NW4 Flashcards
(165 cards)
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thought-provoking
adj
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making you think a lot about a subject
+ book/film
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contagious
/kontei/
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dễ lây qua tiếp xúc, dễ lây
+ disease, laughter, enthusiasm
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resilient
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kiên cường
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pervade (v) của pervasive
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tỏa khắp
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devoid of (adj)
a town devoid of inhabitants
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không có, trống rỗng
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dig sth out
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find sth that have lost or used for a long time
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It’s growing by leaps and bounds
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quickly and a lot
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statistics
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thông tin biểu hiện bằng con số
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preeminent
pri-eminent
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xuất sắc, ưu việt
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quality time
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thời gian chất lượng
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anything under the sun
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everything and anything
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carefree childhood
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childhood with no worries
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deride lots of pleasure
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got lots of pleasure
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a natural (at sports or sth)
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you don’t have to work hard to be good at it
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toot my own horn
I don’ t mean to toot my own horn
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I am the best at it (mang tính khoe khoang)
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in tune with
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to be connected, to have a good understanding of
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unity and solidarity
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tính đoàn kết (cả hai từ)
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obscene = exorbitant amount of money
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immense = excessive = extravagant
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it sounds Greek to me
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if sth sounds confusing
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robust economy
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strong
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we are heading for a recession
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economy goes down
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go through the roof
(inflation, numbers, rates only)
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to go extremely high
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hit an all-time high= to be the highest ever
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cao nhất
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hit rock bottom=at an all-time low
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thấp nhất
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clunky and cumbersome
khó cầm
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flock
to move in large numbers
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rich in history
full of history
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stimulate
kích thích, khuyến khích
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I throw her a curve ball
i ask her something unexpected
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pragmatic
thực tế
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commit to do
decide to do sth
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unconventional/weird clothes
unusual clothes
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eccentric
lập dị
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he sees himself as being
he thinks he is
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offbeat style
unusual
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odd colors socks
socks with different colors
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stout=chubby=plump
rather fat
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flamboyant = exuberant
sặc sỡ, lòe loẹt
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at ease
comfortable and relaxed
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quirky attire
unsual clothes
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to be up to
doing
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bump into
= meet sb by chance
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stumble/come across
find sth by chance
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grapple with
to try to solve the problems
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have sb on= pull sb's leg = wind sb up
tease sb
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put the wind up sb
lằm cho ai căng thẳng
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pull sth off
to succeed in difficult
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have a soft spot for
you like it but hard to explain
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take to = warm up to
i didn't like it, but I'm taking to it/warming to it now (I like it )
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I don't mind it = I can take it or leave it = I don't dislike it
không quan trọng, ko ghét, ko thích
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I don't care much for Ving = It does nothing for me = I can't stand it
I loathe it
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sort out
to get ready
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get myself breakfast
have breakfast
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head off to work/ school
đi làm đến trường
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It's fairly anonymous place
không nổi tiếng
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It's nothing to write home about
nothing special
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there's not much to get up to
there's not much to do
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in one fell swoop
all in one go
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crop up
appear
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There's not a day goes by without
It always happens
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to be bookworm = to be an avid reader
mọt sách
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to have your nose in a book
to read a lot
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to leaf through a book = to turn the pages quickly
flip through
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to be a real gem
to be a valuable find and highly enjoyable
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have me stitches
very funny
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to be a breath of fresh air
to be refresing and new
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to be a real eye-opener
to teach you sth new and provide a new perspective on a topic
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to be a real page-turner (book only)
very exciting
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to be a rollercoaster ride
nhiều twists -> hồi hộp
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to have on the edge of your seat
make me excited
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to be a fast-paced novel
thường về detective novel sherlock holms
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to be a heavy read
to be difficult to read
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# i
i'm clueless= I haven't got a clue
I don't know
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a second bite at the apple
second chance
