Vocabulary

  • think about: To consider something carefully.
  • cave in: To give in to pressure
  • at some point: At an unspecified time, usually in the future.
  • look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
  • for example: As an illustration or instance.
  • in part: To some extent; partially.
  • in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
  • at least: As a minimum
  • lights up: Third-person singular present tense of to illuminate something; to make something brighter with light.
  • on the other hand : Considering a different aspect of the matter; alternatively.
  • to do with: To be about something; concern
  • stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
  • specific: Precise; particular; just about that thing
  • awesome: Great; wonderful; stupendous
  • stretch: To make your arm, leg muscles long to ease them
  • evidence: Factual proof that helps to establish the truth
  • straight: Not having curves, bends, or angles
  • crave: To have a very strong desire for something
  • tend: To move or act in a certain manner
  • psychological: Concerning the study of the mind
  • appetite: Feeling of hunger or desire for something
  • familiar: Well-known or easily recognized
  • wrap: Piece of clothing worn loosely on the shoulders
  • solid: Being able to be trusted; reliable
  • reward: To give something because of someone's good work
  • hormone: Chemical produced by the body to control functions
  • desire: To wish for, hope or want something
  • brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
  • draw: To attract attention to someone or something
  • pregnant: Carrying your unborn baby inside you
  • explain: To make clear or easy to understand by describing
  • digestive: Concerning processes of converting food to energy
  • nutrient: A chemical living things needs to be healthy
  • effect: An advantage, benefit
  • drop: Distance between a higher and a lower level
  • tap: To access a liquid (e.g. in a tree) through a hole
  • technically: In an exact and particular manner
  • actual: Real or existing in fact, not imagined; real
  • empty: Containing nothing; with no contents
  • pleasure: Feeling of happiness, enjoyment, or satisfaction
  • nutrition: Scientific study of the effects of foods on health
  • diet: To eat special or less food, as to lose weight
  • connection: Something that joins things together; being joined
  • portray: To play a character in theater or on film
  • pregnancy: When a woman carries her unborn baby inside her
  • receive: To get something someone has given or sent to you
  • junk: Something that is old, useless, or has no value
  • physiological: Of or relating to functions of the body
  • bring: To take or go with someone to a place
  • celery: Long hard thin green vegetable
  • hypothalamus: Basal part of the diencephalon governing autonomic nervous system
  • pull: Act of breathing in smoke, as from a pipe
  • remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
  • dessert: Sweet food usually eaten at the end of a meal
  • bore: To accept (responsibilities or duties)
  • start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
  • think: To have an idea about something without certainty
  • feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
  • delicious: Very pleasing to eat; especially pleasing
  • magnesium: Silver, white metal burning with a white flame
  • frost: To form ice on the surfaces in cold weather
  • cream: Pale color that is yellowish white
  • backpack: Bag carried by a strap on your back or shoulder
  • hunger: Strong desire or need
  • bacon: Salted meat from a pig
  • chai: A type of (indian) tea, made with spices
  • latte: Espresso coffee filled up with hot milk
  • typhoon: Tropical cyclone created over oceans
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    • actual

      US /ˈæktʃuəl/

      UK /ˈæktʃuəl/

      • Adjective
      • Real or existing in fact, not imagined; real
      • Current; existing at the present time.
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    • appetite

      US /ˈæpɪˌtaɪt/

      UK /'æpɪtaɪt/

      • Noun
      • Feeling of hunger or desire for something
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    • at least

      US /æt list/

      UK /æt li:st/

      • Adverb
      • As a minimum
      • Not less than
      • Phrase
      • No less than; at the minimum
      • Used to indicate that something is positive in a bad situation.
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    • at some point

      US /æt sʌm pɔɪnt/

      UK /æt sʌm pɔint/

      • Phrase
      • At an unspecified time, usually in the future.
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    • awesome

      US /ˈɔsəm/

      UK /'ɔ:səm/

      • Adjective
      • Great; wonderful; stupendous
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    • backpack

