Vocabulary

  • in turn: One after the other in a sequence or rotation.
  • turn to: To go to someone for help, advice, or information.
  • furious about: Extremely angry about something.
  • furious with: Extremely angry about something or someone.
  • in and of themselves: By their own nature; independently considered.
  • electricity bill: A bill specifying the amount of money owed for electricity consumption.
  • of interest: Relevant or important to someone or something.
  • in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
  • ward off: To avert, deflect, or repel (something dangerous or undesirable).
  • beyond the pale: Outside the bounds of acceptable behavior; outrageous.
  • sense of entitlement: The belief that one is inherently deserving of privileges or special treatment.
  • at heart: In one's real or essential nature; fundamentally.
  • have to: Must do
  • in order that: With the purpose or intention that.
  • distraction: Something drawing your attention away from
  • overwhelmed: To defeat something or someone completely
  • depression: Medical condition of a lack of vitality
  • acquire: To get or earn something by thinking or working
  • reveal: To show something that was hidden before
  • obstacle: Object that blocks a path or course
  • utterly: Completely
  • intellectual: connected with or using a person’s ability to think in a logical way and understand things
  • spot: A certain place or area
  • develop: To explain something in steps and in detail
  • identify: To indicate who or what someone or something is
  • grief: Feeling of great sadness because someone has died
  • awful: Very bad; horrible; terrible
  • admit: To acknowledge that something is true or right
  • crowd: To force too many things, people into
  • imagine: To think creatively about; form mental picture of
  • awareness: Having knowledge of something
  • tendency: Likelihood to behave in a particular way
  • annoying: To make someone angry
  • fridge: An electric cool box for keeping food fresh
  • calm: Without wind or storm; quiet; peaceful
  • lack: To not have, or not have enough, of something
  • despair: To have lost all hope; lose heart
  • challenge: An activity you wish to try that may be hard to do
  • afford: To make available, to provide
  • frustrating: To make annoyed because things don't go well
  • emerge: To rise or appear out of some background
  • peculiar: Not usual or normal; strange
  • furious: Extremely angry
  • precisely: In an exact and accurate manner
  • initially: At first; originally
  • tactic: One of the ways you attempt to achieve a strategy
  • addiction: Lack of control the overuse of something e.g. drugs
  • confront: To make someone, e.g. who has lied, face the truth
  • pile: Large amount of something
  • reason: To think and make conclusions in a logical manner
  • bury: To put something into the ground and cover it
  • alcohol: A colorless liquid that can catch fire (C2H5OH)
  • flourish: To show and direct attention by waving something
  • deception: Use of trickery to make someone believe an untruth
  • pain: Strong feeling of hurt or discomfort
  • arrest: To attract someone's attention and hold interest
  • petty: Small and unimportant; small-minded
  • pornography: Pictures or stories that stimulate sexual desire
  • part: Division of a book
  • problematic: Being difficult to deal with or fix
  • arrogance: Rude manner from belief you are better than others
  • feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
  • brittle: Easily broken, cracked, or snapped
  • manic: Very excited in an almost uncontrollable way
  • metaphorically: In a metaphorical manner
  • cynicism: Belief that bad motivates things/people are bad
  • stutter: To speak hesitatingly with repeated sounds
  • people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
  • eyelid: The skin that covers the eyes when you close them
  • care: To feel interest, concern, or worry
  • politic: Careful what you say; diplomatic
  • employ: To use something for a specific task
  • long: Person's name
  • pay: To give money for goods or work done
  • sad: Unhappy; wishing something hadn't happened
  • news: Broadcast on radio or TV about recent events
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    • acquire

      US /əˈkwaɪr/

      UK /ə'kwaɪə(r)/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To get or earn something by thinking or working
      • To develop or learn a skill, habit, or quality.
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    • addiction

      US /əˈdɪkʃən/

      UK /əˈdɪkʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Lack of control the overuse of something e.g. drugs
      • A compulsive physiological need for a habit-forming substance.
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    • admit

      US /ædˈmɪt/

      UK /əd'mɪt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To acknowledge that something is true or right
      • To allow someone to enter
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    • afford

      US /əˈfɔrd, əˈford/

      UK /ə'fɔ:d/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To make available, to provide
      • To have enough money to pay for something
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    • alcohol

      US /ˈælkəˌhɔl,-ˌhɑl/

      UK /'ælkəhɒl/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • A colorless liquid that can catch fire (C2H5OH)
      • Drinks such as wine, whiskey, beer
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    • annoying

      US /əˈnɔɪɪŋ/

      UK /əˈnɔɪɪŋ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To make someone angry
      • Adjective
      • A little angry; upset
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    • arrogance

