Vocabulary

  • have to: Must do
  • dispose of: To get rid of something, especially by throwing it away.
  • result in: To cause or produce as a consequence.
  • used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
  • first up: Firstly; to begin with; the first item on a list or agenda.
  • in a row: One after another without a break.
  • red hot: Extremely hot; heated to a point of glowing red.
  • over the counter: Denoting a security traded directly between two parties, not on an exchange.
  • to let: Indicates that a property is available for rent.
  • play in: To participate or compete in a game or competition.
  • on the ground: Located on the surface of the earth.
  • put around: To spread a story or rumour.
  • all the things: Everything; all items or aspects
  • look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
  • for example: As an illustration or instance.
  • over time: Gradually; as time passes.
  • think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
  • have a heart: Show mercy or compassion to someone.
  • go back to: To return to a starting point
  • break down: To forcibly break, destroy or make collapse
  • sit around: To spend time idly; to do nothing in particular.
  • build up: To increase the amount; collect something
  • of a sudden: Quickly and unexpectedly; suddenly.
  • as well as: Also; in addition to
  • go away: To go on vacation
  • immune: Having a special protection from, e.g. the law
  • extremely: In a way that is much more than usual or expected
  • potentially: That could happen or become reality
  • exposure: Allowing light through a cameras lens onto film
  • bacteria: The very small creatures that can cause disease
  • environment: Natural world in which plants and animals live
  • failure: When things go wrong; lack of function
  • pressure: Anxiety caused by difficult problems
  • toxic: Poisonous; harmful
  • compound: Series of buildings that are walled or fenced off
  • nausea: Feeling of sickness so that you feel like vomiting
  • contract: To become ill as a result of getting a disease
  • field: Area of study, such as physics or biology
  • cause: Belief, goal or organization that people support
  • release: To free someone from a responsibility or burden
  • effect: An advantage, benefit
  • result: Something produced through tests or experiments
  • impair: To damage or weaken something
  • lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
  • alcohol: A colorless liquid that can catch fire (C2H5OH)
  • potent: (Of men) being able to make a woman pregnant
  • ingest: To eat, drink, or swallow something
  • detect: To discover or identify the presence of something
  • expose: To make visible, without covering or protection
  • exert: To make something have an effect on something else
  • chemical: Basic substance produced by mixing elements
  • pain: Strong feeling of hurt or discomfort
  • breathe: To move air into and out of your lungs
  • mad: Very angry
  • support: To give assistance or advice to someone
  • dose: An amount of medicine to be taken at any one time
  • liver: Organ from animals served as food
  • poisonous: Harmful; unfriendly; unpleasant
  • damage: Physical harm that is done to something
  • hazardous: Involving danger, risk, and potential damages
  • cocktail: Mixed alcoholic drink, containing spirit like gin
  • collar: Band put around the neck of an animal
  • rebound: Bouncing off something, then going back into play
  • question: To ask for or try to get information
  • overdose: To take too many drugs, so that you might die
  • poison: To affect something in a very negative way
  • cell: Smallest unit of living things in biology
  • dispose: To get rid of by throwing away
  • mercury: Silver-white metal that is used in thermometers
  • deadly: Causing or capable of causing death
  • venom: Poison, e.g. one produced by plant or animal
  • administer: To give e.g. medicine to a patient
  • adverse: Negative or harmful
  • reservoir: A lake storing water for use by the community
  • rash: Without much thought; done or acting too quickly
  • work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
  • toxin: Any poisonous substance
  • heart: A feeling of care for others; compassion
  • anti: A prefix meaning 'against' or 'opposed'
  • touch: To affect feelings, especially by causing sympathy
  • long: Person's name
  • mushroom: Short fungus shaped like an umbrella you can eat
  • health: (Person, company) being in a good condition; well
  • injection: Act of adding or putting in; adding to
  • twitter: To make small chattering sounds, like some birds
  • occupational: Concerning your job or career
  • sunburn: Burning your skin by being in the sun too long
  • crimson: Deep purplish-red color
  • ballpoint: Pen that distributes ink at its point
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    • administer

      US /ædˈmɪnɪstɚ/

      UK /əd'mɪnɪstə(r)/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To give e.g. medicine to a patient
      • To manage or have responsibility for something
      B2TOEIC
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    • adverse

      US /ædˈvɚs, ˈædˌvɚs/

      UK /ˈædvɜ:s/

      • Adjective
      • Negative or harmful
      B1TOEIC
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    • alcohol

