| Term | Definition |
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cupidity |
Eager or excessive desire, especially for wealth; greed; avarice |
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correspond |
to match or be similar or equal (e.g. A correspondence between...) |
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suppress |
to end something by force |
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hustle and bustle |
all the noise and activity |
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queer |
strange, unusual or not expected (= weird) |
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suspicious |
making you feel that something illegal is happening or that something is wrong (da'ng nghi) |
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relentless |
continuing in a severe or extreme way |
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dispose of |
to get rid of someone or something or deal with something so that the matter is finished |
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leash |
a piece of rope, chain, etc. tied to an animal, especially to a dog at its collar when taking it for a walk |
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impound |
If the police or someone in authority impounds something that belongs to you, they take it away because you have broken the law |
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inhibit |
to prevent someone from doing something, or to slow down a process or the growth of something |
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craving |
a strong or uncontrollable desire |
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distinguish |
to notice or understand the difference between two things, or to make one person or thing seem different from another |
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insensate |
(1) không cảm xúc; nhẫn tâm, (2) vô tri vô giác |
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clutter |
(+up) to fill something in an untidy or badly organized way |
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loiter |
to move slowly around or stand especially in a public place without an obvious reason (lảng vảng) |
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superfluous |
more than is needed or wanted |
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supernumerary |
Exceeding the stated, standard, or prescribed number | superfluous |
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reconcile |
giải hoà, giảng hoà, làm cho hoà thuận (to reconcile one person to (with) another) |
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intimidate |
to frighten or threaten someone, usually in order to persuade them to do something that you want them to do |
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egress |
(v) To go out; to depart; to leave. |
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sapient |
wise; sage; discerning. |
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villain |
côn đồ; kẻ hung ác |
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fugitive |
a person who is running away or hiding from the police or a dangerous situation (lánh nạn, trốn tránh) |
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spoony |
Foolish; silly; excessively sentimental |