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65 Cards in this Set
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muse
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nàng thơ
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pizzaz
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lôi cuốn, hấp dẫn
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wall to wall
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one after the other, all day
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to be swayed by something
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to be influenced by, or persuaded by, something
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like a shutter coming down
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this expression means that life had changed for the worse from this moment
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to shrug off
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to break free from
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to step into the fray
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to take up the challenge
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"It's my round"
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It's my turn to buy drinks for the group of people I am with"
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to ease off
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get less
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it's down to (the fact that)
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it's because of
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in this day and age
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an expression which means 'in this modern world with all it's technological advancements'. It's often used to highlight something bad about modern life.
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'that way inclined'
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This expression can mean that you are not very interested in something, or that you do not have the talent to do something well.
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Cockney
cockney accent |
giọng Anh hồi xưa, giọng khu đông London
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to gulp down your drink
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to drink it very fast
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to bray
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the loud noise which donkeys make
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he is not big on that
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he doesn't do it/like it much
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heifer
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bê cái
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comes to the fore
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becomes noticeable, important
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grumpy
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gắt gỏng, cục cằn
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to be sullen/surly/sulky
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to be unfriendly and miserable
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they are their own worst enemies
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they create problems for themselves
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be be solemn
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to be serious and formal
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it strikes me that...
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it seems to me that... I think that...
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husk
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vỏ khô, ho khan
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rummage
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lục lọi
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crockery
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bát đĩa bằng sành
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cul de sac
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ngõ cụt hoặc đường cụt
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to be on the edge of your seat
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if you're 'on the edge of your seat' when you're watching a film, you feel very involved in the action and probably rather scared!
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domesday book
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số điền thổ lập theo lệnh của William the conqueror (1806)
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put on a fire
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dập lửa
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dole out
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phát chuẩn, phát nhỏ giọt
sự phát chuẩn, bố thí |
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piping hot
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very hot
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to instil her with British pride
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to make her feel pleased (proud) to be connected with Britain
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'I'd kill for that dress'
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I really want that dress
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it's captivating
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it's extremely interesting
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to bring someone on
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to train someone and make them better
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rapport
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quan hệ, giao tiếp, hoà hợp
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curator
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người phụ trách (bảo tàng, )
người quản lý, trông nom |
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Up the Arsenal!
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Success to Arsenal!
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dodgy refereeing
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if a referee makes a lot of decisions that people question and disagree with, his work during the match can be described as 'dodgy refereeing'
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heads held high
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unashamed, proud of their effort
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to haggle
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mặc cả
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hair-raising
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dựng tóc gáy
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to have eyes in the back of your head
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an expression which is about the need to see and be aware of what's going on all around you, in every direction
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to be robbed of something
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in this case, to lose a physical ability without having any control over the loss
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cheap and chearful
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fun and not expensive
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lumberjack
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a person who cuts down trees
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a marina
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a man-made port, like a car-park but for boats and yachts
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to do something) flat-out
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to do something at the highest speed or with the highest level of energy
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a skipper
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thuyền trưởng
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pantomime
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a traditional British type of interactive play which is popular around Christmas and the New Year
kịch câm |
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rowdy
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noisy and not very well-behaved
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annual treat
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a special occasion that happens every year
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loo
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toilet
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hey day
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a point in time when something is very popular
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to blot
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to remove liquid by pressing a piece of material on it
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to eyeball someone
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to stare at someone directly and forcefully
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nerve-wracking
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difficult and stressful
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plinth
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chân cột, bệ tượng, chân tường
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down-under
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an expression that means Australia
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caught the imagination
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made people excited and interested
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a nail-biting climax
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a very exciting finish
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things took a turn for the worse
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the situation became bad
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I couldn't care less (about something)
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I really wasn't interested at all
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some celebrities come in for a sitting
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some famous people come in to pose or sit for the artists
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