      US /ˈælkəˌhɔl,-ˌhɑl/

      UK /'ælkəhɒl/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • A colorless liquid that can catch fire (C2H5OH)
      • Drinks such as wine, whiskey, beer
      B1
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    • all the things

      US

      UK

      • Pronoun
      • Everything; all items or aspects
      • Determiner
      • Every item or object being considered or discussed.
      A1
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    • anti

      US /ˈæntaɪ, -ti/

      UK /'æntɪ/

      • Adjective
      • A prefix meaning 'against' or 'opposed'
      B2
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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
      More
    • bacteria

      US /bækˈtɪriə/

      UK /bæk'tɪərɪə/

      • Noun (plural)
      • The very small creatures that can cause disease
      B2
      More
    • ballpoint

      US /ˈbɔlˌpɔɪnt/

      UK /ˈbɔ:lpɔɪnt/

      • Noun
      • Pen that distributes ink at its point
      C2
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    • break down

      US /brek daʊn/

      UK /breik daun/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To forcibly break, destroy or make collapse
      • (Machine) to stop working or become weaker
      A1
      More
    • breathe

      US /brið/

      UK /bri:ð/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To move air into and out of your lungs
      • To say something very softly
      A2
      More
    • build up

      US /bɪld ʌp/

      UK /bild ʌp/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To increase the amount; collect something
      • To develop or increase something in stages
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To increase or develop something gradually.
      • To praise or encourage someone.
      A1
      More
    • cause

      US /kɔz/

      UK /kɔ:z/

      • Noun
      • Belief, goal or organization that people support
      • Reason for
      • Transitive Verb
      • To make something happen; create effect or result
      A2
      More
    • cell

      US /sɛl/

      UK /sel/

      • Countable Noun
      • Smallest unit of living things in biology
      • Group of people - often from a secret organization
      A2
      More
    • chemical

      US /ˈkɛmɪkəl/

      UK /ˈkemɪkl/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Basic substance produced by mixing elements
      • The branch of science concerned with the substances of which matter is composed, the investigation of their properties and reactions, and the use of such reactions to form new substances.
      • Adjective
      • Made of various elements
      A2
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    • cocktail

      US /ˈkɑkˌtel/

      UK /'kɒkteɪl/

      • Noun
      • Mixed alcoholic drink, containing spirit like gin
      B2
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    • collar

      US /ˈkɑlɚ/

      UK /'kɒlə(r)/

      • Noun
      • Band put around the neck of an animal
      • Neck part of a shirt, coat etc.
      • Transitive Verb
      • To catch and hold someone so you can talk to them
      • To seize or arrest (someone).
      B1
      More
    • compound

      US /kɑmˈpaUnd/

      UK /'kɒmpaʊnd/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Series of buildings that are walled or fenced off
      • Chemical made up of several others
      • Transitive Verb
      • To pay interest on a loan including the interest
      • To make something from various parts or components
      B1
      More
    • crimson

      US /ˈkrɪmzən/

      UK /'krɪmzn/

      • Noun
      • Deep purplish-red color
      B2
      More
    • damage

      US /ˈdæmɪdʒ/

      UK /ˈdæmɪdʒ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Physical harm that is done to something
      • Transitive Verb
      • To harm physically; to hurt or break something
      • To harm the reputation of someone.
      A2TOEIC
      More
    • deadly

      US /ˈdɛdli/

      UK /ˈdedli/

      • Adjective
      • Causing or capable of causing death
      • Being very accurate
      • Adverb
      • Extremely; intensely.
      A2
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    • detect

      US /dɪˈtɛkt/

      UK /dɪˈtekt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To discover or identify the presence of something
      A2TOEIC
      More
    • dispose

      US /dɪˈspoz/

      UK /dɪ'spəʊz/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To get rid of by throwing away
      B1TOEIC
      More
    • dispose of

      US /dɪˈspoz ʌv/

      UK /disˈpəuz ɔv/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To get rid of something, especially by throwing it away.
      • To deal with something quickly and effectively.
      A1
      More
    • dose

      US /doʊs/

      UK /dəʊs/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • An amount of medicine to be taken at any one time
      • Transitive Verb
      • To give a certain amount of something to someone
      B1
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    • exert

      US /ɪgˈzɜ:rt/

      UK /ɪgˈzɜ:t/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To make something have an effect on something else
      B2TOEIC
      More
    • expose

