Vocabulary

  • in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
  • on site: At the location of a particular activity or project.
  • by night: During the night; not during the day.
  • such as: For example; like
  • build in: To include something as part of a plan, system, or design.
  • to scale: In proportion; maintaining accurate relative dimensions.
  • on the ground: Located on the surface of the earth.
  • symbol of: Something that represents or stands for something else, especially an object representing an abstract idea.
  • as well as: Also; in addition to
  • paint: To make a picture with colored liquids
  • world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
  • time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
  • people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
  • famous: Excellent
  • light: To cause something to burn; put a burning match to
  • today: This day; day that is happening now
  • darker: Having less light; less light in color
  • night: Time when sun does not shine
  • visit: To go to a place for a time, usually for a reason
  • restaurant: Place where you can order, buy and eat a meal
  • expensive: Costing a lot of money
  • pay: To give money for goods or work done
  • finish: To use or consume all of something
  • building: To establish e.g. a reputation, over time
  • occupation: A career or regular job
  • top: To be higher or larger than a specific value
  • site: Place that is reserved for a particular activity
  • lift: Picking someone up in a car and taking to a place
  • war: Situation where armies fight each other
  • build: Your physical shape; physique
  • railway: System of tracks on which trains travel
  • elephant: Large gray animal with a long nose and two tusks
  • plan: Drawing of how something should be done or made
  • hate: To have a very strong feeling of dislike for
  • tie: To attach things (together) with a string or rope
  • planning: Act of making a detailed set of actions to do
  • call: A order or request for action
  • engineer: Someone whose job is designing machines, buildings
  • tower: Tall, narrow building
  • metallic: Containing, made of or resembling a metal
  • monument: Something built to remember an event or person
  • metal: Usually hard shiny material mined from rock
  • amazing: Surprising in a pleasing way
  • novelist: Author who writes novels
  • permit: To allow something to happen; to give permission
  • statue: Stone or metal image of a person, often carved
  • approve: To formally accept something or grant permission
  • prove: To demonstrate truth by providing evidence
  • flag: To indicate something should get special attention
  • weigh: To balance things against each other
  • remain: To be left behind; to continue to exist
  • previously: At an earlier time
  • designer: Someone who creates plans to make something
  • construction: Act of building something; thing that is built
  • structure: The way in which the parts of a system or object are arranged or organized, or a system arranged in this way
  • liberty: Doing as one wants without asking
  • tone: Atmosphere or feeling in a message
  • ton: Unit of weight; 907 kilograms (US); 1016 (UK)
  • demolish: To destroy completely (e.g. an idea, a building)
  • parachute: To drop supplies from a plane via parachute
  • protest: To argue against something in a forceful way
  • estimate: Guess or calculation of cost, size or value
  • separately: Not with another person or thing
  • procedure: A medical operation
  • protective: Serving to defend against harm or danger
  • obtain: To be given or to earn something through efforts
  • variation: Something almost the same as another but different
  • controversial: Causing a great deal of argument, or conflict
  • conquer: To take possession of (land, city) with an army
  • staircase: Flight of stairs and the structures supporting it
  • liberation: Act of setting someone or something free
  • workshop: A brief intensive course for a small group
  • glimpse: To see or notice something very briefly
  • assemble: To put parts together to make a complete unit
  • expire: To breathe out
  • intact: Being complete, without damaged or missing parts
  • assembled: To put parts together to make a complete unit
  • eyesore: Something very ugly and offensive
  • telecommunication: Systems used in transmitting messages
  • repaint: To paint again
  • antenna: Antenna; device for receiving radio/ TV signal
  • de: Of; expressing origin, possession, or separation
  • multiple: Having or involving more than one of something
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    • amazing

      US /ə'meɪzɪŋ/

      UK /ə'meɪzɪŋ/

      • Adjective
      • Surprising in a pleasing way
      • Transitive Verb
      • To cause wonder; to surprise completely
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    • antenna

      US /ænˈtɛnə/

      UK /ænˈtenə/

      • Noun
      • Antenna; device for receiving radio/ TV signal
      B2
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    • approve

      US /əˈpruv/

      UK /əˈpru:v/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To formally accept something or grant permission
      • To have a positive opinion of someone or something
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    • as well as

      US /æz wɛl æz/

      UK /æz wel æz/

      • Adverb
      • Also; in addition to
      • Preposition
      • In addition to; and also.
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    • assemble

      US /əˈsɛmbəl/

      UK /əˈsembl/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To put parts together to make a complete unit
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To gather together in one place
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    • assembled

      US /ə'sembld/

      UK /ə'sembld/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To put parts together to make a complete unit
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To gather together in one place
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    • build in

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To include something as part of a plan, system, or design.
      • To create something as a permanent or inherent feature.
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    • by night

