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1
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other than…

other than being a tired little boy, he’s fine

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thay vì

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things get cramped

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Mọi thứ không như ý

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intend

how do you intend to make that happen?

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dự định làm gì

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bear with s/o

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chịu đựng ai đó

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doze off

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ngủ gật

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cast aspersion on/at s/o

/əˈspəːʃ(ə)n/

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sỉ nhục, làm ai đó mang tiếng xấu

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don’t get your hopes up

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Đừng hi vọng quá nhiều

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get through to s/o

The best way to get through to these kids is to be honest with them.

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communicate s/o to make s/o understand

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pipe dream

Many say that achieving world peace is a pipe dream

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giấc mơ huyễn hoặc

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yap

‘he sat in a coffee shop yapping with his buddies’

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Talk at length in an irritating manner.

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be on the mend

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cải thiện tình trạng sức khoẻ

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weren’t

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/wəːnt/

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you’re

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/jɔː/

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come by

It’s very hard to come by

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To gain possession of; acquire:

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amass a fortune

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tích luỹ tài sản

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realm/rɛlm/

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vương quốc

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scenic/ˈsiːnɪk/

We took the scenic route

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có cảnh đẹp

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prey on s/o

‘this is a mean type of theft by ruthless people preying on the elderly’

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Take advantage of or harm.

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get over with

Let’s get this over with

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Complete, have done with, especially something unpleasant.

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wretched (a)

my life is wretched

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khốn khổ

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shoulder the consequences

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chịu hậu quả

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owe (one) a debt of gratitude

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To be extremely thankful or grateful to one for something one did.

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transient/ˈtranzɪənt/

A glass of whisky has only a transient warming effect.
The city has a large transient population (= many people who are living in it only temporarily).

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tạm bợ, Lasting only for a short time;

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screw you /skruː/

screw them

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mẹ mày

kệ xác họ

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under no circumstance do/does + S + V

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bất kể tình huống nào cũng không được …

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5pm sharp

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đúng 5g chiều

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leave it at that

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(đó là một bí mật và nên) dừng tại đó

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wound up

She’s quite wound up

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brought to a state of great tension;

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ramble on

She’s rambling on and on about changing her life

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nói năng lung tung

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Give my regards to s/o

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gửi lời hỏi thăm của tôi đến

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double-cross

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lừa, phản bội

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damn well

If they have another loud party tonight, I’m damn well calling the cops on them!

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Certainly, without doubt; emphatically.

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catch up to s/o

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đuổi kịp ai đó

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She’s been through enough already

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trải qua đủ thứ chuyện

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They’re to be pitied

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Thật tiếc/ đáng thương cho họ

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see to (someone or something)
 I'll see to the guests, if you wouldn't mind getting the table ready.
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To care for, attend to, or deal with someone or something.

lo liệu

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involve the police

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làm phiền đến canh sát

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Not just yet

I don’t know just yet

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chưa đâu

39
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walk on a treadmill

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đi bộ trên máy chạy bộ

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conscience/ˈkɒnʃ(ə)ns/

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lương tâm

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wagon/ˈwaɡ(ə)n/

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xe 4 bánh để buôn bán, chở lương thực

42
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worry you not

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đừng lo lắng

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broth/brɒθ/

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nước dùng

44
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hardly

I hardly think it’s me

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khó mà

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determine/dɪˈtəːmɪn/

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determine/

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make light of

I wish you wouldn’t make light of his problems.

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to treat something as if it were unimportant or humorous.

47
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slay

‘St George slew the dragon’

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Kill (a person or animal) in a violent way

48
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on a whim

On a whim, we drove to the beach for the weekend.

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nổi hứng lên

49
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in one’s best interest

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vì lợi ích tốt nhất của ai

50
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Good lord

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ông trời ơi

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pull something off

Yes, I can pull it off.

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  1. Inf. to manage to make something happen.
52
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jog s/o’s memory

Maybe these letters will help to jog your memory.

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nhắc nhớ lại

53
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gather dust

it’s been gathering dust for a long time

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đóng bụi

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on one's account
Please, don't stop the class on my account. I'll just observe from the back.
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Because of or for the benefit of someone else.

55
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lead one on

It’s easy to lead on teenage boys.

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tease someone; to encourage someone’s romantic or sexual interest without sincerity.
lừa tình

56
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working night

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làm đêm

57
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redeem oneself

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to do something to improve the opinion that people have of you, especially after you have done something bad

58
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cabin (n)

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a small house or shelter, usually made of wood

59
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neighbourly (a)
SYNONYM kind
It was a neighbourly gesture of theirs.

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friendly and helpful

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gourmet adjective
/ˈɡʊəmeɪ/
/ˈɡʊrmeɪ/

gourmet food/coffee
a gourmet chef/shop

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(of food, wine, etc.) of high quality and often expensive; connected with food or wine of this type

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cranky(a)

The kids were getting tired and a little cranky.

