Vocabulary

  • think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
  • talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
  • on board: Being on a ship, plane, or other vehicle
  • first up: Firstly; to begin with; the first item on a list or agenda.
  • look back: To think about past events
  • found out: To learn or discover something, often after some effort.
  • the rest is history: What happened next is well known or obvious.
  • come from: To have as your native country or city
  • in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, disbelief
  • talk about it: To discuss a particular subject.
  • in the process of: During the course of; while something is happening or being done.
  • for the rest: Concerning the remaining people or things.
  • have to: Must do
  • think about: To consider something carefully.
  • cut into: To divide something into pieces with a sharp tool.
  • in the first place: To begin with; as the first point or consideration.
  • stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
  • process: To organize and use data in a computer
  • insane: Mentally ill; crazy
  • panic: Overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
  • iconic: Being widely recognized as a symbol of something
  • basically: Used before you explain something simply, clearly
  • practical: Relating to what is sensible, real or useful
  • character: Person in a story, movie or play
  • bias: Preference to believe things even if incorrect
  • aesthetic: Concerning the sense of artistic beauty
  • scene: Incident where someone behaves angrily, badly
  • script: Written text of a book, play, film, or speech
  • precise: (Of language details etc.) Very accurate and exact
  • fabric: Cloth or material
  • sequence: Part of a movie showing one part of the story
  • cast: People who appear in a play or movie
  • core: To take out the central section of a fruit
  • genre: Category of art, music with its own qualities
  • grant: To admit an opinion is true but not fully agreeing
  • board: Surface for posting or showing information
  • rest: Time when one relaxes, sleeps, or is inactive
  • costume: Special clothes, e.g. clothes for acting in a film
  • obsess: To talk or think about someone, something too much
  • deter: To stop people doing a thing; stop from happening
  • totally: In a complete way; completely; absolutely
  • bear: To accept (responsibilities or duties)
  • bump: To bounce along over a rough surface
  • moment: Very short or brief period of time
  • lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
  • transform: To change the shape completely in a good way
  • imagination: Ability to creates new ideas and mental images
  • audition: To try out for a part in a play or film
  • kind: In a caring and helpful manner
  • offer: Price you say you are willing to pay for something
  • remind: To cause someone to remember what they forgot
  • definitive: Clear and leaving no further question
  • stripe: Strip of alternating color in straight lines
  • stand: To be a candidate in an election
  • rise: To wake up and get out of bed after sleeping
  • college: School or educational institution for adults
  • perfect: So good it cannot be improved
  • person: Man, woman or child
  • snatch: To take something quickly or eagerly
  • wear: To have clothes, glasses, shoes etc. on your body
  • faithful: (Religious) people who believe in a god or gods
  • part: Division of a book
  • world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
  • milestone: Significant event in your life (or in a project)
  • design: To plan in a particular way to fulfill a purpose
  • finale: Last part of a musical piece or performance
  • silhouette: Image/drawing showing only the outline, as of head
  • intersect: To divide something by crossing it
  • villainous: Extremely wicked; causing harm or hatred
  • weirdly: In an odd or strange way
  • heroin: A highly addictive drug, a derivative of morphine
  • inundate: To fill up beyond the capacity of; flood
  • unlock: To use a key or code to open something
  • sequin: One of many shiny pieces to decorate clothing
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    • aesthetic

      US /ɛsˈθɛtɪk/

      UK /i:sˈθetɪk/

      • Adjective
      • Concerning the sense of artistic beauty
      • Relating to a particular theory or conception of beauty or art.
      • Noun
      • a guiding principle in matters of artistic beauty and taste; an underlying principle, a set of principles, or a view often manifested by outward appearances or style of behavior
      • A set of principles underlying and guiding the work of a particular artist or artistic movement.
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    • audition

      US /ɔˈdɪʃən/

      UK /ɔ:ˈdɪʃn/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To try out for a part in a play or film
      • Noun
      • Trial performance to show suitability for a part
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    • basically

      US /ˈbesɪkəli,-kli/

      UK /ˈbeɪsɪkli/

      • Adverb
      • Used before you explain something simply, clearly
      • In essence; when you consider the most important aspects of something.
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    • bear

      US /bɛr/

      UK /bɛː/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To accept (responsibilities or duties)
      • To give birth to a child; to produce fruit
      • Countable Noun
      • Large brown animal with fur that lives in forests
      • Someone who expects stock market to fall
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    • bias

      US /ˈbaɪəs/

      UK /'baɪəs/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Preference to believe things even if incorrect
      • A systematic error in a statistical result
      • Transitive Verb
      • To unfairly favor one view over another
      • To cause someone to have prejudice
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    • bump

