Vocabulary

  • in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
  • depending on: To rely on for support (financial or emotional)
  • for nothing: Without payment or reward; to no purpose or effect; in vain
  • stick with: To continue to support or stay loyal to someone or something.
  • wear off: To disappear gradually
  • from that time: Starting at a specific point in the past and continuing forward.
  • feel like: To have a desire or inclination for something.
  • out there: In or to a place that is far away
  • give up: To lose hope or admit defeat
  • name for: To give someone or something a particular name, often in honor of someone else.
  • for long: For a considerable period of time.
  • stick it out: To endure to the end; persevere through difficulties.
  • start in: To begin a job or activity.
  • on the other hand : Considering a different aspect of the matter; alternatively.
  • high and low: Searching everywhere thoroughly.
  • all at once: Suddenly; at the same time
  • at once: Immediately; without delay
  • go away: To go on vacation
  • in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
  • experience in: Knowledge or skill gained from doing something for a period of time.
  • at least: As a minimum
  • over time: Gradually; as time passes.
  • on average: Typically; usually; based on an average calculation.
  • intense: Very strong, great or extreme in degree
  • stick: To push a sharp or pointed object into something
  • physical: Health check at the doctors' or hospital
  • progress: To move forward or toward a place or goal
  • matter: To be of great importance; to count
  • improve: To make, or become, something better
  • average: Total of numbers divided by the number of items
  • experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
  • therapy: Treatment to help cure an illness
  • strength: Condition of being strong
  • research: To study in order to discover new ideas and facts
  • cardiovascular: Concerning the heart and vessels of the body
  • exercise: To work out to become stronger and healthier
  • intensity: Great energy, strength, or concentration
  • competition: Fighting against others to win something
  • moderate: To host a meeting or panel discussion
  • session: Period of time used for a specific activity
  • valuable: Being useful or important
  • resolution: End part of a story resolving the conflict
  • complete: To finish or reach the end of doing something
  • retain: To continue to have or use; keep the quality of
  • performance: Act of doing something
  • treadmill: Boring job, with repetitive tasks
  • assess: To judge something's value or suitability
  • endurance: Quality of lasting or of being permanent
  • hone: To improve or perfect (abilities or skills)
  • break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
  • competitive: Being strongly driven to win or be better than
  • reap: To harvest or to cut and collect crops
  • ramp: Path that increases in height as you walk up it
  • resolve: To make a decision to do something
  • annual: Happening once a year, or every year
  • depend: Be controlled or determined by (someone/something)
  • mineral: Substance naturally formed in the ground
  • fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
  • athletic: Fit and strong; physically capable
  • point: An item to be discussed
  • circuit: An area where cars race in a circle
  • fitness: Good physical condition; being in shape
  • density: Degree to which an area is filled or covered
  • pick: Sharp tool used for breaking the ground
  • great: Very good; better than before
  • quit: To leave a job
  • cumulative: Getting larger slowly through more additions
  • wear: To have clothes, glasses, shoes etc. on your body
  • pharmaceutical: Concerning the science of drugs and medicines
  • hockey: Sport played on a field with sticks and a ball
  • start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
  • interesting: Taking your attention; making you want to know
  • aerobic: Needing oxygen to live
  • mobility: Ability to move
  • demolish: To destroy completely (e.g. an idea, a building)
  • think: To have an idea about something without certainty
  • minimal: The smallest possible; least
  • train: Line of people, animals moving the same direction
  • statistical: Concerning the math of data
  • datum: Item of factual information
  • gym: Physical education taught as a class in school
  • statistically: With respect to statistics
  • baseline: Imaginary standard by which things are compared
  • analytic: Of the process of detailed reasoning
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    • aerobic

      US /eˈroʊbɪk/

      UK /eəˈrəʊbɪk/

      • Adjective
      • Needing oxygen to live
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    • all at once

      US

      UK

      • Adverb
      • Suddenly; at the same time
      • At the same time; simultaneously
      • Phrase
      • Suddenly; at the same time
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    • analytic

      US /ˌænəˈlɪtɪk/

      UK /ˌænəˈlɪtɪk/

      • Adjective
      • Of the process of detailed reasoning
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    • annual

      US /ˈænjuəl/

      UK /ˈænjuəl/

      • Adjective
      • Happening once a year, or every year
      • Noun
      • Book (in a series) released each year
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    • assess

      US /əˈsɛs/

      UK /əˈses/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To judge something's value or suitability
      A2TOEIC
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    • at least

      US /æt list/

      UK /æt li:st/

      • Adverb
      • As a minimum
      • Not less than
      • Phrase
      • No less than; at the minimum
      • Used to indicate that something is positive in a bad situation.
      C2
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    • at once

      US /æt wʌns/

      UK /æt wʌns/

      • Adverb
      • Immediately; without delay
      • At the same time; simultaneously
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    • athletic

