Vocabulary

  • give it up: To stop trying to do something
  • up top: In or at the highest position or location.
  • out there: In or to a place that is far away
  • in the news: Being widely reported in the media.
  • wake up: To stop sleeping
  • thanks to: Because of; as a result of.
  • answer to: To be responsible to someone and have to explain your actions to them.
  • talk about it: To discuss a particular subject.
  • of old: From a long time ago; in the past.
  • nice try: Said when someone has made a good attempt at something but has not succeeded.
  • right back: Said when someone says they will return soon, indicating you expect their prompt return.
  • stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
  • present: Being in attendance; being there; having turned up
  • achieve: To succeed in doing good, usually by working hard
  • neat: That you approve of; cool
  • physically: In a manner related to the body
  • perform: To carry out an action well or successfully
  • regulate: To control something with rules or laws
  • cabin: Small basic wooden home in the countryside
  • strip: To remove your clothes (often sexily for someone)
  • wander: To move through a place with no particular purpose
  • outright: In a complete manner; totally
  • theme: An main or dominant idea, motif
  • clip: A metal holder used for keeping things together
  • honor: To fulfill an agreement
  • abandon: To discard or intentionally get rid of an item
  • agency: Business that provides some service for others
  • monologue: Long speech given by one person, often in a play
  • urban: Concerning a city; located in a city
  • previously: At an earlier time
  • naked: Not wearing any clothes; without covering
  • promote: To try to encourage popularity/sales of a product
  • moment: Very short or brief period of time
  • assemble: To put parts together to make a complete unit
  • invasive: Entering the body, etc. in a destructive way
  • breakthrough: Important discovery in doing something difficult
  • bloodstream: Blood flowing through the circulatory system
  • client: Person paying for professional services
  • pure: Not mixed with anything else
  • piece: A counter in a board game
  • ban: To make something illegal or not allowed
  • neighborhood: Area of a town or city that people live in
  • surgeon: A doctor who performs surgery
  • operation: Business or company, or its activities
  • pound: The # key on a keyboard
  • great: Very good; better than before
  • step: Movement done as part of a particular dance
  • heat: State of anger, excitement, or arguing
  • wheel: Round thing that rolls, used for moving things
  • theft: Act of stealing
  • strap: Strip of leather cloth etc. used to attach/support
  • leather: Chemically tanned animal skin, e.g. for shoes
  • burn: To destroy with fire
  • mount: To attach something to something else
  • ass: (Impolite) part of the human body that you sit on
  • insulation: Material that is used to prevent heat, etc. passing
  • senator: An elected politician belonging to the senate
  • united: To join or come together for the same goal
  • heel: Back or end part of something
  • time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
  • give: Degree of flexibility in something, a material
  • engine: Machine that changes energy into mechanical motion
  • raccoon: A nocturnal mammal with a ringed tail
  • hand: Cards given to a player in a card game
  • show: To be easily seen or displayed
  • man: Humans in general, including male and female
  • face: To cover a surface with something like paint
  • consortium: Group formed with the purpose to work together
  • talk: Style of speaking
  • warren: Large network of connecting rabbit burrows
  • overweight: Weighing more than a normal or allowed amount
  • auto: Car; a road vehicle with four or more wheels
  • wrangler: Cowboy who takes care of the saddle horses
  • jeep: Small sturdy vehicle with four-wheel drive
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    • abandon

      US /əˈbændən/

      UK /ə'bændən/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To discard or intentionally get rid of an item
      • To withdraw your support, or leave someone
      • Uncountable Noun
      • Wild, carefree behavior
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    • achieve

      US /əˈtʃiv/

      UK /ə'tʃi:v/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To succeed in doing good, usually by working hard
      • To succeed in reaching a particular goal, status, or standard, often after effort or perseverance.
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    • agency

      US /ˈedʒənsi/

      UK /'eɪdʒənsɪ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Business that provides some service for others
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    • answer to

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To be responsible to someone and have to explain your actions to them.
      • To correspond to or match a description or requirement.
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    • ass

      US /æs/

      UK /æs/

      • Noun
      • (Impolite) part of the human body that you sit on
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    • assemble

      US /əˈsɛmbəl/

      UK /əˈsembl/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To put parts together to make a complete unit
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To gather together in one place
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    • auto

