Vocabulary

  • have to: Must do
  • look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
  • based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
  • in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
  • cut off: To end a process, e.g. a phone call
  • narrow down: To reduce the number of possibilities or choices.
  • for the most part: Generally; mostly; on the whole.
  • worth mentioning: Important or interesting enough to be spoken about or noted.
  • front and back: On both the front and rear surfaces.
  • pointing at: To aim (gun, etc.) at someone or something
  • for example: As an illustration or instance.
  • in length: Relating to the measurement of something from end to end.
  • black and white
  • in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
  • struggle: To try very hard to do something difficult
  • extremely: In a way that is much more than usual or expected
  • common: Area in a city or town that is open to everyone
  • intuition: Natural ability to guess or feel things
  • distinct: Clearly different in nature from something else
  • concrete: Hard building material made of cement, sand, water
  • worth: the financial, practical or moral value of somebody/something
  • region: Part of a country, of the world, area, etc.
  • pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
  • reflection: Sign or indication of a state or condition
  • strip: To remove your clothes (often sexily for someone)
  • actual: Real or existing in fact, not imagined; real
  • guess: To give an answer without knowing if it is correct
  • soil: Conditions in which something develops
  • narrow: Not wide; short from one side to the other
  • tropical: Hot and humid; near to the equator
  • bottom: The part of your body you sit on
  • lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
  • narrator: Person or character who tells a story
  • single: One run in cricket or a hit baseball
  • sign: Indication that something exists or will happen
  • learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
  • coverage: Type of programs a radio or TV station broadcasts
  • pole: One of two opposite ideas, qualities or positions
  • mirror: Thing with glass surface used to look at yourself
  • dash: To hit against something with a lot of force
  • point: An item to be discussed
  • plate: Flat dish used for eating or serving food
  • blur: To make something unclear or out of focus
  • hook: Bent tool used to catch fish or to hang things on
  • wrong: Action that is harmful, unjust or illegal
  • drive: A person's ambition and motivation to do something
  • length: Distance from one end of a pool to the other
  • pick: Sharp tool used for breaking the ground
  • find: To become aware of something that is happening
  • license: To give official permission to do something
  • pinpoint: Exact, as of accuracy
  • part: Division of a book
  • ladder: Series of levels to go up in society or business
  • percentage: Part of a whole divided into hundredths
  • world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
  • cover: To record a different version of another song
  • base: Place military personnel live, train, and operate
  • angle: Place where two lines or surfaces meet
  • vegetation: (Of plants) to grow in an area (without humans)
  • grass: To betray someone
  • pro: Reason given in support of something
  • discord: Jarring sound from inharmonious notes
  • turkey: Edible bird resembling a large chicken
  • signage: Signs collectively
  • sticker: A short pointed knife for piercing or stabbing
  • possum: Small furry Australian animal that lives in trees
  • latin: Ancient Roman language affecting many languages
  • roulette: Wheel with teeth for making a row of perforations
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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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    • angle

      US /ˈæŋɡəl/

      UK /ˈæŋgl/

      • Noun
      • Place where two lines or surfaces meet
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    • base

      US /bes/

      UK /beɪs/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Place military personnel live, train, and operate
      • Bottom part of an object that touches a surface
      • Transitive Verb
      • To use as the starting point or origin for
      • To have as the main location for (company, etc.)
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    • based on

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
      • Preposition
      • Using something as the main idea or foundation.
      • Relying on something as evidence or justification.
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    • black and white

      US /blæk ənd hwaɪt/

      UK /blæk ænd hwait/

      • Phrase
      • Adjective
      • Showing images only in black, grey, and white, not in colour.
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    • blur

      US /blɚ/

      UK /blɜ:(r)/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To make something unclear or out of focus
      • To dull the distinction between things
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    • bottom

      US /ˈbɑtəm/

      UK /'bɒtəm/

      • Noun
      • The part of your body you sit on
      • Lowest position, often in a company or contest
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To hit the lowest part of something
      • To provide with a bottom.
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    • concrete

