Vocabulary

  • thanks to: Because of; as a result of.
  • work out
  • calm down: To make or become relaxed after being stressed
  • at home: In one's own residence or country.
  • work around: To find a way to avoid a problem or obstacle.
  • for the rest: Concerning the remaining people or things.
  • in second grade: Being in the second year of elementary school.
  • lash out: To suddenly attempt to hit someone or something.
  • based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
  • instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
  • give up: To lose hope or admit defeat
  • branch out: To expand or diversify one's interests or activities.
  • at a time: Separately; one by one
  • depending on: To rely on for support (financial or emotional)
  • turned out: To arrive for a public event or entertainment
  • work in: To make an opening for something in your schedule
  • out there: In or to a place that is far away
  • eventually: After a long time; after many attempts; in the end
  • engage: To start to fight with an enemy
  • genuine: Being real, actual, and not false or artificial
  • matter: To be of great importance; to count
  • intuitive: Able to understand by feeling rather than fact
  • ruin: To damage or completely destroy something
  • miserable: Very unhappy
  • creepy: Scary; annoying or unpleasant
  • expect: To believe something is probably going to happen
  • interact: To talk or do things with each other
  • interpret: To express so that others understand it
  • admit: To acknowledge that something is true or right
  • enthusiastic: Excited and interested in something
  • exist: To be present, alive or real
  • definition: Explanation of word's meaning, as in dictionaries
  • calm: Without wind or storm; quiet; peaceful
  • function: Social event, or party such as a wedding
  • interaction: Process of people or things affecting each other
  • ignore: To not listen to, look at, or pay attention to
  • inspire: To give someone an idea to do or make something
  • syndrome: A group of signs and symptoms of a disease
  • robust: Having physical vigor or energetic good health
  • vibrant: Having a lot of energy and being very active
  • snap: To close your mouth quickly like biting something
  • ashamed: Feeling of shame or guilt
  • nervous: Concerning the system of nerves in the body
  • fiction: Made-up stories; imagined events
  • sympathetic: Feeling favorable to something; wanting to support
  • shame: Feeling of guilt because you did something wrong
  • break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
  • social: Involving activity with people, e.g. in free time
  • fold: To bend one part of something against another
  • shatter: To break into small pieces
  • juvenile: Concerning young people or children
  • fantasy: Something imagined and very different from reality
  • learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
  • language: Words or signs used to communicate messages
  • point: An item to be discussed
  • badge: Material with a pin to show membership in a group
  • wrong: Action that is harmful, unjust or illegal
  • person: Man, woman or child
  • suspend: To hang something or someone from something
  • change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
  • hide: To go to, or put a thing where it can't be found
  • understand: To know the meaning of language, what someone says
  • grade: To give a road the required angle of slope
  • group: Two or more musicians who play music together
  • yell: A sudden loud cry or shout
  • autistic: Suffering from autism
  • kinship: Strong tie to a person or group of people
  • lash: Small hairs that grow above and below your eyes
  • trio: Three of something, e.g. musicians
  • depress: To make someone feel sad or miserable
  • wavelength: To have similar feelings
  • friendship: Feeling of liking someone; good relationship
  • psychic: Concerning the mind and its workings
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    • admit

      US /ædˈmɪt/

      UK /əd'mɪt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To acknowledge that something is true or right
      • To allow someone to enter
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    • ashamed

      US /əˈʃemd/

      UK /ə'ʃeɪmd/

      • Adjective
      • Feeling of shame or guilt
      • Causing someone to feel shame.
      A2
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    • at a time

      US /æt e taɪm/

      UK /æt ə taim/

      • Phrase
      • Separately; one by one
      • Simultaneously; together
      A1
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    • at home

      US /æt hom/

      UK /æt həum/

      • Phrase
      • In one's own residence or country.
      • Adjective
      • Feeling comfortable and relaxed.
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    • autistic

      US /ɔ:'tɪstɪk/

      UK /ɔ:'tɪstɪk/

      • Adjective
      • Suffering from autism
      B2
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    • badge

      US /bædʒ/

      UK /bædʒ/

      • Countable Noun
      • Material with a pin to show membership in a group
      • Transitive Verb
      • To provide or mark with a badge.
      B1TOEIC
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    • based on

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
      • Preposition
      • Using something as the main idea or foundation.
      • Relying on something as evidence or justification.
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    • branch out