      US /baɪ naɪt/

      UK /bai nait/

      • Phrase
      • During the night; not during the day.
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    • conquer

      US /ˈkɑŋkɚ/

      UK /'kɒŋkə(r)/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To take possession of (land, city) with an army
      • To beat something difficult, e.g. a fear; overcome
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    • construction

      US /kənˈstrʌkʃən/

      UK /kən'strʌkʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Act of building something; thing that is built
      • Something that is made using different parts
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    • controversial

      US /ˌkɑntrəˈvɚʃəl, -siəl/

      UK /ˌkɔntrəˈvə:ʃəl/

      • Adjective
      • Causing a great deal of argument, or conflict
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    • darker

      US

      UK

      • Adjective
      • Having less light; less light in color
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    • demolish

      US /dɪˈmɑlɪʃ/

      UK /dɪ'mɒlɪʃ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To destroy completely (e.g. an idea, a building)
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    • designer

      US /dɪˈzaɪnə/

      UK /dɪˈzaɪnə(r)/

      • Noun
      • Someone who creates plans to make something
      • Adjective
      • Describing something that has been designed
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    • elephant

      US /ˈɛləfənt/

      UK /ˈelɪfənt/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Large gray animal with a long nose and two tusks
      A2
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    • engineer

      US /ˌɛndʒəˈnɪr/

      UK /ˌendʒɪ'nɪə(r)/

      • Countable Noun
      • Someone whose job is designing machines, buildings
      • Someone whose job is to repair or maintain engines
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    • estimate

      US /ˈɛstəˌmet/

      UK /'estɪmət/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Guess or calculation of cost, size or value
      • A judgment or opinion.
      • Transitive Verb
      • To guess or calculate the cost, size or value of
      • To form an approximate idea or judgment of.
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    • expire

      US /ɪkˈspaɪr/

      UK /ɪk'spaɪə(r)/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To breathe out
      • To die
      B2TOEIC
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    • eyesore

      US /ˈaɪˌsɔr, ˈaɪˌsor/

      UK /ˈaɪsɔ:(r)/

      • Noun
      • Something very ugly and offensive
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    • flag

      US /flæɡ/

      UK /flæɡ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To indicate something should get special attention
      • Noun
      • Piece of cloth representing a team, country etc.
      A2TOEIC
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    • glimpse

      US /ɡlɪmps/

      UK /ɡlɪmps/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To see or notice something very briefly
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A brief sight of something
      • A brief or incomplete understanding or idea.
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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, or disbelief.
      • Used to indicate the extent or degree of something, often in a superlative sense.
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    • intact

      US /ɪn'tækt/

      UK /ɪn'tækt/

      • Adjective
      • Being complete, without damaged or missing parts
      B1
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    • liberation

      US /ˌlɪbəˈreʃən/

      UK /ˌlɪbə'reɪʃn/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Act of setting someone or something free
      B2
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    • liberty

      US /ˈlɪbəti/

      UK /'lɪbətɪ/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Doing as one wants without asking
      • Power to do what you choose
      • Adjective
      • Not imprisoned; free.
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    • lift

      US /lɪft/

      UK /lɪft/

      • Noun
      • Picking someone up in a car and taking to a place
      • Machine carrying people up or down to other floors
      • Transitive Verb
      • To stop or cancel something, such as a rule
      • To move something to higher position
      A2
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    • metal

      US /ˈmɛtl/

      UK /ˈmetl/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Usually hard shiny material mined from rock
      • An object made of metal.
      • Adjective
      • Made something such as gold, steel, iron
      A2
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    • metallic

      US /məˈtælɪk/

      UK /məˈtælɪk/

      • Adjective
      • Containing, made of or resembling a metal
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    • monument

      US /ˈmɑnjəmənt/

      UK /'mɒnjʊmənt/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Something built to remember an event or person
      • A tomb or structure associated with a burial.
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    • multiple

      US /ˈmʌltəpəl/

      UK /ˈmʌltɪpl/

      • Adjective
      • Having or involving more than one of something
      • Having or involving several parts, elements, or members.
      • Countable Noun
      • Number produced by multiplying a smaller number
      • A number of identical circuit elements connected in parallel or series.
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    • novelist

      US /ˈnɑvəlɪst/

      UK /ˈnɒvəlɪst/

      • Countable Noun
      • Author who writes novels
      • Adjective
      • Relating to novels or novelists.
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    • obtain

      US /əbˈtein/

      UK /əbˈteɪn/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To be given or to earn something through efforts
      • To get something through your efforts
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    • occupation

      US /ˌɑkjəˈpeʃən/

      UK /ˌɒkjuˈpeɪʃn/

      • Noun
      • A career or regular job
      • Act of entering and taking control of an area
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    • on site

      US /ɑn saɪt/

      UK /ɔn sait/

      • Adverb
      • At the location of a particular activity or project.
      • Present at a specific location for a particular purpose.
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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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    • parachute

