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Vocabulary

  • get past: To overcome an obstacle or difficulty.
  • used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
  • have to: Must do
  • got to: To arrive at some place
  • come from: To have as your native country or city
  • know about: To have information or understanding of a subject or situation.
  • break down: To forcibly break, destroy or make collapse
  • deal with
  • in turn: One after the other in a sequence or rotation.
  • look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
  • in the middle of: In the central part or point of something.
  • on the street: Located on or along a public road in a town or city.
  • interact with
  • by doing that: Using that action or method.
  • meet with: To have a meeting with someone in order to discuss something.
  • step into: To enter a place or situation.
  • work on: To devote effort to improve or develop something
  • freak out: To react or behave in a wild or irrational way
  • come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
  • way to go: An expression of encouragement or approval.
  • word: Unit of language that has a meaning
  • travel: To go to a place that is far away
  • family: Close group of people or organizations
  • hear: To be aware of sound; to perceive with the ear
  • help: To act to enable a person to do something; assist
  • person: Man, woman or child
  • wear: To have clothes, glasses, shoes etc. on your body
  • work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
  • learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
  • street: Road in a city with buildings and places to walk
  • people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
  • find: To become aware of something that is happening
  • group: Two or more musicians who play music together
  • day: A period of 24 hours beginning at midnight
  • business: A company formed for making profit
  • story: One of many floors or levels in a building
  • include: To make someone, something part of a group
  • brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
  • real: Actually existing or happening, not imagined
  • loud: Being very bright with colors, clothes etc.
  • spend: To use money to pay for something
  • call: A order or request for action
  • middle: Place that is halfway between two things
  • photographer: Professional who takes photographs for a living
  • elevator: Machine that carries people between floors
  • level: Specific height of something
  • challenge: An activity you wish to try that may be hard to do
  • curious: Wanting to know more about something
  • label: A (luxury) brand owned by a company
  • fear: Unpleasant feeling caused by being aware of danger
  • protect: To defend someone or something from harm or danger
  • criminal: Involving illegal activity; relating to crime
  • secure: To get or achieve something with certainty
  • attack: To try to destroy, beat, or injure
  • security: Department in a company in charge of protection
  • effort: Amount of work used trying to do something
  • fight: To argue or quarrel with someone about something
  • powerful: Having control or influence over
  • truth: Real facts about something
  • personal: Done by or to a particular person; individual
  • create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
  • conscious: Aware of what is going on around you
  • terrorist: Radical who employs terror as a political weapon
  • bond: Rope, chain or other thing used to tie someone up
  • aware: Knowing or feeling that something exists
  • curiosity: Something unusual and perhaps worthy of collecting
  • willingness: Cheerful agreement to do something
  • protection: Being kept from harm
  • critical: Making a negative judgment of something
  • fatal: Causing death; having very bad consequences
  • foolish: Lacking good sense or judgment; not sensible
  • stereotype: False categorization of people as all the same
  • differentiate: To see or show how things are not the same
  • scarce: Not many; Not plentiful or abundant
  • undergo: To experience or endure something (bad)
  • sacrifice: Person/animal killed in a sacrifice (to a god)
  • mode: Fashion and design
  • ample: (Of quantity, amount) more than enough
  • confidential: Entrusted with another's secrets
  • stereotypical: In an inaccurate and simplistic manner
  • arise: To stand up
  • reinforce: To send more troops/resources to support an army
  • exclude: To prevent someone from taking part in something
  • filter: Device to remove certain types of light, sound
  • humiliating: Causing you to feel a loss of self-respect
  • dread: To await with great fear
  • empathize: To imagine or understand how others feel
  • ambiguity: State of being confusing, uncertain or unclear
  • compassionate: Feeling sympathy for people who are suffering
  • entrepreneur: Businessperson who develops new businesses
  • frisk: To search someone's body for concealed gun, drug
  • bigotry: Intolerant and prejudiced acts
  • mafia: Secret criminal organization
  • limbic: Concerning or forming a limbus
  • chant: To repeat a word or groups of words continuously
  • amygdala: Almond-shaped structure in the brain's anterior
  • prefrontal: Anterior to a frontal structure
  • magnify: To increase the importance or seriousness of
  • nuance: Small, not obvious difference in meaning, etc.
  • barista: Person who serves drinks at a bar or cafe
  • hoodie: A cotton sweatshirt with a hood
  • mob: A secret criminal organization
  • enlighten: To cause someone to understand
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    • ambiguity