      US /ˈbækˌpæk/

      UK /'bækpæk/

      • Countable Noun
      • Bag carried by a strap on your back or shoulder
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To travel very lightly carrying your things
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    • bacon

      US /ˈbekən/

      UK /ˈbeɪkən/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Salted meat from a pig
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    • cave in

      US /kev ɪn/

      UK /keiv in/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To give in to pressure
      • To collapse inwards.
      • Phrasal Verb
      • To collapse or fall inward.
      • To yield or give way under pressure.
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    • celery

      US /ˈsɛləri/

      UK /ˈseləri/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Long hard thin green vegetable
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    • chai

      US

      UK

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A type of (indian) tea, made with spices
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    • connection

      US /kəˈnɛkʃən/

      UK /kəˈnekʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Something that joins things together; being joined
      • Person you know who can help you in some way
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    • crave

      US /krev/

      UK /kreɪv/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To have a very strong desire for something
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    • cream

      US /krim/

      UK /kri:m/

      • Adjective
      • Pale color that is yellowish white
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Type of a thick beauty product used on the skin
      • Thick liquid rubbed into the skin
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    • delicious

      US /dɪˈlɪʃəs/

      UK /dɪˈlɪʃəs/

      • Adjective
      • Very pleasing to eat; especially pleasing
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    • desire

      US / dɪˈzaɪr/

      UK /dɪ'zaɪə(r)/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To wish for, hope or want something
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Thing that is wished for or wanted
      • A strong feeling of sexual wanting.
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    • dessert

      US /dɪˈzɜ:rt/

      UK /dɪˈzɜ:t/

      • Noun
      • Sweet food usually eaten at the end of a meal
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    • diet

      US /ˈdaɪɪt/

      UK /'daɪət/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To eat special or less food, as to lose weight
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Plan of eating to reduce weight or improve health
      • The usual food and drink consumed by an organism (person or animal)
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    • digestive

      US /daɪˈdʒɛstɪv, dɪ-/

      UK /daɪˈdʒestɪv/

      • Adjective
      • Concerning processes of converting food to energy
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    • familiar

      US /fəˈmɪljɚ/

      UK /fəˈmɪliə(r)/

      • Adjective
      • Well-known or easily recognized
      • Having a good knowledge of something.
      • Noun
      • A close friend or associate.
      • (In folklore) a spirit, often in animal form, believed to attend and serve a witch.
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    • for example

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • As an illustration or instance.
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    • frost

      US /frɔ:st/

      UK /frɒst/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To form ice on the surfaces in cold weather
      • To cover something with a thin layer of ice
      • Uncountable Noun
      • Ice formed on the surfaces in cold weather
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    • hormone

      US /ˈhɔrˌmon/

      UK /'hɔ:məʊn/

      • Noun
      • Chemical produced by the body to control functions
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    • hunger

      US /ˈhʌŋɡɚ/

      UK /ˈhʌŋgə(r)/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Strong desire or need
      • Need for food; a severe lack of food
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To feel hunger; to suffer from a lack of food.
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    • hypothalamus

      US /ˌhaɪpoˈθæləməs/

      UK /ˌhaɪpəˈθæləməs/

      • Noun
      • Basal part of the diencephalon governing autonomic nervous system
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    • in part

      US /ɪn pɑrt/

      UK /in pɑ:t/

      • Adverb
      • To some extent; partially.
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    • in the past

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • During a former period of time; previously.
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    • junk

      US /dʒʌŋk/

      UK /dʒʌŋk/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Something that is old, useless, or has no value
      • Transitive Verb
      • To get rid of something because it has no value
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    • latte

      US /'lɑ:teɪ/

      UK /ˈlɑ:teɪ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Espresso coffee filled up with hot milk
      B2
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    • lights up

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • Third-person singular present tense of to illuminate something; to make something brighter with light.
      • Third-person singular present tense of to ignite a cigarette, cigar, or pipe for smoking.
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    • look at

      US /lʊk æt/

      UK /luk æt/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To use your eyes to focus on something
      • To focus your eyes on something carefully
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    • magnesium