      US /ˈpærəˌʃut/

      UK /'pærəʃu:t/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To drop supplies from a plane via parachute
      • To jump from a plane while attached to a parachute
      • Countable Noun
      • Cloth with strings for jumping from planes safely
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    • permit

      US /pərˈmɪt/

      UK /pəˈmɪt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To allow something to happen; to give permission
      • To give authorization or consent for something.
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Piece of paper giving you rights to do something
      • An official document giving permission to fish or hunt.
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    • previously

      US /ˈprivɪəslɪ/

      UK /'pri:vɪəslɪ/

      • Adverb
      • At an earlier time
      • In the past; formerly.
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    • procedure

      US /prəˈsidʒɚ/

      UK /prəˈsi:dʒə(r)/

      • Noun
      • A medical operation
      • Usual or standard steps taken to do something
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    • protective

      US /prəˈtɛktɪv/

      UK /prəˈtektɪv/

      • Adjective
      • Serving to defend against harm or danger
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    • protest

      US /ˈproʊtɛst/

      UK /'prəʊtest/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To argue against something in a forceful way
      • To express a strong objection or dislike
      • Noun
      • Forceful argument against something
      • Objection to something
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    • prove

      US /pruv/

      UK /pru:v/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To demonstrate truth by providing evidence
      • To test the quality or worth of something.
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To turn out to be; be found to be.
      A2TOEIC
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    • railway

      US /ˈrelˌwe/

      UK /ˈreɪlweɪ/

      • Noun
      • System of tracks on which trains travel
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    • remain

      US /rɪˈmen/

      UK /rɪˈmeɪn/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To be left behind; to continue to exist
      • To stay in a place when other people have gone
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    • repaint

      US /ri:'peɪnt/

      UK /ri:'peɪnt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To paint again
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    • separately

      US /ˈsɛpərɪtlɪ/

      UK /ˈseprətli/

      • Adverb
      • Not with another person or thing
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    • site

      US /saɪt/

      UK /saɪt/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Place that is reserved for a particular activity
      • Location of building work
      • Transitive Verb
      • To place something in a particular position, area
      A2TOEIC
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    • staircase

      US /ˈstɛrˌkes/

      UK /ˈsteəkeɪs/

      • Noun
      • Flight of stairs and the structures supporting it
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    • statue

      US /ˈstætʃu/

      UK /ˈstætʃu:/

      • Noun
      • Stone or metal image of a person, often carved
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    • structure

      US /ˈstrʌk.tʃɚ/

      UK /ˈstrʌk.tʃə/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • The way in which the parts of a system or object are arranged or organized, or a system arranged in this way
      • A building or other man-made object.
      • Transitive Verb
      • To plan, organize, or arrange the parts of something
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    • such as

      US /sʌtʃ æz/

      UK /sʌtʃ æz/

      • Preposition
      • For example; like
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    • symbol of

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Something that represents or stands for something else, especially an object representing an abstract idea.
      • A visible sign of something intangible.
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    • telecommunication

      US /ˈtɛlɪkəˌmjunɪˈkeʃən/

      UK /ˌtelɪkəˌmju:nɪ'keɪʃn/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Systems used in transmitting messages
      B1
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    • tie

      US /taɪ/

      UK /taɪ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To attach things (together) with a string or rope
      • To require someone to be in a specific place
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Item, such as string or wire, used to join things
      • Strong connection between people, countries
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    • to scale

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • In proportion; maintaining accurate relative dimensions.
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To increase or expand proportionally.
      • To climb or ascend.
      B2
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    • ton

      US /tʌn/

      UK /tʌn/

      • Noun
      • Unit of weight; 907 kilograms (US); 1016 (UK)
      A2
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    • tone

      US /toʊn/

      UK /təʊn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Atmosphere or feeling in a message
      • Firmness and strength of the body's muscles
      • Transitive Verb
      • To increase the quality of muscles by exercise
      A2
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    • tower

      US /ˈtaʊɚ/

      UK /'taʊə(r)/

      • Countable Noun
      • Tall, narrow building
      • Tall metal structure for broadcasting, or the view
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To be very good at something
      A2
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    • variation

      US /ˌvɛriˈeʃən, ˈvær-/

      UK /ˌveəriˈeɪʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Something almost the same as another but different
      • Music played with a different tune from another
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    • war

      US /wɔr/

      UK /wɔ:(r)/

      • Noun
      • Situation where armies fight each other
      A2
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    • weigh

      US /weɪ/

      UK /weɪ/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To balance things against each other
      • To consider something carefully to form an opinion
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    • workshop

      US /ˈwɜ:rkʃɑ:p/

      UK /ˈwɜ:kʃɒp/

      • Noun
      • A brief intensive course for a small group
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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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