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Vocabulary

  • have to: Must do
  • secret of: The key or hidden information that explains something.
  • at school: Present and attending school.
  • in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
  • think about: To consider something carefully.
  • in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, disbelief
  • as soon as: In a short time after (something happens)
  • rule in: To make an official decision in favor of someone in a legal case.
  • audience: Group of people attending a play, movie etc.
  • crack: Attempt to achieve a goal or objective
  • deliver: To give birth to a child; help a woman give birth
  • pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
  • comedy: Amusing play, film, usually with a happy ending
  • secret: Kept hidden from others; Known only to a few people
  • place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
  • fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
  • terrible: Very bad; horrible
  • simple: Not hard to understand or do; not complex
  • comedian: An entertainer whose job is to make people laugh
  • stand: To be a candidate in an election
  • great: Very good; better than before
  • find: To become aware of something that is happening
  • person: Man, woman or child
  • rule: Something that is normal and usually happens
  • laugh: To make a happy sound when something is funny
  • bleak: Desolate and colorless; without much hope
  • popular: Liked or enjoyed by many people
  • start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
  • world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
  • think: To have an idea about something without certainty
  • guy: Man; boy; any person
  • amusing: To make someone laugh by entertaining them
  • punchline: Last line of a joke
  • outgoing: Leaving a place or a position
  • shy: Afraid of meeting people; lacking self-confidence
  • woody: Made of or containing or resembling wood
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    • amusing

      US /əˈmjuzɪŋ/

      UK /əˈmju:zɪŋ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To make someone laugh by entertaining them
      • Adjective
      • Making someone laugh or feel happy
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    • as soon as

      US /æz sun æz/

      UK /æz su:n æz/

      • Phrase
      • In a short time after (something happens)
      • Without any delay; immediately
      • Conjunction
      • At the moment that, or immediately after.
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    • at school

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Present and attending school.
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    • audience

      US /ˈɔdiəns/

      UK /ˈɔ:diəns/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Group of people attending a play, movie etc.
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    • bleak

      US /blik/

      UK /bli:k/

      • Adjective
      • Desolate and colorless; without much hope
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    • comedian

      US /kəˈmidiən/

      UK /kəˈmi:diən/

      • Countable Noun
      • An entertainer whose job is to make people laugh
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    • comedy

      US /ˈkɑmɪdi/

      UK /'kɒmədɪ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Amusing play, film, usually with a happy ending
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    • crack

      US /kræk/

      UK /kræk/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Attempt to achieve a goal or objective
      • Unexpected and hard hit to the body
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To attempt to achieve a goal or objective
      • To hit someone or something hard and unexpectedly
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    • deliver

      US /dɪˈlɪvɚ/

      UK /dɪ'lɪvə(r)/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To give birth to a child; help a woman give birth
      • To save someone from a problem or crisis
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    • have to

      US /hæv tu/

      UK /ˈhæv tə/

      • Auxiliary Verb
      • Must do
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    • in fact

      US /ɪn fækt/

      UK /in fækt/

      • Adverb
      • Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
      • Used to introduce a more detailed or surprising piece of information.
      • Phrase
      • Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that is surprising or contrary to what might be expected.
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    • in the world

      US /ɪn ði wɜrld/

      UK /in ðə wɜː(r)ld/

      • Phrase
      • Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, disbelief
      • Used to indicate the extent or degree of something, often in a superlative sense
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    • outgoing

      US /ˈaʊtgoʊɪŋ/

      UK /ˈaʊtgəʊɪŋ/

      • Adjective
      • Leaving a place or a position
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    • punchline

      US /'pʌntʃlaɪn/

      UK /ˈpʌntʃlaɪn/

      • Noun
      • Last line of a joke
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    • rule

      US /ruːl/

      UK /ruːl/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Something that is normal and usually happens
      • Governmental control or power over a region
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To decide legally, especially in court
      • To have control or influence
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    • rule in

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To make an official decision in favor of someone in a legal case.
      B1
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    • secret of

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • The key or hidden information that explains something.
      • Confidential information about something.
      A1
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    • shy

      US /ʃaɪ/

      UK /ʃaɪ/

      • Adjective
      • Afraid of meeting people; lacking self-confidence
      • Being less than the full or expected amount
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To move away due to nervousness
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    • terrible

      US /ˈtɛrəbəl/

      UK /ˈterəbl/

      • Adjective
      • Very bad; horrible
      • Causing great fear; frightening
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    • think about

      US /θɪŋk əˈbaʊt/

      UK /θiŋk əˈbaut/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To consider something carefully.
      • To remember or call to mind.
      A1
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    • woody

      US /ˈwʊdi/

      UK /ˈwʊdi/

      • Adjective
      • Made of or containing or resembling wood
      A2
      More
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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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