Vocabulary

  • man's best friend: A dog, considered faithful and loyal to humans.
  • for someone: On behalf of or intended for a particular person.
  • in return: As a reciprocal action or gesture; in exchange or repayment.
  • entire: Complete or full; with no part left out; whole
  • absolutely: Completely; totally; very
  • incredible: Very good; amazing
  • awesome: Great; wonderful; stupendous
  • reveal: To show something that was hidden before
  • deserve: To be worthy of, e.g. getting praise or attention
  • improve: To make, or become, something better
  • compassion: Feeling of wanting to help suffering people
  • intelligence: Collection of secret information about something
  • cholesterol: Substance in the body that may cause heart disease
  • stress: To emphasize one or more parts of a word, sentence
  • instant: (Food) requiring very little preparation
  • hormone: Chemical produced by the body to control functions
  • pressure: Anxiety caused by difficult problems
  • mimic: Someone who tries to act like another person
  • bond: Rope, chain or other thing used to tie someone up
  • corporate: Concerning (usually large) companies
  • affection: Feeling of liking someone or something
  • simply: In an easy or clear manner
  • require: To demand that someone does something
  • attention: Taking notice of someone or something
  • adopt: To legally take a child into your family
  • reaction: Bodily response to a drug or something eaten
  • compare: To consider how similar and different things are
  • productivity: Rate at which people or machines produce
  • cortisol: Adrenal-cortex hormone (trade names Hydrocortone or Cortef) that is active in carbohydrate and protein metabolism
  • impair: To damage or weaken something
  • loyalty: Complete and sustained support for person, thing
  • mass: Religious ceremony in some Christian churches
  • risk: To do something potentially dangerous or foolish
  • sniff: To detect something, e.g. a potential problem
  • honor: To fulfill an agreement
  • viable: Being capable of living, growing, and developing
  • social: Involving activity with people, e.g. in free time
  • oxytocin: Hormone secreted by the posterior pituitary gland (trade name Pitocin); stimulates contractions of the uterus and ejection of milk
  • psychiatric: Concerning the treatment of the mind
  • act: To behave in a certain way
  • public: Owned by the government
  • fur: Hairy coat of an animal
  • salute: Raising your hand to your head to show respect
  • language: Words or signs used to communicate messages
  • bring: To take or go with someone to a place
  • natural: Being as one would expect; being usual or normal
  • protect: To defend someone or something from harm or danger
  • companionship: Good feeling from being with someone else
  • cattle: Cows or bulls on a farm
  • pack: Bag carried on the back of donkey, etc.
  • loyal: Always showing support for; faithful
  • surprisingly: In an unexpected manner; to an unexpected degree
  • casualty: Emergency area in a hospital for treating injuries
  • statue: Stone or metal image of a person, often carved
  • attain: To reach a desired level or amount over time
  • service: Work that a person does to assist others
  • cooperation: Working together to get something done
  • return: To hit something back to the other player or team
  • unconditional: With no demands made before agreeing
  • sentient: Having feelings and consciousness
  • depress: To make someone feel sad or miserable
  • lonely: Sad because apart from other people
  • cute: Attractive in a pretty or endearing way
  • decease: To die
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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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    • adopt

      US /əˈdɑ:pt/

      UK /əˈdɒpt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To legally take a child into your family
      • To take on responsibility for something
      A2TOEIC
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    • affection

      US /əˈfɛkʃən/

      UK /əˈfekʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Feeling of liking someone or something
      • A gentle feeling of fondness or liking.
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    • attain

      US /əˈten/

      UK /əˈteɪn/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To reach a desired level or amount over time
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    • attention

      US /əˈtɛnʃən/

      UK /əˈtenʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Taking notice of someone or something
      • Noun
      • (Soldiers) Standing with straight backs
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    • awesome

      US /ˈɔsəm/

      UK /'ɔ:səm/

      • Adjective
      • Great; wonderful; stupendous
      B2TOEIC
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    • bond

