1.insight              :sự nhìn thấu được bên trong sự vật, sự hiểu thấu được bên trong sự vật; sự hiểu biết sâu sắc, sự sáng suốt

 2.c'onscience -consciences truck(adj-cắn rức lương tâm)-conscienceless =unconscientious= unconscionable (vô_)-

  - conscientious objector   người từ chối nhập ngũ vì lương tâm thấy không đúng

 -a clear consciencee laught at false accusations; a clear conscilence ia s sure car

 lương tâm trong sạch thì chẳng sợ ai nói ra nói vào; cây ngay chẳng sợ chết đứng

 -conscience clause

 điều khoản trong một đạo luật tôn trọng lương tâm những người liên can

 -conscience money

 tiền nộp vì lương tâm cắn rứt; tiền trả lại vì lương tâm cắn rứt

 -for consicience' sake

 vì lương tâm

 -the freedom (liberty) of conscience              tự do tín ngưỡng

 -to get something off one's conscience      giũ sạch điều gì khỏi lương tâm; yên tâm không băn khoăn thắc mắc về điều gì

 -to go against one's conscience           làm trái với lương tâm

 -a good conscience is a constant feast; a good conscience is a soft pillow              lòng thanh thản ăn ngon ngủ yên

 -to have something on one's conscience                có điều gì băn khoăn day dứt trong lương tâm

 -to have the conscience to so (say) something            có gan (dám) làm (nói) cái gì

 -in all conscience           (thông tục) chắc chắn; thành thật, hết lòng

 -to make something a matter of conscience                coi cái gì là có bổn phận phải làm

 -to speak (tell) one's conscience          nói thẳng, nói hết những ý nghĩ của mình không giấu giếm gì cả

3.(un)exceptional=unusually good=  outstanding

At the age of five he showed exceptional talent as a musician.

 This deadline will be extended only in exceptional (very unusual)circumstances.

4.novice =beginner

-I'm a complete novice (=a person who is new and has little experience in a skill, job or situation)  at skiing

-a person who has joined a religious group and is preparing to become a monk or a nun

-a horse that has not yet won an important race

5.(non)intellectual =(nguoi)có trí thức, hiểu biết rộng; tài trí,(thuộc) trí óc; vận dụng trí óc

6. In many societies women are subordinate to men.(=having less power or authority than somebody else in a group or an )

- All other issues are subordinate to this one(=less important than something else secondary)

7.resist (v)= 

-The bank strongly resisted cutting interest rates.(=to refuse to accept something and try to stop it from happening)

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He tried to pin me down, but I resisted.(=

to fight back when attacked; to use force to stop something from happening)

8.handle=

-We all have to learn to handle stress.(=to deal with a situation, a person, an area of work or a strong emotion)

- You have to know how to handle yourself in this business (=know the right way to behave).

-The label on the box said: ‘Fragile. Handle with care.’(=to touch, hold or move something with your hands)

-I wasn't sure if I could handle such a powerful car.(= to control a vehicle, an animal, a tool, etc)

-They were arrested for handling stolen goods.(= to buy or sell something

SYNONYM

 deal in)

9.lookout=

-a lookout point/tower(=a place for watching from, especially for danger or an enemy coming towards you)

-One of the men stood at the door to act as a lookout.(a person who has the responsibility of watching for something, especially danger, etc)

-The public should be on the lookout for symptoms of the disease.(= 

keep a lookout (for somebody/something)

(informal),to watch carefully for somebody/something in order to avoid danger, etc. or in order to find something you want)

10.  guinea pig =a small animal with short ears and no tail, often kept as a pet

-Students in fifty schools are to act as guinea pigs for these new teaching methods.(=a person used in medical or other experiments)

11.

-Beethoven's Fifth Symphony(=a long complicated piece of music for a large orchestra, in three or four main parts (called movements)

12.

financial transactions between companies(=a piece of business that is done between people, especially an act of buying or selling

SYNONYM

 deal)

-the transaction of government business(=the process of doing something)

13.a skilled and pre'cise worker(=taking care to be exact and accurate, especially about small details

SYNONYM

 meticulous)

13She bent to re'trieve her comb from the floor(=to bring or get something back, especially from a place where it should not be

SYNONYM

 recover

- The program allows you to retrieve items quickly by searching under a keyword.(=to find and get back data or information that has been stored in the memory of a computer)

-You can only retrieve the situation by apologizing.(=to make a bad situation better; to get back something that was lost)

retrievable

14.Some random guy gave me a hundred bucks.(=not known or not identified

15.These forests cover a broad span of latitudes.(=a range or variety of something)

-The bridge crosses the river in a single span.(= the part of a bridge or an arch between one vertical support and another)

-The kite has a span of 1.5 metres.(= the width of something from one side to the other)

16.glider =a light aircraft that flies without an engine

17.saturation=the state or process that happens when no more of something can be accepted or added because there is already too much of it or too many of them

-Was dissolved oxygen in the water greater than 80% of saturation?(=the degree to which something is absorbed in something else, expressed as a percentage of the greatest possible)

18.heir marriage was dissolved in 1999.(=to officially end a marriage, business agreement or parliament)

-His calm response dissolved her anger.(=to disappear; to make something disappear)

-Every time she heard his name, she dissolved into tears.(=to suddenly start laughing, crying, etc)

-a new detergent that dissolves stains(to remove or destroy something, especially by a chemical process; to be destroyed in this way)

-All the original calcium had dissolved away.

