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live in the now

When you live in the now, you do not think of the future very much. You enjoy the present.

Eg1 : I try to live in the now.

Eg2:It's best to live in the now. Tomorrow never comes!

distant future

The distant future is far away in time. The immediate future, or near future, will happen soon.

Eg1: I don't think of the distant future very much.

Eg2: I have no plans for the distant future.

Eg3: I plan to get married in the distant future, but not right now.

have in mind

When you have something in mind, you are thinking about it.

Eg1: What do you have in mind for the party?

Eg2: I don't have anything in mind. You choose.

meet-up

A meet-up is a meeting, or a time and place people plan to get together.

Eg1: We have a meet-up tomorrow.

Eg2: When is the meet-up?

Eg3: Asia has several swing dance meet-up groups.

fulfill your goals

When you fulfill your goals, you achieve your goals.

Eg1: You're traveling and fulfilling your goals

Eg2: I hope to fulfill my goals.

Eg: She has already fulfilled her goals.

have no desire

When you have no desire to do something, you do not want to do it.

Eg1: I really have no desire to do that one.

Eg2: I have no desire to work there.

Eg3: He has no desire to be president.

company

When you prefer your own company, you like being alone. When you keep someone company, you talk with them so they are not alone.

Eg1: I much prefer my own company.

Eg2: Can I keep you company?

Eg3:I enjoy the company of others.

in reverse

"In reverse" means the opposite order or way of something else.

Eg1: Me too, but in reverse. I check e-mail, shower and then eat.

Eg2: But maybe in reverse to what you said.

show off

When you show off, you try to display skills or things so other people notice them. - Khoe Khoang

Eg1: My dad loves to show off his car.

Eg2: Bob is always showing off in class.

in public

When you do something in public, you do it in front of strangers, people you do not know.

Eg1: Have you performed in public?

Eg2: I hate speaking in public.

Eg3: You should not wear that in public.

to a certain extent

'To a certain extent' means to some degree but not 100%.

Eg1: I like the attention to a certain extent.

Eg2:She is the boss to a certain extent.

Eg3:He likes working there to a certain extent.

extroverted

An extrovert is more outgoing and more expressive.

Eg1: He seems quiet, but he is an extrovert at home.

Eg2: If you use lots of gestures when you talk you seem more extroverted.

cheerful

A cheerful person is very happy and smiles a lot.

Eg1: I tend to try to be more cheerful.

Eg2: My flight attendent was very cheerful.

Eg3:Students like their teachers to be cheerful.

intertwined

Things that are intertwined are linked together and support each other.

Eg1: Cultures and languages are intertwined.

Eg2: In history, fact and fiction are intertwined.

Eg3: My company is a good place to work because work and play are intertwined.

introverted

People who are introverted are more shy and do not talk as much as extroverted people.

Eg1: People do seem more introverted

Eg2: My mom is introverted but my dad is extroverted.

Eg3: Great thinkers tend to be introverted.

revert back

When something reverts back, it goes back to a previous form.

Eg1: He was a good student for awhile and then he reverted back to his old ways.

Eg2: When I go home, I revert back to my childhood.

cultural norm

A cultural norm is a way people from one culture do things, which is often different from other cultures.

Eg1: In Asia, using chopsticks is the cultural norm.

Eg2: In France, greeting people with a kiss is the cultural norm.

Eg3: They revert back to their cultural norms

wait on

to " wait on" means to serve people or take care of their needs.

Eg1: When I was sick, my mom waited on me.

Eg2: My job is to wait on people at the bar.

Eg3: You had to wait on about 10 tables.

furious

Furious means to me very mad about something.

Eg1: They would be furious because I wasn't bringing their food

Eg2: My boss was furious we were late.

Eg3: My wife was furious that I forgot her birthday.

recurring

Something that is recurring, or reoccuring, happens again and again.

Eg1: This is a recurring problem we must fix.

Eg2: I keep having recurring nightmares.

Eg3: It's weird how you have the same recurring dream.

panic

When you panic, you react suddenly to uncontrollable fear.

Eg1: So I panic and I'm running around.

Eg2: When I lost my wallet, I panicked.

Eg3: Don't panic! Everything will be fine.

find out

'To find out' meand to realize or learn something.

Eg1: I found out today was your birthday. Congrats!

Eg2: I just found out my wife is expecting a baby!

register for

When you register for something, you sign up for it.

Eg1: I registered for a course in college

Eg2: I just signed up for a new yoga class.

Eg3: I wanted to take the class, but I did not sign up in time.

foodie

A foodie is a person who really enjoys particular foods and studies the characteristics of certain foods.

