Vocabulary

  • bunk beds: Pieces of furniture consisting of two beds, one above the other.
  • on camera: While being filmed or recorded.
  • captured on: To record or film something.
  • going on: To continue doing something
  • work on: To devote effort to improve or develop something
  • on the beach: Located on the sandy or pebbly area bordering a body of water.
  • think about: To consider something carefully.
  • think back: To recapture the past
  • back then: At that time in the past.
  • obvious: Easily understood and clear; plain to see
  • elaborate: To explain something in detail
  • prominent: Being important or well known
  • victim: Person/thing affected by an unpleasant event
  • abuse: To mistreat or be cruel towards someone
  • escape: Act to briefly ignoring boring or bad things
  • grind: To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
  • remain: To be left behind; to continue to exist
  • purchase: To buy something; to get by paying money for it
  • trap: Device used for catching animals
  • chase: Act of going after someone to catch them
  • witness: To see the signing of an official document
  • observe: To celebrate a particular holiday/religious event
  • conviction: Act of finding someone guilty of a crime
  • trade: A specific industry, e.g. shoe making
  • briefly: Using little time or resources
  • satellite: Device sent into space that aids communication
  • architect: Person who designs and advises on buildings
  • activity: An action or task, e.g. sports, washing clothes
  • interior: Part of country that is far from the border, coast
  • transform: To change the shape completely in a good way
  • arrest: To attract someone's attention and hold interest
  • spend: To use money to pay for something
  • build: Your physical shape; physique
  • luxurious: Being very comfortable, beautiful, and expensive
  • staff: Employees of a company
  • decide: To make a choice or choose after thinking about it
  • government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
  • founder: Person establishing an organization, school etc.
  • testimony: Public statement of personal religious experiences
  • cinema: A place for showing movies
  • business: A company formed for making profit
  • imagery: Use of symbolism to help imagine something
  • traffic: The cars or vehicles on the road
  • convict: Person in prison
  • amusement: State of being amused or feeling enjoyment
  • repeatedly: (Said, done) many times; over and over
  • antique: (Of objects) old and valuable
  • offender: Person who breaks a law or other rule
  • know: To be familiar with a person or place, thing
  • clear: Empty; without anything in it or on it
  • yacht: Large expensive boat
  • spree: Short intense period of shopping/killing etc.
  • picture: General situation or state of being
  • dental: Concerning the teeth
  • decor: Decoration or style of decoration of room/building
  • acre: An area of land 64m by 64m (4046.8 sq. m....)
  • tell: To (strongly) advise a person to do something
  • main: Most important; most often used
  • vacation: Time off work used for relaxation or travel
  • show: To be easily seen or displayed
  • visit: To go to a place for a time, usually for a reason
  • man: Humans in general, including male and female
  • getaway: Rapid escape (as by criminals)
  • bunk: Beds built like a shelf into a wall
  • mute: Not willing or being unable to speak
  • staffer: Person who works for the US President
  • perpetrate: To do something wrong, e.g. commit a crime
  • deposition: Removal of a person from his or her position
  • seclude: To hide (yourself/another) away to be private
  • seclusion: Act of being by yourself away from others
  • topless: Wearing no hat or no shirt
  • sultan: Ruler of a Muslim country or state
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    • abuse

      US /əˈbjuz/

      UK /ə'bju:s/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To mistreat or be cruel towards someone
      • To use in an inappropriate or excessive way
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Improper/dishonest/excessive use of something
      • Insulting someone, e.g. by swearing at them
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    • acre

      US /ˈekɚ/

      UK /'eɪkə(r)/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • An area of land 64m by 64m (4046.8 sq. m....)
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    • amusement

      US /əˈmjuzmənt/

      UK /ə'mju:zmənt/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • State of being amused or feeling enjoyment
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    • antique

      US /ænˈtik/

      UK /ænˈti:k/

      • Adjective
      • (Of objects) old and valuable
      • Countable Noun
      • Old objects people collect, e.g. furniture, art
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    • architect

      US /ˈɑrkɪˌtɛkt/

      UK /ˈɑ:kɪtekt/

      • Noun
      • Person who designs and advises on buildings
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    • back then

