Vocabulary

  • have to: Must do
  • feel like: To have a desire or inclination for something.
  • on fire: Very successful or popular
  • in the face of: When confronted with something difficult or challenging.
  • face of adversity: The ability to remain strong and determined when faced with difficulties or challenges.
  • stay in: To remain inside one's home.
  • in a state: In a particular condition or situation.
  • no matter: Regardless of; it does not matter.
  • touch on: To briefly discuss
  • in touch: Having contact or communication with someone.
  • down the line: At a later time; in the future.
  • come from: To have as your native country or city
  • in the future: At a later time; in times to come.
  • do laundry: To wash clothes and other items, typically in a washing machine.
  • regardless of
  • roll over: To make a payment later than planned
  • over to: Used to hand over to someone else to speak
  • by chance: Accidentally; without planning.
  • no questions asked: Without asking for explanations or reasons.
  • struggle: To try very hard to do something difficult
  • mindset: Way someone things about something
  • insane: Mentally ill; crazy
  • stretch: To make your arm, leg muscles long to ease them
  • slightly: Only a little
  • genuine: Being real, actual, and not false or artificial
  • cultivate: To grow plants, crops etc.
  • expect: To believe something is probably going to happen
  • gratitude: Warm friendly feelings of thanks
  • trial: Hearing and judgment of a case in court
  • bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
  • maintain: To keep saying something a certain way
  • advice: Suggestion about what would help someone
  • resist: To not be affected by e.g. a force or an effect
  • wonder: Surprise caused by experiencing something amazing
  • tiny: Very, very small
  • genetic: Of, relating to, or controlled by genes
  • journal: A diary; record of what you do every day
  • external: Concerning foreign countries
  • trap: Device used for catching animals
  • factor: Something that influences a result
  • involve: To have or be included as a part of something
  • trail: Series of marks or signs left by something moving
  • laundry: Business or room to wash bed sheets, clothes etc.
  • transition: Change from one state, movement, place to another
  • adversity: Bad or difficult situation or times; trouble
  • fortune: What might happen to you in the future
  • serve: To act in a particular position or office
  • project: To predict what will happen in the future
  • grateful: Feeling or showing thanks; thankful
  • randomly: With no pattern or clear purpose; by chance
  • text: To send a message by phone or other device
  • document: Official (printed) record that gives information
  • moment: Very short or brief period of time
  • habit: Loose clothing like a cloak, worn by monks, nuns
  • merit: To earn something, such as praise or a reward
  • allow: To admit the validity or truth of something
  • audible: Capable of being heard; loud enough to be heard
  • audio: Concerning sound
  • sponsor: Person that supports the passage of a new law
  • wrong: Action that is harmful, unjust or illegal
  • ignorant: Lacking knowledge, awareness or information
  • hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
  • include: To make someone, something part of a group
  • start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
  • think: To have an idea about something without certainty
  • feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
  • choose: To select; decide between several possibilities
  • meme: Idea, value or pattern of behavior in a culture
  • bathroom: Room where you take a bath or go to the toilet
  • cookie: A flat, round sweet baked food
  • magically: In a manner that uses or involves magic
  • libra: Person who is born while the sun is in Libra
  • scorpio: Person who is born while the sun is in Scorpio
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    • adversity

      US /ædˈvə:sɪti/

      UK /əd'vɜ:sətɪ/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Bad or difficult situation or times; trouble
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    • advice

      US /əd'vaɪs/

      UK /ədˈvaɪs/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Suggestion about what would help someone
      • Professional guidance from a lawyer or legal expert.
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    • audible

      US /ˈɔdəbəl/

      UK /ˈɔ:dəbl/

      • Adjective
      • Capable of being heard; loud enough to be heard
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    • audio

      US /ˈɔ:dioʊ/

      UK /ˈɔ:diəʊ/

      • Adjective
      • Concerning sound
      • Uncountable Noun
      • Sound, especially when recorded or transmitted.
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    • bathroom

      US /ˈbæθru:m/

      UK /ˈbɑ:θru:m/

      • Noun
      • Room where you take a bath or go to the toilet
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    • by chance

      US /baɪ tʃæns/

      UK /bai tʃɑ:ns/

      • Adverb
      • Accidentally; without planning.
      • Phrase
      • Accidentally; without planning.
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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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    • cookie