      US /ɪkˈspoʊz/

      UK /ɪk'spəʊz/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To make visible, without covering or protection
      • To allow light through a cameras lens onto film
      A2TOEIC
      More
    • exposure

      US /ɪkˈspoʒɚ/

      UK /ɪk'spəʊʒə(r)/

      • Noun
      • Allowing light through a cameras lens onto film
      • Being talked about in the media
      A2TOEIC
      More
    • extremely

      US /ɪk'strimlɪ/

      UK /ɪkˈstri:mli/

      • Adverb
      • In a way that is much more than usual or expected
      • Remarkably; unusually.
      B1
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    • first up

      US /fɚst ʌp/

      UK /fə:st ʌp/

      • Phrase
      • Firstly; to begin with; the first item on a list or agenda.
      A1
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    • for example

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • As an illustration or instance.
      More
    • go away

      US /ɡo əˈwe/

      UK /ɡəu əˈwei/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To go on vacation
      • To leave; depart.
      A1
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    • go back to

      US /ɡo bæk tu/

      UK /ɡəu bæk tu:/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To return to a starting point
      A1
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    • have a heart

      US /hæv ə hɑrt/

      UK /hæv ə hɑ:t/

      • other
      • Show mercy or compassion to someone.
      B2
      More
    • have to

      US /hæv tu/

      UK /ˈhæv tə/

      • Auxiliary Verb
      • Must do
      A1
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    • hazardous

      US /ˈhæzədəs/

      UK /'hæzədəs/

      • Adjective
      • Involving danger, risk, and potential damages
      • Relating to substances or conditions that can cause harm to people or the environment.
      B1TOEIC
      More
    • immune

      US /ɪˈmjoon/

      UK /ɪˈmju:n/

      • Adjective
      • Having a special protection from, e.g. the law
      • Protected against a particular disease or condition because of antibodies or vaccination.
      B1
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    • impair

      US /ɪmˈpɛr/

      UK /ɪm'peə(r)/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To damage or weaken something
      B2TOEIC
      More
    • in a row

      US /ɪn e ro/

      UK /in ə rəu/

      • Phrase
      • One after another without a break.
      • Arranged in a straight line.
      • Idiom
      • To have an argument.
      A1
      More
    • ingest

      US /ɪn'dʒest/

      UK /ɪnˈdʒest/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To eat, drink, or swallow something
      C1TOEIC
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    • injection

      US /ɪnˈdʒɛkʃən/

      UK /ɪnˈdʒekʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Act of adding or putting in; adding to
      • Putting medicine into someone with a syringe
      B1
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    • liver

      US /ˈlɪvɚ/

      UK /ˈlɪvə(r)/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Organ from animals served as food
      • Organ that absorbs food and cleans the blood
      B1
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    • look at

      US /lʊk æt/

      UK /luk æt/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To use your eyes to focus on something
      • To focus your eyes on something carefully
      A1
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    • mad

      US /mæd/

      UK /mæd/

      • Adjective
      • Very angry
      • Enthusiastic about something
      A2
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    • mushroom

      US /ˈmʌʃˌrum, -ˌrʊm/

      UK /ˈmʌʃrʊm/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Short fungus shaped like an umbrella you can eat
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To increase in size or degree suddenly and quickly
      B1
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    • nausea

      US /ˈnɔziə, -ʒə, -siə, -ʃə/

      UK /ˈnɔ:ziə/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Feeling of sickness so that you feel like vomiting
      • A feeling of revulsion; disgust.
      B2
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    • occupational

      US /ˌɑ:kjuˈpeɪʃənl/

      UK /ˌɒkjuˈpeɪʃənl/

      • Adjective
      • Concerning your job or career
      B2
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    • of a sudden

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Quickly and unexpectedly; suddenly.
      B2
      More
    • on the ground

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Located on the surface of the earth.
      • Present and available in a particular place, especially to deal with a situation.
      More
    • over the counter

      US /ˈovɚ ði ˈkaʊntɚ/

      UK /ˈəuvə ðə ˈkauntə/

      • Adverb
      • Denoting a security traded directly between two parties, not on an exchange.
      • Across a counter in a shop or business.
      A1
      More
    • over time

      US /ˈovɚ taɪm/

      UK /ˈəuvə taim/

      • Phrase
      • Gradually; as time passes.
      • During a long period.
      • Adverb
      • Gradually; as time passes.
      B1
      More
    • overdose

