Vocabulary

  • fork out: To pay a large amount of money, often unwillingly.
  • splash out: To spend a lot of money freely
  • live on: To continue to exist or be remembered.
  • save up: To gradually collect money by saving.
  • have to: Must do
  • of course: Sure ; Certainly
  • get into it: To become interested in something and enjoy it.
  • on the money: Exactly correct or precise.
  • freak out: To react or behave in a wild or irrational way
  • come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
  • work on: To devote effort to improve or develop something
  • struggle: To try very hard to do something difficult
  • negative: The opposite to a positive electrical charge
  • barely: Only just; just possible
  • freak: (Of weather, etc.) unusual; unpredictable; amazing
  • increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
  • neutral: Something with pH value of 7
  • bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
  • statement: Record of activity in a bank account over time
  • reach: To come to or arrive at a goal or destination
  • sustain: To lengthen or continue to do something
  • similar: Nearly the same; alike
  • accumulate: To gather or acquire so that you have more of it
  • private: Being away from others and quiet
  • temporarily: For a limited amount of time
  • survive: To continue to live despite illness or trouble
  • reason: To think and make conclusions in a logical manner
  • break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
  • relate: To demonstrate a logical relationship between
  • leave: To go away from; depart
  • target: A goal or amount you are trying to achieve
  • splash: To throw water or liquids in many directions
  • lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
  • phrasal: Concerning or consisting of a phrase
  • spend: To use money to pay for something
  • learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
  • promise: To say you will certainly do something
  • fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
  • luxurious: Being very comfortable, beautiful, and expensive
  • decide: To make a choice or choose after thinking about it
  • anniversary: Date occuring every year of a past event, wedding
  • remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
  • person: Man, woman or child
  • difference: A thing or issue that people do not agree about
  • feed: To give food, e.g. to animals or a baby
  • borrow: To take and later return something from another
  • start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
  • fix: Answer to a problem
  • renovation: Act of repairing or rebuilding a house, room, etc.
  • worksheet: Piece of paper showing work planned or done
  • reluctantly: In an unwilling manner; grudgingly
  • hungry: Feeling a need or want to eat food
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    • accumulate

      US /əˈkjumjəˌlet/

      UK /əˈkju:mjəleɪt/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To gather or acquire so that you have more of it
      C2
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    • anniversary

      US /ˌænəˈvɚsəri/

      UK /ˌænɪ'vɜ:sərɪ/

      • Noun
      • Date occuring every year of a past event, wedding
      B1TOEIC
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    • barely

      US /ˈbɛrli/

      UK /ˈbɛəli/

      • Adverb
      • Only just; just possible
      A2TOEIC
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    • borrow

      US /ˈbɑ:roʊ/

      UK /ˈbɒrəʊ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To take and later return something from another
      • To carry one number to another column when adding
      A2TOEIC
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    • come back

      US /kʌm bæk/

      UK /kʌm bæk/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To reply to someone, often forcefully
      • To be remembered
      A1
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    • decide

      US /dɪˈsaɪd/

      UK /dɪ'saɪd/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To make a choice or choose after thinking about it
      • To make a legal judgment in court
      A2TOEIC
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    • feed

      US /fid/

      UK /fi:d/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To give food, e.g. to animals or a baby
      • To push something through an opening
      • Uncountable Noun
      • Food given to animals
      A2TOEIC
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    • fix

      US /fɪks/

      UK /fɪks/

      • Noun
      • Answer to a problem
      • Transitive Verb
      • To arrange or prepare something
      • To attach something so it will not move or change
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    • fork out

      US /fɔrk aʊt/

      UK /fɔ:k aʊt/

      • other
      • To pay a large amount of money, often unwillingly.
      B2
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    • freak

      US /friːk/

      UK /friːk/

      • Adjective
      • (Of weather, etc.) unusual; unpredictable; amazing
      • Noun
      • A person, animal, or event that is physically abnormal, very unusual, or unlike others.
      • A person with an unusual appearance or behaviour.
      B2
      More
    • freak out

      US /frik aʊt/

      UK /fri:k aut/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To react or behave in a wild or irrational way
      • To become very anxious, upset, or afraid; to panic.
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To experience or display extreme emotions, such as fear or panic.
      • To have a very disturbing and frightening experience caused by taking drugs.
      B2
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    • get into it

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To become interested in something and enjoy it.
      • To start a career or profession.
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To become interested in something.
      A1
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    • have to

      US /hæv tu/

      UK /ˈhæv tə/

      • Auxiliary Verb
      • Must do
      A1
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    • hungry