      US /ˈærəɡəns/

      UK /ˈærəgəns/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Rude manner from belief you are better than others
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    • at heart

      US /æt hɑrt/

      UK /æt hɑ:t/

      • Phrase
      • In one's real or essential nature; fundamentally.
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    • awareness

      US /əˈwɛrnɪs/

      UK /əˈweənəs/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Having knowledge of something
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    • awful

      US /ˈɔfəl/

      UK /ˈɔ:fl/

      • Adjective
      • Very bad; horrible; terrible
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    • beyond the pale

      US /biˈɑnd ði pel/

      UK /biˈjɔnd ðə peil/

      • Adjective
      • Outside the bounds of acceptable behavior; outrageous.
      • Phrase
      • Unacceptable or morally offensive.
      B2
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    • brittle

      US /ˈbrɪtl/

      UK /'brɪtl/

      • Adjective
      • Easily broken, cracked, or snapped
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    • bury

      US /ˈbɛri/

      UK /'berɪ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To put something into the ground and cover it
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    • calm

      US /kɑm/

      UK /kɑ:m/

      • Adjective
      • Without wind or storm; quiet; peaceful
      • Relaxed and not worried or angry
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To make or become relaxed and not worried or angry
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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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    • confront

      US /kənˈfrʌnt/

      UK /kən'frʌnt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To make someone, e.g. who has lied, face the truth
      • (Of problem) to face someone who must deal with it
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    • crowd

      US /kraʊd/

      UK /kraʊd/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To force too many things, people into
      • (Lots of people) to meet together in one place
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Large group of people together in one place
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    • cynicism

      US /ˈsɪnɪˌsɪzəm/

      UK /'sɪnɪsɪzəm/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Belief that bad motivates things/people are bad
      B2
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    • deception

      US /dɪˈsɛpʃən/

      UK /dɪ'sepʃn/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Use of trickery to make someone believe an untruth
      • The quality of being deceptive; misleading.
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    • depression

      US /dɪˈprɛʃən/

      UK /dɪ'preʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Medical condition of a lack of vitality
      • Period of unemployment and low economic activity
      B2
      More
    • despair

      US /dɪˈspɛr/

      UK /dɪ'speə(r)/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To have lost all hope; lose heart
      • Uncountable Noun
      • Felling of having lost all hope
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    • distraction

      US /dɪˈstrækʃən/

      UK /dɪˈstrækʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Something drawing your attention away from
      • Enjoyable thing to help you forget your problems
      B2
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    • electricity bill

      US

      UK

      • Noun
      • A bill specifying the amount of money owed for electricity consumption.
      A2
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    • emerge

      US /ɪˈmɚdʒ/

      UK /ɪ'mɜ:dʒ/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To rise or appear out of some background
      • To become known or apparent.
      A2TOEIC
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    • eyelid

      US /ˈaɪˌlɪd/

      UK /ˈaɪlɪd/

      • Noun
      • The skin that covers the eyes when you close them
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    • flourish

      US /ˈflɚrɪʃ, ˈflʌr-/

      UK /'flʌrɪʃ/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To show and direct attention by waving something
      • To add a fancy addition or decoration
      • Noun
      • Fancy addition or decoration
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    • fridge

      US /frɪdʒ/

      UK /frɪdʒ/

      • Noun
      • An electric cool box for keeping food fresh
      A2
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    • frustrating

      US /frʌˈstretɪŋ/

      UK /frʌˈstreɪtɪŋ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To make annoyed because things don't go well
      • To prevent (someone) from accomplishing something.
      • Adjective
      • Annoying because things don't go the way you want
      • Serving to frustrate.
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    • furious

      US /ˈfjʊriəs/

      UK /ˈfjʊəriəs/

      • Adjective
      • Extremely angry
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    • furious about

      US

      UK

      • Adjective
      • Extremely angry about something.
      B2
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    • furious with

      US

      UK

      • Adjective
      • Extremely angry about something or someone.
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    • grief

      US /ɡrif/

      UK /ɡri:f/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Feeling of great sadness because someone has died
      • Things that are troublesome or annoying
      B1
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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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    • in and of themselves

      US /ɪn ənd əv ðəmˈselvz/

      UK /ɪn ənd əv ðəmˈselvz/

      • other
      • By their own nature; independently considered.
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    • in fact

      US /ɪn fækt/

      UK /in fækt/

      • Adverb
      • Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
      • Used to introduce a more detailed or surprising piece of information.
      • Phrase
      • Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that is surprising or contrary to what might be expected.
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    • in order that

