Vocabulary

  • in mind: Being aware of or considering something.
  • in general: Typically; usually; on the whole.
  • at work: Located at one's place of employment
  • hard to say: Difficult to know or predict; uncertain.
  • in the long run: Eventually; over a long period of time.
  • feel for: To have sympathy for someone; to empathize with someone's situation.
  • in other words: Stating something in a different way, often to make it clearer or more understandable.
  • book on: A book about a particular subject.
  • back into: To drive a vehicle backwards into a space or area.
  • to a man: Every single person involved without exception.
  • phone number: A sequence of digits assigned to a telephone subscriber, used to make a call to that phone.
  • at the end of the day: Ultimately; when everything else is considered.
  • slow down: To reduce the speed
  • overwhelmed: To defeat something or someone completely
  • phenomenon: Unusual event, fact that can be studied
  • expect: To believe something is probably going to happen
  • dynamic: Always active or energetic; getting things done
  • keen: Being eager or excited for something to happen
  • passive: Allowing things to happen with quiet acceptance
  • avoid: To prevent from happening
  • authority: The power to give orders to people
  • suffer: To experience pain, illness, or injury
  • federal: Consisting of several united states
  • catastrophe: Very bad disaster causing much suffering, etc.
  • decision: Choice made after thinking; final judgment
  • trap: Device used for catching animals
  • contact: Touching or feeling something
  • effect: An advantage, benefit
  • polite: Showing good manners or respect for other people
  • scam: A trick to fool other people to get their money
  • professional: Of jobs such as doctor, lawyer, accountant, etc.
  • respond: To answer something or someone
  • responsibility: Job, task or thing you are expected to look after
  • supplement: Added extra to support or make something complete
  • gain: To increase in something, such as weight
  • request: To ask for, usually politely and formally
  • stream: To send a constant flow of data over the internet
  • guard: To keep watch over something to protect it
  • utility: Public services such as gas, water, or electricity
  • instruction: A command for someone formally to do something
  • receive: To get something someone has given or sent to you
  • company: Good feeling from being with someone else
  • notice: To become aware by sight, touch, or hearing
  • buzz: Low pitched sound similar to the sound bees make
  • profitable: Being useful; benefiting someone or something
  • narrator: Person or character who tells a story
  • relieve: To make less boring by making some change
  • manage: To survive hardships and difficulties; to cope
  • upbeat: Being positive and cheerful
  • verify: To prove that something is right, accurate or true
  • endorse: To show or express approval of
  • great: Very good; better than before
  • prop: Moveable item used on the set of a theater/film
  • hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
  • bolster: To prop up or support (e.g. a wall)
  • miraculous: Wonderful; extraordinary
  • mobile: Able to be moved or able to move
  • pose: To be or exist as (a problem, threat etc.)
  • legitimacy: Legally allowed act; undisputed credibility
  • blush: To turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame
  • real: Actually existing or happening, not imagined
  • affiliate: Organization that is associated with another
  • reputable: Known and respected for being reliable or honest
  • work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
  • residence: Place where a person lives
  • people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
  • tell: To (strongly) advise a person to do something
  • lab: Short for 'laboratory'
  • dress: Women's garment with a top part and a skirt
  • study: To focus on learning something usually at school
  • accredit: To state that meets certain standards
  • doorbell: Button you push on outside door to gain entry
  • homeowner: Someone who owns a home
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    • accredit

      US

      UK

      • Transitive Verb
      • To state that meets certain standards
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    • affiliate

      US /əˈfɪliˌeɪt/

      UK /əˈfɪlieɪt/

      • Noun
      • Organization that is associated with another
      • Transitive Verb
      • To connect an organization with a larger one
      B2TOEIC
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    • at the end of the day

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Ultimately; when everything else is considered.
      • After a day's work or activities.
      A1
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    • at work

      US /æt wɚk/

      UK /æt wə:k/

      • Phrase
      • Located at one's place of employment
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    • authority

      US /əˈθɔrɪti, əˈθɑr-, ɔˈθɔr-, ɔˈθɑr-/

      UK /ɔ:ˈθɒrəti/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • The power to give orders to people
      • Person who is an expert on a particular topic
      A2TOEIC
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    • avoid

      US /əˈvɔɪd/

      UK /ə'vɔɪd/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To prevent from happening
      • To stay away from
      A2TOEIC
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    • back into

      US /bæk ˈɪntu/

      UK /bæk ˈɪntuː/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To drive a vehicle backwards into a space or area.
      • To accidentally collide with something while moving backwards.
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    • blush

      US /blʌʃ/

      UK /blʌʃ/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame
      B1
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    • bolster

