Revision for End-of-term Test Flashcards
(be) a bone of contention
a subject that causes disagreement or arguments between people
be close at hand
near, at the place where sb/sth can be easily reached
go hand in hand
to be closely connected to each other in a way that one thing causes another
(be) in sb’s hands
to be taken care of or controlled by sb
jump out of one’s skin
move violently because of a sudden shock
save your skin
to try to avoid death, punishment,… in a very difficult situation
all skin and bones
to be very thin (disapproving)
alienate (v) (from)
==> alienated (from)(people)
==> alienating (adj) (things)
==> alienation (stress 3) (n) (from)
to make sb feel they do not belong to a group
association (stress 4) (n) (with)
a connection or relationship between people or organizations
attachment (n)(to)
a strong feeling of affection of sb/sth
disaffection (n)
the feeling of no longer satisfied with your situation, organization,… and therefore no longer be loyal to it
exclude (v) (from)
excluded (adj) (from)
exclusion (n)
to prevent sb/sth from taking part in sth or entering a place
segregate (v)
segregation (n)
to separate people of different races, sexes, or religions and treat them in a different way
isolate (v)
to separate sth physically or socially from sth else
marginalization
the act of making sb feel like they are no important and therefore they have no power or influence in a decisions
alter (v)
to make sb/sth different
adapt (v)
to change the way you behave in order to deal with new things and become better
determine (v)
to discover the facts about sth and calculate sth exactly
enhance
to increase or further improve the quality, status of sth (tang cuong)
progress
to make progress (tien bo)
shape
to have an important influence on the way that sb/sth develop (hinh thanh)
revert (v)
to return to your former state, to start doing sth again
restore (v)
to repair a building, a work of arts, a furniture so that it looks at good as it did originally
reverse (v)
to change sth completely so that it is opposite to the original one
reform (v)
to improve an organization, government, etc… by making change of it
back to square one
a return from the situation you were in at the beginning at a project… because you have made no real progress
Eg: having tried very hard to improve the financial situation of our company, i went back to the square one just because of a small mistake
chop and change
to keep changing your mind or what you are doing in an annoying way
go form strength to strength
to become more and more successful
make great strides
make progress; to improve the way sth is developing
move the goalposts
to change the rules while someone is trying to do something in order to make it more difficult for them
pull your socks up
to try to improve your work, performance , behavior (without any help)
turn the corner
to get over a very important point in a illness or a difficult situation and begin to improve
turn upside down
to cause large changes or confusion in sb’s life (dao lon cuoc song cua ai do)
baffled (adj)
to be confused by sth strange or difficult to understand
dazed (adj)
not able to think clearly or understand what’s happening around you because you’ve had a shock or an accident
distraught (adj)
extremely upset and confused bu the bad things that happened to you so that you cant think clearly
stumped (adj)
unable to give an answer or explanation for a question or a problem
bewildered (adj)
confused by a situation because its new, unexpected or there are many choices, so that youre not sure what to do
flustered (adj)
nervous and confused because you are in hurry and you have a
lot to do that the more you rush, the more you become stressed and make mistakes
disorientated
unable to recognize where you are or where you should go
befuddled
not able to think clearly so that you keep mixing up different names and events
