Vocabulary

  • for example: As an illustration or instance.
  • rather than: More exactly; more correctly
  • at the same time: Simultaneously; at the identical moment.
  • for the best: Resulting in the most positive or beneficial outcome, even if it's difficult or painful in the short term.
  • same time: Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
  • another method: An alternative way of doing something.
  • hand on: To pass or transfer something physically to someone else.
  • hand back: To return something to the person who owns it or gave it to you.
  • for the sake of: For the purpose of; in the interest of.
  • make it big: To become very successful or famous.
  • have to: Must do
  • check out
  • do your best: To try as hard as you can; put in maximum effort.
  • going on: To continue doing something
  • stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
  • awesome: Great; wonderful; stupendous
  • material: Cloth; fabric
  • demonstrate: To display a feeling or ability openly
  • description: Explanation of what something is like, looks like
  • fascinating: To attract or interest greatly
  • interpret: To express so that others understand it
  • method: (Organized and planned) way of doing something
  • awareness: Having knowledge of something
  • wonder: Surprise caused by experiencing something amazing
  • dictate: To speak while someone writes down your words
  • sake: Japanese rice wine
  • gradually: Occurring in a slow manner over a period of time
  • couple: To join something to something else
  • vision: Ability to see; eyesight
  • genetic: Of, relating to, or controlled by genes
  • actual: Real or existing in fact, not imagined; real
  • communicate: To give and exchange information
  • pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
  • respond: To answer something or someone
  • throw: To use your arm to make something fly in the air
  • occasional: Not happening often; irregular; rare
  • logical: Sensible; reasonable
  • press: Machine using pressure to shape, flatten, squeeze
  • guess: To give an answer without knowing if it is correct
  • text: To send a message by phone or other device
  • sign: Indication that something exists or will happen
  • caption: Explanation written next to a picture in a book
  • extinct: (Of animal, etc.) having died out; with none left
  • depend: Be controlled or determined by (someone/something)
  • channel: Long hole dug in the ground, e.g. to move water
  • language: Words or signs used to communicate messages
  • question: To ask for or try to get information
  • defect: Fault in someone or something
  • continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
  • person: Man, woman or child
  • deaf: Not able to hear; hard of hearing
  • tactile: Concerning touch; enjoys touching
  • laugh: To make a happy sound when something is funny
  • case: Container used to carry things, e.g. clothes
  • check: Paper showing how much you owe at a restaurant
  • lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
  • feminism: Belief that women and men have the same rights
  • insert: To put something into a certain place or spot
  • beep: Short high sound such as that made by a car horn
  • cute: Attractive in a pretty or endearing way
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    • actual

      US /ˈæktʃuəl/

      UK /ˈæktʃuəl/

      • Adjective
      • Real or existing in fact, not imagined; real
      • Current; existing at the present time.
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    • another method

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • An alternative way of doing something.
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    • at the same time

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Simultaneously; at the identical moment.
      • Nevertheless; however; used to introduce a contrasting or qualifying statement.
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    • awareness

      US /əˈwɛrnɪs/

      UK /əˈweənəs/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Having knowledge of something
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    • awesome

      US /ˈɔsəm/

      UK /'ɔ:səm/

      • Adjective
      • Great; wonderful; stupendous
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    • beep

      US /bip/

      UK /bi:p/

      • Noun
      • Short high sound such as that made by a car horn
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To make a sharp high sound like that of a car horn
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    • caption

      US /ˈkæpʃən/

      UK /ˈkæpʃn/

      • Noun
      • Explanation written next to a picture in a book
      • Transitive Verb
      • To add an explanation next to a picture in a book
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    • channel

      US /ˈtʃænəl/

      UK /'tʃænl/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Long hole dug in the ground, e.g. to move water
      • TV or radio station or its programs
      • Transitive Verb
      • To dig a long hole for carrying water
      • To send (e.g. money) to a certain place or person
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    • check out

      US /tʃɛk aʊt/

      UK /tʃek aut/

      • Phrase
      • Phrasal Verb
      • To find out information about something
      • To take books out of a library
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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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    • couple

      US /ˈkʌpəl/

      UK /'kʌpl/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To join something to something else
      • (Two animals) to engage in sexual relations
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Two people in a romantic relationship
      • Two of something; two people; a pair
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    • cute

      US /kjut/

      UK /kju:t/

      • Adjective
      • Attractive in a pretty or endearing way
      B2
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    • deaf

      US /dɛf/

      UK /def/

      • Adjective
      • Not able to hear; hard of hearing
      B1
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    • defect

      US /ˈdiˌfɛkt, dɪˈfɛkt/

      UK /ˈdi:fekt/

      • Noun
      • Fault in someone or something
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To move to another country for political reasons
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    • demonstrate

      US /ˈdɛmənˌstret/

      UK /'demənstreɪt/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To display a feeling or ability openly
      • To protest about something often as a group
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    • depend

      US /dɪˈpend/

      UK /dɪˈpend/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • Be controlled or determined by (someone/something)
      • To rely on someone or something for support, help, or existence.
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    • description

