Vocabulary

  • in on: To be involved in a secret or plan.
  • turned out: To arrive for a public event or entertainment
  • have to: Must do
  • drop out: To take no part in a society you disapprove of
  • of course: Sure ; Certainly
  • put out: To publish, e.g. a book
  • popped out: Went out somewhere quickly and briefly.
  • except that: But; with the exception that.
  • call in: To ask others for help when in need
  • in the middle of: In the central part or point of something.
  • found out: To learn or discover something, often after some effort.
  • start in: To begin a job or activity.
  • to do with: To be about something; concern
  • work out
  • on the floor: Located on the ground or bottom surface of a room.
  • at that time: During a specific point in the past.
  • down the road: At a future time; in the future.
  • dawn on: If something dawns on you, you realize it for the first time.
  • start over: To begin again.
  • in love with: Feeling romantic love for someone.
  • on to: Toward something; forward
  • in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
  • got to: To arrive at some place
  • as with: In the same way that something happens or is true of something else.
  • roll on: For time to pass
  • in a row: One after another without a break.
  • in the face of: When confronted with something difficult or challenging.
  • fall away: Slowly lessen your friendship with someone
  • drown out: To prevent a sound from being heard by making a louder noise.
  • poetic touch: A delicate and artistic skill in expression, reminiscent of poetry.
  • for myself: Done for one's own benefit or use.
  • entire: Complete or full; with no part left out; whole
  • intuition: Natural ability to guess or feel things
  • gut: To destroy the inside of a building , e.g. by fire
  • failure: When things go wrong; lack of function
  • bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
  • impression: Effect or feeling resulting from an experience
  • issue: To make something available to be used or sold
  • settle: To make (a child, etc.) feel calm/ready for sleep
  • adopt: To legally take a child into your family
  • pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
  • drop: Distance between a higher and a lower level
  • renaissance: Period of intense activity in art and science
  • generation: Act or process of producing or causing something
  • surgery: Medical operation involving cutting into body
  • waste: To kill or severely harm someone
  • company: Good feeling from being with someone else
  • biological: Being related to life and living things
  • limit: Point beyond which it is not possible to go
  • garage: Place for keeping a car
  • important: Having power or authority
  • single: One run in cricket or a hit baseball
  • personal: Done by or to a particular person; individual
  • roll: Small, round piece of bread for one person to eat
  • decide: To make a choice or choose after thinking about it
  • connect: To associate a thing with something else
  • throat: Part of the neck that is below the chin
  • amazing: Surprising in a pleasing way
  • college: School or educational institution for adults
  • great: Very good; better than before
  • turn: To become (a particular age)
  • change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
  • find: To become aware of something that is happening
  • remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
  • tumor: Abnormal growth of cells; cancer
  • future: Time that is to come after the present
  • minute: Notes taken at a meeting to record what was said
  • start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
  • cancer: Any growth caused by abnormal cell division
  • calligraphy: Beautiful decorative handwriting of Kanji
  • catalog: Book of items that are available for purchase
  • reed: Person's name
  • hungry: Feeling a need or want to eat food
  • serif: Short line at the ends of main strokes of a letter
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    • adopt

      US /əˈdɑ:pt/

      UK /əˈdɒpt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To legally take a child into your family
      • To take on responsibility for something
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    • amazing

      US /ə'meɪzɪŋ/

      UK /ə'meɪzɪŋ/

      • Adjective
      • Surprising in a pleasing way
      • Transitive Verb
      • To cause wonder; to surprise completely
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    • as with

      US /æz wɪð/

      UK /æz wið/

      • Preposition
      • In the same way that something happens or is true of something else.
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    • at that time

      US /æt ðæt taɪm/

      UK /æt ðæt taim/

      • Phrase
      • During a specific point in the past.
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    • biological

      US /ˌbaɪəˈlɑdʒɪkəl/

      UK /ˌbaɪəˈlɒdʒɪkl/

      • Adjective
      • Being related to life and living things
      • A substance, such as a detergent, that contains enzymes.
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    • call in

      US /kɔl ɪn/

      UK /kɔ:l in/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To ask others for help when in need
      • To make a phone call to your office; to contact
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    • calligraphy

