Vocabulary

  • to do with: To be about something; concern
  • have to: Must do
  • clock on: To register the start time of work using a time clock.
  • on the hunt: Actively searching for someone or something.
  • no accident: Not happening by chance; deliberate or intentional.
  • wash over: If a feeling washes over you, you experience it suddenly and strongly.
  • in the middle of: In the central part or point of something.
  • in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
  • in general: Typically; usually; on the whole.
  • watch out: To be careful; to be alert to danger
  • on the internet: Located or available on the internet.
  • slow down: To reduce the speed
  • think through: To consider carefully so all points are covered
  • pass up: To reject an offer or suggestion
  • perceive: To notice or become aware of something
  • critical: Making a negative judgment of something
  • opportunity: Time, situation when a thing might be done; chance
  • trigger: Lever on a gun that you pull to fire
  • experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
  • psychological: Concerning the study of the mind
  • exact: Completely correct; accurate; specific
  • legitimate: Being born to legally married parents
  • emotional: Causing, feeling, or appealing to the emotions
  • reward: To give something because of someone's good work
  • imagine: To think creatively about; form mental picture of
  • influence: To affect or change something indirectly
  • desire: To wish for, hope or want something
  • lack: To not have, or not have enough, of something
  • portion: Serving of food that is intended for one person
  • avoid: To prevent from happening
  • brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
  • deal: To cope with something - usually troubles
  • ignore: To not listen to, look at, or pay attention to
  • response: Something said/written as an answer to something
  • tactic: One of the ways you attempt to achieve a strategy
  • purchase: To buy something; to get by paying money for it
  • trap: Device used for catching animals
  • factor: Something that influences a result
  • impair: To damage or weaken something
  • scam: A trick to fool other people to get their money
  • recipient: Someone who gets or receives something
  • relief: Aid given to people in need as after war/disaster
  • merchandise: Goods for sale
  • activate: To cause to happen; cause a chemical reaction
  • offer: Price you say you are willing to pay for something
  • pain: Strong feeling of hurt or discomfort
  • build: Your physical shape; physique
  • accident: Sudden unplanned event causing damage, injury etc.
  • middle: Place that is halfway between two things
  • great: Very good; better than before
  • simplicity: Being easy to understand or use
  • pull: Act of breathing in smoke, as from a pipe
  • find: To become aware of something that is happening
  • phantom: A spirit or ghost existing only in a person's mind
  • question: To ask for or try to get information
  • person: Man, woman or child
  • popular: Liked or enjoyed by many people
  • discourage: To make a person feel less courageous or hopeful
  • tag: Child's game in which one person chases the others
  • dazzle: To make one feel great excitement or admiration
  • unbelievable: Being very hard to believe; very great
  • unable: Not being able to do something
  • stroller: Upright baby carriage in which the child sits up
  • online: Connected to the internet
  • uniformly: In an exactly similar manner
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    • activate

      US /ˈæktəˌvet/

      UK /ˈæktɪveɪt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To cause to happen; cause a chemical reaction
      • To make something start working
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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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    • clock on

      US /klɑk ɑn/

      UK /klɒk ɒn/

      • other
      • To register the start time of work using a time clock.
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    • critical

      US /ˈkrɪtɪkəl/

      UK /ˈkrɪtɪkl/

      • Adjective
      • Making a negative judgment of something
      • Being important or serious; vital; dangerous
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    • dazzle

      US /ˈdæzəl/

      UK /'dæzl/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To make one feel great excitement or admiration
      • (Of a bright light) to cause to not be able to see
      • Uncountable Noun
      • Strong bright light that makes you unable to see
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    • desire

      US / dɪˈzaɪr/

      UK /dɪ'zaɪə(r)/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To wish for, hope or want something
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Thing that is wished for or wanted
      • A strong feeling of sexual wanting.
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    • discourage

      US /dɪˈskɚrɪdʒ, -ˈskʌr-/

      UK /dɪs'kʌrɪdʒ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To make a person feel less courageous or hopeful
      • To try to prevent something from happening
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    • emotional

