servant of the people but in the thrall of big money, lobbyists and a media happy to live off its fancy leftovers in a ___________ of gossip and shallow speculation.

feeding frenzy

a situation in which ppl tryna get as much as possible of sth, esp unpleasantly

Example: Jean will look after Harry, I'm quite sure - she's a _________ for babies. (PUSH)

PUSHOVER

a person who is easy to persuade or influence

Example: Merchandise imports have expanded significantly faster than world trade in both real and _________ dollar values. (NAME)

NOMINAL

being sth in name only, and not in reality

Example: He suffers from Parkinson's disease and has occasionally experienced _________. (BLACK)

BLACKOUT

a temporary loss of consciousness, sight / memory

Example: People say that the corpses of the sacred monks will be _________ due to their divine power. (COMPOSE)

INdecomposABLE

incapable of being decomposed

Example: The starter motor was _______ again, which got on my nerves.

play up

If a machine -, it does not work as it should.

Example: By the time the traffic jam cleared up, we were pretty _______.

fob off

infuriate or irritate sb

Example: It seems Richard did not wanted to wear that shirt so he spilled ketchup over it __________-on-purpose.

accidentally on purpose

do sth intentionally but pretend it happened by chance.

Example: I tried to _______out of the room so that nobody would see me go.

slink

walk away from swh quietly so that ur not noticed

/ˈvɜːbiɪdʒ/

Example: His explanation was wrapped up in so much technical _______ that I couldn't understand it. (VERB)

VERBIAGE

the use of superfluous words / difficult ones => express an idea

/ɡraɪnd/

Example: Until this evening, Hannah is still ________ away at her unfinished report.

grind away

work or study hard

/ˌfəʊ ˈpɑː/

Example: It is a major _______ or social embarrassment to arrive at a party early or even on time.

faux pas

Từ tiếng Pháp, nghĩa đen là "bước sai" (false step). -Nghĩa bóng: bước sai trong cách cư xử hoặc giao tiếp xã hội.

an action / remark - embarrassing - cuz it is not socially correct

Example: Today, Einstein is _______ as an intellectual colossus who bestrode the 20th century like no other.

venerate

have and show much respect for sb/sth, - deemed holy / very important

/ˈɔːspɪsɪz/

Example: Financial aid is being provided to the country _______ of the World Bank.

under the auspices

"Auspices" có nguồn gốc từ tiếng Latinh “auspicium” – nghĩa là dự đoán tương lai thông qua quan sát chim bay (thời La Mã cổ).

with the help and support of (sb/sth)

Example: Whether there's truth in it or not, I can't stand that _______ "follow your heart".

old chestnut

Cụm từ này có thể bắt nguồn từ một vở kịch năm 1816, nơi một nhân vật cứ kể mãi một câu chuyện có cây hạt dẻ (chestnut) trong đó, khiến người khác phát ngán.

a hackneyed and old joke / story

Example: I didn't mean to eavesdrop but I accidentally heard this odd _________ of conversation on the bus.

snatch

a very small part of a conversation / some music u hear

Example: The new movie's plot has more holes than _________ cheese.

have more holes than a Swiss cheese

If sth -, it is incomplete, and lacks many parts.

Example: The government has been _______ this issue for years, but the time has finally come for us to do something about it!

slur over

discuss, treat / deal with sth in a very superficial / evasive manner

Example: Can you believe what they're making us do at work now? What a(n) _______.

Don’t listen to him – it’s all cobblers.

a load of (old) cobblers

~ thô tục, không trang trọng

“Cobblers’ awls” (dụng cụ của thợ đóng giày) = rhymes with “balls” (nghĩa thô tục).→ Dần dần, “cobblers” trở thành cách ẩn dụ để chỉ điều vô nghĩa, xàm xí.

a bunch of nonsense

Example: It's natural for students to worry about whether they will ________ or not at a new school.

measure up

be as good, successful, etc. as expected / needed

Example: Except for pasting the occasional coconut tree with small advertisements for acupuncture, the hippies have done little to _______ this beautiful spot.

disfigure

damage the appearance of a person, thing or place

Example: Practise good personal protection against mosquito bites to prevent ________ infections. (MOSQUITO)

MOSQUITO-BORNE

spread by the bite of an infected mosquito

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