sự khâm phục người khâm phục thán phục 
admiration 
I need to overcome my disadvantages. ☊ 
Tôi cần khắc phục những bất lợi của mình. ☊ Verbs 4 overcome ☊ khắc phục ☊ Verbs 4 I feel happy when I wear this military uniform. ☊ Tôi cảm thấy hạnh phúc khi mặc bộ quân phục này. ☊ Military That is their son in an uniform. ☊ Đó là con trai của họ trong một bộ quân phục. ☊ Military This is the uniform of the special force. ☊ Đây là quân phục của lực lượng đặc biệt. ☊ Military military uniform ☊ quân phục ☊ Military Our commander is ambushed in the bathroom. ☊ Chỉ huy của chúng tôi bị phục kích trong phòng tắm. ☊ Military Their force prepares to ambush the enemy. ☊ Lực lượng của họ chuẩn bị phục kích kẻ thù. ☊ Military ambush ☊ phục kích ☊ Military like: phục → →
Easter ☊ Lễ Phục Sinh ☊ Meiji Restoration ☊ Minh Trị Phục Hưng ☊ Showa Restoration ☊ Thái Hòa Phục Hưng ☊ load recovery procedure ☊ Trình tự phục hồi phụ tải ☊ efficiency report ☊ báo cáo tinh thần phục vụ ☊ to recover completely, make a complete recovery ☊ bình phục hoàn toàn ☊ unable to adapt to a climate ☊ bất phục thủy thổ ☊ to try to win voters ☊ chinh phục cử ☊ Atoms for Peace project ☊ chương trình Nguyên Tử Phục Vụ Hòa Bình ☊ to recover completely ☊ hồi phục hoàn toàn ☊ to restore someone to consciousness, wake someone up ☊ hồi phục tỉnh dậy ☊ connection point reconnection ☊ khôi phục đấu nối ☊ unable to adapt to a climate ☊ không phục thủy thổ ☊ economic recovery ☊ kinh tế phục hưng ☊ service person ☊ người phục vụ ☊ service facility ☊ phương tiện phục vụ ☊ counter-ambush ☊ phản phục kích ☊ cap and gown, academic attire ☊ sắc phục đại học ☊ rehabilitation, reinstatement, restoration ☊ sự phục hồi ☊ to win over man’s heart ☊ thu phục nhân tâm ☊ sarsaparilla ☊ thổ phục linh ☊ the Renaissance ☊ thời đại phục hưng ☊ dedication, spirit of service ☊ tinh thần phục vụ ☊ special protective clothing ☊ trang phục đặc biệt để bảo vệ ☊ server ☊ trạm phục vụ ☊ to let oneself be persuaded or convinced ☊ tâm phục khẩu phục ☊ to serve one’s fellow citizens ☊ để phục vụ đồng bào ruột thịt ☊ 
glücklich ☊ may mắn, hạnh phúc ☊ 
幸运的 ☊ xìngyùn de restaurieren ☊ phục hồi, tái tạo lại ☊ 修复 ☊ xiū fù kompliziert ☊ phức tạp ☊ 复杂的 ☊ fù zá de erobern ☊ chinh phục ☊ 征服 ☊ zhēng fú Ostern ☊ lễ phục sinh ☊ 复活节 ☊ fù huó jié jemanden bedienen ☊ phục vụ ai ☊ 为某人服务 ☊ wèi mǒu rén fú wù überzeugen ☊ thuyết phục ☊ 说服 ☊ shuō fú jemanden überzeugen ☊ thuyết phục ai đó ☊ 说服某人 ☊ shuìfú mǒurén eine überzeugende Darstellung ☊ một cách trình bày thuyết phục ☊ 一个有说服力的陈述 ☊ yī gè yǒu shuìfúlì de chénshù renovieren ☊ làm mới lại, phục hồi, sửa chữa ☊ 装修 ☊ zhuāngxiū segnen ☊ ban phúc, phù hộ ☊ 为 ... 祈福 ☊ wèi ... qǐfú glücklich ☊ may mắn, hạnh phúc ☊ ☊ der Service ☊ sự phục vụ ☊ ☊ restaurieren ☊ phục hồi, tái tạo lại ☊ ☊ kompliziert ☊ phức tạp ☊ ☊ erobern ☊ chinh phục ☊ ☊ Ostern ☊ lễ phục sinh ☊ ☊ jemanden bedienen ☊ phục vụ ai ☊ ☊ die Überzeugung ☊ thuyết phục ☊ ☊ überzeugen ☊ thuyết phục ☊ ☊ jemanden überzeugen ☊ thuyết phục ai đó ☊ ☊ eine überzeugende Darstellung ☊ một cách trình bày thuyết phục ☊ ☊ die Unbequemlichkeit ☊ sự phiền phức ☊ ☊ die rote Johannisbeere ☊ quả phúc bồn tử đỏ ☊ ☊ die schwarze Johannisbeere ☊ quả lý phúc bồn tử đen ☊ ☊ das Trikot ☊ trang phục thi đấu ☊ ☊ renovieren ☊ làm mới lại, phục hồi, sửa chữa ☊ ☊ die Renovierungsarbeiten ☊ công việc phục hồi, sửa chữa ☊ ☊ segnen ☊ ban phúc, phù hộ ☊ ☊ die Segnung ☊ lễ ban phúc ☊ ☊ die Auferstehung ☊ sự phục sinh ☊ ☊ der Hinterhalt ☊ cuộc phục kích, cuộc mai phục ☊ ☊ Im Zug kauft Tri vom Schaffner eine Fahrkarte. ☊ Trên tàu, Tri mua vé từ người nhân viên phục vụ. ☊ (Lektion 4, Nr. 36) Das ist sehr nett! Sie können glücklich sein. Ich habe keine Familie mehr. ☊ Thật là tuyệt. Chắc cô hạnh phúc lắm. Tôi không còn gia đình nữa. ☊ (Lektion 41, Nr. 587) And they all lived happily ever after. ☊ after ☊
