Vocabulary

  • at least: As a minimum
  • instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
  • sit back: To relax and take it easy.
  • bring to: To make someone to wake up from being unconscious
  • used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
  • as well as: Also; in addition to
  • up against: Facing or contending with something difficult or challenging.
  • depending on: To rely on for support (financial or emotional)
  • as long as: For the period that; provided that.
  • along the same vein: In a similar manner or style.
  • in every way: In all manners or respects; completely.
  • ever since: Continuously from a past time until now.
  • stand out
  • out there: In or to a place that is far away
  • got to: To arrive at some place
  • in stride: To deal with problems or difficulties calmly and without allowing them to influence what you are doing
  • as soon as: In a short time after (something happens)
  • fly into: Suddenly become very angry or emotional.
  • go ahead: To start an activity; start doing, working etc.
  • game: Activity with rules that people play to have fun
  • mobile: Able to be moved or able to move
  • year: Unit of time equal to 12 months or 365 or 366 days
  • fine: Good, acceptable or satisfactory
  • play: To act as a character in a movie, or on stage
  • player: Machine that plays recorded material
  • safe: Highly likely
  • playable: That can be played
  • world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
  • top: To be higher or larger than a specific value
  • list: To lean to one side, like a boat or ship
  • adventure: An exciting and often dangerous experience
  • earn: To deserve something because you worked for it
  • platform: Flat, raised structure that people stand on
  • story: One of many floors or levels in a building
  • pull: Act of breathing in smoke, as from a pipe
  • brilliantly: In a very skilled, intelligent or good way
  • glued: To join or affix things with glue or paste
  • level: Specific height of something
  • perfect: So good it cannot be improved
  • challenging: Difficult to do
  • title: Book produced by a publisher
  • original: Being first made, thought or performed; fresh
  • design: To plan in a particular way to fulfill a purpose
  • gorgeous: Extremely attractive; richly beautiful
  • hero: Person of great courage/strength who saves others
  • introduce: To open an essay to set the scene
  • experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
  • extremely: In a way that is much more than usual or expected
  • development: Act or process of growing bigger or more advanced
  • series: Set of stories or articles on a particular subject
  • narrow: Not wide; short from one side to the other
  • deliver: To give birth to a child; help a woman give birth
  • avoid: To prevent from happening
  • amazing: Surprising in a pleasing way
  • device: Object, machine, or equipment for a specific use
  • release: To free someone from a responsibility or burden
  • launch: Starting a new project; introducing new product
  • concept: Abstract idea of something or how it works
  • vivid: Having very clear details and seeming to be real
  • outstanding: Being better/distinct from others; specially good
  • simply: In an easy or clear manner
  • evolution: Theory that living things change over time
  • fisherman: Man whose job is catching fish
  • layer: One of several sheets of a material or object
  • haunting: To remain in the mind causing worry, sadness, pain
  • frustrating: To make annoyed because things don't go well
  • code: To express information in a series of numbers
  • interaction: Process of people or things affecting each other
  • inclusion: Act of including; person, thing that is included
  • vein: Tube that returns blood from the body to the heart
  • uncover: To remove what is on top to show something
  • acclaim: To give strong or public praise to
  • progression: Process of developing over time
  • quest: Long and challenging journey to find something
  • clone: To make an exact copy of a living thing
  • thrill: Thing/event causing sudden excitement or pleasure
  • monetary: Concerning a country's economic system
  • flick: To hit something with your finger to move it
  • ritual: Performed as part of a ceremony
  • lure: Appealing quality that attracts people
  • eerie: Strange, mysterious and frightening
  • gameplay: The plot of a computer or video game
  • creepy: Scary; annoying or unpleasant
  • ambient: Of or in the surrounding area or air
  • favorite: A thing that someone likes best or enjoys most
  • foreground: To make something more visible or important
  • misguide
  • ornate: Decorated with many fancy objects or patterns
  • sublime: The very best; excellent; so good it moves you
  • reel: To wind something in on a reel; pull something in
  • paranormal: Not in accordance with scientific laws
  • tweaked: To make a small change or adjustment
  • stride: To make progress on something such as a project
  • reminiscent: Suggestive of; tending to remind you of
  • quirky: Odd or unusual; strange
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    • acclaim

      US /əˈklem/

      UK /ə'kleɪm/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To give strong or public praise to
      • Uncountable Noun
      • Strong public approval
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    • along the same vein

