Vocabulary

  • all at once: Suddenly; at the same time
  • at once: Immediately; without delay
  • along with: In addition to; together with.
  • tv show: A television program.
  • early bird: A person who gets up or arrives early.
  • up against: Facing or contending with something difficult or challenging.
  • of course: Sure ; Certainly
  • egg on: To encourage greatly toward doing something
  • for best: An expression meaning ‘it is better to’ or ‘to do something for the best outcome’.
  • in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
  • sneak in: To enter a place secretly and quietly, usually without permission.
  • after all: In spite of what was expected; used to introduce a statement that supports a previous statement or explains why it was made
  • incredible: Very good; amazing
  • campaign: To work in an organized, active way towards a goal
  • force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
  • expect: To believe something is probably going to happen
  • version: Different way that someone interprets something
  • cruise: To easily achieve
  • direct: To tell someone in a very clear way to do something
  • independent: Making your own decisions; acting by yourself
  • performance: Act of doing something
  • film: Thin layer that covers something
  • break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
  • record: Highest or most extreme level achieved
  • moment: Very short or brief period of time
  • lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
  • bill: Plan for a new law being discussed by a government
  • ton: Unit of weight; 907 kilograms (US); 1016 (UK)
  • act: To behave in a certain way
  • support: To give assistance or advice to someone
  • great: Very good; better than before
  • rule: Something that is normal and usually happens
  • marvel: Something that causes wonder or astonishment
  • minute: Notes taken at a meeting to record what was said
  • casualty: Emergency area in a hospital for treating injuries
  • start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
  • announce: To make a public statement about a plan, decision
  • check: Paper showing how much you owe at a restaurant
  • know: To be familiar with a person or place, thing
  • quiet: Hidden, or done in a private way
  • guru: An inspirational teacher or spiritual guide
  • picture: General situation or state of being
  • nominate: To choose someone to fill a certain position
  • sadness: Unhappy feeling when something bad happened
  • blonde: Having hair of pale yellow color; of such hair
  • nomination: Act of choosing someone for a certain position
  • butler: Senior male servant in a household
  • triangle: Three people connected with each in a relationship
  • wonderful: Producing feelings of enjoyment or delight
  • tar: Black oily substance used to make roads
  • remake: To arrange or prepare something again
  • hen: Adult female chicken
  • panther: Black leopard
  • tyre: Rubber rings around wheels on cars and trucks
  • gun: To suddenly make an engine run faster
  • vie: To fight or compete against to win or get a thing
  • oscar: Annual award given in the movie industry
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    • after all

      US /ˈæftɚ ɔl/

      UK /ˈɑ:ftə ɔ:l/

      • Adverb
      • In spite of what was expected; used to introduce a statement that supports a previous statement or explains why it was made
      • Considering everything; used to indicate that something is happening or is true despite some difficulty or obstacle
      • Phrase
      • Despite what was expected or thought; in spite of everything.
      • Taking everything into consideration; considering that.
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    • all at once

      US

      UK

      • Adverb
      • Suddenly; at the same time
      • At the same time; simultaneously
      • Phrase
      • Suddenly; at the same time
      A1
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    • along with

      US /əˈlɔŋ wɪð/

      UK /əˈlɔŋ wið/

      • Preposition
      • In addition to; together with.
      • Adverb
      • In company or together with someone or something.
      • Including; in addition to.
      A2
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    • announce

      US /əˈnaʊns/

      UK /əˈnaʊns/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To make a public statement about a plan, decision
      A2
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    • at once

      US /æt wʌns/

      UK /æt wʌns/

      • Adverb
      • Immediately; without delay
      • At the same time; simultaneously
      A2
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    • bill

      US /bɪl/

      UK /bɪl/

      • Noun
      • Plan for a new law being discussed by a government
      • Sign or poster advertising something
      • Transitive Verb
      • To request payment by handing over an invoice
      A2TOEIC
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    • blonde

      US /blɑ:nd/

      UK /blɒnd/

      • Adjective
      • Having hair of pale yellow color; of such hair
      • Noun
      • Person with pale yellow hair color
      A2
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    • butler

      US /ˈbʌtlə/

      UK /ˈbʌtlə(r)/

      • Countable Noun
      • Senior male servant in a household
      B1
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    • campaign

      US /kæmˈpen/

      UK /kæm'peɪn/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To work in an organized, active way towards a goal
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Series of actions meant to achieve a goal
      • A planned set of military activities intended to achieve a particular objective.
      A2TOEIC
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    • casualty

      US /ˈkæʒuəlti/

      UK /ˈkæʒuəlti/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Emergency area in a hospital for treating injuries
      • Someone injured or dead as a result of an accident
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    • cruise

      US /kruz/

      UK /kru:z/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To easily achieve
      • To travel by boat or car for leisure
      • Countable Noun
      • A long vacation trip on a passenger boat
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    • direct

      US /dɪˈrɛkt, daɪ-/

      UK /də'rekt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To tell someone in a very clear way to do something
      • To show the way by conducting or leading
      • Adverb
      • Coming straight from something
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    • early bird

