Vocabulary

  • instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
  • think about: To consider something carefully.
  • go away: To go on vacation
  • thanks to: Because of; as a result of.
  • put off: To take off, e.g. clothing
  • turn in: To produce or achieve a good performance
  • on the other hand : Considering a different aspect of the matter; alternatively.
  • have to: Must do
  • print out: To produce a paper copy of a document from a computer.
  • at a time: Separately; one by one
  • rather than: More exactly; more correctly
  • calm down: To make or become relaxed after being stressed
  • write down: To record in writing
  • pick off: To shoot at objects one by one
  • no matter: Regardless of; it does not matter.
  • up to anything: Engaged in secretive or mischievous plans.
  • for example: As an illustration or instance.
  • give in: To submit work; hand in
  • in other words: Stating something in a different way, often to make it clearer or more understandable.
  • siren song: A tempting appeal that is actually harmful or deceptive.
  • clear out: To empty things out of a place
  • ultimately: Done or considered as the final and most important
  • constantly: Frequently, or without pause
  • chronic: Always or often doing something, e.g. lying
  • incredibly: To a great degree; very; amazingly
  • procrastinate: To delay doing something that you ought to do
  • recommend: To advise or suggest that someone do something
  • recap: Brief description of something that had been said
  • tackle: To start working on a difficult problem
  • trick: To fool someone in order to obtain a result
  • procrastination: Act of putting off something you ought to do
  • plenty: When there is not too little of something; a lot
  • productive: Producing things in large quantities; fertile
  • reward: To give something because of someone's good work
  • track: To use marks to follow a wild animal
  • epic: Going on for a long time; awe-inspiring
  • overwhelm: To defeat something or someone completely
  • ability: The power, resources or skill to do something
  • method: (Organized and planned) way of doing something
  • calm: Without wind or storm; quiet; peaceful
  • strict: Tending to enforce rules; severe
  • avoid: To prevent from happening
  • task: Big or small piece of work someone has to do
  • pile: Large amount of something
  • ignore: To not listen to, look at, or pay attention to
  • require: To demand that someone does something
  • population: Number of people who live in a country, area etc.
  • digest: To convert food into energy in your stomach
  • laundry: Business or room to wash bed sheets, clothes etc.
  • due: When something is required or expected
  • break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
  • project: To predict what will happen in the future
  • leave: To go away from; depart
  • plug: Wood, rubber or metal used to block a hole
  • organize: To arrange and plan things, e.g. a party
  • sign: Indication that something exists or will happen
  • protagonist: Main character in a story
  • bring: To take or go with someone to a place
  • pick: Sharp tool used for breaking the ground
  • step: Movement done as part of a particular dance
  • submission: Reluctant agreement with the wishes of others
  • hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
  • strait: Channel joining large bodies of water
  • bore: To accept (responsibilities or duties)
  • part: Division of a book
  • snappy: Speaking or reacting irritably, with little reason
  • start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
  • group: Two or more musicians who play music together
  • siren: Device that produces loud warning sounds; alarm
  • tweet: Weak chirping sound as of a small bird
  • procrastinator: Someone who postpones work out of laziness
  • worksheet: Piece of paper showing work planned or done
  • sucker: Part of an animal used for holding onto surfaces
  • monster: Large frightening imaginary creature
  • daunt: To make someone feel less courageous or confident
  • dragon: Imaginary creatures that breathe fire
  • mast: Tall upright post supporting the sails of a boat
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    • ability

      US /əˈbɪlɪti/

      UK /ə'bɪlətɪ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • The power, resources or skill to do something
      • A particular skill or talent.
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    • at a time

      US /æt e taɪm/

      UK /æt ə taim/

      • Phrase
      • Separately; one by one
      • Simultaneously; together
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    • avoid

      US /əˈvɔɪd/

      UK /ə'vɔɪd/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To prevent from happening
      • To stay away from
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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
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    • calm down

      US /kɑm daʊn/

      UK /kɑ:m daun/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To make or become relaxed after being stressed
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    • chronic

      US /ˈkrɑnɪk/

      UK /'krɒnɪk/

      • Adjective
      • Always or often doing something, e.g. lying
      • (Of disease) over a long time; serious
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    • clear out

      US /klɪr aʊt/

      UK /kliə aut/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To empty things out of a place
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    • constantly

