- expertise (n): a high level of knowledge or skill: trình độ kiến thức hoặc kỹ năng cao

Eg: I've been in this job for 30 years, and I've picked up a good deal of expertise along the way.
- merchandise (n): goods that are bought and sold: hàng hóa
Eg: Shoppers complained about poor quality merchandise and high prices.
- decent (adj): socially acceptable or good: tử tế
Eg: After the recent scandal, the priest is expected to do the decent thing and resign from his position.
- inflate (v): to make something increase in size by filling it with air, or to increase in size when filled
with air: bơm phồng
Eg: He used a bicycle pump to inflate the ball.
- moderate (adj): neither small nor large in size, amount, degree, or strength: không nhỏ cũng không lớn
về kích thước, số lượng, mức độ hoặc sức mạnh, ôn hòa
Eg: Imposing sanctions is a moderate action when you consider that the alternative is military
intervention.
- procedure (n): a set of actions that is the official or accepted way of doing something: thủ tục, quy trình
Eg: The company has new procedures for dealing with complaints.
- managerial (adj): relating to managers or management: thuộc cấp quản lý
Eg: Those who want to move into a managerial position are offered training and mentoring.
- at heart: really; basically: tận đáy lòng
Eg: He seems rather stern, but he is at heart a very kind man.
- at issue: most important in what is being discussed: quan trọng nhất trong những gì đang được thảo luận,
được đề cập
Eg: These schools didn't meet official standards and therefore weren't eligible to receive the money at
issue.
- dumb down: to present news or information in a simpler way which is easier to understand by reducing
its quality: đơn giản hóa
Eg: The news on TV has definitely been dumbed down by the broadcasters.
- boil down to: to amount to; to indicate as a final analysis or judgement: tóm lại
Eg: What it boils down to is that you have to make a choice between family and career.
- (as) keen as mustard: very eager and interested in everything: hớn hở, nhiệt tình, hăng hái hết sức
Eg: If you are keen as mustard to be one of the first to complete your Lion King collectors case, you might
be interested in this listing spotted on eBay.
- clear up: to make a place tidy by removing things from it or putting them where they should be: dọn dẹp
Eg: Dad was clearing up in the kitchen.
- clear off: to go away: ra đi
Eg: She told him to clear off and stop annoying her
- institute (v): to start or cause a system, rule, legal action, etc. to exist: xây dựng, tiến hành
Eg: She is threatening to institute legal proceedings against the hospital.
- inscribe (v): to carve or write: khắc
Eg: The monument was inscribed with the names of the men who died in the war
- instill (v): to put a feeling, idea, or principle gradually into someone’s mind, so that it has a strong
influence on the way the person lives: dần dần đưa một cảm giác, ý tưởng hoặc nguyên tắc vào tâm trí ai
đó để nó có ảnh hưởng mạnh mẽ đến cách sống của người đó, truyền cho
Eg: My parents instilled in me a love of reading.
- inspect (v): to look at, or examine, carefully or formally: kiểm tra
Eg: The detective inspected the bloodstains on the carpet.
- accord (v): to treat someone specially, usually by showing respect: tôn trọng
Eg: The massed crowds of supporters accorded him a hero's welcome.
- avert (v): to prevent: ngăn ngừa
Eg: Disaster was averted due to the quick thinking of the pilot.
- avail (v): to help or be useful to someone or something: giúp ích gì
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Eg: Our efforts availed us nothing
- cut to the chase: to talk about or deal with the important parts of a subject and not waste time with
things that are not important: đi thẳng vào vấn đề
Eg: I didn't have long to talk so I cut to the chase and asked whether he was still married.
- presumably (adv): used to say what you think is the likely situation: có lẽ
Eg: They can presumably afford to buy a bigger apartment.
- supposedly (adv): used to show that you do not believe that something you have been told is true: được
cho là
Eg: The tickets are supposedly in the mail.
- distinct (adj): clearly noticeable; that certainly exists: rõ ràng đáng chú ý; điều đó chắc chắn tồn tại, đặc
trưng
Eg: There's a distinct smell of cigarettes in here.
- plain (adj): not decorated in any way; with nothing added: không được trang trí dưới bất kỳ hình thức
nào; không có gì thêm vào, đơn giản
Eg: We've chosen a plain carpet and patterned curtains.
- take the initiative: to be the first one to do something, esp. to solve a problem: chủ động
Eg: Don't be afraid to take the initiative and say what you think.
- switch off: to make a machine or piece of equipment stop or start working by pressing a switch: tắt
Eg: Mobiles must remain switched off throughout the flight.
- let out: When something that people go to, such as school or a show, lets out, it ends and everyone
leaves: Khi một thứ gì đó mà mọi người đi đến, chẳng hạn như trường học hoặc buổi biểu diễn, diễn ra, nó
kết thúc và mọi người rời đi, cho nghỉ
Eg: When does school let out for the summer?
- wind up: to come to be in a particular situation or condition, esp. a bad one: đến trong một tình huống
hoặc điều kiện cụ thể
Eg: If you aren’t careful lifting weights, you could wind up hurting yourself.
- set/put sb’s mind at rest/ease: to stop someone from worrying about something: ngăn chặn ai đó lo
lắng về điều gì đó, khiến ai đó yên tâm
Eg: Chris phoned to say they'd arrived safely, so that really put my mind at rest.
- condescending (adj): treating someone as if you are more important or more intelligent than them: trịch
thượng
Eg: I hate the way he's so condescending to his staff!
- morale (n): the amount of confidence felt by a person or group of people, especially when in a
dangerous or difficult situation: tinh thần, nhuệ khí
Eg: A couple of victories would improve the team's morale enormously.
- likewise (adv): in the same way: tương tự
Eg: Just water these plants twice a week, and likewise the ones in the bedroom.
- retrospect (n): thinking now about something in the past: bây giờ đang nghĩ về điều gì đó trong quá
khứ, nhìn lại
Eg: I'm sure my university days seem happier in retrospect than they really were.
- hold (down) the fort: to have responsibility for something while someone is absent: tạm thời tiếp quản
một nơi nào khi người phụ trách đi vắng
Eg: I'll be out of the office for a few hours - will you hold the fort until I get back?
- to be quite frank with sb: one is speaking frankly or honestly: Ngay thật đối với ai, thành thật mà nói
Eg: To be quite frank, I'm not sure if this plan will be successful.
- put/lay your cards on the table: to be honest about your feelings and intentions: giải thích những gì
bạn biết hay nghĩ một cách thành thật
Eg: I thought it was time I laid my cards on the table, so I told him that I had no intention of marrying
him.