Vocabulary

  • have to: Must do
  • rise up: To attempt to defeat government or ruler
  • in time: Eventually; after a period of time.
  • soak up: To absorb; to become filled with (something)
  • at least: As a minimum
  • snow in: To be trapped inside due to heavy snowfall blocking exits.
  • like new: In very good, almost perfect condition as if unused.
  • look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
  • think about: To consider something carefully.
  • think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
  • get up to: To do something slightly naughty
  • no matter: Regardless of; it does not matter.
  • turn around: To change your body to the opposite direction
  • jump out: To suddenly appear or move forward, often to surprise someone.
  • experienced in: Having skill or knowledge as a result of experience.
  • search for: To try to find someone or something.
  • hanging out: To spend time with your friends
  • in hell: In a very bad or unpleasant situation
  • come from: To have as your native country or city
  • help out: To assist someone
  • for sure: Definitely; certainly; without a doubt.
  • give up: To lose hope or admit defeat
  • massive: Very big; large; too big
  • matter: To be of great importance; to count
  • devastating: To cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly
  • impact: A striking effect or result to hit with force
  • completely: In every way or as much as possible
  • expect: To believe something is probably going to happen
  • separate: Being different from or unrelated to another
  • state: Region within a country, with its own government
  • huge: Very very large
  • adopt: To legally take a child into your family
  • grain: Seeds of plants used for food
  • debris: Remains of something broken or destroyed
  • snap: To close your mouth quickly like biting something
  • retail: Business of selling products to the public
  • rest: Time when one relaxes, sleeps, or is inactive
  • agriculture: The science of farming
  • major: High-ranking officer in the army
  • plunge: (Of prices, hopes etc.) to decrease very quickly
  • fame: (Person, thing) being well-known by many people
  • bury: To put something into the ground and cover it
  • bill: Plan for a new law being discussed by a government
  • place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
  • control: A device designed to operate a machine
  • storm: To act violently or angrily
  • bring: To take or go with someone to a place
  • barrel: To travel at high speed
  • forecast: Prediction of some future thing, e.g. the weather
  • legal: Concerning the law; allowed by law
  • bite: Amount of food taken into your mouth at one time
  • propose: To make an offer of marriage
  • popular: Liked or enjoyed by many people
  • historic: (Of past event) having an effect on future; famous
  • official: Real, exact, truely felt
  • area: Amount of measured space
  • champion: Person who fights for or supports strongly
  • venom: Poison, e.g. one produced by plant or animal
  • freeze: To harden to a solid below zero degrees
  • case: Container used to carry things, e.g. clothes
  • season: One of Spring, Summer, Autumn (Fall) and Winter
  • swift: Quick
  • vet: Short for 'veterinarian' or 'veterinary surgeon'
  • hall: Area just inside the entrance of a building
  • travel: To go to a place that is far away
  • rattle: To make a series of sharp noises by shaking
  • landslide: Slide of dirt and rock down a mountain or cliff
  • artist: A person skilled and creative in art e.g. painter
  • local: Bus or train, that stops at most stations
  • domesticate: To train an animal as a pet or to do work; tame
  • trademark: Legal symbol proving ownership of product, etc.
  • blessing: To make something holy by saying a special prayer
  • caravan: Group of people traveling together
  • depot: Storage place for goods
  • coy: Withholding information that could be revealed
  • snake: An animal with a long body, no arms or legs
  • fang: Sharp, pointed tooth of a wild animal
  • rodeo: Show in which cowboys rope or corral bulls, etc.
  • gen: (UK old-fashioned, informal) Information about a particular subject
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    • adopt

      US /əˈdɑ:pt/

      UK /əˈdɒpt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To legally take a child into your family
      • To take on responsibility for something
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    • agriculture

      US /ˈæɡrɪˌkʌltʃɚ/

      UK /ˈægrɪkʌltʃə(r)/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • The science of farming
      • The study of farming and related sciences.
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    • artist

      US /ˈɑrtɪst/

      UK /ˈɑ:tɪst/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A person skilled and creative in art e.g. painter
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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.
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    • barrel

      US /ˈbærəl/

      UK /'bærəl/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To travel at high speed
      • Countable Noun
      • A round container with curved sides and flat ends
      • Straight tube from which a bullet exits a gun
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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
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    • bite

      US /baɪt/

      UK /baɪt/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Amount of food taken into your mouth at one time
      • Wound left from being bitten
      • Intransitive Verb
      • (E.g. of fish) to take bait and be caught
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    • blessing

