Vocabulary

  • in play: In a state of being actively involved in a game or activity.
  • in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, disbelief
  • run with: To take and work with an idea, plan as your own
  • in the air: Present or circulating in the atmosphere.
  • lead to: To result in some action
  • two halves: Two equal parts of something.
  • change up: To introduce variety or do something differently.
  • for example: As an illustration or instance.
  • take off: To remove, e.g. your clothes
  • against you: In opposition to you.
  • on the spot: Immediately; at that location.
  • out of play: No longer in active play or action, especially in sports.
  • in goal: Located or positioned in the goal area in sports.
  • In the event of: If something happens, especially something undesirable
  • imaginary line: A line that exists only in the mind or on paper, not in reality, used for reference or demarcation.
  • result in: To cause or produce as a consequence.
  • take in: To allow to enter; receive as a guest
  • in the meantime: During the time between two events; meanwhile.
  • appreciate: To rise in value (of property or belongings)
  • dread: To await with great fear
  • comment: Something you say, giving an opinion; remark
  • commit: To do something bad, usually a crime
  • spot: A certain place or area
  • amount: Quantity of something
  • imagine: To think creatively about; form mental picture of
  • pitch: To suggest a product, idea to make someone buy
  • field: Area of study, such as physics or biology
  • draw: To attract attention to someone or something
  • chest: Strong, lidded container for storing things
  • contact: Touching or feeling something
  • direction: When someone tells people what to do
  • result: Something produced through tests or experiments
  • parallel: To be equal to, or like, something else
  • explain: To make clear or easy to understand by describing
  • possession: State of being under the control of evil spirits
  • penalty: Negative effect resulting from your actions
  • declare: To make a statement in a strong and confident way
  • association: Organization of people with the same interest
  • object: Something you can see or touch, but is not alive
  • lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
  • throw: To use your arm to make something fly in the air
  • opponent: Person who opposes an idea or plan; enemy
  • goal: Something you try to do or achieve; an aim
  • count: To add things together to find the total number
  • commonly: Typically, normally; not unusually
  • allow: To admit the validity or truth of something
  • extend: To offer something (help, friendship) to someone
  • mate: A friend who you work, live, or go to school with
  • decide: To make a choice or choose after thinking about it
  • prefer: To like something better than something else
  • control: A device designed to operate a machine
  • event: Any social gathering; occasion; planned activity
  • bring: To take or go with someone to a place
  • defend: To protect and explain your position in court
  • simple: Not hard to understand or do; not complex
  • foul: Terrible in smell, taste, appearance or morals
  • pick: Sharp tool used for breaking the ground
  • karma: (Hinduism, Buddhism) force affecting future lives
  • tackling: To start working on a difficult problem
  • elbow: Middle part of the arm, which bends
  • intercept: To stop or catch something while it is moving
  • referee: Sports official who makes sure rules are followed
  • substitution: Act of replacing one person or thing to do a job
  • dribble: To move forward with a ball by small hits or kicks
  • goalie: Player in front of the goal trying to stop goals
  • forearm: Lower part of your arm attached to your hand
  • defender: Fighter who fights against attack
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    • against you

      US

      UK

      • Preposition
      • In opposition to you.
      • Expressing disagreement or disapproval of you.
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    • appreciate

      US /əˈpriʃiˌet/

      UK /ə'pri:ʃɪeɪt/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To rise in value (of property or belongings)
      • Transitive Verb
      • To be thankful for; to value or admire
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    • association

      US /əˌsoʊʃi'eɪʃn/

      UK /əˌsəʊʃɪ'eɪʃn/

      • Noun
      • Organization of people with the same interest
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    • change up

      US /tʃendʒ ʌp/

      UK /tʃeindʒ ʌp/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To introduce variety or do something differently.
      • Noun
      • A pitch thrown with the same arm action as a fastball but with less velocity.
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    • chest

      US /tʃɛst/

      UK /tʃest/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Strong, lidded container for storing things
      • Front of the body between neck and stomach
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    • comment