      US /bɑnd/

      UK /bɒnd/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Rope, chain or other thing used to tie someone up
      • Closeness that is shared between people or groups
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To develop a close relationship with
      • To become joined or connected, e.g. using glue
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    • casualty

      US /ˈkæʒuəlti/

      UK /ˈkæʒuəlti/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Emergency area in a hospital for treating injuries
      • Someone injured or dead as a result of an accident
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    • cattle

      US /ˈkætl/

      UK /ˈkætl/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Cows or bulls on a farm
      • Individual animals of the bovine species.
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    • cholesterol

      US /kəˈlestərɔ:l/

      UK /kəˈlestərɒl/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Substance in the body that may cause heart disease
      • Noun
      • A test to measure the amount of cholesterol in your blood.
      B2
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    • companionship

      US /kəmˈpænjənˌʃɪp/

      UK /kəmˈpæniənʃɪp/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Good feeling from being with someone else
      B1
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    • compassion

      US /kəmˈpæʃən/

      UK /kəmˈpæʃn/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Feeling of wanting to help suffering people
      • Actions that demonstrate care and concern for others.
      B2
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    • cooperation

      US /koˌɑpəˈreʃən/

      UK /kəʊˌɒpəˈreɪʃn/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Working together to get something done
      • Willingness to help or do what someone asks.
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    • corporate

      US /ˈkɔrpərɪt, ˈkɔrprɪt/

      UK /ˈkɔ:pərət/

      • Adjective
      • Concerning (usually large) companies
      • Relating to a large company or group.
      • Noun
      • The overall strategy and direction of a company.
      • The visual and communicative aspects of a company that create its public image.
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    • cute

      US /kjut/

      UK /kju:t/

      • Adjective
      • Attractive in a pretty or endearing way
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    • decease

      US /dɪˈsis/

      UK /dɪˈsi:s/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To die
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    • depress

      US /dɪˈprɛs/

      UK /dɪ'pres/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To make someone feel sad or miserable
      • To push something down
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    • deserve

      US /dɪˈzɚv/

      UK /dɪ'zɜ:v/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To be worthy of, e.g. getting praise or attention
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    • entire

      US /ɛnˈtaɪr/

      UK /ɪn'taɪə(r)/

      • Adjective
      • Complete or full; with no part left out; whole
      • Undivided; not shared or distributed.
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    • for someone

      US /fɚ ˈsʌmwʌn/

      UK /fə ˈsʌmwʌn/

      • other
      • On behalf of or intended for a particular person.
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    • fur

      US /fɚ/

      UK /fɜ:(r)/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Hairy coat of an animal
      • Clothing item made with animal fur
      • Transitive Verb
      • To apply strips of wood or metal to a wall or ceiling to create a level surface.
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    • honor

      US /ˈɑnɚ/

      UK /'ɒnə(r)/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To fulfill an agreement
      • To give an award to someone
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Award you get for doing well; prize, title, etc.
      • Chance to do something special; privilege
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    • hormone

      US /ˈhɔrˌmon/

      UK /'hɔ:məʊn/

      • Noun
      • Chemical produced by the body to control functions
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    • impair

      US /ɪmˈpɛr/

      UK /ɪm'peə(r)/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To damage or weaken something
      B2TOEIC
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    • in return

      US /ɪn rɪˈtɚn/

      UK /in riˈtə:n/

      • Adverb
      • As a reciprocal action or gesture; in exchange or repayment.
      • Phrase
      • As compensation or consideration for something.
      • As a reaction or response to something.
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    • incredible

      US /ɪnˈkrɛdəbəl/

      UK /ɪnˈkredəbl/

      • Adjective
      • Very good; amazing
      • Really good; amazing; great
      A2TOEIC
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    • instant

      US /ˈɪnstənt/

      UK /ˈɪnstənt/

      • Adjective
      • (Food) requiring very little preparation
      • Occurring immediately
      • Noun
      • A very short period of time
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    • intelligence

      US /ɪnˈtɛlədʒəns/

      UK /ɪn'telɪdʒəns/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Collection of secret information about something
      • Ability to learn things or to consider situations
      • Adjective
      • Of the spying services; acting in secrecy
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    • lonely

