Vocabulary

  • look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
  • have to: Must do
  • at least: As a minimum
  • of course: Sure ; Certainly
  • hold on: To wait for someone (e.g. on a phone call)
  • got to: To arrive at some place
  • as well as: Also; in addition to
  • depending on: To rely on for support (financial or emotional)
  • as for: Concerning; regarding.
  • fold over: To bend something so that one part covers the other.
  • intended use: The purpose for which something is designed or meant to be used.
  • shut up: To close something, e.g. a shop
  • look for: To try to find a thing or person that is lost
  • on the market: Available for sale.
  • set up
  • on the table: Located on the surface of a table.
  • hard to say: Difficult to know or predict; uncertain.
  • in color: Displayed or produced using all colors; not black and white.
  • get past: To overcome an obstacle or difficulty.
  • go on: To continue doing something
  • come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
  • jump on: To criticize someone suddenly and strongly.
  • with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
  • decent: Being fairly good; acceptable
  • experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
  • squeeze: Amount of liquid from firmly pressing e.g. orange
  • dude: Form of address for a man
  • obstacle: Object that blocks a path or course
  • quality: Feature associated with someone or something
  • numb: Unable to feel a body part due to cold or illness
  • filter: Device to remove certain types of light, sound
  • virtual: Existing only on the internet or on a computer
  • release: To free someone from a responsibility or burden
  • extra: More than necessary; additional
  • pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
  • volume: Number or amount of something e.g. sales
  • console: To make someone feel better in times of distress
  • switch: A change or shift from one method to another
  • guess: To give an answer without knowing if it is correct
  • rest: Time when one relaxes, sleeps, or is inactive
  • handy: Convenient, easy to use, easy to reach
  • fold: To bend one part of something against another
  • plastic: Stiff but usually flexible man-made material
  • lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
  • original: Being first made, thought or performed; fresh
  • additional: Further or added
  • intend: To plan or want to do something
  • shelf: Flat, narrow surface on an area of rock or sand
  • sound: Sensible, dependable and reliable
  • kind: In a caring and helpful manner
  • definitive: Clear and leaving no further question
  • adjust: To change; to attain a desired state or function
  • motion: Suggestion at a meeting
  • piece: A counter in a board game
  • grease: Liquid or melted fat from animals used for cooking
  • stand: To be a candidate in an election
  • rubber: Material used to make tires, etc.
  • handle: To cope with or take responsibility for
  • bright: Cheerful and happy (manner)
  • screen: To hide or block something from being seen
  • circuit: An area where cars race in a circle
  • density: Degree to which an area is filled or covered
  • accessory: Someone who assisted with a crime
  • hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
  • edition: Form in which a book, magazine etc. is released
  • funky: Offbeat; fashionable
  • cosmetic: Serving a decorative rather than a useful purpose
  • strap: Strip of leather cloth etc. used to attach/support
  • subscription: Regular payment for a service, magazine etc.
  • hold: To agree to keep something for someone
  • lava: Very hot liquid rock flowing from a volcano
  • dodge: To attempt to avoid something
  • con: To trick or deceive someone
  • arrow: Symbol used on road signs to show direction
  • cardboard: Lightweight paper board
  • plane: An airplane
  • tell: To (strongly) advise a person to do something
  • headache: Pain in the head
  • battery: Portable device that stores electricity
  • bum: (Slang) the part of the body on which you sit
  • functionality: Capable of serving a purpose well
  • ergonomic: Designed carefully to aid effective working
  • library: Place where books and other media are kept
  • galactic: Concerning a galaxy
  • pixel: Small element forming image on TV/computer screen
  • headphone: Device put over the ears to listen to recordings
  • copyright: Legal right to own and distribute a creative work
  • ow: Sound people make when they are hurt
  • ole: Dialect another way of saying 'old'
  • gameplay: The plot of a computer or video game
  • concuss: To hit and cause some trauma to the brain
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    • accessory

      US /ækˈsɛsəri/

      UK /əkˈsesəri/

      • Noun
      • Someone who assisted with a crime
      • A supplementary component that improves capability
      • Adjective
      • Additional; supplementary.
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    • additional

