Vocabulary

  • shut down: To close an operating system, e.g. on a computer
  • to order: To give an instruction or command.
  • in the middle of: In the central part or point of something.
  • of itself: Happening automatically without external cause or help.
  • turn into: To change to become something else
  • in a sense: In one way of thinking; to some extent; in some ways.
  • show up: To arrive or be seen at a place, e.g. a party
  • look for: To try to find a thing or person that is lost
  • know about: To have information or understanding of a subject or situation.
  • consists of: Is made up or composed of.
  • instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
  • in principle: In theory; as a general idea, though not yet in practice or detail.
  • wander off: To stray or move away aimlessly from a place or group.
  • stand around: To spend time standing without doing anything useful or important.
  • for too long: For an excessively extended period.
  • burn down: To destroy (usually buildings) by burning
  • for now: Temporarily; for the present time.
  • once and for all: Completely and finally; decisively.
  • in part: To some extent; partially.
  • in depth: Thoroughly and carefully; in detail.
  • check out
  • immune: Having a special protection from, e.g. the law
  • progress: To move forward or toward a place or goal
  • infrastructure: Basic necessary equipment for a country or region
  • therapy: Treatment to help cure an illness
  • resilient: Recovering quickly from something bad
  • consume: To eat, drink, buy or use up something
  • imagine: To think creatively about; form mental picture of
  • bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
  • avoid: To prevent from happening
  • escape: Act to briefly ignoring boring or bad things
  • tiny: Very, very small
  • genetic: Of, relating to, or controlled by genes
  • attention: Taking notice of someone or something
  • tactic: One of the ways you attempt to achieve a strategy
  • form: Sports team or person's current winning record
  • release: To free someone from a responsibility or burden
  • rapidly: With great speed; quickly
  • principle: Moral rule or belief governing a person's behavior
  • expand: To make something larger in size, number, amount
  • survive: To continue to live despite illness or trouble
  • eradicate: To remove or destroy something completely
  • switch: A change or shift from one method to another
  • wander: To move through a place with no particular purpose
  • oxygen: A gas in the air that we need to breathe
  • fit: Good looking; physically attractive
  • phase: Different stages of the moon from new to full
  • destroy: To damage so badly that something no longer exists
  • mercy: Kind instead of harsh treatment of someone
  • lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
  • destruction: Act of destroying; damaging beyond repair
  • arrest: To attract someone's attention and hold interest
  • forge: To create something by hammering hot metal
  • starve: To (cause to) be hungry or go without food
  • order: Religious or social group, as of nuns
  • corrupt: To persuade someone to act illegal or immorally
  • system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
  • build: Your physical shape; physique
  • support: To give assistance or advice to someone
  • execute: To kill someone, usually as an official punishment
  • steal: A bargain; something bought very cheaply
  • point: An item to be discussed
  • middle: Place that is halfway between two things
  • natural: Being as one would expect; being usual or normal
  • rogue: Being corrupt, dangerous, or uncontrollable
  • change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
  • space: Empty area kept for a specific reason, like a car
  • tumor: Abnormal growth of cells; cancer
  • anti: A prefix meaning 'against' or 'opposed'
  • cancer: Any growth caused by abnormal cell division
  • lineage: People in someone's family who lived in the past
  • mutate: To develop into another thing; change
  • infect: To introduce a computer virus to
  • swat: To hit, slap, or smack, e.g. so as to kill a fly
  • lawyer: Professional who helps people with the law
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    • anti

      US /ˈæntaɪ, -ti/

      UK /'æntɪ/

      • Adjective
      • A prefix meaning 'against' or 'opposed'
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    • attention

      US /əˈtɛnʃən/

      UK /əˈtenʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Taking notice of someone or something
      • Noun
      • (Soldiers) Standing with straight backs
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    • avoid

      US /əˈvɔɪd/

      UK /ə'vɔɪd/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To prevent from happening
      • To stay away from
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    • burn down

      US /bɚn daʊn/

      UK /bə:n daun/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To destroy (usually buildings) by burning
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    • cancer

      US /ˈkænsɚ/

      UK /'kænsə(r)/

      • Noun
      • Any growth caused by abnormal cell division
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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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    • consists of

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • Is made up or composed of.
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    • consume