      US /ˈblɛsɪŋ/

      UK /'blesɪŋ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To make something holy by saying a special prayer
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Act making something holy by special prayers
      • God's favor and protection.
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    • bury

      US /ˈbɛri/

      UK /'berɪ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To put something into the ground and cover it
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    • caravan

      US /ˈkærəˌvæn/

      UK /'kærəvæn/

      • Noun
      • Group of people traveling together
      • Mobile vehicle for camping
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    • champion

      US /'tʃæmpɪən/

      UK /'tʃæmpɪən/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Person who fights for or supports strongly
      • The title given to the winner of a competition.
      • Transitive Verb
      • To support or fight for something you believe in
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    • come from

      US /kʌm frʌm/

      UK /kʌm frɔm/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To have as your native country or city
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    • coy

      US /kɔɪ/

      UK /kɔɪ/

      • Adjective
      • Withholding information that could be revealed
      C1TOEIC
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    • debris

      US /dəˈbri, de-, ˈdeˌbri/

      UK /dəˈbri:, deɪ-, ˈdeɪˌbri:/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Remains of something broken or destroyed
      • Accumulated fragments of rock.
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    • depot

      US /ˈdipo,ˈdɛpo/

      UK /ˈdepəu/

      • Noun
      • Storage place for goods
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    • devastating

      US

      UK

      • Transitive Verb
      • To cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly
      • Adjective
      • Destroying everything; very shocking
      • Causing great emotional pain or shock.
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    • domesticate

      US /dəˈmɛstɪˌket/

      UK /də'mestɪkeɪt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To train an animal as a pet or to do work; tame
      • To breed a plant to be used or consumed by humans
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    • experienced in

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Having skill or knowledge as a result of experience.
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    • fame

      US /fem/

      UK /feɪm/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • (Person, thing) being well-known by many people
      • Widespread reputation, especially of a good kind.
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    • fang

      US /fæŋ/

      UK /fæŋ/

      • Countable Noun
      • Sharp, pointed tooth of a wild animal
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    • for sure

      US /fɔr ʃʊr/

      UK /fɔ: ʃuə/

      • Adverb
      • Definitely; certainly; without a doubt.
      • Used to emphasize a statement.
      • Interjection
      • An expression of strong agreement or affirmation.
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    • forecast

      US /ˈfɔ:rkæst/

      UK /ˈfɔ:kɑ:st/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Prediction of some future thing, e.g. the weather
      • A prediction or estimate of future events, especially weather.
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To predict some future thing, e.g. the weather
      • Alternative past tense and past participle of 'forecast'.
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    • freeze

      US /friz/

      UK /fri:z/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To harden to a solid below zero degrees
      • Transitive Verb
      • To store an item of food in a cold place
      • To make someone to not want to communicate
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    • gen

      US /dʒen/

      UK /dʒen/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • (UK old-fashioned, informal) Information about a particular subject
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    • get up to

      US /ɡɛt ʌp tu/

      UK /ɡet ʌp tu:/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To do something slightly naughty
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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
      More
    • grain

      US /ɡren/

      UK /greɪn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Seeds of plants used for food
      • Natural pattern in something, e.g. wood
      B1TOEIC
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    • hall

      US /hɔl/

      UK /hɔ:l/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Area just inside the entrance of a building
      • Large room/building for public events/gatherings
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    • hanging out

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To spend time with your friends
      • To spend times with friends or relax doing nothing
      A2
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    • have to

      US /hæv tu/

      UK /ˈhæv tə/

      • Auxiliary Verb
      • Must do
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    • help out

      US /hɛlp aʊt/

      UK /help aut/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To assist someone
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    • historic

      US /hɪˈstɔrɪk, -ˈstɑr-/

      UK /hɪˈstɒrɪk/

      • Adjective
      • (Of past event) having an effect on future; famous
      • Connected with the past
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    • huge

      US /hjudʒ/

      UK /hju:dʒ/

      • Adjective
      • Very very large
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    • impact

      US /ˈɪmˌpækt/

      UK /'ɪmpækt/

      • Noun
      • A striking effect or result to hit with force
      • Act or force of one thing hitting something else
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To hit or strike someone or something with force
      • To have a strong effect on someone or something.
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    • in hell

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • In a very bad or unpleasant situation
      • In the place or state of punishment of the wicked after death
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    • in time

