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Proceedings (n)

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a complete written record of what is done during a meeting

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The minutes (n)

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Biên bản cuộc họp

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All-time (adj)

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An all-time high, low, best, etc. is the highest, lowest, best, etc. level that has ever been

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Traverse (v)

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to move or travel through an area

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Ascertain (v)

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  1. = discover
  2. To make certain of sth
    ( I ascertain that)
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Revolve (v)

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to move in a circle or a curve around a central point

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Kingpin (n)

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Ông trùm (the most important person in an organization)

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Solidify (v)
Solidification (n)

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Làm vững chắc, củng cố

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Garner (v)

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to get or earn sth valuable or respected, often with difficulty

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Transmission (n)

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the process of broadcasting or sending out sth by radio or television

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Depraved (adj)
Deprave

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Đồi bại

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Don (v)
>< doff (v)

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= put on
>< remove clothes/hat
(doff your cap/hat to sone/sth: show respect for)

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Nitpicking (n)
Nitpick (v)
Nitpicker (person)

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Soi mói, thích bắt lỗi

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Motion picture (n)

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Movie

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turnout (n)

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the number of people who are present at an event
(voter turnout: the number who go to vote at an election)

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Rig (v)

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to arrange dishonestly for the result of sth

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Milestone (n)

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Cột mốc quan trọng (an important event)

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cede (v)

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nhượng lại (unwillingly)

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longstanding (adj)

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having existed for a long time

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renege (v)

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to fail to keep a promise or an agreement (renege on)

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renegade (adj) (person)

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used to describe sone who has changed their feelings of support and duty from one political, religious, national, etc. group to a new one (kẻ phản bội)

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apostate (person)

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sone who has given up their religion or left a political party

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turncoat (n)

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sone who changes from one opinion to an opposite one (kẻ trở mặt)

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confound (v)
confoundingly (adj)
confounder (n)
= confounding variable (n)

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(v) to confuse sone
(confound expectations)
(n) yếu tố gây nhiễu

