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assist in/with sth
assist somebody in doing something
assist somebody

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/əˈsɪst/ to help somebody to do something
We’ll do all we can to assist you.
They will be ably assisted by our remarkable staff.
We will assist you in finding somewhere to live.

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aging (noun)

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/ˈeɪdʒɪŋ/
(British English usually ageing)
[uncountable]
​the process of growing old

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sufficient

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/səˈfɪʃnt/ enough for a particular purpose; as much as you need

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sufficient >< ????

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insufficient

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reluctant =?? (adj)

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hesitant (adj)

/ˈhezɪtənt/

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unity

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/ˈjuːnəti/ the state of being in agreement and working together; the state of being joined together to form one unit.
(sự thống nhất/ đồng lòng/đồng nhất)

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unity >< ??

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disunity

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on the occasion of something

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Nhân dịp gì đó

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occasion (n)

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dịp

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mark the occasion

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celebrate it

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on an/this/that occasion

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vào dịp này/đó

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curse (n)

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/k3:rs/ lời chửi thể/ lời nguyền

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take/swear an oath of office

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(tuyên thệ)

The next US president will take the oath of office in January.

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under a curse

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bị nguyền rủa

The family thouht that they were under a curse by the witch

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blessing (n)

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/ˈblesɪŋ/ phước lành

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a blessing >< ??

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a curse

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17
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to mention or speak about somebody/something=?

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refer to

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possess

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/pəˈzes/ to have or own something

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lush (adj)

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tươi tốt
lush vegetation
My uncle possess a colosal lush vegetable garden in Da Lat

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lush =???

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luxuriant

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jungle (n)

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an area of tropical forest where trees and plants grow very thickly (rừng nhiệt đới)

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22
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As a meanS of (doing) something

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Một cách/phương tiện để làm gì đó

Ex:Interest rates are used as a means of controlling borrowing.

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Maximize

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/ˈmæksɪmaɪz/ something to increase something as much as possible

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capitalize on sth

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to gain a further advantage for yourself from a situation

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25
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capitalize on sth=??

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take advantage of sth

tận dụng lợi thế

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infrastructure /ˈɪnfrəstrʌktʃə(r)/

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cơ sở hạ tầng

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27
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tendency (for somebody/something) (to do something)

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trend

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28
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tendency to/towards something

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Industry showed a tendency towards increasingly centralized administration.

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29
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ironically (adv) /aɪˈrɒnɪkli/

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in a way that shows that you really mean the opposite of what you are saying; in a way that expresses irony
tro treu thay

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30
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the irony (is) that… (n)

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/’air^ni/
the funny or strange aspect of a situation that is very different from what you expect; a situation like this
su tro treu

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obliging (adj) /əˈblaɪdʒɪŋ/

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= accomodating

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32
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accomodate s.b

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  1. /əˈkɒmədeɪt/ somebody to provide somebody with a room or place to sleep, live or sit
  2. to help somebody by doing what they want
    dap ung, cung cap cho o, giup do, chua.
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sacrifice sth FOR sb/sth (v) /ˈsækrɪfaɪs/

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to give up something that is important or valuable to you in order to get or do something that seems more important for yourself or for another person
She sacraficed her youth to wait for him.

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horde (n)

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/hɔːd/ a large crowd of people

EX: There’re hordes of tourists on this occassion in Hoi An.

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flock (v) to do sth

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/flɒk/ to go or gather together somewhere in large numbers

36
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flock (n)

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bay dan

a flock of sheep

37
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interior

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ɪnˈtɪəriə(r)/
/ɪnˈtɪriər/
​ [countable, usually singular] the inside part of something
EX: the interior of a building/a car

38
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interior >??

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exterior (noun)
/ɪkˈstɪəriə(r)/
​[countable] the outside of something, especially a building

39
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mangrove swamp

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dam lay ngap man

40
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mangrove (n)

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/ˈmæŋɡrəʊv/ a tropical tree that grows in mud or at the edge of rivers and has roots that are above ground

41
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swamp

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/swɒmp/ an area of ground that is very wet or covered with water and in which plants, trees, etc. are growing
*dam lay

42
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synonym of “swamp”

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marsh

43
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disparity (n)

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/dɪˈspærəti/ a DIFFERENCE, especially one connected with unfair treatment

44
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fund

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quy, kinh phi

45
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exploit sth /ɪkˈsplɔɪt/

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to treat a person or situation as an opportunity to gain an advantage for yourself
loi dung. khai thac

46
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laborer /ˈleɪbərə(r)/

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a person whose job involves hard physical work that does not need special skills, especially work that is done outdoors
*ng lao dong

47
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profit margin /ˈprɒfɪt/ /ˈmɑːdʒɪn/

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loi nhuan

EX: to increase profit margins, they would do whatever they could.