      US /ə'dɪʃənl/

      UK /əˈdɪʃənl/

      • Adjective
      • Further or added
      • Extra to what already exists
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    • adjust

      US /əˈdʒʌst/

      UK /əˈdʒʌst/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To change; to attain a desired state or function
      • To change so as to fit in with new conditions
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    • arrow

      US /ˈæroʊ/

      UK /ˈærəʊ/

      • Noun
      • Symbol used on road signs to show direction
      • A long pointed piece of wood shot from a bow
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    • as for

      US /æz fɔr/

      UK /æz fɔ:/

      • Preposition
      • Concerning; regarding.
      • Phrase
      • Used to introduce a new topic or aspect of a subject.
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    • as well as

      US /æz wɛl æz/

      UK /æz wel æz/

      • Adverb
      • Also; in addition to
      • Preposition
      • In addition to; and also.
      A1
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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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    • battery

      US /ˈbætəri/

      UK /ˈbætri/

      • Countable Noun
      • Portable device that stores electricity
      • Noun
      • Large group of similar things functioning together
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    • bright

      US /braɪt/

      UK /braɪt/

      • Adjective
      • Cheerful and happy (manner)
      • (Of color) light and easy to see; vivid
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    • bum

      US /bʌm/

      UK /bʌm/

      • Noun
      • (Slang) the part of the body on which you sit
      B2
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    • cardboard

      US /ˈkɑ:rdbɔ:rd/

      UK /ˈkɑ:dbɔ:d/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Lightweight paper board
      B1
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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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    • come back

      US /kʌm bæk/

      UK /kʌm bæk/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To reply to someone, often forcefully
      • To be remembered
      A1
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    • con

      US /kɑ:n/

      UK /kɒn/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To trick or deceive someone
      • Noun
      • Argument pointing out the negatives of a position
      B2
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    • concuss

      US

      UK

      • Transitive Verb
      • To hit and cause some trauma to the brain
      C2
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    • console

      US /kənˈsol/

      UK /kən'səʊl/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To make someone feel better in times of distress
      B2TOEIC
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    • copyright

      US /ˈkɑpiˌraɪt/

      UK /'kɒpɪraɪt/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Legal right to own and distribute a creative work
      • Transitive Verb
      • To obtain the legal right to own a creative work
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    • cosmetic

      US /kɑzˈmɛtɪk/

      UK /kɒz'metɪk/

      • Adjective
      • Serving a decorative rather than a useful purpose
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    • decent

      US /ˈdisənt/

      UK /ˈdi:snt/

      • Adjective
      • Being fairly good; acceptable
      • Conforming to conventionally accepted standards of behaviour; respectable or moral.
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    • definitive

      US /dɪˈfɪnɪtɪv/

      UK /dɪˈfɪnətɪv/

      • Adjective
      • Clear and leaving no further question
      • Considered to be the best and most authoritative of its kind.
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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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    • 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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    • dodge

      US /dɑ:dʒ/

      UK /dɒdʒ/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To attempt to avoid something
      • Noun
      • An attempt to avoid something
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    • dude

      US /dud, djud/

      UK /du:d/

      • Noun
      • Form of address for a man
      • (informal) A man; a fellow.
      • Interjection
      • (informal) Used as a term of address, often between men.
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    • edition

      US /ɪˈdɪʃən/

      UK /ɪˈdɪʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Form in which a book, magazine etc. is released
      • All the copies of a book, newspaper, etc. printed at one time.
      B1
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    • ergonomic

      US

      UK

      • Adjective
      • Designed carefully to aid effective working
      C1
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    • extra

      US /'ekstrə/

      UK /'ekstrə/

      • Adjective
      • More than necessary; additional
      • Of especially good quality or grade.
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Items more than you need; additional items
      • Person who has a small part in a movie
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    • filter

      US /ˈfɪltɚ/

      UK /'fɪltə(r)/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Device to remove certain types of light, sound
      • Device to remove unwanted things from liquid, gas
      • Transitive Verb
      • To remove certain types of light, sound
      • To remove unwanted substances from a liquid or gas
      B1
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    • fold

