Vocabulary

  • feel like: To have a desire or inclination for something.
  • of course: Sure ; Certainly
  • above average
  • barely getting by: Managing to survive or live with very little money or resources.
  • on edge: Anxious, nervous, or irritable.
  • in business: Actively operating as a commercial enterprise.
  • as opposed to: In contrast to; rather than.
  • with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
  • to date: Up to the present time; until now.
  • have to: Must do
  • lean into: To bend or move your body closer to something, often for support or to get a better view.
  • lean in: To move closer to someone or something, often by bending forward.
  • bad press: Negative publicity or media coverage.
  • entire: Complete or full; with no part left out; whole
  • recognize: To accept the truth or reality of something
  • awesome: Great; wonderful; stupendous
  • extremely: In a way that is much more than usual or expected
  • opportunity: Time, situation when a thing might be done; chance
  • deserve: To be worthy of, e.g. getting praise or attention
  • average: Total of numbers divided by the number of items
  • tend: To move or act in a certain manner
  • barely: Only just; just possible
  • common: Area in a city or town that is open to everyone
  • miserable: Very unhappy
  • bias: Preference to believe things even if incorrect
  • manifest: List of cargo on a ship
  • sense: Certain mental feeling or emotion
  • accomplish: To succeed in doing; complete successfully
  • career: Particular occupation in professional life
  • reward: To give something because of someone's good work
  • insecure: Lacking confidence or certainty about yourself
  • lean: To balance against or on something for support
  • ambitious: Having the desire to be successful in life, work
  • avoid: To prevent from happening
  • strive: To work hard/make effort to achieve something
  • task: Big or small piece of work someone has to do
  • rare: (Of meat) cooked, but still red and juicy
  • syndrome: A group of signs and symptoms of a disease
  • create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
  • landscape: Area or scene of activity, especially in politics
  • guess: To give an answer without knowing if it is correct
  • rest: Time when one relaxes, sleeps, or is inactive
  • break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
  • wanna: Shortened form of 'want to'. Used only in speaking
  • normal: Standard or regular way of doing something
  • remorse: Sense of guilt for something bad you did
  • lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
  • humility: Quality of not feeling better than others
  • merit: To earn something, such as praise or a reward
  • narcissism: Being in love with yourself, your own appearance
  • natural: Being as one would expect; being usual or normal
  • wrong: Action that is harmful, unjust or illegal
  • great: Very good; better than before
  • person: Man, woman or child
  • business: A company formed for making profit
  • include: To make someone, something part of a group
  • mobile: Able to be moved or able to move
  • world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
  • negativity: Tendency to deny or resist suggestions or commands
  • antenna: Antenna; device for receiving radio/ TV signal
  • tingle: Feeling as if small needles are in your skin
  • visibility: Quality of being able to be seen, as at a distance
  • triad: Secret Chinese organization of criminals
  • spider: Small creature with 8 legs that spins cobwebs
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    • above average

      US /əˈbʌv ˈævərɪdʒ/

      UK /əˈbʌv ˈævəridʒ/

      • Phrase
      • Adjective
      • Better than average; exceeding the norm.
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    • accomplish

      US /əˈkɑmplɪʃ/

      UK /ə'kʌmplɪʃ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To succeed in doing; complete successfully
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    • ambitious

      US /æmˈbɪʃəs/

      UK /æmˈbɪʃəs/

      • Adjective
      • Having the desire to be successful in life, work
      A2TOEIC
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    • antenna

      US /ænˈtɛnə/

      UK /ænˈtenə/

      • Noun
      • Antenna; device for receiving radio/ TV signal
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    • as opposed to

      US

      UK

      • Preposition
      • In contrast to; rather than.
      • Instead of; in place of.
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    • average

      US /ˈævərɪdʒ, ˈævrɪdʒ/

      UK /'ævərɪdʒ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Total of numbers divided by the number of items
      • Transitive Verb
      • To add numbers then divide by the number of items
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    • avoid

      US /əˈvɔɪd/

      UK /ə'vɔɪd/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To prevent from happening
      • To stay away from
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    • awesome

      US /ˈɔsəm/

      UK /'ɔ:səm/

      • Adjective
      • Great; wonderful; stupendous
      B2TOEIC
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    • bad press

      US

      UK

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Negative publicity or media coverage.
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    • barely

      US /ˈbɛrli/

      UK /ˈbɛəli/

      • Adverb
      • Only just; just possible
      A2TOEIC
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    • barely getting by

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Managing to survive or live with very little money or resources.
      A2
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    • bias

      US /ˈbaɪəs/

      UK /'baɪəs/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Preference to believe things even if incorrect
      • A systematic error in a statistical result
      • Transitive Verb
      • To unfairly favor one view over another
      • To cause someone to have prejudice
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    • career

      US /kəˈrɪr/

      UK /kə'rɪə(r)/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Particular occupation in professional life
      • The course of a person's life, especially in a particular pursuit or profession.
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To move forward very fast and without control
      • To advance or make progress rapidly
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    • deserve

      US /dɪˈzɚv/

      UK /dɪ'zɜ:v/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To be worthy of, e.g. getting praise or attention
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    • entire

      US /ɛnˈtaɪr/

      UK /ɪn'taɪə(r)/

      • Adjective
      • Complete or full; with no part left out; whole
      • Undivided; not shared or distributed.
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    • extremely

      US /ɪk'strimlɪ/

      UK /ɪkˈstri:mli/

      • Adverb
      • In a way that is much more than usual or expected
      • Remarkably; unusually.
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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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    • have to

