Vocabulary

  • have to: Must do
  • think about: To consider something carefully.
  • on a set: Located or working at a filming location.
  • turn on
  • dig in: To start eating eagerly and enthusiastically.
  • set up
  • for the better: Resulting in improvement; to a more favorable condition.
  • at least: As a minimum
  • in mind: Being aware of or considering something.
  • all at once: Suddenly; at the same time
  • across the board: Broad in scope or content
  • at once: Immediately; without delay
  • intense: Very strong, great or extreme in degree
  • perception: Way in which one sees or understands something
  • approach: To get close to reaching something or somewhere
  • trigger: Lever on a gun that you pull to fire
  • physical: Health check at the doctors' or hospital
  • pattern: Model to follow in making or doing something
  • adrenaline: Chemical in the body that responds to stress, fear
  • realize: To become aware of or understand mentally
  • dopamine: Drug used to treat shock and hypotension
  • anxious: Afraid of what may happen; worried and nervous
  • cortex: The outer part of an organ/structure, e.g. brain
  • sense: Certain mental feeling or emotion
  • accomplish: To succeed in doing; complete successfully
  • fear: Unpleasant feeling caused by being aware of danger
  • reward: To give something because of someone's good work
  • stress: To emphasize one or more parts of a word, sentence
  • incentive: Something that encourages you to do something
  • ability: The power, resources or skill to do something
  • precise: (Of language details etc.) Very accurate and exact
  • desire: To wish for, hope or want something
  • frustration: Annoyance because things don't go the way you want
  • component: One of the parts that something is made up of
  • brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
  • occur: To come to pass or to happen
  • path: Method of living leading to a particular result
  • behavior: The way a person or thing acts; manner
  • remarkable: Interesting and unexpected, worthy of notice
  • attention: Taking notice of someone or something
  • release: To free someone from a responsibility or burden
  • board: Surface for posting or showing information
  • rest: Time when one relaxes, sleeps, or is inactive
  • anchor: Metal hook on a rope used to stop boats moving
  • analysis: Careful study to better understand something
  • duration: Length of time that something lasts
  • workout: Energetic exercise
  • learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
  • alertness: State of being aware and able to respond quickly
  • system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
  • simple: Not hard to understand or do; not complex
  • language: Words or signs used to communicate messages
  • modify: To make minor change to something
  • bring: To take or go with someone to a place
  • pick: Sharp tool used for breaking the ground
  • adulthood: Time of life when a person is fully grown
  • nucleus: Center of an atom
  • secrete: To hide something so it will not be seen or found
  • childhood: The time when you are a child
  • contour: Shape of the outside edge of a face, a hill, etc.
  • agitation: Mental state of extreme emotional disturbance
  • ration: Restriction of the amount someone can eat, use etc.
  • diffuse: To cause something to spread through a large area
  • contingency: What you do in case an emergency or problem occurs
  • frontal: Belonging to the forward part
  • converge: (E.g. of two roads) to come together
  • underlie: To be the basis, foundation or cause of something
  • plasticity: Property of being able to physically bend
  • convergence: When two or more things come together
  • reflexive: Of words that show the action is done to yourself
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    • ability

      US /əˈbɪlɪti/

      UK /ə'bɪlətɪ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • The power, resources or skill to do something
      • A particular skill or talent.
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    • accomplish

      US /əˈkɑmplɪʃ/

      UK /ə'kʌmplɪʃ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To succeed in doing; complete successfully
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    • across the board

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Broad in scope or content
      • Adverb
      • Applying to all; comprehensive; universal.
      • Involving all sectors, categories, or items.
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    • adrenaline

      US /əˈdrɛnəlɪn/

      UK /ə'drenəlɪn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Chemical in the body that responds to stress, fear
      • The intense excitement and energy felt when in a dangerous or exciting situation.
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    • adulthood

      US /'ædʌlthʊd/

      UK /'ædʌlthʊd/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Time of life when a person is fully grown
      • The time when someone has the rights and responsibilities of an adult.
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    • agitation

      US /ˌædʒɪˈteʃən/

      UK /ˌædʒɪˈteɪʃn/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Mental state of extreme emotional disturbance
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    • alertness

