Vocabulary

  • look around: To explore a place; search for something.
  • back into: To drive a vehicle backwards into a space or area.
  • go away: To go on vacation
  • in peace: In a state of tranquility, without disturbance or conflict.
  • point out: To make others aware of an idea
  • going on: To continue doing something
  • come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
  • at least: As a minimum
  • look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
  • carry on: To engage in an activity, e.g. a conversation
  • to the brim: Filled completely to the edge or limit.
  • get through: To arrive at the end of or finish something
  • entire: Complete or full; with no part left out; whole
  • pretend: To act as if something is true when it is not
  • approximately: Around; nearly; almost; about (a number)
  • distract: To draw someone's attention away from something
  • annoying: To make someone angry
  • trial: Hearing and judgment of a case in court
  • butt: (Informal) fleshy part of your body you sit on
  • sarcastic: Being rude and critical
  • alter: To change so (clothing) fits better
  • rare: (Of meat) cooked, but still red and juicy
  • desperately: In a way that shows you don't have much hope
  • planet: One of the bodies that orbit the sun
  • scent: To become aware of the presence of a smell, etc.
  • technically: In an exact and particular manner
  • eternal: Endless; constant; never ending
  • lift: Picking someone up in a car and taking to a place
  • mood: Emotion or a state of mind; how you feel
  • prove: To demonstrate truth by providing evidence
  • mind: To be bothered or upset by something
  • leave: To go away from; depart
  • void: Empty feeling because nothing interests you
  • grim: Being very serious or determined
  • bear: To accept (responsibilities or duties)
  • haven: Place where people can feel safe and happy
  • kind: In a caring and helpful manner
  • terrible: Very bad; horrible
  • acid: Sour substance that reacts with metals e.g. lemon
  • curtain: Piece of cloth used to cover a window
  • exhaust: System of pipes through which gases escape
  • rise: To wake up and get out of bed after sleeping
  • fill: To make something full
  • swirl: To make a twisting shape, mark, or pattern
  • dilute: To make something weaker or less efficient
  • darn: Hole in a piece of cloth that has been repaired
  • pick: Sharp tool used for breaking the ground
  • faucet: Tap; device for controlling the flow of water
  • fracture: Break in a bone, usually small
  • nourish: To cause an idea, belief, or feeling to develop
  • hide: To go to, or put a thing where it can't be found
  • drip: Tiny amount of liquid that falls from something
  • attain: To reach a desired level or amount over time
  • pollen: Fine, usually yellow powder produced by plants
  • think: To have an idea about something without certainty
  • disappear: To no longer see because it's not there any more
  • feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
  • life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
  • rut: Deep track, made by the wheels of vehicles
  • brim: Bottom part of a hat that sticks out all round
  • aquatic: Living or growing near or in water
  • expensive: Costing a lot of money
  • tank: Container for holding liquid or gas
  • banish: To send someone away, often as punishment
  • chili: Hot-tasting spice used in curry, etc.
  • smog: Fog that is combined with other harmful gases
  • pollute: To make dirty, impure or harmful to environment
  • shampoo: Substance used to wash the hair
  • vile: Being very bad or unpleasant; disgusting
  • sprain: To cause an injury to a joint in the body
  • whoa: Tell someone to do something more slowly
  • comeback: A clever or witty retort or reply
  • thee: An old-fashioned word for you
  • soda: Sweet bubbly flavored drink
  • destroyer: Something that destroys others, e.g. a navy ship
  • unhappy: Not feeling happy; sad or worried
  • ow: Sound people make when they are hurt
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    • acid

      US /ˈæsɪd/

      UK /ˈæsɪd/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Sour substance that reacts with metals e.g. lemon
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    • alter

      US /ˈɔltɚ/

      UK /ˈɔ:ltə(r)/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To change so (clothing) fits better
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To change or modify something.
      • To become different; to change.
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    • annoying

      US /əˈnɔɪɪŋ/

      UK /əˈnɔɪɪŋ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To make someone angry
      • Adjective
      • A little angry; upset
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    • approximately

      US /əˈprɑksəmɪtlɪ/

      UK /əˈprɒksɪmətli/

      • Adverb
      • Around; nearly; almost; about (a number)
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    • aquatic

      US /əˈkwætɪk/

      UK /əˈkwætɪk/

      • Adjective
      • Living or growing near or in water
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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.
      C2
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    • attain

      US /əˈten/

      UK /əˈteɪn/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To reach a desired level or amount over time
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    • back into

      US /bæk ˈɪntu/

      UK /bæk ˈɪntuː/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To drive a vehicle backwards into a space or area.
      • To accidentally collide with something while moving backwards.
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    • banish

