Vocabulary

  • face to face: (Meeting) while looking at someone
  • hide behind: To avoid responsibility or truth by using something as an excuse.
  • of choice: Indicating something is preferred or selected deliberately.
  • back then: At that time in the past.
  • with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
  • interact with
  • for the best: Resulting in the most positive or beneficial outcome, even if it's difficult or painful in the short term.
  • along with: In addition to; together with.
  • dating apps: Mobile applications designed to facilitate online dating and connections between individuals seeking romantic relationships.
  • aside from
  • look for: To try to find a thing or person that is lost
  • settle on: To decide definitely to do or have something.
  • work out
  • depending on: To rely on for support (financial or emotional)
  • in real life: In the physical world; not online or in a fictional setting.
  • at least: As a minimum
  • look to: Be looking to. be planning to (do something)
  • instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
  • to date: Up to the present time; until now.
  • such as: For example; like
  • walk around: To stroll or wander in a leisurely way.
  • in charge: To be responsible for
  • without a doubt: Certainly; definitely.
  • step back: To move backwards; to move away from something.
  • figure out: To understand the behavior of someone
  • must learn: Expressing a strong obligation or necessity to acquire knowledge or a skill.
  • specific: Precise; particular; just about that thing
  • potential: Capable of happening or becoming reality
  • compromise: To weaken your position or views
  • trauma: A very severe or upsetting experience
  • embrace: Act of holding someone closely
  • conversation: Talking with other people; discussion or chat
  • emotional: Causing, feeling, or appealing to the emotions
  • hypothetical: Thought up, as an example; not being a real case
  • pressure: Anxiety caused by difficult problems
  • relationship: Connection between two or more people or things
  • paradox: Surprising statement containing two opposing ideas
  • burden: To weigh down with a load; impose a task upon
  • lack: To not have, or not have enough, of something
  • cope: To deal with something in spite of difficulties
  • dump: To end a romantic relationship
  • consent: To agree or give approval to do something
  • accessible: Able to be entered, reached or used
  • abundance: Quantity that is very large or more than enough
  • passive: Allowing things to happen with quiet acceptance
  • interaction: Process of people or things affecting each other
  • occur: To come to pass or to happen
  • confront: To make someone, e.g. who has lied, face the truth
  • society: A group who meet to share values or interests
  • affection: Feeling of liking someone or something
  • challenge: An activity you wish to try that may be hard to do
  • result: Something produced through tests or experiments
  • seek: To ask someone for help
  • create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
  • ego: Opinion you have about yourself and your worth
  • fulfill: To finish or provide something successfully
  • foster: To raise a child who is not yours, for payment
  • rely: Depend on with full trust or confidence
  • scroll: To move up and down a computer screen
  • queue: Line of people or cars waiting for something
  • social: Involving activity with people, e.g. in free time
  • reign: To be present and felt or sensed by everyone there
  • text: To send a message by phone or other device
  • important: Having power or authority
  • determination: Will to achieve a goal despite difficulties
  • learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
  • problematic: Being difficult to deal with or fix
  • continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
  • persona: Personality that you project in public
  • support: To give assistance or advice to someone
  • bring: To take or go with someone to a place
  • rise: To wake up and get out of bed after sleeping
  • loneliness: State of feeling sad because you are alone
  • change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
  • find: To become aware of something that is happening
  • person: Man, woman or child
  • hinder: To make something slow or difficult
  • difficult: Hard; not easy; you need to work hard to do it
  • hide: To go to, or put a thing where it can't be found
  • caution: Quality of being cautious; avoiding risk, danger
  • greed: Wanting too much of something
  • upfront: Frank and honest
  • disposition: Normal attitude or mood of someone
  • compatibility: Ability to get on (or be used) well together
  • closure: Feeling of accepting a death, divorce etc.
  • disconnect: To separate something from something else
  • veneer: Thin layer stuck on surface to improve appearance
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    • abundance

      US /əˈbʌndəns/

      UK /əˈbʌndəns/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Quantity that is very large or more than enough
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    • accessible

      US /ækˈsɛsəbəl/

      UK /əkˈsesəbl/

      • Adjective
      • Able to be entered, reached or used
      • Easy to understand.
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    • affection