      US /ˈkɑnstəntlɪ/

      UK /ˈkɒnstəntli/

      • Adverb
      • Frequently, or without pause
      • In a way that is unchanging or faithful
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    • daunt

      US /dɔnt, dɑnt/

      UK /dɔ:nt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To make someone feel less courageous or confident
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    • digest

      US /daɪˈdʒest/

      UK /daɪˈdʒest/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To convert food into energy in your stomach
      • To think over facts, news etc.; take in information
      • Noun
      • A summary, as of the news
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    • dragon

      US /ˈdræɡən/

      UK /ˈdrægən/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Imaginary creatures that breathe fire
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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
      B2
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    • for example

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • As an illustration or instance.
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    • give in

      US /ɡɪv ɪn/

      UK /ɡiv in/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To submit work; hand in
      • To stop resisting; to surrender
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    • go away

      US /ɡo əˈwe/

      UK /ɡəu əˈwei/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To go on vacation
      • To leave; depart.
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    • have to

      US /hæv tu/

      UK /ˈhæv tə/

      • Auxiliary Verb
      • Must do
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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 other words

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Stating something in a different way, often to make it clearer or more understandable.
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    • incredibly

      US /ɪnˈkrɛdəblɪ/

      UK /ɪnˈkredəbli/

      • Adverb
      • To a great degree; very; amazingly
      • Extremely; so much so it is hard to believe
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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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    • laundry

      US /ˈlɔndri, ˈlɑn-/

      UK /'lɔ:ndrɪ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Business or room to wash bed sheets, clothes etc.
      • Clothes etc., that are to be washed, already washed
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    • mast

      US /mæst/

      UK /mɑ:st/

      • Noun
      • Tall upright post supporting the sails of a boat
      B2
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    • method

      US /ˈmɛθəd/

      UK /'meθəd/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • (Organized and planned) way of doing something
      • Orderliness of thought, arrangement, or behavior.
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    • monster

      US /ˈmɑnstɚ/

      UK /'mɒnstə(r)/

      • Countable Noun
      • Large frightening imaginary creature
      • Very evil person
      • Adjective
      • Very large
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    • no matter

      US

      UK

      • Conjunction
      • Regardless of; it does not matter.
      • Adverb
      • Regardless of; it is not important
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    • on the other hand

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Considering a different aspect of the matter; alternatively.
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    • overwhelm

      US /ˌoʊvərˈwelm/

      UK /ˌəʊvəˈwelm/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To defeat something or someone completely
      • To affect someone emotionally in a strong way
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    • pick off

      US /pɪk ɔf/

      UK /pik ɔf/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To shoot at objects one by one
      • To remove something from a surface by picking it.
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    • pile

      US /paɪl/

      UK /paɪl/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Large amount of something
      • Group of things one on top of another
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • (E.g. of problems) to increase; get more or worse
      • To place things on top of each other; to heap up.
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    • plenty

      US /ˈplɛnti/

      UK /'plentɪ/

      • Pronoun
      • When there is not too little of something; a lot
      • Uncountable Noun
      • A large or sufficient amount or quantity; abundance.
      • A lot of something
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    • plug

      US /plʌɡ/

      UK /plʌg/

      • Noun
      • Wood, rubber or metal used to block a hole
      • Thing on a wire to connect to electricity supply
      • Transitive Verb
      • To use an object to block a hole
      • To promote or advertise a product
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    • population

      US /ˌpɑpjəˈleʃən/

      UK /ˌpɒpjuˈleɪʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Number of people who live in a country, area etc.
      • A group of individuals of one species living in a particular area.
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    • print out

      US /prɪnt aʊt/

      UK /print aut/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To produce a paper copy of a document from a computer.
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    • procrastinate

      US /proˈkræstəˌnet, prə-/

      UK /prəʊ'kræstɪneɪt/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To delay doing something that you ought to do
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    • procrastination

      US /proʊˌkræstɪ'neɪʃn/

      UK /prəʊˌkræstɪ'neɪʃn/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Act of putting off something you ought to do
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    • procrastinator

      US /proʊˌkræstəˌneɪtə/

      UK /prəʊˌkræstɪˌneɪtə/

      • Noun
      • Someone who postpones work out of laziness
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    • productive

