Vocabulary

  • by now: At the present time or already; before the present.
  • for nothing: Without payment or reward; to no purpose or effect; in vain
  • settle for: To accept something although not satisfied with it
  • allow me: A polite way of offering to do something for someone.
  • obvious: Easily understood and clear; plain to see
  • reveal: To show something that was hidden before
  • trick: To fool someone in order to obtain a result
  • aware: Knowing or feeling that something exists
  • completely: In every way or as much as possible
  • strength: Condition of being strong
  • indulge: To let someone else have or do what they want
  • previous: Existing or happening before the present time
  • decade: Period of 10 years
  • effectively: In a way that produces the desired result
  • mean: Average of a set of numbers
  • belly: Middle part of the body; the stomach
  • conclusion: End of something; finish
  • ambition: Desire to win or be successful in life, work
  • introduce: To open an essay to set the scene
  • create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
  • favor: Support or approval from people
  • assess: To judge something's value or suitability
  • envision: To imagine or picture in your mind
  • civilization: A highly developed society
  • object: Something you can see or touch, but is not alive
  • react: To change when mixing with other chemicals
  • flame: To glow
  • moment: Very short or brief period of time
  • century: Period of 100 years
  • technology: Use or knowledge of science in industry etc.
  • whatsoever: Used to add emphasis to an idea being expressed
  • justice: Quality of being fair, equal, or just
  • fusion: Combining various things to make something new
  • liver: Organ from animals served as food
  • greatness: Property of outstanding importance or eminence
  • steal: A bargain; something bought very cheaply
  • bring: To take or go with someone to a place
  • change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
  • start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
  • world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
  • side: To decide to agree with one point, not the other
  • meet: To provide something that is necessary
  • indistinguishable: Exactly alike; not able to be seen as different
  • international: Of or relating to several countries
  • automobile: Car; a road vehicle with four or more wheels
  • spacecraft: Vehicle capable of traveling to outer space
  • put: To move or place a thing in a particular position
  • cordial: A fruit-based drink
  • gospel: Book of the New Testament in Christian teaching
  • unlimited: Being free from limits, restrictions or rules
  • titan: Person gigantic or great in size or power
  • auto: Car; a road vehicle with four or more wheels
  • gunpowder: Chemical used in fireworks, to fire cannon, etc.
  • biotech: Shortened form of biotechnology
  • bc: Before Christ; used after dates/years
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    • allow me

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • A polite way of offering to do something for someone.
      • A formal way to ask for permission or to introduce oneself.
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    • ambition

      US /æmˈbɪʃən/

      UK /æmˈbɪʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Desire to win or be successful in life, work
      A2TOEIC
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    • assess

      US /əˈsɛs/

      UK /əˈses/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To judge something's value or suitability
      A2TOEIC
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    • auto

      US /ˈɔ:toʊ/

      UK /ˈɔ:təʊ/

      • Noun
      • Car; a road vehicle with four or more wheels
      B2
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    • automobile

      US /ˌɔtəmoˈbil, -ˈmoˌbil/

      UK /ˈɔ:təməbi:l/

      • Countable Noun
      • Car; a road vehicle with four or more wheels
      • The industry involved in the design, manufacture, and sale of automobiles.
      • Adjective
      • Relating to the design or manufacture of automobiles.
      B2TOEIC
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    • aware

      US /əˈwɛr/

      UK /əˈwɛə/

      • Adjective
      • Knowing or feeling that something exists
      A2TOEIC
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    • bc

      US

      UK

      • Abbreviation
      • Before Christ; used after dates/years
      C1
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    • belly

      US /ˈbɛli/

      UK /'belɪ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Middle part of the body; the stomach
      • A bulging or rounded part of something.
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To expand outward; swell
      • To swell like a balloon
      B2
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    • biotech

      US /ˌbaɪoˈtɛk/

      UK /'baɪəʊtek/

      • Noun
      • Shortened form of biotechnology
      C2
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    • by now

      US /baɪ naʊ/

      UK /bai nau/

      • Phrase
      • At the present time or already; before the present.
      A2
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    • civilization

      US /ˌsɪvəlɪˈzeʃən/

      UK /ˌsɪvəlaɪ'zeɪʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A highly developed society
      B2
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    • conclusion

      US /kənˈkluʒən/

      UK /kənˈklu:ʒn/

      • Noun
      • End of something; finish
      • Judgment or opinion after thinking for a while
      A2
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    • cordial

      US /ˈkɔrdʒəl/

      UK /ˈkɔ:djəl/

      • Noun
      • A fruit-based drink
      • Adjective
      • Having a pleasant and friendly manner; welcoming
      B2TOEIC
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    • decade

