f! @ # $ % ^ & * ( )MinistryDepartment : VuAuthority : cucIndustry and TradeThe provincial People’s CommitteeBorder Gate Economic AreasAgency for Industrial Promotion – AIP: Cuc Công nghiêp Đia phương (CN ĐP)National Educational SystemCommend and rewardRenovation of Education Management Project (SREM)Inter-ministry Circular No. Decree No.Decision No.Circular No.Resolution No.Instruction No. Document No.Ordinance – phap lênhOrder No.Official Gazette Letter (văn ban)martyrdisable veteran gained some considerable achievements primary education universalisation complementaryto propagate Study and follow President Ho Chi Minh's ethical exampleHo Chi Minh Communist Youth UnionVietnam Educational Trade UnionWomen's UnionStudy Promotion Society

The central resolution 5 (course VIII) of Vietnam's Communist Partythe Political Bureau Ministry / Department / Division / Bureau / AgencyMinistry / Department of Construction Ministry / Department of TransportMinistry / Department of Culture - Sports - Tourism Ministry / Department of Education and TrainingMinistry / Department of FinanceMinistry / Department of Agriculture and Rural DevelopmentMinistry / Department of Internal AffairsMinistry / Department of Industry and TradeMinistry / Department of Planning and Investment Early Childhood EducationPre-school Education Primary Education Continuing educationUpper / Lower secondary high schoolsecondary schoolfinancial mechanism To enhanceTo improveTo strengthen / reinforce / foster / intensify / heighten /

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To continue / review To implementTo carry out / conduct / exercise / performTo build up / establish To developTo encourage To raise / increase To transfer / change / moveTo reduce / decreaseTo guide / expandTo evaluate / examine / supervise / assess / evaluate / appraiseTo cooperate with / coordinate with To push / speed up / boost / hasten / urge / push forward / promote / expediteTo create / selectTo focus / concentrate on To organize / completeTo overcome / resolve / handle / settle downTo achieve / gain / to reachin accordance with / in line with / in compliance with to comply withto regulate / stipulate / promulgateto account for / to occupy / to share / to make of / to take a share of / to contribute ... to“Two NO.s: Say No to Exam Cheating, and Say No to False Achievement”- People Councils and People Committees of provinces, cities directly under administration of the central government; - The Office of the National Assembly; - Nationalities Council, Committees of the National Assembly s- The Office of the State President; - Office and Commissions of Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam; - Supreme People's Court; - Supreme People’s Procuracy - Fatherland, Central Offices of mass organizations; - National Academy of Public Administration; - Official Gazette; - Government Office: Minister-Chairman, Vice Minister-Chairmen, the Speaker of Prime Minister, other Departments and subordinate agencies. - File: archives, NN (5 copies), The Government Office: Heads and the Deputy Heads of Departments and Bureaus - National Financial Supervisory Commissionland rentsland recovery by the State, settlement of land claimdetermining land prices and price brackets of land of different categoriesfloor areaHandicap Children School / Disable children schoolBinh Minh Production and Trading Import Export Company Limited - BITEXCOconsultant consortiumsalt-marsh / saltinecuc giam dinh nha nuoc ve chat luong cong trinh xay dungthe Part 2 (on construction planning)- Vietnam Construction Technical Regulation, Volume 1-1997.School network Development Master Planning for Education – Training of Long An province by 2010 and Directions toward 2020Center for Urban & Rural Planning of the Southern Region - Vietnam Institute of Architecture, Urban and Rural Planningto respond demand of / to satisfy demand

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to accommodate demand / requirement disadvantageous areas network of vocational training centers industrial parks / industrial zones Department of Labors, Invalids and Social Affairs Ministry of Education and TrainingDepartment of Home Affairs Socio-Economic Development PlanDepartment of Finance Department of Investment and Planningvocational pre-intermediate vocational intermediatevocational college levelVocational Training Junior CollegeVocational Training CenterLong An Job CenterSouthern Focal Economic Zone (SFEZ)Reservoir Vietnam Southern Food CorporationAgriculture – Forestry – Fishery sector (AFFS)Agro-Forestry-Aquaculture Sector Nilaparvata lugensRice grassy stunt Acid Sulfate SoilTransit Oriented DevelopmentTEDISOUTH = the Southern Transport Engineering Design Incorporated (Cty Cô phân Tư vân Thiêt kê GTVT phia Nam)core city : thanh phô hat nhânTransport Engineering Design Incorporated = TEDIschedule / timetable / itineraryChapter / Section / Article / Clause / PointCorporate Social Responsibility - CSR – Trach nhiêm XH cua doanh nghiêpOverseas Economic Cooperation Fund (OECF)Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) : Ngân hang Hơp tac Quôc tê Nhât BanAnnamite Range : day Trương SơnTibetan plateau: Cao nguyên Tây TangGobi DesertPhysiographyarchipelago : quân đaoParacel Islands : quân đao Hoang SaSpratly Islands : quân đao Trương SaQuaternary period : ky Đê tưpre-QuaternaryTertiary : ky Đê tamgeotechnics : đia ky thuâtfluviolacustrine : (thuôc) sông/hôargillaceous limestone : đa vôi setquartz sandstone : cat kêt thach anhsiltstone : bôt kêtduns : set kêt thanfluvial deposit : trâm tich sông suôifluviolacustrine : trâm tich sông hôluviomarine : trâm tich sông biênMarine deposits : trâm tich biênLuviomarine deposits : trâm tich sông biênMarsh deposits : trâm tich đâm lâypotamogenic deposit: trâm tich do sông

