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Vocabulary

  • have to: Must do
  • on behalf of: As the representative of someone
  • at least: As a minimum
  • push back: To force someone to withdraw or retreat
  • feel like: To have a desire or inclination for something.
  • on earth: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise or anger.
  • as a rule: Generally; usually
  • on the way: During the journey to a particular place.
  • instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
  • draw upon: To use something that you have gradually gained or saved
  • in ways: In a manner or by methods that.
  • on the other side of: Located across something from a given point.
  • out there: In or to a place that is far away
  • or simply: Alternatively; in a more straightforward way.
  • young: At an early stage of existence; not mature
  • people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
  • room: All of the people inside a particular room
  • loving: To care for and like someone very strongly, deeply
  • dress: Women's garment with a top part and a skirt
  • tired: Without energy so you want to rest or fall asleep
  • work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
  • day: A period of 24 hours beginning at midnight
  • easy: Not hard to do; not difficult
  • change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
  • feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
  • picture: General situation or state of being
  • life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
  • love: Person's name
  • plant: Factory or a place where things are made
  • hope: When you wish something will happen; what you wish
  • pain: Strong feeling of hurt or discomfort
  • reason: To think and make conclusions in a logical manner
  • bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
  • boss: Person in charge of you at work
  • shame: Feeling of guilt because you did something wrong
  • gift: Something given to another for a reason; present
  • horrible: Very bad; causing annoyance, distaste or fear
  • lie: To be in a horizontal or flat position
  • suffer: To experience pain, illness, or injury
  • beauty: Something attractive that produces great pleasure
  • gay: Happy and bright
  • act: To behave in a certain way
  • accept: To agree to receive or take something offered
  • unfair: not treating people in an equal way, or not morally right
  • hopeless: With no chance of getting what you want
  • insist: To demand that someone do something
  • human: A person; a man, woman or child
  • attack: To try to destroy, beat, or injure
  • admire: To feel respect or wonder toward someone
  • hopeful: Having or showing hope
  • tear: Drop of salty water from the eye
  • surround: To be all the way around something
  • painful: Causing or feeling physical pain or hurt
  • deeply: To a significant degree
  • weird: Odd or unusual; surprising; strange
  • actress: A woman or girl who acts on a stage or in a movie
  • courage: Quality of being able to face danger without fear
  • mental: Concerning the mind
  • strength: Condition of being strong
  • insignificant: Being very small or unimportant
  • compromise: To weaken your position or views
  • gossip: To talk about others' private lives
  • struggle: To try very hard to do something difficult
  • heal: To recover from or forget a bad experience
  • represent: To depict art objects, figures, scenes; to portray
  • toxic: Poisonous; harmful
  • obligation: Duty to be done because of a law, rule or promise
  • inspire: To give someone an idea to do or make something
  • femininity: Qualities thought typical of women, e.g. sweetness
  • masculinity: Trait of behaving in ways typical of men
  • homeless: Having no home; living on the streets
  • bully: a person who habitually seeks to harm or intimidate those whom they perceive as vulnerable
  • authentic: From a reliable source; accurate; true
  • worthy: Having merit or value; being honorable, admirable
  • defy: To refuse to obey; be resistant to
  • undermine: To weaken or destroy secretly and usually slowly
  • scrutiny: Careful examination, as to see rules are followed
  • profoundly: With a great depth psychologically
  • crush: Strong attraction to someone
  • petite: Small, e.g. in a cute or elegant way
  • inaugural: Marking a beginning, e.g. of a new presidency
  • bisexual: Being sexually attracted to both men and women
  • pervasive: Occurring or existing throughout all the parts
  • realize: To become aware of or understand mentally
  • transgender: Involving a partial or full reversal of gender
  • lesbian: Homosexual woman
  • kinder: More kind than
  • rejection: Decision that something is not good enough
  • gym: Physical education taught as a class in school
  • shit: A coarse term for defecation
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    • admire

      US /ædˈmaɪr/

      UK /əd'maɪə(r)/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To feel respect or wonder toward someone
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    • as a rule

      US /æz e rul/

      UK /æz ə ru:l/

      • Phrase
      • Generally; usually
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    • at least

      US /æt list/

      UK /æt li:st/

      • Adverb
      • As a minimum
      • Not less than
      • Phrase
      • No less than; at the minimum
      • Used to indicate that something is positive in a bad situation.
      C2
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    • attack

      US /əˈtæk/

      UK /ə'tæk/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To try to destroy, beat, or injure
      • Noun
      • Act intended to hurt someone physically, mentally
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    • authentic

      US /ɔˈθɛntɪk/

      UK /ɔ:ˈθentɪk/

      • Adjective
      • From a reliable source; accurate; true
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    • beauty

      US /ˈbjuti/

      UK /'bju:tɪ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Something attractive that produces great pleasure
      • Physically or visually attractive person
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    • bisexual

