Vocabulary

  • look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
  • have to: Must do
  • on earth: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise or anger.
  • going on: To continue doing something
  • think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
  • with just: Using only; with no more than.
  • on the floor: Located on the ground or bottom surface of a room.
  • light work: A task that is easy to do.
  • zoom out: To decrease the magnification of an image, showing more of the scene.
  • for all intents and purposes: In every practical sense; effectively.
  • to do with: To be about something; concern
  • go back to: To return to a starting point
  • work in: To make an opening for something in your schedule
  • for example: As an illustration or instance.
  • no matter: Regardless of; it does not matter.
  • back into: To drive a vehicle backwards into a space or area.
  • on the ground: Located on the surface of the earth.
  • all at once: Suddenly; at the same time
  • at once: Immediately; without delay
  • break down: To forcibly break, destroy or make collapse
  • except for: Not including; excluding.
  • in mind: Being aware of or considering something.
  • rather than: More exactly; more correctly
  • light on: To illuminate something.
  • from scratch: From the very beginning; from nothing.
  • back onto: To reverse a vehicle so it stops at a particular place.
  • wrap up: To complete something, such as a film or project
  • for now: Temporarily; for the present time.
  • out of it: Unconscious or not completely alert; dazed or confused.
  • check out
  • eventually: After a long time; after many attempts; in the end
  • subtle: Delicate or slight so it is difficult to perceive
  • figure: To appear in a game, play or event
  • slightly: Only a little
  • immediately: Without any delay; straight away
  • completely: In every way or as much as possible
  • general: Widespread, normal or usual
  • split: No longer married or in a relationship
  • scene: Incident where someone behaves angrily, badly
  • imagine: To think creatively about; form mental picture of
  • reflect: To indicate or be a sign of something
  • realistic: Looks or appears real; like things really are
  • occur: To come to pass or to happen
  • reach: To come to or arrive at a goal or destination
  • portrait: Picture of a person's head and shoulders
  • direct: To tell someone in a very clear way to do something
  • dramatically: In a sudden or extreme manner
  • vibrant: Having a lot of energy and being very active
  • edge: An advantage you have over others
  • direction: When someone tells people what to do
  • surface: To give (road) a top layer
  • transparent: Being open to see and to public criticism
  • form: Sports team or person's current winning record
  • cast: People who appear in a play or movie
  • assignment: Task you are given to do (as in the armed forces)
  • effect: An advantage, benefit
  • challenge: An activity you wish to try that may be hard to do
  • compare: To consider how similar and different things are
  • result: Something produced through tests or experiments
  • create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
  • subject: The person, thing, or idea that is being discussed, described, or studied.
  • rest: Time when one relaxes, sleeps, or is inactive
  • break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
  • mood: Emotion or a state of mind; how you feel
  • ground: To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
  • wanna: Shortened form of 'want to'. Used only in speaking
  • nuance: Small, not obvious difference in meaning, etc.
  • distant: Unfriendly; cold
  • interior: Part of country that is far from the border, coast
  • emit: To release or send out (a gas, etc.)
  • visible: Can see, easily seen or understood
  • important: Having power or authority
  • scatter: To throw or move into various different directions
  • repeatedly: (Said, done) many times; over and over
  • sphere: Area of interest or activity
  • evenly: Equally; with advantage to both sides
  • approximate: About; not exact but close
  • bulb: A round electronic device that produces light
  • angle: Place where two lines or surfaces meet
  • outward: Going away from a place that will be returned to
  • calculate: To find an answer using mathematics
  • translucent: Having the quality of being transparent
  • doorway: The space that a door can close
  • flashlight: Lights used in the dark, powered by batteries
  • occlusion: Closure or blockage (as of a blood vessel)
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    • all at once

      US

      UK

      • Adverb
      • Suddenly; at the same time
      • At the same time; simultaneously
      • Phrase
      • Suddenly; at the same time
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    • angle

      US /ˈæŋɡəl/

      UK /ˈæŋgl/

      • Noun
      • Place where two lines or surfaces meet
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    • approximate

      US /əˈprɑksəmɪt/

      UK /ə'prɒksɪmət/

      • Adjective
      • About; not exact but close
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To be similar to, but not exactly the same
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    • assignment

      US /əˈsaɪnmənt/

      UK /ə'saɪnmənt/

      • Noun
      • Task you are given to do (as in the armed forces)
      • A homework task or report
      A2TOEIC
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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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    • back into

      US /bæk ˈɪntu/

      UK /bæk ˈɪntuː/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To drive a vehicle backwards into a space or area.
      • To accidentally collide with something while moving backwards.
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    • back onto

      US /bæk ˈɑntoʊ/

      UK /bæk ˈɒntə/

      • other
      • To reverse a vehicle so it stops at a particular place.
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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
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    • bulb

