Vocabulary

  • on fire: Very successful or popular
  • off the top of your head: Providing information without checking or thinking deeply.
  • think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
  • look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
  • from the first: From the very beginning.
  • with just: Using only; with no more than.
  • due to: Because of; owing to
  • back up: To save a copy of your computer data
  • at home: In one's own residence or country.
  • at some point: At an unspecified time, usually in the future.
  • with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
  • of course: Sure ; Certainly
  • end up with: To have something as a result.
  • see in: To accompany someone to the entrance of a building or room.
  • in time: Eventually; after a period of time.
  • bang up: To damage something badly, especially a vehicle.
  • process: To organize and use data in a computer
  • distraction: Something drawing your attention away from
  • imitate: To act, speak like someone or something else
  • controversial: Causing a great deal of argument, or conflict
  • emotional: Causing, feeling, or appealing to the emotions
  • suppose: To imagine or guess what might happen
  • scene: Incident where someone behaves angrily, badly
  • frustration: Annoyance because things don't go the way you want
  • bond: Rope, chain or other thing used to tie someone up
  • mention: To refer to or talk or write about something
  • lack: To not have, or not have enough, of something
  • blame: To say someone is responsible for something bad
  • option: A choice
  • consciousness: Process by which thoughts, ideas are processed
  • reaction: Bodily response to a drug or something eaten
  • franchise: Right to run a business using name of a company
  • risk: To do something potentially dangerous or foolish
  • stem: Long thin central part of a plant, bearing leaves
  • emphasize: To stress the items that are important
  • temporarily: For a limited amount of time
  • film: Thin layer that covers something
  • fame: (Person, thing) being well-known by many people
  • theme: An main or dominant idea, motif
  • pervasive: Occurring or existing throughout all the parts
  • apologize: To say sorry because of a mistake or injury
  • evoke: To bring forth a certain feeling or memory
  • memorable: Worthy of being remembered; striking; outstanding
  • original: Being first made, thought or performed; fresh
  • addict: Person who can’t control their overuse of a thing
  • narrator: Person or character who tells a story
  • notice: To become aware by sight, touch, or hearing
  • streak: An continuous amount of something, e.g. luck
  • kind: In a caring and helpful manner
  • sound: Sensible, dependable and reliable
  • subjective: Using personal feelings and opinions not facts
  • marvel: Something that causes wonder or astonishment
  • neighborhood: Area of a town or city that people live in
  • find: To become aware of something that is happening
  • bud: Small part of a plant that will be a flower
  • compose: To calm yourself after being angry or upset
  • donate: To give money, etc. to charity, party, etc.
  • popular: Liked or enjoyed by many people
  • dummy: Being a cover for or serving as a front for
  • choice: Decision between two or more possibilities
  • blockbuster: Large, expensive, popular, successful (movie, cd)
  • picture: General situation or state of being
  • configuration: A shape or outline; a method of arrangement
  • awhile: For a while; for a short time
  • hear: To be aware of sound; to perceive with the ear
  • warfare: Methods used by those fighting in a war
  • banish: To send someone away, often as punishment
  • note: To notice or pay particular attention to something.
  • radioactive: Emitting harmful energy from nuclear activity
  • soldier: Person working in an army to fight
  • forget: To not remember something
  • listen: To carefully consider what someone is saying
  • fire: Heat and the flame produced when burning
  • harry: Make a pillaging or destructive raid on (a place), as in wartimes
  • conditioner: Liquid to make hair smoother, softer
  • bane: Something causing misery or death
  • spider: Small creature with 8 legs that spins cobwebs
  • potter: To spend time, e.g. gardening, without hurrying
  • reuse: To use something again
  • nonlinear: Not in a line or straight progression
  • ironman: A very strong and powerful man
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    • addict

      US /əˈdɪkt/

      UK /ˈædɪkt/

      • Noun
      • Person who can’t control their overuse of a thing
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    • apologize

