be laid off (phrase)
/biː leɪd ɑːf/

bị sa thải

to be forced to end employment

displace (v)
/dɪˈspleɪs/

chiếm chỗ

to take the place of someone or something

without question (prepphrase)
/wɪˈðaʊt ˈkwes.tʃən/

không có gì phải bàn cãi

used for saying that something is definitely true

fortunate (adj)
 /ˈfɔːr.tʃən.ət/ 

may mắn, có phúc, tốt số

lucky, especially because you have more advantages than other people

lifelike (adj)
/ˈlaɪf.laɪk/

giống như thật

a lifelike picture, model etc looks like a real person or thing

bring down (phrasal verb)
/brɪŋ daʊn/

lật đổ, hạ bệ

to cause a government or politician to lose power

meet the requirement (phrase)
/miːt ðə rɪˈkwaɪr.mənt/

đáp ứng được yêu cầu của ai đó

to satisfy someone's needs

generous (adj)
/ˈdʒen.ɚ.əs/

hào phóng, rộng rãi

giving or willing to give freely; given freely

handheld (adj)
/ˌhændˈheld/

cầm tay

something that has been designed so that it can be held and used easily with one or two hands

resemble (v)
/rɪˈzem.bl̩/

giống với

to be similar to someone or something

speed up (phrasal verb)
 /ˈspiːd.ʌp/

tăng tốc

to move or happen faster

prehistoric (adj)
/ˌprihɪˈstɔrɪk/

(thuộc) thời tiền sử

relating to the period of time before history was first written down

death toll (n)
/deθ toʊl/

số người chết

the number of people who are killed on a particular occasion

thoughtless (adj)
/ˈθɔt·ləs/

không suy nghĩ, vô tư

not thinking about what other people want or need

volume (n)
/ˈvɑːl.juːm/

khối lượng

an amount of something

a 24/7 society (phrase)
/ə ˌtwen.ti.fɔːr ˈsev.ən səˈsaɪ.ə.ti/

một xã hội hoạt động liên tục 24/7

a society working all the time

irritable (adj)
 /ˈɪr.ɪ.tə.bl̩/ 

cáu kỉnh

becoming annoyed very easily

ruined (adj)
 /ˈruː.ɪnd/

bị hư hỏng nặng

badly damaged

upthrust (n)
/ˈʌpˌθrʌst/

sự nâng lên, trồi lên

the force with which a liquid or gas pushes up against an object that is floating in it

optimistic (adj)
/ˌɑp·təˈmɪs·tɪk/

lạc quan, yêu đời

hoping or believing that good things will happen in the future