Vocabulary

  • have to: Must do
  • figure out: To understand the behavior of someone
  • look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
  • think about: To consider something carefully.
  • talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
  • meet with: To have a meeting with someone in order to discuss something.
  • go out: To leave a building (e.g. a house)
  • out there: In or to a place that is far away
  • falls over: To fall on the ground from a standing position
  • name after: To give someone or something the same name as another person or thing, often to honor them.
  • like crack: Very fast or with great energy and intensity.
  • come at: To approach someone to attack them
  • going on: To continue doing something
  • on average: Typically; usually; based on an average calculation.
  • in the middle of: In the central part or point of something.
  • watch out: To be careful; to be alert to danger
  • all the things: Everything; all items or aspects
  • move around: To change position or location; to go from place to place.
  • look for: To try to find a thing or person that is lost
  • above all: Most importantly; more than anything else.
  • build up: To increase the amount; collect something
  • sit down: To take a seat
  • grow up: To develop from a child into an adult
  • passed by: Went past someone or something.
  • look back: To think about past events
  • after dinner: Following the meal of dinner.
  • on earth: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise or anger.
  • in the driver's seat: In a position of control or authority.
  • check out
  • got to: To arrive at some place
  • figure: To appear in a game, play or event
  • gross: 144 of something; twelve dozen of something
  • intimate: (E.g. of detail) fine, detailed or complete
  • convince: To persuade someone, or make them feel sure
  • curious: Wanting to know more about something
  • recipe: Conditions likely to create a particular result
  • reward: To give something because of someone's good work
  • research: To study in order to discover new ideas and facts
  • crack: Attempt to achieve a goal or objective
  • pressure: Anxiety caused by difficult problems
  • cozy: Comfortable, warm, pleasant, and often, small
  • adventure: An exciting and often dangerous experience
  • population: Number of people who live in a country, area etc.
  • pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
  • survive: To continue to live despite illness or trouble
  • breed: Kind of / sort of
  • terrain: Characteristics (e.g. rough) of a piece of land
  • seal: To close tightly to protect it from leaking
  • plunge: (Of prices, hopes etc.) to decrease very quickly
  • fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
  • habitat: Natural place where a plant or animal lives
  • hostile: Unwelcoming; showing ill will, as to an enemy
  • mammal: Animal which drinks milk from its mother
  • bear: To accept (responsibilities or duties)
  • buddy: Friend, usually male
  • vary: To change something and make it different
  • moment: Very short or brief period of time
  • colony: Group (bees, etc.) that live in the same place
  • lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
  • kind: In a caring and helpful manner
  • learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
  • crash: To damage an object by causing it to hit something
  • antarctica: An extremely cold continent at the south pole almost entirely below the Antarctic Circle; covered by an ice cap up to , feet deep
  • success: Achievement of a desired purpose or goal
  • impressed: To make an emotional or cognitive impact upon
  • great: Very good; better than before
  • find: To become aware of something that is happening
  • greet: To meet with friendly words and actions; welcome
  • poop: Feces
  • grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
  • surprisingly: In an unexpected manner; to an unexpected degree
  • cumbersome: Being slow, heavy or difficult to move
  • faithful: (Religious) people who believe in a god or gods
  • scientist: Person who is trained in a science
  • polar: Concerning the areas near the North or South poles
  • flop: To fall heavily, usually in a relaxed manner
  • check: Paper showing how much you owe at a restaurant
  • ride: Machine at an amusement park for riding on for fun
  • deeply: To a significant degree
  • pair: Two of the same thing, e.g. socks
  • mince: To grind meat, etc. into very small pieces
  • lifeline: Rope or cord used to attach a person to a boat
  • canary: Small yellow songbird that can be kept as a pet
  • yuck: Used to express rejection or strong disgust
  • hind: Concerning the rear or back part of animals
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    • above all

      US /əˈbʌv ɔl/

      UK /əˈbʌv ɔ:l/

      • Phrase
      • Most importantly; more than anything else.
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    • after dinner

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Following the meal of dinner.
      • Adjective
      • Suitable for or done after dinner.
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    • all the things

      US

      UK

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

      US /bɛr/

      UK /bɛː/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To accept (responsibilities or duties)
      • To give birth to a child; to produce fruit
      • Countable Noun
      • Large brown animal with fur that lives in forests
      • Someone who expects stock market to fall
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    • breed

      US /brid/

      UK /bri:d/

      • Noun
      • Kind of / sort of
      • Particular kind of animal, e.g. a Labrador dog
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To create situations for a (bad) thing to happen
      • To produce baby animals of specific kinds
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    • buddy

