Vocabulary

  • as well as: Also; in addition to
  • have to: Must do
  • in general: Typically; usually; on the whole.
  • scale up: To increase in size, number, or extent.
  • to scale: In proportion; maintaining accurate relative dimensions.
  • break even: To neither make a profit nor a loss
  • crank up: To increase the level of something, such as sound or intensity.
  • used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
  • for someone: On behalf of or intended for a particular person.
  • truck out: To carry goods or materials away by truck.
  • out there: In or to a place that is far away
  • cash flow
  • feel like: To have a desire or inclination for something.
  • look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
  • in my book: According to my personal opinion or belief.
  • constantly: Frequently, or without pause
  • process: To organize and use data in a computer
  • scale: Size, level, or amount when compared
  • structure: The way in which the parts of a system or object are arranged or organized, or a system arranged in this way
  • capacity: Ability to hold, involve or contain (e.g. liquids)
  • general: Widespread, normal or usual
  • expect: To believe something is probably going to happen
  • wrap: Piece of clothing worn loosely on the shoulders
  • position: Person's opinion or attitude about something
  • version: Different way that someone interprets something
  • ambitious: Having the desire to be successful in life, work
  • efficient: Able to produce results without waste
  • mean: Average of a set of numbers
  • rough: Causing or involving violence, force, and harm
  • diminish: To make something smaller or less important
  • purchase: To buy something; to get by paying money for it
  • release: To free someone from a responsibility or burden
  • realm: Area ruled by a king or queen
  • launch: Starting a new project; introducing new product
  • challenge: An activity you wish to try that may be hard to do
  • durable: Able to stay in good condition for a long time
  • vehicle: Machine (such as a car) used to carry things
  • magnitude: Number representing force of an earthquake
  • architect: Person who designs and advises on buildings
  • goal: Something you try to do or achieve; an aim
  • plastic: Stiff but usually flexible man-made material
  • company: Good feeling from being with someone else
  • quarter: 25 cents
  • lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
  • place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
  • kind: In a caring and helpful manner
  • offer: Price you say you are willing to pay for something
  • allow: To admit the validity or truth of something
  • simple: Not hard to understand or do; not complex
  • public: Owned by the government
  • chance: The way something happens without planning
  • drive: A person's ambition and motivation to do something
  • exterior: Outside layer or surface
  • aluminum: Very light silvery-white metal used to make cans
  • great: Very good; better than before
  • slate: To strongly criticize someone usually in public
  • crank: Device for turning
  • kit: Set, collection of tools, supplies, for a purpose
  • customize: To make, change according to the user's needs
  • composite: Made of more than one different part
  • minimalistic: Emphasizing extreme simplification in form
  • shipping: To transport goods by boat, truck or plane
  • pre: A prefix meaning 'before'
  • accessibility: Quality of being able to be entered or used
  • pickup: Small truck that has an open back with low sides
  • auto: Car; a road vehicle with four or more wheels
  • automotive: Concerning cars
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    • accessibility

      US /əkˌsesə'bɪlətɪ/

      UK /əkˌsesə'bɪlətɪ/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Quality of being able to be entered or used
      • The quality of being easily understood.
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    • aluminum

      US /ə'lju:minəm/

      UK /ə'lju:minəm/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Very light silvery-white metal used to make cans
      B2
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    • ambitious

      US /æmˈbɪʃəs/

      UK /æmˈbɪʃəs/

      • Adjective
      • Having the desire to be successful in life, work
      A2TOEIC
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    • architect

      US /ˈɑrkɪˌtɛkt/

      UK /ˈɑ:kɪtekt/

      • Noun
      • Person who designs and advises on buildings
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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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    • auto

      US /ˈɔ:toʊ/

      UK /ˈɔ:təʊ/

      • Noun
      • Car; a road vehicle with four or more wheels
      B2
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    • automotive

      US /ˌɔtəˈmotɪv/

      UK /ˌɔ:təˈməʊtɪv/

      • Adjective
      • Concerning cars
      C1
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    • break even

