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5. Tiny=small: bé nhỏ
A tiny baby
28. bat an eyelid=show surprise: cho thấy sự ngạc nhiên, bất ngờ
She told him she'd spent all her savings but he didn't bat an eyelid
46. sufficient=enough: đủ
This recipe should be sufficient for five people.
52. snow under with ><free from: ngập việc >< rảnh rỗi
I'm absolutely snowed under with work at the moment.
59. have a big mouth><can keep secrets: không thể giữ bí mật>< có thể giữ
bí mật
He went and opened his big mouth and told them the whole story.
62. bury the hatchet>< become enemies: trở thành bạn ><trở thành thù
Can't you two just bury the hatchet?
65. take sb for a ride>< treat with sincerity: lừa gạt><đối xử chân thành
I think we’ve been taken for a ride
70. tolerate><look down on: khoan dung, chịu đựng ><coi thường
Athletes often have to tolerate a lot of pain.
72. sophisticated><simple and easy to use: phức tạp, tinh vi><dễ sử dụng
The essential signalling pathways that initiate involution have been identified
using sophisticated genetic approaches.
75. discernible>< insignificant: có thể nhìn thấy rõ, có thể nhận thức ><vô
nghĩa, tầm thường
The influence of Rodin is discernible in the younger artist.
83.vary: (v) làm cho biến đổi >< stay unchanged: không thay đổi
The samples varied in quality but were generally acceptable.
84. irritable: (a) cáu kỉnh, khó chịu >< calm: (a) bình tĩnh
Be careful what you say - he's rather irritable today.
95. to be a patch on sth><to be better: không tốt bằng cái gì><tốt hơn
I loved my old boss—this new guy is not a patch on her.
99. impassive><emotional(adj): trơ trơ, không cảm xúc>< cảm xúc, biểu cảm
Nick kept his face impassive but his mind was racing.