Vocabulary

  • chip away: To gradually make something weaker or smaller.
  • in isolation: Separately from other people or things; alone.
  • compared with: In relation to
  • thrash out: To discuss something thoroughly in order to reach a decision or solution.
  • think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
  • boost: To increase something; to make something better
  • quarantine: To isolate ill people to prevent disease spreading
  • regular: Having an equal amount of space or time in between
  • compare: To consider how similar and different things are
  • resort: Act of choosing something to help with a problem
  • isolation: Condition of being in a distinct, separate place
  • attraction: Theme park or fairground; place worth visiting
  • offer: Price you say you are willing to pay for something
  • sector: Part that a place is divided into
  • government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
  • program: To make someone act or think in a certain way
  • chip: To break a small piece off something such as a cup
  • undergo: To experience or endure something (bad)
  • reasonable: Being somewhat good, but not great
  • devise: To think of and plan something
  • part: Division of a book
  • stay: To keep trying without giving up
  • tourism: Visiting to new places, e.g. abroad, for vacations
  • international: Of or relating to several countries
  • price: Person's name
  • put: To move or place a thing in a particular position
  • cost: A loss or damage occurring when meeting a goal
  • package: Box or container items are placed in for mailing
  • tout: To praise or promote something
  • south: Direction to your right when facing the rising sun
  • north: Direction to your left when facing the rising sun
  • room: All of the people inside a particular room
  • recorder: Person who officially collects/stores information
  • green: Color of young leaves
  • businessman: A man who works in business
  • golf: Game played to hit a ball into a hole with a stick
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    • attraction

      US /əˈtrækʃən/

      UK /ə'trækʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Theme park or fairground; place worth visiting
      • The act of making someone become interested in
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    • boost

      US /bust/

      UK /bu:st/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To increase something; to make something better
      • To push someone or something up from beneath them
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • An increase in something
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    • businessman

      US /ˈbɪznɪsˌmæn/

      UK /ˈbɪznəsmæn/

      • Countable Noun
      • A man who works in business
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    • chip

      US /tʃɪp/

      UK /tʃɪp/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To break a small piece off something such as a cup
      • To break into small pieces, often with a tool
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Small piece that has broken off (e.g. from cup)
      • Piece of computer hardware that does calculations
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    • chip away

      US /tʃɪp əˈwe/

      UK /tʃip əˈwei/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To gradually make something weaker or smaller.
      • To remove small pieces of something by hitting it with a tool.
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    • compared with

      US /kəmˈpɛrd wɪð/

      UK /kəmˈpeəd wið/

      • Preposition
      • In relation to
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To have examined the differences or similarities between two or more things.
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    • devise

      US /dɪˈvaɪz/

      UK /dɪ'vaɪz/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To think of and plan something
      • To leave real estate to someone in a will.
      • Noun
      • A clause in a will that leaves real estate to someone.
      • An emblematic design or motto, especially one used for a heraldic badge or seal.
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    • golf

      US /ɡɑlf, ɡɔlf/

      UK /ɡɒlf/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Game played to hit a ball into a hole with a stick
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To play golf
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    • in isolation

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      UK

      • Phrase
      • Separately from other people or things; alone.
      • Considered separately and without reference to other related things.
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    • isolation

      US /ˌaɪsəˈleʃən/

      UK /ˌaɪsəˈleɪʃn/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Condition of being in a distinct, separate place
      • Process of separating things from other things
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    • quarantine

      US /ˈkwɔrənˌtin, ˈkwɑr-/

      UK /'kwɒrənti:n/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To isolate ill people to prevent disease spreading
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • The place to isolate sick plants, animals
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    • reasonable

      US /ˈrizənəbəl/

      UK /ˈri:znəbl/

      • Adjective
      • Being somewhat good, but not great
      • Fair and sensible; appropriate
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    • recorder

      US /rɪˈkɔ:rdə(r)/

      UK /rɪˈkɔ:də(r)/

      • Noun
      • Person who officially collects/stores information
      • Device or machine used to store data
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    • regular

      US /ˈrɛɡjəlɚ/

      UK /ˈregjələ(r)/

      • Adjective
      • Having an equal amount of space or time in between
      • Occurring or being done frequently
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Customers who frequently visit a place
      • Soldier who has a permanent job in the army
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    • resort

      US /rɪ'zɔ:rt/

      UK /rɪ'zɔ:t/

      • Noun
      • Act of choosing something to help with a problem
      • Vacation hotel or complex; area for holidays
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    • sector

      US /ˈsɛktɚ, -ˌtɔr/

      UK /ˈsektə(r)/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Part that a place is divided into
      • Area; type of industry or business
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    • think of

      US /θɪŋk ʌv/

      UK /θiŋk ɔv/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To look on as (being something specific); consider
      • To consider or remember something.
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To imagine or call something to mind
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    • thrash out

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To discuss something thoroughly in order to reach a decision or solution.
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    • tourism

      US /ˈtʊrɪzəm/

      UK /ˈtʊərɪzəm/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Visiting to new places, e.g. abroad, for vacations
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    • tout

      US /taʊt/

      UK /taʊt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To praise or promote something
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    • undergo

      US /ˌʌndərˈgoʊ/

      UK /ˌʌndəˈgəʊ/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To experience or endure something (bad)
      • To experience a change or transformation.
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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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