- Draw a angry/sad/etc response from sb

- To be little prospect of sb V-ing=To be fat chance sb V-ing

- To be in complete contrast to sth
- To give one’s verdict= To say what one has decided
- To incur one’s wrath= To make one angry

E.g: She had incurred the wrath of her father by marrying without his
consent

- To bear the brunt of=To take and suffer full force or consequences of

E.g: Schools will bear the brunt of cuts in government spending.

- To hold be in very high esteem= To esteem sb highly

+ A highly esteemed scientist

- Accept sth as a token of one’s esteem= _________one’s appreciation

and respect
- Do sth every hour/day/month/etc= Do sth at hourly/daily/monthly/etc
intervals
- There to be no sign of sb/sth= Sb/sth hasn’t turned up
- To be exclusive to (a story, club,…): Chỉ có riêng tại cửa hàng đó
- To be lacked in number: Used to refer to a group or collection of sth
that is not as large or crowded as one would expect.
- To go against the grain: If something goes against the grain, you would
not usually do it because it would be unusual.

E.g: These days it goes against the grain to show too

much respect for authority.

- Poach(v) => Poacher(n): kẻ xâm nhập

- Gratify(v): thỏa mãn, hạnh phúc
 Gratification: niềm thỏa mã
- Callous(n): vô cảm, thờ ơ 1 cách độc ác
 Callouness
- Least of all: especially not

E.g: It’s hard to believe that anyone would purposely harm a child, least of
all its own mother
- Virtue:

1) a good moral quality in a person

Eg: Patience is a virtue

2) an advantage or good thing

E.g: Would there be any virtue in taking an earlier train?

3) By virtue of=Because of, As a result of

E.g: She succeeded by virtue of her tenacity(=persistence) rather than

her talent.

4) Make a virtue out of sth: make an advantage out of a bad situation

E.g: When he lost his driver's license, he made a virtue out of necessity
and got in shape by riding his bike to work.

- An ace up your sleeve/in the hole: secret knowledge or skill that will
give you an advantage.

E.g: The prime minister still has several other aces up his sleeve.

- An abundance of caution: the fact that sb is being extremely careful

to avoid a risk, even a small one.

E.g: The airline said that, out of an abundance of caution, they would
temporarily fround their entire fleet (hạm đội) of planes.

- An accident waiting to happen:

1) A very dangerous situation in which an accident is very likely.

E.g: A lot of the city's buildings are accidents waiting to happen.

2) a person that is likely to cause trouble

E.g: There were times, especially early in his career, when he looked like
an accident waiting to happen.
- An acquired taste: sth you need to take time to enjoy

E.g: Olives are an acquired taste.

- Flavour of the month: a person or thing that enjoys a short period of

great popularity

E.g: Social networking is no longer the flavour of the month among

investors.

- Confer(v):

1) Talk together and exchange ideas, usu. With the intention of reaching a
decision.

E.g: I need to confer with my lawyer.

2) Give an honor, official title, or ability to sb

E.g: The US Constitution confers certain powers on the president.

- Be overcome with emotion: bị choáng ngợp với cảm xúc

E.g: Be overcome with emotion and burst into tears.

- Weave=>Woven(V3)

(1) Be woven into sth: đc dệt thành

E.g: This type of wool is woven into fabric which will make jackets.

(2) Weave sth and sth together: dệt 2 cái gì đấy vào với nhau

(3) Weave sth from/out of sth: Dệt cái gì từ cái gì

E.g: It takes great skill to weave a basket from/out of rushes.

(4): form sth from several different things or to combine several different
things, in a complicated or skilled way.

E.g: The biography is woven from the many accounts which exist of things
she did.
- Aptitude(n):

1): a natural ability to do sth

E.g: Children with an aptitude for painting.

2) suitability or fitness

E.g: Aptitude of expression

- Treasure trove: a place full of sth good

E.g: A treasure trove of information.

A Roman soldier's pay, found by a metal detector enthusiast in

Norfolk, has
been declared treasure trove.

- Muster:

(1) (v) assemble (troops)

E.g: 17,000 men had been mustered on Haldon Hill.

(2) (v) thu thập (số liệu/số lượng)

E.g: The city council was unable to muster enough votes to pass the
measure.

(3) (n) cuộc tập hợp quân đội

E.g: He attended the musters, which were called to train all able-bodied
(physically healthy) men.

(4) a group of peacocks

E.g: A muster of peacock.

- Lag behind: move more slowly than sb/sth else so that you are behind
them.
 E.g: Britain is lagging far behind the rest of Europe on this issue.

- Turbenlence
(1)(n): a state of confusion, w/o any order.=Shambles
(2)(n) strong, uneven currents(=wind/movements) in air or water.

- Take up residence/residency: go to live somewhere

E.g: She took up permanent residence in Canada.

- Appreciably(adv)=Considerably

E.g: Her health has improved appreciably since she changed her
treatment.

- (Un)Intelligible=(In)comprehensible
 (Un)intelligibility

- Dedicate(v):
(1)Cống hiến, tận tâm với cgi đó
(2)If you dedicate a book, play, performance, etc., to someone or
something, you say publicly that it is in honor of that person or thing.
E.g: The book is dedicated to my wife.
(3)When a building, especially a religious building, is dedicated, there is
a ceremony at which it is formally opened for use
and its particular purpose is stated.
E.g: The church was dedicated on 1 March 1805.

=> Dedicated(adj):

(1): believing that an activity or idea is important and giving a lot

of energy and time to it.

(2): designed to be used for one particular purpose.

E.g: A dedicated computer/channel/etc

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