Vocabulary

  • on earth: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise or anger.
  • due to: Because of; owing to
  • at least: As a minimum
  • all at once: Suddenly; at the same time
  • at once: Immediately; without delay
  • for example: As an illustration or instance.
  • next to: Being located along side another
  • look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
  • set off: To start a journey
  • in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
  • top off: To complete or finish something in a satisfying way.
  • stand here: To remain in or move to this specific location.
  • for too long: For an excessively extended period.
  • per year: For each year; annually.
  • on average: Typically; usually; based on an average calculation.
  • around the world: In or to many countries.
  • in the middle of: In the central part or point of something.
  • in places: In some locations but not others
  • take over: To gain control of (a company) from someone else
  • do over: To repeat an action; do something again
  • for free: Without charge; at no cost.
  • hour: 60 minutes
  • banana: Long curved yellow fruit with a white center
  • stay: To keep trying without giving up
  • book: (Police) to officially record someone's crimes
  • door: You walk through this when you go in a room
  • chair: A person in charge of an official meeting
  • answer: To reply to a question someone asks
  • place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
  • sleep: To have enough beds for
  • test: To be given a medical examination
  • year: Unit of time equal to 12 months or 365 or 366 days
  • people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
  • world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
  • eat: To put food in your mouth
  • receive: To get something someone has given or sent to you
  • level: Specific height of something
  • area: Amount of measured space
  • high: Excited or relaxed from taking drugs
  • heat: State of anger, excitement, or arguing
  • space: Empty area kept for a specific reason, like a car
  • mineral: Substance naturally formed in the ground
  • occupation: A career or regular job
  • free: Living, happening without being controlled
  • elevator: Machine that carries people between floors
  • collect: By asking the receiver of a call to pay for it
  • background: Images, color, or information behind the main one
  • bomb: To attack with explosives
  • worth: the financial, practical or moral value of somebody/something
  • earth: Wire connecting an electrical device to the ground
  • counter: To say or do something in opposition or resistance
  • maximum: Largest or highest number or amount of something
  • natural: Being as one would expect; being usual or normal
  • average: Total of numbers divided by the number of items
  • lab: Short for 'laboratory'
  • zone: Area of space designated for a particular use
  • remove: To get rid of something completely
  • material: Cloth; fabric
  • spot: A certain place or area
  • due: When something is required or expected
  • huge: Very very large
  • expose: To make visible, without covering or protection
  • dose: An amount of medicine to be taken at any one time
  • reactor: Device to control nuclear energy as a power source
  • smoker: Device that exposes food to smoke as it cooks
  • nuclear: Concerning or involving the center of an atom
  • basement: Floor or room in a building beneath the ground
  • decay: To be slowly destroyed by natural processes; rot
  • dosage: Measured amount of medicine or drug
  • dental: Concerning the teeth
  • insignificant: Being very small or unimportant
  • rip: To tear or split roughly or cause to tear or split
  • globally: Throughout the world
  • represent: To depict art objects, figures, scenes; to portray
  • conduct: Your behavior
  • radiation: Energy transmitted as rays, waves or particles
  • astronaut: Person who travels in space
  • detect: To discover or identify the presence of something
  • exclusion: Act of preventing someone from taking part
  • tobacco: Cigars and cigarettes
  • dump: To end a romantic relationship
  • shield: A family's coat of arms or insignia
  • radioactive: Emitting harmful energy from nuclear activity
  • ionizing: To convert or be converted totally or partially into ions
  • uranium: Radioactive element used for nuclear energy/weapon
  • audible: Capable of being heard; loud enough to be heard
  • detonated: To trigger or start an explosion
  • potassium: A common, soft, silvery white metal with many uses
  • dome: Rounded roof or ceiling shaped like half a ball
  • vaporized: To kill to make something completely disappear
  • radium: Radioactive element occurring in uranium ore
  • overkill: To make an effort more than is necessary
  • fuse: Device connected to and making a bomb explode
  • ore: Rock containing valuable metal
  • pixel: Small element forming image on TV/computer screen
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    • all at once

      US

      UK

      • Adverb
      • Suddenly; at the same time
      • At the same time; simultaneously
      • Phrase
      • Suddenly; at the same time
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    • around the world

      US /əˈraʊnd ði wɜrld/

      UK /əˈraund ðə wɜː(r)ld/

      • Phrase
      • In or to many countries.
      • In various places throughout the world.
      A2
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    • astronaut

      US /ˈæstrəˌnɔt/

      UK /ˈæstrənɔ:t/

      • Countable Noun
      • Person who travels in space
      B2
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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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    • at once

      US /æt wʌns/

      UK /æt wʌns/

      • Adverb
      • Immediately; without delay
      • At the same time; simultaneously
      A2
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    • audible

      US /ˈɔdəbəl/

      UK /ˈɔ:dəbl/

      • Adjective
      • Capable of being heard; loud enough to be heard
      B2
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    • average

      US /ˈævərɪdʒ, ˈævrɪdʒ/

      UK /'ævərɪdʒ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Total of numbers divided by the number of items
      • Transitive Verb
      • To add numbers then divide by the number of items
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    • background

