Studied by 1 personfind out
= discover; ascertain, determine
cookery (n)
the skill or activity of preparing ang cooking food
get to know
= get to like/understand; becoming acquainted with; be familiar with
suppose
= believe = persume (think that sth is likely to be true)
be supposed to do/be sth
= be expected or required to do/be sth
deal in
to buy or sell a particular product
deal out
= distribute sth to/among/between sb/sth
deal with
= handle; to do business with a person, a company
a great/good deal (of)
= a large quantity of sth
deal sb/sth a blow; deal a blow to sb/sth
= to shock sb/sth very much; to be very harmful to sb/sth
get a rough/raw deal
= unfair treatment
make a big deal (out) of sth / make sth into a big deal
= treat sth as very important and too important
get a good deal
= buy sth at a good price
a deal goes through/ ahead
= its happens as arranged
a deal falls through
= does not happen as arranged
client (n)
a customer or sb who receives services
a major/ new/ important client
= an important one
advise a client
tư vấn khách hàng
act for/ on behalf of/ represent a client
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discount (n) + (for/on/off)
= reduction ( giảm giá) → to get/ offer a discount
at a discount
at reduced prices
discount sth by 55%/ a quarter
= a 55% discount
ask for a discount
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be entitled to a discount
= have the right to get a discount
a discount store/ retailer/ shop
= one that regularly sells goods at reduces prices)
concentrate on
→ concentrate your efforts/ attention/ energy/ mind on sth
= focus on
specialist (n)
= expert
specialist in sth
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diet (n)
a way of eating in which you only eat certain foods to lose weight or improve your health
be on a diet
= only eat certain foods to lose weight
go on a diet
= start eating less or only some types of food
a low-calorie diet
= a low-fat diet
a diet high/rich in sth
= which contains a lot of sth
dietary (adj)
=nutritional
particularly
= especially
not particularly
only a little, not very or not very much
→ he is not particularly good at math
serve the needs
= to provide things that sb or sth needs
the bare bones ( of sth )
= the basic facts
to the bone
= affecting you very strongly
→ his threats chilled her to the bone ( lời đe dọa của anh ấy làm cô ấy ớn lạnh đến tận xương )
in actual fact
= used for saying what is really true, when this is surprising or different from what people think
by reputation
= not directly, by hearing what other people say
→ the two men know each other only by reputation.
have a reputation as / for (doing) sth
= that a lot of people say that about you
have a good/bad reputation
the film has an exellent reputation
get a reputation
= gain/acquire a reputation
deserve a reputation
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→ france deserves its reputation for good food.
live up to its reputaion
= be as good as people say it is
→ new york certainly lived up to its reputation as an exciting city
establish a reputation
= make people accept that you are good at doing sth
→ picasso was establishing his reputation as an artist
enhance sb’s reputation
= make it better
damage sb’s reputation
she wouldn’t do anything to damage her family’s reputation.
tarnish sb’s reputation
= make it worse
ruin sb’s reputation
destroy sb’s reputation
a bit (of) sth
= a little
enquiry (n) = inquiry = query
inquiry about/from
điều tra, sự thẩm tra; sự thẩm vấn
make an inquiry (about/into)
the police are making the inquiry to discover the causes of the accident.
answer an inquiry
= respond to an inquiry
quotation = quote
→ quotation from sth; give …quotation
postcode
= zipcode
generally
= broadly; widely; usually
customer satisfaction
→ a customer satisfaction index/rating/score
→ achieve/ increase customer satisfaction
→ a customer satisfaction survey
a measure of how happy customers feel when they do business with a company
on a day trip
→ day trip to
→ day-tripper (n)
a visit when you go there and come back the same day
day off
→ take/have a day off
→ book a day off
→ sb’s day off
a day when you do not have to work
assume = presume
→ it seems/ is reasonable to assume that
→ assume sb/sth to be/have sth
→ it is assumed ( that)…
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assumption (n) (that/about)
→ make an assumption
→ be based o/ rest on an assumption
work on an assumption
= act according to sth that may not be true
→ the police seemed to be working on the assumption that he was guilty
return ticket
= round-trip ticket
railcard
a card that allows sb to travel by train at a reduced price.
