Vocab

distinguish (v): phân biệt
It's surprising how few people can distinguish between margarine and butter.

impressionable (adj): mẫn cảm
We need to keep an eye on what they se on the net because they are impressionable.

ineptitude (n): vụng về
His social ineptitude results in his being unable to make new friends.

defenseless (adj): không có khả năng chống cự
That shameful act of terrorism against defenseless civilians should be condemned.

public outcry (n): phản đối công khai của quần chúng
The conviction of an innocent man always provokes a public outcry.

passably (adv): tàm tạm
Frankly, I was just passably satisfied with your showing in the last training session.

non-negotiable (adv): không thể thương lượng
That's that! The terms of this agreement are non-negotiable.

acquittal (n): sự trắng án
The trial ended in his acquittal leading to the rolling of happy teats on his mother's face.

disclaim (v): chối bỏ
It is cowardly of them to have disclaimed all responsibility for all the disaster they had caused.

socialize with (v): hòa mình với
She is a kind of woman who does not care much of work but generally socialize only with colleagues for meals, movies or late nights at a club.

take in (v): lừa phỉnh
It is very easy for the undereducated to be taken in by slick-talking salesman.

bargain (n): món hời
I can't believe how cheap these shorts were. They were a real bargain.

got a splitting headache (v): đầu nhức như búa bổ
I have got a splitting headache.

catch on (adj): được ưa chuộng
I don't think this fashion will catch on.

financial backing (n): hỗ trợ tài chính
We need guaranteed financial backing before we can even start the design work.

train of thought: dòng suy nghĩ
The telephone rang and interupted my train of thought.

to be wearing thin (v): trở nên nhạt đi
Lindsay's excuses for being late are beginning to wear rather thin.

By and large (adv): nói chung
By and large the people who come to this club are in their twenties and thirties.

be (in) a shambles (adj): hỗn loạn,
The train service has been a shambles since they introduced the new schedules.

suit to (adj): phù hợp
Is an inexperienced civil servant suited to the task of running the company?