      US /ɪˈmoʃənəl/

      UK /ɪˈməʊʃənl/

      • Adjective
      • Causing, feeling, or appealing to the emotions
      • Relating to or characterized by emotion
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    • exact

      US /ɪɡˈzækt/

      UK /ɪɡ'zækt/

      • Adjective
      • Completely correct; accurate; specific
      • Transitive Verb
      • To get something, sometimes using force
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    • factor

      US /ˈfæktɚ/

      UK /'fæktə(r)/

      • Noun
      • Something that influences a result
      • Transitive Verb
      • To consider or include in an estimate or judgment
      • To find the two numbers a number can be divided by
      A2TOEIC
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    • have to

      US /hæv tu/

      UK /ˈhæv tə/

      • Auxiliary Verb
      • Must do
      A1
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    • ignore

      US /ɪɡˈnɔr, -ˈnor/

      UK /ɪɡ'nɔ:(r)/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To not listen to, look at, or pay attention to
      A2TOEIC
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    • impair

      US /ɪmˈpɛr/

      UK /ɪm'peə(r)/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To damage or weaken something
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    • in fact

      US /ɪn fækt/

      UK /in fækt/

      • Adverb
      • Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
      • Used to introduce a more detailed or surprising piece of information.
      • Phrase
      • Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that is surprising or contrary to what might be expected.
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    • in general

      US /ɪn ˈdʒɛnərəl/

      UK /in ˈdʒenərəl/

      • Phrase
      • Typically; usually; on the whole.
      • Not specific or detailed; broadly.
      • Adjective
      • Not detailed or specific; overall.
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    • in the middle of

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • In the central part or point of something.
      • Engaged or occupied with something.
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    • influence

      US / ˈɪnfluəns/

      UK /'ɪnflʊəns/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To affect or change something indirectly
      • To persuade someone to do something.
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • The power to affect what happens, to persuade etc.
      • A person or thing that affects someone or something in an important way.
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    • lack

      US /læk/

      UK /læk/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To not have, or not have enough, of something
      • Uncountable Noun
      • The state of not having or not having enough of
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    • legitimate

      US /ləˈdʒɪtəmɪt/

      UK /lɪ'dʒɪtɪmət/

      • Adjective
      • Being born to legally married parents
      • Being reasonable and sound
      • Transitive Verb
      • To make acceptable and sound
      B2TOEIC
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    • merchandise

      US /ˈmɜ:rtʃəndaɪs/

      UK /ˈmɜ:tʃəndaɪs/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Goods for sale
      • Transitive Verb
      • To promote the sale of goods, especially by their presentation in retail outlets.
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    • no accident

      US

      UK

      • Adjective
      • Not happening by chance; deliberate or intentional.
      • Something that was bound to happen, given the circumstances.
      • Phrase
      • Not a chance occurrence; the result of planning or effort.
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    • on the hunt

      US /ɑn ði hʌnt/

      UK /ɔn ðə hʌnt/

      • Phrase
      • Actively searching for someone or something.
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    • on the internet

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Located or available on the internet.
      • Using the internet as a medium or platform.
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    • online

      US /ˌɑ:nˈlaɪn/

      UK /ˌɒnˈlaɪn/

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

      US /ˌɑpɚˈtunɪti, -ˈtju-/

      UK /ˌɒpə'tju:nətɪ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Time, situation when a thing might be done; chance
      • A favorable time or occasion for doing something.
      A2TOEIC
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    • pass up

      US /pæs ʌp/

      UK /pɑ:s ʌp/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To reject an offer or suggestion
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    • perceive

      US /pɚˈsiv/

      UK /pə'si:v/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To notice or become aware of something
      • To think of someone or something in a certain way
      B1TOEIC
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    • phantom

      US /ˈfæntəm/

      UK /'fæntəm/

      • Noun
      • A spirit or ghost existing only in a person's mind
      • Adjective
      • Being unreal or imaginary
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    • portion

