Vocabulary

  • have to: Must do
  • quiz question: A question asked in a quiz to test someone's knowledge.
  • answer to: To be responsible to someone and have to explain your actions to them.
  • talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
  • at the moment: At this time; now
  • of course: Sure ; Certainly
  • going on: To continue doing something
  • live on: To continue to exist or be remembered.
  • spot on: Exactly right; perfectly accurate.
  • used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
  • such as: For example; like
  • for example: As an illustration or instance.
  • catch a cold: To become infected with a common viral illness, typically affecting the nose and throat.
  • sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
  • context: Set of facts surrounding a person or event
  • recap: Brief description of something that had been said
  • vocabulary: Words that have to do with a particular subject
  • scratch: To rub your skin with your nails to stop an itch
  • bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
  • expert: Skillful person with special knowledge
  • mention: To refer to or talk or write about something
  • spontaneously: In a sudden, unplanned way
  • wonder: Surprise caused by experiencing something amazing
  • crowd: To force too many things, people into
  • explain: To make clear or easy to understand by describing
  • illness: Unhealthy condition of the mind or body
  • rub: To spread a cream, etc., using a repeated motion
  • horrible: Very bad; causing annoyance, distaste or fear
  • reason: To think and make conclusions in a logical manner
  • clip: A metal holder used for keeping things together
  • quiz: A game in which players answer questions on topics
  • lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
  • science: Study of the physical world, based on facts
  • harmful: Likely to cause damage or injury
  • learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
  • harm: To damage, injure, or hurt someone or something
  • catch: Amount of something that has been caught
  • adjective: A word that describes a noun, e.g. happy
  • decide: To make a choice or choose after thinking about it
  • unpleasant: Causing a bad feeling in people
  • parasite: Small animal or plant living off a bigger one
  • program: To make someone act or think in a certain way
  • protect: To defend someone or something from harm or danger
  • beard: Hair that grows on a man's face
  • podcast: A digital recording (e.g. radio show) for download
  • conclude: To finish or cause to finish; end
  • find: To become aware of something that is happening
  • question: To ask for or try to get information
  • wear: To have clothes, glasses, shoes etc. on your body
  • bite: Amount of food taken into your mouth at one time
  • make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
  • plant: Factory or a place where things are made
  • itchy: Nervous and unable to relax
  • itch: Something you are desperate to do
  • scalp: Part of the human head covered by hair
  • worksheet: Piece of paper showing work planned or done
  • mosquito: Small flying insect which sucks blood
  • unpack: To try to understand by thinking about something
  • whoa: Tell someone to do something more slowly
  • holler: To shout very loudly; yell
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    • answer to

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To be responsible to someone and have to explain your actions to them.
      • To correspond to or match a description or requirement.
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    • at the moment

      US

      UK

      • Adverb
      • At this time; now
      A1
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    • beard

      US /bɪrd/

      UK /bɪəd/

      • Noun
      • Hair that grows on a man's face
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    • bite

      US /baɪt/

      UK /baɪt/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Amount of food taken into your mouth at one time
      • Wound left from being bitten
      • Intransitive Verb
      • (E.g. of fish) to take bait and be caught
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    • catch a cold

      US /kætʃ e kold/

      UK /kætʃ ə kəuld/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To become infected with a common viral illness, typically affecting the nose and throat.
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    • clip

      US /klɪp/

      UK /klɪp/

      • Countable Noun
      • A metal holder used for keeping things together
      • Brief part of a television show or movie
      • Transitive Verb
      • To attach things together using a metal pin
      • To cut a small section or piece out from something
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    • conclude

      US /kənˈklud/

      UK /kənˈklu:d/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To finish or cause to finish; end
      • To arrive at a judgment or opinion
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    • context

      US /ˈkɑnˌtɛkst/

      UK /ˈkɒntekst/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Set of facts surrounding a person or event
      • The circumstances that form the setting for an event, statement, or idea, and in terms of which it can be fully understood and assessed.
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    • crowd

      US /kraʊd/

      UK /kraʊd/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To force too many things, people into
      • (Lots of people) to meet together in one place
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Large group of people together in one place
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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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    • expert

      US /ˈɛkˌspɚt/

      UK /'ekspɜ:t/

      • Countable Noun
      • Skillful person with special knowledge
      • Adjective
      • Having special knowledge or skill
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    • for example

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • As an illustration or instance.
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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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    • harm

      US /hɑrm/

      UK /hɑ:m/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To damage, injure, or hurt someone or something
      • Noun
      • Damage or injury
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    • harmful

      US /ˈhɑ:rmfl/

      UK /ˈhɑ:mfl/

      • Adjective
      • Likely to cause damage or injury
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    • have to

      US /hæv tu/

      UK /ˈhæv tə/

      • Auxiliary Verb
      • Must do
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    • holler

