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• in the face of sth


  despite the problems, difficulties
• what with


  used to list the various reasons for sth (What with the cold weather and his badly fractured leg, the old man hasn't been out for weeks
• be out for sth


  to be very eager to or intent on achieving or obtaining sth / to be absent from one's usual location in order to do or get sth / to be absent from one's usual location or activity for a particular length of time
• fractured (a)


  bị nứt, bị gãy / làm cho rạn nứt (các thành phần trong xh, tổ chức)
• take exception to


  object strongly to
• lest


  để ..... không, để ...... khỏi
• rave review


  good review
• have a head for


  to be good at sth
• head for sth


  if you are heading for a bad situation, you are likely to experience it soon, because of your own actions or behavior (They're heading for disaster if they're not careful.)
• soak up


  hấp thu, tiếp thu (soak up the atmosphere)
• get in


  đến/ thắng, cử / đậu, vào ĐH
• pull up


  chỉ trích, phê phán lỗi lầm của người khác / dừng lại (phương tiện, người tham gia giao thông)
• whatever it may be


  as it may be
• then so it be


  đành chịu như vậy
• every bit as


  equally as
• shutterbug (n)


  a photography enthusiast
• blow your own horn


  khoe khoang
• take the bull by the horns


  deal bravely and decisively with a difficult dangerous or unpleasant situation
• be on the horns of a dilemma


  tình thế tiến thoái lưỡng nan
• receptive (a)


  dễ tiếp thu, lĩnh hội
• lend an ear


  to listen to s.o with sympathy
• cast aspersions on


  to criticize or make damaging remarks or judgments about s.o or s.th
• hesitate about

  do dự
• discontent with


  không hài lòng
• tender (v)

  đưa, đề nghị , đệ (tender your resignation: đệ đơn xin nghỉ việc)
• volatile (a)

  không kiên định, biến động, có thể thay đổi
• consign (v) (sb/sth to sth)


  bỏ lại, giao phó, cất (cgi không cần dùng nữa)
• censure (n)


  sự khiển trách, phê bình
• clutch / grasp at straws


  to be willing to try anything to improve a difficult or unsatisfactory situation even if it has little chance of success
• corruption (n)


  sự tham nhũng
• the man of the hour


  a man of importance at a particular time
• a word of honour


  lời hứa danh dự
• an egg on the face


  look stupid because of sth that you have done
• the top of the morning


  lời chào buổi sáng
• dictator (n)

  kẻ độc tài
• callous (adj)


  nhẫn tâm, chai lỳ
• depraved (adj)


  sa đọa, suy đồi
• benevolent (adj)


  nhân từ
• vicious (adj)


  xấu xa, hằn học
• congressional (adj)


  (thuộc) hội nghị