Vocabulary

  • all over the place: In a state of disorder; scattered everywhere.
  • check out
  • as we know it: In the form or way commonly understood or accepted.
  • for sure: Definitely; certainly; without a doubt.
  • out there: In or to a place that is far away
  • interact with
  • slow down: To reduce the speed
  • in on: To be involved in a secret or plan.
  • at some point: At an unspecified time, usually in the future.
  • on the other hand : Considering a different aspect of the matter; alternatively.
  • no matter: Regardless of; it does not matter.
  • light: To cause something to burn; put a burning match to
  • red: Being the color of blood
  • kind: In a caring and helpful manner
  • matter: To be of great importance; to count
  • space: Empty area kept for a specific reason, like a car
  • science: Study of the physical world, based on facts
  • form: Sports team or person's current winning record
  • excellence: Extremely high quality
  • idea: Belief, thought, suggestion, opinion or plan
  • universe: All of space that contains planets and stars
  • energy: Physical or mental strength
  • promote: To try to encourage popularity/sales of a product
  • force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
  • surrounding: To be all the way around something
  • support: To give assistance or advice to someone
  • concentration: Amount or number of something in a thing or place
  • experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
  • expand: To make something larger in size, number, amount
  • interacts: To talk or do things with each other
  • expansion: Making or becoming larger
  • calculate: To find an answer using mathematics
  • shift: To change in position or direction
  • reacts: To change when mixing with other chemicals
  • confusion: Not knowing what to do; state of disorder
  • collapse: To fold (e.g. a stroller) down to make it smaller
  • clue: Information that helps explain something; hint
  • bend: To become curved or no longer straight
  • dynamic: Always active or energetic; getting things done
  • generate: To create or be produced or bring into existence
  • existence: State of being present, alive or real
  • spectrum: The wavelengths of colors from red to violet
  • emit: To release or send out (a gas, etc.)
  • wavelength: To have similar feelings
  • frontier: Border crossing between countries
  • particle: Adverb or preposition that joins with a verb
  • fraction: Small part of something
  • fluid: A material that can easily flow, e.g. water
  • gravity: (Of a situation) extreme seriousness
  • patreon: A membership platform that provides business tools for creators to run a subscription content service.
  • gamma: Third letter of the Greek alphabet
  • smartphone: A telephone that has applications
  • blast: To attack someone with words
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    • all over the place

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • In a state of disorder; scattered everywhere.
      • In many different locations; widely distributed.
      • Adjective
      • Mentally or emotionally disorganized; confused or erratic.
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    • as we know it

      US /əz wi no ɪt/

      UK /əz wi nəu ɪt/

      • other
      • In the form or way commonly understood or accepted.
      B2
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    • at some point

      US /æt sʌm pɔɪnt/

      UK /æt sʌm pɔint/

      • Phrase
      • At an unspecified time, usually in the future.
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    • bend

      US /bɛnd/

      UK /bend/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To become curved or no longer straight
      • To move your body so that it is not straight up
      • Noun
      • When a road changes direction; turn
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    • blast

      US /blæst/

      UK /blɑ:st/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To attack someone with words
      • To destroy something with explosives
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Destructive wave of air from an explosion
      • Strong current of wind
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    • calculate

      US /ˈkælkjəˌlet/

      UK /'kælkjʊleɪt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To find an answer using mathematics
      • To make an educated guess about something
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    • check out

      US /tʃɛk aʊt/

      UK /tʃek aut/

      • Phrase
      • Phrasal Verb
      • To find out information about something
      • To take books out of a library
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    • clue

      US /klu/

      UK /klu:/

      • Noun
      • Information that helps explain something; hint
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    • collapse

      US /kəˈlæps/

      UK /kə'læps/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To fold (e.g. a stroller) down to make it smaller
      • To suddenly fall down or break apart into pieces
      • Noun
      • The sudden failure of a structure or system.
      • The sudden failure of a bodily organ or function.
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    • concentration

      US /ˌkɑ:nsnˈtreɪʃn/

      UK /ˌkɒnsnˈtreɪʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Amount or number of something in a thing or place
      • Paying (a lot of) attention to a task
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    • confusion

      US /kənˈfjuʒən/

      UK /kən'fju:ʒən/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Not knowing what to do; state of disorder
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    • dynamic

      US /daiˈnæmik/

      UK /daɪˈnæmɪk/

      • Adjective
      • Always active or energetic; getting things done
      B1TOEIC
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    • emit

      US /ɪˈmɪt/

      UK /ɪ'mɪt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To release or send out (a gas, etc.)
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    • energy

