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a set of fixed actions and sometimes words performed regularly, especially as part of a ceremony:
Coffee and the newspaper are part of my morning ritual.
The birds were performing a complex mating ritual.
theo lễ nghi
retain 
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verb [T]
1 SLIGHTLY FORMAL to keep or continue to have something:
She has lost her battle to retain control of the company.
He managed to retain his dignity throughout the performance.
She succeeded in retaining her lead in the second half of the race.
I have a good memory and am able to retain (= remember) facts easily.
2 SLIGHTLY FORMAL If a substance retains something, such as heat or water, it continues to hold or contain it:
The sea retains the sun's warmth longer than the land.
3 LEGAL to obtain the services of a lawyer by paying them in advance
Hide phoneticsverb [T]
1 SLIGHTLY FORMAL to keep or continue to have something:
She has lost her battle to retain control of the company.
He managed to retain his dignity throughout the performance.
She succeeded in retaining her lead in the second half of the race.
I have a good memory and am able to retain (= remember) facts easily.
2 SLIGHTLY FORMAL If a substance retains something, such as heat or water, it continues to hold or contain it:
The sea retains the sun's warmth longer than the land.
3 LEGAL to obtain the services of a lawyer by paying them in advance
zữ, cầm lại
persist 
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verb [I]
1 If an unpleasant feeling or situation persists, it continues to exist:
If the pain persists, consult a doctor.
The cold weather is set to persist throughout the week.
2 to try to do or continue doing something in a determined but often unreasonable way:
If he persists in asking awkward questions, then send him to the boss.
The government is persisting with its ambitious public works programme.
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1 If an unpleasant feeling or situation persists, it continues to exist:
If the pain persists, consult a doctor.
The cold weather is set to persist throughout the week.
2 to try to do or continue doing something in a determined but often unreasonable way:
If he persists in asking awkward questions, then send him to the boss.
The government is persisting with its ambitious public works programme.
bền bỉ
enact (MAKE LAW) 
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verb [T often passive] SPECIALIZED
to put something into action, especially to change something into a law:
A package of economic sanctions is to be enacted against the country.
Hide phoneticsverb [T often passive] SPECIALIZED
to put something into action, especially to change something into a law:
A package of economic sanctions is to be enacted against the country.
sự ban hành đạo luật
mime 
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noun
1 [U] when you use movements of your hands and body, and expressions on your face, without speech, to communicate emotions and actions or to tell a story:
The first scene was performed in mime.
2 [C] a short play without speech
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1 [U] when you use movements of your hands and body, and expressions on your face, without speech, to communicate emotions and actions or to tell a story:
The first scene was performed in mime.
2 [C] a short play without speech
kịch điệu bộ
narrate 
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verb [T]
to tell a story, often by reading aloud from a text, or to describe events as they happen:
Documentaries are often narrated by well-known actors.
One by one the witnesses narrated the sequence of events which led up to the disaster.
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to tell a story, often by reading aloud from a text, or to describe events as they happen:
Documentaries are often narrated by well-known actors.
One by one the witnesses narrated the sequence of events which led up to the disaster.
kể chuyện
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