Vocabulary

  • disagree with: To have a different opinion from someone else.
  • on second thought: After reconsidering; changing one's mind.
  • at will: Whenever or wherever you want; without needing permission.
  • awkward: Lacking smooth movement
  • period: Set amount of time during which events take place
  • exact: Completely correct; accurate; specific
  • mention: To refer to or talk or write about something
  • require: To demand that someone does something
  • reason: To think and make conclusions in a logical manner
  • guess: To give an answer without knowing if it is correct
  • mind: To be bothered or upset by something
  • notice: To become aware by sight, touch, or hearing
  • lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
  • kind: In a caring and helpful manner
  • pain: Strong feeling of hurt or discomfort
  • grace: Dignified polite behavior, as when things go badly
  • employee: Person who works for someone else for payment
  • change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
  • pack: Bag carried on the back of donkey, etc.
  • bureaucracy: Governing system with many rules and officials
  • fine: Good, acceptable or satisfactory
  • ass: (Impolite) part of the human body that you sit on
  • think: To have an idea about something without certainty
  • disagree: To have a different opinion; to fail to agree
  • work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
  • sue: Person's name
  • time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
  • meet: To provide something that is necessary
  • stay: To keep trying without giving up
  • employment: The state of being in work or having a job
  • severance: Money received when you are let go from a company
  • paperwork: Work involving handling papers, forms, letters etc.
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    • ass

      US /æs/

      UK /æs/

      • Noun
      • (Impolite) part of the human body that you sit on
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    • at will

      US /æt wɪl/

      UK /æt wil/

      • Adverb
      • Whenever or wherever you want; without needing permission.
      • Adjective
      • Relating to an employment agreement where the employer can terminate the employee at any time for any reason that is not illegal.
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    • awkward

      US /ˈɔkwəd/

      UK /ˈɔ:kwəd/

      • Adjective
      • Lacking smooth movement
      • Causing embarrassment or trouble
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    • bureaucracy

      US /bjʊˈrɑ:krəsi/

      UK /bjʊəˈrɒkrəsi/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Governing system with many rules and officials
      • A system of government or business administration containing many departments, administrators, and complicated rules.
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    • disagree

      US /ˌdɪsəˈɡri/

      UK /ˌdɪsə'ɡri:/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To have a different opinion; to fail to agree
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    • disagree with

      US /ˌdɪsəˈɡri wɪð/

      UK /ˌdisəˈɡri: wið/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To have a different opinion from someone else.
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To cause someone to feel ill or uncomfortable.
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    • employee

      US /ɪmˈplɔɪi:/

      UK /ɪmˈplɔɪi:/

      • Countable Noun
      • Person who works for someone else for payment
      • A person working for a government agency.
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    • employment

      US /ɛmˈplɔɪmənt/

      UK /ɪmˈplɔɪmənt/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • The state of being in work or having a job
      • An activity that occupies someone's time.
      • Adjective
      • Concerning the number of people who are in work
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    • exact

      US /ɪɡˈzækt/

      UK /ɪɡ'zækt/

      • Adjective
      • Completely correct; accurate; specific
      • Transitive Verb
      • To get something, sometimes using force
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    • fine

      US /faɪn/

      UK /faɪn/

      • Adjective
      • Good, acceptable or satisfactory
      • Of high quality; made with great skill
      • Countable Noun
      • Money you have to pay because you broke a rule
      • (at the end of a piece of music) the end
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    • grace

      US /ɡres/

      UK /ɡreɪs/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Dignified polite behavior, as when things go badly
      • God's kindness shown to people
      • Transitive Verb
      • To make a place look more attractive
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    • mention

      US /ˈmɛnʃən/

      UK /'menʃn/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To refer to or talk or write about something
      • Uncountable Noun
      • Act of referring to or talking about something
      • A formal acknowledgement of something
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    • on second thought

      US /ɑn ˈsɛkənd θɔt/

      UK /ɔn ˈsekənd θɔ:t/

      • Phrase
      • After reconsidering; changing one's mind.
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    • paperwork

      US /ˈpepɚˌwə:k/

      UK /ˈpeɪpəˌwɜ:k/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Work involving handling papers, forms, letters etc.
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    • require

      US /rɪˈkwaɪr/

      UK /rɪ'kwaɪə(r)/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To demand that someone does something
      • To need to do something, to make it necessary
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    • severance

      US /ˈsɛvərəns, ˈsɛvrəns/

      UK /'sevərəns/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Money received when you are let go from a company
      B2TOEIC
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    • sue

      US /su/

      UK /su:/

      • Proper Noun
      • Person's name
      • Transitive Verb
      • To take legal action against someone
      B2
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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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