Vocabulary

  • look around: To explore a place; search for something.
  • overwhelming majority: A very large majority; a majority that is so large as to be almost unanimous.
  • out there: In or to a place that is far away
  • off of: From a position on something; down from.
  • see in: To accompany someone to the entrance of a building or room.
  • in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
  • drop away: To gradually diminish in number or intensity.
  • in a while: In a short period of time; soon.
  • once in a while: Occasionally; not very often.
  • power off: To turn off a device or machine.
  • stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
  • extremely: In a way that is much more than usual or expected
  • overwhelming: To defeat something or someone completely
  • access: Way to enter a place, e.g. a station or stadium
  • majority: Amount that is more than half of a group
  • realize: To become aware of or understand mentally
  • effective: Working efficiently to produce a desired result
  • common: Area in a city or town that is open to everyone
  • necessarily: In a way that is needed/required/is unavoidable
  • suspicious: Doubtful about someone's honesty
  • concern: To be about a particular topic
  • rare: (Of meat) cooked, but still red and juicy
  • primary: Most important, most basic or essential
  • drop: Distance between a higher and a lower level
  • furniture: Items such as tables, chairs, beds or closets
  • device: Object, machine, or equipment for a specific use
  • utility: Public services such as gas, water, or electricity
  • normal: Standard or regular way of doing something
  • utilize: To use something for a particular purpose
  • lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
  • alarm: Sound or light used for a warning or alert
  • signal: To be evidence/an indication something will happen
  • technology: Use or knowledge of science in industry etc.
  • sign: Indication that something exists or will happen
  • kind: In a caring and helpful manner
  • fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
  • simple: Not hard to understand or do; not complex
  • equipment: Tools or materials used to perform a task
  • connect: To associate a thing with something else
  • confirm: To formally approve or check something
  • blink: To close and open one or both of the eyes rapidly
  • telltale: Someone who discloses information intentionally
  • find: To become aware of something that is happening
  • front: Behavior not showing a person's true feelings
  • hide: To go to, or put a thing where it can't be found
  • inspect: To look at or examine carefully
  • scan: To look inside of the body with a special machine
  • correctly: In an accurate or correct manner
  • case: Container used to carry things, e.g. clothes
  • list: To lean to one side, like a boat or ship
  • specialize: To focus on one area of a field or profession
  • unit: One apartment in a building
  • unplug: To pull out the plug of (electrical appliances)
  • smoke: To give off a cloud of grey gas from burning
  • commercially: In a business-like manner
  • airport: A place where passenger planes land and take off
  • flashlight: Lights used in the dark, powered by batteries
  • unusually: To an uncommon degree or extent
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    • access

      US /ˈæksɛs/

      UK /'ækses/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Way to enter a place, e.g. a station or stadium
      • The opportunity or right to use something or to see someone.
      • Transitive Verb
      • To be able to use or have permission to use
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    • airport

      US /ˈerpɔ:rt/

      UK /ˈeəpɔ:t/

      • Noun
      • A place where passenger planes land and take off
      B1TOEIC
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    • alarm

      US /əˈlɑ:rm/

      UK /əˈlɑ:m/

      • Noun
      • Sound or light used for a warning or alert
      • an alarm clock
      • Transitive Verb
      • To make someone unpleasantly surprised
      A2
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    • blink

      US /blɪŋk/

      UK /blɪŋk/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To close and open one or both of the eyes rapidly
      • To shine with a flickering light.
      • Noun
      • A quick shutting and opening of the eye.
      • A brief flash of light.
      B1
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    • commercially

      US /kəˈmə:ʃəlɪ/

      UK /kə'mɜ:ʃəlɪ/

      • Adverb
      • In a business-like manner
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    • concern

      US /kənˈsɚn/

      UK /kənˈsɜ:n/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To be about a particular topic
      • To have a direct impact on someone
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Company, firm or business
      • Feeling of worry or anxiety
      A2TOEIC
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    • confirm

      US /kənˈfɜ:rm/

      UK /kənˈfɜ:m/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To formally approve or check something
      • To provide evidence to establish the truth of
      A2
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    • connect

      US /kəˈnɛkt/

      UK /kə'nekt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To associate a thing with something else
      • To join or attach things together
      A2
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    • correctly

      US /kəˈrɛktlɪ/

      UK /kə'rektlɪ/

      • Adverb
      • In an accurate or correct manner
      A2
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    • device

      US /dɪˈvaɪs/

      UK /dɪˈvaɪs/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Object, machine, or equipment for a specific use
      • Method of doing something; a way
      A2TOEIC
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    • drop away

      US /drɑp əˈweɪ/

      UK /drɒp əˈweɪ/

      • other
      • To gradually diminish in number or intensity.
      B2
      More
    • equipment

      US /ɪˈkwɪpmənt/

      UK /ɪˈkwɪpmənt/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Tools or materials used to perform a task
      A2TOEIC
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    • extremely

      US /ɪk'strimlɪ/

      UK /ɪkˈstri:mli/

      • Adverb
      • In a way that is much more than usual or expected
      • Remarkably; unusually.
      B1
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    • flashlight