      US /ˈbolstɚ/

      UK /'bəʊlstə(r)/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To prop up or support (e.g. a wall)
      • Noun
      • A long, often cylindrical, cushion or pillow.
      • A structural part used to give support.
      B2TOEIC
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    • book on

      US

      UK

      • Noun
      • A book about a particular subject.
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To place a bet on something.
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    • buzz

      US /bʌz/

      UK /bʌz/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Low pitched sound similar to the sound bees make
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To make a low, constant noise like a bee
      B1
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    • catastrophe

      US /kəˈtæstrəfi/

      UK /kə'tæstrəfɪ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Very bad disaster causing much suffering, etc.
      • A complete failure; a fiasco.
      B2
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    • contact

      US /ˈkɑnˌtækt/

      UK /'kɒntækt/

      • Adjective
      • Touching or feeling something
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Touching or feeling something
      • Object that allows electricity to run through it
      A2
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    • doorbell

      US /ˈdɔrˌbɛl, ˈdor-/

      UK /ˈdɔ:ˌbel, ˈdəʊr-/

      • Noun
      • Button you push on outside door to gain entry
      C1
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    • dynamic

      US /daiˈnæmik/

      UK /daɪˈnæmɪk/

      • Adjective
      • Always active or energetic; getting things done
      B1TOEIC
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    • endorse

      US /ɪnˈdɔ:rs/

      UK /ɪnˈdɔ:s/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To show or express approval of
      • To sign your name on the back of a check
      B2TOEIC
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    • federal

      US /ˈfɛdərəl, ˈfɛdrəl/

      UK /'fedərəl/

      • Adjective
      • Consisting of several united states
      • Relating to a system of government in which power is divided between a central authority and constituent political units.
      • Proper Noun
      • The central banking system of the United States.
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    • feel for

      US /fil fɔr/

      UK /fi:l fɔ:/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To have sympathy for someone; to empathize with someone's situation.
      • To try to find something by touching it.
      A1
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    • gain

      US /ɡen/

      UK /ɡeɪn/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To increase in something, such as weight
      • To get something wanted, needed or valued
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • An increase in something, such as weight
      A2TOEIC
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    • guard

      US /ɡɑrd/

      UK /ɡɑ:d/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To keep watch over something to protect it
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Someone who watches a place or prevents escapes
      • A player in basketball whose primary role is to handle the ball and initiate the offense.
      A2
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    • hard to say

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Difficult to know or predict; uncertain.
      A1
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    • homeowner

      US /ˈhomˌonɚ/

      UK /ˈhəʊməʊnə(r)/

      • Countable Noun
      • Someone who owns a home
      C2
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    • in general

      US /ɪn ˈdʒɛnərəl/

      UK /in ˈdʒenərəl/

      • Phrase
      • Typically; usually; on the whole.
      • Not specific or detailed; broadly.
      • Adjective
      • Not detailed or specific; overall.
      C2
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    • in mind

      US /ɪn maɪnd/

      UK /in maind/

      • Phrase
      • Being aware of or considering something.
      • To remember or consider something.
      A2
      More
    • in other words

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Stating something in a different way, often to make it clearer or more understandable.
      More
    • in the long run

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Eventually; over a long period of time.
      A1
      More
    • instruction

      US /ɪnˈstrʌkʃən/

      UK /ɪn'strʌkʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A command for someone formally to do something
      • Act of teaching or explaining to others
      • Uncountable Noun
      • Information about how to do or use something
      A2TOEIC
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    • keen

      US /kin/

      UK /ki:n/

      • Adjective
      • Being eager or excited for something to happen
      • Liking something; wanting to do or have; desiring
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To make a loud sad cry, as because someone died
      B1TOEIC
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    • lab

      US /læb/

      UK /læb/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Short for 'laboratory'
      B1
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    • legitimacy

      US /ləˈdʒɪtəməsi/

      UK /lɪ'dʒɪtɪməsɪ/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Legally allowed act; undisputed credibility
      B2
      More
    • miraculous

      US /mɪˈrækjələs/

      UK /mɪˈrækjələs/

      • Adjective
      • Wonderful; extraordinary
      B2
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    • mobile

      US /ˈmoʊbl/

      UK /'məʊbaɪl/

      • Adjective
      • Able to be moved or able to move
      • Able to move easily from one job, place, or social class to another.
      • Countable Noun
      • Personal phone you take with you wherever you go
      • A decorative structure that is suspended so as to turn freely in the air.
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    • narrator

      US /ner.eɪ.tɚ/

      UK /nəˈreɪtə(r)/

      • Noun
      • Person or character who tells a story
      • A person who provides commentary or narration, especially for a broadcast or performance.
      B1
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    • overwhelmed

