Vocabulary

  • light on: To illuminate something.
  • in danger: Exposed to the risk of harm, injury, or loss.
  • tie the knot: To get married.
  • due to: Because of; owing to
  • at last: Finally; after a long delay.
  • as well as: Also; in addition to
  • give up: To lose hope or admit defeat
  • episode: One separate event in a series of events
  • convince: To persuade someone, or make them feel sure
  • decline: To bend towards the ground
  • sentence: (Of a judge) to decide the punishment of
  • opinion: Court judge's statement why a decision was made
  • insult: To disrespect someone by being rude or impolite
  • shed: Small building used for storage
  • distress: State of great sadness, anxiety or pain
  • effectively: In a way that produces the desired result
  • path: Method of living leading to a particular result
  • cause: Belief, goal or organization that people support
  • religion: Organized set of beliefs about a god or gods
  • decision: Choice made after thinking; final judgment
  • turmoil: Very confused situation where things are not clear
  • declare: To make a statement in a strong and confident way
  • due: When something is required or expected
  • honor: To fulfill an agreement
  • shape: The outer form of something, what it looks like
  • mind: To be bothered or upset by something
  • heal: To recover from or forget a bad experience
  • notice: To become aware by sight, touch, or hearing
  • sign: Indication that something exists or will happen
  • hostility: Hostile action; an act of war
  • sharp: Person's name
  • order: Religious or social group, as of nuns
  • spend: To use money to pay for something
  • learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
  • emotionally: In a way that shows your feelings
  • inability: Lack of ability, power, or means to do something
  • attract: To make something move closer using magnetic force
  • remind: To cause someone to remember what they forgot
  • act: To behave in a certain way
  • mission: A task or role someone is given to do
  • decide: To make a choice or choose after thinking about it
  • event: Any social gathering; occasion; planned activity
  • consumer: Person who buys goods or services
  • stand: To be a candidate in an election
  • bring: To take or go with someone to a place
  • ban: To make something illegal or not allowed
  • wrong: Action that is harmful, unjust or illegal
  • surrender: Ending a fight you cannot win; formally giving up
  • pagan: People who do not have a formal religion
  • outrage: Very wrong or cruel act which causes great anger
  • derive: To come from another thing
  • empire: Group of countries controlled by one government
  • start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
  • emperor: Man who rules an empire
  • priest: Person who can perform ceremonies in a religion
  • jail: Place to hold criminals being punished for a crime
  • dungeon: Dark underground room in a castle used as a prison
  • saint: Person who is very good, kind or patient
  • pope: Bishop of Rome and the head of the Catholic Church
  • valentine: The person you date on Valentine's Day
  • eyesight: Normal use of the faculty of vision
  • parchment: Strong, tough paper
  • ad: Public notice or advertisement
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    • ad

      US /æd/

      UK /æd/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Public notice or advertisement
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    • as well as

      US /æz wɛl æz/

      UK /æz wel æz/

      • Adverb
      • Also; in addition to
      • Preposition
      • In addition to; and also.
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    • at last

      US /æt læst/

      UK /æt lɑ:st/

      • Adverb
      • Finally; after a long delay.
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    • attract

      US /əˈtrækt/

      UK /ə'trækt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To make something move closer using magnetic force
      • To make someone notice and become interested in
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    • ban

      US /bæn/

      UK /bæn/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To make something illegal or not allowed
      • To prohibit someone from participating in a particular online community or game.
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Official action preventing something happening
      • A prohibition from participating in a particular online community or game.
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    • cause

      US /kɔz/

      UK /kɔ:z/

      • Noun
      • Belief, goal or organization that people support
      • Reason for
      • Transitive Verb
      • To make something happen; create effect or result
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    • consumer

      US /kənˈsumɚ/

      UK /kənˈsju:mə(r)/

      • Countable Noun
      • Person who buys goods or services
      • An economic agent who uses goods and services.
      • Adjective
      • Relating to people who buy goods and services.
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    • convince

      US /kənˈvɪns/

      UK /kən'vɪns/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To persuade someone, or make them feel sure
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    • decide

      US /dɪˈsaɪd/

      UK /dɪ'saɪd/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To make a choice or choose after thinking about it
      • To make a legal judgment in court
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    • declare

      US /dɪˈklɛr/

      UK /dɪ'kleə(r)/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To make a statement in a strong and confident way
      • To show the cost of things purchased overseas
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    • decline

      US /dɪˈklaɪn/

      UK /dɪ'klaɪn/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To bend towards the ground
      • To slope downward.
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To lessen in quality or value
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    • derive

      US /dɪˈraɪv/

      UK /dɪˈraɪv/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To come from another thing
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    • distress

      US /dɪˈstrɛs/

      UK /dɪ'stres/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • State of great sadness, anxiety or pain
      • Condition of danger or emergency
      • Transitive Verb
      • To cause someone anxiety or sadness
      • To be in financial trouble
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    • due to

      US /du tu/

      UK /dju: tu:/

      • Preposition
      • Because of; owing to
      • Adjective
      • Attributable to; caused by.
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    • dungeon

      US /ˈdʌndʒən/

      UK /ˈdʌndʒən/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Dark underground room in a castle used as a prison
      • A place or situation of misery or confinement.
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    • effectively

      US /ɪˈfɛktɪvli/

      UK /ɪˈfektɪvli/

      • Adverb
      • In a way that produces the desired result
      B1
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    • emotionally

      US /ɪˈmoʃənl:ɪ/

      UK /ɪ'məʊʃənəlɪ/

      • Adverb
      • In a way that shows your feelings
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    • emperor

      US /ˈɛmpəɚ/

      UK /'empərə(r)/

      • Noun
      • Man who rules an empire
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    • empire

