Howard's Career as a Palaeontologist & Jean Piaget

turn sb’s back on

stop being involved in sth

be drawn to sth

be attracted to

against all odds

achieve sth despite diffculties

far from being/doing sth

used to describe sth that is almost the opposite of sth else

without high hopes

với ít hi vọng

protégé (n)

người đỡ đầu

teem with 

contain large number of animals or ppl

pull out all the stops

make lots of effort to do sth

make a phone call

gọi điện thoại

on merit

deserving praise

be dismayed at

unhappy about

develop a fascination for

start to be interested in

pore over

look at and study a book, document, etc. carefully

window (n)

(+into/on) perspective 

→ open a new window into

scrupulously (adv)

very carefully

autonomy (n)

quyền tự chủ

stand sb in good stead

is beneficial to sb

grown-ups (n)

người lớn

shed light on

help understand about sth

contentious (a)

controversial (a)

launch sb on a path

(+of) help sb take the first steps to achieving a goal.

vigorously challenge

thách thức mạnh mẽ, sôi nổi

hold back

hinder one’s progress

lay the basis for

làm nền tảng cho

put great emphasis on

greatly focus on 

be commited to sth

having promised to be involved in a plan of action