Vocabulary

  • around the world: In or to many countries.
  • for example: As an illustration or instance.
  • in particular: Specifically; especially.
  • out of reach: Cannot be touched as it is far away
  • at the moment: At this time; now
  • only time will tell: The result or truth will be known in the future.
  • time will tell: The future will reveal the answer or outcome.
  • struggle: To try very hard to do something difficult
  • access: Way to enter a place, e.g. a station or stadium
  • opportunity: Time, situation when a thing might be done; chance
  • alternative: Something different you can choose
  • initiative: Ability to come up with solutions by yourself
  • general: Widespread, normal or usual
  • experiment: Test performed to assess new ideas or theories
  • community: Group of people who share a common idea or area
  • commodity: Something useful or valuable, usually for sale
  • encourage: To increase the chance of something happening
  • exist: To be present, alive or real
  • financial: Involving money
  • exercise: To work out to become stronger and healthier
  • capital: Writing the first letter of a word in big letters
  • reach: To come to or arrive at a goal or destination
  • remain: To be left behind; to continue to exist
  • external: Concerning foreign countries
  • refer: To talk about or write about something
  • form: Sports team or person's current winning record
  • huge: Very very large
  • optimistic: Tending to believe the future will be good
  • accept: To agree to receive or take something offered
  • enhance: To improve; make bigger or better
  • project: To predict what will happen in the future
  • participate: To take part with others in doing something
  • urban: Concerning a city; located in a city
  • viable: Being capable of living, growing, and developing
  • regularly: At the usual time each day, week, or month
  • informal: Casual; relaxed
  • moment: Very short or brief period of time
  • lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
  • wheat: A kind of grain that is used to make flour
  • learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
  • bring: To take or go with someone to a place
  • unconventional: Not acting according to normal accepted rules
  • turn: To become (a particular age)
  • merchant: Someone who buys and sells goods
  • attend: To take care of someone in need
  • grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
  • caution: Quality of being cautious; avoiding risk, danger
  • halfway: A middle point between two extremes
  • nation: Area or region controlled by a government and army
  • impoverished: Not having enough money; short of money
  • part: Division of a book
  • area: Amount of measured space
  • flour: Powder made from a grain used in cooking
  • group: Two or more musicians who play music together
  • volatility: Changing from a solid or liquid to a gas
  • underway: Happening now
  • empowerment: Giving the power to make their own decisions
  • inclusion: Act of including; person, thing that is included
  • slum: Poor section of a city with poor quality houses
  • garbage: Waste material that has been thrown out
  • maize: Corn; a yellow cereal
  • roadside: Edge of a way or road or path
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    • access

      US /ˈæksɛs/

      UK /'ækses/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Way to enter a place, e.g. a station or stadium
      • The opportunity or right to use something or to see someone.
      • Transitive Verb
      • To be able to use or have permission to use
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    • alternative

      US /ɔlˈtɚnətɪv, æl-/

      UK /ɔ:lˈtɜ:nətɪv/

      • Countable Noun
      • Something different you can choose
      • Adjective
      • A different choice
      A2TOEIC
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    • around the world

      US /əˈraʊnd ði wɜrld/

      UK /əˈraund ðə wɜː(r)ld/

      • Phrase
      • In or to many countries.
      • In various places throughout the world.
      A2
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    • at the moment

      US

      UK

      • Adverb
      • At this time; now
      A1
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    • attend

      US /əˈtɛnd/

      UK /əˈtend/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To take care of someone in need
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To listen or watch carefully; to concentrate
      • To be present at an event
      B1TOEIC
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    • capital

      US /ˈkæpɪtl/

      UK /'kæpɪtl/

      • Noun
      • Writing the first letter of a word in big letters
      • Official main city of a country, province or state
      • Adjective
      • Main, or major
      • (Of an offense) liable to the death penalty.
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    • caution

