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let alone

huống chi , chưa nói đến

eg: i can not even spell the word,______ write a book

make headway

to make progress

prospective

(adj) potential, in the future : thuộc về sau này, dự kiến, về sau,sắp tới

dull

boring

timid

shy

spurn

to refuse with scorn, disdain

hound (v)

to pursue relentlessly and be annoying

eg: That boy just wouldn't stop h______ me

calf

bắp (chân/tay)

waist

Part of body between ribs and hips : thắt lưng

devise

(v.) to think out, plan, figure out, invent, create

forewarn

to warn in advance

come to fruition

The point at which a plan or project is accomplished

grimy

very dirty, covered with dirt or soot

hum

ngân nga

meld with

combine with

eject

to force or throw out

sway

swing from side to side; influence (someone) to change one's opinion; N.

curriculum vitae

CV

legacy

An inheritance; something handed down from an ancestor or from the past

tremedous

great in size or a large amount

conspire

to plan together secretly to do something wrong or illegal

feat

achievement

manifestly

obviously

centenary

Pertaining to a hundred years or a period of a hundred years.

transcendent

going beyond the limits of ordinary experience

siêu việt, vượt trội (adj)

Her________ideas changed how we view social justice in America

horde

(n.) a vast number (as of people); a throng

forensic medicine

Branch of medicine concerned with the law, especially criminal law. Pháp y

pile

to collect, amass

endorsement

an act of giving one's public approval or support to someone or something

Sự chấp nhận, ủng hộ , tán thành

The celebrity's e__________ of the new product boosted its sales

quay

a wharf or reinforced bank where ships are loaded

unsightly

not pleasant to look at; unattractive; ugly

ivy

a plant that has long stems and that often grows on the outsides of buildings

peculiar

strange or odd; unusual

stand sb in good stead

to be useful to someone

civilian

thường dân

backer

auction

the public sale of something to the highest bidde

cuộc đấu giá

bidder

person who makes the offer at an auction

phenomenal

extraordinary; remarkable; exceptional; unusual

from time to time

sometimes but not often

dissertation

a formal and long paper, written for a degree at a university or college

evenly

đồng đều, như nhau

mirror

represent sth honestly ; to be very similar to sth

eg: The color m....... the fragments of life