19.Children usually transfer to secondary school at 11 or 12.(=to move from one job, school, situation, etc. to another; to arrange for somebody to move)

-Joe had already transferred his affections from Lisa to Cleo.(= if you transfer a feeling, a disease, or power, etc, or if it transfers from one person to another, the second person has it, often instead of the first)

-He transferred the property to his son.(=to officially arrange for something to belong to somebody else or for somebody else to control something

SYNONYM

 sign over)

-He was transferred from Spurs to Arsenal for a huge fee.(=to move, or to move somebody, to a different sports team, especially a professional football ( soccer ) team)

20.in the meantime =meanwhile, in the period of time between two times or two events

-I'm changing my email address but for the meantime you can use the old one.(=for a short period of time but not permanently)

21.His voice was quiet but every word was distinct.(=easily or clearly heard, seen, felt, etc

)

-rural areas, as distinct from major cities(=clearly different or of a different kind)

-Being tall gave Tony a distinct advantage.=[only before noun] used to emphasize that you think an idea or situation definitely exists and is important

22.I dread being sick.=to fear that something bad is going to happen

23.a stormy debate=full of strong feelings and angry arguments

24.a shopping/spending spree=a short period of time that you spend doing one particular activity that you enjoy, but often too much of it

-to go on a killing spree= (used especially in newspapers)a period of activity, especially criminal activity

25.She was chosen for the job on the basis of her qualifications.=the reason why people take a particular action

-on a regular/permanent/part-time/temporary basis=the way things are organized or arranged

26.He felt deeply wronged by the allegations.= to treat somebody badly or in an unfair way

27.vultures circling/wheeling overhead=a large bird, usually without feathers on its head or neck, that eats the flesh of animals that are already dead =kền kền

-a person who hopes to gain from the troubles or sufferings of other people=nguoi tham tàn

28.

rid yourself of somebody/something

 (formal)to make yourself free from somebody/something that is annoying you or causing you a problem

29The government's policies show a remarkable lack of foresight.=the ability to predict what is likely to happen and to use this to prepare for the future

30.He was capable of great dissimulation and hypocrisy.=sự che đậy, sự che giấu;  sự vờ vĩnh, sự giả vờ, sự giả đạo đức= hiding your real feelings or intentions, often by pretending to have different ones

31.He thrust at me with a knife.=to make a sudden strong forward movement at somebody with a weapon, etc

-He thrust the baby into my arms and ran off.= to push something/somebody suddenly or violently in a particular direction; to move quickly and suddenly in a particular direction

-She was annoyed at having three extra guests suddenly thrust on her.= to force somebody to accept or deal with something/somebody that they do not want

32.He was as cunning as a fox=able to get what you want in a clever way, especially by tricking or cheating somebody

SYNONYM

 crafty, wily

-it was a cunning piece of detective work.=clever and skilful

SYNONYM

 ingenious

33.Don't disturb the papers on my desk.=to move something or change its position

-The letter shocked and disturbed me=worry

34.I undid the package and took out the books.=to open something that is fastened, tied or wrapped   

OPPOSITE

 do up

-The team was undone by the speed and strength of their opponents.=to make somebody/something fail

35.he door had been pulled off its hinges.=a piece of metal, plastic, etc. on which a door, lid or gate moves freely as it opens or closes

36.a creaking bed/gate/stair= to make the sound that a door sometimes makes when you open it or that a wooden floor sometimes makes when you step on it

37.The memory of their conversation still vexed him.=to annoy or worry somebody

38.a bold and fearless warrior= brave and confident; not afraid to say what you feel or to take risks

39.sagacious-(sagacity)=

SYNONYM

 wise,showing good judgement and understanding

40.one of the greatest triumphs of modern science=great success, victory

-The winning team returned home in triumph.=the feeling of great satisfaction or joy that you get from a great success or victory

41.a brave/charitable/evil/good deed=a thing that somebody does that is usually very good or very bad

SYNONYM

 act

-the deeds of the house=a legal document that you sign, especially one that proves that you own a house or a building

42.She chuckled at the memory=to laugh quietly

43.

spring up=

 to appear or develop quickly and/or suddenly

44.hearken (to somebody/something) (old use)  to listen to somebody/something

45. stifle something  to prevent something from happening; to prevent a feeling from being expressed

SYNONYM

 suppress

-to feel unable to breathe, or to make somebody unable to breathe, because it is too hot and/or there is no fresh air

SYNONYM

 suffocate

46.well (up) (of a liquid) to rise to the surface of something and start to flow, 

-Hate welled up inside him as he thought of the two of them together=.to become stronger

47.She pressed him to her bosom.=a woman's chest or breasts

-a rose pinned to her bosom=the part of a piece of clothing that covers a woman's bosom

-to live in the bosom of your family=a situation in which you are with people who love and protect you

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