Vocabulary

  • on the road: Traveling, especially as part of a tour or journey.
  • in charge: To be responsible for
  • feel like: To have a desire or inclination for something.
  • got to: To arrive at some place
  • have to: Must do
  • just kind of: Used to express a feeling or state in a vague or hesitant way.
  • look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
  • piece together: To assemble or put together from fragments or parts.
  • depending on: To rely on for support (financial or emotional)
  • on the way: During the journey to a particular place.
  • in key: Singing or playing notes correctly according to the musical key.
  • for example: As an illustration or instance.
  • in other words: Stating something in a different way, often to make it clearer or more understandable.
  • wake up: To stop sleeping
  • gone viral: To become very popular by circulating quickly through the Internet.
  • turn off
  • walk away from: To leave a situation or relationship, especially when it is difficult or unpleasant.
  • in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
  • pull over: To bring a vehicle to a stop by side of the road
  • take on: To acquire a new characteristic
  • around the world: In or to many countries.
  • get out of: To leave or escape responsibilities, troubles
  • keep around: To keep something or someone nearby.
  • wheel out: To introduce or present something or someone.
  • think about: To consider something carefully.
  • take over: To gain control of (a company) from someone else
  • make it worse: To aggravate a situation; to make something bad even worse.
  • drive at: To imply or suggest something indirectly.
  • look back: To think about past events
  • behind the wheel: In control of a vehicle; driving.
  • for days: For a long period of time; lasting several days.
  • in the meantime: During the time between two events; meanwhile.
  • fit into: To be small enough to go inside something.
  • wait for: To wait until someone comes, or something happens
  • stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
  • weird: Odd or unusual; surprising; strange
  • context: Set of facts surrounding a person or event
  • realize: To become aware of or understand mentally
  • encounter: To come up against a problem or trouble; meet
  • interfere: To get involved in something not your business
  • complex: Group of buildings all used for the same purpose
  • current: Electricity flowing through wires
  • version: Different way that someone interprets something
  • imagine: To think creatively about; form mental picture of
  • viral: Of or caused by a virus
  • bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
  • divide: To split numbers by another number, e.g. 6 / 2 = 3
  • interaction: Process of people or things affecting each other
  • cruise: To easily achieve
  • messy: Being complex or difficult to fix
  • charge: To run quickly toward someone to attack them
  • involve: To have or be included as a part of something
  • nervous: Concerning the system of nerves in the body
  • steer: A cow
  • autonomous: Able to control or decide matters by itself
  • vehicle: Machine (such as a car) used to carry things
  • totally: In a complete way; completely; absolutely
  • company: Good feeling from being with someone else
  • compete: To try to beat others at something, e.g. a race
  • lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
  • important: Having power or authority
  • kind: In a caring and helpful manner
  • learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
  • control: A device designed to operate a machine
  • fully: Completely or entirely
  • complexity: State of having many parts and not being simple
  • support: To give assistance or advice to someone
  • audio: Concerning sound
  • interview: To formally ask questions about a given topic
  • middle: Place that is halfway between two things
  • head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
  • wheel: Round thing that rolls, used for moving things
  • marvel: Something that causes wonder or astonishment
  • customer: Someone who buys goods or services from a business
  • bolt: Line of electricity in the sky from lightning
  • politely: In a manner showing good manners or respect
  • barbaric: Uncivilized; cruel and wild
  • optimist: Someone who believes the future will be good
  • officer: Person of high position in an organization
  • poppy: Red flowering plant, a source of heroin
  • ceo: CEO for Chief Operating Officer
  • trucking: To transport something on a lorry, van
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    • around the world

      US /əˈraʊnd ði wɜrld/

      UK /əˈraund ðə wɜː(r)ld/

      • Phrase
      • In or to many countries.
      • In various places throughout the world.
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    • audio

      US /ˈɔ:dioʊ/

      UK /ˈɔ:diəʊ/

      • Adjective
      • Concerning sound
      • Uncountable Noun
      • Sound, especially when recorded or transmitted.
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    • autonomous

      US /ɔ:ˈtɑ:nəməs/

      UK /ɔ:ˈtɒnəməs/

      • Adjective
      • Able to control or decide matters by itself
      B2
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    • barbaric

      US /bɑrˈbærɪk/

      UK /bɑ:'bærɪk/

      • Adjective
      • Uncivilized; cruel and wild
      C1
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    • behind the wheel

      US /bɪˈhaɪnd ði hwil/

      UK /biˈhaind ðə hwi:l/

      • Phrase
      • In control of a vehicle; driving.
      • Idiom
      • In a position of control or responsibility.
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    • bolt

      US /boʊlt/

      UK /bəʊlt/

      • Noun
      • Line of electricity in the sky from lightning
      • Piece of metal for joining two things together
      • Transitive Verb
      • To lock by putting a piece of metal across a door
      B1TOEIC
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    • ceo

