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Ministry
Department : Vụ
Authority : cục
Industry and Trade
The provincial People’s Committee
Border Gate Economic Areas
Agency for Industrial Promotion – AIP: Cục Công nghiệp Địa phương (CN ĐP)
National Educational System
Commend and reward
Renovation of Education Management Project (SREM)
Inter-ministry Circular No.
Decree No.
Decision No.
Circular No.
Resolution No.
Instruction No.
Document No.
Ordinance – pháp lệnh
Order No.
Official Gazette
Letter (văn bản)
martyr
disable veteran
gained some considerable achievements
primary education universalisation
complementary
to propagate
Study and follow President Ho Chi Minh's ethical example
Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union
Vietnam Educational Trade Union
Women's Union
Study Promotion Society

The central resolution 5 (course VIII) of Vietnam's Communist Party

the Political Bureau
Ministry / Department / Division / Bureau / Agency
Ministry / Department of Construction
Ministry / Department of Transport
Ministry / Department of Culture - Sports - Tourism
Ministry / Department of Education and Training
Ministry / Department of Finance
Ministry / Department of Agriculture and Rural Development
Ministry / Department of Internal Affairs
Ministry / Department of Industry and Trade
Ministry / Department of Planning and Investment
Early Childhood Education
Pre-school Education
Primary Education
Continuing education
Upper / Lower secondary
high school
secondary school
financial mechanism
To enhance
To improve
To strengthen / reinforce / foster / intensify / heighten /

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To continue / review
To implement
To carry out / conduct / exercise / perform
To build up / establish
To develop
To encourage
To raise / increase
To transfer / change / move
To reduce / decrease
To guide / expand
To evaluate / examine / supervise / assess / evaluate / appraise
To cooperate with / coordinate with
To push / speed up / boost / hasten / urge / push forward / promote / expedite
To create / select
To focus / concentrate on
To organize / complete
To overcome / resolve / handle / settle down
To achieve / gain / to reach
in accordance with / in line with / in compliance with
to comply with
to regulate / stipulate / promulgate
to 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 Commission
land rents
land recovery by the State,
settlement of land claim
determining land prices and price brackets of land of different categories
floor area
Handicap Children School / Disable children school
Binh Minh Production and Trading Import Export Company Limited - BITEXCO
consultant consortium
salt-marsh / saltine
cuc giam dinh nha nuoc ve chat luong cong trinh xay dung
the 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 2020
Center for Urban & Rural Planning of the Southern Region - Vietnam Institute of Architecture,
Urban and Rural Planning
to 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 Training
Department of Home Affairs
Socio-Economic Development Plan
Department of Finance
Department of Investment and Planning
vocational pre-intermediate
vocational intermediate
vocational college level
Vocational Training Junior College
Vocational Training Center
Long An Job Center
Southern Focal Economic Zone (SFEZ)
Reservoir
Vietnam Southern Food Corporation
Agriculture – Forestry – Fishery sector (AFFS)
Agro-Forestry-Aquaculture Sector
Nilaparvata lugens
Rice grassy stunt
Acid Sulfate Soil
Transit Oriented Development
TEDISOUTH = the Southern Transport Engineering Design Incorporated (Cty Cổ phần Tư vấn
Thiết kế GTVT phía Nam)
core city : thành phố hạt nhân
Transport Engineering Design Incorporated = TEDI
schedule / timetable / itinerary
Chapter / Section / Article / Clause / Point
Corporate Social Responsibility - CSR – Trách nhiệm XH của doanh nghiệp
Overseas Economic Cooperation Fund (OECF)
Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) : Ngân hàng Hợp tác Quốc tế Nhật Bản
Annamite Range : dãy Trường Sơn
Tibetan plateau: Cao nguyên Tây Tạng
Gobi Desert
Physiography
archipelago : quần đảo
Paracel Islands : quần đảo Hoàng Sa
Spratly Islands : quần đảo Trường Sa
Quaternary period : kỷ Đệ tứ
pre-Quaternary
Tertiary : kỷ Đệ tam
geotechnics : địa kỹ thuật
fluviolacustrine : (thuộc) sông/hồ
argillaceous limestone : đá vôi sét
quartz sandstone : cát kết thạch anh
siltstone : bột kết
duns : sét kết than
fluvial deposit : trầm tích sông suối
fluviolacustrine : trầm tích sông hồ
luviomarine : trầm tích sông biển
Marine deposits : trầm tích biển
Luviomarine deposits : trầm tích sông biển
Marsh deposits : trầm tích đầm lầy
potamogenic deposit: trầm tích do sông

