Vocabulary

  • look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
  • over to: Used to hand over to someone else to speak
  • behind the scenes: Secretly or without being known to the public.
  • en route: On the way; during a journey.
  • next to: Being located along side another
  • from scratch: From the very beginning; from nothing.
  • hot off: Freshly produced; just made available to the public.
  • have to: Must do
  • at least: As a minimum
  • cheese: Yellowish solid food made from aged milk
  • photo: Short for photograph; a picture taken by a camera
  • put: To move or place a thing in a particular position
  • food: What people and animals eat to live
  • question: To ask for or try to get information
  • hot: Angry or excited
  • box: A marked area of a baseball field
  • camera: Object that takes pictures digitally, or on film
  • ready: Being likely or about to do something
  • good: Proper, appropriate or right
  • colour: To change or affect someone's opinion
  • knife: Long piece of metal you use for cutting things
  • ask: To say to someone that you want something
  • show: To be easily seen or displayed
  • restaurant: Place where you can order, buy and eat a meal
  • hope: When you wish something will happen; what you wish
  • burger: Bread roll with patty of minced beef inside
  • side: To decide to agree with one point, not the other
  • bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
  • perfect: So good it cannot be improved
  • store: To put things in a place for later use
  • main: Most important; most often used
  • difference: A thing or issue that people do not agree about
  • line: Border that divides two places or regions
  • onion: Strong-smelling, strong-tasting vegetable
  • fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
  • photographer: Professional who takes photographs for a living
  • pull: Act of breathing in smoke, as from a pipe
  • fresh: Clean; not used or dirty
  • straight: Not having curves, bends, or angles
  • exact: Completely correct; accurate; specific
  • stylist: Someone who cuts hair
  • introduce: To open an essay to set the scene
  • shoot: To kick or throw a ball at a goal
  • product: Item that can be bought
  • convince: To persuade someone, or make them feel sure
  • preparation: Cream or substance applied onto the skin
  • contract: To become ill as a result of getting a disease
  • advertising: To show how good a product is, to make people buy
  • agency: Business that provides some service for others
  • studio: Place for painting, broadcasting, etc.
  • selection: Process of choosing someone or something carefully
  • route: Way to get from one place to another place; path
  • compare: To consider how similar and different things are
  • direct: To tell someone in a very clear way to do something
  • bun: Woman's hairstyle of hair drawn into a round shape
  • comparison: Act of comparing things
  • craft: To make by hand and with much skill
  • steam: Mist collecting on a surface when wet air cools
  • melt: To disappear or to go away
  • scratch: To rub your skin with your nails to stop an itch
  • reveal: To show something that was hidden before
  • naturally: In the expected or usual way
  • process: To organize and use data in a computer
  • enhance: To improve; make bigger or better
  • surgeon: A doctor who performs surgery
  • whatsoever: Used to add emphasis to an idea being expressed
  • ketchup: Thick red sauce made from tomatoes
  • mustard: Spicy yellow or brown condiment used to add flavor
  • retouching: Improving or repairing (a painting, photograph, etc.) by adding small amounts to it
  • crook: A criminal or thief; dishonest person
  • foreground: To make something more visible or important
  • palette: Flat board for mixing paint
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    • advertising

      US /ˈædvɚˌtaɪzɪŋ/

      UK /ˈædvətaɪzɪŋ/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To show how good a product is, to make people buy
      • Uncountable Noun
      • The business of making companies and products well-known
      • The advertising industry.
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    • agency

      US /ˈedʒənsi/

      UK /'eɪdʒənsɪ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Business that provides some service for others
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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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    • behind the scenes

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Secretly or without being known to the public.
      • In a position to influence events without any public knowledge.
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    • bun

      US /bʌn/

      UK /bʌn/

      • Noun
      • Woman's hairstyle of hair drawn into a round shape
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    • burger

      US /ˈbɜ:rgə(r)/

      UK /ˈbɜ:gə(r)/

      • Countable Noun
      • Bread roll with patty of minced beef inside
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    • camera

      US /ˈkæmərə, ˈkæmrə/

      UK /'kæmərə/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Object that takes pictures digitally, or on film
      • The art or activity of taking photographs or filming.
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    • cheese

      US /tʃiz/

      UK /tʃi:z/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Yellowish solid food made from aged milk
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To smile broadly for a photograph
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    • comparison

      US /kəmˈpærɪsən/

      UK /kəmˈpærɪsn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Act of comparing things
      • The quality or state of being similar or alike.
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    • convince

      US /kənˈvɪns/

      UK /kən'vɪns/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To persuade someone, or make them feel sure
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    • craft

      US /kræft/

      UK /krɑ:ft/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To make by hand and with much skill
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Job requiring a worker to have specific skills
      • Vehicle that travels on water or through the air
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    • crook

      US /krʊk/

      UK /krʊk/

      • Noun
      • A criminal or thief; dishonest person
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    • direct

      US /dɪˈrɛkt, daɪ-/

      UK /də'rekt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To tell someone in a very clear way to do something
      • To show the way by conducting or leading
      • Adverb
      • Coming straight from something
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    • en route

      US /ɛn rut/

      UK /en ru:t/

      • Adverb
      • On the way; during a journey.
      • Adjective
      • On the way; traveling.
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    • enhance

