Vocabulary

  • for example: As an illustration or instance.
  • think about: To consider something carefully.
  • into thin air: To vanish completely and mysteriously.
  • look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
  • as well as: Also; in addition to
  • under the weather: Slightly ill; not feeling well.
  • bear in mind: To remember and consider something.
  • in mind: Being aware of or considering something.
  • zero in: To focus on a target
  • show off: To show your ability/possessions to try to impress
  • approach: To get close to reaching something or somewhere
  • phrase: Common expression or saying
  • context: Set of facts surrounding a person or event
  • positive: Showing agreement or support for something
  • negative: The opposite to a positive electrical charge
  • audience: Group of people attending a play, movie etc.
  • necessarily: In a way that is needed/required/is unavoidable
  • climate: Typical weather conditions in a particular place
  • neutral: Something with pH value of 7
  • vigilant: Being watchful; careful to monitor events
  • mean: Average of a set of numbers
  • similar: Nearly the same; alike
  • remain: To be left behind; to continue to exist
  • attractive: Making you like them, as by being good-looking
  • address: Exact street location of a place
  • region: Part of a country, of the world, area, etc.
  • assertive: Being confident and sure of yourself
  • register: To record your name on an official list; sign up
  • idiom: Phrase with a special, metaphoric meaning
  • swap: To exchange goods without spending money; trade
  • option: A choice
  • essay: Short piece of written opinion on a subject
  • mind: To be bothered or upset by something
  • correct: Being suitable and appropriate for an occasion
  • formal: Observing rules and procedures strictly
  • informal: Casual; relaxed
  • lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
  • important: Having power or authority
  • british: Concerning the culture and people of British
  • kind: In a caring and helpful manner
  • simple: Not hard to understand or do; not complex
  • information: Collection of facts and details about something
  • chance: The way something happens without planning
  • point: An item to be discussed
  • connotation: Idea associated with another one
  • great: Very good; better than before
  • find: To become aware of something that is happening
  • remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
  • synonym: Word that has the same meaning as another word
  • skinny: Too thin; very lean
  • bossy: Always telling others what to do
  • slender: Being small or almost insufficient in amount
  • slim: Being thin in an appealing way
  • automobile: Car; a road vehicle with four or more wheels
  • collocation: Grouping of words frequently occurring together
  • formality: Rules, behavior (often having little meaning)
  • naught: Quantity of no importance, nonexistence
  • nil: Word used to mean zero, or nothing
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    • approach

      US /əˈprəʊtʃ/

      UK /ə'prəʊtʃ/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To get close to reaching something or somewhere
      • To request someone to do something specific
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Means of reaching a place, often a road or path
      • Request of someone with a specific goal in mind
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    • as well as

      US /æz wɛl æz/

      UK /æz wel æz/

      • Adverb
      • Also; in addition to
      • Preposition
      • In addition to; and also.
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    • assertive

      US /əˈsɜrtɪv/

      UK /əˈsɜ:tɪv/

      • Adjective
      • Being confident and sure of yourself
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    • attractive

      US /əˈtræktɪv/

      UK /əˈtræktɪv/

      • Adjective
      • Making you like them, as by being good-looking
      • Offering advantages or benefits; tempting.
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      More
    • audience

      US /ˈɔdiəns/

      UK /ˈɔ:diəns/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Group of people attending a play, movie etc.
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    • automobile

      US /ˌɔtəmoˈbil, -ˈmoˌbil/

      UK /ˈɔ:təməbi:l/

      • Countable Noun
      • Car; a road vehicle with four or more wheels
      • The industry involved in the design, manufacture, and sale of automobiles.
      • Adjective
      • Relating to the design or manufacture of automobiles.
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    • bear in mind

      US /bɛr ɪn maɪnd/

      UK /bɛə in maind/

      • Phrase
      • To remember and consider something.
      • Phrasal Verb
      • To remember or consider something
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    • bossy

      US /ˈbɔsi, ˈbɑsi/

      UK /'bɒsɪ/

      • Adjective
      • Always telling others what to do
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    • climate

      US /ˈklaɪmɪt/

      UK /ˈklaɪmət/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Typical weather conditions in a particular place
      • The general attitudes, feelings, or opinions that people have at a particular time.
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    • collocation

      US /ˌkɑ:ləˈkeɪʃn/

      UK /ˌkɒləˈkeɪʃn/

      • Noun
      • Grouping of words frequently occurring together
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    • connotation

      US /ˌkɑnəˈteʃən/

      UK /ˌkɒnəˈteɪʃn/

      • Noun
      • Idea associated with another one
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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
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    • correct

      US /kəˈrɛkt/

      UK /kə'rekt/

      • Adjective
      • Being suitable and appropriate for an occasion
      • True or accurate
      • Transitive Verb
      • To fix a problem
      • To write marks on a piece of work to show mistakes
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    • essay

      US /ˈɛsˌe, ɛˈse/

      UK /'eseɪ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Short piece of written opinion on a subject
      • A test of the quality of a metal or ore.
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To attempt or try.
      • To test or evaluate the quality of something.
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    • for example