      US / ˈovɚˈdos/

      UK /'əʊvədəʊs/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To take too many drugs, so that you might die
      • Noun
      • Taking too many drugs, so that you might die
      B2
      More
    • play in

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To participate or compete in a game or competition.
      • To have a role in a theatrical production.
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    • poison

      US /ˈpɔɪzən/

      UK /ˈpɔɪzn/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To affect something in a very negative way
      • To hurt or kill with a dangerous substance
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Substance that can kill when eaten/drunk
      • Something that has a harmful or destructive influence.
      A2
      More
    • poisonous

      US /ˈpɔɪzənəs/

      UK /ˈpɔɪzənəs/

      • Adjective
      • Harmful; unfriendly; unpleasant
      • Causing sickness or death when eaten or drunk
      A2
      More
    • potent

      US /ˈpotnt/

      UK /'pəʊtnt/

      • Adjective
      • (Of men) being able to make a woman pregnant
      • Having a powerful effect, e.g. on the body or mind
      B2
      More
    • potentially

      US /pəˈtɛnʃəlɪ/

      UK /pə'tenʃəlɪ/

      • Adverb
      • That could happen or become reality
      B1
      More
    • pressure

      US /ˈprɛʃɚ/

      UK /'preʃə(r)/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Anxiety caused by difficult problems
      • Force, weight when pressing against a thing
      • Transitive Verb
      • To apply force to something
      • To persuade or force someone to do something
      A2TOEIC
      More
    • put around

      US /pʊt əˈraʊnd/

      UK /put əˈraund/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To spread a story or rumour.
      • To distribute something to a number of people.
      More
    • rash

      US /ræʃ/

      UK /ræʃ/

      • Adjective
      • Without much thought; done or acting too quickly
      • Noun
      • Series of many negative events in a short time
      • Skin condition of raised red spots
      B2
      More
    • rebound

      US /ˈriˈbaʊnd, rɪ-/

      UK /rɪ'baʊnd/

      • Noun
      • Bouncing off something, then going back into play
      • Recovery after defeat/bad time back to good state
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To bounce off of a surface
      • To recover or increase after decreasing
      B2TOEIC
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    • red hot

      US /rɛd hɑt/

      UK /red hɔt/

      • Adjective
      • Extremely hot; heated to a point of glowing red.
      • Very exciting, popular, or successful.
      A1
      More
    • release

      US /rɪ'li:s/

      UK /rɪ'li:s/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To free someone from a responsibility or burden
      • To allow a film, music etc. to be sold/distributed
      • Noun
      • Act of freeing someone from a duty or burden
      • Introduction of a new product, film, book, etc.
      A2TOEIC
      More
    • reservoir

      US /ˈrezərvwɑ:(r)/

      UK /ˈrezəvwɑ:(r)/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A lake storing water for use by the community
      • Large, extra supply of something future use
      B1
      More
    • result

      US /rɪˈzʌlt/

      UK /rɪ'zʌlt/

      • Noun
      • Something produced through tests or experiments
      • Final score of a competition, election or game
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To be the outcome of other causes and effects
      • To happen or exist as a consequence of something.
      A2
      More
    • result in

      US /rɪˈzʌlt ɪn/

      UK /riˈzʌlt in/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To cause or produce as a consequence.
      More
    • sit around

      US /sit əˈraʊnd/

      UK /sit əˈraund/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To spend time idly; to do nothing in particular.
      A1
      More
    • sunburn

      US /ˈsʌnbɜ:rn/

      UK /ˈsʌnbɜ:n/

      • Noun
      • Burning your skin by being in the sun too long
      C2
      More
    • 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
      A1
      More
    • to let

      US /tu lɛt/

      UK /tu let/

      • Preposition
      • Indicates that a property is available for rent.
      A2
      More
    • toxic

      US /ˈtɑksɪk/

      UK /ˈtɒksɪk/

      • Adjective
      • Poisonous; harmful
      • (Of relationships) harmful; causing conflict
      B2
      More
    • toxin

      US /ˈtɑ:ksɪn/

      UK /ˈtɒksɪn/

      • Noun
      • Any poisonous substance
      B1
      More
    • twitter

      US /ˈtwɪtɚ/

      UK /ˈtwɪtə(r)/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To make small chattering sounds, like some birds
      • Proper Noun
      • An online messaging system
      C2
      More
    • 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
      A1
      More
    • venom

      US /ˈvɛnəm/

      UK /ˈvenəm/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Poison, e.g. one produced by plant or animal
      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

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    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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