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potamogenic deposit: trâm tich sông ngoipyroclastic deposit: trâm tich vun nui lưaEolian deposits : trâm tich gioRiverine deposits : trâm tich sôngLake deposits : trâm tich hôFluvial deposits : trâm tich vung vinhquartzitic cobble conglomerate : cuôi kêtsandstone : cat kêtsilty sand : cat bôt kêtlimestone lenses : thâu kinh đa vôiclay marl : set vôimarly lime : vôi setclay shale : đa phiên setcoaly shale : đa phiên set thanmarlaceous shale : đa phiên set vôischistquartz diorite : diorit thach anhBiotite graniteclayish silt : bôt setbasalt : bazanclaystone : set kêtcross-bedded : phân lơp xiênmedium-bedded : phân lơp trung binhthick-bedded : phân lơp daythin-bedded : phân lơp mongrhythmic interbeds of : dang nhipRhythmic intercalation of : dang nhip xenintrusive formation : thanh tao xâm nhâpScallop : so điêpboulder : cuôi soialuvi- marine : biên – đâm lâygravelly sand : cat cuôi soi, cat soiMember : tâpFormation : Hê tângunconformable / unconformity : bât chinh hơpdust sand : cat bôtgritstone : cuôigrit : sangravel / Pebble : soiPebble, granule : cuôi, soigravel-sand : cat sankaolin clay : đât set cao lanhestuary = river mouth : cưa sônglagoon : đâm / phacalcareous sandstone : cat kêt vôigravel stone : soi kêtconglomerate : cuôi kêtglass sand : cat thuy tinhperpendicular (a) : vuông goc (to sth)diffusion coefficient : hê sô khuêch tanAtmospheric Stability : đô ôn đinh cua khi quyênScience and Technics Publishing house : NXB KH-KTcoefficientcontour line : đương đông mưcin direct proportion/ratio to ...: ty lê thuân vơiEnvironment Management and Monitoring Program

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Synchronization Pedestrian Flyovers and Underpass CulvertsBinh Minh Import-Export Production and Trade Company Ltd. (BITEXCO)normal form of the equation of a line : phương trinh cua 1 đương thăngVietnam Expressway Corporation = VEC : Cty Phat triên Đương cao tôc VNland acquisition : thu hôi đâtTransport and Urban Public Works Services (TUPWS) : Sơ GTCCVIAP = VietNam Institute of Architecture and Urban and Rural Planning: Viên Kiên truc, Quy hoach Đô thi va Nông thôncoarse sand : cat hat tosmorgasbord (a variety / a varied collection)battalion (a large number)furtheranceto surmountrheumatismassemblageveterinary hygiene requirementsVietnam Union of Science and Technology Association (VUSTA) = Liên hiêp cac hôi Khoa hoc & Ky thuât VNfire prevention and fighting = PCCC... permitted limits prescribed in Vietnam Standard TCVN pant insecticidepesticide residueUMRT = Urban Mass Rapid Transit - Vân tai Đô thi khôi lương lơn, tôc đô caopulmonary tuberculosis : Lao phôibee-hive coalsugpo prawnjute = đaysedge = coiTHIKECO INVESTMENT CONSULTANCY FOR DEVELOPMENT AND CONSTRUCTION JSCpasturehand-in-handto undertake / to implement / to conduct to attemptcardigancrucial / critical / significantconsistent / coherent to provide assistance / support in ...to encourage / to promote to attract / to appeal / to invite / to allure / to lure / to tempt / to captivateto displace / to relocateto stampto systematizewith the aim of ... / to aim at....to aim at ...to graspconversecase studyscenarioimpetus / momentum / Geminitransport hub : truc giao thôngtransport mode : phương thưc giao thôngtransport node : nut giao thôngstarting / ending point / start point / end point

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Mô hinh OSI (Open Systems Interconnection Reference Model = OSI Model / OSI Reference Model) - Mô hinh tham chiêu kêt nôi cac hê thông mơto be free of ...Vietnam Water and Environment Company (VIWASE) = Cty Nươc va Môi trương Viêt Nam Saigon Long An Infrastructure Investment Construction Trading Joint Stock Company (SLICO)Phu My Vinh industrial zone infrastructure trading and development Co., LtdDuc Loi Trading and Service Co., LtdTrung Thanh Trading, Service, Construction and Import Export Joint stock companyTan Kim industrial and residential zone infrastructure development Co., LtdAverage Annual Growth Rate (AAGR) : Tôc đô tăng trương binh quân hang nămCentral Party Executive Committee of Class VIII: Ban châp hanh Trung Ương Đang khoa VIIIInstitute of Strategy Development (ISD) : Viên Chiên lươc Phat triênNational Committee of Population and Family Planning (NCPFP) : Uy ban Quôc gia Dân sô – Kê hoach hoa Gia đinhCentral Institute for Economic Management (CIEM) : Viên Nghiên cưu Quan ly Kinh tê TWVIETNAM NATIONAL SHIPPING LINES (VINALINE) : Tông cty Hang hai VNVietnam Shipbuilding Industry Corporation (VINASHIN) : Tâp đoan Công nghiêp Tau thuy VNSouthern Airports Corporation (SAC) : Tông cty Hang không miên NamNorthern / Middle Airports Corporationsovent/dissolvent : Dung môieutrophication : phu dương hoaNational Transmission Grid - NTGelectric distribution grid systemComparator : bô so sanhphase-locked loop : mach vong khoa phaphase sequence : đao phaphase loss / phase failure : mât phaVietnam northern / southern food corporationto skitter.. to be in a position to do sthspontaneousto trigger logger (n)sentryforde (v)riflecorpsebayonetsaddlerim (of glasses)plankappetite ~ desirefeeble (a.)susurration / susurrus (n)susurrant / susurrous (a.)nausea (n) / nauseous (a.) ~ vomit (v/n) / sickto mull over ~ to think oververanda ~ porch / gallery (n)adhesion (n)sole purposedegenerate (v)frail (hope) ~ delicate(un)imaginabletangible / intangibletill (n,v,adv)envelop (v)bestow / confer / contribute / impart / add / bring