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      • Phrase
      • As an illustration or instance.
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    • formal

      US / ˈfɔrməl/

      UK /'fɔ:ml/

      • Adjective
      • Observing rules and procedures strictly
      • Behaving well, politely; wearing your best clothes
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    • formality

      US /fɔrˈmælɪti/

      UK /fɔ:'mælətɪ/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Rules, behavior (often having little meaning)
      B1
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    • idiom

      US /ˈɪdiəm/

      UK /ˈɪdiəm/

      • Noun
      • Phrase with a special, metaphoric meaning
      B2
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    • in mind

      US /ɪn maɪnd/

      UK /in maind/

      • Phrase
      • Being aware of or considering something.
      • To remember or consider something.
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    • informal

      US /ɪnˈfɔrməl/

      UK /inˈfɔ:məl/

      • Adjective
      • Casual; relaxed
      • Not official; not done by the rules
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    • into thin air

      US /ˈɪntu θɪn er/

      UK /ˈɪntuː θin eə(r)/

      • Phrase
      • To vanish completely and mysteriously.
      A2
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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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    • naught

      US /nɔt/

      UK /nɔ:t/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Quantity of no importance, nonexistence
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    • necessarily

      US /ˌnɛsɪˈsɛrəli, -ˈsɛr-/

      UK /ˌnesəˈserəli/

      • Adverb
      • In a way that is needed/required/is unavoidable
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    • negative

      US /ˈnɛɡətɪv/

      UK /'neɡətɪv/

      • Noun
      • The opposite to a positive electrical charge
      • In grammar, containing words such as 'no' or 'not'
      • Adjective
      • Being harmful, unwanted or unhelpful
      • In mathematics, being less than zero
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    • neutral

      US /ˈnu:trəl/

      UK /ˈnju:trəl/

      • Adjective
      • Something with pH value of 7
      • Having no positive or negative electrical charge
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Color that is dull and not bright, such as gray
      • The rest position for gears in a car or vehicle
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    • nil

      US /nɪl/

      UK /nɪl/

      • Noun
      • Word used to mean zero, or nothing
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    • option

      US /ˈɑpʃən/

      UK /'ɒpʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A choice
      • A right to buy or sell something at a particular price within a particular period.
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    • phrase

      US /frez/

      UK /freɪz/

      • Noun
      • Common expression or saying
      • Section of musical notes in a piece of music
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To choose words to say what you mean clearly
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    • positive

      US /ˈpɑzɪtɪv/

      UK /ˈpɒzətɪv/

      • Adjective
      • Showing agreement or support for something
      • Being sure about something; knowing the truth
      • Noun
      • A photograph in which light areas are light and dark areas are dark
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    • region

      US /ˈridʒən/

      UK /'ri:dʒən/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Part of a country, of the world, area, etc.
      • A part of the body
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    • register

      US /ˈrɛdʒɪstɚ/

      UK /'redʒɪstə(r)/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To record your name on an official list; sign up
      • To show an amount on a measurement device
      • Noun
      • Till; machine used add up things you buy
      • Range of notes of a person's (singing) voice
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    • remain

      US /rɪˈmen/

      UK /rɪˈmeɪn/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To be left behind; to continue to exist
      • To stay in a place when other people have gone
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    • show off

      US /ʃo ɔf/

      UK /ʃəu ɔf/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To show your ability/possessions to try to impress
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    • skinny

      US /ˈskɪni/

      UK /'skɪnɪ/

      • Adjective
      • Too thin; very lean
      B2
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    • slender

      US /ˈslɛndɚ/

      UK /ˈslendə(r)/

      • Adjective
      • Being small or almost insufficient in amount
      • Being thin in an appealing and graceful way
      B1
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    • slim

      US /slɪm/

      UK /slɪm/

      • Adjective
      • Being thin in an appealing way
      • Being narrow in width
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To eat less in order to become thinner
      B1
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    • swap

      US /swɑp/

      UK /swɒp/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To exchange goods without spending money; trade
      • Noun
      • A trade or exchange of goods without using money
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    • synonym

      US /ˈsɪnəˌnɪm/

      UK /ˈsɪnənɪm/

      • Noun
      • Word that has the same meaning as another word
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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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    • under the weather

      US /ˈʌndɚ ði ˈwɛðɚ/

      UK /ˈʌndə ðə ˈweðə/

      • Adjective
      • Slightly ill; not feeling well.
      • Phrase
      • In a state of being slightly unwell or ill.
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    • vigilant

      US /ˈvɪdʒələnt/

      UK /ˈvɪdʒɪlənt/

      • Adjective
      • Being watchful; careful to monitor events
      B2TOEIC
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    • zero in

      US /ˈzɪro ɪn/

      UK /ˈziərəu in/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To focus on a target
      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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    Ever get stuck choosing between similar words? This video breaks down how to pick the perfect synonym by looking at things like connotation, set phrases, and formality, so you can sound more natural. You'll learn how to avoid tricky mistakes with phrases like 'under the weather' and 'slim chance'!

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