      US

      UK

      • Abbreviation
      • CEO for Chief Operating Officer
      C2
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    • charge

      US /tʃɑrdʒ/

      UK /tʃɑ:dʒ/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To run quickly toward someone to attack them
      • To ask for money as a price for a service or goods
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • An attack by running quickly toward someone
      • A price for a service or goods
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    • compete

      US /kəmˈpit/

      UK /kəmˈpi:t/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To try to beat others at something, e.g. a race
      • To try to gain something by defeating or establishing superiority over others.
      A2
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    • complex

      US /kəmˈplɛks, ˈkɑmˌplɛks/

      UK /'kɒmpleks/

      • Countable Noun
      • Group of buildings all used for the same purpose
      • Adjective
      • Not being simple; having many parts or aspects
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    • complexity

      US /kəmˈplɛksɪti/

      UK /kəm'pleksətɪ/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • State of having many parts and not being simple
      • A factor or element that makes something complicated.
      B1
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    • context

      US /ˈkɑnˌtɛkst/

      UK /ˈkɒntekst/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Set of facts surrounding a person or event
      • The circumstances that form the setting for an event, statement, or idea, and in terms of which it can be fully understood and assessed.
      A2
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    • cruise

      US /kruz/

      UK /kru:z/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To easily achieve
      • To travel by boat or car for leisure
      • Countable Noun
      • A long vacation trip on a passenger boat
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    • current

      US /ˈkɚrənt, ˈkʌr-/

      UK /'kʌrənt/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Electricity flowing through wires
      • Movement of water in a river, or air in the sky
      • Adjective
      • Happening or being in the present time
      • In general use or accepted by most people.
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    • customer

      US /ˈkʌstəmɚ/

      UK /ˈkʌstəmə(r)/

      • Countable Noun
      • Someone who buys goods or services from a business
      • A person or organization that buys products or services from a business.
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    • depending on

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To rely on for support (financial or emotional)
      • Influenced or determined by.
      • Preposition
      • Subject to; contingent on
      • Relying on someone or something for support or assistance.
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    • divide

      US /dɪˈvaɪd/

      UK /dɪ'vaɪd/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To split numbers by another number, e.g. 6 / 2 = 3
      • To separate something into equal pieces
      • Noun
      • A separation or distinction.
      A2TOEIC
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    • drive at

      US /draɪv æt/

      UK /draɪv æt/

      • other
      • To imply or suggest something indirectly.
      B2
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    • encounter

      US /ɛnˈkaʊntɚ/

      UK /ɪn'kaʊntə(r)/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To come up against a problem or trouble; meet
      • To meet someone or something unexpectedly
      • Noun
      • A chance meeting; unexpected or unplanned meeting
      B1TOEIC
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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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    • fit into

      US /fɪt ˈɪntu/

      UK /fit ˈɪntuː/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To be small enough to go inside something.
      • To feel like you belong to a group.
      A2
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    • for days

      US /fɔr dez/

      UK /fɔ: deɪz/

      • Phrase
      • For a long period of time; lasting several days.
      More
    • for example

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • As an illustration or instance.
      More
    • get out of

      US /ɡɛt aʊt ʌv/

      UK /ɡet aut ɔv/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To leave or escape responsibilities, troubles
      • To leave a small, enclosed vehicle
      A1
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    • gone viral

      US

      UK

      • Adjective
      • To become very popular by circulating quickly through the Internet.
      A1
      More
    • 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
      A1
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    • have to

      US /hæv tu/

      UK /ˈhæv tə/

      • Auxiliary Verb
      • Must do
      A1
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    • in charge

      US /ɪn tʃɑrdʒ/

      UK /in tʃɑ:dʒ/

      • Adverb
      • To be responsible for
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    • in fact

      US /ɪn fækt/

      UK /in fækt/

      • Adverb
      • Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
      • Used to introduce a more detailed or surprising piece of information.
      • Phrase
      • Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that is surprising or contrary to what might be expected.
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    • in key

      US /ɪn ki/

      UK /ɪn ki:/

      • other
      • Singing or playing notes correctly according to the musical key.
      B2
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    • in other words

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Stating something in a different way, often to make it clearer or more understandable.
      More
    • in the meantime

      US /ɪn ði ˈminˌtaɪm/

      UK /in ðə ˈmi:ntaim/

      • Phrase
      • During the time between two events; meanwhile.
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    • interaction

      US /ˌɪntɚˈækʃən/

      UK /ˌɪntər'ækʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Process of people or things affecting each other
      • The activity of talking to other people, working together etc
      A2
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    • interfere

      US /ˌɪntɚˈfɪr/

      UK /ˌɪntə'fɪə(r)/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To get involved in something not your business
      • Transitive Verb
      • To prevent a process or activity from continuing or being carried out properly.
      B1TOEIC
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    • interview

