Vocabulary

  • rather than: More exactly; more correctly
  • as soon as: In a short time after (something happens)
  • in part: To some extent; partially.
  • build up: To increase the amount; collect something
  • press on: To continue doing something in a determined way; to persevere.
  • in blood: Covered or stained with blood, literally or figuratively.
  • for too long: For an excessively extended period.
  • back down: To admit you were wrong; stop claiming
  • such as: For example; like
  • on the brain: To be constantly thinking about someone or something; to be obsessed with someone or something.
  • due to: Because of; owing to
  • in the meantime: During the time between two events; meanwhile.
  • check out
  • immune: Having a special protection from, e.g. the law
  • recognize: To accept the truth or reality of something
  • rhythm: Pattern of events, motions, or changes
  • interfere: To get involved in something not your business
  • respiratory: (Medical) concerning breathing
  • bacteria: The very small creatures that can cause disease
  • complex: Group of buildings all used for the same purpose
  • hormone: Chemical produced by the body to control functions
  • research: To study in order to discover new ideas and facts
  • pressure: Anxiety caused by difficult problems
  • fluid: A material that can easily flow, e.g. water
  • sluggish: Slow; moving like a slug
  • interaction: Process of people or things affecting each other
  • brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
  • escape: Act to briefly ignoring boring or bad things
  • filter: Device to remove certain types of light, sound
  • pregnant: Carrying your unborn baby inside you
  • compensate: To give (money) to as a form of correcting a loss
  • cause: Belief, goal or organization that people support
  • digestive: Concerning processes of converting food to energy
  • extra: More than necessary; additional
  • involve: To have or be included as a part of something
  • expand: To make something larger in size, number, amount
  • labor: To struggle to do something because it's difficult
  • volume: Number or amount of something e.g. sales
  • organ: Part of a person's body with a particular function
  • inferior: Being of little importance or worth
  • chest: Strong, lidded container for storing things
  • urine: Yellow liquid waste from the body
  • mucus: Thick liquid substance made in certain parts of the human body, such as the nose
  • theoretically: As regards ideas that could be true
  • pregnancy: When a woman carries her unborn baby inside her
  • plug: Wood, rubber or metal used to block a hole
  • astounding: To surprise someone greatly
  • vary: To change something and make it different
  • devote: To dedicate
  • ignite: To catch fire
  • important: Having power or authority
  • propel: To push, or make move in a certain direction
  • decrease: To reduce the size, amount or number of something
  • system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
  • information: Collection of facts and details about something
  • stimulant: Drug that increases physical or mental activity
  • tract: A system of body parts or organs that has a particular function (e.g., digestive tract).
  • facial: Treatment to improve condition of the skin of face
  • stand: To be a candidate in an election
  • fetus: An unborn baby, at a later stage than an embryo
  • protect: To defend someone or something from harm or danger
  • embryo: Tiny plant stored inside a seed
  • pound: The # key on a keyboard
  • dilute: To make something weaker or less efficient
  • constipation: Unable to empty your bowels as often as you should
  • uterus: Inside part of female animals where young develop
  • grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
  • pump: To make liquid or gas flow in a particular direction
  • vein: Tube that returns blood from the body to the heart
  • lung: One of the two organs we use to breathe
  • diaphragm: Muscular membrane separating upper/lower organs
  • understand: To know the meaning of language, what someone says
  • return: To hit something back to the other player or team
  • healthy: In good condition physically, or financially; well
  • widely: To a large degree; over a large range
  • esophagus: The passage between the pharynx and the stomach
  • iron: Heavy metal device heated to smooth clothes
  • outward: Going away from a place that will be returned to
  • placenta: Organ that supplies nutrients to fetus in the womb
  • buildup: Making people feel excited about some new event
  • worsen: To make or become worse
  • heartburn: Burning sensation in the chest, e.g. indigestion
  • dna: Chemical in living cells with genetic information
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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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    • astounding

      US

      UK

      • Transitive Verb
      • To surprise someone greatly
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    • back down

      US /bæk daʊn/

      UK /bæk daun/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To admit you were wrong; stop claiming
      A1
      More
    • bacteria

      US /bækˈtɪriə/

      UK /bæk'tɪərɪə/

      • Noun (plural)
      • The very small creatures that can cause disease
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    • build up

      US /bɪld ʌp/

      UK /bild ʌp/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To increase the amount; collect something
      • To develop or increase something in stages
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To increase or develop something gradually.
      • To praise or encourage someone.
      A1
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    • buildup

      US /'bɪldˌʌp/

      UK /'bɪldˌʌp/

      • Noun
      • Making people feel excited about some new event
      C2
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    • cause

      US /kɔz/

      UK /kɔ:z/

      • Noun
      • Belief, goal or organization that people support
      • Reason for
      • Transitive Verb
      • To make something happen; create effect or result
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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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    • chest

      US /tʃɛst/

      UK /tʃest/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Strong, lidded container for storing things
      • Front of the body between neck and stomach
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    • compensate

      US /ˈkɑ:mpenseɪt/

      UK /ˈkɒmpenseɪt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To give (money) to as a form of correcting a loss
      • To reduce or counteract (something unwelcome or unpleasant); offset.
      A2
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    • complex