      US /bræntʃ aʊt/

      UK /brɑ:ntʃ aut/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To expand or diversify one's interests or activities.
      • Phrasal Verb
      • To expand or extend one's interests, activities, or business.
      • To extend or spread out from a central point.
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    • calm

      US /kɑm/

      UK /kɑ:m/

      • Adjective
      • Without wind or storm; quiet; peaceful
      • Relaxed and not worried or angry
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To make or become relaxed and not worried or angry
      A2
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    • calm down

      US /kɑm daʊn/

      UK /kɑ:m daun/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To make or become relaxed after being stressed
      A2
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    • creepy

      US /'kri:pɪ/

      UK /'kri:pɪ/

      • Adjective
      • Scary; annoying or unpleasant
      B1
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    • definition

      US /ˌdɛfəˈnɪʃən/

      UK /ˌdefɪˈnɪʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Explanation of word's meaning, as in dictionaries
      • The sharpness of an image on a screen
      A2TOEIC
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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.
      A2
      More
    • depress

      US /dɪˈprɛs/

      UK /dɪ'pres/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To make someone feel sad or miserable
      • To push something down
      B2
      More
    • engage

      US /ɪn'gedʒ/

      UK /ɪn'ɡeɪdʒ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To start to fight with an enemy
      • To hire someone for a task or job
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    • enthusiastic

      US /ɛnˌθuziˈæstɪk/

      UK /ɪnˌθju:ziˈæstɪk/

      • Adjective
      • Excited and interested in something
      • Showing active interest and support.
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    • eventually

      US /ɪˈvɛntʃuəli/

      UK /ɪˈventʃuəli/

      • Adverb
      • After a long time; after many attempts; in the end
      • At some later time; in the future
      A2
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    • fantasy

      US /ˈfæntəsi, -zi/

      UK /'fæntəsɪ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Something imagined and very different from reality
      • Work of literature set in an unreal world
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    • fiction

      US /ˈfɪkʃən/

      UK /ˈfɪkʃn/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Made-up stories; imagined events
      • False statement or account about something
      B1
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    • fold

      US /fold/

      UK /fəʊld/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To bend one part of something against another
      • (Of business) to fail or close down
      • Countable Noun
      • Pen where sheep are kept
      • Group of people who have a common belief
      B1TOEIC
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    • for the rest

      US /fɔr ði rɛst/

      UK /fɔ: ðə rest/

      • Phrase
      • Concerning the remaining people or things.
      • During the remaining part of a period of time.
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    • friendship

      US /ˈfrɛndˌʃɪp/

      UK /ˈfrendʃɪp/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Feeling of liking someone; good relationship
      B1
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    • function

      US /ˈfʌŋkʃən/

      UK /'fʌŋkʃn/

      • Noun
      • Social event, or party such as a wedding
      • Mathematical operation used in calculations
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To serve a certain purpose or role
      • To be operating, working or achieving its purpose
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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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    • give up

      US /ɡɪv ʌp/

      UK /ɡiv ʌp/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To lose hope or admit defeat
      • To decide to not start to try solving a problem
      A1
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    • grade

      US /ɡred/

      UK /ɡreɪd/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To give a road the required angle of slope
      • To determine the level or quality of something
      • Noun
      • Level or quality of something e.g. a diamond
      • Mark that shows the quality of a student's work
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    • ignore

      US /ɪɡˈnɔr, -ˈnor/

      UK /ɪɡ'nɔ:(r)/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To not listen to, look at, or pay attention to
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    • in second grade

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Being in the second year of elementary school.
      More
    • inspire

      US /ɪnˈspaɪr/

      UK /ɪn'spaɪə(r)/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To give someone an idea to do or make something
      • To make someone feel a certain emotion
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To breathe in
      • To draw (air, etc.) into the lungs.
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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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    • interact

      US /ˌɪntɚˈækt/

      UK /ˌɪntər'ækt/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To talk or do things with each other
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    • interaction

      US /ˌɪntɚˈækʃən/

      UK /ˌɪntər'ækʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Process of people or things affecting each other
      • The activity of talking to other people, working together etc
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    • interpret

      US /ɪnˈtɚprɪt/

      UK /ɪn'tɜ:prɪt/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To express so that others understand it
      • To translate what is said into another language
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    • intuitive

      US /ɪnˈtuɪtɪv, -ˈtju-/

      UK /ɪnˈtju:ɪtɪv/

      • Adjective
      • Able to understand by feeling rather than fact
      • Easy to use and understand.
      B2
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    • juvenile