      US /ˈbækˌɡraʊnd/

      UK /ˈbækgraʊnd/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Images, color, or information behind the main one
      • Someone's personal work and educational history
      • Adjective
      • Done or existing in a less noticeable or important way
      • Hidden or not easily seen
      A2TOEIC
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    • banana

      US /bəˈnænə/

      UK /bə'nɑ:nə/

      • Countable Noun
      • Long curved yellow fruit with a white center
      A2
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    • basement

      US /ˈbesmənt/

      UK /ˈbeɪsmənt/

      • Noun
      • Floor or room in a building beneath the ground
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    • bomb

      US /bɑm/

      UK /bɒm/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To attack with explosives
      • Noun
      • An explosive device
      B1
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    • collect

      US /kəˈlɛkt/

      UK /kəˈlekt/

      • Adverb
      • By asking the receiver of a call to pay for it
      • Transitive Verb
      • To ask for money, e.g. for a charity
      • To gather things, people together in one place
      A2
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    • conduct

      US / kənˈdʌkt/

      UK /kənˈdʌkt/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Your behavior
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To behave in a certain way; e.g. at a party
      • To let electricity or heat travel through
      B1TOEIC
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    • counter

      US /ˈkaʊntɚ/

      UK /'kaʊntə(r)/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To say or do something in opposition or resistance
      • To try to prevent, as by making a different point
      • Prefix
      • Being opposite or against something
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    • decay

      US /dɪˈke/

      UK /dɪˈkeɪ/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To be slowly destroyed by natural processes; rot
      • To lose health or strength
      • Uncountable Noun
      • Slow loss of physical or mental health
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    • dental

      US /ˈdɛntl/

      UK /ˈdentl/

      • Adjective
      • Concerning the teeth
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    • detect

      US /dɪˈtɛkt/

      UK /dɪˈtekt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To discover or identify the presence of something
      A2TOEIC
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    • detonated

      US

      UK

      • Transitive Verb
      • To trigger or start an explosion
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    • do over

      US /du ˈovɚ/

      UK /du: ˈəuvə/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To repeat an action; do something again
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    • dome

      US /doʊm/

      UK /dəʊm/

      • Noun
      • Rounded roof or ceiling shaped like half a ball
      B2
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    • dosage

      US /ˈdosɪdʒ/

      UK /ˈdəʊsɪdʒ/

      • Noun
      • Measured amount of medicine or drug
      B2
      More
    • dose

      US /doʊs/

      UK /dəʊs/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • An amount of medicine to be taken at any one time
      • Transitive Verb
      • To give a certain amount of something to someone
      B1
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    • due to

      US /du tu/

      UK /dju: tu:/

      • Preposition
      • Because of; owing to
      • Adjective
      • Attributable to; caused by.
      A1
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    • dump

      US /dʌmp/

      UK /dʌmp/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To end a romantic relationship
      • To put something somewhere without care
      • Noun
      • A place where waste or garbage is left.
      • A copy of data from one part of a computer system to another.
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    • elevator

      US /ˈɛləˌvetɚ/

      UK /'elɪveɪtə(r)/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Machine that carries people between floors
      • A building for storing grain, equipped with machinery for raising and distributing it.
      B2TOEIC
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    • exclusion

      US /ɪkˈskluʒən/

      UK /ɪkˈsklu:ʒn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Act of preventing someone from taking part
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    • expose

      US /ɪkˈspoʊz/

      UK /ɪk'spəʊz/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To make visible, without covering or protection
      • To allow light through a cameras lens onto film
      A2TOEIC
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    • for example

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • As an illustration or instance.
      More
    • for free

      US /fɔr fri/

      UK /fɔ: fri:/

      • Phrase
      • Without charge; at no cost.
      • Adjective
      • Available without payment.
      A2
      More
    • for too long

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • For an excessively extended period.
      A1
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    • fuse

      US /fjuz/

      UK /fju:z/

      • Noun
      • Device connected to and making a bomb explode
      • Electrical safety device
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • (Metal) to become one through heat contact
      • To become combined; unite.
      B2
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    • globally

      US /'ɡloʊbəlɪ/

      UK /'ɡləʊbəlɪ/

      • Adverb
      • Throughout the world
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    • heat

      US /hit/

      UK /hi:t/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • State of anger, excitement, or arguing
      • Particular temperature at which to cook something
      • Transitive Verb
      • To make hot or hotter
      A2
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    • huge

      US /hjudʒ/

      UK /hju:dʒ/

      • Adjective
      • Very very large
      A2
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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 places

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • In some locations but not others
      A1
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    • in the middle of

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • In the central part or point of something.
      • Engaged or occupied with something.
      A2
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    • insignificant

      US /ˌɪnsɪɡˈnɪfɪkənt/

      UK /ˌɪnsɪgˈnɪfɪkənt/

      • Adjective
      • Being very small or unimportant
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    • lab

      US /læb/

      UK /læb/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Short for 'laboratory'
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    • level

      US /ˈlɛvəl/

      UK /'levl/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Specific height of something
      • Amount of ability you have compared to others
      • Transitive Verb
      • To aim a gun at someone
      • To destroy a building; flatten an area completely
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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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    • material

