Vocabulary

  • got to: To arrive at some place
  • at that time: During a specific point in the past.
  • book on: A book about a particular subject.
  • turned out: To arrive for a public event or entertainment
  • stay in: To remain inside one's home.
  • look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
  • play in: To participate or compete in a game or competition.
  • as a gift: Given without expectation of payment; a present.
  • under budget: Having cost less than the amount that was budgeted.
  • wildest dreams: The most imaginative or unrealistic hopes or aspirations.
  • instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
  • by accident: Without intending to; unintentionally.
  • stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
  • slightly: Only a little
  • audience: Group of people attending a play, movie etc.
  • climate: Typical weather conditions in a particular place
  • relationship: Connection between two or more people or things
  • contract: To become ill as a result of getting a disease
  • series: Set of stories or articles on a particular subject
  • collaboration: Act of working with someone to complete a task
  • architecture: Design and construction of buildings
  • generate: To create or be produced or bring into existence
  • substantial: (Of a meal) able to satisfy your hunger; filling
  • complete: To finish or reach the end of doing something
  • create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
  • budget: Amount of money planned to be spent
  • lecture: To speak to someone to show anger or warn them
  • lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
  • furniture: Items such as tables, chairs, beds or closets
  • belief: Being sure that something exists or is true
  • curriculum: Group of related courses in a school or college
  • genius: Person displaying a high level of intelligence
  • square: Shape with 4 equal length sides and 4 equal angles
  • lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
  • comfortable: Having more than enough e.g. money for your needs
  • kind: In a caring and helpful manner
  • intrigue: To make someone interested or curious
  • director: Senior person who manages part of an organization
  • build: Your physical shape; physique
  • accident: Sudden unplanned event causing damage, injury etc.
  • warehouse: Large building for storing goods, e.g. grain
  • exterior: Outside layer or surface
  • college: School or educational institution for adults
  • turn: To become (a particular age)
  • change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
  • steel: Very strong or determined character in a person
  • orchestra: Large group who perform instrumental music
  • interested: Having had your attention taken; curious
  • scan: To look inside of the body with a special machine
  • guy: Man; boy; any person
  • cover: To record a different version of another song
  • site: Place that is reserved for a particular activity
  • wobbly: Moving with a rocking or staggering motion
  • cape: Clothing without sleeves worn over the shoulders
  • inexpensive: Having a low price; cheap
  • stainless: Being perfect and without damage or soil
  • titanium: Light, extremely strong, whitish silver metal
  • uplift: To make someone feel happier or more hopeful
  • starry: Full of stars or celebrities
  • cod: Type of large fish that is often eaten
  • bc: Before Christ; used after dates/years
  • divan: Long backless sofa with pillows set against a wall
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    • architecture

      US /ˈɑrkɪˌtɛktʃɚ/

      UK /ˈɑ:kɪtektʃə(r)/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Design and construction of buildings
      • The style or design of a building or buildings.
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    • as a gift

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Given without expectation of payment; a present.
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    • at that time

      US /æt ðæt taɪm/

      UK /æt ðæt taim/

      • Phrase
      • During a specific point in the past.
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    • audience

      US /ˈɔdiəns/

      UK /ˈɔ:diəns/

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

      US

      UK

      • Abbreviation
      • Before Christ; used after dates/years
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    • book on

      US

      UK

      • Noun
      • A book about a particular subject.
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To place a bet on something.
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    • budget

      US /ˈbʌdʒɪt/

      UK /'bʌdʒɪt/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Amount of money planned to be spent
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To make a plan for how to spend your money
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    • by accident

      US /baɪ ˈæksɪdənt/

      UK /bai ˈæksidənt/

      • Phrase
      • Without intending to; unintentionally.
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    • cape

      US /kep/

      UK /keɪp/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Clothing without sleeves worn over the shoulders
      • Large area of land that sticks out into a sea
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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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    • cod

      US /kɑ:d/

      UK /kɒd/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Type of large fish that is often eaten
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    • collaboration

      US /kəˌlæbəˈreɪʃn/

      UK /kəˌlæbəˈreɪʃn/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Act of working with someone to complete a task
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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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    • comfortable

      US /ˈkʌmfətəbəl, ˈkʌmftəbəl/

      UK /ˈkʌmftəbl/

      • Adjective
      • Having more than enough e.g. money for your needs
      • Being relaxed, warm or happy
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    • curriculum

      US /kəˈrɪkjələm/

      UK /kə'rɪkjələm/

      • Noun
      • Group of related courses in a school or college
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    • director

      US /dɪˈrɛktɚ, daɪ-/

      UK /də'rektə(r)/

      • Noun
      • Senior person who manages part of an organization
      • Person who controls the acting in a movie or play
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    • divan

      US /ˈdaɪvæn/

      UK /dɪˈvæn/

      • Noun
      • Long backless sofa with pillows set against a wall
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    • exterior

      US /ɪkˈstɪriɚ/

      UK /ɪkˈstɪəriə(r)/

      • Noun
      • Outside layer or surface
      • Way a person appears or seems to other people
      • Adjective
      • External; of the outside part
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    • furniture

