- curdle (v): if a liquid curdles, or you curdle it, it gets thicker and develops lumps – đông lại, vón

cục
e.g. The episode curdles a bit while looking for a sweet ending, but it is otherwise solid enough.
- putative (adj): generally thought to be or to exist, even if this may not really be true – giả định, cho là
e.g. The putative leader of the terrorist cell was arrested yesterday.
- to initiate (v): to cause something to begin – bắt đầu, khởi xướng
e.g. He is credited with initiating several new literary forms.
- benefactor (n): someone who gives money to help an organization, society, person ân nhân, nhà hảo tâm
e.g. They hope to find a benefactor, and turn the factory into a museum.
- controvert (v): to say or show that something is not true – tranh luận, bàn luận, phủ nhận, phản đối
e.g. This theory was subsequently controverted by several researchers in the same field.
- the back of beyond: a place far away from any big town – xa xôi hẻo lánh
e.g. They live in some village in the back of beyond.
- crashing (n): loud noises made when things break or fall – tiếng vỡ, tiếng đổ
e.g. I could hear crashing in the next room.
- blazing (adj): very bright and hot; powerful and impressive – rực sáng, sáng chói, nóng rực
e.g. We quickly grew tired in the blazing sunshine.
- light-headed (adj): to feel weak and as if you are going to lose your balance – choáng váng
e.g. She'd had a couple of glasses of champagne and was starting to feel light-headed.
- at sb’s fingertips: if you have information at your fingertips, you can get it and use it very easily – sẵn có
e.g. He has all the latest statistics at his fingertips.
- put someone’s foot in it: to say something by accident that embarrasses or upsets someone
e.g. I really put my foot in my mouth – I asked her if Jane was her mother, but she said Jane is her sister.
- be like chalk and cheese: to be completely different from each other –khác nhau hoàn toàn
e.g. My brother and I are like chalk and cheese.
- in the event of st: if something happens – trong trường hợp nào đó
e.g. In the event of a strike, the army will take over responsibility for firefighting.
- to call on sb: to ask formally for someone to do something – yêu cầu ai làm gì
e.g. They called on the company to reverse its decision.
- to break off st: to separate a part from a larger piece, or to become separate – bẻ cái gì
e.g. He broke off a piece of chocolate.
- to gratify (v): to please someone, or to satisfy a wish or need – làm hài lòng, làm vừa lòng,
e.g. We were gratified by the response to our appeal.
-to ingratiate oneself: to make sb like you by praising or trying to please them – làm ai đó yêu mến mình
e.g. He's always trying to ingratiate himself with his boss.
- indeed (adv): really or certainly, often used to emphasize something – thực vậy, quả thực
e.g. Indeed, it could be the worst environmental disaster in Europe this century.
- whatsoever (adv): used after a negative phrase to add emphasis to the idea that is being expressed
e.g. I can honestly say that I have no interest whatsoever in the royal family.
- be/get carried away: to become so excited about st that you do not control what you say or do – mất bình
tĩnh
e.g. The manager warned his young players not to get carried away by the emotion of the occasion.
- to stir st up: to cause an unpleasant emotion or problem to begin or grow – gợi lại
e.g. The photographs stirred up some painful memories.
- to call someone out: to criticize sb or ask them to explain their actions – chỉ trích, yêu cầu giải trình về
e.g. If he did anything wrong, I'd be the first to call him out on it.
- to see (sb) down (to st or some place): To escort or accompany one to a lower level or position tiễn ai,
đưa ai tới
e.g. Thank you for taking the time to come in and talk to us. Larry here will see you down to the lobby.
- on (an) impulse: because you suddenly want to, although you haven't planned to
e.g. She decided, on an impulse, to get in touch with some of her old classmates.
-to throw st up: if you throw up your job, you choose to leave it or stop doing it – nghỉ việc
e.g. He's thrown up his job and gone off to Africa to work for a children's charity.
- to set st down: to write or print st, especially to record it in a formal document – ghi lại
e.g. The rules of the club are set down in the members' handbook.
- to fall off: if the amount, rate, or quality of st falls off, it becomes smaller or lower – giảm
e.g. Membership of the club has fallen off in recent months.
- to walk out: to leave an event such as a meeting , performance because you are angry, disapprove of rời đi
e.g. All the parents walked out of the meeting in protest.
- to stick to one’s guns: to continue to have your beliefs or continue with a plan of action, giữ quan điểm
e.g. Despite harsh criticism, she's sticking to her guns on this issue.
-to take/pick up the slack: to improve a situation by doing st that someone else has not done or not
completed đảm nhận thay ai
e.g. With our best player injured, other players have to pick up the slack.
- to sell like hot cakes: to be bought quickly and in large numbers – đắt hàng
e.g. With-profits bonds have sold like hot cakes to older people looking for a low-risk, high return for their
money.
- to hit the nail on the head: to describe exactly what is causing a situation or problem - nói điều chính xác
e.g. I think Mick hit the nail on the head when he said that what's lacking in this company is a feeling of
confidence.
-to jeopardize (v): to put st such as a plan or system in danger of being harmed or damaged - ảnh hưởng xấu
e.g. She knew that by failing her finals she could jeopardize her whole future.
- to pat someone on the back: to praise someone for doing something good – khen ngợi
e.g. You all deserve a pat on the back for making this possible.
- impediment (n): something that makes difficult or impossible – trở ngại, chướng ngại vật
e.g. In a number of developing countries, war has been an additional impediment to progress.
- qualitatively (adv): in a way that relates to how good or bad something is – định tính, chất lượng
e.g. This theft of data was qualitatively different than anything we've ever seen before.
- self-inflicted (adj): if an injury or a problem is self-inflicted, you have caused it yourself – tự gây ra
e.g. His staff problems are self-inflicted, the product of his poor judgment and bad choices.
- decolonisation (n): the process in which a country that was previously a colony– phi thực dân hóa
e.g. He was an ambassador in western Africa during a period of decolonization.
- malfunction (n): to fail to work or operate correctly – trục trặc
e.g. Shortly before the crash the pilot had reported a malfunction of the aircraft's navigation system.
- to estrange (v): to cause sb to no longer have a friendly relationship with others – chia cắt, xa rời
e.g. Her lifestyle estranged her from her parents.
- the outset (n): the beginning – ban đầu
e.g. I told him at the outset I wasn't interested.
- free hand (n): the right or authority to do anything you consider necessary – quyền tự quyết
e.g. The company's given me a free hand to negotiate a deal.
- incomprehensible (adj): impossible or extremely difficult to understand – khó hiểu, không thể hiểu được
e.g. The writing ability of some of the students was so poor that their essays were almost incomprehensible.