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gain / obtainremorsecut-off datebereft (v,n,a.)off-the-wall ~ unconventional/ unusual/ crazyVietnam - Japan consultancy joint venture Vietnam Institute of Architecture, Urban and Rural Planning (VIAP)burrow (v)particularize ~ specify / specializechoppycurlecardiganvinylpuffmush (n)glow (n, v) ~ (with bright, flame)flounder (n)hunch (n)seduce (v) ~ to lure, (seducive)rope laddercap ~ cover/ toppound (v) ~ to strike pound (n) ~ soundstream of light(luminous) clock hand(s)overtakewhelm / overwhelmbehold (v)beholden ~ indebted (a.)to get in swing ofpublishing jobmaternity leavetangible / intangible cultural heritagewater-filled rice fieldone hundred percent sureconcrete examplepainfully(guitar) caseto wrap uphalf listening to ...distinguishing characteristicglasses with ... framesfrail ~ weak / delicateremarkable / unremarkableto lay scatteredscattered applausealoft ~ up above (adv)bearble / unbearableability / inability (n)faceless faceyield (v)magpie (n)knife-sharp flashfreshy, thick petals (of flowers)square (paper) / check (clothing)inner / outerdim light

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thick & heavy airriddle (n,v)concrete / hard factoverpoweringfootholdto go haywirestarry sky ~ skyful of starsintimacyintoto (adv) ~ as a whole, in totalto shower / to envelop / to surroundobliterate ~ to erase / eliminateto take a stubborn stancepitch-dark (a)chafe (n,v)limbo (n,v)resignationhush (v,n) ~ silenceeffortless(ly)persistence (n)consistent (a)festive (a)undivided / unmeasureddemarcation (to demarcate)to throw up ~ vomitto stream downincrediblelessen quality of lifeslipshoddisdain (v) ~ scorn / look down onrefrainSemidiurnal tide : ban nhât triêudiurnal tide (~ daily)neap tide (low tide) / spring tide (high tide)composure / calm / calmness / equanimityharvesterto rip (v)washbasinto take liberty of doing ...firewood impotent (a). ~ weak / lack of strengthintense painautopsyoxygenated salthydro- dynamic moduleSouthern Institute of Water Resources Research (SIWRR) : Viên Khoa hoc Thuy lơi Miên NamInstitute of Meteorology and Hydrology : Viên Khi tương – Thuy vănpry (v)stockpileconstitue ~ to form / to make up / to compose / to establishsheer ~ to turn aside / absolutefor the time being ~ at this time / for the momentIntegrated Pest Management (IPM) = Quan ly Dich hai Tông hơpto cast a shadow overmetier ~ well-suited occupationdepletion (of resources)building coverage / building usenoticeable / considerable / significant / increadible / marked / weighty /

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critical / impressive / noteworthy / notable / striking / enticement / attraction / prancedesperateoblivious ~ unmindfulpoise (v) ~ balancesharp, clean soundseemingly / outwardlynocturnalbusiness / non-business expendituresVN Institute for Building Science and Technology (IBST): to carousebedriddenon a par with ~ equal to to impute preparatory/ standing committeekey holderappendixnutmeg : nhuc. dau. kha^u'cinnamon : que^'chicory : die^p’ xoansesame : vưngpersimon : ho^ng`sapodilla : hong xiemInstitute of Earth Physics : Viên Vât ly Đia câuNational Cultural Heritage Department : Cuc Di san VH - Bô VH-TT-DL [Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (MCST)]Hoi An Centre for Monuments Management and Preservation : Trung tâm Quan ly, Bao tôn Di tich Hôi AnInternational Charter for the Conservation and Restoration of Monuments and Sites (Venice 1964)INTERNATIONAL CHARTER FOR THE CONSERVATION AND RESTORATION OF MONUMENTS AND SITES (THE VENICE CHARTER 1964) Australia ICOMOS charter for the conservation of places of cultural significanceConvention Concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage, Paris, 1972 Mexico International Charter on Cultural Tourism (1999)United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural OrganizationMaster Plan towards 2020 on preservation and promotion ofquality management of construction workspromulgating regulations on preservation, maintenance andproject cost management and investment consultingentry and egress (n): coming out/invividlyaccruelamp bulbmake-believe (a,n)to enlarge the viewevery now and then/again ~ occasionallylatitude : vi đôlongitude : kinh đôsandy strip/duneshemicycle : ban nguyêt / canh cung battureboulderserve as shelterMeteorology and Hydrology : Khi tương – Thuy vănto narrate ~ report/ tell/ unfold/ recite (v)

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Fresh water - Brackish water - Saline water - Brine (based on salinity)impending / imminent ~ about to happeninevitable ~ unavoidableindispensable ~ essential acid igneous rocks : đa mac-ma acidMetamorphic rock : đa biên châtparent / source rock : đa mefoundation bearing capacityHorned Nerite Snail : ôc gaiboarding school for ethnic minorities : trương Dân tôc nôi truminority ethnic peopleHygiene and Epidemiology : VS phong dichNational Institue of Hygiene and Epidemiology (NIHE): Viên Vê sinh Dich tê TWfamily in/under preferential treatment policy : gia đinh chinh sachmilitiainhale ~ to breathe instandstilltorpedo : ngư lôiminitiondetailed handiworkboom box : portable stereopantomime : kich câmwaspish (a.)in units of ~ in terms of aggrade : bôi lăngaggradationto draft into the armyto occur to sb that/what...to raise/lift a hand against sth/sbmischief(to adopt) [counter]measureTo tell black from whiteto locate the cause of sthto flee from reality / to leave reality behind / labyrinth (n)periodic(al) ~ đinh kyseverally ~ respectivelyaccordingly ~ consequentlyWeighted Average Capital Cost (WACC): Chi phi sư dung vôn binh quân gia quyên Engineering – Procurement – Construction (EPC) : Hinh thưc tông thâu EPC (Thiêt kê – Cung câp thiêt bi –  Thi công xây dựng) 

