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1
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  • to allow someone or something to make decisions for you or tell you what to do because of your respect for them or because of their higher rank, authority, knowledge, etc.
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Defer to sb/sth:
Formal
Ex: I have to defer to my boss on important decisions

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  • In sports such as tennis, to hit the ball to the other player as a way of starting the game
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Serve(v):

Ex: whose turn is it to serve?

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  • In sports such as tennis the act of hitting the ball to the other player to start play
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Service(n):

Ex: she has a very fast service

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  • The score in tennis when players have 40 points
  • The word for “two” in some cards and dice games
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Deuce(n):

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The deuce:

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  • used in questions to express anger or surprise

Ex: what the deuce do you think you’re doing?

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  • The act of thinking carefully and for a long period about something
  • sự nhai lại
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Rumination(n):

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  • involving a lot of excited movement or activity
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Frenetic(adj):

Ex: after weeks of frenetic activity the job was finally finished

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  • Deep respect and often praise shown for person or god
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homage(n):

Ex: on this occasion we pay homage to him for his achievements

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 elude(v):

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  • If something that you want eludes you, you do not succeed in achieving it
    Formal
    Ex: The gold medal continues to elude her
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  • The good reputation a person or organization has
  • height
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Stature(n):
/staechow/
Ex: his stature as an art critic was tremendous
His red hair and short stature made him easy to recognize

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  • The fact that someone likes sth or likes to do sth
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Proclivity(n):
Formal
Ex: His proclivity for shapely blondes

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  • Time that you spend with sb, giving them your full attention because you value the relationship
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Quality time(n):

Ex: he spends quality time with his children every day

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13
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  • killing and violence
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Bloodshed (n):

Ex: The army was brought in to try to prevent further bloodshed

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  • to cause sb to experience sth less strongly than before
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Desensitize(v):

Ex: seeing too much violence on television can desensitize people to it

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  • Very comfortable and of very high quality
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Deluxe(adj):

Ex: A deluxe hotel in Paris

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  • to agree with a person or an organization and work with them or support their ideas
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Align yourself with sth/sb:

Ex: the company has committed to align itself closely with specialty retailers

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  • to disapprove of sth
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frown on/upon sth:

Ex: smoking is frowned upon in many societies

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  • wield the power/influence
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Hold sway
Formal
Ex: party leaders held sway over the hearings

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  • a period of time when an illness is less severe or is not affecting anyone
  • a reduction of the time that a person has to stay in prison
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Remission(n):
Formal
Ex: her cancer has been in remission for several years
He was given three month’s remission for good behavior

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  • a feeling of friendliness towards people that you work or share an experience with
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Camaraderie(n):
= comradeship
Ex: when you’ve been climbing alone for hours there’s a tremendous sense of camaraderie when you meet another climber

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  • to show people that sb is not as perfect as they seem to be
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Knock sb off their pedestal

Ex : this recent scandal has really knocked the president off his pedestal

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  • to have a continuous up and down movement or shape, like waves on the sea
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Undulate(v):

Ex: the road undulates for five miles before a steep climb

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23
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Gynecologist (n):
/gainowcalowgist/

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Bác sĩ phụ khoa

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  • to suffer or experience, especially damage or loss
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Sustain(v):

Ex: She sustained multiple injuries in the accident.

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  • the changing of an employee’s working conditions with the aim of forcing their resignation
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Constructive dismissal(n):

Ex: she is claiming constructive dismissal against her former employers

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  • the relationships within organizations that allow particular people to have power over others
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Office politics(n):

Ex: She seems good at handling office politics.

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27
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  • to do your work/business
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Ply your trade:

Ex: street vendors ply their trade on street corners across the country

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  • to stay working in a job
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Hold down:

Ex: he’s never been able to hold down a steady job

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29
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  • to remove sb from sth such as a job/a set of responsibilities or sth that they are carrying
  • to rob sb of sth (humorous)
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Relieve sb of sth:
Formal
Ex: may i relieve you of that heavy bag?
The pickpocket delicately relieved him of his wallet

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  • to keep working, hold a position, or stay swh until after the end of an agreed period of time
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Serve sth out:

Ex: he served out his contract after he’d given notice

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  • the period of time that an employee must work in their job after they have said that they are leaving, or after they have been asked to leave
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Notice period(n):

Ex: a notice period of two months

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  • to lose the right to do or have sth because you have broken a rule
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Forfeit(v):

