Vocabulary

  • change over: To switch from one thing to another.
  • over to: Used to hand over to someone else to speak
  • see in: To accompany someone to the entrance of a building or room.
  • in the picture: Aware of what is happening; informed.
  • also known as: Also called; alternatively named.
  • heat up: To become warmer; to make something warmer.
  • move into: To start living in a new house or building
  • to date: Up to the present time; until now.
  • stay up: To not go to bed until late
  • sun: Light and heat coming from a large star in the sky
  • summer: Part of the year when the weather is hot
  • winter: Time or season of idleness or decay
  • day: A period of 24 hours beginning at midnight
  • weather: Whether it is raining, sunny, cold etc. outside
  • warm: To become more friendly or to like something
  • late: At a time after the expected time
  • enjoy: To take pleasure in something
  • date: To have become old-fashioned
  • listen: To carefully consider what someone is saying
  • change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
  • picture: General situation or state of being
  • time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
  • stay: To keep trying without giving up
  • night: Time when sun does not shine
  • spring: Coil of metal that lessens impact, e.g. on cars
  • noon: Middle of the day
  • fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
  • high: Excited or relaxed from taking drugs
  • heat: State of anger, excitement, or arguing
  • sky: The place where we see clouds above us
  • path: Method of living leading to a particular result
  • area: Amount of measured space
  • fog: Cloudy air that makes seeing things difficult
  • video: Recording capturing action with sound
  • cooler: More cool than
  • point: An item to be discussed
  • keep: Large, strong tower in the middle of a castle
  • office: Room or building used for business
  • north: Direction to your left when facing the rising sun
  • allow: To admit the validity or truth of something
  • amount: Quantity of something
  • forecast: Prediction of some future thing, e.g. the weather
  • graphic: Concerning things that are drawn
  • concentrate: To cause to be present in large amount or number
  • atmosphere: Air around us
  • northern: In or toward the north
  • wonder: Surprise caused by experiencing something amazing
  • southern: Concerning a region in the south
  • expect: To believe something is probably going to happen
  • block: Solid piece of material used for building
  • increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
  • direct: To tell someone in a very clear way to do something
  • energy: Physical or mental strength
  • figure: To appear in a game, play or event
  • daylight: Light of the sun during the day
  • solar: Concerning the sun, or its heat
  • educational: Intended to teach or inform
  • refer: To talk about or write about something
  • sunlight: Rays of light coming from the sun
  • occur: To come to pass or to happen
  • official: Real, exact, truely felt
  • image: Picture, sculpture or painting of something
  • surface: To give (road) a top layer
  • angle: Place where two lines or surfaces meet
  • globe: A round object, e.g. like the earth; sphere
  • tilt: To change to a newly preferred idea or opinion
  • latitude: Distance north or south of equator shown by a line
  • equator: Geographical line at zero degrees latitude
  • orbit: Path an object takes as it circles another object
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    • also known as

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Also called; alternatively named.
      • Identified by another term; synonymous with.
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    • angle

      US /ˈæŋɡəl/

      UK /ˈæŋgl/

      • Noun
      • Place where two lines or surfaces meet
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    • atmosphere

      US /ˈætməˌsfɪr/

      UK /'ætməsfɪə(r)/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Air around us
      • Feeling or mood of a place
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    • block

      US /blɑk/

      UK /blɒk/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Solid piece of material used for building
      • A piece of wood, chocolate etc.
      • Transitive Verb
      • To stop from going forward or making progress
      • To obstruct or prevent the movement or passage of.
      A2
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    • change over

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To switch from one thing to another.
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    • concentrate

      US /ˈkɑnsənˌtret/

      UK /'kɒnsntreɪt/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To cause to be present in large amount or number
      • To pay great attention to a task; focus
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A substance made by removing water or other diluents; a concentrated form of something.
      A2
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    • daylight

      US /ˈdeˌlaɪt/

      UK /ˈdeɪlaɪt/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Light of the sun during the day
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    • direct

      US /dɪˈrɛkt, daɪ-/

      UK /də'rekt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To tell someone in a very clear way to do something
      • To show the way by conducting or leading
      • Adverb
      • Coming straight from something
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    • educational

      US /ˌɛdʒəˈkeʃənəl/

      UK /ˌedʒuˈkeɪʃənl/

      • Adjective
      • Intended to teach or inform
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    • energy

      US /ˈɛnədʒi/

      UK /'enədʒɪ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Physical or mental strength
      • Enthusiasm and determination.
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    • equator

