Vocabulary

  • around the world: In or to many countries.
  • made with: Containing a particular ingredient or material.
  • into space: Toward or entering the region beyond Earth's atmosphere.
  • come about: To turn a boat around; (of boat) to turn around
  • go back to: To return to a starting point
  • business venture
  • on sale: Available at a reduced price
  • in prison: Confined in a prison; incarcerated.
  • of course: Sure ; Certainly
  • of late: Recently; lately.
  • think about: To consider something carefully.
  • phenomenon: Unusual event, fact that can be studied
  • ultimate: Basic; original; most significant
  • access: Way to enter a place, e.g. a station or stadium
  • entrepreneur: Businessperson who develops new businesses
  • grocery: Daily foods such as flour, sugar, and tinned foods
  • spot: A certain place or area
  • contribute: To be a factor in causing something to happen
  • instant: (Food) requiring very little preparation
  • spread: A big meal, often laid out as a buffet
  • crush: Strong attraction to someone
  • encourage: To increase the chance of something happening
  • fuel: To give power to (a mob, anger, etc.); incite
  • shrink: To become smaller
  • instantly: In a manner without delay; immediately
  • grind: To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
  • comfort: To try to make distressed person feel better
  • adapt: To change something for a different function
  • venture: (Business) activity involving calculated risks
  • emerge: To rise or appear out of some background
  • seemingly: Appearing to be but may not actually be; probably
  • population: Number of people who live in a country, area etc.
  • planet: One of the bodies that orbit the sun
  • aid: To help others and provide things
  • responsible: Being the cause of something that has occurred
  • eternal: Endless; constant; never ending
  • guess: To give an answer without knowing if it is correct
  • palm: Inner area of a person's hand
  • shape: The outer form of something, what it looks like
  • receive: To get something someone has given or sent to you
  • revolutionary: Marking a significant change in something
  • ever: At any time; at all times in the future
  • wheat: A kind of grain that is used to make flour
  • catch: Amount of something that has been caught
  • makeshift: That only serves as something temporarily
  • government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
  • modern: Of the present time; up to date; contemporary
  • rise: To wake up and get out of bed after sleeping
  • fill: To make something full
  • fail: To be unsuccessful in passing a class or exam
  • reinvent: To present something in a new and interesting way
  • deforestation: Process of removing the trees from an area
  • legal: Concerning the law; allowed by law
  • turn: To become (a particular age)
  • slate: To strongly criticize someone usually in public
  • world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
  • flour: Powder made from a grain used in cooking
  • disappear: To no longer see because it's not there any more
  • carry: To have a child, be pregnant
  • paste: To move computer data from one page to another
  • nugget: Small, solid lump (of gold, chicken, wisdom etc.)
  • shiver: Act of shaking from fear or cold
  • flavour: Taste of something, especially in food or drink
  • hut: Small and simple building
  • curry: Indian food made of vegetables, meat and spices
  • hungry: Feeling a need or want to eat food
  • salsa: Spicy sauce of tomatoes, onions and chili peppers
  • noodle: String of dried dough, usually eaten in a soup
  • coca: Type of South American plant used to make cocaine
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    • access

      US /ˈæksɛs/

      UK /'ækses/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Way to enter a place, e.g. a station or stadium
      • The opportunity or right to use something or to see someone.
      • Transitive Verb
      • To be able to use or have permission to use
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    • adapt

      US /əˈdæpt/

      UK /ə'dæpt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To change something for a different function
      • To change something to fit or suit a new purpose
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To change your behaviour so that it is easier to live in a new place or situation
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    • aid

      US /ed/

      UK /eɪd/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To help others and provide things
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Action of giving help to others
      • Money or help given to those who need it
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    • around the world

      US /əˈraʊnd ði wɜrld/

      UK /əˈraund ðə wɜː(r)ld/

      • Phrase
      • In or to many countries.
      • In various places throughout the world.
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    • business venture

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
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    • coca

      US

      UK

      • Noun
      • Type of South American plant used to make cocaine
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    • come about

      US /kʌm əˈbaʊt/

      UK /kʌm əˈbaut/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To turn a boat around; (of boat) to turn around
      • To take place; happen
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    • comfort