Ex: if you cancel now, you forfeit your deposit
These people have forfeited the right to live in society

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33
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  • to persuade sb who works for sb else to come and work for you
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Poach(v):

Ex: they were furious when one of their best managers was poached by their rival company

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  • a person/an organization with a lot of power/influence
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Big shot/noise(n):

Ex: he is trying to become a big shot in the mortgage business

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35
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Solicitor(n):

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Cố vấn pháp lý

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  • one of the managers who are responsible for the most important activities
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Line manager(n):

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  • to make sb do sth that they do not want to do
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Force sb’s hand:

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  • sth that you get for working, in addition to your pay, that is not in the form of money
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Fringe benefit(n):

Ex: fringe benefits include a company car and free health insurance

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  • to officially accuse sb of an offense
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File a suit/a lawsuit/charges against sb:

Ex: I’m going to file charges against my neighbors if he keeps harassing me like that

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  • moving or able to move to a higher social class
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Upwardly mobile:

Ex: the meeting attracted upwardly mobile professional and political women

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41
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  • a legal action that is organized by a group of people who all have the same legal problem
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Class action(n):

Ex: a class-action lawsuit

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42
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  • to use sth for a different purpose
  • to entertain sb
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Divert(v):

Ex: should more funds be diverted from roads to railways?
It’s a great game for diverting restless kids on long car rides

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  • sb who makes sure that things are done according to a dead person’s will
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Executor(n):

Ex: she died recently and I’m the executor of her will

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44
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  • sb who makes a legal complaint about sb else in a court of law
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Plaintiff(n):
(Nguyên đơn)

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  • a place where people are stopped and asked questions and vehicles are examined
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Checkpoint(n):

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  • a decision based only on a specific rule and not on any other consideration
  • a detail or small matter
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Technicality(n):

Ex: He was disqualified from the competition on a technicality.
The case was dismissed on a technicality and will be retried at a later date.

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Dividend(n):

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  • cổ tức
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  • one or more of the lawyers taking part in a legal case
  • advice
  • to give advice
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Counsel(n):

Ex: Maloney skipped the meeting on the advice of counsel
My job involves counselling unemployed people on/about how to find work.

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  • a legal document from a law court that tells you that you will be involved in a legal process and explains what you must do
  • the authority to rule and make law
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Writ(n):

Ex: There have been at least seven writs issued against him for late payment of bills.
Holy writ

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Precinct(n):

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  • a division of a city or town, esp. an area protected by one police station, or a division used for elections
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Publicly-quoted company:

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  • công ty niêm yết
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52
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  • to cause sb to be involved in an unrest/straits
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Embroil(v):

Ex: she had no desire to embroil herself in lengthy lawsuits with the tabloid newspaper

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  • a difficult situation
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Straits(n):
[plr]
Ex: so many companies are in such dire straits that their prices have come right down

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54
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  • predicament
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Plight(n):

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55
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  • a fight in public place
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Affray(n):

Ex: Wallace was charged with causing an affray at a Southampton nightclub

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56
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  • the act of getting money from people or forcing them to do sth by threatening to tell a secret of theirs or to harm them
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Blackmail(n, v):

Ex: if you are in a position of aithority, any weakness leaves you open to blackmail

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57
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Bribery(n):

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  • hối lộ
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  • the act of getting sth by force or threats
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Extortion(n):

Ex: he was found guilty of obtaining the money by extortion

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59
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  • Involvement in a dishonest scheme to trick people
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Racketeering(n):

Ex: they took part in racketeering activity which included money laundering and fraud.
—> racket(n): an illegal or dishonest way of making money

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60
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  • prohibitive
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Extortionate (adj):

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61
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  • to take sb to court for a trial
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Have sb up

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62
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  • a person who is unwilling to work
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Layabout (n):

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  • to produce large amounts of something quickly
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Churn sth out:

Ex: She churns out a new best-selling novel every year.

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  • to give money or goods in a (too) generous way to a lot of people
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Ladle sth out:

Ex: In those days doctors ladled out antibiotics to patients.

