Vocabulary

  • on steroids: Greatly enhanced or intensified; more powerful or effective than usual.
  • just kind of: Used to express a feeling or state in a vague or hesitant way.
  • think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
  • see in: To accompany someone to the entrance of a building or room.
  • at least: As a minimum
  • upper body: The part of the body above the waist, including the chest, back, shoulders, and arms.
  • have to: Must do
  • kind of sad: Slightly sad; a little bit melancholy.
  • certainly possible: Definitely able to happen or be done.
  • due to: Because of; owing to
  • regardless of
  • all over the place: In a state of disorder; scattered everywhere.
  • out there: In or to a place that is far away
  • work around: To find a way to avoid a problem or obstacle.
  • in the first place: To begin with; as the first point or consideration.
  • start off: To begin or commence something.
  • look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
  • speed up: To move more quickly
  • in the field: Working or doing research in a real-world environment, not in a classroom or laboratory.
  • of a kind: Unique; not like anything else
  • bump up: To increase something, often by a small amount.
  • on the other hand : Considering a different aspect of the matter; alternatively.
  • in on: To be involved in a secret or plan.
  • weak point: A particular part or quality of someone or something that is not good or effective.
  • dial back: To reduce or lessen something, such as intensity or amount.
  • save up: To gradually collect money by saving.
  • used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
  • crank out: To produce something quickly and in large quantities.
  • over to: Used to hand over to someone else to speak
  • pack on: To gain weight.
  • in total: Completely; with everything added together.
  • of course: Sure ; Certainly
  • for example: As an illustration or instance.
  • for free: Without charge; at no cost.
  • check out
  • entire: Complete or full; with no part left out; whole
  • stick: To push a sharp or pointed object into something
  • context: Set of facts surrounding a person or event
  • effort: Amount of work used trying to do something
  • routine: Happening or done regularly or habitually
  • average: Total of numbers divided by the number of items
  • completely: In every way or as much as possible
  • tend: To move or act in a certain manner
  • barely: Only just; just possible
  • exact: Completely correct; accurate; specific
  • career: Particular occupation in professional life
  • measure: Plan to achieve a desired result
  • mutation: Change that changes genetic structure
  • protein: Group of molecules made from amino acids
  • lean: To balance against or on something for support
  • frame: To make a person that is not guilty appear guilty
  • genetic: Of, relating to, or controlled by genes
  • explain: To make clear or easy to understand by describing
  • benefit: Good result or effect, something advantageous
  • volume: Number or amount of something e.g. sales
  • lift: Picking someone up in a car and taking to a place
  • mass: Religious ceremony in some Christian churches
  • nutrition: Scientific study of the effects of foods on health
  • break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
  • ratio: The relationship in relative size, etc.
  • notice: To become aware by sight, touch, or hearing
  • kind: In a caring and helpful manner
  • genetically: Caused or controlled, or by genes
  • build: Your physical shape; physique
  • catch: Amount of something that has been caught
  • point: An item to be discussed
  • natural: Being as one would expect; being usual or normal
  • protocol: Written agreement between countries
  • question: To ask for or try to get information
  • grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
  • fast: In a way that is difficult to move or change
  • limb: Leg, arm, branch or wing
  • start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
  • finally: used especially at the beginning of a sentence to introduce the last point or idea
  • grade: To give a road the required angle of slope
  • muscular: Having strong or developed muscles
  • upper: Drug that improves mood or increases energy
  • bench: Part of the room in court where the judge sits
  • gym: Physical education taught as a class in school
  • bicep: Muscle of the front upper arm
  • responder: Someone who responds to an emergency call
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    • all over the place

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • In a state of disorder; scattered everywhere.
      • In many different locations; widely distributed.
      • Adjective
      • Mentally or emotionally disorganized; confused or erratic.
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    • at least

      US /æt list/

      UK /æt li:st/

      • Adverb
      • As a minimum
      • Not less than
      • Phrase
      • No less than; at the minimum
      • Used to indicate that something is positive in a bad situation.
      C2
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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
      A2TOEIC
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    • barely

      US /ˈbɛrli/

      UK /ˈbɛəli/

      • Adverb
      • Only just; just possible
      A2TOEIC
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    • bench

      US /bɛntʃ/

      UK /bentʃ/

      • Noun
      • Part of the room in court where the judge sits
      • Long (wooden) seat 2 people often found in a park
      • Transitive Verb
      • To prevent a player from playing in a game
      B1
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    • benefit

      US /ˈbɛnəfɪt/

      UK /'benɪfɪt/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Good result or effect, something advantageous
      • A payment made by the state or an insurance policy to someone
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To have a good effect or be helpful
      • To receive an advantage; to be helped
      A2TOEIC
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    • bicep

      US /baɪ'sep/

      UK /baɪ'sep/

      • Noun
      • Muscle of the front upper arm
      C2
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    • bump up