      US /ˈbʌdi/

      UK /'bʌdɪ/

      • Countable Noun
      • Friend, usually male
      • A term of address, often used informally.
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    • 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.
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    • canary

      US /kəˈnɛri/

      UK /kə'neərɪ/

      • Countable Noun
      • Small yellow songbird that can be kept as a pet
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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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    • colony

      US /ˈkɑləni/

      UK /'kɒlənɪ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Group (bees, etc.) that live in the same place
      • Country/settlement controlled by another country
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    • come at

      US /kʌm æt/

      UK /kʌm æt/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To approach someone to attack them
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    • convince

      US /kənˈvɪns/

      UK /kən'vɪns/

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

      US /ˈkozi/

      UK /'kəʊzɪ/

      • Adjective
      • Comfortable, warm, pleasant, and often, small
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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
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    • cumbersome

      US /ˈkʌmbəsəm/

      UK /ˈkʌmbəsəm/

      • Adjective
      • Being slow, heavy or difficult to move
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    • curious

      US /ˈkjʊriəs/

      UK /ˈkjʊəriəs/

      • Adjective
      • Wanting to know more about something
      • Attracting interest by being strange or unusual
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    • deeply

      US /ˈdiplɪ/

      UK /ˈdi:pli/

      • Adverb
      • To a significant degree
      • To a great, intense or extreme extent
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    • faithful

      US /ˈfeθfəl/

      UK /'feɪθfl/

      • Noun
      • (Religious) people who believe in a god or gods
      • Adjective
      • Showing constant support for someone or something
      • Worthy of trust
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    • falls over

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To fall on the ground from a standing position
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    • figure out

      US /ˈfɪɡjɚ aʊt/

      UK /ˈfiɡə aut/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To understand the behavior of someone
      • To think through logically to find a solution
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To understand or find an answer to something.
      • To find a solution to a problem or understand something.
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    • flop

      US /flɑ:p/

      UK /flɒp/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To fall heavily, usually in a relaxed manner
      • To move loosely and without precision
      • Noun
      • Book, movie etc. that is a total sales failure
      • Sound of something large hitting water
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    • go out

      US /ɡo aʊt/

      UK /ɡəu aut/

      • Phrase
      • To leave a building (e.g. a house)
      • Phrasal Verb
      • (Of a fire) to burn out; be extinguished
      • Go out of fashion to stop being fashionable
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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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    • got to

      US /ɡɑt tu/

      UK /gɔt tu:/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To arrive at some place
      • To have the opportunity or permission to do something
      • Phrasal Verb
      • To appeal to the emotions of; move
      • To finally begin to start something after a delay
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    • greet

      US /ɡrit/

      UK /gri:t/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To meet with friendly words and actions; welcome
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    • gross

      US /ɡros/

      UK /ɡrəʊs/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • 144 of something; twelve dozen of something
      • Total sum of money earned before costs and taxes
      • Transitive Verb
      • To earn an amount of money before costs and taxes
      B1TOEIC
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    • grow up

      US /ɡro ʌp/

      UK /ɡrəu ʌp/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To develop from a child into an adult
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    • habitat

      US /ˈhæbɪˌtæt/

      UK /'hæbɪtæt/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Natural place where a plant or animal lives
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    • have to

      US /hæv tu/

      UK /ˈhæv tə/

      • Auxiliary Verb
      • Must do
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    • hind

      US /haɪnd/

      UK /haɪnd/

      • Adjective
      • Concerning the rear or back part of animals
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    • hostile

      US /ˈhɑstəl, -ˌtaɪl/

      UK /ˈhɔstail/

      • Adjective
      • Unwelcoming; showing ill will, as to an enemy
      • Very difficult to live due to harsh conditions
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    • impressed

      US

      UK

      • Transitive Verb
      • To make an emotional or cognitive impact upon
      • To press into a soft material to make a pattern
      • Adjective
      • Feeling an emotional impact
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    • in the driver's seat

      US

      UK

      • Idiom
      • In a position of control or authority.
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    • in the middle of

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • In the central part or point of something.
      • Engaged or occupied with something.
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    • intimate

      US /ˈɪntəmɪt/

      UK /'ɪntɪmət/

      • Adjective
      • (E.g. of detail) fine, detailed or complete
      • Private and personal things shared with another
      • Transitive Verb
      • To make someone understand without saying directly
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    • lifeline

      US /ˈlaɪfˌlaɪn/

      UK /'laɪflaɪn/

      • Noun
      • Rope or cord used to attach a person to a boat
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    • like crack

      US /laɪk kræk/

      UK /laɪk kræk/

      • other
      • Very fast or with great energy and intensity.
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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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    • look back

      US /lʊk bæk/

      UK /luk bæk/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To think about past events
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    • look for

