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  • log into: To enter credentials to access a computer system or website.
  • turn on
  • come from: To have as your native country or city
  • talked out of: To persuade not to; dissuade; or to persuade into
  • out of it: Unconscious or not completely alert; dazed or confused.
  • have to: Must do
  • regardless of
  • bad idea: An unwise or imprudent course of action.
  • dropping out: To take no part in a society you disapprove of
  • trigger: Lever on a gun that you pull to fire
  • imagine: To think creatively about; form mental picture of
  • blame: To say someone is responsible for something bad
  • perform: To carry out an action well or successfully
  • settle: To make (a child, etc.) feel calm/ready for sleep
  • response: Something said/written as an answer to something
  • stumble: Failing to do something well, e.g. giving a speech
  • session: Period of time used for a specific activity
  • require: To demand that someone does something
  • explain: To make clear or easy to understand by describing
  • simply: In an easy or clear manner
  • drop: Distance between a higher and a lower level
  • create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
  • device: Object, machine, or equipment for a specific use
  • throw: To use your arm to make something fly in the air
  • inadvertently: Without intention, accidentally
  • source: Piece of information; a person giving information
  • development: Act or process of growing bigger or more advanced
  • era: Period characterized by particular events, people
  • credit: System to buy something and pay for it later
  • forum: Meeting where people can openly discuss a subject
  • intend: To plan or want to do something
  • command: To be able to see far from a certain location
  • company: Good feeling from being with someone else
  • log: To move a certain distance or speed, as recorded
  • single: One run in cricket or a hit baseball
  • button: Small round piece material used to fasten clothing
  • interview: To formally ask questions about a given topic
  • control: A device designed to operate a machine
  • cult: Small extreme religious group
  • salute: Raising your hand to your head to show respect
  • simple: Not hard to understand or do; not complex
  • kind: In a caring and helpful manner
  • bill: Plan for a new law being discussed by a government
  • question: To ask for or try to get information
  • mistake: Something done wrong/calculated wrong; error
  • slate: To strongly criticize someone usually in public
  • turn: To become (a particular age)
  • nod: Movement of your head to agree or say hello
  • shortcut: A route that is shorter than the normal
  • baffle: To puzzle; to confuse
  • delete: To remove or erase something
  • restart: To begin working again after it has stopped
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    • bad idea

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • An unwise or imprudent course of action.
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    • baffle

      US /ˈbæfəl/

      UK /'bæfl/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To puzzle; to confuse
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    • bill

      US /bɪl/

      UK /bɪl/

      • Noun
      • Plan for a new law being discussed by a government
      • Sign or poster advertising something
      • Transitive Verb
      • To request payment by handing over an invoice
      A2TOEIC
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    • 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
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    • button

      US /ˈbʌtn/

      UK /'bʌtn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Small round piece material used to fasten clothing
      • Switch activated by pressing
      • Transitive Verb
      • To fasten e.g. a shirt, coat
      • To suppress or restrain (feelings, etc.).
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    • come from

      US /kʌm frʌm/

      UK /kʌm frɔm/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To have as your native country or city
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    • command

      US /kəˈmænd/

      UK /kə'mɑ:nd/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To be able to see far from a certain location
      • To give an order; have control over others
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Electronic order to a computer to do something
      • An order to control things or others
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    • credit

      US /ˈkrɛdɪt/

      UK /'kredɪt/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • System to buy something and pay for it later
      • Points earned instead of money
      • Transitive Verb
      • To add a certain amount of money to a total
      • To recognize someone's achievements or help
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    • cult

      US /kʌlt/

      UK /kʌlt/

      • Noun
      • Small extreme religious group
      • Adjective
      • Very much liked by a small group of people
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    • delete

      US /diˈlit/

      UK /dɪ'li:t/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To remove or erase something
      • Noun
      • A key on a computer keyboard used to remove characters or files.
      B1TOEIC
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    • development

      US /dɪˈvɛləpmənt/

      UK /dɪ'veləpmənt/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Act or process of growing bigger or more advanced
      • A new event related to a previous event
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    • device

      US /dɪˈvaɪs/

      UK /dɪˈvaɪs/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Object, machine, or equipment for a specific use
      • Method of doing something; a way
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    • dropping out

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To take no part in a society you disapprove of
      • To quit school, a club or activity
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    • era

      US /'ɪrə/

      UK /'ɪərə/

      • Noun
      • Period characterized by particular events, people
      • A major division of geological time, usually divided into periods.
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    • forum

