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  • go out: To leave a building (e.g. a house)
  • of course: Sure ; Certainly
  • build a bridge: To construct a bridge, typically for transportation or connection.
  • out of a job: Without employment; having lost one's job.
  • wind up: To be brought to a state of great tension
  • at night: During the night; in the nighttime.
  • work on: To devote effort to improve or develop something
  • next moment: Immediately after; very soon.
  • lean on: To depend on someone for support or help.
  • dressed for: Wearing clothes suitable for a particular event or activity.
  • all the things: Everything; all items or aspects
  • come up with: To think of an idea or solution; produce
  • off the ground: Having started or begun to operate or succeed.
  • jump on: To criticize someone suddenly and strongly.
  • over to: Used to hand over to someone else to speak
  • come on over: An invitation to visit someone's home or location.
  • business: A company formed for making profit
  • job: Something that must be done
  • money: Coins or notes we use to pay for things
  • people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
  • love: Person's name
  • time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
  • make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
  • start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
  • find: To become aware of something that is happening
  • talk: Style of speaking
  • question: To ask for or try to get information
  • home: House, apartment or building to be rented or sold
  • dress: Women's garment with a top part and a skirt
  • important: Having power or authority
  • speak: To be able to use a certain language
  • bridge: Structure built over river, road so you can cross
  • sell: To exchange something for money
  • possibly: May be true or likely, but is uncertain
  • market: To publicize products to get you to buy; advertise
  • surf: To view webpages on the internet
  • build: Your physical shape; physique
  • moment: Very short or brief period of time
  • software: Computer applications and systems
  • digital: Using electronic signals or computers
  • serve: To act in a particular position or office
  • mistake: Something done wrong/calculated wrong; error
  • web: Skin between ducks' toes that enables them to swim
  • site: Place that is reserved for a particular activity
  • jump: To attack someone suddenly
  • soul: Central or basic part of something
  • cushion: Soft object to make a seat more comfortable
  • complain: To say something is wrong and should be changed
  • miserable: Very unhappy
  • step: Movement done as part of a particular dance
  • solve: To figure out a way to handle a difficult problem
  • financial: Involving money
  • exact: Completely correct; accurate; specific
  • styling: To shape or design something in a certain way
  • membership: Being a member of a group; joining a group
  • recommend: To advise or suggest that someone do something
  • feed: To give food, e.g. to animals or a baby
  • track: To use marks to follow a wild animal
  • service: Work that a person does to assist others
  • situation: Place, position or area that something is in
  • lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
  • profit: Benefit from doing something
  • passion: Powerful, positive excitement and interest
  • target: A goal or amount you are trying to achieve
  • commit: To do something bad, usually a crime
  • devote: To dedicate
  • nut: Metal ring screwed onto a bolt
  • lean: To balance against or on something for support
  • ideal: Exactly right; could not be better
  • crack: Attempt to achieve a goal or objective
  • everyday: Used or seen daily; for daily use; ordinary
  • eventually: After a long time; after many attempts; in the end
  • mode: Fashion and design
  • newsletter: Report or open letter giving news to a group
  • clarity: Being easy to be seen through, heard or understood
  • transition: Change from one state, movement, place to another
  • viable: Being capable of living, growing, and developing
  • validate: To show to be officially correct or allowable
  • marketplace: Place where a public market is held
  • entrepreneurial: Open to new ideas about starting new businesses
  • crap: Impolite way of saying something is not good; Faeces
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    • all the things

      US

      UK

      • Pronoun
      • Everything; all items or aspects
      • Determiner
      • Every item or object being considered or discussed.
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    • at night

      US /æt naɪt/

      UK /æt nait/

      • Phrase
      • During the night; in the nighttime.
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    • bridge

      US /brɪdʒ/

      UK /brɪdʒ/

      • Noun
      • Structure built over river, road so you can cross
      • Transitive Verb
      • To make a link between; bring together
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    • build a bridge

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • To construct a bridge, typically for transportation or connection.
      • Idiom
      • To establish a connection or improve relations between people or groups.
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    • clarity

