Vocabulary

  • on call: Available to be summoned for duty, especially in emergencies.
  • go ahead: To start an activity; start doing, working etc.
  • put it together: To assemble or construct something from separate parts.
  • think about: To consider something carefully.
  • on to: Toward something; forward
  • check out
  • sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
  • phrase: Common expression or saying
  • situation: Place, position or area that something is in
  • practice: The office and place for legal or medical work
  • typically: In a normal or usual way
  • general: Widespread, normal or usual
  • stress: To emphasize one or more parts of a word, sentence
  • sentence: (Of a judge) to decide the punishment of
  • precise: (Of language details etc.) Very accurate and exact
  • pronounce: To state something in a legal or official way
  • bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
  • field: Area of study, such as physics or biology
  • pitch: To suggest a product, idea to make someone buy
  • primary: Most important, most basic or essential
  • decision: Choice made after thinking; final judgment
  • create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
  • syllable: Part of a word containing a vowel
  • lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
  • intonation: Rises and falls in pitch of speech
  • reduce: To try to decrease, e.g. your weight if overweight
  • totally: In a complete way; completely; absolutely
  • normal: Standard or regular way of doing something
  • reduction: Act of making something smaller
  • original: Being first made, thought or performed; fresh
  • lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
  • important: Having power or authority
  • sound: Sensible, dependable and reliable
  • phrasal: Concerning or consisting of a phrase
  • kind: In a caring and helpful manner
  • slap: To hit with the open hand or with a flat object
  • connect: To associate a thing with something else
  • amazing: Surprising in a pleasing way
  • speech: A formal talk to an audience
  • wise: Knowledgeable about life; having good judgment
  • rule: Something that is normal and usually happens
  • focus: To see clearly by adjusting your eyes or a camera
  • bowl: Part of an object that has a rounded, inward curve
  • fine: Good, acceptable or satisfactory
  • share: Part-ownership in a property, business or company
  • flap: Motion or sound of something waving back and forth
  • referee: Sports official who makes sure rules are followed
  • overturn: Improbable and unexpected victory
  • unstressed: Having no accent or stress when spoken
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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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    • bowl

      US /bol/

      UK /bəʊl/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Part of an object that has a rounded, inward curve
      • Round container used for holding rice, soup etc.
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To roll a ball in the sport of bowling
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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
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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
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    • fine

      US /faɪn/

      UK /faɪn/

      • Adjective
      • Good, acceptable or satisfactory
      • Of high quality; made with great skill
      • Countable Noun
      • Money you have to pay because you broke a rule
      • (at the end of a piece of music) the end
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    • flap

      US /flæp/

      UK /flæp/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Motion or sound of something waving back and forth
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To move something back and forth or up and down
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    • focus

      US /ˈfokəs/

      UK /'fəʊkəs/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To see clearly by adjusting your eyes or a camera
      • To keep your attention, concentration on one thing
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Main purpose or center of interest or activity
      • The clarity of an image produced by a lens.
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    • go ahead

      US /ɡo əˈhɛd/

      UK /ɡəu əˈhed/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To start an activity; start doing, working etc.
      • To give permission to do something
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To start or proceed with something
      • To proceed despite potential obstacles or doubts.
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    • intonation

      US /ˌɪntəˈneʃən,-to-/

      UK /ˌɪntəˈneɪʃn/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Rises and falls in pitch of speech
      B2
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    • on call

      US

      UK

      • Adjective
      • Available to be summoned for duty, especially in emergencies.
      • Adverb
      • In a state of readiness to respond to calls for service or assistance.
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    • on to

      US /ɑn tu/

      UK /ɔn tu:/

      • Preposition
      • Toward something; forward
      • Aware of someone's activities.
      • Adjective
      • Aware of someone's deception or illegal activities.
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    • original

      US /əˈrɪdʒənəl/

      UK /ə'rɪdʒənl/

      • Adjective
      • Being first made, thought or performed; fresh
      • Being unique or thinking differently from others
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A work of art, writing, or music that is not a copy.
      • A person of fresh initiative or inventiveness.
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    • overturn