      US /ˈfɔrəm/

      UK /'fɔ:rəm/

      • Noun
      • Meeting where people can openly discuss a subject
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    • have to

      US /hæv tu/

      UK /ˈhæv tə/

      • Auxiliary Verb
      • Must do
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    • inadvertently

      US /ˌɪnədˈvɜ:rtəntli/

      UK /ˌɪnədˈvɜ:təntli/

      • Adverb
      • Without intention, accidentally
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    • intend

      US /ɪnˈtɛnd/

      UK /ɪnˈtend/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To plan or want to do something
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    • interview

      US /ˈɪntɚˌvju/

      UK /'ɪntəvju:/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To formally ask questions about a given topic
      • Noun
      • Meeting to ask questions to get information
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    • log

      US /lɔ:g/

      UK /lɒg/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To move a certain distance or speed, as recorded
      • To leave a website or computer account
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Detailed account of events and progress on journey
      • Piece of a tree that has fallen or been cut
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    • log into

      US /lɑɡ ˈɪntu/

      UK /lɒɡ ˈɪntə/

      • other
      • To enter credentials to access a computer system or website.
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    • nod

      US /nɑd/

      UK /nɒd/

      • Noun
      • Movement of your head to agree or say hello
      • Approval or sanction.
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To move the head up and down to agree or say hello
      • To lower and raise one's head briefly, especially as a greeting or signal.
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    • out of it

      US /aʊt ʌv ɪt/

      UK /aut ɔv it/

      • Adjective
      • Unconscious or not completely alert; dazed or confused.
      • Not able to think clearly or react quickly; not with it.
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    • regardless of

      US /rɪˈɡɑrdlɪs ʌv/

      UK /riˈɡɑ:dlis ɔv/

      • Phrase
      • Preposition
      • Without being affected or influenced by something; despite.
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    • require

      US /rɪˈkwaɪr/

      UK /rɪ'kwaɪə(r)/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To demand that someone does something
      • To need to do something, to make it necessary
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    • response

      US /rɪˈspɑns/

      UK /riˈspɔns/

      • Noun
      • Something said/written as an answer to something
      • Reaction to something that has occurred
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    • restart

      US /ˌri:ˈstɑ:rt/

      UK /ˌri:ˈstɑ:t/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To begin working again after it has stopped
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    • salute

      US /səˈlut/

      UK /sə'lu:t/

      • Noun
      • Raising your hand to your head to show respect
      • Ceremony which honors someone
      • Transitive Verb
      • To raise the arm to show respect for an officer
      • To show respect for someone; honor publicly
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    • session

      US /ˈsɛʃən/

      UK /ˈseʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Period of time used for a specific activity
      • Series of meetings for e.g. a court, legislature
      A2TOEIC
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    • settle

      US /ˈsɛtl/

      UK /'setl/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To make (a child, etc.) feel calm/ready for sleep
      • To complete or finalize e.g. a contract or debt
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To become accustomed to a new environment
      • (Of liquids) to move to the bottom of a container
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    • shortcut

      US /ˈʃɔrtˌkʌt/

      UK /'ʃɔ:tkʌt/

      • Noun
      • A route that is shorter than the normal
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    • slate

      US /slet/

      UK /sleɪt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To strongly criticize someone usually in public
      • To plan for something to occur
      • Countable Noun
      • List of people attempting to win an election
      • Piece of flat rock used for roofing buildings
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    • source

      US /sɔrs, sors/

      UK /sɔ:s/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Piece of information; a person giving information
      • Place from which something necessary comes
      • Adjective
      • Produces or provides what is wanted or needed
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    • stumble

      US /ˈstʌmbəl/

      UK /'stʌmbl/

      • Noun
      • Failing to do something well, e.g. giving a speech
      • Act of tripping and almost falling
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To fail to perform, e.g. when giving a speech
      • To trip and almost fall
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    • talked out of

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To persuade not to; dissuade; or to persuade into
      A1
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    • trigger

      US /ˈtrɪɡɚ/

      UK /'trɪɡə(r)/

      • Noun
      • Lever on a gun that you pull to fire
      • Device that starts a process
      • Transitive Verb
      • To start a process off e.g. a memory
      • To cause something to begin or happen.
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    • turn on

      US /tɚn ɑn/

      UK /tə:n ɔn/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To cause someone to be interested or excited
      • Transitive Verb
      • To activate or switch on a device or appliance.
      • To suddenly attack or criticize someone.
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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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