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1
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collateral

C2

Money

A

vật thế chấp

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Remittance

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việc gửi tiền cho ai đó để trả tiền

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Patent

c1

Business

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an official right to be the only person to make, use or sell a product or an invention; a document that proves this

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sort sb/sth out

B2

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xử lý vấn đề thành công

Don’t worry, I’ve already sorted out the budget

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covenant

C2

Discussion and agreement

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a promise to somebody, or a legal agreement, especially one to pay a regular amount of money to somebody/something

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surveillance

C1

Crime and punishment

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the act of carefully watching a person suspected of a crime or a place where a crime may be committed

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premonition

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cảm giác rằng điều tồi tệ nào đó sắp xảy ra

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counterfeit

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= fake

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beat around the bush

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ăn nói vòng vo để tránh luận điểm quan trọng

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covet

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thèm khát thứ của người khác

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oath

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a formal promise to do something or a formal statement that something is true

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laughing stock

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ng khiến mng cười vì hành động ngu ngốc của họ

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fret

C2

Feelings

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to be worried or unhappy and not able to relax

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treason

C2

Crimes and punishments

A

tội phản quốc

When I got the response that they were trying to build up their military and commit treason, I was so shocked that I couldn’t even laugh

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overhaul

C2

Engineering

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to examine every part of a machine, system, etc. and make any necessary changes or repairs

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on edge

C2

Feelings

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nervous/ worried

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aversion

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a strong feeling of not liking somebody/something

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robust

C1

Health and Fitness

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  1. strong and healthy
  2. strong; able to survive being used a lot and not likely to break
  3. (of a system or an organization) strong and not likely to fail or become weak

She was almost 90, but still very robust.
a robust piece of equipment
robust economic growth

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interrogate

C2

Law and justice

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to ask somebody a lot of questions over a long period of time, especially in an aggressive way

Imprison those people! Interrogate! Search everyone!

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temperament

C2

Personal qualities

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the fact of tending to get emotional and excited very easily and behave in an unreasonable way

With his majesty temperament, it is entirely possible

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brute

C2

Personal qualities

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a man who treats people in an unkind, cruel way

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tactless

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insensitive

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rampant

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(of something bad) existing or spreading everywhere in a way that cannot be controlled

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fussy

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too concerned about having things exactly as you want them; hard to please

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inherent

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that is a basic or permanent part of somebody/something and that cannot be removed

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fervor

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= enthusiasm

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intercept

C2

War and conflicts

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to stop somebody/something that is going from one place to another from arriving

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conduct

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hành vi của 1 ng trong hoàn cảnh nhất định

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traitor

C2

Crime and punishment

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kẻ phản bội

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30
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fall down

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to be shown to be not true or not good enough

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herald

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to be a sign that sth could happen

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transfigure

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to change the appearance of a person or thing so that they look more beautiful

Young and not good at transfiguration like me, how can i survive?

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sloppy

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  1. that shows a lack of care, thought or effort
  2. (of clothes) loose and without much shape

As expected… Am I a bit sloppy

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haggard

A

hốc hác

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goodwill

C1

Personal qualities

A

friendly or helpful feelings towards other people or countries

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delinquent

C2

Crimes and punishments

A

a young person who tends to commit crimes

37
Q

fugitive

C2

Crimes and punishments

A

kẻ đào tẩu

ˈfjuːdʒətɪv

Does that mean I’m a fugitive?

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step out of line

A

to behave in a way that is unacceptable

Or perhaps Im stepping out of line?

39
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skin

A

lột da động vật, trái cây v.v…

I’ll skin the palm of your hands

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logistics

C2

Business

A

the practical organization that is needed to make a complicated plan successful when a lot of people and equipment are involved

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beforehand

C1

TIME

A

earlier; before something else happens or is done

42
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in/ on the front line

A

tiền tuyến

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unsubstantiated

A

not proved to be true by evidence

Nothing’s more dangerous than unsubstantiated optimism

44
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sulk

C2

Feelings

A

to look angry and refuse to speak or smile because you want people to know that you are upset about something

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morale

A

​the amount of confidence and enthusiasm, etc. that a person or a group has at a particular time

46
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moral fibre

C2

Personal qualities

A

the inner strength to do what you believe to be right in difficult situations

47
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cough up

A

to give something, especially money, unwillingly

Bastard! He did before we could get him to cough up information

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mishap

A

a small accident or piece of bad luck that does not have serious results

I could have prepared to prevent this mishap

49
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stem

C1

Plants and trees

A

thân cây

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allay

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to make something, especially a feeling, less strong

You’ve allayed the anxiety of soldiers in an instant!

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rewind the clock

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to go back to an earlier time

52
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turn back the clock

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to change something so that it behaves or exists as it did in the past

53
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unappetizing

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> < appetizing

54
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throb

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to feel a series of regular painful movements

throbbing headache

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swathe

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to wrap or cover somebody/something in something

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vigilant

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= alert

57
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lure

C1

Discussion and agreement

A

to persuade or trick somebody to go somewhere or to do something by promising them a reward

58
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shudder with/at sth/ to V

A

to shake because you are cold or frightened, or because of a strong feeling

59
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backfire

C2

Difficulty and failure

A

to have the opposite effect to the one intended, with bad or dangerous results

I was going to send her back to the capital, but it backfires

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keen

A

highly developed

You have keen eyes (for) (is good at noticing)

61
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in no time

A

very soon

62
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barren

C1

Geography

A

cằn cỗi

The land of the north is so barren that even a single flower is extremely costly

63
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hail

C1

A

to describe somebody/something as being very good or special, especially in newspapers, etc.

All hail the emperor!

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arbitrary

C1

A

(of an action, a decision, a rule, etc.) not seeming to be based on a reason, system or plan and sometimes seeming unfair

She dared to agree with that ridiculous plan to arbitrarily decide her marriage

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circumnavigation

C2

Transport by water

A

the act of sailing all the way around something, especially all the way around the world

66
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shortcoming

A

khuyến khích

67
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munitions
=> adj. munition

A

military weapons, ammunition and equipment

68
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sleep tight

A

ngủ ngon

69
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faction

C1

War and conflicts

A

a small group of people within a larger one, whose members have some different aims and beliefs to those of the larger group

A faction should be sent to come with me

70
Q

rustic

A

quê mùa

71
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vocative

C2

Languages

A

hô cách

72
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wary

A

= cautious

73
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assailant

C2

Crimes and punishment

A

= attacker

74
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omit sb/ sth

A

leave sb/sth out

75
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gut

C1

Personal qualities

A

the courage and strength of mind that it takes to do something difficult or unpleasant

76
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embezzlement

C2

Crimes and punishments

A

the act of stealing money that you are responsible for or that belongs to your employer

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