      US /ˈhʌŋɡri/

      UK /ˈhʌŋgri/

      • Adjective
      • Feeling a need or want to eat food
      • Feeling a need or want to eat food
      B2
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    • live on

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To continue to exist or be remembered.
      • To eat a particular type of food as the main thing.
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    • luxurious

      US /lʌgˈʒʊriəs/

      UK /lʌgˈʒʊəriəs/

      • Adjective
      • Being very comfortable, beautiful, and expensive
      A2
      More
    • negative

      US /ˈnɛɡətɪv/

      UK /'neɡətɪv/

      • Noun
      • The opposite to a positive electrical charge
      • In grammar, containing words such as 'no' or 'not'
      • Adjective
      • Being harmful, unwanted or unhelpful
      • In mathematics, being less than zero
      A2
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    • neutral

      US /ˈnu:trəl/

      UK /ˈnju:trəl/

      • Adjective
      • Something with pH value of 7
      • Having no positive or negative electrical charge
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Color that is dull and not bright, such as gray
      • The rest position for gears in a car or vehicle
      B1
      More
    • of course

      US /ʌv kɔː(r)s/

      UK /ɔv kɔː(r)s/

      • Adverb
      • Sure ; Certainly
      • Phrase
      • For sure; certainly
      A2
      More
    • on the money

      US /ɑn ðə ˈmʌni/

      UK /ɒn ðə ˈmʌni/

      • other
      • Exactly correct or precise.
      B2
      More
    • phrasal

      US

      UK

      • Adjective
      • Concerning or consisting of a phrase
      B1
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    • reach

      US /ritʃ/

      UK /ri:tʃ/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To come to or arrive at a goal or destination
      • To be long enough to get to a certain place
      • Uncountable Noun
      • Power or control someone has over something
      A2TOEIC
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    • relate

      US /rɪˈlet/

      UK /rɪ'leɪt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To demonstrate a logical relationship between
      • To understand or sympathize with, e.g. a problem
      A2TOEIC
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    • reluctantly

      US /rɪˈlʌktəntlɪ/

      UK /rɪ'lʌktəntlɪ/

      • Adverb
      • In an unwilling manner; grudgingly
      B1
      More
    • renovation

      US /ˌrenə'veɪʃn/

      UK /ˌrenə'veɪʃn/

      • Noun
      • Act of repairing or rebuilding a house, room, etc.
      C1TOEIC
      More
    • save up

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To gradually collect money by saving.
      A2
      More
    • spend

      US /spɛnd/

      UK /spend/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To use money to pay for something
      • To use time in order to do something
      A2TOEIC
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    • splash

      US /splæʃ/

      UK /splæʃ/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To throw water or liquids in many directions
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Act of throwing water in various directions
      B1
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    • splash out

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To spend a lot of money freely
      B2
      More
    • statement

      US / ˈstetmənt/

      UK /ˈsteɪtmənt/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Record of activity in a bank account over time
      • Act or process of saying something formally
      A2TOEIC
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    • struggle

      US /ˈstrʌɡəl/

      UK /'strʌɡl/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To try very hard to do something difficult
      • To fight or struggle violently
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Strong efforts made to do something difficult
      • A difficult or challenging situation or task
      A2
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    • survive

      US /sɚˈvaɪv/

      UK /sə'vaɪv/

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

      US /səˈsten/

      UK /sə'steɪn/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To lengthen or continue to do something
      • To support or maintain someone or something
      B2TOEIC
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    • target

      US /ˈtɑrɡɪt/

      UK /'tɑ:ɡɪt/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A goal or amount you are trying to achieve
      • Group you are trying to sell to or influence
      • Transitive Verb
      • To try to influence; direct a message toward
      • (Army) to aim an attack at something
      A2TOEIC
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    • temporarily

      US /tempəˈrerɪlɪ/

      UK /tempəˈrerɪlɪ/

      • Adverb
      • For a limited amount of time
      • In a way that is not intended to be permanent or lasting
      A2
      More
    • work on

      US /wɚk ɑn/

      UK /wə:k ɔn/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To devote effort to improve or develop something
      • To try to persuade or influence someone.
      A1
      More
    • worksheet

      US

      UK

      • Noun
      • Piece of paper showing work planned or done
      C2
      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

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    UK/breɪv/
    adj.Brave
    v.t.To bravely face
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    Ever wondered how to talk about spending money like a native speaker? Georgie from BBC Learning English is here to help you master essential phrasal verbs like 'fork out' and 'splash out' in everyday money situations! You'll pick up practical vocabulary and learn how to use it in realistic dialogues.

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