Vocabulary

  • close up: A photograph or film shot taken of a subject at close range.
  • look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
  • of course: Sure ; Certainly
  • focal length: The distance between the center of a lens or curved mirror and its focus.
  • turn to: To go to someone for help, advice, or information.
  • in particular: Specifically; especially.
  • aspect ratio: The ratio of the width to the height of an image or screen.
  • feel like: To have a desire or inclination for something.
  • in the scene: Present at the location where something is happening or has happened.
  • as well as: Also; in addition to
  • have to: Must do
  • deal with
  • compared with: In relation to
  • the following: Next in order or sequence.
  • child's play: Something very easy to do.
  • come from: To have as your native country or city
  • set up
  • for example: As an illustration or instance.
  • stand out
  • few steps: A small number of steps; a short distance.
  • show up: To arrive or be seen at a place, e.g. a party
  • the bottom line: The most important thing; the essential point.
  • over to: Used to hand over to someone else to speak
  • specific: Precise; particular; just about that thing
  • subtle: Delicate or slight so it is difficult to perceive
  • engage: To start to fight with an enemy
  • reveal: To show something that was hidden before
  • scene: Incident where someone behaves angrily, badly
  • contribute: To be a factor in causing something to happen
  • precise: (Of language details etc.) Very accurate and exact
  • precisely: In an exact and accurate manner
  • reverse: Setting that makes the vehicle go backward
  • momentum: Speed or force that is gained when something moves
  • gradually: Occurring in a slow manner over a period of time
  • task: Big or small piece of work someone has to do
  • emphasize: To stress the items that are important
  • attention: Taking notice of someone or something
  • complete: To finish or reach the end of doing something
  • observe: To celebrate a particular holiday/religious event
  • tension: Feeling of anxiety and inability to relax
  • introduce: To open an essay to set the scene
  • film: Thin layer that covers something
  • degree: Amount or extent of something
  • subtly: In a way that is delicate or slight, but effective
  • major: High-ranking officer in the army
  • enhance: To improve; make bigger or better
  • tilt: To change to a newly preferred idea or opinion
  • promotion: Act of advertising a product to people
  • control: A device designed to operate a machine
  • column: Regular series of articles in a newspaper/magazine
  • operate: To control or handle something, such as a machine
  • creative: Having the ability to make something new
  • optimize: To make as effective as possible
  • vantage: (usually vantage point) A place or position affording a good view of something
  • sleek: Having a smooth and appealing shape or surface
  • great: Very good; better than before
  • attend: To take care of someone in need
  • space: Empty area kept for a specific reason, like a car
  • isolate: To identify, consider, or deal with separately
  • stump: To campaign by making political speeches
  • minute: Notes taken at a meeting to record what was said
  • bore: To accept (responsibilities or duties)
  • understand: To know the meaning of language, what someone says
  • wide: Having a great distance from one side to the other
  • real: Actually existing or happening, not imagined
  • feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
  • monetize: To make money from your invention or ideas
  • augment: To make something larger, stronger, more effective
  • angle: Place where two lines or surfaces meet
  • lose: To be unable to keep in check or control something
  • focal: (Of a point) being the main or important one
  • location: Particular position or area of place, event, etc.
  • view: Opinion, belief, or idea about something
  • customize: To make, change according to the user's needs
  • blueprint: Plans of how buildings will be built
  • website: Collection of webpages in one location
  • foreground: To make something more visible or important
  • mole: Small animal with dark fur that lives under ground
  • afar: From far away
  • spy: Person who gets secret information about an enemy
  • ascent: Act of rising or going upwards
  • officer: Person of high position in an organization
  • transitional: Regarding changes in state, movement, place etc.
  • triangular: Having three straight sides
  • dolly: Childish form of 'doll'
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    • afar

      US /əˈfɑr/

      UK /ə'fɑ:(r)/

      • Adverb
      • From far away
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    • angle

      US /ˈæŋɡəl/

      UK /ˈæŋgl/

      • Noun
      • Place where two lines or surfaces meet
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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.
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    • ascent

      US /əˈsɛnt/

      UK /ə'sent/

      • Noun
      • Act of rising or going upwards
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    • aspect ratio

      US

      UK

      • Noun
      • The ratio of the width to the height of an image or screen.
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    • attend

      US /əˈtɛnd/

      UK /əˈtend/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To take care of someone in need
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To listen or watch carefully; to concentrate
      • To be present at an event
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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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    • augment

      US /ɔɡˈmɛnt/

      UK /ɔ:ɡ'ment/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To make something larger, stronger, more effective
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    • blueprint

      US /ˈbluˌprɪnt/

      UK /ˈblu:prɪnt/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Plans of how buildings will be built
      • Method use to plan or organize something
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    • child's play

      US /tʃaɪldz pleɪ/

      UK /tʃaɪldz pleɪ/

      • other
      • Something very easy to do.
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    • close up

