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v.
(mái chèo) row slowly and gently; move through water by means of repeated short strokes of the limbs


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a. Syn. agreeable
(ngon miệng) acceptable; sufficiently agreeable in flavor to be eaten


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n.
(ký sinh trùng) animal or plant living on another


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n.
(Quốc hội) discussion; formal conference on public affairs; general council, especially an assembly of representatives of a nation


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a. Syn. dull
(người đi bộ) lacking wit or imagination; ordinary


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a.
(tà) stubbornly wrongheaded; directed away from what is right or good


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v.
(giảm mạnh) fall straight down; plunge; decline suddenly and steeply


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v.
(poke) push at, as with a finger or an arm; search or look curiously; proceed in slow or lazy manner; thrust forward


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a.
(kheo) intended to attract notice and impress others; making unjustified claims; overly ambitious


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n. Syn. skill; expertise
(trình độ) skillfulness in command of fundamentals deriving from practice and familiarity; expertise


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