Vocabulary

  • due to: Because of; owing to
  • such as: For example; like
  • to the death: With the greatest effort or until the very end, often deadly.
  • no go: A failure; something that does not proceed as planned.
  • come from: To have as your native country or city
  • step out: To go outside for a short time
  • in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
  • except for: Not including; excluding.
  • much about: A lot of information or knowledge concerning something.
  • as one: Acting or moving together at the same time.
  • raised eyebrows: A reaction of surprise, disapproval, or skepticism.
  • on top of that: In addition to something already mentioned; furthermore.
  • heading to: Going in a particular direction.
  • at some point: At an unspecified time, usually in the future.
  • in areas: Located or occurring within specific regions or locations.
  • any sort of: Any kind of; any type of
  • as well as: Also; in addition to
  • look around: To explore a place; search for something.
  • switch on: To put something electrical on or off
  • at least: As a minimum
  • right next to: Immediately adjacent to; in very close proximity to.
  • next to: Being located along side another
  • look upon: To consider or regard in a particular way.
  • experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
  • destination: The place you are traveling to
  • reputation: Common opinion that people have about someone
  • brutal: Extremely violent or mean
  • status: Position or rank relative to others in a society
  • escape: Act to briefly ignoring boring or bad things
  • disaster: State of extreme ruin and misfortune
  • federal: Consisting of several united states
  • cause: Belief, goal or organization that people support
  • humanity: Quality of being understanding or sympathetic
  • guide: To help or advise someone about something
  • due: When something is required or expected
  • infamous: Famous because of something bad
  • entertainment: Act or process of providing service for someone
  • radiation: Energy transmitted as rays, waves or particles
  • prison: Place the court puts criminals as punishment; jail
  • place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
  • learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
  • act: To behave in a certain way
  • zone: Area of space designated for a particular use
  • accident: Sudden unplanned event causing damage, injury etc.
  • genocide: Deliberate destruction of a group of people
  • legend: List of explanations of symbols on map, etc.
  • monument: Something built to remember an event or person
  • nuclear: Concerning or involving the center of an atom
  • murder: Something that is difficult or painful to do
  • gruesome: Showing horrible scenes, e.g. showing blood
  • execution: Killing a person as a (usually legal) punishment
  • recreation: Activities done for pleasure or to relax
  • plant: Factory or a place where things are made
  • area: Amount of measured space
  • world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
  • tour: To travel to several places to perform a show
  • tourist: Someone who travels to a place for pleasure
  • life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
  • site: Place that is reserved for a particular activity
  • vanish: To disappear in a sudden and mysterious way
  • firsthand: Received directly from a source
  • confine: To hold or imprison someone in a place
  • choose: To select; decide between several possibilities
  • historical: Connected with the past
  • machine: Piece of equipment used to do work
  • dangerous: Involving the chance of hurt or damage; risky
  • evident: Clearly the case; plain; apparent
  • tourism: Visiting to new places, e.g. abroad, for vacations
  • exclusion: Act of preventing someone from taking part
  • people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
  • center: Community place people go health or social reasons
  • burial: Act or ceremony of burying, e.g. of the dead
  • dark: Of a color that is not light
  • notify: To inform; to communicate specific information
  • overflow: (Liquid) to flow over the edge of something
  • penitentiary: Prison for those convicted of major crimes
  • footwear: Shoes, socks, etc.
  • coliseum: Large round sports stadium with tiered seats
  • rouge: Makeup that makes your cheeks pinker or red
  • amphitheater: Open space surrounded by rising levels of seats
  • colosseum: Large round sports stadium with tiered seats
  • macabre: Suggesting death or violence in a weird way
  • behead: To execute by cutting off the head
  • executioner: A person paid to kill someone for their crime
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    • amphitheater

      US /ˌæmfɪ'θɪrtə/

      UK /ˌæmfɪ'θɪətə/

      • Noun
      • Open space surrounded by rising levels of seats
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    • any sort of