      US /ˈkʌmfət/

      UK /'kʌmfət/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To try to make distressed person feel better
      • Uncountable Noun
      • Acts or words that reduce pain or sadness
      • State of being relaxed, warm or happy
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    • contribute

      US /kənˈtrɪbjut/

      UK /kən'trɪbju:t/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To be a factor in causing something to happen
      • To donate, give (money) or help to something
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    • crush

      US /krʌʃ/

      UK /krʌʃ/

      • Noun
      • Strong attraction to someone
      • Transitive Verb
      • To break something into small pieces by pressing
      • To defeat someone or something (in a game)
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    • curry

      US /ˈkə:ri, ˈkʌri/

      UK /'kʌrɪ/

      • Noun
      • Indian food made of vegetables, meat and spices
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    • deforestation

      US //diːˌfɔːr.əˈsteɪ.ʃən//

      UK //diːˌfɒr.ɪˈsteɪ.ʃən//

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Process of removing the trees from an area
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    • emerge

      US /ɪˈmɚdʒ/

      UK /ɪ'mɜ:dʒ/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To rise or appear out of some background
      • To become known or apparent.
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    • encourage

      US /ɛnˈkɚrɪdʒ, -ˈkʌr-/

      UK /ɪn'kʌrɪdʒ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To increase the chance of something happening
      • To make someone more determined or confident
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    • entrepreneur

      US /ˌɑntrəprəˈnɚ, -ˈnʊr/

      UK /ˌɒntrəprə'nɜ:(r)/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Businessperson who develops new businesses
      • A person who identifies a need and starts a business to fill it.
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    • eternal

      US /ɪˈtɚnəl/

      UK /ɪ'tɜ:nl/

      • Adjective
      • Endless; constant; never ending
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    • flavour

      US /ˈflevɚ/

      UK /ˈfleɪvə(r)/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Taste of something, especially in food or drink
      • Transitive Verb
      • To add extra taste to a food
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    • flour

      US /flaʊr/

      UK /ˈflaʊə(r)/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Powder made from a grain used in cooking
      • Transitive Verb
      • To cover something with flour in cooking
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    • fuel

      US /ˈfjuəl/

      UK /'fju:əl/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To give power to (a mob, anger, etc.); incite
      • To provide gas or petrol for something
      • Uncountable Noun
      • Material used to produce heat or power when burned
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    • go back to

      US /ɡo bæk tu/

      UK /ɡəu bæk tu:/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To return to a starting point
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    • grind

      US /ɡraɪnd/

      UK /ɡraɪnd/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
      • To make loud jarring noise by pressing hard
      • Uncountable Noun
      • Hard work or effort
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    • grocery

      US /'ɡroʊsərɪ/

      UK /'ɡrəʊsərɪ/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Daily foods such as flour, sugar, and tinned foods
      • Countable Noun
      • A store that sells food and household supplies.
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    • hungry

      US /ˈhʌŋɡri/

      UK /ˈhʌŋgri/

      • Adjective
      • Feeling a need or want to eat food
      • Feeling a need or want to eat food
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    • hut

      US /hʌt/

      UK /hʌt/

      • Countable Noun
      • Small and simple building
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    • in prison

      US /ɪn ˈprɪzən/

      UK /in ˈprizən/

      • Phrase
      • Confined in a prison; incarcerated.
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    • instant

      US /ˈɪnstənt/

      UK /ˈɪnstənt/

      • Adjective
      • (Food) requiring very little preparation
      • Occurring immediately
      • Noun
      • A very short period of time
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    • instantly

      US /ˈɪnstəntli/

      UK /ˈɪnstəntli/

      • Adverb
      • In a manner without delay; immediately
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    • into space

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Toward or entering the region beyond Earth's atmosphere.
      • Figuratively, entering a realm of imagination or abstraction.
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    • made with

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Containing a particular ingredient or material.
      • Created or produced using a specific tool, method, or process.
      • Phrasal Verb
      • To offer or provide something, often quickly or unexpectedly.
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    • makeshift

      US /ˈmekˌʃɪft/

      UK /ˈmeɪkʃɪft/

      • Adjective
      • That only serves as something temporarily
      • Noun
      • A temporary substitute.
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    • noodle