      US /baɪˈsɛkʃuəl/

      UK /ˌbaɪˈsekʃuəl/

      • Adjective
      • Being sexually attracted to both men and women
      • Noun
      • Person sexually attracted to both men and women
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    • bully

      US /ˈbʊli/

      UK /'bʊlɪ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • a person who habitually seeks to harm or intimidate those whom they perceive as vulnerable
      • A person who uses superior strength or influence to intimidate others.
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • seek to harm, intimidate, or coerce (someone perceived as vulnerable)
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    • compromise

      US /ˈkɑmprəˌmaɪz/

      UK /'kɒmprəmaɪz/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To weaken your position or views
      • To lessen your demands so as to reach agreement
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • When you lessen your demands to get agreement
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    • courage

      US /ˈkɚrɪdʒ, ˈkʌr-/

      UK /'kʌrɪdʒ/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Quality of being able to face danger without fear
      • The quality of being brave enough to do what is right or necessary, even when it is difficult or dangerous
      • Transitive Verb
      • To encourage or embolden someone.
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    • crush

      US /krʌʃ/

      UK /krʌʃ/

      • Noun
      • Strong attraction to someone
      • Transitive Verb
      • To break something into small pieces by pressing
      • To defeat someone or something (in a game)
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    • deeply

      US /ˈdiplɪ/

      UK /ˈdi:pli/

      • Adverb
      • To a significant degree
      • To a great, intense or extreme extent
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    • defy

      US /dɪˈfaɪ/

      UK /dɪ'faɪ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To refuse to obey; be resistant to
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    • draw upon

      US /drɔ əˈpɑn/

      UK /drɔ: əˈpɔn/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To use something that you have gradually gained or saved
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    • feel like

      US

      UK

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To have a desire or inclination for something.
      • To have a particular quality or sensation; resemble.
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    • femininity

      US /ˌfɛməˈnɪnɪti/

      UK /ˌfeməˈnɪnəti/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Qualities thought typical of women, e.g. sweetness
      B2
      More
    • gay

      US /ɡeɪ/

      UK /geɪ/

      • Adjective
      • Happy and bright
      • Attracted to the same sex; homosexual; lesbian
      • Noun
      • Person attracted to someone of the same sex
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    • gift

      US /ɡɪft/

      UK /gɪft/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Something given to another for a reason; present
      • Special skill or natural ability to do something
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    • gossip

      US /ˈgɑ:sɪp/

      UK /ˈgɒsɪp/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To talk about others' private lives
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Someone spreading talk about other's private lives
      • The sharing of stories about other people's private lives
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    • gym

      US /dʒɪm/

      UK /dʒɪm/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Physical education taught as a class in school
      • Building used for physical activities or sports
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    • have to

      US /hæv tu/

      UK /ˈhæv tə/

      • Auxiliary Verb
      • Must do
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    • heal

      US /hi:l/

      UK /hi:l/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To recover from or forget a bad experience
      • To make or become healthy or well again
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    • homeless

      US /ˈhomlɪs/

      UK /ˈhəʊmləs/

      • Adjective
      • Having no home; living on the streets
      • Noun (plural)
      • People who do not have a home.
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    • hopeful

      US /'hoʊpfl/

      UK /'həʊpfl/

      • Adjective
      • Having or showing hope
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    • hopeless

      US /ˈhoʊpləs/

      UK /ˈhəʊpləs/

      • Adjective
      • With no chance of getting what you want
      A2
      More
    • horrible

      US /ˈhɔrəbəl, ˈhɑr-/

      UK /ˈhɒrəbl/

      • Adjective
      • Very bad; causing annoyance, distaste or fear
      A2TOEIC
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    • in ways

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • In a manner or by methods that.
      • In certain respects or aspects.
      A1
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    • inaugural

      US /ɪnˈɔɡjərəl/

      UK /ɪˈnɔ:gjərəl/

      • Adjective
      • Marking a beginning, e.g. of a new presidency
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    • insignificant

      US /ˌɪnsɪɡˈnɪfɪkənt/

      UK /ˌɪnsɪgˈnɪfɪkənt/

      • Adjective
      • Being very small or unimportant
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    • insist

      US /ɪnˈsɪst/

      UK /ɪn'sɪst/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To demand that someone do something
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To strongly state your opinion without changing it
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    • inspire

      US /ɪnˈspaɪr/

      UK /ɪn'spaɪə(r)/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To give someone an idea to do or make something
      • To make someone feel a certain emotion
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To breathe in
      • To draw (air, etc.) into the lungs.
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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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    • kinder

      US /'kɪndər/

      UK /'kɪndə(r)/

      • Adjective
      • More kind than
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    • lesbian

      US

      UK

      • Noun
      • Homosexual woman
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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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    • masculinity