Disgracefulin the nick of time ~ just in time/ just at the critical momentto give/ pay a …look (e.g: a searching look)trig (a.)ordinarily ~ normally/ commonly/ usuallybudge ~ move slightly/ change position/attitudesubterranean ~ hidden/secretecast-off (a., n) (cast-off shell)extravagant (a.)arrogant (a.)to conduct a massive investigationto have solid alibi(s)aloofness (n) reserved & remote/distant innards (internal parts)in the long run : in the final analysis or outcome

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in the short run : in the immediate futureto burrowsupposition ~ assumptionto steady: to make/become steadysimile (n)(in)curable up-and-coming ~ promising/ambitious/enterprisingseclusion (to seclude ~ to isolate)chain of cause and effect(in)calculable (in-calculably)disconsolate ~ inconsolablestraighten up ~ stand upto partition off ~ to separate/ divide into sectionsseries of smooth linked movementsfuturistic ~ futuristventilator : air cleaner/filterto catch wind of sth…to catch one's breath ~ to rest so as to cont. sthTo put it mildlyFrankly/ seriously/ honestly / strictly speakingTo be quite honestTo be preciseTo keep (sth) under wraps ~ to keep secretTo take the wraps off ~ to revealTo bring up the subject ~ to mention (sth)Somewhat ~ to some extent/degree / ratherTo date ~ until nowready oneself for …to ache for sb/sth ~ to long for / to desire / to dream ofstiff-necked ~ stubbornoutlandish ~ off-the-wall / freaky/freakishin the name of …resentment ~ anger / bitterness / ill willgigantic ~ enormous/ huge/ great/ giant/ massive/ titanicto count for carnivore [animal or any plant that feeds on animals] ~ meat-eatermule [con la]mane [the long hair along the top and sides of the neck of certain mammals]to bivouac []temporary encampment]to commit sth to memorystationmaster [An official in charge of a railroad or bus station]an eye for an eye cologne [scented liquid= alcohol+ fragrant oils]porcelain Involuntary aboveground/ undergroundunaltered (a) [not changed]inescapable/ escapablestationmaster / paymastercicada’ s cast-off shellabscond ~ to leave quickly and secretly and hide oneself, often to avoid arrest or prosecutionself-sufficientbarometric pressure aimlesslysequel ~ consequence concealment ~ privacy/ secrecyin course of ~ in the process of

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to give rise to sth ~ to cause increase of sthcave-inunsanitary condition(s)a matter of indifference to sbbe situated/ locatedto snatch ~ to grapes/ seize (eagerly/suddenly)offhand ~ casual/ informalright-hand manto overstep one’s boundsthoroughgoing ~ thorough/ completeto tell in all franknessto turn sour ~ to get worseintermediary (n) ~ go-between/ mediator / intermediate state or stagein the palm of one’s handto happen under one’s noseshandpicked candidate to fill his chairthe makeup of the committeeburdensome (a.)underling (n) ~ subordinatebootlickerto firm upit was the law of the jungle, the survival of the fittestunimpeachableshell [artillery projectile containing an explosive charge, esp. from a shotgun]life-threateningthe speed of an ax blowto administer (v) ~ to manage/ to have charge of/ to ministerintruder(air) to grow denseDerisiveLowlyAmelioration : cai thiênTo obliterate ~ to wipe out/ to erasecoolheaded assessmentto slam in/ out of ~ to go in/ out of sth (violently/harshly)interrogationto monopolizenoncommittallyapologetic / apologeticallyquietus [euphemisms for death]catchmentisthmuscrave ~ desire / beganalogy [similarity in some respects between things that are otherwise dissimilar]pointless attemptunquestionable / unquestionablyarrogant ~ being self-worth or self-importanceunendurable / inconceivabledeliberatelyimmobile as stonehalf-smiled / half-cried / half-runhalfhearted(ly) / wholehearted(ly)measurable / immeasurabledeplorable ~ terrible/ dreadful/ sad/ unfortunatebesottedintoxicate ~ to excite/ to poisoneffortlessto hum

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mouthwatering ~ Appealing to the sense of tastelullabyto remodelhuge / hugely / sourly / severely / fiercely to chuckledainty to sweep sth (the dark forest) with one’s (sharp) eyesto encroach on one’s territorynow-blackterse ~ brief and to the point; effectively conciseto flash (sb) a hard lookto corner (sb)to flatter ~ to praise insincerelycoven (a group gathered for common purpose)bedspread [cover for a bed]golf course to pinpointsubside ~ to sink lower/ become lesswistful [full of wishful yearning/ pensive sadness]meditation [continuous and profound contemplation/thoughts] in due course ~ At the proper or right timeindisputable ~ undeniable to form an image / to picturein a heartbeat ~ an instanta mask of indecisionappall ~ dismayblood transfusionimpasse ~ deadlock / dead-end-streetchisel rein (n, v)grimace (v, n)stupor ~ dazeepilogue ~ tuxedoSub-department: Chi cucUncharacteristically ~ unusually Sophomore ~ person in the second year of carrying out an endeavorEarnestnesscosmos : cuc van thoEyesightinvoluntarily class struggleclass reuniontell/ speak/ say in all honestytotal peace of mindsleep like a log (without stirring or being disturbed)vegetate ~ live/ lead/ grow/ relaxto vege out ~ to engage in relaxing/passive activitieshalf-listened toheartfelt commentaryintensive treatmentself-centrednarrow-mindedtop-up (n)incomprehensiblestock-taking (n) ~ review/ reappraisal/ reassessment