      US /ˌæmbɪˈɡjuɪti/

      UK /ˌæmbɪ'ɡju:ətɪ/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • State of being confusing, uncertain or unclear
      B2TOEIC
      More
    • ample

      US /ˈæmpəl/

      UK /'æmpl/

      • Adjective
      • (Of quantity, amount) more than enough
      B2TOEIC
      More
    • arise

      US /əˈraɪz/

      UK /əˈraɪz/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To stand up
      • To result or happen due to a particular event
      A2
      More
    • attack

      US /əˈtæk/

      UK /ə'tæk/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To try to destroy, beat, or injure
      • Noun
      • Act intended to hurt someone physically, mentally
      A2
      More
    • aware

      US /əˈwɛr/

      UK /əˈwɛə/

      • Adjective
      • Knowing or feeling that something exists
      A2TOEIC
      More
    • barista

      US

      UK

      • Noun
      • Person who serves drinks at a bar or cafe
      C2
      More
    • bigotry

      US /ˈbɪɡətri/

      UK /ˈbɪgətri/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Intolerant and prejudiced acts
      C2
      More
    • bond

      US /bɑnd/

      UK /bɒnd/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Rope, chain or other thing used to tie someone up
      • Closeness that is shared between people or groups
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To develop a close relationship with
      • To become joined or connected, e.g. using glue
      A2TOEIC
      More
    • break down

      US /brek daʊn/

      UK /breik daun/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To forcibly break, destroy or make collapse
      • (Machine) to stop working or become weaker
      A1
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    • by doing that

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Using that action or method.
      A2
      More
    • challenge

      US /ˈtʃæləndʒ/

      UK /'tʃælɪndʒ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • An activity you wish to try that may be hard to do
      • Act of formally inviting someone to compete
      • Transitive Verb
      • To formally invite someone to compete at something
      • To question the correctness of something
      A2
      More
    • chant

      US /tʃænt/

      UK /tʃɑ:nt/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To repeat a word or groups of words continuously
      • To say words with musical intonation
      • Noun
      • Act of saying words with a musical tone
      • Song or religious prayer made of few musical notes
      B1
      More
    • come back

      US /kʌm bæk/

      UK /kʌm bæk/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To reply to someone, often forcefully
      • To be remembered
      A1
      More
    • come from

      US /kʌm frʌm/

      UK /kʌm frɔm/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To have as your native country or city
      A1
      More
    • 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
      More
    • confidential

      US /ˌkɑnfɪˈdɛnʃəl/

      UK /ˌkɒnfɪ'denʃl/

      • Adjective
      • Entrusted with another's secrets
      • Secret or private; only known by certain people
      B1
      More
    • conscious

      US /ˈkɑnʃəs/

      UK /ˈkɒnʃəs/

      • Adjective
      • Aware of what is going on around you
      • Intentionally done; deliberate.
      A2
      More
    • criminal

      US /ˈkrɪmənəl/

      UK /ˈkrɪmɪnl/

      • Adjective
      • Involving illegal activity; relating to crime
      • Not justifiable; shameful
      • Noun
      • Person who commits a crime
      A2
      More
    • critical

      US /ˈkrɪtɪkəl/

      UK /ˈkrɪtɪkl/

      • Adjective
      • Making a negative judgment of something
      • Being important or serious; vital; dangerous
      A2
      More
    • curiosity

      US /ˌkjʊriˈɑsɪti/

      UK /ˌkjʊərɪ'ɒsətɪ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Something unusual and perhaps worthy of collecting
      • Eager desire to learn more about something
      B1
      More
    • curious

      US /ˈkjʊriəs/

      UK /ˈkjʊəriəs/

      • Adjective
      • Wanting to know more about something
      • Attracting interest by being strange or unusual
      A2
      More
    • deal with

      US /dil wɪð/

      UK /di:l wið/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To buy or sell goods or services.
      • Phrasal Verb
      • To take action to solve a problem or manage a situation.
      • To be about; concern.
      A1
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    • differentiate

      US /ˌdɪfəˈrɛnʃiˌet/

      UK /ˌdɪfə'renʃɪeɪt/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To see or show how things are not the same
      • Become distinct or specialized.
      B1
      More
    • dread

      US /drɛd/

      UK /dred/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To await with great fear
      B2
      More
    • effort

      US /ˈɛfət/

      UK /ˈefət/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Amount of work used trying to do something
      • A conscious exertion of power; a try.
      A2TOEIC
      More
    • elevator