      US /fold/

      UK /fəʊld/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To bend one part of something against another
      • (Of business) to fail or close down
      • Countable Noun
      • Pen where sheep are kept
      • Group of people who have a common belief
      B1TOEIC
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    • fold over

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To bend something so that one part covers the other.
      A2
      More
    • funky

      US /ˈfʌŋki/

      UK /fʌŋkɪ/

      • Adjective
      • Offbeat; fashionable
      B2
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    • galactic

      US /ɡəˈlæktɪk/

      UK /ɡə'læktɪk/

      • Adjective
      • Concerning a galaxy
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    • gameplay

      US /'ɡeɪmpleɪ/

      UK /'ɡeɪmpleɪ/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • The plot of a computer or video game
      C2
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    • get past

      US /ɡɛt pæst/

      UK /ɡet pɑːst/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To overcome an obstacle or difficulty.
      • To move beyond someone or something that is blocking your way.
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    • go on

      US /ɡo ɑn/

      UK /ɡəu ɔn/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To continue doing something
      • To happen (usually negative)
      • Interjection
      • Used to encourage someone
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    • got to

      US /ɡɑt tu/

      UK /gɔt tu:/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To arrive at some place
      • To have the opportunity or permission to do something
      • Phrasal Verb
      • To appeal to the emotions of; move
      • To finally begin to start something after a delay
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    • grease

      US /ɡris/

      UK /gri:s/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Liquid or melted fat from animals used for cooking
      • Thick gel used to lubricate a machine
      • Transitive Verb
      • To use grease to lubricate a machine
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    • handle

      US /ˈhændl/

      UK /'hændl/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To cope with or take responsibility for
      • To control a machine, car etc.
      • Countable Noun
      • The part of a door you hold to open it
      • Thing you hold to carry or open a bag, pan etc.
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    • handy

      US /ˈhændi/

      UK /'hændɪ/

      • Adjective
      • Convenient, easy to use, easy to reach
      • Being skillful in performing small tasks
      C2
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    • hard to say

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Difficult to know or predict; uncertain.
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    • have to

      US /hæv tu/

      UK /ˈhæv tə/

      • Auxiliary Verb
      • Must do
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    • headache

      US /ˈhed.eɪk/

      UK /ˈhed.eɪk/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Pain in the head
      • Something that causes worry or annoyance.
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    • headphone

      US /'hedˌfoʊn/

      UK /'hedfəʊn/

      • Countable Noun
      • Device put over the ears to listen to recordings
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    • hold on

      US /hold ɑn/

      UK /həuld ɔn/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To wait for someone (e.g. on a phone call)
      • To wait for a short time.
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    • in color

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Displayed or produced using all colors; not black and white.
      • Adjective
      • Full of vivid colors; bright and vibrant.
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    • intend

      US /ɪnˈtɛnd/

      UK /ɪnˈtend/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To plan or want to do something
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    • intended use

      US

      UK

      • Noun
      • The purpose for which something is designed or meant to be used.
      • Phrase
      • The specific application or function that something is designed to fulfill.
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    • jump on

      US /dʒʌmp ɑn/

      UK /dʒʌmp ɔn/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To criticize someone suddenly and strongly.
      • To take advantage of an opportunity quickly.
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    • lava

      US /'lɑ:və/

      UK /ˈlɑ:və/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Very hot liquid rock flowing from a volcano
      B2
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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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    • look for

      US /lʊk fɔr/

      UK /luk fɔ:/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To try to find a thing or person that is lost
      • To expect or anticipate something.
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    • motion

      US /ˈmoʃən/

      UK /'məʊʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Suggestion at a meeting
      • A movement; the process of moving
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To communicate by moving your head or hand
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    • numb

      US /nʌm/

      UK /nʌm/

      • Adjective
      • Unable to feel a body part due to cold or illness
      • Transitive Verb
      • To make a part of body unable to feel (pain, etc.)
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    • obstacle