Eg1: I'm a huge foodie.

Eg2: My dad is a foodie. He travels to countries just to eat.

Eg3: She's a foodie. She's knows a lot about various cuisines.

pestle and mortar

A pestle is a heavy tool used to crush food. A mortar is a heavy bowl used contain the crushed items.

Chày là một công cụ nặng dùng để nghiền thức ăn. Cối là một chiếc bát nặng được sử dụng để chứa các vật đã được nghiền nát.

Eg1:Pharmacists use a pestle and mortar to mix drugs.

Eg2:They use a pestle and mortar to crush the spices.

servitude

When you are in servitude, you work under the power of another person: Bị khổ sai

Eg1: Immigrants without documents often work in servitude.

Eg2: He worked in servitude for his boss all his life.

economic endeavor

An economic endeavor is a business venture.

Eg1:She was very successful in her economic endeavor.

Eg2: He told me all about his latest economic endeavor.

roasting hot

Here, roasting hot means very hot. The opposite is freezing cold.

Eg1: My city is roasting hot in summer and freezing cold in winter.

Eg2: This coffee is roasting hot. I need to let it cool a bit.

hole-in-the-wall

A hole-in-the-wall is a small, basic restaurant, often with no front door or wall.

Eg1: I always eat tacos at this great little hole-in-the wall.

Eg2: We had dinner at this great hole-in-the-wall that served great Indian curry.

bustling

Bustling means very noisy and engergetic.

Eg1: This just bustling, beautiful cosmopolitan paradise

Eg2: New York is a bustling city 24/7.

Eg3: Young people often want to move to a bustling city.

artery

Here, artery means a main tranportation channel to move people. The artery is a tube in the heart for moving blood.

Eg1: The highway is the artery of the shipping industry.

Eg2: The Internet is now the main artery for most information in the world.

Eg3: A main artery of Bangkok is the Skytrain.

the heart of

The heart of something is the significant part.

Eg1: You can still get to the heart of Bangkok.

Eg2: Paris is the heart of France.

Eg3: The downtown area is the heart of the city.

thrive on

When you thrive on something, you flourish off of it. It gives you confidence, passion, or excitment.

Eg1: They're kind of thriving on the same model.

Eg2: He thrives on pressure situation.

Eg3: She thrives on speaking in public.

hub

A hub is the center part of a wheel. Here it refers to being the center of many air traffic routes: Trung tâm

Eg1: Passengers often need to transfer flights at a major hub.

Eg2: Incheon airport in Korea is a major hub in Asia

insane

The word insane often refers to something being very impressive or shocking. It can refer to both positive and negative reactions.

Eg1: you can fly to the UK directly from Bangkok, which is insane.

Eg2: He paid $50 for his car, which is insane. (positive)

Eg3: She worked twelve hours without a break, which is insane. (negative)

shelf life (n): Thời hạn sử dụng

Shelf life is the amount of time an item is useable.

Eg1: Canned food has a longer shelf life than fresh food.

Eg2: Let's talk about items and their shelf life.

toss out: vứt đi = throw out = throw away

When you toss something out, you throw it away.

Eg1: How often do you toss out your clothes?

Eg2: Toss out that salad. It is five days old.

go through: lục soát kĩ càng

When you go through something, you examine it carefully.

Eg1: I'll go through my wardrobe and throw out things.

Eg2: I went through my inbox and I didn't find your message.

err on the side of safety.

When you err on the side of safety, you are extra careful or cautious.

Eg1: Most products err on the side of safety.

Eg2: That looks old. I would err on the side of safety and not eat it.

dodgy (adj): kém chất lượng, không chắc chắn

When something is dodgy it lacks in quality or trust.

eg1: This street looks dodgy. Let's avoid it.

eg2: So that makes it a little dodgier.

made up my mind

When you make up your mind, you decide on something.

eg1: I made up my mind not to quit my job.

eg2: I made my own mind up about it.

shabby (adj): Tồi tàn

Tồi tàn: Something that is shabby is in poor condition.

eg1: You need a haircut. You are looking shabby.

eg2: They'll start to look a bit shabby

exclusively = only

Here, exclusively means only. It is the only option.

eg1: I almost exclusively buy second hand furniture now.

eg2: This room is exclusively for teachers, not students.

put up with: chịu đựng

Here, to put up with something means to tolerate it or endure it.

eg1: At his job he puts up with a lot of abuse.

cost a fraction: chỉ tốn một phần nhỏ

If something costs a fraction, then it is much cheaper than the alternative.

