Vocabulary

  • at the end of the day: Ultimately; when everything else is considered.
  • stay in: To remain inside one's home.
  • in business: Actively operating as a commercial enterprise.
  • for example: As an illustration or instance.
  • based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
  • bird flu: A highly contagious viral disease affecting birds, which can sometimes spread to humans.
  • for instance: As an example.
  • used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
  • out there: In or to a place that is far away
  • eventually: After a long time; after many attempts; in the end
  • pandemic: (of a disease) existing in almost all of an area or in almost all of a group of people, animals, or plants
  • aspect: Way something looks or seems to be
  • gross: 144 of something; twelve dozen of something
  • grocery: Daily foods such as flour, sugar, and tinned foods
  • passionate: Being easily excited to strong emotions
  • experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
  • negative: The opposite to a positive electrical charge
  • typically: In a normal or usual way
  • instance: An example of something; case
  • acquire: To get or earn something by thinking or working
  • fancy: To want to have or do something; feel like
  • recipe: Conditions likely to create a particular result
  • demand: Desire customers have to buy product, service
  • suppose: To imagine or guess what might happen
  • increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
  • desire: To wish for, hope or want something
  • drain: Hole or pipe that water, waste etc. flows into
  • predict: To guess or estimate what will or might happen
  • afford: To make available, to provide
  • task: Big or small piece of work someone has to do
  • reach: To come to or arrive at a goal or destination
  • similar: Nearly the same; alike
  • inflation: Act of filling something with air or gas
  • explain: To make clear or easy to understand by describing
  • norm: Standard or regular way of doing something
  • rip: To tear or split roughly or cause to tear or split
  • premium: Having a higher than normal quality
  • account: An advantage
  • lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
  • click: To work well with someone or something
  • organic: Developing naturally and without a set structure
  • economy: Using money, resources in a careful, effective way
  • record: Highest or most extreme level achieved
  • mystery: Quality of being strange and not understood
  • produce: Fresh foods such as fruits and vegetables
  • noggin: A human head
  • favorite: A thing that someone likes best or enjoys most
  • normal: Standard or regular way of doing something
  • company: Good feeling from being with someone else
  • lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
  • margin: Edge of an area
  • curtain: Piece of cloth used to cover a window
  • retailer: Merchant/store who sells goods at retail
  • overly: To a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
  • worldwide: Spanning or extending throughout the entire world
  • bob: To move up and down repeatedly
  • flu: Illness causing headache, fever etc.
  • triangle: Three people connected with each in a relationship
  • gallon: Unit of liquid equal to 4 US quarts (3.785 liters)
  • variability: (Statistics) degree scores depart from the mean
  • middleman: Someone who buys many goods and resells to others
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    • acquire

      US /əˈkwaɪr/

      UK /ə'kwaɪə(r)/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To get or earn something by thinking or working
      • To develop or learn a skill, habit, or quality.
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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
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    • aspect

      US /ˈæspɛkt/

      UK /'æspekt/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Way something looks or seems to be
      • An element, feature, or quality of something
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    • at the end of the day

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Ultimately; when everything else is considered.
      • After a day's work or activities.
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    • based on

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
      • Preposition
      • Using something as the main idea or foundation.
      • Relying on something as evidence or justification.
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    • bird flu

      US /bɚd flu/

      UK /bə:d flu:/

      • Noun
      • A highly contagious viral disease affecting birds, which can sometimes spread to humans.
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    • bob

      US /bɑ:b/

      UK /bɒb/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To move up and down repeatedly
      • Proper Noun
      • Person's name
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    • curtain

      US /ˈkɚtn/

      UK /'kɜ:tn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Piece of cloth used to cover a window
      • A screen in a theatre that can be raised or lowered
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    • demand

      US /dɪˈmænd/

      UK /dɪ'mɑ:nd/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Desire customers have to buy product, service
      • A strong request for someone to do something
      • Transitive Verb
      • To strongly request someone to do something
      • To need something.
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    • desire

      US / dɪˈzaɪr/

      UK /dɪ'zaɪə(r)/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To wish for, hope or want something
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Thing that is wished for or wanted
      • A strong feeling of sexual wanting.
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    • drain

      US /dren/

      UK /dreɪn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Hole or pipe that water, waste etc. flows into
      • Something that depletes resources or energy.
      • Transitive Verb
      • To empty or remove liquid from
      • To use up the energy/ money/power of something
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    • eventually

      US /ɪˈvɛntʃuəli/

      UK /ɪˈventʃuəli/

      • Adverb
      • After a long time; after many attempts; in the end
      • At some later time; in the future
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    • fancy

      US /ˈfænsi/

      UK /'fænsɪ/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To want to have or do something; feel like
      • To imagine or suppose that something will happen
      • Adjective
      • Unusual and attractive in design
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    • flu

      US /flu/

      UK /flu:/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Illness causing headache, fever etc.
      • A specific instance or bout of influenza.
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    • for example

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • As an illustration or instance.
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    • for instance