      US /hæv tu/

      UK /ˈhæv tə/

      • Auxiliary Verb
      • Must do
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    • humility

      US /hjuˈmɪlɪti/

      UK /hju:ˈmɪləti/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Quality of not feeling better than others
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    • in business

      US /ɪn ˈbɪznɪs/

      UK /in ˈbiznis/

      • Phrase
      • Actively operating as a commercial enterprise.
      • Having a commercial partnership or association.
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    • insecure

      US /ˌɪnsɪˈkjʊr/

      UK /ˌɪnsɪ'kjʊə(r)/

      • Adjective
      • Lacking confidence or certainty about yourself
      • Not being safe or stable
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    • landscape

      US /ˈlændˌskep/

      UK /'lændskeɪp/

      • Noun
      • Area or scene of activity, especially in politics
      • Picture of natural scenery in a place
      • Transitive Verb
      • To make gardens that improve an area of land
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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 in

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To move closer to someone or something, often by bending forward.
      • To actively pursue and engage with opportunities, especially in a professional context.
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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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    • manifest

      US /ˈmænəˌfɛst/

      UK /'mænɪfest/

      • Countable Noun
      • List of cargo on a ship
      • Transitive Verb
      • To express or show clearly
      • Display or show (a quality or feeling) by one's acts or appearance; demonstrate.
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    • merit

      US /ˈmɛrɪt/

      UK /ˈmerɪt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To earn something, such as praise or a reward
      • To earn something, such as praise or a reward
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • State of being high quality or valuable
      • A good quality or feature that deserves praise
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    • miserable

      US /ˈmɪzərəbəl, ˈmɪzrə-/

      UK /ˈmɪzrəbl/

      • Adjective
      • Very unhappy
      • Causing someone to be unhappy or uncomfortable
      • Noun
      • A person who is always unhappy or complaining
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    • mobile

      US /ˈmoʊbl/

      UK /'məʊbaɪl/

      • Adjective
      • Able to be moved or able to move
      • Able to move easily from one job, place, or social class to another.
      • Countable Noun
      • Personal phone you take with you wherever you go
      • A decorative structure that is suspended so as to turn freely in the air.
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    • narcissism

      US /ˈnɑrsɪˌsɪzəm/

      UK /ˈnɑ:sɪsɪzəm/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Being in love with yourself, your own appearance
      • In psychoanalytic theory, self-centeredness arising from failure to distinguish the self from external objects, either in early infancy or as a feature of mental disorder.
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    • negativity

      US /ˌneɡəˈtɪvəti/

      UK /ˌnegəˈtɪvəti/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Tendency to deny or resist suggestions or commands
      B1
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    • of course

      US /ʌv kɔː(r)s/

      UK /ɔv kɔː(r)s/

      • Adverb
      • Sure ; Certainly
      • Phrase
      • For sure; certainly
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    • on edge

      US /ɑn ɛdʒ/

      UK /ɔn edʒ/

      • Adjective
      • Anxious, nervous, or irritable.
      • Tense and easily upset.
      B1
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    • opportunity

      US /ˌɑpɚˈtunɪti, -ˈtju-/

      UK /ˌɒpə'tju:nətɪ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Time, situation when a thing might be done; chance
      • A favorable time or occasion for doing something.
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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
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    • recognize

      US /ˈrek.əɡ.naɪz/

      UK /ˈrek.əɡ.naɪz/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To accept the truth or reality of something
      • To consider something as important or special
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    • remorse

      US /rɪˈmɔrs/

      UK /riˈmɔ:s/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Sense of guilt for something bad you did
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    • reward

      US /rɪˈwɔrd/

      UK /rɪ'wɔ:d/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To give something because of someone's good work
      • To give someone money for helping the police
      • Noun
      • Money given for information about criminals
      • Something given in recognition of service, effort, or achievement.
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    • spider

      US /ˈspaɪdɚ/

      UK /ˈspaɪdə(r)/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Small creature with 8 legs that spins cobwebs
      B1
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    • strive

      US /straɪv/

      UK /straɪv/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To work hard/make effort to achieve something
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    • syndrome

      US /ˈsɪnˌdrom/

      UK /'sɪndrəʊm/

      • Noun
      • A group of signs and symptoms of a disease
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    • task

      US /tæsk/

      UK /tɑ:sk/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Big or small piece of work someone has to do
      • Transitive Verb
      • To be given something to do, e.g. wash dishes
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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
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    • tingle

      US /ˈtɪŋɡəl/

      UK /'tɪŋɡl/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Feeling as if small needles are in your skin
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To have a feeling like small needles in your skin
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    • to date

      US /tu det/

      UK /tu: deit/

      • Phrase
      • Up to the present time; until now.
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To go out on romantic dates with someone.
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    • triad

      US /ˈtraɪˌæd, -əd/

      UK /'traɪæd/

      • Noun
      • Secret Chinese organization of criminals
      • A group or set of three connected people or things.
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    • visibility

      US /ˌvɪzəˈbɪlɪti/

      UK /ˌvɪzəˈbɪləti/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Quality of being able to be seen, as at a distance
      B1TOEIC
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    • wanna

      US /ˈwɑnə/

      UK /'wɒnə/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • Shortened form of 'want to'. Used only in speaking
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    • with it

      US /wɪð ɪt/

      UK /wið it/

      • Adjective
      • Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
      • Understanding and knowledgeable about current trends or information.
      A1
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    She took a brave step forward, leaving behind her comfort zone to chase her dreams.

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    • 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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