Vocabulary

  • only time will tell: The result or truth will be known in the future.
  • time will tell: The future will reveal the answer or outcome.
  • down the line: At a later time; in the future.
  • in the future: At a later time; in times to come.
  • on earth: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise or anger.
  • used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
  • turn on
  • due to: Because of; owing to
  • date palm: A palm tree (Phoenix dactylifera) cultivated for its sweet edible fruit.
  • holds water: To be logical, consistent, or sound; to stand up to scrutiny.
  • look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
  • in the ground: Located within or beneath the surface of the earth.
  • hold water: To be logical, consistent, or sound; to stand up to scrutiny.
  • stick together: To support each other; remain united.
  • on the other hand : Considering a different aspect of the matter; alternatively.
  • in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
  • answer to: To be responsible to someone and have to explain your actions to them.
  • for now: Temporarily; for the present time.
  • stick: To push a sharp or pointed object into something
  • phrase: Common expression or saying
  • technique: Way of doing by using special knowledge or skill
  • guarantee: To promise to repair a broken product
  • term: Conditions applying to an agreement, contract
  • vocabulary: Words that have to do with a particular subject
  • evolve: To develop certain features
  • force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
  • develop: To explain something in steps and in detail
  • manipulate: To try to control others to gain an advantage
  • stress: To emphasize one or more parts of a word, sentence
  • increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
  • drain: Hole or pipe that water, waste etc. flows into
  • escape: Act to briefly ignoring boring or bad things
  • explain: To make clear or easy to understand by describing
  • cause: Belief, goal or organization that people support
  • digest: To convert food into energy in your stomach
  • idiom: Phrase with a special, metaphoric meaning
  • agriculture: The science of farming
  • fertile: (Of imagination, etc.) working strongly; productive
  • palm: Inner area of a person's hand
  • habitat: Natural place where a plant or animal lives
  • soil: Conditions in which something develops
  • correct: Being suitable and appropriate for an occasion
  • drought: Long period of dry weather
  • trend: Current style or fashion
  • invention: Something new that is different from other things
  • desert: To leave a place for ever; abandon
  • scarcity: Very small or limited amount of something
  • technology: Use or knowledge of science in industry etc.
  • liquid: (Of wealth) being able to be spent as cash
  • learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
  • control: A device designed to operate a machine
  • programme: A plan or schedule of events
  • sticky: Easy to adhere or stick to other things
  • modern: Of the present time; up to date; contemporary
  • kick: Feeling of enjoyment or excitement
  • clay: Heavy sticky earth used to make pottery
  • verb: Word that expresses an action or state
  • turn: To become (a particular age)
  • question: To ask for or try to get information
  • pack: Bag carried on the back of donkey, etc.
  • grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
  • pump: To make liquid or gas flow in a particular direction
  • hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
  • sponge: Soft cleaning material able to absorb water
  • acre: An area of land 64m by 64m (4046.8 sq. m....)
  • thirsty: Having a powerful desire or need for something
  • ole: Dialect another way of saying 'old'
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    • acre

      US /ˈekɚ/

      UK /'eɪkə(r)/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • An area of land 64m by 64m (4046.8 sq. m....)
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    • agriculture

      US /ˈæɡrɪˌkʌltʃɚ/

      UK /ˈægrɪkʌltʃə(r)/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • The science of farming
      • The study of farming and related sciences.
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    • answer to

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To be responsible to someone and have to explain your actions to them.
      • To correspond to or match a description or requirement.
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    • cause

      US /kɔz/

      UK /kɔ:z/

      • Noun
      • Belief, goal or organization that people support
      • Reason for
      • Transitive Verb
      • To make something happen; create effect or result
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    • clay

      US /kle/

      UK /kleɪ/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Heavy sticky earth used to make pottery
      • Proper Noun
      • Person's name
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    • correct

      US /kəˈrɛkt/

      UK /kə'rekt/

      • Adjective
      • Being suitable and appropriate for an occasion
      • True or accurate
      • Transitive Verb
      • To fix a problem
      • To write marks on a piece of work to show mistakes
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    • date palm