      US /ɪˈkwetɚ/

      UK /ɪ'kweɪtə(r)/

      • Noun
      • Geographical line at zero degrees latitude
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    • fog

      US /fɔ:g/

      UK /fɒg/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Cloudy air that makes seeing things difficult
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To have water drops on it so you cannot see out
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    • forecast

      US /ˈfɔ:rkæst/

      UK /ˈfɔ:kɑ:st/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Prediction of some future thing, e.g. the weather
      • A prediction or estimate of future events, especially weather.
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To predict some future thing, e.g. the weather
      • Alternative past tense and past participle of 'forecast'.
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    • globe

      US /gloʊb/

      UK /gləʊb/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A round object, e.g. like the earth; sphere
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    • graphic

      US /ˈɡræfɪk/

      UK /ˈgræfɪk/

      • Adjective
      • Concerning things that are drawn
      • In clear detail, often when unpleasant in some way
      • Noun
      • Picture or drawing used to show something clearly
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    • heat

      US /hit/

      UK /hi:t/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • State of anger, excitement, or arguing
      • Particular temperature at which to cook something
      • Transitive Verb
      • To make hot or hotter
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    • heat up

      US /hit ʌp/

      UK /hi:t ʌp/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To become warmer; to make something warmer.
      • To become excited or agitated.
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    • image

      US /ˈɪmɪdʒ/

      UK /'ɪmɪdʒ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Picture, sculpture or painting of something
      • General idea or opinion of something
      • Transitive Verb
      • To obtain pictures by scanning them with a machine
      • To create a visual representation of something.
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    • in the picture

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Aware of what is happening; informed.
      • Involved in something; participating.
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    • latitude

      US /ˈlætɪtu:d/

      UK /ˈlætɪtju:d/

      • Noun
      • Distance north or south of equator shown by a line
      B2TOEIC
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    • move into

      US /muv ˈɪntu/

      UK /mu:v ˈɪntuː/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To start living in a new house or building
      • To start being involved in a new area of business or activity.
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    • noon

      US /nu:n/

      UK /nu:n/

      • Noun
      • Middle of the day
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    • northern

      US

      UK

      • Adjective
      • In or toward the north
      • Coming from the north.
      • Noun
      • A person who comes from the north.
      • The Aurora Borealis.
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    • occur

      US /əˈkɚ/

      UK /əˈkɜ:(r)/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To come to pass or to happen
      • To be found to exist; to be present.
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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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    • orbit

      US /ˈɔrbɪt/

      UK /'ɔ:bɪt/

      • Noun
      • Path an object takes as it circles another object
      • The sphere of influence or control; range.
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To go around another object (often in space)
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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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    • path

      US /pæθ, pɑθ/

      UK /pɑ:θ/

      • Noun
      • Method of living leading to a particular result
      • Track made with stones, by walking over the ground
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    • refer

      US /rɪˈfɚ/

      UK /rɪ'fɜ:(r)/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To talk about or write about something
      • To give information about something
      A2TOEIC
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    • see in

      US /si ɪn/

      UK /si: in/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To accompany someone to the entrance of a building or room.
      A1
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    • sky

      US /skaɪ/

      UK /skaɪ/

      • Noun
      • The place where we see clouds above us
      A2
      More
    • solar

      US /ˈsolɚ/

      UK /'səʊlə(r)/

      • Adjective
      • Concerning the sun, or its heat
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    • southern

      US /ˈsʌðərn/

      UK /ˈsʌðən/

      • Adjective
      • Concerning a region in the south
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    • stay up

      US /ste ʌp/

      UK /stei ʌp/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To not go to bed until late
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    • sunlight

      US /ˈsʌnˌlaɪt/

      UK /ˈsʌnlaɪt/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Rays of light coming from the sun
      A2
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    • surface

      US /ˈsɚfəs/

      UK /'sɜ:fɪs/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To give (road) a top layer
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To appear after being hidden, unseen, or unknown
      • To come to the top of something; emerge
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    • tilt

      US /tɪlt/

      UK /tɪlt/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To change to a newly preferred idea or opinion
      • To move something away from the upright
      • Noun
      • Position in which one side is above the other
      B2
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    • to date

      US /tu det/

      UK /tu: deit/

      • Phrase
      • Up to the present time; until now.
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To go out on romantic dates with someone.
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    • video

      US /ˈvɪdiˌo/

      UK /'vɪdɪəʊ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Recording capturing action with sound
      • A recording of moving visual images made digitally or on videotape.
      • Transitive Verb
      • To make a moving film of, with sound
      • To make a video call.
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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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