      US /ˈklærɪti/

      UK /'klærətɪ/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Being easy to be seen through, heard or understood
      • The quality of an image being sharp and clear
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    • come on over

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • An invitation to visit someone's home or location.
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    • come up with

      US /kʌm ʌp wɪð/

      UK /kʌm ʌp wið/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To think of an idea or solution; produce
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    • commit

      US /kəˈmɪt/

      UK /kə'mɪt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To do something bad, usually a crime
      • To promise your permanent love or loyalty (to)
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    • complain

      US /kəmˈplen/

      UK /kəmˈpleɪn/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To say something is wrong and should be changed
      • To make a formal accusation or charge.
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    • crack

      US /kræk/

      UK /kræk/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Attempt to achieve a goal or objective
      • Unexpected and hard hit to the body
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To attempt to achieve a goal or objective
      • To hit someone or something hard and unexpectedly
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    • cushion

      US /ˈkʊʃən/

      UK /'kʊʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Soft object to make a seat more comfortable
      • Something to protect something from being hit
      • Transitive Verb
      • To protect by softening the impact of something
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    • devote

      US /dɪˈvoʊt/

      UK /dɪˈvəʊt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To dedicate
      • To decide to use or give (your time, efforts)
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    • dressed for

      US

      UK

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • Wearing clothes suitable for a particular event or activity.
      • Wearing clothes suitable for the current weather conditions.
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    • entrepreneurial

      US /ˌɒntrəprə'nɜ:rɪrl/

      UK /ˌɒntrəprə'nɜ:rɪəl/

      • Adjective
      • Open to new ideas about starting new businesses
      • Characterized by initiative and willingness to take risks.
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    • eventually

      US /ɪˈvɛntʃuəli/

      UK /ɪˈventʃuəli/

      • Adverb
      • After a long time; after many attempts; in the end
      • At some later time; in the future
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    • exact

      US /ɪɡˈzækt/

      UK /ɪɡ'zækt/

      • Adjective
      • Completely correct; accurate; specific
      • Transitive Verb
      • To get something, sometimes using force
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    • feed

      US /fid/

      UK /fi:d/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To give food, e.g. to animals or a baby
      • To push something through an opening
      • Uncountable Noun
      • Food given to animals
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    • financial

      US /faɪˈnænʃ(ə)l/

      UK /faɪˈnænʃl/

      • Adjective
      • Involving money
      • Relating to investments.
      • Countable Noun
      • A person who provides advice on financial matters.
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    • go out

      US /ɡo aʊt/

      UK /ɡəu aut/

      • Phrase
      • To leave a building (e.g. a house)
      • Phrasal Verb
      • (Of a fire) to burn out; be extinguished
      • Go out of fashion to stop being fashionable
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    • ideal

      US /aɪˈdiəl, aɪˈdil/

      UK /aɪˈdi:əl/

      • Adjective
      • Exactly right; could not be better
      • Which is thought of as being perfect
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    • jump on

      US /dʒʌmp ɑn/

      UK /dʒʌmp ɔn/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To criticize someone suddenly and strongly.
      • To take advantage of an opportunity quickly.
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    • lean

      US /lin/

      UK /li:n/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To balance against or on something for support
      • To have a tendency to do something; favor
      • Adjective
      • Having a low fat content
      • Efficient; well-designed with no waste
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    • lean on

      US /lin ɑn/

      UK /li:n ɔn/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To depend on someone for support or help.
      • To put pressure on someone, often through intimidation.
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    • marketplace

      US /ˈmɑ:rkɪtpleɪs/

      UK /ˈmɑ:kɪtpleɪs/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Place where a public market is held
      • An online platform where multiple sellers can list products or services for sale.
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    • membership

      US /ˈmembərʃɪp/

      UK /ˈmembəʃɪp/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Being a member of a group; joining a group
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    • miserable

      US /ˈmɪzərəbəl, ˈmɪzrə-/

      UK /ˈmɪzrəbl/

      • Adjective
      • Very unhappy
      • Causing someone to be unhappy or uncomfortable
      • Noun
      • A person who is always unhappy or complaining
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    • mode