      US /kɑnˈkrit, kɑŋ-, ˈkɑnˌkrit, ˈkɑŋ-/

      UK /'kɒŋkri:t/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Hard building material made of cement, sand, water
      • Transitive Verb
      • To cover or make with a hard grey building material
      • To lay or cover with concrete.
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    • coverage

      US /ˈkʌvərɪdʒ/

      UK /ˈkʌvərɪdʒ/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Type of programs a radio or TV station broadcasts
      • The extent to which something is insured.
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    • cut off

      US /kʌt ɔf/

      UK /kʌt ɔf/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To end a process, e.g. a phone call
      • To cut the end of something
      • Transitive Verb
      • To isolate or prevent access to a place or person.
      • To interrupt someone while they are speaking.
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    • dash

      US /dæʃ/

      UK /dæʃ/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To hit against something with a lot of force
      • To destroy or damage a feeling, such as hope
      • Noun
      • Hyphen e.g. '-'; or space
      • Act of running quickly towards a particular place
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    • discord

      US /ˈdɪsˌkɔrd/

      UK /'dɪskɔ:d/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Jarring sound from inharmonious notes
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    • distinct

      US /dɪˈstɪŋkt/

      UK /dɪˈstɪŋkt/

      • Adjective
      • Clearly different in nature from something else
      • Clearly noticeable; easily perceived.
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    • extremely

      US /ɪk'strimlɪ/

      UK /ɪkˈstri:mli/

      • Adverb
      • In a way that is much more than usual or expected
      • Remarkably; unusually.
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    • for example

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • As an illustration or instance.
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    • for the most part

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Generally; mostly; on the whole.
      • Mostly; generally; in most cases.
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    • front and back

      US

      UK

      • Adverb
      • On both the front and rear surfaces.
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    • grass

      US /græs/

      UK /grɑ:s/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To betray someone
      • To cover an area of ground to make a lawn or field
      • Uncountable Noun
      • Slang name for marijuana
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    • have to

      US /hæv tu/

      UK /ˈhæv tə/

      • Auxiliary Verb
      • Must do
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    • hook

      US /hʊk/

      UK /hʊk/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Bent tool used to catch fish or to hang things on
      • The start of a story which catches your interest
      • Transitive Verb
      • To make a bent or curved shape
      • To catch your interest completely
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    • in length

      US /ɪn lɛŋkθ/

      UK /in leŋθ/

      • Phrase
      • Relating to the measurement of something from end to end.
      • Relating to the duration or extent of something.
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    • in the past

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • During a former period of time; previously.
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    • in the world

      US /ɪn ði wɜrld/

      UK /in ðə wɜː(r)ld/

      • Phrase
      • Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
      • Used to indicate the extent or degree of something, often in a superlative sense.
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    • intuition

      US /ˌɪntuˈɪʃən, -tju-/

      UK /ˌɪntjuˈɪʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Natural ability to guess or feel things
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    • ladder

      US /ˈlædɚ/

      UK /'lædə(r)/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Series of levels to go up in society or business
      • Device with a series of steps used for climbing
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    • latin

      US /ˈlætn/

      UK /ˈlætɪn/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Ancient Roman language affecting many languages
      • Adjective
      • Of or typical of a Spanish-speaking culture
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    • length

      US /leŋθ/

      UK /leŋθ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Distance from one end of a pool to the other
      • Measurement of distance or of time
      • Adjective
      • Being long in extent.
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    • license

      US /ˈlaɪsəns/

      UK /ˈlaɪsns/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To give official permission to do something
      • Uncountable Noun
      • Freedom to do what you want or act as you want
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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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    • mirror

      US /ˈmɪrɚ/

      UK /'mɪrə(r)/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Thing with glass surface used to look at yourself
      • An accurate impression or picture of something
      • Transitive Verb
      • To reflect (an image)
      • To have similar qualities to something else
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    • narrator

      US /ner.eɪ.tɚ/

      UK /nəˈreɪtə(r)/

      • Noun
      • Person or character who tells a story
      • A person who provides commentary or narration, especially for a broadcast or performance.
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    • narrow

