Vocabulary

  • look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
  • talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
  • used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
  • go on: To continue doing something
  • back in the day: In the past; in former times.
  • take it away: To remove something.
  • have to: Must do
  • in the hope of: With the expectation or desire for something to happen.
  • in particular: Specifically; especially.
  • call for: To demand, need or require (an action or thing)
  • break it down: To simplify something complex into smaller, more manageable parts.
  • in business: Actively operating as a commercial enterprise.
  • for example: As an illustration or instance.
  • take on: To acquire a new characteristic
  • phrase: Common expression or saying
  • scenario: An imagined sequence of events in a plan/project
  • recap: Brief description of something that had been said
  • improve: To make, or become, something better
  • vocabulary: Words that have to do with a particular subject
  • urge: A strong desire for something
  • attempt: To try to do something challenging or difficult
  • achieve: To succeed in doing good, usually by working hard
  • mess: Something that is untidy, dirty or unclean
  • dynamic: Always active or energetic; getting things done
  • combat: To fight someone or something physically
  • mean: Average of a set of numbers
  • clever: Funny in a way that shows intelligence
  • challenge: An activity you wish to try that may be hard to do
  • motivate: To give someone a reason, the will to do something
  • throw: To use your arm to make something fly in the air
  • disposable: Being available to be used or spent
  • movement: Part of a piece of classical music
  • waste: To kill or severely harm someone
  • sound: Sensible, dependable and reliable
  • kind: In a caring and helpful manner
  • tidy: With things in their proper place; not messy
  • auction: To sell to a person offering the highest price
  • bid: To propose an amount you want to pay for something
  • committee: Group of people who do or decide something
  • programme: A plan or schedule of events
  • adjective: A word that describes a noun, e.g. happy
  • connect: To associate a thing with something else
  • successful: Having the desired effect or result
  • great: Very good; better than before
  • verb: Word that expresses an action or state
  • business: A company formed for making profit
  • difficult: Hard; not easy; you need to work hard to do it
  • fast: In a way that is difficult to move or change
  • borrow: To take and later return something from another
  • noun: The subject or object of a sentence
  • audit: To examine (finances) carefully for accuracy
  • headline: To be the main performer at a show
  • bulletin: (Sudden or urgent) news piece
  • reusable: Able to be used or got again; sustainable
  • zeitgeist: Characteristic spirit of an age or generation
  • levy: Money which must be paid to the government, etc.
  • latte: Espresso coffee filled up with hot milk
  • whiz: To move fast, making whistling or whoosh sound
  • whoosh: Sound made when something moves quickly past you
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    • achieve

      US /əˈtʃiv/

      UK /ə'tʃi:v/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To succeed in doing good, usually by working hard
      • To succeed in reaching a particular goal, status, or standard, often after effort or perseverance.
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    • attempt

      US /əˈtɛmpt/

      UK /ə'tempt/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To try to do something challenging or difficult
      • Noun
      • Effort made to try to do or accomplish something
      A2TOEIC
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    • auction

      US /ˈɔ:kʃn/

      UK /ˈɔ:kʃn/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To sell to a person offering the highest price
      • Noun
      • Public sale where people compete to buy things
      B1TOEIC
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    • audit

      US /ˈɔdɪt/

      UK /ˈɔ:dɪt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To examine (finances) carefully for accuracy
      • Noun
      • Examining financial accounts to ensure accuracy
      A2TOEIC
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    • back in the day

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • In the past; in former times.
      • Referring to a past time, often with a sense of nostalgia or fondness.
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    • bid

      US /bɪd/

      UK /bɪd/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To propose an amount you want to pay for something
      • To order someone to do something
      A2
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    • borrow

      US /ˈbɑ:roʊ/

      UK /ˈbɒrəʊ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To take and later return something from another
      • To carry one number to another column when adding
      A2TOEIC
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    • break it down

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To simplify something complex into smaller, more manageable parts.
      • To explain something in a detailed and understandable way.
      A2
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    • bulletin

      US /ˈbʊlɪtn, -tɪn/

      UK /'bʊlətɪn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • (Sudden or urgent) news piece
      • Printed material to give information
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    • call for

      US /kɔl fɔr/

      UK /kɔ:l fɔ:/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To demand, need or require (an action or thing)
      • To come to someone's house to take them somewhere
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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
      A2
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    • combat

      US /kəmˈbæt, ˈkɑmˌbæt/

      UK /'kɒmbæt/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To fight someone or something physically
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    • committee

      US /kəˈmɪti/

      UK /kəˈmɪti/

      • Countable Noun
      • Group of people who do or decide something
      • A body of people formally appointed to consider or take action on a particular matter.
      A2
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    • connect

      US /kəˈnɛkt/

      UK /kə'nekt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To associate a thing with something else
      • To join or attach things together
      A2
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    • disposable