      US /dɪˈskrɪpʃən/

      UK /dɪˈskrɪpʃn/

      • Noun
      • Explanation of what something is like, looks like
      • The type or nature of someone or something.
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    • dictate

      US /ˈdɪkˌtet/

      UK /dɪk'teɪt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To speak while someone writes down your words
      • To make a thing necessary
      B1TOEIC
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    • do your best

      US

      UK

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To try as hard as you can; put in maximum effort.
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    • extinct

      US /ɪkˈstɪŋkt/

      UK /ɪkˈstɪŋkt/

      • Adjective
      • (Of animal, etc.) having died out; with none left
      • (E.g. of volcano) not active
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    • fascinating

      US /ˈfæsəˌnetɪŋ/

      UK /ˈfæsɪneɪtɪŋ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To attract or interest greatly
      • To hold someone captive with a gaze or other means.
      • Adjective
      • Having your attention fixated as though by a spell
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    • feminism

      US /ˈfɛməˌnɪzəm/

      UK /ˈfemənɪzəm/

      • Noun
      • Belief that women and men have the same rights
      B2
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    • for example

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • As an illustration or instance.
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    • for the best

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Resulting in the most positive or beneficial outcome, even if it's difficult or painful in the short term.
      • Hoping for a positive outcome.
      A1
      More
    • for the sake of

      US /fɔr ði sek ʌv/

      UK /fɔ: ðə seik ɔv/

      • Phrase
      • For the purpose of; in the interest of.
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    • genetic

      US /dʒəˈnɛtɪk/

      UK /dʒəˈnetɪk/

      • Adjective
      • Of, relating to, or controlled by genes
      • Relating to genes or heredity.
      B1
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    • going on

      US /ˈɡoɪŋ ɑn/

      UK /ˈgəʊɪŋ ɔn/

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

      US /ˈɡrædʒʊəlɪ/

      UK /ˈgrædʒuəli/

      • Adverb
      • Occurring in a slow manner over a period of time
      • Little by little; in a slow and progressive manner.
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    • hand back

      US /hænd bæk/

      UK /hænd bæk/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To return something to the person who owns it or gave it to you.
      A1
      More
    • hand on

      US /hænd ɑn/

      UK /hænd ɔn/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To pass or transfer something physically to someone else.
      • To pass or transfer knowledge, skills, or traditions to someone else.
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    • have to

      US /hæv tu/

      UK /ˈhæv tə/

      • Auxiliary Verb
      • Must do
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    • insert

      US /ɪnˈsɜ:rt/

      UK /ɪnˈsɜ:t/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To put something into a certain place or spot
      • To add (writing) to something.
      • Noun
      • Act of putting into a certain place or spot
      • A leaflet or section inserted in a magazine or newspaper.
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    • interpret

      US /ɪnˈtɚprɪt/

      UK /ɪn'tɜ:prɪt/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To express so that others understand it
      • To translate what is said into another language
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    • logical

      US /ˈlɑdʒɪkəl/

      UK /ˈlɒdʒɪkl/

      • Adjective
      • Sensible; reasonable
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    • make it big

      US

      UK

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To become very successful or famous.
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    • material

      US /məˈtɪriəl/

      UK /məˈtɪəriəl/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Cloth; fabric
      • Supplies or data needed to do a certain thing
      • Adjective
      • Relevant; (of evidence) important or significant
      • Belonging to the world of physical things
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    • method

      US /ˈmɛθəd/

      UK /'meθəd/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • (Organized and planned) way of doing something
      • Orderliness of thought, arrangement, or behavior.
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    • occasional

      US /əˈkeʒənəl/

      UK /əˈkeɪʒənl/

      • Adjective
      • Not happening often; irregular; rare
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    • press

      US /prɛs/

      UK /pres/

      • Noun
      • Machine using pressure to shape, flatten, squeeze
      • General term for TV, radio, newspapers
      • Transitive Verb
      • To make clothes smooth using a heated iron; iron
      • To repeatedly ask someone to do something
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    • rather than

      US

      UK

      • Adverb
      • More exactly; more correctly
      • Preferably; instead
      • Preposition
      • Instead of
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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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    • sake

      US /sek/

      UK /seɪk/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Japanese rice wine
      • Noun
      • Interest or benefit of someone or something
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    • same time

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
      • At the identical time as before; recurring at a fixed hour.
      • Noun
      • An equal duration or period.
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    • stuff

      US /stʌf/

      UK /stʌf/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Generic description for things, materials, objects
      • Transitive Verb
      • To push material inside something, with force
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    • tactile

      US /ˈtæktəl, -ˌtaɪl/

      UK /ˈtæktaɪl/

      • Adjective
      • Concerning touch; enjoys touching
      • Perceptible to the touch; having a texture that can be felt.
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    • vision

      US /ˈvɪʒən/

      UK /'vɪʒn/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Ability to see; eyesight
      • Something you see in your imagination or dreams
      A2
      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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    US/brev/
    UK/breɪv/
    adj.Brave
    v.t.To bravely face
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