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potamogenic deposit: trầm tích sông ngòi
pyroclastic deposit: trầm tích vụn núi lửa
Eolian deposits : trầm tích gió
Riverine deposits : trầm tích sông
Lake deposits : trầm tích hồ
Fluvial deposits : trầm tích vũng vịnh
quartzitic
cobble conglomerate : cuội kết
sandstone : cát kết
silty sand : cát bột kết
limestone lenses : thấu kính đá vôi
clay marl : sét vôi
marly lime : vôi sét
clay shale : đá phiến sét
coaly shale : đá phiến sét than
marlaceous shale : đá phiến sét vôi
schist
quartz diorite : diorit thạch anh
Biotite granite
clayish silt : bột sét
basalt : bazan
claystone : sét kết
cross-bedded : phân lớp xiên
medium-bedded : phân lớp trung bình
thick-bedded : phân lớp dày
thin-bedded : phân lớp mỏng
rhythmic interbeds of : dạng nhịp
Rhythmic intercalation of : dạng nhịp xen
intrusive formation : thành tạo xâm nhập
Scallop : sò điệp
boulder : cuội sỏi
aluvi- marine : biển – đầm lầy
gravelly sand : cát cuối sỏi, cát sỏi
Member : tập
Formation : Hệ tầng
unconformable / unconformity : bất chỉnh hợp
dust sand : cát bột
gritstone : cuội
grit : sạn
gravel / Pebble : sỏi
Pebble, granule : cuội, sỏi
gravel-sand : cát sạn
kaolin clay : đất sét cao lanh
estuary = river mouth : cửa sông
lagoon : đầm / phá
calcareous sandstone : cát kết vôi
gravel stone : sỏi kết
conglomerate : cuội kết
glass sand : cát thủy tinh
perpendicular (a) : vuông góc (to sth)
diffusion coefficient : hệ số khuếch tán
Atmospheric Stability : độ ổn định của khí quyển
Science and Technics Publishing house : NXB KH-KT
coefficient
contour line : đường đồng mức
in direct proportion/ratio to ...: tỷ lệ thuận với
Environment Management and Monitoring Program

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Synchronization
Pedestrian Flyovers and Underpass Culverts
Binh Minh Import-Export Production and Trade Company Ltd. (BITEXCO)
normal form of the equation of a line : phương trình của 1 đường thẳng
Vietnam Expressway Corporation = VEC : Cty Phát triển Đường cao tốc VN
land acquisition : thu hồi đất
Transport and Urban Public Works Services (TUPWS) : Sở GTCC
VIAP = VietNam Institute of Architecture and Urban and Rural Planning: Viện Kiến trúc, Quy
hoạch Đô thị và Nông thôn
coarse sand : cát hạt to
smorgasbord (a variety / a varied collection)
battalion (a large number)
furtherance
to surmount
rheumatism
assemblage
veterinary hygiene requirements
Vietnam Union of Science and Technology Association (VUSTA) = Liên hiệp các hội Khoa học &
Kỹ thuật VN
fire prevention and fighting = PCCC
... permitted limits prescribed in Vietnam Standard TCVN
pant
insecticide
pesticide
residue
UMRT = Urban Mass Rapid Transit - Vận tải Đô thị khối lượng lớn, tốc độ cao
pulmonary tuberculosis : Lao phổi
bee-hive coal
sugpo prawn
jute = đay
sedge = cói
THIKECO INVESTMENT CONSULTANCY FOR DEVELOPMENT AND CONSTRUCTION JSC
pasture
hand-in-hand
to undertake / to implement / to conduct
to attempt
cardigan
crucial / critical / significant
consistent / coherent
to provide assistance / support in ...
to encourage / to promote
to attract / to appeal / to invite / to allure / to lure / to tempt / to captivate
to displace / to relocate
to stamp
to systematize
with the aim of ... / to aim at....
to aim at ...
to grasp
converse
case study
scenario
impetus / momentum /
Gemini
transport hub : trục giao thông
transport mode : phương thức giao thông
transport node : nút giao thông
starting / ending point / start point / end point

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Mô hình OSI (Open Systems Interconnection Reference Model = OSI Model / OSI Reference
Model) - Mô hình tham chiếu kết nối các hệ thống mở
to be free of ...
Vietnam Water and Environment Company (VIWASE) = Cty Nước và Môi trường Việt Nam
Saigon Long An Infrastructure Investment Construction Trading Joint Stock Company (SLICO)
Phu My Vinh industrial zone infrastructure trading and development Co., Ltd
Duc Loi Trading and Service Co., Ltd
Trung Thanh Trading, Service, Construction and Import Export Joint stock company
Tan Kim industrial and residential zone infrastructure development Co., Ltd
Average Annual Growth Rate (AAGR) : Tốc độ tăng trưởng bình quân hàng năm
Central Party Executive Committee of Class VIII: Ban chấp hành Trung Ưởng Đảng khóa VIII
Institute of Strategy Development (ISD) : Viện Chiến lược Phát triển
National Committee of Population and Family Planning (NCPFP) : Ủy ban Quốc gia Dân số – Kế
hoạch hóa Gia đình
Central Institute for Economic Management (CIEM) : Viện Nghiên cứu Quản lý Kinh tế TW
VIETNAM NATIONAL SHIPPING LINES (VINALINE) : Tổng cty Hàng hải VN
Vietnam Shipbuilding Industry Corporation (VINASHIN) : Tập đoàn Công nghiệp Tàu thủy VN
Southern Airports Corporation (SAC) : Tổng cty Hàng không miển Nam
Northern / Middle Airports Corporation
sovent/dissolvent : Dung môi
eutrophication : phú dưỡng hóa
National Transmission Grid - NTG
electric distribution grid system
Comparator : bộ so sánh
phase-locked loop : mạch vòng khóa pha
phase sequence : đảo pha
phase loss / phase failure : mất pha
Vietnam northern / southern food corporation
to skitter
.. to be in a position to do sth
spontaneous
to trigger
logger (n)
sentry
forde (v)
rifle
corpse
bayonet
saddle
rim (of glasses)
plank
appetite ~ desire
feeble (a.)
susurration / susurrus (n)
susurrant / susurrous (a.)
nausea (n) / nauseous (a.) ~ vomit (v/n) / sick
to mull over ~ to think over
veranda ~ porch / gallery (n)
adhesion (n)
sole purpose
degenerate (v)
frail (hope) ~ delicate
(un)imaginable
tangible / intangible
till (n,v,adv)
envelop (v)
bestow / confer / contribute / impart / add / bring