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • At that time in the past.
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    • briefly

      US /ˈbriːfli/

      UK /ˈbri:fli/

      • Adverb
      • Using little time or resources
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    • bunk

      US /bʌŋk/

      UK /bʌŋk/

      • Countable Noun
      • Beds built like a shelf into a wall
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    • bunk beds

      US

      UK

      • Noun (plural)
      • Pieces of furniture consisting of two beds, one above the other.
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    • captured on

      US

      UK

      • Transitive Verb
      • To record or film something.
      B2
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    • chase

      US /tʃes/

      UK /tʃeɪs/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Act of going after someone to catch them
      • Something that one pursues or tries to obtain.
      • Transitive Verb
      • To go after with the intention of catching
      • To try very hard to get something that you want
      A2
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    • cinema

      US /ˈsɪnəmə/

      UK /ˈsɪnəmə/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A place for showing movies
      • Film industry or movie business
      A2
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    • convict

      US /kənˈvɪkt/

      UK /kənˈvɪkt/

      • Noun
      • Person in prison
      • Transitive Verb
      • To say someone is guilty of a crime in a law court
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    • conviction

      US /kənˈvɪkʃən/

      UK /kən'vɪkʃn/

      • Noun
      • Act of finding someone guilty of a crime
      • Strong belief in something, e.g. not needing proof
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    • decide

      US /dɪˈsaɪd/

      UK /dɪ'saɪd/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To make a choice or choose after thinking about it
      • To make a legal judgment in court
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    • decor

      US /deɪ'kɔ:r/

      UK /'deɪkɔ:(r)/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Decoration or style of decoration of room/building
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    • dental

      US /ˈdɛntl/

      UK /ˈdentl/

      • Adjective
      • Concerning the teeth
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    • deposition

      US /ˌdɛpəˈzɪʃən/

      UK /ˌdepəˈzɪʃn/

      • Noun
      • Removal of a person from his or her position
      • Testimony to be used in court
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    • elaborate

      US /ɪˈlæbəret/

      UK /ɪ'læbəreɪt/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To explain something in detail
      • To be made or explained with great care/in detail
      • Adjective
      • Made or done with great care or in a detailed way
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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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    • founder

      US /ˈfaʊndɚ/

      UK /ˈfaʊndə(r)/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Person establishing an organization, school etc.
      • Intransitive Verb
      • (Of business, idea, etc.) to fail
      • (Of a ship) To be sinking after hitting rocks
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    • getaway

      US /ˈɡɛtəˌwe/

      UK /ˈgetəweɪ/

      • Noun
      • Rapid escape (as by criminals)
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    • going on

      US /ˈɡoɪŋ ɑn/

      UK /ˈgəʊɪŋ ɔn/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To continue doing something
      • To happen (usually negative)
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    • grind

      US /ɡraɪnd/

      UK /ɡraɪnd/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
      • To make loud jarring noise by pressing hard
      • Uncountable Noun
      • Hard work or effort
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    • imagery

      US /ˈɪmɪdʒri/

      UK /'ɪmɪdʒərɪ/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Use of symbolism to help imagine something
      • Visually descriptive or figurative language, especially in a literary work.
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    • interior

      US /ɪnˈtɪriɚ/

      UK /ɪn'tɪərɪə(r)/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Part of country that is far from the border, coast
      • Remote central area of a continent
      • Adjective
      • Being the inside part of a building, car etc.
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    • luxurious

      US /lʌgˈʒʊriəs/

      UK /lʌgˈʒʊəriəs/

      • Adjective
      • Being very comfortable, beautiful, and expensive
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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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    • observe

      US /əbˈzɜ:rv/

      UK /əbˈzɜ:v/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To celebrate a particular holiday/religious event
      • To obey or follow laws, rules, or customs
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    • obvious

      US /ˈɑbviəs/

      UK /ˈɒbviəs/

      • Adjective
      • Easily understood and clear; plain to see
      • Easy to see or notice.
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    • offender