      US /kəˈlɪɡrəfi/

      UK /kəˈlɪgrəfi/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Beautiful decorative handwriting of Kanji
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    • cancer

      US /ˈkænsɚ/

      UK /'kænsə(r)/

      • Noun
      • Any growth caused by abnormal cell division
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    • catalog

      US /ˈkætlˌɔɡ, -ˌɑɡ/

      UK /'kætəlɔ:g/

      • Countable Noun
      • Book of items that are available for purchase
      • Transitive Verb
      • To make an organized list of items
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    • college

      US /'kɑːlɪdʒ/

      UK /'kɒlɪdʒ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • School or educational institution for adults
      • A constituent body of a university.
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    • connect

      US /kəˈnɛkt/

      UK /kə'nekt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To associate a thing with something else
      • To join or attach things together
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    • dawn on

      US /dɔn ɑn/

      UK /dɔ:n ɔn/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • If something dawns on you, you realize it for the first time.
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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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    • down the road

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • At a future time; in the future.
      • Along the street; a short distance away.
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    • drop out

      US /drɑp aʊt/

      UK /drɔp aut/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To take no part in a society you disapprove of
      • To quit school, a club or activity
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To quit a course of study or training.
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    • drown out

      US /draʊn aʊt/

      UK /draun aut/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To prevent a sound from being heard by making a louder noise.
      • To try to forget something unpleasant by doing something to excess.
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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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    • except that

      US /ɪkˈsɛpt ðæt/

      UK /ikˈsept ðæt/

      • Conjunction
      • But; with the exception that.
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    • fall away

      US /fɔl əˈwe/

      UK /fɔ:l əˈwei/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • Slowly lessen your friendship with someone
      • Move away from a course you decided to take
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    • for myself

      US /fɚ maɪˈsɛlf/

      UK /fə maɪˈself/

      • other
      • Done for one's own benefit or use.
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    • found out

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To learn or discover something, often after some effort.
      • To become known; be revealed.
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    • garage

      US /ɡəˈrɑʒ, -ˈrɑdʒ/

      UK /'ɡærɑ:ʒ/

      • Countable Noun
      • Place for keeping a car
      • A place where vehicles are repaired.
      • Uncountable Noun
      • A style of rock music characterized by a raw, energetic sound, often associated with amateur bands practicing in garages.
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    • generation

      US /ˌdʒɛnəˈreʃən/

      UK /ˌdʒenəˈreɪʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Act or process of producing or causing something
      • People born and living at about the same time
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    • got to

      US /ɡɑt tu/

      UK /gɔt tu:/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To arrive at some place
      • To have the opportunity or permission to do something
      • Phrasal Verb
      • To appeal to the emotions of; move
      • To finally begin to start something after a delay
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    • gut

      US /ɡʌt/

      UK /ɡʌt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To destroy the inside of a building , e.g. by fire
      • To remove the internal parts of an animal or fish
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Stomach and internal organs of digestion
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    • have to

      US /hæv tu/

      UK /ˈhæv tə/

      • Auxiliary Verb
      • Must do
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    • hungry

      US /ˈhʌŋɡri/

      UK /ˈhʌŋgri/

      • Adjective
      • Feeling a need or want to eat food
      • Feeling a need or want to eat food
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    • impression

      US /ɪmˈprɛʃən/

      UK /ɪmˈpreʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Effect or feeling resulting from an experience
      • Act of pressing into a material to make a pattern
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    • in a row

      US /ɪn e ro/

      UK /in ə rəu/

      • Phrase
      • One after another without a break.
      • Arranged in a straight line.
      • Idiom
      • To have an argument.
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    • in love with

      US //ɪn lʌv wɪð//

      UK

      • Adjective
      • Feeling romantic love for someone.
      • Extremely enthusiastic about or fond of something.
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    • in on

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • To be involved in a secret or plan.
      • To be aware of something that is secret or not generally known.
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    • in the face of

      US //ɪn ðə feɪs ɑv//

      UK

      • Phrase
      • When confronted with something difficult or challenging.
      • Despite; in defiance of; when confronted with.
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    • in the middle of

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • In the central part or point of something.
      • Engaged or occupied with something.
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    • in the world