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65
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  • a hard area at the side of a main road where a driver can stop if there is a serious problem
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Hard shoulder/margin/shoulder(n):

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  • unwilling to be noticed or to be with other people
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Retiring(adj):
Formal
Ex: to be shy and retiring

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Have a hide/skin like a rhinoceros

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  • to have the ability ro ignore verbal attacks or opprobrium from others
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  • to force sb to leave a position of power, job, or competition
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Oust(v):

Ex: the president was ousted from power in a military coup in January 1987

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69
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  • a sudden illegal taking of government power
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Coup(n):

Ex: a military coup

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70
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  • affecting everyone or everything within an organization, system or society
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Across-the-board(adj):

Ex: the proposed across-the-board cuts for all state agencies will total 84 million dollars

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  • to fully understand all the details of an issue or situation
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To be across sth:

Ex: Ayanokouji is across all the knowledge of various fields

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72
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  • very special and suitable for a king or queen
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Regal(adj):
/ri…/
Ex: a regal pose/manner

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Pick up the tab/bill (for sth):

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  • to pay for sth, esp. for what sb else bought or used

Ex: the company will pick up the tab for this trip

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Artillery shell(n):

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  • Đạn pháo
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Rogue(adj):

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  • behaving in ways that are not expected or not normal, often in a way that causes damage

Ex: a rogue state

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  • military weapons such as guns and bombs
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Munitions (n):

Ex: a munitions depot

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  • mạng lưới điện
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Power grid(n):

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  • to leave a position or place (=decamp)
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Vacate(v):
Formal /vei…/
Ex: when he left the uni, he had to vacate his university-provided housing

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  • a situation in which an agreement in an argument does not seem possible
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Standoff(n):

Ex: the standoff between potential buyers and sellers has effects throughout the economy

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  • a regular rise and fall of sound
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Cadence(n):
/keidowns/

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81
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  • the quality of including a lot of small details
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Granularity(n):
Formal
Ex: the marketing analysis offers a high level of granularity

82
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  • a substance that is not medicine, but that is given to someone who is told that it is a medicine, used to test the effect of a drug or to please a patient
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Placebo(n):
/plowsibau/
Ex: She was only given a placebo, but she claimed she got better - that’s the placebo effect.

83
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  • sth that is allowed or the act of allowing sth
  • the act of admitting defeat
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Concession(n):
—>Concede(v)
Ex: he stated firmly that no concessions will be made to the terrorists
The former president’s concession came even before all the votes had been counted

84
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  • to allow a person to vote
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Enfranchise(v):
Formal
Ex: women in britain were first enfranchised jn 1918

85
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  • to take away money or property especially for public use without payment to the owner, or for personal use illegally
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Expropriate(v):

Ex: he was discovered to have been expropriating company funds

86
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  • a small part left from something larger and more important, esp. one that is no longer used
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Vestige(n):
Formal
Ex:  Vestiges of ancient settlements can be seen in the caves.

87
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  • a person or group that is ridiculed
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Laughingstock(n):

Ex: this team has become the laughingstock of the league

88
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  • to show the limits of sth
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Demark/demarcate(v):

Ex: parking spaces are demarcated by white lines

89
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  • an action of opposition by many people in one area of a country against those who are in power
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Uprising/rising(n):
= insurrection
Ex: following a determined resistance in the east, there was eventually a popular uprising in the capital

90
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  • to consider sth or to help other people consider sth in its context
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Contextualize(v):
Formal
Ex: displays at the museum help to contextualise each work of art

91
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  • to separate sb from sth
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Decouple(v):

Ex: some people hope to decouple migration policy from party politics

92
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  • having strange or unusual habits, or features
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Idiosyncratic(adj):

Ex: he follows a very idiosyncratic schedule

93
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  • a system used to make a digital record of all the occasions a cryptocurrency is bought or sold
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Blockchain(n):

Ex: blockchain technology has the potential to transform business operating models

94
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  • the total value of a company’s shares on a stock market
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Market capitalization/capitalization/market cap(n):

Ex: the company has a total market cap of about 12mil dollars

95
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  • indiscernible
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Unfathomable(adj):

96
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  • to suddenly experience a particular state, such as being famous
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Be catapulted into sth:

Ex: the award for best actress meant that almost overnight she was catapulted into the limelight

97
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  • unpleasant, immoral and unconscionable
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Vile (adj):

Ex: this cheese smells vile

98
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  • the death penalty
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Capital punishment (n):

99
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  • a period of time when a criminal must behave well and not commit any more crimes in order to avoid being sent to prison
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Probation (n):
( tg quản chế)

100
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  • the early release of a prisoner on good behavior or for compassionate reasons
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Parole (n):
(đặc xá)
Ex: he’s been released on parole

101
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Plead guilty/innocent:

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  • nhận tội/ k nhận tội
102
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  • to send a person who has been accused of a crime back to prison until more evidence can be collected
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Remand(v):

Ex: he was remanded on theft charges

103
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  • to take sth illegally from a person, company, etc.
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Defraud(v):

Ex: he was found guilty of defrauding the internal revenue service

104
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  • an amount of money that a person who has been accused of a crime pays to a law court so that they can be released until their trial.
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Bail(n):
Tiền bảo lãnh
Ex: he was released/remanded on bail of $100,000

105
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  • to make an official request for sth
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File for (divorce/bankruptcy/etc.):

106
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  • to decide officially in a law court that sb is not guilty of a particular crime
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Acquit(v):
>< convict(v)

107
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  • an official decision made in a court at the end of a trial
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Verdict (n):

Ex: a verdict of guilty/not guilty

108
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  • to catch and arrest sb who had infringed the law
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Apprehend (v):

Ex: the assailant was apprehended by police in a hideout near where the attack had taken place

109
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  • to keep sb in prison/penitentiary/in a place used as a prison
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Incarcerate (v):
Formal
Ex: thousands of dissidents were interrogated or incarcerated

110
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  • causing a wrong act to be judged less seriously by giving reasons for it
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Extenuating (adj):
Formal
Ex: extenuating circumstances: tình tiết giảm nhẹ hình phạt

111
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  • to change a legal decision
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Overturn(v):

Ex: the verdict was overturned on appeal to the Hight Court

112
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  • a formal request that a decision be changed
A

Appeal(n, v):

Ex: her appeal against the dismissal was rejected

113
Q
  • to announce an official decision
A

Hand down:

Ex: the judge handed down a mandatory life sentence to the defendant on account of the serious nature of the crime

114
Q
  • containing bad and false statements about a person
A

Libellous/libelous(adj):
/lai…/
Ex: libellous accusations

115
Q
  • changing mood or behavior suddenly and unexpectedly
A

Capricious (adj):
= mercurial
Ex: a capricious child

116
Q
  • polite and showing respect
A

Deferential (adj):

Ex: she’s always deferential towards anyone in authority

117
Q
  • not telling the truth
A

Mendacious(adj):
Formal
Ex: some of these statements are misleading and some are downright mendacious

118
Q
  • fastidious/meticulous(-)
A

Pedantic (adj):

Ex: he has a narrow, pedantic approach to history that puts us to sleep

119
Q
  • repeatedly and loudly expressing your opinions or grievances
A

Vociferous (adj):

Ex: a vociferous opponent of gay right

120
Q
  • sad and thinking about sth that is impossible/in the past
A

Wistful(adj):

Ex: i thought about those days with him and grew wistful

121
Q
  • to be in charge of a formal meeting, ceremony, or trial
A

Preside(v):

Ex: the vice president will preside at today’s meeting

122
Q
  • unhappy, annoyed, and disappointed about sth
A

Disgruntled(adj):
= morose
Ex: the players were disgruntled with the umpire

123
Q
  • a male leader
A

Patriarch(n):

124
Q
  • an important supporter of an idea or political system
A

Protagonist (n):

Ex: Key protagonists of the revolution were hunted down and executed.

125
Q
  • a soldier who fights for any country or group that pays them (soldier of fortune)
  • interested only in the amount of money that you can get from a situation
A

Mercenary(n, adj):

Ex: He had some mercenary scheme to marry a wealthy widow.

126
Q
  • staying too close to and depending on a person who is taking care of you
A

Clingy (adj):

Ex: Jimmy is such a clingy child

127
Q
  • very silly, unlikely, or unreasonable, often in a way that is humorous
A

Farcical(adj):

Ex: There were farcical scenes at the meeting.

128
Q
  • quick and probably not detailed
A

Cursory (adj):

Ex: a cursory glance/look

129
Q
  • (of sth that is to your advantage) not planned, happening by chance
A

Fortuitous (adj):

Ex: the collapse of its rival was a fortuitous opportunity for the company

130
Q
  • very careful to behave correctly or to give attention to details
A

Punctilious (adj):

Ex: i am always punctilious in my manners

131
Q
  • to make sb have a feeling that they had in the past
A

Rekindle (v):
/…in…/
Ex: The holiday was a last chance to rekindle their love.

