Vocabulary

  • a passion for: A strong enthusiasm or interest in something.
  • to hand: To give or pass something to someone using your hand.
  • in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
  • on the line: At risk; in a situation where something could be lost.
  • phone number: A sequence of digits assigned to a telephone subscriber, used to make a call to that phone.
  • taken over: To gain control of (a company) from someone else
  • on the phone: Talking on the telephone.
  • in the works: Being planned or prepared; in progress.
  • stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
  • absolutely: Completely; totally; very
  • opportunity: Time, situation when a thing might be done; chance
  • demonstrate: To display a feeling or ability openly
  • campaign: To work in an organized, active way towards a goal
  • convince: To persuade someone, or make them feel sure
  • conversation: Talking with other people; discussion or chat
  • fear: Unpleasant feeling caused by being aware of danger
  • fraud: Use of dishonest ways to take something valuable
  • intricate: Very detailed or difficult to untangle
  • realistic: Looks or appears real; like things really are
  • issue: To make something available to be used or sold
  • private: Being away from others and quiet
  • passion: Powerful, positive excitement and interest
  • require: To demand that someone does something
  • generate: To create or be produced or bring into existence
  • create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
  • scam: A trick to fool other people to get their money
  • hesitant: Pausing because unsure or reluctant to act
  • charity: Kindness and willingness to forgive, help
  • occasional: Not happening often; irregular; rare
  • nightmare: Frightening, difficult or displeasing experience
  • wealth: Amount of money or possessions you own, e.g. large
  • notice: To become aware by sight, touch, or hearing
  • sound: Sensible, dependable and reliable
  • british: Concerning the culture and people of British
  • kind: In a caring and helpful manner
  • continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
  • information: Collection of facts and details about something
  • audio: Concerning sound
  • stand: To be a candidate in an election
  • great: Very good; better than before
  • turn: To become (a particular age)
  • land: Region or country
  • hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
  • noticeable: Being easy or likely to be sensed or noticed
  • hold: To agree to keep something for someone
  • virgin: Someone who did not do a thing before; first timer
  • menace: Something that threatens or is dangerous
  • blunder: To make a large mistake or error
  • bless: To make something holy by saying a special prayer
  • daisy: Small, white flower that has a yellow center
  • clamp: Something used to fasten two things together
  • knitting: To join or be joined closely together
  • online: Connected to the internet
  • generative: Having the ability to produce or originate
  • autonomously: Operating independently
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    • a passion for

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • A strong enthusiasm or interest in something.
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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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    • audio

      US /ˈɔ:dioʊ/

      UK /ˈɔ:diəʊ/

      • Adjective
      • Concerning sound
      • Uncountable Noun
      • Sound, especially when recorded or transmitted.
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    • autonomously

      US /ɔ:'tɒnəməslɪ/

      UK /ɔ:'tɒnəməslɪ/

      • Adverb
      • Operating independently
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    • bless

      US /blɛs/

      UK /bles/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To make something holy by saying a special prayer
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    • blunder

      US /ˈblʌndɚ/

      UK /'blʌndə(r)/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To make a large mistake or error
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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.
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    • charity

      US /ˈtʃærɪti/

      UK /'tʃærətɪ/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Kindness and willingness to forgive, help
      • Institution providing help to the needy, the sick
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    • clamp

      US /klæmp/

      UK /klæmp/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Something used to fasten two things together
      • Transitive Verb
      • To hold something tight so it cannot move
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    • conversation

      US /ˌkɑnvɚˈseʃən/

      UK /ˌkɒnvəˈseɪʃn/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Talking with other people; discussion or chat
      • General communication or interaction.
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    • convince

      US /kənˈvɪns/

      UK /kən'vɪns/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To persuade someone, or make them feel sure
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    • daisy

      US /ˈdezi/

      UK /ˈdeɪzi/

      • Noun
      • Small, white flower that has a yellow center
      • Proper Noun
      • Person's name
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    • demonstrate

      US /ˈdɛmənˌstret/

      UK /'demənstreɪt/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To display a feeling or ability openly
      • To protest about something often as a group
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    • fraud

      US /frɔd/

      UK /frɔ:d/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Use of dishonest ways to take something valuable
      • Person who pretends to be what he or she is not
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    • generate

      US /ˈdʒɛnəˌret/

      UK /ˈdʒenəreɪt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To create or be produced or bring into existence
      • To create electricity, heat, energy and power
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    • generative