      US /ˈkɑmɛnt/

      UK /'kɒment/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Something you say, giving an opinion; remark
      • An explanatory note in a computer program.
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To say something that gives your opinion
      • To add explanatory notes to a computer program.
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    • commit

      US /kəˈmɪt/

      UK /kə'mɪt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To do something bad, usually a crime
      • To promise your permanent love or loyalty (to)
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    • commonly

      US /ˈkɑmənlɪ/

      UK /ˈkɒmənli/

      • Adverb
      • Typically, normally; not unusually
      • Widely; by many people.
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    • contact

      US /ˈkɑnˌtækt/

      UK /'kɒntækt/

      • Adjective
      • Touching or feeling something
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Touching or feeling something
      • Object that allows electricity to run through it
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    • count

      US /kaʊnt/

      UK /kaʊnt/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To add things together to find the total number
      • To matter or be important
      • Countable Noun
      • Number of things added together, e.g. votes
      • With the number of crimes, knockouts, as stated
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    • decide

      US /dɪˈsaɪd/

      UK /dɪ'saɪd/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To make a choice or choose after thinking about it
      • To make a legal judgment in court
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    • declare

      US /dɪˈklɛr/

      UK /dɪ'kleə(r)/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To make a statement in a strong and confident way
      • To show the cost of things purchased overseas
      A2TOEIC
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    • defend

      US /dɪˈfɛnd/

      UK /dɪ'fend/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To protect and explain your position in court
      • To protect against an attack
      B1TOEIC
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    • defender

      US /dɪˈfɛndɚ/

      UK /dɪˈfendə(r)/

      • Countable Noun
      • Fighter who fights against attack
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    • direction

      US /dɪˈrɛkʃən, daɪ-/

      UK /də'rekʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • When someone tells people what to do
      • Describes the way you are going, e.g. North
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    • dread

      US /drɛd/

      UK /dred/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To await with great fear
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    • dribble

      US /ˈdrɪbəl/

      UK /'drɪbl/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To move forward with a ball by small hits or kicks
      • To fall or flow in small amounts
      • Uncountable Noun
      • Small flow of a liquid; a drop
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    • elbow

      US /ˈɛlˌbo/

      UK /'elbəʊ/

      • Noun
      • Middle part of the arm, which bends
      • Transitive Verb
      • To push another person with the side of your arm
      B2
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    • extend

      US /ɪkˈstɛnd/

      UK /ɪkˈstend/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To offer something (help, friendship) to someone
      • To reach from one point to another
      A2TOEIC
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    • for example

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • As an illustration or instance.
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    • forearm

      US /fɔrˈɑrm, for-/

      UK /'fɔ:rɑ:m/

      • Noun
      • Lower part of your arm attached to your hand
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    • foul

      US /faʊl/

      UK /faʊl/

      • Adjective
      • Terrible in smell, taste, appearance or morals
      • Dirty or filthy.
      • Noun
      • An unfair or illegal act, especially in sports.
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    • goal

      US /ɡol/

      UK /ɡəʊl/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Something you try to do or achieve; an aim
      • (Sports) net into which you put a ball to score
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    • goalie

      US /ˈɡoli/

      UK /'ɡəʊlɪ/

      • Countable Noun
      • Player in front of the goal trying to stop goals
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    • imaginary line

      US /ɪˈmædʒəˌnɛri laɪn/

      UK /iˈmædʒinəri lain/

      • Noun
      • A line that exists only in the mind or on paper, not in reality, used for reference or demarcation.
      • A conceptual boundary or division that is not physically present but is understood or implied.
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    • in goal

      US /ɪn goʊl/

      UK /ɪn gəuɫ/

      • Preposition
      • Located or positioned in the goal area in sports.
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    • in play

      US

      UK

      • Adjective
      • In a state of being actively involved in a game or activity.
      • Available or under consideration.
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    • in the air

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Present or circulating in the atmosphere.
      • Felt or sensed by many people; circulating as a rumor or feeling.
      • Adjective
      • Being broadcast on radio or television.
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    • In the event of

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • If something happens, especially something undesirable
      A1
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    • in the meantime

