Vocabulary

  • walk with: To accompany someone while walking.
  • pass by: To go past someone or something.
  • jump out: To suddenly appear or move forward, often to surprise someone.
  • in pursuit: Following or chasing someone or something, typically to catch them.
  • by now: At the present time or already; before the present.
  • sense of orientation: The ability to know where you are in relation to your surroundings.
  • hit it off: To get on well on first meeting someone
  • hang out: To spend time with your friends
  • the following: Next in order or sequence.
  • as well as: Also; in addition to
  • on to: Toward something; forward
  • to do with: To be about something; concern
  • no matter: Regardless of; it does not matter.
  • on the other side of: Located across something from a given point.
  • at home: In one's own residence or country.
  • weird: Odd or unusual; surprising; strange
  • sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
  • permanent: Lasting forever; not temporary or changing
  • realize: To become aware of or understand mentally
  • severe: Very bad; harsh
  • sensation: (Person) attracting the interest of many people
  • comprehension: Act of understanding, e.g. a reading text
  • ruin: To damage or completely destroy something
  • spontaneous: Happening on its own, without anyone helping it
  • sense: Certain mental feeling or emotion
  • exact: Completely correct; accurate; specific
  • unconscious: Not aware of what is going on around you
  • chaotic: Utterly confused
  • relationship: Connection between two or more people or things
  • brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
  • concern: To be about a particular topic
  • suffer: To experience pain, illness, or injury
  • inspire: To give someone an idea to do or make something
  • pursuit: Act of following someone to catch them
  • disguise: Change in appearance so you will not be noticed
  • furious: Extremely angry
  • consciousness: Process by which thoughts, ideas are processed
  • affection: Feeling of liking someone or something
  • explain: To make clear or easy to understand by describing
  • direction: When someone tells people what to do
  • fatal: Causing death; having very bad consequences
  • fuzzy: Covered with fur or short hair
  • introduce: To open an essay to set the scene
  • guess: To give an answer without knowing if it is correct
  • surgery: Medical operation involving cutting into body
  • respond: To answer something or someone
  • intersection: Place where two things cross
  • appear: To be seen, become visible; come into sight
  • moment: Very short or brief period of time
  • visceral: From deep within you; caused by strong instincts
  • escalate: To increase in size, intensity, or scope
  • spend: To use money to pay for something
  • smack: To slap or hit, e.g. with a resounding noise
  • continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
  • benign: (Of cancer) not harmful or too serious
  • accident: Sudden unplanned event causing damage, injury etc.
  • severity: Degree of seriousness of an event or situation
  • wrong: Action that is harmful, unjust or illegal
  • injury: Physical or emotional harm or damage
  • head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
  • drive: A person's ambition and motivation to do something
  • conclude: To finish or cause to finish; end
  • scalp: Part of the human head covered by hair
  • malignant: (Of cancer) dangerous or deadly; spreading
  • return: To hit something back to the other player or team
  • knock: Bad experience that reduces a person's confidence
  • bush: A wooden plant that is smaller than a tree
  • inform: To give information or facts about something
  • perpendicular: Being at right angles to a given line or plane
  • liberation: Act of setting someone or something free
  • outrun: To run faster than
  • tingle: Feeling as if small needles are in your skin
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    • affection

      US /əˈfɛkʃən/

      UK /əˈfekʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Feeling of liking someone or something
      • A gentle feeling of fondness or liking.
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    • as well as

      US /æz wɛl æz/

      UK /æz wel æz/

      • Adverb
      • Also; in addition to
      • Preposition
      • In addition to; and also.
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    • at home

      US /æt hom/

      UK /æt həum/

      • Phrase
      • In one's own residence or country.
      • Adjective
      • Feeling comfortable and relaxed.
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    • benign

      US /bɪˈnaɪn/

      UK /bɪˈnaɪn/

      • Adjective
      • (Of cancer) not harmful or too serious
      • Kind and gentle
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    • bush

      US /bʊʃ/

      UK /bʊʃ/

      • Noun
      • A wooden plant that is smaller than a tree
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    • by now

      US /baɪ naʊ/

      UK /bai nau/

      • Phrase
      • At the present time or already; before the present.
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    • chaotic

      US /keɪˈɒtɪk/

      UK /keɪ'ɒtɪk/

      • Adjective
      • Utterly confused
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    • comprehension

