Vocabulary

  • throw away: To fail to take advantage of a good chance
  • of course: Sure ; Certainly
  • have to: Must do
  • back then: At that time in the past.
  • plug in
  • under the hood: Beneath the bonnet of a vehicle.
  • at first glance: Upon initial observation or assessment.
  • negotiate with: To discuss something formally in order to make an agreement.
  • in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
  • phone in: Call someone by phone, often to report or notify remotely.
  • of old: From a long time ago; in the past.
  • stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
  • weird: Odd or unusual; surprising; strange
  • massive: Very big; large; too big
  • panic: Overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
  • mess: Something that is untidy, dirty or unclean
  • frankly: Speaking honestly and directly
  • shrink: To become smaller
  • draw: To attract attention to someone or something
  • blast: To attack someone with words
  • villain: Character in a story who is mean or evil
  • tiny: Very, very small
  • charge: To run quickly toward someone to attack them
  • trap: Device used for catching animals
  • regulate: To control something with rules or laws
  • compatible: Able to get on or be used well together
  • panel: Group who answer questions or give opinions
  • universal: Existing in all places at all times for all people
  • doom: Certain of the failure or destruction of
  • device: Object, machine, or equipment for a specific use
  • detect: To discover or identify the presence of something
  • plug: Wood, rubber or metal used to block a hole
  • digital: Using electronic signals or computers
  • appear: To be seen, become visible; come into sight
  • plastic: Stiff but usually flexible man-made material
  • junk: Something that is old, useless, or has no value
  • square: Shape with 4 equal length sides and 4 equal angles
  • forum: Meeting where people can openly discuss a subject
  • brick: Baked clay block used to build houses, walls
  • drown: To kill something by putting it under water
  • laptop: Portable computer small enough to use on your lap
  • confusion: Not knowing what to do; state of disorder
  • control: A device designed to operate a machine
  • simple: Not hard to understand or do; not complex
  • portable: Light enough to be moved around with ease
  • monitor: To observe and keep a record of something
  • connect: To associate a thing with something else
  • modern: Of the present time; up to date; contemporary
  • alternate: To follow one thing after another repeatedly
  • own: To have something as your property
  • negotiate: To have a formal discussion to reach an agreement
  • change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
  • perfect: So good it cannot be improved
  • hide: To go to, or put a thing where it can't be found
  • cord: A long strong material, thicker than string
  • drawer: Sliding box of a desk, closet used to store things
  • finally: used especially at the beginning of a sentence to introduce the last point or idea
  • tablet: Small hand-held computer with a touch screen
  • carry: To have a child, be pregnant
  • hood: Front part of the car that covers the engine
  • type: Printed letters or blocks used for printing them
  • weak: Not having a strong character
  • proprietary: Protected by trademark, patent or copyright
  • symmetrical: Having parts that are exactly the same
  • chunky: Containing large sticky lumps; thick and heavy
  • spaghetti: Italian pasta in long thin strands
  • trickle: To flow in a thin slow stream
  • serial: Story that is told is several parts on TV or radio
  • tangle: To involve in troubles that are hard to escape
  • look: Person's beauty or physical attractiveness
  • blindfold: To tie a cloth over your eyes so you can't see
  • micro: A prefix meaning 'very small'
  • checkmate: When you lose at chess if your king cannot escape
  • superpower: State powerful enough to influence world events
  • joystick: Moveable manual control for computer games
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    • alternate

      US /ˈɔ:ltərnət/

      UK /ɔ:lˈtɜ:nət/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To follow one thing after another repeatedly
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    • at first glance

      US /æt fɚst ɡlæns/

      UK /æt fə:st ɡlɑ:ns/

      • Phrase
      • Upon initial observation or assessment.
      A1
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    • back then

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • At that time in the past.
      A1
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    • blast

      US /blæst/

      UK /blɑ:st/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To attack someone with words
      • To destroy something with explosives
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Destructive wave of air from an explosion
      • Strong current of wind
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    • blindfold

      US /ˈblaɪndˌfold/

      UK /'blaɪndfəʊld/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To tie a cloth over your eyes so you can't see
      • To prevent someone from seeing or understanding something clearly.
      • Countable Noun
      • A cloth tied over your eyes so you can't see
      C1
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    • brick

      US /brɪk/

      UK /brɪk/

      • Countable Noun
      • Baked clay block used to build houses, walls
      A2
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    • charge

