290124 Flashcards

1
Q

What I hate about this game is that the ending is just a(n) __ of choice - no matter what you choose to do, the game concludes in the same way

A

illusion

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2
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mirage

A

ảo vọng

Maybe getting into NEC’s team is just a mirage, but please let me dream on a little bit more

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3
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fit

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  1. a sudden attack of illness when someone cannot control their movements and becomes unconscious
  2. a sudden, uncontrolled period of doing something or feeling something

fit of anger

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4
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Successful people are always ready to seize an opportunity whenever it __ itself

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presents

đột nhiên xảy ra hoặc tồn tại

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5
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Many people feel that President Trump is, whether by accident or __, starting a war with Iran

A

design

by design: intentionally

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6
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The old man __ his fist and waved it angrily at the naughty children

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clenched

to close or hold something very tightly, often in a determined or angry way

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clutch

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to take or try to take hold of something or someone tightly, usually in fear, worry, or pain

Petrified, I clutched onto my boyfriend’s arms

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People came from __ to take part in the peace demonstration in Washington

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far and wide

từ khắp mọi nơi

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out and about

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active, doing the things you usually do

When I was a ninth grader, our vice principal contracted pneumonia, which incapacitated him for a while. After 2 months, she was finally out and about

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10
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there and back

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cộng cả quãng đường/ tgian cả đi cả về từ 1 nơi

It takes exactly 7 kilometers to walk from home to school there and back

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They thought of selling up and moving to Australia, but decided to stay and try to make __ the business

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do with

tận dụng những gì sẵn có

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12
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make out

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  1. nhìn/nghe sth 1 cách khó khăn
  2. vt mọi ttin cần thiết trên tài liệu
  3. nói giả là thật
  4. make out in = succeed
  5. have sex
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13
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make a go of sth

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cố gắng thành công bằng cách làm vc chăm chỉ

I have to make a go of NEC

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14
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She didnt show even a __ of emotion when the court found her guilty

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flicker

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15
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Catherine rhode is considered to be one of the big __ in the fashion industry

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guns

ng có vị trí quan trọng

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16
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The school has a __ tolerance policy on the use of mobile phones during school hours

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zero

the act of punishing all criminal or unacceptable behaviour severely, even if it is not very serious

17
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nil

A

số 0 trong thể thao

Newcastle beat Leeds four nil/by four goals to nil.

18
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on the dot

A

chuẩn xác thời điểm đc kỳ vọng

ll TPC students are to arrive at schools at 2 P.M on the dot

19
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at one swoop

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làm tất cả cùng 1 lúc

I tried to brush up on my writing,reading and listening skills at one swoop

20
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The president is merely a __(HEAD)

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figurehead

lãnh đạo k có thực quyền

21
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unsavory

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unpleasant or offensive; not considered morally acceptable

Be careful! He has a history of unsavory business dealings

22
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Prepare yourself for any surprise in life, and never believe in the __(MUTABLE) of both material and mental life

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immutability

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