      US /ˌovɚˈtɚn/

      UK /ˌəʊvə'tɜ:n/

      • Noun
      • Improbable and unexpected victory
      • Transitive Verb
      • To reverse a decision
      • To cause an object to turn over
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    • phrasal

      US

      UK

      • Adjective
      • Concerning or consisting of a phrase
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    • phrase

      US /frez/

      UK /freɪz/

      • Noun
      • Common expression or saying
      • Section of musical notes in a piece of music
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To choose words to say what you mean clearly
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    • pitch

      US /pɪtʃ/

      UK /pɪtʃ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To suggest a product, idea to make someone buy
      • To throw a baseball to a batter
      • Noun
      • Act of throwing a baseball for someone to hit
      • Playing fields in sports, e.g. for soccer
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    • practice

      US /ˈpræktɪs/

      UK /'præktɪs/

      • Noun
      • The office and place for legal or medical work
      • Doing something many times to become better at it
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To work as a doctor or lawyer
      • To live according to the teachings of a religion
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    • precise

      US /prɪˈsaɪs/

      UK /prɪ'saɪs/

      • Adjective
      • (Of language details etc.) Very accurate and exact
      • (Of a time, place, quality) exact
      A2TOEIC
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    • primary

      US /ˈpraɪˌmɛri, -məri/

      UK /'praɪmərɪ/

      • Adjective
      • Most important, most basic or essential
      • Happening first; earliest
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    • pronounce

      US /prəˈnaʊns/

      UK /prə'naʊns/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To state something in a legal or official way
      • To give your opinion or decision about something
      B1
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    • put it together

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To assemble or construct something from separate parts.
      • To organize or create something, such as a plan or presentation.
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    • reduce

      US /rɪˈdus, -ˈdjus/

      UK /rɪ'dju:s/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To try to decrease, e.g. your weight if overweight
      • To boil a liquid until it has decreased in amount
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    • reduction

      US /rɪˈdʌkʃən/

      UK /rɪ'dʌkʃn/

      • Noun
      • Act of making something smaller
      B1
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    • referee

      US /ˌrɛfəˈri/

      UK /ˌrefəˈri:/

      • Noun
      • Sports official who makes sure rules are followed
      • A person to whom something is referred for decision or arbitration.
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To make sure that the rules of a game are followed
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    • rule

      US /ruːl/

      UK /ruːl/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Something that is normal and usually happens
      • Governmental control or power over a region
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To decide legally, especially in court
      • To have control or influence
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    • share

      US /ʃɛr/

      UK /ʃeə(r)/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Part-ownership in a property, business or company
      • Part of a company you own, shown by a certificate
      • Transitive Verb
      • To divide something between two or more people
      • To allow others to use your things equally
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    • slap

      US /slæp/

      UK /slæp/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To hit with the open hand or with a flat object
      B1
      More
    • speech

      US /spitʃ/

      UK /spi:tʃ/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • A formal talk to an audience
      • Expression of ideas or opinions by talking
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    • stress

      US / strɛs/

      UK /stres/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To emphasize one or more parts of a word, sentence
      • To put pressure on something or someone
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Emphasis on part of a word or sentence
      • Pressure on something or someone
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    • syllable

      US /ˈsɪləbəl/

      UK /'sɪləbl/

      • Countable Noun
      • Part of a word containing a vowel
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    • think about

      US /θɪŋk əˈbaʊt/

      UK /θiŋk əˈbaut/

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

      US /ˈtɪpɪklɪ/

      UK /ˈtɪpɪkli/

      • Adverb
      • In a normal or usual way
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    • unstressed

      US /ʌnˈstrɛst/

      UK /ʌnˈstrest/

      • Adjective
      • Having no accent or stress when spoken
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    • wise

      US /waɪz/

      UK /waɪz/

      • Adjective
      • Knowledgeable about life; having good judgment
      A2
      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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