      US /əˈfɛkʃən/

      UK /əˈfekʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Feeling of liking someone or something
      • A gentle feeling of fondness or liking.
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    • along with

      US /əˈlɔŋ wɪð/

      UK /əˈlɔŋ wið/

      • Preposition
      • In addition to; together with.
      • Adverb
      • In company or together with someone or something.
      • Including; in addition to.
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    • aside from

      US /əˈsaɪd frʌm/

      UK /əˈsaid frɔm/

      • Phrase
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    • at least

      US /æt list/

      UK /æt li:st/

      • Adverb
      • As a minimum
      • Not less than
      • Phrase
      • No less than; at the minimum
      • Used to indicate that something is positive in a bad situation.
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    • back then

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • At that time in the past.
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    • burden

      US /ˈbɚdn/

      UK /'bɜ:dn/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To weigh down with a load; impose a task upon
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Something difficult to do, manage, or accept
      • Something that is carried with difficulty; an oppressive load.
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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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    • challenge

      US /ˈtʃæləndʒ/

      UK /'tʃælɪndʒ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • An activity you wish to try that may be hard to do
      • Act of formally inviting someone to compete
      • Transitive Verb
      • To formally invite someone to compete at something
      • To question the correctness of something
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    • closure

      US /ˈkloʊʒə(r)/

      UK /ˈkləʊʒə(r)/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Feeling of accepting a death, divorce etc.
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Act of closing something
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    • compatibility

      US /kəmˌpætəˈbɪlətɪ/

      UK /kəmˌpætə'bɪlətɪ/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Ability to get on (or be used) well together
      • The ability of two people to have a good relationship because of similar opinions, interests, or character.
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    • compromise

      US /ˈkɑmprəˌmaɪz/

      UK /'kɒmprəmaɪz/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To weaken your position or views
      • To lessen your demands so as to reach agreement
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • When you lessen your demands to get agreement
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    • confront

      US /kənˈfrʌnt/

      UK /kən'frʌnt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To make someone, e.g. who has lied, face the truth
      • (Of problem) to face someone who must deal with it
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    • consent

      US /kənˈsɛnt/

      UK /kən'sent/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To agree or give approval to do something
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Approval, agreement (for something to happen)
      • Official permission to do something
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    • conversation

      US /ˌkɑnvɚˈseʃən/

      UK /ˌkɒnvəˈseɪʃn/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Talking with other people; discussion or chat
      • General communication or interaction.
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    • cope

      US /koʊp/

      UK /kəʊp/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To deal with something in spite of difficulties
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    • dating apps

      US

      UK

      • Noun (plural)
      • Mobile applications designed to facilitate online dating and connections between individuals seeking romantic relationships.
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    • depending on

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To rely on for support (financial or emotional)
      • Influenced or determined by.
      • Preposition
      • Subject to; contingent on
      • Relying on someone or something for support or assistance.
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    • determination

      US /dɪˌtɚməˈneʃən/

      UK /dɪˌtɜ:mɪˈneɪʃn/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Will to achieve a goal despite difficulties
      • The act of finding out or establishing something exactly, usually as the result of research or calculation.
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    • disconnect

      US /ˌdɪskəˈnɛkt/

      UK /ˌdɪskəˈnekt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To separate something from something else
      • Noun
      • State of being separated from something else
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    • disposition

      US /ˌdɪspəˈzɪʃən/

      UK /ˌdɪspəˈzɪʃn/

      • Noun
      • Normal attitude or mood of someone
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    • dump

      US /dʌmp/

      UK /dʌmp/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To end a romantic relationship
      • To put something somewhere without care
      • Noun
      • A place where waste or garbage is left.
      • A copy of data from one part of a computer system to another.
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    • ego

      US /ˈiɡo, ˈɛɡo/

      UK /'i:ɡəʊ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Opinion you have about yourself and your worth
      • Part of the human mind that deals with real world
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    • embrace

      US /ɛmˈbres/

      UK /ɪm'breɪs/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Act of holding someone closely
      • An act of accepting or supporting something willingly and enthusiastically.
      • Transitive Verb
      • To hold closely; cuddle, kiss or hug
      • To accept something enthusiastically.
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    • emotional