      US /ə'lɜ:tnəs/

      UK /ə'lɜ:tnəs/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • State of being aware and able to respond quickly
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    • all at once

      US

      UK

      • Adverb
      • Suddenly; at the same time
      • At the same time; simultaneously
      • Phrase
      • Suddenly; at the same time
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    • analysis

      US /əˈnælɪsɪs/

      UK /əˈnæləsɪs/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Careful study to better understand something
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    • anchor

      US /ˈæŋkɚ/

      UK /'æŋkə(r)/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Metal hook on a rope used to stop boats moving
      • Person who presents a news program on TV
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To lower an anchor to hold a boat or ship in place
      • To secure firmly or fixedly; to moor.
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    • approach

      US /əˈprəʊtʃ/

      UK /ə'prəʊtʃ/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To get close to reaching something or somewhere
      • To request someone to do something specific
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Means of reaching a place, often a road or path
      • Request of someone with a specific goal in mind
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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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    • at once

      US /æt wʌns/

      UK /æt wʌns/

      • Adverb
      • Immediately; without delay
      • At the same time; simultaneously
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    • attention

      US /əˈtɛnʃən/

      UK /əˈtenʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Taking notice of someone or something
      • Noun
      • (Soldiers) Standing with straight backs
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    • childhood

      US /ˈtʃaɪldˌhʊd/

      UK /ˈtʃaɪldhʊd/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • The time when you are a child
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    • component

      US /kəmˈponənt/

      UK /kəmˈpəʊnənt/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • One of the parts that something is made up of
      • A constituent part; ingredient.
      • Adjective
      • Being a part of something
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    • contingency

      US /kənˈtɪndʒənsi/

      UK /kənˈtɪndʒənsi/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • What you do in case an emergency or problem occurs
      • A possible event or occurrence or result that must be prepared for.
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    • contour

      US /ˈkɑnˌtʊr/

      UK /'kɒntʊə(r)/

      • Noun
      • Shape of the outside edge of a face, a hill, etc.
      • The shape and elevation of land in a particular region.
      • Transitive Verb
      • To apply makeup to define or enhance the shape of (a part of the face).
      • To mold or shape something to a desired form.
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    • converge

      US /kənˈvɚdʒ/

      UK /kən'vɜ:dʒ/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • (E.g. of two roads) to come together
      • If ideas, opinions, etc. converge, they gradually become similar.
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    • convergence

      US /kənˈvɚdʒəns/

      UK /kən'vɜ:dʒəns/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • When two or more things come together
      • The fact that two or more things gradually become similar.
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    • cortex

      US /ˈkɔrˌteks/

      UK /'kɔ:teks/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • The outer part of an organ/structure, e.g. brain
      • The outer layer of the cerebrum (the cerebral cortex), other organs, or a plant.
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    • desire

      US / dɪˈzaɪr/

      UK /dɪ'zaɪə(r)/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To wish for, hope or want something
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Thing that is wished for or wanted
      • A strong feeling of sexual wanting.
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    • diffuse

      US /dɪˈfjuz/

      UK /dɪ'fju:z/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To cause something to spread through a large area
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    • dig in

      US /dɪɡ ɪn/

      UK /diɡ in/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To start eating eagerly and enthusiastically.
      • To establish a defensive position; to entrench oneself.
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    • duration

      US /duˈreɪʃn/

      UK /djuˈreɪʃn/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Length of time that something lasts
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    • for the better

      US /fɔr ði ˈbɛtɚ/

      UK /fɔ: ðə ˈbetə/

      • Phrase
      • Resulting in improvement; to a more favorable condition.
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    • frontal

      US /ˈfrʌntl:/

      UK /ˈfrʌntl/

      • Adjective
      • Belonging to the forward part
      • Relating to the front part of something, especially the front of the head or brain.
      • Noun
      • The bone that forms the front part of the skull above the eyes.
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    • frustration

      US /frʌˈstreʃən/

      UK /frʌ'streɪʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Annoyance because things don't go the way you want
      • The prevention of the progress, success, or fulfillment of something.
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    • have to

      US /hæv tu/

      UK /ˈhæv tə/

      • Auxiliary Verb
      • Must do
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    • in mind

      US /ɪn maɪnd/

      UK /in maind/

      • Phrase
      • Being aware of or considering something.
      • To remember or consider something.
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    • incentive