      US /brek ˈivən/

      UK /breik ˈi:vən/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To neither make a profit nor a loss
      • Phrase
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    • capacity

      US /kəˈpæsɪti/

      UK /kə'pæsətɪ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Ability to hold, involve or contain (e.g. liquids)
      • Largest amount of something that can be produced
      B1
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    • cash flow

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      A2
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    • challenge

      US /ˈtʃæləndʒ/

      UK /'tʃælɪndʒ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • An activity you wish to try that may be hard to do
      • Act of formally inviting someone to compete
      • Transitive Verb
      • To formally invite someone to compete at something
      • To question the correctness of something
      A2
      More
    • composite

      US /kəmˈpɑzɪt/

      UK /'kɒmpəzɪt/

      • Adjective
      • Made of more than one different part
      • Noun
      • Something made up of more than one different part
      B2
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    • constantly

      US /ˈkɑnstəntlɪ/

      UK /ˈkɒnstəntli/

      • Adverb
      • Frequently, or without pause
      • In a way that is unchanging or faithful
      B1
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    • crank

      US /kræŋk/

      UK /kræŋk/

      • Noun
      • Device for turning
      B2
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    • crank up

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To increase the level of something, such as sound or intensity.
      • To start or initiate something, often with energy or enthusiasm.
      A1
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    • customize

      US /ˈkʌstəˌmaɪz/

      UK /'kʌstəmaɪz/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To make, change according to the user's needs
      C1
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    • diminish

      US /dɪˈmɪnɪʃ/

      UK /dɪˈmɪnɪʃ/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To make something smaller or less important
      • To imply someone's reputation is less good
      B1
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    • durable

      US /ˈdʊrəbəl, ˈdjʊr-/

      UK /ˈdjʊərəbl/

      • Adjective
      • Able to stay in good condition for a long time
      B2TOEIC
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    • efficient

      US /ɪˈfɪʃənt/

      UK /ɪˈfɪʃnt/

      • Adjective
      • Able to produce results without waste
      • Capable of producing desired results with little or no waste (of time, energy, or other resources).
      A2TOEIC
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    • exterior

      US /ɪkˈstɪriɚ/

      UK /ɪkˈstɪəriə(r)/

      • Noun
      • Outside layer or surface
      • Way a person appears or seems to other people
      • Adjective
      • External; of the outside part
      B1
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    • feel like

      US

      UK

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To have a desire or inclination for something.
      • To have a particular quality or sensation; resemble.
      A1
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    • for someone

      US /fɚ ˈsʌmwʌn/

      UK /fə ˈsʌmwʌn/

      • other
      • On behalf of or intended for a particular person.
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    • goal

      US /ɡol/

      UK /ɡəʊl/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Something you try to do or achieve; an aim
      • (Sports) net into which you put a ball to score
      A2TOEIC
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    • have to

      US /hæv tu/

      UK /ˈhæv tə/

      • Auxiliary Verb
      • Must do
      A1
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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 my book

      US /ɪn maɪ bʊk/

      UK /ɪn maɪ bʊk/

      • other
      • According to my personal opinion or belief.
      B2
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    • kit

      US /kɪt/

      UK /kɪt/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Set, collection of tools, supplies, for a purpose
      B1TOEIC
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    • launch

      US /lɔntʃ, lɑntʃ/

      UK /lɔ:ntʃ/

      • Noun
      • Starting a new project; introducing new product
      • Act of firing rockets into the air
      • Transitive Verb
      • To start a new project; start selling a product
      • To put a rocket into the air
      A2TOEIC
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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
      A1
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    • magnitude

      US /ˈmæɡnɪˌtud, -ˌtjud/

      UK /ˈmægnɪtju:d/

      • Noun
      • Number representing force of an earthquake
      • Size or importance
      B2
      More
    • minimalistic

      US

      UK

      • Adjective
      • Emphasizing extreme simplification in form
      C2
      More
    • out there