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jiffy ~ a very short time/ a momentto shut oneself upMore or less ~ lightly/ somewhat/ approximately/ roughlytrainers ~ training shoesto accomplish ~ to perform/ complete/ succeed in doingcinch ~ easy task / a certaintytranscription postponement / deferral / deferment / delayelitesolemn raising of the flagaside from ~ apart fromback-to-backsturdy ~ healthy/ strongmandarin ~on-and-off ~ off-and-on ~ occasionally/ intermittentlypry = look or inquire closely, curiously, or impertinentlypercussionistaround/round-the-clock ~ at all times / throughout the day and nightdeformity ~ abnormality vending machineto mull ~ to ponderto dozeprofit-makingonce in a while ~ now and then / here and therepaperbackconvalescencedisown ~ repudiate [to deny any connection with; refuse to acknowledge]hospitalize needless to say see/ tell/ feel straight away mustardmeadow ~ grasslandsharp-tongued [harsh, critical, or sarcastic in speech]sarcastic ~ ironical/ cutting/ sharpprecise user of languagespace out / spaced-out (a)chrysanthemumdefray ~ to undertake payment of/ to paydefrayal (n)viewer discretionstand on ceremony [excessive formality]statutory ~ legaljostle ~ push / press / force repulse ~ drive away/offregarding ~ in reference to/ with respect to/ concerning

about/ as to/ on the subject of respecting/ in respect of/ as regards/ with reference to in the matter of/ apropos/ in regard to/ with regard to

apropos (a) ~ relevantin accordance with ~ in agreement with/ consistent with/ in harmony with/ in concert with

in sympathy with/ in conformity with/ in assent with/ in congruence withprimitive ~ primary / basicto furnish ~ to supply/give/equip withapt to (a.) ~ likely / apt ~ suitable/clever, quick to learntraumatic ~ awful/ painful/ shocking/ terrifyingpalatable ~ delicious/ tasty/ toothsome/ derail / derailment

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underflow water ~ undercurrent water/air / underground waterleadendownriverFoehn (warm dry wind coming off the lee slopes of a mountain range)CommunizationCatchment areaThrumSapient (Having great wisdom and discernment/ acutely insightful and wise)To discernShortchange ~ to cheatHallelujahBleach (v, n)To demean ~ degrade/ reduce/ lower/ debase/ dehumanizeSymposiumFissure (v, n) ~ crack/ divisionPretenderCombatant (n, a) [fighter/ defender]Arbitration / arbitrator Repudiate ~ reject/ abandon/ desert/ divorceRepose (v, n) ~ relaxation/ restfulness/

erosionsoil outwashcause/ generate/ result in/ bring about/ produce/ lead to/ cover / occupy / account for / calculate / compose / comprise / weighprecipitate ~ bring onnaughtaffluent/ tributaryintegrate / join / combine / merge / pedology (soil study) prominent / dominant humus : mun Food and Agriculture Organization = FAObasalt pumice đa bot Bazanhigh/ low base saturationweir ~ damrolling weir ~ đâp dângCenter for Information and Archives of Geology (CIAG) ~ Trung tâm Thông tin Lưu trữ Đia chât Hanoi University of Mining and GeologyCenter for Environmental Consultancy and Technology ~ Trung tâm tư vân Công nghê Môi trương Research Center for Environmental Geology ~ Trung tâm Nghiên cưu Môi trương Đia châthttp://www.idm.gov.vn/Nguon_luc/Xuat_ban/Anpham/Tracuu_PVDC devitrified stone ~ đa ôp latto domesticate

commence ~ startlatex cream : mu kem (cao su)mine ~ exploitfaux ~ artificial/ fake/ false/ imitationChi sô ICOR (hiêu qua sư dung vôn)Dissemination / propaganda Include / comprise / involveAccretionFeudal / feudalismassimilatesaturated fat ~ chât beo bao hoa

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trans fat : chât beo chuyên hoaTrans fat free ~ No trans fat ~ Trans 0Transport Registration Center ~ Trung tâm đăng kiêm xe cơ giơiCivil Aviation Administration of Vietnam ~ Cuc hang không Dân dung VNartesian water ~ nươc tự chayEnvironmental SanitationSeverally ~ respectivelyobligatory military service ~ nghia vu quân sựiodine ~ i-ôtbenefactorthyroncus ~ bươu côrheumatism ~ phong thâpreprosy : bênh phong/huiencephalitis : viêm naoviral hepatitis : Viêm gan siêu vi trung tuberculosis : bênh laopreventive health : y tê dự phongpediatrics ~ the branch of medicine concerned with the treatment of infants and childrenpediatrics hospital ~ BV nhiMaternity Hospital ~ bênh viên phu santuberculosis (TB) and respiratory diseases national hospital ~ Bênh viên lao & phôisanatorium and rehabilitation hospital ~ Bênh viên Điêu dương va Phuc hôi chưc năngTraumatic Orthopedic Hospital ~ Bênh viên chân thương chinh hinh Forensic Archaeology ~ Khao cô hoc phap y Centre of forensic medicine of ~ Trung tâm Giam đinh Phap yNational Institute of Forensic Medicine ~ Viên phap y quôc giaQuyhoa National Leprosy Dermatology Hospital (Bênh viên Phong – Da liêu TW Quy Hoa)health station : tram y tê

