Vocabulary

  • close up: A photograph or film shot taken of a subject at close range.
  • tv show: A television program.
  • instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
  • in isolation: Separately from other people or things; alone.
  • in order to: For the purpose of; with the aim of.
  • first prize: The best prize in a competition or game.
  • think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
  • on television: Appearing or broadcast on TV.
  • of course: Sure ; Certainly
  • move beyond: To go past or exceed a limit, boundary, or set of expectations.
  • much about: A lot of information or knowledge concerning something.
  • come to terms with: To accept something difficult or unpleasant.
  • with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
  • equivalent: Equal to something in value, use or meaning
  • aware: Knowing or feeling that something exists
  • audience: Group of people attending a play, movie etc.
  • reality: What is true, as opposed to what is imagined
  • prevent: To stop something from happening or existing
  • bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
  • pile: Large amount of something
  • series: Set of stories or articles on a particular subject
  • mundane: Being ordinary and therefore boring
  • moral: In a way considered proper and good by most people
  • upset: (Of stomach, etc.) not functioning well; sick
  • survive: To continue to live despite illness or trouble
  • segment: Part divided from the other parts of something
  • strip: To remove your clothes (often sexily for someone)
  • subject: The person, thing, or idea that is being discussed, described, or studied.
  • film: Thin layer that covers something
  • guide: To help or advise someone about something
  • objective: Being real, rather than simply being an idea
  • fame: (Person, thing) being well-known by many people
  • ethical: Morally right; following principles of goodness
  • naked: Not wearing any clothes; without covering
  • twist: To turn something in a circular direction
  • documentary: Supported by written evidence
  • humiliating: Causing you to feel a loss of self-respect
  • arrest: To attract someone's attention and hold interest
  • puzzle: To be a challenge to understand; confuse
  • kind: In a caring and helpful manner
  • ever: At any time; at all times in the future
  • learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
  • fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
  • regard: Admiration or respect for a person or thing
  • comedian: An entertainer whose job is to make people laugh
  • critic: Person who judges (e.g. art) and gives opinions
  • loneliness: State of feeling sad because you are alone
  • aspire: To have a great ambition or goal
  • step: Movement done as part of a particular dance
  • tribe: Racial group united by language, religion, customs
  • tsunami: Huge sea wave often caused by an earthquake
  • space: Empty area kept for a specific reason, like a car
  • part: Division of a book
  • mount: To attach something to something else
  • venom: Poison, e.g. one produced by plant or animal
  • categorize: To distribute into classes or the same type
  • think: To have an idea about something without certainty
  • guy: Man; boy; any person
  • life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
  • time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
  • finale: Last part of a musical piece or performance
  • dot: To place small amounts/things in various places
  • starvation: Extreme hunger; death from lack of food
  • torso: Body (often dead), without arms, legs, or head
  • contestant: Person who participates in a competition
  • fort: Group of military buildings with high walls
  • nickname: Name given by friends or family
  • lifeline: Rope or cord used to attach a person to a boat
  • filmmaker: Person who makes movies; movie producer, director
  • yen: Currency used in Japan
  • sushi: Rice (with raw fish) wrapped in seaweed
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    • aspire

      US /əˈspaɪr/

      UK /əˈspaɪə(r)/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To have a great ambition or goal
      B2
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    • audience

      US /ˈɔdiəns/

      UK /ˈɔ:diəns/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Group of people attending a play, movie etc.
      A2TOEIC
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    • aware

      US /əˈwɛr/

      UK /əˈwɛə/

      • Adjective
      • Knowing or feeling that something exists
      A2TOEIC
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    • categorize

      US /'kætəɡəraɪz/

      UK /ˈkætəgəraɪz/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To distribute into classes or the same type
      B1
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    • close up

      US /kloz ʌp/

      UK /kləuz ʌp/

      • Countable Noun
      • A photograph or film shot taken of a subject at close range.
      • Adverb
      • To move nearer to someone or something.
      A1
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    • come to terms with

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • To accept something difficult or unpleasant.
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To accept something unpleasant
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    • comedian

      US /kəˈmidiən/

      UK /kəˈmi:diən/

      • Countable Noun
      • An entertainer whose job is to make people laugh
      A2
      More
    • contestant

      US /kənˈtɛstənt, ˈkɑnˌtɛstənt/

      UK /kənˈtestənt/

      • Countable Noun
      • Person who participates in a competition
      B1
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    • critic

