Vocabulary

  • lie with: To have sexual intercourse with someone.
  • fix on: To choose or decide on something or someone.
  • apart from: Except for; not considering
  • direct to: To show or tell someone how to get to a place.
  • at some point: At an unspecified time, usually in the future.
  • much about: A lot of information or knowledge concerning something.
  • ill afford: To be unable to do something because it would cause problems.
  • sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
  • eventually: After a long time; after many attempts; in the end
  • essential: Extremely or most important and necessary
  • sophisticated: Making a good sounding but misleading argument
  • elaborate: To explain something in detail
  • properly: In an appropriate or correct manner
  • panic: Overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
  • realize: To become aware of or understand mentally
  • pursue: To follow and try to catch, or to reach a goal
  • tend: To move or act in a certain manner
  • sense: Certain mental feeling or emotion
  • straightforward: Easy to do or understand; not complicated
  • silly: Careless
  • exotic: Being very different or unusual
  • influence: To affect or change something indirectly
  • dull: Not exciting or interesting; boring; lifeless
  • afford: To make available, to provide
  • rare: (Of meat) cooked, but still red and juicy
  • crowd: To force too many things, people into
  • direct: To tell someone in a very clear way to do something
  • mature: Behaving like an adult
  • challenge: An activity you wish to try that may be hard to do
  • immensely: Very much; greatly; a lot
  • communicate: To give and exchange information
  • brace: Structure that strengthens a joint
  • courage: Quality of being able to face danger without fear
  • major: High-ranking officer in the army
  • leave: To go away from; depart
  • exceptionally: In an extremely and unusually good way
  • idiot: A person who is foolish or not very smart
  • leisure: Time when you have no work to do and can relax
  • sound: Sensible, dependable and reliable
  • solely: With no one or nothing else
  • learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
  • complexity: State of having many parts and not being simple
  • simple: Not hard to understand or do; not complex
  • point: An item to be discussed
  • frantic: Frenzied; wild with excitement, worry etc.
  • fill: To make something full
  • basic: At the most important or easiest (beginner) level
  • aspire: To have a great ambition or goal
  • pull: Act of breathing in smoke, as from a pipe
  • front: Behavior not showing a person's true feelings
  • predictable: Capable of being guessed before it happens
  • wear: To have clothes, glasses, shoes etc. on your body
  • hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
  • glamour: Alluring beauty or charm (often with sex appeal)
  • cumbersome: Being slow, heavy or difficult to move
  • bore: To accept (responsibilities or duties)
  • elementary: Basic, simple, or essential
  • heartfelt: Earnest; sincere; strongly felt
  • clothe: To put a certain type of clothing on someone; dress
  • defensively: So as to protect something, yourself from attack
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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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    • apart from

      US /əˈpɑrt frʌm/

      UK /əˈpɑ:t frɔm/

      • Preposition
      • Except for; not considering
      • In addition to; as well as
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    • aspire

      US /əˈspaɪr/

      UK /əˈspaɪə(r)/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To have a great ambition or goal
      B2
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    • at some point

      US /æt sʌm pɔɪnt/

      UK /æt sʌm pɔint/

      • Phrase
      • At an unspecified time, usually in the future.
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    • brace

      US /bres/

      UK /breɪs/

      • Noun
      • Structure that strengthens a joint
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To prepare yourself for a struggle/difficult time
      B2
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    • challenge

      US /ˈtʃæləndʒ/

      UK /'tʃælɪndʒ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • An activity you wish to try that may be hard to do
      • Act of formally inviting someone to compete
      • Transitive Verb
      • To formally invite someone to compete at something
      • To question the correctness of something
      A2
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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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    • communicate

      US /kəˈmjunɪˌket/

      UK /kə'mju:nɪkeɪt/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To give and exchange information
      • To convey or make known (information, feelings, etc.)
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    • complexity

      US /kəmˈplɛksɪti/

      UK /kəm'pleksətɪ/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • State of having many parts and not being simple
      • A factor or element that makes something complicated.
      B1
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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.
      A2
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    • crowd

      US /kraʊd/

      UK /kraʊd/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To force too many things, people into
      • (Lots of people) to meet together in one place
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Large group of people together in one place
      A2
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    • cumbersome

      US /ˈkʌmbəsəm/

      UK /ˈkʌmbəsəm/

      • Adjective
      • Being slow, heavy or difficult to move
      C1TOEIC
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    • defensively

      US

      UK

      • Adverb
      • So as to protect something, yourself from attack
      B1
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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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    • direct to

      US

      UK

      • Transitive Verb
      • To show or tell someone how to get to a place.
      • To send something to a particular person or place.
      B1
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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
      A2
      More
    • elaborate

      US /ɪˈlæbəret/

      UK /ɪ'læbəreɪt/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To explain something in detail
      • To be made or explained with great care/in detail
      • Adjective
      • Made or done with great care or in a detailed way
      B2TOEIC
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    • elementary

      US /ˌɛləˈmɛntəri, -tri/

      UK /ˌelɪˈmentri/

      • Adjective
      • Basic, simple, or essential
      • Relating to the first stages of education.
      B2TOEIC
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    • essential