      US /məˈtɪriəl/

      UK /məˈtɪəriəl/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Cloth; fabric
      • Supplies or data needed to do a certain thing
      • Adjective
      • Relevant; (of evidence) important or significant
      • Belonging to the world of physical things
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    • maximum

      US /ˈmæksəməm/

      UK /ˈmæksɪməm/

      • Noun
      • Largest or highest number or amount of something
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    • mineral

      US /ˈmɪnərəl/

      UK /'mɪnərəl/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Substance naturally formed in the ground
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    • next to

      US /nɛkst tu/

      UK /nekst tu:/

      • Preposition
      • Being located along side another
      • In comparison with
      • Adverb
      • Almost; nearly
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    • nuclear

      US /ˈnukliɚ, ˈnju-/

      UK /ˈnju:kliə(r)/

      • Adjective
      • Concerning or involving the center of an atom
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    • occupation

      US /ˌɑkjəˈpeʃən/

      UK /ˌɒkjuˈpeɪʃn/

      • Noun
      • A career or regular job
      • Act of entering and taking control of an area
      A2TOEIC
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    • on average

      US /ɑn ˈævərɪdʒ/

      UK /ɔn ˈævəridʒ/

      • Phrase
      • Typically; usually; based on an average calculation.
      B1
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    • on earth

      US /ɑn ɚθ/

      UK /ɔn ə:θ/

      • Phrase
      • Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise or anger.
      • Used to emphasize that something is not possible or will not happen.
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    • ore

      US /ɔr, or/

      UK /ɔ:(r)/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Rock containing valuable metal
      • A source or supply of something.
      B2
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    • overkill

      US /ˈoʊvərkɪl/

      UK /ˈəʊvəkɪl/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To make an effort more than is necessary
      • Uncountable Noun
      • Doing far too much; more effort than is necessary
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    • per year

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • For each year; annually.
      A2
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    • pixel

      US /ˈpɪksəl, -ˌsɛl/

      UK /ˈpɪksl/

      • Noun
      • Small element forming image on TV/computer screen
      C1
      More
    • potassium

      US /pəˈtæsiəm/

      UK /pəˈtæsiəm/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • A common, soft, silvery white metal with many uses
      • Potassium as a nutrient found in food.
      B2
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    • radiation

      US /ˌrediˈeʃən/

      UK /ˌreɪdiˈeɪʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Energy transmitted as rays, waves or particles
      • Harmful waves of energy from nuclear activity
      B1
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    • radioactive

      US /ˌredioˈæktɪv/

      UK /ˌreɪdɪəʊ'æktɪv/

      • Adjective
      • Emitting harmful energy from nuclear activity
      B2
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    • radium

      US /ˈrediəm/

      UK /ˈreɪdiəm/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Radioactive element occurring in uranium ore
      C2
      More
    • reactor

      US /riˈæktɚ/

      UK /riˈæktə(r)/

      • Noun
      • Device to control nuclear energy as a power source
      B1
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    • represent

      US /ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnt/

      UK /ˌreprɪ'zent/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To depict art objects, figures, scenes; to portray
      • To show or describe something in a particular way
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    • rip

      US /rɪp/

      UK /rɪp/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To tear or split roughly or cause to tear or split
      • To become torn, opened, or split apart forcefully
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A long tear in something, e.g. a piece of cloth
      • (Slang) A puff of marijuana.
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    • set off

      US /sɛt ɔf/

      UK /set ɒf/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To start a journey
      • To cause something to explode or start working.
      • Transitive Verb
      • To cause to explode.
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    • shield

      US /ʃild/

      UK /ʃi:ld/

      • Noun
      • A family's coat of arms or insignia
      • Device used to protect from a harmful force
      • Transitive Verb
      • To cover (e.g. your face) so as to hide from
      • To cover from a dangerous or harmful force
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    • smoker

      US /ˈsmokɚ/

      UK /'sməʊkə(r)/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Device that exposes food to smoke as it cooks
      • Person who smokes cigarettes, etc.
      B1
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    • spot

      US /spɑt/

      UK /spɒt/

      • Noun
      • A certain place or area
      • A difficult time; awkward situation
      • Transitive Verb
      • To see someone or something by chance
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    • stand here

      US

      UK

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To remain in or move to this specific location.
      More
    • take over

      US /tek ˈovɚ/

      UK /teik ˈəuvə/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To gain control of (a company) from someone else
      • To assume control or possession of something.
      A1
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    • tobacco

      US /təˈbæko/

      UK /tə'bækəʊ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Cigars and cigarettes
      • Plant used to make cigars and cigarettes
      • Adjective
      • Having a brown color similar to that of cured tobacco leaves.
      B1
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    • top off

      US /tɑp ɔf/

      UK /tɔp ɔf/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To complete or finish something in a satisfying way.
      • To fill something to the top.
      A2
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    • worth

      US /wɚθ/

      UK /wɜ:θ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • the financial, practical or moral value of somebody/something
      • having a particular value, especially in money
      • Adjective
      • Having a specified value.
      A2
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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.

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    • 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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