Vocabulary

  • come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
  • feel like: To have a desire or inclination for something.
  • phone in: Call someone by phone, often to report or notify remotely.
  • in hand: In one's possession or control.
  • lay in: To provide stocks (e.g. for the winter)
  • in the moment: At the present time; now.
  • stop working: To cease performing a task or function; to become non-operational.
  • stay in: To remain inside one's home.
  • pop up: To appear suddenly.
  • wake up: To stop sleeping
  • write down: To record in writing
  • back to normal: Returned to the usual or expected state or condition.
  • get back to: To get in contact with someone again
  • on purpose: Intentionally; deliberately.
  • mental: Concerning the mind
  • strategy: Careful plan or method for achieving a goal
  • boost: To increase something; to make something better
  • term: Conditions applying to an agreement, contract
  • effective: Working efficiently to produce a desired result
  • purpose: Reason for which something is done; aim; goal
  • distract: To draw someone's attention away from something
  • default: Automatic setting when no indicated preference
  • stress: To emphasize one or more parts of a word, sentence
  • chaotic: Utterly confused
  • guilty: Responsible for doing something wrong
  • drain: Hole or pipe that water, waste etc. flows into
  • exist: To be present, alive or real
  • dump: To end a romantic relationship
  • dull: Not exciting or interesting; boring; lifeless
  • brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
  • state: Region within a country, with its own government
  • primary: Most important, most basic or essential
  • chase: Act of going after someone to catch them
  • launch: Starting a new project; introducing new product
  • productivity: Rate at which people or machines produce
  • survive: To continue to live despite illness or trouble
  • budget: Amount of money planned to be spent
  • technically: In an exact and particular manner
  • wander: To move through a place with no particular purpose
  • mentally: With or in the mind and thoughts
  • rest: Time when one relaxes, sleeps, or is inactive
  • clarity: Being easy to be seen through, heard or understood
  • break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
  • essay: Short piece of written opinion on a subject
  • scroll: To move up and down a computer screen
  • strategic: Concerned with strategy; well thought out
  • heal: To recover from or forget a bad experience
  • luxury: Something expensive bought for pleasure
  • normal: Standard or regular way of doing something
  • pop: To cause something to open or burst suddenly
  • buzz: Low pitched sound similar to the sound bees make
  • hack: To illegally access someone else's computer
  • depend: Be controlled or determined by (someone/something)
  • kind: In a caring and helpful manner
  • intentional: Done with a deliberate plan to do or achieve
  • system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
  • fully: Completely or entirely
  • snack: Small amount of food eaten between meals
  • wrong: Action that is harmful, unjust or illegal
  • notification: Act of giving formal or official information
  • remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
  • difference: A thing or issue that people do not agree about
  • hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
  • burnout: When you get exhausted from the effort of your job
  • beast: Ugly or terrifying animal
  • cap: Covering for the end or top of something
  • reset: To return to the original start or formation
  • spa: Place you go to bathe in/drink water for health
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    • back to normal

      US

      UK

      • Adjective
      • Returned to the usual or expected state or condition.
      • Phrase
      • In the usual or ordinary way; as things were before.
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    • beast

      US /bist/

      UK /bi:st/

      • Noun
      • Ugly or terrifying animal
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    • boost

      US /bust/

      UK /bu:st/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To increase something; to make something better
      • To push someone or something up from beneath them
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • An increase in something
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    • budget

      US /ˈbʌdʒɪt/

      UK /'bʌdʒɪt/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Amount of money planned to be spent
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To make a plan for how to spend your money
      A2TOEIC
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    • burnout

      US /ˈbɜ:rnaʊt/

      UK /ˈbɜ:naʊt/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • When you get exhausted from the effort of your job
      • Noun
      • Action of making the wheels of your car make smoke
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    • buzz

      US /bʌz/

      UK /bʌz/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Low pitched sound similar to the sound bees make
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To make a low, constant noise like a bee
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    • cap