      US /ˌoʊ.vɚˈwɛlmd/

      UK /ˌəʊ.vəˈwɛlmd/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To defeat something or someone completely
      • To affect someone emotionally in a strong way
      • Adjective
      • Feeling like you have so much to do that you can't even get started.
      • Feeling like you are unable to cope with something
      B2
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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.
      B1
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    • phenomenon

      US /fɪˈnɑməˌnɑn, -nən/

      UK /fə'nɒmɪnən/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Unusual event, fact that can be studied
      • Interesting or unusual person, group
      B1
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    • phone number

      US

      UK

      • Countable Noun
      • A sequence of digits assigned to a telephone subscriber, used to make a call to that phone.
      A1
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    • polite

      US /pəˈlaɪt/

      UK /pəˈlaɪt/

      • Adjective
      • Showing good manners or respect for other people
      A2TOEIC
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    • pose

      US /poʊz/

      UK /pəʊz/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To be or exist as (a problem, threat etc.)
      • To suggest an idea, question or solution
      • Noun
      • False behavior to gain respect or liking
      B1TOEIC
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    • professional

      US /prəˈfɛʃənəl/

      UK /prə'feʃənl/

      • Adjective
      • Of jobs such as doctor, lawyer, accountant, etc.
      • Acting/done properly as a qualified person would
      • Noun
      • Highly qualified person, e.g. lawyer or doctor
      • One who plays a sport or similar activity as a job
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    • profitable

      US /ˈprɑ:fɪtəbl/

      UK /ˈprɒfɪtəbl/

      • Adjective
      • Being useful; benefiting someone or something
      • Making more money than it cost to make
      A2TOEIC
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    • prop

      US /prɑp/

      UK /prɒp/

      • Countable Noun
      • Moveable item used on the set of a theater/film
      • Transitive Verb
      • To support an object so it doesn't fall down
      B2
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    • relieve

      US /rɪˈliv/

      UK /rɪ'li:v/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To make less boring by making some change
      • To replace workers with others
      B1
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    • reputable

      US /ˈrɛpjətəbəl/

      UK /ˈrepjətəbl/

      • Adjective
      • Known and respected for being reliable or honest
      C1
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    • request

      US /rɪˈkwɛst/

      UK /rɪ'kwest/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To ask for, usually politely and formally
      • Noun
      • Thing that has been asked for
      • A signal to a computer system or program to perform a task.
      A2TOEIC
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    • residence

      US /ˈrɛzɪdəns/

      UK /ˈrezɪdəns/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Place where a person lives
      • State of living in a particular place
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    • respond

      US /rɪˈspɑnd/

      UK /rɪ'spɒnd/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To answer something or someone
      • To have a good reaction to e.g. medical treatment
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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
      A2
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    • scam

      US /skæm/

      UK /skæm/

      • Noun
      • A trick to fool other people to get their money
      • Transitive Verb
      • To trick to fool other people to get their money
      B2
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    • slow down

      US /slo daʊn/

      UK /sləu daun/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To reduce the speed
      • To become less active or busy.
      A1
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    • stream

      US /strim/

      UK /stri:m/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To send a constant flow of data over the internet
      • Noun
      • Classes split into ability levels
      • A small river
      A2
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    • suffer

      US / ˈsʌfɚ/

      UK /'sʌfə(r)/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To experience pain, illness, or injury
      • To allow or permit something, especially something unpleasant.
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    • supplement

      US /ˈsʌpləmənt/

      UK /'sʌplɪmənt/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Added extra to support or make something complete
      • Vitamins, etc. added to diet for health reasons
      • Transitive Verb
      • To add extra to support or make something complete
      B1TOEIC
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    • to a man

      US /tə ə ˈmæn/

      UK /tə ə ˈmæn/

      • other
      • Every single person involved without exception.
      B2
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    • trap

      US /træp/

      UK /træp/

      • Countable Noun
      • Device used for catching animals
      • Vehicle pulled by a single horse
      • Transitive Verb
      • To use a device to catch animals or people
      • To hold, e.g. a nerve, so that it cannot move
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    • upbeat

      US /ˈʌpˌbit/

      UK /ˈʌpbi:t/

      • Adjective
      • Being positive and cheerful
      C1
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    • utility

      US /juˈtɪləti/

      UK /ju:ˈtɪləti/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Public services such as gas, water, or electricity
      • Something useful, especially a tool or piece of equipment.
      • Uncountable Noun
      • Fact of being useful; usefulness
      • The capacity to be useful and provide satisfaction
      B1
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    • verify

      US /ˈvɛrəˌfaɪ/

      UK /'verɪfaɪ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To prove that something is right, accurate or true
      B2TOEIC
      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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