Vocabulary

  • as opposed to: In contrast to; rather than.
  • as well as: Also; in addition to
  • hanging out: To spend time with your friends
  • for instance: As an example.
  • in order to: For the purpose of; with the aim of.
  • rather than: More exactly; more correctly
  • take on: To acquire a new characteristic
  • look back: To think about past events
  • keeping up: To understand what someone is saying
  • outside of: Located or situated beyond the boundaries or confines of something.
  • vibe with: To feel a strong connection or compatibility with someone or something.
  • by nature: Inherently; by one's character or disposition.
  • keep up with the Joneses : To try to own all the same expensive objects and do all the same things as your friends or neighbours, in order to seem as successful as them
  • third one: The item that is in the third position in a sequence.
  • of course: Sure ; Certainly
  • with just: Using only; with no more than.
  • on foot
  • soak up: To absorb; to become filled with (something)
  • go on: To continue doing something
  • spend money: To use money to buy or pay for something.
  • save as: To store a file using a new name or format.
  • in the future: At a later time; in times to come.
  • look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
  • has over: To invite someone to your house.
  • stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
  • constantly: Frequently, or without pause
  • pandemic: (of a disease) existing in almost all of an area or in almost all of a group of people, animals, or plants
  • journey: Act of traveling from one place to another; trip
  • experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
  • dopamine: Drug used to treat shock and hypotension
  • instance: An example of something; case
  • interact: To talk or do things with each other
  • temptation: Something making you want to do/have bad thing
  • previous: Existing or happening before the present time
  • spouse: Someone's husband or wife
  • frankly: Speaking honestly and directly
  • pressure: Anxiety caused by difficult problems
  • odd: Being unmatched with someone or something
  • financial: Involving money
  • debt: Sum of money owed to someone that is not yet paid
  • afford: To make available, to provide
  • occasionally: Not very often; sometimes; seldom
  • trap: Device used for catching animals
  • wisdom: Knowledge gained from experience in life
  • seek: To ask someone for help
  • independent: Making your own decisions; acting by yourself
  • soak: To make something completely wet
  • record: Highest or most extreme level achieved
  • lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
  • creep: To move quietly so as not to be seen
  • important: Having power or authority
  • order: Religious or social group, as of nuns
  • public: Owned by the government
  • piece: A counter in a board game
  • transportation: Act of moving people or goods between places
  • point: An item to be discussed
  • fortunate: Having good luck
  • tribe: Racial group united by language, religion, customs
  • frugal: Spending very small amounts; using very little
  • flexibility: The quality of being able to be bent or stretched
  • type: Printed letters or blocks used for printing them
  • life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
  • choose: To select; decide between several possibilities
  • work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
  • chuckle: To laugh quietly, as when amused
  • freedom: State of being free, not being controlled
  • travel: To go to a place that is far away
  • transit: System of transportation, often in a city
  • lyric: In a tone, or style similar to an emotional song
  • prune: A dried plum
  • crow: Large black bird
  • lifestyle: The type of life that you have; the way you live
  • sweatshirt: Long-sleeved pullover, generally made from cotton
  • subway: Train system running under the ground in a city
  • southeast: Location in the southeastern part of an area
  • regroup: To reorganize into new groups
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    • afford

      US /əˈfɔrd, əˈford/

      UK /ə'fɔ:d/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To make available, to provide
      • To have enough money to pay for something
      A2TOEIC
      More
    • as opposed to

      US

      UK

      • Preposition
      • In contrast to; rather than.
      • Instead of; in place of.
      A1
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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.
      A1
      More
    • by nature

      US /baɪ ˈnetʃɚ/

      UK /bai ˈneitʃə/

      • Adverb
      • Inherently; by one's character or disposition.
      • Phrase
      • Inherently; by one's natural disposition or character.
      • According to its essential characteristics; intrinsically.
      A2
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    • chuckle

      US /ˈtʃʌkəl/

      UK /ˈtʃʌkl/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To laugh quietly, as when amused
      • Noun
      • Quiet amused laugh
      B2
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    • constantly

      US /ˈkɑnstəntlɪ/

      UK /ˈkɒnstəntli/

      • Adverb
      • Frequently, or without pause
      • In a way that is unchanging or faithful
      B1
      More
    • creep

      US /krip/

      UK /kri:p/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To move quietly so as not to be seen
      • Countable Noun
      • Scary or disliked person
      B1
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    • crow

      US /kroʊ/

      UK /krəʊ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Large black bird
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To make a high loud sound, e.g. like a rooster
      • To be very proud of something and talk about it
      B2
      More
    • debt

      US /dɛt/

      UK /det/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Sum of money owed to someone that is not yet paid
      • A moral or social obligation.
      A2TOEIC
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    • financial

