English vocabulary in use Preimmediate1 Flashcards
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Surface of the world
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Bề mặt của thế giới
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covered in
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bao phủ trong
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minus
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trừ đi
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Cave
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Hang
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Canal
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kênh đào
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Waterfall
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thác nước
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Rainforest
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Rừng nhiệt đới
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ocean
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đại dương
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consist of
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bao gồm
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thick fog
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sương mù dày đặc
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heavy rain
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mưa to
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strong wind
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gió mạnh
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wind blow
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gió thổi
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clear sky
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bầu trời quang đãng
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extremely cold
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cực kỳ lạnh
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pour/ pour with rain
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đổ/tràn mưa
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shower
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short periods of light/ heavy rain
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storm
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heavy rain with strong wind
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thunderstorm
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end of hot weather
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humid
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ẩm ướt
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thunder
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sấm sét
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lightning
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tia sét
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boiling
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sôi
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hot
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nóng
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warm
ấm
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not very warm
không ấm lắm
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cold
lạnh lẽo
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chilly
lạnh lẽo
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freezing
đóng băng
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Mild
not as cold as usual
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yawn
ngáp
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wave to sb
vẫy tay với ai đó
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blow sb's nose
hỉ mũi
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fold sb's arm
khoanh tay
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good-looking
ưa nhìn
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pretty
đẹp
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gorgeus
very beautiful and attractive; giving great pleasure
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ordinary
more polite than "ugly"
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roughly
appoximately
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medium height
chiều cao trung bình
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blonde
tóc vàng kim
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fair
vàng ánh cam
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brown
tóc nâu
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dark hair
màu tối
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wavy hair
tóc xoăn sóng
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curly hair
tóc xoăn xù
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tallish
quite tall
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look athletic
strong, healthy and often good at sports
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-ish
at the end of some adj to mean quite
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positive person
opp negative person
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reliable
opp unreliable
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confident
opp shy
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hard-working
opp lazy
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have good sense of humour
opp serious
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calm
opp nervous, anxious
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kind
người tốt
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sensible
nhạy cảm
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silly
ngốc nghếch
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get on well with
have a good relationship with
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get to know each other
quen biết nhau
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go out with
have a romantic relationship with
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serious relationship
important romantic relationship with
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get to know
become friend with
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get engage
formally agreed to marry
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reception
the wedding party
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go wrong
become a problem
things started to go wrong
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block of flats
a building with a number of flats in it
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cottage
a small house, that is old and attractive, and usually found in the country
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has lots of character
it is interesting and unusual
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en-suite bathroom
a bathroom connected to the bedroom
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study
a room where people can work
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in credit
trong tín dụng
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cashpoint
điểm rút tiền
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save up
tiết kiệm
At the moment I’m saving up for a new laptop; the one I
have is very slow and keeps going wrong.
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charging
asking someone to pay an amount of money
the landlord isn’t charging us to use his garage.
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ache
describes pain that is not always
strong, but often continues
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bracelet
vòng đeo tay
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rucksack
ba lô
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get dress
put on clothes
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take off
[remove it; opp put something on
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undo
open a zip,buttons,
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match
If two things match, they are a similar colour or type
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go with
If two things go with each other, they look good together.
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suits
If something suits you, it looks good on you
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fits
If something fits you, it is the right size.
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haggling
mặc cả
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in a hurry
vội vàng
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get stuck in traffic jam
kẹt tắc đường
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rush house
the time when people travel to and from work
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surrounded by
dđược bao quanh bởi
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open space
empty areas of land
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get lost
đi lạc
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pedestrian
/pəˈdestriən/
đi bộ
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swerve
changed direction suddenly and without control
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away
a distance from a place
The nearest town is eight miles away
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bus fare
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train fare
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airfare
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stops
điểm dừng
I go to work by bus. It’s only three stops.
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wait in a queue
xếp hàng chờ
And when I do get the bus, I often have to wait in a
queue
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round the corner
very near
I’ve got a bus stop round the corner
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has a wide vocabulary
có vốn từ rộng
Jade has a wide vocabulary and speaks very accurately
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willing to
happy and ready to
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get things wrong
makes mistake
For that reason she sometimes gets things wrong
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picks things up
learns things without trying
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has a good ear for language
is good at hearing, repeating and understanding sounds and words
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revise for
study /prepare for the exam
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get through
finish
At the moment I’m trying to get through4 the coursebook so that we can do some revision
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get a place
có được vị trí
You have to get good grades in your final school exams to get a place at many universities
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study for / do a degree
do a course at university
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day-to-day
happening every day
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pay rise
more money
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sack/ give sb the sack
sa thải
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paperwork
work that uses paper, e.g. reports, forms
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loads of
lots of
just when there is loads of work to do.
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promotion
a move to a higher job in the company
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quit job
told the company I was leaving; syn resign
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formerly
trước đây
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take over
tiếp quản
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take up
bắt đầu
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rise
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go up
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increase
We’ve seen a slight increase in profit.
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slightly
We’ve seen a slight increase in profit.
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gradually
There’s been a gradual rise in prices
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sharply
There’s been a sharp fall in sales.
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fall
There’s been a sharp fall in sales.
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go down
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decrease
Profits were £5 million, which is a decrease of 10%
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stay the same
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rise by
The price has risen by 10 pence
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growing fear
increasing worries
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figures
an amount shown in numbers
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do a lot of+ Ving
Làm nhiều, thường xuyên.
Ví dụ: She does a lot of traveling. (Cô ấy đi du lịch rất nhiều.)
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do a bit of + Ving
Làm một chút, không nhiều.