      US /ˌkɑmprɪˈhɛnʃən/

      UK /ˌkɒmprɪˈhenʃn/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Act of understanding, e.g. a reading text
      • The scope or range of something.
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    • concern

      US /kənˈsɚn/

      UK /kənˈsɜ:n/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To be about a particular topic
      • To have a direct impact on someone
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Company, firm or business
      • Feeling of worry or anxiety
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    • conclude

      US /kənˈklud/

      UK /kənˈklu:d/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To finish or cause to finish; end
      • To arrive at a judgment or opinion
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    • consciousness

      US /ˈkɑnʃəsnɪs/

      UK /'kɒnʃəsnəs/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Process by which thoughts, ideas are processed
      • A person's awareness or perception of something.
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    • direction

      US /dɪˈrɛkʃən, daɪ-/

      UK /də'rekʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • When someone tells people what to do
      • Describes the way you are going, e.g. North
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    • disguise

      US /dɪsˈɡaɪz/

      UK /dɪs'ɡaɪz/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Change in appearance so you will not be noticed
      • The act of concealing the identity or true nature of something.
      • Transitive Verb
      • To change your appearance to not be noticed
      • To hide something so it will not be noticed
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    • escalate

      US /ˈɛskəˌlet/

      UK /ˈeskəleɪt/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To increase in size, intensity, or scope
      • To become much worse or more severe
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    • exact

      US /ɪɡˈzækt/

      UK /ɪɡ'zækt/

      • Adjective
      • Completely correct; accurate; specific
      • Transitive Verb
      • To get something, sometimes using force
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    • fatal

      US /ˈfetl/

      UK /ˈfeɪtl/

      • Adjective
      • Causing death; having very bad consequences
      • Causing negative results
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    • furious

      US /ˈfjʊriəs/

      UK /ˈfjʊəriəs/

      • Adjective
      • Extremely angry
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    • fuzzy

      US /ˈfʌzi/

      UK /'fʌzɪ/

      • Adjective
      • Covered with fur or short hair
      • Not clear; blurred
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    • hang out

      US /hæŋ aʊt/

      UK /hæŋ aut/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To spend time with your friends
      • To spend times with friends or relax doing nothing
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    • hit it off

      US /hɪt ɪt ɔf/

      UK /hit it ɔf/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To get on well on first meeting someone
      • To start something successfully or enjoyably.
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    • in pursuit

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Following or chasing someone or something, typically to catch them.
      • Trying to achieve something, often a goal or ambition.
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    • inform

      US /ɪnˈfɔ:rm/

      UK /ɪnˈfɔ:m/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To give information or facts about something
      • To give an essential or formative principle or quality to.
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    • injury

      US /ˈɪndʒəri/

      UK /'ɪndʒərɪ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Physical or emotional harm or damage
      • An unjust or unfair action or event.
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    • inspire

      US /ɪnˈspaɪr/

      UK /ɪn'spaɪə(r)/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To give someone an idea to do or make something
      • To make someone feel a certain emotion
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To breathe in
      • To draw (air, etc.) into the lungs.
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    • intersection

      US /ˌɪntɚˈsɛkʃən/

      UK /ˌɪntə'sekʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Place where two things cross
      • A point or line common to two or more lines or surfaces that cross or meet.
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    • jump out

      US /dʒʌmp aʊt/

      UK /dʒʌmp aut/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To suddenly appear or move forward, often to surprise someone.
      • To be very obvious or easily noticeable.
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    • knock

      US /nɑk/

      UK /nɒk/

      • Noun
      • Bad experience that reduces a person's confidence
      • Action of something solid hitting something hard
      • Transitive Verb
      • To criticize someone in an unreasonable way
      • To hit something to get people's attention
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    • liberation

      US /ˌlɪbəˈreʃən/

      UK /ˌlɪbə'reɪʃn/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Act of setting someone or something free
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    • malignant

      US /məˈlɪɡnənt/

      UK /məˈlɪgnənt/

      • Adjective
      • (Of cancer) dangerous or deadly; spreading
      • Being hateful or wanting to hurt someone
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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 side of

      US /ɑn ði ˈʌðɚ ˈsaɪd ʌv/

      UK /ɒn ði ˈʌðə ˈsaɪd ɒv/

      • Preposition
      • Located across something from a given point.
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    • on to

      US /ɑn tu/

      UK /ɔn tu:/

      • Preposition
      • Toward something; forward
      • Aware of someone's activities.
      • Adjective
      • Aware of someone's deception or illegal activities.
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    • outrun

