Vocabulary

  • lead to: To result in some action
  • over time: Gradually; as time passes.
  • negotiate with: To discuss something formally in order to make an agreement.
  • look to: Be looking to. be planning to (do something)
  • in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
  • of course: Sure ; Certainly
  • get at: To criticize someone, often personally
  • at least: As a minimum
  • pay out: To finish paying a debt
  • out of pocket: Having spent more money than one has received.
  • have to: Must do
  • shut down: To close an operating system, e.g. on a computer
  • change over: To switch from one thing to another.
  • make up: To invent or create a story
  • pay off: To give money to get person to do something; bribe
  • in debt: State of owing money to a person or institution
  • such as: For example; like
  • consists of: Is made up or composed of.
  • talk about it: To discuss a particular subject.
  • on fire: Very successful or popular
  • set up
  • check out
  • in turn: One after the other in a sequence or rotation.
  • ultimately: Done or considered as the final and most important
  • eliminate: To completely remove; to get rid of
  • consume: To eat, drink, buy or use up something
  • amount: Quantity of something
  • ability: The power, resources or skill to do something
  • financial: Involving money
  • debt: Sum of money owed to someone that is not yet paid
  • afford: To make available, to provide
  • absurd: So foolish as to be difficult to believe
  • prompt: Message on a computer requiring attention
  • private: Being away from others and quiet
  • aid: To help others and provide things
  • accept: To agree to receive or take something offered
  • lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
  • application: Software program, e.g. for smart phone
  • outright: In a complete manner; totally
  • click: To work well with someone or something
  • provide: To make available; to supply for use
  • sneaky: Deceptive and underhand
  • leave: To go away from; depart
  • noggin: A human head
  • tuition: Money that is paid for lessons
  • profit: Benefit from doing something
  • deposit: Concentration of mineral left by a river
  • vary: To change something and make it different
  • hack: To illegally access someone else's computer
  • offer: Price you say you are willing to pay for something
  • loan: To give money, etc. that must be paid back
  • opt: To choose one thing rather than other choices
  • decrease: To reduce the size, amount or number of something
  • confusion: Not knowing what to do; state of disorder
  • learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
  • promise: To say you will certainly do something
  • prospective: Likely to happen or be something in the future
  • attract: To make something move closer using magnetic force
  • education: Academic field studying the practice of teaching
  • fluctuate: To shift back and forth uncertainly; change a lot
  • transportation: Act of moving people or goods between places
  • sponsor: Person that supports the passage of a new law
  • expense: Money you have to pay to do part of your job
  • offset: To compensate for or counterbalance the effect of
  • accuse: To claim that someone has done something wrong
  • negotiate: To have a formal discussion to reach an agreement
  • bright: Cheerful and happy (manner)
  • find: To become aware of something that is happening
  • pack: Bag carried on the back of donkey, etc.
  • include: To make someone, something part of a group
  • future: Time that is to come after the present
  • metaphorically: In a metaphorical manner
  • renewable: Being able to be replaced naturally
  • scholarship: Work of learning, studying, acquiring knowledge
  • debit: Amount of money taken out of an account
  • potty: (Child's) portable toilet
  • gateway: Entrance that can be closed by a gate
  • moss: Soft green plant which grows on trees and stones
  • eligibility: Able to be chosen or selected
  • illegally: In a manner not allowed by law; criminally
  • dupe: To trick or deceive someone
  • institutional: Being related or similar to an institution
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    • ability

      US /əˈbɪlɪti/

      UK /ə'bɪlətɪ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • The power, resources or skill to do something
      • A particular skill or talent.
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    • absurd

      US /əbˈsɚd, -ˈzɚd/

      UK /əb'sɜ:d/

      • Adjective
      • So foolish as to be difficult to believe
      B1
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    • accuse

      US /əˈkjuz/

      UK /ə'kju:z/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To claim that someone has done something wrong
      A2
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    • afford