      US /ˈkʊki/

      UK /'kʊkɪ/

      • Countable Noun
      • A flat, round sweet baked food
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    • cultivate

      US /ˈkʌltəˌvet/

      UK /'kʌltɪveɪt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To grow plants, crops etc.
      • To cause to grow by education; to enlighten
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    • do laundry

      US

      UK

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To wash clothes and other items, typically in a washing machine.
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    • document

      US /ˈdɑkjəmənt/

      UK /'dɒkjʊmənt/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Official (printed) record that gives information
      • Transitive Verb
      • To support an opinion with recorded evidence
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    • down the line

      US /daʊn ði laɪn/

      UK /daun ðə lain/

      • Phrase
      • At a later time; in the future.
      • Completely; entirely; all the way.
      • Adjective
      • In agreement or accordance with something.
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    • external

      US /ɪkˈstɚnəl/

      UK /eksˈtə:nl/

      • Adjective
      • Concerning foreign countries
      • Concerning the outside of something; outer
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    • face of adversity

      US

      UK

      • Noun
      • The ability to remain strong and determined when faced with difficulties or challenges.
      • Phrase
      • Demonstrating resilience and strength when confronted with hardship.
      • A calm and enduring demeanor when experiencing misfortune.
      A1
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    • factor

      US /ˈfæktɚ/

      UK /'fæktə(r)/

      • Noun
      • Something that influences a result
      • Transitive Verb
      • To consider or include in an estimate or judgment
      • To find the two numbers a number can be divided by
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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.
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    • fortune

      US /ˈfɔrtʃən/

      UK /'fɔ:tʃu:n/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • What might happen to you in the future
      • Chance or luck, particularly good luck
      • Transitive Verb
      • To bring good fortune to.
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    • genetic

      US /dʒəˈnɛtɪk/

      UK /dʒəˈnetɪk/

      • Adjective
      • Of, relating to, or controlled by genes
      • Relating to genes or heredity.
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    • genuine

      US /ˈdʒɛnjuɪn/

      UK /ˈdʒenjuɪn/

      • Adjective
      • Being real, actual, and not false or artificial
      • Being sincere in your actions or character
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    • grateful

      US /ˈɡretfəl/

      UK /ˈgreɪtfl/

      • Adjective
      • Feeling or showing thanks; thankful
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    • gratitude

      US /ˈɡrætɪˌtud, -ˌtjud/

      UK /ˈgrætɪtju:d/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Warm friendly feelings of thanks
      B2TOEIC
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    • habit

      US /ˈhæbɪt/

      UK /'hæbɪt/

      • Noun
      • Loose clothing like a cloak, worn by monks, nuns
      • Usual way of behaving; something often repeated
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    • have to

      US /hæv tu/

      UK /ˈhæv tə/

      • Auxiliary Verb
      • Must do
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    • ignorant

      US /ˈɪɡnərənt/

      UK /ˈɪgnərənt/

      • Adjective
      • Lacking knowledge, awareness or information
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    • in a state

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • In a particular condition or situation.
      • In an emotional condition, often negative (e.g., panic, distress).
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    • in the face of

      US //ɪn ðə feɪs ɑv//

      UK

      • Phrase
      • When confronted with something difficult or challenging.
      • Despite; in defiance of; when confronted with.
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    • in the future

      US /ɪn ði ˈfjutʃɚ/

      UK /in ðə ˈfju:tʃə/

      • Phrase
      • At a later time; in times to come.
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    • in touch

      US /ɪn tʌtʃ/

      UK /in tʌtʃ/

      • Adjective
      • Having contact or communication with someone.
      • Aware of or informed about something.
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    • insane

      US /ɪnˈsen/

      UK /ɪnˈseɪn/

      • Adjective
      • Mentally ill; crazy
      • Being crazy or stupid
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    • involve

      US /ɪnˈvɑlv/

      UK /ɪn'vɒlv/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To have or be included as a part of something
      • To cause (a person or group) to take part in an event or activity.
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    • journal

      US /ˈdʒɚnəl/

      UK /ˈdʒə:nl/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A diary; record of what you do every day
      • Magazine of academic papers
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    • laundry

      US /ˈlɔndri, ˈlɑn-/

      UK /'lɔ:ndrɪ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Business or room to wash bed sheets, clothes etc.
      • Clothes etc., that are to be washed, already washed
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    • libra

