Vocabulary

  • have to: Must do
  • used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
  • for the rest: Concerning the remaining people or things.
  • feel like: To have a desire or inclination for something.
  • in one year: Within a period of twelve months.
  • do in: To make completely tired out and exhausted
  • start in: To begin a job or activity.
  • on the ground: Located on the surface of the earth.
  • over to: Used to hand over to someone else to speak
  • in love with: Feeling romantic love for someone.
  • kick out: To force to leave because of poor grades, behavior
  • space center: A facility dedicated to space exploration, research, and development.
  • take off: To remove, e.g. your clothes
  • at the end of the day: Ultimately; when everything else is considered.
  • work at: To have a job at a particular place or organization.
  • at work: Located at one's place of employment
  • think about: To consider something carefully.
  • across the board: Broad in scope or content
  • put aside: To save money regularly.
  • impact: A striking effect or result to hit with force
  • completely: In every way or as much as possible
  • associate: Partner in professional work, e.g. in law
  • treat: To pay for the food or enjoyment of someone else
  • intelligence: Collection of secret information about something
  • expect: To believe something is probably going to happen
  • identify: To indicate who or what someone or something is
  • atmosphere: Air around us
  • academic: Concerning education, schools, universities, etc.
  • epic: Going on for a long time; awe-inspiring
  • combat: To fight someone or something physically
  • bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
  • military: Army or armed forces
  • attractive: Making you like them, as by being good-looking
  • challenge: An activity you wish to try that may be hard to do
  • productivity: Rate at which people or machines produce
  • secure: To get or achieve something with certainty
  • grant: To admit an opinion is true but not fully agreeing
  • pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
  • switch: A change or shift from one method to another
  • institute: Organization studying science, engineering etc.
  • throw: To use your arm to make something fly in the air
  • rest: Time when one relaxes, sleeps, or is inactive
  • hang: To attach a picture, photograph etc. onto a wall
  • criticize: To assess the work of others
  • eccentric: Out of the ordinary; acting unusually or oddly
  • company: Good feeling from being with someone else
  • lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
  • place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
  • coast: Land near the sea or ocean
  • technology: Use or knowledge of science in industry etc.
  • manage: To survive hardships and difficulties; to cope
  • learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
  • complexity: State of having many parts and not being simple
  • explode: To express an emotion in a sudden and loud way
  • pole: One of two opposite ideas, qualities or positions
  • efficiency: Working well; producing something without waste
  • consumer: Person who buys goods or services
  • campus: Grounds of an institution, e.g. a university
  • intern: Person working to get experience/train for a job
  • kick: Feeling of enjoyment or excitement
  • notification: Act of giving formal or official information
  • restless: Worried and uneasy; ceaselessly in motion
  • afraid: Worried that something bad will happen; scared
  • change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
  • person: Man, woman or child
  • surprisingly: In an unexpected manner; to an unexpected degree
  • brainstorm: To discuss concepts, ideas or solutions
  • illustration: Picture that helps explain something
  • internship: Period of time when a person works as an intern
  • infantry: Group of soldiers who fight on foot
  • elliptical: Indirect
  • upstairs: On a floor above
  • playground: Outdoor area for children to play in
  • volleyball: Game of hitting ball over net using the hands
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    • academic

      US /ˌækəˈdɛmɪk/

      UK /ˌækə'demɪk/

      • Adjective
      • Concerning education, schools, universities, etc.
      • Concerning education, schools, universities, etc.
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Educator teaching at a college or university
      • A subject taught at schools and universities.
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    • across the board

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Broad in scope or content
      • Adverb
      • Applying to all; comprehensive; universal.
      • Involving all sectors, categories, or items.
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    • associate

      US /əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪt/

      UK /ə'səʊʃɪeɪt/

      • Countable Noun
      • Partner in professional work, e.g. in law
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To spend time with other people; mix with
      • To form a connection in your mind between things
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    • at the end of the day

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Ultimately; when everything else is considered.
      • After a day's work or activities.
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    • at work

      US /æt wɚk/

      UK /æt wə:k/

      • Phrase
      • Located at one's place of employment
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    • atmosphere

      US /ˈætməˌsfɪr/

      UK /'ætməsfɪə(r)/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Air around us
      • Feeling or mood of a place
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    • attractive

