Vocabulary

  • write off: To cancel a debt; to recognize as a loss.
  • for example: As an illustration or instance.
  • at last: Finally; after a long delay.
  • turn around: To change your body to the opposite direction
  • in other words: Stating something in a different way, often to make it clearer or more understandable.
  • of course: Sure ; Certainly
  • in line with: In agreement with; conforming to.
  • such as: For example; like
  • take for example: To use as an instance or illustration.
  • for someone: On behalf of or intended for a particular person.
  • shy of: A little less than; just under a certain amount.
  • check out
  • aspect: Way something looks or seems to be
  • average: Total of numbers divided by the number of items
  • indulge: To let someone else have or do what they want
  • track: To use marks to follow a wild animal
  • roughly: Approximately; (of numbers) about; around
  • increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
  • estimate: Guess or calculation of cost, size or value
  • flat: Apartment; set of rooms for living in
  • draw: To attract attention to someone or something
  • inflation: Act of filling something with air or gas
  • private: Being away from others and quiet
  • substantial: (Of a meal) able to satisfy your hunger; filling
  • breed: Kind of / sort of
  • abundant: Being in very great supply; plentiful
  • record: Highest or most extreme level achieved
  • steep: Very expensive
  • entertainment: Act or process of providing service for someone
  • luxury: Something expensive bought for pleasure
  • bump: To bounce along over a rough surface
  • combine: To mix several things together to form one thing
  • increasingly: More and more; in greater degree or amount
  • smash: Accident involving vehicles
  • depend: Be controlled or determined by (someone/something)
  • bill: Plan for a new law being discussed by a government
  • eager: Very excited and interested
  • hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
  • auction: To sell to a person offering the highest price
  • extend: To offer something (help, friendship) to someone
  • spend: To use money to pay for something
  • explode: To express an emotion in a sudden and loud way
  • hub: Center of action or interest
  • cater: To cook or serve at an event for a fee
  • luxurious: Being very comfortable, beautiful, and expensive
  • worldwide: Spanning or extending throughout the entire world
  • hospitality: Welcoming treatment of visitors or guests
  • drive: A person's ambition and motivation to do something
  • phantom: A spirit or ghost existing only in a person's mind
  • set: Prepared for something; ready
  • concert: Musical entertainment performed in public
  • ultra: Prefix that denotes a lot of something; extreme
  • oyster: An edible marine mollusk
  • caviar: Delicacy food that consists of fish eggs
  • jet: Stream of liquid/gas shooting out of small opening
  • live: To be alive
  • expensive: Costing a lot of money
  • provision: Clause in a legal document
  • concierge: (French) caretaker of apartments or a hotel
  • safari: Tour to watch animals in their natural environment
  • price: Person's name
  • off: Away or free from work
  • bespoke: Custom-made
  • cost: A loss or damage occurring when meeting a goal
  • write: To compose letters and words on paper or a screen
  • book: (Police) to officially record someone's crimes
  • mid: At (or near) the middle point
  • amass: To collect a large amount of something
  • gavel: Small wooden hammer used by (e.g.) a judge
  • sailboat: Small sailing vessel; usually with a single mast
  • ceo: CEO for Chief Operating Officer
  • gamma: Third letter of the Greek alphabet
  • wheelbase: Distance from center of front wheel to rear axle
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    • abundant

      US /əˈbʌndənt/

      UK /əˈbʌndənt/

      • Adjective
      • Being in very great supply; plentiful
      B2TOEIC
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    • amass

      US /əˈmæs/

      UK /ə'mæs/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To collect a large amount of something
      B2
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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
      A2TOEIC
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    • at last

      US /æt læst/

      UK /æt lɑ:st/

      • Adverb
      • Finally; after a long delay.
      B1
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    • auction

      US /ˈɔ:kʃn/

      UK /ˈɔ:kʃn/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To sell to a person offering the highest price
      • Noun
      • Public sale where people compete to buy things
      B1TOEIC
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    • average

      US /ˈævərɪdʒ, ˈævrɪdʒ/

      UK /'ævərɪdʒ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Total of numbers divided by the number of items
      • Transitive Verb
      • To add numbers then divide by the number of items
      A2TOEIC
      More
    • bespoke

      US /bɪˈspoʊk/

      UK /biˈspəuk/

      • Adjective
      • Custom-made
      C1
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    • bill

      US /bɪl/

      UK /bɪl/

      • Noun
      • Plan for a new law being discussed by a government
      • Sign or poster advertising something
      • Transitive Verb
      • To request payment by handing over an invoice
      A2TOEIC
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    • breed