132
Q
  • to give sb social/political rights/freedom
A

Emancipate(v):
—> emancipation(n) = liberation

133
Q
  • a place or situation where a lot of a particular activity is happening or might happen
A

Hotbed (n):

Ex: in the 1960s, the city was a hotbed of crime

134
Q
  • cruel and unfair
  • causing dread
A

Oppressive(adj):

Ex: an oppressive government/military regime
An oppressive silence

135
Q
  • not doing things that give you pleasure, esp. not eating good food or drinking alcohol
A

Abstemious(adj):
Formal
Ex: I believe the people of my country are as sober and abstemious as the people of any other country

136
Q
  • detrimental, noxious, pernicious
A

Deleterious(adj):
Formal
Ex: these drugs have a proven deleterious effect on the nervous system

137
Q
  • having no fixed form or shape
A

Amorphous(adj):

Ex: an amorphous mass of jelly

138
Q
  • a method or way of doing sth
A

Avenue(n):

Ex: we should explore/pursue every avenue in the search for an answer to this problem

139
Q
  • penniless
A

Impecunious(adj):
= penurious = indigent

140
Q
  • (especially of children) showing mental development or achievement much earlier than usual
A

Precocious (adj):

Ex: A precocious child, she went to university at the age of 15.

141
Q
  • to hide your real intentions and feelings or the facts
A

Dissemble(v):
Formal = conceal
Ex: He accused the government of dissembling.

142
Q
  • to work hard for a long time
A

Beaver away:

Ex: She has been beavering away at that essay for hours.

143
Q
  • to work without stopping and with a lot of effort
A

Hammer away at sth

144
Q
  • to agree to work with or help someone in the way they have suggested
A

Play ball:

145
Q
  • to make someone or something cleaner and tidier or to improve his, her, or its appearance generally
A

Spruce sb/sth up:

146
Q
  • to dress someone in special clothes, or decorate something for a special occasion
A

Deck out:

147
Q
  • to give money, often unwillingly
A

Ante up sth:

Ex: At least 200 people have been persuaded to ante up big money for the charity event.

148
Q
  • sth that prevents an action or an agreement
A

Stumbling block(n):

149
Q
  • sth that is not sincere
A

Hot air(n):

150
Q
  • khuỷu tay
A

Funny bone(n):

151
Q
  • dishonest or immoral behaviour
A

Hanky-panky(n):

152
Q
  • strong and loyal in your opinions and attitudes
A

Staunch(adj):

Ex: he has been a staunch supporter of the liberal party for thirty years

153
Q
  • determined not to complain or show your feelings
A

Stoic(adj):

Ex: We knew she must be in pain, despite her stoic attitude.

154
Q
  • a place that many people like to visit
A

Mecca (n):

Ex: florence is a mecca for students of art history

155
Q
  • a situation, condition, etc. that is close to or similar to a particular one
A

Semblance(n):
(+of)
Ex: the ceasefire brought about a semblance of peace

156
Q
  • having a good effect on sb/sth
A

Salutary(adj):
Formal
Ex: a salutary reminder of the dangers of mountain climbing

157
Q
  • speaking or using several different languages
  • cosmopolitan
A

Polyglot(adj, n):
Formal
Ex: a polyglot bible
Tran Khanh Vy is an admirable polyglot
New York is an exciting polyglot city

158
Q
  • the people who will exist in the future
A

Posterity(n):

Ex: every attempt is being made to ensure that these works of art are preserved for posterity

159
Q
  • bút bi
A

Ballpoint pen(n):

160
Q
  • To be having a successful or lucky period
A

Be on a roll:

Ex: once the experiment succeeded, Tim was on a roll

161
Q
  • too eager to tell people what to do and having too high an opinion of your own importance
A

Officious(adj):
= overbearing
Ex: He’s an officious little man and widely disliked in the company.

162
Q
  • providing the right conditions for sth good to happen or exist
A

Conducive(adj):

Ex: such a noisy environment was not conducive to a good night’s sleep

163
Q
  • thương hại
A

Pathetic(adj):

Ex: the refugees were a pathetic sight-starving, frightened and cold

164
Q
  • to not have enough time, money, etc.
A

Be pressed for time/money/etc.:

Ex: He has to work overtime, his family is rather pressed for money at the moment

165
Q

Out of the way:

A
  • unusual
166
Q
  • surprising and unusual
A

Off the wall:

Ex: an off the wall joke

167
Q
  • to speak or move in a confused way
A

Bumble(v):

Ex: it was hard to tell what the speaker was saying as she was bumbling

168
Q
  • to criticize or complain often in an annoying way
A

Nag(v):

Ex: My mum’s always nagging me to get my hair cut.