Interpose ~ interfere / intervene PiqueGDP accumulated growthMotivate ~ stimulate / inspire / prompt / incentivize Inscrutable ~ Difficult to fathom or understand; impenetrablehydroelectric damcoefficient of correlation: hê sô tương quan electrical substationdigestion tankcremation / incineration (n)incinerate (a corpse)incineration commiserationbauxite : bôxitNational Academy of Public Administration: hoc viên hanh chinh quôc giaHo Chi Minh National Academy of Politics and Public Administration (viêt tăt la HCMA): Hoc viên Chinh tri - Hanh chinh Quôc gia Hô Chi Minh

stamen [ˈsteɪmɛn]:  the male reproductive organ of a flower, consisting of a stalk (filament) bearing an anther in which pollen is produced [The pollen-producing reproductive organ of a flower, usually consisting of a filament and an anther]pistil [ˈpɪstɪl]: the female reproductive part of a flower, consisting of one or more separate or fused carpels; gynoecium [The female, ovule-bearing organ of a flower, including the stigma, style, and ovary]calyx  [ˈkeɪlɪks ˈkælɪks]: the sepals of a flower collectively, forming the outer floral envelope that protects the developing flower bud [The sepals of a flower considered as a group. The calyx is the outermost whorl of a flower]

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bud : A small protuberance on a stem or branch, sometimes enclosed in protective scales and containing an undeveloped shoot, leaf, or flower

botany / phytology ~ the study of plants, including their classification, structure, physiology, ecology, and economic importance [The scientific study of plants, including their growth, structure, physiology, reproduction, and pathology, as well as their economic use and cultivation by humans]zoology ~ branch of biology that deals with animals and animal life, including the study of the structure, physiology, development, and classification of animalszoological gardenanatomy ~ the science concerned with the physical structure of animals and plants [the scientific study of the shape and structure of organisms and their parts]myology ~  the branch of medical science concerned with the structure and diseases of muscleszootomy ~ the anatomy of animalsmorphology ~ The branch of biology that deals with the form and structure of organisms without consideration of functiongeomorphology ~ đia mao hoc ~ the branch of geology that is concerned with the structure, origin, and development of the topographical features of the earth's surface [the branch of geology that studies the characteristics and configuration and evolution of rocks and land forms] physiology ~  the branch of science concerned with the functioning of organisms [The scientific study of an organism's vital functions, including growth and development, the absorption and processing of nutrients, the synthesis and distribution of proteins and other organic molecules, and the functioning of different tissues, organs, and other anatomic structures. Physiology studies the normal mechanical, physical, and biochemical processes of animals and plants]

phytosociology ~ branch of ecology that deals with the characteristics, classification, relationships, and distribution of plant communitiesfrontierlateriteseismic ~ earthshakingsubsidence / depressionpolymerization : hoa dâuPolycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon (PAH) ~ hydrocacbon thơm đa vong Alkalinize alcalinizeSurfactant ~ chât hoat đông bê măt (Surfactant = Surface active agent)Acid Neutralizer ~ dung dich trung hoa axit tran vai (Acid absorbent & neutralizator)Cyanide : xyanuadust arrester/collectorcontiguous ~ adjoin / next to reputationcontaminate ~ pollute cyclic (adj) terrestrial leech / mosquitovectorpathology / pathobiology ~ The scientific study of the nature of disease and its causes, processes, development, and consequences [the branch of medicine concerned with the cause, origin, and nature of disease, including the changes occurring as a result of disease]

dipterocarp forest: rưng khôpsurveillance [sɜːˈveɪləns] ~ observation / inspection / control / supervision / directionscrawny ~ leanextractive agriculture : du canhinsoluble occultismreforest ~ reafforestlullaby ~ lull to sleep

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broad-leaved/ evergreen forestto disinform ~ misinformhazardous ~ toxicterraced field maritime boundary delimitation : phân đinh biên TiffanyImpersonatorin conformity with ~ in compliance withsedimentary rock : đa trâm tichmimic ~ imitate / apesolar/lunar eclipse [ɪˈklɪps]persnickety ~ pretentious / demandingsnide ~ scornful / ill-natured / sneering / nasty / malicious / respondent ~ answerer / responderpropaganda / dissemination / promulgationhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_ethnic_groups_in_Vietnam

fraud (commercial > trade ~)pest prevention: phong trư sâu bênh haion-the-spot / on-sitecoffee husk/ skin (smooth)The Western Highlands Agro-Forestry Scientific and Technical Institute (WASI): Viên Khoa hoc Ky thuât Nông - Lâm nghiêp Tây NguyênVietnam Academy of Agricultural Sciences: Viên Khoa hoc Ky thuât Nông nghiêp VN

Duly ~ in proper manner/ punctuallySouthern Airports Authority: Cum Cang Hang Không Miên NamConjectural ~ supposed/ tentative/ theoretic(al)/ Effectual ~ effective / efficacious / Inefficacious ~ ineffective / ineffectualMandatory ~ obligatory / compulsory / required / requisite>< voluntary / optional / nonobligatory / unnecessary / nonbinding / noncompulsory / discretionaryConfine ~ restrictEscalator PreacherDementia ~ insanityHighwayman ~ on horseback robberPulse (heart)Chaplain ~ a Christian clergyman attached to a private chapel of a prominent person or institution or ministering to a military body, professional group, etc.Opaque / opacityCrop productionLivestock husbandryAnimal healthPlant protection

To go without saying ~ to be self-evidentcogitable ~ thinkable / conceivable / ponderableplacard gimcrackresurrection ~ returning to life/ revivalsedatemaniaccopestone bray ~ mash / crashframe / rimspectacle(s) / specs