      US /tʃɑrdʒ/

      UK /tʃɑ:dʒ/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To run quickly toward someone to attack them
      • To ask for money as a price for a service or goods
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • An attack by running quickly toward someone
      • A price for a service or goods
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    • checkmate

      US /ˈtʃɛkˌmet/

      UK /ˌtʃek'meɪt/

      • Noun
      • When you lose at chess if your king cannot escape
      C2
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    • chunky

      US /ˈtʃʌŋki/

      UK /'tʃʌŋkɪ/

      • Adjective
      • Containing large sticky lumps; thick and heavy
      B2
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    • compatible

      US /kəmˈpætəbəl/

      UK /kəmˈpætəbl/

      • Adjective
      • Able to get on or be used well together
      • (of two things) able to exist or work together without conflict.
      B2
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    • confusion

      US /kənˈfjuʒən/

      UK /kən'fju:ʒən/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Not knowing what to do; state of disorder
      B1
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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
      More
    • cord

      US /kɔrd/

      UK /kɔ:d/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A long strong material, thicker than string
      • Electrical wire, covered in rubber or plastic
      B1
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    • detect

      US /dɪˈtɛkt/

      UK /dɪˈtekt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To discover or identify the presence of something
      A2TOEIC
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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
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    • doom

      US /dum/

      UK /du:m/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Certain of the failure or destruction of
      • Very bad, unhappy future event or situation
      • Transitive Verb
      • To make failure, defeat or death certain for
      B2
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    • drawer

      US /ˈdrɔɚ/

      UK /drɔ:(r)/

      • Countable Noun
      • Sliding box of a desk, closet used to store things
      • An undergarment covering the lower part of the body and having two holes for the legs.
      B1
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    • drown

      US /draʊn/

      UK /draʊn/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To kill something by putting it under water
      • To make something very wet or cover it completely
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    • forum

      US /ˈfɔrəm/

      UK /'fɔ:rəm/

      • Noun
      • Meeting where people can openly discuss a subject
      B1
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    • frankly

      US /ˈfræŋkli/

      UK /ˈfræŋkli/

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

      US /hæv tu/

      UK /ˈhæv tə/

      • Auxiliary Verb
      • Must do
      A1
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    • hood

      US /hʊd/

      UK /hʊd/

      • Noun
      • Front part of the car that covers the engine
      • A head covering attached to a cape, sweater etc.
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    • in the world

      US /ɪn ði wɜrld/

      UK /in ðə wɜː(r)ld/

      • Phrase
      • Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
      • Used to indicate the extent or degree of something, often in a superlative sense.
      A1
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    • joystick

      US /ˈdʒɔɪˌstɪk/

      UK /ˈdʒɔɪstɪk/

      • Countable Noun
      • Moveable manual control for computer games
      • A lever that can be moved in multiple directions to control a device, typically in video games.
      C1
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    • junk

      US /dʒʌŋk/

      UK /dʒʌŋk/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Something that is old, useless, or has no value
      • Transitive Verb
      • To get rid of something because it has no value
      B1
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    • laptop

      US /ˈlæpˌtɑp/

      UK /ˈlæptɒp/

      • Countable Noun
      • Portable computer small enough to use on your lap
      A2
      More
    • massive

      US /ˈmæsɪv/

      UK /ˈmæsɪv/

      • Adjective
      • Very big; large; too big
      • Large or imposing in scale or scope.
      B1
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    • mess

      US /mɛs/

      UK /mes/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Something that is untidy, dirty or unclean
      • A difficult or confused situation.
      • Transitive Verb
      • To make something untidy or dirty
      A2
      More
    • micro

      US /ˈmaɪkro/

      UK /'maɪkrəʊ/

      • Noun
      • A prefix meaning 'very small'
      B2
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    • monitor

      US /ˈmɑ:nɪtə(r)/

      UK /ˈmɒnɪtə(r)/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To observe and keep a record of something
      • To observe and check the progress or quality of (something) over a period of time; keep under systematic review.
      • Noun
      • A senior student at school
      • Electronic screen on which you can see images
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    • negotiate

      US /nɪˈgoʊʃieɪt/

      UK /nɪˈgəʊʃieɪt/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To have a formal discussion to reach an agreement
      • To manage a difficult task or path successfully
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    • negotiate with

