Vocabulary

  • think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
  • see in: To accompany someone to the entrance of a building or room.
  • at the same time: Simultaneously; at the identical moment.
  • same time: Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
  • out there: In or to a place that is far away
  • in essence: Used to summarize the main point.
  • on top of that: In addition to something already mentioned; furthermore.
  • wait for: To wait until someone comes, or something happens
  • have to: Must do
  • as soon as: In a short time after (something happens)
  • right back: Said when someone says they will return soon, indicating you expect their prompt return.
  • constantly: Frequently, or without pause
  • sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
  • absolutely: Completely; totally; very
  • present: Being in attendance; being there; having turned up
  • stretch: To make your arm, leg muscles long to ease them
  • empathy: Understanding how other people feel/suffer
  • simultaneously: At the same time; all together
  • cultivate: To grow plants, crops etc.
  • prone: Lying flat with your head facing the ground
  • flip: To turn your body in the air, as in gymnastics
  • expect: To believe something is probably going to happen
  • emotional: Causing, feeling, or appealing to the emotions
  • narrative: The telling of a story
  • bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
  • criticism: Article or essay that judges quality
  • field: Area of study, such as physics or biology
  • theory: Ideas or principles that explain facts or events
  • afford: To make available, to provide
  • concern: To be about a particular topic
  • essence: Most important part or quality of something
  • behavior: The way a person or thing acts; manner
  • appearance: The way a person looks to others
  • superficial: On the surface only; not deep
  • attention: Taking notice of someone or something
  • define: To explain the meaning of words
  • regulate: To control something with rules or laws
  • raise: To increase a bet above another when playing cards
  • snap: To close your mouth quickly like biting something
  • value: Importance you attach to something
  • board: Surface for posting or showing information
  • blow: To move something using air
  • fabulous: Almost impossible to believe, incredible
  • throw: To use your arm to make something fly in the air
  • wanna: Shortened form of 'want to'. Used only in speaking
  • fit: Good looking; physically attractive
  • energy: Physical or mental strength
  • treatment: Medicine or method to make someone healthier
  • harbor: Area of water protected by land and used by ships
  • pop: To cause something to open or burst suddenly
  • narcissist: Someone in love with themselves
  • kind: In a caring and helpful manner
  • learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
  • storm: To act violently or angrily
  • narcissistic: Admiring yourself excessively
  • narcissism: Being in love with yourself, your own appearance
  • rubber: Material used to make tires, etc.
  • trophy: Prize given to the winner of a competition
  • exterior: Outside layer or surface
  • change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
  • person: Man, woman or child
  • attendant: Someone who helps at a gas station, theater etc.
  • grandiose: Seeming to be impressive, but not very practical
  • byproduct: A waste product made from making something else
  • affiliate: Organization that is associated with another
  • entitle: To make you eligible to hold a title
  • dysfunctional: Acting in an abnormal way or not as required
  • jerky: Lacking steadiness or smoothness
  • heartbreak: Great sorrow caused by e.g. death of loved one
  • empathic: Showing empathy/understanding of others' states
  • dole: To give out money, food etc.; distribute
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    • absolutely

      US /ˈæbsəˌlutli, ˌæbsəˈlutli/

      UK /ˈæbsəlu:tli/

      • Adverb
      • Completely; totally; very
      • Considered independently and without relation to other things; viewed abstractly; as, quantity absolutely considered.
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    • affiliate

      US /əˈfɪliˌeɪt/

      UK /əˈfɪlieɪt/

      • Noun
      • Organization that is associated with another
      • Transitive Verb
      • To connect an organization with a larger one
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    • afford

      US /əˈfɔrd, əˈford/

      UK /ə'fɔ:d/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To make available, to provide
      • To have enough money to pay for something
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    • appearance

      US /əˈpɪrəns/

      UK /əˈpɪərəns/

      • Noun
      • The way a person looks to others
      • The way that something looks
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    • as soon as

      US /æz sun æz/

      UK /æz su:n æz/

      • Phrase
      • In a short time after (something happens)
      • Without any delay; immediately
      • Conjunction
      • At the moment that, or immediately after.
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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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    • attendant