      US /ˈflæʃˌlaɪt/

      UK /'flæʃlaɪt/

      • Countable Noun
      • Lights used in the dark, powered by batteries
      • A feature on a smartphone that uses the camera's LED as a light source.
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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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    • in a while

      US /ɪn e hwaɪl/

      UK /in ə hwail/

      • Phrase
      • In a short period of time; soon.
      • For a short period of time; soon.
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    • in fact

      US /ɪn fækt/

      UK /in fækt/

      • Adverb
      • Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
      • Used to introduce a more detailed or surprising piece of information.
      • Phrase
      • Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that is surprising or contrary to what might be expected.
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    • inspect

      US /ɪnˈspɛkt/

      UK /ɪnˈspekt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To look at or examine carefully
      A2TOEIC
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    • look around

      US /lʊk əˈraʊnd/

      UK /luk əˈraund/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To explore a place; search for something.
      A1
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    • majority

      US /məˈdʒɔrɪti, -ˈdʒɑr-/

      UK /mə'dʒɒrətɪ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Amount that is more than half of a group
      • The age at which a person is legally considered an adult.
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    • necessarily

      US /ˌnɛsɪˈsɛrəli, -ˈsɛr-/

      UK /ˌnesəˈserəli/

      • Adverb
      • In a way that is needed/required/is unavoidable
      A2TOEIC
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    • off of

      US /ɔf ʌv/

      UK /ɔf ɔv/

      • Preposition
      • From a position on something; down from.
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    • once in a while

      US //wʌns ɪn ə waɪl//

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Occasionally; not very often.
      • Occasionally; not very often.
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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.
      A1
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    • overwhelming

      US /ˌovɚˈhwɛlmɪŋ, -ˈwɛl-/

      UK /ˌəʊvəˈwelmɪŋ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To defeat something or someone completely
      • To affect someone emotionally in a strong way
      • Adjective
      • Having too much to handle (e.g. work)
      • Very great or very strong; so powerful that you cannot resist or decide how to react
      B2
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    • overwhelming majority

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • A very large majority; a majority that is so large as to be almost unanimous.
      C1
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    • power off

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To turn off a device or machine.
      B1
      More
    • primary

      US /ˈpraɪˌmɛri, -məri/

      UK /'praɪmərɪ/

      • Adjective
      • Most important, most basic or essential
      • Happening first; earliest
      B2
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    • rare

      US /rɛr/

      UK /reə(r)/

      • Adjective
      • (Of meat) cooked, but still red and juicy
      • Unusual or out of the ordinary; not common
      A2
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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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    • see in

      US /si ɪn/

      UK /si: in/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To accompany someone to the entrance of a building or room.
      A1
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    • signal

      US /ˈsɪɡnəl/

      UK /'sɪɡnəl/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To be evidence/an indication something will happen
      • To make a noise or motion to tell someone to start
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Evidence or an indication something will happen
      • Movement of a hand or other means to send messages
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    • smoke

      US /smoʊk/

      UK /sməʊk/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To give off a cloud of grey gas from burning
      • Uncountable Noun
      • Grey gas from fires and cigarettes
      • Fog of air coming from e.g. a cigarette, fire
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    • specialize

      US /ˈspɛʃəˌlaɪz/

      UK /ˈspeʃəlaɪz/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To focus on one area of a field or profession
      • To change to fit your environment
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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
      B1
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    • suspicious

      US /səˈspɪʃəs/

      UK /səˈspɪʃəs/

      • Adjective
      • Doubtful about someone's honesty
      • Feeling that something is wrong; causing suspicion
      B1
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    • technology

      US /tɛkˈnɑlədʒi/

      UK /tek'nɒlədʒɪ/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Use or knowledge of science in industry etc.
      • Machinery and equipment developed from scientific knowledge.
      A2TOEIC
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    • telltale

      US /ˈtɛlˌtel/

      UK /ˈtelteɪl/

      • Noun
      • Someone who discloses information intentionally
      C2TOEIC
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    • unit

      US /ˈjunɪt/

      UK /ˈju:nɪt/

      • Countable Noun
      • One apartment in a building
      • Group of people, e.g. soldiers, that work together
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    • unplug

      US /ʌnˈplʌɡ/

      UK /ˌʌnˈplʌg/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To pull out the plug of (electrical appliances)
      B1
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    • unusually

      US /ʌnˈjuʒʊəlɪ/

      UK /ʌnˈju:ʒuəli/

      • Adverb
      • To an uncommon degree or extent
      B1
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    • utility

      US /juˈtɪləti/

      UK /ju:ˈtɪləti/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Public services such as gas, water, or electricity
      • Something useful, especially a tool or piece of equipment.
      • Uncountable Noun
      • Fact of being useful; usefulness
      • The capacity to be useful and provide satisfaction
      B1
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    • utilize

      US /ˈjutlˌaɪz/

      UK /ˈju:təlaɪz/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To use something for a particular purpose
      B1TOEIC
      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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