      US /ˈɪntɚˌvju/

      UK /'ɪntəvju:/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To formally ask questions about a given topic
      • Noun
      • Meeting to ask questions to get information
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    • involve

      US /ɪnˈvɑlv/

      UK /ɪn'vɒlv/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To have or be included as a part of something
      • To cause (a person or group) to take part in an event or activity.
      A2TOEIC
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    • just kind of

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Used to express a feeling or state in a vague or hesitant way.
      • Used to indicate something is approximately or generally similar to something else.
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    • keep around

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To keep something or someone nearby.
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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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    • make it worse

      US

      UK

      • Transitive Verb
      • To aggravate a situation; to make something bad even worse.
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    • marvel

      US /ˈmɑ:rvl/

      UK /ˈmɑ:vl/

      • Noun
      • Something that causes wonder or astonishment
      • A feeling of wonder, astonishment, or admiration
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To feel wonder, astonishment, or admiration
      B2
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    • messy

      US /ˈmɛsi/

      UK /'mesɪ/

      • Adjective
      • Being complex or difficult to fix
      • Being untidy or dirty
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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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    • on the road

      US /ɑn ði rəʊd/

      UK /ɔn ðə roʊd/

      • Phrase
      • Traveling, especially as part of a tour or journey.
      • Making progress; advancing towards a goal.
      • Idiom
      • Making progress towards a goal or achievement.
      A1
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    • on the way

      US /ɑn ði we/

      UK /ɔn ðə wei/

      • Phrase
      • During the journey to a particular place.
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    • optimist

      US /ˈɑ:ptɪmɪst/

      UK /ˈɒptɪmɪst/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Someone who believes the future will be good
      B2
      More
    • piece together

      US /pis təˈɡɛðɚ/

      UK /pi:s təˈɡeðə/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To assemble or put together from fragments or parts.
      • Phrasal Verb
      • To assemble or construct something from individual parts or pieces.
      • To try to understand something by considering all the separate facts or pieces of information that you have.
      A1
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    • politely

      US /pəˈlaɪtlɪ/

      UK /pə'laɪtlɪ/

      • Adverb
      • In a manner showing good manners or respect
      A2
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    • poppy

      US /ˈpɑpi/

      UK /'pɒpɪ/

      • Noun
      • Red flowering plant, a source of heroin
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    • pull over

      US /pʊl ˈovɚ/

      UK /pul ˈəuvə/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To bring a vehicle to a stop by side of the road
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    • steer

      US /stɪr/

      UK /stɪə(r)/

      • Countable Noun
      • A cow
      • Transitive Verb
      • To control the direction in which something moves
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    • stuff

      US /stʌf/

      UK /stʌf/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Generic description for things, materials, objects
      • Transitive Verb
      • To push material inside something, with force
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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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    • take over

      US /tek ˈovɚ/

      UK /teik ˈəuvə/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To gain control of (a company) from someone else
      • To assume control or possession of something.
      A1
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    • think about

      US /θɪŋk əˈbaʊt/

      UK /θiŋk əˈbaut/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To consider something carefully.
      • To remember or call to mind.
      A1
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    • trucking

      US /trʌkɪŋ/

      UK /trʌkɪŋ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To transport something on a lorry, van
      B1
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    • turn off

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To make someone feel negatively about something
      A1
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    • vehicle

      US /ˈvi:hɪkl/

      UK /ˈvi:əkl/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Machine (such as a car) used to carry things
      • Means of expressing, showing, or achieving
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    • version

      US /ˈvɚʒən, -ʃən/

      UK /ˈvə:ʃən/

      • Noun
      • Different way that someone interprets something
      • New or different form of something
      A2TOEIC
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    • viral

      US /ˈvaɪrəl/

      UK /ˈvaɪrəl/

      • Adjective
      • Of or caused by a virus
      • Becoming very popular by circulating quickly from person to person, especially through the Internet.
      B2
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    • wait for

      US /wet fɔr/

      UK /weit fɔ:/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To wait until someone comes, or something happens
      A1
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    • wake up

      US /wek ʌp/

      UK /weik ʌp/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To stop sleeping
      • To become fully aware and alert to a situation.
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    • walk away from

      US /wɔk əˈwe frʌm/

      UK /wɔ:k əˈwei frɔm/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To leave a situation or relationship, especially when it is difficult or unpleasant.
      A2
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    • weird

      US /wɪrd/

      UK /wɪəd/

      • Adjective
      • Odd or unusual; surprising; strange
      • Eerily strange or disturbing.
      B1
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    • wheel

      US /wi:l/

      UK /wi:l/

      • Noun
      • Round thing that rolls, used for moving things
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To move something which has wheels or is on wheels
      • To turn or cause to turn something in a circle
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    • wheel out

      US /wil aʊt/

      UK /wi:l aʊt/

      • other
      • To introduce or present something or someone.
      B2
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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

    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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