      US /aʊt ðɛr/

      UK /aut ðɛə/

      • Adverb
      • In or to a place that is far away
      • Existing in the universe
      • Adjective
      • Unconventional; strange; avant-garde
      • Existing or available.
      A1
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    • pickup

      US /ˈpɪkˌʌp/

      UK /ˈpɪkʌp/

      • Countable Noun
      • Small truck that has an open back with low sides
      B2
      More
    • plastic

      US /ˈplæstɪk/

      UK /'plæstɪk/

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

      US

      UK

      • Prefix
      • A prefix meaning 'before'
      B2
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    • process

      US /ˈprɑsˌɛs, ˈproˌsɛs/

      UK /prə'ses/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To organize and use data in a computer
      • To deal with official forms in the way required
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Dealing with official forms in the way required
      • Set of changes that occur slowly and naturally
      A2TOEIC
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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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    • quarter

      US /ˈkwɔrtɚ/

      UK /'kwɔ:tə(r)/

      • Countable Noun
      • 25 cents
      • 3-month period of time for businesses, etc.
      • Transitive Verb
      • To split something into four equal parts
      • To give a soldier a place to live for a short time
      A2TOEIC
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    • realm

      US /rɛlm/

      UK /relm/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Area ruled by a king or queen
      • Field of knowledge or thought
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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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    • rough

      US /rʌf/

      UK /rʌf/

      • Adjective
      • Causing or involving violence, force, and harm
      • (Of situations) tough; difficult to get through
      • Adverb
      • In a manner that is difficult, or violent
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    • scale

      US /skel/

      UK /skeɪl/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Size, level, or amount when compared
      • Small hard plates that cover the body of fish
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To change the size of but keep the proportions
      • To climb something large (e.g. a mountain)
      A2TOEIC
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    • scale up

      US //skeɪl ʌp//

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To increase in size, number, or extent.
      A1
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    • shipping

      US /ˈʃɪpɪŋ/

      UK /ˈʃɪpɪŋ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To transport goods by boat, truck or plane
      • To want two fictional characters to be in a romantic relationship.
      • Uncountable Noun
      • Business of transporting goods or orders to places
      • The transport of goods, especially by sea or air.
      B1TOEIC
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    • slate

      US /slet/

      UK /sleɪt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To strongly criticize someone usually in public
      • To plan for something to occur
      • Countable Noun
      • List of people attempting to win an election
      • Piece of flat rock used for roofing buildings
      B2TOEIC
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    • structure

      US /ˈstrʌk.tʃɚ/

      UK /ˈstrʌk.tʃə/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • The way in which the parts of a system or object are arranged or organized, or a system arranged in this way
      • A building or other man-made object.
      • Transitive Verb
      • To plan, organize, or arrange the parts of something
      A2TOEIC
      More
    • to scale

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • In proportion; maintaining accurate relative dimensions.
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To increase or expand proportionally.
      • To climb or ascend.
      B2
      More
    • truck out

      US /trʌk aʊt/

      UK /trʌk aʊt/

      • other
      • To carry goods or materials away by truck.
      B2
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    • used to

      US /juzd tu/

      UK /ˈju:st tə/

      • Adjective
      • Did regularly before, but don't do now
      • Auxiliary Verb
      • Have done before, but do not do now
      A1
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    • vehicle

      US /ˈvi:hɪkl/

      UK /ˈvi:əkl/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Machine (such as a car) used to carry things
      • Means of expressing, showing, or achieving
      A2TOEIC
      More
    • version

      US /ˈvɚʒən, -ʃən/

      UK /ˈvə:ʃən/

      • Noun
      • Different way that someone interprets something
      • New or different form of something
      A2TOEIC
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    • wrap

      US /ræp/

      UK /ræp/

      • Countable Noun
      • Piece of clothing worn loosely on the shoulders
      • Thin bread filled with food and rolled
      • Transitive Verb
      • To be or move around something
      • To cover something with paper or a cloth e.g. gift
      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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