Vocabulary

  • home in: Move or direct toward a specific target or goal.
  • law enforcement officer: A member of an agency responsible for enforcing laws.
  • to do with: To be about something; concern
  • start out: To begin your life or career in a particular way.
  • with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
  • situation: Place, position or area that something is in
  • evidence: Factual proof that helps to establish the truth
  • scene: Incident where someone behaves angrily, badly
  • community: Group of people who share a common idea or area
  • worth: the financial, practical or moral value of somebody/something
  • victim: Person/thing affected by an unpleasant event
  • deal: To cope with something - usually troubles
  • similar: Nearly the same; alike
  • association: Organization of people with the same interest
  • ditch: To abandon or give up a plan, etc.
  • challenge: An activity you wish to try that may be hard to do
  • incident: Event, usually unusual or important; accident
  • tragic: (Of a play, movie, or book) with a sad ending
  • connection: Something that joins things together; being joined
  • social: Involving activity with people, e.g. in free time
  • violent: Done with force; likely to produce physical damage
  • intersection: Place where two things cross
  • prank: Trick performed to make people look foolish
  • defense: Argument in support of something
  • bill: Plan for a new law being discussed by a government
  • place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
  • enforcement: Process of making sure that rules are followed
  • block: Solid piece of material used for building
  • catch: Amount of something that has been caught
  • kick: Feeling of enjoyment or excitement
  • middle: Place that is halfway between two things
  • wrong: Action that is harmful, unjust or illegal
  • turn: To become (a particular age)
  • shot: To kick or throw a ball at a goal
  • question: To ask for or try to get information
  • person: Man, woman or child
  • mistake: Something done wrong/calculated wrong; error
  • isolate: To identify, consider, or deal with separately
  • collect: By asking the receiver of a call to pay for it
  • shoot: To kick or throw a ball at a goal
  • start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
  • harmless: Being unable to cause damage or injury; safe
  • group: Two or more musicians who play music together
  • fidelity: Loyalty
  • retire: To stop using, producing, or servicing something
  • neighbor: Person who lives, or is near, you
  • sergeant: Officer of low rank in the military
  • spokesperson: Advocate who represents another’s policy/purpose
  • fort: Group of military buildings with high walls
  • officer: Person of high position in an organization
  • unclear: Not easy to understand; not obvious
  • doorbell: Button you push on outside door to gain entry
  • homeowner: Someone who owns a home
  • dong: Basic unit of money in Vietnam
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    • association

      US /əˌsoʊʃi'eɪʃn/

      UK /əˌsəʊʃɪ'eɪʃn/

      • Noun
      • Organization of people with the same interest
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    • bill

      US /bɪl/

      UK /bɪl/

      • Noun
      • Plan for a new law being discussed by a government
      • Sign or poster advertising something
      • Transitive Verb
      • To request payment by handing over an invoice
      A2TOEIC
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    • block

      US /blɑk/

      UK /blɒk/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Solid piece of material used for building
      • A piece of wood, chocolate etc.
      • Transitive Verb
      • To stop from going forward or making progress
      • To obstruct or prevent the movement or passage of.
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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
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    • collect

      US /kəˈlɛkt/

      UK /kəˈlekt/

      • Adverb
      • By asking the receiver of a call to pay for it
      • Transitive Verb
      • To ask for money, e.g. for a charity
      • To gather things, people together in one place
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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
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    • connection

      US /kəˈnɛkʃən/

      UK /kəˈnekʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Something that joins things together; being joined
      • Person you know who can help you in some way
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    • defense

      US /dɪˈfɛns/

      UK /dɪ'fens/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Argument in support of something
      • The process of protecting something from attack
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    • ditch

      US /dɪtʃ/

      UK /dɪtʃ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To abandon or give up a plan, etc.
      • To land an airplane in water due to an emergency
      • Countable Noun
      • Long, shallow hole used for drainage or irrigation
      B1
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    • dong

      US /dɒŋ/

      UK /dɒŋ/

      • Noun
      • Basic unit of money in Vietnam
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    • doorbell

      US /ˈdɔrˌbɛl, ˈdor-/

      UK /ˈdɔ:ˌbel, ˈdəʊr-/

      • Noun
      • Button you push on outside door to gain entry
      C1
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    • enforcement

      US /ɪn'fɔ:smənt/

      UK /ɪn'fɔ:smənt/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Process of making sure that rules are followed
      • The act of compelling observance of or compliance with a law, rule, or obligation.
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    • fidelity

      US /fɪˈdɛlɪti,faɪ-/

      UK /fɪˈdeləti/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Loyalty
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    • fort