      US /kəmˈplɛks, ˈkɑmˌplɛks/

      UK /'kɒmpleks/

      • Countable Noun
      • Group of buildings all used for the same purpose
      • Adjective
      • Not being simple; having many parts or aspects
      A2
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    • constipation

      US /ˌkɑnstəˈpeʃən/

      UK /ˌkɒnstɪˈpeɪʃn/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Unable to empty your bowels as often as you should
      C1
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    • decrease

      US /dɪˈkris/

      UK /dɪˈkri:s/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To reduce the size, amount or number of something
      • Uncountable Noun
      • Amount by which something has been reduced
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    • devote

      US /dɪˈvoʊt/

      UK /dɪˈvəʊt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To dedicate
      • To decide to use or give (your time, efforts)
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    • diaphragm

      US /ˈdaɪəˌfræm/

      UK /ˈdaɪəfræm/

      • Noun
      • Muscular membrane separating upper/lower organs
      • A dome-shaped, muscular partition separating the thorax from the abdomen in mammals. It plays a major role in breathing, as its contraction increases the volume of the thorax and so inflates the lungs.
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    • digestive

      US /daɪˈdʒɛstɪv, dɪ-/

      UK /daɪˈdʒestɪv/

      • Adjective
      • Concerning processes of converting food to energy
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    • dilute

      US /daɪˈlut, dɪ-/

      UK /daɪˈlu:t/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To make something weaker or less efficient
      B2
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    • dna

      US

      UK

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Chemical in living cells with genetic information
      B2
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    • due to

      US /du tu/

      UK /dju: tu:/

      • Preposition
      • Because of; owing to
      • Adjective
      • Attributable to; caused by.
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    • embryo

      US /ˈɛmbriˌo/

      UK /ˈembriəʊ/

      • Noun
      • Tiny plant stored inside a seed
      • Early form of an unborn human or animal
      B2
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    • escape

      US /ɪˈskep/

      UK /ɪ'skeɪp/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Act to briefly ignoring boring or bad things
      • The 'esc key' on a keyboard
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To avoid something undesirable, dangerous or bad
      • To get away from a place where you are being kept
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    • expand

      US /ɪkˈspænd/

      UK /ɪk'spænd/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To make something larger in size, number, amount
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    • extra

      US /'ekstrə/

      UK /'ekstrə/

      • Adjective
      • More than necessary; additional
      • Of especially good quality or grade.
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Items more than you need; additional items
      • Person who has a small part in a movie
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    • facial

      US /ˈfeʃəl/

      UK /'feɪʃl/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Treatment to improve condition of the skin of face
      • Adjective
      • Concerning or on the face
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    • fetus

      US /ˈfitəs/

      UK /'fi:təs/

      • Noun
      • An unborn baby, at a later stage than an embryo
      C1
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    • 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
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    • fluid

      US /ˈfluɪd/

      UK /'flu:ɪd/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A material that can easily flow, e.g. water
      • Liquid that flows smoothly, such as water
      • Adjective
      • Able to move smoothly or gracefully
      • Liable to change; unstable.
      B2
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    • for too long

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • For an excessively extended period.
      A1
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    • heartburn

      US /ˈhɑ:rtbɜ:rn/

      UK /ˈhɑ:tbɜ:n/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Burning sensation in the chest, e.g. indigestion
      C1
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    • hormone

      US /ˈhɔrˌmon/

      UK /'hɔ:məʊn/

      • Noun
      • Chemical produced by the body to control functions
      B2
      More
    • ignite

      US /ɪɡˈnaɪt/

      UK /ɪɡ'naɪt/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To catch fire
      • Transitive Verb
      • To cause something to start burning
      • To give energy to something or someone
      B2
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    • immune

      US /ɪˈmjoon/

      UK /ɪˈmju:n/

      • Adjective
      • Having a special protection from, e.g. the law
      • Protected against a particular disease or condition because of antibodies or vaccination.
      B1
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    • in blood

      US /ɪn blʌd/

      UK /in blʌd/

      • other
      • Covered or stained with blood, literally or figuratively.
      C2
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    • in part

      US /ɪn pɑrt/

      UK /in pɑ:t/

      • Adverb
      • To some extent; partially.
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    • in the meantime

      US /ɪn ði ˈminˌtaɪm/

      UK /in ðə ˈmi:ntaim/

      • Phrase
      • During the time between two events; meanwhile.
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    • inferior

      US /ɪnˈfɪriɚ/

      UK /ɪnˈfɪəriə(r)/

      • Adjective
      • Being of little importance or worth
      • Of lower status; not powerful or rich
      • Noun
      • Person of lower status
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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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    • interfere

      US /ˌɪntɚˈfɪr/

      UK /ˌɪntə'fɪə(r)/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To get involved in something not your business
      • Transitive Verb
      • To prevent a process or activity from continuing or being carried out properly.
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    • involve

      US /ɪnˈvɑlv/

      UK /ɪn'vɒlv/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To have or be included as a part of something
      • To cause (a person or group) to take part in an event or activity.
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    • iron