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longitude (n) longitudinal (adj) longitudinally (adv)
kinh độ
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latitude (n) latitudinal (adj) latitudinally (adv)
vĩ độ
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ratify (v) ratification (n)
to make an agreement official (phê chuẩn)
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inflict (v) Self-inflicted (v) infliction (n)
to cause harm sone (inflict sth on sone)
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wreak (v) wreaked/wrought (V2/V3)
cause serious damage
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Wreathe (v)
to cover or surround sth (wreathe in sth)
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warfare (n)
the activity or fighting a war
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insurgent (person) insurgency (n)
(v) sone who is fighting against the government in their own country (phiến quân) (n) cuộc nổi dậy chống chính quyền
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annex (v) annexation (n)
take possession/control of a land
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evince (v)
show sth clearly (= express/show)
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wholly (adv)
= completely
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Paranoid (n)
feeling extremely nervous and worried because you believe that other people do not like you or are trying to harm you
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Culminate (v) Culmination (n)
Having develop until it reaches this point (Culminate in/with sth)
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All-out (adj) (adv) = full-scale (adj)
using as much effort, as many different methods, etc. as possible in order to achieve sth
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Embark (v) >< disembark (v) Embarkation (n) >< disembarkation (n)
To go onto a ship
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Raid (n) (v)
1. Cuộc đột kích (a short sudden attack) 2. To enter a place
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Commando (n)
Lính đặc nhiệm
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Dissipate (v) Dissipative (adj) Dissipation (n)
Tiêu tan, tan biến (to disappear gradually)
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licentious (adj) licentiously (adv) licentiousness (n)
sexual in an uncontrolled and socially unacceptable way
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dissolve (v) dissoluble (adj) dissolution (n)
1. to end (organization/arrangement) 2. hoà tan 3. = disappear/dissipate
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amnesty (n)
sự khoan hồng, ân xá
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periodical (n) periodically (adv)
(n) a magazine or newspaper that is published regularly (adv) định kỳ
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canal (n)
kênh đào
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waterway
a narrow area of water, such as a river or canal, that ships or boats can sail along (tuyến đường thuỷ)
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hydropower (n) (hydroelectric power0
thuỷ điện
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hamper (v) (n)
(v) = prevent (n) a large, rectangular container with a lid
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reconcentrate (v) reconcentration (n)
to bring sth together again in a large number or amount in one particular area
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terrorize (v)
to make someone feel very frightened by threatening to kill or hurt them
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cholera (n)
dịch tả
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malaria (n)
sốt rét
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catastrophe (n) = cataclysm (n) = calamity (n) catastrophic (adj) = cataclysmic (adj) = calamitous (adj) catastrophically (adv) = cataclysmically (adv) = calamitously (adv)
thảm hoạ, tai hoạ nghiêm trọng
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catastrophize (v)
to consider a situation as much worse or much more serious than it really is
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catacomb (n)
a series of underground passages and rooms where bodies were buried in the past (hầm mộ ngầm)
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Clash (n) (v)
An argue or a fight (clash with/over)
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Commonwealth (n)
a country or part of a country that is governed by its people or representatives of its people
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Convene (v)
to bring together a group of people for a meeting, or to meet for a meeting
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Act (n)
Đạo Luật
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symbiotic (adj) symbiosis (n) symbiotically (adv)
cộng sinh
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sartorial (adj) sartorially (adv)
relating to the making of clothes, or to a way of dressing
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costumier (person) costumer (person)
a person who makes or rent out costumes
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haute couture (n) couture (n) couturier (person)
thời trang cao cấp
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ode (n)
a poem expressing the writer's thoughts and feelings about a particular person or subject, usually written to that person or subject
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existentialism (n) existential (adj) = existentialist (adj) (person) existentially (adv) existentialistically (adv) existentialistic (adj)
chủ nghĩa hiện sinh
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intrigue (v) (n) intriguing (adj) intriguingly (adv)
(v) to interest sone a lot, esp by being strange, unusual... (n) âm mưu
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eyewitness (n) eyewitness account (n)
(n) a person who saw sth happen (n) a written or spoken description given by a person who saw sth happen
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cord (n)
(a length of) rope or string made of twisted threads
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vocal cords (n) = vocal folds (n)
dây thanh quản
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spinal cord (n)
tuỷ sống
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circulate (v)
1. to send sth such as information, ideas, or documents from one person to another (lan truyền) 2. to go around or through sth
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outlet (n)
1. cách giải toả cảm xúc 2. ổ điện 3. a shop 4. an organization that broadcasts programmes or publishes news (media/news outlet)
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fillip (n)
1. sth that causes an improvement 2. = embellishment
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aria (n)
a piece of music in an opera sung by one person
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stimulus (n) stimuli (plural)