      US /ɪˈmoʃənəl/

      UK /ɪˈməʊʃənl/

      • Adjective
      • Causing, feeling, or appealing to the emotions
      • Relating to or characterized by emotion
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    • face to face

      US /fes tu fes/

      UK /feis tu: feis/

      • Adverb
      • (Meeting) while looking at someone
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    • figure out

      US /ˈfɪɡjɚ aʊt/

      UK /ˈfiɡə aut/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To understand the behavior of someone
      • To think through logically to find a solution
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To understand or find an answer to something.
      • To find a solution to a problem or understand something.
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    • for the best

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Resulting in the most positive or beneficial outcome, even if it's difficult or painful in the short term.
      • Hoping for a positive outcome.
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    • foster

      US /'fɔ:stər/

      UK /'fɒstə(r)/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To raise a child who is not yours, for payment
      • To raise a child who is not yours, for payment
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    • fulfill

      US /fʊlˈfɪl/

      UK /fʊl'fɪl/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To finish or provide something successfully
      • To make real, to bring into effect
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    • greed

      US /ɡrid/

      UK /gri:d/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Wanting too much of something
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    • hide behind

      US /haɪd bɪˈhaɪnd/

      UK /haɪd bɪˈhaɪnd/

      • other
      • To avoid responsibility or truth by using something as an excuse.
      • To put oneself out of sight by staying at the back of something.
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    • hinder

      US /ˈhɪndɚ/

      UK /'hɪndə(r)/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To make something slow or difficult
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    • hypothetical

      US /ˌhaɪpəˈθɛtɪkəl/

      UK /ˌhaɪpəˈθetɪkl/

      • Adjective
      • Thought up, as an example; not being a real case
      • Of the nature of a hypothesis; conjectural; provisional.
      • Noun
      • A hypothetical example or case.
      • A hypothetical situation or scenario.
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    • in charge

      US /ɪn tʃɑrdʒ/

      UK /in tʃɑ:dʒ/

      • Adverb
      • To be responsible for
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    • in real life

      US /ɪn ˈriəl laɪf/

      UK /in riəl laif/

      • Phrase
      • In the physical world; not online or in a fictional setting.
      • Actually; genuinely; not made up or fictional.
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    • instead of

      US /ɪnˈstɛd ʌv/

      UK /inˈsted ɔv/

      • Preposition
      • When one thing is replaced by another
      • Adverb
      • As a substitute or alternative.
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    • interact with

      US /ˌɪntɚˈækt wɪð/

      UK /ˌɪntərˈækt wið/

      • Phrase
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To engage in communication or action involving mutual or reciprocal influence.
      • To use a computer interface to achieve a specific goal.
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    • interaction

      US /ˌɪntɚˈækʃən/

      UK /ˌɪntər'ækʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Process of people or things affecting each other
      • The activity of talking to other people, working together etc
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    • lack

      US /læk/

      UK /læk/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To not have, or not have enough, of something
      • Uncountable Noun
      • The state of not having or not having enough of
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    • loneliness

      US /ˈlonlɪnɪs/

      UK /'ləʊnlɪnəs/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • State of feeling sad because you are alone
      • A feeling of being isolated from others, even when surrounded by people.
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    • look for

      US /lʊk fɔr/

      UK /luk fɔ:/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To try to find a thing or person that is lost
      • To expect or anticipate something.
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    • look to

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • Be looking to. be planning to (do something)
      • To expect someone to do something for you; rely on
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    • must learn

      US

      UK

      • Modal Verb
      • Expressing a strong obligation or necessity to acquire knowledge or a skill.
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    • occur

      US /əˈkɚ/

      UK /əˈkɜ:(r)/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To come to pass or to happen
      • To be found to exist; to be present.
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    • of choice

      US /əv tʃɔɪs/

      UK /əv tʃɔɪs/

      • other
      • Indicating something is preferred or selected deliberately.
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    • paradox

      US /ˈpærəˌdɑks/

      UK /'pærədɒks/

      • Noun
      • Surprising statement containing two opposing ideas
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    • passive