      US /kloz ʌp/

      UK /kləuz ʌp/

      • Countable Noun
      • A photograph or film shot taken of a subject at close range.
      • Adverb
      • To move nearer to someone or something.
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    • column

      US /ˈkɑ:ləm/

      UK /ˈkɒləm/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Regular series of articles in a newspaper/magazine
      • Strong vertical stone pillar that holds up a roof
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    • come from

      US /kʌm frʌm/

      UK /kʌm frɔm/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To have as your native country or city
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    • compared with

      US /kəmˈpɛrd wɪð/

      UK /kəmˈpeəd wið/

      • Preposition
      • In relation to
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To have examined the differences or similarities between two or more things.
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    • contribute

      US /kənˈtrɪbjut/

      UK /kən'trɪbju:t/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To be a factor in causing something to happen
      • To donate, give (money) or help to something
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    • creative

      US /kriˈetɪv/

      UK /krɪ'eɪtɪv/

      • Adjective
      • Having the ability to make something new
      • Having the ability to create; imaginative and original.
      • Noun
      • A person whose job involves creative work.
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    • customize

      US /ˈkʌstəˌmaɪz/

      UK /'kʌstəmaɪz/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To make, change according to the user's needs
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    • deal with

      US /dil wɪð/

      UK /di:l wið/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To buy or sell goods or services.
      • Phrasal Verb
      • To take action to solve a problem or manage a situation.
      • To be about; concern.
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    • degree

      US /dɪˈɡri/

      UK /dɪˈgri:/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Amount or extent of something
      • Unit for measuring temperature or angles
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    • dolly

      US

      UK

      • Noun
      • Childish form of 'doll'
      • Proper Noun
      • Person's name
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    • emphasize

      US /ˈɛmfəˌsaɪz/

      UK /'emfəsaɪz/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To stress the items that are important
      B2TOEIC
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    • engage

      US /ɪn'gedʒ/

      UK /ɪn'ɡeɪdʒ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To start to fight with an enemy
      • To hire someone for a task or job
      A2TOEIC
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    • enhance

      US /ɛnˈhæns/

      UK /ɪn'hɑ:ns/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To improve; make bigger or better
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    • feel like

      US

      UK

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To have a desire or inclination for something.
      • To have a particular quality or sensation; resemble.
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    • few steps

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • A small number of steps; a short distance.
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    • film

      US /fɪlm/

      UK /fɪlm/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Thin layer that covers something
      • Movie
      • Transitive Verb
      • To record moving action with a camera
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    • focal

      US /ˈfokəl/

      UK /'fəʊkl/

      • Adjective
      • (Of a point) being the main or important one
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    • focal length

      US /ˈfokəl lɛŋkθ/

      UK /ˈfəʊkəl leŋθ/

      • Noun
      • The distance between the center of a lens or curved mirror and its focus.
      B1
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    • for example

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • As an illustration or instance.
      More
    • foreground

      US /ˈfɔrˌɡraʊnd, ˈfor-/

      UK /ˈfɔ:graʊnd/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To make something more visible or important
      • Noun
      • The area in front of a picture or person
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    • gradually

      US /ˈɡrædʒʊəlɪ/

      UK /ˈgrædʒuəli/

      • Adverb
      • Occurring in a slow manner over a period of time
      • Little by little; in a slow and progressive manner.
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    • have to

      US /hæv tu/

      UK /ˈhæv tə/

      • Auxiliary Verb
      • Must do
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    • in particular

      US /ɪn pɚˈtɪkjəlɚ/

      UK /in pəˈtikjulə/

      • Phrase
      • Specifically; especially.
      • Detailed or precise.
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    • in the scene

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Present at the location where something is happening or has happened.
      • Actively participating in a performance or dramatic situation.
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    • isolate

      US /ˈaɪsəˌlet/

      UK /ˈaɪsəleɪt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To identify, consider, or deal with separately
      • To keep in a place or situation apart from others
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    • location

      US /loʊˈkeɪʃn/

      UK /ləʊˈkeɪʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Particular position or area of place, event, etc.
      • A place away from a studio where film or television shots are made.
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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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    • major

      US /ˈmedʒɚ/

      UK /'meɪdʒə(r)/

      • Countable Noun
      • High-ranking officer in the army
      • Main subject you study at university
      • Adjective
      • Main league; esp. referring to American baseball
      • Important, serious, or large in scope, size
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    • mole

      US /mol/

      UK /məʊl/

      • Countable Noun
      • Small animal with dark fur that lives under ground
      • Small natural dark spot on someone's skin
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    • momentum

      US /moˈmɛntəm/

      UK /mə'mentəm/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Speed or force that is gained when something moves
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    • monetize

      US /'mʌnəˌtaɪz/

      UK /'mʌnɪtaɪz/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To make money from your invention or ideas
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    • observe

      US /əbˈzɜ:rv/

      UK /əbˈzɜ:v/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To celebrate a particular holiday/religious event
      • To obey or follow laws, rules, or customs
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    • of course