eg1: It cost a fraction of something new.

eg2: Owning a bike costs a fraction of owning a car.

break down: bị hỏng,bị phá vỡ

When something breaks down, it no longer works properly or as well as it did before.

eg1: We just wait until that breaks down.

eg2: As people age, their bodies start to break down.

surge

A surge is a sudden and powerful movement of something that causes great force. (Sự tăng vọt là một chuyển động đột ngột và mạnh mẽ của một thứ gì đó gây ra lực lớn.)

eg1:A tsunami is a huge surge of water onto land.

eg2: It was an electrical surge that fried all the circuits.

nocturnal

Animals that are nocturnal are active at night and sleep during the day.

Eg: Owls and bats are nocturnal.

Eg:Nocturnal animals hunt at night.

breed

Breeding refers to controls animals features through mixed mating. An intensive breeding program tries to increase an animal's population through increased births. (Lai tạo đề cập đến việc kiểm soát các đặc điểm của động vật thông qua giao phối hỗn hợp. Một chương trình chăn nuôi thâm canh cố gắng tăng dân số động vật thông qua việc tăng sinh.)

eg: There is an intensive breeding program for tigers.( Có một chương trình nhân giống chuyên sâu cho hổ.)

eg: Many animals were bred to be the way they are.

(Nhiều loài động vật đã được lai tạo để giống như chúng.)

vulnerable

When something is vulnerable, it is easily at risk to harm or danger.

eg: If you're very tired, you're vulnerable to making mistakes. (Nếu bạn đang rất mệt mỏi, bạn sẽ dễ mắc sai lầm.)

eg: Teens are vulnerable to online marketing. (Thanh thiếu niên dễ bị ảnh hưởng bởi tiếp thị trực tuyến.)

decimate=devastate= damage= destroy= ruin: tàn phá

When you decimate something you destroy it or harm it to a severe degree.

(Khi bạn phân rã một thứ gì đó, bạn sẽ phá hủy nó hoặc làm tổn hại nó ở mức độ nghiêm trọng)

eg: The storm decimated the town.

eg:The fire decimated the forest.

eg: The earthquake decimated the economy.

eg: The drought decimated the farmland.

exception: ngoại lệ

An exception allows someone to be excluded from a rule.

eg: There were no exceptions to that rule.

eg: You must not be late. No exceptions.

eg: Everyone must wear a tie. No exceptions.

predator

A predator is an animal that kills other animals for food.

eg: Sharks are well-known predators.

eg: A predator needs other animals to hunt to survive.

give free range

When you are given free range to do something, you can do as you please without restrictions. (Khi bạn được tự do để làm điều gì đó, bạn có thể làm theo ý mình mà không bị giới hạn.)

eg: We were given free range to travel anywhere we wanted.

eg: I was given free range to do as I like in school.

eg: Hunters are given free range to shoot.

I could be wrong

We use the phrase, I could be wrong, to express uncertainty.

eg: I think 30 people work here, but I could be wrong.

eg: The test in on the 28th, but I could be wrong.

the sticking point: điểm gắn bó

A sticking point is an obstacle towards reaching an agreement.

eg:The two companies cannot reach a deal. There is a sticking point about the terms of service.

eg: Price is often a sticking point with buyers and sellers.

decimate

go carzy: phát cuồng lên làm gì nhiều hơn nình thường

Here, 'to go crazy' means to do more than normal. (Ở đây, 'to go crazy' có nghĩa là làm nhiều hơn mức bình thường.)

eg: I tend to go crazy when buying gifts for people.

eg: This weekend I went crazy and watched 10 movies.

well-thought out

If something is well-thought-out then it is deliberately considerate or well-planned. (Nếu một cái gì đó được suy nghĩ kỹ lưỡng thì nó được cân nhắc một cách có chủ ý hoặc được lên kế hoạch tốt.)

eg: It was a well-thought-out gesture.

eg: The seating at the party was well-thougt out.

eg: It was a well-thought-out gift

mean the world (to someone)

If something 'means the world' to someone, it is very appreciated. (Nếu một điều gì đó 'có nghĩa là cả thế giới' đối với ai đó, nó rất được đánh giá cao.)

eg: His daughter's card meant the world to him.

eg: Getting the award meant the world to her

eg: A gift can mean the world to someone

under pressure

Here, 'the pressure people are under' is another way to say 'people are under pressure'. If people are under pressure, they feel a lot of stress to accomplish something.

eg: We are under pressure to do well at work.

eg: She is under pressure to earn lots of money.

eg: That's the pressure people are under

change your mind

When you change your mind, you change your opinion or plans about something.

eg: I did not like him at first, but I changed my mind.

eg: If you change your mind, let me know.