      US /ˈkrɪtɪk/

      UK /'krɪtɪk/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Person who judges (e.g. art) and gives opinions
      • A person who tends to find fault or express adverse criticism.
      A2
      More
    • documentary

      US /ˌdɑ:kjuˈmentri/

      UK /ˌdɒkjuˈmentri/

      • Adjective
      • Supported by written evidence
      • Noun
      • Film TV program giving facts about a person, event
      B1
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    • dot

      US /dɑt/

      UK /dɒt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To place small amounts/things in various places
      • To mark something by placing a small, round spot
      • Noun
      • Small round mark
      B1TOEIC
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    • equivalent

      US /ɪˈkwɪvələnt/

      UK /ɪˈkwɪvələnt/

      • Adjective
      • Equal to something in value, use or meaning
      • Having the same meaning or significance.
      • Noun
      • Thing like another in quality, quantity or degree
      B1TOEIC
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    • ethical

      US /ˈɛθɪkəl/

      UK /ˈeθɪkl/

      • Adjective
      • Morally right; following principles of goodness
      B1
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    • fame

      US /fem/

      UK /feɪm/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • (Person, thing) being well-known by many people
      • Widespread reputation, especially of a good kind.
      B1TOEIC
      More
    • film

      US /fɪlm/

      UK /fɪlm/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Thin layer that covers something
      • Movie
      • Transitive Verb
      • To record moving action with a camera
      A2
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    • filmmaker

      US /'fɪlmˌmeɪkə/

      UK /'fɪlmˌmeɪkə/

      • Noun
      • Person who makes movies; movie producer, director
      C2
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    • finale

      US /fɪˈnæli/

      UK /fɪˈnɑ:li/

      • Noun
      • Last part of a musical piece or performance
      B2
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    • first prize

      US

      UK

      • Noun
      • The best prize in a competition or game.
      A2
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    • fort

      US /fɔ:rt/

      UK /fɔ:t/

      • Noun
      • Group of military buildings with high walls
      B1
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    • guide

      US /ɡaɪd/

      UK /ɡaɪd/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To help or advise someone about something
      • To control missile to hit a target by radio signal
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Book or a magazine containing information/advice
      • Person leading others visiting an unknown place
      A2TOEIC
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    • humiliating

      US /hju:'mɪlɪeɪtɪŋ/

      UK /hju:'mɪlɪeɪtɪŋ/

      • Adjective
      • Causing you to feel a loss of self-respect
      • Transitive Verb
      • To cause to lose pride, self-respect, or dignity
      B2
      More
    • in isolation

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Separately from other people or things; alone.
      • Considered separately and without reference to other related things.
      C1
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    • in order to

      US /ɪn ˈɔrdɚ tu/

      UK /in ˈɔ:də tu:/

      • Preposition
      • For the purpose of; with the aim of.
      • Phrase
      • In a specific sequence or arrangement.
      • With the aim of; for the purpose of.
      C1
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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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    • lifeline

      US /ˈlaɪfˌlaɪn/

      UK /'laɪflaɪn/

      • Noun
      • Rope or cord used to attach a person to a boat
      C1
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    • loneliness

      US /ˈlonlɪnɪs/

      UK /'ləʊnlɪnəs/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • State of feeling sad because you are alone
      • A feeling of being isolated from others, even when surrounded by people.
      B2
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    • moral

      US /ˈmɔrəl, ˈmɑr-/

      UK /ˈmɒrəl/

      • Adjective
      • In a way considered proper and good by most people
      • Uncountable Noun
      • In a way considered proper and good by most people
      A2TOEIC
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    • mount

      US /maʊnt/

      UK /maʊnt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To attach something to something else
      • To set a picture, jewel etc. in
      • Noun
      • An attachment used to keep something in place
      • Horse that someone is riding
      B2
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    • move beyond

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To go past or exceed a limit, boundary, or set of expectations.
      B2
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    • much about

      US /mʌtʃ əˈbaʊt/

      UK /mʌtʃ əˈbaut/

      • Phrase
      • A lot of information or knowledge concerning something.
      • To a great extent or degree regarding something; caring.
      A1
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    • mundane

      US /mʌnˈden, ˈmʌnˌden/

      UK /mʌnˈdeɪn/

      • Adjective
      • Being ordinary and therefore boring
      • Of this world rather than the spiritual one
      B2TOEIC
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    • naked

      US /ˈnekɪd/

      UK /ˈneɪkɪd/

      • Adjective
      • Not wearing any clothes; without covering
      B1
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    • nickname

