Vocabulary

  • look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
  • go out: To leave a building (e.g. a house)
  • such as: For example; like
  • no matter: Regardless of; it does not matter.
  • to some extent: Partially; not completely.
  • from a distance: Not close; far away.
  • approach: To get close to reaching something or somewhere
  • matter: To be of great importance; to count
  • anxious: Afraid of what may happen; worried and nervous
  • aggressive: Using energy and determination to achieve a goal
  • treat: To pay for the food or enjoyment of someone else
  • express: To send something by fast mail
  • stress: To emphasize one or more parts of a word, sentence
  • extent: Point, level or limit to which something reaches
  • stare: To look at someone or something for a long time
  • sake: Japanese rice wine
  • upset: (Of stomach, etc.) not functioning well; sick
  • behavior: The way a person or thing acts; manner
  • attention: Taking notice of someone or something
  • observe: To celebrate a particular holiday/religious event
  • interrupt: To stop something from happening for a while
  • suddenly: In an unexpected or very quick manner
  • manner: The way a person acts, talks, or behaves
  • distance: Lack of friendliness toward another person
  • leave: To go away from; depart
  • target: A goal or amount you are trying to achieve
  • limit: Point beyond which it is not possible to go
  • spend: To use money to pay for something
  • block: Solid piece of material used for building
  • act: To behave in a certain way
  • mad: Very angry
  • bring: To take or go with someone to a place
  • wrong: Action that is harmful, unjust or illegal
  • daily: Happening every day
  • perfect: So good it cannot be improved
  • change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
  • caution: Quality of being cautious; avoiding risk, danger
  • nap: To sleep or rest for a short time during the day
  • peek: To look at something quickly (often secretly)
  • understand: To know the meaning of language, what someone says
  • curfew: Order requiring people to be at home at night
  • case: Container used to carry things, e.g. clothes
  • territorial: Associated with the ownership of an area
  • dissatisfaction: Feeling of unhappiness or disapproval
  • afar: From far away
  • boo: To shout out 'boo', to express your disapproval
  • dissatisfied: Feeling displeased or unhappy about something
  • huff: Feeling of being offended, upset or angry
  • meow: Cry like a cat
  • unhappy: Not feeling happy; sad or worried
  • unsettle: To upset; making someone feel uneasy
  • hiya: Another way to say 'hi' or 'hello'
  • oop: Sound people make when they make a mistake
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    • afar

      US /əˈfɑr/

      UK /ə'fɑ:(r)/

      • Adverb
      • From far away
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    • aggressive

      US /əˈɡrɛsɪv/

      UK /əˈgresɪv/

      • Adjective
      • Using energy and determination to achieve a goal
      • Behaving in a hostile and threatening way
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    • approach

      US /əˈprəʊtʃ/

      UK /ə'prəʊtʃ/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To get close to reaching something or somewhere
      • To request someone to do something specific
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Means of reaching a place, often a road or path
      • Request of someone with a specific goal in mind
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    • attention

      US /əˈtɛnʃən/

      UK /əˈtenʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Taking notice of someone or something
      • Noun
      • (Soldiers) Standing with straight backs
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    • block

      US /blɑk/

      UK /blɒk/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Solid piece of material used for building
      • A piece of wood, chocolate etc.
      • Transitive Verb
      • To stop from going forward or making progress
      • To obstruct or prevent the movement or passage of.
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    • boo

      US /bu/

      UK /bu:/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To shout out 'boo', to express your disapproval
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    • caution

      US /ˈkɔʃən/

      UK /'kɔ:ʃn/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Quality of being cautious; avoiding risk, danger
      • Warning given by police for breaking traffic rules
      • Transitive Verb
      • To give someone a warning about a possible danger
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    • curfew

      US /ˈkə:fju/

      UK /ˈkɜ:fju:/

      • Noun
      • Order requiring people to be at home at night
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    • dissatisfaction

      US /dɪsˌsætɪsˈfækʃən/

      UK /ˌdɪsˌsætɪsˈfækʃn/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Feeling of unhappiness or disapproval
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    • dissatisfied

      US /dɪsˈsætɪsˌfaɪd/

      UK /dɪsˈsætɪsfaɪd/

      • Adjective
      • Feeling displeased or unhappy about something
      • Feeling or expressing discontentment about something specific.
      • Transitive Verb
      • To cause not to be content; displease
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    • distance