      US /ˈpɔrʃən, ˈpor-/

      UK /'pɔ:ʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Serving of food that is intended for one person
      • Part of something shared that belongs to a whole
      • Transitive Verb
      • To separate something to divide among people
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    • psychological

      US /ˌsaɪkəˈlɑdʒɪkəl/

      UK /ˌsaɪkəˈlɒdʒɪkl/

      • Adjective
      • Concerning the study of the mind
      • Relating to or involving the use of propaganda, threats, or other psychological techniques to subdue an opponent.
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    • purchase

      US

      UK

      • Transitive Verb
      • To buy something; to get by paying money for it
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Something that you bought
      • Strong hold on something; grip
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    • recipient

      US /rɪˈsɪpiənt/

      UK /rɪ'sɪpɪənt/

      • Noun
      • Someone who gets or receives something
      • Adjective
      • Receiving or capable of receiving.
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    • relief

      US /rɪˈlif/

      UK /rɪˈli:f/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Aid given to people in need as after war/disaster
      • Artwork, e.g. part of wall, that partly sticks out
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    • response

      US /rɪˈspɑns/

      UK /riˈspɔns/

      • Noun
      • Something said/written as an answer to something
      • Reaction to something that has occurred
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    • reward

      US /rɪˈwɔrd/

      UK /rɪ'wɔ:d/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To give something because of someone's good work
      • To give someone money for helping the police
      • Noun
      • Money given for information about criminals
      • Something given in recognition of service, effort, or achievement.
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    • scam

      US /skæm/

      UK /skæm/

      • Noun
      • A trick to fool other people to get their money
      • Transitive Verb
      • To trick to fool other people to get their money
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    • simplicity

      US /sɪmˈplɪsɪti/

      UK /sɪm'plɪsətɪ/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Being easy to understand or use
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    • slow down

      US /slo daʊn/

      UK /sləu daun/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To reduce the speed
      • To become less active or busy.
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    • stroller

      US /ˈstrolɚ/

      UK /ˈstrəʊlə(r)/

      • Countable Noun
      • Upright baby carriage in which the child sits up
      • Someone who walks at a leisurely pace
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    • tactic

      US /ˈtæktɪk/

      UK /'tæktɪk/

      • Countable Noun
      • One of the ways you attempt to achieve a strategy
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    • tag

      US /tæɡ/

      UK /tæɡ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Child's game in which one person chases the others
      • A name or label on something or someone
      • Transitive Verb
      • To apply a name or label to something or someone
      • To touch someone you are chasing in a game
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    • think through

      US /θɪŋk θru/

      UK /θiŋk θru:/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To consider carefully so all points are covered
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    • to do with

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To be about something; concern
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    • trap

      US /træp/

      UK /træp/

      • Countable Noun
      • Device used for catching animals
      • Vehicle pulled by a single horse
      • Transitive Verb
      • To use a device to catch animals or people
      • To hold, e.g. a nerve, so that it cannot move
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    • trigger

      US /ˈtrɪɡɚ/

      UK /'trɪɡə(r)/

      • Noun
      • Lever on a gun that you pull to fire
      • Device that starts a process
      • Transitive Verb
      • To start a process off e.g. a memory
      • To cause something to begin or happen.
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    • unable

      US /ʌnˈebəl/

      UK /ʌnˈeɪbl/

      • Adjective
      • Not being able to do something
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    • unbelievable

      US /ˌʌnbɪˈlivəbəl/

      UK /ˌʌnbɪˈli:vəbl/

      • Adjective
      • Being very hard to believe; very great
      • Extremely good or impressive; amazing.
      B1
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    • uniformly

      US /junəˈfɔrmlɪ/

      UK /'ju:nɪfɔ:mlɪ/

      • Adverb
      • In an exactly similar manner
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    • wash over

      US /wɑʃ ˈovɚ/

      UK /wɔʃ ˈəuvə/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • If a feeling washes over you, you experience it suddenly and strongly.
      • To flow over and cover (something).
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    • watch out

      US /wɑtʃ aʊt/

      UK /wɔtʃ aut/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To be careful; to be alert to danger
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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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