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Vocabulary

  • of course: Sure ; Certainly
  • think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
  • give up: To lose hope or admit defeat
  • once upon a time: A conventional phrase used to begin fairy tales and other stories.
  • upon a time: An introductory phrase used to begin a story, typically a fairy tale.
  • at once: Immediately; without delay
  • in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, disbelief
  • bring in: To earn a certain amount of money or profits
  • based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
  • to let: Indicates that a property is available for rent.
  • look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
  • on earth: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise or anger.
  • going on: To continue doing something
  • hold on: To wait for someone (e.g. on a phone call)
  • at the moment: At this time; now
  • take out: To apply for and get a license
  • at last: Finally; after a long delay.
  • in a hurry: Acting or moving with great haste; rushed.
  • in return: As a reciprocal action or gesture; in exchange or repayment.
  • sea: Very large group of people, similar-looking things
  • clever: Funny in a way that shows intelligence
  • die: Cube with dots numbering 1-6 on it used in games
  • world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
  • animal: A living creature that is not a plant or person
  • beautiful: Having dome something well
  • hear: To be aware of sound; to perceive with the ear
  • wait: To delay or not do something until later
  • great: Very good; better than before
  • give: Degree of flexibility in something, a material
  • easily: Clearly; without doubt; certainly
  • tell: To (strongly) advise a person to do something
  • place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
  • word: Unit of language that has a meaning
  • day: A period of 24 hours beginning at midnight
  • king: Person considered the best or top at something
  • bring: To take or go with someone to a place
  • ill: Not well or sick
  • save: To make your computer keep a file
  • finally: used especially at the beginning of a sentence to introduce the last point or idea
  • danger: The possibility of getting hurt, damaged, killed
  • moon: To expose your buttocks as a joke
  • idea: Belief, thought, suggestion, opinion or plan
  • return: To hit something back to the other player or team
  • deep: Complex and important
  • air: Mixture of gases around the earth that we breathe
  • cut: Act/instance of reducing the size or amount of
  • lie: To be in a horizontal or flat position
  • hop: Dance party
  • sound: Sensible, dependable and reliable
  • palace: Official home of a ruler, such as a king or queen
  • creature: Animal of any type
  • trick: To fool someone in order to obtain a result
  • sir: Form of polite address to a man you do not know
  • fetch: To go and get something and bring it back
  • human: A person; a man, woman or child
  • tiger: Large wild cat with orange fur and black lines
  • step: Movement done as part of a particular dance
  • truth: Real facts about something
  • appear: To be seen, become visible; come into sight
  • protect: To defend someone or something from harm or danger
  • reach: To come to or arrive at a goal or destination
  • alive: Living; not dead
  • remove: To get rid of something completely
  • convince: To persuade someone, or make them feel sure
  • liver: Organ from animals served as food
  • cure: Something that solves a problem or makes it better
  • honor: To fulfill an agreement
  • strength: Condition of being strong
  • deceive: To make someone believe something that is not true
  • remedy: Way to solve or fix a problem
  • betrayed: To endanger (a friend) by giving enemy information
  • yell: A sudden loud cry or shout
  • devotion: Strong love or attachment; a commitment to
  • regain: To get something back that had been lost
  • pond: Pool of water that is smaller than a lake
  • loyal: Always showing support for; faithful
  • foolish: Lacking good sense or judgment; not sensible
  • volunteer: Working willingly without pay to help others
  • despair: To have lost all hope; lose heart
  • sacrifice: Person/animal killed in a sacrifice (to a god)
  • hardship: When life is not easy, e.g. through being poor
  • prosperous: Being successful and having a lot of money
  • respectful: Showing respect, consideration or politeness
  • embrace: Act of holding someone closely
  • alert: Being aware and able to respond quickly
  • drift: (Of sand, etc.) to be blown into heaps by the wind
  • wizard: Man with magical powers
  • coral: Color that is a combination of pink and orange
  • hare: Fast animal similar to a rabbit but larger
  • turtle: Animal that lives in water and has a hard shell
  • peril: Extreme danger or risk
  • captive: Person caught and held against their will
  • grind: To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
  • await: To keep ready for future needs
  • amber: Hard, clear yellow dried resin from trees
  • coffin: Wooden box in which a dead body is put
  • deed: Something that is done; act or action
  • mortar: Stone bowl for crushing substances with a pestle
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    • alert