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gain / obtain
remorse
cut-off date
bereft (v,n,a.)
off-the-wall ~ unconventional/ unusual/ crazy
Vietnam - Japan consultancy joint venture
Vietnam Institute of Architecture, Urban and Rural Planning (VIAP)
burrow (v)
particularize ~ specify / specialize
choppy
curle
cardigan
vinyl
puff
mush (n)
glow (n, v) ~ (with bright, flame)
flounder (n)
hunch (n)
seduce (v) ~ to lure, (seducive)
rope ladder
cap ~ cover/ top
pound (v) ~ to strike
pound (n) ~ sound
stream of light
(luminous) clock hand(s)
overtake
whelm / overwhelm
behold (v)
beholden ~ indebted (a.)
to get in swing of
publishing job
maternity leave
tangible / intangible cultural heritage
water-filled rice field
one hundred percent sure
concrete example
painfully
(guitar) case
to wrap up
half listening to ...
distinguishing characteristic
glasses with ... frames
frail ~ weak / delicate
remarkable / unremarkable
to lay scattered
scattered applause
aloft ~ up above (adv)
bearble / unbearable
ability / inability (n)
faceless face
yield (v)
magpie (n)
knife-sharp flash
freshy, thick petals (of flowers)
square (paper) / check (clothing)
inner / outer
dim light

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thick & heavy air
riddle (n,v)
concrete / hard fact
overpowering
foothold
to go haywire
starry sky ~ skyful of stars
intimacy
intoto (adv) ~ as a whole, in total
to shower / to envelop / to surround
obliterate ~ to erase / eliminate
to take a stubborn stance
pitch-dark (a)
chafe (n,v)
limbo (n,v)
resignation
hush (v,n) ~ silence
effortless(ly)
persistence (n)
consistent (a)
festive (a)
undivided / unmeasured
demarcation (to demarcate)
to throw up ~ vomit
to stream down
incredible
lessen quality of life
slipshod
disdain (v) ~ scorn / look down on
refrain
Semidiurnal tide : bán nhật triều
diurnal tide (~ daily)
neap tide (low tide) / spring tide (high tide)
composure / calm / calmness / equanimity
harvester
to rip (v)
washbasin
to take liberty of doing ...
firewood
impotent (a). ~ weak / lack of strength
intense pain
autopsy
oxygenated salt
hydro- dynamic module
Southern Institute of Water Resources Research (SIWRR) : Viện Khoa học Thủy lợi Miền Nam
Institute of Meteorology and Hydrology : Viện Khí tượng – Thủy văn
pry (v)
stockpile
constitue ~ to form / to make up / to compose / to establish
sheer ~ to turn aside / absolute
for the time being ~ at this time / for the moment
Integrated Pest Management (IPM) = Quản lý Dịch hại Tổng hợp
to cast a shadow over
metier ~ well-suited occupation
depletion (of resources)
building coverage / building use
noticeable / considerable / significant / increadible / marked / weighty /

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critical / impressive / noteworthy / notable / striking /
enticement / attraction /
prance
desperate
oblivious ~ unmindful
poise (v) ~ balance
sharp, clean sound
seemingly / outwardly
nocturnal
business / non-business expenditures
VN Institute for Building Science and Technology (IBST):
to carouse
bedridden
on a par with ~ equal to
to impute
preparatory/ standing committee
key holder
appendix
nutmeg : nhuc. dau. kha^u'
cinnamon : que^'
chicory : die^p’ xoan
sesame : vừng
persimon : ho^ng`
sapodilla : hong xiem
Institute of Earth Physics : Viện Vật lý Địa cầu
National Cultural Heritage Department : Cục Di sản VH - Bộ VH-TT-DL [Ministry of Culture,
Sports and Tourism (MCST)]
Hoi An Centre for Monuments Management and Preservation : Trung tâm Quản lý, Bảo tồn Di
tích Hội An
International 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 significance
Convention 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 Organization
Master Plan towards 2020 on preservation and promotion of
quality management of construction works
promulgating regulations on preservation, maintenance and
project cost management and investment consulting
entry and egress (n): coming out/in
vividly
accrue
lamp bulb
make-believe (a,n)
to enlarge the view
every now and then/again ~ occasionally
latitude : vĩ độ
longitude : kinh độ
sandy strip/dunes
hemicycle : bán nguyệt / cánh cung
batture
boulder
serve as shelter
Meteorology and Hydrology : Khí tượng – Thủy văn
to narrate ~ report/ tell/ unfold/ recite (v)