      US /bʌmp/

      UK /bʌmp/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To bounce along over a rough surface
      • To knock against with force or violence
      • Noun
      • Act or sound of one solid object hitting another
      • Raised area on any smooth surface
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    • cast

      US /kæst/

      UK /kɑ:st/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • People who appear in a play or movie
      • Small amount of a particular color
      • Transitive Verb
      • To give specific roles to actors in a movie, play
      • To describe someone's personality or character
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    • character

      US /ˈkærəktɚ/

      UK /'kærəktə(r)/

      • Noun
      • Person in a story, movie or play
      • Writing symbols, e.g. alphabet or Chinese writing
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    • college

      US /'kɑːlɪdʒ/

      UK /'kɒlɪdʒ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • School or educational institution for adults
      • A constituent body of a university.
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    • come from

      US /kʌm frʌm/

      UK /kʌm frɔm/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To have as your native country or city
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    • core

      US /kɔr, kor/

      UK /kɔ:(r)/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To take out the central section of a fruit
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Important central part of something
      • The hard central part of certain fruits, containing the seeds.
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    • costume

      US /ˈkɑsˌtum, -ˌtjum/

      UK /'kɒstju:m/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Special clothes, e.g. clothes for acting in a film
      • The traditional dress of a particular region or historical period.
      • Transitive Verb
      • To provide with a costume.
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    • cut into

      US /kʌt ˈɪntu/

      UK /kʌt ˈɪntuː/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To divide something into pieces with a sharp tool.
      • To interrupt someone who is speaking.
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    • definitive

      US /dɪˈfɪnɪtɪv/

      UK /dɪˈfɪnətɪv/

      • Adjective
      • Clear and leaving no further question
      • Considered to be the best and most authoritative of its kind.
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    • deter

      US /dɪˈtə:/

      UK /dɪˈtɜ:(r)/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To stop people doing a thing; stop from happening
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    • fabric

      US /ˈfæbrɪk/

      UK /ˈfæbrɪk/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Cloth or material
      • Basic structure
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    • faithful

      US /ˈfeθfəl/

      UK /'feɪθfl/

      • Noun
      • (Religious) people who believe in a god or gods
      • Adjective
      • Showing constant support for someone or something
      • Worthy of trust
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    • finale

      US /fɪˈnæli/

      UK /fɪˈnɑ:li/

      • Noun
      • Last part of a musical piece or performance
      B2
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    • first up

      US /fɚst ʌp/

      UK /fə:st ʌp/

      • Phrase
      • Firstly; to begin with; the first item on a list or agenda.
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    • for the rest

      US /fɔr ði rɛst/

      UK /fɔ: ðə rest/

      • Phrase
      • Concerning the remaining people or things.
      • During the remaining part of a period of time.
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    • found out

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To learn or discover something, often after some effort.
      • To become known; be revealed.
      B2
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    • genre

      US /ˈʒɑnrə/

      UK /'ʒɒ̃rə/

      • Noun
      • Category of art, music with its own qualities
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    • grant

      US /ɡrænt/

      UK /ɡrɑ:nt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To admit an opinion is true but not fully agreeing
      • To give or let someone do what they want
      • Uncountable Noun
      • Money given for education or research
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    • have to

      US /hæv tu/

      UK /ˈhæv tə/

      • Auxiliary Verb
      • Must do
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    • heroin

      US /ˈheroʊɪn/

      UK /ˈherəʊɪn/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • A highly addictive drug, a derivative of morphine
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    • iconic

      US /aɪˈkɑnɪk/

      UK /aɪˈkɒnɪk/

      • Adjective
      • Being widely recognized as a symbol of something
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    • imagination

      US /ɪˌmædʒəˈneʃən/

      UK /ɪˌmædʒɪˈneɪʃn/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Ability to creates new ideas and mental images
      • Something that you imagine; an idea that you have in your mind.
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    • in the first place

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • To begin with; as the first point or consideration.
      • From the beginning; initially.
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    • in the process of

      US /ɪn ði ˈprɑsˌɛs ʌv/

      UK /in ðə ˈprəuses ɔv/

      • Phrase
      • During the course of; while something is happening or being done.
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    • in the world

      US /ɪn ði wɜrld/

      UK /in ðə wɜː(r)ld/

      • Phrase
      • Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, disbelief
      • Used to indicate the extent or degree of something, often in a superlative sense
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    • insane

      US /ɪnˈsen/

      UK /ɪnˈseɪn/

      • Adjective
      • Mentally ill; crazy
      • Being crazy or stupid
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    • intersect