You need to allow three metres of fabric for the dress. ☊ allow ☊
We can have the dress altered to fit you. ☊ alter ☊
I am not altogether happy (= I am very unhappy) about the decision. ☊ altogether ☊
self-catering holiday apartments ☊ apartment ☊
She's happy with her unusual living arrangements. ☊ arrangement ☊
A child is recovering in hospital after a serious attack by a stray dog. ☊ attack ☊
Do not attempt to repair this yourself. ☊ attempt ☊
She tried to attract the waiter's attention. ☊ attention ☊
I had an awful job persuading him to come (= it was very difficult). ☊ awful ☊
He persuaded a small band of volunteers to help. ☊ band ☊
I found David in the bar of the Red Lion (= a room in a pub where drinks are served). ☊ bar ☊
The book serves as a bridge between ancient wisdom and modern science. ☊ bridge ☊
By the end of the day we were tired but happy. ☊ but ☊
catch (in/on sth): Her dress caught on a nail. ☊ catch ☊
Animal welfare campaigners raised £70 000 for their cause last year. ☊ cause ☊
Welfare payments cease as soon as an individual starts a job. ☊ cease ☊
All main courses are served with chips or baked potato. ☊ chip ☊
come in sth: This dress comes in black and red. ☊ come ☊
complex machinery ☊ complex ☊
the complex structure of the human brain ☊ complex ☊
a complex road system ☊ complex ☊
a complex argument/problem/subject ☊ complex ☊
I do not wish to complicate the task more than is necessary. ☊ complicate ☊
To complicate matters further, there will be no transport available till 8 o'clock. ☊ complicate ☊
The issue is complicated by the fact that a vital document is missing. ☊ complicate ☊
a complicated system ☊ complicated ☊
The instructions look very complicated. ☊ complicated ☊
The story is extremely complicated. ☊ complicated ☊
It's all very complicated—but I'll try and explain. ☊ complicated ☊
A fall in unemployment will help to restore consumer confidence. ☊ confidence ☊
His comments only served to confuse the issue further. ☊ confuse ☊
Recovery after the accident will be a continuous process that may take several months. ☊ continuous ☊
convince sb/yourself (of sth): You'll need to convince them of your enthusiasm for the job. ☊ convince ☊
convince sb/yourself (that)...: I'd convinced myself (that) I was right. ☊ convince ☊
The experience convinced him that Europe was on the brink of a revolution. ☊ convince ☊
I've been trying to convince him to see a doctor. ☊ convince ☊
I would cut out the bit about working as a waitress. ☊ cut sth out ☊
What's your definition of happiness? ☊ definition ☊
demonstrate that...: These results demonstrate convincingly that our campaign is working. ☊ demonstrate ☊
design sth: to design a car/a dress/an office ☊ design ☊
desire sth: We all desire health and happiness. ☊ desire ☊
desperately ill/unhappy/lonely ☊ desperately ☊
You have destroyed my hopes of happiness. ☊ destroy ☊
Failure was slowly destroying him (= making him less and less confident and happy). ☊ destroy ☊
At least they died happy. ☊ die ☊