      US /ɪn taɪm/

      UK /in taim/

      • Adverb
      • Eventually; after a period of time.
      • Not late; with enough time to spare.
      • Phrase
      • Eventually; before it is too late.
      • According to the scheduled time; punctual.
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    • jump out

      US /dʒʌmp aʊt/

      UK /dʒʌmp aut/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To suddenly appear or move forward, often to surprise someone.
      • To be very obvious or easily noticeable.
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    • landslide

      US /ˈlændˌslaɪd/

      UK /ˈlændslaɪd/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Slide of dirt and rock down a mountain or cliff
      • A very big win (in an election)
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    • like new

      US /laɪk nu/

      UK /laɪk nju:/

      • other
      • In very good, almost perfect condition as if unused.
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    • local

      US /ˈloʊkl/

      UK /ˈləʊkl/

      • Noun
      • Bus or train, that stops at most stations
      • People who live in the area being discussed
      • Adjective
      • Relating to a particular area, city, or town
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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
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    • major

      US /ˈmedʒɚ/

      UK /'meɪdʒə(r)/

      • Countable Noun
      • High-ranking officer in the army
      • Main subject you study at university
      • Adjective
      • Main league; esp. referring to American baseball
      • Important, serious, or large in scope, size
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    • massive

      US /ˈmæsɪv/

      UK /ˈmæsɪv/

      • Adjective
      • Very big; large; too big
      • Large or imposing in scale or scope.
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    • no matter

      US

      UK

      • Conjunction
      • Regardless of; it does not matter.
      • Adverb
      • Regardless of; it is not important
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    • official

      US /əˈfɪʃəl/

      UK /əˈfɪʃl/

      • Adjective
      • Real, exact, truely felt
      • Of or done by someone in authority; formal
      • Noun
      • A person authorized to perform a specific duty
      • A referee or umpire
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    • plunge

      US /plʌndʒ/

      UK /plʌndʒ/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • (Of prices, hopes etc.) to decrease very quickly
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To dive (into water)
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    • propose

      US /prəˈpoz/

      UK /prə'pəʊz/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To make an offer of marriage
      • To offer or put forward an idea for consideration
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    • rattle

      US /ˈrætl/

      UK /'rætl/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To make a series of sharp noises by shaking
      • Noun
      • A series of sharp noises from shaking
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    • retail

      US /ˈriˌtel/

      UK /'ri:teɪl/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Business of selling products to the public
      • Adverb
      • Bought or sold in a store or shop
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    • rise up

      US /raɪz ʌp/

      UK /raiz ʌp/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To attempt to defeat government or ruler
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    • rodeo

      US /ˈroʊdioʊ/

      UK /ˈrəʊdiəʊ/

      • Noun
      • Show in which cowboys rope or corral bulls, etc.
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    • search for

      US /sɚtʃ fɔr/

      UK /sə:tʃ fɔ:/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To try to find someone or something.
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    • separate

      US /'sepəreɪt/

      UK /'sepəreɪt/

      • Adjective
      • Being different from or unrelated to another
      • Not connected; different.
      • Transitive Verb
      • To divide two things by being in between them
      • To move things away from each other
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    • snake

      US /snek/

      UK /sneɪk/

      • Noun
      • An animal with a long body, no arms or legs
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To move like a snake
      • To wind in a long path like the shape of a snake
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    • snap

      US /snæp/

      UK /snæp/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To close your mouth quickly like biting something
      • To break something dry and thin, e.g. a branch
      • Countable Noun
      • An informal word for a photograph
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    • snow in

      US /snoʊ ɪn/

      UK /snəu in/

      • other
      • To be trapped inside due to heavy snowfall blocking exits.
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    • soak up

      US /sok ʌp/

      UK /səuk ʌp/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To absorb; to become filled with (something)
      • To enjoy an experience.
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    • swift

      US /swɪft/

      UK /swɪft/

      • Adjective
      • Quick
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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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    • think of

      US /θɪŋk ʌv/

      UK /θiŋk ɔv/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To look on as (being something specific); consider
      • To consider or remember something.
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To imagine or call something to mind
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    • trademark

      US /ˈtredˌmɑrk/

      UK /'treɪdmɑ:k/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Legal symbol proving ownership of product, etc.
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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.
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    • venom

      US /ˈvɛnəm/

      UK /ˈvenəm/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Poison, e.g. one produced by plant or animal
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    • vet

      US /vɛt/

      UK /vet/

      • Noun
      • Short for 'veterinarian' or 'veterinary surgeon'
      • Transitive Verb
      • To make a careful and critical examination
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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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