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  • window of opportunity: A favorable period of time for doing something that will lead to a successful outcome.
  • window: Opening in a wall or door to let in light
  • word: Unit of language that has a meaning
  • wind: A current of air moving approximately horizontally, especially one strong enough to be felt
  • glass: Clear hard container used for drinking
  • open: To make accessible or able to be used, e.g. road
  • wall: High, flat side of a room or building
  • sea: Very large group of people, similar-looking things
  • road: Long piece of hard land for cars to travel on
  • eye: The part of the body that you see with
  • light: To cause something to burn; put a burning match to
  • begin: To do the first part of an action; to start
  • beautiful: Having dome something well
  • part: Division of a book
  • long: Person's name
  • mean: Average of a set of numbers
  • ship: Large boat
  • blood: Red liquid in the bodies of people and animals
  • modern: Of the present time; up to date; contemporary
  • popular: Liked or enjoyed by many people
  • type: Printed letters or blocks used for printing them
  • air: Mixture of gases around the earth that we breathe
  • bring: To take or go with someone to a place
  • call: A order or request for action
  • whale: To strike forcefully, e.g. as a punishment
  • poetic: Imaginative, descriptive and often emotional
  • architectural: Concerning architecture
  • poem: A written composition in verse, not prose
  • wave: Movement of sound, air or energy
  • battle: Military fight between armies
  • separate: Being different from or unrelated to another
  • design: To plan in a particular way to fulfill a purpose
  • opportunity: Time, situation when a thing might be done; chance
  • compose: To calm yourself after being angry or upset
  • lyrical: Like singing; expressed beautifully or movingly
  • literary: Concerning writers or the profession of writing
  • invade: To enter something causing a harmful result
  • literal: Being the basic exact meaning of a word/expression
  • sweat: To do an amount of hard work
  • concrete: Hard building material made of cement, sand, water
  • construct: To build or create something
  • expanded: To make something larger in size, number, amount
  • element: Essential or particular part of something
  • construction: Act of building something; thing that is built
  • definition: Explanation of word's meaning, as in dictionaries
  • feature: Special report in a magazine or paper
  • related: To demonstrate a logical relationship between
  • everyday: Used or seen daily; for daily use; ordinary
  • emit: To release or send out (a gas, etc.)
  • slaughter: Act of killing an animal to get its meat
  • compound: Series of buildings that are walled or fenced off
  • trope: Language used in a figurative or nonliteral sense
  • slew: To turn and move suddenly in another direction
  • dew: Drops of water forming on cool surfaces at night
  • figuratively: In a manner a metaphor; not literally
  • epic: Going on for a long time; awe-inspiring
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    • architectural

      US /ˌɑrkəˈtɛktʃərəl/

      UK /ˌɑ:kɪˈtektʃərəl/

      • Adjective
      • Concerning architecture
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    • battle

      US /ˈbætl/

      UK /'bætl/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Military fight between armies
      • Working hard to stop something; struggle
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To fight or struggle against someone or something
      • To work hard to stop something; struggle
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    • blood

      US /blʌd/

      UK /blʌd/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Red liquid in the bodies of people and animals
      • Related by birth; family
      • Transitive Verb
      • To be initiated into something, e.g. a secret club
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    • compose

      US /kəmˈpoʊz/

      UK /kəmˈpəʊz/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To calm yourself after being angry or upset
      • To write an essay, article, poem, music etc.
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    • compound

      US /kɑmˈpaUnd/

      UK /'kɒmpaʊnd/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Series of buildings that are walled or fenced off
      • Chemical made up of several others
      • Transitive Verb
      • To pay interest on a loan including the interest
      • To make something from various parts or components
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    • concrete

      US /kɑnˈkrit, kɑŋ-, ˈkɑnˌkrit, ˈkɑŋ-/

      UK /'kɒŋkri:t/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Hard building material made of cement, sand, water
      • Transitive Verb
      • To cover or make with a hard grey building material
      • To lay or cover with concrete.
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    • construct

      US /kənˈstrʌkt/

      UK /kənˈstrʌkt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To build or create something
      • To create a sentence, story, argument or theory
      • Noun
      • A thought, theory or hypothesis
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    • construction

      US /kənˈstrʌkʃən/

      UK /kən'strʌkʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Act of building something; thing that is built
      • Something that is made using different parts
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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
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    • dew