      US /ˈnudl/

      UK /ˈnu:dl/

      • Countable Noun
      • String of dried dough, usually eaten in a soup
      • (Informal) A person's head or brain; used to suggest thinking or intelligence.
      • Intransitive Verb
      • (chiefly US, Southern) To fish with one's bare hands, especially for catfish, by feeling in holes or under rocks.
      • (informal) To improvise or play music in a casual, unstructured way.
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    • nugget

      US /ˈnʌɡɪt/

      UK /ˈnʌgɪt/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Small, solid lump (of gold, chicken, wisdom etc.)
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    • of course

      US /ʌv kɔː(r)s/

      UK /ɔv kɔː(r)s/

      • Adverb
      • Sure ; Certainly
      • Phrase
      • For sure; certainly
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    • of late

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Recently; lately.
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    • on sale

      US /ɑn sel/

      UK /ɔn seil/

      • Adjective
      • Available at a reduced price
      • Available to be bought
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    • palm

      US /pɑ:m/

      UK /pɑ:m/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Inner area of a person's hand
      • Tropical tree with large leaves only at its top
      • Transitive Verb
      • To hide something in your hand
      • To push someone way with your hand
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    • paste

      US /pest/

      UK /peɪst/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To move computer data from one page to another
      • To stick or glue something to something else
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Type of thick glue used for sticking things
      • Soft, wet mixture of powder and liquid
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    • phenomenon

      US /fɪˈnɑməˌnɑn, -nən/

      UK /fə'nɒmɪnən/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Unusual event, fact that can be studied
      • Interesting or unusual person, group
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    • planet

      US /ˈplænɪt/

      UK /'plænɪt/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • One of the bodies that orbit the sun
      • A different world or sphere of existence.
      • Proper Noun
      • The earth.
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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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    • reinvent

      US /ˌriɪnˈvɛnt/

      UK /ˌri:ɪn'vent/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To present something in a new and interesting way
      • To create again or anew; to remake or renovate completely.
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    • responsible

      US / rɪˈspɑnsəbəl/

      UK /rɪ'spɒnsəbl/

      • Adjective
      • Being the cause of something that has occurred
      • Having the duty of dealing with something
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    • revolutionary

      US /ˌrɛvəˈluʃəˌnɛri/

      UK /ˌrevə'lu:ʃənərɪ/

      • Adjective
      • Marking a significant change in something
      • Relating to a violent replacement of a government
      • Countable Noun
      • Person fighting to replace a government
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    • salsa

      US /'sɑ:lsə/

      UK /'sælsə/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Spicy sauce of tomatoes, onions and chili peppers
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    • seemingly

      US /ˈsiːmɪŋli/

      UK /ˈsi:mɪŋli/

      • Adverb
      • Appearing to be but may not actually be; probably
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    • shiver

      US /ˈʃɪvɚ/

      UK /ˈʃɪvə(r)/

      • Noun
      • Act of shaking from fear or cold
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To shake from fear or cold
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    • shrink

      US /ʃrɪŋk/

      UK /ʃrɪŋk/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To become smaller
      • Noun
      • A rude name for a psychiatrist
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    • slate

      US /slet/

      UK /sleɪt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To strongly criticize someone usually in public
      • To plan for something to occur
      • Countable Noun
      • List of people attempting to win an election
      • Piece of flat rock used for roofing buildings
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    • spot

      US /spɑt/

      UK /spɒt/

      • Noun
      • A certain place or area
      • A difficult time; awkward situation
      • Transitive Verb
      • To see someone or something by chance
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    • spread

      US /sprɛd/

      UK /spred/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A big meal, often laid out as a buffet
      • The distance between two things
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To place over a large area; to cover a large area
      • (Of ideas, gossip) to pass to and affect others
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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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    • ultimate

      US /ˈʌltəmɪt/

      UK /ˈʌltɪmət/

      • Adjective
      • Basic; original; most significant
      • Being the greatest example of something
      • Noun
      • A non-contact team sport played with a flying disc.
      • The best achievable or imaginable of its kind.
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    • venture

      US /ˈvɛntʃɚ/

      UK /'ventʃə(r)/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • (Business) activity involving calculated risks
      • A risky or daring journey or undertaking.
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To risk something, such as money
      • To face the dangers, take the risk of something
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    • wheat

      US /hwit, wit/

      UK /wi:t/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • A kind of grain that is used to make flour
      B1
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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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