vocabulary

• newlyweds(n) newly married couples


  cặp vợ chồng mới cưới
• other than(idiom) except


  trừ, ngoài
• in other words (idiom) to explain it more clearly


  Nói cách khác
• meet a deadline:to fulfil, satisfy, or achieve


  hoàn thành đúng hạn
• one after another (idiom)first one person or thing and then another, followed by more


  lần lượt 
• doom(v)to make someone or something certain to do or experience something unpleasant, or to make something bad certain to happen (+to inf)


  kết án, kết tội
• hectic(adj) full of activity, or very busy and fast:


  bận bịu
• Complaint -> can't you?

  Request -> could you?

  Invitation -> won't you?

  Polite command -> will you?

  Express sympathy -> are they?

  Suggestion with “Let's” -> shall we?

  ought to -> shouldn't

  used to -> didn't/weren't/wasn't

  everybody, everyone,

  somebody, someone. all of

  them, some of them, each

  of them... -> (negative)question tag + they

  nobody, no one, neither of

  them, none of them... -> question tag + they

  everything, something... -> (negative) question tag + it

  nothing... -> question tag + it
• paid leave(n)time allowed away from work for holiday, illness, etc. during which you receive your normal pay


  nghỉ phép có lương 
• reassure(v)to comfort someone and stop them from worrying


  trấn an
• disrepair(n)the state of being broken or old and needing to be repaired

  -> fall into disrepair


  tình trạng hư nát
• renovate(v)to repair and improve something, especially a building


  nâng cấp, cải tiến, đổi mới, sửa chữa lại, hồi phục lại
• keep your hand in(idiom)to practise a skill often enough so that you do not lose the skill


  luyện tập
• go/fall to pieces(idiom) to become unable to think clearly and control your emotions because of something unpleasant or difficult that you have experienced


  Không tự chủ được
• at the (very) latest:used to emphasize that something must happen or be done before a stated time or day


  chậm nhất là..., trễ nhất là....., muộn nhất là.....
• sweep something under the carpet : to hide a problem or try to keep it secret instead of dealing with it


  giấu kín
• to and fro(adv,adj)in one direction and then in the opposite direction, a number of times


  Qua lại
• go on strike


  đình công
• adulate(v)to admire or praise someone very much, especially when this is more than is deserved


  nịnh hót
• corrupt(adj)dishonestly using your position or power to get an advantage, especially for money


  nhận của đút lót; ăn hối lộ; tham nhũng
• hypocrite(n)someone who says they have particular moral beliefs but behaves in way that shows these are not sincere


  kẻ đạo đức giả
• condemn(v)to criticize something or someone strongly, usually for moral reasons


  lên án
• deft(adj)skilful, clever, or quick


  khéo léo
• circumvent(v) to avoid something, especially cleverly or illegally


  tránh
• contradictory(adj)If two or more facts, pieces of advice, etc. are contradictory, they are very different from each other


  mâu thuẫn
• derogatory(adj)showing strong disapproval and not showing respect


  xúc phạm,lăng mạ
• arouse (v) to cause someone to have a particular feeling


  khuấy động,khơi gợi
• pique(v)to excite or cause interest


  khêu gợi
• pique someone's curiosity, interest,…(idiom) to make someone interested in something and want to know more about it


  khêu gợi tính tò mò,…
• desolate (adj)

  -(A desolate place) is empty and not attractive, with no people or nothing pleasant in it

  -(person)extremely sad and feeling alone -> feel desolate 


  -hoang vắng

  -lẻ loi
• fallacious (adj) not correct


  sai
• compunctious (adj) 


  hối hận
• remorse (n) a feeling of sadness and being sorry for something you have done


  sự ăn năn,hối hận
• chagrin (n)disappointment or anger, especially when caused by a failure or mistake


  sự tủi nhục
• cavalier (adj) not considering other people's feelings or safety


  dửng dưng
• panacea (n) something that will solve all problems


  thuốc bách bệnh
• cure-all (n) something that people think will solve any problem or cure any illness


  thuốc bách bệnh
• quixotic (adj) having or showing ideas that are different and unusual but not practical or likely to succeed


  viển vông
• pragmatic (adj)solving problems in a sensible way that suits the conditions that really exist now, rather than obeying fixed theories, ideas, or rules


  thực tế
• scrupulous (adj)

  • extremely honest 
  • doing everything correctly and exactly as it should be done

  -trung thực

  - tỉ mỉ, kỹ tính