      US /ˈbænɪʃ/

      UK /'bænɪʃ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To send someone away, often as punishment
      B2
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    • bear

      US /bɛr/

      UK /bɛː/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To accept (responsibilities or duties)
      • To give birth to a child; to produce fruit
      • Countable Noun
      • Large brown animal with fur that lives in forests
      • Someone who expects stock market to fall
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    • brim

      US /brɪm/

      UK /brɪm/

      • Noun
      • Bottom part of a hat that sticks out all round
      B2
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    • butt

      US /bʌt/

      UK /bʌt/

      • Noun
      • (Informal) fleshy part of your body you sit on
      • The thick end of something, especially a cigarette.
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To share a boundary by being next to
      • To strike, push, or shove (someone or something) with the head.
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    • carry on

      US /ˈkæri ɑn/

      UK /ˈkæri ɔn/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To engage in an activity, e.g. a conversation
      • To continue or keep doing something
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To continue doing something
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    • chili

      US /ˈtʃɪli/

      UK /ˈtʃɪli/

      • Noun
      • Hot-tasting spice used in curry, etc.
      B2
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    • come back

      US /kʌm bæk/

      UK /kʌm bæk/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To reply to someone, often forcefully
      • To be remembered
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    • comeback

      US /ˈkʌmˌbæk/

      UK /ˈkʌmbæk/

      • Noun
      • A clever or witty retort or reply
      • Return of a celebrity to their previous success
      B2
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    • curtain

      US /ˈkɚtn/

      UK /'kɜ:tn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Piece of cloth used to cover a window
      • A screen in a theatre that can be raised or lowered
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    • darn

      US /dɑrn/

      UK /dɑ:n/

      • Noun
      • Hole in a piece of cloth that has been repaired
      • Transitive Verb
      • To repair a hole in a piece of cloth or clothing
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    • desperately

      US /ˈdɛspərɪtlɪ/

      UK /'despərətlɪ/

      • Adverb
      • In a way that shows you don't have much hope
      • In a way that shows despair.
      A2
      More
    • destroyer

      US /dɪˈstrɔɪɚ/

      UK /dɪˈstrɔɪə(r)/

      • Countable Noun
      • Something that destroys others, e.g. a navy ship
      • A person or thing that destroys.
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    • dilute

      US /daɪˈlut, dɪ-/

      UK /daɪˈlu:t/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To make something weaker or less efficient
      B2
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    • distract

      US /dɪˈstrækt/

      UK /dɪ'strækt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To draw someone's attention away from something
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    • drip

      US /drɪp/

      UK /drɪp/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Tiny amount of liquid that falls from something
      • Sound made by drops of liquid falling
      • Intransitive Verb
      • (Of liquid) to fall in drops
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    • entire

      US /ɛnˈtaɪr/

      UK /ɪn'taɪə(r)/

      • Adjective
      • Complete or full; with no part left out; whole
      • Undivided; not shared or distributed.
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    • eternal

      US /ɪˈtɚnəl/

      UK /ɪ'tɜ:nl/

      • Adjective
      • Endless; constant; never ending
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    • exhaust

      US /ɪɡˈzɔst/

      UK /ɪɡ'zɔ:st/

      • Noun
      • System of pipes through which gases escape
      • Waste gas from an engine, e.g. from a car
      • Transitive Verb
      • To emit gas from the back of a car
      • To make a person feel very tired or without energy
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    • faucet

      US /ˈfɔsɪt/

      UK /ˈfɔ:sɪt/

      • Noun
      • Tap; device for controlling the flow of water
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    • fracture

      US /ˈfræktʃɚ/

      UK /'fræktʃə(r)/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Break in a bone, usually small
      • A break down in a relationship
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To break something hard, usually a bone
      • To cause a break down in a relationship
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    • get through

      US /ɡɛt θru/

      UK /ɡet θru:/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To arrive at the end of or finish something
      • To succeed in contacting someone by phone
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    • go away

      US /ɡo əˈwe/

      UK /ɡəu əˈwei/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To go on vacation
      • To leave; depart.
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    • going on

      US /ˈɡoɪŋ ɑn/

      UK /ˈgəʊɪŋ ɔn/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To continue doing something
      • To happen (usually negative)
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    • grim

      US /ɡrɪm/

      UK /ɡrɪm/

      • Adjective
      • Being very serious or determined
      • Causing someone to worry or feel sad or hopeless
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    • in peace

      US /ɪn pis/

      UK /in pi:s/

      • Phrase
      • In a state of tranquility, without disturbance or conflict.
      • In a state of non-war, without armed conflict.
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    • lift

