Vocabulary

  • no matter: Regardless of; it does not matter.
  • back onto: To reverse a vehicle so it stops at a particular place.
  • circle back: To return to a previous topic or point in conversation.
  • have to: Must do
  • instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
  • lean into: To bend or move your body closer to something, often for support or to get a better view.
  • vulnerable: Being open to attack or damage
  • assume: To act in a false manner to mislead others
  • thrive: To be or become healthy or successful
  • matter: To be of great importance; to count
  • conflict: Argument or struggle between two or more parties
  • conversation: Talking with other people; discussion or chat
  • emotional: Causing, feeling, or appealing to the emotions
  • sarcastic: Being rude and critical
  • encourage: To increase the chance of something happening
  • lack: To not have, or not have enough, of something
  • frustrating: To make annoyed because things don't go well
  • lean: To balance against or on something for support
  • avoid: To prevent from happening
  • mean: Average of a set of numbers
  • confront: To make someone, e.g. who has lied, face the truth
  • direct: To tell someone in a very clear way to do something
  • intentionally: With a plan to do or achieve something
  • create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
  • boundary: A division or border to separate two areas
  • reason: To think and make conclusions in a logical manner
  • guess: To give an answer without knowing if it is correct
  • standard: Official unit of measuring something
  • sarcasm: Harsh or cutting remark
  • clarity: Being easy to be seen through, heard or understood
  • courage: Quality of being able to face danger without fear
  • respond: To answer something or someone
  • responsibility: Job, task or thing you are expected to look after
  • ambiguity: State of being confusing, uncertain or unclear
  • antidote: A drug, which limits the effects of a poison
  • confusion: Not knowing what to do; state of disorder
  • hint: To suggest without being direct about it
  • clarify: To make a liquid become clear or pure
  • remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
  • set: Prepared for something; ready
  • person: Man, woman or child
  • maximize: To make as large or great as possible
  • intent: Having a fixed purpose or intention; not deviating
  • dodge: To attempt to avoid something
  • feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
  • design: To plan in a particular way to fulfill a purpose
  • hear: To be aware of sound; to perceive with the ear
  • people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
  • circle: A perfectly round shape
  • decode: To translate from code into the plain text
  • indirect: Being not directly connected to or caused by
  • power: Legal or official right to perform certain actions
  • joke: To say or do things that are meant to be funny
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    • ambiguity

      US /ˌæmbɪˈɡjuɪti/

      UK /ˌæmbɪ'ɡju:ətɪ/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • State of being confusing, uncertain or unclear
      B2TOEIC
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    • antidote

      US /ˈæntidoʊt/

      UK /ˈæntidəʊt/

      • Noun
      • A drug, which limits the effects of a poison
      C1TOEIC
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    • assume

      US /əˈsum/

      UK /ə'sju:m/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To act in a false manner to mislead others
      • To believe, based on the evidence; suppose
      A2TOEIC
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    • avoid

      US /əˈvɔɪd/

      UK /ə'vɔɪd/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To prevent from happening
      • To stay away from
      A2TOEIC
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    • back onto

      US /bæk ˈɑntoʊ/

      UK /bæk ˈɒntə/

      • other
      • To reverse a vehicle so it stops at a particular place.
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    • boundary

      US /ˈbaʊndəri, -dri/

      UK /'baʊndrɪ/

      • Noun
      • A division or border to separate two areas
      • In sports, a line or marker indicating the edge of the playing area.
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    • circle back

      US /ˈsɝkl bæk/

      UK /ˈsɜ:kl bæk/

      • other
      • To return to a previous topic or point in conversation.
      B2
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    • clarify

      US /ˈklærəˌfaɪ/

      UK /'klærəfaɪ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To make a liquid become clear or pure
      • To state again so that a point is clearer
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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
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    • conflict

      US /ˈkɑnˌflɪkt/

      UK /'kɒnflɪkt/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Argument or struggle between two or more parties
      • A serious disagreement or argument.
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To have opposite ideas; to disagree; To not match
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    • confront

      US /kənˈfrʌnt/

      UK /kən'frʌnt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To make someone, e.g. who has lied, face the truth
      • (Of problem) to face someone who must deal with it
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    • confusion

      US /kənˈfjuʒən/

      UK /kən'fju:ʒən/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Not knowing what to do; state of disorder
      B1
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    • conversation

      US /ˌkɑnvɚˈseʃən/

      UK /ˌkɒnvəˈseɪʃn/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Talking with other people; discussion or chat
      • General communication or interaction.
      A2
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    • courage

      US /ˈkɚrɪdʒ, ˈkʌr-/

      UK /'kʌrɪdʒ/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Quality of being able to face danger without fear
      • The quality of being brave enough to do what is right or necessary, even when it is difficult or dangerous
      • Transitive Verb
      • To encourage or embolden someone.
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    • decode