      US /prəˈdʌktɪv, pro-/

      UK /prəˈdʌktɪv/

      • Adjective
      • Producing things in large quantities; fertile
      • Doing a lot of work and achieving a lot
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    • protagonist

      US /proˈtæɡənɪst/

      UK /prəˈtægənɪst/

      • Countable Noun
      • Main character in a story
      • A leading figure in a real event or cause.
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    • put off

      US /pʊt ɔf/

      UK /put ɔf/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To take off, e.g. clothing
      • To delay until a later date
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    • rather than

      US

      UK

      • Adverb
      • More exactly; more correctly
      • Preferably; instead
      • Preposition
      • Instead of
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    • recap

      US /riˈkæp/

      UK /'ri:kæp/

      • Noun
      • Brief description of something that had been said
      • Transitive Verb
      • To describe or summarize the main points
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    • recommend

      US /ˌrɛkəˈmɛnd/

      UK /ˌrekə'mend/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To advise or suggest that someone do something
      • To endorse or support something publicly.
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    • require

      US /rɪˈkwaɪr/

      UK /rɪ'kwaɪə(r)/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To demand that someone does something
      • To need to do something, to make it necessary
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    • reward

      US /rɪˈwɔrd/

      UK /rɪ'wɔ:d/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To give something because of someone's good work
      • To give someone money for helping the police
      • Noun
      • Money given for information about criminals
      • Something given in recognition of service, effort, or achievement.
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    • siren

      US /ˈsaɪrən/

      UK /'saɪrən/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Device that produces loud warning sounds; alarm
      • Noun
      • Woman who attracts men toward danger
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    • siren song

      US /ˈsaɪrən sɔŋ/

      UK /ˈsaɪərən sɒŋ/

      • other
      • A tempting appeal that is actually harmful or deceptive.
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    • strait

      US /stret/

      UK /streɪt/

      • Noun
      • Channel joining large bodies of water
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    • strict

      US /strɪkt/

      UK /strɪkt/

      • Adjective
      • Tending to enforce rules; severe
      • (Of orders) that must be obeyed
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    • submission

      US /səbˈmɪʃən/

      UK /səbˈmɪʃn/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Reluctant agreement with the wishes of others
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    • sucker

      US /ˈsʌkɚ/

      UK /ˈsʌkə(r)/

      • Noun
      • Part of an animal used for holding onto surfaces
      • Someone who is easily fooled
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    • tackle

      US /ˈtækəl/

      UK /'tækl/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To start working on a difficult problem
      • To grab and throw a person to the ground
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Equipment used in fishing
      • Arrangement of ropes and wheels used for lifting
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    • task

      US /tæsk/

      UK /tɑ:sk/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Big or small piece of work someone has to do
      • Transitive Verb
      • To be given something to do, e.g. wash dishes
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    • thanks to

      US /θæŋks tu/

      UK /θæŋks tu:/

      • Preposition
      • Because of; as a result of.
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    • think about

      US /θɪŋk əˈbaʊt/

      UK /θiŋk əˈbaut/

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

      US /træk/

      UK /træk/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To use marks to follow a wild animal
      • To move a certain way/follow a particular course
      • Noun
      • A circular course for running
      • Course or way someone takes, e.g. in education
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    • trick

      US /trɪk/

      UK /trɪk/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To fool someone in order to obtain a result
      • To playfully tease or fool to make someone laugh
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Act of trying to fool someone
      • Quick or skillful way of doing something
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    • turn in

      US /tɚn ɪn/

      UK /tə:n in/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To produce or achieve a good performance
      • To go to bed
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    • tweet

      US /twit/

      UK /twi:t/

      • Noun
      • Weak chirping sound as of a small bird
      • Message sent to Twitter
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To make a weak chirping sound as of a small bird
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    • ultimately

      US /ˈʌltəmɪtli/

      UK /ˈʌltɪmətli/

      • Adverb
      • Done or considered as the final and most important
      • Fundamentally; at the most basic level.
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    • up to anything

      US /ʌp tu ˈeniθɪŋ/

      UK /ʌp tuː ˈeniθɪŋ/

      • other
      • Engaged in secretive or mischievous plans.
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    • worksheet

      US

      UK

      • Noun
      • Piece of paper showing work planned or done
      C2
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    • write down

      US /raɪt daʊn/

      UK /rait daun/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To record in writing
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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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