Vocabulary

  • used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
  • figure out: To understand the behavior of someone
  • care of: Used in an address to indicate the person who will receive the mail for someone else.
  • instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
  • online shopping: The activity of buying goods or services over the Internet.
  • bad habits: Negative or harmful routines or behaviors that are difficult to stop.
  • know about: To have information or understanding of a subject or situation.
  • feel the need: To have a strong desire or urge to do something.
  • back then: At that time in the past.
  • work in: To make an opening for something in your schedule
  • in progress: Currently taking place or being done; not yet completed.
  • have to: Must do
  • pass by: To go past someone or something.
  • run away from: To run somewhere, e.g. to escape from something
  • in check: Under control; restrained.
  • work on: To devote effort to improve or develop something
  • run after: To chase someone or something
  • feel like: To have a desire or inclination for something.
  • walk with: To accompany someone while walking.
  • at hand: Close by; readily available.
  • on the real: Honestly or truly; speaking sincerely.
  • overwhelmed: To defeat something or someone completely
  • approach: To get close to reaching something or somewhere
  • figure: To appear in a game, play or event
  • progress: To move forward or toward a place or goal
  • vague: Not clearly stated or expressed; rough; unclear
  • dopamine: Drug used to treat shock and hypotension
  • urge: A strong desire for something
  • evolve: To develop certain features
  • indulge: To let someone else have or do what they want
  • distract: To draw someone's attention away from something
  • reward: To give something because of someone's good work
  • instant: (Food) requiring very little preparation
  • bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
  • accessible: Able to be entered, reached or used
  • absorb: To take up all attention / energy of something
  • task: Big or small piece of work someone has to do
  • gratification: Pleasure; happiness; satisfaction
  • rebel: Person who fights against established government
  • immensely: Very much; greatly; a lot
  • motivate: To give someone a reason, the will to do something
  • fulfill: To finish or provide something successfully
  • resistance: Force that stops or slows movement of something
  • clutter: To fill with disorderly mess of things
  • pleasure: Feeling of happiness, enjoyment, or satisfaction
  • anticipation: Pleasurable feeling about a future event
  • doom: Certain of the failure or destruction of
  • shame: Feeling of guilt because you did something wrong
  • reduce: To try to decrease, e.g. your weight if overweight
  • mind: To be bothered or upset by something
  • scroll: To move up and down a computer screen
  • social: Involving activity with people, e.g. in free time
  • narrow: Not wide; short from one side to the other
  • organize: To arrange and plan things, e.g. a party
  • goal: Something you try to do or achieve; an aim
  • favorite: A thing that someone likes best or enjoys most
  • opt: To choose one thing rather than other choices
  • workout: Energetic exercise
  • extend: To offer something (help, friendship) to someone
  • control: A device designed to operate a machine
  • simple: Not hard to understand or do; not complex
  • breeze: To act in a confident way; walk, enter confidently
  • fill: To make something full
  • savor: To enjoy a feeling, taste, smell for a long time
  • remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
  • browse: To look around for things, e.g. in a bookstore
  • minute: Notes taken at a meeting to record what was said
  • pantry: Room for preparation or storage of foods
  • world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
  • real: Actually existing or happening, not imagined
  • check: Paper showing how much you owe at a restaurant
  • reclaim: To get back something that was lost; recover
  • contentment: Satisfaction with your situation in life
  • perfectionist: Person displeased by anything is not perfect
  • disconnect: To separate something from something else
  • leisurely: Not hurried or forced
  • sweetness: Property of tasting as if it contains sugar
  • coexist: To exist peacefully together
  • redefine: To give a new explanation of or reason for
  • sunset: Daily disappearance of the sun
  • denominator: Bottom number in a fraction
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    • absorb

      US /əbˈsɔrb, -ˈzɔrb/

      UK /əb'sɔ:b/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To take up all attention / energy of something
      • To take in a liquid; soak up
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    • accessible

      US /ækˈsɛsəbəl/

      UK /əkˈsesəbl/

      • Adjective
      • Able to be entered, reached or used
      • Easy to understand.
      A2
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    • anticipation

      US /ænˌtɪsəˈpeʃən/

      UK /ænˌtɪsɪˈpeɪʃn/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Pleasurable feeling about a future event
      B1TOEIC
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    • approach

      US /əˈprəʊtʃ/

      UK /ə'prəʊtʃ/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To get close to reaching something or somewhere
      • To request someone to do something specific
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Means of reaching a place, often a road or path
      • Request of someone with a specific goal in mind
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    • at hand

      US /æt hænd/

      UK /æt hænd/

      • Phrase
      • Close by; readily available.
      • About to happen; imminent.
      • Adjective
      • Nearby; easily available
      A1
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    • back then

