Vocabulary

  • have to: Must do
  • on time
  • of course: Sure ; Certainly
  • for example: As an illustration or instance.
  • instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
  • from time to time: Occasionally; sometimes but not regularly.
  • way to go: An expression of encouragement or approval.
  • on a regular basis: Happening frequently or at regular intervals.
  • work together: To collaborate or cooperate with others to achieve a common goal.
  • on the defensive: Behaving as if you are being attacked or criticized.
  • in business: Actively operating as a commercial enterprise.
  • work on: To devote effort to improve or develop something
  • like fun: Very fast or with great effort or enthusiasm.
  • sit down: To take a seat
  • write up: To make a written record of (a study, etc.)
  • over to: Used to hand over to someone else to speak
  • come on over: An invitation to visit someone's home or location.
  • special gift: A particularly thoughtful or unique present.
  • business: A company formed for making profit
  • time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
  • write: To compose letters and words on paper or a screen
  • number: Symbols such as 1, 2, 56, 793
  • love: Person's name
  • work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
  • friend: Person who you like and enjoy being with
  • safe: Highly likely
  • easy: Not hard to do; not difficult
  • class: To place things into groups by common qualities
  • great: Very good; better than before
  • question: To ask for or try to get information
  • clean: Completely; entirely
  • make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
  • email: A message like a letter sent by computer or phone
  • spell: To lead to future trouble
  • check: Paper showing how much you owe at a restaurant
  • grammar: Book describing the syntactic rules of a language
  • sound: Sensible, dependable and reliable
  • partner: One you have a business/personal relationship with
  • air: Mixture of gases around the earth that we breathe
  • own: To have something as your property
  • move: To cause someone to have certain emotions
  • clear: Empty; without anything in it or on it
  • spelling: To lead to future trouble
  • happen: To take place or occur
  • throw: To use your arm to make something fly in the air
  • chat: To talk in a friendly and relaxed manner
  • real: Actually existing or happening, not imagined
  • lazy: Not liking to work or make an effort; idle
  • direct: To tell someone in a very clear way to do something
  • communicate: To give and exchange information
  • passive: Allowing things to happen with quiet acceptance
  • personally: By a specific person, and not by anyone else
  • experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
  • publish: To prepare and make available a book magazine etc.
  • publishing: To prepare and make available a book magazine etc.
  • create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
  • improvement: Addition or change that makes something better
  • aloud: In a way that can be heard; not said to yourself
  • involve: To have or be included as a part of something
  • stick: To push a sharp or pointed object into something
  • friendship: Feeling of liking someone; good relationship
  • blame: To say someone is responsible for something bad
  • fault: A failure or negative aspect of
  • version: Different way that someone interprets something
  • aggressive: Using energy and determination to achieve a goal
  • frustrated: Annoyed because things don't go the way you want
  • weirdness: Quality of being unusual and strange
  • partnership: Shared business relationship with someone
  • tricky: Difficult, so needing skill to do or deal with
  • feedback: A response or opinion, about a service, etc.
  • responsibility: Job, task or thing you are expected to look after
  • master: To gain control over something
  • aggression: Use of energy and determination to achieve a goal
  • respectful: Showing respect, consideration or politeness
  • insight: Power to understand people and things very well
  • receptive: Being open to hearing and considering new ideas
  • poking: To give a push, thrust, or jab
  • defensive: Protecting something, yourself from attack
  • wanna: Shortened form of 'want to'. Used only in speaking
  • fester: (Of a problem) to get worse because unattended to
  • horrendous: Causing horror; awful; very bad
  • meh: An expression of indifference or boredom; apathetic.
  • compassionate: Feeling sympathy for people who are suffering
  • caring: To feel interest, concern, or worry
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    • aggression

      US /əˈɡrɛʃən/

      UK /əˈgreʃn/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Use of energy and determination to achieve a goal
      • Hostile or violent behavior or attitudes toward another; readiness to attack or confront.
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    • aggressive

      US /əˈɡrɛsɪv/

      UK /əˈgresɪv/

      • Adjective
      • Using energy and determination to achieve a goal
      • Behaving in a hostile and threatening way
      B1
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    • aloud

      US /əˈlaʊd/

      UK /əˈlaʊd/

      • Adverb
      • In a way that can be heard; not said to yourself
      A2
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    • blame

      US /blem/

      UK /bleɪm/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To say someone is responsible for something bad
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Act of saying someone did something bad
      A2TOEIC
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    • chat