Now that you put it that way

The phrase, 'now that you put it that way' means that something was said that made the listener think of it differently.

Cụm từ, 'now that you put it that way' có nghĩa là điều gì đó đã được nói ra khiến người nghe nghĩ về nó theo cách khác.

eg: Well, now that you put it that way, I agree with you.

eg: Now that you put it that way, I change my mind.

absurd

(adj) ngu xuẩn, ngớ ngẩn

/əb'sə:d/

Here, absurd means crazy or something that does not seem wise.

If something or someone is absurd, they are ridiculous.

Eg: I think his actions are absurd.

Eg: You did what? How absurd!

odd

In this situation, odd means interesting or not common.

eg: That's odd.

eg: It's odd how he never talks about his family.

So you bought a horse. That's odd!

frighten

When you frighten someone, you scare them.

eg: I was frightened by the thunder.

eg: Whoa! You frightened me. I did not see you.

the norm

The norm refers to what is normal or common.

eg: Working moms are the norm these days.

eg: Messaging by Facebook is now the norm, not e-mail.

conditioned

Không quen với việc gì: Here, to get conditioned means to get used to something./ Dầu xả: conditioner refers to a product you use for hair.

eg: I am not conditioned to living in hot weather.

eg: I use shampoo, but not conditioner.

frizzy

Xoăn : Frizzy means short, tight curls on hair.

eg: She has frizzy hair.

eg: My hair gets frizzy in humid weather.

receding

Tụt, rút lui: When something recedes, it moves backwards or slowly loses the area it covers.

eg: Most men get a receding hairline.

eg:The beach recedes during high tide.

eg: My gums also were receding a little bit.

gross

Thô thiển,ghê tởm: Gross means something is very disgusting, or hard to look at or eat.

eg: My bathroom is gross. Don't go in there.

eg: This food is gross. I can't eat it.

calf-calves

các bắp chân: The calves are the part of the legs between the knees and feet. Calf is singular, and calves are plural.

eg: I hurt my right calf.

eg:I need to stretch my calves.

eg: Women shave their calves

Adam's apple

yết hầu: The Adam's apple is found only on men. It is a bump on a man's neck where the throat sticks out.

eg: It is hard to shave around an Adam's apple.

eg: It hurts to get hit in the Adam's apple.

get away with

thoát khỏi việc gì: When you get away with something, you don't do something you should, and there is no penalty.

eg: I am sometimes late, but I usually get away with it.

eg: I forgot to call my girlfriend, but she was busy, so I got away with it.

bucks

The term 'bucks' is slang for money in American English.

eg: Can I borrow a hundred bucks?

eg: My shirt cost just five bucks.

eg: Save a few bucks.

bucket list

A bucket list is a list of things you want to do in your lifetime.

eg: Learning to fly a plane is on my bucket list.

eg: Writing a book is on my bucket list.

it's never too late/ It's too early.

People use the phrases "it is never too late" and "it is never to early" to encourage people to do something they hope to do.

eg: It is never too late to go to college.

eg: It is never too late to learn something new.

eg: It is never too early to save for the future.

anecdote

Giai thoại,chuyện vặt là một truyện ngắn và hấp dẫn về một sự việc hoặc nhân vật có thật.

An anecdote is a short story that helps makes a point about something.

eg: He writes about his travels in interesting anecdotes.

eg: She is always telling funny anecdotes.

eg: He uses anecdotes to give advice.

cross off the list

You mentally cross something off a list, when you have completed it.

eg: I can cross that one off the list.

eg: I finished the report, so I can cross that off the list.

eg: I have many things to do which I hope to cross off the list by the new year

natural habitat

A natural habitat is a place where animals live naturally.

eg: You rarely see mountain lions in their natural habitat.

once in a lifetime = adverb phrase

once-in-a-lifetime = adjective

A once-in-a-lifetime experience is a unique and rare opportunity.

eg: The movie role was a once-in-a-lifetime chance.

eg: This only happens once in a lifetime.

not the case

When something is 'not the case' then it is not the expected situation.

eg: I thought he would be nice, but that was not the case.

(Tôi nghĩ anh ấy sẽ tốt, nhưng không phải vậy.)

eg: I heard the city is cheap, but it is not the case.