      US /ˈɛnədʒi/

      UK /'enədʒɪ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Physical or mental strength
      • Enthusiasm and determination.
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    • excellence

      US /ˈɛksələns/

      UK /ˈeksələns/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Extremely high quality
      • A particularly high level of skill or ability.
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    • existence

      US /ɪɡˈzɪstəns/

      UK /ɪɡ'zɪstəns/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • State of being present, alive or real
      • A way of living; the manner in which someone lives.
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    • expand

      US /ɪkˈspænd/

      UK /ɪk'spænd/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To make something larger in size, number, amount
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    • expansion

      US /ɪkˈspænʃən/

      UK /ɪkˈspænʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Making or becoming larger
      • The process of increasing in size, number, or scope, especially in a business context.
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    • fluid

      US /ˈfluɪd/

      UK /'flu:ɪd/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A material that can easily flow, e.g. water
      • Liquid that flows smoothly, such as water
      • Adjective
      • Able to move smoothly or gracefully
      • Liable to change; unstable.
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    • for sure

      US /fɔr ʃʊr/

      UK /fɔ: ʃuə/

      • Adverb
      • Definitely; certainly; without a doubt.
      • Used to emphasize a statement.
      • Interjection
      • An expression of strong agreement or affirmation.
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    • fraction

      US /ˈfrækʃən/

      UK /ˈfrækʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Small part of something
      • A numerical quantity that is not a whole number (e.g., 1/2, 0.5).
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    • frontier

      US /frʌnˈtɪr, frɑn-, ˈfrʌnˌtɪr, ˈfrɑn-/

      UK /'frʌntɪə(r)/

      • Noun
      • Border crossing between countries
      • Most advanced point of development or research
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    • gamma

      US /ˈɡæmə/

      UK /'ɡæmə/

      • Noun
      • Third letter of the Greek alphabet
      B2
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    • generate

      US /ˈdʒɛnəˌret/

      UK /ˈdʒenəreɪt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To create or be produced or bring into existence
      • To create electricity, heat, energy and power
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    • gravity

      US /ˈɡrævɪti/

      UK /ˈgrævəti/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • (Of a situation) extreme seriousness
      • Force making things fall towards the ground
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    • in on

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • To be involved in a secret or plan.
      • To be aware of something that is secret or not generally known.
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    • interact with

      US /ˌɪntɚˈækt wɪð/

      UK /ˌɪntərˈækt wið/

      • Phrase
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To engage in communication or action involving mutual or reciprocal influence.
      • To use a computer interface to achieve a specific goal.
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    • interacts

      US

      UK

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To talk or do things with each other
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    • no matter

      US

      UK

      • Conjunction
      • Regardless of; it does not matter.
      • Adverb
      • Regardless of; it is not important
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    • on the other hand

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Considering a different aspect of the matter; alternatively.
      A1
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    • out there

      US /aʊt ðɛr/

      UK /aut ðɛə/

      • Adverb
      • In or to a place that is far away
      • Existing in the universe
      • Adjective
      • Unconventional; strange; avant-garde
      • Existing or available.
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    • particle

      US /ˈpɑrtɪkəl/

      UK /ˈpɑ:tɪkl/

      • Noun
      • Adverb or preposition that joins with a verb
      • Tiny piece or quantity of something
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    • promote

      US /prəˈmoʊt/

      UK /prəˈməʊt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To try to encourage popularity/sales of a product
      • To move someone to a higher position or rank
      A2TOEIC
      More
    • reacts

      US

      UK

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To change when mixing with other chemicals
      • To behave or make a change in a particular way
      A2
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    • science

      US /ˈsaɪəns/

      UK /'saɪəns/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Study of the physical world, based on facts
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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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    • slow down

      US /slo daʊn/

      UK /sləu daun/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To reduce the speed
      • To become less active or busy.
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    • smartphone

      US

      UK

      • Countable Noun
      • A telephone that has applications
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    • spectrum

      US /ˈspɛktrəm/

      UK /'spektrəm/

      • Noun
      • The wavelengths of colors from red to violet
      • a range of different positions, opinions, etc. between two extreme points
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    • surrounding

      US /səˈraʊndɪŋ/

      UK /səˈraʊndɪŋ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To be all the way around something
      • To be closely connected to and have an effect on
      • Adjective
      • Bring completed closed around on all sides
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    • universe

      US /ˈjunəˌvɚs/

      UK /ˈju:nɪvɜ:s/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • All of space that contains planets and stars
      • Things surrounding a person, affecting their life
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    • wavelength

      US /ˈwevˌlɛŋkθ, -ˌlɛŋθ/

      UK /'weɪvleŋθ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • To have similar feelings
      • The size of a wave
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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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