tác nhân kích thích (sth that causes growth or activity) (a stimulus to)
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yarn (n)
len
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skein (n)
cuộn, bó (a skein of yarn/thread)
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formulaic (adj) formulaically (adv)
rập khuôn
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entangle (v) entanglement (n)
làm rối/bị cuốn vào (be entangled in/sth sone/sth
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preordain (v)
already decided by fate before it happens
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simplistic (adj) simplistically (adv)
extremely simple and superficial
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nuanced (adj)
1. có nhiều sắc thái 2. made slightly different in meaning,sound...
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simulate (v) simulated (adj) simulation (n) simulator (n)
mô phỏng, giả lập (n) thiết bị/phần mềm mô phỏng
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emancipate (v) emancipation (n)
to give people social or political freedom and rights (giải phóng)
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sear (v)
1. to burn a surface of sth 2. to have a strong unpleasant effect on sone's feelings or memories
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joyous (adj) >< joyless (adj) joyously (adv) joyousness (n)
vui sướng
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captivity (n)
the situation in which sone is kept somewhere and is not allowed to leave
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incarcerate (v) incarceration (n)
1. to keep sone in a prison or a place used as a prison
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segregate (v) segregation (n) segregated (adj) segregationist (person)
1. to keep one group of people apart from others and treat them inequally 2. to keep one thing seperate from another (be segregated from)
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promisor (person) promisee (person) promissory (adj)
relating to a promise
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promissory note (n)
a document that contains a promise to pay a stated amount of money
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alienable (adj) >< unalienable/inalienable (adj) inalienably (adv)
able to be removed or given to sone else
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congest (v) congested (adj) congestion (n)
to make sth blocked or crowded or to become blocked or crowded
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militant (adj) (person) militantly (adv) militancy (n)
quyết liệt (often willing to use force)
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miscarry (v) miscarriage (n) = spontaneous abortion (n)
an early, unintentional end to a pregnancy
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stillborn (adj)
1. born death 2. = abortive
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coarse-grained (adj) = coarse (adj) >< fine-grained (adj) Coarsely (adv) Coarseness (n)
1. rough, or has pieces in it that are larger than usual 2. general and not concerned with details 3. rude and offensive
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Shale (n)
Đá trầm tích
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fumbling (adj) fumblingly (adv)
awkward, embarrassing, nervous
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muddle (v) (n) muddled (adj) muddle-headed (adj)
a confused or untidy state (in a muddle) (make a muddle of sth)
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bellicose (adj) = warlike (adj) >< peace-loving (adj) >< peaceable (adj) bellicosity (n)
wishing to fight or start a war
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takeaway (n)
a main message
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Commemorate (v) Commemoration (n) Commemorative (adj)
Tưởng nhớ/kỷ niệm
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Tea ceremony (n)
Trà đạo
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Passageway (n) = passage (n)
A narrowed hall
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ridership (n)
the number of passengers on a public transport system
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commute (v) (n commuter (person)
1. travel regularly a distance between work and home 2. change one thing into another
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expedience (n) expedient (adj) (n) expediently (adv)
simplistic usefulness (sometimes not morally acceptable)
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expedite (v) expedition (n) (person)
(V) to make sth happen more quickly (N) an organized journey speed in doing sth
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excursus (n)
a detailed discussion or explanation of a subject, which is separate from the main subject that is being written or talked about
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excursion (n) = jaunt (n) (v) = outing excursionist (person)
a short trip usually made for pleasure
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excursive (adj) excursively (adv)
có xu hướng lan man, đi chệch khỏi chủ đề chính; mang tính “lạc đề”
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junket (n)
a unnecessary trip by a government official which is paid for with public money
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disastrous (adj) disastrously (adv)
extremely bad or unsuccessful
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credence (n)
the belief that sth is true
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credentials (n)
the abilities and experience that make sone suitable for a particular job or activity, or proof of someone's abilities and experience (uy tín và chứng thực)
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demography (n) demographer (person) demographic (adj)
a person who studies changes in numbers of births, marriages, deaths, etc. in an area over a period of time
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bandwidth (n)
the ability or time to deal with a situation
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Laureate (n)
Người đạt giải
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Dichotomy (n) Dichotomous (adj) Dichotomist (adj)
(n) (adj) A difference between two completely opposite ideas or things (adj) seeing or diving things into two completely opposing ideas
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Imp (n)
1. A mischievous child 2. A small evil spirit (loài yêu tinh)
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Antics (n) Antic (adj)
Trò hề, quậy phá
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Down-and-dirty (adj)
1. Unpleasant and dishonesty behavior 2. honest, direct, and not frightened
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Sweeping (adj) Sweepingly (adv)
affecting many things or people; large (sweeping statement/generalization)
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Down-and-out (adj)
Thất bại thảm hại (no money, no opportunities, no luck)