48
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wealth gap

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khoang cach giau ngheo

49
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socio-economic (adj) class

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/ˌsəʊsiəʊ ˌiːkəˈnɒmɪk/ tang lop kinh te xa hoi

50
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auction (noun)

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/ˈɔːkʃn/,
[countable, uncountable]
​a public sale in which things are sold to the person who offers the most money for them

51
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bid (v)

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dau thau, dau gia.

EX: I bid 200$ for the painting.

52
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synonym of “bid”?

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tender

53
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compete for/in/on/with/to….

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/kəmˈpiːt/ canh tranh, ganh dua

54
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secure something

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  • get something

* protect from harm

55
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constitute (v)

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/ˈkɒnstɪtjuːt/ to be the parts that together form something

  • Tạo thành, cấu thành
    ex: Does such an activity constitute a criminal offence?
56
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synonym of “constitute”??

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make up, set up, establish

57
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a thriving industry

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mot nen cong nghiep phat trien manh

58
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illegal (adj)

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not allow by the law

59
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alleviate sth (verb)

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to make something less severe

60
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severe (adj)

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/sɪˈvɪə(r)/ extremely bad or serious

61
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ease /iːz/ (v)

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to become less unpleasant, painful or severe; to make something less unpleasant, etc.
*xoa diu

62
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rigid (adjective)

/ˈrɪdʒɪd/

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very strict and difficult to change = inflexible

63
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regulation

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an official rule made by a government or some other authority
*quy tac

64
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rigid regulation

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quy dinh cung ran

65
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evade (doing) something

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/ɪˈveɪd/
to escape from somebody/something or avoid meeting somebody
*tranh ne, tron tranh
Ex: He finds the way to evade rigid regulations in his business.

66
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inflate sth

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/ɪnˈfleɪt/

  1. to fill something or become filled with gas or air
  2. to increase the price of something; to increase in price
67
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inevitable /ɪnˈevɪtəbl/ (adj)

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that you cannot avoid or prevent

68
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synonym of “inevitable “???

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unavoidable

69
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influx /ˈɪnflʌks/

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the fact of a lot of people, money or things arriving somewhere
*su chay vao/ dong chay cua con ng, tien

70
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hazard (n)

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/ˈhæzəd/

something that can be dangerous or cause damage

71
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workforce /ˈwɜːkfɔːs/

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staff

72
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substantial /səbˈstænʃl/

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large in amount, value or importance

*SYNONYM considerable

73
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revolve around

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to move around something in a circle

EX: the earth revolves around the sun.

74
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revolve /rɪˈvɒlv/

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to go in a circle around a central point

75
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neglect sb/sth

/nɪˈɡlekt/

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  1. to fail to take care of sb/sth

2. to not give enough attention to sth

76
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civil unrest /ˈsɪvl/

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tinh trang bat on dan su

77
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civil war

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noi chien

78
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recession (noun)

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/rɪˈseʃn/
​a difficult time for the economy of a country, when there is less trade and industrial activity than usual and more people are unemployed
*suy thoai

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mannerism noun

/ˈmænərɪzəm/

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thoi cau ki, kieu cach

80
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contradict sb/sth (verb)

/ˌkɒntrəˈdɪkt/

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to say that something that somebody else has said is wrong, and that the opposite is true
*noi nguoc lai, cai lai, mau thuan

81
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petty (adjective) crime

/ˈpeti/

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an trom vat

82
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misconduct (noun)

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/ˌmɪsˈkɒndʌkt/

​unacceptable behaviour, especially by a professional person

83
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adverse (adjective)

/ˈædvɜːs/

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​negative and unpleasant;

84
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criminality noun

/ˌkrɪmɪˈnæləti/

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toi ac

85
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intractable /ɪnˈtræktəbl/

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cứng đầu cứng cổ (đối với ng)/ khó chữa (tình huống)

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