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agony  Speak Example sentences
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[khổ] the extreme pain of mind or body; anguish; last struggle of life; death struggle
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[vận động viên] a sportsman; one who contended for a prize in public games
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[vỏ] outer layer; covering; coat; shell
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[lưu trữ] public records; place where public records are kept
alienate  Speak Example sentences
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[giống] raise; produce offspring; give birth to or hatch; mate
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[cliche] obvious remark; overused expression or idea
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[giả định] something taken for accepted as true without proof; taking over or taking possession of
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[xa lánh] cause to become unfriendly or hostile; transfer property or ownership; isolate or dissociate emotionally
analogy  Speak Example sentences
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[rõ] expressing oneself easily in clear and effective language
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[tương tự] the similarity in some respects; comparison based on similarity
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[Hồng y] chief; serving as an essential component
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[vải] heavy closely woven fabric; background against which events unfold, as in a historical narrative
assign  Speak Example sentences
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[va chạm] crash; conflict of opposed ideas or attitudes or goals
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[giao] appoint; allot; point out authoritatively or exactly
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[bounty] goodness, kindness; virtue; liberality in giving
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[giống] raise; produce offspring; give birth to or hatch; mate
assumption  Speak Example sentences
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[phim hoạt hình] a drawing, especially in a newspaper or magazine, that tells a joke
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[chú] fasten; annex; be in contact with
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[vải] heavy closely woven fabric; background against which events unfold, as in a historical narrative
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[giả định] something taken for accepted as true without proof; taking over or taking possession of
athlete  Speak Example sentences
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[vận động viên] a sportsman; one who contended for a prize in public games
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[cricket] outdoor game played with bats, a ball, and wickets by two teams of 11 players each
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[xa lánh] cause to become unfriendly or hostile; transfer property or ownership; isolate or dissociate emotionally
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[hiện đại] modern; belonging to the same period of time
canvas  Speak Example sentences
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[dân chủ] a political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of elected people
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[cliche] obvious remark; overused expression or idea
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[Hồng y] chief; serving as an essential component
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[vải] heavy closely woven fabric; background against which events unfold, as in a historical narrative
cartoon  Speak Example sentences
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[phim hoạt hình] a drawing, especially in a newspaper or magazine, that tells a joke
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[chứng nhận] a document or certificate proving a person's identity or qualifications; warrant
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[gốc] ancestry; origin; the descendants of one individual; drop; fall; a movement downward
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[thừa nhận] admit; yield; give up physical control of another
cliche  Speak Example sentences
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[cliche] obvious remark; overused expression or idea
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[phanh] a piece of mechanism for retarding or stopping motion by friction
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[crumb] small fragment or piece,  especially a small piece of bread or other food; broken or cut off
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[chú] fasten; annex; be in contact with
conservative  Speak Example sentences
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[giả định] something taken for accepted as true without proof; taking over or taking possession of
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[bounty] goodness, kindness; virtue; liberality in giving
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[bảo thủ] favoring traditional views and values; tending to oppose change
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[dứt khoát] final; complete; precisely defined or explicit