Kitchen nightmares

He does everything half-assed: làm nửa vờ

he irritates the crap out of me: bực mình kinh khủng

pathological liar: kẻ nói dối bệnh lý

stretch the truth : thổi phồng sự thật

are those always butting heads over the smallest things?: họ luôn tranh cãi như vậy à

soggy: đẫm nước

floury : bở

slimy : nhớt

furry: có lông mốc

he refuses to admit that because you’re in the land of knod = to be sleeping

your circle of friends isn’t keeping the business afloat

step up to the plate: đối mặt với thử thách hoặc nhận trách nhiệm lớn hơn

I can’t even roll out of bed : wake up lazily

This artwork is remarkable by any standard, showcasing incredible detail and emotion: tác phẩm nghệ thuật này đáng kinh ngạc bất chấp tiêu chuẩn gì.

it’s heartbreaking : extremely sad

I got my house in foreclosure: bị tịch thu

every part of me wanted to say we’re out of it: not feeling good, strange

chewy: dai

piping hot: very hot

Nuked in the microwave: cook or heat up

cold hard truth: unpleasant truth

spongy : xốp

unsalvageable (a): không thể cứu vãn

not able to be saved after being damaged or destroyed, or after failing:

initiative (a): the ability to use your judgment to make decisions and do things without needing to be told what to do

eg: if he had the initiative the assertiveness to take over we wouldn't be in this situation

He’s right in my peripheral vision at all times: ngay tầm nhìn/ có thể bỏ vision

cling on to : to be unwilling to lose something or stop doing something

eg: Throughout the trial, she had clung to the belief that he was innocent.

scale (v): cạo vảy

it’s not even scaled: nó không được cạo vảy

prerogative (n): đặc quyền

She was getting angrier by the minute: said to say that something continues quickly becoming greater, stronger etc

slip up : make a mistake

Have you ever been in detention?

Something is going around: spreading quickly

I had a little tickle in my throat

I have just one little peek