      US /'li:brə/

      UK /'li:brə/

      • Noun
      • Person who is born while the sun is in Libra
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    • magically

      US /'mædʒɪklɪ/

      UK /'mædʒɪklɪ/

      • Adverb
      • In a manner that uses or involves magic
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    • maintain

      US /menˈten/

      UK /meɪn'teɪn/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To keep saying something a certain way
      • To keep (machine) working by checking, repairing
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    • meme

      US /mi:m/

      UK /mi:m/

      • Noun
      • Idea, value or pattern of behavior in a culture
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    • merit

      US /ˈmɛrɪt/

      UK /ˈmerɪt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To earn something, such as praise or a reward
      • To earn something, such as praise or a reward
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • State of being high quality or valuable
      • A good quality or feature that deserves praise
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    • no matter

      US

      UK

      • Conjunction
      • Regardless of; it does not matter.
      • Adverb
      • Regardless of; it is not important
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    • no questions asked

      US /no ˈkwɛsʧənz æskt/

      UK /nəʊ ˈkwesʧənz ɑ:st/

      • other
      • Without asking for explanations or reasons.
      B2
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    • on fire

      US /ɑn faɪr/

      UK /ɔn ˈfaiə/

      • Adjective
      • Very successful or popular
      • Burning
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    • over to

      US

      UK

      • Preposition
      • Used to hand over to someone else to speak
      • The responsibility is now yours
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    • randomly

      US /'rændəmlɪ/

      UK /'rændəmlɪ/

      • Adverb
      • With no pattern or clear purpose; by chance
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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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    • resist

      US /rɪˈzɪst/

      UK /rɪ'zɪst/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To not be affected by e.g. a force or an effect
      • To fight or prevent something from happening
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    • roll over

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To make a payment later than planned
      • To turn your body when lying down
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    • scorpio

      US /ˈskɔrpiˌo/

      UK /ˈskɔ:piəu/

      • Noun
      • Person who is born while the sun is in Scorpio
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    • serve

      US /sɚv/

      UK /sɜ:v/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To act in a particular position or office
      • To hit the first ball to an opponent in tennis etc.
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    • slightly

      US /ˈslaɪtli/

      UK /ˈslaɪtli/

      • Adverb
      • Only a little
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    • sponsor

      US /ˈspɑ:nsə(r)/

      UK /ˈspɒnsə(r)/

      • Noun
      • Person that supports the passage of a new law
      • Person giving money for someone's education
      • Transitive Verb
      • To support the passage of a new law
      • To help someone succeed by giving them money
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    • stay in

      US /ste ɪn/

      UK /stei in/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To remain inside one's home.
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To remain as an inpatient in a hospital.
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    • stretch

      US /strɛtʃ/

      UK /stretʃ/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To make your arm, leg muscles long to ease them
      • To make something bigger by pulling on it
      • Noun
      • Making arm, leg muscles longer to ease them
      • A consecutive row of things
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    • struggle

      US /ˈstrʌɡəl/

      UK /'strʌɡl/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To try very hard to do something difficult
      • To fight or struggle violently
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Strong efforts made to do something difficult
      • A difficult or challenging situation or task
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    • tiny

      US /ˈtaɪni/

      UK /'taɪnɪ/

      • Adjective
      • Very, very small
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    • touch on

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To briefly discuss
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    • trail

      US /trel/

      UK /treɪl/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Series of marks or signs left by something moving
      • Rough path, as through a forest or field
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To follow behind someone
      • To be losing to a competitor
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    • transition

      US /trænˈzɪʃən, -ˈsɪʃ-/

      UK /trænˈzɪʃn/

      • Noun
      • Change from one state, movement, place to another
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To change state, movement, place, or subject
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    • trap

      US /træp/

      UK /træp/

      • Countable Noun
      • Device used for catching animals
      • Vehicle pulled by a single horse
      • Transitive Verb
      • To use a device to catch animals or people
      • To hold, e.g. a nerve, so that it cannot move
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    • trial

      US /ˈtraɪəl, traɪl/

      UK /ˈtraɪəl/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Hearing and judgment of a case in court
      • Act or process of testing or experimenting
      • Transitive Verb
      • To be made or done as a test or experiment
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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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