      US /du:/

      UK /dju:/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Drops of water forming on cool surfaces at night
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    • element

      US /ˈɛləmənt/

      UK /'elɪmənt/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Essential or particular part of something
      • A substance that cannot be broken down into simpler substances by chemical means.
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    • emit

      US /ɪˈmɪt/

      UK /ɪ'mɪt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To release or send out (a gas, etc.)
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    • epic

      US /ˈɛpɪk/

      UK /'epɪk/

      • Adjective
      • Going on for a long time; awe-inspiring
      • Noun
      • A long story, often about many people and events
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    • expanded

      US /ɪk'spændɪd/

      UK /ɪks'pændɪd/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To make something larger in size, number, amount
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    • feature

      US /ˈfitʃɚ/

      UK /'fi:tʃə(r)/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Special report in a magazine or paper
      • Distinctive or important point of something
      • Transitive Verb
      • To highlight or give special importance to
      • To give prominence to; to present or promote as a special or important item.
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    • figuratively

      US /ˈfɪɡjərətɪvlɪ/

      UK /ˈfɪgjʊrətɪvlɪ/

      • Adverb
      • In a manner a metaphor; not literally
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    • invade

      US /ɪnˈved/

      UK /ɪnˈveɪd/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To enter something causing a harmful result
      • To enter (a country or region) so as to subjugate or occupy it.
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    • literal

      US /ˈlɪtərəl/

      UK /ˈlɪtərəl/

      • Adjective
      • Being the basic exact meaning of a word/expression
      • Being real and true and without exaggerating
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    • literary

      US /ˈlɪtəreri/

      UK /ˈlɪtərəri/

      • Adjective
      • Concerning writers or the profession of writing
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    • lyrical

      US /ˈlɪrɪkəl/

      UK /ˈlɪrɪkl/

      • Adjective
      • Like singing; expressed beautifully or movingly
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    • opportunity

      US /ˌɑpɚˈtunɪti, -ˈtju-/

      UK /ˌɒpə'tju:nətɪ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Time, situation when a thing might be done; chance
      • A favorable time or occasion for doing something.
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    • poem

      US /ˈpoʊəm/

      UK /ˈpəʊɪm/

      • Noun
      • A written composition in verse, not prose
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    • poetic

      US /poˈɛtɪk/

      UK /pəʊˈetɪk/

      • Adjective
      • Imaginative, descriptive and often emotional
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    • related

      US /rɪˈletɪd/

      UK /rɪ'leɪtɪd/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To demonstrate a logical relationship between
      • To understand or sympathize with, e.g. a problem
      • Adjective
      • Connected to; in association with
      • Connected by family or marriage.
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    • separate

      US /'sepəreɪt/

      UK /'sepəreɪt/

      • Adjective
      • Being different from or unrelated to another
      • Not connected; different.
      • Transitive Verb
      • To divide two things by being in between them
      • To move things away from each other
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    • slaughter

      US /ˈslɔtɚ/

      UK /'slɔ:tə(r)/

      • Noun
      • Act of killing an animal to get its meat
      • Beating someone easily and totally in a sport
      • Transitive Verb
      • To kill an animal, usually to get its meat
      • To beat someone easily and totally in a sport
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    • slew

      US /slu/

      UK /slu:/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To turn and move suddenly in another direction
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    • sweat

      US /swɛt/

      UK /swet/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To do an amount of hard work
      • To be worried or anxious about something
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • An amount of hard work
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    • wave

      US /wev/

      UK /weɪv/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Movement of sound, air or energy
      • Deep and strong emotion that is suddenly felt
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To cause to move side to side or back and forth
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    • whale

      US /hwel, wel/

      UK /weɪl/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To strike forcefully, e.g. as a punishment
      • To hunt and catch whales
      • Countable Noun
      • a very large sea mammal that breathes air through a hole at the top of its head and looks like a giant fish
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    • window of opportunity

      US

      UK

      • Noun
      • A favorable period of time for doing something that will lead to a successful outcome.
      • A short period of time in which something can be done.
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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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    【TED-Ed】Mysteries of vernacular: Window - Jessica Oreck and Rachael Teel

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    Ever wondered about the word 'window'? This fascinating video dives deep into its Old Norse and Old English roots, exploring how language evolves and even touching on epic poems like Beowulf! You'll pick up some fantastic vocabulary and gain a deeper appreciation for the history behind everyday words.

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