He was studying the complex similarities and differences between humans and animals. ☊ difference ☊
I had considerable difficulty (in) persuading her to leave. ☊ difficulty ☊
What time do you serve dinner? ☊ dinner ☊
a baking/serving dish ☊ dish ☊
a costume/historical, etc. drama ☊ drama ☊
He has no dress sense (= no idea of how to dress well). ☊ dress ☊
drug rehabilitation ☊ drug ☊
Local councillors have a duty to serve the community. ☊ duty ☊
I must be the happiest person on earth! ☊ earth ☊
the Department of Health, Education and Welfare ☊ education ☊
I tried to persuade him, but with little or no effect. ☊ effect ☊
An unhappy home environment can affect a child's behaviour. ☊ environment ☊
essential to sth: Money is not essential to happiness. ☊ essential ☊
evidence (of sth): There is convincing evidence of a link between exposure to sun and skin cancer. ☊ evidence ☊
Our dresses were the same except mine was red. ☊ except ☊
We led a poor but happy enough existence as children. ☊ existence ☊
expectation (of sth): We are confident in our expectation of a full recovery. ☊ expectation ☊
extremely important/useful/complicated ☊ extremely ☊
a sad/happy/smiling face ☊ face ☊
Her face lit up (= showed happiness) when she spoke of the past. ☊ face ☊
I could no longer ignore the fact that he was deeply unhappy. ☊ fact ☊
She was happy apart from the fact that she could not return home. ☊ fact ☊
fail in sth: I failed in my attempt to persuade her. ☊ fail ☊
Her friend's kindness has restored her faith in human nature. ☊ faith ☊
She was rewarded for her 40 years' faithful service with the company. ☊ faithful ☊
She fell ill soon after and did not recover. ☊ fall ☊
dressed in the latest fashion ☊ fashion ☊
He noted every detail so as to fix the scene in his mind. ☊ fix ☊
We will achieve much more by persuasion than by brute force. ☊ force ☊
forecast sth: Experts are forecasting a recovery in the economy. ☊ forecast ☊
formal evening dress ☊ formal ☊
This beautiful old building has been restored to its former glory. ☊ former ☊
I have no ambitions other than to have a happy life and be free. ☊ free ☊
This dessert can be served straight from the fridge. ☊ fridge ☊
She had fully recovered from the accident. ☊ fully ☊
My life is further complicated by having to work such long hours. ☊ further ☊
She agreed to come, after a little gentle persuasion. ☊ gentle ☊
Recovery from the disease is very gradual. ☊ gradual ☊
guarantee (of sth): Career success is no guarantee of happiness. ☊ guarantee ☊
to be happily married ☊ happily ☊
I think we can manage quite happily on our own. ☊ happily ☊
And they all lived happily ever after (= used as the end of a fairy tale ). ☊ happily ☊
Happily, the damage was only slight. ☊ happily ☊
He will be more than happy to come with us. ☊ happy ☊
She was happy enough with her performance. ☊ happy ☊
I'm not too happy about her living alone. ☊ happy ☊
I said I'd go just to keep him happy. ☊ happy ☊
a happy smile/face ☊ happy ☊
happy to do sth: We are happy to announce the engagement of our daughter. ☊ happy ☊
happy for sb: I'm very happy for you. ☊ happy ☊
happy (that)...: I'm happy (that) you could come. ☊ happy ☊
a happy marriage/memory/childhood ☊ happy ☊
Those were the happiest days of my life. ☊ happy ☊
to find true happiness ☊ happiness ☊
Her eyes shone with happiness. ☊ happiness ☊
Their grandchildren are a constant source of happiness. ☊ happiness ☊