      US /əˈtɛndənt/

      UK /əˈtendənt/

      • Countable Noun
      • Someone who helps at a gas station, theater etc.
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    • attention

      US /əˈtɛnʃən/

      UK /əˈtenʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Taking notice of someone or something
      • Noun
      • (Soldiers) Standing with straight backs
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    • blow

      US /blo/

      UK /bləʊ/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To move something using air
      • To make air come quickly out of your mouth
      • Noun
      • Something that causes you difficulty or sadness
      • Act of making air come out of your mouth
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    • byproduct

      US /ˈbaɪˌprɑdəkt/

      UK /'baɪˌprɒdʌkt/

      • Noun
      • A waste product made from making something else
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    • concern

      US /kənˈsɚn/

      UK /kənˈsɜ:n/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To be about a particular topic
      • To have a direct impact on someone
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Company, firm or business
      • Feeling of worry or anxiety
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    • constantly

      US /ˈkɑnstəntlɪ/

      UK /ˈkɒnstəntli/

      • Adverb
      • Frequently, or without pause
      • In a way that is unchanging or faithful
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    • criticism

      US /ˈkrɪtɪˌsɪzəm/

      UK /ˈkrɪtɪsɪzəm/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Article or essay that judges quality
      • Negative judgment of something
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    • cultivate

      US /ˈkʌltəˌvet/

      UK /'kʌltɪveɪt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To grow plants, crops etc.
      • To cause to grow by education; to enlighten
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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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    • dole

      US /dol/

      UK /dəʊl/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To give out money, food etc.; distribute
      • Uncountable Noun
      • Money given by a government to unemployed people
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    • dysfunctional

      US

      UK

      • Adjective
      • Acting in an abnormal way or not as required
      • Not behaving or working normally as a family or group.
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    • emotional

      US /ɪˈmoʃənəl/

      UK /ɪˈməʊʃənl/

      • Adjective
      • Causing, feeling, or appealing to the emotions
      • Relating to or characterized by emotion
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    • empathic

      US /em'pæθɪk/

      UK /ɪm'pæθɪk/

      • Adjective
      • Showing empathy/understanding of others' states
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    • empathy

      US /ˈɛmpəθi/

      UK /ˈempəθi/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Understanding how other people feel/suffer
      • The ability to understand and share the feelings of another, especially when those feelings are negative or painful
      B2TOEIC
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    • energy

      US /ˈɛnədʒi/

      UK /'enədʒɪ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Physical or mental strength
      • Enthusiasm and determination.
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    • entitle

      US /ɛnˈtaɪtl/

      UK /ɪnˈtaɪtl/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To make you eligible to hold a title
      • To give a right (of getting benefits) to someone
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    • essence

      US /ˈɛsəns/

      UK /'esns/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Most important part or quality of something
      • Substance that has a very strong, unique smell
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    • exterior

      US /ɪkˈstɪriɚ/

      UK /ɪkˈstɪəriə(r)/

      • Noun
      • Outside layer or surface
      • Way a person appears or seems to other people
      • Adjective
      • External; of the outside part
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    • fabulous

      US /ˈfæbjələs/

      UK /ˈfæbjələs/

      • Adjective
      • Almost impossible to believe, incredible
      • Almost impossible to believe; mythical.
      B2
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    • fit

      US /fɪt/

      UK /fɪt/

      • Adjective
      • Good looking; physically attractive
      • Having good physical health and strength
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To install a machine, equipment etc.
      • To adjust or change to the right size or shape
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    • flip

      US /flɪp/

      UK /flɪp/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To turn your body in the air, as in gymnastics
      • To move into a different position quickly
      • Noun
      • Act of turning your body in the air; somersault
      • Movement of something from one position to another
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    • grandiose

      US /ˈɡrændiˌos, ˌɡrændiˈos/

      UK /ˈgrændiəʊs/

      • Adjective
      • Seeming to be impressive, but not very practical
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    • harbor

      US /ˈhɑrbɚ/

      UK /'hɑ:bə/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Area of water protected by land and used by ships
      • Place providing comfort and shelter from danger
      • Transitive Verb
      • To contain, have, hide or protect something
      • To feel certain thoughts/emotions for a long time
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    • have to