      US /æθˈlɛtɪk/

      UK /æθˈletɪk/

      • Adjective
      • Fit and strong; physically capable
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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
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    • baseline

      US /ˈbeɪslaɪn/

      UK /ˈbeɪslaɪn/

      • Noun
      • Imaginary standard by which things are compared
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    • circuit

      US /ˈsɜ:rkɪt/

      UK /ˈsɜ:kɪt/

      • Noun
      • An area where cars race in a circle
      • Route for journey all the way around a place
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To complete a journey all the way round an area
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    • competition

      US /ˌkɑmpɪˈtɪʃən/

      UK /ˌkɒmpəˈtɪʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Fighting against others to win something
      • A situation in which people or organizations compete with each other for something that not everyone can have.
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    • competitive

      US /kəmˈpɛtɪtɪv/

      UK /kəmˈpetətɪv/

      • Adjective
      • Being strongly driven to win or be better than
      • As good as or better than others.
      B1
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    • cumulative

      US /ˈkju:mjəleɪtɪv/

      UK /ˈkju:mjələtɪv/

      • Adjective
      • Getting larger slowly through more additions
      B2
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    • datum

      US /ˈdetəm, ˈdætəm, ˈdɑtəm/

      UK /ˈdeɪtəm/

      • Noun
      • Item of factual information
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    • demolish

      US /dɪˈmɑlɪʃ/

      UK /dɪ'mɒlɪʃ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To destroy completely (e.g. an idea, a building)
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    • density

      US /ˈdɛnsɪti/

      UK /ˈdensəti/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Degree to which an area is filled or covered
      • The degree of compactness of a substance.
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    • 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.
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    • depending on

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To rely on for support (financial or emotional)
      • Influenced or determined by.
      • Preposition
      • Subject to; contingent on
      • Relying on someone or something for support or assistance.
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    • endurance

      US /ɛnˈdʊrəns, -ˈdjʊr-/

      UK /ɪn'djʊərəns/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Quality of lasting or of being permanent
      • Ability to continue through difficulty
      B2
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    • exercise

      US /ˈɛksɚˌsaɪz/

      UK /'eksəsaɪz/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To work out to become stronger and healthier
      • To retain your ability or practice your skills
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Physical activity to increase health and strength
      • Set of questions in a text book
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    • experience in

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Knowledge or skill gained from doing something for a period of time.
      • Exposure to or involvement in a particular activity or situation.
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    • feel like

      US

      UK

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To have a desire or inclination for something.
      • To have a particular quality or sensation; resemble.
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    • fitness

      US /ˈfɪtnɪs/

      UK /ˈfɪtnəs/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Good physical condition; being in shape
      B1
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    • for long

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • For a considerable period of time.
      • For a significant duration in the future.
      A1
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    • for nothing

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Without payment or reward; to no purpose or effect; in vain
      • Free; without cost
      A1
      More
    • from that time

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Starting at a specific point in the past and continuing forward.
      • Referring to a period that began in the past.
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    • give up

      US /ɡɪv ʌp/

      UK /ɡiv ʌp/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To lose hope or admit defeat
      • To decide to not start to try solving a problem
      A1
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    • go away

      US /ɡo əˈwe/

      UK /ɡəu əˈwei/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To go on vacation
      • To leave; depart.
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    • gym

      US /dʒɪm/

      UK /dʒɪm/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Physical education taught as a class in school
      • Building used for physical activities or sports
      C2
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    • high and low

      US /ˈhaɪ ən lo/

      UK /ˈhaɪ ən ləu/

      • other
      • Searching everywhere thoroughly.
      B1
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    • hockey

      US /ˈhɑ:ki/

      UK /ˈhɒki/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Sport played on a field with sticks and a ball
      B1
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    • hone

      US /hoʊn/

      UK /həʊn/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To improve or perfect (abilities or skills)
      • To sharpen (a blade).
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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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    • 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.
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    • intense

      US /ɪnˈtɛns/

      UK /ɪn'tens/

      • Adjective
      • Very strong, great or extreme in degree
      • Experiencing or showing great force or strength; extreme.
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    • intensity

      US /ɪnˈtɛnsɪti/

      UK /ɪn'tensətɪ/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Great energy, strength, or concentration
      • The quality of being intense; the degree or amount of strength, force, etc.
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    • mineral

      US /ˈmɪnərəl/

      UK /'mɪnərəl/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Substance naturally formed in the ground
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    • minimal

      US /ˈmɪnəməl/

      UK /ˈmɪnɪməl/

      • Adjective
      • The smallest possible; least
      • Very basic or simple; characterized by the use of only basic elements
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    • mobility

      US /moˈbɪliti/

      UK /məʊˈbɪləti/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Ability to move
      • The ability to move between different levels of society or employment.
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    • moderate

      US /ˈmɑdərɪt/

      UK /ˈmɒdərət/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To host a meeting or panel discussion
      • To make something less violent, severe, or strong
      • Adjective
      • Being average in quantity or size
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    • name for