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • At that time in the past.
      A1
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    • bad habits

      US

      UK

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Negative or harmful routines or behaviors that are difficult to stop.
      A1
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    • breeze

      US /briz/

      UK /bri:z/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To act in a confident way; walk, enter confidently
      • Transitive Verb
      • To complete something easily; find success
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    • browse

      US /braʊz/

      UK /braʊz/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To look around for things, e.g. in a bookstore
      • To use a browser to view websites on the Internet.
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A collection of things to look through.
      B2TOEIC
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    • care of

      US /kɛr ʌv/

      UK /kɛə ɔv/

      • Preposition
      • Used in an address to indicate the person who will receive the mail for someone else.
      A2
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    • clutter

      US /ˈklʌtɚ/

      UK /ˈklʌtə(r)/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To fill with disorderly mess of things
      • Uncountable Noun
      • A disorderly mess of things
      B2
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    • coexist

      US /ˌkoɪɡˈzɪst/

      UK /ˌkəʊɪɡ'zɪst/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To exist peacefully together
      B2
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    • contentment

      US /kənˈtɛntmənt/

      UK /kənˈtentmənt/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Satisfaction with your situation in life
      B1
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    • denominator

      US /dɪˈnɑməˌnetɚ/

      UK /dɪˈnɒmɪneɪtə(r)/

      • Noun
      • Bottom number in a fraction
      B2TOEIC
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    • disconnect

      US /ˌdɪskəˈnɛkt/

      UK /ˌdɪskəˈnekt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To separate something from something else
      • Noun
      • State of being separated from something else
      B2
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    • distract

      US /dɪˈstrækt/

      UK /dɪ'strækt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To draw someone's attention away from something
      B1TOEIC
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    • doom

      US /dum/

      UK /du:m/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Certain of the failure or destruction of
      • Very bad, unhappy future event or situation
      • Transitive Verb
      • To make failure, defeat or death certain for
      B2
      More
    • evolve

      US /ɪˈvɑlv/

      UK /ɪ'vɒlv/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To develop certain features
      • To develop or change slowly over time
      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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    • 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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    • feel the need

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • To have a strong desire or urge to do something.
      A1
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    • figure out

      US /ˈfɪɡjɚ aʊt/

      UK /ˈfiɡə aut/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To understand the behavior of someone
      • To think through logically to find a solution
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To understand or find an answer to something.
      • To find a solution to a problem or understand something.
      A1
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    • fulfill

      US /fʊlˈfɪl/

      UK /fʊl'fɪl/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To finish or provide something successfully
      • To make real, to bring into effect
      B2TOEIC
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    • goal

      US /ɡol/

      UK /ɡəʊl/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Something you try to do or achieve; an aim
      • (Sports) net into which you put a ball to score
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    • gratification

      US /ˌɡrætəfɪˈkeʃən/

      UK /ˌgrætɪfɪˈkeɪʃn/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Pleasure; happiness; satisfaction
      • Noun
      • A source of pleasure or satisfaction.
      B2
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    • have to

      US /hæv tu/

      UK /ˈhæv tə/

      • Auxiliary Verb
      • Must do
      A1
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    • immensely

      US /ɪˈmensli/

      UK /ɪˈmensli/

      • Adverb
      • Very much; greatly; a lot
      B1
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    • in check

      US /ɪn tʃɛk/

      UK /in tʃek/

      • Phrase
      • Under control; restrained.
      • Verified or confirmed to be correct or accurate.
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    • in progress

      US /ɪn ˈprɑɡˌrɛs/

      UK /in ˈprəuɡres/

      • Adjective
      • Currently taking place or being done; not yet completed.
      • Phrase
      • In the course of being done or carried out.
      B1
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    • 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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    • instant

      US /ˈɪnstənt/

      UK /ˈɪnstənt/

      • Adjective
      • (Food) requiring very little preparation
      • Occurring immediately
      • Noun
      • A very short period of time
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    • instead of

      US /ɪnˈstɛd ʌv/

      UK /inˈsted ɔv/

      • Preposition
      • When one thing is replaced by another
      • Adverb
      • As a substitute or alternative.
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    • know about

      US /noʊ əˈbaʊt/

      UK /nəʊ əˈbaut/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To have information or understanding of a subject or situation.
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    • leisurely

      US /ˈliʒəli, ˈlɛʒə-/

      UK /ˈli:ʒəli:, ˈleʒə-/

      • Adjective
      • Not hurried or forced
      B1
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    • motivate

      US /ˈmotəˌvet/

      UK /'məʊtɪveɪt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To give someone a reason, the will to do something
      A2TOEIC
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    • narrow

