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sự chết cái chết
death
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a verdict of accidental death ☊ accidental ☊
on the anniversary of his wife's death ☊ anniversary ☊
The kids took the dog's death very badly (= they were very unhappy). ☊ badly ☊
The climbers face certain death if the rescue today is unsuccessful. ☊ certain ☊
He took charge of the farm after his father's death. ☊ charge ☊
Police said there were no suspicious circumstances surrounding the boy's death. ☊ circumstance ☊
come as sth: Her death came as a terrible shock to us. ☊ come ☊
the terrible cost of the war in death and suffering ☊ cost ☊
It's time to face the final curtain (= the end; death). ☊ curtain ☊
Her poems often deal with the subject of death. ☊ deal with sth ☊
a sudden/violent/peaceful, etc. death ☊ death ☊
the anniversary of his wife's death ☊ death ☊
He died a slow and painful death. ☊ death ☊
Police are trying to establish the cause of death. ☊ death ☊
The smell of death and decay hung over the town. ☊ decay ☊
Feelings about the death of a parent are bound to go deep. ☊ go/run deep ☊
a tidal wave bringing death and destruction in its wake ☊ destruction ☊
die sth: to die a violent/painful/natural, etc. death ☊ die ☊
Detectives are so far at a loss to explain the reason for his death. ☊ so far, thus far ☊
She felt her mother's death very deeply. ☊ feel ☊
After her death, their lives changed forever. ☊ forever ☊
He escaped death by an inch. ☊ inch ☊
An award can be the kiss of death for a writer. ☊ the kiss of death ☊
life and death ☊ life ☊
After his death, nothing seemed to matter any more. ☊ matter ☊
The police have opened an investigation into the death. ☊ open ☊
a painful death ☊ painful ☊
On her father's death, she came into possession of (= received) a vast fortune. ☊ possession ☊
It can take many years to recover from the death of a loved one. ☊ recover ☊
The cyclone has resulted in many thousands of deaths. ☊ result in sth ☊
It is with great sadness that we report the death of James Banks yesterday. ☊ sadness ☊
shake sb: He was badly shaken by the news of her death. ☊ shake ☊
We were all shocked at the news of his death. ☊ shock ☊
a slow, lingering death ☊ slow ☊
May we offer our deepest sympathies on the death of your wife. ☊ sympathy ☊
He received death threats from right-wing groups. ☊ threat ☊
He met with a violent death (= he was murdered, killed in a fight, etc.). ☊ violent ☊
The whole country (= all the people in it) mourned her death. ☊ whole ☊