      US /ˈhɑ:lə(r)/

      UK /ˈhɒlə(r)/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To shout very loudly; yell
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    • horrible

      US /ˈhɔrəbəl, ˈhɑr-/

      UK /ˈhɒrəbl/

      • Adjective
      • Very bad; causing annoyance, distaste or fear
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    • illness

      US /ˈɪlnɪs/

      UK /ˈɪlnəs/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Unhealthy condition of the mind or body
      • A particular instance or type of disease.
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    • itch

      US /ɪtʃ/

      UK /ɪtʃ/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Something you are desperate to do
      • Feeling on the skin that makes you want to scratch
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To have a skin irritation you want to scratch
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    • itchy

      US /ˈɪtʃi/

      UK /ˈɪtʃi/

      • Adjective
      • Nervous and unable to relax
      • (Of skin, etc.) irritated so you want to scratch it
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    • live on

      US /lɪv ɒn/

      UK /lɪv ɒn/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To continue to exist or be remembered.
      • To eat a particular type of food as the main thing.
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    • mention

      US /ˈmɛnʃən/

      UK /'menʃn/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To refer to or talk or write about something
      • Uncountable Noun
      • Act of referring to or talking about something
      • A formal acknowledgement of something
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    • mosquito

      US /məˈski:toʊ/

      UK /məˈski:təʊ/

      • Countable Noun
      • Small flying insect which sucks blood
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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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    • parasite

      US /ˈpærəˌsaɪt/

      UK /'pærəsaɪt/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Small animal or plant living off a bigger one
      • One who depends on someone else, without working
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    • plant

      US /plænt/

      UK /plɑ:nt/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Factory or a place where things are made
      • Living thing with leaves and roots growing in soil
      • Transitive Verb
      • To firmly position something (in the ground)
      • To put seeds, flowers, trees in the ground
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    • podcast

      US /'pɑ:dkæst/

      UK /'pɒdkɑ:st/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A digital recording (e.g. radio show) for download
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    • quiz

      US /kwɪz/

      UK /kwɪz/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A game in which players answer questions on topics
      • Brief spoken or written test, given to students
      • Transitive Verb
      • To ask a person many questions about something
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    • quiz question

      US

      UK

      • Countable Noun
      • A question asked in a quiz to test someone's knowledge.
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    • recap

      US /riˈkæp/

      UK /'ri:kæp/

      • Noun
      • Brief description of something that had been said
      • Transitive Verb
      • To describe or summarize the main points
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    • rub

      US /rʌb/

      UK /rʌb/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To spread a cream, etc., using a repeated motion
      • To move something back and forth along a surface
      • Noun
      • Act of moving you hand forcefully along a surface
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    • scalp

      US /skælp/

      UK /skælp/

      • Noun
      • Part of the human head covered by hair
      • Transitive Verb
      • To sell e.g. tickets far above the original price
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    • science

      US /ˈsaɪəns/

      UK /'saɪəns/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Study of the physical world, based on facts
      A2TOEIC
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    • scratch

      US /skrætʃ/

      UK /skrætʃ/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To rub your skin with your nails to stop an itch
      • To make a small cut or mark on a surface
      • Noun
      • Action of rubbing your skin when itchy
      • A small cut or mark on a surface
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    • spontaneously

      US /spɔnˈtenɪəslɪ/

      UK /spɒn'teɪnɪəslɪ/

      • Adverb
      • In a sudden, unplanned way
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    • spot on

      US

      UK

      • Adjective
      • Exactly right; perfectly accurate.
      • Adverb
      • Exactly at the expected or scheduled time.
      • Perfect; excellent.
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    • such as

      US /sʌtʃ æz/

      UK /sʌtʃ æz/

      • Preposition
      • For example; like
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    • talking about

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To discuss a particular topic.
      • To be constantly mentioning or bringing up a subject.
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    • unpack

      US /ʌnˈpæk/

      UK /ˌʌnˈpæk/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To try to understand by thinking about something
      • To take things out of a suitcase
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    • unpleasant

      US /ʌnˈplɛzənt/

      UK /ʌnˈpleznt/

      • Adjective
      • Causing a bad feeling in people
      • Disagreeable or offensive in behavior or manner.
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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
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    • vocabulary

      US /voˈkæbjəˌlɛri/

      UK /və'kæbjələrɪ/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Words that have to do with a particular subject
      • The words that a person knows
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    • whoa

      US /woʊ/

      UK /wəʊ/

      • Interjection
      • Tell someone to do something more slowly
      • An exclamation of surprise, amazement, or shock.
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    • worksheet

      US

      UK

      • Noun
      • Piece of paper showing work planned or done
      C2
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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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    Ever wondered why you get that annoying itch and just *have* to scratch? This "6 Minute English" episode dives into the science behind itching and reveals if scratching can actually be good for us! You'll pick up fascinating vocabulary like 'itchy,' 'unpack,' and 'parasite' to describe this common sensation.

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