      US /ˈnæro/

      UK /'nærəʊ/

      • Adjective
      • Not wide; short from one side to the other
      • Limited; not broad in scope
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To become thinner or less wide
      A2TOEIC
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    • on the real

      US /ɑn ðə ˈril/

      UK /ɒn ðə ˈri:əl/

      • other
      • Honestly or truly; speaking sincerely.
      B2
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    • online shopping

      US

      UK

      • Noun
      • The activity of buying goods or services over the Internet.
      A2
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    • opt

      US /ɑ:pt/

      UK /ɒpt/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To choose one thing rather than other choices
      B1
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    • overwhelmed

      US /ˌoʊ.vɚˈwɛlmd/

      UK /ˌəʊ.vəˈwɛlmd/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To defeat something or someone completely
      • To affect someone emotionally in a strong way
      • Adjective
      • Feeling like you have so much to do that you can't even get started.
      • Feeling like you are unable to cope with something
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    • pantry

      US /ˈpæntri/

      UK /ˈpæntri/

      • Noun
      • Room for preparation or storage of foods
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    • pass by

      US /pæs baɪ/

      UK /pɑ:s bai/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To go past someone or something.
      • To elapse; for time to go by.
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    • perfectionist

      US /pərˈfekʃənɪst/

      UK /pəˈfekʃənɪst/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Person displeased by anything is not perfect
      • The pursuit of perfection; the setting of unrealistically high standards.
      • Adjective
      • Relating to or characterized by perfectionism.
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    • pleasure

      US /ˈplɛʒɚ/

      UK /'pleʒə(r)/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Feeling of happiness, enjoyment, or satisfaction
      • A thing that causes enjoyment or delight.
      • Transitive Verb
      • To give someone pleasure or satisfaction.
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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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    • rebel

      US / rɪˈbɛl/

      UK /'rebl/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Person who fights against established government
      • Person who insists on doing things their way
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To fight against an established government/power
      • To resist and fight against existing authority
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    • reclaim

      US /rɪˈklem/

      UK /rɪ'kleɪm/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To get back something that was lost; recover
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    • redefine

      US /ˌriːdɪˈfaɪn/

      UK /ˌri:dɪˈfaɪn/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To give a new explanation of or reason for
      • To set or mark the limits of something again
      B1
      More
    • 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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    • resistance

      US /rɪˈzɪstəns/

      UK /rɪ'zɪstəns/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Force that stops or slows movement of something
      • Refusal to accept something new or different
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    • reward

      US /rɪˈwɔrd/

      UK /rɪ'wɔ:d/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To give something because of someone's good work
      • To give someone money for helping the police
      • Noun
      • Money given for information about criminals
      • Something given in recognition of service, effort, or achievement.
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    • run after

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To chase someone or something
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    • run away from

      US /rʌn əˈwe frʌm/

      UK /rʌn əˈwei frɔm/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To run somewhere, e.g. to escape from something
      A1
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    • savor

      US /'seɪvə/

      UK /'seɪvə/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To enjoy a feeling, taste, smell for a long time
      B2TOEIC
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    • scroll

      US /skroʊl/

      UK /skrəʊl/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To move up and down a computer screen
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To move up, down, or across a computer screen
      B2
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    • shame

      US /ʃem/

      UK /ʃeɪm/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Feeling of guilt because you did something wrong
      • Transitive Verb
      • To make someone feel ashamed
      A2
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    • sunset

      US /ˈsʌnˌsɛt/

      UK /ˈsʌnset/

      • Noun
      • Daily disappearance of the sun
      B2
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    • sweetness

      US /ˈswiːtnəs/

      UK /ˈswi:tnəs/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Property of tasting as if it contains sugar
      B1
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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
      A2TOEIC
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    • urge

      US /ɚdʒ/

      UK /ɜ:dʒ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A strong desire for something
      • Strong pressure on someone to do something
      • Transitive Verb
      • To drive something forward
      • To ask or encourage someone to do something
      A2
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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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    • vague

      US /veɡ/

      UK /veɪɡ/

      • Adjective
      • Not clearly stated or expressed; rough; unclear
      • Being not clearly visible
      B1
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    • walk with

      US /wɔk wɪð/

      UK /wɔ:k wið/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To accompany someone while walking.
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To support or stand by someone.
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    • work in

      US /wɚk ɪn/

      UK /wə:k in/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To make an opening for something in your schedule
      • To fit person/thing into a schedule or sequence
      A1
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    • work on

      US /wɚk ɑn/

      UK /wə:k ɔn/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To devote effort to improve or develop something
      • To try to persuade or influence someone.
      A1
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    • workout

      US /ˈwə:kˌaʊt/

      UK /ˈwɜ:kaʊt/

      • Noun
      • Energetic exercise
      B2
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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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