NIGHTMARE SPRINGBOARD HSGQG

axiom (n)

Tiên đề/chân lý hiển nhiên - A statement or proposition regarded as self-evidently true - It is an ancient ____ that action speaks louder than words.

maxim (n)

Châm ngôn/câu khẩu hiệu - A short statement expressing a general truth - "Honesty is the best policy" is a well-known ____.

dogma (n)

Giáo điều/tín điều - A principle or set of principles laid down by an authority as incontrovertibly true - Religious ____ must sometimes yield to science.

graduated exposure (n phr)

Sự tiếp xúc tiệm tiến/tăng dần (phương pháp trị liệu) - A therapeutic technique involving gradual confrontation with a feared object or situation - Phobia treatment often utilizes ____ to reduce anxiety.

abate (v)

Dịu đi/giảm bớt (cơn bão, đau đớn, tai họa) - To become less intense or widespread - We waited for the storm to ____ before leaving.

ease off (phr v)

Dịu bớt/giảm cường độ - To become less severe, fast, or intense - The traffic finally began to ____ after rush hour.

slacken off/slacken up (phr v)

Chùng xuống/giảm nhịp độ hoạt động - To reduce the speed, effort, or intensity of something - Workers tend to ____ late in the afternoon.

phase out (phr v)

Loại bỏ dần dần - To stop using something gradually over a period of time - The company plans to ____ older computer models.

back off (phr v)

Lùi lại/rút lui (không xen vào nữa) - To retreat from a position or stop being involved - The police told the angry crowd to ____.

need a helping hand (v phr)

Cần một bàn tay giúp đỡ - To require assistance or support - Elderly neighbors often ____ with heavy chores.

bleeding heart (n phr)

Người quá đa cảm/hay thương xót thái quá (thường mang nghĩa châm biếm) - Derogatory term for someone excessively sympathetic to social problems - Critics dismissed his policies as mere ____ politics.

stepping stone (n phr)

Bệ phóng/bước đệm - An action or event that helps one progress towards a goal - Her first low-level job was just a ____ to success.

driving force (n phr)

Động lực thúc đẩy chính - A person or thing that motivates or strongly influences progress - Innovation is the ____ behind our economic growth.

in relation to (phrase)

Liên quan đến/so với - Regarding or concerning something - The lawyer asked questions ____ the suspect's alibi.

manifestation (n)

Sự biểu hiện/sự biểu lộ ra bên ngoài - An event, action, or object that shows or embodies something abstract - Fever is a physical ____ of the infection.

colloquially (adv)

Theo cách nói thông tục/vân vi hàng ngày - In a conversational or informal way - The term is ____ known as "the flu."

uptick (n)

Sự tăng nhẹ - A small increase or upward trend - There has been an ____ in sales this quarter.

to no avail (idiom)

Không thành công/vô ích - Without achieving any success - They tried to revive the engine ____.

the first signs of (n phr)

Những dấu hiệu đầu tiên của… - The earliest indications that something is happening - Leaves turning yellow are ____ autumn.

archaeological site (n phr)

Khu di khảo cổ - A place in which evidence of past activity is preserved - Scientists discovered ancient tools at the ____.

of one's own accord (idiom)

Tự nguyện/tự giác - Without being asked or forced - He admitted his mistake ____.

the latter (pronoun/adj)

Cái sau/người sau (trong hai đối tượng đã nhắc tới) - The second of two persons or things mentioned - Between tea and coffee, I prefer ____.

pin down (phr v)

Xác định rõ/làm rõ chính xác - To define, identify, or understand something clearly - It is hard to ____ the exact cause of the error.

strays (n/adj)

Động vật đi lạc/vật đi lạc - An animal that has wandered away from home - The animal shelter took in several abandoned ____.