Vocabulary

  • used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
  • look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
  • inside the box: To think conventionally or in a traditional way.
  • the following: Next in order or sequence.
  • have to: Must do
  • in the bag: Assured of success; certain to be achieved.
  • of means: Having resources or wealth available for use.
  • instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
  • break out
  • in the dark: Uninformed about something; unaware.
  • connected with: Related to; associated with.
  • through the roof: Rising to a very high level; skyrocketing.
  • to let: Indicates that a property is available for rent.
  • think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
  • go ahead: To start an activity; start doing, working etc.
  • guy: Man; boy; any person
  • set: Prepared for something; ready
  • remain: To be left behind; to continue to exist
  • build: Your physical shape; physique
  • section: A part of a whole
  • light: To cause something to burn; put a burning match to
  • sheet: Piece of cloth you put on the bed to sleep on
  • escape: Act to briefly ignoring boring or bad things
  • number: Symbols such as 1, 2, 56, 793
  • front: Behavior not showing a person's true feelings
  • suggest: To mention something that could be done; propose
  • sink: To push something down into the ground
  • theme: An main or dominant idea, motif
  • cell: Smallest unit of living things in biology
  • hide: To go to, or put a thing where it can't be found
  • steal: A bargain; something bought very cheaply
  • anchor: Metal hook on a rope used to stop boats moving
  • bad: Not good; wrong
  • attach: To be associated or connected with
  • brick: Baked clay block used to build houses, walls
  • pair: Two of the same thing, e.g. socks
  • dirt: Loose earth or soil
  • transportation: Act of moving people or goods between places
  • glow: Pink color in the face, e.g. from exercise/emotion
  • big: Popular
  • stop: To block or close something
  • price: Person's name
  • float: To sell the shares of a company publicly
  • bridge: Structure built over river, road so you can cross
  • station: (Army) to be posted to a place to perform duties
  • main: Most important; most often used
  • roof: Top of the inside a tunnel, cave, mouth etc.
  • review: To carefully look at the quality of something
  • jail: Place to hold criminals being punished for a crime
  • swamp: Area of land that is wet or covered with water
  • paddle: Long stick with a flat end used to move a boat
  • radar: Radio device used to find the location of objects
  • antenna: Antenna; device for receiving radio/ TV signal
  • radio: System of sending/receiving signals through air
  • dock: To take away a part of an animal's tail
  • cash: Physical money (not credit card or digital)
  • crocodile: Large meat-eating reptile that can swim
  • hull: Frame or main body of a boat
  • lego: Child's plastic construction set
  • mini: Small British car
  • binocular: Using both eyes at the same time
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    • anchor

      US /ˈæŋkɚ/

      UK /'æŋkə(r)/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Metal hook on a rope used to stop boats moving
      • Person who presents a news program on TV
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To lower an anchor to hold a boat or ship in place
      • To secure firmly or fixedly; to moor.
      B2TOEIC
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    • antenna

      US /ænˈtɛnə/

      UK /ænˈtenə/

      • Noun
      • Antenna; device for receiving radio/ TV signal
      B2
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    • attach

      US /əˈtætʃ/

      UK /ə'tætʃ/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To be associated or connected with
      A2TOEIC
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    • binocular

      US /bəˈnɑkjəlɚ, baɪ-/

      UK /baiˈnɔkjulə/

      • Adjective
      • Using both eyes at the same time
      B2
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    • break out

      US /brek aʊt/

      UK /breik aut/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To isolate some information from other data
      A1
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    • brick

      US /brɪk/

      UK /brɪk/

      • Countable Noun
      • Baked clay block used to build houses, walls
      A2
      More
    • bridge

      US /brɪdʒ/

      UK /brɪdʒ/

      • Noun
      • Structure built over river, road so you can cross
      • Transitive Verb
      • To make a link between; bring together
      A2
      More
    • cash

      US /kæʃ/

      UK /kæʃ/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Physical money (not credit card or digital)
      • Transitive Verb
      • To sell or give something to get money
      A2
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    • cell

      US /sɛl/

      UK /sel/

      • Countable Noun
      • Smallest unit of living things in biology
      • Group of people - often from a secret organization
      A2
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    • connected with

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Related to; associated with.
      • Involved with; having a relationship with.
      • Phrasal Verb
      • Was associated or linked to someone or something.
      • Felt understanding or empathy with someone or something.
      B1
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    • crocodile

      US /ˈkrɑkəˌdaɪl/

      UK /'krɒkədaɪl/

      • Noun
      • Large meat-eating reptile that can swim
      B2
      More
    • dirt

      US /dɚt/

      UK /dɜ:t/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Loose earth or soil
      • A substance, such as mud or dust, that makes something dirty.
      • Countable Noun
      • A track made of compacted earth or soil.
      A2
      More
    • dock

      US /dɑ:k/

      UK /dɒk/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To take away a part of an animal's tail
      • To take away a part of someone's salary
      • Noun
      • Area in a harbor where boats arrive and are kept
      B1
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    • escape

      US /ɪˈskep/

      UK /ɪ'skeɪp/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Act to briefly ignoring boring or bad things
      • The 'esc key' on a keyboard
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To avoid something undesirable, dangerous or bad
      • To get away from a place where you are being kept
      A2
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    • float

      US /floʊt/

      UK /fləʊt/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To sell the shares of a company publicly
      • To move slowly and easily through air
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Object designed to stay on the surface of water
      • Decorated truck used in a festival
      B1
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    • glow