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officiateofficiationmemorialize ~ honour / commemoratetreillage ~ latticework used to supportdetoxificationscrubbymediation / mediatortransferor / transfereemolestseaquakepontoon bridgeaggravatevitalizereniform ~ kidney-shapedpacin-stricken (a) terrifiedgrieveinsolate ~ Expose to the sunlight (rays of the sun or affect by exposure to the sun)backstagemundane ~ ordinaryafterimagecajuput : cây tramoddmentunderage: Below the customary or legal age (as for drinking or voting) [below the required or standard age, esp. below the legal age for voting or drinking]overmaster ~ overpower/locale: the scene of any event or action (especially the place of a meeting) ~ locus/ venue/ scenelayabout: A lazy or idle person; a loafer [habitually idle]unlooseidealizeoff-limits: barred to a designated groupday-to-day: daily/ day-by-day/ day-after-daypelagecorporate income taxpersonal income tax

frizzycostumier: One that makes or supplies costumes; a costumerobdurate : To close up or obstruct

proseparquetareca nutbetel leafimplementer/ implementorwhodunitwaste processing/treatmentcompulsivitylabor divisionexcel = outstandnotarizemeditationtenebrous ~ dark and gloomyartisan ~ craftpersongoldsmithjewelleryconfectionarywampum = $sapotaornamental plants

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lace embroiderytreadingentrepreneurhotfoot: in haste/ speedilyspecific taxation: thuê TTĐB (tiêu thu đăc biêt)intricacy: complexityimplausiblehighbornexpiateelevated, at-grade and underground linesclimb-downalimentprenatalinundateback-to-back: consecutive/ successiveaforesaidpreposterousradiesthesia: cam xaBreakwaterEnsiform: Shaped like a sword, as the leaf of an iris

~ Bladelike/ sword-shaped/ swordlikeFlighty: High density (heavily populated)Smoothbore: musketBodilyImpoverishmentHeadwater: source of a river (usu. in plural)

Mekong River Commission: Uy hôi sông Mê-kông Vietnam National Mekong Committee saline aquifer / saline intrusionallude: To make an indirect reference infatuation: passiongrapple withstab atspit my last breath at  state of the art low-lying: Lying close to water or ground level/ Situated below the normal height or altitudeinsalubrious: Not promoting health; unwholesomeinaudible/ unhearablecorroborate (confirm)greatheartedsubscriberBestower (donor/ helper/ almsgiver)Alms (pl.)DesperateTorpor: torpidity (state of mental or physical inactivity or insensibility) / lethargyTorpidity (n) / torpid (a.)ProscriptionOutlawryDelectation: a feeling of extreme pleasure or satisfactionconiferous forest: rưng la kimbroadleaf: la rôngRưng khô la rông nhiêt đơi va cân nhiêt đơi Indomalaya: Indomalaya Tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests

Rưng ẩm la rông nhiêt đơi va cân nhiêt đơi Indomalaya: Indomalaya Tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests

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 trees, flowering, herbs, bushes, grasses, vines, ferns, mosses, and green algae = cây gỗ, cây hoa, cây co, dương xi hay rêushrub forest: rưng cây builight forestrưng rung la: Temprate forestvine: cây thân leoherb: cây thân coornamental plant: cây canhvaporize: to turn into gas/ to decrease rapidly and disappear (~ vanish/ fly)harnessover-extractionitinerarydeludechive repulsioncherish ~ appriciatenostalgia: A bittersweet longing for things, persons, or situations of the past / homesicknessenergize: to give energy to; activate or invigoratekaleidoscopeimplore: entreatStokerCaprice: a sudden or unpredictable change of attitude, behaviorDissertateWaiverBlooperZealotryReciprocal capitalcentrifuge latex: mu cao su ly tâmmodified starch: tinh bôt biên tinhempty-headed: Lacking seriousness; given to frivolityuntiring/ tiredlessdoctor of Odonto-Stomatology: R-H-MmalocclusionOcclusionStigmatize: ConnoteCognizableCatharsisDisownTô chưc Thương Mai Ngoai biên Nhât ban (JETRO): Japan External Trade Organization Geography of Transport : đia ly giao thôngExpresslyDeportAdventitiousFixingsEucalypus: bach đanPathogenicInsecticide(s): thuôc sat trungFongicide(s): thuôc diêt nâmHerbicide(s): thuôc diêt coRodenticide(s): thuôc diêt chuôt (diêt gâm nhâm)Nematocide(s): thuôc diêt tuyên trungRetroReminiscentPlutoniccockcrowRemittance tax = Thuê chuyên lơi nhuân vê nươc (doanh nghiêp nươc ngoai)

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NoisomeDirectorate for Roads of Vietnam (DRVN) Tông cuc Đương bô Viêt NamExclusive road: đương chuyên dungLarboard: Located on the left side of a ship or aircraftVietnam Academy of Social Sciences: Viên Khoa hoc Xa hôi VNConsanguinityMulish: hard-headed/ Stubborn and intractable; recalcitrant Socio-psychological functions and occupation rehabilitation: Phuc hôi chưc năng tâm ly xa hôi va nghê nghiêpTransfixIn-store: available WastelandRehabilitation: reclamation/ restoration/ Vindicate (vindication): uphold/ Usurer (loan shark)Tie-up: social or business relationshipAlumni Acerbity: sourness or bitterness of taste, character, or toneDeliberatelyPlethora (superabundance)WhimperRice bran: cam gaoOrnamental Organism: sinh vât canhgirdle cake: banh trangethnic traditional weaving continuous vertical kiln: lo đưng liên hoanhandymanprocure(~ment)plantercrumbly: friableentomology: scientific study of insectsforest invasive insect speciesindicator species: cac loai chi thiAgriculture and Life Science Research Information Center Center for breeds of animals and plants: Trung tâm giông cây trông vât nuôiTissue culture: nuôi cây mô domesticate : domestizehabitattechnocrat Bô loc hat cho may dâu (Diesel Particulate Filters – DPFStringent HithertoBackstairsCloven (PP of Cleave): split; dividedLeachateDaydreamBeneficiaryAdmitUnprepossessingsneak out - teenager leaving house without permissionsneak away - lovers who want to be alonesneak off - worker taking an unauthorized break

"Famtrip la hinh thưc du lich tim hiêu, lam quen, tiêp thi. Đây la môt chương trinh du lich miên phi danh cho cac hang lữ hanh, cac nha bao tơi môt hay nhiêu điêm du lich cua môt quôc gia, hoăc môt hay nhiêu đia phương đê lam quen vơi cac san phẩm du lich tai cac điêm du lich cua quôc gia hay đia phương đo đê cac hang lữ hanh khao sat, lựa chon, xây dựng chương trinh du lich co

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hiêu qua thiêt thực đê chao ban cho khach, cac nha bao viêt bai tuyên truyên nhằm thu hut khach du lich.”