      US /kənˈsum/

      UK /kən'sju:m/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To eat, drink, buy or use up something
      • To take all your energy; focus the attention
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    • corrupt

      US /kəˈrʌpt/

      UK /kə'rʌpt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To persuade someone to act illegal or immorally
      • To cause to become damaged or spoiled
      • Adjective
      • Being damaged or spoiled
      • Misusing power, as by taking bribes, to get rich
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    • destroy

      US /dɪˈstrɔɪ/

      UK /dɪ'strɔɪ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To damage so badly that something no longer exists
      • To defeat someone or something easily
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    • destruction

      US /dɪˈstrʌkʃən/

      UK /dɪ'strʌkʃn/

      • Noun
      • Act of destroying; damaging beyond repair
      • The state of being destroyed or ruined.
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    • eradicate

      US /ɪˈrædɪˌket/

      UK /ɪˈrædɪkeɪt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To remove or destroy something completely
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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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    • execute

      US /ˈɛksɪˌkjut/

      UK /ˈeksɪkju:t/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To kill someone, usually as an official punishment
      • To perform a plan or action
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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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    • fit

      US /fɪt/

      UK /fɪt/

      • Adjective
      • Good looking; physically attractive
      • Having good physical health and strength
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To install a machine, equipment etc.
      • To adjust or change to the right size or shape
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    • for now

      US /fɔr naʊ/

      UK /fɔ: nau/

      • Phrase
      • Temporarily; for the present time.
      • In the short term; for the immediate future.
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    • for too long

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • For an excessively extended period.
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    • forge

      US /fɔ:rdʒ/

      UK /fɔ:dʒ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To create something by hammering hot metal
      • To form something new, such a relationship
      • Countable Noun
      • A furnace to melt and shape metals with heat
      B1TOEIC
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    • genetic

      US /dʒəˈnɛtɪk/

      UK /dʒəˈnetɪk/

      • Adjective
      • Of, relating to, or controlled by genes
      • Relating to genes or heredity.
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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.
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    • in a sense

      US /ɪn e sɛns/

      UK /in ə sens/

      • Phrase
      • In one way of thinking; to some extent; in some ways.
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    • in depth

      US /ɪn dɛpθ/

      UK /in depθ/

      • Adverb
      • Thoroughly and carefully; in detail.
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    • in part

      US /ɪn pɑrt/

      UK /in pɑ:t/

      • Adverb
      • To some extent; partially.
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    • in principle

      US /ɪn ˈprɪnsəpəl/

      UK /in ˈprinsəpl/

      • Phrase
      • In theory; as a general idea, though not yet in practice or detail.
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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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    • infect

      US /ɪnˈfɛkt/

      UK /ɪn'fekt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To introduce a computer virus to
      • To give a disease, bacteria or virus to
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    • infrastructure

      US /ˈɪnfrəˌstrʌktʃɚ/

      UK /'ɪnfrəstrʌktʃə(r)/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Basic necessary equipment for a country or region
      • The underlying framework or system of an organization.
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    • instead of

      US /ɪnˈstɛd ʌv/

      UK /inˈsted ɔv/

      • Preposition
      • When one thing is replaced by another
      • Adverb
      • As a substitute or alternative.
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    • know about

      US /noʊ əˈbaʊt/

      UK /nəʊ əˈbaut/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To have information or understanding of a subject or situation.
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    • lawyer

      US /ˈlɔjɚ/

      UK /ˈlɔ:jə(r)/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Professional who helps people with the law
      • A person who advises on legal matters and can act on their behalf.
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    • lineage

      US /ˈlɪniɪdʒ/

      UK /ˈlɪniɪdʒ/

      • Noun
      • People in someone's family who lived in the past
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    • look for

      US /lʊk fɔr/

      UK /luk fɔ:/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To try to find a thing or person that is lost
      • To expect or anticipate something.
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    • mercy

      US /ˈmɚsi/

      UK /'mɜ:sɪ/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Kind instead of harsh treatment of someone
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    • mutate

      US /ˈmjutet,mjuˈtet/

      UK /mju:'teɪt/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To develop into another thing; change
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    • of itself

      US /ʌv ɪtˈself/

      UK /əv ɪtˈself/

      • other
      • Happening automatically without external cause or help.
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    • once and for all

