| by the look of things | judging by the info we have now |
| squash | to crush sth into a flat shape |
| fortnight | a period of 2 weeks |
| overhear | to hear what other pp are saying without intending to and without their knowledge |
| puzzling | difficult to explain or understand |
| an hour or so | 45 to 75 mins |
| from time to time | sometimes |
| (every) now and then/again | not often |
| snack on | eat small amount of sth as a snack |
| live on | only eat a particular type of food |
| portion | the amount of food served to or suitable for a person |
| pick up a bargain | find and buy sth on sale for less than its usual price |
| come/get to grips with sth | make effort to understand and deal with a problem |
| learning curve | the rate of s.o's progress in learning a new skill |
| give a great deal of thought to sth | think a lot about sth |
| desperately | extremely or very much |
| turn around | to cause a situation or organization to change in a positive direction |
| under your belt | learned or succeeded in, and now a part of your experience |
| cut sb/sth off | to prevent pp from reaching or leaving a place, or to separate them from other pp |
| mark out | to select for some particular purpose in the future |
| set aside | tiết kiệm |
| let the side down | to behave in a way that disappoints a group of pp that u are part of |
| anticlimax | a dull or disappointing ending to a play, activity after increasing excitement |
| catering | công việc cung cấp lương thực, thực phẩm |
| give s.o the business | to make difficulties for s.o, treat harshly, scold severely |
| get on one's nerves | to annoy s.o a lot |
| keep s.o company | to stay with s.o so that they are not alone |
| in those days | in the past |
| these days | used to talk about present time, in comparison with the past |
| one of these days | some time in the near future |
| one of those days | a bad day, full of problems |
| in the meantime | the time while sth else is happening |
| to one's amazement | very surprisingly |
| simultaneously | at the same time |