      US

      UK

      • Determiner
      • Any kind of; any type of
      • Phrase
      • Somewhat; to some extent
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    • as one

      US

      UK

      • Adverb
      • Acting or moving together at the same time.
      • In complete agreement or unity.
      • Phrase
      • With a single voice or opinion; unanimously.
      • In perfect harmony or unison.
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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.
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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
      More
    • at some point

      US /æt sʌm pɔɪnt/

      UK /æt sʌm pɔint/

      • Phrase
      • At an unspecified time, usually in the future.
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    • behead

      US /bɪˈhɛd/

      UK /bɪˈhed/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To execute by cutting off the head
      C2
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    • brutal

      US /ˈbrutl/

      UK /'bru:tl/

      • Adjective
      • Extremely violent or mean
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    • burial

      US /ˈbɛriəl/

      UK /ˈberiəl/

      • Noun
      • Act or ceremony of burying, e.g. of the dead
      • A place where a dead body is buried; a grave or tomb.
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    • cause

      US /kɔz/

      UK /kɔ:z/

      • Noun
      • Belief, goal or organization that people support
      • Reason for
      • Transitive Verb
      • To make something happen; create effect or result
      A2
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    • coliseum

      US /ˌkɒlɪ'si:əm/

      UK /ˌkɒlɪ'sɪəm/

      • Noun
      • Large round sports stadium with tiered seats
      C1
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    • colosseum

      US

      UK

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Large round sports stadium with tiered seats
      C1
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    • come from

      US /kʌm frʌm/

      UK /kʌm frɔm/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To have as your native country or city
      A1
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    • confine

      US /kənˈfaɪn/

      UK /kənˈfaɪn/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To hold or imprison someone in a place
      • Limit to your movements or behavior s
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    • destination

      US /ˌdɛstəˈneʃən/

      UK /ˌdestɪˈneɪʃn/

      • Noun
      • The place you are traveling to
      • A place regarded as worth visiting or traveling to.
      B1TOEIC
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    • disaster

      US /dɪˈzæstɚ, -ˈsæs-/

      UK /dɪ'zɑ:stə(r)/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • State of extreme ruin and misfortune
      • A complete failure.
      • Uncountable Noun
      • A situation that has gone terribly wrong.
      A2
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    • due to

      US /du tu/

      UK /dju: tu:/

      • Preposition
      • Because of; owing to
      • Adjective
      • Attributable to; caused by.
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    • entertainment

      US /ˌɛntɚˈtenmənt/

      UK /ˌentəˈteɪnmənt/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Act or process of providing service for someone
      • Singing, dancing, telling jokes to amuse people
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    • escape

      US /ɪˈskep/

      UK /ɪ'skeɪp/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Act to briefly ignoring boring or bad things
      • The 'esc key' on a keyboard
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To avoid something undesirable, dangerous or bad
      • To get away from a place where you are being kept
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    • evident

      US /ˈɛvɪdənt/

      UK /ˈevɪdənt/

      • Adjective
      • Clearly the case; plain; apparent
      B1TOEIC
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    • except for

      US /ɪkˈsɛpt fɔr/

      UK /ikˈsept fɔ:/

      • Preposition
      • Not including; excluding.
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    • exclusion

      US /ɪkˈskluʒən/

      UK /ɪkˈsklu:ʒn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Act of preventing someone from taking part
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    • execution

      US /ˌɛksɪˈkjuʃən/

      UK /ˌeksɪˈkju:ʃn/

      • Noun
      • Killing a person as a (usually legal) punishment
      • Act of performing something such as a plan
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    • executioner

      US /ˌɛksɪˈkjuʃənɚ/

      UK /ˌeksɪˈkju:ʃənə(r)/

      • Countable Noun
      • A person paid to kill someone for their crime
      B2
      More
    • federal

