Vocabulary

  • look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
  • run on: To continue longer than expected, e.g. a meeting
  • of course: Sure ; Certainly
  • have to: Must do
  • come at: To approach someone to attack them
  • as a result of: Because of something; owing to.
  • going on: To continue doing something
  • break up
  • split up: To break up your marriage or relationship
  • to the point: Expressing something directly and without unnecessary detail.
  • short and sweet: Brief and pleasant; concise and agreeable.
  • thought: To have an idea about something without certainty
  • period: Set amount of time during which events take place
  • sentence: (Of a judge) to decide the punishment of
  • question: To ask for or try to get information
  • subject: The person, thing, or idea that is being discussed, described, or studied.
  • separate: Being different from or unrelated to another
  • capital: Writing the first letter of a word in big letters
  • complete: To finish or reach the end of doing something
  • put: To move or place a thing in a particular position
  • emotion: A feeling such as sadness, anger or love
  • verb: Word that expresses an action or state
  • independent: Making your own decisions; acting by yourself
  • idea: Belief, thought, suggestion, opinion or plan
  • punctuation: Marks used in piece of writing, such as ? ; and !
  • mark: Person's name
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    • as a result of

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      • Phrase
      • Because of something; owing to.
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    • break up

      US /brek ʌp/

      UK /breik ʌp/

      • Phrase
      • Phrasal Verb
      • (Of party, relationship) to come to an end
      • To end something, e.g. a fight
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    • capital

      US /ˈkæpɪtl/

      UK /'kæpɪtl/

      • Noun
      • Writing the first letter of a word in big letters
      • Official main city of a country, province or state
      • Adjective
      • Main, or major
      • (Of an offense) liable to the death penalty.
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    • come at

      US /kʌm æt/

      UK /kʌm æt/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To approach someone to attack them
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    • emotion

      US /ɪˈmoʃən/

      UK /iˈməuʃən/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A feeling such as sadness, anger or love
      • A mental state that arises spontaneously rather than through conscious effort
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    • going on

      US /ˈɡoɪŋ ɑn/

      UK /ˈgəʊɪŋ ɔn/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To continue doing something
      • To happen (usually negative)
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    • have to

      US /hæv tu/

      UK /ˈhæv tə/

      • Auxiliary Verb
      • Must do
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    • independent

      US /ˌɪndɪˈpɛndənt/

      UK /ˌɪndɪˈpendənt/

      • Adjective
      • Making your own decisions; acting by yourself
      • Not connected with or influenced by something else.
      • Noun
      • A person not connected to a political party
      • Someone who is independent, especially in politics or business.
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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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    • mark

      US /mɑrk/

      UK /mɑ:k/

      • Proper Noun
      • Person's name
      • Transitive Verb
      • To put a dirty spot or line on something
      • To give a grade for homework
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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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    • punctuation

      US /ˌpʌŋktʃuˈeʃən/

      UK /ˌpʌŋktʃuˈeɪʃn/

      • Noun
      • Marks used in piece of writing, such as ? ; and !
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    • run on

      US /rʌn ɑn/

      UK /rʌn ɔn/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To continue longer than expected, e.g. a meeting
      • To talk without stopping, often on the same topic
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To continue without a break or clear separation, especially in writing.
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    • separate

      US /'sepəreɪt/

      UK /'sepəreɪt/

      • Adjective
      • Being different from or unrelated to another
      • Not connected; different.
      • Transitive Verb
      • To divide two things by being in between them
      • To move things away from each other
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    • short and sweet

      US /ʃɔrt ənd swit/

      UK /ʃɔ:t ænd swi:t/

      • Adjective
      • Brief and pleasant; concise and agreeable.
      • Phrase
      • Direct and without unnecessary detail.
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    • split up

      US /splɪt ʌp/

      UK /split ʌp/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To break up your marriage or relationship
      • To divide something into smaller parts.
      • Noun
      • A termination of a romantic relationship
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    • to the point

      US /tu ði pɔɪnt/

      UK /tu: ðə pɔint/

      • Adjective
      • Expressing something directly and without unnecessary detail.
      • Phrase
      • Relevant and pertinent to the matter at hand.
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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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