Vocabulary

  • high and low: Searching everywhere thoroughly.
  • through thick and thin: Through good times and bad times; during both prosperity and adversity.
  • by leaps and bounds: Very quickly and significantly, showing rapid progress.
  • figure out: To understand the behavior of someone
  • instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
  • all over the place: In a state of disorder; scattered everywhere.
  • touch and go: A situation that is uncertain or risky, possibly dangerous.
  • for sure: Definitely; certainly; without a doubt.
  • for now: Temporarily; for the present time.
  • easy: Not hard to do; not difficult
  • clean: Completely; entirely
  • tell: To (strongly) advise a person to do something
  • find: To become aware of something that is happening
  • house: Place where a specific activity or business occurs
  • greatly: An extraordinary extent or degree
  • show: To be easily seen or displayed
  • sentence: (Of a judge) to decide the punishment of
  • lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
  • doctor: Person paid to help people become or stay healthy
  • write: To compose letters and words on paper or a screen
  • conversation: Talking with other people; discussion or chat
  • visit: To go to a place for a time, usually for a reason
  • speak: To be able to use a certain language
  • lesson: Something done to learn or teach something; class
  • improved: To make, or become, something better
  • thin: Flowing with ease; with a high percentage of water
  • high: Excited or relaxed from taking drugs
  • improve: To make, or become, something better
  • mean: Average of a set of numbers
  • quiz: A game in which players answer questions on topics
  • surprise: To do something that another person didn't expect
  • married: To become the husband or wife of someone
  • explain: To make clear or easy to understand by describing
  • happen: To take place or occur
  • idea: Belief, thought, suggestion, opinion or plan
  • bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
  • call: A order or request for action
  • search: To examine a person's clothing to find something
  • thick: Difficult to see through, as fog
  • condition: To improve something to make it better
  • touch: To affect feelings, especially by causing sympathy
  • predict: To guess or estimate what will or might happen
  • produce: Fresh foods such as fruits and vegetables
  • quality: Feature associated with someone or something
  • figure: To appear in a game, play or event
  • idiom: Phrase with a special, metaphoric meaning
  • tremendously: Very well or very impressively
  • separately: Not with another person or thing
  • risky: With the chance it may be dangerous, unsuccessful
  • uncertain: Feeling doubt about a person, place, or thing
  • span: Distance between two supports of a bridge
  • compliment: Remark saying someone looks nice, plays well, etc.
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    • all over the place

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • In a state of disorder; scattered everywhere.
      • In many different locations; widely distributed.
      • Adjective
      • Mentally or emotionally disorganized; confused or erratic.
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    • by leaps and bounds

      US /baɪ lips ænd baʊndz/

      UK /baɪ li:ps ənd baʊndz/

      • other
      • Very quickly and significantly, showing rapid progress.
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    • compliment

      US /ˈkɑmpləmənt/

      UK /'kɒmplɪmənt/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Remark saying someone looks nice, plays well, etc.
      • A formal expression of respect or admiration.
      • Transitive Verb
      • To say someone looks nice, plays well, etc.
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    • condition

      US /kənˈdɪʃən/

      UK /kənˈdɪʃn/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To improve something to make it better
      • To cause to behave automatically in a certain way
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Disease or other medical problem
      • The state of living you are in, e.g. good health
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    • conversation

      US /ˌkɑnvɚˈseʃən/

      UK /ˌkɒnvəˈseɪʃn/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Talking with other people; discussion or chat
      • General communication or interaction.
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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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    • for now

      US /fɔr naʊ/

      UK /fɔ: nau/

      • Phrase
      • Temporarily; for the present time.
      • In the short term; for the immediate future.
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    • for sure

      US /fɔr ʃʊr/

      UK /fɔ: ʃuə/

      • Adverb
      • Definitely; certainly; without a doubt.
      • Used to emphasize a statement.
      • Interjection
      • An expression of strong agreement or affirmation.
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    • greatly

      US /ˈɡreɪtli/

      UK /ˈgreɪtli/

      • Adverb
      • An extraordinary extent or degree
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    • high and low

      US /ˈhaɪ ən lo/

      UK /ˈhaɪ ən ləu/

      • other
      • Searching everywhere thoroughly.
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    • idiom

      US /ˈɪdiəm/

      UK /ˈɪdiəm/

      • Noun
      • Phrase with a special, metaphoric meaning
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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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    • predict

      US /prɪˈdɪkt/

      UK /prɪ'dɪkt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To guess or estimate what will or might happen
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    • quality

      US /ˈkwɑlɪti/

      UK /'kwɒlətɪ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Feature associated with someone or something
      • High level of worth or excellence
      • Adjective
      • Of a high standard
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    • quiz

      US /kwɪz/

      UK /kwɪz/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A game in which players answer questions on topics
      • Brief spoken or written test, given to students
      • Transitive Verb
      • To ask a person many questions about something
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    • risky

      US /ˈrɪski/

      UK /ˈrɪski/

      • Adjective
      • With the chance it may be dangerous, unsuccessful
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    • search

      US /sɜ:rtʃ/

      UK /sɜ:tʃ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To examine a person's clothing to find something
      • To look for an answer or explanation to a problem
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Examination of person to find something
      • Action to find an answer to a problem
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    • separately

      US /ˈsɛpərɪtlɪ/

      UK /ˈseprətli/

      • Adverb
      • Not with another person or thing
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    • span

      US /spæn/

      UK /spæn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Distance between two supports of a bridge
      • Period of time that something continues for
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To go across a certain distance between things
      • To cover or extend over a time period
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    • thick

      US /θɪk/

      UK /θɪk/

      • Adjective
      • Difficult to see through, as fog
      • Full of (people, etc.)
      • Adverb
      • In close association or friendship.
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    • through thick and thin

      US

      UK

      • Idiom
      • Through good times and bad times; during both prosperity and adversity.
      • Phrase
      • Through good times and bad times; during both prosperity and adversity.
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    • touch and go

      US /tʌtʃ ænd go/

      UK /tʌtʃ ænd gəu/

      • other
      • A situation that is uncertain or risky, possibly dangerous.
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    • tremendously

      US /trɪˈmɛndəslɪ/

      UK /trə'mendəslɪ/

      • Adverb
      • Very well or very impressively
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    • uncertain

      US /ʌnˈsɜ:rtn/

      UK /ʌnˈsɜ:tn/

      • Adjective
      • Feeling doubt about a person, place, or thing
      • Not able to be relied on; not known or definite.
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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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