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Vantage (point) (n): góc nhìn hiện tại (nhìn nhận lại các sự việc quá khứ)
Eg: From the vantage point of the present, the war seems to have achieved nothing.
Collateral (n)(a)
- collateral (a) = connected w/ sth else, but in addition to it and less important
To skulk around: luẩn quẩn (esp when you’re planning sth bad)
To tag along (behind/ with sb) = to go sw w/ sb, esp when u haven’t been asked (nhập hội)
To impugn sth/ a decision = to express doubts abt (nghi ngờ, nghi vấn) = to challenge sth
To indoctrinate sb (with sth/ to do sth) = to force sb to accept a particular belief or set of beliefs cột
chặt ai với quan điểm, nguyên tắc của mình
Ledger (n) = (of books or devices) dùng để ghi chép tiền chi, nhận (sổ cái)
To gush sth | to gush out of/ from/ into sth // to gush out/ in: tuôn ra, chảy ào ạt
a tanker to gush oil/ blood gushing from a wound/ to gush enthusiasm (figu)
my humble abode
Hunchback (n): còng lưng to slouch: ngồi còng lưng (with shoulders and head bent forward)
To stave off sth/ the hunger: trì hoãn effect của sth