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“Dự Án Cai Thiên Thuy Lô Thương Nguôn Sông Mekong = Navigation Channel Improvement Project on the Upper Mekong River”Greenhouse gas GHG: khi thai gây hiêu ưng nha kinhGiam phat thai: to reduce emissioninternal combustion engine (ICE) : đông cơ đôt trongBus Rapid Transit (BRT) : hê thông xe buyt nhanhG8 : nhom 8 quôc gia dân chu va công nghiêp hang đâu cua thê giơi Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change – IPCC : Uy ban Liên chinh phu vê Thay đôi khi hâu oral intangible world heritageTransport Engineering Construction and Quality Management Bureau : Cuc Quan ly Xây dựng va Chât lương Công trinh Giao thôngMinistry of Transport Inspectorate: Thanh tra Bô GTVTTransit-Oriented Development (TOD) : Phat triên theo đinh hương giao thông công công

Quy Môi trương toan câu (Global Environment Facility - GEF) Liên minh Bao tôn Thiên nhiên Quôc tê IUCNChương trinh Đa dang sinh hoc vung đât ngâp nươc lưu vực sông Mêkông (Mekong Wetlands Biodiversity Program - MWBP) Climate Change Research Institute in Can Tho University - Viên Nghiên cưu Biên đôi Khi hâu - Đai hoc Cân Thơ“The 36 guild streets area Hanoi’s Ancien Quarter” (Ha Nôi 36 phô phương).

Vietnam Bank for Social Policies: Ngân hang Chinh sach xa hôi

Trung Tâm Nước sạch và Vệ sinh môi trường Nông thôn (CERWASS) thuộc bộ Nông nghiệp và Phát triển Nông thôn (MARD)Danish International Development Agency = Dnida: Cơ quan phat triên quôc tê cua Đan Mach Hanoi Metropolitan Rail Transport Project Board (HRB) = Ban Dự an Đương săt Đô thi Ha Nôihttp://www.hanoibus.com.vn/Default.aspx?pageid=189

Fiber Optic Cable: Cap quangBase Transceiver Station: tram thu phat song di đôngHanoi Urban planning Institute (HUPI): Viên Quy hoach Xây dựng Ha Nôi

BSC (tram điêu khiên), BTS, (tram thu phat), BSM (tram quan ly), va FSU (khôi thuê bao cô đinh)chưc năng điêu khiên tram gôc (BCF - Base station Control Function)

BSC: Base Station Controller/ Trung tâm điêu khiên tram gôcInternational Rice Research Institute (IRRI): Viên Nghiên cưu Lua gao Quôc têĐai hôi đai biêu toan quôc lân thư X, 10th National Congress of Delegateshttp://gfd.dabbledb.com/publish/forestspeciesdatabase

raze: to level (v)occlude: obstructobviate: rid of/ eliminatecogitate: to ponderdescry: spotpigheaded: bullet-headed / bullheadedmake provision forpurvey: provide/ supplyMedic hoăc ParamedicSecondhand smokeHospitalizedisenchantTrust Fund for Forests: Quy Uy thac nganh lâm nghiêp (TFF)Vietnam Conservation Fund: Quy bao tôn Viêt Nam (VCF)

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Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora: Công ươc vê buôn ban quôc tê đông vât hoang da (CITES)United Nations Convention on Biodiversity (UNCBD): Công ươc đa dang sinh hoc (UNCBD)United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification: Công ươc vê chông sa mac hoa (UNCCD)United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change: Công ươc khung liên hơp quôc vê biên đôi khi hâu (UNFCCC)Global Environment Fund: qui môi trương toan câu (GEF)Clean Development Mechanism: cơ chê phat triên sach (CDM)Afforestation: trông rưngReforestation: tai sinh rưngDispersal planting of trees: trông cây phân tanNeohouzeaua: nưaVietnam Construction and Import – Export Joint Stock Corporation (Vinaconex)

Unstable swidden farming practices: du canh du cưfraudShaolin TempleIndescribable Forester: person skilled in forestry or in charge of a forest/ One that inhabits a forestWardenGuildIn principle: With regard to the basicsOn principle: According to or because of principleProper and suficient Showcase: to exhibit or displayTapLatentTicklishIn the light ofHeadlandEspousalDeficit:  inadequacy/ insufficiencyTô chưc Bao tôn Thiên nhiên Quôc tê: International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN)Hyperbole: A figure of speech in which exaggeration is used for emphasis or effectAn aquifer is an underground layer of water-bearing permeable rock or unconsolidated materials (gravel, sand, silt, or clay) from which groundwater can be usefully extracted using a water well.

Peer ExertIgnite: set fire toUnappeasable: Impossible to appease or satisfyAquiline: curved down like an eagle's beak    StarkTractorStorkClamUpon the earlier ofBenumb: make numb (esp. by cold)Tardy: behindhand / overduePromptDownturn (n)Invitation Letter - invite someone to speak at a conference.Letter of Invitation - invite customers to a special event.

To zone out: inattentive

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