Vocabulary

  • used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
  • in general: Typically; usually; on the whole.
  • in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
  • live through: To experience something difficult or painful and survive it.
  • have to: Must do
  • turn on
  • at war: Engaged in a war; fighting
  • look alike: To have a similar appearance; resemble each other.
  • turn around: To change your body to the opposite direction
  • stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
  • hilarious: Extremely amusing; very funny
  • insane: Mentally ill; crazy
  • concept: Abstract idea of something or how it works
  • aware: Knowing or feeling that something exists
  • artificial: Dishonest, to seem fake, not sincere
  • ruin: To damage or completely destroy something
  • intelligence: Collection of secret information about something
  • general: Widespread, normal or usual
  • develop: To explain something in steps and in detail
  • nostalgia: Sad, but positive feeling about memories/the past
  • odd: Being unmatched with someone or something
  • worth: the financial, practical or moral value of somebody/something
  • afford: To make available, to provide
  • mean: Average of a set of numbers
  • rare: (Of meat) cooked, but still red and juicy
  • form: Sports team or person's current winning record
  • gigantic: Extremely large
  • effect: An advantage, benefit
  • tragedy: Play that has a sad ending with many deaths
  • subject: The person, thing, or idea that is being discussed, described, or studied.
  • generation: Act or process of producing or causing something
  • destructive: Causing a very large amount of damage
  • perk: An advantage or something extra, such as money or goods, that you are given because of your job
  • connection: Something that joins things together; being joined
  • era: Period characterized by particular events, people
  • suggest: To mention something that could be done; propose
  • text: To send a message by phone or other device
  • vengeance: Punishment in return for an injury or a wrong
  • junk: Something that is old, useless, or has no value
  • notice: To become aware by sight, touch, or hearing
  • revenge: Getting back at someone by hurting them back
  • limit: Point beyond which it is not possible to go
  • place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
  • scandal: Unacceptable/immoral event causing public shock
  • habit: Loose clothing like a cloak, worn by monks, nuns
  • terrible: Very bad; horrible
  • prefer: To like something better than something else
  • decide: To make a choice or choose after thinking about it
  • connect: To associate a thing with something else
  • modern: Of the present time; up to date; contemporary
  • bring: To take or go with someone to a place
  • worse: Comparative of 'bad'; more bad
  • assure: To confirm; state with certainty something is so
  • afraid: Worried that something bad will happen; scared
  • wreak: To cause something damaging or violent to happen
  • suffocate: To (cause to) die from lack of air to breathe
  • delightful: Greatly pleasing or entertaining
  • microwave: Cooking appliance using electromagnetic waves
  • politic: Careful what you say; diplomatic
  • bazaar: Market of small shops that sell various items
  • clothe: To put a certain type of clothing on someone; dress
  • bobby: Police officer (UK slang)
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    • afford

      US /əˈfɔrd, əˈford/

      UK /ə'fɔ:d/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To make available, to provide
      • To have enough money to pay for something
      A2TOEIC
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    • artificial

      US /ˌɑrtəˈfɪʃəl/

      UK /ˌɑ:tɪ'fɪʃl/

      • Adjective
      • Dishonest, to seem fake, not sincere
      • (Something) made by people; not created by nature
      B1TOEIC
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    • assure

      US /əˈʃʊr/

      UK /əˈʃʊə(r)/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To confirm; state with certainty something is so
      • To make sure that something happens
      A2TOEIC
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    • at war

      US /æt wɔr/

      UK /æt wɔ:/

      • Phrase
      • Engaged in a war; fighting
      A2
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    • aware

      US /əˈwɛr/

      UK /əˈwɛə/

      • Adjective
      • Knowing or feeling that something exists
      A2TOEIC
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    • bazaar

      US /bəˈzɑr/

      UK /bəˈzɑ:(r)/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Market of small shops that sell various items
      B2
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    • bobby

      US /ˈbɑ:bi/

      UK /ˈbɒbi/

      • Noun
      • Police officer (UK slang)
      • Proper Noun
      • Person's name
      C1
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    • clothe

      US /kloʊð/

      UK /kləʊð/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To put a certain type of clothing on someone; dress
      B1
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    • concept

      US /ˈkɑnˌsɛpt/

      UK /'kɒnsept/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Abstract idea of something or how it works
      • A plan or intention; a conception.
      A2TOEIC
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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
      More
    • connection

      US /kəˈnɛkʃən/

      UK /kəˈnekʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Something that joins things together; being joined
      • Person you know who can help you in some way
      A2
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    • decide

      US /dɪˈsaɪd/

      UK /dɪ'saɪd/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To make a choice or choose after thinking about it
      • To make a legal judgment in court
      A2TOEIC
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    • delightful

      US /dɪˈlaɪtfəl/

      UK /dɪˈlaɪtfl/

      • Adjective
      • Greatly pleasing or entertaining
      B2
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    • destructive

      US /dɪˈstrʌktɪv/

      UK /dɪ'strʌktɪv/

      • Adjective
      • Causing a very large amount of damage
      • Tending to demolish or tear down; negative; unhelpful.
      B2
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    • era

      US /'ɪrə/

      UK /'ɪərə/

      • Noun
      • Period characterized by particular events, people
      • A major division of geological time, usually divided into periods.
      B1
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    • generation

      US /ˌdʒɛnəˈreʃən/

      UK /ˌdʒenəˈreɪʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Act or process of producing or causing something
      • People born and living at about the same time
      A2TOEIC
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    • gigantic

      US /dʒaɪˈɡæntɪk/

      UK /dʒaɪ'ɡæntɪk/

      • Adjective
      • Extremely large
      • Of very great size, extent, or degree.
      B2
      More
    • habit