      US /moʊd/

      UK /məʊd/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Fashion and design
      • Status or way of functioning
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    • newsletter

      US /ˈnu:zletə(r)/

      UK /ˈnju:zletə(r)/

      • Noun
      • Report or open letter giving news to a group
      B2TOEIC
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    • next moment

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Immediately after; very soon.
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    • nut

      US /nʌt/

      UK /nʌt/

      • Countable Noun
      • Metal ring screwed onto a bolt
      • Person who is extremely interested in something
      • Transitive Verb
      • To strike someone hard with your head
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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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    • off the ground

      US /ɔf ði ɡraʊnd/

      UK /ɔf ðə ɡraund/

      • Phrase
      • Having started or begun to operate or succeed.
      • Airborne; having left the ground.
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    • out of a job

      US /aʊt əv ə dʒɑb/

      UK /aʊt əv ə dʒɒb/

      • other
      • Without employment; having lost one's job.
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    • over to

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      UK

      • Preposition
      • Used to hand over to someone else to speak
      • The responsibility is now yours
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    • passion

      US /ˈpæʃən/

      UK /'pæʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Powerful, positive excitement and interest
      • Something for which one has a great love
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    • profit

      US /'prɑ:fɪt/

      UK /'prɒfɪt/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Benefit from doing something
      • Money earned from sales, after costs are deducted
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To be a benefit to someone
      • To earn money from something
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    • recommend

      US /ˌrɛkəˈmɛnd/

      UK /ˌrekə'mend/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To advise or suggest that someone do something
      • To endorse or support something publicly.
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    • serve

      US /sɚv/

      UK /sɜ:v/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To act in a particular position or office
      • To hit the first ball to an opponent in tennis etc.
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    • site

      US /saɪt/

      UK /saɪt/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Place that is reserved for a particular activity
      • Location of building work
      • Transitive Verb
      • To place something in a particular position, area
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    • solve

      US /sɑ:lv/

      UK /sɒlv/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To figure out a way to handle a difficult problem
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    • soul

      US /sol/

      UK /səʊl/

      • Noun
      • Central or basic part of something
      • Strong, deep emotion in speech or performance
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    • surf

      US /sɜ:rf/

      UK /sɜ:f/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To view webpages on the internet
      • To ride the waves of the sea on a surfboard
      • Uncountable Noun
      • The ocean waves crashing against a beach
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    • target

      US /ˈtɑrɡɪt/

      UK /'tɑ:ɡɪt/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A goal or amount you are trying to achieve
      • Group you are trying to sell to or influence
      • Transitive Verb
      • To try to influence; direct a message toward
      • (Army) to aim an attack at something
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    • track

      US /træk/

      UK /træk/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To use marks to follow a wild animal
      • To move a certain way/follow a particular course
      • Noun
      • A circular course for running
      • Course or way someone takes, e.g. in education
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    • transition

      US /trænˈzɪʃən, -ˈsɪʃ-/

      UK /trænˈzɪʃn/

      • Noun
      • Change from one state, movement, place to another
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To change state, movement, place, or subject
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    • validate

      US /ˈvælɪˌdet/

      UK /'vælɪdeɪt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To show to be officially correct or allowable
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    • viable

      US /ˈvaɪəbəl/

      UK /ˈvaɪəbl/

      • Adjective
      • Being capable of living, growing, and developing
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    • wind up

      US //ˈwaɪndˌʌp//

      UK //ˈwaɪndˌʌp//

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To be brought to a state of great tension
      • To close or finalize something
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To arrive or end up in a particular state, situation, or place, especially unintentionally.
      • To bring something to an end; to conclude or finish something.
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    • work on

      US /wɚk ɑn/

      UK /wə:k ɔn/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To devote effort to improve or develop something
      • To try to persuade or influence someone.
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    She took a brave step forward, leaving behind her comfort zone to chase her dreams.

    Vocabulary
    • 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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    brave

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