      US /əˈpɑləˌdʒaɪz/

      UK /ə'pɒlədʒaɪz/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To say sorry because of a mistake or injury
      A2TOEIC
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    • at home

      US /æt hom/

      UK /æt həum/

      • Phrase
      • In one's own residence or country.
      • Adjective
      • Feeling comfortable and relaxed.
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    • at some point

      US /æt sʌm pɔɪnt/

      UK /æt sʌm pɔint/

      • Phrase
      • At an unspecified time, usually in the future.
      A1
      More
    • awhile

      US /əˈhwaɪl, əˈwaɪl/

      UK /əˈwaɪl/

      • Adverb
      • For a while; for a short time
      B2
      More
    • back up

      US /bæk ʌp/

      UK /bæk ʌp/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To save a copy of your computer data
      • To confirm the truth of what someone says
      A1
      More
    • bane

      US /ben/

      UK /beɪn/

      • Noun
      • Something causing misery or death
      C1TOEIC
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    • bang up

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To damage something badly, especially a vehicle.
      • Transitive Verb
      • To imprison someone.
      B2
      More
    • banish

      US /ˈbænɪʃ/

      UK /'bænɪʃ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To send someone away, often as punishment
      B2
      More
    • blame

      US /blem/

      UK /bleɪm/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To say someone is responsible for something bad
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Act of saying someone did something bad
      A2TOEIC
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    • blockbuster

      US /ˈblɑkˌbʌstɚ/

      UK /ˈblɒkbʌstə(r)/

      • Noun
      • Large, expensive, popular, successful (movie, cd)
      C1
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    • bond

      US /bɑnd/

      UK /bɒnd/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Rope, chain or other thing used to tie someone up
      • Closeness that is shared between people or groups
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To develop a close relationship with
      • To become joined or connected, e.g. using glue
      A2TOEIC
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    • bud

      US /bʌd/

      UK /bʌd/

      • Noun
      • Small part of a plant that will be a flower
      B2
      More
    • compose

      US /kəmˈpoʊz/

      UK /kəmˈpəʊz/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To calm yourself after being angry or upset
      • To write an essay, article, poem, music etc.
      B1
      More
    • conditioner

      US /kənˈdɪʃənɚ/

      UK /kənˈdɪʃənə(r)/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Liquid to make hair smoother, softer
      • A substance used to improve the condition of something, especially hair.
      B1
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    • configuration

      US /kənˌfɪɡjəˈreʃən/

      UK /kənˌfɪgəˈreɪʃn/

      • Noun
      • A shape or outline; a method of arrangement
      B2
      More
    • consciousness

      US /ˈkɑnʃəsnɪs/

      UK /'kɒnʃəsnəs/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Process by which thoughts, ideas are processed
      • A person's awareness or perception of something.
      A2
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    • controversial

      US /ˌkɑntrəˈvɚʃəl, -siəl/

      UK /ˌkɔntrəˈvə:ʃəl/

      • Adjective
      • Causing a great deal of argument, or conflict
      B1
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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
      More
    • donate

      US /ˈdoˌnet, doˈnet/

      UK /dəʊ'neɪt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To give money, etc. to charity, party, etc.
      B1TOEIC
      More
    • due to

      US /du tu/

      UK /dju: tu:/

      • Preposition
      • Because of; owing to
      • Adjective
      • Attributable to; caused by.
      A1
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    • dummy

      US /ˈdʌmi/

      UK /'dʌmɪ/

      • Adjective
      • Being a cover for or serving as a front for
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Life-size doll made to look like a person
      • Sample or trial of a process or object
      B2
      More
    • emotional

      US /ɪˈmoʃənəl/

      UK /ɪˈməʊʃənl/

      • Adjective
      • Causing, feeling, or appealing to the emotions
      • Relating to or characterized by emotion
      A2
      More
    • emphasize

