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Vocabulary

  • have to: Must do
  • rather than: More exactly; more correctly
  • instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
  • walk away from: To leave a situation or relationship, especially when it is difficult or unpleasant.
  • heading to: Going in a particular direction.
  • back away: To stop being involved with, as through fear
  • walk around: To stroll or wander in a leisurely way.
  • think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
  • in on: To be involved in a secret or plan.
  • over time: Gradually; as time passes.
  • the following: Next in order or sequence.
  • at the same time: Simultaneously; at the identical moment.
  • at a time: Separately; one by one
  • same time: Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
  • used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
  • pass through: To experience something, often unpleasant or difficult.
  • next to: Being located along side another
  • get between: To just do well enough to pass, e.g. a course
  • above ground: Located on or higher than the earth's surface.
  • regardless of
  • walk through: To show someone carefully how to do something
  • descend into: To go down into a place.
  • going on: To continue doing something
  • ultimately: Done or considered as the final and most important
  • multiple: Having or involving more than one of something
  • grab: To take and hold something quickly
  • experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
  • conflict: Argument or struggle between two or more parties
  • intuitive: Able to understand by feeling rather than fact
  • destination: The place you are traveling to
  • sense: Certain mental feeling or emotion
  • achieve: To succeed in doing good, usually by working hard
  • claim: To say that something is true, often without proof.
  • amount: Quantity of something
  • accommodate: To adapt or handle a situation, task
  • awareness: Having knowledge of something
  • encourage: To increase the chance of something happening
  • establish: To set or create something to last for a long time
  • path: Method of living leading to a particular result
  • explain: To make clear or easy to understand by describing
  • direction: When someone tells people what to do
  • transparent: Being open to see and to public criticism
  • require: To demand that someone does something
  • define: To explain the meaning of words
  • security: Department in a company in charge of protection
  • parallel: To be equal to, or like, something else
  • benefit: Good result or effect, something advantageous
  • retail: Business of selling products to the public
  • expand: To make something larger in size, number, amount
  • interrupt: To stop something from happening for a while
  • secure: To get or achieve something with certainty
  • create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
  • flexible: Bending easily
  • memorable: Worthy of being remembered; striking; outstanding
  • lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
  • circulation: Movement of blood through the body
  • tray: A wide flat thing to carry food on
  • delight: Strong feeling of great pleasure
  • kind: In a caring and helpful manner
  • intrusive: Appearing or getting involved where not wanted
  • spatial: About space
  • learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
  • point: An item to be discussed
  • prescribe: (Of doctors) to say what medicine should be taken
  • head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
  • basement: Floor or room in a building beneath the ground
  • land: Region or country
  • space: Empty area kept for a specific reason, like a car
  • seamless: Flowing; uninterrupted
  • make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
  • transparency: Quality of being open to see/to public criticism
  • configuration: A shape or outline; a method of arrangement
  • area: Amount of measured space
  • layout: Plan or design of something, e.g. of book page
  • check: Paper showing how much you owe at a restaurant
  • elevate: To make something higher
  • confine: To hold or imprison someone in a place
  • skip: Very large waste disposal bin
  • perpendicular: Being at right angles to a given line or plane
  • pavilion: Building in a park or garden with open sides
  • signage: Signs collectively
  • compression: Act of reducing something in time, size, quantity
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    • above ground

      US /əˈbʌv ɡraʊnd/

      UK /əˈbʌv ɡraʊnd/

      • Preposition
      • Located on or higher than the earth's surface.
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    • accommodate

      US /əˈkɑ:mədeɪt/

      UK /əˈkɒmədeɪt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To adapt or handle a situation, task
      • To fit in with others' needs, opinions
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    • achieve

      US /əˈtʃiv/

      UK /ə'tʃi:v/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To succeed in doing good, usually by working hard
      • To succeed in reaching a particular goal, status, or standard, often after effort or perseverance.
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    • at a time

      US /æt e taɪm/

      UK /æt ə taim/

      • Phrase
      • Separately; one by one
      • Simultaneously; together
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    • at the same time

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Simultaneously; at the identical moment.
      • Nevertheless; however; used to introduce a contrasting or qualifying statement.
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    • awareness

      US /əˈwɛrnɪs/

      UK /əˈweənəs/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Having knowledge of something
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    • back away

      US /bæk əˈwe/

      UK /bæk əˈwei/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To stop being involved with, as through fear
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    • basement

      US /ˈbesmənt/

      UK /ˈbeɪsmənt/

      • Noun
      • Floor or room in a building beneath the ground
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    • benefit

      US /ˈbɛnəfɪt/

      UK /'benɪfɪt/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Good result or effect, something advantageous
      • A payment made by the state or an insurance policy to someone
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To have a good effect or be helpful
      • To receive an advantage; to be helped
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    • circulation

