Vocabulary

  • have to: Must do
  • for instance: As an example.
  • in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
  • instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
  • in school: Attending an educational institution.
  • in mind: Being aware of or considering something.
  • easy enough: Sufficiently easy; not too difficult.
  • play in: To participate or compete in a game or competition.
  • lost innocence: The state of having lost the quality of being innocent; a loss of purity or naiveté.
  • in the least: Not at all; to the smallest degree.
  • grow up: To develop from a child into an adult
  • at least: As a minimum
  • to let: Indicates that a property is available for rent.
  • cap on: An upper limit or restriction on something, such as spending or quantity.
  • go on: To continue doing something
  • rain out: To cancel an outdoor event because of rain.
  • of course: Sure ; Certainly
  • on the phone: Talking on the telephone.
  • of yours: Belonging to you; your possession or property.
  • track down: To find out where someone is; hunt; chase
  • call up: To require someone to join the army
  • feel right: To seem correct or appropriate; to give a sense of being morally or ethically sound.
  • other than: Except for; apart from.
  • relevant: Having an effect on an issue; related or current
  • extremely: In a way that is much more than usual or expected
  • character: Person in a story, movie or play
  • instance: An example of something; case
  • confidence: Feeling that you can do well at something
  • scene: Incident where someone behaves angrily, badly
  • combat: To fight someone or something physically
  • imagine: To think creatively about; form mental picture of
  • cruel: Hurtful; acting to hurt others intentionally
  • concentration: Amount or number of something in a thing or place
  • innocent: Free from guilt or responsibility for a crime
  • involve: To have or be included as a part of something
  • intensely: In a manner that is very strong or extreme
  • fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
  • literature: Writing valued as art, e.g. fiction, drama, poetry
  • text: To send a message by phone or other device
  • errand: Short trip to buy, collect something, etc.
  • author: Person who writes books, plays, poems etc.
  • fountain: Structure out of which a jet of water comes
  • adult: Person or animal that is fully grown
  • crash: To damage an object by causing it to hit something
  • prefer: To like something better than something else
  • language: Words or signs used to communicate messages
  • empathetic: Exhibiting deep emotional understanding
  • person: Man, woman or child
  • terrific: Spoken excellent; wonderful
  • natural: Being as one would expect; being usual or normal
  • refuse: To not accept, allow, or give something
  • fence: Wood, metal structure enclosing an area, land
  • include: To make someone, something part of a group
  • bubble: A small ball of air inside of a liquid
  • know: To be familiar with a person or place, thing
  • tremendously: Very well or very impressively
  • innocence: Lack of guilt or responsibility for a crime
  • figurative: Using a metaphor; not literally
  • think: To have an idea about something without certainty
  • liberate: To free someone or something that was captured
  • ride: Machine at an amusement park for riding on for fun
  • world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
  • feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
  • phony: Not genuine; fake
  • famous: Excellent
  • bulge: To curve outward from the surface, as when full
  • cap: Covering for the end or top of something
  • carousel: Moving belt carrying bags to be claimed at airport
  • history: Established pattern or record
  • glove: Piece of clothing to protect or keep hands warm
  • museum: Building to display art/science/history objects
  • rye: Type of grain used to make flour for certain bread
  • semblance: Outward appearance
  • slaughterhouse: Building where animals are killed for their meat
  • resonant: Strong and deep in tone
  • creeper: Any plant which crawls or climbs up a tree
  • kris: Malayan dagger with a wavy blade
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    • adult

      US / əˈdʌlt, ˈædʌlt/

      UK /ˈædʌlt/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Person or animal that is fully grown
      • A fully grown animal.
      • Adjective
      • Being fully grown; mature; no longer a teenager
      • Containing sexually explicit material.
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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.
      C2
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    • author

      US /ˈɔθɚ/

      UK /'ɔ:θə(r)/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Person who writes books, plays, poems etc.
      • Transitive Verb
      • To write book or articles
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    • bubble

      US /ˈbʌbəl/

      UK /ˈbʌbl/

      • Countable Noun
      • A small ball of air inside of a liquid
      • Intransitive Verb
      • (Of a liquid) to produce bubbles, as when boiling
      • To show intense emotion, e.g. excitement, anger
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    • bulge

      US /bʌldʒ/

      UK /bʌldʒ/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To curve outward from the surface, as when full
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Rounded full or fat lump on the surface of a thing
      • Rapid increase in size
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    • call up

