costed:determine or estimate how much something will cost

The project was costed (out) at $2.5 million.

in that:for the reason that (used to specify the respect in which a statement is
true).
I was fortunate in that I had friends"

TAKE/ASSUME THE FORM OF:h�a th�n

for what it is worth:used to emphasize that one is offering a suggestion or opinion
without making a claim to its validity.
Take someone's part:Stand up for or support someone
If you are ill at ease, you feel rather uncomfortable, anxious, or worried.

S+certainly+V=S+decide to V/have no intention of+v-ing

1/Much to our regret,we have to inform you that your appication has not been
succesful
1. We regret to inform you that your application has not been successful
2/Rather than disturb the meeting I left without saying goodbye
2. I left without saying goodbye as I didn't want to disturb the meeting.
to see the back of sb:to be glad to see someone finally going away

in glowing terms:in a very ethusiastic way

to go easy on sth:to use only a small amount of sth

enable sb to do sth=make it possible for sb to do sth
s1 cant be compared to/with s2= there be no comparation between s1 and s2
3.The rate of inflation has fallen steadily during recent months ( DECLINE)
There has been a steady decline in the rate of inflation during recent months.
4. Not many people attended the concert ( POORLY)
The concert was poorly attended.
5. One essay is just as bad as the other ( CHOOSE)
There is nothing to choose between the two bad essays.
8. The number of people out of work has been going down little by little ( GRADUAL)
There has been a gradual decrease in the number of people out of work.
9. Gerald never had enough to live on until he married that rich bussinesswoman.
( SHORT)
Gerald was always short of money until/ before he married that rich businesswoman.
have difficulties (in) doing sth
he was so unprofessional that ...= it was so unprofessional of him that...
I admitted it was my fault for ...
I admitted i was to blame for ...
regret+V-ing(hientai)/regret+having Ved/c3(qkhu)

insisted on sth/nothing but ... would sastify.

flare is a source of brightly burning light

or intense heat used to attract attention in an emergency

spark is a small particle of glowing matter,

either molten or on fire or spark can be a gallant, a foppish young man.
twinkle:to shine with a flickering light(nhap nhay'); to glimmer(a?nh sa?ng y�?u
d�?n)

discipline:ky luat
Self-discipline:the ability to control one's feelings and overcome one's
weaknesses;
the ability to pursue what one thinks is right despite temptations to abandon it.

Flock of birds/school of fish/pack of wolves/herd of horses/swarm of bees

at your earliest convenience=as soon as possible

may put on a/an+ adj front but inside +S+be+adj

Follow the track of time: theo do~i nhip? d� ?tho`i gian

see oneself+v-ing=have an opportunity to

It + never+ (occur) + to + sb + that + clause: ai do�chua tu`ng nghi ~ ra`ng

Adorn st with st: trang tri,� trang di�?m cho ca�i gi`ba`ng ca�i gi`

Stand a chance of V-ing: co� co h�?i la`m gi`

be struck by/on/with somebody/something: to be impressed or interested by

somebody/something;
to like somebody/something very much
for all somebody/it is worth: in a very determined way, with great energy and
effort
strike(struck)gold: to find or do something that brings you a lot of success or
money