      US /ˌsɚkjəˈleʃən/

      UK /ˌsɜ:kjəˈleɪʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Movement of blood through the body
      • Repeatedly passing items from one person to others
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    • claim

      US /klem/

      UK /kleɪm/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • To say that something is true, often without proof.
      • A statement that something is true.
      • Transitive Verb
      • To demand or ask for something that you believe is rightfully yours.
      • To take or cause the loss of (e.g., a life, property).
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    • compression

      US /kəmˈprɛʃən/

      UK /kəm'preʃn/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Act of reducing something in time, size, quantity
      B2
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    • configuration

      US /kənˌfɪɡjəˈreʃən/

      UK /kənˌfɪgəˈreɪʃn/

      • Noun
      • A shape or outline; a method of arrangement
      B2
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    • confine

      US /kənˈfaɪn/

      UK /kənˈfaɪn/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To hold or imprison someone in a place
      • Limit to your movements or behavior s
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    • conflict

      US /ˈkɑnˌflɪkt/

      UK /'kɒnflɪkt/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Argument or struggle between two or more parties
      • A serious disagreement or argument.
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To have opposite ideas; to disagree; To not match
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    • define

      US /dɪˈfaɪn/

      UK /dɪ'faɪn/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To explain the meaning of words
      • To set or mark the limits of something
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    • delight

      US /dɪˈlaɪt/

      UK /dɪ'laɪt/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Strong feeling of great pleasure
      • Transitive Verb
      • To give someone pleasure or joy
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    • descend into

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To go down into a place.
      • To get into a bad state or situation.
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    • destination

      US /ˌdɛstəˈneʃən/

      UK /ˌdestɪˈneɪʃn/

      • Noun
      • The place you are traveling to
      • A place regarded as worth visiting or traveling to.
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    • direction

      US /dɪˈrɛkʃən, daɪ-/

      UK /də'rekʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • When someone tells people what to do
      • Describes the way you are going, e.g. North
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    • elevate

      US /ˈɛləˌvet/

      UK /ˈelɪveɪt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To make something higher
      • To raise something in status, importance, feeling
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    • encourage

      US /ɛnˈkɚrɪdʒ, -ˈkʌr-/

      UK /ɪn'kʌrɪdʒ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To increase the chance of something happening
      • To make someone more determined or confident
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    • establish

      US /ɪˈstæblɪʃ/

      UK /ɪˈstæblɪʃ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To set or create something to last for a long time
      • To use facts, evidence to show truth or clarity
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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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    • flexible

      US /ˈflɛksəbəl/

      UK /ˈfleksəbl/

      • Adjective
      • Bending easily
      • Able to adjust to new events, requirements easily
      B1TOEIC
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    • get between

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To just do well enough to pass, e.g. a course
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    • going on

      US /ˈɡoɪŋ ɑn/

      UK /ˈgəʊɪŋ ɔn/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To continue doing something
      • To happen (usually negative)
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    • grab

      US /ɡræb/

      UK /ɡræb/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To take and hold something quickly
      A2
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    • have to

      US /hæv tu/

      UK /ˈhæv tə/

      • Auxiliary Verb
      • Must do
      A1
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    • heading to

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • Going in a particular direction.
      • Intransitive Verb
      • Going in the direction of; on the way to.
      • Moving towards a future state or condition.
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    • in on

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • To be involved in a secret or plan.
      • To be aware of something that is secret or not generally known.
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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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    • interrupt

      US /ˌɪntəˈrʌpt/

      UK /ˌɪntə'rʌpt/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To stop something from happening for a while
      • To stop someone from speaking by saying or doing something.
      • Noun
      • A signal that stops a computer from working on one thing and starts it working on something else.
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    • intrusive

      US /ɪnˈtrusɪv, -zɪv/

      UK /ɪnˈtru:sɪv/

      • Adjective
      • Appearing or getting involved where not wanted
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    • intuitive

      US /ɪnˈtuɪtɪv, -ˈtju-/

      UK /ɪnˈtju:ɪtɪv/

      • Adjective
      • Able to understand by feeling rather than fact
      • Easy to use and understand.
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    • layout

      US /ˈleˌaʊt/

      UK /ˈleɪaʊt/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Plan or design of something, e.g. of book page
      • The way in which something is arranged.
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    • memorable

      US /ˈmɛmərəbəl/

      UK /ˈmemərəbl/

      • Adjective
      • Worthy of being remembered; striking; outstanding
      • Worth remembering; notable
      B2
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    • multiple

      US /ˈmʌltəpəl/

      UK /ˈmʌltɪpl/

      • Adjective
      • Having or involving more than one of something
      • Having or involving several parts, elements, or members.
      • Countable Noun
      • Number produced by multiplying a smaller number
      • A number of identical circuit elements connected in parallel or series.
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    • next to

      US /nɛkst tu/

      UK /nekst tu:/

      • Preposition
      • Being located along side another
      • In comparison with
      • Adverb
      • Almost; nearly
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    • over time