      US /əˈfɔrd, əˈford/

      UK /ə'fɔ:d/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To make available, to provide
      • To have enough money to pay for something
      A2TOEIC
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    • aid

      US /ed/

      UK /eɪd/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To help others and provide things
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Action of giving help to others
      • Money or help given to those who need it
      A2TOEIC
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    • application

      US /ˌæplɪˈkeʃən/

      UK /ˌæplɪˈkeɪʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Software program, e.g. for smart phone
      • Process of spreading a substance over a surface
      A2TOEIC
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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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    • attract

      US /əˈtrækt/

      UK /ə'trækt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To make something move closer using magnetic force
      • To make someone notice and become interested in
      A2TOEIC
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    • bright

      US /braɪt/

      UK /braɪt/

      • Adjective
      • Cheerful and happy (manner)
      • (Of color) light and easy to see; vivid
      A2
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    • change over

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To switch from one thing to another.
      A2
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    • check out

      US /tʃɛk aʊt/

      UK /tʃek aut/

      • Phrase
      • Phrasal Verb
      • To find out information about something
      • To take books out of a library
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    • confusion

      US /kənˈfjuʒən/

      UK /kən'fju:ʒən/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Not knowing what to do; state of disorder
      B1
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    • consists of

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • Is made up or composed of.
      A1
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    • consume

      US /kənˈsum/

      UK /kən'sju:m/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To eat, drink, buy or use up something
      • To take all your energy; focus the attention
      A2TOEIC
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    • debit

      US /ˈdɛbɪt/

      UK /ˈdebɪt/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Amount of money taken out of an account
      • An accounting entry that increases asset or expense accounts, and decreases liability, owner's equity, or revenue accounts.
      • Transitive Verb
      • To record a debit entry in an account.
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    • debt

      US /dɛt/

      UK /det/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Sum of money owed to someone that is not yet paid
      • A moral or social obligation.
      A2TOEIC
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    • decrease

      US /dɪˈkris/

      UK /dɪˈkri:s/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To reduce the size, amount or number of something
      • Uncountable Noun
      • Amount by which something has been reduced
      B1TOEIC
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    • deposit

      US /dɪˈpɑzɪt/

      UK /dɪ'pɒzɪt/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Concentration of mineral left by a river
      • Part payment so that an item will be kept for you
      • Transitive Verb
      • (Of rivers) to leave a layer of minerals, etc.
      • To lay down of layers, e.g. of soil, over time
      A2TOEIC
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    • dupe

      US /du:p/

      UK /dju:p/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To trick or deceive someone
      • Countable Noun
      • Someone who has been tricked or lied to
      C1TOEIC
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    • education

      US /ˌɛdʒəˈkeʃən/

      UK /ˌedʒuˈkeɪʃn/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Academic field studying the practice of teaching
      • Process of giving or receiving teaching
      A2TOEIC
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    • eligibility

      US /ˌelɪdʒə'bɪlətɪ/

      UK /ˌelɪdʒə'bɪlətɪ/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Able to be chosen or selected
      B2
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    • eliminate

      US /ɪˈlɪməˌnet/

      UK /ɪ'lɪmɪneɪt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To completely remove; to get rid of
      • To remove from a contest by beating them
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    • expense

      US /ɪkˈspɛns/

      UK /ɪk'spens/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Money you have to pay to do part of your job
      • Paying money for something (big)
      • Uncountable Noun
      • When resources e.g. time is used to do something
      • Expenditure of resources; spending
      B1TOEIC
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    • financial

      US /faɪˈnænʃ(ə)l/

      UK /faɪˈnænʃl/

      • Adjective
      • Involving money
      • Relating to investments.
      • Countable Noun
      • A person who provides advice on financial matters.
      A2TOEIC
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    • fluctuate