      US

      UK

      • Noun
      • A palm tree (Phoenix dactylifera) cultivated for its sweet edible fruit.
      • The fruit of the date palm tree, a sweet, fleshy fruit with a single seed.
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    • desert

      US /ˈdɛzət/

      UK /'dezət/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To leave a place for ever; abandon
      • To leave when one is needed or expected to stay
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Bare area of land, often with few plants and water
      • A punishment or reward that is deserved.
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    • digest

      US /daɪˈdʒest/

      UK /daɪˈdʒest/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To convert food into energy in your stomach
      • To think over facts, news etc.; take in information
      • Noun
      • A summary, as of the news
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    • down the line

      US /daʊn ði laɪn/

      UK /daun ðə lain/

      • Phrase
      • At a later time; in the future.
      • Completely; entirely; all the way.
      • Adjective
      • In agreement or accordance with something.
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    • drain

      US /dren/

      UK /dreɪn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Hole or pipe that water, waste etc. flows into
      • Something that depletes resources or energy.
      • Transitive Verb
      • To empty or remove liquid from
      • To use up the energy/ money/power of something
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    • drought

      US /draʊt/

      UK /draʊt/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Long period of dry weather
      • A prolonged absence or shortage of something specified.
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    • due to

      US /du tu/

      UK /dju: tu:/

      • Preposition
      • Because of; owing to
      • Adjective
      • Attributable to; caused by.
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    • escape

      US /ɪˈskep/

      UK /ɪ'skeɪp/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Act to briefly ignoring boring or bad things
      • The 'esc key' on a keyboard
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To avoid something undesirable, dangerous or bad
      • To get away from a place where you are being kept
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    • evolve

      US /ɪˈvɑlv/

      UK /ɪ'vɒlv/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To develop certain features
      • To develop or change slowly over time
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    • fertile

      US /ˈfɚtl/

      UK /'fɜ:taɪl/

      • Adjective
      • (Of imagination, etc.) working strongly; productive
      • Capable of producing children or young
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    • for now

      US /fɔr naʊ/

      UK /fɔ: nau/

      • Phrase
      • Temporarily; for the present time.
      • In the short term; for the immediate future.
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    • guarantee

      US /ˌɡærənˈti/

      UK /ˌɡærən'ti:/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To promise to repair a broken product
      • To promise that something will happen or be done
      • Countable Noun
      • A promise to repair a broken product
      • Promise that something will be done as expected
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    • habitat

      US /ˈhæbɪˌtæt/

      UK /'hæbɪtæt/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Natural place where a plant or animal lives
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    • hold water

      US /hold ˈwɔtɚ/

      UK /həuld ˈwɔ:tə/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To be logical, consistent, or sound; to stand up to scrutiny.
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    • holds water

      US

      UK

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To be logical, consistent, or sound; to stand up to scrutiny.
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    • idiom

      US /ˈɪdiəm/

      UK /ˈɪdiəm/

      • Noun
      • Phrase with a special, metaphoric meaning
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    • in fact

      US /ɪn fækt/

      UK /in fækt/

      • Adverb
      • Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
      • Used to introduce a more detailed or surprising piece of information.
      • Phrase
      • Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that is surprising or contrary to what might be expected.
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    • in the future

      US /ɪn ði ˈfjutʃɚ/

      UK /in ðə ˈfju:tʃə/

      • Phrase
      • At a later time; in times to come.
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    • in the ground

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Located within or beneath the surface of the earth.
      • Referring to something placed or growing in soil.
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    • invention

      US /ɪnˈvɛnʃən/

      UK /ɪnˈvenʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Something new that is different from other things
      • Power or ability to create new things
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    • kick

      US /kɪk/

      UK /kɪk/

      • Noun
      • Feeling of enjoyment or excitement
      • Transitive Verb
      • To hit or move something with the foot
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    • liquid

