Vocabulary

  • come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
  • have to: Must do
  • be with: To accompany someone; to be in someone's presence.
  • to let: Indicates that a property is available for rent.
  • think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
  • out there: In or to a place that is far away
  • boil down: To reduce in volume by boiling; to concentrate.
  • depending on: To rely on for support (financial or emotional)
  • wear on
  • incredible: Very good; amazing
  • awesome: Great; wonderful; stupendous
  • expression: Act of making your thoughts and feelings known
  • description: Explanation of what something is like, looks like
  • determine: To control exactly how something will be or act
  • spectacular: Impressive or out of the ordinary
  • brilliant: Having a great amount of intelligence or talent
  • wrap: Piece of clothing worn loosely on the shoulders
  • describe: To tell the appearance, sound, smell of something
  • confident: Feeling that you can do well at something
  • script: Written text of a book, play, film, or speech
  • unique: Unlike other things; being the only one like it
  • sentence: (Of a judge) to decide the punishment of
  • opinion: Court judge's statement why a decision was made
  • suppose: To imagine or guess what might happen
  • compassionate: Feeling sympathy for people who are suffering
  • form: Sports team or person's current winning record
  • pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
  • capture: To attract and hold e.g. interest, attention
  • guess: To give an answer without knowing if it is correct
  • relate: To demonstrate a logical relationship between
  • wanna: Shortened form of 'want to'. Used only in speaking
  • mystery: Quality of being strange and not understood
  • totally: In a complete way; completely; absolutely
  • favorite: A thing that someone likes best or enjoys most
  • buddy: Friend, usually male
  • league: Group of people, countries with a common goal
  • depend: Be controlled or determined by (someone/something)
  • channel: Long hole dug in the ground, e.g. to move water
  • sound: Sensible, dependable and reliable
  • static: Concerning electricity that collects on a surface
  • fully: Completely or entirely
  • riddle: Amusing question that has a clever or funny answer
  • prefer: To like something better than something else
  • information: Collection of facts and details about something
  • interview: To formally ask questions about a given topic
  • kick: Feeling of enjoyment or excitement
  • transcend: To achieve or go beyond normal limits of
  • amazing: Surprising in a pleasing way
  • pal: Friend
  • step: Movement done as part of a particular dance
  • question: To ask for or try to get information
  • person: Man, woman or child
  • wear: To have clothes, glasses, shoes etc. on your body
  • license: To give official permission to do something
  • descriptive: Telling what something is like or looks like
  • bossy: Always telling others what to do
  • sponge: Soft cleaning material able to absorb water
  • meme: Idea, value or pattern of behavior in a culture
  • bob: To move up and down repeatedly
  • involuntary: Without a person specifically wanting or trying to
  • enigma: Person or thing that is hard to understand
  • bleep: Short sound made by an electronic instrument
  • heuristic: Aiding learning by experience or own discoveries
  • online: Connected to the internet
  • unearned: Not gained by merit or labor or service
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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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    • awesome

      US /ˈɔsəm/

      UK /'ɔ:səm/

      • Adjective
      • Great; wonderful; stupendous
      B2TOEIC
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    • be with

      US /bi wɪð/

      UK /bi: wið/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To accompany someone; to be in someone's presence.
      • To support someone's opinion or cause.
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    • bleep

      US /blip/

      UK /bli:p/

      • Noun
      • Short sound made by an electronic instrument
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    • bob

      US /bɑ:b/

      UK /bɒb/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To move up and down repeatedly
      • Proper Noun
      • Person's name
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    • boil down

      US /bɔɪl daʊn/

      UK /bɔil daun/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To reduce in volume by boiling; to concentrate.
      • To be summarized or reduced to the essentials.
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    • bossy

      US /ˈbɔsi, ˈbɑsi/

      UK /'bɒsɪ/

      • Adjective
      • Always telling others what to do
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    • brilliant

      US /ˈbrɪljənt/

      UK /'brɪlɪənt/

      • Adjective
      • Having a great amount of intelligence or talent
      • Being very bright, like a diamond; shining
      • Noun
      • A diamond or other gem cut in a particular form with many facets to have exceptional brilliance.
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    • buddy

      US /ˈbʌdi/

      UK /'bʌdɪ/

      • Countable Noun
      • Friend, usually male
      • A term of address, often used informally.
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    • capture

      US /ˈkæptʃɚ/

      UK /'kæptʃə(r)/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To attract and hold e.g. interest, attention
      • To record, tape, or film something
      • Noun
      • The act of seizing or taking control of something.
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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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    • come back

      US /kʌm bæk/

      UK /kʌm bæk/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To reply to someone, often forcefully
      • To be remembered
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    • 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.
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    • confident

      US /ˈkɑnfɪdənt/

      UK /ˈkɒnfɪdənt/

      • Adjective
      • Feeling that you can do well at something
      • Having a strong belief in the truth or certainty of something.
      • Noun
      • A person who is self-assured and believes in their abilities.
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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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    • 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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    • 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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    • descriptive

      US /dɪˈskrɪptɪv/

      UK /dɪˈskrɪptɪv/

      • Adjective
      • Telling what something is like or looks like
      B2
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    • determine

      US /dɪˈtɚmɪn/

      UK /dɪ'tɜ:mɪn/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To control exactly how something will be or act
      • To establish the facts about; discover
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    • enigma

