Practice test 2 Flashcards
range
a variety of things of a particular type, the limits between which something varies, the area covered by or included in something
range of something, across/over a range, broad/full/wide/whole range, in/within/outside/beyond range,
extent
the physical size of an area, how large, important, serious, etc. something is
(full extent, in extent)
amount
a quantity of something
(amount of money/information/work/time)
quality
of/in quality, poor/good/top/high quality
commitment
the desire to work hard and give your energy and time to a job or an activity, a thing that you have promised or agreed to do
make a/honour/firm commitment, commitment to + V/V.ing, commitment under sth, commitment of sth, financial commitment
engagement
engagement (to somebody), break the engagement, an arrangement to do something at a particular time, especially something official or something connected with your job, being involved with somebody/something in an attempt to understand them/it (engagement (with/in somebody/something)
obligation
the state of being forced to do something because it is your duty, or because of a law, etc.
obligation to do something, under any/no obligation, legal/professional/financial/contractual/moral obligation, obligation to/toward somebody, meet/fulfill/have obligation
high and dry
in a difficult situation, without help or money, in a position out of the water
prim and proper
luôn luôn hành xử đúng mực và không bao giờ phá bỏ quy tắc lịch sự
tough and ready
simple and prepared quickly but good enough for a particular situation, not very polite, educated or fashionable
on the grounds
for the reason that, because
at the expense of sb/sth
with loss or damage to somebody/something
Ex: He built up the business at the expense of his health.
make about
make comments, remarks, a furor, a fuss, etc., about someone or something
do about
take some action to change or cope with something
give about
distribute/circulate sth
spread a rumour
surround sth
torture
causing somebody severe pain in order to punish them or make them say or do something
under torture
racial segregation
phân biệt chủng tộc
By design
intentionally
Ex: I’m sure he ignored you by accident and not by design.
On purpose
not by accident; deliberately
By happenstance
coincidentally
fall off
decrease in quantity or quality
fall back
to move or turn back, to decrease in value or amount
fall over
to stop working suddenly, hit your foot against something/somebody when you are walking and fall, or almost fall
fall out
become loose and drop
if soldiers fall out, they leave their lines and move away
have an argument with somebody so that you are no longer friendly with them
ups and downs
the mixture of good and bad things in life or in a particular situation or relationship
ins and outs
all the details, especially the complicated or difficult ones
safe and sound
an toàn và ổn
odds and ends
small items that are not valuable or are not part of a larger set, small jobs
pull up your socks
try to improve your performance, work, behaviour, etc.
take the trouble
do something even though it involves effort or difficulty, try to do sth
keep your hand in
to occasionally do something that you used to do a lot so that you do not lose your skill at it
enter one’s head/mind
think about/consider sth
strike
strike somebody/something, strike against something, Disaster struck, strike somebody as something, strike over/for sth
dawn
at dawn, break the dawn, from dawn till dusk (= from morning till night), dawn of civilization/time/history,
cut down
kill somebody, to make something fall down by cutting it at the base, to reduce the size, amount or number of something
(cut down trees)
cut off
interrupt somebody who is speaking on the phone by breaking the connection, refuse to let somebody receive any of your property after you die, stop the supply of sth, block or get in the way of something, prevent somebody/something from leaving or reaching a place or communicating with people outside a place, remove something from something larger by cutting
cut in
if a motor or an engine cuts in, it starts working, go in front of other people who are waiting in a way that is rude and unfair, interrupt somebody when they are speaking
cut down on
reduce the size, amount or number of something
big cheese
a very important person
get over
deal with or gain control of something, return to your usual state of health, happiness, etc. after an illness, a shock, the end of a relationship, etc, make something clear to somebody, complete something unpleasant but necessary
get across
to be communicated or understood; to succeed in communicating something
get along with
have a friendly relationship with somebody
get through
use up a large amount of something, manage to do or complete something, be successful in an exam, etc., make something be officially accepted,