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Fresh water - Brackish water - Saline water - Brine (based on salinity)
impending / imminent ~ about to happen
inevitable ~ unavoidable
indispensable ~ essential
acid igneous rocks : đá mac-ma acid
Metamorphic rock : đá biến chất
parent / source rock : đá mẹ
foundation bearing capacity
Horned Nerite Snail : ốc gai
boarding school for ethnic minorities : trường Dân tộc nội trú
minority ethnic people
Hygiene and Epidemiology : VS phòng dịch
National Institue of Hygiene and Epidemiology (NIHE): Viện Vệ sinh Dịch tễ TW
family in/under preferential treatment policy : gia đình chính sách
militia
inhale ~ to breathe in
standstill
torpedo : ngư lôi
minition
detailed handiwork
boom box : portable stereo
pantomime : kịch câm
waspish (a.)
in units of ~ in terms of
aggrade : bồi lắng
aggradation
to draft into the army
to occur to sb that/what...
to raise/lift a hand against sth/sb
mischief
(to adopt) [counter]measure
To tell black from white
to locate the cause of sth
to flee from reality / to leave reality behind /
labyrinth (n)
periodic(al) ~ định kỳ
severally ~ respectively
accordingly ~ consequently
Weighted Average Capital Cost (WACC): Chi phí sử dụng vốn bình quân gia quyền
Engineering – Procurement – Construction (EPC) : Hình thức tổng thầu EPC (Thiết kế – Cung
cấp thiết bị – Thi công xây dựng)

Disgraceful
in the nick of time ~ just in time/ just at the critical moment
to give/ pay a …look (e.g: a searching look)
trig (a.)
ordinarily ~ normally/ commonly/ usually
budge ~ move slightly/ change position/attitude
subterranean ~ hidden/secrete
cast-off (a., n) (cast-off shell)
extravagant (a.)
arrogant (a.)
to conduct a massive investigation
to 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 future
to burrow
supposition ~ assumption
to steady: to make/become steady
simile (n)
(in)curable
up-and-coming ~ promising/ambitious/enterprising
seclusion (to seclude ~ to isolate)
chain of cause and effect
(in)calculable (in-calculably)
disconsolate ~ inconsolable
straighten up ~ stand up
to partition off ~ to separate/ divide into sections
series of smooth linked movements
futuristic ~ futurist
ventilator : air cleaner/filter
to catch wind of sth…
to catch one's breath ~ to rest so as to cont. sth
To put it mildly
Frankly/ seriously/ honestly / strictly speaking
To be quite honest
To be precise
To keep (sth) under wraps ~ to keep secret
To take the wraps off ~ to reveal
To bring up the subject ~ to mention (sth)
Somewhat ~ to some extent/degree / rather
To date ~ until now
ready oneself for …
to ache for sb/sth ~ to long for / to desire / to dream of
stiff-necked ~ stubborn
outlandish ~ off-the-wall / freaky/freakish
in the name of …
resentment ~ anger / bitterness / ill will
gigantic ~ enormous/ huge/ great/ giant/ massive/ titanic
to count for
carnivore [animal or any plant that feeds on animals] ~ meat-eater
mule [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 memory
stationmaster [An official in charge of a railroad or bus station]
an eye for an eye
cologne [scented liquid= alcohol+ fragrant oils]
porcelain
Involuntary
aboveground/ underground
unaltered (a) [not changed]
inescapable/ escapable
stationmaster / paymaster
cicada’ s cast-off shell
abscond ~ to leave quickly and secretly and hide oneself, often to avoid arrest or prosecution
self-sufficient
barometric pressure
aimlessly
sequel ~ consequence
concealment ~ privacy/ secrecy
in course of ~ in the process of

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to give rise to sth ~ to cause increase of sth
cave-in
unsanitary condition(s)
a matter of indifference to sb
be situated/ located
to snatch ~ to grapes/ seize (eagerly/suddenly)
offhand ~ casual/ informal
right-hand man
to overstep one’s bounds
thoroughgoing ~ thorough/ complete
to tell in all frankness
to turn sour ~ to get worse
intermediary (n) ~ go-between/ mediator / intermediate state or stage
in the palm of one’s hand
to happen under one’s noses
handpicked candidate to fill his chair
the makeup of the committee
burdensome (a.)
underling (n) ~ subordinate
bootlicker
to firm up
it was the law of the jungle, the survival of the fittest
unimpeachable
shell [artillery projectile containing an explosive charge, esp. from a shotgun]
life-threatening
the speed of an ax blow
to administer (v) ~ to manage/ to have charge of/ to minister
intruder
(air) to grow dense
Derisive
Lowly
Amelioration : cải thiện
To obliterate ~ to wipe out/ to erase
coolheaded assessment
to slam in/ out of ~ to go in/ out of sth (violently/harshly)
interrogation
to monopolize
noncommittally
apologetic / apologetically
quietus [euphemisms for death]
catchment
isthmus
crave ~ desire / beg
analogy [similarity in some respects between things that are otherwise dissimilar]
pointless attempt
unquestionable / unquestionably
arrogant ~ being self-worth or self-importance
unendurable / inconceivable
deliberately
immobile as stone
half-smiled / half-cried / half-run
halfhearted(ly) / wholehearted(ly)
measurable / immeasurable
deplorable ~ terrible/ dreadful/ sad/ unfortunate
besotted
intoxicate ~ to excite/ to poison
effortless
to hum