      US /brid/

      UK /bri:d/

      • Noun
      • Kind of / sort of
      • Particular kind of animal, e.g. a Labrador dog
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To create situations for a (bad) thing to happen
      • To produce baby animals of specific kinds
      A2
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    • bump

      US /bʌmp/

      UK /bʌmp/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To bounce along over a rough surface
      • To knock against with force or violence
      • Noun
      • Act or sound of one solid object hitting another
      • Raised area on any smooth surface
      B1
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    • cater

      US /ˈketɚ/

      UK /'keɪtə(r)/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To cook or serve at an event for a fee
      • To handle or deal with; provide what is needed
      B1
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    • caviar

      US /ˈkæviˌɑː(r)/

      UK /ˈkæviɑ:(r)/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Delicacy food that consists of fish eggs
      • Something highly prized or valued, especially by a select few.
      C1
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    • ceo

      US

      UK

      • Abbreviation
      • CEO for Chief Operating Officer
      C2
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    • check out

      US /tʃɛk aʊt/

      UK /tʃek aut/

      • Phrase
      • Phrasal Verb
      • To find out information about something
      • To take books out of a library
      A1
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    • combine

      US /kəmˈbaɪn/

      UK /kəmˈbaɪn/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To mix several things together to form one thing
      • To harvest by means of a combine.
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A harvesting machine for cutting, threshing, and cleaning grain.
      • A mixture of different things.
      A2
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    • concierge

      US /kɔŋˈsjɛrʒ/

      UK /ˌkɔ:nsiˈɛəʒ/

      • Noun
      • (French) caretaker of apartments or a hotel
      C1
      More
    • depend

      US /dɪˈpend/

      UK /dɪˈpend/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • Be controlled or determined by (someone/something)
      • To rely on someone or something for support, help, or existence.
      B1TOEIC
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    • eager

      US /ˈiɡɚ/

      UK /ˈi:gə(r)/

      • Adjective
      • Very excited and interested
      A2TOEIC
      More
    • entertainment

      US /ˌɛntɚˈtenmənt/

      UK /ˌentəˈteɪnmənt/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Act or process of providing service for someone
      • Singing, dancing, telling jokes to amuse people
      A2TOEIC
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    • estimate

      US /ˈɛstəˌmet/

      UK /'estɪmət/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Guess or calculation of cost, size or value
      • A judgment or opinion.
      • Transitive Verb
      • To guess or calculate the cost, size or value of
      • To form an approximate idea or judgment of.
      A2TOEIC
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    • explode

      US /ɪkˈsplod/

      UK /ɪk'spləʊd/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To express an emotion in a sudden and loud way
      • To increase in number or amount very quickly
      B1
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    • extend

      US /ɪkˈstɛnd/

      UK /ɪkˈstend/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To offer something (help, friendship) to someone
      • To reach from one point to another
      A2TOEIC
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    • flat

      US /flæt/

      UK /flæt/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Apartment; set of rooms for living in
      • The smooth or level part of something
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To share an apartment with someone
      • To fail to produce the intended effect; to be unsuccessful or uninteresting.
      A2
      More
    • for example

      US

      UK

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

      US /fɚ ˈsʌmwʌn/

      UK /fə ˈsʌmwʌn/

      • other
      • On behalf of or intended for a particular person.
      A1
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    • gamma

      US /ˈɡæmə/

      UK /'ɡæmə/

      • Noun
      • Third letter of the Greek alphabet
      B2
      More
    • gavel

      US /ˈɡævəl/

      UK /ˈgævl/

      • Countable Noun
      • Small wooden hammer used by (e.g.) a judge
      C2
      More
    • hospitality

      US /ˌhɑspɪˈtælɪti/

      UK /ˌhɒspɪ'tælətɪ/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Welcoming treatment of visitors or guests
      • The business of providing services to guests in hotels, restaurants, etc.
      B1
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    • hub

      US /hʌb/

      UK /hʌb/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Center of action or interest
      • Central part of a wheel
      B1
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    • in line with

      US /ɪn laɪn wɪð/

      UK /in lain wið/

      • Phrase
      • In agreement with; conforming to.
      • In the same direction or alignment as.
      • Preposition
      • In agreement or conformity with.
      A2
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    • in other words

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Stating something in a different way, often to make it clearer or more understandable.
      More
    • increasingly

      US /ɪnˈkriːsɪŋli/

      UK /ɪnˈkri:sɪŋli/

      • Adverb
      • More and more; in greater degree or amount
      A2
      More
    • indulge

      US /ɪnˈdʌldʒ/

      UK /ɪnˈdʌldʒ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To let someone else have or do what they want
      • To allow to do more pleasurable things than normal
      B1TOEIC
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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
      B1TOEIC
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    • jet