      US /əˈlɔŋ ðə seɪm veɪn/

      UK /əˈlɒŋ ðə seɪm veɪn/

      • other
      • In a similar manner or style.
      B2
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    • amazing

      US /ə'meɪzɪŋ/

      UK /ə'meɪzɪŋ/

      • Adjective
      • Surprising in a pleasing way
      • Transitive Verb
      • To cause wonder; to surprise completely
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    • ambient

      US /ˈæmbiənt/

      UK /'æmbɪənt/

      • Adjective
      • Of or in the surrounding area or air
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    • as long as

      US /æz lɔŋ æz/

      UK /æz lɔŋ æz/

      • Conjunction
      • For the period that; provided that.
      • For the length of time that
      • Preposition
      • On the condition that; providing that.
      • Having the same length as.
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    • as soon as

      US /æz sun æz/

      UK /æz su:n æz/

      • Phrase
      • In a short time after (something happens)
      • Without any delay; immediately
      • Conjunction
      • At the moment that, or immediately after.
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    • as well as

      US /æz wɛl æz/

      UK /æz wel æz/

      • Adverb
      • Also; in addition to
      • Preposition
      • In addition to; and also.
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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.
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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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    • brilliantly

      US /ˈbrɪljəntlɪ/

      UK /'brɪlɪəntlɪ/

      • Adverb
      • In a very skilled, intelligent or good way
      • In a way that is extremely bright or radiant.
      A2
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    • bring to

      US /brɪŋ tu/

      UK /briŋ tu:/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To make someone to wake up from being unconscious
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    • challenging

      US /ˈtʃæləndʒɪŋ/

      UK /ˈtʃælɪndʒɪŋ/

      • Adjective
      • Difficult to do
      • Difficult in an interesting or enjoyable way.
      • Transitive Verb
      • To formally invite someone to compete at something
      • To question the correctness of something
      A2
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    • clone

      US /kloʊn/

      UK /kləʊn/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To make an exact copy of a living thing
      B2
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    • code

      US /kod/

      UK /kəʊd/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To express information in a series of numbers
      • To write a secret message using secret symbols
      • Noun
      • A password made of a set of letters or numbers
      • Set of rules for behavior
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    • concept

      US /ˈkɑnˌsɛpt/

      UK /'kɒnsept/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Abstract idea of something or how it works
      • A plan or intention; a conception.
      A2TOEIC
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    • creepy

      US /'kri:pɪ/

      UK /'kri:pɪ/

      • Adjective
      • Scary; annoying or unpleasant
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    • deliver

      US /dɪˈlɪvɚ/

      UK /dɪ'lɪvə(r)/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To give birth to a child; help a woman give birth
      • To save someone from a problem or crisis
      A2TOEIC
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    • depending on

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To rely on for support (financial or emotional)
      • Influenced or determined by.
      • Preposition
      • Subject to; contingent on
      • Relying on someone or something for support or assistance.
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    • development

      US /dɪˈvɛləpmənt/

      UK /dɪ'veləpmənt/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Act or process of growing bigger or more advanced
      • A new event related to a previous event
      A2TOEIC
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    • device

      US /dɪˈvaɪs/

      UK /dɪˈvaɪs/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Object, machine, or equipment for a specific use
      • Method of doing something; a way
      A2TOEIC
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    • earn

      US /ɜ:rn/

      UK /ɜ:n/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To deserve something because you worked for it
      • To get money for work
      A2TOEIC
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    • eerie

      US /ˈɪri/

      UK /ˈɪəri/

      • Adjective
      • Strange, mysterious and frightening
      B1
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    • ever since

      US /ˈɛvɚ sɪns/

      UK /ˈevə sins/

      • Adverb
      • Continuously from a past time until now.
      • Conjunction
      • From the time that; because.
      B2
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    • evolution

      US /ˌɛvəˈluʃən, ˌivə-/

      UK /ˌi:və'lu:ʃn/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Theory that living things change over time
      • Process by which something develops over time
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    • extremely

      US /ɪk'strimlɪ/

      UK /ɪkˈstri:mli/

      • Adverb
      • In a way that is much more than usual or expected
      • Remarkably; unusually.
      B1
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    • fine

      US /faɪn/

      UK /faɪn/

      • Adjective
      • Good, acceptable or satisfactory
      • Of high quality; made with great skill
      • Countable Noun
      • Money you have to pay because you broke a rule
      • (at the end of a piece of music) the end
      A2TOEIC
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    • fisherman

