Vocabulary

  • at that time: During a specific point in the past.
  • at least: As a minimum
  • work out
  • absolutely: Completely; totally; very
  • manifest: List of cargo on a ship
  • scene: Incident where someone behaves angrily, badly
  • career: Particular occupation in professional life
  • genre: Category of art, music with its own qualities
  • role: Character played by an actor
  • strange: Unusual or odd; surprising because unexpected
  • agent: Chemical with the power to make chemical reactions
  • lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
  • audition: To try out for a part in a play or film
  • offer: Price you say you are willing to pay for something
  • workout: Energetic exercise
  • learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
  • ton: Unit of weight; 907 kilograms (US); 1016 (UK)
  • riddle: Amusing question that has a clever or funny answer
  • act: To behave in a certain way
  • remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
  • make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
  • part: Division of a book
  • finally: used especially at the beginning of a sentence to introduce the last point or idea
  • hold: To agree to keep something for someone
  • choose: To select; decide between several possibilities
  • work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
  • want: To desire or wish for something; hope for a thing
  • time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
  • begin: To do the first part of an action; to start
  • flashback: Showing an earlier event in a film, book etc.
  • crazy: Mentally ill; mad
  • potter: To spend time, e.g. gardening, without hurrying
  • boo: To shout out 'boo', to express your disapproval
  • gentleman: Man who has good manners and is considerate
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    • absolutely

      US /ˈæbsəˌlutli, ˌæbsəˈlutli/

      UK /ˈæbsəlu:tli/

      • Adverb
      • Completely; totally; very
      • Considered independently and without relation to other things; viewed abstractly; as, quantity absolutely considered.
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    • agent

      US /ˈedʒənt/

      UK /'eɪdʒənt/

      • Noun
      • Chemical with the power to make chemical reactions
      • Person who represents or decides for others
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    • at least

      US /æt list/

      UK /æt li:st/

      • Adverb
      • As a minimum
      • Not less than
      • Phrase
      • No less than; at the minimum
      • Used to indicate that something is positive in a bad situation.
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    • at that time

      US /æt ðæt taɪm/

      UK /æt ðæt taim/

      • Phrase
      • During a specific point in the past.
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    • audition

      US /ɔˈdɪʃən/

      UK /ɔ:ˈdɪʃn/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To try out for a part in a play or film
      • Noun
      • Trial performance to show suitability for a part
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    • boo

      US /bu/

      UK /bu:/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To shout out 'boo', to express your disapproval
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    • career

      US /kəˈrɪr/

      UK /kə'rɪə(r)/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Particular occupation in professional life
      • The course of a person's life, especially in a particular pursuit or profession.
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To move forward very fast and without control
      • To advance or make progress rapidly
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    • crazy

      US /ˈkrezi/

      UK /'kreɪzɪ/

      • Adjective
      • Mentally ill; mad
      • Not being sensible or practical
      • Noun
      • Person acting in a manner that is strange and odd
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    • flashback

      US /ˈflæʃˌbæk/

      UK /'flæʃbæk/

      • Noun
      • Showing an earlier event in a film, book etc.
      C2
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    • genre

      US /ˈʒɑnrə/

      UK /'ʒɒ̃rə/

      • Noun
      • Category of art, music with its own qualities
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    • gentleman

      US /ˈdʒɛntlmən/

      UK /'dʒentlmən/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Man who has good manners and is considerate
      • A polite form of address for a man, especially in formal situations.
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    • manifest

      US /ˈmænəˌfɛst/

      UK /'mænɪfest/

      • Countable Noun
      • List of cargo on a ship
      • Transitive Verb
      • To express or show clearly
      • Display or show (a quality or feeling) by one's acts or appearance; demonstrate.
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    • potter

      US /'pɑ:tər/

      UK /'pɒtə(r)/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To spend time, e.g. gardening, without hurrying
      • Countable Noun
      • Someone who makes pots, bowls etc. out of clay
      C2
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    • riddle

      US /ˈrɪdl/

      UK /'rɪdl/

      • Countable Noun
      • Amusing question that has a clever or funny answer
      B1TOEIC
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    • role

      US /rol/

      UK /rəʊl/

      • Noun
      • Character played by an actor
      • Part you play in an activity; job; responsibility
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    • scene

      US /sin/

      UK /si:n/

      • Noun
      • Incident where someone behaves angrily, badly
      • View that looks like a picture
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    • ton

      US /tʌn/

      UK /tʌn/

      • Noun
      • Unit of weight; 907 kilograms (US); 1016 (UK)
      A2
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    • work out

      US /wɚk aʊt/

      UK /wə:k aut/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To find a way to do something, by thinking
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    • workout

      US /ˈwə:kˌaʊt/

      UK /ˈwɜ:kaʊt/

      • Noun
      • Energetic exercise
      B2
      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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    James McAvoy turned down a big Harry Potter role

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