      US /əˈlɚt/

      UK /ə'lɜ:t/

      • Adjective
      • Being aware and able to respond quickly
      • Transitive Verb
      • To warn someone so they can respond to it
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    • alive

      US /əˈlaɪv/

      UK /ə'laɪv/

      • Adjective
      • Living; not dead
      • Active; energetic; full of life.
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    • amber

      US /ˈæmbɚ/

      UK /ˈæmbə(r)/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Hard, clear yellow dried resin from trees
      • Proper Noun
      • Person's name
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    • at last

      US /æt læst/

      UK /æt lɑ:st/

      • Adverb
      • Finally; after a long delay.
      B1
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    • at once

      US /æt wʌns/

      UK /æt wʌns/

      • Adverb
      • Immediately; without delay
      • At the same time; simultaneously
      A2
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    • at the moment

      US

      UK

      • Adverb
      • At this time; now
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    • await

      US /əˈwet/

      UK /əˈweɪt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To keep ready for future needs
      • To be ready to happen, or about to happen
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    • based on

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
      • Preposition
      • Using something as the main idea or foundation.
      • Relying on something as evidence or justification.
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    • betrayed

      US

      UK

      • Transitive Verb
      • To endanger (a friend) by giving enemy information
      • To reveal something unintentionally.
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    • bring in

      US /brɪŋ ɪn/

      UK /briŋ in/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To earn a certain amount of money or profits
      • To add person into existing group, e.g. phone call
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    • captive

      US /ˈkæptɪv/

      UK /ˈkæptɪv/

      • Noun
      • Person caught and held against their will
      • Adjective
      • Unable to leave and forced to stay and listen
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    • coffin

      US /ˈkɔ:fɪn/

      UK /ˈkɒfɪn/

      • Noun
      • Wooden box in which a dead body is put
      B1
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    • convince

      US /kənˈvɪns/

      UK /kən'vɪns/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To persuade someone, or make them feel sure
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    • coral

      US /ˈkɑrəl/

      UK /'kɒrəl/

      • Adjective
      • Color that is a combination of pink and orange
      • Noun
      • Marine substance made from bones of sea creatures
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    • creature

      US /ˈkritʃɚ/

      UK /ˈkri:tʃə(r)/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Animal of any type
      • An animal, as distinct from a human being.
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    • cure

      US /kjʊr/

      UK /kjʊə(r)/

      • Noun
      • Something that solves a problem or makes it better
      • Medical treatment making a sick person healthy
      • Transitive Verb
      • To fix or improve a problem
      • To make someone healthy or make a disease go away
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    • deceive

      US /dɪˈsiv/

      UK /dɪ'si:v/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To make someone believe something that is not true
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    • deed

      US /did/

      UK /di:d/

      • Noun
      • Something that is done; act or action
      • Papers giving someone the right to some property
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    • despair

      US /dɪˈspɛr/

      UK /dɪ'speə(r)/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To have lost all hope; lose heart
      • Uncountable Noun
      • Felling of having lost all hope
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    • devotion

      US /dɪˈvoʃən/

      UK /dɪ'vəʊʃn/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Strong love or attachment; a commitment to
      • Religious worship or observance.
      B1
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    • drift

      US /drɪft/

      UK /drɪft/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • (Of sand, etc.) to be blown into heaps by the wind
      • (Of boats) to move without purpose on water
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    • embrace

      US /ɛmˈbres/

      UK /ɪm'breɪs/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Act of holding someone closely
      • An act of accepting or supporting something willingly and enthusiastically.
      • Transitive Verb
      • To hold closely; cuddle, kiss or hug
      • To accept something enthusiastically.
      B1TOEIC
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    • fetch

      US /fɛtʃ/

      UK /fetʃ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To go and get something and bring it back
      A2TOEIC
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    • foolish

      US /ˈfulɪʃ/

      UK /ˈfu:lɪʃ/

      • Adjective
      • Lacking good sense or judgment; not sensible
      A2
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    • give up

