Vocabulary

  • ever since: Continuously from a past time until now.
  • by design: Intentionally; deliberately.
  • at once: Immediately; without delay
  • as well as: Also; in addition to
  • in addition to: Besides; as well as
  • with just: Using only; with no more than.
  • roll around: For a date or time to arrive.
  • in all fairness: Considering all facts impartially and justly.
  • ride with: To travel together with someone in a vehicle or on an animal.
  • on and off: Intermittently; not continuously.
  • of all things: Used to express surprise or disbelief at something unexpected or unusual.
  • for example: As an illustration or instance.
  • cracking down: To act forcefully in order to reduce crime, etc.
  • out of the question: Impossible; not worth discussing.
  • try out: To try to win a place on a team in a group
  • slow down: To reduce the speed
  • outside of: Located or situated beyond the boundaries or confines of something.
  • mindset: Way someone things about something
  • vague: Not clearly stated or expressed; rough; unclear
  • consider: To think carefully about something
  • purpose: Reason for which something is done; aim; goal
  • inspiration: Force making you feel you can do things, succeed
  • represent: To depict art objects, figures, scenes; to portray
  • proper: Correct according to social or moral rules
  • crack: Attempt to achieve a goal or objective
  • bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
  • initial: First letter of your given name
  • encourage: To increase the chance of something happening
  • tiny: Very, very small
  • venture: (Business) activity involving calculated risks
  • intentionally: With a plan to do or achieve something
  • passion: Powerful, positive excitement and interest
  • stumble: Failing to do something well, e.g. giving a speech
  • adopt: To legally take a child into your family
  • survive: To continue to live despite illness or trouble
  • steer: A cow
  • technically: In an exact and particular manner
  • film: Thin layer that covers something
  • cynical: Always believing that bad things are the reasons
  • autonomous: Able to control or decide matters by itself
  • emergency: Sudden event needing an immediate action
  • major: High-ranking officer in the army
  • vehicle: Machine (such as a car) used to carry things
  • approval: Agreement that person/thing is acceptable
  • company: Good feeling from being with someone else
  • defense: Argument in support of something
  • hop: Dance party
  • point: An item to be discussed
  • drive: A person's ambition and motivation to do something
  • question: To ask for or try to get information
  • tsunami: Huge sea wave often caused by an earthquake
  • pack: Bag carried on the back of donkey, etc.
  • recreational: Being done for pleasure
  • difficult: Hard; not easy; you need to work hard to do it
  • license: To give official permission to do something
  • metropolis: Very large and important city
  • world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
  • mobility: Ability to move
  • real: Actually existing or happening, not imagined
  • feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
  • ride: Machine at an amusement park for riding on for fun
  • pedal: Lever worked by the foot, e.g. the brakes of a car
  • freedom: State of being free, not being controlled
  • back: Farthest from the front e.g. in a classroom
  • futile: Having no result; useless
  • hear: To be aware of sound; to perceive with the ear
  • pamphlet: Thin book that provides information about a topic
  • garbage: Waste material that has been thrown out
  • robot: Machine able perform more tasks that people can
  • skate: Flat sea fish
  • nighttime: Time after sunset and before sunrise
  • classification: Putting similar items into groups or sets
  • bicycle: 2-wheeled vehicle ridden by pushing on foot pedals
  • ceo: CEO for Chief Operating Officer
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    • adopt

      US /əˈdɑ:pt/

      UK /əˈdɒpt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To legally take a child into your family
      • To take on responsibility for something
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    • approval

      US /əˈpruvəl/

      UK /əˈpru:vl/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Agreement that person/thing is acceptable
      • Positive opinion of something or someone
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    • as well as

      US /æz wɛl æz/

      UK /æz wel æz/

      • Adverb
      • Also; in addition to
      • Preposition
      • In addition to; and also.
      A1
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    • at once

      US /æt wʌns/

      UK /æt wʌns/

      • Adverb
      • Immediately; without delay
      • At the same time; simultaneously
      A2
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    • autonomous

      US /ɔ:ˈtɑ:nəməs/

      UK /ɔ:ˈtɒnəməs/

      • Adjective
      • Able to control or decide matters by itself
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    • bicycle

      US /ˈbaɪsɪkl/

      UK /ˈbaɪsɪkl/

      • Noun
      • 2-wheeled vehicle ridden by pushing on foot pedals
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To ride a two-wheeled vehicle with pedals
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    • by design

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Intentionally; deliberately.
      A2
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    • ceo

      US

      UK

      • Abbreviation
      • CEO for Chief Operating Officer
      C2
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    • classification

