Vocabulary

  • feel like: To have a desire or inclination for something.
  • in times: During periods or moments of.
  • used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
  • of course: Sure ; Certainly
  • have on: To be wearing something.
  • from the top: From the beginning.
  • do in: To make completely tired out and exhausted
  • in touch: Having contact or communication with someone.
  • by doing that: Using that action or method.
  • look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
  • think about: To consider something carefully.
  • have to: Must do
  • in itself: Considered alone or without reference to anything else; intrinsically.
  • reach out: To attempt to communicate with someone.
  • talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
  • for instance: As an example.
  • right back: Said when someone says they will return soon, indicating you expect their prompt return.
  • vulnerable: Being open to attack or damage
  • process: To organize and use data in a computer
  • experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
  • instance: An example of something; case
  • sense: Certain mental feeling or emotion
  • curious: Wanting to know more about something
  • compassionate: Feeling sympathy for people who are suffering
  • realistic: Looks or appears real; like things really are
  • dull: Not exciting or interesting; boring; lifeless
  • task: Big or small piece of work someone has to do
  • corporate: Concerning (usually large) companies
  • turmoil: Very confused situation where things are not clear
  • fiction: Made-up stories; imagined events
  • couple: To join something to something else
  • thrill: Thing/event causing sudden excitement or pleasure
  • string: To tie or connect things together with a thread
  • drift: (Of sand, etc.) to be blown into heaps by the wind
  • role: Character played by an actor
  • mind: To be bothered or upset by something
  • leave: To go away from; depart
  • author: Person who writes books, plays, poems etc.
  • text: To send a message by phone or other device
  • achievement: Something good that you have successfully done
  • addictive: Being powerless to stop doing or using something
  • tray: A wide flat thing to carry food on
  • kind: In a caring and helpful manner
  • ceiling: Top part of a room above your head
  • sanity: Normal or sound powers of mind
  • amazing: Surprising in a pleasing way
  • mug: Large ceramic drinking cup with a handle
  • confess: To admit that you did something wrong
  • imaginary: Not real; existing only in your imagination
  • pick: Sharp tool used for breaking the ground
  • person: Man, woman or child
  • dummy: Being a cover for or serving as a front for
  • bore: To accept (responsibilities or duties)
  • bestow: To give something to someone
  • feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
  • side: To decide to agree with one point, not the other
  • choose: To select; decide between several possibilities
  • time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
  • coaster: Mat placed under a glass to protect furniture
  • constraint: Thing preventing you moving or acting; restriction
  • ambient: Of or in the surrounding area or air
  • asleep: In a state of sleep; sleeping
  • people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
  • refresh: To refill a person's glass with a drink
  • dome: Rounded roof or ceiling shaped like half a ball
  • weirdly: In an odd or strange way
  • ghost: To write a book on behalf of another person
  • vigil: Staying up all night, as to watch over sick person
  • afterlife: Life after death
  • mediation: Negotiation to help others to reach an agreement
  • funnier: Being more amusing than
  • quartet: Group of four musicians playing together
  • polka: Couples' dance with steps and a hop in fast time
  • bookmark: Marker placed between the pages of a book
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    • achievement

      US /əˈtʃivmənt/

      UK /əˈtʃi:vmənt/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Something good that you have successfully done
      • Success in school or studies.
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    • addictive

      US /əˈdɪktɪv/

      UK /əˈdɪktɪv/

      • Adjective
      • Being powerless to stop doing or using something
      B1
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    • afterlife

      US /ˈæftɚˌlaɪf/

      UK /ˈɑ:ftəlaɪf/

      • Noun
      • Life after death
      C2
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    • amazing

      US /ə'meɪzɪŋ/

      UK /ə'meɪzɪŋ/

      • Adjective
      • Surprising in a pleasing way
      • Transitive Verb
      • To cause wonder; to surprise completely
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    • ambient

      US /ˈæmbiənt/

      UK /'æmbɪənt/

      • Adjective
      • Of or in the surrounding area or air
      B2
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    • author

      US /ˈɔθɚ/

      UK /'ɔ:θə(r)/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Person who writes books, plays, poems etc.
      • Transitive Verb
      • To write book or articles
      B1
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    • bestow

      US /bɪˈsto/

      UK /bɪ'stəʊ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To give something to someone
      • To give something to honor someone
      B2TOEIC
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    • bookmark

