Vocabulary

  • figure out: To understand the behavior of someone
  • in order to: For the purpose of; with the aim of.
  • no matter: Regardless of; it does not matter.
  • have to: Must do
  • such as: For example; like
  • in school: Attending an educational institution.
  • bring to: To make someone to wake up from being unconscious
  • relevant: Having an effect on an issue; related or current
  • figure: To appear in a game, play or event
  • recap: Brief description of something that had been said
  • description: Explanation of what something is like, looks like
  • experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
  • structure: The way in which the parts of a system or object are arranged or organized, or a system arranged in this way
  • convince: To persuade someone, or make them feel sure
  • specifically: As regards a particular thing; closely related to
  • accomplish: To succeed in doing; complete successfully
  • scene: Incident where someone behaves angrily, badly
  • position: Person's opinion or attitude about something
  • solid: Being able to be trusted; reliable
  • previous: Existing or happening before the present time
  • academic: Concerning education, schools, universities, etc.
  • bet: To gamble money to win more money, e.g. on horses
  • impression: Effect or feeling resulting from an experience
  • field: Area of study, such as physics or biology
  • mention: To refer to or talk or write about something
  • effectively: In a way that produces the desired result
  • address: Exact street location of a place
  • candidate: Politician who is running for public office
  • valuable: Being useful or important
  • explain: To make clear or easy to understand by describing
  • emphasize: To stress the items that are important
  • raise: To increase a bet above another when playing cards
  • complete: To finish or reach the end of doing something
  • apply: To spread a substance or liquid over a surface
  • board: Surface for posting or showing information
  • communicate: To give and exchange information
  • admission: Act of allowing someone to enter
  • professional: Of jobs such as doctor, lawyer, accountant, etc.
  • degree: Amount or extent of something
  • relate: To demonstrate a logical relationship between
  • gain: To increase in something, such as weight
  • organize: To arrange and plan things, e.g. a party
  • appear: To be seen, become visible; come into sight
  • receive: To get something someone has given or sent to you
  • tailor: To make or alter to fit a certain purpose
  • chronological: Placed in order of time, usually of events
  • narrator: Person or character who tells a story
  • order: Religious or social group, as of nuns
  • information: Collection of facts and details about something
  • volunteer: Working willingly without pay to help others
  • physician: A medical doctor
  • layout: Plan or design of something, e.g. of book page
  • examination: (Medical) test to find out what is wrong
  • internship: Period of time when a person works as an intern
  • clinic: Local medical center; department of a hospital
  • correspondence: Quality of similarity or equality
  • foreground: To make something more visible or important
  • update: Addition of a current version of something
  • interviewee: Person who is interviewed
  • abc: First letters of the Roman alphabet
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    • abc

      US

      UK

      • Noun
      • First letters of the Roman alphabet
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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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    • accomplish

      US /əˈkɑmplɪʃ/

      UK /ə'kʌmplɪʃ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To succeed in doing; complete successfully
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    • admission

      US /ædˈmɪʃən/

      UK /ədˈmɪʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Act of allowing someone to enter
      • Taking responsibility for an error or mistake
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    • bet

      US /bet/

      UK /bet/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To gamble money to win more money, e.g. on horses
      • Used to express certainty or confidence
      • Countable Noun
      • Act of gambling money on the result of a race etc.
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    • bring to

      US /brɪŋ tu/

      UK /briŋ tu:/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To make someone to wake up from being unconscious
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    • candidate

      US /ˈkændɪˌdet, -dɪt/

      UK /ˈkændɪdət/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Politician who is running for public office
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    • chronological

      US /ˌkrɑnəˈlɑdʒɪkəl, ˌkronə-/

      UK /ˌkrɒnəˈlɒdʒɪkl/

      • Adjective
      • Placed in order of time, usually of events
      B2
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    • clinic

      US /ˈklɪnɪk/

      UK /ˈklɪnɪk/

      • Noun
      • Local medical center; department of a hospital
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    • communicate

      US /kəˈmjunɪˌket/

      UK /kə'mju:nɪkeɪt/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To give and exchange information
      • To convey or make known (information, feelings, etc.)
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    • convince

      US /kənˈvɪns/

      UK /kən'vɪns/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To persuade someone, or make them feel sure
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    • correspondence

      US /ˌkɔrɪˈspɑndəns, ˌkɑr-/

      UK /ˌkɒrəˈspɒndəns/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Quality of similarity or equality
      • Communication by letters, emails or text messages
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    • degree

      US /dɪˈɡri/

      UK /dɪˈgri:/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Amount or extent of something
      • Unit for measuring temperature or angles
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    • description

      US /dɪˈskrɪpʃən/

      UK /dɪˈskrɪpʃn/

      • Noun
      • Explanation of what something is like, looks like
      • The type or nature of someone or something.
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    • effectively

      US /ɪˈfɛktɪvli/

      UK /ɪˈfektɪvli/

      • Adverb
      • In a way that produces the desired result
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    • emphasize

      US /ˈɛmfəˌsaɪz/

      UK /'emfəsaɪz/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To stress the items that are important
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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
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    • figure out