      US /ɪn ði ˈminˌtaɪm/

      UK /in ðə ˈmi:ntaim/

      • Phrase
      • During the time between two events; meanwhile.
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    • in the world

      US /ɪn ði wɜrld/

      UK /in ðə wɜː(r)ld/

      • Phrase
      • Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, disbelief
      • Used to indicate the extent or degree of something, often in a superlative sense
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    • intercept

      US /ˌɪntərˈsept/

      UK /ˌɪntəˈsept/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To stop or catch something while it is moving
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    • karma

      US /'kɑ:rmə/

      UK /'kɑ:mə/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • (Hinduism, Buddhism) force affecting future lives
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    • lead to

      US /lid tu/

      UK /li:d tu:/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To result in some action
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To have something as a consequence or result.
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    • mate

      US /met/

      UK /meɪt/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A friend who you work, live, or go to school with
      • Partner in a (sexual) relationship
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To pair a male and female so they have children
      • To join or fit two things together
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    • object

      US /ˈɑbdʒɪkt/

      UK /'ɒbdʒɪkt/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Something you can see or touch, but is not alive
      • Goal or purpose of a particular plan or activity
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To disagree; to protest against an idea or plan
      • To state one's reason for disagreement
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    • on the spot

      US /ɑn ði spɑt/

      UK /ɔn ðə spɔt/

      • Phrase
      • Immediately; at that location.
      • Present and ready for action or responsibility.
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    • opponent

      US /əˈponənt/

      UK /əˈpəʊnənt/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Person who opposes an idea or plan; enemy
      • Person that you are competing against in a game
      B1
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    • out of play

      US /aʊt əv pleɪ/

      UK /aut əv pleɪ/

      • other
      • No longer in active play or action, especially in sports.
      B2
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    • parallel

      US /ˈpærəˌlɛl/

      UK /'pærəlel/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To be equal to, or like, something else
      • To compare
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A line on a map a set distance from the equator
      • A similarity; a comparison.
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    • penalty

      US /ˈpɛnəlti/

      UK /'penəltɪ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Negative effect resulting from your actions
      • Punishment for committing a crime or offense
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    • pitch

      US /pɪtʃ/

      UK /pɪtʃ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To suggest a product, idea to make someone buy
      • To throw a baseball to a batter
      • Noun
      • Act of throwing a baseball for someone to hit
      • Playing fields in sports, e.g. for soccer
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    • possession

      US /pəˈzɛʃən/

      UK /pə'zeʃn/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • State of being under the control of evil spirits
      • Crime of having or owning illegal drugs or weapons
      • Countable Noun
      • Something that is owned by a person
      • A territory controlled by a country.
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    • referee

      US /ˌrɛfəˈri/

      UK /ˌrefəˈri:/

      • Noun
      • Sports official who makes sure rules are followed
      • A person to whom something is referred for decision or arbitration.
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To make sure that the rules of a game are followed
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    • result

      US /rɪˈzʌlt/

      UK /rɪ'zʌlt/

      • Noun
      • Something produced through tests or experiments
      • Final score of a competition, election or game
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To be the outcome of other causes and effects
      • To happen or exist as a consequence of something.
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    • result in

      US /rɪˈzʌlt ɪn/

      UK /riˈzʌlt in/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To cause or produce as a consequence.
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    • run with

      US /rʌn wɪð/

      UK /rʌn wið/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To take and work with an idea, plan as your own
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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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    • substitution

      US /ˌsʌbstɪˈtuʃən, -ˈtju-/

      UK /ˌsʌbstɪ'tju:ʃn/

      • Noun
      • Act of replacing one person or thing to do a job
      B2
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    • tackling

      US /'tæklɪŋ/

      UK /'tæklɪŋ/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To start working on a difficult problem
      • To grab and throw a person to the ground
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Attempt to force a person to the ground
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    • take in

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To allow to enter; receive as a guest
      • To include or add
      • Transitive Verb
      • To absorb (liquid).
      • To understand or comprehend something.
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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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    • two halves

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Two equal parts of 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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