      US /ˈdɪstəns/

      UK /'dɪstəns/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Lack of friendliness toward another person
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Amount of space between two places or things
      • A point or place that is far away.
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    • extent

      US /ɪkˈstɛnt/

      UK /ɪkˈstent/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Point, level or limit to which something reaches
      • Range or space included in something
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    • from a distance

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Not close; far away.
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    • go out

      US /ɡo aʊt/

      UK /ɡəu aut/

      • Phrase
      • To leave a building (e.g. a house)
      • Phrasal Verb
      • (Of a fire) to burn out; be extinguished
      • Go out of fashion to stop being fashionable
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    • hiya

      US /ˈhaɪjə/

      UK /ˈhaɪjə/

      • Interjection
      • Another way to say 'hi' or 'hello'
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    • huff

      US /hʌf/

      UK /hʌf/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Feeling of being offended, upset or angry
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To emit puffs of breath
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    • interrupt

      US /ˌɪntəˈrʌpt/

      UK /ˌɪntə'rʌpt/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To stop something from happening for a while
      • To stop someone from speaking by saying or doing something.
      • Noun
      • A signal that stops a computer from working on one thing and starts it working on something else.
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    • limit

      US /ˈlɪmɪt/

      UK /'lɪmɪt/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Point beyond which it is not possible to go
      • A line or edge marking the boundary of an area.
      • Transitive Verb
      • To stop or prevent an increase past a point
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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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    • mad

      US /mæd/

      UK /mæd/

      • Adjective
      • Very angry
      • Enthusiastic about something
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    • manner

      US /ˈmænɚ/

      UK /ˈmænə(r)/

      • Noun
      • The way a person acts, talks, or behaves
      • Polite and respectful behavior to others
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    • meow

      US /miˈaʊ/

      UK /mɪ'aʊ/

      • Noun
      • Cry like a cat
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To cry like a cat
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    • nap

      US /næp/

      UK /næp/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To sleep or rest for a short time during the day
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Brief period of sleep or rest during the day
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    • no matter

      US

      UK

      • Conjunction
      • Regardless of; it does not matter.
      • Adverb
      • Regardless of; it is not important
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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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    • oop

      US

      UK

      • Interjection
      • Sound people make when they make a mistake
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    • peek

      US /pik/

      UK /pi:k/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To look at something quickly (often secretly)
      • Noun
      • A quick look at something (often secretly)
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    • sake

      US /sek/

      UK /seɪk/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Japanese rice wine
      • Noun
      • Interest or benefit of someone or something
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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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    • stare

      US /stɛr/

      UK /steə(r)/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To look at someone or something for a long time
      • Noun
      • A long look at something or someone for a reason
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    • stress

      US / strɛs/

      UK /stres/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To emphasize one or more parts of a word, sentence
      • To put pressure on something or someone
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Emphasis on part of a word or sentence
      • Pressure on something or someone
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    • such as

      US /sʌtʃ æz/

      UK /sʌtʃ æz/

      • Preposition
      • For example; like
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    • target

      US /ˈtɑrɡɪt/

      UK /'tɑ:ɡɪt/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A goal or amount you are trying to achieve
      • Group you are trying to sell to or influence
      • Transitive Verb
      • To try to influence; direct a message toward
      • (Army) to aim an attack at something
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    • territorial

      US /ˌtɛrɪˈtɔriəl, -ˈtor-/

      UK /ˌterəˈtɔ:riəl/

      • Adjective
      • Associated with the ownership of an area
      • Defensive of a space or area.
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    • to some extent

      US /tu sʌm ɪkˈstɛnt/

      UK /tu: sʌm iksˈtent/

      • Phrase
      • Partially; not completely.
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    • unhappy

      US /ʌnˈhæpi/

      UK /ʌn'hæpɪ/

      • Adjective
      • Not feeling happy; sad or worried
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    • unsettle

      US /ʌnˈsɛtl:/

      UK /ˌʌnˈsetl/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To upset; making someone feel uneasy
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    • upset

      US /ʌpˈsɛt/

      UK /ʌpˈset/

      • Adjective
      • (Of stomach, etc.) not functioning well; sick
      • Troubled, worried, or angry
      • Transitive Verb
      • To turn upside down or on its side
      • To trouble, worry, or anger someone
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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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