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The proposal drew many negative comments as it __ common sense

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flew in the face of

C2

Đi ngược lại quy chuẩn thông thường

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drive a hard bargain

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  1. kỳ vọng rất nhiều thứ đổi cho những gì bạn đã trả/ làm
  2. mạnh mẽ bảo vệ vị trí có lợi trong một cuộc thỏa thuận
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throw the book at

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phạt nặng

After the accident, the safety inspector threw the book at the company directors.

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Older people who declard social support from __ or neighbors were more helpful to their own household

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confidants

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crony

C2

Family and relationships

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người dành nhiều thgian vs ai đó

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confederate

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= accomplice: đồng phạm

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They __ a two-month tour of the US with a party in Washington

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kicked off

bắt đầu

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set forth

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= set out

  1. bắt đầu 1 hđ với 1 mục đích
  2. bắt đầu 1 hành trình
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My boss is always having a __ at me

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dig

Have/take/ make a dig at sb/sth: nói điều gì nhằm chỉ trích, làm xấu hổ, đùa cợt ai đó

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I must confess I was __ myself with rage

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beside

C2

be beside yourself with an emotion: cảm xúc đó mạnh tới mức không thể kiểm soát được

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Will development ever again be the ___ of burden pulling the region out of economic malady

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beast

thứ mà sẽ gánh vác gánh nặng

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Those mediocre(tiêu chuẩn trung bình) singers seem to be __, but they will soon fade into obscurity

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riding the crest of a wave

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have your work cut out (for you)

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có việc rất khó để làm

She’ll really have her work cut out to finish all those reports by the end of the week.

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hold/stand firm (against)

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giữ vững vị trí/ mức

We will stand firm against any policies that undermine our economic security.

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lay down your life

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ngủm

I hope you will never be asked to lay down your lives for your principles.

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The starter motor was __ again, which got on my nerves

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playing up

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fire away

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dùng để bảo ai đó có thể bắt đầu đặt câu hỏi

‘I’ve got a few questions.’ ‘OK then, fire away.’

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sound sb out

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tìm hiểu 1 cách gián tiếp về suy nghĩ/ ý định của 1 người để bản thân có thể chuẩn bị/ hành động phù hợp
thăm dò

Perhaps you could sound the chairwoman out before the meeting, to see which way she’s going to vote?

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harp on sth

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liên tục phàn nàn về cái gì

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all but

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= almost

She __ fainted when she heard that her son had died

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Still doubtful of the success of the __ “flying machines”, the write mused that “comparatively few of us have any desire to float in the air at a greater height from the earth”

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newfangled

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bedraggled

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ẩm ướt, bẩn thỉu và lộn xộn

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credentials

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the abilities and experience that make someone suitable for a particular job or activity, or proof of someone’s abilities and experience

All the candidates had excellent academic credentials.

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bespectacled

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(adj) đeo kính

a small, bespectacled man in a drab suit

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glutton

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người ăn nhiều

What a glutton – he ate a whole pizza by himself.

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gluttonous

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  1. ăn nhiều
  2. dùng nhiều hơn cần thiết

She said that industrialized countries should reduce their gluttonous (= greater than is needed) consumption of oil.

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gluttony

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tình huống mà ngta quá háu ăn

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be a glutton for

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= to like sth very much

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decree

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phán quyết

We all decreed that there be an end to their quarrel

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herald

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something that shows that something else is going to happen soon

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Phân biệt foreboding và premonition

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foreboding: STRONG feeling that something UNPLEASANT OR DANGEROUS is going to happen

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A special conference has been __ to discuss the organization of a standardized national examination

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summoned

= convene

tổ chức 1 cuộc họp formal

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stir

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  1. (C1) cử động nhẹ hoặc làm ai đó cử động nhẹ
  2. (C2) Khiến ai phấn khích hoặc cảm nhận 1 cảm xúc mãnh liệt
  3. (của 1 cảm xúc) bắt đầu cảm nhận đc
  4. (C2 - Opinion and argument) cố tình gây rắc rối

She heard the baby stir in the next room.
You haven’t stirred from that chair all evening!
She was stirred by his sad story.
A feeling of guilt began to stir in her.
You’re just stirring it!

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initiate

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  1. To make sth begin
  2. (sb into sth) to explain something to somebody and/or make them experience it for the first time

C1

His uncle initiated him into the pleasures of sailing.

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inaugurate

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  1. giới thiệu nhà lãnh đạo/ quan chức mới ở 1 ngày lễ đặc biệt
  2. mở 1 tòa nhà/ 1 tổ chức đặc biệt qua nghi lễ
  3. giới thiệu sự phát triển mới hoặc sự thay đổi

  1. He will be inaugurated (as) President in January.
  2. The new theatre was inaugurated by the mayor.
  3. The moon landing inaugurated a new era in space exploration.
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palm sth off on sb

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từ bỏ thứ gì đó, hoặc thuyết phục ai chấp nhận món gì, đặc biệt khi bạn không mong muốn

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fob someone off with something

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to persuade someone to accept something that is of a low quality or different from what they really wanted

38
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nod off

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ngủ gà gật

39
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Some of the mathematical ideas which can be experienced with the most general __ are suggested here

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apparatus

40
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paraphernalia

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all the objects needed for or connected with a particular activity

We sell pots, gloves, seeds and other gardening paraphernalia

41
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gizmo

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any small device with a particular purpose

