Vocabulary

  • for example: As an illustration or instance.
  • look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
  • from home: Working or operating from one's residence.
  • of course: Sure ; Certainly
  • at the ready: Fully prepared and available for immediate use.
  • at work: Located at one's place of employment
  • go around: (Of news, gossip) to be known; circulate
  • have to: Must do
  • on the road: Traveling, especially as part of a tour or journey.
  • on foot
  • come up with: To think of an idea or solution; produce
  • back into: To drive a vehicle backwards into a space or area.
  • do without: To manage without having or doing something
  • at school: Present and attending school.
  • work at: To have a job at a particular place or organization.
  • wake up: To stop sleeping
  • on time
  • in private: Not in public; in a place where other people cannot see or hear you
  • miss out: To exclude; not include in something
  • subscribe: To regularly pay to receive a service
  • fatigue: Breaking due to being moved or bent many times
  • journey: Act of traveling from one place to another; trip
  • description: Explanation of what something is like, looks like
  • improve: To make, or become, something better
  • native: Someone from or born in a specific country
  • common: Area in a city or town that is open to everyone
  • encounter: To come up against a problem or trouble; meet
  • destination: The place you are traveling to
  • prevent: To stop something from happening or existing
  • bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
  • instrument: Gauge for measuring something, e.g. temperature
  • keen: Being eager or excited for something to happen
  • reach: To come to or arrive at a goal or destination
  • ethic: Set of moral principles; rules of behavior
  • complete: To finish or reach the end of doing something
  • stroll: To walk slowly and in a relaxed manner
  • distance: Lack of friendliness toward another person
  • click: To work well with someone or something
  • plausible: Being reasonable and possibly true
  • route: Way to get from one place to another place; path
  • pedestrian: Unremarkable; ordinary; not special
  • leave: To go away from; depart
  • commute: To lessen or shorten a prison sentence
  • gaze: Direction you are looking
  • drowsy: Ready to fall asleep; sleepy
  • trip: To release an electrical switch
  • diligent: Showing care, continued effort and hard work
  • automatic: Done without conscious thought
  • learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
  • exhaust: System of pipes through which gases escape
  • blink: To close and open one or both of the eyes rapidly
  • detour: Indirect route to avoid something, as an accident
  • scenery: Stage props during a play; a country view
  • great: Very good; better than before
  • verb: Word that expresses an action or state
  • medication: Substance to relieve pain or cure sickness
  • difference: A thing or issue that people do not agree about
  • frown: When you pull your eyebrows together to show anger
  • hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
  • future: Time that is to come after the present
  • proficient: Being very skilled at something; being expert at
  • synonym: Word that has the same meaning as another word
  • link: Any one of the rings that are part of a chain
  • train: Line of people, animals moving the same direction
  • feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
  • nature: Person's character or particular way of behaving
  • pro: Reason given in support of something
  • wink: To quickly close one eye, as when making a signal
  • leisurely: Not hurried or forced
  • commuter: Someone who travels regularly from home to work
  • tired: Without energy so you want to rest or fall asleep
  • hum: To make a constant low sound
  • sunset: Daily disappearance of the sun
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    • at school

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Present and attending school.
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    • at the ready

      US /ət ðə ˈrɛdi/

      UK /ət ðə ˈredi/

      • other
      • Fully prepared and available for immediate use.
      B2
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    • at work

      US /æt wɚk/

      UK /æt wə:k/

      • Phrase
      • Located at one's place of employment
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    • automatic

      US /ˌɔtəˈmætɪk/

      UK /ˌɔ:tə'mætɪk/

      • Adjective
      • Done without conscious thought
      • Operating by itself, without an operator
      • Noun
      • Car that is able to change gears by itself
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    • back into

      US /bæk ˈɪntu/

      UK /bæk ˈɪntuː/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To drive a vehicle backwards into a space or area.
      • To accidentally collide with something while moving backwards.
      A1
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    • blink

      US /blɪŋk/

      UK /blɪŋk/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To close and open one or both of the eyes rapidly
      • To shine with a flickering light.
      • Noun
      • A quick shutting and opening of the eye.
      • A brief flash of light.
      B1
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    • come up with

      US /kʌm ʌp wɪð/

      UK /kʌm ʌp wið/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To think of an idea or solution; produce
      A1
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    • commute

