Vocabulary

  • of course: Sure ; Certainly
  • at least: As a minimum
  • to let: Indicates that a property is available for rent.
  • outside of: Located or situated beyond the boundaries or confines of something.
  • have to: Must do
  • in flight: Act of flying
  • to do with: To be about something; concern
  • other than: Except for; apart from.
  • distraction: Something drawing your attention away from
  • regret: Feeling of being sorry, as for what you didn't do
  • aware: Knowing or feeling that something exists
  • dread: To await with great fear
  • purpose: Reason for which something is done; aim; goal
  • neat: That you approve of; cool
  • bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
  • avoid: To prevent from happening
  • adolescence: Developmental period typically in the teen years
  • unexpected: Surprising because it was not expected
  • goal: Something you try to do or achieve; an aim
  • haven: Place where people can feel safe and happy
  • complicate: To make more difficult to do, understand or use
  • drown: To kill something by putting it under water
  • threaten: To cause something potential harm, or put at risk
  • necessity: Something that you must have or do
  • poetry: Poetic writing; imaginative verses
  • collide: To come together or crash with a lot of force
  • despise: To have no respect whatsoever for a person/thing
  • flight: Act of leaving a place, usually to escape danger
  • find: To become aware of something that is happening
  • question: To ask for or try to get information
  • wise: Knowledgeable about life; having good judgment
  • terror: Use of violent acts to make people afraid
  • hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
  • deep: Complex and important
  • lie: To be in a horizontal or flat position
  • start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
  • hold: To agree to keep something for someone
  • world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
  • real: Actually existing or happening, not imagined
  • discard: To take a card out of your hand in a card game
  • work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
  • incessant: Happening or continuing without a pause or stop
  • sadness: Unhappy feeling when something bad happened
  • people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
  • stillness: Calmness without winds
  • acquaint: To make someone or yourself familiar with something
  • peace: Calm and quiet state
  • quietly: In a quiet manner; making little sound or fuss
  • respectable: Having socially/conventionally acceptable morals
  • good: Proper, appropriate or right
  • terrify: To scare or greatly frighten
  • scare: To become frightened
  • mid: At (or near) the middle point
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    • acquaint

      US /əˈkweɪnt/

      UK /əˈkweɪnt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To make someone or yourself familiar with something
      • To make someone aware of or familiar with.
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    • adolescence

      US /ˌædlˈɛsəns/

      UK /ˌædəˈlesns/

      • Noun
      • Developmental period typically in the teen years
      • The period of life from puberty to maturity.
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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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    • avoid

      US /əˈvɔɪd/

      UK /ə'vɔɪd/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To prevent from happening
      • To stay away from
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    • aware

      US /əˈwɛr/

      UK /əˈwɛə/

      • Adjective
      • Knowing or feeling that something exists
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    • collide

      US /kəˈlaɪd/

      UK /kəˈlaɪd/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To come together or crash with a lot of force
      • To disagree with or be very different from others
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    • complicate

      US /ˈkɑ:mplɪkeɪt/

      UK /ˈkɒmplɪkeɪt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To make more difficult to do, understand or use
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    • despise

      US /dɪˈspaɪz/

      UK /dɪ'spaɪz/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To have no respect whatsoever for a person/thing
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    • discard

      US /dɪˈskɑrd/

      UK /dɪs'kɑ:d/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To take a card out of your hand in a card game
      • To throw away something unwanted
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    • distraction

      US /dɪˈstrækʃən/

      UK /dɪˈstrækʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Something drawing your attention away from
      • Enjoyable thing to help you forget your problems
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    • dread

      US /drɛd/

      UK /dred/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To await with great fear
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    • drown

      US /draʊn/

      UK /draʊn/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To kill something by putting it under water
      • To make something very wet or cover it completely
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    • flight

      US /flaɪt/

      UK /flaɪt/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Act of leaving a place, usually to escape danger
      • Trip by plane, helicopter etc.
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    • goal