      US /ˈɛləˌvetɚ/

      UK /'elɪveɪtə(r)/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Machine that carries people between floors
      • A building for storing grain, equipped with machinery for raising and distributing it.
      B2TOEIC
      More
    • empathize

      US /ˈɛmpəˌθaɪz/

      UK /'empəθaɪz/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To imagine or understand how others feel
      B2
      More
    • enlighten

      US /ɛnˈlaɪtn/

      UK /ɪn'laɪtn/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To cause someone to understand
      • To give light to; illuminate.
      B2TOEIC
      More
    • entrepreneur

      US /ˌɑntrəprəˈnɚ, -ˈnʊr/

      UK /ˌɒntrəprə'nɜ:(r)/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Businessperson who develops new businesses
      • A person who identifies a need and starts a business to fill it.
      B2
      More
    • exclude

      US /ɪk'sklu:d/

      UK /ɪk'sklu:d/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To prevent someone from taking part in something
      • To decide that something is not worth considering
      A2TOEIC
      More
    • fatal

      US /ˈfetl/

      UK /ˈfeɪtl/

      • Adjective
      • Causing death; having very bad consequences
      • Causing negative results
      B1
      More
    • filter

      US /ˈfɪltɚ/

      UK /'fɪltə(r)/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Device to remove certain types of light, sound
      • Device to remove unwanted things from liquid, gas
      • Transitive Verb
      • To remove certain types of light, sound
      • To remove unwanted substances from a liquid or gas
      B1
      More
    • foolish

      US /ˈfulɪʃ/

      UK /ˈfu:lɪʃ/

      • Adjective
      • Lacking good sense or judgment; not sensible
      A2
      More
    • freak out

      US /frik aʊt/

      UK /fri:k aut/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To react or behave in a wild or irrational way
      • To become very anxious, upset, or afraid; to panic.
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To experience or display extreme emotions, such as fear or panic.
      • To have a very disturbing and frightening experience caused by taking drugs.
      B2
      More
    • frisk

      US /frɪsk/

      UK /frɪsk/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To search someone's body for concealed gun, drug
      C2
      More
    • get past

      US /ɡɛt pæst/

      UK /ɡet pɑːst/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To overcome an obstacle or difficulty.
      • To move beyond someone or something that is blocking your way.
      A1
      More
    • 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
      A1
      More
    • have to

      US /hæv tu/

      UK /ˈhæv tə/

      • Auxiliary Verb
      • Must do
      A1
      More
    • hoodie

      US /'hʊdɪ/

      UK /'hʊdɪ/

      • Countable Noun
      • A cotton sweatshirt with a hood
      C2
      More
    • humiliating

      US /hju:'mɪlɪeɪtɪŋ/

      UK /hju:'mɪlɪeɪtɪŋ/

      • Adjective
      • Causing you to feel a loss of self-respect
      • Transitive Verb
      • To cause to lose pride, self-respect, or dignity
      B2
      More
    • in the middle of

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • In the central part or point of something.
      • Engaged or occupied with something.
      A2
      More
    • in turn

      US

      UK

      • Adverb
      • One after the other in a sequence or rotation.
      A1
      More
    • interact with

      US /ˌɪntɚˈækt wɪð/

      UK /ˌɪntərˈækt wið/

      • Phrase
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To engage in communication or action involving mutual or reciprocal influence.
      • To use a computer interface to achieve a specific goal.
      A2
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    • know about

      US /noʊ əˈbaʊt/

      UK /nəʊ əˈbaut/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To have information or understanding of a subject or situation.
      More
    • label

      US /ˈlebəl/

      UK /'leɪbl/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A (luxury) brand owned by a company
      • A word or term used to describe a person, thing
      • Transitive Verb
      • To use a term to describe, often negatively
      • To attach material to identify something
      A2
      More
    • 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
      A2TOEIC
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    • look at

      US /lʊk æt/

      UK /luk æt/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To use your eyes to focus on something
      • To focus your eyes on something carefully
      A1
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    • loud

      US /laʊd/

      UK /laʊd/

      • Adjective
      • Being very bright with colors, clothes etc.
      • Making a lot of noise
      A2
      More
    • mafia

      US /ˈmɑfɪˌɑ/

      UK /ˈmɑ:fɪɑ:/

      • Noun
      • Secret criminal organization
      B2
      More
    • magnify

      US /ˈmæɡnəˌfaɪ/

      UK /'mæɡnɪfaɪ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To increase the importance or seriousness of
      • To make something larger, louder, or greater
      B2
      More
    • meet with