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easily annoyed

62
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commend /kəˈmend/
She was commended on her handling of the situation.
I commend you on your choice

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to praise somebody/something, especially publicly

63
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jaded adjective

/ˈdʒeɪdɪd/

I felt terribly jaded after working all weekend.

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​tired and bored, usually because you have had too much of something

64
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resemble somebody/something
/rɪˈzembl/

She closely resembles her sister.

So many hotels resemble each other.

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to look like or be similar to another person or thing

65
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formality noun
/fɔːˈmæləti/
Different levels of formality are appropriate in different situations.
She greeted him with stiff formality

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correct and formal behaviour

66
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in somebody’s defense

I have to say in her defense that she knew nothing about it beforehand.

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the act of protecting somebody/something from attack, criticism, etc.
Ra mặt cho ai đó/ nói thay cho ai/ lên tiếng dùm cho ai

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dine on (something)

We dined on lasagna at our favorite restaurant last night.

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To eat something.

68
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hang in there

A

Cố lên

69
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As stubborn as a goat

you’re a stubborn goat

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bướng bỉnh như gì

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at once

Don’t try to carry more than two boxes at once—they’re heavy!

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At the same time.

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stick your nose in my business

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xía vô chuyện của tôi

72
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kill for something

I could kill for a cold beer.

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Sl. to be willing to go to extremes to get something that one really wants or needs. (An exaggeration.)

73
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side with s/o

I gotta side with her on that one

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đứng về phía ai

74
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breach of something
a breach of contract/copyright/warranty
They are in breach of Article 119.

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a failure to do something that must be done by law

75
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null and void

The court declared the law to be null and void

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Cliché without legal force; having no legal effect.

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poor-mouth (v)

You’ve poor-mouthed to me for the last time, Nancy. Either you pay your share of the rent, or you get out.

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  1. verb To complain repeatedly or incessantly of one’s poverty, especially so as to inspire sympathy or charity in others.
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never turn down help when you deep in a foxhole

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Đừng bao giờ từ chối sự giúp đỡ khi bạn khó khăn

78
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competent adjective

/ˈkɑːmpɪtənt/

He’s very competent in his work.

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​ having enough skill or knowledge to do something well or to the necessary standard

79
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word for word

You don’t need to translate it word for word—just make sure it has the same meaning.

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In or with the same exact words; verbatim.

80
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be an item

I thought Luke and Andrea broke up—is it true that they’re an item again?

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To be a romantic couple.

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consent noun
/kənˈsent/
w/o one’s consent

no change may be made without the consent of all the partners”

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​ [uncountable] permission to do something, especially given by somebody in authority

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bold adjective
/bəʊld/

It was a bold move on their part to open a business in France.

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​ (of people or behaviour) brave and confident; not afraid to say what you feel or to take risks
taó bạo

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give (something) thought

Have you given my proposal any thought?
Moving to a foreign country for work is a huge step, so give it some thought.

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To consider, reflect upon, or think hard about something. Often used with modifiers such as “any,” “some,” “a little,” etc.

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low profile
n.
keep a low profile.

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Behavior or activity carried out with deliberate restraint or modesty so as not to attract attention:

85
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you’re better off not knowing

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Tốt hơn là bạn không biết

86
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throw a fit

My mom’s going to throw a fit when she sees what happened to the car!

A

To become very or unreasonably angry or upset; to have an outburst of rage, frustration, or ill temper.

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stand (one’s) ground
The boss scoffed at her idea initially, but she stood her ground and explained it in greater detail.
He kept offering me less money, but I stood my ground and got the full asking price.

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  1. To refuse to yield, compromise, or be belittled; to stand up against an attack or insult.
88
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deceased adjective

/dɪˈsiːst/
law or formal

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​dead

89
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reconcile verb
/ˈrekənsaɪl/
reconcile somebody The pair were reconciled after Jackson made a public apology.

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[usually passive] to make people become friends again after an argument or a disagreement

90
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upfront adjective
 /ˌʌpˈfrʌnt/
 /ˌʌpˈfrʌnt/
​upfront (about something) 
SYNONYM honest, frank
He's been upfront about his intentions since the beginning.
A

not trying to hide what you think or do

91
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fill (one’s) shoes (redirected from fill one’s shoes)
fill (one’s) shoes

You do so much for the company that I don’t see how anyone could fill your shoes.

A

To replace one in some role; to take over for one in some position.

92
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to bottle up feelings

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To hold one’s emotions under tight control.

93
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to put it mildly

A: “Oh, it was just a rain storm.” B: “Yeah, to put it mildly. It was more like a hurricane!”

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To underemphasize or downplay something. This phrase is typically used without conjugating the infinitive “to put.”

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tribute noun

/ˈtrɪbjuːt/
​ [uncountable, countable] tribute (to somebody) an act,
At her funeral her oldest friend paid tribute to her life and work.
The crowd stood in silent tribute to those who had died in the war.

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a statement or a gift that is intended to show your love or respect, especially for a dead person

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