Vocabulary

  • of course: Sure ; Certainly
  • with practice: Through repeated exercise or performance, leading to improvement or skill.
  • go against: To disagree with or challenge someone
  • on to: Toward something; forward
  • move on: To decide to change or go to a different place
  • look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
  • sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
  • pronunciation: How a word is said; how a word sounds
  • practice: The office and place for legal or medical work
  • improve: To make, or become, something better
  • mess: Something that is untidy, dirty or unclean
  • sentence: (Of a judge) to decide the punishment of
  • crush: Strong attraction to someone
  • sheer: To suddenly turn or change direction
  • shed: Small building used for storage
  • pronounce: To state something in a legal or official way
  • shift: To change in position or direction
  • crust: Hard outer layer of something, e.g. the earth
  • tongue: Long, thin part of (e.g. shoe under the laces)
  • similar: Nearly the same; alike
  • sake: Japanese rice wine
  • release: To free someone from a responsibility or burden
  • seal: To close tightly to protect it from leaking
  • mass: Religious ceremony in some Christian churches
  • sink: To push something down into the ground
  • shame: Feeling of guilt because you did something wrong
  • rush: To attack someone suddenly in a group
  • bottom: The part of your body you sit on
  • master: To gain control over something
  • sheet: Piece of cloth you put on the bed to sleep on
  • important: Having power or authority
  • sip: To drink just a little at a time
  • sign: Indication that something exists or will happen
  • sound: Sensible, dependable and reliable
  • seize: To take a place with force, as by military action
  • sift: To look through and remove less valuable things
  • promise: To say you will certainly do something
  • crash: To damage an object by causing it to hit something
  • spell: To lead to future trouble
  • sack: To put something in a large bag
  • throat: Part of the neck that is below the chin
  • great: Very good; better than before
  • consonant: Music (of a note) in harmony
  • difference: A thing or issue that people do not agree about
  • shell: Hard outer cover of an egg, fruit, nut, or seed
  • make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
  • focus: To see clearly by adjusting your eyes or a camera
  • vibration: Shaking motion
  • start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
  • sin: Act that breaks a religious law
  • minimal: The smallest possible; least
  • train: Line of people, animals moving the same direction
  • sue: Person's name
  • plush: Being fancy and expensive; luxurious
  • time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
  • seep: To flow slowly through small openings or pores
  • rust: Reddish brown color
  • seed: A person's children; offspring
  • mesh: Crisscrossed wires to allow air/liquid through
  • sob: To make gasping sounds while crying
  • sag: To become weak and less useful; to decrease
  • shun: To avoid using/accepting, e.g. to show disapproval
  • shack: Small often wooden building that is not well made
  • sheen: Soft, smooth, shiny quality, as of glossy hair
  • gust: Sudden strong blast of wind
  • marsh: Person's name
  • shin: Front part of the lower leg, beneath the knee
  • shingle: Small thin piece of wood used to cover a roof/wall
  • sash: Long wide piece of cloth worn around waist
  • shale: Soft rock that easily breaks into flat pieces
  • sh: Sound people make to make someone be quiet
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    • bottom

      US /ˈbɑtəm/

      UK /'bɒtəm/

      • Noun
      • The part of your body you sit on
      • Lowest position, often in a company or contest
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To hit the lowest part of something
      • To provide with a bottom.
      A2TOEIC
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    • consonant

      US /ˈkɑnsənənt/

      UK /ˈkɒnsənənt/

      • Adjective
      • Music (of a note) in harmony
      • Countable Noun
      • A speech sound or letter that is not a vowel
      B2
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    • crush

      US /krʌʃ/

      UK /krʌʃ/

      • Noun
      • Strong attraction to someone
      • Transitive Verb
      • To break something into small pieces by pressing
      • To defeat someone or something (in a game)
      B1TOEIC
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    • crust

      US /krʌst/

      UK /krʌst/

      • Noun
      • Hard outer layer of something, e.g. the earth
      B2
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    • focus

      US /ˈfokəs/

      UK /'fəʊkəs/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To see clearly by adjusting your eyes or a camera
      • To keep your attention, concentration on one thing
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Main purpose or center of interest or activity
      • The clarity of an image produced by a lens.
      A2TOEIC
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    • go against

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To disagree with or challenge someone
      A1
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    • gust