      US /ˈaɪərn/

      UK /ˈaɪən/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Heavy metal device heated to smooth clothes
      • Golf club with a metal head
      • Transitive Verb
      • To use a hot flat-based machine to smooth clothes
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    • lung

      US /lʌŋ/

      UK /lʌŋ/

      • Noun
      • One of the two organs we use to breathe
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    • on the brain

      US

      UK

      • Idiom
      • To be constantly thinking about someone or something; to be obsessed with someone or something.
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    • organ

      US /ˈɔrɡən/

      UK /'ɔ:ɡən/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Part of a person's body with a particular function
      • Large institution or body
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    • outward

      US /ˈaʊtwəd/

      UK /ˈaʊtwəd/

      • Adjective
      • Going away from a place that will be returned to
      • Seeming to be from the outside
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    • placenta

      US /pləˈsɛntə/

      UK /pləˈsentə/

      • Noun
      • Organ that supplies nutrients to fetus in the womb
      C1
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    • plug

      US /plʌɡ/

      UK /plʌg/

      • Noun
      • Wood, rubber or metal used to block a hole
      • Thing on a wire to connect to electricity supply
      • Transitive Verb
      • To use an object to block a hole
      • To promote or advertise a product
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    • pregnancy

      US /ˈprɛɡnənsi/

      UK /ˈpregnənsi/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • When a woman carries her unborn baby inside her
      • A specific instance or period of being pregnant.
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    • pregnant

      US /ˈprɛɡnənt/

      UK /ˈpregnənt/

      • Adjective
      • Carrying your unborn baby inside you
      • Full of meaning or significance; suggestive.
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    • press on

      US /prɛs ɑn/

      UK /pres ɔn/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To continue doing something in a determined way; to persevere.
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    • pressure

      US /ˈprɛʃɚ/

      UK /'preʃə(r)/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Anxiety caused by difficult problems
      • Force, weight when pressing against a thing
      • Transitive Verb
      • To apply force to something
      • To persuade or force someone to do something
      A2TOEIC
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    • propel

      US /prəˈpɛl/

      UK /prəˈpel/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To push, or make move in a certain direction
      B1
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    • pump

      US /pʌmp/

      UK /pʌmp/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To make liquid or gas flow in a particular direction
      • To make water/other liquid move using a machine
      • Noun
      • A device more moving liquids
      • Light woman's shoe
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    • rather than

      US

      UK

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

      US /ˈrek.əɡ.naɪz/

      UK /ˈrek.əɡ.naɪz/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To accept the truth or reality of something
      • To consider something as important or special
      A2TOEIC
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    • research

      US /rɪˈsɚtʃ, ˈriˌsɚtʃ/

      UK /rɪ'sɜ:tʃ/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To study in order to discover new ideas and facts
      • To study the market relating to marketing products and services.
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Study done to discover new ideas and facts
      • A particular area or topic of study.
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    • respiratory

      US /ˈrɛspərəˌtɔri, -ˌtori, rɪˈspaɪrə-/

      UK /ˈrespərəˌtɔ:ri:, -ˌtəʊri:, rɪˈspaɪərə-/

      • Adjective
      • (Medical) concerning breathing
      • Having the function of respiration.
      • Noun
      • The branch of medicine concerned with the organs of respiration.
      • The system of organs involved in breathing.
      C1
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    • rhythm

      US /ˈrɪðəm/

      UK /ˈrɪðəm/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Pattern of events, motions, or changes
      • A pattern of sound and beats in music
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    • sluggish

      US /ˈslʌɡɪʃ/

      UK /ˈslʌgɪʃ/

      • Adjective
      • Slow; moving like a slug
      C2
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    • stimulant

      US /ˈstɪmjələnt/

      UK /ˈstɪmjələnt/

      • Noun
      • Drug that increases physical or mental activity
      B2
      More
    • such as

      US /sʌtʃ æz/

      UK /sʌtʃ æz/

      • Preposition
      • For example; like
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    • theoretically

      US /ˌθiəˈretɪkli/

      UK /ˌθɪə'retɪklɪ/

      • Adverb
      • As regards ideas that could be true
      B2
      More
    • tract

      US /trækt/

      UK /trækt/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A system of body parts or organs that has a particular function (e.g., digestive tract).
      • An area of land, typically a large one.
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    • urine

      US /ˈjʊrən/

      UK /ˈjʊərɪn/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Yellow liquid waste from the body
      C1
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    • uterus

      US /ˈjutərəs/

      UK /ˈju:tərəs/

      • Noun
      • Inside part of female animals where young develop
      C1
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    • vary

      US /ˈveri/

      UK /ˈveəri/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To change something and make it different
      • To be changeable, both up and down
      A2TOEIC
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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
      B1
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    • volume

      US /ˈvɑljum, -jəm/

      UK /ˈvɒlju:m/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Number or amount of something e.g. sales
      • Amount of space that something takes up
      • Countable Noun
      • One book that is part of a set of books
      A2
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    • worsen

      US /ˈwə:sən/

      UK /'wɜ:sn/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To make or become worse
      B2
      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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