      US

      UK

      • Noun
      • A person who gets up or arrives early.
      • Someone who takes the opportunity to do something before other people will have an advantage over them.
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    • egg on

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To encourage greatly toward doing something
      A2
      More
    • film

      US /fɪlm/

      UK /fɪlm/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Thin layer that covers something
      • Movie
      • Transitive Verb
      • To record moving action with a camera
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    • for best

      US /fɚ best/

      UK /fə best/

      • other
      • An expression meaning ‘it is better to’ or ‘to do something for the best outcome’.
      B2
      More
    • gun

      US /ɡʌn/

      UK /ɡʌn/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To suddenly make an engine run faster
      • Countable Noun
      • Weapon which fires bullets down a tube
      A2
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    • guru

      US /ˈɡʊru, ɡʊˈru/

      UK /ˈgʊru:/

      • Noun
      • An inspirational teacher or spiritual guide
      B2
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    • hen

      US /hɛn/

      UK /hen/

      • Countable Noun
      • Adult female chicken
      B2
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    • in the past

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • During a former period of time; previously.
      A1
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    • incredible

      US /ɪnˈkrɛdəbəl/

      UK /ɪnˈkredəbl/

      • Adjective
      • Very good; amazing
      • Really good; amazing; great
      A2TOEIC
      More
    • independent

      US /ˌɪndɪˈpɛndənt/

      UK /ˌɪndɪˈpendənt/

      • Adjective
      • Making your own decisions; acting by yourself
      • Not connected with or influenced by something else.
      • Noun
      • A person not connected to a political party
      • Someone who is independent, especially in politics or business.
      A2TOEIC
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    • marvel

      US /ˈmɑ:rvl/

      UK /ˈmɑ:vl/

      • Noun
      • Something that causes wonder or astonishment
      • A feeling of wonder, astonishment, or admiration
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To feel wonder, astonishment, or admiration
      B2
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    • nominate

      US /ˈnɑməˌnet/

      UK /'nɒmɪneɪt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To choose someone to fill a certain position
      B2TOEIC
      More
    • nomination

      US /ˌnɑ:mɪˈneɪʃn/

      UK /ˌnɒmɪˈneɪʃn/

      • Noun
      • Act of choosing someone for a certain position
      B2TOEIC
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    • of course

      US /ʌv kɔː(r)s/

      UK /ɔv kɔː(r)s/

      • Adverb
      • Sure ; Certainly
      • Phrase
      • For sure; certainly
      A2
      More
    • oscar

      US

      UK

      • Proper Noun
      • Annual award given in the movie industry
      B2
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    • panther

      US /ˈpænθɚ/

      UK /ˈpænθə(r)/

      • Noun
      • Black leopard
      • A sports team with the panther as their mascot.
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    • performance

      US / pɚˈfɔrməns/

      UK /pə'fɔ:məns/

      • Noun
      • Act of doing something
      • Activity done to entertain an audience
      A2TOEIC
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    • remake

      US /riˈmek/

      UK /'ri:meɪk/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To arrange or prepare something again
      • Make anew; to reform
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    • rule

      US /ruːl/

      UK /ruːl/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Something that is normal and usually happens
      • Governmental control or power over a region
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To decide legally, especially in court
      • To have control or influence
      A2TOEIC
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    • sadness

      US /ˈsædnəs/

      UK /ˈsædnəs/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Unhappy feeling when something bad happened
      A2
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    • sneak in

      US /snik ɪn/

      UK /sni:k in/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To enter a place secretly and quietly, usually without permission.
      C2
      More
    • tar

      US /tɑ:r/

      UK /tɑ:(r)/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Black oily substance used to make roads
      • Sticky substance formed in the lungs from smoking
      • Transitive Verb
      • To cover or treat with a hot thick black liquid
      B2
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    • ton

      US /tʌn/

      UK /tʌn/

      • Noun
      • Unit of weight; 907 kilograms (US); 1016 (UK)
      A2
      More
    • triangle

      US /ˈtraɪˌæŋɡəl/

      UK /ˈtraɪæŋgl/

      • Noun
      • Three people connected with each in a relationship
      • A three-sided piece of metal used in orchestras
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    • tv show

      US /ˈtiˈvi ʃo/

      UK /ˈti:ˈvi: ʃəu/

      • Noun
      • A television program.
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    • tyre

      US /taɪr/

      UK /'taɪə(r)/

      • Countable Noun
      • Rubber rings around wheels on cars and trucks
      B1
      More
    • up against

      US /ʌp əˈɡenst/

      UK /ʌp əˈɡenst/

      • Phrase
      • Facing or contending with something difficult or challenging.
      • In close proximity or contact with something.
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    • version

      US /ˈvɚʒən, -ʃən/

      UK /ˈvə:ʃən/

      • Noun
      • Different way that someone interprets something
      • New or different form of something
      A2TOEIC
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    • vie

      US /vaɪ/

      UK /vaɪ/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To fight or compete against to win or get a thing
      B2
      More
    • wonderful

      US /'wʌndərfl/

      UK /ˈwʌndəfl/

      • Adjective
      • Producing feelings of enjoyment or delight
      A2
      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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