Vocabulary

  • look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
  • drag in: To arrive somewhere reluctantly or heavily, often tired or late.
  • in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
  • move on: To decide to change or go to a different place
  • think about: To consider something carefully.
  • on to: Toward something; forward
  • got to: To arrive at some place
  • in hospital: Admitted to a hospital for treatment.
  • have to: Must do
  • at sea
  • at home: In one's own residence or country.
  • of course: Sure ; Certainly
  • used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
  • lunch out: To eat lunch outside the home or workplace.
  • write in: To add text to a document or form.
  • write up: To make a written record of (a study, etc.)
  • for now: Temporarily; for the present time.
  • present: Being in attendance; being there; having turned up
  • write: To compose letters and words on paper or a screen
  • sentence: (Of a judge) to decide the punishment of
  • sea: Very large group of people, similar-looking things
  • finish: To use or consume all of something
  • look: Person's beauty or physical attractiveness
  • time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
  • water: Clear liquid that forms the seas, rivers and rain
  • wear: To have clothes, glasses, shoes etc. on your body
  • place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
  • lunch: Light meal eaten in the middle of the day
  • tired: Without energy so you want to rest or fall asleep
  • hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
  • early: Coming/happening before others in a time sequence
  • cold: Illness of sneezing, coughing, and a sore throat
  • mix: To combine two or more things to make one
  • perfect: So good it cannot be improved
  • mixed: To combine two or more things to make one
  • move: To cause someone to have certain emotions
  • heat: State of anger, excitement, or arguing
  • level: Specific height of something
  • instruction: A command for someone formally to do something
  • finally: used especially at the beginning of a sentence to introduce the last point or idea
  • laptop: Portable computer small enough to use on your lap
  • grammar: Book describing the syntactic rules of a language
  • save: To make your computer keep a file
  • gas: Elements in our air, like oxygen or nitrogen
  • pull: Act of breathing in smoke, as from a pipe
  • mean: Average of a set of numbers
  • rest: Time when one relaxes, sleeps, or is inactive
  • drag: To reluctantly move or go somewhere
  • impossible: (Child, etc.) very annoying
  • possibility: Something with a chance of happening or being true
  • tense: The use of grammar to state the time things happen
  • dozen: 12 people or things
  • introduce: To open an essay to set the scene
  • option: A choice
  • scientific: Concerning academic study of the physical world
  • depend: Be controlled or determined by (someone/something)
  • truth: Real facts about something
  • basic: At the most important or easiest (beginner) level
  • sense: Certain mental feeling or emotion
  • centigrade: A unit of temperature
  • imperative: The state of demanding notice or attention
  • express: To send something by fast mail
  • formal: Observing rules and procedures strictly
  • shift: To change in position or direction
  • combination: Series of letters or numbers needed to open a lock
  • imaginary: Not real; existing only in your imagination
  • conditionals: Clauses or sentences beginning with 'if' or 'unless'
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    • at home

      US /æt hom/

      UK /æt həum/

      • Phrase
      • In one's own residence or country.
      • Adjective
      • Feeling comfortable and relaxed.
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    • at sea

      US /æt si/

      UK /æt si:/

      • Phrase
      • Adjective
      • Confused; not knowing what to do.
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    • centigrade

      US /ˈsɛntɪˌɡred/

      UK /ˈsentɪgreɪd/

      • Noun
      • A unit of temperature
      B2
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    • combination

      US /ˌkɑmbəˈneʃən/

      UK /ˌkɒmbɪ'neɪʃn/

      • Noun
      • Series of letters or numbers needed to open a lock
      • Act or result of mixing things together
      B1
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    • conditionals

      US

      UK

      • Noun (plural)
      • Clauses or sentences beginning with 'if' or 'unless'
      B1
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    • depend

      US /dɪˈpend/

      UK /dɪˈpend/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • Be controlled or determined by (someone/something)
      • To rely on someone or something for support, help, or existence.
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    • dozen

      US /ˈdʌzən/

      UK /ˈdʌzn/

      • Countable Noun
      • 12 people or things
      A2
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    • drag

      US /dræɡ/

      UK /dræɡ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To reluctantly move or go somewhere
      • To pull something heavy or difficult along the ground
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Force of air pushing back against a plane car etc.
      • Boring or annoying thing/activity
      A2
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    • drag in

      US /dræɡ ɪn/

      UK /dræɡ ɪn/

      • other
      • To arrive somewhere reluctantly or heavily, often tired or late.
      B2
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    • for now

      US /fɔr naʊ/

      UK /fɔ: nau/

      • Phrase
      • Temporarily; for the present time.
      • In the short term; for the immediate future.
      A1
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    • formal