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mouthwatering ~ Appealing to the sense of taste
lullaby
to remodel
huge / hugely /
sourly / severely / fiercely
to chuckle
dainty
to sweep sth (the dark forest) with one’s (sharp) eyes
to encroach on one’s territory
now-black
terse ~ brief and to the point; effectively concise
to flash (sb) a hard look
to corner (sb)
to flatter ~ to praise insincerely
coven (a group gathered for common purpose)
bedspread [cover for a bed]
golf course
to pinpoint
subside ~ to sink lower/ become less
wistful [full of wishful yearning/ pensive sadness]
meditation [continuous and profound contemplation/thoughts]
in due course ~ At the proper or right time
indisputable ~ undeniable
to form an image / to picture
in a heartbeat ~ an instant
a mask of indecision
appall ~ dismay
blood transfusion
impasse ~ deadlock / dead-end-street
chisel
rein (n, v)
grimace (v, n)
stupor ~ daze
epilogue ~
tuxedo
Sub-department: Chi cục
Uncharacteristically ~ unusually
Sophomore ~ person in the second year of carrying out an endeavor
Earnestness
cosmos : cúc vạn thọ
Eyesight
involuntarily
class struggle
class reunion
tell/ speak/ say in all honesty
total peace of mind
sleep like a log (without stirring or being disturbed)
vegetate ~ live/ lead/ grow/ relax
to vege out ~ to engage in relaxing/passive activities
half-listened to
heartfelt commentary
intensive treatment
self-centred
narrow-minded
top-up (n)
incomprehensible
stock-taking (n) ~ review/ reappraisal/ reassessment

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jiffy ~ a very short time/ a moment
to shut oneself up
More or less ~ lightly/ somewhat/ approximately/ roughly
trainers ~ training shoes
to accomplish ~ to perform/ complete/ succeed in doing
cinch ~ easy task / a certainty
transcription
postponement / deferral / deferment / delay
elite
solemn raising of the flag
aside from ~ apart from
back-to-back
sturdy ~ healthy/ strong
mandarin ~
on-and-off ~ off-and-on ~ occasionally/ intermittently
pry = look or inquire closely, curiously, or impertinently
percussionist
around/round-the-clock ~ at all times / throughout the day and night
deformity ~ abnormality
vending machine
to mull ~ to ponder
to doze
profit-making
once in a while ~ now and then / here and there
paperback
convalescence
disown ~ repudiate [to deny any connection with; refuse to acknowledge]
hospitalize
needless to say
see/ tell/ feel straight away
mustard
meadow ~ grassland
sharp-tongued [harsh, critical, or sarcastic in speech]
sarcastic ~ ironical/ cutting/ sharp
precise user of language
space out / spaced-out (a)
chrysanthemum
defray ~ to undertake payment of/ to pay
defrayal (n)
viewer discretion
stand on ceremony [excessive formality]
statutory ~ legal
jostle ~ push / press / force
repulse ~ drive away/off
regarding ~ 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) ~ relevant
in accordance with ~ in agreement with/ consistent with/ in harmony with/ in concert with
in sympathy with/ in conformity with/ in assent with/ in congruence with
primitive ~ primary / basic
to furnish ~ to supply/give/equip with
apt to (a.) ~ likely / apt ~ suitable/clever, quick to learn
traumatic ~ awful/ painful/ shocking/ terrifying
palatable ~ delicious/ tasty/ toothsome/
derail / derailment

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underflow water ~ undercurrent water/air / underground water
leaden
downriver
Foehn (warm dry wind coming off the lee slopes of a mountain range)
Communization
Catchment area
Thrum
Sapient (Having great wisdom and discernment/ acutely insightful and wise)
To discern
Shortchange ~ to cheat
Hallelujah
Bleach (v, n)
To demean ~ degrade/ reduce/ lower/ debase/ dehumanize
Symposium
Fissure (v, n) ~ crack/ division
Pretender
Combatant (n, a) [fighter/ defender]
Arbitration / arbitrator
Repudiate ~ reject/ abandon/ desert/ divorce
Repose (v, n) ~ relaxation/ restfulness/

erosion
soil outwash
cause/ generate/ result in/ bring about/ produce/ lead to/
cover / occupy / account for / calculate / compose / comprise / weigh
precipitate ~ bring on
naught
affluent/ tributary
integrate / join / combine / merge /
pedology (soil study)
prominent / dominant
humus : mùn
Food and Agriculture Organization = FAO
basalt pumice đá bọt Bazan
high/ low base saturation
weir ~ dam
rolling weir ~ đập dâng
Center for Information and Archives of Geology (CIAG) ~ Trung tâm Thông tin Lưu trữ Địa chất
Hanoi University of Mining and Geology
Center for Environmental Consultancy and Technology ~ Trung tâm tư vấn Công nghệ Môi
trường
Research Center for Environmental Geology ~ Trung tâm Nghiên cứu Môi trường Địa chất
http://www.idm.gov.vn/Nguon_luc/Xuat_ban/Anpham/Tracuu_PVDC
devitrified stone ~ đá ốp lát
to domesticate

commence ~ start
latex cream : mủ kem (cao su)
mine ~ exploit
faux ~ artificial/ fake/ false/ imitation
Chỉ số ICOR (hiệu quả sử dụng vốn)
Dissemination / propaganda
Include / comprise / involve
Accretion
Feudal / feudalism
assimilate
saturated fat ~ chất béo bão hòa