      US /ˈkɔʃən/

      UK /'kɔ:ʃn/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Quality of being cautious; avoiding risk, danger
      • Warning given by police for breaking traffic rules
      • Transitive Verb
      • To give someone a warning about a possible danger
      B1
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    • commodity

      US /kəˈmɑdɪti/

      UK /kə'mɒdətɪ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Something useful or valuable, usually for sale
      • A valuable quality or thing.
      • Adjective
      • Something that is treated as a simple object of trade or commerce, rather than valued for its intrinsic qualities.
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    • community

      US /kəˈmjunɪti/

      UK /kə'mju:nətɪ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Group of people who share a common idea or area
      • A feeling of fellowship with others, as a result of sharing common attitudes, interests, and goals.
      • Adjective
      • Relating to or shared by the people in a particular area.
      • Shared or participated in by all members of a group
      A2
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    • empowerment

      US /ɪm'poʊrmənt/

      UK /ɪm'paʊəmənt/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Giving the power to make their own decisions
      B2
      More
    • encourage

      US /ɛnˈkɚrɪdʒ, -ˈkʌr-/

      UK /ɪn'kʌrɪdʒ/

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

      US /ɛnˈhæns/

      UK /ɪn'hɑ:ns/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To improve; make bigger or better
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    • exercise

      US /ˈɛksɚˌsaɪz/

      UK /'eksəsaɪz/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To work out to become stronger and healthier
      • To retain your ability or practice your skills
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Physical activity to increase health and strength
      • Set of questions in a text book
      A2
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    • experiment

      US /ɪkˈspɛrəmənt/

      UK /ɪk'sperɪmənt/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Test performed to assess new ideas or theories
      • A course of action tentatively adopted without being sure of the eventual outcome.
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To create and perform tests to research something
      • To try something new that you haven't tried before
      A2TOEIC
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    • external

      US /ɪkˈstɚnəl/

      UK /eksˈtə:nl/

      • Adjective
      • Concerning foreign countries
      • Concerning the outside of something; outer
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    • financial

      US /faɪˈnænʃ(ə)l/

      UK /faɪˈnænʃl/

      • Adjective
      • Involving money
      • Relating to investments.
      • Countable Noun
      • A person who provides advice on financial matters.
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    • flour

      US /flaʊr/

      UK /ˈflaʊə(r)/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Powder made from a grain used in cooking
      • Transitive Verb
      • To cover something with flour in cooking
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    • for example

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • As an illustration or instance.
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    • garbage

      US /ˈgɑ:rbɪdʒ/

      UK /ˈgɑ:bɪdʒ/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Waste material that has been thrown out
      B1TOEIC
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    • halfway

      US /ˌhæfˈweɪ/

      UK /ˌhɑ:fˈweɪ/

      • Adverb
      • A middle point between two extremes
      • At or to a point equidistant between two places.
      • Adjective
      • Located at or being at a point equidistant between two places.
      • Partially completed; at an intermediate stage.
      B2
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    • huge

      US /hjudʒ/

      UK /hju:dʒ/

      • Adjective
      • Very very large
      A2
      More
    • impoverished

      US

      UK

      • Adjective
      • Not having enough money; short of money
      • Lacking money; having become poor
      • Transitive Verb
      • To take money from; make poor
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    • in particular

      US /ɪn pɚˈtɪkjəlɚ/

      UK /in pəˈtikjulə/

      • Phrase
      • Specifically; especially.
      • Detailed or precise.
      A1
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    • inclusion

      US /ɪnˈkluʒən/

      UK /ɪnˈklu:ʒn/

      • Noun
      • Act of including; person, thing that is included
      B1
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    • informal

      US /ɪnˈfɔrməl/

      UK /inˈfɔ:məl/

      • Adjective
      • Casual; relaxed
      • Not official; not done by the rules
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    • initiative