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To require someone to join the army
      • To bring to your memory
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    • cap

      US /kæp/

      UK /kæp/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Covering for the end or top of something
      • Transitive Verb
      • To cover the top or end of an object
      • To limit the amount of usage of something
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    • cap on

      US /kæp ɑn/

      UK /kæp ɒn/

      • other
      • An upper limit or restriction on something, such as spending or quantity.
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    • carousel

      US /ˌkærəˈsɛl, -ˈzɛl/

      UK /ˌkærə'sel/

      • Noun
      • Moving belt carrying bags to be claimed at airport
      C1
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    • character

      US /ˈkærəktɚ/

      UK /'kærəktə(r)/

      • Noun
      • Person in a story, movie or play
      • Writing symbols, e.g. alphabet or Chinese writing
      A2
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    • combat

      US /kəmˈbæt, ˈkɑmˌbæt/

      UK /'kɒmbæt/

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

      US /ˌkɑ:nsnˈtreɪʃn/

      UK /ˌkɒnsnˈtreɪʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Amount or number of something in a thing or place
      • Paying (a lot of) attention to a task
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    • confidence

      US /ˈkɑnfɪdəns/

      UK /'kɒnfɪdəns/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Feeling that you can do well at something
      • Feeling you can trust someone
      A2
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    • creeper

      US /ˈkripɚ/

      UK /ˈkri:pə(r)/

      • Countable Noun
      • Any plant which crawls or climbs up a tree
      B1
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    • cruel

      US /ˈkruəl/

      UK /'kru:əl/

      • Adjective
      • Hurtful; acting to hurt others intentionally
      • Extremely harsh or severe.
      B1
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    • easy enough

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Sufficiently easy; not too difficult.
      • Acceptable or satisfactory in its ease.
      A2
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    • empathetic

      US /empə'θetɪk/

      UK /empə'θetɪk/

      • Adjective
      • Exhibiting deep emotional understanding
      B2
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    • errand

      US /ˈɛrənd/

      UK /ˈerənd/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Short trip to buy, collect something, etc.
      • A short journey undertaken to perform a specified action.
      B2
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    • extremely

      US /ɪk'strimlɪ/

      UK /ɪkˈstri:mli/

      • Adverb
      • In a way that is much more than usual or expected
      • Remarkably; unusually.
      B1
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    • feel right

      US

      UK

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To seem correct or appropriate; to give a sense of being morally or ethically sound.
      A1
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    • fence

      US /fɛns/

      UK /fens/

      • Countable Noun
      • Wood, metal structure enclosing an area, land
      • The sport of fighting with swords, especially foils, épées, or sabres.
      • Transitive Verb
      • To enclose an area (with a wall or boundary)
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    • figurative

      US /ˈfɪɡjərətɪv/

      UK /ˈfɪgərətɪv/

      • Adjective
      • Using a metaphor; not literally
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    • for instance

      US /fɔr ˈɪnstəns/

      UK /fɔ: ˈinstəns/

      • Adverb
      • As an example.
      • Phrase
      • As an example.
      • As an illustration or case in point
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    • fountain

      US /ˈfaʊntən/

      UK /'faʊntən/

      • Noun
      • Structure out of which a jet of water comes
      B1
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    • glove

      US /ɡlʌv/

      UK /glʌv/

      • Countable Noun
      • Piece of clothing to protect or keep hands warm
      B1TOEIC
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    • go on

      US /ɡo ɑn/

      UK /ɡəu ɔn/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To continue doing something
      • To happen (usually negative)
      • Interjection
      • Used to encourage someone
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    • grow up

      US /ɡro ʌp/

      UK /ɡrəu ʌp/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To develop from a child into an adult
      A1
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    • have to

      US /hæv tu/

      UK /ˈhæv tə/

      • Auxiliary Verb
      • Must do
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    • history

      US /ˈhɪstəri/

      UK /'hɪstrɪ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Established pattern or record
      • Study of past events as an academic subject
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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 mind

      US /ɪn maɪnd/

      UK /in maind/

      • Phrase
      • Being aware of or considering something.
      • To remember or consider something.
      A2
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    • in school

      US /ɪn skul/

      UK /ɪn sku:l/

      • other
      • Attending an educational institution.
      A1
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    • in the least

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Not at all; to the smallest degree.
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    • innocence

      US /ˈɪnəsəns/

      UK /ˈɪnəsns/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Lack of guilt or responsibility for a crime
      • Lack of worldly experience; naivety.
      B2
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    • innocent