      US /lɪft/

      UK /lɪft/

      • Noun
      • Picking someone up in a car and taking to a place
      • Machine carrying people up or down to other floors
      • Transitive Verb
      • To stop or cancel something, such as a rule
      • To move something to higher position
      A2
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    • look around

      US /lʊk əˈraʊnd/

      UK /luk əˈraund/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To explore a place; search for something.
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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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    • nourish

      US /ˈnɚrɪʃ, ˈnʌr-/

      UK /'nʌrɪʃ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To cause an idea, belief, or feeling to develop
      • To provide food and the necessary things to live
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    • ow

      US /aʊ/

      UK /aʊ/

      • Interjection
      • Sound people make when they are hurt
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    • planet

      US /ˈplænɪt/

      UK /'plænɪt/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • One of the bodies that orbit the sun
      • A different world or sphere of existence.
      • Proper Noun
      • The earth.
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    • point out

      US /pɔɪnt aʊt/

      UK /pɔint aut/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To make others aware of an idea
      • To draw attention to something or someone
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    • pollen

      US /ˈpɑ:lən/

      UK /ˈpɒlən/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Fine, usually yellow powder produced by plants
      B2
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    • pollute

      US /pəˈlut/

      UK /pə'lu:t/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To make dirty, impure or harmful to environment
      • To make something negative
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    • pretend

      US /prɪˈtɛnd/

      UK /prɪ'tend/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To act as if something is true when it is not
      • Adjective
      • Not real; imaginary.
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    • prove

      US /pruv/

      UK /pru:v/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To demonstrate truth by providing evidence
      • To test the quality or worth of something.
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To turn out to be; be found to be.
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    • rare

      US /rɛr/

      UK /reə(r)/

      • Adjective
      • (Of meat) cooked, but still red and juicy
      • Unusual or out of the ordinary; not common
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    • rut

      US /rʌt/

      UK /rʌt/

      • Countable Noun
      • Deep track, made by the wheels of vehicles
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    • sarcastic

      US /sɑrˈkæstɪk/

      UK /sɑ:ˈkæstɪk/

      • Adjective
      • Being rude and critical
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    • scent

      US /sɛnt/

      UK /sent/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To become aware of the presence of a smell, etc.
      • To add smell to something
      • Noun
      • Pleasant smell, as of flowers or perfume
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    • shampoo

      US /ʃæmˈpu/

      UK /ʃæmˈpu:/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Substance used to wash the hair
      • Transitive Verb
      • To use shampoo to wash your hair
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    • smog

      US /smɑɡ, smɔɡ/

      UK /smɒɡ/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Fog that is combined with other harmful gases
      B2
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    • soda

      US /ˈsoʊdə/

      UK /ˈsəʊdə/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Sweet bubbly flavored drink
      B2
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    • sprain

      US /spren/

      UK /spreɪn/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To cause an injury to a joint in the body
      • Noun
      • An injury to a joint in the body
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    • swirl

      US /swɜrl/

      UK /swɜ:l/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To make a twisting shape, mark, or pattern
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    • tank

      US /tæŋk/

      UK /tæŋk/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Container for holding liquid or gas
      • Military vehicle that can go over rough areas
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To fail completely or badly
      • To deliberately lose a game or contest
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    • technically

      US /ˈtɛknɪkl:ɪ/

      UK /ˈteknɪkli/

      • Adverb
      • In an exact and particular manner
      • With technical skill or expertise.
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    • terrible

      US /ˈtɛrəbəl/

      UK /ˈterəbl/

      • Adjective
      • Very bad; horrible
      • Causing great fear; frightening
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    • thee

      US /ði/

      UK /ði:/

      • Pronoun
      • An old-fashioned word for you
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    • to the brim

      US /tu ðə brɪm/

      UK /tu ðə brɪm/

      • other
      • Filled completely to the edge or limit.
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    • trial

      US /ˈtraɪəl, traɪl/

      UK /ˈtraɪəl/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Hearing and judgment of a case in court
      • Act or process of testing or experimenting
      • Transitive Verb
      • To be made or done as a test or experiment
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    • unhappy

      US /ʌnˈhæpi/

      UK /ʌn'hæpɪ/

      • Adjective
      • Not feeling happy; sad or worried
      B1
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    • vile

      US /vaɪl/

      UK /vaɪl/

      • Adjective
      • Being very bad or unpleasant; disgusting
      C1
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    • void

      US /vɔɪd/

      UK /vɔɪd/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Empty feeling because nothing interests you
      • Noun
      • Empty space; empty place
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    • whoa

      US /woʊ/

      UK /wəʊ/

      • Interjection
      • Tell someone to do something more slowly
      • An exclamation of surprise, amazement, or shock.
      C1
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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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