Vocabulary

  • look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
  • have to: Must do
  • lazy river: A slow-moving, shallow pool in an amusement park, designed for floating on inner tubes.
  • got to: To arrive at some place
  • for sure: Definitely; certainly; without a doubt.
  • feel like: To have a desire or inclination for something.
  • bring in: To earn a certain amount of money or profits
  • go for it: An expression of encouragement or approval.
  • instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
  • deal with
  • in a while: In a short period of time; soon.
  • once in a while: Occasionally; not very often.
  • in a word: Briefly; in short.
  • going on: To continue doing something
  • go out: To leave a building (e.g. a house)
  • to taste: Add an ingredient according to your preference.
  • hanging out: To spend time with your friends
  • kick about: To spend time relaxing or playing informally.
  • at first glance: Upon initial observation or assessment.
  • shout out: A public expression of greeting or praise.
  • episode: One separate event in a series of events
  • spot: A certain place or area
  • kinda: Short way of saying 'kind of'
  • fancy: To want to have or do something; feel like
  • worth: the financial, practical or moral value of somebody/something
  • sake: Japanese rice wine
  • polite: Showing good manners or respect for other people
  • shape: The outer form of something, what it looks like
  • wanna: Shortened form of 'want to'. Used only in speaking
  • foreign: Being of a different place or country
  • pop: To cause something to open or burst suddenly
  • notice: To become aware by sight, touch, or hearing
  • place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
  • temperature: When you your body heat is above normal
  • upbeat: Being positive and cheerful
  • taste: (Good) sense of style in clothes, art, or manners
  • lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
  • language: Words or signs used to communicate messages
  • hospitality: Welcoming treatment of visitors or guests
  • shrimp: Small edible salt-water shellfish with many legs
  • bring: To take or go with someone to a place
  • swipe: To pass a magnetic card through a digital reader
  • head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
  • seaweed: Plant growing in the sea, especially marine algae
  • great: Very good; better than before
  • laugh: To make a happy sound when something is funny
  • salmon: Light pinkish orange color
  • restaurant: Place where you can order, buy and eat a meal
  • conveyor: Person who conveys (carries or transmits)
  • group: Two or more musicians who play music together
  • chef: Person whose job is to cook food in a restaurant
  • squid: Sea creature with ten arms, and a long thin body
  • feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
  • belt: To leave somewhere quickly (UK use)
  • work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
  • tuna: Large sea fish that is caught for food
  • come: To arrive at a place
  • touch: To affect feelings, especially by causing sympathy
  • automate: To make automatic by using machines
  • kid: Child or young person
  • grate: To shred food into very small pieces
  • growl: To utter a deep sound of anger or hostility
  • skin: To defeat someone easily and completely
  • lazy: Not liking to work or make an effort; idle
  • shun: To avoid using/accepting, e.g. to show disapproval
  • bean: Large seed eaten as a vegetable
  • percussion: Musical instruments, such as cymbals or triangle
  • excite: To make something or someone become more active
  • shark: Person who lends money at unfair rates of interest
  • mackerel: Fish with wavy marks on the back
  • stylist: Someone who cuts hair
  • crepe: A flat pancake of French origin
  • sushi: Rice (with raw fish) wrapped in seaweed
  • battleship: Large and heavily armored warship
  • snapper: Large sharp-toothed marine food and sport fish
  • technologically: As regards technology
  • flan: Open pastry filled with fruit or custard
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    • at first glance

      US /æt fɚst ɡlæns/

      UK /æt fə:st ɡlɑ:ns/

      • Phrase
      • Upon initial observation or assessment.
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    • automate

      US /ˈɔtəˌmet/

      UK /'ɔ:təmeɪt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To make automatic by using machines
      B2TOEIC
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    • battleship

      US /ˈbætl:ˌʃɪp/

      UK /'bætlʃɪp/

      • Countable Noun
      • Large and heavily armored warship
      C2
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    • bean

      US /bin/

      UK /bi:n/

      • Countable Noun
      • Large seed eaten as a vegetable
      A2
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    • belt

      US /bɛlt/

      UK /belt/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To leave somewhere quickly (UK use)
      • Noun
      • Band of material worn around a person's waist
      • Area with a lot of a particular feature e.g. corn
      A2
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    • bring in

      US /brɪŋ ɪn/

      UK /briŋ in/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To earn a certain amount of money or profits
      • To add person into existing group, e.g. phone call
      A1
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    • chef

      US /ʃɛf/

      UK /ʃef/

      • Countable Noun
      • Person whose job is to cook food in a restaurant
      B1
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    • conveyor

      US /kənˈveɚ/

      UK /kənˈveɪə(r)/

      • Noun
      • Person who conveys (carries or transmits)
      B2
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    • crepe