      US /mæɡˈniziəm,-ʒəm/

      UK /mægˈni:ziəm/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Silver, white metal burning with a white flame
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    • nutrient

      US /ˈnutriənt/

      UK /ˈnju:triənt/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A chemical living things needs to be healthy
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    • nutrition

      US /nuˈtrɪʃən, nju-/

      UK /njuˈtrɪʃn/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Scientific study of the effects of foods on health
      • Food and other things you eat or drink
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    • on the other hand

      US

      UK

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

      US /ˌfɪziəˈlɑdʒɪkəl/

      UK /ˌfɪzɪə'lɒdʒɪkl/

      • Adjective
      • Of or relating to functions of the body
      • Consistent with the normal functioning of an organism.
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    • pleasure

      US /ˈplɛʒɚ/

      UK /'pleʒə(r)/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Feeling of happiness, enjoyment, or satisfaction
      • A thing that causes enjoyment or delight.
      • Transitive Verb
      • To give someone pleasure or satisfaction.
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    • portray

      US /pɔ:rˈtreɪ/

      UK /pɔ:ˈtreɪ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To play a character in theater or on film
      • To represent something for artistic purposes
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    • pregnancy

      US /ˈprɛɡnənsi/

      UK /ˈpregnənsi/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • When a woman carries her unborn baby inside her
      • A specific instance or period of being pregnant.
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    • pregnant

      US /ˈprɛɡnənt/

      UK /ˈpregnənt/

      • Adjective
      • Carrying your unborn baby inside you
      • Full of meaning or significance; suggestive.
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    • psychological

      US /ˌsaɪkəˈlɑdʒɪkəl/

      UK /ˌsaɪkəˈlɒdʒɪkl/

      • Adjective
      • Concerning the study of the mind
      • Relating to or involving the use of propaganda, threats, or other psychological techniques to subdue an opponent.
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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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    • solid

      US /ˈsɑlɪd/

      UK /'sɒlɪd/

      • Adjective
      • Being able to be trusted; reliable
      • Substance that is hard or of fixed shape
      • Noun
      • Something firm or hard; not gas or liquid
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    • specific

      US /spɪˈsɪfɪk/

      UK /spəˈsɪfɪk/

      • Adjective
      • Precise; particular; just about that thing
      • Concerning one particular thing or kind of thing
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    • straight

      US /stret/

      UK /streɪt/

      • Adjective
      • Not having curves, bends, or angles
      • Not gay; heterosexual
      • Adverb
      • in a line; immediately; honestly and directly
      • In a straight line; directly.
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    • stretch

      US /strɛtʃ/

      UK /stretʃ/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To make your arm, leg muscles long to ease them
      • To make something bigger by pulling on it
      • Noun
      • Making arm, leg muscles longer to ease them
      • A consecutive row of things
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    • stuff

      US /stʌf/

      UK /stʌf/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Generic description for things, materials, objects
      • Transitive Verb
      • To push material inside something, with force
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    • tap

      US /tæp/

      UK /tæp/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To access a liquid (e.g. in a tree) through a hole
      • To spy one someone electronically
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Faucet; the place you can get water from a pipe
      • Light hit, generally one that makes a sound
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    • technically

      US /ˈtɛknɪkl:ɪ/

      UK /ˈteknɪkli/

      • Adverb
      • In an exact and particular manner
      • With technical skill or expertise.
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    • tend

      US /tɛnd/

      UK /tend/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To move or act in a certain manner
      • Transitive Verb
      • To take care 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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    • to do with

      US

      UK

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

      US /taɪˈfun/

      UK /taɪ'fu:n/

      • Noun
      • Tropical cyclone created over oceans
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    • wrap

      US /ræp/

      UK /ræp/

      • Countable Noun
      • Piece of clothing worn loosely on the shoulders
      • Thin bread filled with food and rolled
      • Transitive Verb
      • To be or move around something
      • To cover something with paper or a cloth e.g. gift
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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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