      US / ˈfɔrməl/

      UK /'fɔ:ml/

      • Adjective
      • Observing rules and procedures strictly
      • Behaving well, politely; wearing your best clothes
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    • gas

      US /ɡæs/

      UK /ɡæs/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Elements in our air, like oxygen or nitrogen
      • Fuel used for cooking, heating houses etc.
      • Transitive Verb
      • To kill or disable someone with poisoned air
      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
      A1
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    • grammar

      US /ˈɡræmɚ/

      UK /ˈgræmə(r)/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Book describing the syntactic rules of a language
      • Rules explaining how words are used in a language
      B1
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    • have to

      US /hæv tu/

      UK /ˈhæv tə/

      • Auxiliary Verb
      • Must do
      A1
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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
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    • imaginary

      US /ɪˈmædʒəˌnɛri/

      UK /ɪ'mædʒɪnərɪ/

      • Adjective
      • Not real; existing only in your imagination
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    • imperative

      US /ɪmˈpɛrətɪv/

      UK /ɪm'perətɪv/

      • Noun
      • The state of demanding notice or attention
      • Adjective
      • Absolutely necessary; that must be done
      B2TOEIC
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    • impossible

      US /ɪmˈpɑsəbəl/

      UK /ɪmˈpɒsəbl/

      • Adjective
      • (Child, etc.) very annoying
      • Not possible or very unlikely to happen or exist
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    • in hospital

      US /ɪn ˈhɑspɪtl/

      UK /ɪn ˈhɒspɪtl/

      • other
      • Admitted to a hospital for treatment.
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    • in the past

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • During a former period of time; previously.
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    • instruction

      US /ɪnˈstrʌkʃən/

      UK /ɪn'strʌkʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A command for someone formally to do something
      • Act of teaching or explaining to others
      • Uncountable Noun
      • Information about how to do or use something
      A2TOEIC
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    • laptop

      US /ˈlæpˌtɑp/

      UK /ˈlæptɒp/

      • Countable Noun
      • Portable computer small enough to use on your lap
      A2
      More
    • 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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    • lunch out

      US /lʌntʃ aʊt/

      UK /lʌntʃ aʊt/

      • other
      • To eat lunch outside the home or workplace.
      A2
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    • mix

      US /mɪks/

      UK /mɪks/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To combine two or more things to make one
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A combination of more than two things
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    • mixed

      US /mɪkst/

      UK /mɪkst/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To combine two or more things to make one
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To meet and get along with others, e.g. at a party
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    • move on

      US /muv ɑn/

      UK /mu:v ɔn/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To decide to change or go to a different place
      • To start talking about something different.
      A1
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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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    • on to

      US /ɑn tu/

      UK /ɔn tu:/

      • Preposition
      • Toward something; forward
      • Aware of someone's activities.
      • Adjective
      • Aware of someone's deception or illegal activities.
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    • option

      US /ˈɑpʃən/

      UK /'ɒpʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A choice
      • A right to buy or sell something at a particular price within a particular period.
      A2TOEIC
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    • possibility

      US /ˌpɑsəˈbɪlɪti/

      UK /ˌpɒsə'bɪlətɪ/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Something with a chance of happening or being true
      A2TOEIC
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    • scientific

      US /ˌsaɪənˈtɪfɪk/

      UK /ˌsaɪənˈtɪfɪk/

      • Adjective
      • Concerning academic study of the physical world
      • Systematic and precise, following a methodology.
      • Noun
      • Relating to or used in science.
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    • shift

      US /ʃɪft/

      UK /ʃɪft/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To change in position or direction
      • To move something from one place to another
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A change in a persons plans, opinions or beliefs
      • Period of work starting at a certain time
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    • tense

      US /tɛns/

      UK /tens/

      • Noun
      • The use of grammar to state the time things happen
      • Adjective
      • Unable to relax; feeling nervous or stressed
      • Stretched tight and stiff
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    • think about

      US /θɪŋk əˈbaʊt/

      UK /θiŋk əˈbaut/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To consider something carefully.
      • To remember or call to mind.
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    • tired

      US /ˈtaɪərd/

      UK /ˈtaɪəd/

      • Adjective
      • Without energy so you want to rest or fall asleep
      • Transitive Verb
      • To lose, cause to lose energy so you want to rest
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    • truth

      US /truθ/

      UK /tru:θ/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Real facts about something
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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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    • write in

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To add text to a document or form.
      • To vote for a candidate whose name is not printed on the ballot by writing it in.
      A1
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    • write up

      US /raɪt ʌp/

      UK /rait ʌp/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To make a written record of (a study, etc.)
      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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