      US /ˌklæsəfɪˈkeʃən/

      UK /ˌklæsɪfɪˈkeɪʃn/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Putting similar items into groups or sets
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    • crack

      US /kræk/

      UK /kræk/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Attempt to achieve a goal or objective
      • Unexpected and hard hit to the body
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To attempt to achieve a goal or objective
      • To hit someone or something hard and unexpectedly
      B1
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    • cracking down

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To act forcefully in order to reduce crime, etc.
      B1
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    • cynical

      US /ˈsɪnɪkəl/

      UK /ˈsɪnɪkl/

      • Adjective
      • Always believing that bad things are the reasons
      B2
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    • defense

      US /dɪˈfɛns/

      UK /dɪ'fens/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Argument in support of something
      • The process of protecting something from attack
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    • emergency

      US /ɪˈmɚdʒənsi/

      UK /ɪ'mɜ:dʒənsɪ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Sudden event needing an immediate action
      • A medical condition manifesting itself by acute symptoms of sufficient severity such that the absence of immediate medical attention could reasonably be expected to result in placing the patient's health in serious jeopardy.
      • Adjective
      • Used in an emergency; for use when something dangerous happens.
      • Designed for use in an emergency.
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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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    • ever since

      US /ˈɛvɚ sɪns/

      UK /ˈevə sins/

      • Adverb
      • Continuously from a past time until now.
      • Conjunction
      • From the time that; because.
      B2
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    • 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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    • for example

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • As an illustration or instance.
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    • freedom

      US /ˈfridəm/

      UK /'fri:dəm/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • State of being free, not being controlled
      B1
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    • futile

      US /ˈfju:tl/

      UK /ˈfju:taɪl/

      • Adjective
      • Having no result; useless
      B2
      More
    • garbage

      US /ˈgɑ:rbɪdʒ/

      UK /ˈgɑ:bɪdʒ/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Waste material that has been thrown out
      B1TOEIC
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    • hop

      US /hɑp/

      UK /hɒp/

      • Noun
      • Dance party
      • Small jump, often on one foot
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To move from one place to another
      • To make small jump, as from one foot to the other
      B2
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    • in addition to

      US /ɪn əˈdɪʃən tu/

      UK /in əˈdiʃən tu:/

      • Preposition
      • Besides; as well as
      • Phrase
      • Besides; as well as.
      • Furthermore; moreover.
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    • in all fairness

      US /ɪn ɔl ˈfernəs/

      UK /ɪn ɔ:l ˈfeənəs/

      • other
      • Considering all facts impartially and justly.
      B2
      More
    • initial

      US /ɪˈnɪʃəl/

      UK /ɪ'nɪʃl/

      • Noun
      • First letter of your given name
      • The beginning or commencement of something.
      • Transitive Verb
      • To authorize something by writing your initials
      • To mark or sign with one's initials.
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    • inspiration

      US /ˌɪnspəˈreʃən/

      UK /ˌɪnspə'reɪʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Force making you feel you can do things, succeed
      • The power or urge that makes you want to do something, especially something creative
      B1TOEIC
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    • intentionally

      US /ɪnˈtɛnʃənl:ɪ/

      UK /ɪn'tenʃənəlɪ/

      • Adverb
      • With a plan to do or achieve something
      • In a deliberate and purposeful manner.
      B1
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    • license

      US /ˈlaɪsəns/

      UK /ˈlaɪsns/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To give official permission to do something
      • Uncountable Noun
      • Freedom to do what you want or act as you want
      B1TOEIC
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    • major

      US /ˈmedʒɚ/

      UK /'meɪdʒə(r)/

      • Countable Noun
      • High-ranking officer in the army
      • Main subject you study at university
      • Adjective
      • Main league; esp. referring to American baseball
      • Important, serious, or large in scope, size
      A2TOEIC
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    • metropolis

      US /mɪˈtrɑpəlɪs/

      UK /mə'trɒpəlɪs/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Very large and important city
      • A city that is a center of a particular activity or industry.
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    • mobility

      US /moˈbɪliti/

      UK /məʊˈbɪləti/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Ability to move
      • The ability to move between different levels of society or employment.
      C1
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    • nighttime

      US /'naɪtˌtaɪm/

      UK /'naɪttaɪm/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Time after sunset and before sunrise
      C2
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    • of all things

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Used to express surprise or disbelief at something unexpected or unusual.
      • Used to emphasize the unexpected or inappropriate nature of a choice or action.
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    • on and off