      US /ˈɔ:toʊ/

      UK /ˈɔ:təʊ/

      • Noun
      • Car; a road vehicle with four or more wheels
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    • ban

      US /bæn/

      UK /bæn/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To make something illegal or not allowed
      • To prohibit someone from participating in a particular online community or game.
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Official action preventing something happening
      • A prohibition from participating in a particular online community or game.
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    • bloodstream

      US /ˈblʌdˌstrim/

      UK /ˈblʌdstri:m/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Blood flowing through the circulatory system
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    • breakthrough

      US /ˈbrekˌθru/

      UK /'breɪkθru:/

      • Countable Noun
      • Important discovery in doing something difficult
      B2TOEIC
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    • cabin

      US /ˈkæbɪn/

      UK /'kæbɪn/

      • Countable Noun
      • Small basic wooden home in the countryside
      • Room where you can sleep on a ship, sit in a plane
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    • client

      US /ˈklaɪənt/

      UK /'klaɪənt/

      • Countable Noun
      • Person paying for professional services
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    • clip

      US /klɪp/

      UK /klɪp/

      • Countable Noun
      • A metal holder used for keeping things together
      • Brief part of a television show or movie
      • Transitive Verb
      • To attach things together using a metal pin
      • To cut a small section or piece out from something
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    • consortium

      US /kənˈsɔrtiəm,-ʃiəm/

      UK /kənˈsɔ:tiəm/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Group formed with the purpose to work together
      • An association of companies or organizations for a specific purpose.
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    • engine

      US /ˈɛndʒɪn/

      UK /'endʒɪn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Machine that changes energy into mechanical motion
      • The part of a train that pulls railway cars
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    • give it up

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To stop trying to do something
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    • heat

      US /hit/

      UK /hi:t/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • State of anger, excitement, or arguing
      • Particular temperature at which to cook something
      • Transitive Verb
      • To make hot or hotter
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    • heel

      US /hil/

      UK /hi:l/

      • Noun
      • Back or end part of something
      • Rounded back part of the foot
      • Interjection
      • Instruction of a dog to follow you closely
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    • honor

      US /ˈɑnɚ/

      UK /'ɒnə(r)/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To fulfill an agreement
      • To give an award to someone
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Award you get for doing well; prize, title, etc.
      • Chance to do something special; privilege
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    • in the news

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Being widely reported in the media.
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    • insulation

      US /ˌɪnsəˈleɪʃn/

      UK /ˌɪnsjuˈleɪʃn/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Material that is used to prevent heat, etc. passing
      B2
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    • invasive

      US /ɪnˈvesɪv/

      UK /ɪnˈveɪsɪv/

      • Adjective
      • Entering the body, etc. in a destructive way
      • Tending to spread aggressively; intrusive.
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    • jeep

      US /dʒi:p/

      UK /dʒi:p/

      • Noun
      • Small sturdy vehicle with four-wheel drive
      B2
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    • leather

      US /ˈlɛðɚ/

      UK /ˈleðə(r)/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Chemically tanned animal skin, e.g. for shoes
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    • monologue

      US /ˈmɑnəˌlɔɡ, -ˌlɑɡ/

      UK /'mɒnəlɒɡ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Long speech given by one person, often in a play
      • A long, uninterrupted speech by one person, often dominating a conversation.
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    • mount

      US /maʊnt/

      UK /maʊnt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To attach something to something else
      • To set a picture, jewel etc. in
      • Noun
      • An attachment used to keep something in place
      • Horse that someone is riding
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    • naked

      US /ˈnekɪd/

      UK /ˈneɪkɪd/

      • Adjective
      • Not wearing any clothes; without covering
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    • neat

      US /nit/

      UK /ni:t/

      • Adjective
      • That you approve of; cool
      • (Of alcohol) not weakened with water or a mixer
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    • neighborhood

      US /ˈnebɚˌhʊd/

      UK /'neɪbəhʊd/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Area of a town or city that people live in
      • People who live in a particular area
      • Adjective
      • Relating to a neighborhood.
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    • nice try

      US

      UK

      • Interjection
      • Said when someone has made a good attempt at something but has not succeeded.
      A1
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    • of old

      US /ʌv oʊld/

      UK /əv əuld/

      • other
      • From a long time ago; in the past.
      B2
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    • operation

