Vocabulary

  • apart from: Except for; not considering
  • at least: As a minimum
  • used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
  • try for: To attempt to obtain something; to aim for.
  • in business: Actively operating as a commercial enterprise.
  • for instance: As an example.
  • has over: To invite someone to your house.
  • per year: For each year; annually.
  • depending on: To rely on for support (financial or emotional)
  • turn to: To go to someone for help, advice, or information.
  • help out: To assist someone
  • work around: To find a way to avoid a problem or obstacle.
  • around the world: In or to many countries.
  • language: Words or signs used to communicate messages
  • test: To be given a medical examination
  • year: Unit of time equal to 12 months or 365 or 366 days
  • business: A company formed for making profit
  • university: High-level educational institution; college
  • speak: To be able to use a certain language
  • study: To focus on learning something usually at school
  • world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
  • open: To make accessible or able to be used, e.g. road
  • nearest: Within the shortest distance; closest
  • favourite: A thing that someone likes best or enjoys most
  • important: Having power or authority
  • visit: To go to a place for a time, usually for a reason
  • listening: To use your ears to hear and understand things
  • show: To be easily seen or displayed
  • exam: (Medical) test to find out what is wrong
  • international: Of or relating to several countries
  • offer: Price you say you are willing to pay for something
  • popular: Liked or enjoyed by many people
  • academic: Concerning education, schools, universities, etc.
  • advanced: (Of an army) to move forward
  • prepare: To make something ready for use
  • foreign: Being of a different place or country
  • examination: (Medical) test to find out what is wrong
  • level: Specific height of something
  • hope: When you wish something will happen; what you wish
  • entrance: A place where you enter a house or other building
  • guest: Person invited to visit or stay in someone's home
  • high: Excited or relaxed from taking drugs
  • contact: Touching or feeling something
  • entry: Act of entering a room, building, party
  • preparation: Cream or substance applied onto the skin
  • succeed: To have achieved what you were trying to achieve
  • typically: In a normal or usual way
  • range: Cooking stove with multiple burners
  • qualification: Official record proving a certain standard/level
  • recognise: To remember because you have met it before
  • realise: To become aware of or understand mentally
  • arrange: To write music for a particular instrument
  • employment: The state of being in work or having a job
  • accommodation: Adapting to become better at handling situations
  • primarily: In the most basic or important way
  • apply: To spread a substance or liquid over a surface
  • score: A sharp mark or cut in the surface of something
  • length: Distance from one end of a pool to the other
  • official: Real, exact, truely felt
  • worldwide: Spanning or extending throughout the entire world
  • requirement: A demand that someone does something
  • representative: Typical example of a particular category
  • fluent: Doing something well and with ease
  • focus: To see clearly by adjusting your eyes or a camera
  • master: To gain control over something
  • standard: Official unit of measuring something
  • specific: Precise; particular; just about that thing
  • recruitment: Act of enlisting people into the army
  • proficiency: High amount of skill or ability in something
  • den: Home of some types of wild animals
  • como: A city in Lombardy, Italy, located at the southern tip of Lake Como.
  • undergraduate: A college student studying for their first degree
  • multimedia: Using a combination of sound, video, and images
  • expertise: The special knowledge that an expert has
  • de: Of; expressing origin, possession, or separation
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    • academic

      US /ˌækəˈdɛmɪk/

      UK /ˌækə'demɪk/

      • Adjective
      • Concerning education, schools, universities, etc.
      • Concerning education, schools, universities, etc.
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Educator teaching at a college or university
      • A subject taught at schools and universities.
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    • accommodation

      US /əˌkɑməˈdeʃən/

      UK /əˌkɒmə'deɪʃn/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Adapting to become better at handling situations
      • Consideration of the needs and opinions of others
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    • advanced

      US /ædˈvænst/

      UK /ədˈvɑ:nst/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • (Of an army) to move forward
      • To change or improve
      • Adjective
      • With a high level of skill or development
      • very old
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    • apart from

      US /əˈpɑrt frʌm/

      UK /əˈpɑ:t frɔm/

      • Preposition
      • Except for; not considering
      • In addition to; as well as
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    • around the world