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trans fat : chất béo chuyển hóa
Trans fat free ~ No trans fat ~ Trans 0
Transport Registration Center ~ Trung tâm đăng kiểm xe cơ giới
Civil Aviation Administration of Vietnam ~ Cục hàng không Dân dụng VN
artesian water ~ nước tự chảy
Environmental Sanitation
Severally ~ respectively
obligatory military service ~ nghĩa vụ quân sự
iodine ~ i-ốt
benefactor
thyroncus ~ bướu cổ
rheumatism ~ phong thấp
reprosy : bệnh phong/hủi
encephalitis : viêm não
viral hepatitis : Viêm gan siêu vi trùng
tuberculosis : bệnh lao
preventive health : y tế dự phòng
pediatrics ~ the branch of medicine concerned with the treatment of infants and children
pediatrics hospital ~ BV nhi
Maternity Hospital ~ bệnh viện phụ sản
tuberculosis (TB) and respiratory diseases national hospital ~ Bệnh viện lao & phổi
sanatorium and rehabilitation hospital ~ Bệnh viện Điều dưỡng và Phục hồi chức năng
Traumatic Orthopedic Hospital ~ Bệnh viện chấn thương chỉnh hình
Forensic Archaeology ~ Khảo cổ học pháp y
Centre of forensic medicine of ~ Trung tâm Giám định Pháp y
National Institute of Forensic Medicine ~ Viện pháp y quốc gia
Quyhoa National Leprosy Dermatology Hospital (Bệnh viện Phong – Da liễu TW Quy Hòa)
health station : trạm y tế

Interpose ~ interfere / intervene

Pique
GDP accumulated growth
Motivate ~ stimulate / inspire / prompt / incentivize
Inscrutable ~ Difficult to fathom or understand; impenetrable
hydroelectric dam
coefficient of correlation: hệ số tương quan
electrical substation
digestion tank
cremation / incineration (n)
incinerate (a corpse)
incineration
commiseration
bauxite : bôxít
National Academy of Public Administration: học viện hành chính quốc gia
Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics and Public Administration (viết tắt là HCMA): Học viện
Chính trị - Hành chính Quốc gia Hồ Chí 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 animals
zoological garden
anatomy ~ 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 muscles
zootomy ~ the anatomy of animals
morphology ~ The branch of biology that deals with the form and structure of organisms without
consideration of function
geomorphology ~  địa mạo học ~ 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 communities
frontier
laterite
seismic ~ earthshaking
subsidence / depression
polymerization : hóa dầu
Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon (PAH) ~ hydrocacbon thơm đa vòng
Alkalinize
alcalinize
Surfactant ~ chất hoạt động bề mặt (Surfactant = Surface active agent)
Acid Neutralizer ~ dung dịch trung hòa axit tràn vãi (Acid absorbent & neutralizator)
Cyanide : xyanua
dust arrester/collector
contiguous ~ adjoin / next to
reputation
contaminate ~ pollute
cyclic (adj)
terrestrial leech / mosquito
vector
pathology / 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: rừng khộp

surveillance [sɜːˈveɪləns] ~ observation / inspection / control / supervision / direction
scrawny ~ lean
extractive agriculture : du canh
insoluble
occultism
reforest ~ reafforest
lullaby ~ lull to sleep

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broad-leaved/ evergreen forest
to disinform ~ misinform
hazardous ~ toxic
terraced field
maritime boundary delimitation : phân định biển
Tiffany
Impersonator
in conformity with ~ in compliance with
sedimentary rock : đá trầm tích
mimic ~ imitate / ape
solar/lunar eclipse [ɪˈklɪps]
persnickety ~ pretentious / demanding
snide ~ scornful / ill-natured / sneering / nasty / malicious /
respondent ~ answerer / responder
propaganda / dissemination / promulgation
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_ethnic_groups_in_Vietnam

fraud (commercial > trade ~)

pest prevention: phòng trừ sâu bệnh hại
on-the-spot / on-site
coffee husk/ skin (smooth)
The Western Highlands Agro-Forestry Scientific and Technical Institute (WASI): Viện Khoa học
Kỹ thuật Nông - Lâm nghiệp Tây Nguyên
Vietnam Academy of Agricultural Sciences: Viện Khoa học Kỹ thuật Nông nghiệp VN

Duly ~ in proper manner/ punctually

Southern Airports Authority: Cụm Cảng Hàng Không Miền Nam
Conjectural ~ supposed/ tentative/ theoretic(al)/
Effectual ~ effective / efficacious /
Inefficacious ~ ineffective / ineffectual
Mandatory ~ obligatory / compulsory / required / requisite
>< voluntary / optional / nonobligatory / unnecessary / nonbinding / noncompulsory / discretionary
Confine ~ restrict
Escalator
Preacher
Dementia ~ insanity
Highwayman ~ on horseback robber
Pulse (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 / opacity
Crop production
Livestock husbandry
Animal health
Plant protection

To go without saying ~ to be self-evident

cogitable ~ thinkable / conceivable / ponderable
placard
gimcrack
resurrection ~ returning to life/ revival
sedate
maniac
copestone
bray ~ mash / crash
frame / rim
spectacle(s) / specs

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officiate
officiation
memorialize ~ honour / commemorate
treillage ~ latticework used to support
detoxification
scrubby
mediation / mediator
transferor / transferee
molest
seaquake
pontoon bridge
aggravate
vitalize
reniform ~ kidney-shaped
pacin-stricken (a) terrified
grieve
insolate ~ Expose to the sunlight (rays of the sun or affect by exposure to the sun)
backstage
mundane ~ ordinary
afterimage
cajuput : cây tràm
oddment
underage: 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/ scene
layabout: A lazy or idle person; a loafer [habitually idle]
unloose
idealize
off-limits: barred to a designated group
day-to-day: daily/ day-by-day/ day-after-day
pelage
corporate income tax
personal income tax

frizzy
costumier: One that makes or supplies costumes; a costumer
obdurate : To close up or obstruct

prose
parquet
areca nut
betel leaf
implementer/ implementor
whodunit
waste processing/treatment
compulsivity
labor division
excel = outstand
notarize
meditation
tenebrous ~ dark and gloomy
artisan ~ craftperson
goldsmith
jewellery
confectionary
wampum = $
sapota
ornamental plants