      US /ɪnˈsɛntɪv/

      UK /ɪnˈsentɪv/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Something that encourages you to do something
      • Adjective
      • Serving to encourage or motivate.
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    • intense

      US /ɪnˈtɛns/

      UK /ɪn'tens/

      • Adjective
      • Very strong, great or extreme in degree
      • Experiencing or showing great force or strength; extreme.
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    • modify

      US /ˈmɑ:dɪfaɪ/

      UK /ˈmɒdɪfaɪ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To make minor change to something
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    • nucleus

      US /ˈnu:kliəs/

      UK /ˈnju:kliəs/

      • Noun
      • Center of an atom
      • Control center of a cell
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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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    • on a set

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Located or working at a filming location.
      • Defined or applicable to a specific set in mathematics.
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    • path

      US /pæθ, pɑθ/

      UK /pɑ:θ/

      • Noun
      • Method of living leading to a particular result
      • Track made with stones, by walking over the ground
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    • pattern

      US /ˈpætən/

      UK /'pætn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Model to follow in making or doing something
      • Colors or shapes which are repeated on objects
      • Transitive Verb
      • To copy the way something else is made
      • To decorate with a pattern.
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    • perception

      US /pɚˈsɛpʃən/

      UK /pəˈsepʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Way in which one sees or understands something
      • The ability to see, hear, or become aware of something through the senses.
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    • physical

      US /ˈfɪzɪkəl/

      UK /ˈfɪzɪkl/

      • Countable Noun
      • Health check at the doctors' or hospital
      • Adjective
      • Concerning the body of a person
      • Concerning things that can be seen or touched
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    • plasticity

      US /plæˈstɪsətɪ/

      UK /plæˈstɪsəti/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Property of being able to physically bend
      • Ability of the brain to adapt and change
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    • precise

      US /prɪˈsaɪs/

      UK /prɪ'saɪs/

      • Adjective
      • (Of language details etc.) Very accurate and exact
      • (Of a time, place, quality) exact
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    • ration

      US /ˈræʃən, ˈreʃən/

      UK /ˈræʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Restriction of the amount someone can eat, use etc.
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    • reflexive

      US /rɪˈflɛksɪv/

      UK /rɪˈfleksɪv/

      • Adjective
      • Of words that show the action is done to yourself
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    • release

      US /rɪ'li:s/

      UK /rɪ'li:s/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To free someone from a responsibility or burden
      • To allow a film, music etc. to be sold/distributed
      • Noun
      • Act of freeing someone from a duty or burden
      • Introduction of a new product, film, book, etc.
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    • remarkable

      US /rɪˈmɑrkəbəl/

      UK /rɪˈmɑ:kəbl/

      • Adjective
      • Interesting and unexpected, worthy of notice
      • Worthy of attention; striking.
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    • reward

      US /rɪˈwɔrd/

      UK /rɪ'wɔ:d/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To give something because of someone's good work
      • To give someone money for helping the police
      • Noun
      • Money given for information about criminals
      • Something given in recognition of service, effort, or achievement.
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    • secrete

      US /sɪˈkrit/

      UK /sɪ'kri:t/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To hide something so it will not be seen or found
      • To produce a liquid from a bodily organ
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    • set up

      US /sɛt ʌp/

      UK /set ʌp/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To make arrangements for something; establish
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To arrange or prepare something for use.
      • To start a business, organization, etc.
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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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    • think about

      US /θɪŋk əˈbaʊt/

      UK /θiŋk əˈbaut/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To consider something carefully.
      • To remember or call to mind.
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    • trigger

      US /ˈtrɪɡɚ/

      UK /'trɪɡə(r)/

      • Noun
      • Lever on a gun that you pull to fire
      • Device that starts a process
      • Transitive Verb
      • To start a process off e.g. a memory
      • To cause something to begin or happen.
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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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    • underlie

      US /ˌʌndərˈlaɪ/

      UK /ˌʌndəˈlaɪ/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To be the basis, foundation or cause of something
      • To lie or exist beneath
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    • workout

      US /ˈwə:kˌaʊt/

      UK /ˈwɜ:kaʊt/

      • Noun
      • Energetic exercise
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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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