      US /əˈraʊnd ði wɜrld/

      UK /əˈraund ðə wɜː(r)ld/

      • Phrase
      • In or to many countries.
      • In various places throughout the world.
      A2
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    • arrange

      US /əˈrendʒ/

      UK /əˈreɪndʒ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To write music for a particular instrument
      • To organize things or people in a particular way
      A2TOEIC
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    • at least

      US /æt list/

      UK /æt li:st/

      • Adverb
      • As a minimum
      • Not less than
      • Phrase
      • No less than; at the minimum
      • Used to indicate that something is positive in a bad situation.
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    • contact

      US /ˈkɑnˌtækt/

      UK /'kɒntækt/

      • Adjective
      • Touching or feeling something
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Touching or feeling something
      • Object that allows electricity to run through it
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    • den

      US /dɛn/

      UK /den/

      • Countable Noun
      • Home of some types of wild animals
      • Secret place where criminals hide
      B2
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    • depending on

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To rely on for support (financial or emotional)
      • Influenced or determined by.
      • Preposition
      • Subject to; contingent on
      • Relying on someone or something for support or assistance.
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    • employment

      US /ɛmˈplɔɪmənt/

      UK /ɪmˈplɔɪmənt/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • The state of being in work or having a job
      • An activity that occupies someone's time.
      • Adjective
      • Concerning the number of people who are in work
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    • entrance

      US /ˈentrəns/

      UK /ˈentrəns/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A place where you enter a house or other building
      • Act of joining a party in a showy manner
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    • exam

      US /ɪɡˈzæm/

      UK /ɪgˈzæm/

      • Noun
      • (Medical) test to find out what is wrong
      • Test of your knowledge of, or ability in something
      • Transitive Verb
      • To inspect (someone or something) in detail to determine their nature or condition; investigate thoroughly.
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    • examination

      US /ɪɡˌzæmɪˈneɪʃn/

      UK /ɪgˌzæmɪˈneɪʃn/

      • Noun
      • (Medical) test to find out what is wrong
      • Test of your knowledge of, or ability in something
      B1TOEIC
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    • expertise

      US /ˌekspɜːrˈtiːz/

      UK /ˌekspɜ:ˈti:z/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • The special knowledge that an expert has
      • Expert skill or knowledge in a particular field.
      B1TOEIC
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    • fluent

      US /'fluːənt/

      UK /ˈflu:ənt/

      • Adjective
      • Doing something well and with ease
      • Able to speak or write a language fully and easily
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    • focus

      US /ˈfokəs/

      UK /'fəʊkəs/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To see clearly by adjusting your eyes or a camera
      • To keep your attention, concentration on one thing
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Main purpose or center of interest or activity
      • The clarity of an image produced by a lens.
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    • for instance

      US /fɔr ˈɪnstəns/

      UK /fɔ: ˈinstəns/

      • Adverb
      • As an example.
      • Phrase
      • As an example.
      • As an illustration or case in point
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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
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    • guest

      US /ɡɛst/

      UK /ɡest/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Person invited to visit or stay in someone's home
      • Paying customer at a hotel or restaurant
      • Adjective
      • Referring to people visiting or staying at a place
      • Provided for or used by a guest.
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    • has over

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To invite someone to your house.
      • To have more than a certain number or amount.
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    • help out

      US /hɛlp aʊt/

      UK /help aut/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To assist someone
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    • in business

      US /ɪn ˈbɪznɪs/

      UK /in ˈbiznis/

      • Phrase
      • Actively operating as a commercial enterprise.
      • Having a commercial partnership or association.
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    • length

      US /leŋθ/

      UK /leŋθ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Distance from one end of a pool to the other
      • Measurement of distance or of time
      • Adjective
      • Being long in extent.
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    • level

      US /ˈlɛvəl/

      UK /'levl/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Specific height of something
      • Amount of ability you have compared to others
      • Transitive Verb
      • To aim a gun at someone
      • To destroy a building; flatten an area completely
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    • master

      US /ˈmæstɚ/

      UK /'mɑ:stə(r)/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To gain control over something
      • To learn to do something very well
      • Adjective
      • Being very skilled at doing something
      • Being the main or most important thing or part
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    • multimedia