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To give someone or something a particular name, often in honor of someone else.
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    • on average

      US /ɑn ˈævərɪdʒ/

      UK /ɔn ˈævəridʒ/

      • Phrase
      • Typically; usually; based on an average calculation.
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    • on the other hand

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Considering a different aspect of the matter; alternatively.
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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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    • over time

      US /ˈovɚ taɪm/

      UK /ˈəuvə taim/

      • Phrase
      • Gradually; as time passes.
      • During a long period.
      • Adverb
      • Gradually; as time passes.
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    • performance

      US / pɚˈfɔrməns/

      UK /pə'fɔ:məns/

      • Noun
      • Act of doing something
      • Activity done to entertain an audience
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    • pharmaceutical

      US /ˌfɑ:rməˈsu:tɪkl/

      UK /ˌfɑ:məˈsu:tɪkl/

      • Adjective
      • Concerning the science of drugs and medicines
      B2
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    • physical

      US /ˈfɪzɪkəl/

      UK /ˈfɪzɪkl/

      • Countable Noun
      • Health check at the doctors' or hospital
      • Adjective
      • Concerning the body of a person
      • Concerning things that can be seen or touched
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    • progress

      US /ˈprɑɡˌrɛs, -rəs, ˈproˌɡrɛs/

      UK /'prəʊɡres/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To move forward or toward a place or goal
      • To make progress; develop or improve.
      • Uncountable Noun
      • Act of moving forward
      • The process of improving or developing something over a period of time.
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    • quit

      US /kwɪt/

      UK /kwɪt/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To leave a job
      • To leave a place
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To leave a school etc. without finishing
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    • ramp

      US /ræmp/

      UK /ræmp/

      • Noun
      • Path that increases in height as you walk up it
      • Transitive Verb
      • To slope or incline; (phrasal: ramp up) to increase the level or amount of something sharply; to furnish with a sloping surface.
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    • reap

      US /rip/

      UK /ri:p/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To harvest or to cut and collect crops
      • To gain or get as a result of doing something else
      B2
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    • research

      US /rɪˈsɚtʃ, ˈriˌsɚtʃ/

      UK /rɪ'sɜ:tʃ/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To study in order to discover new ideas and facts
      • To study the market relating to marketing products and services.
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Study done to discover new ideas and facts
      • A particular area or topic of study.
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    • resolution

      US /ˌrɛzəˈluʃən/

      UK /ˌrezə'lu:ʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • End part of a story resolving the conflict
      • Ability of a screen or camera to display pixels
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    • resolve

      US /rɪˈzɑlv/

      UK /rɪ'zɒlv/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To make a decision to do something
      • To find an answer, solution to a problem/ question
      • Uncountable Noun
      • Firm determination to do something.
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    • retain

      US /rɪˈten/

      UK /rɪ'teɪn/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To continue to have or use; keep the quality of
      • To keep one thing inside another for a time
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    • session

      US /ˈsɛʃən/

      UK /ˈseʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Period of time used for a specific activity
      • Series of meetings for e.g. a court, legislature
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    • start in

      US /stɑrt ɪn/

      UK /stɑ:t in/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To begin a job or activity.
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    • statistical

      US /stəˈtɪstɪkəl/

      UK /stə'tɪstɪkl/

      • Adjective
      • Concerning the math of data
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    • statistically

      US /stə'tɪstɪklɪ/

      UK /stə'tɪstɪklɪ/

      • Adverb
      • With respect to statistics
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    • stick

      US /stɪk/

      UK /stɪk/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To push a sharp or pointed object into something
      • To join together using glue or paste
      • Countable Noun
      • Long thin piece of wood from a tree
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    • stick it out

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To endure to the end; persevere through difficulties.
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    • stick with

      US /stɪk wɪð/

      UK /stik wið/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To continue to support or stay loyal to someone or something.
      • To continue doing or using something; to persevere.
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    • strength

      US /strɛŋkθ, strɛŋθ, strɛnθ/

      UK /streŋθ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Condition of being strong
      • The quality or state of being physically strong.
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    • therapy

      US /ˈθɛrəpi/

      UK /'θerəpɪ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Treatment to help cure an illness
      • Psychological counseling to help resolve personal or emotional problems.
      B2
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    • treadmill

      US /ˈtrɛdˌmɪl/

      UK /ˈtredmɪl/

      • Noun
      • Boring job, with repetitive tasks
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    • valuable

      US /ˈvæljuəbəl, ˈvæljə-/

      UK /ˈvæljuəbl/

      • Adjective
      • Being useful or important
      • Being worth a lot of money
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    • wear off

      US /wɛr ɔf/

      UK /wɛə ɔf/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To disappear gradually
      • (Of a drug, medicine) to gradually lose its effect
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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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    You Stopped Exercising. The Gains That Stuck Around Might Surprise You.

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