      US /ˈbʊkmɑ:rk/

      UK /ˈbʊkmɑ:k/

      • Noun
      • Marker placed between the pages of a book
      C2
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    • by doing that

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Using that action or method.
      A2
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    • ceiling

      US /ˈsilɪŋ/

      UK /ˈsi:lɪŋ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Top part of a room above your head
      • Greatest level that is allowed; limit
      • Transitive Verb
      • To round a number up to the nearest integer
      • To provide a room with a ceiling.
      A2
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    • coaster

      US /ˈkoʊstə(r)/

      UK /ˈkəʊstə(r)/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Mat placed under a glass to protect furniture
      • A sled or small vehicle without motor for coasting downhill.
      C1
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    • compassionate

      US /kəmˈpæʃənɪt/

      UK /kəm'pæʃənət/

      • Adjective
      • Feeling sympathy for people who are suffering
      • Relating to the humane treatment and care of others, especially in healthcare.
      B2
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    • confess

      US /kənˈfɛs/

      UK /kən'fes/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To admit that you did something wrong
      B1
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    • constraint

      US /kənˈstrent/

      UK /kənˈstreɪnt/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Thing preventing you moving or acting; restriction
      B1
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    • corporate

      US /ˈkɔrpərɪt, ˈkɔrprɪt/

      UK /ˈkɔ:pərət/

      • Adjective
      • Concerning (usually large) companies
      • Relating to a large company or group.
      • Noun
      • The overall strategy and direction of a company.
      • The visual and communicative aspects of a company that create its public image.
      A2
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    • couple

      US /ˈkʌpəl/

      UK /'kʌpl/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To join something to something else
      • (Two animals) to engage in sexual relations
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Two people in a romantic relationship
      • Two of something; two people; a pair
      A2
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    • curious

      US /ˈkjʊriəs/

      UK /ˈkjʊəriəs/

      • Adjective
      • Wanting to know more about something
      • Attracting interest by being strange or unusual
      A2
      More
    • do in

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To make completely tired out and exhausted
      • To destroy or cause damage to someone
      A1
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    • dome

      US /doʊm/

      UK /dəʊm/

      • Noun
      • Rounded roof or ceiling shaped like half a ball
      B2
      More
    • drift

      US /drɪft/

      UK /drɪft/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • (Of sand, etc.) to be blown into heaps by the wind
      • (Of boats) to move without purpose on water
      B1
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    • dull

      US /dʌl/

      UK /dʌl/

      • Adjective
      • Not exciting or interesting; boring; lifeless
      • Being dim, not so bright and hard to see
      • Transitive Verb
      • To cause a thing to become less sharp/less bright
      A2
      More
    • dummy

      US /ˈdʌmi/

      UK /'dʌmɪ/

      • Adjective
      • Being a cover for or serving as a front for
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Life-size doll made to look like a person
      • Sample or trial of a process or object
      B2
      More
    • feel like

      US

      UK

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To have a desire or inclination for something.
      • To have a particular quality or sensation; resemble.
      A1
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    • fiction

      US /ˈfɪkʃən/

      UK /ˈfɪkʃn/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Made-up stories; imagined events
      • False statement or account about something
      B1
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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
      B1
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    • from the top

      US /frʌm ði tɑp/

      UK /frɔm ðə tɔp/

      • Phrase
      • From the beginning.
      • From the highest point or position.
      A1
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    • funnier

      US

      UK

      • Adjective
      • Being more amusing than
      B2
      More
    • ghost

      US /goʊst/

      UK /gəʊst/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To write a book on behalf of another person
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Bad effects, memories, and feelings from the past
      • Spirit of a dead person, appearing to the living
      B1
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    • have on

      US /hæv ɑn/

      UK /hæv ɔn/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To be wearing something.
      • To deceive or trick someone, often in a playful way.
      A1
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    • have to

      US /hæv tu/

      UK /ˈhæv tə/

      • Auxiliary Verb
      • Must do
      A1
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    • imaginary

      US /ɪˈmædʒəˌnɛri/

      UK /ɪ'mædʒɪnərɪ/

      • Adjective
      • Not real; existing only in your imagination
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    • in itself

      US /ɪn ɪtˈsɛlf/

      UK /in itˈself/

      • Phrase
      • Considered alone or without reference to anything else; intrinsically.
      • Essentially; by its very nature.
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    • in times