be out of order
= not working correctly; not arranged correctly or neatly(= out of line)
→ the phone is out of order
→ I checked the files, and some of the papers were out of order.
on time
→ right/ bang/ dead on time (= at exactly the right time)
reliable (adj)
→ reliably (adv)
→ reliability (n)
= dependable
reliant on/upon
→ rely on/upon sb/sth
= dependent on sb/sth
→ depend on sb/sth
upgrade (v/n) = downgrade (v/n)
to make a machine, computer system, etc. more powerful and efficient; to start using a new and better version of a machine, system
→ upgrade (from sth) (to sth)
→ upgrade sh
a piece of software or equipment that improves the quality or usefulness of a computer or machine
→a hardware upgrade; the upgrade to version 5.0 costs $395
properly = correctly = right
→ parents should teach their children to behave properly in public.
properly speaking
= really
→ it isn’t, properly speaking, a real science
rightly/quite/ very/ perfectly properly
= used to say that someone is right to do sth
→ people are, quite properly, proud of their homes
frustrate
→ frustration
to make sb angry
self-satisfied (adj)
→ self-satisfaction
→ satisfied with
too pleased with yourself and what you have done
= proud
completely/ fully/ totally/ entirely satisfied
→ if you’re not completely satisfied, you can get your money back.
situated
→ in a particular situation
= located
be situated in/on/near sth
→ be well/badly/ideally situated to do sth
= be located in/near sth
a whole range/ series/ variety (of sth)
= used to emphasize that there are a lot of things of a similar type.
→ there are a whole range of sizes to choose from.
sail (v)
→ sail across/into/out of
→ set sail (for/from) - to begin a journey by boat or ship
to travel on or across an area of water in a boat or ship.
sail against the wind
to be typing to achieve sth that is unlikely to succeed because most people would oppose it.
sail close to the wind
to do or say sth that is nearly wrong, illegal, or dishonest.
conceive
to imagine sth
→ conceive of sb/sth (as sth)
→ conceive (that)
→ conceive what/how
to become pregrant
→ conceive sb → she conceived their first child on their wedding night.
the architect of sth
the person who originally thought of an important and successful idea.
→ tinoco was one of the architects of the goverment’s economic reforms
illuminated (a)
= lit up by lights = brightened with light
illuminate (v)
to light sth and make it brighter
→ the streets were illuminated with strings of coloured lights
venue (n)
→ sporting/ conference/ concert venue
→ book/pay venues
→ venue for
the place where a public event or meeting happens
→ the stadium has been specifically designed as a venue for world cup matches.
configuration (n) → configure (v)
→ configuration of sth
→ in a configuration
=layout: the shape or arrangement of the parts of sth
remarkable (a)
→ remarkable feat/achievement/accomplishment
→ it is remarkable that
→ remarkable for
used for emphasizing how surprising or unusual sth is
remark (v)
→ remarkably = surprisingly
comment
remark on sth
= notice sth = make a remark about it
make a remark
= give your comment = adress your remarks to sb
→ i’m sorry, i shouldn’t have made that remark
in excess of
= more than a particular amount
→ the car reached speeds in excess of 100 miles per hour.
annually
= per annum = yearly = annual
(once every yeat; each year)
get on with sth
to start or continue doing sth, especially work
→ they were busily getting on with the painting
in charge (of sth/sb)
= responsible for (sth/sb) = put…in charge of = take charge of = take control of
be in/under sb’s charge
= in the care of someone
→ She always worried a lot about the young children in her charge.
Put someone in charge of something/ doing somethinggiao phó hay ủy thác cho ai trách nhiệm làm việc gì. 
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