      US /ˈfɪɡjɚ aʊt/

      UK /ˈfiɡə aut/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To understand the behavior of someone
      • To think through logically to find a solution
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To understand or find an answer to something.
      • To find a solution to a problem or understand something.
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    • foreground

      US /ˈfɔrˌɡraʊnd, ˈfor-/

      UK /ˈfɔ:graʊnd/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To make something more visible or important
      • Noun
      • The area in front of a picture or person
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    • gain

      US /ɡen/

      UK /ɡeɪn/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To increase in something, such as weight
      • To get something wanted, needed or valued
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • An increase in something, such as weight
      A2TOEIC
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    • have to

      US /hæv tu/

      UK /ˈhæv tə/

      • Auxiliary Verb
      • Must do
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    • impression

      US /ɪmˈprɛʃən/

      UK /ɪmˈpreʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Effect or feeling resulting from an experience
      • Act of pressing into a material to make a pattern
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    • in order to

      US /ɪn ˈɔrdɚ tu/

      UK /in ˈɔ:də tu:/

      • Preposition
      • For the purpose of; with the aim of.
      • Phrase
      • In a specific sequence or arrangement.
      • With the aim of; for the purpose of.
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    • in school

      US /ɪn skul/

      UK /ɪn sku:l/

      • other
      • Attending an educational institution.
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    • internship

      US /ˈɪntɜːrnʃɪp/

      UK /ˈɪntɜ:nʃɪp/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Period of time when a person works as an intern
      • A period of work experience offered by an organization for a limited period of time.
      C2
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    • interviewee

      US /ˌɪntərvju:ˈi:/

      UK /ˌɪntəvju:ˈi:/

      • Countable Noun
      • Person who is interviewed
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    • layout

      US /ˈleˌaʊt/

      UK /ˈleɪaʊt/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Plan or design of something, e.g. of book page
      • The way in which something is arranged.
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    • mention

      US /ˈmɛnʃən/

      UK /'menʃn/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To refer to or talk or write about something
      • Uncountable Noun
      • Act of referring to or talking about something
      • A formal acknowledgement of something
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    • narrator

      US /ner.eɪ.tɚ/

      UK /nəˈreɪtə(r)/

      • Noun
      • Person or character who tells a story
      • A person who provides commentary or narration, especially for a broadcast or performance.
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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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    • physician

      US /fɪˈzɪʃən/

      UK /fɪˈzɪʃn/

      • Countable Noun
      • A medical doctor
      B2
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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.
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    • professional

      US /prəˈfɛʃənəl/

      UK /prə'feʃənl/

      • Adjective
      • Of jobs such as doctor, lawyer, accountant, etc.
      • Acting/done properly as a qualified person would
      • Noun
      • Highly qualified person, e.g. lawyer or doctor
      • One who plays a sport or similar activity as a job
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    • recap

      US /riˈkæp/

      UK /'ri:kæp/

      • Noun
      • Brief description of something that had been said
      • Transitive Verb
      • To describe or summarize the main points
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    • relate

      US /rɪˈlet/

      UK /rɪ'leɪt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To demonstrate a logical relationship between
      • To understand or sympathize with, e.g. a problem
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    • relevant

      US /ˈrɛləvənt/

      UK /ˈreləvənt/

      • Adjective
      • Having an effect on an issue; related or current
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    • scene

      US /sin/

      UK /si:n/

      • Noun
      • Incident where someone behaves angrily, badly
      • View that looks like a picture
      A2TOEIC
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    • solid

      US /ˈsɑlɪd/

      UK /'sɒlɪd/

      • Adjective
      • Being able to be trusted; reliable
      • Substance that is hard or of fixed shape
      • Noun
      • Something firm or hard; not gas or liquid
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    • specifically

      US /spəˈsɪfɪkli/

      UK /spəˈsɪfɪkli/

      • Adverb
      • As regards a particular thing; closely related to
      • In a definite and clear manner.
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    • structure

      US /ˈstrʌk.tʃɚ/

      UK /ˈstrʌk.tʃə/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • The way in which the parts of a system or object are arranged or organized, or a system arranged in this way
      • A building or other man-made object.
      • Transitive Verb
      • To plan, organize, or arrange the parts of something
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    • such as

      US /sʌtʃ æz/

      UK /sʌtʃ æz/

      • Preposition
      • For example; like
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    • tailor

      US /ˈtelɚ/

      UK /'teɪlə(r)/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To make or alter to fit a certain purpose
      • Countable Noun
      • Person who makes men's clothes by hand
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    • update

      US /ʌpˈdet/

      UK /ˌʌpˈdeɪt/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Addition of a current version of something
      • New information or data to make more current
      • Transitive Verb
      • To download the latest version of software
      • To make more current or modern
      B1TOEIC
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    • valuable

      US /ˈvæljuəbəl, ˈvæljə-/

      UK /ˈvæljuəbl/

      • Adjective
      • Being useful or important
      • Being worth a lot of money
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    • volunteer

      US /ˌvɑlənˈtɪr/

      UK /ˌvɒlən'tɪə(r)/

      • Adjective
      • Working willingly without pay to help others
      • Countable Noun
      • Person who helps others without being paid
      • A person who enters military service voluntarily.
      B2TOEIC
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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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