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • During periods or moments of.
      • During a particular era or period in history.
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    • in touch

      US /ɪn tʌtʃ/

      UK /in tʌtʃ/

      • Adjective
      • Having contact or communication with someone.
      • Aware of or informed about something.
      B1
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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
      A2TOEIC
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    • look at

      US /lʊk æt/

      UK /luk æt/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To use your eyes to focus on something
      • To focus your eyes on something carefully
      A1
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    • mediation

      US /ˌmi:dɪ'eɪʃn/

      UK /ˌmi:dɪ'eɪʃn/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Negotiation to help others to reach an agreement
      B2
      More
    • mug

      US /mʌɡ/

      UK /mʌɡ/

      • Countable Noun
      • Large ceramic drinking cup with a handle
      • Transitive Verb
      • To attack someone to rob them
      B1
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    • of course

      US /ʌv kɔː(r)s/

      UK /ɔv kɔː(r)s/

      • Adverb
      • Sure ; Certainly
      • Phrase
      • For sure; certainly
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    • polka

      US /ˈpoʊlkə/

      UK /ˈpɒlkə/

      • Noun
      • Couples' dance with steps and a hop in fast time
      C2
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    • process

      US /ˈprɑsˌɛs, ˈproˌsɛs/

      UK /prə'ses/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To organize and use data in a computer
      • To deal with official forms in the way required
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Dealing with official forms in the way required
      • Set of changes that occur slowly and naturally
      A2TOEIC
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    • quartet

      US /kwɔrˈtɛt/

      UK /kwɔ:'tet/

      • Noun
      • Group of four musicians playing together
      B2
      More
    • reach out

      US /ritʃ aʊt/

      UK /ri:tʃ aut/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To attempt to communicate with someone.
      • To offer help and support to someone.
      B1
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    • realistic

      US /ˌriəˈlɪstɪk/

      UK /ˌri:əˈlɪstɪk/

      • Adjective
      • Looks or appears real; like things really are
      • Having or showing a practical awareness of things as they are
      A2
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    • refresh

      US /rɪˈfrɛʃ/

      UK /rɪ'freʃ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To refill a person's glass with a drink
      • To restore strength and energy to; revive
      B1
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    • right back

      US /raɪt bæk/

      UK /rait bæk/

      • Interjection
      • Said when someone says they will return soon, indicating you expect their prompt return.
      • Adverb
      • Immediately; very soon after going.
      A1
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    • role

      US /rol/

      UK /rəʊl/

      • Noun
      • Character played by an actor
      • Part you play in an activity; job; responsibility
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    • sanity

      US /ˈsænɪti/

      UK /ˈsænəti/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Normal or sound powers of mind
      B2TOEIC
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    • string

      US /strɪŋ/

      UK /strɪŋ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To tie or connect things together with a thread
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A line of connected objects
      • Thick thread; thin rope
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    • talking about

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To discuss a particular topic.
      • To be constantly mentioning or bringing up a subject.
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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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    • think about

      US /θɪŋk əˈbaʊt/

      UK /θiŋk əˈbaut/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To consider something carefully.
      • To remember or call to mind.
      A1
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    • thrill

      US /θrɪl/

      UK /θrɪl/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Thing/event causing sudden excitement or pleasure
      • A sudden feeling of fear or excitement.
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To feel sudden excitement or pleasure
      • To cause someone to feel excited and pleased.
      A2
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    • tray

      US /tre/

      UK /treɪ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A wide flat thing to carry food on
      • Flat storage area of a truck
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    • turmoil

      US /ˈtɚˌmɔɪl/

      UK /ˈtɜ:mɔɪl/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Very confused situation where things are not clear
      • A state of great disturbance, confusion, or uncertainty.
      B2TOEIC
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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
      A1
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    • vigil

      US /ˈvɪdʒəl/

      UK /'vɪdʒɪl/

      • Noun
      • Staying up all night, as to watch over sick person
      B2
      More
    • vulnerable

      US /ˈvʌlnərəbəl/

      UK /ˈvʌlnərəbl/

      • Adjective
      • Being open to attack or damage
      • Being easily harmed, hurt, or wounded
      B1
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    • weirdly

      US /wɪrdlɪ/

      UK /wɪədlɪ/

      • Adverb
      • In an odd or strange way
      B1
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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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