      US /ˈdʒɛnərətɪv, -əˌre-/

      UK /ˈdʒenərətɪv/

      • Adjective
      • Having the ability to produce or originate
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    • hesitant

      US /ˈhɛzɪtənt/

      UK /ˈhezɪtənt/

      • Adjective
      • Pausing because unsure or reluctant to act
      • Unwilling or reluctant to do something.
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    • in the works

      US

      UK

      • Adjective
      • Being planned or prepared; in progress.
      • Phrase
      • Under development or being actively planned.
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    • in the world

      US /ɪn ði wɜrld/

      UK /in ðə wɜː(r)ld/

      • Phrase
      • Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
      • Used to indicate the extent or degree of something, often in a superlative sense.
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    • intricate

      US /ˈɪntrɪkɪt/

      UK /ˈɪntrɪkət/

      • Adjective
      • Very detailed or difficult to untangle
      B2TOEIC
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    • issue

      US /ˈɪʃu/

      UK /'ɪʃu:/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To make something available to be used or sold
      • To deliver a statement, etc. in an official manner
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Important topic discussed, debated or argued over
      • Single edition of a magazine
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    • knitting

      US /ˈnɪtɪŋ/

      UK /ˈnɪtɪŋ/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To join or be joined closely together
      • To make clothing by joining strands of wool
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    • menace

      US /ˈmɛnɪs/

      UK /'menəs/

      • Noun
      • Something that threatens or is dangerous
      • Transitive Verb
      • To threaten or alarm someone
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    • nightmare

      US /ˈnaɪtˌmɛr/

      UK /ˈnaɪtmeə(r)/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Frightening, difficult or displeasing experience
      • Frightening or upsetting dream while sleeping
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    • noticeable

      US /ˈnoʊtɪsəbl/

      UK /ˈnəʊtɪsəbl/

      • Adjective
      • Being easy or likely to be sensed or noticed
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    • occasional

      US /əˈkeʒənəl/

      UK /əˈkeɪʒənl/

      • Adjective
      • Not happening often; irregular; rare
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    • on the line

      US /ɑn ði laɪn/

      UK /ɔn ðə lain/

      • Phrase
      • At risk; in a situation where something could be lost.
      • Having a great deal of responsibility.
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    • on the phone

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Talking on the telephone.
      • Adjective
      • Using a phone, especially a mobile phone.
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    • online

      US /ˌɑ:nˈlaɪn/

      UK /ˌɒnˈlaɪn/

      • Adjective
      • Connected to the internet
      • Adverb
      • Via the internet.
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    • opportunity

      US /ˌɑpɚˈtunɪti, -ˈtju-/

      UK /ˌɒpə'tju:nətɪ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Time, situation when a thing might be done; chance
      • A favorable time or occasion for doing something.
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    • passion

      US /ˈpæʃən/

      UK /'pæʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Powerful, positive excitement and interest
      • Something for which one has a great love
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    • phone number

      US

      UK

      • Countable Noun
      • A sequence of digits assigned to a telephone subscriber, used to make a call to that phone.
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    • realistic

      US /ˌriəˈlɪstɪk/

      UK /ˌri:əˈlɪstɪk/

      • Adjective
      • Looks or appears real; like things really are
      • Having or showing a practical awareness of things as they are
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    • require

      US /rɪˈkwaɪr/

      UK /rɪ'kwaɪə(r)/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To demand that someone does something
      • To need to do something, to make it necessary
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    • scam

      US /skæm/

      UK /skæm/

      • Noun
      • A trick to fool other people to get their money
      • Transitive Verb
      • To trick to fool other people to get their money
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    • stuff

      US /stʌf/

      UK /stʌf/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Generic description for things, materials, objects
      • Transitive Verb
      • To push material inside something, with force
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    • taken over

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To gain control of (a company) from someone else
      • To gain control of something.
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    • to hand

      US

      UK

      • Transitive Verb
      • To give or pass something to someone using your hand.
      • To offer assistance or help.
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    • virgin

      US /ˈvɚdʒɪn/

      UK /ˈvɜ:dʒɪn/

      • Countable Noun
      • Someone who did not do a thing before; first timer
      • Person who has never had sexual intercourse
      • Adjective
      • Never having had sexual intercourse
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    • wealth

      US /wɛlθ/

      UK /welθ/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Amount of money or possessions you own, e.g. large
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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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