      US /ɪˈnɪɡmə/

      UK /ɪˈnɪgmə/

      • Noun
      • Person or thing that is hard to understand
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    • expression

      US /ɪkˈsprɛʃən/

      UK /ɪk'spreʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Act of making your thoughts and feelings known
      • Group of words that have a specific meaning
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    • have to

      US /hæv tu/

      UK /ˈhæv tə/

      • Auxiliary Verb
      • Must do
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    • heuristic

      US /hjʊˈrɪstɪk/

      UK /hjuˈrɪstɪk/

      • Adjective
      • Aiding learning by experience or own discoveries
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    • incredible

      US /ɪnˈkrɛdəbəl/

      UK /ɪnˈkredəbl/

      • Adjective
      • Very good; amazing
      • Really good; amazing; great
      A2TOEIC
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    • interview

      US /ˈɪntɚˌvju/

      UK /'ɪntəvju:/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To formally ask questions about a given topic
      • Noun
      • Meeting to ask questions to get information
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    • involuntary

      US /ɪnˈvɑ:lənteri/

      UK /ɪnˈvɒləntri/

      • Adjective
      • Without a person specifically wanting or trying to
      • Without a person specifically wanting or trying to
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    • kick

      US /kɪk/

      UK /kɪk/

      • Noun
      • Feeling of enjoyment or excitement
      • Transitive Verb
      • To hit or move something with the foot
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    • league

      US /liɡ/

      UK /li:ɡ/

      • Noun
      • Group of people, countries with a common goal
      • Association of sports teams that organizes matches
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To form a league; to unite for a common purpose.
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    • license

      US /ˈlaɪsəns/

      UK /ˈlaɪsns/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To give official permission to do something
      • Uncountable Noun
      • Freedom to do what you want or act as you want
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    • meme

      US /mi:m/

      UK /mi:m/

      • Noun
      • Idea, value or pattern of behavior in a culture
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    • mystery

      US /ˈmɪstəri/

      UK /ˈmɪstri/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Quality of being strange and not understood
      • Book, play, or film about solving a strange crime
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    • online

      US /ˌɑ:nˈlaɪn/

      UK /ˌɒnˈlaɪn/

      • Adjective
      • Connected to the internet
      • Adverb
      • Via the internet.
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    • opinion

      US /əˈpɪnjən/

      UK /əˈpɪnjən/

      • Noun
      • Court judge's statement why a decision was made
      • A person's thoughts on a topic
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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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    • pal

      US /pæl/

      UK /pæl/

      • Countable Noun
      • Friend
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    • relate

      US /rɪˈlet/

      UK /rɪ'leɪt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To demonstrate a logical relationship between
      • To understand or sympathize with, e.g. a problem
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    • riddle

      US /ˈrɪdl/

      UK /'rɪdl/

      • Countable Noun
      • Amusing question that has a clever or funny answer
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    • script

      US /skrɪpt/

      UK /skrɪpt/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Written text of a book, play, film, or speech
      • Set of letters or characters of a written language
      • Transitive Verb
      • To write a text for a movie, play or speech
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    • spectacular

      US /spɛkˈtækjəlɚ/

      UK /spekˈtækjələ(r)/

      • Adjective
      • Impressive or out of the ordinary
      • Noun
      • A lavish or elaborate display or performance.
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    • sponge

      US /spʌndʒ/

      UK /spʌndʒ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Soft cleaning material able to absorb water
      • Sea animal whose bodies are used for bath sponges
      • Transitive Verb
      • To wash the surface of something with a sponge
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    • static

      US /ˈstætɪk/

      UK /ˈstætɪk/

      • Adjective
      • Concerning electricity that collects on a surface
      • Being unchangeable or unmovable
      • Uncountable Noun
      • Unwanted noise that disturbs a radio or TV signal
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    • suppose

      US /səˈpoʊz/

      UK /sə'pəʊz/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To imagine or guess what might happen
      • Conjunction
      • What if
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    • think of

      US /θɪŋk ʌv/

      UK /θiŋk ɔv/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To look on as (being something specific); consider
      • To consider or remember something.
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To imagine or call something to mind
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    • to let

      US /tu lɛt/

      UK /tu let/

      • Preposition
      • Indicates that a property is available for rent.
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    • transcend

      US /trænˈsɛnd/

      UK /trænˈsend/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To achieve or go beyond normal limits of
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    • unearned

      US /ˌʌnˈɜ:rnd/

      UK /ˌʌnˈɜ:nd/

      • Adjective
      • Not gained by merit or labor or service
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    • unique

      US /juˈnik/

      UK /jʊ'ni:k/

      • Adjective
      • Unlike other things; being the only one like it
      • Remarkably special or unusual.
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    • wanna

      US /ˈwɑnə/

      UK /'wɒnə/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • Shortened form of 'want to'. Used only in speaking
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    • wear on

      US /wɛr ɑn/

      UK /wɛə ɔn/

      • other
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    • wrap

      US /ræp/

      UK /ræp/

      • Countable Noun
      • Piece of clothing worn loosely on the shoulders
      • Thin bread filled with food and rolled
      • Transitive Verb
      • To be or move around something
      • To cover something with paper or a cloth e.g. gift
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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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