      US /dɪˈspoʊzəbl/

      UK /dɪˈspəʊzəbl/

      • Adjective
      • Being available to be used or spent
      • Designed to be used once and then thrown away.
      B1
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    • dynamic

      US /daiˈnæmik/

      UK /daɪˈnæmɪk/

      • Adjective
      • Always active or energetic; getting things done
      B1TOEIC
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    • for example

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • As an illustration or instance.
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    • go on

      US /ɡo ɑn/

      UK /ɡəu ɔn/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To continue doing something
      • To happen (usually negative)
      • Interjection
      • Used to encourage someone
      A1
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    • have to

      US /hæv tu/

      UK /ˈhæv tə/

      • Auxiliary Verb
      • Must do
      A1
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    • headline

      US /ˈhedlaɪn/

      UK /ˈhedlaɪn/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To be the main performer at a show
      • Noun
      • Title summarizing a news story
      B2
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    • in business

      US /ɪn ˈbɪznɪs/

      UK /in ˈbiznis/

      • Phrase
      • Actively operating as a commercial enterprise.
      • Having a commercial partnership or association.
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    • in particular

      US /ɪn pɚˈtɪkjəlɚ/

      UK /in pəˈtikjulə/

      • Phrase
      • Specifically; especially.
      • Detailed or precise.
      A1
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    • in the hope of

      US /ɪn ðə ˈhoʊp ʌv/

      UK /in ðə ˈhəup ɔv/

      • Preposition
      • With the expectation or desire for something to happen.
      B2
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    • latte

      US /'lɑ:teɪ/

      UK /ˈlɑ:teɪ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Espresso coffee filled up with hot milk
      B2
      More
    • levy

      US /ˈlɛvi/

      UK /ˈlevi/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Money which must be paid to the government, etc.
      • Transitive Verb
      • To ask someone to pay a levy
      B1TOEIC
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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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    • mess

      US /mɛs/

      UK /mes/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Something that is untidy, dirty or unclean
      • A difficult or confused situation.
      • Transitive Verb
      • To make something untidy or dirty
      A2
      More
    • motivate

      US /ˈmotəˌvet/

      UK /'məʊtɪveɪt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To give someone a reason, the will to do something
      A2TOEIC
      More
    • movement

      US /ˈmuvmənt/

      UK /ˈmu:vmənt/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Part of a piece of classical music
      • Group with a shared interest or goal
      A2
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    • phrase

      US /frez/

      UK /freɪz/

      • Noun
      • Common expression or saying
      • Section of musical notes in a piece of music
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To choose words to say what you mean clearly
      A2
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    • recap

      US /riˈkæp/

      UK /'ri:kæp/

      • Noun
      • Brief description of something that had been said
      • Transitive Verb
      • To describe or summarize the main points
      C1TOEIC
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    • reusable

      US /riˈjuzəbl:/

      UK /ˌri:ˈju:zəbl/

      • Adjective
      • Able to be used or got again; sustainable
      B1
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    • scenario

      US /səˈner.i.oʊ/

      UK /sɪˈnɑː.ri.əʊ/

      • Noun
      • An imagined sequence of events in a plan/project
      B1
      More
    • successful

      US /səkˈsɛsfəl/

      UK /səkˈsesfl/

      • Adjective
      • Having the desired effect or result
      • Having achieved wealth, respect, or social status
      A2
      More
    • take it away

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To remove something.
      • Idiom
      • To begin playing or performing.
      C1
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    • take on

      US /tek ɑn/

      UK /teik ɔn/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To acquire a new characteristic
      • To accept a new responsibility, role
      A1
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    • talking about

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To discuss a particular topic.
      • To be constantly mentioning or bringing up a subject.
      A1
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    • urge

      US /ɚdʒ/

      UK /ɜ:dʒ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A strong desire for something
      • Strong pressure on someone to do something
      • Transitive Verb
      • To drive something forward
      • To ask or encourage someone to do something
      A2
      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
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    • vocabulary

      US /voˈkæbjəˌlɛri/

      UK /və'kæbjələrɪ/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Words that have to do with a particular subject
      • The words that a person knows
      B1TOEIC
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    • waste

      US /west/

      UK /weɪst/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To kill or severely harm someone
      • To use valuable things ineffectively
      • Uncountable Noun
      • Materials left over after a process has finished
      A2TOEIC
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    • whiz

      US /wɪz/

      UK /wɪz/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To move fast, making whistling or whoosh sound
      B2
      More
    • whoosh

      US /hwuʃ, wuʃ, hwʊʃ, wʊʃ/

      UK /wʊʃ/

      • Interjection
      • Sound made when something moves quickly past you
      • Intransitive Verb
      • Gush or squirt out
      B2
      More
    • zeitgeist

      US

      UK

      • Noun
      • Characteristic spirit of an age or generation
      C2
      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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