      US /ˌɪntɚˈsɛkt/

      UK /ˌɪntə'sekt/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To divide something by crossing it
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    • inundate

      US /ˈɪnʌnˌdet, ˈɪnən-/

      UK /ˈɪnʌndeɪt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To fill up beyond the capacity of; flood
      • To cover a place with a flow of water
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    • look back

      US /lʊk bæk/

      UK /luk bæk/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To think about past events
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    • milestone

      US /ˈmaɪlstoʊn/

      UK /ˈmaɪlstəʊn/

      • Noun
      • Significant event in your life (or in a project)
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    • obsess

      US /əbˈsɛs, ɑb-/

      UK /əbˈses/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To talk or think about someone, something too much
      • To think about something to an excessive degree
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    • on board

      US /ɑn bɔrd/

      UK /ɔn bɔ:d/

      • Phrase
      • Being on a ship, plane, or other vehicle
      • Adverb
      • On or in a ship, aircraft, train, or other vehicle
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    • panic

      US /ˈpænɪk/

      UK /'pænɪk/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To feel sudden anxiety and fear and cannot think
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    • practical

      US /ˈpræktɪkəl/

      UK /ˈpræktɪkl/

      • Adjective
      • Relating to what is sensible, real or useful
      • Relating to experience, action, or practice; not theoretical or ideal.
      • Noun
      • A practical exam or lesson.
      • A person concerned chiefly with the practice of something; a person with practical skills.
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    • precise

      US /prɪˈsaɪs/

      UK /prɪ'saɪs/

      • Adjective
      • (Of language details etc.) Very accurate and exact
      • (Of a time, place, quality) exact
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    • process

      US /ˈprɑsˌɛs, ˈproˌsɛs/

      UK /prə'ses/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To organize and use data in a computer
      • To deal with official forms in the way required
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Dealing with official forms in the way required
      • Set of changes that occur slowly and naturally
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    • remind

      US /rɪˈmaɪnd/

      UK /rɪ'maɪnd/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To cause someone to remember what they forgot
      • To cause someone to think of something similar or related.
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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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    • script

      US /skrɪpt/

      UK /skrɪpt/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Written text of a book, play, film, or speech
      • Set of letters or characters of a written language
      • Transitive Verb
      • To write a text for a movie, play or speech
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    • sequence

      US /ˈsikwəns, -ˌkwɛns/

      UK /'si:kwəns/

      • Noun
      • Part of a movie showing one part of the story
      • A particular order in which related events, movements, or things follow each other.
      • Transitive Verb
      • To arrange things in an order they should happen
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    • sequin

      US /'si:kwɪn/

      UK /ˈsi:kwɪn/

      • Countable Noun
      • One of many shiny pieces to decorate clothing
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    • silhouette

      US /ˌsɪluˈɛt/

      UK /ˌsɪlʊ'et/

      • Noun
      • Image/drawing showing only the outline, as of head
      B2
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    • snatch

      US /snætʃ/

      UK /snætʃ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To take something quickly or eagerly
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    • stripe

      US /straɪp/

      UK /straɪp/

      • Noun
      • Strip of alternating color in straight lines
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    • stuff

      US /stʌf/

      UK /stʌf/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Generic description for things, materials, objects
      • Transitive Verb
      • To push material inside something, with force
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    • talk about it

      US /tɔk əˈbaʊt ɪt/

      UK /tɔ:k əˈbaut it/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To discuss a particular subject.
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    • talking about

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To discuss a particular topic.
      • To be constantly mentioning or bringing up a subject.
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    • the rest is history

      US /ðə rɛst ɪz ˈhɪstəri/

      UK /ðə rest ɪz ˈhɪstri/

      • other
      • What happened next is well known or obvious.
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    • think about

      US /θɪŋk əˈbaʊt/

      UK /θiŋk əˈbaut/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To consider something carefully.
      • To remember or call to mind.
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    • 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
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    • transform

      US /trænsˈfɔrm/

      UK /træns'fɔ:m/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To change the shape completely in a good way
      • To convert from one form or substance into another.
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    • unlock

      US /ʌnˈlɑk/

      UK /ˌʌn'lɒk/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To use a key or code to open something
      B1TOEIC
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    • villainous

      US /ˈvɪlənəs/

      UK /ˈvɪlənəs/

      • Adjective
      • Extremely wicked; causing harm or hatred
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    • weirdly

      US /wɪrdlɪ/

      UK /wɪədlɪ/

      • Adverb
      • In an odd or strange way
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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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