      US /ɡɪv ʌp/

      UK /ɡiv ʌp/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To lose hope or admit defeat
      • To decide to not start to try solving a problem
      • Verb Phrase
      • to surrender an item; hand over an item
      A1
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    • going on

      US /ˈɡoɪŋ ɑn/

      UK /ˈgəʊɪŋ ɔn/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To continue doing something
      • To happen (usually negative)
      A1
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    • grind

      US /ɡraɪnd/

      UK /ɡraɪnd/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
      • To make loud jarring noise by pressing hard
      • Uncountable Noun
      • Hard work or effort
      B2
      More
    • hardship

      US /ˈhɑrdˌʃɪp/

      UK /ˈhɑ:dʃɪp/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • When life is not easy, e.g. through being poor
      B1
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    • hare

      US /her/

      UK /heə(r)/

      • Countable Noun
      • Fast animal similar to a rabbit but larger
      B2
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    • hold on

      US /hold ɑn/

      UK /həuld ɔn/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To wait for someone (e.g. on a phone call)
      • To wait for a short time.
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    • honor

      US /ˈɑnɚ/

      UK /'ɒnə(r)/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To fulfill an agreement
      • To give an award to someone
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Award you get for doing well; prize, title, etc.
      • Chance to do something special; privilege
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    • hop

      US /hɑp/

      UK /hɒp/

      • Noun
      • Dance party
      • Small jump, often on one foot
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To move from one place to another
      • To make small jump, as from one foot to the other
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    • ill

      US /ɪl/

      UK /ɪl/

      • Adjective
      • Not well or sick
      • Uncountable Noun
      • Sickness or problem; bad conditions
      • Something that is bad or harmful.
      A2TOEIC
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    • in a hurry

      US /ɪn e ˈhɚri/

      UK /in ə ˈhʌri/

      • Phrase
      • Acting or moving with great haste; rushed.
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    • in return

      US /ɪn rɪˈtɚn/

      UK /in riˈtə:n/

      • Adverb
      • As a reciprocal action or gesture; in exchange or repayment.
      • Phrase
      • As compensation or consideration for something.
      • As a reaction or response to something.
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    • in the world

      US /ɪn ði wɜrld/

      UK /in ðə wɜː(r)ld/

      • Phrase
      • Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, disbelief
      • Used to indicate the extent or degree of something, often in a superlative sense
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    • lie

      US /lai/

      UK /laɪ/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To be in a horizontal or flat position
      • To say something that you know is not true
      • Countable Noun
      • An untrue statement, when you know it is not true
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    • liver

      US /ˈlɪvɚ/

      UK /ˈlɪvə(r)/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Organ from animals served as food
      • Organ that absorbs food and cleans the blood
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    • look at

      US /lʊk æt/

      UK /luk æt/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To use your eyes to focus on something
      • To focus your eyes on something carefully
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    • loyal

      US /ˈlɔɪəl/

      UK /ˈlɔɪəl/

      • Adjective
      • Always showing support for; faithful
      • Demonstrating allegiance to one's country.
      B1TOEIC
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    • moon

      US /mun/

      UK /mu:n/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To expose your buttocks as a joke
      • Noun
      • Round object circling the Earth at night
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    • mortar

      US /ˈmɔ:rtə(r)/

      UK /ˈmɔ:tə(r)/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Stone bowl for crushing substances with a pestle
      • Cement, sand, etc. mixture for bonding bricks, etc.
      • Transitive Verb
      • To use a bonding cement to coat walls
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    • of course

      US /ʌv kɔː(r)s/

      UK /ɔv kɔː(r)s/

      • Adverb
      • Sure ; Certainly
      • Phrase
      • For sure; certainly
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    • on earth

      US /ɑn ɚθ/

      UK /ɔn ə:θ/

      • Phrase
      • Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise or anger.
      • Used to emphasize that something is not possible or will not happen.
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    • once upon a time

      US /wʌns əˈpɑn e taɪm/

      UK /wʌns əˈpɔn ə taim/

      • Phrase
      • A conventional phrase used to begin fairy tales and other stories.
      B1
      More
    • palace

      US /ˈpælɪs/

      UK /ˈpæləs/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Official home of a ruler, such as a king or queen
      • The center of government or royal power.
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    • peril