      US /ˈɛmfəˌsaɪz/

      UK /'emfəsaɪz/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To stress the items that are important
      B2TOEIC
      More
    • end up with

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To have something as a result.
      A1
      More
    • evoke

      US /ɪˈvok/

      UK /ɪ'vəʊk/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To bring forth a certain feeling or memory
      B1TOEIC
      More
    • fame

      US /fem/

      UK /feɪm/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • (Person, thing) being well-known by many people
      • Widespread reputation, especially of a good kind.
      B1TOEIC
      More
    • film

      US /fɪlm/

      UK /fɪlm/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Thin layer that covers something
      • Movie
      • Transitive Verb
      • To record moving action with a camera
      A2
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    • franchise

      US /ˈfrænˌtʃaɪz/

      UK /'fræntʃaɪz/

      • Noun
      • Right to run a business using name of a company
      • A right or license granted to an individual or group to market a company's goods or services in a particular territory.
      • Transitive Verb
      • To sell the use of a brand to run a company
      B2TOEIC
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    • from the first

      US /frəm ðə ˈfɝst/

      UK /frəm ðə ˈfɜ:st/

      • other
      • From the very beginning.
      B2
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    • frustration

      US /frʌˈstreʃən/

      UK /frʌ'streɪʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Annoyance because things don't go the way you want
      • The prevention of the progress, success, or fulfillment of something.
      B1
      More
    • imitate

      US /ˈɪmɪˌtet/

      UK /ˈɪmɪteɪt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To act, speak like someone or something else
      B2
      More
    • in time

      US /ɪn taɪm/

      UK /in taim/

      • Adverb
      • Eventually; after a period of time.
      • Not late; with enough time to spare.
      • Phrase
      • Eventually; before it is too late.
      • According to the scheduled time; punctual.
      A1
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    • ironman

      US /'aɪənmæn/

      UK /'aɪənmæn/

      • Countable Noun
      • A very strong and powerful man
      C2
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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
      A2TOEIC
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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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    • marvel

      US /ˈmɑ:rvl/

      UK /ˈmɑ:vl/

      • Noun
      • Something that causes wonder or astonishment
      • A feeling of wonder, astonishment, or admiration
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To feel wonder, astonishment, or admiration
      B2
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    • memorable

      US /ˈmɛmərəbəl/

      UK /ˈmemərəbl/

      • Adjective
      • Worthy of being remembered; striking; outstanding
      • Worth remembering; notable
      B2
      More
    • mention

      US /ˈmɛnʃən/

      UK /'menʃn/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To refer to or talk or write about something
      • Uncountable Noun
      • Act of referring to or talking about something
      • A formal acknowledgement of something
      A2TOEIC
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    • narrator

      US /ner.eɪ.tɚ/

      UK /nəˈreɪtə(r)/

      • Noun
      • Person or character who tells a story
      • A person who provides commentary or narration, especially for a broadcast or performance.
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    • neighborhood

      US /ˈnebɚˌhʊd/

      UK /'neɪbəhʊd/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Area of a town or city that people live in
      • People who live in a particular area
      • Adjective
      • Relating to a neighborhood.
      B1
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    • nonlinear

      US /nɑnˈlɪniɚ/

      UK /'nɒn'lɪnɪəl/

      • Adjective
      • Not in a line or straight progression
      C2
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    • note

      US /noʊ/

      UK /nəʊt/

      • Verb
      • To notice or pay particular attention to something.
      • Noun
      • A short informal letter or written record.
      • A piece of paper money issued by a central bank or government authority that acts as legal tender
      A2TOEIC
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    • of course

      US /ʌv kɔː(r)s/

      UK /ɔv kɔː(r)s/

      • Adverb
      • Sure ; Certainly
      • Phrase
      • For sure; certainly
      A2
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    • off the top of your head