      US /bʌlb/

      UK /bʌlb/

      • Noun
      • A round electronic device that produces light
      • Onion-shaped part from which a plant grows
      B1
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    • calculate

      US /ˈkælkjəˌlet/

      UK /'kælkjʊleɪt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To find an answer using mathematics
      • To make an educated guess about something
      B2
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    • cast

      US /kæst/

      UK /kɑ:st/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • People who appear in a play or movie
      • Small amount of a particular color
      • Transitive Verb
      • To give specific roles to actors in a movie, play
      • To describe someone's personality or character
      A2
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    • challenge

      US /ˈtʃæləndʒ/

      UK /'tʃælɪndʒ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • An activity you wish to try that may be hard to do
      • Act of formally inviting someone to compete
      • Transitive Verb
      • To formally invite someone to compete at something
      • To question the correctness of something
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    • check out

      US /tʃɛk aʊt/

      UK /tʃek aut/

      • Phrase
      • Phrasal Verb
      • To find out information about something
      • To take books out of a library
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    • direct

      US /dɪˈrɛkt, daɪ-/

      UK /də'rekt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To tell someone in a very clear way to do something
      • To show the way by conducting or leading
      • Adverb
      • Coming straight from something
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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
      A2TOEIC
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    • distant

      US /ˈdɪstənt/

      UK /'dɪstənt/

      • Adjective
      • Unfriendly; cold
      • Existing or happening far away in place or time
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    • doorway

      US /ˈdɔ:rweɪ/

      UK /ˈdɔ:weɪ/

      • Noun
      • The space that a door can close
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    • dramatically

      US /drəˈmætɪkl:ɪ/

      UK /drə'mætɪklɪ/

      • Adverb
      • In a sudden or extreme manner
      • In a theatrical or exaggerated manner.
      B1
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    • edge

      US /ɛdʒ/

      UK /edʒ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • An advantage you have over others
      • Cutting side of a sharp object
      • Transitive Verb
      • To cut something to make the blade sharp
      • To go around the boundary of something
      A2TOEIC
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    • emit

      US /ɪˈmɪt/

      UK /ɪ'mɪt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To release or send out (a gas, etc.)
      B1
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    • evenly

      US /ˈivənlɪ/

      UK /ˈi:vnli/

      • Adverb
      • Equally; with advantage to both sides
      • In a smooth, level or regular way
      B2
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    • eventually

      US /ɪˈvɛntʃuəli/

      UK /ɪˈventʃuəli/

      • Adverb
      • After a long time; after many attempts; in the end
      • At some later time; in the future
      A2
      More
    • except for

      US /ɪkˈsɛpt fɔr/

      UK /ikˈsept fɔ:/

      • Preposition
      • Not including; excluding.
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    • flashlight

      US /ˈflæʃˌlaɪt/

      UK /'flæʃlaɪt/

      • Countable Noun
      • Lights used in the dark, powered by batteries
      • A feature on a smartphone that uses the camera's LED as a light source.
      B1
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    • for all intents and purposes

      US /fɚ ɔl ɪnˈtɛnts ænd ˈpɚpəsɪz/

      UK /fə ɔ:l ɪnˈtents ənd ˈpɜ:pəsɪz/

      • other
      • In every practical sense; effectively.
      B2
      More
    • for example

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • As an illustration or instance.
      More
    • for now

      US /fɔr naʊ/

      UK /fɔ: nau/

      • Phrase
      • Temporarily; for the present time.
      • In the short term; for the immediate future.
      A1
      More
    • from scratch

      US /frʌm skrætʃ/

      UK /frɔm skrætʃ/

      • Phrase
      • From the very beginning; from nothing.
      • From the very beginning; using new materials rather than something that already exists.
      A1
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    • go back to

      US /ɡo bæk tu/

      UK /ɡəu bæk tu:/

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

      US /hæv tu/

      UK /ˈhæv tə/

      • Auxiliary Verb
      • Must do
      A1
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    • in mind

      US /ɪn maɪnd/

      UK /in maind/

      • Phrase
      • Being aware of or considering something.
      • To remember or consider something.
      A2
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    • interior

      US /ɪnˈtɪriɚ/

      UK /ɪn'tɪərɪə(r)/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Part of country that is far from the border, coast
      • Remote central area of a continent
      • Adjective
      • Being the inside part of a building, car etc.
      B1TOEIC
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    • light on

      US /laɪt ɑn/

      UK /lait ɔn/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To illuminate something.
      • To discover something unexpectedly.
      • Adjective
      • Gentle or delicate in the use of something.
      A1
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    • light work

      US

      UK

      • Uncountable Noun
      • A task that is easy to do.
      • Something that requires very little effort or exertion.
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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
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    • no matter

      US

      UK

      • Conjunction
      • Regardless of; it does not matter.
      • Adverb
      • Regardless of; it is not important
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    • nuance