Your (very) good health! (= said before drinking alcohol to express good wishes for sb's health and happiness) ☊ health ☊
The costumes are on hire from the local theatre. ☊ hire ☊
Serve this lady first—I'm in no hurry. ☊ in no hurry (to do sth), not in a/any hurry (to do sth) ☊
Desserts are served with cream or ice cream. ☊ ice cream ☊
to be in uniform ☊ in ☊
A notice informed the guests that formal dress was required. ☊ inform ☊
It's a useful introduction to an extremely complex subject. ☊ introduction ☊
She took a job as a waitress. ☊ job ☊
join sb in doing sth: I'm sure you'll all join me in wishing Ted and Laura a very happy marriage. ☊ join ☊
The book describes a spiritual journey from despair to happiness. ☊ journey ☊
a tea lady (= a woman who serves tea in an office) ☊ lady ☊
a large and complex issue ☊ large ☊
She found happiness in her later years. ☊ later ☊
After the riots, the military was brought in to restore law and order. ☊ law and order ☊
He's too easily led (= easily persuaded to do or think sth). ☊ lead ☊
They were very happy throughout their married life. ☊ life ☊
Your feet must be behind the line when you serve (= in tennis ). ☊ line ☊
It wasn't long before she had persuaded him (= it only took a short time). ☊ long ☊
There were calls for major changes to the welfare system. ☊ major ☊
The news made him very happy. ☊ make ☊
make sth: to make a table/dress/cake ☊ make ☊
How did you manage to persuade him? ☊ manage ☊
Persuasion is one of the most valuable skills in marketing. ☊ marketing ☊
a happy/unhappy marriage ☊ marriage ☊
a happily married couple ☊ married ☊
a master of the serve-and-volley game ☊ master ☊
As long as you're happy, that's all that matters. ☊ matter ☊
military uniform ☊ military ☊
You'll never persuade him to stay—his mind's made up (= he has definitely decided to go). ☊ make up your mind, make your mind up ☊
The waiter made a mistake (in) adding up the bill. ☊ mistake ☊
That was one of the happiest moments of my life. ☊ moment ☊
She's in a good mood today (= happy and friendly). ☊ mood ☊
I'm more than happy (= extremely happy) to take you there in my car. ☊ more ☊
The less said about the whole thing, the happier I'll be. ☊ the more, less, etc..., the more, less, etc... ☊
Divorce is complicated enough in normal circumstances, but this situation is even worse. ☊ normal ☊
Now, the next point is quite complex. ☊ now ☊
a great/memorable/happy occasion ☊ occasion ☊
She felt, oddly, that they had been happier when they had no money. ☊ oddly ☊
a customs/prison/welfare officer ☊ officer ☊
The police are trying to restore public order. ☊ order ☊
the peace movement (= that tries to prevent war by protesting, persuading politicians, etc.) ☊ peace ☊
He had to pick up his welfare cheque in person. ☊ in person ☊
persuade sb to do sth: Try to persuade him to come. ☊ persuade ☊
persuade sb: Please try and persuade her. ☊ persuade ☊
She's always easily persuaded. ☊ persuade ☊
I'm sure he'll come with a bit of persuading. ☊ persuade ☊
persuade sb into sth/into doing sth: I allowed myself to be persuaded into entering the competition. ☊ persuade ☊
persuade sb/yourself that...: It will be difficult to persuade them that there's no other choice. ☊ persuade ☊
She had persuaded herself that life was not worth living. ☊ persuade ☊
persuade sb: No one was persuaded by his arguments. ☊ persuade ☊
persuade sb of sth: I am still not fully persuaded of the plan's merits. ☊ persuade ☊