      US /ˈfɪʃəmən/

      UK /ˈfiʃəˌmən/

      • Countable Noun
      • Man whose job is catching fish
      B2
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    • flick

      US /flɪk/

      UK /flɪk/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To hit something with your finger to move it
      • To move a button, switch from on, off positions
      • Noun
      • Hitting something with your finger to move it
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    • fly into

      US /flaɪ ˈɪntu/

      UK /flai ˈintu:/

      • other
      • Suddenly become very angry or emotional.
      • Move quickly into a place, usually by flying.
      B2
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    • foreground

      US /ˈfɔrˌɡraʊnd, ˈfor-/

      UK /ˈfɔ:graʊnd/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To make something more visible or important
      • Noun
      • The area in front of a picture or person
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    • frustrating

      US /frʌˈstretɪŋ/

      UK /frʌˈstreɪtɪŋ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To make annoyed because things don't go well
      • To prevent (someone) from accomplishing something.
      • Adjective
      • Annoying because things don't go the way you want
      • Serving to frustrate.
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    • gameplay

      US /'ɡeɪmpleɪ/

      UK /'ɡeɪmpleɪ/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • The plot of a computer or video game
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    • glued

      US

      UK

      • Transitive Verb
      • To join or affix things with glue or paste
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    • go ahead

      US /ɡo əˈhɛd/

      UK /ɡəu əˈhed/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To start an activity; start doing, working etc.
      • To give permission to do something
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To start or proceed with something
      • To proceed despite potential obstacles or doubts.
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    • gorgeous

      US /ˈɡɔrdʒəs/

      UK /'ɡɔ:dʒəs/

      • Adjective
      • Extremely attractive; richly beautiful
      • Delightfully enjoyable or pleasant.
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    • got to

      US /ɡɑt tu/

      UK /gɔt tu:/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To arrive at some place
      • To have the opportunity or permission to do something
      • Phrasal Verb
      • To appeal to the emotions of; move
      • To finally begin to start something after a delay
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    • haunting

      US /ˈhɔntɪŋ/

      UK /ˈhɔ:ntɪŋ/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To remain in the mind causing worry, sadness, pain
      • (Of ghosts, etc.) to stay in a place after death
      • Adjective
      • Scary or frightening as if a ghost was around
      • Difficult to ignore or forget; evocative.
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    • hero

      US /ˈhɪroʊ/

      UK /ˈhɪərəʊ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Person of great courage/strength who saves others
      • Main male character in a book, play or story
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    • in every way

      US /ɪn ˈɛvri we/

      UK /in ˈevri wei/

      • Phrase
      • In all manners or respects; completely.
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    • in stride

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • To deal with problems or difficulties calmly and without allowing them to influence what you are doing
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    • inclusion

      US /ɪnˈkluʒən/

      UK /ɪnˈklu:ʒn/

      • Noun
      • Act of including; person, thing that is included
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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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    • interaction

      US /ˌɪntɚˈækʃən/

      UK /ˌɪntər'ækʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Process of people or things affecting each other
      • The activity of talking to other people, working together etc
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    • launch

      US /lɔntʃ, lɑntʃ/

      UK /lɔ:ntʃ/

      • Noun
      • Starting a new project; introducing new product
      • Act of firing rockets into the air
      • Transitive Verb
      • To start a new project; start selling a product
      • To put a rocket into the air
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    • layer

      US /ˈleɚ/

      UK /ˈleiə/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • One of several sheets of a material or object
      • A covering of something spread over a surface.
      • Transitive Verb
      • To put things one on top of another
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    • level

      US /ˈlɛvəl/

      UK /'levl/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Specific height of something
      • Amount of ability you have compared to others
      • Transitive Verb
      • To aim a gun at someone
      • To destroy a building; flatten an area completely
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    • lure

      US /lʊr/

      UK /lʊə(r)/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Appealing quality that attracts people
      • Device used to attract animals to catch them
      • Transitive Verb
      • To attract someone using something appealing
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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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    • monetary

      US /ˈmɑnɪˌtɛri, ˈmʌn-/

      UK /ˈmʌnɪtri/

      • Adjective
      • Concerning a country's economic system
      • Relating to money or currency.
      B2TOEIC
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    • narrow

      US /ˈnæro/

      UK /'nærəʊ/

      • Adjective
      • Not wide; short from one side to the other
      • Limited; not broad in scope
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To become thinner or less wide
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    • original