      US /ˈpæsɪv/

      UK /ˈpæsɪv/

      • Adjective
      • Allowing things to happen with quiet acceptance
      • With sentence's subject being what verb acts on
      • Noun
      • A person who is passive; one who does not actively participate or resist.
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    • persona

      US /pərˈsoʊnə/

      UK /pəˈsəʊnə/

      • Noun
      • Personality that you project in public
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    • potential

      US /pəˈtɛnʃəl/

      UK /pəˈtenʃl/

      • Adjective
      • Capable of happening or becoming reality
      • Having or showing the capacity to develop into something in the future.
      • Uncountable Noun
      • someone's or something's ability to develop, achieve, or succeed
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    • pressure

      US /ˈprɛʃɚ/

      UK /'preʃə(r)/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Anxiety caused by difficult problems
      • Force, weight when pressing against a thing
      • Transitive Verb
      • To apply force to something
      • To persuade or force someone to do something
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    • problematic

      US /ˌprɑbləˈmætɪk/

      UK /ˌprɒbləˈmætɪk/

      • Adjective
      • Being difficult to deal with or fix
      • Of a doubtful or uncertain nature.
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    • queue

      US /kju/

      UK /kju:/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Line of people or cars waiting for something
      • A list of data items, jobs, etc., stored so as to be retrievable in a definite order, usually the order of insertion.
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To wait in a line.
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    • reign

      US /ren/

      UK /reɪn/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To be present and felt or sensed by everyone there
      • (King or Queen) to rule a country
      • Uncountable Noun
      • Time during which a person runs an organization
      • Period of time when (e.g. king) rules a country
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    • relationship

      US /rɪˈleʃənˌʃɪp/

      UK /rɪˈleɪʃnʃɪp/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Connection between two or more people or things
      • Way people interact or live with each other
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    • rely

      US /rɪˈlaɪ/

      UK /rɪ'laɪ/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • Depend on with full trust or confidence
      • To trust or have confidence in someone.
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    • result

      US /rɪˈzʌlt/

      UK /rɪ'zʌlt/

      • Noun
      • Something produced through tests or experiments
      • Final score of a competition, election or game
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To be the outcome of other causes and effects
      • To happen or exist as a consequence of something.
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    • scroll

      US /skroʊl/

      UK /skrəʊl/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To move up and down a computer screen
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To move up, down, or across a computer screen
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    • seek

      US /sik/

      UK /si:k/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To ask someone for help
      • To search for; try to find or do; look for
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    • settle on

      US /ˈsɛtl ɑn/

      UK /ˈsetl ɔn/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To decide definitely to do or have something.
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    • society

      US /səˈsaɪɪti/

      UK /sə'saɪətɪ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A group who meet to share values or interests
      • Group of people living together
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    • specific

      US /spɪˈsɪfɪk/

      UK /spəˈsɪfɪk/

      • Adjective
      • Precise; particular; just about that thing
      • Concerning one particular thing or kind of thing
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    • step back

      US /stɛp bæk/

      UK /step bæk/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To move backwards; to move away from something.
      • To take a break from something; to gain perspective.
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    • such as

      US /sʌtʃ æz/

      UK /sʌtʃ æz/

      • Preposition
      • For example; like
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    • to date

      US /tu det/

      UK /tu: deit/

      • Phrase
      • Up to the present time; until now.
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To go out on romantic dates with someone.
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    • trauma

      US /ˈtraʊmə/

      UK /'trɔ:mə/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A very severe or upsetting experience
      • Serious injury to part of the body
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    • veneer

      US /vəˈnɪr/

      UK /vəˈnɪə(r)/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Thin layer stuck on surface to improve appearance
      • A superficial or deceptively attractive appearance.
      • Transitive Verb
      • To cover (something) with a veneer.
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    • walk around

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To stroll or wander in a leisurely way.
      • To move about in order to inspect something.
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    • with it

      US /wɪð ɪt/

      UK /wið it/

      • Adjective
      • Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
      • Understanding and knowledgeable about current trends or information.
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    • without a doubt

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Certainly; definitely.
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    • work out

      US /wɚk aʊt/

      UK /wə:k aut/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To find a way to do something, by thinking
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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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