Vocabulary

  • look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
  • look after: To take care of someone or something
  • work in: To make an opening for something in your schedule
  • in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, disbelief
  • without knowing: Unaware; without being conscious of something.
  • to date: Up to the present time; until now.
  • know about: To have information or understanding of a subject or situation.
  • in places: In some locations but not others
  • go back to: To return to a starting point
  • work out
  • for some reason: For a reason that is not known or not easily explained.
  • pack up: To put things into boxes and take them home
  • from the first: From the very beginning.
  • identity card: Card showing information to identify you
  • funeral service: A ceremony held to commemorate a deceased person, typically involving religious rituals or eulogies.
  • in action: Actively doing something; performing a task or duty.
  • of the century: The most notable or important in a hundred-year period.
  • run by: To be managed or controlled by someone or a group.
  • the following: Next in order or sequence.
  • across from: Being on the other side
  • family: Close group of people or organizations
  • great: Very good; better than before
  • waiter: Man who serves food or drinks in a restaurant
  • mother: Female who has a child or children; female parent
  • father: A male parent
  • die: Cube with dots numbering 1-6 on it used in games
  • house: Place where a specific activity or business occurs
  • mum: Mother
  • restaurant: Place where you can order, buy and eat a meal
  • find: To become aware of something that is happening
  • meet: To provide something that is necessary
  • live: To be alive
  • people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
  • work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
  • card: One of 54 pieces of paper used in a game of cards
  • grandfather: Your mother's or father's father
  • war: Situation where armies fight each other
  • bear: To accept (responsibilities or duties)
  • grandmother: Your mother or father's mother
  • happen: To take place or occur
  • married: To become the husband or wife of someone
  • cutter: A special tool used for cutting things
  • point: An item to be discussed
  • call: A order or request for action
  • aunt: Sister of your parent or the wife of your uncle
  • area: Amount of measured space
  • capital: Writing the first letter of a word in big letters
  • birth: Time when a baby or young animal is born
  • army: Large group of soldiers organized to fight in wars
  • bury: To put something into the ground and cover it
  • marriage: Relationship between a husband and a wife
  • death: When someone dies; the end of life
  • certificate: Official paper accepted as proof of something
  • injure: To do (usually physical) harm or damage to
  • profession: Act of stating your beliefs or feelings openly
  • remain: To be left behind; to continue to exist
  • pregnant: Carrying your unborn baby inside you
  • service: Work that a person does to assist others
  • battle: Military fight between armies
  • brave: (Old-fashioned) A native American warrior
  • border: To be right next to another country or state
  • absolutely: Completely; totally; very
  • servant: Person paid to clean, cook, etc. in another's home
  • territorial: Associated with the ownership of an area
  • award: To give a prize for doing something well
  • bravery: Quality allowing someone to do courageous things
  • shell: Hard outer cover of an egg, fruit, nut, or seed
  • cemetery: Place where people are buried after they die
  • grave: Hole in the ground in which you place a dead body
  • maid: Female servant in a house or hotel
  • opt: To choose one thing rather than other choices
  • historian: Someone who studies the course of history
  • goodness: (Used to express slight surprise)
  • illegitimate: Contrary to or forbidden by law
  • outbreak: Sudden occurrence of illness, discontent etc.
  • de: Of; expressing origin, possession, or separation
  • infantry: Group of soldiers who fight on foot
  • le
  • dearest: Most loved or valued
  • census: Survey to collect data about people in an area
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    • absolutely

      US /ˈæbsəˌlutli, ˌæbsəˈlutli/

      UK /ˈæbsəlu:tli/

      • Adverb
      • Completely; totally; very
      • Considered independently and without relation to other things; viewed abstractly; as, quantity absolutely considered.
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    • across from

      US /əˈkrɔs frʌm/

      UK /əˈkrɔs frɔm/

      • Preposition
      • Being on the other side
      A1
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    • army

      US /ˈɑrmi/

      UK /'ɑ:mɪ/

      • Countable Noun
      • Large group of soldiers organized to fight in wars
      A2
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    • aunt

      US /ænt/

      UK /ɑ:nt/

      • Countable Noun
      • Sister of your parent or the wife of your uncle
      A2
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    • award

      US /əˈwɔrd/

      UK /ə'wɔ:d/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To give a prize for doing something well
      • Countable Noun
      • Prize given to you because you did something well
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    • battle