      US /ˈdɛkˌed, dɛˈked/

      UK /ˈdekeɪd/

      • Countable Noun
      • Period of 10 years
      B1TOEIC
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    • effectively

      US /ɪˈfɛktɪvli/

      UK /ɪˈfektɪvli/

      • Adverb
      • In a way that produces the desired result
      B1
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    • envision

      US

      UK

      • Transitive Verb
      • To imagine or picture in your mind
      C2TOEIC
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    • favor

      US /ˈfevɚ/

      UK /'feɪvə/

      • Noun
      • Support or approval from people
      • Small gift given out at a party
      • Transitive Verb
      • To prefer or promote over another
      A2
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    • flame

      US /flem/

      UK /fleɪm/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To glow
      • To burn or glow in a fire
      • Noun
      • The red part you can see in fire
      A2
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    • for nothing

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Without payment or reward; to no purpose or effect; in vain
      • Free; without cost
      A1
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    • fusion

      US /ˈfjuʒən/

      UK /ˈfju:ʒn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Combining various things to make something new
      • The process in which light atomic nuclei combine to form a heavier nucleus, releasing large amounts of energy.
      B2
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    • gospel

      US /ˈgɑ:spl/

      UK /ˈgɒspl/

      • Noun
      • Book of the New Testament in Christian teaching
      B1
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    • greatness

      US /ˈɡretnɪs/

      UK /ɡreɪtnəs/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Property of outstanding importance or eminence
      B2
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    • gunpowder

      US

      UK

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Chemical used in fireworks, to fire cannon, etc.
      C2
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    • indistinguishable

      US /ˌɪndɪˈstɪŋɡwɪʃəbəl/

      UK /ˌɪndɪˈstɪŋgwɪʃəbl/

      • Adjective
      • Exactly alike; not able to be seen as different
      B1
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    • indulge

      US /ɪnˈdʌldʒ/

      UK /ɪnˈdʌldʒ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To let someone else have or do what they want
      • To allow to do more pleasurable things than normal
      B1TOEIC
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    • justice

      US /ˈdʒʌstɪs/

      UK /'dʒʌstɪs/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Quality of being fair, equal, or just
      • Countable Noun
      • Person in a court who judges criminal cases
      A2
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    • liver

      US /ˈlɪvɚ/

      UK /ˈlɪvə(r)/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Organ from animals served as food
      • Organ that absorbs food and cleans the blood
      B1
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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
      A2TOEIC
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    • obvious

      US /ˈɑbviəs/

      UK /ˈɒbviəs/

      • Adjective
      • Easily understood and clear; plain to see
      • Easy to see or notice.
      A2TOEIC
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    • previous

      US /ˈpriviəs/

      UK /ˈpri:viəs/

      • Adjective
      • Existing or happening before the present time
      • Existing or occurring immediately before in time or order.
      • Noun
      • A button or link that allows navigation to a preceding item or page.
      A2TOEIC
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    • react

      US /riˈækt/

      UK /rɪ'ækt/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To change when mixing with other chemicals
      • To behave or make a change in a particular way
      A2
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    • reveal

      US /rɪˈvil/

      UK /rɪ'vi:l/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To show something that was hidden before
      A2TOEIC
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    • settle for

      US /ˈsɛtl fɔr/

      UK /ˈsetl fɔ:/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To accept something although not satisfied with it
      A2
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    • spacecraft

      US /ˈspeɪskræft/

      UK /ˈspeɪskrɑ:ft/

      • Noun
      • Vehicle capable of traveling to outer space
      • An unmanned probe or satellite designed for space exploration.
      C2
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    • strength

      US /strɛŋkθ, strɛŋθ, strɛnθ/

      UK /streŋθ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Condition of being strong
      • The quality or state of being physically strong.
      A2TOEIC
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    • technology

      US /tɛkˈnɑlədʒi/

      UK /tek'nɒlədʒɪ/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Use or knowledge of science in industry etc.
      • Machinery and equipment developed from scientific knowledge.
      A2TOEIC
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    • titan

      US

      UK

      • Countable Noun
      • Person gigantic or great in size or power
      C2
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    • trick

      US /trɪk/

      UK /trɪk/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To fool someone in order to obtain a result
      • To playfully tease or fool to make someone laugh
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Act of trying to fool someone
      • Quick or skillful way of doing something
      A2
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    • unlimited

      US /ʌnˈlɪmɪtɪd/

      UK /ʌnˈlɪmɪtɪd/

      • Adjective
      • Being free from limits, restrictions or rules
      B1TOEIC
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    • whatsoever

      US /ˌhwɑtsoˈɛvɚ,ˌhwʌt-,ˌwɑt,ˌwʌt-/

      UK /ˌwɒtsəʊ'evə/

      • Determiner
      • Used to add emphasis to an idea being expressed
      B2
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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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