      US /ɪˈnɪʃətɪv/

      UK /ɪ'nɪʃətɪv/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Ability to come up with solutions by yourself
      • New plan or idea that is meant to fix a problem
      B1TOEIC
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    • maize

      US /mez/

      UK /meɪz/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Corn; a yellow cereal
      B2
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    • merchant

      US /ˈmɜ:rtʃənt/

      UK /ˈmɜ:tʃənt/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Someone who buys and sells goods
      • A retail dealer; shopkeeper.
      • Adjective
      • Engaged in trade or commerce.
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    • only time will tell

      US /ˈoʊnli taɪm wɪl tɛl/

      UK /ˈəunli taɪm wɪl tel/

      • other
      • The result or truth will be known in the future.
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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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    • optimistic

      US /ˌɑːptɪˈmɪstɪk/

      UK /ˌɒptɪˈmɪstɪk/

      • Adjective
      • Tending to believe the future will be good
      • Confident and hopeful about future outcomes.
      B2
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    • out of reach

      US /aʊt ʌv ritʃ/

      UK /aut ɔv ri:tʃ/

      • Phrase
      • Cannot be touched as it is far away
      • Adjective
      • Too high or far away to be touched or grasped; unattainable.
      • Beyond someone's capacity to obtain or achieve; unaffordable.
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    • participate

      US /pɑ:rˈtɪsɪpeɪt/

      UK /pɑ:ˈtɪsɪpeɪt/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To take part with others in doing something
      • To be involved in a discussion or conversation.
      B1TOEIC
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    • reach

      US /ritʃ/

      UK /ri:tʃ/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To come to or arrive at a goal or destination
      • To be long enough to get to a certain place
      • Uncountable Noun
      • Power or control someone has over something
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    • refer

      US /rɪˈfɚ/

      UK /rɪ'fɜ:(r)/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To talk about or write about something
      • To give information about something
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    • regularly

      US /ˈregjələrli/

      UK /ˈregjələli/

      • Adverb
      • At the usual time each day, week, or month
      • In a normal or customary way.
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    • remain

      US /rɪˈmen/

      UK /rɪˈmeɪn/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To be left behind; to continue to exist
      • To stay in a place when other people have gone
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    • roadside

      US /ˈrodˌsaɪd/

      UK /'rəʊdsaɪd/

      • Noun
      • Edge of a way or road or path
      B2
      More
    • slum

      US /slʌm/

      UK /slʌm/

      • Noun
      • Poor section of a city with poor quality houses
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To spend time in less good place or conditions
      B2
      More
    • struggle

      US /ˈstrʌɡəl/

      UK /'strʌɡl/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To try very hard to do something difficult
      • To fight or struggle violently
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Strong efforts made to do something difficult
      • A difficult or challenging situation or task
      A2
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    • time will tell

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • The future will reveal the answer or outcome.
      A1
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    • unconventional

      US /ˌʌnkənˈvɛnʃənəl/

      UK /ˌʌnkənˈvenʃənl/

      • Adjective
      • Not acting according to normal accepted rules
      C2TOEIC
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    • underway

      US /ˌʌndɚˈwe/

      UK /ˌʌndəˈweɪ/

      • Adverb
      • Happening now
      B2TOEIC
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    • urban

      US /ˈɚbən/

      UK /'ɜ:bən/

      • Adjective
      • Concerning a city; located in a city
      • Relating to the style of dress and music popular in cities.
      B1TOEIC
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    • viable

      US /ˈvaɪəbəl/

      UK /ˈvaɪəbl/

      • Adjective
      • Being capable of living, growing, and developing
      B1TOEIC
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    • volatility

      US /ˌvɒlə'tɪlətɪ/

      UK /ˌvɒlə'tɪlətɪ/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Changing from a solid or liquid to a gas
      • Quality of changing suddenly or extremely
      B2
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    • wheat

      US /hwit, wit/

      UK /wi:t/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • A kind of grain that is used to make flour
      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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