      US /kəˈmjut/

      UK /kəˈmju:t/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To lessen or shorten a prison sentence
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To make a journey regularly between work and home
      B1
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    • commuter

      US /kəˈmjutɚ/

      UK /kəˈmju:tə(r)/

      • Countable Noun
      • Someone who travels regularly from home to work
      B1TOEIC
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    • description

      US /dɪˈskrɪpʃən/

      UK /dɪˈskrɪpʃn/

      • Noun
      • Explanation of what something is like, looks like
      • The type or nature of someone or something.
      A2TOEIC
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    • destination

      US /ˌdɛstəˈneʃən/

      UK /ˌdestɪˈneɪʃn/

      • Noun
      • The place you are traveling to
      • A place regarded as worth visiting or traveling to.
      B1TOEIC
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    • detour

      US /ˈdi:tʊr/

      UK /ˈdi:tʊə(r)/

      • Noun
      • Indirect route to avoid something, as an accident
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To (cause to) go around, as to avoid an accident
      B2
      More
    • diligent

      US /ˈdɪlədʒənt/

      UK /ˈdɪlɪdʒənt/

      • Adjective
      • Showing care, continued effort and hard work
      B1TOEIC
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    • distance

      US /ˈdɪstəns/

      UK /'dɪstəns/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Lack of friendliness toward another person
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Amount of space between two places or things
      • A point or place that is far away.
      A2
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    • do without

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To manage without having or doing something
      A1
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    • drowsy

      US /ˈdraʊzi/

      UK /ˈdraʊzi/

      • Adjective
      • Ready to fall asleep; sleepy
      C2
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    • encounter

      US /ɛnˈkaʊntɚ/

      UK /ɪn'kaʊntə(r)/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To come up against a problem or trouble; meet
      • To meet someone or something unexpectedly
      • Noun
      • A chance meeting; unexpected or unplanned meeting
      B1TOEIC
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    • ethic

      US /ˈɛθɪk/

      UK /ˈeθɪk/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Set of moral principles; rules of behavior
      B1
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    • exhaust

      US /ɪɡˈzɔst/

      UK /ɪɡ'zɔ:st/

      • Noun
      • System of pipes through which gases escape
      • Waste gas from an engine, e.g. from a car
      • Transitive Verb
      • To emit gas from the back of a car
      • To make a person feel very tired or without energy
      A2
      More
    • fatigue

      US /fəˈtiɡ/

      UK /fəˈti:g/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Breaking due to being moved or bent many times
      • Being very tired
      • Transitive Verb
      • To cause someone or something to become very tired
      B2
      More
    • for example

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • As an illustration or instance.
      More
    • from home

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Working or operating from one's residence.
      • Originating or coming from one's own house or country.
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    • frown

      US /fraʊn/

      UK /fraʊn/

      • Noun
      • When you pull your eyebrows together to show anger
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To pull the eyebrows together to show anger
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    • gaze

      US /ɡez/

      UK /ɡeɪz/

      • Noun
      • Direction you are looking
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To look at with fixed eyes
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    • go around

      US /ɡo əˈraʊnd/

      UK /ɡəu əˈraund/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • (Of news, gossip) to be known; circulate
      • To go here and there, from place to place; wander
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    • have to

      US /hæv tu/

      UK /ˈhæv tə/

      • Auxiliary Verb
      • Must do
      A1
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    • hum

      US /hʌm/

      UK /hʌm/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To make a constant low sound
      • To move very fast
      • Uncountable Noun
      • A constant low sound
      • A busy, active atmosphere.
      B2
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    • in private

      US /ɪn ˈpraɪvɪt/

      UK /in ˈpraivit/

      • Phrase
      • Not in public; in a place where other people cannot see or hear you
      • In a confidential manner; not intended for general knowledge
      B1
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    • instrument

      US /ˈɪnstrəmənt/

      UK /'ɪnstrəmənt/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Gauge for measuring something, e.g. temperature
      • Legal document
      A2TOEIC
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    • journey

      US /ˈdʒɚni/

      UK /'dʒɜ:nɪ/

      • Noun
      • Act of traveling from one place to another; trip
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To travel through a place
      A2TOEIC
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    • keen

      US /kin/

      UK /ki:n/

      • Adjective
      • Being eager or excited for something to happen
      • Liking something; wanting to do or have; desiring
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To make a loud sad cry, as because someone died
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    • leisurely

