Vocabulary

  • think about: To consider something carefully.
  • have to: Must do
  • by hand: Done manually; not by machine.
  • in terms of
  • going on: To continue doing something
  • a bit longer: For a slightly longer period of time.
  • in total: Completely; with everything added together.
  • for now: Temporarily; for the present time.
  • TYPE UP: To produce a document by typing.
  • look for: To try to find a thing or person that is lost
  • go back to: To return to a starting point
  • read up: To spend time trying to find out about something so that you know more about it.
  • make up: To invent or create a story
  • instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
  • look into: To investigate or try to discover the reasons for
  • talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
  • in business: Actively operating as a commercial enterprise.
  • at least: As a minimum
  • material: Cloth; fabric
  • practice: The office and place for legal or medical work
  • pronunciation: How a word is said; how a word sounds
  • recommend: To advise or suggest that someone do something
  • work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
  • learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
  • find: To become aware of something that is happening
  • method: (Organized and planned) way of doing something
  • language: Words or signs used to communicate messages
  • English: Language of the UK, USA, Nigeria and elsewhere
  • hand: Cards given to a player in a card game
  • word: Unit of language that has a meaning
  • remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
  • today: This day; day that is happening now
  • study: To focus on learning something usually at school
  • lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
  • british: Concerning the culture and people of British
  • video: Recording capturing action with sound
  • lecture: To speak to someone to show anger or warn them
  • difference: A thing or issue that people do not agree about
  • gravity: (Of a situation) extreme seriousness
  • college: School or educational institution for adults
  • detail: Small part of something; tiny fact
  • organize: To arrange and plan things, e.g. a party
  • column: Regular series of articles in a newspaper/magazine
  • official: Real, exact, truely felt
  • dialect: Way of speaking used by a group or in a region
  • professor: Teacher who teaches at a college or university
  • title: Book produced by a publisher
  • rectangle: Four-sided geometrical shape with all right angles
  • toefl: Test Of English as a Foreign Language
  • diff: Shortened form of a car's 'differential
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    • a bit longer

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • For a slightly longer period of time.
      • Slightly more extended in length.
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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.
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    • by hand

      US /baɪ hænd/

      UK /bai hænd/

      • Phrase
      • Done manually; not by machine.
      • Delivered personally; not by mail or electronically.
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    • college

      US /'kɑːlɪdʒ/

      UK /'kɒlɪdʒ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • School or educational institution for adults
      • A constituent body of a university.
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    • column

      US /ˈkɑ:ləm/

      UK /ˈkɒləm/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Regular series of articles in a newspaper/magazine
      • Strong vertical stone pillar that holds up a roof
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    • dialect

      US /ˈdaɪəˌlɛkt/

      UK /ˈdaɪəlekt/

      • Noun
      • Way of speaking used by a group or in a region
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    • diff

      US /'dɪf/

      UK /'dɪf/

      • Noun
      • Shortened form of a car's 'differential
      • A display of the differences between two computer files.
      • Transitive Verb
      • To compare two files and display the differences.
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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.
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    • go back to

      US /ɡo bæk tu/

      UK /ɡəu bæk tu:/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To return to a starting point
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    • going on

      US /ˈɡoɪŋ ɑn/

      UK /ˈgəʊɪŋ ɔn/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To continue doing something
      • To happen (usually negative)
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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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    • have to

      US /hæv tu/

      UK /ˈhæv tə/

      • Auxiliary Verb
      • Must do
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    • in business

      US /ɪn ˈbɪznɪs/

      UK /in ˈbiznis/

      • Phrase
      • Actively operating as a commercial enterprise.
      • Having a commercial partnership or association.
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    • in terms of

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • With regard to; concerning a particular aspect.
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    • in total

      US /ɪn ˈtotl/

      UK /in ˈtəutəl/

      • Phrase
      • Completely; with everything added together.
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    • instead of

      US /ɪnˈstɛd ʌv/

      UK /inˈsted ɔv/

      • Preposition
      • When one thing is replaced by another
      • Adverb
      • As a substitute or alternative.
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    • lecture

      US /ˈlɛktʃɚ/

      UK /'lektʃə(r)/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To speak to someone to show anger or warn them
      • To give a talk or speech about a subject
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Telling someone off for doing something wrong
      • Talk or speech about a particular subject
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    • look for

      US /lʊk fɔr/

      UK /luk fɔ:/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To try to find a thing or person that is lost
      • To expect or anticipate something.
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    • look into

      US /lʊk ˈɪntu/

      UK /luk ˈɪntuː/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To investigate or try to discover the reasons for
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    • make up

      US /mek ʌp/

      UK /meik ʌp/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To invent or create a story
      • To add up to
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To invent a story, excuse, etc.
      • To compensate for something lost, missed, or deficient.
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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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    • method

      US /ˈmɛθəd/

      UK /'meθəd/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • (Organized and planned) way of doing something
      • Orderliness of thought, arrangement, or behavior.
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    • official

      US /əˈfɪʃəl/

      UK /əˈfɪʃl/

      • Adjective
      • Real, exact, truely felt
      • Of or done by someone in authority; formal
      • Noun
      • A person authorized to perform a specific duty
      • A referee or umpire
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    • practice

      US /ˈpræktɪs/

      UK /'præktɪs/

      • Noun
      • The office and place for legal or medical work
      • Doing something many times to become better at it
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To work as a doctor or lawyer
      • To live according to the teachings of a religion
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    • professor

      US /prəˈfɛsɚ/

      UK /prəˈfesə(r)/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Teacher who teaches at a college or university
      • A title given to a teacher of the highest academic rank in a college or university.
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    • pronunciation

      US /prəˌnʌnsiˈeʃən/

      UK /prəˌnʌnsiˈeɪʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • How a word is said; how a word sounds
      • The manner in which someone utters a word.
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    • read up

      US /rid ʌp/

      UK /ri:d ʌp/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To spend time trying to find out about something so that you know more about it.
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    • recommend

      US /ˌrɛkəˈmɛnd/

      UK /ˌrekə'mend/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To advise or suggest that someone do something
      • To endorse or support something publicly.
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    • rectangle

      US /ˈrɛkˌtæŋɡəl/

      UK /ˈrektæŋgl/

      • Noun
      • Four-sided geometrical shape with all right angles
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    • talking about

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To discuss a particular topic.
      • To be constantly mentioning or bringing up a subject.
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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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    • title

      US /ˈtaɪtl/

      UK /'taɪtl/

      • Noun
      • Book produced by a publisher
      • Name given to something to identify or describe it
      • Transitive Verb
      • To give a name to identify or describe something
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    • toefl

      US /ˈtofəl/

      UK /ˈtəʊfəl/

      • Proper Noun
      • Test Of English as a Foreign Language
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    • TYPE UP

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To produce a document by typing.
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    • video

      US /ˈvɪdiˌo/

      UK /'vɪdɪəʊ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Recording capturing action with sound
      • A recording of moving visual images made digitally or on videotape.
      • Transitive Verb
      • To make a moving film of, with sound
      • To make a video call.
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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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