Vocabulary

  • careful consideration: Thorough and thoughtful attention or deliberation.
  • public life: The aspect of a person's life that concerns their involvement in public affairs, especially as a politician or other figure known to the general public.
  • cut out: To leave out of something, e.g. a social event
  • used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
  • look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
  • subscribe: To regularly pay to receive a service
  • pronunciation: How a word is said; how a word sounds
  • critical: Making a negative judgment of something
  • tremendous: Very good or very impressive
  • practice: The office and place for legal or medical work
  • vocabulary: Words that have to do with a particular subject
  • pronounce: To state something in a legal or official way
  • criticism: Article or essay that judges quality
  • observe: To celebrate a particular holiday/religious event
  • advance: Forward movement by an army
  • scrutiny: Careful examination, as to see rules are followed
  • examine: (Medical) to test to find out what is wrong
  • click: To work well with someone or something
  • criticize: To assess the work of others
  • lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
  • alarm: Sound or light used for a warning or alert
  • channel: Long hole dug in the ground, e.g. to move water
  • sound: Sensible, dependable and reliable
  • learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
  • president: Person in charge of a country, or organization
  • button: Small round piece material used to fasten clothing
  • public: Owned by the government
  • connect: To associate a thing with something else
  • stand: To be a candidate in an election
  • critically: As part of the process of judging something
  • remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
  • consideration: Careful thought; thinking about something
  • start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
  • hold: To agree to keep something for someone
  • real: Actually existing or happening, not imagined
  • link: Any one of the rings that are part of a chain
  • group: Two or more musicians who play music together
  • life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
  • examination: (Medical) test to find out what is wrong
  • time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
  • angst: Often worried or unhappy, especially about personal problems
  • hear: To be aware of sound; to perceive with the ear
  • people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
  • tin: Metal container used for storing e.g. food
  • kitten: Young cat
  • video: Recording capturing action with sound
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    • advance

      US /ædˈvæns/

      UK /əd'vɑ:ns/

      • Noun
      • Forward movement by an army
      • An attempt to seduce someone
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • (Of an army) to move forward
      • To change or improve
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    • alarm

      US /əˈlɑ:rm/

      UK /əˈlɑ:m/

      • Noun
      • Sound or light used for a warning or alert
      • an alarm clock
      • Transitive Verb
      • To make someone unpleasantly surprised
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    • angst

      US /ɑŋkst/

      UK /æŋst/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Often worried or unhappy, especially about personal problems
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    • button

      US /ˈbʌtn/

      UK /'bʌtn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Small round piece material used to fasten clothing
      • Switch activated by pressing
      • Transitive Verb
      • To fasten e.g. a shirt, coat
      • To suppress or restrain (feelings, etc.).
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    • careful consideration

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      UK

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Thorough and thoughtful attention or deliberation.
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    • channel

      US /ˈtʃænəl/

      UK /'tʃænl/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Long hole dug in the ground, e.g. to move water
      • TV or radio station or its programs
      • Transitive Verb
      • To dig a long hole for carrying water
      • To send (e.g. money) to a certain place or person
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    • connect

      US /kəˈnɛkt/

      UK /kə'nekt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To associate a thing with something else
      • To join or attach things together
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    • consideration

      US /kənˌsɪdəˈreʃən/

      UK /kənˌsɪdəˈreɪʃn/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Careful thought; thinking about something
      • Careful thought, typically over a period of time.
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    • critical

      US /ˈkrɪtɪkəl/

      UK /ˈkrɪtɪkl/

      • Adjective
      • Making a negative judgment of something
      • Being important or serious; vital; dangerous
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    • critically

      US /ˈkrɪtɪklɪ/

      UK /'krɪtɪklɪ/

      • Adverb
      • As part of the process of judging something
      • In a way that is serious or dangerous; vitally
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    • criticism

      US /ˈkrɪtɪˌsɪzəm/

      UK /ˈkrɪtɪsɪzəm/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Article or essay that judges quality
      • Negative judgment of something
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    • criticize

      US /ˈkrɪtɪˌsaɪz/

      UK /ˈkrɪtɪsaɪz/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To assess the work of others
      • To say that someone or something is bad
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    • cut out

      US /kʌt aʊt/

      UK /kʌt aut/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To leave out of something, e.g. a social event
      • To cut something from, e.g. a picture from a book
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To stop doing or using something.
      • To be naturally suited or fitted for something.
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    • examination

      US /ɪɡˌzæmɪˈneɪʃn/

      UK /ɪgˌzæmɪˈneɪʃn/

      • Noun
      • (Medical) test to find out what is wrong
      • Test of your knowledge of, or ability in something
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    • examine

      US /ɪɡˈzæmɪn/

      UK /ɪgˈzæmɪn/

      • Transitive Verb
      • (Medical) to test to find out what is wrong
      • To test your knowledge or ability
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    • kitten

      US /ˈkɪtn/

      UK /ˈkɪtn/

      • Countable Noun
      • Young cat
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    • link

      US /lɪŋk/

      UK /lɪŋk/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Any one of the rings that are part of a chain
      • Connection between two or more things or people
      • Transitive Verb
      • To join or connect together
      • To associate or connect in one's mind.
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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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    • observe

      US /əbˈzɜ:rv/

      UK /əbˈzɜ:v/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To celebrate a particular holiday/religious event
      • To obey or follow laws, rules, or customs
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    • practice

      US /ˈpræktɪs/

      UK /'præktɪs/

      • Noun
      • The office and place for legal or medical work
      • Doing something many times to become better at it
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To work as a doctor or lawyer
      • To live according to the teachings of a religion
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    • president

      US /ˈprɛzɪdənt,-ˌdɛnt/

      UK /ˈprezɪdənt/

      • Noun
      • Person in charge of a country, or organization
      • The highest-ranking executive in a corporation or organization.
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    • pronounce

      US /prəˈnaʊns/

      UK /prə'naʊns/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To state something in a legal or official way
      • To give your opinion or decision about something
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    • pronunciation

      US /prəˌnʌnsiˈeʃən/

      UK /prəˌnʌnsiˈeɪʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • How a word is said; how a word sounds
      • The manner in which someone utters a word.
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    • public life

      US /ˈpʌblɪk laɪf/

      UK /ˈpʌblik laif/

      • Noun
      • The aspect of a person's life that concerns their involvement in public affairs, especially as a politician or other figure known to the general public.
      • The state of being exposed to general public attention or knowledge.
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    • scrutiny

      US /ˈskrutni/

      UK /'skru:tənɪ/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Careful examination, as to see rules are followed
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    • subscribe

      US /səbˈskraɪb/

      UK /səb'skraɪb/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To regularly pay to receive a service
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    • tin

      US /tɪn/

      UK /tɪn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Metal container used for storing e.g. food
      • Metal that cans are often made from
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    • tremendous

      US /trɪˈmɛndəs/

      UK /trəˈmendəs/

      • Adjective
      • Very good or very impressive
      • Extremely large or great.
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    • used to

      US /juzd tu/

      UK /ˈju:st tə/

      • Adjective
      • Did regularly before, but don't do now
      • Auxiliary Verb
      • Have done before, but do not do now
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    • video

      US /ˈvɪdiˌo/

      UK /'vɪdɪəʊ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Recording capturing action with sound
      • A recording of moving visual images made digitally or on videotape.
      • Transitive Verb
      • To make a moving film of, with sound
      • To make a video call.
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    • vocabulary

      US /voˈkæbjəˌlɛri/

      UK /və'kæbjələrɪ/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Words that have to do with a particular subject
      • The words that a person knows
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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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