      US /ɔf ðə tɑp əv jʊr hɛd/

      UK /ɒf ðə tɒp əv jɔ: hed/

      • other
      • Providing information without checking or thinking deeply.
      B2
      More
    • on fire

      US /ɑn faɪr/

      UK /ɔn ˈfaiə/

      • Adjective
      • Very successful or popular
      • Burning
      A2
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    • option

      US /ˈɑpʃən/

      UK /'ɒpʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A choice
      • A right to buy or sell something at a particular price within a particular period.
      A2TOEIC
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    • original

      US /əˈrɪdʒənəl/

      UK /ə'rɪdʒənl/

      • Adjective
      • Being first made, thought or performed; fresh
      • Being unique or thinking differently from others
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A work of art, writing, or music that is not a copy.
      • A person of fresh initiative or inventiveness.
      A2TOEIC
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    • pervasive

      US /pɚˈvesɪv/

      UK /pə'veɪsɪv/

      • Adjective
      • Occurring or existing throughout all the parts
      B2TOEIC
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    • potter

      US /'pɑ:tər/

      UK /'pɒtə(r)/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To spend time, e.g. gardening, without hurrying
      • Countable Noun
      • Someone who makes pots, bowls etc. out of clay
      C2
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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
      A2TOEIC
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    • radioactive

      US /ˌredioˈæktɪv/

      UK /ˌreɪdɪəʊ'æktɪv/

      • Adjective
      • Emitting harmful energy from nuclear activity
      B2
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    • reaction

      US /riˈækʃən/

      UK /rɪ'ækʃn/

      • Noun
      • Bodily response to a drug or something eaten
      • Feeling or action in response to something
      A2
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    • reuse

      US /riˈjuz/

      UK /ˌri:'ju:z/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To use something again
      B1
      More
    • scene

      US /sin/

      UK /si:n/

      • Noun
      • Incident where someone behaves angrily, badly
      • View that looks like a picture
      A2TOEIC
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    • see in

      US /si ɪn/

      UK /si: in/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To accompany someone to the entrance of a building or room.
      A1
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    • soldier

      US /ˈsoldʒɚ/

      UK /'səʊldʒə(r)/

      • Countable Noun
      • Person working in an army to fight
      B1
      More
    • spider

      US /ˈspaɪdɚ/

      UK /ˈspaɪdə(r)/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Small creature with 8 legs that spins cobwebs
      B1
      More
    • stem

      US /stɛm/

      UK /stem/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Long thin central part of a plant, bearing leaves
      • Long thin part supporting something e.g. a light
      • Transitive Verb
      • To remove the stem of a flower or fruit
      • To stop something bad from spreading or developing
      B1TOEIC
      More
    • streak

      US /strik/

      UK /stri:k/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • An continuous amount of something, e.g. luck
      • Act of running naked in public as an act of daring
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To run naked in public as an act of daring
      B2TOEIC
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    • subjective

      US /səbˈdʒɛktɪv/

      UK /səbˈdʒektɪv/

      • Adjective
      • Using personal feelings and opinions not facts
      C1
      More
    • suppose

      US /səˈpoʊz/

      UK /sə'pəʊz/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To imagine or guess what might happen
      • Conjunction
      • What if
      A2TOEIC
      More
    • temporarily

      US /tempəˈrerɪlɪ/

      UK /tempəˈrerɪlɪ/

      • Adverb
      • For a limited amount of time
      • In a way that is not intended to be permanent or lasting
      A2
      More
    • 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
      More
    • 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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    • warfare

      US /ˈwɔrˌfɛr/

      UK /ˈwɔ:fɛə/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Methods used by those fighting in a war
      • Engagement in or the activities involved in war or conflict.
      B2
      More
    • with it

      US /wɪð ɪt/

      UK /wið it/

      • Adjective
      • Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
      • Understanding and knowledgeable about current trends or information.
      A1
      More
    • with just

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Using only; with no more than.
      • Barely; by a narrow margin.
      A2
      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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