      US /ɡol/

      UK /ɡəʊl/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Something you try to do or achieve; an aim
      • (Sports) net into which you put a ball to score
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    • have to

      US /hæv tu/

      UK /ˈhæv tə/

      • Auxiliary Verb
      • Must do
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    • in flight

      US /ɪn flaɪt/

      UK /in flait/

      • Phrase
      • Act of flying
      • Adverb
      • While flying.
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    • incessant

      US /ɪnˈsɛsənt/

      UK /ɪnˈsesnt/

      • Adjective
      • Happening or continuing without a pause or stop
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    • lie

      US /lai/

      UK /laɪ/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To be in a horizontal or flat position
      • To say something that you know is not true
      • Countable Noun
      • An untrue statement, when you know it is not true
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    • mid

      US /mɪd/

      UK /mɪd/

      • Adjective
      • At (or near) the middle point
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    • neat

      US /nit/

      UK /ni:t/

      • Adjective
      • That you approve of; cool
      • (Of alcohol) not weakened with water or a mixer
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    • necessity

      US /nəˈsɛsɪti/

      UK /nəˈsesəti/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Something that you must have or do
      • The state of being forced to do something because it is required.
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    • of course

      US /ʌv kɔː(r)s/

      UK /ɔv kɔː(r)s/

      • Adverb
      • Sure ; Certainly
      • Phrase
      • For sure; certainly
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    • other than

      US

      UK

      • Preposition
      • Except for; apart from.
      • Conjunction
      • Different from.
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    • outside of

      US /aʊtˈsaɪd ʌv/

      UK /ˌautˈsaid ɔv/

      • Preposition
      • Located or situated beyond the boundaries or confines of something.
      • Beyond the scope, range, or limits of something.
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    • peace

      US /pis/

      UK /pi:s/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Calm and quiet state
      • Time when there is no war or fighting
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    • poetry

      US /ˈpoʊətri/

      UK /ˈpəʊətri/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Poetic writing; imaginative verses
      • A collection of poems.
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    • purpose

      US /ˈpɚpəs/

      UK /'pɜ:pəs/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Reason for which something is done; aim; goal
      • A person's sense of resolve or determination.
      • Adverb
      • With clear intention or determination.
      • Intentionally; deliberately.
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    • regret

      US /rɪˈɡrɛt/

      UK /rɪ'ɡret/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Feeling of being sorry, as for what you didn't do
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To feel sorrow or guilt, as for what you didn't do
      • Used to express apology or sadness.
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    • respectable

      US /rɪˈspɛktəbəl/

      UK /rɪˈspektəbl/

      • Adjective
      • Having socially/conventionally acceptable morals
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    • sadness

      US /ˈsædnəs/

      UK /ˈsædnəs/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Unhappy feeling when something bad happened
      A2
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    • stillness

      US /ˈstɪlnɪs/

      UK /ˈstɪlnəs/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Calmness without winds
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    • terrify

      US /ˈtɛrəˌfaɪ/

      UK /ˈterɪfaɪ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To scare or greatly frighten
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    • terror

      US /ˈtɛrɚ/

      UK /ˈterə(r)/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Use of violent acts to make people afraid
      • Extreme fear; dread.
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    • threaten

      US /ˈθrɛtn/

      UK /ˈθretn/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To cause something potential harm, or put at risk
      • To say you may harm or hurt someone
      A2
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    • to do with

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To be about something; concern
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    • to let

      US /tu lɛt/

      UK /tu let/

      • Preposition
      • Indicates that a property is available for rent.
      A2
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    • unexpected

      US /ˌʌnɪkˈspektɪd/

      UK /ˌʌnɪkˈspektɪd/

      • Adjective
      • Surprising because it was not expected
      • Noun
      • An event or occurrence that was not anticipated.
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    • wise

      US /waɪz/

      UK /waɪz/

      • Adjective
      • Knowledgeable about life; having good judgment
      A2
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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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