      US /ˈbætl/

      UK /'bætl/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Military fight between armies
      • Working hard to stop something; struggle
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To fight or struggle against someone or something
      • To work hard to stop something; struggle
      A2
      More
    • bear

      US /bɛr/

      UK /bɛː/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To accept (responsibilities or duties)
      • To give birth to a child; to produce fruit
      • Countable Noun
      • Large brown animal with fur that lives in forests
      • Someone who expects stock market to fall
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    • birth

      US /bɜ:rθ/

      UK /bɜ:θ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Time when a baby or young animal is born
      • Beginning of something
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    • border

      US /ˈbɔrdɚ/

      UK /'bɔ:də(r)/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To be right next to another country or state
      • To form the edge of something
      • Noun
      • Outer part or edge of something
      • Line separating one country, state from another
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    • brave

      US /brev/

      UK /breɪv/

      • Countable Noun
      • (Old-fashioned) A native American warrior
      • Adjective
      • Not letting fear or danger stop you acting
      A2
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    • bravery

      US /ˈbrevəri, ˈbrevri/

      UK /'breɪvərɪ/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Quality allowing someone to do courageous things
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    • bury

      US /ˈbɛri/

      UK /'berɪ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To put something into the ground and cover it
      B1
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    • capital

      US /ˈkæpɪtl/

      UK /'kæpɪtl/

      • Noun
      • Writing the first letter of a word in big letters
      • Official main city of a country, province or state
      • Adjective
      • Main, or major
      • (Of an offense) liable to the death penalty.
      A2
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    • cemetery

      US /ˈsɛmɪˌtɛri/

      UK /'semətrɪ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Place where people are buried after they die
      B1
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    • census

      US /ˈsɛnsəs/

      UK /ˈsensəs/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Survey to collect data about people in an area
      B2
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    • certificate

      US /sərˈtɪfɪkət/

      UK /səˈtɪfɪkət/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Official paper accepted as proof of something
      B1
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    • cutter

      US /ˈkʌtɚ/

      UK /'kʌtə(r)/

      • Noun
      • A special tool used for cutting things
      B2
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    • dearest

      US

      UK

      • Adjective
      • Most loved or valued
      • Being the being the most expensive
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    • death

      US /dɛθ/

      UK /deθ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • When someone dies; the end of life
      • The cause or manner of someone dying.
      A2
      More
    • for some reason

      US /fɔr sʌm ˈrizən/

      UK /fɔ: sʌm ˈri:zən/

      • Phrase
      • For a reason that is not known or not easily explained.
      A1
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    • from the first

      US /frəm ðə ˈfɝst/

      UK /frəm ðə ˈfɜ:st/

      • other
      • From the very beginning.
      B2
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    • funeral service

      US /ˈfjunərəl 'sɝvɪs/

      UK /ˈfju:nərəl ˈsɜːvɪs/

      • Noun
      • A ceremony held to commemorate a deceased person, typically involving religious rituals or eulogies.
      B1
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    • go back to

      US /ɡo bæk tu/

      UK /ɡəu bæk tu:/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To return to a starting point
      A1
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    • goodness

      US /ˈɡʊdnɪs/

      UK /ˈgʊdnəs/

      • Interjection
      • (Used to express slight surprise)
      • Uncountable Noun
      • Nourishment; good food value
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    • grandfather

      US /ˈɡrændˌfɑðɚ, ˈɡræn-/

      UK /'ɡrænfɑ:ðə(r)/

      • Countable Noun
      • Your mother's or father's father
      B2
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    • grandmother

      US /ˈɡrændˌmʌðɚ, ˈɡræn-/

      UK /ˈgrænmʌðə(r)/

      • Noun
      • Your mother or father's mother
      B2
      More
    • grave

      US /ɡrev/

      UK /ɡreɪv/

      • Countable Noun
      • Hole in the ground in which you place a dead body
      • Uncountable Noun
      • Poetic death; being dead
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    • historian

      US /hɪˈstɔriən/

      UK /hɪˈstɔ:riən/

      • Noun
      • Someone who studies the course of history
      B1
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    • identity card

      US /aɪˈdɛntɪti kɑrd/

      UK /aiˈdentiti kɑ:d/

      • Countable Noun
      • Card showing information to identify you
      A1
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    • illegitimate