      US /tʃæt/

      UK /tʃæt/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To talk in a friendly and relaxed manner
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A friendly and relaxed talk with friends
      A2
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    • come on over

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • An invitation to visit someone's home or location.
      A1
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    • communicate

      US /kəˈmjunɪˌket/

      UK /kə'mju:nɪkeɪt/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To give and exchange information
      • To convey or make known (information, feelings, etc.)
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    • compassionate

      US /kəmˈpæʃənɪt/

      UK /kəm'pæʃənət/

      • Adjective
      • Feeling sympathy for people who are suffering
      • Relating to the humane treatment and care of others, especially in healthcare.
      B2
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    • defensive

      US /dɪˈfɛnsɪv/

      UK /dɪˈfensɪv/

      • Adjective
      • Protecting something, yourself from attack
      B1
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    • direct

      US /dɪˈrɛkt, daɪ-/

      UK /də'rekt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To tell someone in a very clear way to do something
      • To show the way by conducting or leading
      • Adverb
      • Coming straight from something
      A2TOEIC
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    • fault

      US /fɔlt/

      UK /fɔ:lt/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A failure or negative aspect of
      • Crack in the earth where earthquakes can happen
      • Transitive Verb
      • To blame someone, something for a negative result
      A2
      More
    • feedback

      US /ˈfidˌbæk/

      UK /ˈfi:dbæk/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A response or opinion, about a service, etc.
      • Information about reactions to a product, a person's performance of a task, etc. which is used as a basis for improvement.
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To give information or opinions about something to someone, especially in order to improve it.
      B1TOEIC
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    • fester

      US /ˈfɛstɚ/

      UK /ˈfestə(r)/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • (Of a problem) to get worse because unattended to
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    • for example

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • As an illustration or instance.
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    • friendship

      US /ˈfrɛndˌʃɪp/

      UK /ˈfrendʃɪp/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Feeling of liking someone; good relationship
      B1
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    • from time to time

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Occasionally; sometimes but not regularly.
      • At intervals; now and then.
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    • frustrated

      US /ˈfrʌstretɪd/

      UK /frʌˈstreɪtɪd/

      • Adjective
      • Annoyed because things don't go the way you want
      • Transitive Verb
      • To make annoyed because things don't go well
      • To prevent (a plan or intention) from succeeding.
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    • grammar

      US /ˈɡræmɚ/

      UK /ˈgræmə(r)/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Book describing the syntactic rules of a language
      • Rules explaining how words are used in a language
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    • have to

      US /hæv tu/

      UK /ˈhæv tə/

      • Auxiliary Verb
      • Must do
      A1
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    • horrendous

      US /hɔˈrɛndəs, hə-/

      UK /hɒˈrendəs/

      • Adjective
      • Causing horror; awful; very bad
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    • improvement

      US /ɪmˈpruvmənt/

      UK /ɪmˈpru:vmənt/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Addition or change that makes something better
      • A thing that constitutes an improvement; an addition or alteration that enhances value.
      A2TOEIC
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    • in business

      US /ɪn ˈbɪznɪs/

      UK /in ˈbiznis/

      • Phrase
      • Actively operating as a commercial enterprise.
      • Having a commercial partnership or association.
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    • insight

      US /ˈɪnˌsaɪt/

      UK /'ɪnsaɪt/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Power to understand people and things very well
      • Very good understanding of something
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    • instead of

      US /ɪnˈstɛd ʌv/

      UK /inˈsted ɔv/

      • Preposition
      • When one thing is replaced by another
      • Adverb
      • As a substitute or alternative.
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    • involve

      US /ɪnˈvɑlv/

      UK /ɪn'vɒlv/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To have or be included as a part of something
      • To cause (a person or group) to take part in an event or activity.
      A2TOEIC
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    • lazy

      US /ˈlezi/

      UK /ˈleɪzi/

      • Adjective
      • Not liking to work or make an effort; idle
      A2
      More
    • like fun

      US /laɪk fʌn/

      UK /laɪk fʌn/

      • other
      • Very fast or with great effort or enthusiasm.
      B2
      More
    • master

      US /ˈmæstɚ/

      UK /'mɑ:stə(r)/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To gain control over something
      • To learn to do something very well
      • Adjective
      • Being very skilled at doing something
      • Being the main or most important thing or part
      A2
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    • of course

      US /ʌv kɔː(r)s/

      UK /ɔv kɔː(r)s/

      • Adverb
      • Sure ; Certainly
      • Phrase
      • For sure; certainly
      A2
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    • on a regular basis