      US /ɡʌst/

      UK /gʌst/

      • Noun
      • Sudden strong blast of wind
      • Intransitive Verb
      • (Of winds) to blow in a short sudden manner
      B2TOEIC
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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
      A1
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    • marsh

      US /mɑ:rʃ/

      UK /mɑ:ʃ/

      • Proper Noun
      • Person's name
      • Noun
      • Area of wet, soft low land with grass
      B2
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    • mass

      US /mæs/

      UK /mæs/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Religious ceremony in some Christian churches
      • Large amount or number of something
      • Transitive Verb
      • To gather people or things into a large group
      B1
      More
    • master

      US /ˈmæstɚ/

      UK /'mɑ:stə(r)/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To gain control over something
      • To learn to do something very well
      • Adjective
      • Being very skilled at doing something
      • Being the main or most important thing or part
      A2
      More
    • mesh

      US /mɛʃ/

      UK /meʃ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Crisscrossed wires to allow air/liquid through
      B2
      More
    • mess

      US /mɛs/

      UK /mes/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Something that is untidy, dirty or unclean
      • A difficult or confused situation.
      • Transitive Verb
      • To make something untidy or dirty
      A2
      More
    • minimal

      US /ˈmɪnəməl/

      UK /ˈmɪnɪməl/

      • Adjective
      • The smallest possible; least
      • Very basic or simple; characterized by the use of only basic elements
      B1
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    • move on

      US /muv ɑn/

      UK /mu:v ɔn/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To decide to change or go to a different place
      • To start talking about something different.
      A1
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    • of course

      US /ʌv kɔː(r)s/

      UK /ɔv kɔː(r)s/

      • Adverb
      • Sure ; Certainly
      • Phrase
      • For sure; certainly
      A2
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    • on to

      US /ɑn tu/

      UK /ɔn tu:/

      • Preposition
      • Toward something; forward
      • Aware of someone's activities.
      • Adjective
      • Aware of someone's deception or illegal activities.
      A1
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    • plush

      US /plʌʃ/

      UK /plʌʃ/

      • Adjective
      • Being fancy and expensive; luxurious
      C1
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    • practice

      US /ˈpræktɪs/

      UK /'præktɪs/

      • Noun
      • The office and place for legal or medical work
      • Doing something many times to become better at it
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To work as a doctor or lawyer
      • To live according to the teachings of a religion
      A2TOEIC
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    • pronounce

      US /prəˈnaʊns/

      UK /prə'naʊns/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To state something in a legal or official way
      • To give your opinion or decision about something
      B1
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    • pronunciation

      US /prəˌnʌnsiˈeʃən/

      UK /prəˌnʌnsiˈeɪʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • How a word is said; how a word sounds
      • The manner in which someone utters a word.
      B1
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    • release

      US /rɪ'li:s/

      UK /rɪ'li:s/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To free someone from a responsibility or burden
      • To allow a film, music etc. to be sold/distributed
      • Noun
      • Act of freeing someone from a duty or burden
      • Introduction of a new product, film, book, etc.
      A2TOEIC
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    • rush

      US /rʌʃ/

      UK /rʌʃ/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To attack someone suddenly in a group
      • To perform or finish with speed and urgency
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Actions performed or finishes with speed, urgency
      • State of hurried action
      A2TOEIC
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    • rust

      US /rʌst/

      UK /rʌst/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Reddish brown color
      • Disease causing red and brown spots on leaves
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To form a red crust on old iron and steel objects
      B1
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    • sack

      US /sæk/

      UK /sæk/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To put something in a large bag
      • To dismiss a person from their job; fire
      • Countable Noun
      • Large strong bag made of fibers, plastic, etc.
      B1
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    • sag

      US /sæɡ/

      UK /sæɡ/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To become weak and less useful; to decrease
      • To hang loosely from something
      B2
      More
    • sake

      US /sek/

      UK /seɪk/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Japanese rice wine
      • Noun
      • Interest or benefit of someone or something
      A2
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    • sash

      US /sæʃ/

      UK /sæʃ/

      • Noun
      • Long wide piece of cloth worn around waist
      C1TOEIC
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    • seal

      US /sil/

      UK /si:l/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To close tightly to protect it from leaking
      • To close an envelop or package
      • Noun
      • Large fish-eating animal that lives on sea or land
      • Official mark made in hot wax to close a document
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    • seed

      US /sid/

      UK /si:d/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A person's children; offspring
      • Part of a plant used to grow more on them
      • Intransitive Verb
      • (Of plants) to produce seeds for the future
      B1
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    • seep