      US /faɪˈnænʃ(ə)l/

      UK /faɪˈnænʃl/

      • Adjective
      • Involving money
      • Relating to investments.
      • Countable Noun
      • A person who provides advice on financial matters.
      A2TOEIC
      More
    • flexibility

      US

      UK

      • Uncountable Noun
      • The quality of being able to be bent or stretched
      B1TOEIC
      More
    • for instance

      US /fɔr ˈɪnstəns/

      UK /fɔ: ˈinstəns/

      • Adverb
      • As an example.
      • Phrase
      • As an example.
      • As an illustration or case in point
      B1
      More
    • frankly

      US /ˈfræŋkli/

      UK /ˈfræŋkli/

      • Adverb
      • Speaking honestly and directly
      • Used to express disagreement or mild disapproval.
      B2
      More
    • freedom

      US /ˈfridəm/

      UK /'fri:dəm/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • State of being free, not being controlled
      B1
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    • frugal

      US /ˈfruɡəl/

      UK /ˈfru:gl/

      • Adjective
      • Spending very small amounts; using very little
      C1TOEIC
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    • go on

      US /ɡo ɑn/

      UK /ɡəu ɔn/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To continue doing something
      • To happen (usually negative)
      • Interjection
      • Used to encourage someone
      A1
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    • hanging out

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To spend time with your friends
      • To spend times with friends or relax doing nothing
      A2
      More
    • has over

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To invite someone to your house.
      • To have more than a certain number or amount.
      A1
      More
    • in order to

      US /ɪn ˈɔrdɚ tu/

      UK /in ˈɔ:də tu:/

      • Preposition
      • For the purpose of; with the aim of.
      • Phrase
      • In a specific sequence or arrangement.
      • With the aim of; for the purpose of.
      C1
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    • in the future

      US /ɪn ði ˈfjutʃɚ/

      UK /in ðə ˈfju:tʃə/

      • Phrase
      • At a later time; in times to come.
      A1
      More
    • independent

      US /ˌɪndɪˈpɛndənt/

      UK /ˌɪndɪˈpendənt/

      • Adjective
      • Making your own decisions; acting by yourself
      • Not connected with or influenced by something else.
      • Noun
      • A person not connected to a political party
      • Someone who is independent, especially in politics or business.
      A2TOEIC
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    • instance

      US /ˈɪnstəns/

      UK /'ɪnstəns/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • An example of something; case
      • An occurrence of something.
      • Transitive Verb
      • To give as an example of something else
      A2TOEIC
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    • interact

      US /ˌɪntɚˈækt/

      UK /ˌɪntər'ækt/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To talk or do things with each other
      A2
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    • journey

      US /ˈdʒɚni/

      UK /'dʒɜ:nɪ/

      • Noun
      • Act of traveling from one place to another; trip
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To travel through a place
      A2TOEIC
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    • keep up with the Joneses

      US

      UK

      • Idiom
      • To try to own all the same expensive objects and do all the same things as your friends or neighbours, in order to seem as successful as them
      A2
      More
    • keeping up

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To understand what someone is saying
      • To move or progress at the same rate as someone or something else.
      A1
      More
    • lifestyle

      US /ˈlaɪfˌstaɪl/

      UK /ˈlaɪfstaɪl/

      • Noun
      • The type of life that you have; the way you live
      B1TOEIC
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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
      More
    • look back

      US /lʊk bæk/

      UK /luk bæk/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To think about past events
      A1
      More
    • lyric

      US /ˈlɪrɪk/

      UK /ˈlɪrɪk/

      • Adjective
      • In a tone, or style similar to an emotional song
      • Noun
      • The words of a song
      B2
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    • occasionally

      US /əˈkeɪʒən(ə)li/

      UK /əˈkeɪʒnəli/

      • Adverb
      • Not very often; sometimes; seldom
      • Happening or appearing irregularly.
      A2
      More
    • odd

      US /ɑd/

      UK /ɒd/

      • Adjective
      • Being unmatched with someone or something
      • Being a number not able to be divided by two
      A2
      More
    • of course

      US /ʌv kɔː(r)s/

      UK /ɔv kɔː(r)s/

      • Adverb
      • Sure ; Certainly
      • Phrase
      • For sure; certainly
      A2
      More
    • on foot

      US /ɑn fʊt/

      UK /ɔn fut/

      • Phrase
      A1
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    • outside of

      US /aʊtˈsaɪd ʌv/

      UK /ˌautˈsaid ɔv/

      • Preposition
      • Located or situated beyond the boundaries or confines of something.
      • Beyond the scope, range, or limits of something.
      A1
      More
    • pandemic

