Vocabulary

  • have to: Must do
  • of course: Sure ; Certainly
  • think about: To consider something carefully.
  • over the top: More than what is considered normal or suitable; exaggerated.
  • start in: To begin a job or activity.
  • of all time: The best or most significant in history.
  • in general: Typically; usually; on the whole.
  • do in: To make completely tired out and exhausted
  • of old: From a long time ago; in the past.
  • on to: Toward something; forward
  • like fuck: Used to emphasize a very high degree or intensity.
  • in terms of
  • to do with: To be about something; concern
  • ring out: To sound loudly and clearly.
  • hurt for: To lack or be in need of something important.
  • think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
  • off the bat: Immediately; without delay.
  • right off the bat: Immediately; from the very beginning or start.
  • in love with: Feeling romantic love for someone.
  • of a sudden: Quickly and unexpectedly; suddenly.
  • pick it up: To lift something from a surface.
  • stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
  • aspect: Way something looks or seems to be
  • physical: Health check at the doctors' or hospital
  • recommend: To advise or suggest that someone do something
  • practice: The office and place for legal or medical work
  • journey: Act of traveling from one place to another; trip
  • necessarily: In a way that is needed/required/is unavoidable
  • position: Person's opinion or attitude about something
  • proper: Correct according to social or moral rules
  • precise: (Of language details etc.) Very accurate and exact
  • instrument: Gauge for measuring something, e.g. temperature
  • frustrating: To make annoyed because things don't go well
  • numb: Unable to feel a body part due to cold or illness
  • theory: Ideas or principles that explain facts or events
  • pitch: To suggest a product, idea to make someone buy
  • brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
  • messy: Being complex or difficult to fix
  • raise: To increase a bet above another when playing cards
  • involve: To have or be included as a part of something
  • motivate: To give someone a reason, the will to do something
  • temporary: Continuing for a limited time; not permanent
  • lift: Picking someone up in a car and taking to a place
  • guess: To give an answer without knowing if it is correct
  • lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
  • thumb: To use your thumb to request a ride in a car
  • fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
  • lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
  • depend: Be controlled or determined by (someone/something)
  • place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
  • single: One run in cricket or a hit baseball
  • kind: In a caring and helpful manner
  • learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
  • hybrid: Formed from combining different things
  • basic: At the most important or easiest (beginner) level
  • pick: Sharp tool used for breaking the ground
  • perfect: So good it cannot be improved
  • wear: To have clothes, glasses, shoes etc. on your body
  • recreational: Being done for pleasure
  • fret: To worry about something in a nervous way
  • cord: A long strong material, thicker than string
  • isolate: To identify, consider, or deal with separately
  • discourage: To make a person feel less courageous or hopeful
  • embed: To place or set inside rock, etc.
  • acoustic: Connected with sound or hearing
  • angle: Place where two lines or surfaces meet
  • alignment: Agreement to work together on a common goal
  • perpendicular: Being at right angles to a given line or plane
  • chord: Line that joins two points on a circle
  • converge: (E.g. of two roads) to come together
  • melody: Song; music
  • mute: Not willing or being unable to speak
  • curvature: Curving or bending, often abnormal, as of spine
  • classical: Concerning the culture of ancient Greece or Rome
  • micro: A prefix meaning 'very small'
  • amplifier: Electronic equipment to increases signal strength
  • solo: Being performed or done alone
  • stairway: Way of access consisting of a set of steps
  • riff: Short series of repeated notes in music
  • strum: To make a sound on a stringed instrument
  • pa: Father
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    • acoustic

      US /əˈkustɪk/

      UK /əˈku:stɪk/

      • Adjective
      • Connected with sound or hearing
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    • alignment

      US /əˈlaɪnmənt/

      UK /əˈlaɪnmənt/

      • Noun
      • Agreement to work together on a common goal
      • The state of being in a straight line or in the correct position.
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    • amplifier

      US /ˈæmpləˌfaɪɚ/

      UK /ˈæmplɪfaɪə(r)/

      • Countable Noun
      • Electronic equipment to increases signal strength
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    • angle

      US /ˈæŋɡəl/

      UK /ˈæŋgl/

      • Noun
      • Place where two lines or surfaces meet
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    • aspect

      US /ˈæspɛkt/

      UK /'æspekt/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Way something looks or seems to be
      • An element, feature, or quality of something
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    • chord

      US /kɔrd, kord/

      UK /kɔ:d/

      • Countable Noun
      • Line that joins two points on a circle
      • Combination of musical notes played at same time
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    • classical

