Vocabulary

  • in business: Actively operating as a commercial enterprise.
  • phonetic transcription: A visual representation of speech sounds using phonetic symbols.
  • follow along: To agree to do or act the same as others
  • check out
  • in the middle of: In the central part or point of something.
  • flatten out: To become level or less steep.
  • move to: To change the place where you live or work.
  • on to: Toward something; forward
  • move on: To decide to change or go to a different place
  • entire: Complete or full; with no part left out; whole
  • pronunciation: How a word is said; how a word sounds
  • properly: In an appropriate or correct manner
  • practice: The office and place for legal or medical work
  • curious: Wanting to know more about something
  • sentence: (Of a judge) to decide the punishment of
  • pronounce: To state something in a legal or official way
  • tongue: Long, thin part of (e.g. shoe under the laces)
  • tip: To pour or move something from a place, container
  • footage: A certain amount of film or video of something
  • rest: Time when one relaxes, sleeps, or is inactive
  • sound: Sensible, dependable and reliable
  • learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
  • column: Regular series of articles in a newspaper/magazine
  • vowel: A speech sound; a, e , it, o, u and sometimes y
  • ounce: Unit of weight equal to 1/16 pound or 28 grams
  • spell: To lead to future trouble
  • middle: Place that is halfway between two things
  • amazing: Surprising in a pleasing way
  • speech: A formal talk to an audience
  • bow: To (cause to) curve or bend
  • pound: The # key on a keyboard
  • podcast: A digital recording (e.g. radio show) for download
  • pull: Act of breathing in smoke, as from a pipe
  • turn: To become (a particular age)
  • consonant: Music (of a note) in harmony
  • celebrate: To observe an event or occasion, e.g. a birthday
  • business: A company formed for making profit
  • pulse: Regular beating of a heart
  • wide: Having a great distance from one side to the other
  • fix: Answer to a problem
  • check: Paper showing how much you owe at a restaurant
  • store: To put things in a place for later use
  • lesson: Something done to learn or teach something; class
  • list: To lean to one side, like a boat or ship
  • post: To send a letter or package using stamps
  • phonetic: Concerning the sounds of languages
  • repeat: Action that is done again
  • people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
  • outstanding: Being better/distinct from others; specially good
  • eyebrow: Line of hair that grows above the eye
  • flatten: To make level and spread out over a surface
  • plow: Piece of farm equipment used to turn over soil
  • transcription: Something written from spoken material
  • pucker: To purse the lips, e.g. in preparation for a kiss
  • ow: Sound people make when they are hurt
  • pow: Used to represent the sound of two things hitting
  • masterclass: An example of excellent work
  • homepage: First, front page of a website
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    • amazing

      US /ə'meɪzɪŋ/

      UK /ə'meɪzɪŋ/

      • Adjective
      • Surprising in a pleasing way
      • Transitive Verb
      • To cause wonder; to surprise completely
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    • bow

      US /bo/

      UK /baʊ/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To (cause to) curve or bend
      • Noun
      • Wooden weapon made to shoot arrows
      • Front part of a boat
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    • celebrate

      US /ˈsɛləˌbret/

      UK /'selɪbreɪt/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To observe an event or occasion, e.g. a birthday
      • To lead or participate in a religious ceremony
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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
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    • column

      US /ˈkɑ:ləm/

      UK /ˈkɒləm/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Regular series of articles in a newspaper/magazine
      • Strong vertical stone pillar that holds up a roof
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    • consonant

      US /ˈkɑnsənənt/

      UK /ˈkɒnsənənt/

      • Adjective
      • Music (of a note) in harmony
      • Countable Noun
      • A speech sound or letter that is not a vowel
      B2
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    • curious

      US /ˈkjʊriəs/

      UK /ˈkjʊəriəs/

      • Adjective
      • Wanting to know more about something
      • Attracting interest by being strange or unusual
      A2
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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.
      A2TOEIC
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    • eyebrow

      US /ˈaɪˌbraʊ/

      UK /ˈaɪbraʊ/

      • Noun
      • Line of hair that grows above the eye
      B1
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    • fix

      US /fɪks/

      UK /fɪks/

      • Noun
      • Answer to a problem
      • Transitive Verb
      • To arrange or prepare something
      • To attach something so it will not move or change
      A2TOEIC
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    • flatten

      US /ˈflætn:/

      UK /'flætn/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To make level and spread out over a surface
      B1
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    • flatten out

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To become level or less steep.
      • To stop rising or increasing; to become stable.
      C2
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    • follow along

      US /ˈfɑlo əˈlɔŋ/

      UK /ˈfɔləu əˈlɔŋ/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To agree to do or act the same as others
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    • footage

      US /ˈfʊtɪdʒ/

      UK /ˈfʊtɪdʒ/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • A certain amount of film or video of something
      • The length or amount of something measured in feet.
      B2
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    • homepage

      US

      UK

      • Noun
      • First, front page of a website
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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.
      A1
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    • in the middle of

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • In the central part or point of something.
      • Engaged or occupied with something.
      A2
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    • masterclass