      US /ˈnɪkˌnem/

      UK /ˈnɪkneɪm/

      • Noun
      • Name given by friends or family
      • Transitive Verb
      • To give someone an informal name or title
      B2
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    • objective

      US /əbˈdʒɛktɪv/

      UK /əbˈdʒektɪv/

      • Adjective
      • Being real, rather than simply being an idea
      • Not influenced by personal feelings or opinions; impartial.
      • Noun
      • Something you decide you want to do; goal
      A2TOEIC
      More
    • of course

      US /ʌv kɔː(r)s/

      UK /ɔv kɔː(r)s/

      • Adverb
      • Sure ; Certainly
      • Phrase
      • For sure; certainly
      A2
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    • on television

      US /ɑn ˈtɛləvɪʒən/

      UK /ɒn ˈtelɪvɪʒən/

      • other
      • Appearing or broadcast on TV.
      A2
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    • pile

      US /paɪl/

      UK /paɪl/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Large amount of something
      • Group of things one on top of another
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • (E.g. of problems) to increase; get more or worse
      • To place things on top of each other; to heap up.
      B1TOEIC
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    • prevent

      US /prɪˈvɛnt/

      UK /prɪ'vent/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To stop something from happening or existing
      A2TOEIC
      More
    • puzzle

      US /ˈpʌzəl/

      UK /'pʌzl/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To be a challenge to understand; confuse
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Something challenging to explain or understand
      • Game requiring the player to find an answer
      A2TOEIC
      More
    • reality

      US /riˈælɪti/

      UK /rɪ'ælətɪ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • What is true, as opposed to what is imagined
      • The state of things as they actually exist, rather than as they may appear or might be imagined.
      A2
      More
    • regard

      US /rɪˈɡɑrd/

      UK /rɪ'ɡɑ:d/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Admiration or respect for a person or thing
      • Careful thought or attention.
      • Transitive Verb
      • To think about a person, thing in a particular way
      • To look at a person or thing in a particular way
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    • segment

      US /ˈsɛɡmənt/

      UK /ˈsegmənt/

      • Noun
      • Part divided from the other parts of something
      • Transitive Verb
      • To separate something into different parts
      B1TOEIC
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    • starvation

      US /stɑ:rˈveɪʃn/

      UK /stɑ:ˈveɪʃn/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Extreme hunger; death from lack of food
      B1
      More
    • strip

      US /strɪp/

      UK /strɪp/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To remove your clothes (often sexily for someone)
      • To remove something, e.g. paint from a wall
      • Countable Noun
      • Long narrow piece, such as ribbon or land
      B1
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    • survive

      US /sɚˈvaɪv/

      UK /sə'vaɪv/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To continue to live despite illness or trouble
      A2TOEIC
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    • sushi

      US /ˈsuʃi/

      UK /ˈsu:ʃi/

      • Noun
      • Rice (with raw fish) wrapped in seaweed
      B2
      More
    • 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
      A1
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    • torso

      US /ˈtɔrso/

      UK /'tɔ:səʊ/

      • Noun
      • Body (often dead), without arms, legs, or head
      B2
      More
    • tribe

      US /traɪb/

      UK /traɪb/

      • Noun
      • Racial group united by language, religion, customs
      B1
      More
    • tsunami

      US /tsʊˈnɑmi/

      UK /tsu:ˈnɑ:mi/

      • Noun
      • Huge sea wave often caused by an earthquake
      B2
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    • tv show

      US /ˈtiˈvi ʃo/

      UK /ˈti:ˈvi: ʃəu/

      • Noun
      • A television program.
      More
    • twist

      US /twɪst/

      UK /twɪst/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To turn something in a circular direction
      • To turn in a curving direction e.g. road or path
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Turn or spiral curve in a path or road
      • Bend or sudden change of direction
      A2
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    • upset

      US /ʌpˈsɛt/

      UK /ʌpˈset/

      • Adjective
      • (Of stomach, etc.) not functioning well; sick
      • Troubled, worried, or angry
      • Transitive Verb
      • To turn upside down or on its side
      • To trouble, worry, or anger someone
      A2
      More
    • venom

      US /ˈvɛnəm/

      UK /ˈvenəm/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Poison, e.g. one produced by plant or animal
      B2
      More
    • with it

      US /wɪð ɪt/

      UK /wið it/

      • Adjective
      • Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
      • Understanding and knowledgeable about current trends or information.
      A1
      More
    • yen

      US /jɛn/

      UK /jen/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Currency used in Japan
      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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