      US /ˈliʒəli, ˈlɛʒə-/

      UK /ˈli:ʒəli:, ˈleʒə-/

      • Adjective
      • Not hurried or forced
      B1
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    • link

      US /lɪŋk/

      UK /lɪŋk/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Any one of the rings that are part of a chain
      • Connection between two or more things or people
      • Transitive Verb
      • To join or connect together
      • To associate or connect in one's mind.
      A2TOEIC
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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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    • medication

      US /ˌmɛdɪˈkeʃən/

      UK /ˌmedɪˈkeɪʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Substance to relieve pain or cure sickness
      B2
      More
    • miss out

      US /mɪs aʊt/

      UK /mis aut/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To exclude; not include in something
      • To fail to take advantage of something; to lose an opportunity.
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    • native

      US /ˈnetɪv/

      UK /ˈneɪtɪv/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Someone from or born in a specific country
      • Original inhabitant, e.g. before others
      • Adjective
      • Caused by natural ability; innate
      A2
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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 foot

      US /ɑn fʊt/

      UK /ɔn fut/

      • Phrase
      A1
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    • on the road

      US /ɑn ði rəʊd/

      UK /ɔn ðə roʊd/

      • Phrase
      • Traveling, especially as part of a tour or journey.
      • Making progress; advancing towards a goal.
      • Idiom
      • Making progress towards a goal or achievement.
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    • on time

      US /ɑn taɪm/

      UK /ɔn taim/

      • Phrase
      • Adjective
      • Arriving at or done by the required time
      • Meeting a deadline; punctual in fulfilling obligations.
      A1
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    • pedestrian

      US /pəˈdɛstriən/

      UK /pəˈdestriən/

      • Adjective
      • Unremarkable; ordinary; not special
      • Lacking inspiration or excitement; dull.
      • Countable Noun
      • Any person walking on a sidewalk or down a road
      B1TOEIC
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    • plausible

      US /ˈplɔzəbəl/

      UK /ˈplɔ:zəbl/

      • Adjective
      • Being reasonable and possibly true
      • Appearing worthy of belief.
      B1
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    • prevent

      US /prɪˈvɛnt/

      UK /prɪ'vent/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To stop something from happening or existing
      A2TOEIC
      More
    • pro

      US /proʊ/

      UK /prəʊ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Reason given in support of something
      • Someone experienced and very good at something
      A2
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    • proficient

      US /prəˈfɪʃənt/

      UK /prəˈfɪʃnt/

      • Adjective
      • Being very skilled at something; being expert at
      B2
      More
    • 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
      A2TOEIC
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    • route

      US /rut, raʊt/

      UK /ru:t/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Way to get from one place to another place; path
      • Path or way that people often use
      • Transitive Verb
      • To send along a particular path or way
      A2TOEIC
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    • scenery

      US /ˈsinəri/

      UK /'si:nərɪ/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Stage props during a play; a country view
      • Natural views of an area
      A2TOEIC
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    • stroll

      US /strol/

      UK /strəʊl/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To walk slowly and in a relaxed manner
      B2
      More
    • subscribe

      US /səbˈskraɪb/

      UK /səb'skraɪb/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To regularly pay to receive a service
      B1TOEIC
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    • sunset

      US /ˈsʌnˌsɛt/

      UK /ˈsʌnset/

      • Noun
      • Daily disappearance of the sun
      B2
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    • synonym

      US /ˈsɪnəˌnɪm/

      UK /ˈsɪnənɪm/

      • Noun
      • Word that has the same meaning as another word
      B2
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    • tired

      US /ˈtaɪərd/

      UK /ˈtaɪəd/

      • Adjective
      • Without energy so you want to rest or fall asleep
      • Transitive Verb
      • To lose, cause to lose energy so you want to rest
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    • trip

      US /trɪp/

      UK /trɪp/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To release an electrical switch
      • To fall by catching your foot on something
      • Noun
      • Act of falling down; falling over an obstacle
      • Journey or visit to a place
      A2
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    • wake up

      US /wek ʌp/

      UK /weik ʌp/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To stop sleeping
      • To become fully aware and alert to a situation.
      A1
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    • wink

      US /wɪŋk/

      UK /wɪŋk/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To quickly close one eye, as when making a signal
      B1
      More
    • work at

      US /wɚk æt/

      UK /wə:k æt/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To have a job at a particular place or organization.
      • To make an effort to improve something.
      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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