      US /hæv tu/

      UK /ˈhæv tə/

      • Auxiliary Verb
      • Must do
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    • heartbreak

      US /ˈhɑ:rtbreɪk/

      UK /ˈhɑ:tbreɪk/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Great sorrow caused by e.g. death of loved one
      • Overwhelming distress caused by the end of a romantic relationship or the loss of a loved one.
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    • in essence

      US /ɪn ˈɛsəns/

      UK /in ˈesns/

      • Phrase
      • Used to summarize the main point.
      • Relating to the most important aspect of something.
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    • jerky

      US /ˈdʒə:ki/

      UK /'dʒɜ:kɪ/

      • Adjective
      • Lacking steadiness or smoothness
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    • narcissism

      US /ˈnɑrsɪˌsɪzəm/

      UK /ˈnɑ:sɪsɪzəm/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Being in love with yourself, your own appearance
      • In psychoanalytic theory, self-centeredness arising from failure to distinguish the self from external objects, either in early infancy or as a feature of mental disorder.
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    • narcissist

      US /nɑ:'sɪsɪst/

      UK /nɑ:'sɪsɪst/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Someone in love with themselves
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    • narcissistic

      US /ˌnɑrsɪˈsɪstɪk/

      UK /ˌnɑ:sɪ'sɪstɪk/

      • Adjective
      • Admiring yourself excessively
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    • narrative

      US /ˈnærətɪv/

      UK /ˈnærətɪv/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • The telling of a story
      • A spoken or written account of connected events; a story.
      • Adjective
      • Presented in the form of a story
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    • on top of that

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • In addition to something already mentioned; furthermore.
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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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    • pop

      US /pɑp/

      UK /pɒp/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To cause something to open or burst suddenly
      • To go to or in a place for a brief period of time
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Sweet soda drink
      • A short, sharp, explosive sound.
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    • prone

      US /proʊn/

      UK /prəʊn/

      • Adjective
      • Lying flat with your head facing the ground
      • Likely to have, do or be (usually something bad)
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    • regulate

      US /ˈrɛɡjəˌlet/

      UK /ˈregjuleɪt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To control something with rules or laws
      • To set/adjust (a clock, etc.); restrict motion in
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    • right back

      US /raɪt bæk/

      UK /rait bæk/

      • Interjection
      • Said when someone says they will return soon, indicating you expect their prompt return.
      • Adverb
      • Immediately; very soon after going.
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    • rubber

      US /ˈrʌbɚ/

      UK /'rʌbə(r)/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Material used to make tires, etc.
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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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    • see in

      US /si ɪn/

      UK /si: in/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To accompany someone to the entrance of a building or room.
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    • simultaneously

      US /saɪməlˈtenɪəslɪ/

      UK /ˌsɪməl'teɪnɪəslɪ/

      • Adverb
      • At the same time; all together
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    • snap

      US /snæp/

      UK /snæp/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To close your mouth quickly like biting something
      • To break something dry and thin, e.g. a branch
      • Countable Noun
      • An informal word for a photograph
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    • stretch

      US /strɛtʃ/

      UK /stretʃ/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To make your arm, leg muscles long to ease them
      • To make something bigger by pulling on it
      • Noun
      • Making arm, leg muscles longer to ease them
      • A consecutive row of things
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    • superficial

      US /ˌsupɚˈfɪʃəl/

      UK /ˌsu:pəˈfɪʃl/

      • Adjective
      • On the surface only; not deep
      • Relating to or located near the surface.
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    • theory

      US /ˈθiəri, ˈθɪri/

      UK /ˈθiəri/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Ideas or principles that explain facts or events
      • An idea or belief about something
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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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    • treatment

      US /ˈtritmənt/

      UK /ˈtri:tmənt/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Medicine or method to make someone healthier
      • Way someone acts toward another
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    • trophy

      US /ˈtroʊfi/

      UK /ˈtrəʊfi/

      • Countable Noun
      • Prize given to the winner of a competition
      • Something to show your high social status
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    • wait for

      US /wet fɔr/

      UK /weit fɔ:/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To wait until someone comes, or something happens
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    • wanna

      US /ˈwɑnə/

      UK /'wɒnə/

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