      US /sip/

      UK /si:p/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To flow slowly through small openings or pores
      B2
      More
    • seize

      US /siz/

      UK /si:z/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To take a place with force, as by military action
      • To arrest or catch someone
      B1
      More
    • sh

      US /ʃ/

      UK /ʃ/

      • Interjection
      • Sound people make to make someone be quiet
      C2
      More
    • shack

      US /ʃæk/

      UK /ʃæk/

      • Countable Noun
      • Small often wooden building that is not well made
      B2
      More
    • shale

      US /ʃel/

      UK /ʃeɪl/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Soft rock that easily breaks into flat pieces
      C1
      More
    • shame

      US /ʃem/

      UK /ʃeɪm/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Feeling of guilt because you did something wrong
      • Transitive Verb
      • To make someone feel ashamed
      A2
      More
    • shed

      US /ʃed/

      UK /ʃed/

      • Countable Noun
      • Small building used for storage
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To lose something as a natural process e.g. hair
      • Got rid of something that was no longer wanted or needed.
      B2
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    • sheen

      US /ʃin/

      UK /ʃi:n/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Soft, smooth, shiny quality, as of glossy hair
      C1
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    • sheer

      US /ʃɪr/

      UK /ʃɪə(r)/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To suddenly turn or change direction
      • Adverb
      • Straight up and down; steeply
      B1
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    • sheet

      US /ʃit/

      UK /ʃi:t/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Piece of cloth you put on the bed to sleep on
      • Piece of thin flat metal, plastic or glass
      A2
      More
    • shell

      US /ʃɛl/

      UK /ʃel/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Hard outer cover of an egg, fruit, nut, or seed
      • Hard metal container containing a bullet
      • Transitive Verb
      • To remove the outer covering of peas, nuts etc.
      • To fire shells (weapons) at
      B1
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    • shift

      US /ʃɪft/

      UK /ʃɪft/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To change in position or direction
      • To move something from one place to another
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A change in a persons plans, opinions or beliefs
      • Period of work starting at a certain time
      A2
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    • shin

      US /ʃɪn/

      UK /ʃɪn/

      • Noun
      • Front part of the lower leg, beneath the knee
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To climb up (tree or wall)
      B2
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    • shingle

      US

      UK

      • Countable Noun
      • Small thin piece of wood used to cover a roof/wall
      B2
      More
    • shun

      US /ʃʌn/

      UK /ʃʌn/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To avoid using/accepting, e.g. to show disapproval
      B2TOEIC
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    • sift

      US /sɪft/

      UK /sɪft/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To look through and remove less valuable things
      • To remove lumps from/add air to flour with a sieve
      B2
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    • sin

      US /sɪn/

      UK /sɪn/

      • Noun
      • Act that breaks a religious law
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To do something that breaks a religious law
      B1
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    • sink

      US /sɪŋk/

      UK /sɪŋk/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To push something down into the ground
      • To dig (a well)
      • Countable Noun
      • Large bowl in a kitchen or washroom for washing
      A2TOEIC
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    • sip

      US /sɪp/

      UK /sɪp/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To drink just a little at a time
      B1
      More
    • sob

      US /sɑb/

      UK /sɒb/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To make gasping sounds while crying
      • Noun
      • Gasping sounds made while crying
      B1TOEIC
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    • spell

      US /spɛl/

      UK /spel/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To lead to future trouble
      • To be able to write (or say) the letters of a word
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Making some magic happen; form of words to do this
      • Period of time; time when an action is being done
      A2
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    • sue

      US /su/

      UK /su:/

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

      US /θroʊt/

      UK /θrəʊt/

      • Noun
      • Part of the neck that is below the chin
      • The passage in the neck through which food and air pass.
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To utter or express with the throat; to sing.
      A2
      More
    • tongue

      US /tʌŋ/

      UK /tʌŋ/

      • Noun
      • Long, thin part of (e.g. shoe under the laces)
      • Meat from the mouth of an animal, cooked as food
      • Transitive Verb
      • To using your mouth to produce musical notes
      • To use your mouth to touch something
      A2
      More
    • vibration

      US /vaɪˈbreʃən/

      UK /vaɪˈbreɪʃn/

      • Noun
      • Shaking motion
      B2
      More
    • with practice

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Through repeated exercise or performance, leading to improvement or skill.
      A1
      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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