-to accomplish (v): to succeed in doing or completing something thực hiện , hoàn thành

e.g. New technology means that astronomers can accomplish in a single night what once took years.
-to devastate st (v): to completely destroy a place or an area phá hủy
e.g. The bomb devastated much of the old part of the city.
- to ignite (v): to start to burn; to make something start to burn cháy, bốc cháy
e.g. The fuel spontaneously ( tự phát) ignites because of the high temperature and pressure.
- to install (v): to put furniture, a machine, or a piece of equipment into position and make it ready to
use lắp đặt
e.g. The plumber is coming tomorrow to install the new washing machine.
- sympathy (n): (an expression of) understanding and care for someone else's suffering sự cảm thông
e.g. The President has sent a message of sympathy to the relatives of the dead soldiers.
-to make reference to st : to mention đề cập tới
e.g. She made no reference to our agreement.
- to have a go at st/Ving : to try to do something : thử
e.g. I asked him if I could have a go at writing the proposal.
-to elaborate on sth: to expand on a particular topic or idea nói chi tiết về
e.g. He said he was resigning but did not elaborate on his reasons.
- in sb’s heart of hearts: in your most secret and true thoughts chân thực , thành thực
e.g. She knew in her heart of hearts that she was making the wrong decision.
- to be out of work: unemployed thất nghiệp
e.g. Joe was out of work for nearly six months after the economy crashed.
- to be out of order: a machine or device that is out of order is broken and does not work bị hỏng
e.g. All elevators in the building are currently out of order.
- to scream blue murder: to show your anger about something, especially by shouting or complaining
very loudly tức giận về
e.g. People are screaming blue murder about the amount of traffic going through their town.
-to confirm st (v): to make a position, an agreement, etc. more definite or official; to establish
somebody/something clearly xác nhận
e.g. It has been confirmed that the meeting will take place next week.
-to make a good impression on: to cause someone to notice and admire you gây ấn tượng tốt cho
e.g. It’s a performance that’s sure to make a good impression on the judges.
- to put off: to make somebody lose interest in or enthusiasm for something/somebody làm cho ai k
thích gì , mất đi niềm đam mê
e.g. He was put off science by bad teaching.
- to leave somebody/something out (of something): to not include or mention somebody/something in
something bỏ rơi, bỏ lại
e.g. He hadn't been asked to the party and was feeling very left out.
- skip (v): to leave out something that would normally be the next thing that you would do, read, etc.bỏ
qua
e.g. You can skip the next chapter if you have covered the topic in class.
-to do st for good: permanently vĩnh viễn
e.g. A few shots of this drug cleared up the disease for good.
- now and then: occasionally thỉnh thoảng
e.g. We do go to the library now and then, but not as often as we should.
- once in a while: occasionally đôi lúc
e.g. Everybody makes a mistake once in a while.
- to establish st (v): to start or create an organization, a system, etc. that is meant to last for a long time
thiết lập, thành lập
e.g. The proposal would establish a system of inspections of prisons worldwide.
- to set sth up: to create something or start it tạo dựng , thiết lập ,
e.g. She wants to repay the committee for the help she received when setting up the business.
- to take a fancy to: to become fond of, often suddenly or unexpectedly thích
e.g. They bought that house because they took a fancy to it.
-to keep an eye on sb/sth: to take care of somebody/something and make sure that they are not harmed,
damaged, etc. để mắt đén
e.g. We've asked the neighbours to keep an eye on the house for us while we are away.
-to get a kick out of sth/sb: to feel amusement, delight or excitement about something or someone hào
hứng , thích thú
e.g. My kids really got a kick out of our new car.
- to kick up a fuss about sth: to show great anger about something, especially when this does not seem
necessary tức giận
e.g. He kicked up a tremendous fuss about having to wait.
-to put away: to save money to spend later để dành
e.g. She has a few thousand dollars put away for her retirement.
- undoubtedly (adv): used to emphasize that something exists or is definitely true : k nghi ngờ
e.g. She is an artist whose work will undoubtedly withstand the test of time.
-to be of concern to: if something is of concern to you, you think it is important and you feel worried
about it quan tâm tới
e.g. It’s an issue of major concern to employers.
- to catch on: to become popular or fashionable phổ biến
e.g. He invented a new game, but it never really caught on.
-to shrink from sth: to be unwilling to do something that is difficult or unpleasant k định làm gì
e.g. We made it clear to them that we would not shrink from confrontation.
- to be out of the question: impossible or not allowed and therefore not worth discussing k thể ,
e.g. For the homeless, private medical care is simply out of the question.
-to see advantage/point in st /Ving : to understand or appreciate the meaning, reason, or importance of
(doing) something thấy dc lợi ích khi làm gì
e.g. I'm just not really sure I see the point in taking classes over the whole summer just so I can graduate
a semester early.
- to make allowances for: to allow somebody to behave in a way that you would not usually accept,
because of a problem or because there is a special reason châm chước , k tính đến
e.g. We have to make allowances for his lack of experience.