Vocabulary

  • in the air: Present or circulating in the atmosphere.
  • in time: Eventually; after a period of time.
  • for sale: (object) that people can buy
  • off of: From a position on something; down from.
  • got to: To arrive at some place
  • answer for: Be responsible for and explain one's actions.
  • on the ground: Located on the surface of the earth.
  • run back: To come back
  • pop up: To appear suddenly.
  • in a row: One after another without a break.
  • catch on: To become popular; start to be used
  • run to: To have enough money; be able to pay; afford
  • over the top: More than what is considered normal or suitable; exaggerated.
  • over to: Used to hand over to someone else to speak
  • down the line: At a later time; in the future.
  • first off: To begin with; firstly.
  • back into: To drive a vehicle backwards into a space or area.
  • come up: To come closer to someone; approach
  • strike: To hit something
  • field: Area of study, such as physics or biology
  • pitch: To suggest a product, idea to make someone buy
  • emphasize: To stress the items that are important
  • chase: Act of going after someone to catch them
  • throw: To use your arm to make something fly in the air
  • lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
  • bound: To cover a wound, as with a bandage
  • dive: Restaurant, bar or club with a bad reputation
  • ground: To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
  • leave: To go away from; depart
  • notoriously: So as to be well-known for being something bad
  • hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
  • catch: Amount of something that has been caught
  • hop: Dance party
  • zone: Area of space designated for a particular use
  • middle: Place that is halfway between two things
  • stadium: Building with a sports field for watching games
  • swing: Movement in a curved motion
  • range: Cooking stove with multiple burners
  • load: Large, often heavy, amount of a thing to be moved
  • shot: To kick or throw a ball at a goal
  • deep: Complex and important
  • wind: A current of air moving approximately horizontally, especially one strong enough to be felt
  • knock: Bad experience that reduces a person's confidence
  • side: To decide to agree with one point, not the other
  • elevate: To make something higher
  • base: Place military personnel live, train, and operate
  • interference: Unwanted involvement in the concerns of others
  • time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
  • pair: Two of the same thing, e.g. socks
  • retire: To stop using, producing, or servicing something
  • come: To arrive at a place
  • recover: To return to a prior normal condition
  • can: Able to; have the skill to; have the time to
  • center: Community place people go health or social reasons
  • lighten: To make (something) weigh less
  • liner: Material used to cover the inside surface of
  • sale: Event during which the prices of goods are reduced
  • middleman: Someone who buys many goods and resells to others
  • softly: In a gentle or quiet manner
  • misread: To get the meaning of a text wrong
  • speedy: Moving with or capable of moving with high speed
  • dodger: Someone who avoids (e.g. paying tax) dishonestly
  • backhand: Handwriting that slopes to the left
  • strikeout: When the batter gets three strikes in baseball
  • padre: Spanish name for a Christian priest
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    • answer for

      US /ˈænsɚ fər/

      UK /ˈɑ:nsə fə/

      • other
      • Be responsible for and explain one's actions.
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    • back into

      US /bæk ˈɪntu/

      UK /bæk ˈɪntuː/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To drive a vehicle backwards into a space or area.
      • To accidentally collide with something while moving backwards.
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    • backhand

      US /ˈbækˌhænd/

      UK /'bækhænd/

      • Noun
      • Handwriting that slopes to the left
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    • base

      US /bes/

      UK /beɪs/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Place military personnel live, train, and operate
      • Bottom part of an object that touches a surface
      • Transitive Verb
      • To use as the starting point or origin for
      • To have as the main location for (company, etc.)
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    • bound

      US /baʊnd/

      UK /baʊnd/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To cover a wound, as with a bandage
      • To put pages and a cover together to create a book
      • Adjective
      • (Papers) being kept together or covered
      • Limited by a law, agreement, or contract
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    • catch on

      US /kætʃ ɑn/

      UK /kætʃ ɔn/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To become popular; start to be used
      • To get the idea of; suddenly understand
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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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    • come up

      US /kʌm ʌp/

      UK /kʌm ʌp/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To come closer to someone; approach
      • (Of sun) to rise into the sky in the morning
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    • dive

      US /daɪv/

      UK /daɪv/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Restaurant, bar or club with a bad reputation
      • Rapid fall through air
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To swim deep under water with an air supply
      • To rapid fall through air
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    • dodger

      US /ˈdɑdʒɚ/

      UK /ˈdɒdʒə(r)/

      • Noun
      • Someone who avoids (e.g. paying tax) dishonestly
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    • down the line

      US /daʊn ði laɪn/

      UK /daun ðə lain/

      • Phrase
      • At a later time; in the future.
      • Completely; entirely; all the way.
      • Adjective
      • In agreement or accordance with something.
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    • elevate

      US /ˈɛləˌvet/

      UK /ˈelɪveɪt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To make something higher
      • To raise something in status, importance, feeling
      B2
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    • emphasize

      US /ˈɛmfəˌsaɪz/

      UK /'emfəsaɪz/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To stress the items that are important
      B2TOEIC
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    • first off

      US /fɚst ɔf/

      UK /fə:st ɔf/

      • Phrase
      • To begin with; firstly.
      • Most importantly; above all else.
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    • for sale

      US /fɔr sel/

      UK /fɔ: seil/

      • Phrase
      • (object) that people can buy
      A2
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    • got to

      US /ɡɑt tu/

      UK /gɔt tu:/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To arrive at some place
      • To have the opportunity or permission to do something
      • Phrasal Verb
      • To appeal to the emotions of; move
      • To finally begin to start something after a delay
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    • hop