      US /ˈovɚ taɪm/

      UK /ˈəuvə taim/

      • Phrase
      • Gradually; as time passes.
      • During a long period.
      • Adverb
      • Gradually; as time passes.
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    • parallel

      US /ˈpærəˌlɛl/

      UK /'pærəlel/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To be equal to, or like, something else
      • To compare
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A line on a map a set distance from the equator
      • A similarity; a comparison.
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    • pass through

      US /pæs θru/

      UK /pɑ:s θru:/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To experience something, often unpleasant or difficult.
      • To go through something; to move from one side to the other of something.
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    • path

      US /pæθ, pɑθ/

      UK /pɑ:θ/

      • Noun
      • Method of living leading to a particular result
      • Track made with stones, by walking over the ground
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    • pavilion

      US /pəˈvɪljən/

      UK /pəˈvɪliən/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Building in a park or garden with open sides
      • A large tent or temporary structure, often ornamental, used for exhibitions, entertainment, or shelter.
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    • perpendicular

      US /ˌpə:pənˈdɪkjəlɚ/

      UK /ˌpɜ:pənˈdɪkjələ(r)/

      • Adjective
      • Being at right angles to a given line or plane
      • In a straight up and down direction; vertical.
      • Noun
      • A line at right angles to a given line, plane, or surface.
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    • prescribe

      US /prɪˈskraɪb/

      UK /prɪ'skraɪb/

      • Transitive Verb
      • (Of doctors) to say what medicine should be taken
      • To set down rules or guidelines
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    • rather than

      US

      UK

      • Adverb
      • More exactly; more correctly
      • Preferably; instead
      • Preposition
      • Instead of
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    • regardless of

      US /rɪˈɡɑrdlɪs ʌv/

      UK /riˈɡɑ:dlis ɔv/

      • Phrase
      • Preposition
      • Without being affected or influenced by something; despite.
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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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    • retail

      US /ˈriˌtel/

      UK /'ri:teɪl/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Business of selling products to the public
      • Adverb
      • Bought or sold in a store or shop
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    • same time

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
      • At the identical time as before; recurring at a fixed hour.
      • Noun
      • An equal duration or period.
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    • seamless

      US /ˈsimlɪs/

      UK /ˈsi:mləs/

      • Adverb
      • Flowing; uninterrupted
      • Adjective
      • Not having a joint, e.g. of sewing
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    • secure

      US /sɪˈkjʊr/

      UK /sɪ'kjʊə(r)/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To get or achieve something with certainty
      • To firmly attach something to something else
      • Adjective
      • Being attached to something tightly and surely
      • (Place that is) locked, guarded and safe
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    • security

      US /sɪˈkjʊrɪti/sə'kjurətɪ/

      UK /sɪ'kjʊərətɪ/

      • Noun
      • Department in a company in charge of protection
      • Financial document, like stocks, bonds and notes
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    • signage

      US /ˈsaɪnɪdʒ/

      UK /ˈsaɪnɪdʒ/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Signs collectively
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    • skip

      US /skɪp/

      UK /skɪp/

      • Countable Noun
      • Very large waste disposal bin
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To move forward by taking fast steps and jumps
      • To move rapidly, from one topic to another
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    • spatial

      US /ˈspeʃəl/

      UK /ˈspeɪʃl/

      • Adjective
      • About space
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    • the following

      US

      UK

      • Adjective
      • Next in order or sequence.
      • Uncountable Noun
      • What is about to be said or written.
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    • 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
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    • transparency

      US /trænsˈpɛrənsi, -ˈpær-/

      UK /trænsˈpærənsi/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Quality of being open to see/to public criticism
      • Fact of being able to be seen through
      • Noun
      • A picture or design printed on clear plastic or glass that can be shown on a screen by shining light through it.
      • A photographic positive image on transparent material.
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    • transparent

      US /trænsˈpærənt/

      UK /trænsˈpærənt/

      • Adjective
      • Being open to see and to public criticism
      • Able to be seen through
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    • tray

      US /tre/

      UK /treɪ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A wide flat thing to carry food on
      • Flat storage area of a truck
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    • ultimately

      US /ˈʌltəmɪtli/

      UK /ˈʌltɪmətli/

      • Adverb
      • Done or considered as the final and most important
      • Fundamentally; at the most basic level.
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    • used to

      US /juzd tu/

      UK /ˈju:st tə/

      • Adjective
      • Did regularly before, but don't do now
      • Auxiliary Verb
      • Have done before, but do not do now
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    • walk around

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To stroll or wander in a leisurely way.
      • To move about in order to inspect something.
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    • walk away from

      US /wɔk əˈwe frʌm/

      UK /wɔ:k əˈwei frɔm/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To leave a situation or relationship, especially when it is difficult or unpleasant.
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    • walk through

      US /wɔk θru/

      UK /wɔ:k θru:/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To show someone carefully how to do something
      A1
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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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