      US /ˌdi:ˈkoʊd/

      UK /ˌdi:ˈkəʊd/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To translate from code into the plain text
      B2
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    • direct

      US /dɪˈrɛkt, daɪ-/

      UK /də'rekt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To tell someone in a very clear way to do something
      • To show the way by conducting or leading
      • Adverb
      • Coming straight from something
      A2TOEIC
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    • dodge

      US /dɑ:dʒ/

      UK /dɒdʒ/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To attempt to avoid something
      • Noun
      • An attempt to avoid something
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    • emotional

      US /ɪˈmoʃənəl/

      UK /ɪˈməʊʃənl/

      • Adjective
      • Causing, feeling, or appealing to the emotions
      • Relating to or characterized by emotion
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    • encourage

      US /ɛnˈkɚrɪdʒ, -ˈkʌr-/

      UK /ɪn'kʌrɪdʒ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To increase the chance of something happening
      • To make someone more determined or confident
      A2TOEIC
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    • frustrating

      US /frʌˈstretɪŋ/

      UK /frʌˈstreɪtɪŋ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To make annoyed because things don't go well
      • To prevent (someone) from accomplishing something.
      • Adjective
      • Annoying because things don't go the way you want
      • Serving to frustrate.
      B1
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    • have to

      US /hæv tu/

      UK /ˈhæv tə/

      • Auxiliary Verb
      • Must do
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    • hint

      US /hɪnt/

      UK /hɪnt/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To suggest without being direct about it
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Helpful piece of information
      • Tiny quantity or sign of something
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    • indirect

      US /ˌɪndɪˈrɛkt, -daɪ-/

      UK /ˌɪndəˈrekt/

      • Adjective
      • Being not directly connected to or caused by
      • Having a path that is not straight or direct
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    • instead of

      US /ɪnˈstɛd ʌv/

      UK /inˈsted ɔv/

      • Preposition
      • When one thing is replaced by another
      • Adverb
      • As a substitute or alternative.
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    • intent

      US /ɪnˈtɛnt/

      UK /ɪnˈtent/

      • Adjective
      • Having a fixed purpose or intention; not deviating
      • Noun
      • Aim or purpose
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    • intentionally

      US /ɪnˈtɛnʃənl:ɪ/

      UK /ɪn'tenʃənəlɪ/

      • Adverb
      • With a plan to do or achieve something
      • In a deliberate and purposeful manner.
      B1
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    • lack

      US /læk/

      UK /læk/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To not have, or not have enough, of something
      • Uncountable Noun
      • The state of not having or not having enough of
      A2TOEIC
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    • lean

      US /lin/

      UK /li:n/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To balance against or on something for support
      • To have a tendency to do something; favor
      • Adjective
      • Having a low fat content
      • Efficient; well-designed with no waste
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    • lean into

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To bend or move your body closer to something, often for support or to get a better view.
      • To embrace or fully engage with something, especially something difficult or challenging.
      B2
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    • maximize

      US /ˈmæksəˌmaɪz/

      UK /ˈmæksɪmaɪz/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To make as large or great as possible
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    • no matter

      US

      UK

      • Conjunction
      • Regardless of; it does not matter.
      • Adverb
      • Regardless of; it is not important
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    • respond

      US /rɪˈspɑnd/

      UK /rɪ'spɒnd/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To answer something or someone
      • To have a good reaction to e.g. medical treatment
      A2TOEIC
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    • responsibility

      US /rɪˌspɑnsəˈbɪlɪti/

      UK /rɪˌspɒnsə'bɪlətɪ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Job, task or thing you are expected to look after
      • A thing to be done because it is morally correct
      A2
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    • sarcasm

      US /ˈsɑrˌkæzəm/

      UK /ˈsɑ:kæzəm/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Harsh or cutting remark
      C1
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    • sarcastic

      US /sɑrˈkæstɪk/

      UK /sɑ:ˈkæstɪk/

      • Adjective
      • Being rude and critical
      C1
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    • standard

      US /ˈstændəd/

      UK /'stændəd/

      • Noun
      • Official unit of measuring something
      • Principle of behaving in a moral way
      • Adjective
      • Being the accepted normal level of quality
      • (Of a language) being the most accepted in a place
      A2TOEIC
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    • thrive

      US /θraɪv/

      UK /θraɪv/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To be or become healthy or successful
      • To grow or develop well; to flourish.
      B2TOEIC
      More
    • vulnerable

      US /ˈvʌlnərəbəl/

      UK /ˈvʌlnərəbl/

      • Adjective
      • Being open to attack or damage
      • Being easily harmed, hurt, or wounded
      B1
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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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