      US /ˈhæbɪt/

      UK /'hæbɪt/

      • Noun
      • Loose clothing like a cloak, worn by monks, nuns
      • Usual way of behaving; something often repeated
      A2TOEIC
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    • have to

      US /hæv tu/

      UK /ˈhæv tə/

      • Auxiliary Verb
      • Must do
      A1
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    • hilarious

      US /hɪˈlɛriəs, -ˈlær-, haɪ-/

      UK /hɪˈleəriəs/

      • Adjective
      • Extremely amusing; very funny
      B2
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    • in general

      US /ɪn ˈdʒɛnərəl/

      UK /in ˈdʒenərəl/

      • Phrase
      • Typically; usually; on the whole.
      • Not specific or detailed; broadly.
      • Adjective
      • Not detailed or specific; overall.
      C2
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    • in the world

      US /ɪn ði wɜrld/

      UK /in ðə wɜː(r)ld/

      • Phrase
      • Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
      • Used to indicate the extent or degree of something, often in a superlative sense.
      A1
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    • insane

      US /ɪnˈsen/

      UK /ɪnˈseɪn/

      • Adjective
      • Mentally ill; crazy
      • Being crazy or stupid
      B2
      More
    • intelligence

      US /ɪnˈtɛlədʒəns/

      UK /ɪn'telɪdʒəns/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Collection of secret information about something
      • Ability to learn things or to consider situations
      • Adjective
      • Of the spying services; acting in secrecy
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    • junk

      US /dʒʌŋk/

      UK /dʒʌŋk/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Something that is old, useless, or has no value
      • Transitive Verb
      • To get rid of something because it has no value
      B1
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    • limit

      US /ˈlɪmɪt/

      UK /'lɪmɪt/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Point beyond which it is not possible to go
      • A line or edge marking the boundary of an area.
      • Transitive Verb
      • To stop or prevent an increase past a point
      A2TOEIC
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    • live through

      US /liv θru/

      UK /liv θru:/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To experience something difficult or painful and survive it.
      A2
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    • look alike

      US

      UK

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To have a similar appearance; resemble each other.
      • Countable Noun
      • A person who closely resembles another, especially a celebrity.
      B1
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    • microwave

      US /ˈmaɪkrəˌwev/

      UK /ˈmaɪkrəweɪv/

      • Noun
      • Cooking appliance using electromagnetic waves
      • Concerning electromagnetic radiation
      • Transitive Verb
      • To heat or cook something in a microwave
      B1
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    • nostalgia

      US /nəˈstældʒə/

      UK /nɒˈstældʒə/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Sad, but positive feeling about memories/the past
      B2
      More
    • odd

      US /ɑd/

      UK /ɒd/

      • Adjective
      • Being unmatched with someone or something
      • Being a number not able to be divided by two
      A2
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    • perk

      US /pɜ:rk/

      UK /pɜ:k/

      • Noun
      • An advantage or something extra, such as money or goods, that you are given because of your job
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To suddenly get more energy
      B2
      More
    • politic

      US /ˈpɑlɪtɪk/

      UK /ˈpɒlətɪk/

      • Adjective
      • Careful what you say; diplomatic
      B2
      More
    • rare

      US /rɛr/

      UK /reə(r)/

      • Adjective
      • (Of meat) cooked, but still red and juicy
      • Unusual or out of the ordinary; not common
      A2
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    • revenge

      US /rɪˈvɛndʒ/

      UK /rɪ'vendʒ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Getting back at someone by hurting them back
      • Transitive Verb
      • To inflict hurt or harm on someone for an injury or wrong done to oneself.
      B1
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    • ruin

      US /ˈruɪn/

      UK /'ru:ɪn/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To damage or completely destroy something
      • To cause someone to lose their money or status
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Remains of a building that has been destroyed
      • The state of being destroyed or severely damaged.
      B1
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    • scandal

      US /ˈskændl/

      UK /'skændl/

      • Noun
      • Unacceptable/immoral event causing public shock
      B1
      More
    • stuff

      US /stʌf/

      UK /stʌf/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Generic description for things, materials, objects
      • Transitive Verb
      • To push material inside something, with force
      B1
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    • suffocate

      US /ˈsʌfəˌket/

      UK /ˈsʌfəkeɪt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To (cause to) die from lack of air to breathe
      • To stop a thing developing, e.g. by too many rules
      C1TOEIC
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    • terrible

      US /ˈtɛrəbəl/

      UK /ˈterəbl/

      • Adjective
      • Very bad; horrible
      • Causing great fear; frightening
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    • tragedy

      US /ˈtrædʒɪdi/

      UK /'trædʒədɪ/

      • Noun
      • Play that has a sad ending with many deaths
      • Very sad event that usually involves death
      B1
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    • turn around

      US /tɚn əˈraʊnd/

      UK /tə:n əˈraund/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To change your body to the opposite direction
      • To make something running badly into a success
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To change direction so as to face the opposite way.
      • To improve or cause to improve.
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    • turn on

      US /tɚn ɑn/

      UK /tə:n ɔn/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To cause someone to be interested or excited
      • Transitive Verb
      • To activate or switch on a device or appliance.
      • To suddenly attack or criticize someone.
      A1
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    • 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
      A1
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    • vengeance

      US /ˈvɛndʒəns/

      UK /'vendʒəns/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Punishment in return for an injury or a wrong
      • The act of inflicting such punishment or retribution.
      • Adverb
      • To a great or excessive degree; vehemently.
      B2
      More
    • worth

      US /wɚθ/

      UK /wɜ:θ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • the financial, practical or moral value of somebody/something
      • having a particular value, especially in money
      • Adjective
      • Having a specified value.
      A2
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    • wreak

      US /rik/

      UK /ri:k/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To cause something damaging or violent to happen
      C1TOEIC
      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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