      US /əˈtræktɪv/

      UK /əˈtræktɪv/

      • Adjective
      • Making you like them, as by being good-looking
      • Offering advantages or benefits; tempting.
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    • brainstorm

      US /ˈbreɪnstɔ:rm/

      UK /ˈbreɪnstɔ:m/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To discuss concepts, ideas or solutions
      • Countable Noun
      • Group discussion about concepts or ideas
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    • campus

      US /ˈkæmpəs/

      UK /'kæmpəs/

      • Noun (plural)
      • Grounds of an institution, e.g. a university
      • Noun
      • The grounds and buildings of a university or college.
      • The grounds of a college or school.
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    • challenge

      US /ˈtʃæləndʒ/

      UK /'tʃælɪndʒ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • An activity you wish to try that may be hard to do
      • Act of formally inviting someone to compete
      • Transitive Verb
      • To formally invite someone to compete at something
      • To question the correctness of something
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    • coast

      US /kost/

      UK /kəʊst/

      • Noun
      • Land near the sea or ocean
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To progress in something without trying hard
      • (Of a vehicle) to move forward without power
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    • combat

      US /kəmˈbæt, ˈkɑmˌbæt/

      UK /'kɒmbæt/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To fight someone or something physically
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    • complexity

      US /kəmˈplɛksɪti/

      UK /kəm'pleksətɪ/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • State of having many parts and not being simple
      • A factor or element that makes something complicated.
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    • consumer

      US /kənˈsumɚ/

      UK /kənˈsju:mə(r)/

      • Countable Noun
      • Person who buys goods or services
      • An economic agent who uses goods and services.
      • Adjective
      • Relating to people who buy goods and services.
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    • criticize

      US /ˈkrɪtɪˌsaɪz/

      UK /ˈkrɪtɪsaɪz/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To assess the work of others
      • To say that someone or something is bad
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    • do in

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To make completely tired out and exhausted
      • To destroy or cause damage to someone
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    • eccentric

      US /ɪkˈsɛntrɪk, ɛk-/

      UK /ɪkˈsentrɪk/

      • Adjective
      • Out of the ordinary; acting unusually or oddly
      • Noun
      • Person who acts unusually or bizarrely
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    • efficiency

      US /ɪˈfɪʃənsi/

      UK /ɪˈfɪʃnsi/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Working well; producing something without waste
      • The ratio of useful output to total input in any system.
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    • elliptical

      US /ɪˈlɪptɪkl/

      UK /ɪˈlɪptɪkl/

      • Adjective
      • Indirect
      • Making or drawn in an oval shape or movement
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    • epic

      US /ˈɛpɪk/

      UK /'epɪk/

      • Adjective
      • Going on for a long time; awe-inspiring
      • Noun
      • A long story, often about many people and events
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    • explode

      US /ɪkˈsplod/

      UK /ɪk'spləʊd/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To express an emotion in a sudden and loud way
      • To increase in number or amount very quickly
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    • feel like

      US

      UK

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To have a desire or inclination for something.
      • To have a particular quality or sensation; resemble.
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    • for the rest

      US /fɔr ði rɛst/

      UK /fɔ: ðə rest/

      • Phrase
      • Concerning the remaining people or things.
      • During the remaining part of a period of time.
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    • grant

      US /ɡrænt/

      UK /ɡrɑ:nt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To admit an opinion is true but not fully agreeing
      • To give or let someone do what they want
      • Uncountable Noun
      • Money given for education or research
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    • hang

      US /hæŋ/

      UK /hæŋ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To attach a picture, photograph etc. onto a wall
      • To kill by putting a rope around neck and dropping
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To float, move softly, or remain in the air
      • To remain undecided, unsolved or unclear
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    • have to

      US /hæv tu/

      UK /ˈhæv tə/

      • Auxiliary Verb
      • Must do
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    • identify

      US /aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪ/

      UK /aɪ'dentɪfaɪ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To indicate who or what someone or something is
      • To say exactly what something is
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    • illustration

      US /ˌɪləˈstreʃən/

      UK /ˌɪləˈstreɪʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Picture that helps explain something
      • Making an analogy to explain something
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    • impact

      US /ˈɪmˌpækt/

      UK /'ɪmpækt/

      • Noun
      • A striking effect or result to hit with force
      • Act or force of one thing hitting something else
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To hit or strike someone or something with force
      • To have a strong effect on someone or something.
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    • in love with