      US /ˈflʌktʃuˌet/

      UK /'flʌktʃʊeɪt/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To shift back and forth uncertainly; change a lot
      B1TOEIC
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    • gateway

      US /ˈɡetˌwe/

      UK /ˈgeɪtweɪ/

      • Noun
      • Entrance that can be closed by a gate
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    • get at

      US /ɡɛt æt/

      UK /ɡet æt/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To criticize someone, often personally
      • To imply something; hint at
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    • hack

      US /hæk/

      UK /hæk/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To illegally access someone else's computer
      • To cut away plants and branches to make a path
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Dry cough
      • Horse for hire to work or pull a vehicle for a fee
      B1TOEIC
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    • have to

      US /hæv tu/

      UK /ˈhæv tə/

      • Auxiliary Verb
      • Must do
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    • illegally

      US /ɪˈliɡəlɪ/

      UK /ɪ'li:ɡəlɪ/

      • Adverb
      • In a manner not allowed by law; criminally
      B2
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    • in debt

      US /ɪn dɛt/

      UK /in det/

      • Phrase
      • State of owing money to a person or institution
      • Adjective
      • Owing money.
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    • in fact

      US /ɪn fækt/

      UK /in fækt/

      • Adverb
      • Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
      • Used to introduce a more detailed or surprising piece of information.
      • Phrase
      • Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that is surprising or contrary to what might be expected.
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    • in turn

      US

      UK

      • Adverb
      • One after the other in a sequence or rotation.
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    • institutional

      US /ˌɪnstɪˈtuʃənəl, -ˈtju-/

      UK /ˌɪnstɪˈtju:ʃənl/

      • Adjective
      • Being related or similar to an institution
      B2
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    • lead to

      US /lid tu/

      UK /li:d tu:/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To result in some action
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To have something as a consequence or result.
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    • loan

      US /lon/

      UK /ləʊn/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To give money, etc. that must be paid back
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Act of allowing someone to borrow something
      A2TOEIC
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    • look to

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • Be looking to. be planning to (do something)
      • To expect someone to do something for you; rely on
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    • make up

      US /mek ʌp/

      UK /meik ʌp/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To invent or create a story
      • To add up to
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To invent a story, excuse, etc.
      • To compensate for something lost, missed, or deficient.
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    • metaphorically

      US /ˌmɛtəˈfɑrɪkəlɪ/

      UK /ˌmetə'fɒrɪklɪ/

      • Adverb
      • In a metaphorical manner
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    • moss

      US /mɔs,mɑs/

      UK /mɒs/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Soft green plant which grows on trees and stones
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    • negotiate

      US /nɪˈgoʊʃieɪt/

      UK /nɪˈgəʊʃieɪt/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To have a formal discussion to reach an agreement
      • To manage a difficult task or path successfully
      B1TOEIC
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    • negotiate with

      US

      UK

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To discuss something formally in order to make an agreement.
      C1
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    • of course

      US /ʌv kɔː(r)s/

      UK /ɔv kɔː(r)s/

      • Adverb
      • Sure ; Certainly
      • Phrase
      • For sure; certainly
      A2
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    • offset

      US /ˈɔ:fset/

      UK /ˈɒfset/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To compensate for or counterbalance the effect of
      • Noun
      • Compensation or counterbalance
      • A printing technique in which the image is transferred to a rubber surface and then to paper.
      B1TOEIC
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    • on fire

      US /ɑn faɪr/

      UK /ɔn ˈfaiə/

      • Adjective
      • Very successful or popular
      • Burning
      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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    • out of pocket

      US /aʊt ʌv ˈpɑkɪt/

      UK /aut ɔv ˈpɔkit/

      • Adjective
      • Having spent more money than one has received.
      • Expenses paid from one's own funds, not reimbursed immediately.
      A1
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    • outright

      US /ˈaʊtˈraɪt, -ˌraɪt/

      UK /ˈaʊtraɪt/

      • Adjective
      • In a complete manner; totally
      • Open and direct; not concealed.
      • Adverb
      • In a clear and direct manner
      B2
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    • over time