      US /ˈfɛdərəl, ˈfɛdrəl/

      UK /'fedərəl/

      • Adjective
      • Consisting of several united states
      • Relating to a system of government in which power is divided between a central authority and constituent political units.
      • Proper Noun
      • The central banking system of the United States.
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    • firsthand

      US /'fɜ:st'hænd/

      UK /'fɜ:st'hænd/

      • Adjective
      • Received directly from a source
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    • footwear

      US /ˈfʊtˌwɛr/

      UK /ˈfʊtweə(r)/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Shoes, socks, etc.
      C2
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    • genocide

      US /ˈdʒɛnəˌsaɪd/

      UK /ˈdʒenəsaɪd/

      • Noun
      • Deliberate destruction of a group of people
      B2
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    • gruesome

      US /ˈɡrusəm/

      UK /ˈgru:səm/

      • Adjective
      • Showing horrible scenes, e.g. showing blood
      C2
      More
    • guide

      US /ɡaɪd/

      UK /ɡaɪd/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To help or advise someone about something
      • To control missile to hit a target by radio signal
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Book or a magazine containing information/advice
      • Person leading others visiting an unknown place
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    • heading to

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • Going in a particular direction.
      • Intransitive Verb
      • Going in the direction of; on the way to.
      • Moving towards a future state or condition.
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    • historical

      US /hɪˈstɔrɪkəl,-ˈstɑr-/

      UK /hɪˈstɒrɪkl/

      • Adjective
      • Connected with the past
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    • humanity

      US /hjuˈmænɪti/

      UK /hju:ˈmænəti/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Quality of being understanding or sympathetic
      • Compassionate behavior, especially towards those suffering.
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • All human beings collectively; the human race.
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    • in areas

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Located or occurring within specific regions or locations.
      • Relating to specific fields, subjects, or disciplines.
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    • in the world

      US /ɪn ði wɜrld/

      UK /in ðə wɜː(r)ld/

      • Phrase
      • Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
      • Used to indicate the extent or degree of something, often in a superlative sense.
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    • infamous

      US /ˈɪnfəməs/

      UK /'ɪnfəməs/

      • Adjective
      • Famous because of something bad
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    • legend

      US /ˈlɛdʒənd/

      UK /'ledʒənd/

      • Noun
      • List of explanations of symbols on map, etc.
      • Person famous for doing something very well
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    • look around

      US /lʊk əˈraʊnd/

      UK /luk əˈraund/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To explore a place; search for something.
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    • look upon

      US /lʊk əˈpɑn/

      UK /luk əˈpɔn/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To consider or regard in a particular way.
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    • macabre

      US /məˈkɑbrə, məˈkɑb, -ˈkɑbɚ/

      UK /mə'kɑ:brə/

      • Adjective
      • Suggesting death or violence in a weird way
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    • monument

      US /ˈmɑnjəmənt/

      UK /'mɒnjʊmənt/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Something built to remember an event or person
      • A tomb or structure associated with a burial.
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    • much about

      US /mʌtʃ əˈbaʊt/

      UK /mʌtʃ əˈbaut/

      • Phrase
      • A lot of information or knowledge concerning something.
      • To a great extent or degree regarding something; caring.
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    • murder

      US /ˈmɚdɚ/

      UK /'mɜ:də(r)/

      • Noun
      • Something that is difficult or painful to do
      • Crime of deliberately killing a person
      • Transitive Verb
      • To intentionally kill a person
      • To spoil, ruin something by doing it poorly
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    • next to

      US /nɛkst tu/

      UK /nekst tu:/

      • Preposition
      • Being located along side another
      • In comparison with
      • Adverb
      • Almost; nearly
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    • no go

      US

      UK

      • Noun
      • A failure; something that does not proceed as planned.
      A1
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    • notify

      US /ˈnotəˌfaɪ/

      UK /'nəʊtɪfaɪ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To inform; to communicate specific information
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    • nuclear