      US //ɑn ə ˈrɛgjələr ˈbeɪsəs//

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Happening frequently or at regular intervals.
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    • on the defensive

      US /ɑn ði dɪˈfɛnsɪv/

      UK /ɔn ðə dɪˈfensɪv/

      • Adjective
      • Behaving as if you are being attacked or criticized.
      • Phrase
      • In a position where you are defending yourself from criticism or attack.
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    • on time

      US /ɑn taɪm/

      UK /ɔn taim/

      • Phrase
      • Adjective
      • Arriving at or done by the required time
      • Meeting a deadline; punctual in fulfilling obligations.
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    • over to

      US

      UK

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

      US /ˈpɑrtnɚ/

      UK /'pɑ:tnə(r)/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • One you have a business/personal relationship with
      • Someone you have personal relationship with
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To join with others for work or other activity
      A2
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    • partnership

      US /ˈpɑ:rtnərʃɪp/

      UK /ˈpɑ:tnəʃɪp/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Shared business relationship with someone
      • Working with others for some purpose
      B1
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    • passive

      US /ˈpæsɪv/

      UK /ˈpæsɪv/

      • Adjective
      • Allowing things to happen with quiet acceptance
      • With sentence's subject being what verb acts on
      • Noun
      • A person who is passive; one who does not actively participate or resist.
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    • personally

      US /ˈpəsənəli/

      UK /ˈpɜ:sənəli/

      • Adverb
      • By a specific person, and not by anyone else
      • Knowing someone as a friend, or closely
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    • poking

      US

      UK

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To give a push, thrust, or jab
      B2
      More
    • publish

      US /ˈpʌblɪʃ/

      UK /'pʌblɪʃ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To prepare and make available a book magazine etc.
      • To release information to the general public
      A2TOEIC
      More
    • receptive

      US /rɪˈsɛptɪv/

      UK /rɪˈseptɪv/

      • Adjective
      • Being open to hearing and considering new ideas
      B2
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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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    • responsibility

      US /rɪˌspɑnsəˈbɪlɪti/

      UK /rɪˌspɒnsə'bɪlətɪ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Job, task or thing you are expected to look after
      • A thing to be done because it is morally correct
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    • safe

      US /sef/

      UK /seɪf/

      • Adjective
      • Highly likely
      • Being out of danger
      • Countable Noun
      • Metal box with a lock to keep valuable things in
      A2
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    • sit down

      US /sit daʊn/

      UK /sit daun/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To take a seat
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    • special gift

      US

      UK

      • Noun
      • A particularly thoughtful or unique present.
      A2
      More
    • spell

      US /spɛl/

      UK /spel/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To lead to future trouble
      • To be able to write (or say) the letters of a word
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Making some magic happen; form of words to do this
      • Period of time; time when an action is being done
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    • spelling

      US /ˈspɛlɪŋ/

      UK /ˈspelɪŋ/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To lead to future trouble
      • To be able to write (or say) the letters of a word
      • Noun
      • The correct way to spell a word
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    • stick

      US /stɪk/

      UK /stɪk/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To push a sharp or pointed object into something
      • To join together using glue or paste
      • Countable Noun
      • Long thin piece of wood from a tree
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    • tricky

      US /ˈtrɪki/

      UK /'trɪkɪ/

      • Adjective
      • Difficult, so needing skill to do or deal with
      • Likely to use tricks; dishonest or deceptive
      A2
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    • version

      US /ˈvɚʒən, -ʃən/

      UK /ˈvə:ʃən/

      • Noun
      • Different way that someone interprets something
      • New or different form of something
      A2TOEIC
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    • wanna

      US /ˈwɑnə/

      UK /'wɒnə/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • Shortened form of 'want to'. Used only in speaking
      B2
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    • way to go

      US /we tu ɡo/

      UK /wei tu: ɡəu/

      • Interjection
      • An expression of encouragement or approval.
      • An expression of sarcasm after someone has made a mistake.
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    • weirdness

      US /wɪrdnəs/

      UK /wɪədnəs/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Quality of being unusual and strange
      B1
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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.
      A1
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    • work together

      US /wɚk təˈɡɛðɚ/

      UK /wə:k təˈɡeðə/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To collaborate or cooperate with others to achieve a common goal.
      A1
      More
    • write up

      US /raɪt ʌp/

      UK /rait ʌp/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To make a written record of (a study, etc.)
      A1
      More
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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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