      US /ˈklæsɪkəl/

      UK /ˈklæsɪkl/

      • Adjective
      • Concerning the culture of ancient Greece or Rome
      • (Of music) serious and traditional in form
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    • converge

      US /kənˈvɚdʒ/

      UK /kən'vɜ:dʒ/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • (E.g. of two roads) to come together
      • If ideas, opinions, etc. converge, they gradually become similar.
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    • cord

      US /kɔrd/

      UK /kɔ:d/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A long strong material, thicker than string
      • Electrical wire, covered in rubber or plastic
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    • curvature

      US /ˈkə:vəˌtʃʊr, -tʃɚ/

      UK /ˈkɜ:vətʃə(r)/

      • Noun
      • Curving or bending, often abnormal, as of spine
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    • depend

      US /dɪˈpend/

      UK /dɪˈpend/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • Be controlled or determined by (someone/something)
      • To rely on someone or something for support, help, or existence.
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    • discourage

      US /dɪˈskɚrɪdʒ, -ˈskʌr-/

      UK /dɪs'kʌrɪdʒ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To make a person feel less courageous or hopeful
      • To try to prevent something from happening
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    • do in

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To make completely tired out and exhausted
      • To destroy or cause damage to someone
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    • embed

      US /ɛmˈbɛd/

      UK /ɪm'bed/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To place or set inside rock, etc.
      • To integrate (something) into something else.
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    • fret

      US /frɛt/

      UK /fret/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To worry about something in a nervous way
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    • frustrating

      US /frʌˈstretɪŋ/

      UK /frʌˈstreɪtɪŋ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To make annoyed because things don't go well
      • To prevent (someone) from accomplishing something.
      • Adjective
      • Annoying because things don't go the way you want
      • Serving to frustrate.
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    • have to

      US /hæv tu/

      UK /ˈhæv tə/

      • Auxiliary Verb
      • Must do
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    • hurt for

      US /hɝt fər/

      UK /hɜ:t fə/

      • other
      • To lack or be in need of something important.
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    • hybrid

      US /ˈhaɪbrɪd/

      UK /ˈhaɪbrɪd/

      • Adjective
      • Formed from combining different things
      • Of mixed origin or composition.
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Something formed from combining different things
      • An offspring of two plants or animals of different species or varieties.
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    • in general

      US /ɪn ˈdʒɛnərəl/

      UK /in ˈdʒenərəl/

      • Phrase
      • Typically; usually; on the whole.
      • Not specific or detailed; broadly.
      • Adjective
      • Not detailed or specific; overall.
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    • in love with

      US //ɪn lʌv wɪð//

      UK

      • Adjective
      • Feeling romantic love for someone.
      • Extremely enthusiastic about or fond of something.
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    • in terms of

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • With regard to; concerning a particular aspect.
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    • instrument

      US /ˈɪnstrəmənt/

      UK /'ɪnstrəmənt/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Gauge for measuring something, e.g. temperature
      • Legal document
      A2TOEIC
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    • involve

      US /ɪnˈvɑlv/

      UK /ɪn'vɒlv/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To have or be included as a part of something
      • To cause (a person or group) to take part in an event or activity.
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    • isolate

      US /ˈaɪsəˌlet/

      UK /ˈaɪsəleɪt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To identify, consider, or deal with separately
      • To keep in a place or situation apart from others
      B1
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    • journey

      US /ˈdʒɚni/

      UK /'dʒɜ:nɪ/

      • Noun
      • Act of traveling from one place to another; trip
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To travel through a place
      A2TOEIC
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    • lift

      US /lɪft/

      UK /lɪft/

      • Noun
      • Picking someone up in a car and taking to a place
      • Machine carrying people up or down to other floors
      • Transitive Verb
      • To stop or cancel something, such as a rule
      • To move something to higher position
      A2
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    • like fuck

      US /laɪk fʌk/

      UK /laɪk fʌk/

      • other
      • Used to emphasize a very high degree or intensity.
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    • melody

      US /ˈmɛlədi/

      UK /'melədɪ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Song; music
      • Pleasing musical notes put together to form a tune
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    • messy

      US /ˈmɛsi/

      UK /'mesɪ/

      • Adjective
      • Being complex or difficult to fix
      • Being untidy or dirty
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    • micro

      US /ˈmaɪkro/

      UK /'maɪkrəʊ/

      • Noun
      • A prefix meaning 'very small'
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    • motivate