      US /əˈrɪdʒənəl/

      UK /ə'rɪdʒənl/

      • Adjective
      • Being first made, thought or performed; fresh
      • Being unique or thinking differently from others
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A work of art, writing, or music that is not a copy.
      • A person of fresh initiative or inventiveness.
      A2TOEIC
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    • ornate

      US /ɔ:rˈneɪt/

      UK /ɔ:ˈneɪt/

      • Adjective
      • Decorated with many fancy objects or patterns
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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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    • outstanding

      US /aʊtˈstændɪŋ, ˈaʊtˌstæn-/

      UK /aʊtˈstændɪŋ/

      • Adjective
      • Being better/distinct from others; specially good
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    • paranormal

      US /ˌpærəˈnɔ:rml/

      UK /ˌpærəˈnɔ:ml/

      • Adjective
      • Not in accordance with scientific laws
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    • platform

      US /ˈplætˌfɔrm/

      UK /'plætfɔ:m/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Flat, raised structure that people stand on
      • Area from which you board a train at a station
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    • playable

      US /ˈpleəbl:/

      UK /ˈpleɪəbl/

      • Adjective
      • That can be played
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    • progression

      US /prəˈɡrɛʃən/

      UK /prəˈgreʃn/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Process of developing over time
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    • quest

      US /kwɛst/

      UK /kwest/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Long and challenging journey to find something
      • Transitive Verb
      • To ask (someone) questions.
      • To search or seek for something.
      B2
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    • quirky

      US /'kwɜ:kɪ/

      UK /'kwɜ:kɪ/

      • Adjective
      • Odd or unusual; strange
      B2
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    • reel

      US /ril/

      UK /ri:l/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To wind something in on a reel; pull something in
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    • release

      US /rɪ'li:s/

      UK /rɪ'li:s/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To free someone from a responsibility or burden
      • To allow a film, music etc. to be sold/distributed
      • Noun
      • Act of freeing someone from a duty or burden
      • Introduction of a new product, film, book, etc.
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    • reminiscent

      US /ˌrɛməˈnɪsənt/

      UK /ˌremɪˈnɪsnt/

      • Adjective
      • Suggestive of; tending to remind you of
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    • ritual

      US /ˈrɪtʃuəl/

      UK /'rɪtʃʊəl/

      • Adjective
      • Performed as part of a ceremony
      • Being done in a regular, expected or similar way
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Social or religious ceremony always done the same
      • A series of actions regularly and invariably followed by someone.
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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
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    • sit back

      US /sit bæk/

      UK /sit bæk/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To relax and take it easy.
      • To refrain from taking action or getting involved.
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    • stand out

      US /stænd aʊt/

      UK /stænd aut/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To be noticeably better than other similar ones
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    • stride

      US /straɪd/

      UK /straɪd/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To make progress on something such as a project
      • To walk with long confident steps
      • Noun
      • Length of a long confident step when walking
      B1TOEIC
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    • sublime

      US /səˈblaɪm/

      UK /sə'blaɪm/

      • Adjective
      • The very best; excellent; so good it moves you
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    • thrill

      US /θrɪl/

      UK /θrɪl/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Thing/event causing sudden excitement or pleasure
      • A sudden feeling of fear or excitement.
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To feel sudden excitement or pleasure
      • To cause someone to feel excited and pleased.
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    • title

      US /ˈtaɪtl/

      UK /'taɪtl/

      • Noun
      • Book produced by a publisher
      • Name given to something to identify or describe it
      • Transitive Verb
      • To give a name to identify or describe something
      A2TOEIC
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    • tweaked

      US

      UK

      • Transitive Verb
      • To make a small change or adjustment
      • Adjective
      • In a state of nervous excitement.
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    • uncover

      US /ʌnˈkʌvɚ/

      UK /ʌn'kʌvə(r)/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To remove what is on top to show something
      • (Journalist) to discover some news to be reported
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    • up against

      US /ʌp əˈɡenst/

      UK /ʌp əˈɡenst/

      • Phrase
      • Facing or contending with something difficult or challenging.
      • In close proximity or contact with something.
      More
    • used to

      US /juzd tu/

      UK /ˈju:st tə/

      • Adjective
      • Did regularly before, but don't do now
      • Auxiliary Verb
      • Have done before, but do not do now
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    • vein

      US /ven/

      UK /veɪn/

      • Noun
      • Tube that returns blood from the body to the heart
      • Mood or particular turn of mind
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    • vivid

      US /ˈvɪvɪd/

      UK /ˈvɪvɪd/

      • Adjective
      • Having very clear details and seeming to be real
      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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