      US /ʌv kɔː(r)s/

      UK /ɔv kɔː(r)s/

      • Adverb
      • Sure ; Certainly
      • Phrase
      • For sure; certainly
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    • officer

      US /ˈɔ:fɪsə(r)/

      UK /ˈɒfɪsə(r)/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Person of high position in an organization
      • Person of high position in the military
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    • optimize

      US /ˈɑ:ptɪmaɪz/

      UK /ˈɒptɪmaɪz/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To make as effective as possible
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    • over to

      US

      UK

      • Preposition
      • Used to hand over to someone else to speak
      • The responsibility is now yours
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    • precise

      US /prɪˈsaɪs/

      UK /prɪ'saɪs/

      • Adjective
      • (Of language details etc.) Very accurate and exact
      • (Of a time, place, quality) exact
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    • precisely

      US /prɪˈsaɪsli/

      UK /prɪˈsaɪsli/

      • Adverb
      • In an exact and accurate manner
      • (Emphasizes that a statement is totally correct)
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    • promotion

      US /prəˈmoʃən/

      UK /prə'məʊʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Act of advertising a product to people
      • Movement to a higher position or rank in a company
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    • reveal

      US /rɪˈvil/

      UK /rɪ'vi:l/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To show something that was hidden before
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    • reverse

      US /rɪˈvɚs/

      UK /rɪ'vɜ:s/

      • Noun
      • Setting that makes the vehicle go backward
      • Instance of a significant change, for the worse
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To drive a vehicle backward
      • To change to an opposite state, way or condition
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    • scene

      US /sin/

      UK /si:n/

      • Noun
      • Incident where someone behaves angrily, badly
      • View that looks like a picture
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    • set up

      US /sɛt ʌp/

      UK /set ʌp/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To make arrangements for something; establish
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To arrange or prepare something for use.
      • To start a business, organization, etc.
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    • show up

      US /ʃo ʌp/

      UK /ʃəu ʌp/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To arrive or be seen at a place, e.g. a party
      • To be noticeably better than (someone else)
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    • sleek

      US /slik/

      UK /sli:k/

      • Adjective
      • Having a smooth and appealing shape or surface
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    • specific

      US /spɪˈsɪfɪk/

      UK /spəˈsɪfɪk/

      • Adjective
      • Precise; particular; just about that thing
      • Concerning one particular thing or kind of thing
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    • spy

      US /spaɪ/

      UK /spaɪ/

      • Noun
      • Person who gets secret information about an enemy
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To try to get secrets about an enemy country
      • To secretly watch someone or something
      B1TOEIC
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    • stand out

      US /stænd aʊt/

      UK /stænd aut/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To be noticeably better than other similar ones
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    • stump

      US /stʌmp/

      UK /stʌmp/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To campaign by making political speeches
      • Transitive Verb
      • To be too difficult for; baffle or perplex
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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
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    • subtly

      US /ˈsəd(ə)li/

      UK /ˈsʌtli/

      • Adverb
      • In a way that is delicate or slight, but effective
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    • task

      US /tæsk/

      UK /tɑ:sk/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Big or small piece of work someone has to do
      • Transitive Verb
      • To be given something to do, e.g. wash dishes
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    • tension

      US /ˈtɛnʃən/

      UK /'tenʃn/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Feeling of anxiety and inability to relax
      • Degree to which something is stretched tight
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    • the bottom line

      US /ði ˈbɑtəm laɪn/

      UK /ðə ˈbɔtəm lain/

      • Noun
      • The most important thing; the essential point.
      • The net income or profit of a company.
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    • the following

      US

      UK

      • Adjective
      • Next in order or sequence.
      • Uncountable Noun
      • What is about to be said or written.
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    • tilt

      US /tɪlt/

      UK /tɪlt/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To change to a newly preferred idea or opinion
      • To move something away from the upright
      • Noun
      • Position in which one side is above the other
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    • transitional

      US /træn'sɪʃənl/

      UK /træn'sɪʃənl/

      • Adjective
      • Regarding changes in state, movement, place etc.
      B2
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    • triangular

      US /traɪˈæŋɡjəlɚ/

      UK /traɪˈæŋgjələ(r)/

      • Adjective
      • Having three straight sides
      B1
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    • turn to

      US /tɚn tu/

      UK /tə:n tu:/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To go to someone for help, advice, or information.
      • To start doing or using something, often something bad or undesirable.
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    • vantage

      US /ˈvæntɪdʒ/

      UK /ˈvɑːntɪdʒ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • (usually vantage point) A place or position affording a good view of something
      • A particular perspective or viewpoint.
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    She took a brave step forward, leaving behind her comfort zone to chase her dreams.

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    • brave

      adj. Having courage

    • comfort zone

      phr. A familiar situation where one feels safe

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    US/brev/
    UK/breɪv/
    adj.Brave
    v.t.To bravely face
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