      US /ˈnukliɚ, ˈnju-/

      UK /ˈnju:kliə(r)/

      • Adjective
      • Concerning or involving the center of an atom
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    • on top of that

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • In addition to something already mentioned; furthermore.
      A1
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    • overflow

      US /ˌovɚˈflo/

      UK /ˌəʊvə'fləʊ/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • (Liquid) to flow over the edge of something
      • Noun
      • Place where liquids flow over or out
      • An excess of something; an amount beyond what can be held.
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    • penitentiary

      US /ˌpɛnɪˈtɛnʃəri/

      UK /ˌpenɪ'tenʃərɪ/

      • Adjective
      • Prison for those convicted of major crimes
      C2
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    • plant

      US /plænt/

      UK /plɑ:nt/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Factory or a place where things are made
      • Living thing with leaves and roots growing in soil
      • Transitive Verb
      • To firmly position something (in the ground)
      • To put seeds, flowers, trees in the ground
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    • prison

      US /ˈprɪzən/

      UK /'prɪzn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Place the court puts criminals as punishment; jail
      • A state of confinement or captivity.
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    • radiation

      US /ˌrediˈeʃən/

      UK /ˌreɪdiˈeɪʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Energy transmitted as rays, waves or particles
      • Harmful waves of energy from nuclear activity
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    • raised eyebrows

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • A reaction of surprise, disapproval, or skepticism.
      • To lift one's eyebrows, often to express surprise, disbelief, or disapproval.
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    • recreation

      US /ˌrɛkriˈeʃən/

      UK /ˌrekriˈeɪʃn/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Activities done for pleasure or to relax
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    • reputation

      US /ˌrɛpjəˈteʃən/

      UK /ˌrepjuˈteɪʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Common opinion that people have about someone
      • A widespread belief that someone or something has a particular characteristic.
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    • right next to

      US

      UK

      • Preposition
      • Immediately adjacent to; in very close proximity to.
      • Figuratively very close to; on the verge of.
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    • rouge

      US /ruʒ/

      UK /ru:ʒ/

      • Noun
      • Makeup that makes your cheeks pinker or red
      B2
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    • site

      US /saɪt/

      UK /saɪt/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Place that is reserved for a particular activity
      • Location of building work
      • Transitive Verb
      • To place something in a particular position, area
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    • status

      US /ˈstetəs, ˈstætəs/

      UK /'steɪtəs/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Position or rank relative to others in a society
      • Legal position of a person or thing
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    • step out

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To go outside for a short time
      • To begin a romantic relationship with someone.
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    • such as

      US /sʌtʃ æz/

      UK /sʌtʃ æz/

      • Preposition
      • For example; like
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    • switch on

      US

      UK

      • Transitive Verb
      • To put something electrical on or off
      • Phrasal Verb
      A2
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    • to the death

      US /tu ðə dɛθ/

      UK /tu ðə deθ/

      • other
      • With the greatest effort or until the very end, often deadly.
      B2
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    • tour

      US /tʊr/

      UK /tʊə(r)/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To travel to several places to perform a show
      • To visit several places for pleasure
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A trip to several places to perform a show
      • A journey to visit several places for pleasure
      A2TOEIC
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    • tourism

      US /ˈtʊrɪzəm/

      UK /ˈtʊərɪzəm/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Visiting to new places, e.g. abroad, for vacations
      A2
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    • tourist

      US /ˈtʊrɪst/

      UK /ˈtʊərɪst/

      • Countable Noun
      • Someone who travels to a place for pleasure
      A2
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    • vanish

      US /ˈvænɪʃ/

      UK /'vænɪʃ/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To disappear in a sudden and mysterious way
      B1
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    • zone

      US /zoʊn/

      UK /zəʊn/

      • Noun
      • Area of space designated for a particular use
      • Transitive Verb
      • To divide an area for a particular reason
      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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