This dress is really nice. Pity it's so expensive. ☊ pity ☊
possibility (that...): There is now no possibility that she will make a full recovery. ☊ possibility ☊
He had to use all his powers of persuasion. ☊ power ☊
practise sth: I've been practising my serve for weeks. ☊ practise ☊
He presents a convincing case. ☊ present ☊
You look so pretty in that dress! ☊ pretty ☊
Giving up his job was a small price to pay for his children's happiness. ☊ price ☊
The number of prisoners serving life sentences has fallen. ☊ prisoner ☊
to fix a problem ☊ problem ☊
The experiments serve no useful purpose (= are not useful). ☊ purpose ☊
The doctor said she'd make a quick recovery. ☊ quick ☊
The patient made a rapid recovery. ☊ rapid ☊
The instructions were rather complicated. ☊ rather ☊
The situation was more complicated than they had at first realized. ☊ realize ☊
recover sth: It took her a few minutes to recover consciousness. ☊ recover ☊
to recover your sight ☊ recover ☊
recover yourself: She seemed upset but quickly recovered herself. ☊ recover ☊
recover sth: The police eventually recovered the stolen paintings. ☊ recover ☊
recover sth from sb/sth: Six bodies were recovered from the wreckage. ☊ recover ☊
He is unlikely to ever recover his legal costs. ☊ recover ☊
It can take many years to recover from the death of a loved one. ☊ recover ☊
The economy is at last beginning to recover. ☊ recover ☊
He's still recovering from his operation. ☊ recover ☊
This dessert can be served straight from the refrigerator. ☊ refrigerator ☊
report sb/sth + adj.: The doctor reported the patient fully recovered. ☊ report ☊
a self-service restaurant ☊ restaurant ☊
The measures are intended to restore public confidence in the economy. ☊ restore ☊
Order was quickly restored after the riots. ☊ restore ☊
Such kindness restores your faith in human nature (= makes you believe most people are kind). ☊ restore ☊
The operation restored his sight (= made him able to see again). ☊ restore ☊
He is now fully restored to health. ☊ restore ☊
We hope to restore the garden to its former glory (= make it as beautiful as it used to be). ☊ restore ☊
Her job is restoring old paintings. ☊ restore ☊
The house has been lovingly restored to the way it looked in 1900 when it was built. ☊ restore ☊
We all wish you a long and happy retirement. ☊ retirement ☊
The Court of Appeal reversed the decision. ☊ reverse ☊
It wasn't easy to persuade her to come—quite the reverse. ☊ reverse ☊
Her spirits rose (= she felt happier) at the news. ☊ rise ☊
a side salad (= a small bowl of salad served with the main course of a meal) ☊ salad ☊
a salad bowl (= a large bowl for serving salad in) ☊ salad ☊
scare tactics (= ways of persuading people to do sth by frightening them) ☊ scare ☊
an elaborate scheme to avoid taxes ☊ scheme ☊
You'll soon be feeling your old self again (= feeling well or happy again). ☊ self ☊
He's not his usual happy self this morning. ☊ self ☊
Alex doesn't have any dress sense (= does not know which clothes look attractive). ☊ sense ☊
The prisoner has served (= completed) his sentence and will be released tomorrow. ☊ sentence ☊
serve (as sth): He served as a captain in the army. ☊ serve ☊
serve in/on/with sth: She served in the medical corps. ☊ serve ☊
serve under/with sb: He served under Edward Heath in the 1970s. ☊ serve ☊
serve sth: I wanted to work somewhere where I could serve the community. ☊ serve ☊