      US /ˈnæro/

      UK /'nærəʊ/

      • Adjective
      • Not wide; short from one side to the other
      • Limited; not broad in scope
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To become thinner or less wide
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    • narrow down

      US /ˈnæro daʊn/

      UK /ˈnærəu daun/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To reduce the number of possibilities or choices.
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    • percentage

      US /pərˈsentɪdʒ/

      UK /pəˈsentɪdʒ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Part of a whole divided into hundredths
      • An advantage or allowance.
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    • pinpoint

      US /ˈpɪnˌpɔɪnt/

      UK /ˈpɪnpɔɪnt/

      • Adjective
      • Exact, as of accuracy
      • Very small or focused.
      • Transitive Verb
      • To locate something exactly
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    • plate

      US /plet/

      UK /pleɪt/

      • Countable Noun
      • Flat dish used for eating or serving food
      • Smooth, thin piece of metal applied in a layer
      • Transitive Verb
      • To put a layer of metal on something to protect it
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    • pointing at

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To aim (gun, etc.) at someone or something
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    • pole

      US /pol/

      UK /pəʊl/

      • Noun
      • One of two opposite ideas, qualities or positions
      • Most northern or most southern point on a planet
      • Transitive Verb
      • To move a boat with a stick or pole
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    • possum

      US /ˈpɑsəm/

      UK /'pɒsəm/

      • Countable Noun
      • Small furry Australian animal that lives in trees
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    • pro

      US /proʊ/

      UK /prəʊ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Reason given in support of something
      • Someone experienced and very good at something
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    • reflection

      US /rɪˈflɛkʃən/

      UK /rɪˈflekʃn/

      • Noun
      • Sign or indication of a state or condition
      • Image that you see in a mirror, glass, or water
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    • region

      US /ˈridʒən/

      UK /'ri:dʒən/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Part of a country, of the world, area, etc.
      • A part of the body
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    • roulette

      US /ruˈlɛt/

      UK /ru:'let/

      • Noun
      • Wheel with teeth for making a row of perforations
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    • signage

      US /ˈsaɪnɪdʒ/

      UK /ˈsaɪnɪdʒ/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Signs collectively
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    • soil

      US /sɔɪl/

      UK /sɔɪl/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Conditions in which something develops
      • Mix of natural material in which plants grow
      • Transitive Verb
      • To get or become dirty
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    • sticker

      US /ˈstɪkɚ/

      UK /ˈstɪkə(r)/

      • Noun
      • A short pointed knife for piercing or stabbing
      • An adhesive label, e.g. to identify something
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    • strip

      US /strɪp/

      UK /strɪp/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To remove your clothes (often sexily for someone)
      • To remove something, e.g. paint from a wall
      • Countable Noun
      • Long narrow piece, such as ribbon or land
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    • struggle

      US /ˈstrʌɡəl/

      UK /'strʌɡl/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To try very hard to do something difficult
      • To fight or struggle violently
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Strong efforts made to do something difficult
      • A difficult or challenging situation or task
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    • tropical

      US /ˈtrɑpɪkəl/

      UK /ˈtrɒpɪkl/

      • Adjective
      • Hot and humid; near to the equator
      • Very hot and humid
      • Noun
      • The tropical region of the earth
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    • turkey

      US /ˈtɜ:rki/

      UK /ˈtɜ:ki/

      • Countable Noun
      • Edible bird resembling a large chicken
      • Noun
      • An event that fails badly or is totally ineffectual
      • Flesh of large domesticated fowl usually roasted
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    • vegetation

      US /ˌvɛdʒɪˈteʃən/

      UK /ˌvedʒəˈteɪʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • (Of plants) to grow in an area (without humans)
      • Plants in general or those growing in one area
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    • worth

      US /wɚθ/

      UK /wɜ:θ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • the financial, practical or moral value of somebody/something
      • having a particular value, especially in money
      • Adjective
      • Having a specified value.
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    • worth mentioning

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Important or interesting enough to be spoken about or noted.
      • Significant enough to warrant attention or discussion.
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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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