List 1 Flashcards by Duy Nghi

Try it on for size

Try, consider somthing to make a decision/ form opinon about it

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mortality

he state of being a human, and knowing that all human beings must die

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get knots in my stomach

used to say that a person has an unpleasant and tight feeling in the stomach, usually from nervousness. Her stomach was in knots as she awaited the start of competition.

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a very dark chapter in my life

boring, awful time

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beat a dead horse

remind something already done

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Get it off your chest

Just say what you think, speak out

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ruckus

informal a noisy argument or confused situation

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Sooner or later, we would all become responsible adults

Nice phrase

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Pawnbroker/ pawnshop

Cam do : A pawnbroker is an individual or business that offers secured loans to people, with items of personal property used as collateral

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di‧gi‧tal

/ˈdɪdʒətl/ , nhan am 1

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in‧tact

not broken, damaged, or spoiled
Only the medieval tower had remained intact.
His reputation survived intact.

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Science moves ….

at the speed of light

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butter-face

a woman with an attractive body, but an ugly face. (Etymology: she’s hot “but her face.”)

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pre‧ten‧tious /prɪˈtenʃəs/

if someone or something is pretentious, they try to seem more important, intelligent, or high class than they really are in order to be impressive

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sworn enemy

Ke thu truyen kiep lol

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childhood trauma

Co cuc, kho khan luc nho

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But most importantly

De cap cai quan trong nhat

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I firmly believe

I strongly believe

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em‧pire

/ˈempaɪə $ -paɪr , đế chế

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Look! I’m going to be straight with you

I’m gonna be honest with you

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I could go on …

But i think I’ve made my point

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par‧a‧dox /ˈpærədɒks

It’s a paradox that in such a rich country there can be so much poverty.

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One door closes

Another one opens

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I think It’s her time of the month

Đến tháng

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Come for the breasts

Stay for the brains

Bring something into

the equation (ekwaizon) = consider

for the purpose of

Doing something

WORM INTO

len lỏi vào

You're driving me

CRAZY , làm muốn điên ah

social protocol

It's what you do when ....

It just takes one bad decision

It just takes one bad decision to derail a corporate image.

Without any further ado

Còn chần chờ gì nữa

ex‧haus‧tion

ɪɡˈzɔːstʃən $

BE THERAPEUTIC: /ˌθerəˈpjuːtɪk/

Learning how to draw a painting with classmates can help children build teamwork skills, and this activity is also therapeutic.

AN ESCAPE FROM THE BOREDOM OF SOMETHING

Because today's people are usually stressed and tired at work, traveling is their escape from the boredom of monotonous tasks, hence the recent boom in the tourism industry.

rev‧e‧la‧tion

/ˌrevəˈleɪʃən/

Our results speak for themselves

prove

History suggests you will ....

Lich su da cho thay/ chung minh

owl

/aʊl

Commensurate

Tuong xung

It occured to me that

Toi nhan ra rang

face sharp cristicism

ramifications

results consequences

The stakes

couldn't be higher / There is a lot of potential damage, risk

No hard feelings

After argueing

To fall out with s.o

To disagree, argue with some one

make an awkward faux pas

say/ do something embarassing in public

expressive

bieu cam , expressively

the backbone to something

the most important element

extraordinary evidence of

Something (human creativity)

My contention is that

a strong opinion that someone expresses

If you are not prepared to be wrong

You will never come up with anything original

... being devided into compartments

smaller enclosed space inside something larger (PART)

hit the hay

go to bed

..... Something tops

Toi da, maximum la

au‧to‧mo‧bile

/ˈɔːtəməbiːl

resign

rezain

Tex‧as /ˈteksəs/

ˈteksəs/

I sense like I've crossed some

sorts of line

cos‧met‧ics /kɒzˈmetɪks

/kɒzˈmetɪks

irrigate

tuoi tieu

an‧i‧me /ˈænɪmeɪ,

Well, it's not a cartoon. It;s a anime

consecutive years

in a row

suburban

central

protein

prautin ( 2 am)

nauseated

mac oi feel that they are going to vomit | Ex : The nauseating fear that machine technology will replace all living species has subsided in my mind.

con‧sul‧tant

/kənˈsʌltənt/

heu‧ris‧tic /hjʊˈrɪstɪk/

Là phương pháp tiếp cận bằng cảm tính, mang tính kinh nghiệm,

I can't stress how

key this is ...... Tôi không thể nhấn mạnh quan trọng

The heart wants

what the heart wants

make a pact

promise

al‧tru‧is‧m

/ˈæltru-ɪzəm/ | While charity and altruism are great, they do not show up often enough to sustain a society.

kin‧ship /ˈkɪnʃɪp/

a strong connection between people / family | kinship altruism

al‧tru‧is‧tic

``` altruistic behaviour shows that you care about and will help other people, even though this brings no advantage for yourself # selfish ```

idiosyncratic

/ˌɪdiəsɪnˈkrætɪk◂

re‧make1 /ˈriːmeɪk/

/ˈriːmeɪk/

me‧di‧o‧cre

ˌmiːdiˈəʊkə◂

e‧nun‧ci‧ate /ɪˈnʌnsieɪt/

1 [intransitive, transitive] to pronounce words clearly and carefully 2 [transitive] formal to express an idea clearly and exactly

i‧deal‧ly

/aɪˈdɪəli/ - nhan am 2

bulk‧y

/ˈbʌlki/

Well, I wouldn't put it

exactly that waty

pher·o·mone

a chemical substance produced and released into the environment by an animal, especially a mammal or an insect, affecting the behavior or physiology of others of its species.

gar‧age1

/ˈɡærɪdʒ, -ɑːʒ $ ɡəˈrɑːʒ/

If memory serves

Nếu nhớ không lầm

pri‧ma‧ri‧ly

/ˈpraɪmərəli $ praɪˈmerəli/

put a face

to the name ==> Gặp mặt trực tiếp

com‧pas‧sion‧ate

/kəmˈpæʃənət/ | feeling sympathy for people who are suffering

Confession can

Release a tortured soul

nar‧cis‧sis‧m /ˈnɑːsɪsɪzəm

when someone is too concerned about their appearance or abilities or spends too much time admiring them – used to show disapproval He went to the gym every day, driven purely by narcissism.

cli‧ché

ˈkliːʃeɪ $ kliːˈʃeɪ/ | an idea or phrase that has been used so much that it is not effective or does not have any meaning any longer

dev‧a‧stat‧ed

/ˈdevəsteɪtɪd/ | feeling extremely shocked and sad

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