      US /ɪˈsɛnʃəl/

      UK /ɪ'senʃl/

      • Adjective
      • Extremely or most important and necessary
      • Fundamental; basic.
      • Noun
      • A concentrated hydrophobic liquid containing volatile aroma compounds from plants.
      B1TOEIC
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    • eventually

      US /ɪˈvɛntʃuəli/

      UK /ɪˈventʃuəli/

      • Adverb
      • After a long time; after many attempts; in the end
      • At some later time; in the future
      A2
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    • exceptionally

      US /ɪkˈsɛpʃənəlɪ/

      UK /ɪkˈsepʃənəli/

      • Adverb
      • In an extremely and unusually good way
      B2
      More
    • exotic

      US /ɪɡ'zɑ:tɪk/

      UK /ɪɡ'zɒtɪk/

      • Adjective
      • Being very different or unusual
      • Strange because from a different area of the world
      B1
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    • fix on

      US /fɪks ɑn/

      UK /fɪks ɒn/

      • other
      • To choose or decide on something or someone.
      B2
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    • frantic

      US /ˈfræntɪk/

      UK /'fræntɪk/

      • Adjective
      • Frenzied; wild with excitement, worry etc.
      B2TOEIC
      More
    • glamour

      US /ˈɡlæmɚ/

      UK /ˈglæmə(r)/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Alluring beauty or charm (often with sex appeal)
      B2
      More
    • heartfelt

      US /ˈhɑ:rtfelt/

      UK /ˈhɑ:tfelt/

      • Adjective
      • Earnest; sincere; strongly felt
      C2
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    • idiot

      US /ˈɪdiət/

      UK /'ɪdɪət/

      • Noun
      • A person who is foolish or not very smart
      B2
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    • ill afford

      US

      UK

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To be unable to do something because it would cause problems.
      A2
      More
    • immensely

      US /ɪˈmensli/

      UK /ɪˈmensli/

      • Adverb
      • Very much; greatly; a lot
      B1
      More
    • influence

      US / ˈɪnfluəns/

      UK /'ɪnflʊəns/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To affect or change something indirectly
      • To persuade someone to do something.
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • The power to affect what happens, to persuade etc.
      • A person or thing that affects someone or something in an important way.
      A2TOEIC
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    • leisure

      US /ˈli:ʒər/

      UK /ˈleʒə(r)/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Time when you have no work to do and can relax
      • Activities done for enjoyment during one's free time.
      • Adjective
      • Relating to or used for relaxation and enjoyment.
      B1TOEIC
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    • lie with

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To have sexual intercourse with someone.
      • To be the responsibility of someone.
      A1
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    • major

      US /ˈmedʒɚ/

      UK /'meɪdʒə(r)/

      • Countable Noun
      • High-ranking officer in the army
      • Main subject you study at university
      • Adjective
      • Main league; esp. referring to American baseball
      • Important, serious, or large in scope, size
      A2TOEIC
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    • mature

      US /məˈtʃʊr/

      UK /məˈtʃʊə(r)/

      • Adjective
      • Behaving like an adult
      • Being fully developed physically
      • Intransitive Verb
      • (Wine, cheese) To age to improve its taste
      A2
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    • much about

      US /mʌtʃ əˈbaʊt/

      UK /mʌtʃ əˈbaut/

      • Phrase
      • A lot of information or knowledge concerning something.
      • To a great extent or degree regarding something; caring.
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    • panic

      US /ˈpænɪk/

      UK /'pænɪk/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To feel sudden anxiety and fear and cannot think
      B1
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    • predictable

      US /prɪˈdɪktəbl/

      UK /prɪˈdɪktəbl/

      • Adjective
      • Capable of being guessed before it happens
      B1TOEIC
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    • properly

      US /ˈprɑːpərli/

      UK /ˈprɔpəlɪ/

      • Adverb
      • In an appropriate or correct manner
      • In a way that is suitable or appropriate.
      A2
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    • pursue

      US /pɚˈsu/

      UK /pə'sju:/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To follow and try to catch, or to reach a goal
      • To try to achieve or get something over time
      B1TOEIC
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    • 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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    • silly

      US /ˈsɪli/

      UK /'sɪlɪ/

      • Adjective
      • Careless
      • Acting funny or playfully
      A2
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    • solely

      US /ˈsolli, ˈsoli/

      UK /ˈsəʊlli:, ˈsəʊli:/

      • Adverb
      • With no one or nothing else
      B1TOEIC
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    • sophisticated

      US /səˈfɪstɪˌketɪd/

      UK /səˈfɪstɪkeɪtɪd/

      • Adjective
      • Making a good sounding but misleading argument
      • Wise in the way of the world; having refined taste
      • Transitive Verb
      • To make someone more worldly and experienced
      B1TOEIC
      More
    • straightforward

      US /stretˈfɔrwəd/

      UK /ˌstreɪtˈfɔ:wəd/

      • Adjective
      • Easy to do or understand; not complicated
      • Honest and open; not trying to hide anything.
      B1TOEIC
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    • tend

      US /tɛnd/

      UK /tend/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To move or act in a certain manner
      • Transitive Verb
      • To take care of
      A2
      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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