      US /krep/

      UK /kreɪp/

      • Countable Noun
      • A flat pancake of French origin
      C1
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    • deal with

      US /dil wɪð/

      UK /di:l wið/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To buy or sell goods or services.
      • Phrasal Verb
      • To take action to solve a problem or manage a situation.
      • To be about; concern.
      A1
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    • episode

      US /ˈɛpɪˌsod/

      UK /'epɪsəʊd/

      • Noun
      • One separate event in a series of events
      • Show which is part of a larger story
      B1TOEIC
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    • excite

      US /ɪkˈsaɪt/

      UK /ɪk'saɪt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To make something or someone become more active
      • To make someone feel happy, interested or eager
      A2TOEIC
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    • fancy

      US /ˈfænsi/

      UK /'fænsɪ/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To want to have or do something; feel like
      • To imagine or suppose that something will happen
      • Adjective
      • Unusual and attractive in design
      A2TOEIC
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    • feel like

      US

      UK

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To have a desire or inclination for something.
      • To have a particular quality or sensation; resemble.
      A1
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    • flan

      US /flæn, flɑn, flɑŋ/

      UK /flæn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Open pastry filled with fruit or custard
      C2
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    • for sure

      US /fɔr ʃʊr/

      UK /fɔ: ʃuə/

      • Adverb
      • Definitely; certainly; without a doubt.
      • Used to emphasize a statement.
      • Interjection
      • An expression of strong agreement or affirmation.
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    • foreign

      US /ˈfɔ:rən/

      UK /ˈfɒrən/

      • Adjective
      • Being of a different place or country
      • Strange; different from ones found at home
      A2TOEIC
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    • go for it

      US /ɡo fɔr ɪt/

      UK /ɡəu fɔ: it/

      • Interjection
      • An expression of encouragement or approval.
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To try to achieve something; to make an attempt.
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    • go out

      US /ɡo aʊt/

      UK /ɡəu aut/

      • Phrase
      • To leave a building (e.g. a house)
      • Phrasal Verb
      • (Of a fire) to burn out; be extinguished
      • Go out of fashion to stop being fashionable
      A1
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    • going on

      US /ˈɡoɪŋ ɑn/

      UK /ˈgəʊɪŋ ɔn/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To continue doing something
      • To happen (usually negative)
      A1
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    • got to

      US /ɡɑt tu/

      UK /gɔt tu:/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To arrive at some place
      • To have the opportunity or permission to do something
      • Phrasal Verb
      • To appeal to the emotions of; move
      • To finally begin to start something after a delay
      A1
      More
    • grate

      US /ɡret/

      UK /ɡreɪt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To shred food into very small pieces
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To be unpleasantly harsh or annoying
      B2
      More
    • growl

      US /ɡraʊl/

      UK /graʊl/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To utter a deep sound of anger or hostility
      • Noun
      • A deep sound of anger or hostility
      B2
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    • hanging out

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To spend time with your friends
      • To spend times with friends or relax doing nothing
      A2
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    • have to

      US /hæv tu/

      UK /ˈhæv tə/

      • Auxiliary Verb
      • Must do
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    • hospitality

      US /ˌhɑspɪˈtælɪti/

      UK /ˌhɒspɪ'tælətɪ/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Welcoming treatment of visitors or guests
      • The business of providing services to guests in hotels, restaurants, etc.
      B1
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    • in a while

      US /ɪn e hwaɪl/

      UK /in ə hwail/

      • Phrase
      • In a short period of time; soon.
      • For a short period of time; soon.
      A2
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    • in a word

      US /ɪn e wɚd/

      UK /in ə wə:d/

      • Phrase
      • Briefly; in short.
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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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    • kick about

      US /kɪk əˈbaʊt/

      UK /kik əˈbaʊt/

      • other
      • To spend time relaxing or playing informally.
      B2
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    • kid

      US /kɪd/

      UK /kɪd/

      • Countable Noun
      • Child or young person
      • Young goat
      • Adjective
      • Made from young goat skin
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    • kinda

      US /'kaɪndə/

      UK /'kaɪndə/

      • Noun
      • Short way of saying 'kind of'
      • Adverb
      • Somewhat; to some extent; rather.
      • Sort of; in a way.
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    • lazy

      US /ˈlezi/

      UK /ˈleɪzi/

      • Adjective
      • Not liking to work or make an effort; idle
      A2
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    • lazy river

      US

      UK

      • Noun
      • A slow-moving, shallow pool in an amusement park, designed for floating on inner tubes.
      A1
      More
    • look at

      US /lʊk æt/

      UK /luk æt/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To use your eyes to focus on something
      • To focus your eyes on something carefully
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    • mackerel