      US /ɛnˈhæns/

      UK /ɪn'hɑ:ns/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To improve; make bigger or better
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    • exact

      US /ɪɡˈzækt/

      UK /ɪɡ'zækt/

      • Adjective
      • Completely correct; accurate; specific
      • Transitive Verb
      • To get something, sometimes using force
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    • foreground

      US /ˈfɔrˌɡraʊnd, ˈfor-/

      UK /ˈfɔ:graʊnd/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To make something more visible or important
      • Noun
      • The area in front of a picture or person
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    • from scratch

      US /frʌm skrætʃ/

      UK /frɔm skrætʃ/

      • Phrase
      • From the very beginning; from nothing.
      • From the very beginning; using new materials rather than something that already exists.
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    • have to

      US /hæv tu/

      UK /ˈhæv tə/

      • Auxiliary Verb
      • Must do
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    • hot off

      US

      UK

      • Adjective
      • Freshly produced; just made available to the public.
      • Recently received or obtained; very recent.
      A2
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    • ketchup

      US /ˈkɛtʃəp, ˈkætʃ-/

      UK /ˈketʃəp/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Thick red sauce made from tomatoes
      B2
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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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    • melt

      US /mɛlt/

      UK /melt/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To disappear or to go away
      • To make, become soft or liquid due to heat
      • Uncountable Noun
      • A mass of material that has been melted, especially metal.
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    • mustard

      US /ˈmʌstərd/

      UK /ˈmʌstəd/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Spicy yellow or brown condiment used to add flavor
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    • naturally

      US /ˈnætʃərəli, ˈnætʃrə-/

      UK /ˈnætʃrəli/

      • Adverb
      • In the expected or usual way
      • Without the aid of someone or something
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    • next to

      US /nɛkst tu/

      UK /nekst tu:/

      • Preposition
      • Being located along side another
      • In comparison with
      • Adverb
      • Almost; nearly
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    • onion

      US /ˈʌnjən/

      UK /ˈʌnjən/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Strong-smelling, strong-tasting vegetable
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    • over to

      US

      UK

      • Preposition
      • Used to hand over to someone else to speak
      • The responsibility is now yours
      More
    • palette

      US /ˈpælɪt/

      UK /ˈpælət/

      • Countable Noun
      • Flat board for mixing paint
      B1
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    • photographer

      US /fəˈtɑ:grəfə(r)/

      UK /fəˈtɒgrəfə(r)/

      • Countable Noun
      • Professional who takes photographs for a living
      A2TOEIC
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    • preparation

      US /ˌprɛpəˈreʃən/

      UK /ˌprepəˈreɪʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Cream or substance applied onto the skin
      • Act of making ready for a purpose or activity
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    • process

      US /ˈprɑsˌɛs, ˈproˌsɛs/

      UK /prə'ses/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To organize and use data in a computer
      • To deal with official forms in the way required
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Dealing with official forms in the way required
      • Set of changes that occur slowly and naturally
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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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    • route

      US /rut, raʊt/

      UK /ru:t/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Way to get from one place to another place; path
      • Path or way that people often use
      • Transitive Verb
      • To send along a particular path or way
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    • scratch

      US /skrætʃ/

      UK /skrætʃ/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To rub your skin with your nails to stop an itch
      • To make a small cut or mark on a surface
      • Noun
      • Action of rubbing your skin when itchy
      • A small cut or mark on a surface
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    • selection

      US /sɪˈlɛkʃən/

      UK /sɪˈlekʃn/

      • Noun
      • Process of choosing someone or something carefully
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    • shoot

      US /ʃut/

      UK /ʃu:t/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To kick or throw a ball at a goal
      • To fire a gun; injure or kill someone with a gun
      • Countable Noun
      • Emerging new part of a plant
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    • steam

      US /stim/

      UK /sti:m/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Mist collecting on a surface when wet air cools
      • Source of stamina, strength or energy
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To cover a surface with steam, so as to clean it
      • To cook in mist of tiny drops from boiling water
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    • store

      US /stɔr, stor/

      UK /stɔ:(r)/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To put things in a place for later use
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Place where things are kept for future use
      • Place where you can go to buy things
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    • straight

      US /stret/

      UK /streɪt/

      • Adjective
      • Not having curves, bends, or angles
      • Not gay; heterosexual
      • Adverb
      • in a line; immediately; honestly and directly
      • In a straight line; directly.
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    • studio

      US /ˈstudio, ˈstju-/

      UK /'stju:dɪəʊ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Place for painting, broadcasting, etc.
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    • stylist

      US /ˈstaɪlɪst/

      UK /ˈstaɪlɪst/

      • Countable Noun
      • Someone who cuts hair
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    • surgeon

      US /ˈsɜrdʒən/

      UK /'sɜ:dʒən/

      • Countable Noun
      • A doctor who performs surgery
      B2
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    • whatsoever

      US /ˌhwɑtsoˈɛvɚ,ˌhwʌt-,ˌwɑt,ˌwʌt-/

      UK /ˌwɒtsəʊ'evə/

      • Determiner
      • Used to add emphasis to an idea being expressed
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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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