      US /wʌns ənd fɔr ɔl/

      UK /wʌns ænd fɔ: ɔ:l/

      • Phrase
      • Completely and finally; decisively.
      • In a definitive and conclusive manner.
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    • oxygen

      US /ˈɑksɪdʒən/

      UK /'ɒksɪdʒən/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • A gas in the air that we need to breathe
      • Oxygen administered as a medical treatment.
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    • phase

      US /fez/

      UK /feɪz/

      • Noun
      • Different stages of the moon from new to full
      • Distinct part or step in a process
      • Transitive Verb
      • To make happen in a gradual ordered way
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    • principle

      US /ˈprɪnsəpəl/

      UK /ˈprɪnsəpl/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Moral rule or belief governing a person's behavior
      • Natural law that explains how things work
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    • progress

      US /ˈprɑɡˌrɛs, -rəs, ˈproˌɡrɛs/

      UK /'prəʊɡres/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To move forward or toward a place or goal
      • To make progress; develop or improve.
      • Uncountable Noun
      • Act of moving forward
      • The process of improving or developing something over a period of time.
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    • rapidly

      US /ˈræpɪdlɪ/

      UK /'ræpɪdlɪ/

      • Adverb
      • With great speed; quickly
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    • release

      US /rɪ'li:s/

      UK /rɪ'li:s/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To free someone from a responsibility or burden
      • To allow a film, music etc. to be sold/distributed
      • Noun
      • Act of freeing someone from a duty or burden
      • Introduction of a new product, film, book, etc.
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    • resilient

      US /rɪˈzɪljənt/

      UK /rɪ'zɪlɪənt/

      • Adjective
      • Recovering quickly from something bad
      • Able to withstand or recover quickly from difficult conditions.
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    • rogue

      US /roʊg/

      UK /rəʊg/

      • Adjective
      • Being corrupt, dangerous, or uncontrollable
      • Noun
      • Wicked or problematic person
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    • show up

      US /ʃo ʌp/

      UK /ʃəu ʌp/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To arrive or be seen at a place, e.g. a party
      • To be noticeably better than (someone else)
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    • shut down

      US /ʃʌt daʊn/

      UK /ʃʌt daun/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To close an operating system, e.g. on a computer
      • To stop a factory/machine from operating
      • Transitive Verb
      • To deactivate a nuclear reactor.
      • To turn off a computer or other electronic device.
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    • stand around

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To spend time standing without doing anything useful or important.
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    • starve

      US /stɑ:rv/

      UK /stɑ:v/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To (cause to) be hungry or go without food
      • To need or desire very strongly
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    • survive

      US /sɚˈvaɪv/

      UK /sə'vaɪv/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To continue to live despite illness or trouble
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    • swat

      US /swɑt/

      UK /swɒt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To hit, slap, or smack, e.g. so as to kill a fly
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    • switch

      US /swɪtʃ/

      UK /swɪtʃ/

      • Noun
      • A change or shift from one method to another
      • Thing you move to turn electrical items on or off
      • Transitive Verb
      • To exchange or replace something for another thing
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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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    • therapy

      US /ˈθɛrəpi/

      UK /'θerəpɪ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Treatment to help cure an illness
      • Psychological counseling to help resolve personal or emotional problems.
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    • tiny

      US /ˈtaɪni/

      UK /'taɪnɪ/

      • Adjective
      • Very, very small
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    • to order

      US

      UK

      • Transitive Verb
      • To give an instruction or command.
      • To request something to be made, supplied, or served.
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    • tumor

      US /'tju:mə/

      UK /'tju:mə/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Abnormal growth of cells; cancer
      • A swelling of a part of the body, generally without inflammation, caused by an abnormal growth of tissue, whether benign or malignant.
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    • turn into

      US /tɚn ˈɪntu/

      UK /tə:n ˈɪntuː/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To change to become something else
      • To change your direction to go into a place
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    • wander

      US /ˈwɑ:ndə(r)/

      UK /ˈwɒndə(r)/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To move through a place with no particular purpose
      • To move through a place with no particular purpose
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    • wander off

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To stray or move away aimlessly from a place or group.
      • To deviate from the main subject or topic.
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    She took a brave step forward, leaving behind her comfort zone to chase her dreams.

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    • 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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