      US /ˌmæskjəˈlinɪti/

      UK /ˌmæskjuˈlɪnəti/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Trait of behaving in ways typical of men
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    • mental

      US /ˈmɛntl/

      UK /ˈmentl/

      • Adjective
      • Concerning the mind
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    • obligation

      US /ˌɑblɪˈɡeʃən/

      UK /ˌɒblɪ'ɡeɪʃn/

      • Noun
      • Duty to be done because of a law, rule or promise
      • Fact of being forced morally to do something
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    • on behalf of

      US /ɑn bɪˈhæf ʌv/

      UK /ɔn biˈhɑ:f ɔv/

      • Phrase
      • As the representative of someone
      • Acting as a representative of.
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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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    • on the other side of

      US /ɑn ði ˈʌðɚ ˈsaɪd ʌv/

      UK /ɒn ði ˈʌðə ˈsaɪd ɒv/

      • Preposition
      • Located across something from a given point.
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    • on the way

      US /ɑn ði we/

      UK /ɔn ðə wei/

      • Phrase
      • During the journey to a particular place.
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    • or simply

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Alternatively; in a more straightforward way.
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    • out there

      US /aʊt ðɛr/

      UK /aut ðɛə/

      • Adverb
      • In or to a place that is far away
      • Existing in the universe
      • Adjective
      • Unconventional; strange; avant-garde
      • Existing or available.
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    • painful

      US /ˈpenfəl/

      UK /ˈpeɪnfl/

      • Adjective
      • Causing or feeling physical pain or hurt
      • Causing distress or unhappiness.
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    • pervasive

      US /pɚˈvesɪv/

      UK /pə'veɪsɪv/

      • Adjective
      • Occurring or existing throughout all the parts
      B2TOEIC
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    • petite

      US

      UK

      • Adjective
      • Small, e.g. in a cute or elegant way
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    • plant

      US /plænt/

      UK /plɑ:nt/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Factory or a place where things are made
      • Living thing with leaves and roots growing in soil
      • Transitive Verb
      • To firmly position something (in the ground)
      • To put seeds, flowers, trees in the ground
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    • profoundly

      US /prəˈfaʊndlɪ/

      UK /prəˈfaʊndli/

      • Adverb
      • With a great depth psychologically
      • To a very great extent; deeply or intensely.
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    • push back

      US /pʊʃ bæk/

      UK /puʃ bæk/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To force someone to withdraw or retreat
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To resist or oppose something.
      • To move something to a later time or date; to postpone.
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    • rejection

      US /rɪˈdʒɛkʃən/

      UK /rɪ'dʒekʃn/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Decision that something is not good enough
      • Act of refusing to consider or believe
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    • represent

      US /ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnt/

      UK /ˌreprɪ'zent/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To depict art objects, figures, scenes; to portray
      • To show or describe something in a particular way
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    • scrutiny

      US /ˈskrutni/

      UK /'skru:tənɪ/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Careful examination, as to see rules are followed
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    • shame

      US /ʃem/

      UK /ʃeɪm/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Feeling of guilt because you did something wrong
      • Transitive Verb
      • To make someone feel ashamed
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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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    • struggle

      US /ˈstrʌɡəl/

      UK /'strʌɡl/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To try very hard to do something difficult
      • To fight or struggle violently
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Strong efforts made to do something difficult
      • A difficult or challenging situation or task
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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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    • surround

      US /səˈraʊnd/

      UK /səˈraʊnd/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To be all the way around something
      • To be closely connected to and have an effect on
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To be closely connected to and have an effect on
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    • tear

      US /tɛr/

      UK /teə(r)/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Drop of salty water from the eye
      • Hole or rip in something after it has been damaged
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To move very quickly, often with carelessness
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    • tired

      US /ˈtaɪərd/

      UK /ˈtaɪəd/

      • Adjective
      • Without energy so you want to rest or fall asleep
      • Transitive Verb
      • To lose, cause to lose energy so you want to rest
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    • toxic

      US /ˈtɑksɪk/

      UK /ˈtɒksɪk/

      • Adjective
      • Poisonous; harmful
      • (Of relationships) harmful; causing conflict
      B2
      More
    • undermine

      US /ˌʌndərˈmaɪn/

      UK /ˌʌndəˈmaɪn/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To weaken or destroy secretly and usually slowly
      • To excavate the foundation or supporting material of (a building, cliff, etc.).
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    • unfair

      US /ˌʌnˈfer/

      UK /ˌʌnˈfeə(r)/

      • Adjective
      • not treating people in an equal way, or not morally right
      B1TOEIC
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    • weird

      US /wɪrd/

      UK /wɪəd/

      • Adjective
      • Odd or unusual; surprising; strange
      • Eerily strange or disturbing.
      B1
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    • worthy

      US /ˈwɚði/

      UK /'wɜ:ðɪ/

      • Adjective
      • Having merit or value; being honorable, admirable
      B1
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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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