      US /ˌɑpəˈreʃən/

      UK /ˌɒpəˈreɪʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Business or company, or its activities
      • Functioning; use
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    • 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.
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    • outright

      US /ˈaʊtˈraɪt, -ˌraɪt/

      UK /ˈaʊtraɪt/

      • Adjective
      • In a complete manner; totally
      • Open and direct; not concealed.
      • Adverb
      • In a clear and direct manner
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    • overweight

      US /ˌovɚˈwet/

      UK /ˌəʊvə'weɪt/

      • Adjective
      • Weighing more than a normal or allowed amount
      • Transitive Verb
      • To give too much importance or weight to something.
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    • physically

      US /ˈfɪzɪkəlɪ/

      UK /'fɪzɪklɪ/

      • Adverb
      • In a manner related to the body
      • Concerning reality or the laws of nature
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    • previously

      US /ˈprivɪəslɪ/

      UK /'pri:vɪəslɪ/

      • Adverb
      • At an earlier time
      • In the past; formerly.
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    • promote

      US /prəˈmoʊt/

      UK /prəˈməʊt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To try to encourage popularity/sales of a product
      • To move someone to a higher position or rank
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    • pure

      US /pjʊr/

      UK /pjʊə(r)/

      • Adjective
      • Not mixed with anything else
      • Being morally good
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    • raccoon

      US /ræˈkun/

      UK /rəˈku:n/

      • Countable Noun
      • A nocturnal mammal with a ringed tail
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    • regulate

      US /ˈrɛɡjəˌlet/

      UK /ˈregjuleɪt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To control something with rules or laws
      • To set/adjust (a clock, etc.); restrict motion in
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    • right back

      US /raɪt bæk/

      UK /rait bæk/

      • Interjection
      • Said when someone says they will return soon, indicating you expect their prompt return.
      • Adverb
      • Immediately; very soon after going.
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    • senator

      US /ˈsɛnətɚ/

      UK /ˈsenətə(r)/

      • Noun
      • An elected politician belonging to the senate
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    • strap

      US /stræp/

      UK /stræp/

      • Noun
      • Strip of leather cloth etc. used to attach/support
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    • strip

      US /strɪp/

      UK /strɪp/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To remove your clothes (often sexily for someone)
      • To remove something, e.g. paint from a wall
      • Countable Noun
      • Long narrow piece, such as ribbon or land
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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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    • surgeon

      US /ˈsɜrdʒən/

      UK /'sɜ:dʒən/

      • Countable Noun
      • A doctor who performs surgery
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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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    • thanks to

      US /θæŋks tu/

      UK /θæŋks tu:/

      • Preposition
      • Because of; as a result of.
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    • theft

      US /θɛft/

      UK /θeft/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Act of stealing
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    • theme

      US /θim/

      UK /θi:m/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • An main or dominant idea, motif
      • Main idea of a work of art, writing, or music
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    • united

      US /juˈnaɪtɪd/

      UK /jʊ'naɪtɪd/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To join or come together for the same goal
      • Adjective
      • Joined or combined together
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    • up top

      US

      UK

      • Adverb
      • In or at the highest position or location.
      • Interjection
      • A gesture involving raising a hand for a high-five, often used as a greeting or congratulatory signal.
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    • urban

      US /ˈɚbən/

      UK /'ɜ:bən/

      • Adjective
      • Concerning a city; located in a city
      • Relating to the style of dress and music popular in cities.
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    • wake up

      US /wek ʌp/

      UK /weik ʌp/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To stop sleeping
      • To become fully aware and alert to a situation.
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    • wander

      US /ˈwɑ:ndə(r)/

      UK /ˈwɒndə(r)/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To move through a place with no particular purpose
      • To move through a place with no particular purpose
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    • warren

      US /ˈwɔrən, ˈwɑr-/

      UK /'wɒrən/

      • Noun
      • Large network of connecting rabbit burrows
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    • wheel

      US /wi:l/

      UK /wi:l/

      • Noun
      • Round thing that rolls, used for moving things
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To move something which has wheels or is on wheels
      • To turn or cause to turn something in a circle
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    • wrangler

      US /ˈræŋɡlɚ/

      UK /ˈræŋglə(r)/

      • Countable Noun
      • Cowboy who takes care of the saddle horses
      C1
      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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