      US /ˈɛmˌpaɪr/

      UK /ˈempaɪə(r)/

      • Countable Noun
      • Group of countries controlled by one government
      • A large and important business or group of businesses owned by one person or company.
      • Adjective
      • A style of dress with a high waistline, just below the bust.
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    • episode

      US /ˈɛpɪˌsod/

      UK /'epɪsəʊd/

      • Noun
      • One separate event in a series of events
      • Show which is part of a larger story
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    • eyesight

      US /ˈaɪˌsaɪt/

      UK /ˈaɪsaɪt/

      • Noun
      • Normal use of the faculty of vision
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    • give up

      US /ɡɪv ʌp/

      UK /ɡiv ʌp/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To lose hope or admit defeat
      • To decide to not start to try solving a problem
      • Verb Phrase
      • to surrender an item; hand over an item
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    • heal

      US /hi:l/

      UK /hi:l/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To recover from or forget a bad experience
      • To make or become healthy or well again
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    • honor

      US /ˈɑnɚ/

      UK /'ɒnə(r)/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To fulfill an agreement
      • To give an award to someone
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Award you get for doing well; prize, title, etc.
      • Chance to do something special; privilege
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    • hostility

      US /hɑ:ˈstɪləti/

      UK /hɒˈstɪləti/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Hostile action; an act of war
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    • in danger

      US /ɪn ˈdendʒɚ/

      UK /in ˈdeindʒə/

      • Phrase
      • Exposed to the risk of harm, injury, or loss.
      • At risk of experiencing something negative or harmful.
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    • inability

      US /ˌɪnəˈbɪlɪti/

      UK /ˌɪnəˈbɪləti/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Lack of ability, power, or means to do something
      A2
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    • insult

      US /ɪnˈsʌlt/

      UK /ɪn'sʌlt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To disrespect someone by being rude or impolite
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Act of disrespecting by being rude or impolite
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    • jail

      US /dʒel/

      UK /dʒeɪl/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Place to hold criminals being punished for a crime
      • Transitive Verb
      • To hold people who are being punished for a crime
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    • light on

      US /laɪt ɑn/

      UK /lait ɔn/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To illuminate something.
      • To discover something unexpectedly.
      • Adjective
      • Gentle or delicate in the use of something.
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    • mission

      US /ˈmɪʃən/

      UK /'mɪʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A task or role someone is given to do
      • Special assignment given to a person or group
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    • opinion

      US /əˈpɪnjən/

      UK /əˈpɪnjən/

      • Noun
      • Court judge's statement why a decision was made
      • A person's thoughts on a topic
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    • outrage

      US /ˈaʊtˌredʒ/

      UK /'aʊtreɪdʒ/

      • Noun
      • Very wrong or cruel act which causes great anger
      • Transitive Verb
      • To cause anger to due to wrong or cruel acts
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    • pagan

      US /ˈpeɡən/

      UK /ˈpeɪgən/

      • Countable Noun
      • People who do not have a formal religion
      • Adjective
      • Relating to pagans or paganism.
      • (dated, offensive) Uncivilized or irreligious.
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    • parchment

      US /ˈpɑ:rtʃmənt/

      UK /ˈpɑ:tʃmənt/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Strong, tough paper
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    • path

      US /pæθ, pɑθ/

      UK /pɑ:θ/

      • Noun
      • Method of living leading to a particular result
      • Track made with stones, by walking over the ground
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    • pope

      US /pop/

      UK /pu:p/

      • Proper Noun
      • Bishop of Rome and the head of the Catholic Church
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    • priest

      US /prist/

      UK /pri:st/

      • Countable Noun
      • Person who can perform ceremonies in a religion
      B1
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    • religion

      US /rɪˈlɪdʒən/

      UK /rɪˈlɪdʒən/

      • Countable Noun
      • Organized set of beliefs about a god or gods
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Belief in God or gods that governs people's lives
      • A person's particular system of beliefs and worship.
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    • remind

      US /rɪˈmaɪnd/

      UK /rɪ'maɪnd/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To cause someone to remember what they forgot
      • To cause someone to think of something similar or related.
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    • saint

      US /sent/

      UK /seɪnt/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Person who is very good, kind or patient
      • Person of exceptional holiness
      B2
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    • sharp

      US /ʃɑrp/

      UK /ʃɑ:p/

      • Proper Noun
      • Person's name
      • Adjective
      • Being very clear and easy to see
      • (Of clothes) nicely or stylishly
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    • shed

      US /ʃed/

      UK /ʃed/

      • Countable Noun
      • Small building used for storage
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To lose something as a natural process e.g. hair
      • Got rid of something that was no longer wanted or needed.
      B2
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    • spend

      US /spɛnd/

      UK /spend/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To use money to pay for something
      • To use time in order to do something
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    • surrender

      US /səˈrɛndɚ/

      UK /sə'rendə(r)/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Ending a fight you cannot win; formally giving up
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To give up in a fight that you cannot win
      • To give in, e.g. to person's demands or temptation
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    • tie the knot

      US /taɪ ði nɑt/

      UK /tai ðə nɔt/

      • Idiom
      • To get married.
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    • turmoil

      US /ˈtɚˌmɔɪl/

      UK /ˈtɜ:mɔɪl/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Very confused situation where things are not clear
      • A state of great disturbance, confusion, or uncertainty.
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    • valentine

      US /ˈvælənˌtaɪn/

      UK /ˈvæləntaɪn/

      • Noun
      • The person you date on Valentine's Day
      • A card or gift sent to a person one loves or is attracted to on Valentine's Day.
      • Adjective
      • Relating to Valentine's Day or romantic love.
      B2
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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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    US/brev/
    UK/breɪv/
    adj.Brave
    v.t.To bravely face
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