      US /aʊtˈrʌn/

      UK /ˌaʊtˈrʌn/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To run faster than
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    • pass by

      US /pæs baɪ/

      UK /pɑ:s bai/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To go past someone or something.
      • To elapse; for time to go by.
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    • permanent

      US /ˈpɚmənənt/

      UK /'pɜ:mənənt/

      • Adjective
      • Lasting forever; not temporary or changing
      • Intended to last or remain for an unlimited period
      • Noun
      • A person who is a permanent employee.
      • A chemical treatment to create lasting curls or waves in the hair.
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    • perpendicular

      US /ˌpə:pənˈdɪkjəlɚ/

      UK /ˌpɜ:pənˈdɪkjələ(r)/

      • Adjective
      • Being at right angles to a given line or plane
      • In a straight up and down direction; vertical.
      • Noun
      • A line at right angles to a given line, plane, or surface.
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    • pursuit

      US /pɚˈsut/

      UK /pəˈsju:t/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Act of following someone to catch them
      • Process of attempting to achieve a goal
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    • relationship

      US /rɪˈleʃənˌʃɪp/

      UK /rɪˈleɪʃnʃɪp/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Connection between two or more people or things
      • Way people interact or live with each other
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    • respond

      US /rɪˈspɑnd/

      UK /rɪ'spɒnd/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To answer something or someone
      • To have a good reaction to e.g. medical treatment
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    • ruin

      US /ˈruɪn/

      UK /'ru:ɪn/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To damage or completely destroy something
      • To cause someone to lose their money or status
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Remains of a building that has been destroyed
      • The state of being destroyed or severely damaged.
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    • scalp

      US /skælp/

      UK /skælp/

      • Noun
      • Part of the human head covered by hair
      • Transitive Verb
      • To sell e.g. tickets far above the original price
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    • sensation

      US /sɛnˈseʃən/

      UK /sen'seɪʃn/

      • Noun
      • (Person) attracting the interest of many people
      • Mental feeling caused by a previous experience
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    • sense of orientation

      US

      UK

      • Uncountable Noun
      • The ability to know where you are in relation to your surroundings.
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    • severe

      US /səˈvɪr/

      UK /sɪ'vɪə(r)/

      • Adjective
      • Very bad; harsh
      • (Of clothes, etc.) plain; simple; not decorated
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    • severity

      US /səˈvɛrɪti/

      UK /sɪ'verətɪ/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Degree of seriousness of an event or situation
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    • smack

      US /smæk/

      UK /smæk/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To slap or hit, e.g. with a resounding noise
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    • spend

      US /spɛnd/

      UK /spend/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To use money to pay for something
      • To use time in order to do something
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    • spontaneous

      US /spɑnˈteniəs/

      UK /spɒnˈteɪniəs/

      • Adjective
      • Happening on its own, without anyone helping it
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    • suffer

      US / ˈsʌfɚ/

      UK /'sʌfə(r)/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To experience pain, illness, or injury
      • To allow or permit something, especially something unpleasant.
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    • surgery

      US /ˈsɚdʒəri/

      UK /'sɜ:dʒərɪ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Medical operation involving cutting into body
      • A doctor's office; health clinic
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    • the following

      US

      UK

      • Adjective
      • Next in order or sequence.
      • Uncountable Noun
      • What is about to be said or written.
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    • tingle

      US /ˈtɪŋɡəl/

      UK /'tɪŋɡl/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Feeling as if small needles are in your skin
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To have a feeling like small needles in your skin
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    • to do with

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To be about something; concern
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    • unconscious

      US /ʌnˈkɑnʃəs/

      UK /ʌnˈkɒnʃəs/

      • Adjective
      • Not aware of what is going on around you
      • Not being deliberate or on purpose
      • Uncountable Noun
      • The part of the mind that contains thoughts and feelings that one is not aware of.
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    • visceral

      US /ˈvɪsərəl/

      UK /ˈvɪsərəl/

      • Adjective
      • From deep within you; caused by strong instincts
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    • walk with

      US /wɔk wɪð/

      UK /wɔ:k wið/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To accompany someone while walking.
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To support or stand by someone.
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    • weird

      US /wɪrd/

      UK /wɪəd/

      • Adjective
      • Odd or unusual; surprising; strange
      • Eerily strange or disturbing.
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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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