      US

      UK

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To discuss something formally in order to make an agreement.
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    • of course

      US /ʌv kɔː(r)s/

      UK /ɔv kɔː(r)s/

      • Adverb
      • Sure ; Certainly
      • Phrase
      • For sure; certainly
      A2
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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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    • panel

      US /ˈpænəl/

      UK /'pænl/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Group who answer questions or give opinions
      • Flat surface with controls and switches
      • Transitive Verb
      • To cover a wall with thin pieces of wood
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    • panic

      US /ˈpænɪk/

      UK /'pænɪk/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To feel sudden anxiety and fear and cannot think
      B1
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    • phone in

      US /foʊn ɪn/

      UK /fəʊn ɪn/

      • other
      • Call someone by phone, often to report or notify remotely.
      B2
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    • plastic

      US /ˈplæstɪk/

      UK /'plæstɪk/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Stiff but usually flexible man-made material
      • Adjective
      • Being easily formed or shaped
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    • plug

      US /plʌɡ/

      UK /plʌg/

      • Noun
      • Wood, rubber or metal used to block a hole
      • Thing on a wire to connect to electricity supply
      • Transitive Verb
      • To use an object to block a hole
      • To promote or advertise a product
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    • plug in

      US /plʌɡ ɪn/

      UK /plʌɡ in/

      • Phrase
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    • portable

      US /ˈpɔ:rtəbl/

      UK /ˈpɔ:təbl/

      • Adjective
      • Light enough to be moved around with ease
      • Noun
      • A computer etc. that can be moved around easily
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    • proprietary

      US /prəˈpraɪəteri/

      UK /prəˈpraɪətri/

      • Adjective
      • Protected by trademark, patent or copyright
      B2
      More
    • 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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    • serial

      US /ˈsɪriəl/

      UK /ˈsɪəriəl/

      • Noun
      • Story that is told is several parts on TV or radio
      • Adjective
      • Arranged according to a particular system or order
      • Repeating the same actions in the same way
      B2
      More
    • shrink

      US /ʃrɪŋk/

      UK /ʃrɪŋk/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To become smaller
      • Noun
      • A rude name for a psychiatrist
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    • spaghetti

      US /spəˈɡɛti/

      UK /spəˈgeti/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Italian pasta in long thin strands
      B2
      More
    • 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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    • 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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    • superpower

      US /ˈsu:pərpaʊə(r)/

      UK /ˈsu:pəpaʊə(r)/

      • Noun
      • State powerful enough to influence world events
      C2
      More
    • symmetrical

      US /sɪˈmɛtrɪkəl/

      UK /sɪˈmetrɪkl/

      • Adjective
      • Having parts that are exactly the same
      B2
      More
    • tablet

      US /ˈtæblɪt/

      UK /'tæblət/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Small hand-held computer with a touch screen
      • Small round piece of medicine which is swallowed
      B2
      More
    • tangle

      US /ˈtæŋɡəl/

      UK /ˈtæŋgl/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To involve in troubles that are hard to escape
      • Intransitive Verb
      • (Of string, etc.) to be knotted up and hard to undo
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    • throw away

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To fail to take advantage of a good chance
      • To put things in the trash
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    • tiny

      US /ˈtaɪni/

      UK /'taɪnɪ/

      • Adjective
      • Very, very small
      A2
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    • 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
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    • trickle

      US /ˈtrɪkəl/

      UK /ˈtrɪkl/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To flow in a thin slow stream
      • Uncountable Noun
      • A thin slow stream of water or liquid
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    • under the hood

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Beneath the bonnet of a vehicle.
      • Referring to the inner workings or implementation details of something, especially software or technology.
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    • universal

      US /ˌjunəˈvɚsəl/

      UK /ˌju:nɪˈvɜ:sl/

      • Adjective
      • Existing in all places at all times for all people
      • Done or experienced by everyone
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Things which apply equally to everyone
      • A general term, idea, or concept applicable to many particular things.
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    • villain

      US /ˈvɪlən/

      UK /'vɪlən/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Character in a story who is mean or evil
      • Something or someone regarded as responsible for trouble or harm.
      B2
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    • weird

      US /wɪrd/

      UK /wɪəd/

      • Adjective
      • Odd or unusual; surprising; strange
      • Eerily strange or disturbing.
      B1
      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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