      US /ˈmæstərklæs/

      UK /ˈmɑ:stəklɑ:s/

      • Noun
      • An example of excellent work
      C2
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    • move on

      US /muv ɑn/

      UK /mu:v ɔn/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To decide to change or go to a different place
      • To start talking about something different.
      A1
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    • move to

      US /muv tu/

      UK /mu:v tu:/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To change the place where you live or work.
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To proceed to the next stage or action.
      A2
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    • on to

      US /ɑn tu/

      UK /ɔn tu:/

      • Preposition
      • Toward something; forward
      • Aware of someone's activities.
      • Adjective
      • Aware of someone's deception or illegal activities.
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    • ounce

      US /aʊns/

      UK /aʊns/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Unit of weight equal to 1/16 pound or 28 grams
      • (Often in negative) very small amount of something
      B2
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    • outstanding

      US /aʊtˈstændɪŋ, ˈaʊtˌstæn-/

      UK /aʊtˈstændɪŋ/

      • Adjective
      • Being better/distinct from others; specially good
      B1TOEIC
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    • ow

      US /aʊ/

      UK /aʊ/

      • Interjection
      • Sound people make when they are hurt
      C2
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    • phonetic

      US /fəˈnɛtɪk/

      UK /fəˈnetɪk/

      • Adjective
      • Concerning the sounds of languages
      C1
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    • phonetic transcription

      US /fəˈnɛtɪk trænˈskrɪpʃən/

      UK /fəˈnetɪk trænˈskrɪpʃən/

      • Noun
      • A visual representation of speech sounds using phonetic symbols.
      C1
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    • plow

      US /plaʊ/

      UK /plaʊ/

      • Noun
      • Piece of farm equipment used to turn over soil
      • A truck or device to remove snow from a street
      • Transitive Verb
      • To turn soil to prepare it for planting
      • To remove snow from a street with a large truck
      B2
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    • podcast

      US /'pɑ:dkæst/

      UK /'pɒdkɑ:st/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A digital recording (e.g. radio show) for download
      A2
      More
    • pow

      US

      UK

      • Interjection
      • Used to represent the sound of two things hitting
      B2
      More
    • practice

      US /ˈpræktɪs/

      UK /'præktɪs/

      • Noun
      • The office and place for legal or medical work
      • Doing something many times to become better at it
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To work as a doctor or lawyer
      • To live according to the teachings of a religion
      A2TOEIC
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    • pronounce

      US /prəˈnaʊns/

      UK /prə'naʊns/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To state something in a legal or official way
      • To give your opinion or decision about something
      B1
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    • pronunciation

      US /prəˌnʌnsiˈeʃən/

      UK /prəˌnʌnsiˈeɪʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • How a word is said; how a word sounds
      • The manner in which someone utters a word.
      B1
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    • properly

      US /ˈprɑːpərli/

      UK /ˈprɔpəlɪ/

      • Adverb
      • In an appropriate or correct manner
      • In a way that is suitable or appropriate.
      A2
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    • pucker

      US /ˈpʌkɚ/

      UK /'pʌkə(r)/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To purse the lips, e.g. in preparation for a kiss
      C1TOEIC
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    • pulse

      US /pʌls/

      UK /pʌls/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Regular beating of a heart
      • A single vibration or short burst of sound, light, electricity, or other energy.
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To beat in a rhythm
      • To emit or produce in pulses.
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    • repeat

      US /rɪˈpit/

      UK /rɪˈpi:t/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Action that is done again
      • Musical passage that is to be played again
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To do something over again
      • To say something you have learned and memorized
      A2TOEIC
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    • speech

      US /spitʃ/

      UK /spi:tʃ/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • A formal talk to an audience
      • Expression of ideas or opinions by talking
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    • spell

      US /spɛl/

      UK /spel/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To lead to future trouble
      • To be able to write (or say) the letters of a word
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Making some magic happen; form of words to do this
      • Period of time; time when an action is being done
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    • store

      US /stɔr, stor/

      UK /stɔ:(r)/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To put things in a place for later use
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Place where things are kept for future use
      • Place where you can go to buy things
      A2TOEIC
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    • tip

      US /tɪp/

      UK /tɪp/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To pour or move something from a place, container
      • To give extra money for good service
      • Noun
      • End point of e.g. a pencil or finger
      • Extra money given for good service
      A2
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    • tongue

      US /tʌŋ/

      UK /tʌŋ/

      • Noun
      • Long, thin part of (e.g. shoe under the laces)
      • Meat from the mouth of an animal, cooked as food
      • Transitive Verb
      • To using your mouth to produce musical notes
      • To use your mouth to touch something
      A2
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    • transcription

      US /trænˈskrɪpʃən/

      UK /trænˈskrɪpʃn/

      • Noun
      • Something written from spoken material
      • The act or process of transcribing something.
      B2
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    • vowel

      US /ˈvaʊəl/

      UK /ˈvaʊəl/

      • Countable Noun
      • A speech sound; a, e , it, o, u and sometimes y
      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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