      US /mit wɪð/

      UK /mi:t wið/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To have a meeting with someone in order to discuss something.
      • To encounter or experience something, often something negative.
      More
    • mob

      US /mɑb/

      UK /mɒb/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A secret criminal organization
      • Large collection of people that share an interest
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To move close to (a star, etc.) in a large group
      B2
      More
    • mode

      US /moʊd/

      UK /məʊd/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Fashion and design
      • Status or way of functioning
      A2TOEIC
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    • nuance

      US /ˈnu:ɑ:ns/

      UK /ˈnju:ɑ:ns/

      • Noun
      • Small, not obvious difference in meaning, etc.
      B2TOEIC
      More
    • on the street

      US /ɑn ði strit/

      UK /ɔn ðə stri:t/

      • Phrase
      • Located on or along a public road in a town or city.
      • Available or circulating, especially illegally or unofficially.
      A1
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    • personal

      US /ˈpɚsənəl/

      UK /ˈpɜ:sənl/

      • Adjective
      • Done by or to a particular person; individual
      • Concerning a person's private life or feelings
      A2
      More
    • photographer

      US /fəˈtɑ:grəfə(r)/

      UK /fəˈtɒgrəfə(r)/

      • Countable Noun
      • Professional who takes photographs for a living
      A2TOEIC
      More
    • powerful

      US /ˈpaʊəfəl/

      UK /ˈpauəful/

      • Adjective
      • Having control or influence over
      • Having a lot of physical force, energy, strength
      A2TOEIC
      More
    • protection

      US /prəˈtɛkʃən/

      UK /prəˈtekʃn/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Being kept from harm
      A2TOEIC
      More
    • reinforce

      US /ˌri:ɪnˈfɔ:rs/

      UK /ˌri:ɪnˈfɔ:s/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To send more troops/resources to support an army
      • To encourage or strengthen an idea or feeling
      B2TOEIC
      More
    • sacrifice

      US /ˈsækrəˌfaɪs/

      UK /'sækrɪfaɪs/

      • Noun
      • Person/animal killed in a sacrifice (to a god)
      • Person/animal killed to please a god
      • Transitive Verb
      • To kill an animal or human to please a god
      • To give up your life for others, for a cause etc.
      B1
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    • scarce

      US /skers/

      UK /skeəs/

      • Adjective
      • Not many; Not plentiful or abundant
      B2TOEIC
      More
    • secure

      US /sɪˈkjʊr/

      UK /sɪ'kjʊə(r)/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To get or achieve something with certainty
      • To firmly attach something to something else
      • Adjective
      • Being attached to something tightly and surely
      • (Place that is) locked, guarded and safe
      A2TOEIC
      More
    • security

      US /sɪˈkjʊrɪti/sə'kjurətɪ/

      UK /sɪ'kjʊərətɪ/

      • Noun
      • Department in a company in charge of protection
      • Financial document, like stocks, bonds and notes
      A2TOEIC
      More
    • spend

      US /spɛnd/

      UK /spend/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To use money to pay for something
      • To use time in order to do something
      A2TOEIC
      More
    • step into

      US /stɛp ˈɪntu/

      UK /step ˈɪntuː/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To enter a place or situation.
      • To become involved in something, especially a job or role.
      A1
      More
    • stereotype

      US /ˈstɛriəˌtaɪp, ˈstɪr-/

      UK /'sterɪətaɪp/

      • Noun
      • False categorization of people as all the same
      • Transitive Verb
      • To wrongly categorize people as all the same
      B2
      More
    • stereotypical

      US

      UK

      • Adjective
      • In an inaccurate and simplistic manner
      B2
      More
    • terrorist

      US /ˈtɛrərɪst/

      UK /ˈterərɪst/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Radical who employs terror as a political weapon
      • Adjective
      • Relating to or characteristic of terrorism or terrorists.
      A2
      More
    • truth

      US /truθ/

      UK /tru:θ/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Real facts about something
      A2
      More
    • undergo

      US /ˌʌndərˈgoʊ/

      UK /ˌʌndəˈgəʊ/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To experience or endure something (bad)
      • To experience a change or transformation.
      B1
      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
      A1
      More
    • 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.
      A1
      More
    • willingness

      US /ˈwɪlɪŋnɪs/

      UK /'wɪlɪŋnəs/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Cheerful agreement to do something
      A2TOEIC
      More
    • 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
      More
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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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    brave

    US/brev/
    UK/breɪv/
    adj.Brave
    v.t.To bravely face
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