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Down-at-the-heels (adj)
not dressed well or in bad condition, because of a lack of money
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Navigate (v) Navigation (n) Navigational (adj) Navigationally (adv)
1. to successfully find a way from one place to another 2. to direct the way that a ship, aircraft, etc. will travel
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Ravage (v)
To cause great damage to sth
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Omniscient narrator (n)
Người kể chuyện toàn tri
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Omniscient (adj) Omniscience (n) Omniscently (adv)
seeming to have unlimited knowledge
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Strife (n)
xung đột, tranh chấp, mâu thuẫn
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Ever-changing (adj)
constantly changing, continuously evolving
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Catalyze (v)
kích thích, thúc đẩy
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Ripen (v)
to (cause to) become ripe
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Saunter (v) (n) = amble (v) (n) = mosey (v) = stroll (v) (n)
a slow and relaxed walk, often in no particular direction (mosey on down)
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Promenade (n) (v)
(n) a path for walking on, especially one built next to the sea (v) to walk slowly along a road for pleasure
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Smarty-pants (person)
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Flibbertigibbet (n)
a silly person who talks too much
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circadian rhythm/clock (n)
nhịp sinh học 24h của cơ thể
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Get-well card (n)
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Even-money (adj) (n)
having an equal chance of winning or losing a competition
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Sperm (n)
Tinh trùng
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Semen (n) = seed (n) Seminal (adj)
a thick, whitish liquid containing sperm that is produced by the sex organs of men and some male animals (tinh dịch)
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Seminal (adj) Seminally (adv)
containing important new ideas and having a great influence on later work
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migraine (n)
severe continuous pain in the head (get a migraine)
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overture (n)
a piece of music that is an introduction to an opera (the overture to sth)
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overturn (v)
1. to turn over 2. to change a legal decision
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elf (n) pixie (n)
(n) yêu tinh (n) a small elf
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comparable (adj) comparability (n) comparably (adv)
= similar to (comparable to/with)
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comparable worth (n)
the idea that a person shoul be paid the same amount as sone else for doing work that has the same value
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ploy (n)
chiêu, kế
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autopilot (n) self-driving (adj)
on autopilot
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autopsy (n) = post-mortem (n)
the act of examining a dead body to discover the cause of death (carry out/perform an autopsy)
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post-mortem (adj) (adv) >< ante mortem (adj) (adv)
happening or taken after a person or animal dies
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forensic (adj)
pháp y
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regenerate (v)
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Heavenly host (n)
A group of angels
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Heavenly body (n) = celestial body/object (n) Celestial (adj) Celestially (adv)
any object existing in space
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Celestial navigation (n)
😶‍🌫️
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Nimble (adj) = agile (adj) = spry (adj) Nimbly (adv) = agilely (adv) = spryly (adv) Nimbleness (n) = agility (n)
😶‍🌫️
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Sideline (n) (v)
😶‍🌫️
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Drooping (adj) Droopingly (adv)
Hanging down heavily
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In the doldrums (n)
Showing no development or no energy
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Low-spirited (adj) >< high-spirited (adj)
😶‍🌫️
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Inflow (n) = influx (n) >< outflow (n)
😶‍🌫️
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Self-cultivation (n) = self-culture (n)
tự rèn luyện/tu dưỡng bản thân
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Pinnacle (n)
😶‍🌫️
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interrobang (punctuation symbol)
?! or !?
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interrogate (v) interrogation (n) interrogative (adj) interrogatively (adv) interrogator (person)
hỏi cung
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interrogative sentence (grammar)
câu nghi vấn
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Blameworthy (adj) = culpable (adj) Culpability (n) Culpably (adv)
Be blameworthy for sth (be held culpable for = be blamed for)
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Culpable homicide (n)
the crime of killing sone or causing their death, but not intentionally
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Homegrown (adj)
😶‍🌫️
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Baby back ribs (n) >< Spare ribs (n)
Sườn non >< sườn non to
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Hiccup (n) (v)
1. The hiccups 2. a minor problem that could affect things for a while
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Rivulet (n) = Dribble (v) (n)
a very small stream or flow of liquid
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Trickle (v) (n)
- be reduced/dwindle/slow to a trickle - a slow/steady trickle of sth - trickle down, from, out of, etc. sth - trickle in, out, back, etc.
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Municipal (adj) Municipality (n)
(adj) of or belonging to a town or city (n) a city or town with its own local government
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Issuer (person)
Institutions who produce bond
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Bond (n)
Trái phiếu
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Commission
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Mend (v)
to repair sth that is broken or damaged
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Mendacious (adj) Mendaciously (adv) Mendacity (n)
Not telling the truth
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Mendicancy (n) Mendicant (adj) (person) Mendicity (n)
Khất thực
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Self-loathing (adj)
😶‍🌫️