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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

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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