      US /bʌmp ʌp/

      UK /bʌmp ʌp/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To increase something, often by a small amount.
      • To promote someone to a higher position.
      B2
      More
    • 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
      A2
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    • certainly possible

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Definitely able to happen or be done.
      A2
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    • check out

      US /tʃɛk aʊt/

      UK /tʃek aut/

      • Phrase
      • Phrasal Verb
      • To find out information about something
      • To take books out of a library
      A1
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    • context

      US /ˈkɑnˌtɛkst/

      UK /ˈkɒntekst/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Set of facts surrounding a person or event
      • The circumstances that form the setting for an event, statement, or idea, and in terms of which it can be fully understood and assessed.
      A2
      More
    • crank out

      US /kræŋk aʊt/

      UK /kræŋk aut/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To produce something quickly and in large quantities.
      A1
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    • dial back

      US /ˈdaɪəl bæk/

      UK /ˈdaɪəl bæk/

      • other
      • To reduce or lessen something, such as intensity or amount.
      B2
      More
    • due to

      US /du tu/

      UK /dju: tu:/

      • Preposition
      • Because of; owing to
      • Adjective
      • Attributable to; caused by.
      A1
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    • effort

      US /ˈɛfət/

      UK /ˈefət/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Amount of work used trying to do something
      • A conscious exertion of power; a try.
      A2TOEIC
      More
    • entire

      US /ɛnˈtaɪr/

      UK /ɪn'taɪə(r)/

      • Adjective
      • Complete or full; with no part left out; whole
      • Undivided; not shared or distributed.
      A2TOEIC
      More
    • exact

      US /ɪɡˈzækt/

      UK /ɪɡ'zækt/

      • Adjective
      • Completely correct; accurate; specific
      • Transitive Verb
      • To get something, sometimes using force
      A2TOEIC
      More
    • for example

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • As an illustration or instance.
      More
    • for free

      US /fɔr fri/

      UK /fɔ: fri:/

      • Phrase
      • Without charge; at no cost.
      • Adjective
      • Available without payment.
      A2
      More
    • frame

      US /frem/

      UK /freɪm/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To make a person that is not guilty appear guilty
      • To put say or write something in a careful way
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Structure that holds a picture or photo
      • A person's body shape determined by their skeleton
      A2TOEIC
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    • genetic

      US /dʒəˈnɛtɪk/

      UK /dʒəˈnetɪk/

      • Adjective
      • Of, relating to, or controlled by genes
      • Relating to genes or heredity.
      B1
      More
    • genetically

      US /dʒə'netɪklɪ/

      UK /dʒə'netɪklɪ/

      • Adverb
      • Caused or controlled, or by genes
      • By means of genes or genetic engineering.
      B1
      More
    • grade

      US /ɡred/

      UK /ɡreɪd/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To give a road the required angle of slope
      • To determine the level or quality of something
      • Noun
      • Level or quality of something e.g. a diamond
      • Mark that shows the quality of a student's work
      B1TOEIC
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    • gym

      US /dʒɪm/

      UK /dʒɪm/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Physical education taught as a class in school
      • Building used for physical activities or sports
      C2
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    • have to

      US /hæv tu/

      UK /ˈhæv tə/

      • Auxiliary Verb
      • Must do
      A1
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    • in on

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • To be involved in a secret or plan.
      • To be aware of something that is secret or not generally known.
      A1
      More
    • in the field

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Working or doing research in a real-world environment, not in a classroom or laboratory.
      • Located on the playing area of a sports ground.
      A1
      More
    • in the first place

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • To begin with; as the first point or consideration.
      • From the beginning; initially.
      A1
      More
    • in total

      US /ɪn ˈtotl/

      UK /in ˈtəutəl/

      • Phrase
      • Completely; with everything added together.
      A1
      More
    • just kind of

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Used to express a feeling or state in a vague or hesitant way.
      • Used to indicate something is approximately or generally similar to something else.
      A2
      More
    • kind of sad

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Slightly sad; a little bit melancholy.
      • Moderately sad; not extremely upset, but not happy either.
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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
      A2
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    • lift

      US /lɪft/

      UK /lɪft/

      • Noun
      • Picking someone up in a car and taking to a place
      • Machine carrying people up or down to other floors
      • Transitive Verb
      • To stop or cancel something, such as a rule
      • To move something to higher position
      A2
      More
    • limb

      US /lɪm/

      UK /lɪm/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Leg, arm, branch or wing
      • Part of something that extends out over an area
      B1
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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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    • mass

      US /mæs/

      UK /mæs/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Religious ceremony in some Christian churches
      • Large amount or number of something
      • Transitive Verb
      • To gather people or things into a large group
      B1
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    • muscular