      US /fɔr ˈɪnstəns/

      UK /fɔ: ˈinstəns/

      • Adverb
      • As an example.
      • Phrase
      • As an example.
      • As an illustration or case in point
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    • gallon

      US /ˈɡælən/

      UK /ˈgælən/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Unit of liquid equal to 4 US quarts (3.785 liters)
      B1
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    • grocery

      US /'ɡroʊsərɪ/

      UK /'ɡrəʊsərɪ/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Daily foods such as flour, sugar, and tinned foods
      • Countable Noun
      • A store that sells food and household supplies.
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    • gross

      US /ɡros/

      UK /ɡrəʊs/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • 144 of something; twelve dozen of something
      • Total sum of money earned before costs and taxes
      • Transitive Verb
      • To earn an amount of money before costs and taxes
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    • in business

      US /ɪn ˈbɪznɪs/

      UK /in ˈbiznis/

      • Phrase
      • Actively operating as a commercial enterprise.
      • Having a commercial partnership or association.
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    • inflation

      US /ɪnˈfleʃən/

      UK /ɪn'fleɪʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Act of filling something with air or gas
      • Continual rise in the prices of products
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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
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    • margin

      US /ˈmɑ:rdʒən/

      UK /ˈmɑ:dʒɪn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Edge of an area
      • Edge or border of a page on above, below
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    • middleman

      US /ˈmɪdlˌmæn/

      UK /ˈmɪdlmæn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Someone who buys many goods and resells to others
      • A person who facilitates a transaction or negotiation between two parties.
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    • mystery

      US /ˈmɪstəri/

      UK /ˈmɪstri/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Quality of being strange and not understood
      • Book, play, or film about solving a strange crime
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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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    • norm

      US /nɔ:rm/

      UK /nɔ:m/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Standard or regular way of doing something
      • An established standard of performance or behavior
      • Transitive Verb
      • To make something average (statistics)
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    • organic

      US /ɔrˈɡænɪk/

      UK /ɔ:ˈgænɪk/

      • Adjective
      • Developing naturally and without a set structure
      • Concerning food made with few or no chemicals
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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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    • overly

      US /ˈoʊvərli/

      UK /ˈəʊvəli/

      • Adverb
      • To a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
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    • 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
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    • passionate

      US /ˈpæʃənɪt/

      UK /ˈpæʃənət/

      • Adjective
      • Being easily excited to strong emotions
      • Having strong sexual desires
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    • predict

      US /prɪˈdɪkt/

      UK /prɪ'dɪkt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To guess or estimate what will or might happen
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    • premium

      US /ˈprimiəm/

      UK /ˈpri:miəm/

      • Adjective
      • Having a higher than normal quality
      • Relating to or denoting a higher quality or more expensive product.
      • Noun
      • Money paid as a fee for insurance
      • An additional sum of money paid above the usual price.
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    • reach

      US /ritʃ/

      UK /ri:tʃ/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To come to or arrive at a goal or destination
      • To be long enough to get to a certain place
      • Uncountable Noun
      • Power or control someone has over something
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    • recipe

      US /ˈrɛsəˌpi/

      UK /'resəpɪ/

      • Noun
      • Conditions likely to create a particular result
      • Directions for making a dish, with the ingredients
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    • retailer

      US /ˈritelɚ/

      UK /ˈri:teɪlə(r)/

      • Countable Noun
      • Merchant/store who sells goods at retail
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    • rip

      US /rɪp/

      UK /rɪp/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To tear or split roughly or cause to tear or split
      • To become torn, opened, or split apart forcefully
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A long tear in something, e.g. a piece of cloth
      • (Slang) A puff of marijuana.
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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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    • suppose

      US /səˈpoʊz/

      UK /sə'pəʊz/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To imagine or guess what might happen
      • Conjunction
      • What if
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    • task

      US /tæsk/

      UK /tɑ:sk/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Big or small piece of work someone has to do
      • Transitive Verb
      • To be given something to do, e.g. wash dishes
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    • triangle

      US /ˈtraɪˌæŋɡəl/

      UK /ˈtraɪæŋgl/

      • Noun
      • Three people connected with each in a relationship
      • A three-sided piece of metal used in orchestras
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    • typically

      US /ˈtɪpɪklɪ/

      UK /ˈtɪpɪkli/

      • Adverb
      • In a normal or usual way
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    • used to

      US /juzd tu/

      UK /ˈju:st tə/

      • Adjective
      • Did regularly before, but don't do now
      • Auxiliary Verb
      • Have done before, but do not do now
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    • variability

      US /ˌvɛrɪəˈbɪlətɪ/

      UK /ˌveəriəˈbɪləti/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • (Statistics) degree scores depart from the mean
      B1
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    • worldwide

      US /ˈwɚldˈwaɪd/

      UK /ˈwɜ:ldwaɪd/

      • Adjective
      • Spanning or extending throughout the entire world
      • Adverb
      • Extending or reaching throughout the whole world.
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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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