គុណនាមកម្រិតខ្ពស់ និងកិរិយាសព្ទផ្សំពាក្យអង់គ្លេស

to tell apart

ដើម្បីបែងចែក

It's hard to tell the twins apart because they look so similar.

dedicated

ឧទ្ទិស

She is a dedicated teacher who spends extra time with her students.

to thaw out

រំលាយទឹកកក

I need to thaw out the chicken before cooking.

tedious

គួរឱ្យធុញទ្រាន់

The task was so tedious that I fell asleep.

to chip in

ចូលរួមចំណែក

I can't afford to pay for the whole meal, but I can chip in $10.

rusty

ច្រែះ

The old bicycle in the garage has a rusty chain.

to narrow down

ដើម្បីកាត់បន្ថយជួរ

I need to narrow down my college choices to three schools.

courteous

រាក់ទាក់

The receptionist was very courteous and helpful, answering all of my questions with a smile.

to calm down

ដើម្បីឱ្យស្ងប់អារម្មណ៍

Take a deep breath and try to calm down.

diligent

ឧស្សាហ៍

The company's success is due in part to the diligent efforts of its employees.

to ask somebody out

ការណាត់នរណាម្នាក់ទៅក្រៅ

She asked him out on a date.

unusual

មិនធម្មតា

It's unusual to see snow in this part of the country.

to stem from

កើតចេញពី

The problem stems from a lack of communication between the two departments.

laid-back

សម្រាកលំហែ

I like to wear laid-back clothes on the weekends, like jeans and a t-shirt.

to catch up with

ដើម្បីតាមទាន់

I need to catch up with my classmates in math.

swamped

រវល់ខ្លាំង

The city was swamped with rainwater after the storm.

to cheer up

ដើម្បីលើកទឹកចិត្ត

I bought my friend some flowers to cheer her up.

whimsical

ដែលចេះច្នៃប្រឌិតបែបកំប្លែងៗ

The artist's whimsical sculptures were a hit at the gallery opening.

to figure out

ដើម្បីស្វែងយល់

I can't figure out how to fix this computer.

reliable

អាចទុកចិត្តបាន

The new employee is very reliable.

to get back

ដើម្បីត្រឡប់មកវិញ

I need to get back to work now.

hostile

អរិភាព

The two countries have been in a hostile relationship for years.

to go ahead

បន្តទៅមុខទៀត

I'm going ahead with my plan to start a new business.

biased

លំអៀង

The news article was biased towards one political party.

to grow apart

ឃ្លាតឆ្ងាយពីគ្នា

After they moved to different cities, John and Sarah gradually grew apart and stopped talking as much.

amusing

គួរឱ្យអស់សំណើច

The comedian's jokes were very amusing.

to hang up

ដាក់ទូរស័ព្ទចុះ

I need to hang up now, I have to go to a meeting.

capable

មានសមត្ថភាព

She is capable of speaking three languages.

to let somebody down

ធ្វើឱ្យនរណាម្នាក់ខកបំណង

I'm sorry I let you down by not finishing the report on time.

persuasive

ដែលចេះបញ្ចុះបញ្ចូល

The politician gave a persuasive speech that convinced many people to vote for him.

to run away

រត់គេច

He ran away from home.

harsh

ខ្លាំងៗ

The coach's harsh criticism motivated the team to work harder.

to look down on somebody

មើលងាយអ្នកណាម្នាក់

She always looks down on her classmates because she thinks she is smarter than them.

adventurous

ដែលចូលចិត្តផ្សងព្រេង

We went on an adventurous hike through the mountains.

to look something up

ស្វែងរកអ្វីមួយ

I need to look up the definition of this word.

enchanting

គួរឱ្យទាក់ទាញ

The music was so enchanting that I couldn't help but dance.

to put something on

ដាក់អ្វីមួយលើ

She put on her favorite necklace for the party.

engaging

ដែលទាក់ទាញចំណាប់អារម្មណ៍

The movie was so engaging that I didn't even notice the time passing.

to run out

អស់

I can't buy that shirt because I've run out of money.

to show off

ដើម្បីបង្ហាញអួត

He's showing off his new watch to everyone.

modest

រាបសារ

He lived a modest lifestyle, never spending more than he needed to.

to try something out

ដើម្បីសាកល្បងអ្វីមួយ

I decided to try out the new restaurant that just opened downtown.

likeable

ដែលគួរឱ្យស្រឡាញ់

I really enjoyed spending time with Sarah. She's so likeable and easy to talk to.

to drop off

ជូនទៅដាក់ចុះ

I'll drop off the kids at school before heading to the office.

to deal with

ដើម្បីដោះស្រាយ

She knows how to deal with difficult people.

affable

រួសរាយរាក់ទាក់

My new boss is very affable and always greets everyone with a smile.