      US /əˈfɛndɚ/

      UK /ə'fendə(r)/

      • Noun
      • Person who breaks a law or other rule
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    • on camera

      US /ɑn ˈkæmərə/

      UK /ɔn ˈkæmərə/

      • Adverb
      • While being filmed or recorded.
      • Adjective
      • Having qualities that make one appear good or effective when filmed.
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    • on the beach

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Located on the sandy or pebbly area bordering a body of water.
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    • perpetrate

      US /ˈpɜ:rpətreɪt/

      UK /ˈpɜ:pətreɪt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To do something wrong, e.g. commit a crime
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    • prominent

      US /ˈprɑmənənt/

      UK /ˈprɒmɪnənt/

      • Adjective
      • Being important or well known
      • Being easily noticeable
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    • purchase

      US

      UK

      • Transitive Verb
      • To buy something; to get by paying money for it
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Something that you bought
      • Strong hold on something; grip
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    • remain

      US /rɪˈmen/

      UK /rɪˈmeɪn/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To be left behind; to continue to exist
      • To stay in a place when other people have gone
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    • repeatedly

      US /rɪ'pi:tɪdlɪ/

      UK /rɪ'pi:tɪdlɪ/

      • Adverb
      • (Said, done) many times; over and over
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    • satellite

      US /ˈsætlˌaɪt/

      UK /'sætəlaɪt/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Device sent into space that aids communication
      • Natural object in space that moves around another
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    • seclude

      US

      UK

      • Transitive Verb
      • To hide (yourself/another) away to be private
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    • seclusion

      US /sɪˈkluʒən/

      UK /sɪˈklu:ʒn/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Act of being by yourself away from others
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    • spend

      US /spɛnd/

      UK /spend/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To use money to pay for something
      • To use time in order to do something
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    • spree

      US /spri/

      UK /spri:/

      • Noun
      • Short intense period of shopping/killing etc.
      C1
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    • staffer

      US /ˈstæfɚ/

      UK /ˈstɑ:fə(r)/

      • Countable Noun
      • Person who works for the US President
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    • sultan

      US /ˈsʌltən/

      UK /'sʌltən/

      • Noun
      • Ruler of a Muslim country or state
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    • testimony

      US /ˈtɛstəˌmoni/

      UK /'testɪmənɪ/

      • Noun
      • Public statement of personal religious experiences
      • Statement of evidence in court
      C1
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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 back

      US /θɪŋk bæk/

      UK /θiŋk bæk/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To recapture the past
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    • topless

      US /ˈtɑplɪs/

      UK /ˈtɒpləs/

      • Adjective
      • Wearing no hat or no shirt
      B2
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    • trade

      US /treid/

      UK /treɪd/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A specific industry, e.g. shoe making
      • Action of buying and selling things in business
      • Transitive Verb
      • To buy, sell and exchange goods in business
      • To give something in return for something else
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    • traffic

      US /ˈtræfɪk/

      UK /'træfɪk/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • The cars or vehicles on the road
      • Amount of activity over a communication system
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • Deal or trade in something illegal.
      • To direct and control traffic.
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    • transform

      US /trænsˈfɔrm/

      UK /træns'fɔ:m/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To change the shape completely in a good way
      • To convert from one form or substance into another.
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    • trap

      US /træp/

      UK /træp/

      • Countable Noun
      • Device used for catching animals
      • Vehicle pulled by a single horse
      • Transitive Verb
      • To use a device to catch animals or people
      • To hold, e.g. a nerve, so that it cannot move
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    • victim

      US /ˈvɪktɪm/

      UK /ˈvɪktɪm/

      • Noun
      • Person/thing affected by an unpleasant event
      • Person feeling helpless in times of bad luck
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    • witness

      US /ˈwɪtnɪs/

      UK /'wɪtnəs/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To see the signing of an official document
      • To see an event take place (usually a crime)
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Person who was present to see an event take place
      • Evidence or proof of something
      B1TOEIC
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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.
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    • yacht

      US /jɑ:t/

      UK /jɒt/

      • Countable Noun
      • Large expensive boat
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To travel or race in a yacht.
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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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