      US /ɪn ˈɔrdɚ ðæt/

      UK /in ˈɔ:də ðæt/

      • Conjunction
      • With the purpose or intention that.
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    • in turn

      US

      UK

      • Adverb
      • One after the other in a sequence or rotation.
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    • initially

      US /ɪˈnɪʃəli/

      UK /ɪˈnɪʃəli/

      • Adverb
      • At first; originally
      • In the first stage of a process or development.
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    • intellectual

      US /ˌɪntlˈɛktʃuəl/

      UK /ˌɪntəˈlektʃuəl/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • connected with or using a person’s ability to think in a logical way and understand things
      • a person who is well educated and enjoys activities in which they have to think seriously about things
      • Adjective
      • Relating to the intellect or mental understanding.
      • Appealing to or requiring the use of the intellect.
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    • lack

      US /læk/

      UK /læk/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To not have, or not have enough, of something
      • Uncountable Noun
      • The state of not having or not having enough of
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    • manic

      US /ˈmænɪk/

      UK /'mænɪk/

      • Adjective
      • Very excited in an almost uncontrollable way
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    • metaphorically

      US /ˌmɛtəˈfɑrɪkəlɪ/

      UK /ˌmetə'fɒrɪklɪ/

      • Adverb
      • In a metaphorical manner
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    • obstacle

      US /ˈɑbstəkəl/

      UK /ˈɒbstəkl/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Object that blocks a path or course
      • A difficulty or challenge that hinders progress.
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    • of interest

      US /əv ˈɪntrɪst/

      UK /əv ˈɪntrəst/

      • other
      • Relevant or important to someone or something.
      B2
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    • overwhelmed

      US /ˌoʊ.vɚˈwɛlmd/

      UK /ˌəʊ.vəˈwɛlmd/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To defeat something or someone completely
      • To affect someone emotionally in a strong way
      • Adjective
      • Feeling like you have so much to do that you can't even get started.
      • Feeling like you are unable to cope with something
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    • peculiar

      US /pɪˈkjuljɚ/

      UK /pɪ'kju:lɪə(r)/

      • Adjective
      • Not usual or normal; strange
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    • petty

      US /ˈpɛti/

      UK /ˈpeti/

      • Adjective
      • Small and unimportant; small-minded
      B2
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    • pile

      US /paɪl/

      UK /paɪl/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Large amount of something
      • Group of things one on top of another
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • (E.g. of problems) to increase; get more or worse
      • To place things on top of each other; to heap up.
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    • politic

      US /ˈpɑlɪtɪk/

      UK /ˈpɒlətɪk/

      • Adjective
      • Careful what you say; diplomatic
      B2
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    • pornography

      US /pɔ:rˈnɑ:grəfi/

      UK /pɔ:ˈnɒgrəfi/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Pictures or stories that stimulate sexual desire
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    • precisely

      US /prɪˈsaɪsli/

      UK /prɪˈsaɪsli/

      • Adverb
      • In an exact and accurate manner
      • (Emphasizes that a statement is totally correct)
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    • problematic

      US /ˌprɑbləˈmætɪk/

      UK /ˌprɒbləˈmætɪk/

      • Adjective
      • Being difficult to deal with or fix
      • Of a doubtful or uncertain nature.
      B2
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    • reveal

      US /rɪˈvil/

      UK /rɪ'vi:l/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To show something that was hidden before
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    • sense of entitlement

      US

      UK

      • Uncountable Noun
      • The belief that one is inherently deserving of privileges or special treatment.
      A1
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    • spot

      US /spɑt/

      UK /spɒt/

      • Noun
      • A certain place or area
      • A difficult time; awkward situation
      • Transitive Verb
      • To see someone or something by chance
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    • stutter

      US /ˈstʌtɚ/

      UK /'stʌtə(r)/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To speak hesitatingly with repeated sounds
      • Noun
      • Speaking hesitatingly with repeated sounds
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    • tactic

      US /ˈtæktɪk/

      UK /'tæktɪk/

      • Countable Noun
      • One of the ways you attempt to achieve a strategy
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    • tendency

      US /ˈtɛndənsi/

      UK /'tendənsɪ/

      • Noun
      • Likelihood to behave in a particular way
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    • turn to

      US /tɚn tu/

      UK /tə:n tu:/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To go to someone for help, advice, or information.
      • To start doing or using something, often something bad or undesirable.
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    • utterly

      US /ˈʌtəli/

      UK /'ʌtəli:/

      • Adverb
      • Completely
      B2
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    • ward off

      US /wɔrd ɔf/

      UK /wɔ:d ɔf/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To avert, deflect, or repel (something dangerous or undesirable).
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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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