      US /ˈɪnəsənt/

      UK /'ɪnəsnt/

      • Adjective
      • Free from guilt or responsibility for a crime
      • (Accidentally being harmed) without deserving it
      • Noun
      • Person with little experience of the world
      A2TOEIC
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    • instance

      US /ˈɪnstəns/

      UK /'ɪnstəns/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • An example of something; case
      • An occurrence of something.
      • Transitive Verb
      • To give as an example of something else
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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.
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    • intensely

      US /ɪnˈtɛnslɪ/

      UK /ɪn'tenslɪ/

      • Adverb
      • In a manner that is very strong or extreme
      A2
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    • involve

      US /ɪnˈvɑlv/

      UK /ɪn'vɒlv/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To have or be included as a part of something
      • To cause (a person or group) to take part in an event or activity.
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    • kris

      US

      UK

      • Noun
      • Malayan dagger with a wavy blade
      C2
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    • liberate

      US /ˈlɪbəˌret/

      UK /'lɪbəreɪt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To free someone or something that was captured
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    • literature

      US /ˈlɪtərəˌtʃʊr, -tʃɚ/

      UK /ˈlɪtrətʃə(r)/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Writing valued as art, e.g. fiction, drama, poetry
      • The body of written works produced in a particular language, country, or age.
      A2
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    • lost innocence

      US

      UK

      • Uncountable Noun
      • The state of having lost the quality of being innocent; a loss of purity or naiveté.
      • Adjective
      • Describing a time or situation where purity and naiveté have been lost.
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    • museum

      US /mjuˈziəm/

      UK /mjuˈzi:əm/

      • Countable Noun
      • Building to display art/science/history objects
      A2
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    • of course

      US /ʌv kɔː(r)s/

      UK /ɔv kɔː(r)s/

      • Adverb
      • Sure ; Certainly
      • Phrase
      • For sure; certainly
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    • of yours

      US /ʌv jʊɚz/

      UK /əv jɔ:z/

      • other
      • Belonging to you; your possession or property.
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    • on the phone

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Talking on the telephone.
      • Adjective
      • Using a phone, especially a mobile phone.
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    • other than

      US

      UK

      • Preposition
      • Except for; apart from.
      • Conjunction
      • Different from.
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    • phony

      US /ˈfoni/

      UK /'fəʊni:/

      • Adjective
      • Not genuine; fake
      C2
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    • play in

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To participate or compete in a game or competition.
      • To have a role in a theatrical production.
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    • rain out

      US /reɪn aʊt/

      UK /reɪn aʊt/

      • other
      • To cancel an outdoor event because of rain.
      B1
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    • refuse

      US /ˈrefjus/

      UK /rɪ'fju:z/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To not accept, allow, or give something
      • Uncountable Noun
      • Garbage, waste
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    • relevant

      US /ˈrɛləvənt/

      UK /ˈreləvənt/

      • Adjective
      • Having an effect on an issue; related or current
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    • resonant

      US /ˈrɛzənənt/

      UK /ˈrezənənt/

      • Adjective
      • Strong and deep in tone
      C2TOEIC
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    • rye

      US /raɪ/

      UK /raɪ/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Type of grain used to make flour for certain bread
      C1
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    • scene

      US /sin/

      UK /si:n/

      • Noun
      • Incident where someone behaves angrily, badly
      • View that looks like a picture
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    • semblance

      US /ˈsɛmbləns/

      UK /ˈsembləns/

      • Noun
      • Outward appearance
      C1TOEIC
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    • slaughterhouse

      US /ˈslɔ:tərhaʊs/

      UK /ˈslɔ:təhaʊs/

      • Countable Noun
      • Building where animals are killed for their meat
      B2
      More
    • terrific

      US /təˈrɪfɪk/

      UK /təˈrɪfɪk/

      • Adjective
      • Spoken excellent; wonderful
      • Very great or intense.
      B1
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    • to let

      US /tu lɛt/

      UK /tu let/

      • Preposition
      • Indicates that a property is available for rent.
      A2
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    • track down

      US /træk daʊn/

      UK /træk daun/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To find out where someone is; hunt; chase
      • Transitive Verb
      • To find someone or something after a long or difficult search.
      A2
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    • tremendously

      US /trɪˈmɛndəslɪ/

      UK /trə'mendəslɪ/

      • Adverb
      • Very well or very impressively
      B1
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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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