      US /hɑp/

      UK /hɒp/

      • Noun
      • Dance party
      • Small jump, often on one foot
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To move from one place to another
      • To make small jump, as from one foot to the other
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    • in a row

      US /ɪn e ro/

      UK /in ə rəu/

      • Phrase
      • One after another without a break.
      • Arranged in a straight line.
      • Idiom
      • To have an argument.
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    • in the air

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Present or circulating in the atmosphere.
      • Felt or sensed by many people; circulating as a rumor or feeling.
      • Adjective
      • Being broadcast on radio or television.
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    • in time

      US /ɪn taɪm/

      UK /in taim/

      • Adverb
      • Eventually; after a period of time.
      • Not late; with enough time to spare.
      • Phrase
      • Eventually; before it is too late.
      • According to the scheduled time; punctual.
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    • interference

      US /ˌɪntərˈfɪrəns/

      UK /ˌɪntəˈfɪərəns/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Unwanted involvement in the concerns of others
      • Signal interrupting a radio or television signal
      B1
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    • knock

      US /nɑk/

      UK /nɒk/

      • Noun
      • Bad experience that reduces a person's confidence
      • Action of something solid hitting something hard
      • Transitive Verb
      • To criticize someone in an unreasonable way
      • To hit something to get people's attention
      A2
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    • lighten

      US /ˈlaɪtn:/

      UK /'laɪtn/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To make (something) weigh less
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    • liner

      US /ˈlaɪnɚ/

      UK /ˈlaɪnə(r)/

      • Noun
      • Material used to cover the inside surface of
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    • load

      US /lod/

      UK /ləʊd/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Large, often heavy, amount of a thing to be moved
      • A burden; heavy responsibility
      • Transitive Verb
      • To put in items for use (e.g. bullets in a gun)
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    • middleman

      US /ˈmɪdlˌmæn/

      UK /ˈmɪdlmæn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Someone who buys many goods and resells to others
      • A person who facilitates a transaction or negotiation between two parties.
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    • misread

      US /ˌmɪs'ri:d/

      UK /ˌmɪs'ri:d/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To get the meaning of a text wrong
      • To have the wrong impression about something
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    • notoriously

      US /noˈtɔrɪəslɪ/

      UK /nəʊ'tɔ:rɪəslɪ/

      • Adverb
      • So as to be well-known for being something bad
      B2
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    • off of

      US /ɔf ʌv/

      UK /ɔf ɔv/

      • Preposition
      • From a position on something; down from.
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    • on the ground

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Located on the surface of the earth.
      • Present and available in a particular place, especially to deal with a situation.
      More
    • 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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    • over to

      US

      UK

      • Preposition
      • Used to hand over to someone else to speak
      • The responsibility is now yours
      More
    • padre

      US

      UK

      • Noun
      • Spanish name for a Christian priest
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    • pair

      US /per/

      UK /peə(r)/

      • Countable Noun
      • Two of the same thing, e.g. socks
      • Two people viewed together for some reason; couple
      • Transitive Verb
      • To put two things or people together
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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
      B1TOEIC
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    • pop up

      US /pɑp ʌp/

      UK /pɔp ʌp/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To appear suddenly.
      • Phrasal Verb
      • To appear suddenly and unexpectedly.
      • To appear on a computer screen.
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    • range

      US /rendʒ/

      UK /reɪndʒ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Cooking stove with multiple burners
      • Given distance from a point; how far plane can fly
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To cover an area from one point to another
      • To extend to or vary within given limits
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    • recover

      US /rɪ'kʌvər/

      UK /rɪ'kʌvə(r)/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To return to a prior normal condition
      • To get back something that was lost
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    • retire

      US /rɪˈtaɪr/

      UK /rɪ'taɪə(r)/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To stop using, producing, or servicing something
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To stop taking part in a competition or game
      • To quit having jobs because you are old
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    • run back

      US /rʌn bæk/

      UK /rʌn bæk/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To come back
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    • run to

      US /rʌn tu/

      UK /rʌn tu:/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To have enough money; be able to pay; afford
      • To go to some place
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    • sale

      US /sel/

      UK /seɪl/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Event during which the prices of goods are reduced
      • Giving something for money; the amount sold
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    • shot

      US /ʃɑt/

      UK /ʃɒt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To kick or throw a ball at a goal
      • To fire a gun; injure or kill someone with a gun
      • Countable Noun
      • An attempt to kick or throw a ball at a goal
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    • softly

      US /ˈsɔːftli/

      UK /ˈsɔftlɪ/

      • Adverb
      • In a gentle or quiet manner
      A2
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    • speedy

      US /ˈspidi/

      UK /ˈspi:di/

      • Adjective
      • Moving with or capable of moving with high speed
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    • stadium

      US /ˈstediəm/

      UK /'steɪdɪəm/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Building with a sports field for watching games
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    • strike

      US /straɪk/

      UK /straɪk/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To hit something
      • To remove or erase.
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A punch or hit
      • Fact of not hitting the ball when playing baseball
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    • strikeout

      US

      UK

      • Countable Noun
      • When the batter gets three strikes in baseball
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    • swing

      US /swɪŋ/

      UK /swɪŋ/

      • Noun
      • Movement in a curved motion
      • Flowing, curved movement, e.g. of the arm
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To move something in a back and forth motion
      • To move in a back and forth motion, while hanging
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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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