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lace embroidery
treading
entrepreneur
hotfoot: in haste/ speedily
specific taxation: thuế TTĐB (tiêu thụ đặc biệt)
intricacy: complexity
implausible
highborn
expiate
elevated, at-grade and underground lines
climb-down
aliment
prenatal
inundate
back-to-back: consecutive/ successive
aforesaid
preposterous
radiesthesia: cảm xạ
Breakwater
Ensiform: Shaped like a sword, as the leaf of an iris
~ Bladelike/ sword-shaped/ swordlike
Flighty:
High density (heavily populated)
Smoothbore: musket
Bodily
Impoverishment
Headwater: source of a river (usu. in plural)

Mekong River Commission: Ủy hội sông Mê-kông

Vietnam National Mekong Committee
saline aquifer / saline intrusion
allude: To make an indirect reference
infatuation: passion
grapple with
stab at
spit my last breath at
state of the art
low-lying: Lying close to water or ground level/ Situated below the normal height or altitude
insalubrious: Not promoting health; unwholesome
inaudible/ unhearable
corroborate (confirm)
greathearted
subscriber
Bestower (donor/ helper/ almsgiver)
Alms (pl.)
Desperate
Torpor: torpidity (state of mental or physical inactivity or insensibility) / lethargy
Torpidity (n) / torpid (a.)
Proscription
Outlawry
Delectation: a feeling of extreme pleasure or satisfaction
coniferous forest: rừng lá kim
broadleaf: lá rộng
Rừng khô lá rộng nhiệt đới và cận nhiệt đới Indomalaya: Indomalaya Tropical and subtropical
dry broadleaf forests

Rừng ẩm lá rộng nhiệt đới và cận nhiệt đới 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 cỏ, dương xỉ hay rêu
shrub forest: rừng cây bụi
light forest
rừng rụng lá: Temprate forest
vine: cây thân leo
herb: cây thân cỏ
ornamental plant: cây cảnh
vaporize: to turn into gas/ to decrease rapidly and disappear (~ vanish/ fly)
harness
over-extraction
itinerary
delude
chive
repulsion
cherish ~ appriciate
nostalgia: A bittersweet longing for things, persons, or situations of the past / homesickness
energize: to give energy to; activate or invigorate
kaleidoscope
implore: entreat
Stoker
Caprice: a sudden or unpredictable change of attitude, behavior
Dissertate
Waiver
Blooper
Zealotry
Reciprocal capital
centrifuge latex: mủ cao su ly tâm
modified starch: tinh bột biến tính
empty-headed: Lacking seriousness; given to frivolity
untiring/ tiredless
doctor of Odonto-Stomatology: R-H-M
malocclusion
Occlusion
Stigmatize:
Connote
Cognizable
Catharsis
Disown
Tổ chức Thương Mại Ngoại biên Nhật bản (JETRO): Japan External Trade Organization
Geography of Transport : địa lý giao thông
Expressly
Deport
Adventitious
Fixings
Eucalypus: bạch đàn
Pathogenic
Insecticide(s): thuốc sát trùng
Fongicide(s): thuốc diệt nấm
Herbicide(s): thuốc diệt cỏ
Rodenticide(s): thuốc diệt chuột (diệt gậm nhấm)
Nematocide(s): thuốc diệt tuyến trùng
Retro
Reminiscent
Plutonic
cockcrow
Remittance tax = Thuế chuyển lợi nhuận về nước (doanh nghiệp nước ngoài)

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Noisome
Directorate for Roads of Vietnam (DRVN) Tổng cục Đường bộ Việt Nam
Exclusive road: đường chuyên dùng
Larboard: Located on the left side of a ship or aircraft
Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences: Viện Khoa học Xã hội VN
Consanguinity
Mulish: hard-headed/ Stubborn and intractable; recalcitrant
Socio-psychological functions and occupation rehabilitation: Phục hồi chức năng tâm lý xã hội và
nghề nghiệp
Transfix
In-store: available
Wasteland
Rehabilitation: reclamation/ restoration/
Vindicate (vindication): uphold/
Usurer (loan shark)
Tie-up: social or business relationship
Alumni
Acerbity: sourness or bitterness of taste, character, or tone
Deliberately
Plethora (superabundance)
Whimper
Rice bran: cám gạo
Ornamental Organism: sinh vật cảnh
girdle cake: bánh tráng
ethnic traditional weaving
continuous vertical kiln: lò đứng liên hoàn
handyman
procure(~ment)
planter
crumbly: friable
entomology: scientific study of insects
forest invasive insect species
indicator species: các loài chỉ thị
Agriculture and Life Science Research Information Center
Center for breeds of animals and plants: Trung tâm giống cây trồng vật nuôi
Tissue culture: nuôi cấy mô
domesticate : domestize
habitat
technocrat
Bộ lọc hạt cho máy dầu (Diesel Particulate Filters – DPF
Stringent
Hitherto
Backstairs
Cloven (PP of Cleave): split; divided
Leachate
Daydream
Beneficiary
Admit
Unprepossessing
sneak out - teenager leaving house without permission
sneak away - lovers who want to be alone
sneak off - worker taking an unauthorized break

"Famtrip là hình thức du lịch tìm hiểu, làm quen, tiếp thị. Đây là một chương trình du lịch miễn phí
dành cho các hãng lữ hành, các nhà báo tới một hay nhiều điểm du lịch của một quốc gia, hoặc
một hay nhiều địa phương để làm quen với các sản phẩm du lịch tại các điểm du lịch của quốc
gia hay địa phương đó để các hãng lữ hành khảo sát, lựa chọn, xây dựng chương trình du lịch có

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hiệu quả thiết thực để chào bán cho khách, các nhà báo viết bài tuyên truyền nhằm thu hút khách
du lịch.”