      US /ˈloʊnli/

      UK /ˈləʊnli/

      • Adjective
      • Sad because apart from other people
      • Being far away and rarely visited by people
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    • loyal

      US /ˈlɔɪəl/

      UK /ˈlɔɪəl/

      • Adjective
      • Always showing support for; faithful
      • Demonstrating allegiance to one's country.
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    • loyalty

      US /ˈlɔɪəlti/

      UK /ˈlɔɪəlti/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Complete and sustained support for person, thing
      • Allegiance or devotion to a person, cause, or country.
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    • man's best friend

      US /mænz best frɛnd/

      UK /mænz best frend/

      • other
      • A dog, considered faithful and loyal to humans.
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    • mass

      US /mæs/

      UK /mæs/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Religious ceremony in some Christian churches
      • Large amount or number of something
      • Transitive Verb
      • To gather people or things into a large group
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    • mimic

      US /ˈmɪmɪk/

      UK /'mɪmɪk/

      • Countable Noun
      • Someone who tries to act like another person
      • Transitive Verb
      • To copy a person's words/actions to amuse people
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    • oxytocin

      US /ˌɒksɪ'toʊsɪn/

      UK /ˌɒksɪ'təʊsɪn/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Hormone secreted by the posterior pituitary gland (trade name Pitocin); stimulates contractions of the uterus and ejection of milk
      B2
      More
    • pressure

      US /ˈprɛʃɚ/

      UK /'preʃə(r)/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Anxiety caused by difficult problems
      • Force, weight when pressing against a thing
      • Transitive Verb
      • To apply force to something
      • To persuade or force someone to do something
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    • productivity

      US /ˌprɑ:dʌkˈtɪvəti/

      UK /ˌprɒdʌkˈtɪvəti/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Rate at which people or machines produce
      • A measure of the efficiency of a person, machine, factory, system, etc., in converting inputs into useful output.
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    • psychiatric

      US

      UK

      • Adjective
      • Concerning the treatment of the mind
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    • reaction

      US /riˈækʃən/

      UK /rɪ'ækʃn/

      • Noun
      • Bodily response to a drug or something eaten
      • Feeling or action in response to something
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    • require

      US /rɪˈkwaɪr/

      UK /rɪ'kwaɪə(r)/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To demand that someone does something
      • To need to do something, to make it necessary
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    • reveal

      US /rɪˈvil/

      UK /rɪ'vi:l/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To show something that was hidden before
      A2TOEIC
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    • salute

      US /səˈlut/

      UK /sə'lu:t/

      • Noun
      • Raising your hand to your head to show respect
      • Ceremony which honors someone
      • Transitive Verb
      • To raise the arm to show respect for an officer
      • To show respect for someone; honor publicly
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    • sentient

      US /ˈsenʃnt/

      UK /ˈsentiənt/

      • Adjective
      • Having feelings and consciousness
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    • sniff

      US /snɪf/

      UK /snɪf/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To detect something, e.g. a potential problem
      • To breathe in noisily through nose, as when crying
      • Noun
      • A noisy breath through your nose
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    • statue

      US /ˈstætʃu/

      UK /ˈstætʃu:/

      • Noun
      • Stone or metal image of a person, often carved
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    • stress

      US / strɛs/

      UK /stres/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To emphasize one or more parts of a word, sentence
      • To put pressure on something or someone
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Emphasis on part of a word or sentence
      • Pressure on something or someone
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    • surprisingly

      US /səˈpraɪzɪŋlɪ/

      UK /sə'praɪzɪŋlɪ/

      • Adverb
      • In an unexpected manner; to an unexpected degree
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    • unconditional

      US /ˌʌnkənˈdɪʃənəl/

      UK /ˌʌnkənˈdɪʃənl/

      • Adjective
      • With no demands made before agreeing
      • Without any limitations or restrictions
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    • viable

      US /ˈvaɪəbəl/

      UK /ˈvaɪəbl/

      • Adjective
      • Being capable of living, growing, and developing
      B1TOEIC
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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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