      US /ɑn ənd ɔf/

      UK /ɔn ænd ɔf/

      • Adverb
      • Intermittently; not continuously.
      • Adjective
      • Characterized by periods of involvement and separation.
      A1
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    • out of the question

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Impossible; not worth discussing.
      • Idiom
      • Impossible; not to be considered.
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    • outside of

      US /aʊtˈsaɪd ʌv/

      UK /ˌautˈsaid ɔv/

      • Preposition
      • Located or situated beyond the boundaries or confines of something.
      • Beyond the scope, range, or limits of something.
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    • pamphlet

      US /ˈpæmflɪt/

      UK /ˈpæmflət/

      • Countable Noun
      • Thin book that provides information about a topic
      • A leaflet or booklet, often of a political nature, designed to influence opinion
      B2
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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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    • pedal

      US /ˈpɛdl/

      UK /ˈpedl/

      • Noun
      • Lever worked by the foot, e.g. the brakes of a car
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To operate or move something with the foot.
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    • proper

      US /ˈprɑpɚ/

      UK /'prɒpə(r)/

      • Adjective
      • Correct according to social or moral rules
      • Behaving in a polite and socially acceptable way.
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    • purpose

      US /ˈpɚpəs/

      UK /'pɜ:pəs/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Reason for which something is done; aim; goal
      • A person's sense of resolve or determination.
      • Adverb
      • With clear intention or determination.
      • Intentionally; deliberately.
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    • recreational

      US /ˌrɛkriˈeʃənəl/

      UK /ˌrekriˈeɪʃənl/

      • Adjective
      • Being done for pleasure
      • Relating to the use of drugs for pleasure rather than for medical purposes.
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    • represent

      US /ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnt/

      UK /ˌreprɪ'zent/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To depict art objects, figures, scenes; to portray
      • To show or describe something in a particular way
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    • ride with

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To travel together with someone in a vehicle or on an animal.
      • To support or agree with someone's opinion or cause.
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    • robot

      US /ˈroʊbɑ:t/

      UK /ˈrəʊbɒt/

      • Countable Noun
      • Machine able perform more tasks that people can
      • A person who acts in a mechanical or unemotional way.
      B1
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    • roll around

      US /rol əˈraʊnd/

      UK /rəul əˈraund/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • For a date or time to arrive.
      • To move about randomly, often on the ground.
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    • skate

      US /sket/

      UK /skeɪt/

      • Noun
      • Flat sea fish
      • Boot with a metal blade attached to the bottom
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To slide on ice wearing boots with a metal blade
      • To slide on a surface, e.g. ice
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    • slow down

      US /slo daʊn/

      UK /sləu daun/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To reduce the speed
      • To become less active or busy.
      A1
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    • steer

      US /stɪr/

      UK /stɪə(r)/

      • Countable Noun
      • A cow
      • Transitive Verb
      • To control the direction in which something moves
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    • stumble

      US /ˈstʌmbəl/

      UK /'stʌmbl/

      • Noun
      • Failing to do something well, e.g. giving a speech
      • Act of tripping and almost falling
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To fail to perform, e.g. when giving a speech
      • To trip and almost fall
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    • survive

      US /sɚˈvaɪv/

      UK /sə'vaɪv/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To continue to live despite illness or trouble
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    • technically

      US /ˈtɛknɪkl:ɪ/

      UK /ˈteknɪkli/

      • Adverb
      • In an exact and particular manner
      • With technical skill or expertise.
      A2
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    • tiny

      US /ˈtaɪni/

      UK /'taɪnɪ/

      • Adjective
      • Very, very small
      A2
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    • try out

      US /traɪ aʊt/

      UK /trai aut/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To try to win a place on a team in a group
      • To test briefly to determine how well it works
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    • tsunami

      US /tsʊˈnɑmi/

      UK /tsu:ˈnɑ:mi/

      • Noun
      • Huge sea wave often caused by an earthquake
      B2
      More
    • vague

      US /veɡ/

      UK /veɪɡ/

      • Adjective
      • Not clearly stated or expressed; rough; unclear
      • Being not clearly visible
      B1
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    • vehicle

      US /ˈvi:hɪkl/

      UK /ˈvi:əkl/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Machine (such as a car) used to carry things
      • Means of expressing, showing, or achieving
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    • venture

      US /ˈvɛntʃɚ/

      UK /'ventʃə(r)/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • (Business) activity involving calculated risks
      • A risky or daring journey or undertaking.
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To risk something, such as money
      • To face the dangers, take the risk of something
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    • with just

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Using only; with no more than.
      • Barely; by a narrow margin.
      A2
      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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