USE OF ENGLISH C2

turn one’s backs on

ignore something

revered in

được tôn trọng, tôn kính

be struck down by

die suddenly or start to suffer from a serious illness

on its way

happening or arriving soon

exercise regime

any set of rules about food and exercise that someone follows especially in order to improve health

be no mean feat

be a great achievement

a difficult task

permate

tràn ngập

incremental step

step-by-step approach.

arbitrary

by chance

ardent

passionate

be going strong

continue to exist

get/have an enormous chip on your shoulder

có nhiều trách nhiệm

nothing could be further far from truth

completely true

to top it off

furthermore

pushy

quá tham vọng

scruffy

dingy

washed up

thất bại

transpose

(1) reverse (2) transfer

write someone/something off as something

decide that someone or something is a failure

unforeseen

unexpected

none the wiser

not understand

so much so

to such a great extent

have/got to hand it to someone

admire someone for their skillfulness

come thick and fast

come quickly and in large numbers.

out of the ordinary

unusual, not normal

take their chances

mạo hiểm

at a fraction of

một phần nhỏ

conjecture

phỏng đoản

laudable

commendable

flagrant

trắng trợn

flagrant breach of contract

flagrant abuse of human rights

shroud

(darkness, cloth, clouds) cover or hide something

shroud sth in sth

hide information or keep it secret and mysterious

sensational

thrilling, causing great surprise

omission

mistake

brawl

cuộc đánh lộn ( pub, bar)

pathetic

sad

hit the nail on the head

chỉ điểm đúng vấn đề

in all but name

chỉ tồn tại trên danh nghĩa

miss out on

fail to include someone

sentimental

đa cảm

misguided belief

niềm tin sai lầm

mediocre

tầm thường

take matters into your own hands

tự giải quyết vấn đề

take laws into your own hands

do something illegal and often violent in order to punish someone because you know that the laws do not punish them.

decaffeinated

không chứa chất caffein

a means to an end

sth that is done to achieve a different goal

treat

something that very pleasant that sb can enjoy, especially something that you give someone or do for them.

fundamental element

necessary element

an uphill battle/struggle/task

a dificult and challenging battle/struggle/task

give way to something

be replaced by something

inferno

địa ngục

proceed to

continue with the next stage of an activity as expected

a bite to eat

somewhere to eat

in all honesty

speak frankly

upwards of

in excess of

as opposed to

as against

senselessly

pointlessly

merciful

humane

merciless

cruel

mecca

điểm thu hút khách du lịch

generic

chuẩn, tổng quát

cottage industry

a small manufacturing industry

ambush

mai phục

lay/set eyes on

see