      US /fɔ:rt/

      UK /fɔ:t/

      • Noun
      • Group of military buildings with high walls
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    • harmless

      US /ˈhɑ:rmləs/

      UK /ˈhɑ:mləs/

      • Adjective
      • Being unable to cause damage or injury; safe
      • Not being intended/likely to upset or anger others
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    • home in

      US /ˈhoʊm ɪn/

      UK /ˈhəum ɪn/

      • other
      • Move or direct toward a specific target or goal.
      B2
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    • homeowner

      US /ˈhomˌonɚ/

      UK /ˈhəʊməʊnə(r)/

      • Countable Noun
      • Someone who owns a home
      C2
      More
    • incident

      US / ˈɪnsɪdənt/

      UK /ˈɪnsɪdənt/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Event, usually unusual or important; accident
      • A political event that causes difficulties.
      A2
      More
    • intersection

      US /ˌɪntɚˈsɛkʃən/

      UK /ˌɪntə'sekʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Place where two things cross
      • A point or line common to two or more lines or surfaces that cross or meet.
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    • isolate

      US /ˈaɪsəˌlet/

      UK /ˈaɪsəleɪt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To identify, consider, or deal with separately
      • To keep in a place or situation apart from others
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    • kick

      US /kɪk/

      UK /kɪk/

      • Noun
      • Feeling of enjoyment or excitement
      • Transitive Verb
      • To hit or move something with the foot
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    • law enforcement officer

      US

      UK

      • Countable Noun
      • A member of an agency responsible for enforcing laws.
      B1
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    • neighbor

      US /ˈnebɚ/

      UK /'neɪbə/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Person who lives, or is near, you
      • A country or area next to another.
      • Adjective
      • Situated near or next to something.
      B1
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    • officer

      US /ˈɔ:fɪsə(r)/

      UK /ˈɒfɪsə(r)/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Person of high position in an organization
      • Person of high position in the military
      B1
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    • prank

      US /præŋk/

      UK /præŋk/

      • Noun
      • Trick performed to make people look foolish
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    • retire

      US /rɪˈtaɪr/

      UK /rɪ'taɪə(r)/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To stop using, producing, or servicing something
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To stop taking part in a competition or game
      • To quit having jobs because you are old
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    • scene

      US /sin/

      UK /si:n/

      • Noun
      • Incident where someone behaves angrily, badly
      • View that looks like a picture
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    • sergeant

      US /ˈsɑrdʒənt/

      UK /'sɑ:dʒənt/

      • Countable Noun
      • Officer of low rank in the military
      C1
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    • shoot

      US /ʃut/

      UK /ʃu:t/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To kick or throw a ball at a goal
      • To fire a gun; injure or kill someone with a gun
      • Countable Noun
      • Emerging new part of a plant
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    • shot

      US /ʃɑt/

      UK /ʃɒt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To kick or throw a ball at a goal
      • To fire a gun; injure or kill someone with a gun
      • Countable Noun
      • An attempt to kick or throw a ball at a goal
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    • spokesperson

      US /ˈspoksˌpɚsən/

      UK /ˈspəukspə:sn/

      • Noun
      • Advocate who represents another’s policy/purpose
      B1
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    • start out

      US /stɑrt aʊt/

      UK /stɑ:t aut/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To begin your life or career in a particular way.
      • To begin a journey.
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    • to do with

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To be about something; concern
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    • tragic

      US /ˈtrædʒɪk/

      UK /ˈtrædʒɪk/

      • Adjective
      • (Of a play, movie, or book) with a sad ending
      • Causing great sadness, e.g. due to untimely death
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    • unclear

      US /ˌʌnˈklɪr/

      UK /ˌʌnˈklɪə(r)/

      • Adjective
      • Not easy to understand; not obvious
      B1
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    • victim

      US /ˈvɪktɪm/

      UK /ˈvɪktɪm/

      • Noun
      • Person/thing affected by an unpleasant event
      • Person feeling helpless in times of bad luck
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    • violent

      US /ˈvaɪələnt/

      UK /ˈvaɪələnt/

      • Adjective
      • Done with force; likely to produce physical damage
      • Using or involving physical force intended to hurt, damage, or kill someone or something.
      A2
      More
    • with it

      US /wɪð ɪt/

      UK /wið it/

      • Adjective
      • Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
      • Understanding and knowledgeable about current trends or information.
      A1
      More
    • worth

      US /wɚθ/

      UK /wɜ:θ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • the financial, practical or moral value of somebody/something
      • having a particular value, especially in money
      • Adjective
      • Having a specified value.
      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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