      US /ˈɑbstəkəl/

      UK /ˈɒbstəkl/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Object that blocks a path or course
      • A difficulty or challenge that hinders progress.
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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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    • ole

      US

      UK

      • Adjective
      • Dialect another way of saying 'old'
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    • on the market

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Available for sale.
      • Actively seeking employment.
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    • on the table

      US /ɑn ði ˈtebəl/

      UK /ɔn ðə ˈteibl/

      • Phrase
      • Located on the surface of a table.
      • Available for consideration or discussion.
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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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    • ow

      US /aʊ/

      UK /aʊ/

      • Interjection
      • Sound people make when they are hurt
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    • pixel

      US /ˈpɪksəl, -ˌsɛl/

      UK /ˈpɪksl/

      • Noun
      • Small element forming image on TV/computer screen
      C1
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    • plastic

      US /ˈplæstɪk/

      UK /'plæstɪk/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Stiff but usually flexible man-made material
      • Adjective
      • Being easily formed or shaped
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    • quality

      US /ˈkwɑlɪti/

      UK /'kwɒlətɪ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Feature associated with someone or something
      • High level of worth or excellence
      • Adjective
      • Of a high standard
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    • release

      US /rɪ'li:s/

      UK /rɪ'li:s/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To free someone from a responsibility or burden
      • To allow a film, music etc. to be sold/distributed
      • Noun
      • Act of freeing someone from a duty or burden
      • Introduction of a new product, film, book, etc.
      A2TOEIC
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    • rubber

      US /ˈrʌbɚ/

      UK /'rʌbə(r)/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Material used to make tires, etc.
      B1TOEIC
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    • screen

      US /skrin/

      UK /skri:n/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To hide or block something from being seen
      • To examine to find something, e.g. best candidate
      • Noun
      • Wire net in a door or window to keep insects out
      • Displays in a theater on which movies are shown
      A2TOEIC
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    • set up

      US /sɛt ʌp/

      UK /set ʌp/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To make arrangements for something; establish
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To arrange or prepare something for use.
      • To start a business, organization, etc.
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    • shelf

      US /ʃɛlf/

      UK /ʃelf/

      • Countable Noun
      • Flat, narrow surface on an area of rock or sand
      • Flat board attached to a wall to put things on
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    • shut up

      US /ʃʌt ʌp/

      UK /ʃʌt ʌp/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To close something, e.g. a shop
      • To (cause someone to) be silent or not speak
      • Interjection
      • An expression of disbelief or surprise
      A2
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    • squeeze

      US /skwiz/

      UK /skwi:z/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Amount of liquid from firmly pressing e.g. orange
      • Act of putting pressure on, as to get liquid out
      • Transitive Verb
      • To force or threaten someone to give you something
      • To strongly compress something to get liquid out
      C1
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    • strap

      US /stræp/

      UK /stræp/

      • Noun
      • Strip of leather cloth etc. used to attach/support
      B1TOEIC
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    • subscription

      US /səbˈskrɪpʃən/

      UK /səbˈskrɪpʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Regular payment for a service, magazine etc.
      B1TOEIC
      More
    • switch

      US /swɪtʃ/

      UK /swɪtʃ/

      • Noun
      • A change or shift from one method to another
      • Thing you move to turn electrical items on or off
      • Transitive Verb
      • To exchange or replace something for another thing
      A2TOEIC
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    • virtual

      US /ˈvɚtʃuəl/

      UK /ˈvɜ:tʃuəl/

      • Adjective
      • Existing only on the internet or on a computer
      • Existing only in a digital world
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    • volume

      US /ˈvɑljum, -jəm/

      UK /ˈvɒlju:m/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Number or amount of something e.g. sales
      • Amount of space that something takes up
      • Countable Noun
      • One book that is part of a set of books
      A2
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    • with it

      US /wɪð ɪt/

      UK /wið it/

      • Adjective
      • Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
      • Understanding and knowledgeable about current trends or information.
      A1
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    She took a brave step forward, leaving behind her comfort zone to chase her dreams.

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    • 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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