      US /ɪn ði wɜrld/

      UK /in ðə wɜː(r)ld/

      • Phrase
      • Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
      • Used to indicate the extent or degree of something, often in a superlative sense.
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    • intuition

      US /ˌɪntuˈɪʃən, -tju-/

      UK /ˌɪntjuˈɪʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Natural ability to guess or feel things
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    • issue

      US /ˈɪʃu/

      UK /'ɪʃu:/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To make something available to be used or sold
      • To deliver a statement, etc. in an official manner
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Important topic discussed, debated or argued over
      • Single edition of a magazine
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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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    • of course

      US /ʌv kɔː(r)s/

      UK /ɔv kɔː(r)s/

      • Adverb
      • Sure ; Certainly
      • Phrase
      • For sure; certainly
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    • on the floor

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Located on the ground or bottom surface of a room.
      • Actively participating in dancing or other floor-based activities.
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    • on to

      US /ɑn tu/

      UK /ɔn tu:/

      • Preposition
      • Toward something; forward
      • Aware of someone's activities.
      • Adjective
      • Aware of someone's deception or illegal activities.
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    • personal

      US /ˈpɚsənəl/

      UK /ˈpɜ:sənl/

      • Adjective
      • Done by or to a particular person; individual
      • Concerning a person's private life or feelings
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    • poetic touch

      US

      UK

      • Noun
      • A delicate and artistic skill in expression, reminiscent of poetry.
      • A subtle and beautiful quality that enhances something, like a piece of writing or art.
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    • popped out

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • Went out somewhere quickly and briefly.
      • Appeared or emerged suddenly and unexpectedly.
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    • put out

      US /pʊt aʊt/

      UK /put aut/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To publish, e.g. a book
      • To cause someone to be troubled or inconvenienced
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    • reed

      US /ri:d/

      UK /ri:d/

      • Proper Noun
      • Person's name
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Thin piece of wood blown to produce musical notes
      • Tall grass-like plant that grows close to water
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    • renaissance

      US /ˈrenəsɑ:ns/

      UK /rɪˈneɪsns/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Period of intense activity in art and science
      • Renewed interest in a particular field or subject
      • Adjective
      • Relating to or characteristic of the Renaissance.
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    • roll

      US /rol/

      UK /rəʊl/

      • Countable Noun
      • Small, round piece of bread for one person to eat
      • Photographic film wrapped round and round itself
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To continue along as time normally progresses
      • To produce a very deep and continuous sound
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    • roll on

      US /rol ɑn/

      UK /rəul ɔn/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • For time to pass
      • To continue or proceed
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    • serif

      US /ˈsɛrɪf/

      UK /ˈserɪf/

      • Noun
      • Short line at the ends of main strokes of a letter
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    • settle

      US /ˈsɛtl/

      UK /'setl/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To make (a child, etc.) feel calm/ready for sleep
      • To complete or finalize e.g. a contract or debt
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To become accustomed to a new environment
      • (Of liquids) to move to the bottom of a container
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    • start in

      US /stɑrt ɪn/

      UK /stɑ:t in/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To begin a job or activity.
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    • start over

      US /stɑrt ˈovɚ/

      UK /stɑ:t ˈəuvə/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To begin again.
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    • surgery

      US /ˈsɚdʒəri/

      UK /'sɜ:dʒərɪ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Medical operation involving cutting into body
      • A doctor's office; health clinic
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    • throat

      US /θroʊt/

      UK /θrəʊt/

      • Noun
      • Part of the neck that is below the chin
      • The passage in the neck through which food and air pass.
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To utter or express with the throat; to sing.
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    • to do with

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To be about something; concern
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    • tumor

      US /'tju:mə/

      UK /'tju:mə/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Abnormal growth of cells; cancer
      • A swelling of a part of the body, generally without inflammation, caused by an abnormal growth of tissue, whether benign or malignant.
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    • turned out

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To arrive for a public event or entertainment
      • To happen to be in the end
      • Transitive Verb
      • To extinguish or switch off lights.
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    • waste

      US /west/

      UK /weɪst/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To kill or severely harm someone
      • To use valuable things ineffectively
      • Uncountable Noun
      • Materials left over after a process has finished
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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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