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37 Cards in this Set
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Turbulence |
A situation in which there is a lot of sudden change, trouble, argument and sometimes violence |
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Drudgery |
Hard boring work |
Công việc vất vả cực nhọc |
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Succumb |
To not be able to fight an attack, a temptation |
Thua, k chịu nổi, không chống nổi |
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Grit |
The courage and strength of mind that makes it possible for sb to continue doin st difficult or unpleasant |
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Admonition |
A warning to sb about their behaviour |
Sự răn bảo khuyên trách |
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Rattle st off |
To say st from memory without havibg to think too hard |
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Pulverize |
To defeat or destroy sb/st completely |
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Deadbeat |
A person who is not willing to work, does not behave in a responsible way and does not fit into ordinary society |
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Catch |
A hidden problem or disadvantage |
Cái bẫy |
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Bigwig |
(Informal) a person who has an important or powerful position |
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Name-drop |
To talk about famous people that you have met, often pretendjng that you know them better than u really do, in order to appear more important and special |
Phô trg thanh thế bằng cácch tự nhận có quen vs những người vô danh |
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Delusion |
A false belief or opinion about yourself or your situation |
Sự lừa dối ảo tg |
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Mundane |
Very ordinary and therefore not interesting |
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Inane |
Extremely silly or with no real meaning or importance |
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Mantra |
Specially in Hinduism and Buddhism/ a word or sound that is believed to have a special spiritual power |
Câu thần chú/ cầu khấn |
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Indestructible |
That is very strong and cannot easily be destroyed |
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Construe |
To understand the meaning of a word, a sentence or an action in a particular way |
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Self- aggrandizement |
The process of making yourself seem powerful or important |
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Reinforce |
To make a feeling, an idea, etc stronger |
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Drone on (about st) |
To talk for a long time in a boring way |
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Chromosomes |
NST |
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Flustered |
Nervous and confused, especially because you have a lot to do or are in a hurry |
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On cue |
At exactly the moment u expect or that is appropriate |
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Gulp |
To breathe quickly and deeply cuz you need more air |
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Tormentor |
Sb who causes a person or an animal mental suffering and unhappiness or great physical pain |
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Offensive/ a stupid, unpleasant or unpopular person |
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Marijuana |
Also informal as pot |
Cần sa |
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Unravel |
( of a system, plan, relationship...) to start to fail or no longer stay together as a whole |
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Alienate |
To make sb less friendly towards you |
Làm cho giận ghét, xa lánh |
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Self- absorption |
The fact of only thinking about or being interested in yourself |
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Torpedo |
To destroy |
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Ass-hat |
Vulgar slang- North Americans/ a stupid or contemptible person |
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Blatant |
Very obvious and intentional when this js a bad thing |
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Resilience |
The ability to be happy, successful, etc again after st difficult or bad has happened |
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Excess |
An amount that is more than acceptable, expected or reasonable |
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Run of the mill |
Ordinary, not especial or exciting in any way |
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Tyranny |
Government by a ruler or small group of people who have unlimited power over the people in their country or state and use it unfairly and cruelly |
Chế độ chuyên chế, sự bạo ngc |