      US /ˌmʌltiˈmidiə, -taɪ-/

      UK /ˌmʌltiˈmi:diə/

      • Adjective
      • Using a combination of sound, video, and images
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    • official

      US /əˈfɪʃəl/

      UK /əˈfɪʃl/

      • Adjective
      • Real, exact, truely felt
      • Of or done by someone in authority; formal
      • Noun
      • A person authorized to perform a specific duty
      • A referee or umpire
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    • per year

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • For each year; annually.
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    • preparation

      US /ˌprɛpəˈreʃən/

      UK /ˌprepəˈreɪʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Cream or substance applied onto the skin
      • Act of making ready for a purpose or activity
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    • primarily

      US /praɪˈmɛrəli, -ˈmɛr-/

      UK /praɪˈmerəli/

      • Adverb
      • In the most basic or important way
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    • proficiency

      US /prəˈfɪʃənsi/

      UK /prə'fɪʃnsɪ/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • High amount of skill or ability in something
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    • qualification

      US /ˌkwɑləfɪˈkeʃən/

      UK /ˌkwɒlɪfɪ'keɪʃn/

      • Noun
      • Official record proving a certain standard/level
      • Act of reaching a certain level or standard
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    • range

      US /rendʒ/

      UK /reɪndʒ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Cooking stove with multiple burners
      • Given distance from a point; how far plane can fly
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To cover an area from one point to another
      • To extend to or vary within given limits
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    • recognise

      US /'rekəgnaɪz/

      UK /'rekəgnaɪz/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To remember because you have met it before
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    • recruitment

      US /rɪˈkrutmənt/

      UK /rɪ'kru:tmənt/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Act of enlisting people into the army
      • The action of enlisting or hiring new people.
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    • representative

      US /ˌrɛprɪˈzɛntətɪv/

      UK /ˌreprɪˈzentətɪv/

      • Noun
      • Typical example of a particular category
      • Politician who acts on behalf of the people
      • Adjective
      • Acting or speaking for other people
      • Typical of a particular group or thing
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    • requirement

      US /rɪˈkwaɪrmənt/

      UK /rɪ'kwaɪəmənt/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A demand that someone does something
      • Something that is a necessity
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    • score

      US /skɔr, skor/

      UK /skɔ:(r)/

      • Noun
      • A sharp mark or cut in the surface of something
      • Current number of points given in a game, contest
      • Transitive Verb
      • To mark or cut something with a sharp object
      • To get or give points in a game, contest, or test
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    • specific

      US /spɪˈsɪfɪk/

      UK /spəˈsɪfɪk/

      • Adjective
      • Precise; particular; just about that thing
      • Concerning one particular thing or kind of thing
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    • standard

      US /ˈstændəd/

      UK /'stændəd/

      • Noun
      • Official unit of measuring something
      • Principle of behaving in a moral way
      • Adjective
      • Being the accepted normal level of quality
      • (Of a language) being the most accepted in a place
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    • succeed

      US /səkˈsid/

      UK /sək'si:d/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To have achieved what you were trying to achieve
      • To take over position of one who has died or left
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    • try for

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To attempt to obtain something; to aim for.
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    • turn to

      US /tɚn tu/

      UK /tə:n tu:/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To go to someone for help, advice, or information.
      • To start doing or using something, often something bad or undesirable.
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    • typically

      US /ˈtɪpɪklɪ/

      UK /ˈtɪpɪkli/

      • Adverb
      • In a normal or usual way
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    • undergraduate

      US /ˌʌndərˈgrædʒuət/

      UK /ˌʌndəˈgrædʒuət/

      • Countable Noun
      • A college student studying for their first degree
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    • used to

      US /juzd tu/

      UK /ˈju:st tə/

      • Adjective
      • Did regularly before, but don't do now
      • Auxiliary Verb
      • Have done before, but do not do now
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    • work around

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To find a way to avoid a problem or obstacle.
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    • worldwide

      US /ˈwɚldˈwaɪd/

      UK /ˈwɜ:ldwaɪd/

      • Adjective
      • Spanning or extending throughout the entire world
      • Adverb
      • Extending or reaching throughout the whole world.
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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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    US/brev/
    UK/breɪv/
    adj.Brave
    v.t.To bravely face
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