      US /dʒɛt/

      UK /dʒet/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Stream of liquid/gas shooting out of small opening
      • A pipe that water or gas goes through
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • (Of liquid, gas) to shoot out of a small opening
      • To travel on a jet plane
      B1TOEIC
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    • luxurious

      US /lʌgˈʒʊriəs/

      UK /lʌgˈʒʊəriəs/

      • Adjective
      • Being very comfortable, beautiful, and expensive
      A2
      More
    • luxury

      US /ˈlʌɡʒəri, ˈlʌkʃə-/

      UK /ˈlʌkʃəri/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Something expensive bought for pleasure
      • Something that gives great comfort and pleasure
      • Adjective
      • Very comfortable and expensive.
      A2
      More
    • mid

      US /mɪd/

      UK /mɪd/

      • Adjective
      • At (or near) the middle point
      B2
      More
    • of course

      US /ʌv kɔː(r)s/

      UK /ɔv kɔː(r)s/

      • Adverb
      • Sure ; Certainly
      • Phrase
      • For sure; certainly
      A2
      More
    • oyster

      US /ˈɔɪstɚ/

      UK /'ɔɪstə(r)/

      • Countable Noun
      • An edible marine mollusk
      B2
      More
    • phantom

      US /ˈfæntəm/

      UK /'fæntəm/

      • Noun
      • A spirit or ghost existing only in a person's mind
      • Adjective
      • Being unreal or imaginary
      B2
      More
    • provision

      US /prəˈvɪʒən/

      UK /prəˈvɪʒn/

      • Noun
      • Clause in a legal document
      • A supply of food and other things that are needed.
      B1TOEIC
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    • roughly

      US /ˈrʌflɪ/

      UK /ˈrʌfli/

      • Adverb
      • Approximately; (of numbers) about; around
      • In a manner that is violent or not careful
      B1
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    • safari

      US /səˈfɑri/

      UK /səˈfɑ:ri/

      • Noun
      • Tour to watch animals in their natural environment
      B2
      More
    • sailboat

      US /ˈselˌbot/

      UK /ˈseɪlbəʊt/

      • Countable Noun
      • Small sailing vessel; usually with a single mast
      C2
      More
    • shy of

      US

      UK

      • Preposition
      • A little less than; just under a certain amount.
      • Adjective
      • Hesitant or reluctant to do something, often due to nervousness or fear.
      B1
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    • smash

      US /smæʃ/

      UK /smæʃ/

      • Noun
      • Accident involving vehicles
      • Sound when something breaks into pieces loudly
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To break into pieces
      • To defeat someone completely
      B1
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    • spend

      US /spɛnd/

      UK /spend/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To use money to pay for something
      • To use time in order to do something
      A2TOEIC
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    • steep

      US /stip/

      UK /sti:p/

      • Adjective
      • Very expensive
      • Rising or falling very sharply, as a cliff or hill
      • Transitive Verb
      • To fill with a certain quality, e.g. history
      • To put a thing in a liquid for some time
      B1TOEIC
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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
      C2TOEIC
      More
    • such as

      US /sʌtʃ æz/

      UK /sʌtʃ æz/

      • Preposition
      • For example; like
      A1
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    • take for example

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • To use as an instance or illustration.
      A1
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    • track

      US /træk/

      UK /træk/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To use marks to follow a wild animal
      • To move a certain way/follow a particular course
      • Noun
      • A circular course for running
      • Course or way someone takes, e.g. in education
      A2TOEIC
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    • turn around

      US /tɚn əˈraʊnd/

      UK /tə:n əˈraund/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To change your body to the opposite direction
      • To make something running badly into a success
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To change direction so as to face the opposite way.
      • To improve or cause to improve.
      A1
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    • ultra

      US /'ʌltrə/

      UK /'ʌltrə/

      • Prefix
      • Prefix that denotes a lot of something; extreme
      B2
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    • wheelbase

      US /ˈhwilˌbes, ˈwil-/

      UK /ˈwi:lbeɪs/

      • Noun
      • Distance from center of front wheel to rear axle
      C2
      More
    • worldwide

      US /ˈwɚldˈwaɪd/

      UK /ˈwɜ:ldwaɪd/

      • Adjective
      • Spanning or extending throughout the entire world
      • Adverb
      • Extending or reaching throughout the whole world.
      B1
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    • write off

      US /raɪt ɔf/

      UK /rait ɔf/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To cancel a debt; to recognize as a loss.
      • To reduce or eliminate the book value of an asset.
      A1
      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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