serve sb (as sth): He served the family faithfully for many years (= as a servant). ☊ serve ☊
serve sb/sth: The centre will serve the whole community. ☊ serve ☊
serve sb/sth with sth: The town is well served with buses and major road links. ☊ serve ☊
These experiments serve no useful purpose. ☊ serve ☊
Most of their economic policies serve the interests of big business. ☊ serve ☊
How can we best serve the needs of future generations? ☊ serve ☊
Are you being served? ☊ serve ☊
She was serving behind the counter. ☊ serve ☊
serve (sth): Breakfast is served between 7 and 10 a.m. ☊ serve ☊
Pour the sauce over the pasta and serve immediately. ☊ serve ☊
Shall I serve? ☊ serve ☊
serve sth with sth: Serve the lamb with new potatoes and green beans. ☊ serve ☊
serve sth to sb: They served a wonderful meal to more than fifty delegates. ☊ serve ☊
serve sb with sth: The delegates were served with a wonderful meal. ☊ serve ☊
serve sb sth: She served us a delicious lunch. ☊ serve ☊
serve sth + adj.: The quiche can be served hot or cold. ☊ serve ☊
Left you, did she? It serves you right for being so selfish. ☊ it serves sb right (for doing sth) ☊
She has just celebrated 25 years' service with the company. ☊ service ☊
The employees have good conditions of service. ☊ service ☊
He didn't want to cast a shadow on (= spoil) their happiness. ☊ shadow ☊
show sb + adv./prep.: The attendant showed us to our seats. ☊ show ☊
Carnivores are usually socially complex mammals. ☊ socially ☊
It's quite something (= a thing that you should feel happy about) to have a job at all these days. ☊ something ☊
We're concerned about your spiritual welfare. ☊ spiritual ☊
standard issue uniforms (= given to everyone) ☊ standard ☊
You stress the first syllable in 'happiness'. ☊ stress ☊
She supported herself through college by working as a waitress in a local bar. ☊ support ☊
It'll take her time to recover from the illness. ☊ take ☊
take sth for sb to do sth: It'll take time (= take a long time) for her to recover from the illness. ☊ take ☊
to shed tears of happiness ☊ tear ☊
Skaters score extra points for technical complexity. ☊ technical ☊
I think he's happy. It's hard to tell. ☊ tell ☊
tell sb how, what, etc...: I can't tell you how happy I am. ☊ tell ☊
Food will be served in the hospitality tent (= for example at an outdoor show). ☊ tent ☊
I had a terrible job (= it was very difficult) to persuade her to come. ☊ terrible ☊
The less said about the whole thing, the happier I'll be. ☊ the more, less, etc..., the more, less, etc... ☊
The stories are all variations on the theme of unhappy marriage. ☊ theme ☊
Every time I hear that song I feel happy. ☊ time ☊
They say that time heals all wounds. ☊ time ☊
an unhappy childhood ☊ unhappy ☊
a military/police/nurse's uniform ☊ uniform ☊
The hat is part of the school uniform. ☊ uniform ☊
Do you have to wear uniform? ☊ uniform ☊
All this fuss is totally unnecessary. ☊ unnecessary ☊
It's no use—I can't persuade her. ☊ it's no use (doing sth), what's the use (of doing sth)? ☊
He didn't sound like his usual happy self. ☊ usual ☊
the Christmas/Easter/summer vacation ☊ vacation ☊
I'll ask the waitress for the bill. ☊ waiter ☊
Waiter, could you bring me some water? ☊ waiter ☊
In a weak moment (= when I was easily persuaded) I said she could borrow the car. ☊ weak ☊
Which of the patients have recovered? ☊ which ☊
I have happy memories of my years in Poland (= the time I spent there). ☊ year ☊
'Waiter!' 'Yes, sir?' ☊ yes ☊