      US /lʊk fɔr/

      UK /luk fɔ:/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To try to find a thing or person that is lost
      • To expect or anticipate something.
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    • mammal

      US /ˈmæməl/

      UK /'mæml/

      • Noun
      • Animal which drinks milk from its mother
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    • meet with

      US /mit wɪð/

      UK /mi:t wið/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To have a meeting with someone in order to discuss something.
      • To encounter or experience something, often something negative.
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    • mince

      US /mɪns/

      UK /mɪns/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To grind meat, etc. into very small pieces
      • Uncountable Noun
      • Chopped meat used to make burgers
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    • move around

      US /muv əˈraʊnd/

      UK /mu:v əˈraund/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To change position or location; to go from place to place.
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To spread or circulate (e.g., information, rumors).
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    • name after

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To give someone or something the same name as another person or thing, often to honor them.
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    • on average

      US /ɑn ˈævərɪdʒ/

      UK /ɔn ˈævəridʒ/

      • Phrase
      • Typically; usually; based on an average calculation.
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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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    • out there

      US /aʊt ðɛr/

      UK /aut ðɛə/

      • Adverb
      • In or to a place that is far away
      • Existing in the universe
      • Adjective
      • Unconventional; strange; avant-garde
      • Existing or available.
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    • pair

      US /per/

      UK /peə(r)/

      • Countable Noun
      • Two of the same thing, e.g. socks
      • Two people viewed together for some reason; couple
      • Transitive Verb
      • To put two things or people together
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    • passed by

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • Went past someone or something.
      • Elasped; time went by.
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    • plunge

      US /plʌndʒ/

      UK /plʌndʒ/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • (Of prices, hopes etc.) to decrease very quickly
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To dive (into water)
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    • polar

      US /ˈpolɚ/

      UK /ˈpəʊlə(r)/

      • Adjective
      • Concerning the areas near the North or South poles
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    • poop

      US /pup/

      UK /pu:p/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Feces
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To defecate
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    • population

      US /ˌpɑpjəˈleʃən/

      UK /ˌpɒpjuˈleɪʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Number of people who live in a country, area etc.
      • A group of individuals of one species living in a particular area.
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    • 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
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    • recipe

      US /ˈrɛsəˌpi/

      UK /'resəpɪ/

      • Noun
      • Conditions likely to create a particular result
      • Directions for making a dish, with the ingredients
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    • research

      US /rɪˈsɚtʃ, ˈriˌsɚtʃ/

      UK /rɪ'sɜ:tʃ/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To study in order to discover new ideas and facts
      • To study the market relating to marketing products and services.
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Study done to discover new ideas and facts
      • A particular area or topic of study.
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    • reward

      US /rɪˈwɔrd/

      UK /rɪ'wɔ:d/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To give something because of someone's good work
      • To give someone money for helping the police
      • Noun
      • Money given for information about criminals
      • Something given in recognition of service, effort, or achievement.
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    • scientist

      US /ˈsaɪəntɪst/

      UK /ˈsaɪəntɪst/

      • Countable Noun
      • Person who is trained in a science
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    • seal

      US /sil/

      UK /si:l/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To close tightly to protect it from leaking
      • To close an envelop or package
      • Noun
      • Large fish-eating animal that lives on sea or land
      • Official mark made in hot wax to close a document
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    • sit down

      US /sit daʊn/

      UK /sit daun/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To take a seat
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    • success

      US /səkˈsɛs/

      UK /sək'ses/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Achievement of a desired purpose or goal
      • A successful person; one who achieved their aims
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    • surprisingly

      US /səˈpraɪzɪŋlɪ/

      UK /sə'praɪzɪŋlɪ/

      • Adverb
      • In an unexpected manner; to an unexpected degree
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    • survive

      US /sɚˈvaɪv/

      UK /sə'vaɪv/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To continue to live despite illness or trouble
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    • talking about

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To discuss a particular topic.
      • To be constantly mentioning or bringing up a subject.
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    • terrain

      US /təˈren/

      UK /təˈreɪn/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Characteristics (e.g. rough) of a piece of land
      • An area of activity or knowledge.
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    • think about

      US /θɪŋk əˈbaʊt/

      UK /θiŋk əˈbaut/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To consider something carefully.
      • To remember or call to mind.
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    • vary

      US /ˈveri/

      UK /ˈveəri/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To change something and make it different
      • To be changeable, both up and down
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    • watch out

      US /wɑtʃ aʊt/

      UK /wɔtʃ aut/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To be careful; to be alert to danger
      A1
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    • yuck

      US /jʌk/

      UK /jʌk/

      • Interjection
      • Used to express rejection or strong disgust
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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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