evolve (v)
develope
be home and dry
be successful
alternative (n,a)
Sự lựa chọn
Ex: An alternative arrangement (sự sắp xếp) can be made if my plans don’t suit you.
You leave me no alternative but to dismiss you.
on the double
very quickly
set aside (v)
save up (usually money)
Ex: He had some money in an account that he’d set aside for his kids.
I set aside half an hour every evening to hear Erik read.
pave the way (v)
initiate: khởi đầu
put emphasis on (v)
stress: nhấn mạnh
ostentatious (a)
showy: khoe mẽ
Ex: They criticized the ostentatious lifestyle of their leaders.
arranged for the event
available
make progress
do better
take up (v)
start
single-handedly
without any help from anyone else:
She single-handedly supported the family after her husband’s death.
He has single-handedly revived flagging public interest in motor racing.
come up with
give, have (nảy ra idea)
detrimental (a)
harmful
wipe out (v)
destroy completely
ex:Whole villages were wiped out in the fighting.
One bad harvest could wipe out all of a grower’s profits for the previous two years.
rather than
instead of
indifferent (a)
not thinking about or interested in someone or something:
ex: Why don’t you vote - how can you be so indifferent (to what is going on)?
He found it very hard teaching a class full of indifferent teenagers.
compensate for
make up: to pay someone money in exchange for something that has been lost or damaged or for some problem
Ex: The fund is designed to compensate people for loss of income.
to pay someone money in exchange for work they have done or for a service they have provided:
Ex: You’ll be well compensated for the work.
to provide something good or useful in place of something, or to make someone feel better about something that has failed or been lost or missed:
Ex: The beautiful cinematography does not compensate for the lack of any serious plot.
Nothing will ever compensate for his lost childhood.
become successful through my own efforts
make something of myself
sift through (v)
read carefully
cross out (v)
Gạch đi
Ex: He crossed out all her mistakes.
flock (v/n)
- bầy chim
- come in large number
I miss my guess
I make a mistake
undergo (v)
suffer: chiu dung, trai qua kho khan, thu thach
Ex: She underwent an operation (cuoc phau thuat) on a tumour in her left lung last year.
Playing board games is undergoing a revival (phuc hung) in popularity.