      US //ɪn lʌv wɪð//

      UK

      • Adjective
      • Feeling romantic love for someone.
      • Extremely enthusiastic about or fond of something.
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    • in one year

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Within a period of twelve months.
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    • infantry

      US /ˈɪnfəntri/

      UK /'ɪnfəntrɪ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Group of soldiers who fight on foot
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    • institute

      US / ˈɪnstɪˌtut, -ˌtjut/

      UK /'ɪnstɪtju:t/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Organization studying science, engineering etc.
      • A short intensive course of instruction, often focusing on a specific topic.
      • Transitive Verb
      • To start or commence doing, e.g. a business plan
      • To establish or start (a system, rule, or course of action).
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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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    • intern

      US /ɪnˈtɜ:rn/

      UK /ɪnˈtɜ:n/

      • Countable Noun
      • Person working to get experience/train for a job
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To have a job as an intern
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    • internship

      US /ˈɪntɜːrnʃɪp/

      UK /ˈɪntɜ:nʃɪp/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Period of time when a person works as an intern
      • A period of work experience offered by an organization for a limited period of time.
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    • kick

      US /kɪk/

      UK /kɪk/

      • Noun
      • Feeling of enjoyment or excitement
      • Transitive Verb
      • To hit or move something with the foot
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    • kick out

      US /kɪk aʊt/

      UK /kik aut/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To force to leave because of poor grades, behavior
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    • military

      US /ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri/

      UK /'mɪlətrɪ/

      • Noun
      • Army or armed forces
      • Adjective
      • Concerning the army or navy
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    • notification

      US /ˌnoʊtɪfɪˈkeɪʃn/

      UK /ˌnəʊtɪfɪˈkeɪʃn/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Act of giving formal or official information
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    • on the ground

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Located on the surface of the earth.
      • Present and available in a particular place, especially to deal with a situation.
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    • over to

      US

      UK

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

      US /ˈpleˌɡraʊnd/

      UK /ˈpleɪgraʊnd/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Outdoor area for children to play in
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    • pole

      US /pol/

      UK /pəʊl/

      • Noun
      • One of two opposite ideas, qualities or positions
      • Most northern or most southern point on a planet
      • Transitive Verb
      • To move a boat with a stick or pole
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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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    • put aside

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To save money regularly.
      • To temporarily ignore or forget something, such as a disagreement or problem.
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    • restless

      US /ˈrɛstlɪs/

      UK /ˈrestləs/

      • Adjective
      • Worried and uneasy; ceaselessly in motion
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    • secure

      US /sɪˈkjʊr/

      UK /sɪ'kjʊə(r)/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To get or achieve something with certainty
      • To firmly attach something to something else
      • Adjective
      • Being attached to something tightly and surely
      • (Place that is) locked, guarded and safe
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    • space center

      US

      UK

      • Noun
      • A facility dedicated to space exploration, research, and development.
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    • start in

      US /stɑrt ɪn/

      UK /stɑ:t in/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To begin a job or activity.
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    • surprisingly

      US /səˈpraɪzɪŋlɪ/

      UK /sə'praɪzɪŋlɪ/

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

      US /swɪtʃ/

      UK /swɪtʃ/

      • Noun
      • A change or shift from one method to another
      • Thing you move to turn electrical items on or off
      • Transitive Verb
      • To exchange or replace something for another thing
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    • take off

      US /tek ɔf/

      UK /teik ɔf/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To remove, e.g. your clothes
      • To make arrangements to be absent from work
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To remove (an item of clothing).
      • To depart; to leave.
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    • technology

      US /tɛkˈnɑlədʒi/

      UK /tek'nɒlədʒɪ/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Use or knowledge of science in industry etc.
      • Machinery and equipment developed from scientific knowledge.
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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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    • upstairs

      US /ˌʌpˈsterz/

      UK /ˌʌpˈsteəz/

      • Adverb
      • On a floor above
      • Noun
      • The floor above you in a building
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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
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    • volleyball

      US /ˈvɑliˌbɔl/

      UK /'vɒlɪbɔ:l/

      • Noun
      • Game of hitting ball over net using the hands
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    • work at

      US /wɚk æt/

      UK /wə:k æt/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To have a job at a particular place or organization.
      • To make an effort to improve something.
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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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