      US /ˈfɚnɪtʃɚ/

      UK /ˈfɜ:nɪtʃə(r)/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Items such as tables, chairs, beds or closets
      A2TOEIC
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    • generate

      US /ˈdʒɛnəˌret/

      UK /ˈdʒenəreɪt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To create or be produced or bring into existence
      • To create electricity, heat, energy and power
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    • genius

      US /ˈdʒinjəs/

      UK /'dʒi:nɪəs/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Person displaying a high level of intelligence
      • The characteristic spirit of a nation, people, or place.
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    • got to

      US /ɡɑt tu/

      UK /gɔt tu:/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To arrive at some place
      • To have the opportunity or permission to do something
      • Phrasal Verb
      • To appeal to the emotions of; move
      • To finally begin to start something after a delay
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    • inexpensive

      US /ˌɪnɪkˈspɛnsɪv/

      UK /ˌɪnɪkˈspensɪv/

      • Adjective
      • Having a low price; cheap
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    • instead of

      US /ɪnˈstɛd ʌv/

      UK /inˈsted ɔv/

      • Preposition
      • When one thing is replaced by another
      • Adverb
      • As a substitute or alternative.
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    • intrigue

      US /ˈɪnˌtriɡ, ɪnˈtriɡ/

      UK /ɪnˈtri:g/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To make someone interested or curious
      • To make secret plans to do something illicit or detrimental to someone.
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Secret plan; the act of making a secret plan
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    • lecture

      US /ˈlɛktʃɚ/

      UK /'lektʃə(r)/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To speak to someone to show anger or warn them
      • To give a talk or speech about a subject
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Telling someone off for doing something wrong
      • Talk or speech about a particular subject
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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
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    • orchestra

      US /ˈɔ:rkɪstrə/

      UK /ˈɔ:kɪstrə/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Large group who perform instrumental music
      • Seating area in a theater close to the stage
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    • play in

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To participate or compete in a game or competition.
      • To have a role in a theatrical production.
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    • relationship

      US /rɪˈleʃənˌʃɪp/

      UK /rɪˈleɪʃnʃɪp/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Connection between two or more people or things
      • Way people interact or live with each other
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    • scan

      US /skæn/

      UK /skæn/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To look inside of the body with a special machine
      • To look at something very quickly for information
      • Noun
      • A look inside the body with a special machine
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    • site

      US /saɪt/

      UK /saɪt/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Place that is reserved for a particular activity
      • Location of building work
      • Transitive Verb
      • To place something in a particular position, area
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    • slightly

      US /ˈslaɪtli/

      UK /ˈslaɪtli/

      • Adverb
      • Only a little
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    • square

      US /skwɛr/

      UK /skweə(r)/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Shape with 4 equal length sides and 4 equal angles
      • The result of multiplying Length by the width
      • Adjective
      • Being fair or honest
      • Multiply a number by itself e.g. 2x2 or 6x6
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    • stainless

      US /ˈstenlɪs/

      UK /'steɪnlɪs/

      • Adjective
      • Being perfect and without damage or soil
      • Made of steel that does not stain or spot
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    • starry

      US /'stɑ:rɪ/

      UK /'stɑ:rɪ/

      • Adjective
      • Full of stars or celebrities
      • With a lot of stars; resembling stars
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    • stay in

      US /ste ɪn/

      UK /stei in/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To remain inside one's home.
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To remain as an inpatient in a hospital.
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    • steel

      US /stil/

      UK /sti:l/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Very strong or determined character in a person
      • Very strong metal made of iron, etc.
      • Transitive Verb
      • To prepare yourself for something difficult
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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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    • substantial

      US /səbˈstænʃəl/

      UK /səbˈstænʃl/

      • Adjective
      • (Of a meal) able to satisfy your hunger; filling
      • Being large in degree, quantity, or size
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    • titanium

      US /taɪˈteniəm, tɪ-/

      UK /tɪˈteɪniəm/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Light, extremely strong, whitish silver metal
      C2
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    • turned out

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To arrive for a public event or entertainment
      • To happen to be in the end
      • Transitive Verb
      • To extinguish or switch off lights.
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    • under budget

      US

      UK

      • Adjective
      • Having cost less than the amount that was budgeted.
      • Adverb
      • At a cost lower than the budgeted amount.
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    • uplift

      US /ʌpˈlɪft/

      UK /'ʌplɪft/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To make someone feel happier or more hopeful
      • To improve the social, economic, or moral condition of someone or something.
      • Noun
      • An upward movement of the earth's surface.
      • An improvement in someone's social, economic, or moral condition.
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    • warehouse

      US /ˈwerhaʊs/

      UK /ˈweəhaʊs/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Large building for storing goods, e.g. grain
      • Transitive Verb
      • To store things in a large building
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    • wildest dreams

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • The most imaginative or unrealistic hopes or aspirations.
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    • wobbly

      US /ˈwɑbli/

      UK /'wɒblɪ/

      • Adjective
      • Moving with a rocking or staggering motion
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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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