(Tôi nghe nói thành phố rẻ, nhưng thực tế không phải vậy)

paranoid: quá lo lắng đến nỗi hoang tưởng

A person who is paranoid is extremely worried about something.

eg: The farmers are paranoid about the weather.

eg: She is paranoid about ghosts.

deep sleeper

A person who is a deep sleeper has deep sleeps, meaning they do not wake easily.

eg: My sister is a deep sleeper.

eg: I wish I was a deep sleeper, but I wake up often during the night.

danger zone

The danger zone refers to a time or place where there could be problems.

eg: I have missed many classes so I am in the danger zone with my teacher.

eg: When you have no savings you are in the danger zone.

groggy

When you are groggy, you are just waking up and not fully awake.

eg: I am groggy until I get my coffee in the morning.

eg: The cold medicine made him very groggy.

conk out

Here, to conk out means to fall alsleep quickly like you were hit on the head.

eg: I always conk out when I fly on a plane.

eg: Young children conk out easily when they're tired.

minor procedure: Thủ thuật nhỏ

A minor procedure is a small operation or quick treatment to a health issue: Một thủ thuật nhỏ là một cuộc phẫu thuật nhỏ hoặc điều trị nhanh chóng một vấn đề sức khỏe.

eg: I went to the hospital for a minor procedure. Nothing serious.

eg: She had a minor procedure done for her knee

dehydrated: Mất nước

When you are dehydrated, your body needs fluids and water: Khi bạn bị mất nước, cơ thể bạn cần chất lỏng và nước.

eg: If you run in the sun, you can get dehydrated. (Nếu bạn chạy dưới trời nắng, bạn có thể bị mất nước.)

eg: Dehydration is a serious health concern. (Mất nước là một mối quan tâm nghiêm trọng về sức khỏe.)

strapped up

A person on a hospital bed can be strapped up by having lots of tubes and monitors attached to them: Một người trên giường bệnh có thể bị trói bằng cách gắn rất nhiều ống và màn hình vào họ.

eg: He was strapped up to a heart monitor.

eg: He was strapped to the bed, so he could not get out of bed.

they'd be like= they would say

When we say 'They'd be like' we mean 'they would say'.

eg: I told my story and they'd be like, 'No Way!'

eg: I would get mad and my mom would be like, 'Go to your room!'

on the back burner

When something is on the back burner, it is postponed for later.

eg: I need to save money, so college is on the back burner now.

eg: They plan to get married but it is currently on the back burner.

paramedic

A paramedic is a health specialist who gives emergency aid to people outside of the hospital: Nhân viên cứu thương là một chuyên gia y tế cấp cứu cho những người bên ngoài bệnh viện.

eg: Paramedics often work in an ambulance.

eg: The paramedic helped the injured man.

go by fast

When something goes by fast, it happens quickly.

eg: The holiday went by fast. I cannot believe it is over.

eg: I cannot believe the day is finished. It went by fast.

weak link

A weak link is a person with the least ability or skill.

eg: No one wants to be the weak link of a team.

eg: She is great, but he is the weak link.

not suited for: không phù hợp với cái gì

When you are not suited for something, you do not have talents for it.

eg: Some people are not suited for parenthood.

eg: He is too nice, so he is not suited for management.

obstacle course

An obstacle course is a special area that tests one's skill or physical ability: Vượt chướng ngại vật là một khu vực đặc biệt kiểm tra kỹ năng hoặc khả năng thể chất của một người.

eg: In the army, all soldiers must do an obstacle course.

eg: The dogs ran the obstacle course.

work out

tìm ra cách giải quyết: When things work out, they end successfully after starting poorly. (Khi mọi thứ dang trong quá trình giải quyết, họ kết thúc thành công sau khi có khởi đầu kém.)

eg: Life always works out for people. (cuộc sống luôn có lối đi cho mọi người)

eg: Don't worry. It will all work out.( Đừng lo lắng, nó sẽ có cách giải quyết .)

Go for it

Cứ liều thử đi: When you 'go for it,' you try to do something despite hesitation or fear.

eg: I was afraid to try but I eventually went for it.

eg: This job is perfect for you. You should go for it.

Switch = change

Switch means to change from thing to another.

eg: I switched the light off.

eg: Please switch chairs with me.

eg: I switched schools and switched majors.

otherwise

Here, 'otherwise' means 'alternatively.'

eg: What would you have studied otherwise?(Nếu không, bạn sẽ học gì?)

eg: I would think otherwise before doing that. (Tôi sẽ nghĩ khác trước khi làm điều đó.)

eg: I do not agree. I feel otherwise.(Tôi không đồng ý. Tôi cảm thấy khác.)