      US /ˈmækərəl, ˈmækrəl/

      UK /ˈmækrəl/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Fish with wavy marks on the back
      • Adjective
      • Having a pattern of wavy lines or bands, resembling the markings on a mackerel fish.
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    • once in a while

      US //wʌns ɪn ə waɪl//

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Occasionally; not very often.
      • Occasionally; not very often.
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    • percussion

      US /pərˈkʌʃn/

      UK /pəˈkʌʃn/

      • Noun
      • Musical instruments, such as cymbals or triangle
      C1
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    • polite

      US /pəˈlaɪt/

      UK /pəˈlaɪt/

      • Adjective
      • Showing good manners or respect for other people
      A2TOEIC
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    • pop

      US /pɑp/

      UK /pɒp/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To cause something to open or burst suddenly
      • To go to or in a place for a brief period of time
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Sweet soda drink
      • A short, sharp, explosive sound.
      B2
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    • sake

      US /sek/

      UK /seɪk/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Japanese rice wine
      • Noun
      • Interest or benefit of someone or something
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    • salmon

      US /ˈsæmən/

      UK /ˈsæmən/

      • Noun
      • Light pinkish orange color
      • Large fish with silver skin and pink flesh
      B1
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    • seaweed

      US /ˈsiˌwid/

      UK /ˈsi:wi:d/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Plant growing in the sea, especially marine algae
      B2
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    • shark

      US /ʃɑ:rk/

      UK /ʃɑ:k/

      • Noun
      • Person who lends money at unfair rates of interest
      • Large and dangerous fish with sharp teeth
      B2
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    • shout out

      US /ʃaʊt aʊt/

      UK /ʃaut aut/

      • Noun
      • A public expression of greeting or praise.
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To publicly mention or acknowledge someone or something.
      • To publicly acknowledge or thank someone.
      A2
      More
    • shrimp

      US /ʃrɪmp/

      UK /ʃrɪmp/

      • Countable Noun
      • Small edible salt-water shellfish with many legs
      • Someone who is small and weak
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    • shun

      US /ʃʌn/

      UK /ʃʌn/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To avoid using/accepting, e.g. to show disapproval
      B2TOEIC
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    • skin

      US /skɪn/

      UK /skɪn/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To defeat someone easily and completely
      • To hurt yourself, accidentally cutting yourself
      • Noun
      • Outer covering of an animal used for leather; hide
      • Outer covering of a fruit or vegetable
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    • snapper

      US /ˈsnæpɚ/

      UK /'snæpə(r)/

      • Noun
      • Large sharp-toothed marine food and sport fish
      B1
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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
      A2TOEIC
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    • squid

      US /skwɪd/

      UK /skwɪd/

      • Noun
      • Sea creature with ten arms, and a long thin body
      B1
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    • stylist

      US /ˈstaɪlɪst/

      UK /ˈstaɪlɪst/

      • Countable Noun
      • Someone who cuts hair
      A2
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    • sushi

      US /ˈsuʃi/

      UK /ˈsu:ʃi/

      • Noun
      • Rice (with raw fish) wrapped in seaweed
      B2
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    • swipe

      US /swaɪp/

      UK /swaɪp/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To pass a magnetic card through a digital reader
      • To hit someone with a big wild swing
      C1
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    • taste

      US /test/

      UK /teɪst/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • (Good) sense of style in clothes, art, or manners
      • Flavor in your mouth from food or drink
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To experience something
      • To experience the flavor of food, drink
      A2TOEIC
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    • technologically

      US /ˌteknə'lɒdʒɪklɪ/

      UK /ˌteknə'lɒdʒɪklɪ/

      • Adverb
      • As regards technology
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    • temperature

      US /ˈtɛmpərəˌtʃʊr,-tʃɚ,ˈtɛmprə-/

      UK /ˈtemprətʃə(r)/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • When you your body heat is above normal
      • How hot or cold something is, e.g. the weather
      A2
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    • to taste

      US /tu teɪst/

      UK /tu teɪst/

      • other
      • Add an ingredient according to your preference.
      A2
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    • tuna

      US /ˈtu:nə/

      UK /ˈtju:nə/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Large sea fish that is caught for food
      B2
      More
    • upbeat

      US /ˈʌpˌbit/

      UK /ˈʌpbi:t/

      • Adjective
      • Being positive and cheerful
      C1
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    • wanna

      US /ˈwɑnə/

      UK /'wɒnə/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • Shortened form of 'want to'. Used only in speaking
      B2
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    • worth

      US /wɚθ/

      UK /wɜ:θ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • the financial, practical or moral value of somebody/something
      • having a particular value, especially in money
      • Adjective
      • Having a specified value.
      A2
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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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