      US /ˈlɪkwɪd/

      UK /ˈlɪkwɪd/

      • Adjective
      • (Of wealth) being able to be spent as cash
      • In a state of being uncertain
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Something that is similar to the state of water
      • A drink; beverage.
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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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    • manipulate

      US /məˈnɪpjəˌlet/

      UK /mə'nɪpjʊleɪt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To try to control others to gain an advantage
      • To handle or work in a skillful manner
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    • ole

      US

      UK

      • Adjective
      • Dialect another way of saying 'old'
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    • on earth

      US /ɑn ɚθ/

      UK /ɔn ə:θ/

      • Phrase
      • Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise or anger.
      • Used to emphasize that something is not possible or will not happen.
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    • on the other hand

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Considering a different aspect of the matter; alternatively.
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    • only time will tell

      US /ˈoʊnli taɪm wɪl tɛl/

      UK /ˈəunli taɪm wɪl tel/

      • other
      • The result or truth will be known in the future.
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    • palm

      US /pɑ:m/

      UK /pɑ:m/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Inner area of a person's hand
      • Tropical tree with large leaves only at its top
      • Transitive Verb
      • To hide something in your hand
      • To push someone way with your hand
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    • phrase

      US /frez/

      UK /freɪz/

      • Noun
      • Common expression or saying
      • Section of musical notes in a piece of music
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To choose words to say what you mean clearly
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    • pump

      US /pʌmp/

      UK /pʌmp/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To make liquid or gas flow in a particular direction
      • To make water/other liquid move using a machine
      • Noun
      • A device more moving liquids
      • Light woman's shoe
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    • scarcity

      US /ˈskersəti/

      UK /ˈskeəsəti/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Very small or limited amount of something
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    • soil

      US /sɔɪl/

      UK /sɔɪl/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Conditions in which something develops
      • Mix of natural material in which plants grow
      • Transitive Verb
      • To get or become dirty
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    • sponge

      US /spʌndʒ/

      UK /spʌndʒ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Soft cleaning material able to absorb water
      • Sea animal whose bodies are used for bath sponges
      • Transitive Verb
      • To wash the surface of something with a sponge
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    • stick

      US /stɪk/

      UK /stɪk/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To push a sharp or pointed object into something
      • To join together using glue or paste
      • Countable Noun
      • Long thin piece of wood from a tree
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    • stick together

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To support each other; remain united.
      • To adhere physically; to be joined by an adhesive substance.
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    • sticky

      US /ˈstɪki/

      UK /ˈstɪki/

      • Adjective
      • Easy to adhere or stick to other things
      • (Of weather/a day) uncomfortably hot and humid
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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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    • technique

      US /tɛkˈnik/

      UK /tekˈni:k/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Way of doing by using special knowledge or skill
      • The skill or ability to do something well.
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    • technology

      US /tɛkˈnɑlədʒi/

      UK /tek'nɒlədʒɪ/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Use or knowledge of science in industry etc.
      • Machinery and equipment developed from scientific knowledge.
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    • thirsty

      US /ˈθɚsti/

      UK /'θɜ:stɪ/

      • Adjective
      • Having a powerful desire or need for something
      • Needing to drink something
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    • time will tell

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • The future will reveal the answer or outcome.
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    • trend

      US /trɛnd/

      UK /trend/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Current style or fashion
      • General direction that is taken
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To be current and popular
      • To move up or down
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    • turn on

      US /tɚn ɑn/

      UK /tə:n ɔn/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To cause someone to be interested or excited
      • Transitive Verb
      • To activate or switch on a device or appliance.
      • To suddenly attack or criticize someone.
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    • used to

      US /juzd tu/

      UK /ˈju:st tə/

      • Adjective
      • Did regularly before, but don't do now
      • Auxiliary Verb
      • Have done before, but do not do now
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    • vocabulary

      US /voˈkæbjəˌlɛri/

      UK /və'kæbjələrɪ/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Words that have to do with a particular subject
      • The words that a person knows
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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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