      US /ˈnu:ɑ:ns/

      UK /ˈnju:ɑ:ns/

      • Noun
      • Small, not obvious difference in meaning, etc.
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    • occlusion

      US /ə'klu:ʒn/

      UK /ə'klu:ʒn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Closure or blockage (as of a blood vessel)
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    • occur

      US /əˈkɚ/

      UK /əˈkɜ:(r)/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To come to pass or to happen
      • To be found to exist; to be present.
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    • on earth

      US /ɑn ɚθ/

      UK /ɔn ə:θ/

      • Phrase
      • Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise or anger.
      • Used to emphasize that something is not possible or will not happen.
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    • on the floor

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Located on the ground or bottom surface of a room.
      • Actively participating in dancing or other floor-based activities.
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    • 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.
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    • out of it

      US /aʊt ʌv ɪt/

      UK /aut ɔv it/

      • Adjective
      • Unconscious or not completely alert; dazed or confused.
      • Not able to think clearly or react quickly; not with it.
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    • outward

      US /ˈaʊtwəd/

      UK /ˈaʊtwəd/

      • Adjective
      • Going away from a place that will be returned to
      • Seeming to be from the outside
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    • portrait

      US /ˈpɔrtrɪt,-ˌtret,ˈpor-/

      UK /ˈpɔ:trit/

      • Noun
      • Picture of a person's head and shoulders
      • Detailed representation of someone in film, etc.
      • Adjective
      • A format in which the height is greater than the width.
      • Relating to a photograph, painting, drawing, or engraving of a person.
      B1
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    • rather than

      US

      UK

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

      US /ritʃ/

      UK /ri:tʃ/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To come to or arrive at a goal or destination
      • To be long enough to get to a certain place
      • Uncountable Noun
      • Power or control someone has over something
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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
      A2
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    • reflect

      US /rɪˈflɛkt/

      UK /rɪ'flekt/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To indicate or be a sign of something
      • To bounce back light, heat, sound from a surface
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    • repeatedly

      US /rɪ'pi:tɪdlɪ/

      UK /rɪ'pi:tɪdlɪ/

      • Adverb
      • (Said, done) many times; over and over
      B2
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    • 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.
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    • scatter

      US /ˈskætɚ/

      UK /'skætə(r)/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To throw or move into various different directions
      • Transitive Verb
      • To place or leave things in various places
      B2
      More
    • scene

      US /sin/

      UK /si:n/

      • Noun
      • Incident where someone behaves angrily, badly
      • View that looks like a picture
      A2TOEIC
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    • slightly

      US /ˈslaɪtli/

      UK /ˈslaɪtli/

      • Adverb
      • Only a little
      B1
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    • sphere

      US /sfɪr/

      UK /sfɪə(r)/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Area of interest or activity
      • A round 3D object shaped like a ball
      B1
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    • split

      US /splɪt/

      UK /splɪt/

      • Adjective
      • No longer married or in a relationship
      • (Injured) by cutting it open, as in someone's lip
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To become divided or broken along a straight line
      • To cause a cut in (lip, etc.)
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    • subtle

      US /ˈsʌtl/

      UK /'sʌtl/

      • Adjective
      • Delicate or slight so it is difficult to perceive
      • Clever or indirect but hides the true purpose
      B1
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    • surface

      US /ˈsɚfəs/

      UK /'sɜ:fɪs/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To give (road) a top layer
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To appear after being hidden, unseen, or unknown
      • To come to the top of something; emerge
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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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    • to do with

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To be about something; concern
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    • translucent

      US /trænsˈlusənt, trænz-/

      UK /trænsˈlu:snt/

      • Adjective
      • Having the quality of being transparent
      C1
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    • transparent

      US /trænsˈpærənt/

      UK /trænsˈpærənt/

      • Adjective
      • Being open to see and to public criticism
      • Able to be seen through
      B2
      More
    • vibrant

      US /ˈvaɪbrənt/

      UK /ˈvaɪbrənt/

      • Adjective
      • Having a lot of energy and being very active
      B1
      More
    • visible

      US /ˈvɪzəbəl/

      UK /ˈvɪzəbl/

      • Adjective
      • Can see, easily seen or understood
      B1TOEIC
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    • wanna

      US /ˈwɑnə/

      UK /'wɒnə/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • Shortened form of 'want to'. Used only in speaking
      B2
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    • with just

      US

      UK

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

      US /wɚk ɪn/

      UK /wə:k in/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To make an opening for something in your schedule
      • To fit person/thing into a schedule or sequence
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    • wrap up

      US /ræp ʌp/

      UK /ræp ʌp/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To complete something, such as a film or project
      • To finish; bring something to a conclusion
      • Transitive Verb
      • To enclose (something) in paper or soft material.
      B1
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    • zoom out

      US /zum aʊt/

      UK /zu:m aut/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To decrease the magnification of an image, showing more of the scene.
      • To take a broader perspective; to consider the overall context.
      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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