      US /ˈmotəˌvet/

      UK /'məʊtɪveɪt/

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

      US /mjut/

      UK /mju:t/

      • Adjective
      • Not willing or being unable to speak
      • Noun
      • Device used to make trombone, etc. sound quieter
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    • necessarily

      US /ˌnɛsɪˈsɛrəli, -ˈsɛr-/

      UK /ˌnesəˈserəli/

      • Adverb
      • In a way that is needed/required/is unavoidable
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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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    • of a sudden

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Quickly and unexpectedly; suddenly.
      B2
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    • of all time

      US /ʌv ɔl taɪm/

      UK /ɔv ɔ:l taim/

      • Adjective
      • The best or most significant in history.
      • Phrase
      • Ever; in all of history.
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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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    • of old

      US /ʌv oʊld/

      UK /əv əuld/

      • other
      • From a long time ago; in the past.
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    • off the bat

      US /ɔf ði bæt/

      UK /ɔf ðə bæt/

      • Phrase
      • Immediately; without delay.
      • Referring to the moment a baseball leaves the bat after being hit.
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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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    • over the top

      US /ˈovɚ ði tɑp/

      UK /ˈəuvə ðə tɔp/

      • Adjective
      • More than what is considered normal or suitable; exaggerated.
      • So extreme that it is offensive.
      • Adverb
      • To an excessive degree; excessively.
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    • pa

      US /pɑ/

      UK /ˌpi:'eɪ/

      • Noun
      • Father
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    • perpendicular

      US /ˌpə:pənˈdɪkjəlɚ/

      UK /ˌpɜ:pənˈdɪkjələ(r)/

      • Adjective
      • Being at right angles to a given line or plane
      • In a straight up and down direction; vertical.
      • Noun
      • A line at right angles to a given line, plane, or surface.
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    • physical

      US /ˈfɪzɪkəl/

      UK /ˈfɪzɪkl/

      • Countable Noun
      • Health check at the doctors' or hospital
      • Adjective
      • Concerning the body of a person
      • Concerning things that can be seen or touched
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    • pick it up

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To lift something from a surface.
      • To collect something or someone.
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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
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    • proper

      US /ˈprɑpɚ/

      UK /'prɒpə(r)/

      • Adjective
      • Correct according to social or moral rules
      • Behaving in a polite and socially acceptable way.
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    • recommend

      US /ˌrɛkəˈmɛnd/

      UK /ˌrekə'mend/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To advise or suggest that someone do something
      • To endorse or support something publicly.
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    • recreational

      US /ˌrɛkriˈeʃənəl/

      UK /ˌrekriˈeɪʃənl/

      • Adjective
      • Being done for pleasure
      • Relating to the use of drugs for pleasure rather than for medical purposes.
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    • riff

      US /rɪf/

      UK /rɪf/

      • Noun
      • Short series of repeated notes in music
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To play a riff or series of riffs.
      • To improvise or elaborate on a theme or idea.
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    • right off the bat

      US /raɪt ɔf ðə bæt/

      UK /raɪt ɒf ðə bæt/

      • other
      • Immediately; from the very beginning or start.
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    • ring out

      US /rɪŋ aʊt/

      UK /riŋ aut/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To sound loudly and clearly.
      • To shout or call out loudly.
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    • solo

      US /ˈsoʊloʊ/

      UK /ˈsəʊləʊ/

      • Adjective
      • Being performed or done alone
      • Noun
      • Activity that one does alone, e.g. playing music
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    • stairway

      US /ˈstɛrˌwe/

      UK /ˈsteəˌweɪ/

      • Countable Noun
      • Way of access consisting of a set of steps
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    • start in

      US /stɑrt ɪn/

      UK /stɑ:t in/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To begin a job or activity.
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    • strum

      US /strʌm/

      UK /strʌm/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To make a sound on a stringed instrument
      • Noun
      • Sound from touching the strings, e.g. of a guitar
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    • stuff

      US /stʌf/

      UK /stʌf/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Generic description for things, materials, objects
      • Transitive Verb
      • To push material inside something, with force
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    • temporary

      US /'tempəreri/

      UK /ˈtemprəri/

      • Adjective
      • Continuing for a limited time; not permanent
      • Noun
      • A temporary worker.
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    • theory

      US /ˈθiəri, ˈθɪri/

      UK /ˈθiəri/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Ideas or principles that explain facts or events
      • An idea or belief about something
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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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    • thumb

      US /θʌm/

      UK /θʌm/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To use your thumb to request a ride in a car
      • Countable Noun
      • Part of a glove that goes over the thumb
      • The short, thick finger on the side of your hand
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    • to do with

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To be about something; concern
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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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