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to think on your feet
think and react quickly
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utensils
tools for cooking
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play it by ear
improvise, do sth without a plan = to wing it
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come along nicely
to mak good progress
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to give it a bit of a kick
to give it a strong spicy taste
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butter sb up
to praise sb so you can get their help
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the best thing since sliced bread
the best thing ever
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roll the dice
to take a chance
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that mind, mind you
but
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a brisk walk
a quick walk
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be under a lot of strain = have a lot on your plate = stressed out
burnt out
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it's not so much A, that is the problem, it's B
The problem is not really A, is B
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run-off-the-mill
ordinary, usual (action)
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keep track of
follow change,progress
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doubly (adv)
more
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what happens every year is
we do every year
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rigmarole
a complicated, annoying, routine
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knock ... of a product
reduce the price by
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knock off
finish work
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chip in
interrupt by adding a comment
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rabbit on
to talk incessantly
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hash out with
to talk ab sth wwithsb to reach an agreement
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let's wind up
let's finish
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make sb out
understand sb
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drop in
visit sb/ place, without plan
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go round to = go over = pop around to = pop over to
drop in
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turn out = go off
happen in a certain way
| my presentation turned out well
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rub them up
annoy them
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nod off
fall asleep
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to be on the cards
sth is very likely
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to be up in the air
sth is uncertain
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to be in the bag
to be certain you'll get or achive sth
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to be a big ask
to be difficult to do, uiwll need some sacrifice
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to be a walk in the park
to be a breeze = tobe easy
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to be barking up the wrong tree
to have the wrong idea, approach
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to hit the nail on the head
to be completely right ab sb
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no end (ở cuối)
a lot
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not the be-all and end-all
sth is important, but not the only important thing
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to be really clued up on
to know a lot ab sth
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to do your upmost= to give your all
to do your best
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to put your foot wrong
to make mistakés
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sb is a hard act a follow
difficult for anyone else to do as well as them
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pull in
attract (tourists)
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spice it up
make it more interesting
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It's out of this world = It's a cut above the rest = It's outstanding
It's really good
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as old as the hills
very old
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my mind has gone blank
I've forgotten everything
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to take the world by storm = to catch on
become popular
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to turn it on its head
change our understand of it
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all the rage
very fashionable
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to bbea game changer
sth that significantly change the way we do things
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# t
take sb by surprise
to surprise/ astound/ startle sb
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to be cutting edge
| robot waiters are cutting edge
it's very advanced, innovative, and leading the field
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It won't be long before ....
in the near future ....
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go down in history as sth
in the futue we will look back sth as
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it's a doddle
it's easy
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i'm thrilled/chuffed (to bits)
I'm happy
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wicked
cool
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I'm gutted
I'm very unhappy
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i'm knackered
i'm tired
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get some shut eye
take a nap
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compatible
hợp
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fair at (adj)
neither very good nor very bad
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plain>< vague
obvious and clear
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pin your hopes on
đặt hết hy vọng lên
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lurk out here
lẩn trốn ở đây
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very hush-hush
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reflex
phản xạ
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outrageous
sỉ nhục, xúc phạm
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speak ill of
nói xấu ai
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improbable
không chắc (có thực/xảy ra)
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to have a go at = endeavor
| /endeivor/
try to do
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manoevrable
easy to move and direct
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facile
| /fesai/
dễ dàng, dễ dãi
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sentiment
tình cảm
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mental acuity
tính sắc sảo (về trí tuệ)
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indiscrect
vô ý, không cẩn trọng (trong cách nói)
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fatuous
ngu ngốc, ngốc nghếch
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sane
lành mạnh, sảng khoái
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I get up to a lot of things
I do lots of thíng
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(V) dabble in
to do sth casually, not seriously, for fun
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an aficionado = an amateur
nghiệp dư
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try my hand at
try sth new
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unwind = kick back = chill out
relax
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It's a great stress buster
giảm stress
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blow hot and cold
moody, sáng nắng chiều mưa
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cannot sing to save my life
sing sucks
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invade (v) => (adj) invasive
xâm phạm quyền riêng tư
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excusable
chập nhận được vì có lí do chính đnags
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minimalists
p don't want to own anything
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megalomaniac
p obssess with their power