      US /ɡlo/

      UK /ɡləʊ/

      • Noun
      • Pink color in the face, e.g. from exercise/emotion
      • Pleasant feeling, as of happiness or satisfaction
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To look very healthy and contented
      • To emit a steady even light
      B1
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    • go ahead

      US /ɡo əˈhɛd/

      UK /ɡəu əˈhed/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To start an activity; start doing, working etc.
      • To give permission to do something
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To start or proceed with something
      • To proceed despite potential obstacles or doubts.
      A1
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    • have to

      US /hæv tu/

      UK /ˈhæv tə/

      • Auxiliary Verb
      • Must do
      A1
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    • hull

      US /hʌl/

      UK /hʌl/

      • Noun
      • Frame or main body of a boat
      • The main body or frame of a ship or boat, largely submerged in water.
      • Transitive Verb
      • To remove the covering of a fruit, nut or seed
      B1
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    • in the bag

      US

      UK

      • Idiom
      • Assured of success; certain to be achieved.
      • Adjective
      • Securely obtained or achieved.
      A1
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    • in the dark

      US /ɪn ði dɑrk/

      UK /in ðə dɑ:k/

      • Adjective
      • Uninformed about something; unaware.
      • Phrase
      • In a state of secrecy or ignorance.
      • In a place with little or no light.
      A1
      More
    • inside the box

      US /ɪnˈsaɪd ðə bɑks/

      UK /ɪnˈsaɪd ðə bɒks/

      • other
      • To think conventionally or in a traditional way.
      B2
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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.
      A1
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    • jail

      US /dʒel/

      UK /dʒeɪl/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Place to hold criminals being punished for a crime
      • Transitive Verb
      • To hold people who are being punished for a crime
      B1
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    • lego

      US /'leɡoʊ/

      UK /ˈlegəʊ/

      • Proper Noun
      • Child's plastic construction set
      C1
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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
      A1
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    • mini

      US /ˈmɪni/

      UK /'mɪnɪ/

      • Noun
      • Small British car
      • A very short skirt
      • Prefix
      • Small
      B1
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    • of means

      US /ʌv minz/

      UK /əv mi:nz/

      • other
      • Having resources or wealth available for use.
      B2
      More
    • paddle

      US /ˈpædl/

      UK /ˈpædl/

      • Countable Noun
      • Long stick with a flat end used to move a boat
      • Wide and flat instrument used to mix food
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To move a boat across water with flat-ended sticks
      • To swim like a dog
      B1
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    • pair

      US /per/

      UK /peə(r)/

      • Countable Noun
      • Two of the same thing, e.g. socks
      • Two people viewed together for some reason; couple
      • Transitive Verb
      • To put two things or people together
      A2TOEIC
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    • radar

      US /ˈredɑr/

      UK /ˈreɪdɑ:(r)/

      • Noun
      • Radio device used to find the location of objects
      B2
      More
    • radio

      US /ˈreɪdioʊ/

      UK /ˈreɪdiəʊ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • System of sending/receiving signals through air
      • Device to listen to broadcast programs, messages
      • Adjective
      • Concerning the broadcasting of sound
      A2
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    • remain

      US /rɪˈmen/

      UK /rɪˈmeɪn/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To be left behind; to continue to exist
      • To stay in a place when other people have gone
      A2TOEIC
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    • review

      US / rɪˈvju/

      UK /rɪˈvju:/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To carefully look at the quality of something
      • To formally examine something in the military
      • Noun
      • Examination of soldiers and supplies
      • Opinion, as in a paper, about movie, book, or play
      A2TOEIC
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    • roof

      US /ruf,rʊf/

      UK /ru:f/

      • Noun
      • Top of the inside a tunnel, cave, mouth etc.
      • Cover or top of a building or car
      • Transitive Verb
      • To place a cover or top onto a building, vehicle
      A2
      More
    • section

      US / ˈsɛkʃən/

      UK /'sekʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A part of a whole
      • Specific group of people from a larger group
      • Transitive Verb
      • To divide something into smaller parts
      B1TOEIC
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    • sheet

      US /ʃit/

      UK /ʃi:t/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Piece of cloth you put on the bed to sleep on
      • Piece of thin flat metal, plastic or glass
      A2
      More
    • sink

      US /sɪŋk/

      UK /sɪŋk/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To push something down into the ground
      • To dig (a well)
      • Countable Noun
      • Large bowl in a kitchen or washroom for washing
      A2TOEIC
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    • swamp

      US /swɑmp, swɔmp/

      UK /swɒmp/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Area of land that is wet or covered with water
      • Transitive Verb
      • To cover or fill something with water
      • To be so much or so many that people cannot cope
      B1
      More
    • the following

      US

      UK

      • Adjective
      • Next in order or sequence.
      • Uncountable Noun
      • What is about to be said or written.
      B1
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    • theme

      US /θim/

      UK /θi:m/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • An main or dominant idea, motif
      • Main idea of a work of art, writing, or music
      A2
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    • think of

      US /θɪŋk ʌv/

      UK /θiŋk ɔv/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To look on as (being something specific); consider
      • To consider or remember something.
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To imagine or call something to mind
      A1
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    • through the roof

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Rising to a very high level; skyrocketing.
      • Adjective
      • Extremely angry; furious.
      A1
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    • to let

      US /tu lɛt/

      UK /tu let/

      • Preposition
      • Indicates that a property is available for rent.
      A2
      More
    • transportation

      US /ˌtrænspɔ:rˈteɪʃn/

      UK /ˌtrænspɔ:ˈteɪʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Act of moving people or goods between places
      • A system or means of transport, especially public transport.
      B1
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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
      A1
      More
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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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