      US /ˈpɛrəl/

      UK /ˈperəl/

      • Noun
      • Extreme danger or risk
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    • pond

      US /pɑ:nd/

      UK /pɒnd/

      • Countable Noun
      • Pool of water that is smaller than a lake
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To become a pool of water on a surface.
      A2
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    • prosperous

      US /ˈprɑspərəs/

      UK /'prɒspərəs/

      • Adjective
      • Being successful and having a lot of money
      • Growing healthily
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    • reach

      US /ritʃ/

      UK /ri:tʃ/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To come to or arrive at a goal or destination
      • To be long enough to get to a certain place
      • Uncountable Noun
      • Power or control someone has over something
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    • regain

      US /riˈɡen/

      UK /rɪ'ɡeɪn/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To get something back that had been lost
      B1
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    • remedy

      US /ˈrɛmɪdi,'rɛmədɪ/

      UK /'remədɪ/

      • Noun
      • Way to solve or fix a problem
      • Treatment that relieves pain or cures illness
      • Transitive Verb
      • To solve or correct a problem
      • To cure or relieve (a disease or its symptoms).
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    • respectful

      US /rɪˈspɛktfəl/

      UK /rɪˈspektfl/

      • Adjective
      • Showing respect, consideration or politeness
      • Marked by or showing respect; deferential.
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    • sacrifice

      US /ˈsækrəˌfaɪs/

      UK /'sækrɪfaɪs/

      • Noun
      • Person/animal killed in a sacrifice (to a god)
      • Person/animal killed to please a god
      • Transitive Verb
      • To kill an animal or human to please a god
      • To give up your life for others, for a cause etc.
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    • strength

      US /strɛŋkθ, strɛŋθ, strɛnθ/

      UK /streŋθ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Condition of being strong
      • The quality or state of being physically strong.
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    • take out

      US /tek aʊt/

      UK /teik aut/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To apply for and get a license
      • To take someone on a date
      • Uncountable Noun
      • Food purchased at a restaurant to eat elsewhere.
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    • think of

      US /θɪŋk ʌv/

      UK /θiŋk ɔv/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To look on as (being something specific); consider
      • To consider or remember something.
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To imagine or call something to mind
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    • tiger

      US /ˈtaɪɡɚ/

      UK /ˈtaɪgə(r)/

      • Countable Noun
      • Large wild cat with orange fur and black lines
      B1
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    • to let

      US /tu lɛt/

      UK /tu let/

      • Preposition
      • Indicates that a property is available for rent.
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    • trick

      US /trɪk/

      UK /trɪk/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To fool someone in order to obtain a result
      • To playfully tease or fool to make someone laugh
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Act of trying to fool someone
      • Quick or skillful way of doing something
      A2
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    • truth

      US /truθ/

      UK /tru:θ/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Real facts about something
      A2
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    • turtle

      US /ˈtɜ:rtl/

      UK /ˈtɜ:tl/

      • Noun
      • Animal that lives in water and has a hard shell
      B1
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    • upon a time

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      UK

      • Phrase
      • An introductory phrase used to begin a story, typically a fairy tale.
      A1
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    • volunteer

      US /ˌvɑlənˈtɪr/

      UK /ˌvɒlən'tɪə(r)/

      • Adjective
      • Working willingly without pay to help others
      • Countable Noun
      • Person who helps others without being paid
      • A person who enters military service voluntarily.
      B2TOEIC
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    • wizard

      US /ˈwɪzəd/

      UK /'wɪzəd/

      • Countable Noun
      • Man with magical powers
      • Adjective
      • Exceptionally good
      B2
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    • yell

      US /jɛl/

      UK /jel/

      • Noun
      • A sudden loud cry or shout
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To shout loudly at someone in pain or excitement
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    She took a brave step forward, leaving behind her comfort zone to chase her dreams.

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    • brave

      adj. Having courage

    • comfort zone

      phr. A familiar situation where one feels safe

    Explanation
    a brave step is a noun phrase, where brave is an adjective modifying the noun step, meaning "a courageous step". forward is an adverb modifying step, meaning "ahead". The whole phrase serves as the object, answering the "what" of took (verb) — she took a brave step forward.

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    US/brev/
    UK/breɪv/
    adj.Brave
    v.t.To bravely face
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