      US /ˌɪlɪˈdʒɪtəmɪt/

      UK /ˌɪləˈdʒɪtəmət/

      • Adjective
      • Contrary to or forbidden by law
      B2
      More
    • in action

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Actively doing something; performing a task or duty.
      More
    • in places

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • In some locations but not others
      A1
      More
    • in the world

      US /ɪn ði wɜrld/

      UK /in ðə wɜː(r)ld/

      • Phrase
      • Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, disbelief
      • Used to indicate the extent or degree of something, often in a superlative sense
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    • infantry

      US /ˈɪnfəntri/

      UK /'ɪnfəntrɪ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Group of soldiers who fight on foot
      B2
      More
    • injure

      US /ˈɪndʒɚ/

      UK /ˈɪndʒə(r)/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To do (usually physical) harm or damage to
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    • know about

      US /noʊ əˈbaʊt/

      UK /nəʊ əˈbaut/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To have information or understanding of a subject or situation.
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    • look after

      US /lʊk ˈæftɚ/

      UK /luk ˈɑ:ftə/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To take care of someone or something
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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
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    • maid

      US /med/

      UK /meɪd/

      • Countable Noun
      • Female servant in a house or hotel
      B1
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    • marriage

      US /ˈmærɪdʒ/

      UK /ˈmærɪdʒ/

      • Noun
      • Relationship between a husband and a wife
      • A wedding ceremony
      A2
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    • of the century

      US /ʌv ðə ˈsɛnʧəri/

      UK /əv ðə ˈsenʧəri/

      • other
      • The most notable or important in a hundred-year period.
      B2
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    • opt

      US /ɑ:pt/

      UK /ɒpt/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To choose one thing rather than other choices
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    • outbreak

      US /ˈaʊtˌbrek/

      UK /ˈaʊtbreɪk/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Sudden occurrence of illness, discontent etc.
      • A sudden occurrence of something unwelcome, such as war or disease.
      B2
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    • pack up

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To put things into boxes and take them home
      A1
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    • pregnant

      US /ˈprɛɡnənt/

      UK /ˈpregnənt/

      • Adjective
      • Carrying your unborn baby inside you
      • Full of meaning or significance; suggestive.
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    • profession

      US /prəˈfɛʃən/

      UK /prəˈfeʃn/

      • Noun
      • Act of stating your beliefs or feelings openly
      • Job requiring special education or skills
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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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    • run by

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To be managed or controlled by someone or a group.
      • To show or tell something to someone briefly to get their opinion or approval.
      A1
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    • servant

      US /ˈsɚvənt/

      UK /ˈsɜ:vənt/

      • Countable Noun
      • Person paid to clean, cook, etc. in another's home
      A2
      More
    • shell

      US /ʃɛl/

      UK /ʃel/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Hard outer cover of an egg, fruit, nut, or seed
      • Hard metal container containing a bullet
      • Transitive Verb
      • To remove the outer covering of peas, nuts etc.
      • To fire shells (weapons) at
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    • territorial

      US /ˌtɛrɪˈtɔriəl, -ˈtor-/

      UK /ˌterəˈtɔ:riəl/

      • Adjective
      • Associated with the ownership of an area
      • Defensive of a space or area.
      B1
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    • the following

      US

      UK

      • Adjective
      • Next in order or sequence.
      • Uncountable Noun
      • What is about to be said or written.
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    • to date

      US /tu det/

      UK /tu: deit/

      • Phrase
      • Up to the present time; until now.
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To go out on romantic dates with someone.
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    • waiter

      US /ˈwetɚ/

      UK /ˈweɪtə(r)/

      • Countable Noun
      • Man who serves food or drinks in a restaurant
      A2TOEIC
      More
    • war

      US /wɔr/

      UK /wɔ:(r)/

      • Noun
      • Situation where armies fight each other
      A2
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    • without knowing

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Unaware; without being conscious of something.
      • Unintentionally; without meaning to do something.
      More
    • work in

      US /wɚk ɪn/

      UK /wə:k in/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To make an opening for something in your schedule
      • To fit person/thing into a schedule or sequence
      A1
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    • work out

      US /wɚk aʊt/

      UK /wə:k aut/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To find a way to do something, by thinking
      A1
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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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