169
Q

If doubts or worries nag (away) at you, you think about them all the time

A

Nag (away) at sb:

Ex: the same thought has been nagging away at me since last week

170
Q
  • the land and buildings owned by sb, esp. by a company or organization
A

Premises(n):

Ex: The company has expanded rapidly and is now looking for larger premises

171
Q
  • Living alone and avoiding going outside or talking to other people
A

Reclusive(adj):

Ex: she became increasingly reclusive after the tragedy
—> recluse (n) = hermit

172
Q
  • cho vay nặng lãi
A

Usury (n):
/ˈjuː.ʒɚ.i/

173
Q

None the wiser = not be any the wiser

A
  • to not understand/be aware of sth

Ex: I read a computer manual, but I’m still none the wiser

174
Q
  • having very little money
A

Hard up:

Ex: we’re a bit hard up at the moment

175
Q
  • like or containing water
A

Aqueous(adj):
—> aqueduct (n)

176
Q
  • nước mắt
A

Aqueous humor(n):

Cornea (n): giác mạc

177
Q
  • very sad
A

Doleful(adj):

Ex: A doleful expression

178
Q
  • The situation when there is more than enough of sth
A

Plenitude(n):

Ex: they have a plenitude of vacancies for drivers

179
Q

All-purpose(adj):

A
  • Able to be used in many different ways or situations

Ex: An all-purpose household cleaner

180
Q
  • impossible to make smaller or simpler
A

Irreducible(adj):
Formal
Ex: Due to the ongoing crisis, the cost of production must be cut to irreducible minimum

181
Q
  • A person who is forced by law to stay in a prison or hospital
A

Inmate(n):
= convict(n)
Ex: The inmates were living in terrible conditions

182
Q
  • in great detail
  • using forensic methods
A

Forensically(adv):

Ex: The novel forensically examines the friendship between two women.
A car used in the robbery has been recovered and is being forensically examined.

183
Q
  • to say that you do not know about sth
A

Plead ignorance:
Formal
Ex: He pleaded ignorance when they found the package in his suitcase.

184
Q
  • opprobrium and objection
A

Censure(n):
Formal
Ex: his dishonest behavior came under severe censure

185
Q
  • to disagree with other people about sth
A

Dissent(v, n):
Formal
Ex: anyone wishing to dissent from the motion should now raise their hand

186
Q
  • to suddenly fall in value, quickly and by a large amount
  • a sudden fast fall in prices, value, etc.
A

Nosedive(v, n):

Ex: House prices nosedived without warning.

187
Q
  • not behaving or moving as expected
A

Wayward(adj):

Ex: A wayward ball bounced into the yard.

188
Q
  • to tell a story or describe a series of events
A

Relate(v):
Formal
Ex: She related the events of the previous week to the police.

189
Q
  • ceasefire, armistice
A

Truce (n):

Ex: We’ve got to spend the weekend together, so we might as well call (= have) a truce.

190
Q

Bait-and-switch (adj, n):

A
  •  a method of selling in which a product is advertised at a very low price to attract customers, who are then persuaded to buy a different product at a higher price

Ex: bait-and-switch tactics

191
Q
  • becoming less strong, powerful, popular, etc.
A

On the wane:

Ex: there are signs that support for the group is on the wane.

192
Q

Cry wolf:

A
  • to keep asking for help when you do not need it
193
Q
  • in a bad or weak state
A

At a low ebb:

Ex: consumer confidence is currently at a low ebb

194
Q
  • very bad
A

Execrable(adj):
Formal
Ex: an execrable performance

195
Q
  • speed and eagerness
A

Alacrity(n):
Formal
Ex: she accepted the money with alacrity

196
Q
  • very stupid
A

As thick as two short planks:

Ex: he’s a very skilled football player but he’s as thick as two short planks

197
Q
  • a place or an organization that provides care for people who are dying
A

Hospice(n):
(Nhà an dưỡng cuối đời)

198
Q
  • to suddenly lose the energy or interest to continue doing what you are doing
A

Run out of steam:

Ex: the peace talks seem to have run out of steam

199
Q
  • to delay/postpone
A

Defer(v):

Ex: can we defer making a decision until next week?

200
Q
  • the first person to do sth or go swh
A

Trailblazer(n):

Ex: she was a trailblazer as the only woman in the US Senate

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