      US /ˈmʌskjəlɚ/

      UK /ˈmʌskjələ(r)/

      • Adjective
      • Having strong or developed muscles
      B1
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    • mutation

      US /mjuˈteʃən/

      UK /mju:'teɪʃn/

      • Noun
      • Change that changes genetic structure
      B2
      More
    • nutrition

      US /nuˈtrɪʃən, nju-/

      UK /njuˈtrɪʃn/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Scientific study of the effects of foods on health
      • Food and other things you eat or drink
      B1
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    • of a kind

      US /ʌv e kaɪnd/

      UK /ɔv ə kaind/

      • Adjective
      • Unique; not like anything else
      • Phrase
      • Sharing similar characteristics or qualities; alike
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    • of course

      US /ʌv kɔː(r)s/

      UK /ɔv kɔː(r)s/

      • Adverb
      • Sure ; Certainly
      • Phrase
      • For sure; certainly
      A2
      More
    • on steroids

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Greatly enhanced or intensified; more powerful or effective than usual.
      • Adjective
      • Using anabolic steroids to enhance physical performance.
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    • on the other hand

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Considering a different aspect of the matter; alternatively.
      A1
      More
    • out there

      US /aʊt ðɛr/

      UK /aut ðɛə/

      • Adverb
      • In or to a place that is far away
      • Existing in the universe
      • Adjective
      • Unconventional; strange; avant-garde
      • Existing or available.
      A1
      More
    • over to

      US

      UK

      • Preposition
      • Used to hand over to someone else to speak
      • The responsibility is now yours
      More
    • pack on

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To gain weight.
      • To apply something heavily or excessively.
      A2
      More
    • protein

      US /ˈprəʊˌtiːn/

      UK /ˈprəʊti:n/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Group of molecules made from amino acids
      B1
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    • protocol

      US /ˈprotəˌkɔl, -ˌkol, -ˌkɑl/

      UK /'prəʊtəkɒl/

      • Noun
      • Written agreement between countries
      • Set of rules computers use to exchange data
      B1TOEIC
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    • ratio

      US /ˈreɪʃioʊ/

      UK /ˈreɪʃiəʊ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • The relationship in relative size, etc.
      • The quantitative relation between two amounts showing the number of times one value contains or is contained within the other.
      C2
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    • regardless of

      US /rɪˈɡɑrdlɪs ʌv/

      UK /riˈɡɑ:dlis ɔv/

      • Phrase
      • Preposition
      • Without being affected or influenced by something; despite.
      A2
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    • responder

      US /rɪ'spɒndə/

      UK /rɪs'pɒndə/

      • Countable Noun
      • Someone who responds to an emergency call
      B2
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    • routine

      US /ruˈtin/

      UK /ru:ˈti:n/

      • Adjective
      • Happening or done regularly or habitually
      • Always the same; boring through lack of variety
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Regular or habitual way of behaving or doing
      • Series of actions that make up a performance
      A2TOEIC
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    • save up

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To gradually collect money by saving.
      A2
      More
    • see in

      US /si ɪn/

      UK /si: in/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To accompany someone to the entrance of a building or room.
      A1
      More
    • speed up

      US /spid ʌp/

      UK /spi:d ʌp/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To move more quickly
      A2
      More
    • start off

      US /stɑrt ɔf/

      UK /stɑ:t ɔf/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To begin or commence something.
      • To begin a journey.
      B2
      More
    • stick

      US /stɪk/

      UK /stɪk/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To push a sharp or pointed object into something
      • To join together using glue or paste
      • Countable Noun
      • Long thin piece of wood from a tree
      A2
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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
    • think of

      US /θɪŋk ʌv/

      UK /θiŋk ɔv/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To look on as (being something specific); consider
      • To consider or remember something.
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To imagine or call something to mind
      A1
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    • upper

      US /ˈʌpɚ/

      UK /ˈʌpə(r)/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Drug that improves mood or increases energy
      • Something happy or encouraging
      • Adjective
      • Located above others of the same kind
      • Being the northern part of a region
      B1
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    • upper body

      US

      UK

      • Noun
      • The part of the body above the waist, including the chest, back, shoulders, and arms.
      A1
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    • used to

      US /juzd tu/

      UK /ˈju:st tə/

      • Adjective
      • Did regularly before, but don't do now
      • Auxiliary Verb
      • Have done before, but do not do now
      A1
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    • volume

      US /ˈvɑljum, -jəm/

      UK /ˈvɒlju:m/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Number or amount of something e.g. sales
      • Amount of space that something takes up
      • Countable Noun
      • One book that is part of a set of books
      A2
      More
    • weak point

      US

      UK

      • Noun
      • A particular part or quality of someone or something that is not good or effective.
      • A fault or inadequacy in an argument, system, etc.
      A2
      More
    • work around

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To find a way to avoid a problem or obstacle.
      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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