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“Dự Án Cải Thiện Thủy Lộ Thượng Nguồn Sông Mekong = Navigation Channel Improvement
Project on the Upper Mekong River”
Greenhouse gas GHG: khí thải gây hiệu ứng nhà kính
Giảm phát thải: to reduce emission
internal combustion engine (ICE) : động cơ đốt trong
Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) : hệ thống xe buýt nhanh
G8 : nhóm 8 quốc gia dân chủ và công nghiệp hàng đầu của thế giới
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change – IPCC : Ủy ban Liên chính phủ về Thay đổi khí hậu
oral intangible world heritage
Transport Engineering Construction and Quality Management Bureau : Cục Quản lý Xây dựng và
Chất lượng Công trình Giao thông
Ministry of Transport Inspectorate: Thanh tra Bộ GTVT
Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) : Phát triển theo định hướng giao thông công cộng

Quỹ Môi trường toàn cầu (Global Environment Facility - GEF)

Liên minh Bảo tồn Thiên nhiên Quốc tế IUCN
Chương trình Đa dạng sinh học vùng đất ngập nước lưu vực sông Mêkông (Mekong
Wetlands Biodiversity Program - MWBP)
Climate Change Research Institute in Can Tho University - Viện Nghiên cứu Biến đổi Khí
hậu - Đại học Cần Thơ
“The 36 guild streets area Hanoi’s Ancien Quarter” (Hà Nội 36 phố phường).

Vietnam Bank for Social Policies: Ngân hàng Chính sách xã hội

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 phát triển quốc tế của Đan Mạch
Hanoi Metropolitan Rail Transport Project Board (HRB) = Ban Dự án Đường sắt Đô thị Hà Nội
http://www.hanoibus.com.vn/Default.aspx?pageid=189

Fiber Optic Cable: Cáp quang

Base Transceiver Station: trạm thu phát sóng di động
Hanoi Urban planning Institute (HUPI): Viện Quy hoạch Xây dựng Hà Nội

BSC (trạm điều khiển), BTS, (trạm thu phát), BSM (trạm quản lý), và FSU (khối thuê bao cố định)
chức năng điều khiển trạm gốc (BCF - Base station Control Function)

BSC: Base Station Controller/ Trung tâm điều khiển trạm gốc
International Rice Research Institute (IRRI): Viện Nghiên cứu Lúa gạo Quốc tế
Đại hội đại biểu toàn quốc lần thứ X, 10th National Congress of Delegates
http://gfd.dabbledb.com/publish/forestspeciesdatabase

raze: to level (v)

occlude: obstruct
obviate: rid of/ eliminate
cogitate: to ponder
descry: spot
pigheaded: bullet-headed / bullheaded
make provision for
purvey: provide/ supply
Medic hoặc Paramedic
Secondhand smoke
Hospitalize
disenchant
Trust Fund for Forests: Quỹ Ủy thác ngành lâm nghiệp (TFF)

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Vietnam Conservation Fund: Quỹ bảo tồn Việt Nam (VCF)
Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora: Công ước về
buôn bán quốc tế động vật hoang dã (CITES)
United Nations Convention on Biodiversity (UNCBD): Công ước đa dạng sinh học (UNCBD)
United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification: Công ước về chống sa mạc hóa (UNCCD)
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change: Công ước khung liên hợp quốc về
biến đổi khí hậu (UNFCCC)
Global Environment Fund: quĩ môi trường toàn cầu (GEF)
Clean Development Mechanism: cơ chế phát triển sạch (CDM)
Afforestation: trồng rừng
Reforestation: tái sinh rừng
Dispersal planting of trees: trồng cây phân tán
Neohouzeaua: nứa
Vietnam Construction and Import – Export Joint Stock Corporation (Vinaconex)

Unstable swidden farming practices: du canh du cư

fraud
Shaolin Temple
Indescribable
Forester: person skilled in forestry or in charge of a forest/ One that inhabits a forest
Warden
Guild
In principle: With regard to the basics
On principle: According to or because of principle
Proper and suficient
Showcase: to exhibit or display
Tap
Latent
Ticklish
In the light of
Headland
Espousal
Deficit: inadequacy/ insufficiency
Tổ chức Bảo tồn Thiên nhiên Quốc tế: International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural
Resources (IUCN)
Hyperbole: A figure of speech in which exaggeration is used for emphasis or effect
An 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
Exert
Ignite: set fire to
Unappeasable: Impossible to appease or satisfy
Aquiline: curved down like an eagle's beak
Stark
Tractor
Stork
Clam
Upon the earlier of
Benumb: make numb (esp. by cold)
Tardy: behindhand / overdue
Prompt
Downturn (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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