42
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peculiar

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strange or unusual, especially in a way that is unpleasant or makes you worried

C1

Most sociologists agree that the problem of discrimination is not ___ to any country

43
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marching orders

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If you give someone their marching orders, you ask that person to leave a place or a job because they have done something wrong

The captain knew that if his team lost another match he would get his ___

44
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credit crunch

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economic conditions that make financial organizations less willing to lend money, often causing serious economic problems

45
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hush money

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tiền để bịt miệng ai đó

46
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golden handshake

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a usually large payment made to people when they leave their job, either when their employer has asked them to leave or when they are leaving at the end of their working life, as a reward for very long or good service in their job

47
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Although he always gave the impression he was hard up, it was well known that he had a large amount of money stashed __ in the bank

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away

trữ/ giấu lượng lớn

48
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It seems Richard did not want to wear that shirt so he spilled ketchup over it __-on-purpose

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accidentally

cố ý làm nma giả vờ như vô tình

49
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To save money for __ purposes is altogether different from saving it for economical purposes

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avaricious

tham tiền/ giàu có

50
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He had such a bad stomach that he was __ in pain

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doubled up

quặn lên xuống do đau/ cười

51
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As soon as he read the letter, tears __ in his eyes

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welled up

52
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I had a small accident with the car. One of the wings is a little ___

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dented

bị lõm

53
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Incoherence, or word __, refers to speech that is unconnected and conveys no meaning to the listener

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salad

54
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I turned and made my way out through the swirling __ of dust into the bright sunlight of the street outside

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specks

55
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The government has brought __ a new law in an effort to prevent further environmental deterioration

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in

giới thiệu điều mới như luật lệ hay sản phẩm

56
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Churchill, Beverridge and their colleagues recognized that insurance dealt only with the most __ tip of the unemployment problem

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tractable

easily dealt with, controlled, or persuaded

57
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I heard people shouting at each other, and suddenly all hell __ loose

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broke

tình huống trở nên bạo lực/ ồn ào

58
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I hate the way he __ around looking so self-important

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struts

đi lại cố tỏ ra quan trọng

59
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It seems our application has been refused __

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point-blank

thẳng thừng

60
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dolorous

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cảm thấy/ thể hiện rằng mình rất buồn

61
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pugnacious

C2

Opinion and argument

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có khao khát mãnh liệt cãi nhau/ đánh nhau với người khác

62
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all brawn and no brains

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toàn cơ nhưng ko có não

63
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(người) larger than life

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thu hút nhiều sự chú ý vì họ thú vị hơn nhx ng khác

64
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dissipate

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dần biến mất

65
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disperse

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phân tán

66
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mote

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sth bé tới mức kh thấy đc

67
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bring on

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  1. bring sb on: giúp ai phát triển trong khi đang học điều gì
  2. bring sth on: cause sth unpleasant
  3. bring sth on yourself/ sb: chịu trách nhiệm cho việc tồi tệ xảy ra với chính mình
68
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pliable

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= flexible
= impressionable

69
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malleable

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  1. (kim loại) dẻo
  2. easily influenced/ changed
70
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suggestible

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ba phải

71
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scamper

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đi nhanh với những bước ngắn nhỏ

72
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slink

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= creep

73
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The silence of the public liabrary was __ by the sound of transistor radio

A

broken

74
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You could tell that she wasnt happy about the news by the way she __ her face in disapproval

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screwed up

  1. làm hỏng
  2. screw sb up: khiến ai trở nên hạnh phúc và hủy hại tính cách của họ
  3. nhăn mặt
75
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It is far too easy to lay the blame __ on the shoulders of the management

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squarely

directly or exactly

76
Q

__ by venting about all the reasons you’re leaving is not a good idea when you do decide to quit your job

A

Burning bridges

Hủy hoại mọi cách có thể quay lại tình huống trước đó

77
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the tail wagging the dog

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tình huống mà tập thể lớn phải lm sth để thỏa mãn tập thể nhỏ

78
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put on airs/ give yourself airs

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tự cao tự đại

79
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pass the buck

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đổ tội cho người khác trong khi đáng ra bạn nên xin lỗi

80
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Until this evening, Hannah is still __ away at her unfinished report

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grinding

work or study hard
so sánh với hammer away: làm việc ko ngừng

81
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Although __, she tried her best to realize her dream of becoming a sports woman

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disabled

82
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Anticipating renewed rioting, the authorities erected __ to block off certain streets

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barricades

83
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It’s time we change the __ regarding the roles in the family

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idee fixe

niềm tin mà người ta từ chối thay đổi, dù nó có thể sai

84
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hoi polloi

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(disapproving or humorous):ordinary ppl

85
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faus pax

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words or behaviour that are a social mistake or not polite

86
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I’ve got such a __ headache that i cant concentrate on the lecture

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thumping

87
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My grandparents fell deeply in love with each other from the moment they met; my grandpa, in particular, alwats descrubed feeling __ with my grandma from the first time he saw her

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enamored

88
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venerate

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regard with great respect

Mother Theresa is venerated as a saint

89
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The two men had a disagreement when they first met. That disagreement set the __ for the hostility between them

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scene

to make something possible or likely to happen

90
Q

Financial aid is being providd to the country __ of the World Bank

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under the auspices

with the protection or support of someone or something, especially an organization

91
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cross out

A

gạch đi

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