      US /pænˈdɛmɪk/

      UK /pæn'demɪk/

      • Adjective
      • (of a disease) existing in almost all of an area or in almost all of a group of people, animals, or plants
      • Noun
      • a pandemic disease
      C2
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    • pressure

      US /ˈprɛʃɚ/

      UK /'preʃə(r)/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Anxiety caused by difficult problems
      • Force, weight when pressing against a thing
      • Transitive Verb
      • To apply force to something
      • To persuade or force someone to do something
      A2TOEIC
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    • previous

      US /ˈpriviəs/

      UK /ˈpri:viəs/

      • Adjective
      • Existing or happening before the present time
      • Existing or occurring immediately before in time or order.
      • Noun
      • A button or link that allows navigation to a preceding item or page.
      A2TOEIC
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    • prune

      US /prun/

      UK /pru:n/

      • Countable Noun
      • A dried plum
      • Transitive Verb
      • To cut off branches of trees to aid better growth
      B2TOEIC
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    • rather than

      US

      UK

      • Adverb
      • More exactly; more correctly
      • Preferably; instead
      • Preposition
      • Instead of
      A1
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    • regroup

      US /riˈɡrup/

      UK /ˌri:'ɡru:p/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To reorganize into new groups
      • To reorganize military forces.
      B1
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    • save as

      US /seɪv æz/

      UK /seiv əz/

      • other
      • To store a file using a new name or format.
      C1
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    • seek

      US /sik/

      UK /si:k/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To ask someone for help
      • To search for; try to find or do; look for
      A2TOEIC
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    • soak

      US /sok/

      UK /səʊk/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To make something completely wet
      • To place something in liquid for a period of time
      • Noun
      • Placement in liquid for a period of time
      B1
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    • soak up

      US /sok ʌp/

      UK /səuk ʌp/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To absorb; to become filled with (something)
      • To enjoy an experience.
      B1
      More
    • southeast

      US /saʊθˈist, saʊˈist/

      UK /ˌsaʊθ'i:st/

      • Noun
      • Location in the southeastern part of an area
      B2
      More
    • spend money

      US /spɛnd ˈmʌni/

      UK /spend ˈmʌni/

      • Phrase
      • To use money to buy or pay for something.
      A1
      More
    • spouse

      US /spaʊs, spaʊz/

      UK /spaʊs/

      • Noun
      • Someone's husband or wife
      B2
      More
    • stuff

      US /stʌf/

      UK /stʌf/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Generic description for things, materials, objects
      • Transitive Verb
      • To push material inside something, with force
      B1
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    • subway

      US /ˈsʌbˌwe/

      UK /ˈsʌbweɪ/

      • Noun
      • Train system running under the ground in a city
      B1
      More
    • sweatshirt

      US /ˈswɛtˌʃə:t/

      UK /ˈswetʃɜ:t/

      • Countable Noun
      • Long-sleeved pullover, generally made from cotton
      B2
      More
    • take on

      US /tek ɑn/

      UK /teik ɔn/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To acquire a new characteristic
      • To accept a new responsibility, role
      A1
      More
    • temptation

      US /tɛmpˈteʃən/

      UK /tempˈteɪʃn/

      • Noun
      • Something making you want to do/have bad thing
      • Something that attracts or tempts someone.
      A2
      More
    • third one

      US

      UK

      • Pronoun
      • The item that is in the third position in a sequence.
      • Noun
      • The third option or choice from a set of possibilities.
      A1
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    • transit

      US /ˈtrænsɪt, -zɪt/

      UK /ˈtrænzɪt/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • System of transportation, often in a city
      • Process of changing planes at airports
      • Adjective
      • Concerning a transport system in a city
      B1
      More
    • transportation

      US /ˌtrænspɔ:rˈteɪʃn/

      UK /ˌtrænspɔ:ˈteɪʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Act of moving people or goods between places
      • A system or means of transport, especially public transport.
      B1
      More
    • trap

      US /træp/

      UK /træp/

      • Countable Noun
      • Device used for catching animals
      • Vehicle pulled by a single horse
      • Transitive Verb
      • To use a device to catch animals or people
      • To hold, e.g. a nerve, so that it cannot move
      A2
      More
    • tribe

      US /traɪb/

      UK /traɪb/

      • Noun
      • Racial group united by language, religion, customs
      B1
      More
    • vibe with

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To feel a strong connection or compatibility with someone or something.
      More
    • wisdom

      US /ˈwɪzdəm/

      UK /'wɪzdəm/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Knowledge gained from experience in life
      A2
      More
    • with just

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Using only; with no more than.
      • Barely; by a narrow margin.
      A2
      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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