      US /ˈdʒuvəˌnaɪl, -nəl/

      UK /ˈdʒu:vənaɪl/

      • Adjective
      • Concerning young people or children
      • Noun
      • Someone who is young; a child
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    • kinship

      US /ˈkɪnˌʃɪp/

      UK /ˈkɪnʃɪp/

      • Noun
      • Strong tie to a person or group of people
      B2
      More
    • lash

      US /læʃ/

      UK /læʃ/

      • Countable Noun
      • Small hairs that grow above and below your eyes
      • A quick hit with a narrow stick or whip
      • Transitive Verb
      • To hit something violently or forcefully
      • To tie something in place tightly
      B2
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    • lash out

      US /læʃ aʊt/

      UK /læʃ aut/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To suddenly attempt to hit someone or something.
      • To criticize someone angrily.
      A1
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    • miserable

      US /ˈmɪzərəbəl, ˈmɪzrə-/

      UK /ˈmɪzrəbl/

      • Adjective
      • Very unhappy
      • Causing someone to be unhappy or uncomfortable
      • Noun
      • A person who is always unhappy or complaining
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    • out there

      US /aʊt ðɛr/

      UK /aut ðɛə/

      • Adverb
      • In or to a place that is far away
      • Existing in the universe
      • Adjective
      • Unconventional; strange; avant-garde
      • Existing or available.
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    • psychic

      US /ˈsaɪkɪk/

      UK /ˈsaɪkɪk/

      • Adjective
      • Concerning the mind and its workings
      • One said to have extraordinary mental powers
      B2
      More
    • robust

      US /roˈbʌst, ˈroˌbʌst/

      UK /rəʊˈbʌst/

      • Adjective
      • Having physical vigor or energetic good health
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    • ruin

      US /ˈruɪn/

      UK /'ru:ɪn/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To damage or completely destroy something
      • To cause someone to lose their money or status
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Remains of a building that has been destroyed
      • The state of being destroyed or severely damaged.
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    • shame

      US /ʃem/

      UK /ʃeɪm/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Feeling of guilt because you did something wrong
      • Transitive Verb
      • To make someone feel ashamed
      A2
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    • shatter

      US /ˈʃætɚ/

      UK /'ʃætə(r)/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To break into small pieces
      B1
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    • snap

      US /snæp/

      UK /snæp/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To close your mouth quickly like biting something
      • To break something dry and thin, e.g. a branch
      • Countable Noun
      • An informal word for a photograph
      B1
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    • suspend

      US /səˈspɛnd/

      UK /sə'spend/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To hang something or someone from something
      • To stop something for a period of time; interrupt
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    • sympathetic

      US /ˌsɪmpəˈθɛtɪk/

      UK /ˌsɪmpəˈθetɪk/

      • Adjective
      • Feeling favorable to something; wanting to support
      • Feeling concern about someone in a bad situation
      A2
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    • syndrome

      US /ˈsɪnˌdrom/

      UK /'sɪndrəʊm/

      • Noun
      • A group of signs and symptoms of a disease
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    • thanks to

      US /θæŋks tu/

      UK /θæŋks tu:/

      • Preposition
      • Because of; as a result of.
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    • trio

      US /ˈtri:oʊ/

      UK /ˈtri:əʊ/

      • Countable Noun
      • Three of something, e.g. musicians
      B2
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    • turned out

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To arrive for a public event or entertainment
      • To happen to be in the end
      • Transitive Verb
      • To extinguish or switch off lights.
      A1
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    • vibrant

      US /ˈvaɪbrənt/

      UK /ˈvaɪbrənt/

      • Adjective
      • Having a lot of energy and being very active
      B1
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    • wavelength

      US /ˈwevˌlɛŋkθ, -ˌlɛŋθ/

      UK /'weɪvleŋθ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • To have similar feelings
      • The size of a wave
      C1
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    • work around

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To find a way to avoid a problem or obstacle.
      A1
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    • work in

      US /wɚk ɪn/

      UK /wə:k in/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To make an opening for something in your schedule
      • To fit person/thing into a schedule or sequence
      A1
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    • work out

      US /wɚk aʊt/

      UK /wə:k aut/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To find a way to do something, by thinking
      A1
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    • yell

      US /jɛl/

      UK /jel/

      • Noun
      • A sudden loud cry or shout
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To shout loudly at someone in pain or excitement
      B1
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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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