Ví dụ: I do a bit of reading before bed. (Tôi đọc một chút trước khi ngủ.)
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outstanding
nổi bật
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superb
/suːˈpɜːb/
tuyệt vời
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incredible
đáng kinh ngạc
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taste in
People’s taste in music is different
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accomodation
a place where you stay
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firework display
bắn pháo hoa
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involved
included (in an event or activity)
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/pəˈreɪd/
parade
cuộc diễu hành
move around as part of a group, often to celebrate something (parade is also a noun)
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/spekˈtækjələ(r)/
spectacular
ooking extremely good or exciting
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pay excess baggage
trả hành lý quá cước
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aircraft
plane
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take-off
when the plane takes off / leaves the ground
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cabin crew
the people on the aircraft who look after the passengers
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terminal building
tòa nhà ga
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baggage reclaim
the place where you collect your luggage
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heart
centre
top department stores right in the heart of Paris
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waffle
bánh quế
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toastie
bánh mì nướng
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panini
bánh mì panini
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bagel
bánh mì tròn
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wrap
bọc
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crisps
khoai tây chiên giòn
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baguette
bánh mì baguette
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muffin
bánh nướng xốp
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croissant
bánh sừng bò
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palace
cung điện
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fountain
đài phun nước
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mosque
nhà thờ Hồi giáo
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cathedral
/kəˈθiːdrəl/
thánh đường
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have a look round
[visit a place casually, often on foot
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explore
go round a new place to see what is there
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magnificent
very good or very beautiful
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packed
very crowded
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historic monuments
di tích lịch sử
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stroll
a casual walk
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ISP
(Internet service provider
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theft
stealing something, e.g. a ca
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robbery
stealing from a person or place, e.g. a bank
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burglary
getting into a building, usually someone’s home, and stealing something
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minor offences
crimes that are not very important
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commit a crime
phạm tội
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serious offences
vi phạm nghiêm trọng
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be found guitlty
bị kết tội
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secret ballot
/ˈbælət/
bỏ phiếu kín
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constituency
/kənˈstɪtʃuənsi/
khu vực bầu cử
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excessive
more than you want or need
the use of fossil has produced excessive amounts of greenhouse gases
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act
= take action
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Violence
is when someone tries to hurt or kill someone
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the heart of
the centre of
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for ages
for a long time, e.g. many years
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the other day
e.g. a few days ago, perhaps a week
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for the time being
for now / the near future – but not for a long time
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fortnight
/ˈfɔːtnaɪt/
2 weeks
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majority of
More than 50% of something
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minority
less than 50% of something
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vast majority
e.g. 95%
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small minority
e.g. 5%
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+ = addition
e.g. 6 + 4 = 10 (six plus/and four equals/is ten)
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– = subtraction
e.g. 6 – 4 = 2 (six minus four is two)
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x = multiplication
e.g. 6 x 4 = 24 (six multiplied by / times four is twenty-four)
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÷ = division
e.g. 8 ÷ 2 = 4 (eight divided by two is four)
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get stuck
have a problem
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just round the corner
very near
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someone's attitude to
thái độ của ai đó đối với
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out of the blue
unexpected
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ring a bell
sound familiar
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apart from
except for
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in four days’ time
four days from now; also in three weeks’/six months’/two years’ time, etc.
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at once
now, immediately, right away / straight away
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now and again
occasionally; syns now and then
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one or two
a few
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peace and quiet
a calm situation without noise
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up and down
[first in one direction, then the other
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once or twice
a few times
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sooner or later
sớm hay muộn
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In general
usually, or in most situations; syn on the whole
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By the way
used to introduce a new subject to the conversation
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I’ve no idea
I don’t know
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That depends.
used to say you are not sure because other things affect your answer; also It depends
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Not really.
used to say no but not strongly
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What for?
why
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No way
that’s impossible; infml; syn no chance
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I suppose so.
used to say yes but not strongly
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have a word with
speak to them without others listening
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feel bad about
be unhappy about
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can’t help it
can’t control some actions or behaviour
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be mad about
likes him very much; infml
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be short of
do not have much
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something wrong with
the TV is not working correctly
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by mistake
nhầm lẫn
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by accident
>< on purpose
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on the phone
using the phone
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on strike
The workers are on strike [they refuse to work because of a problem over pay, hours, etc.]
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marvellous
very good; syns terrific, wonderful, amazing
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awful
dreadful
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delighted
very pleased
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To begin with
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a while
a period of time
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At first
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eventually
finally, after a long time or a lot of problems
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in the end
finally, after a period of time or thought
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firstly / for one thing / for a start
to introduce a first reason for something
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secondly/besides/anyway
add a further reason.
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as well
too
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however and yet
the second part of an idea is surprising after the first part
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while and whereas
compare two different facts or situations
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As/Since
Reason
As/Since I was feeling tired, I went home early
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Due to
because of
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Therefore/as a result
so (more formal)
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purchase
buy
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on the premise
Dựa trên giả định hoặc lý do nào đó.
Ví dụ: They acted on the premise that he was guilty. (Họ hành động dựa trên giả định rằng anh ta có tội.)
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regret to inform you
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require further assistance
need more help
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grant
give or allow
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regarding
about
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commence
start
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depart
leave
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proceed to
go to
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be dying for
want to do sth very much
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a load of rubbish
terrible
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point of view
opinion
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both sides of an argument
reasons for something and reasons against something
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I believe / think that
It seems to me that
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make comparisons
Compared with / to
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In contrast
đối lập với
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making a generalisation
khái quát hóa
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in response to
in reply to
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regarding
about
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enquire about
ask about
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confirm the booking in writing
write to say that the booking is certain
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enclose
attach
