Vocabulary

  • look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
  • for example: As an illustration or instance.
  • silent letters: Letters in a word that are not pronounced.
  • have to: Must do
  • talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
  • come for: To arrive to collect someone or something.
  • in half: Divided into two equal parts.
  • for too long: For an excessively extended period.
  • pronunciation: How a word is said; how a word sounds
  • common: Area in a city or town that is open to everyone
  • split: No longer married or in a relationship
  • stress: To emphasize one or more parts of a word, sentence
  • sentence: (Of a judge) to decide the punishment of
  • comment: Something you say, giving an opinion; remark
  • pronounce: To state something in a legal or official way
  • condition: To improve something to make it better
  • emphasis: Special attention, importance, or force
  • mind: To be bothered or upset by something
  • queue: Line of people or cars waiting for something
  • silent: Without making any noise; soundless
  • commonly: Typically, normally; not unusually
  • desert: To leave a place for ever; abandon
  • important: Having power or authority
  • sound: Sensible, dependable and reliable
  • comfortable: Having more than enough e.g. money for your needs
  • language: Words or signs used to communicate messages
  • jeopardy: When something may be harmed, damaged or lost
  • change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
  • find: To become aware of something that is happening
  • dessert: Sweet food usually eaten at the end of a meal
  • start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
  • dictionary: Book with the spellings and meanings of many words
  • feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
  • hear: To be aware of sound; to perceive with the ear
  • earth: Wire connecting an electrical device to the ground
  • lamb: Young sheep
  • apostrophe: Punctuation mark (') showing possession
  • long: Person's name
  • put: To move or place a thing in a particular position
  • photography: Art of taking pictures with a camera
  • cheetah: Fast large spotted cat found in Africa and Asia
  • leopard: Large cat with short fur and black spots
  • body: The physical structure of a person or animal.
  • online: Connected to the internet
  • bath: Long container you fill with hot water to wash in
  • liaison: Romantic relationship
  • tiger: Large wild cat with orange fur and black lines
  • ed: Shortened form of 'editor'
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    • apostrophe

      US /əˈpɑstrəfi/

      UK /əˈpɒstrəfi/

      • Noun
      • Punctuation mark (') showing possession
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    • bath

      US /bæθ/

      UK /bɑ:θ/

      • Countable Noun
      • Long container you fill with hot water to wash in
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    • body

      US /ˈbɑdi/

      UK /ˈbɒdi/

      • Noun
      • The physical structure of a person or animal.
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • The main or central part of something.
      • The weight and texture of a drink (like wine or coffee) in the mouth.
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    • cheetah

      US /ˈtʃitə/

      UK /ˈtʃi:tə/

      • Countable Noun
      • Fast large spotted cat found in Africa and Asia
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    • come for

      US /kʌm fɔr/

      UK /kʌm fɔ:/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To arrive to collect someone or something.
      • To attack someone.
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    • comfortable

      US /ˈkʌmfətəbəl, ˈkʌmftəbəl/

      UK /ˈkʌmftəbl/

      • Adjective
      • Having more than enough e.g. money for your needs
      • Being relaxed, warm or happy
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    • comment

      US /ˈkɑmɛnt/

      UK /'kɒment/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Something you say, giving an opinion; remark
      • An explanatory note in a computer program.
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To say something that gives your opinion
      • To add explanatory notes to a computer program.
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    • commonly

      US /ˈkɑmənlɪ/

      UK /ˈkɒmənli/

      • Adverb
      • Typically, normally; not unusually
      • Widely; by many people.
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    • condition

      US /kənˈdɪʃən/

      UK /kənˈdɪʃn/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To improve something to make it better
      • To cause to behave automatically in a certain way
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Disease or other medical problem
      • The state of living you are in, e.g. good health
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    • desert

      US /ˈdɛzət/

      UK /'dezət/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To leave a place for ever; abandon
      • To leave when one is needed or expected to stay
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Bare area of land, often with few plants and water
      • A punishment or reward that is deserved.
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    • dessert

      US /dɪˈzɜ:rt/

      UK /dɪˈzɜ:t/

      • Noun
      • Sweet food usually eaten at the end of a meal
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    • ed

      US

      UK

      • Noun
      • Shortened form of 'editor'
      • Transitive Verb
      • To exhaust or tire someone out.
      • To exclude or remove someone from something.
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    • emphasis

      US /ˈɛmfəsɪs/

      UK /ˈemfəsɪs/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Special attention, importance, or force
      • Stress placed on part of a word or phrase
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    • for example

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • As an illustration or instance.
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    • for too long

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • For an excessively extended period.
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    • have to

      US /hæv tu/

      UK /ˈhæv tə/

      • Auxiliary Verb
      • Must do
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    • in half

      US /ɪn hæf/

      UK /in hɑ:f/

      • Adverb
      • Divided into two equal parts.
      • Partially; to some extent.
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    • jeopardy

      US /ˈdʒɛpədi/

      UK /'dʒepədɪ/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • When something may be harmed, damaged or lost
      B2TOEIC
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    • lamb

      US /læm/

      UK /læm/

      • Countable Noun
      • Young sheep
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To give birth to a baby sheep
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    • leopard

      US /ˈlɛpəd/

      UK /'lepəd/

      • Countable Noun
      • Large cat with short fur and black spots
      B2
      More
    • liaison

      US /liˈeɪzɑ:n/

      UK /liˈeɪzn/

      • Noun
      • Romantic relationship
      • Relationship involving sharing information
      B2
      More
    • 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
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    • online

      US /ˌɑ:nˈlaɪn/

      UK /ˌɒnˈlaɪn/

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

      US /fəˈtɑ:grəfi/

      UK /fəˈtɒgrəfi/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Art of taking pictures with a camera
      • The business or industry related to taking and selling photographs.
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    • pronounce

      US /prəˈnaʊns/

      UK /prə'naʊns/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To state something in a legal or official way
      • To give your opinion or decision about something
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    • pronunciation

      US /prəˌnʌnsiˈeʃən/

      UK /prəˌnʌnsiˈeɪʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • How a word is said; how a word sounds
      • The manner in which someone utters a word.
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    • queue

      US /kju/

      UK /kju:/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Line of people or cars waiting for something
      • A list of data items, jobs, etc., stored so as to be retrievable in a definite order, usually the order of insertion.
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To wait in a line.
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    • silent

      US /ˈsaɪlənt/

      UK /'saɪlənt/

      • Adjective
      • Without making any noise; soundless
      • Usually speaking very little
      B1
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    • silent letters

      US

      UK

      • Noun (plural)
      • Letters in a word that are not pronounced.
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    • split

      US /splɪt/

      UK /splɪt/

      • Adjective
      • No longer married or in a relationship
      • (Injured) by cutting it open, as in someone's lip
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To become divided or broken along a straight line
      • To cause a cut in (lip, etc.)
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    • stress

      US / strɛs/

      UK /stres/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To emphasize one or more parts of a word, sentence
      • To put pressure on something or someone
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Emphasis on part of a word or sentence
      • Pressure on something or someone
      A2TOEIC
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    • talking about

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To discuss a particular topic.
      • To be constantly mentioning or bringing up a subject.
      A1
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    • tiger

      US /ˈtaɪɡɚ/

      UK /ˈtaɪgə(r)/

      • Countable Noun
      • Large wild cat with orange fur and black lines
      B1
      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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