      US /ˈovɚ taɪm/

      UK /ˈəuvə taim/

      • Phrase
      • Gradually; as time passes.
      • During a long period.
      • Adverb
      • Gradually; as time passes.
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    • pay off

      US /pe ɔf/

      UK /pei ɔf/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To give money to get person to do something; bribe
      • To give money to settle a debt
      • Transitive Verb
      • To bribe someone.
      • To pay a debt in full.
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    • pay out

      US /pe aʊt/

      UK /pei aut/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To finish paying a debt
      • To give money to someone, especially as a result of a claim or agreement.
      A1
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    • potty

      US /ˈpɑti/

      UK /'pɒtɪ/

      • Noun
      • (Child's) portable toilet
      C1
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    • profit

      US /'prɑ:fɪt/

      UK /'prɒfɪt/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Benefit from doing something
      • Money earned from sales, after costs are deducted
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To be a benefit to someone
      • To earn money from something
      A2TOEIC
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    • prompt

      US /prɑmpt/

      UK /prɒmpt/

      • Noun
      • Message on a computer requiring attention
      • Encouragement to ask someone else to talk
      • Transitive Verb
      • To display a message to requires a user to act
      • To say something to encourage someone else to talk
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    • prospective

      US /prəˈspɛktɪv/

      UK /prəˈspektɪv/

      • Adjective
      • Likely to happen or be something in the future
      • Relating to or effective in the future.
      • Noun
      • A person likely to become or be something.
      B1TOEIC
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    • renewable

      US /rɪˈnu:/

      UK /rɪˈnju:əbl/

      • Adjective
      • Being able to be replaced naturally
      • Noun
      • A resource that can be used again many times
      C1
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    • scholarship

      US /ˈskɑlɚˌʃɪp/

      UK /'skɒləʃɪp/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Work of learning, studying, acquiring knowledge
      • Countable Noun
      • Money given to a student to pay for education
      B2
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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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    • shut down

      US /ʃʌt daʊn/

      UK /ʃʌt daun/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To close an operating system, e.g. on a computer
      • To stop a factory/machine from operating
      • Transitive Verb
      • To deactivate a nuclear reactor.
      • To turn off a computer or other electronic device.
      A2
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    • sneaky

      US /ˈsniki/

      UK /ˈsni:ki/

      • Adjective
      • Deceptive and underhand
      B2
      More
    • sponsor

      US /ˈspɑ:nsə(r)/

      UK /ˈspɒnsə(r)/

      • Noun
      • Person that supports the passage of a new law
      • Person giving money for someone's education
      • Transitive Verb
      • To support the passage of a new law
      • To help someone succeed by giving them money
      B1TOEIC
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    • such as

      US /sʌtʃ æz/

      UK /sʌtʃ æz/

      • Preposition
      • For example; like
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    • talk about it

      US /tɔk əˈbaʊt ɪt/

      UK /tɔ:k əˈbaut it/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To discuss a particular subject.
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    • transportation

      US /ˌtrænspɔ:rˈteɪʃn/

      UK /ˌtrænspɔ:ˈteɪʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Act of moving people or goods between places
      • A system or means of transport, especially public transport.
      B1
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    • tuition

      US /tuˈɪʃən, tju-/

      UK /tjuˈɪʃn/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Money that is paid for lessons
      • Teaching or instruction, especially of individual students or small groups.
      B2
      More
    • ultimately

      US /ˈʌltəmɪtli/

      UK /ˈʌltɪmətli/

      • Adverb
      • Done or considered as the final and most important
      • Fundamentally; at the most basic level.
      B1TOEIC
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    • vary

      US /ˈveri/

      UK /ˈveəri/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To change something and make it different
      • To be changeable, both up and down
      A2TOEIC
      More
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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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