      US /kæp/

      UK /kæp/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Covering for the end or top of something
      • Transitive Verb
      • To cover the top or end of an object
      • To limit the amount of usage of something
      B1
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    • chaotic

      US /keɪˈɒtɪk/

      UK /keɪ'ɒtɪk/

      • Adjective
      • Utterly confused
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    • chase

      US /tʃes/

      UK /tʃeɪs/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Act of going after someone to catch them
      • Something that one pursues or tries to obtain.
      • Transitive Verb
      • To go after with the intention of catching
      • To try very hard to get something that you want
      A2
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    • clarity

      US /ˈklærɪti/

      UK /'klærətɪ/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Being easy to be seen through, heard or understood
      • The quality of an image being sharp and clear
      B1
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    • come back

      US /kʌm bæk/

      UK /kʌm bæk/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To reply to someone, often forcefully
      • To be remembered
      A1
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    • default

      US /dɪˈfɔlt/

      UK /dɪ'fɔ:lt/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Automatic setting when no indicated preference
      • Failure to meet an agreement or make a payment
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To fail to meet as agreed; failure to pay
      • To return to a previously determined state
      B2TOEIC
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    • depend

      US /dɪˈpend/

      UK /dɪˈpend/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • Be controlled or determined by (someone/something)
      • To rely on someone or something for support, help, or existence.
      B1TOEIC
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    • distract

      US /dɪˈstrækt/

      UK /dɪ'strækt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To draw someone's attention away from something
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    • drain

      US /dren/

      UK /dreɪn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Hole or pipe that water, waste etc. flows into
      • Something that depletes resources or energy.
      • Transitive Verb
      • To empty or remove liquid from
      • To use up the energy/ money/power of something
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    • dull

      US /dʌl/

      UK /dʌl/

      • Adjective
      • Not exciting or interesting; boring; lifeless
      • Being dim, not so bright and hard to see
      • Transitive Verb
      • To cause a thing to become less sharp/less bright
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    • dump

      US /dʌmp/

      UK /dʌmp/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To end a romantic relationship
      • To put something somewhere without care
      • Noun
      • A place where waste or garbage is left.
      • A copy of data from one part of a computer system to another.
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    • essay

      US /ˈɛsˌe, ɛˈse/

      UK /'eseɪ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Short piece of written opinion on a subject
      • A test of the quality of a metal or ore.
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To attempt or try.
      • To test or evaluate the quality of something.
      B1
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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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    • get back to

      US /ɡɛt bæk tu/

      UK /ɡet bæk tu:/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To get in contact with someone again
      • To return to someone or something; to respond at a later time.
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    • guilty

      US /ˈɡɪlti/

      UK /'ɡɪltɪ/

      • Adjective
      • Responsible for doing something wrong
      • Feeling or showing guilt; having a sense of remorse.
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    • hack

      US /hæk/

      UK /hæk/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To illegally access someone else's computer
      • To cut away plants and branches to make a path
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Dry cough
      • Horse for hire to work or pull a vehicle for a fee
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    • heal

      US /hi:l/

      UK /hi:l/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To recover from or forget a bad experience
      • To make or become healthy or well again
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    • in hand

      US /ɪn hænd/

      UK /in hænd/

      • Phrase
      • In one's possession or control.
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    • in the moment

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • At the present time; now.
      • Spontaneously; without prior planning or consideration.
      A1
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    • intentional

      US /ɪnˈtɛnʃənəl/

      UK /ɪnˈtenʃənl/

      • Adjective
      • Done with a deliberate plan to do or achieve
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    • launch

      US /lɔntʃ, lɑntʃ/

      UK /lɔ:ntʃ/

      • Noun
      • Starting a new project; introducing new product
      • Act of firing rockets into the air
      • Transitive Verb
      • To start a new project; start selling a product
      • To put a rocket into the air
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    • lay in

      US /le ɪn/

      UK /lei in/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To provide stocks (e.g. for the winter)
      • Stayed in bed later than usual in the morning.
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    • luxury

      US /ˈlʌɡʒəri, ˈlʌkʃə-/

      UK /ˈlʌkʃəri/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Something expensive bought for pleasure
      • Something that gives great comfort and pleasure
      • Adjective
      • Very comfortable and expensive.
      A2
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    • mental

      US /ˈmɛntl/

      UK /ˈmentl/

      • Adjective
      • Concerning the mind
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    • mentally

      US /ˈmɛntl:ɪ/

      UK /ˈmentəli/

      • Adverb
      • With or in the mind and thoughts
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    • notification

      US /ˌnoʊtɪfɪˈkeɪʃn/

      UK /ˌnəʊtɪfɪˈkeɪʃn/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Act of giving formal or official information
      B2
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    • on purpose

      US /ɑn ˈpɚpəs/

      UK /ɔn ˈpə:pəs/

      • Idiom
      • Intentionally; deliberately.
      • Phrase
      • Intentionally; deliberately.
      A1
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    • phone in

      US /foʊn ɪn/

      UK /fəʊn ɪn/

      • other
      • Call someone by phone, often to report or notify remotely.
      B2
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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.
      B2
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    • pop up

      US /pɑp ʌp/

      UK /pɔp ʌp/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To appear suddenly.
      • Phrasal Verb
      • To appear suddenly and unexpectedly.
      • To appear on a computer screen.
      A1
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    • primary

      US /ˈpraɪˌmɛri, -məri/

      UK /'praɪmərɪ/

      • Adjective
      • Most important, most basic or essential
      • Happening first; earliest
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    • productivity

      US /ˌprɑ:dʌkˈtɪvəti/

      UK /ˌprɒdʌkˈtɪvəti/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Rate at which people or machines produce
      • A measure of the efficiency of a person, machine, factory, system, etc., in converting inputs into useful output.
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    • purpose

      US /ˈpɚpəs/

      UK /'pɜ:pəs/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Reason for which something is done; aim; goal
      • A person's sense of resolve or determination.
      • Adverb
      • With clear intention or determination.
      • Intentionally; deliberately.
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    • reset

      US /riˈsɛt/

      UK /ˌri:'set/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To return to the original start or formation
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To return to the original start or formation
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    • scroll

      US /skroʊl/

      UK /skrəʊl/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To move up and down a computer screen
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To move up, down, or across a computer screen
      B2
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    • snack

      US /snæk/

      UK /snæk/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Small amount of food eaten between meals
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To eat a small amount outside of regular meal time
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    • spa

      US /spɑ/

      UK /spɑ:/

      • Noun
      • Place you go to bathe in/drink water for health
      C2
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    • stay in

      US /ste ɪn/

      UK /stei in/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To remain inside one's home.
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To remain as an inpatient in a hospital.
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    • stop working

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • To cease performing a task or function; to become non-operational.
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    • strategic

      US /strəˈtidʒɪk/

      UK /strəˈti:dʒɪk/

      • Adjective
      • Concerned with strategy; well thought out
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    • strategy

      US /ˈstrætədʒi/

      UK /'strætədʒɪ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Careful plan or method for achieving a goal
      • Branch of military dealing with command
      A2TOEIC
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    • stress

      US / strɛs/

      UK /stres/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To emphasize one or more parts of a word, sentence
      • To put pressure on something or someone
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Emphasis on part of a word or sentence
      • Pressure on something or someone
      A2TOEIC
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    • survive

      US /sɚˈvaɪv/

      UK /sə'vaɪv/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To continue to live despite illness or trouble
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    • technically

      US /ˈtɛknɪkl:ɪ/

      UK /ˈteknɪkli/

      • Adverb
      • In an exact and particular manner
      • With technical skill or expertise.
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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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    • wander

      US /ˈwɑ:ndə(r)/

      UK /ˈwɒndə(r)/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To move through a place with no particular purpose
      • To move through a place with no particular purpose
      A2TOEIC
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    • write down

      US /raɪt daʊn/

      UK /rait daun/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To record in writing
      A1
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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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