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Vocabulary

  • have to: Must do
  • talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
  • wake up: To stop sleeping
  • in action: Actively doing something; performing a task or duty.
  • instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
  • for example: As an illustration or instance.
  • go about it: To approach something; to tackle a task or problem
  • based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
  • on to: Toward something; forward
  • move on: To decide to change or go to a different place
  • think about: To consider something carefully.
  • put together: To build or assemble something small, e.g. a toy
  • entire: Complete or full; with no part left out; whole
  • pronunciation: How a word is said; how a word sounds
  • approach: To get close to reaching something or somewhere
  • process: To organize and use data in a computer
  • bunch: A group of things of the same kind
  • pretend: To act as if something is true when it is not
  • present: Being in attendance; being there; having turned up
  • situation: Place, position or area that something is in
  • properly: In an appropriate or correct manner
  • recommend: To advise or suggest that someone do something
  • technique: Way of doing by using special knowledge or skill
  • imitate: To act, speak like someone or something else
  • practice: The office and place for legal or medical work
  • improve: To make, or become, something better
  • native: Someone from or born in a specific country
  • vocabulary: Words that have to do with a particular subject
  • concept: Abstract idea of something or how it works
  • structure: The way in which the parts of a system or object are arranged or organized, or a system arranged in this way
  • effective: Working efficiently to produce a desired result
  • force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
  • aware: Knowing or feeling that something exists
  • conversation: Talking with other people; discussion or chat
  • exact: Completely correct; accurate; specific
  • express: To send something by fast mail
  • sentence: (Of a judge) to decide the punishment of
  • proper: Correct according to social or moral rules
  • increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
  • effectively: In a way that produces the desired result
  • grammar: Book describing the syntactic rules of a language
  • simply: In an easy or clear manner
  • form: Sports team or person's current winning record
  • implicit: Unquestioning and without doubt
  • apply: To spread a substance or liquid over a surface
  • complete: To finish or reach the end of doing something
  • imitation: Act of copying or imitating something
  • click: To work well with someone or something
  • activity: An action or task, e.g. sports, washing clothes
  • kind: In a caring and helpful manner
  • tutorial: A lesson given to a small group
  • fireplace: Open area in a wall where a fire can be built
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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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    • aware

      US /əˈwɛr/

      UK /əˈwɛə/

      • Adjective
      • Knowing or feeling that something exists
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    • based on

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
      • Preposition
      • Using something as the main idea or foundation.
      • Relying on something as evidence or justification.
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    • bunch

      US /bʌntʃ/

      UK /bʌntʃ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A group of things of the same kind
      • A group of people.
      • Transitive Verb
      • To group people or things closely together
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    • concept

      US /ˈkɑnˌsɛpt/

      UK /'kɒnsept/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Abstract idea of something or how it works
      • A plan or intention; a conception.
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    • conversation

      US /ˌkɑnvɚˈseʃən/

      UK /ˌkɒnvəˈseɪʃn/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Talking with other people; discussion or chat
      • General communication or interaction.
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    • effectively

      US /ɪˈfɛktɪvli/

      UK /ɪˈfektɪvli/

      • Adverb
      • In a way that produces the desired result
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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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    • exact

      US /ɪɡˈzækt/

      UK /ɪɡ'zækt/

      • Adjective
      • Completely correct; accurate; specific
      • Transitive Verb
      • To get something, sometimes using force
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    • fireplace

      US /ˈfaɪrˌples/

      UK /ˈfaɪəpleɪs/

      • Noun
      • Open area in a wall where a fire can be built
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    • for example

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • As an illustration or instance.
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    • go about it

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To approach something; to tackle a task or problem
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    • grammar

      US /ˈɡræmɚ/

      UK /ˈgræmə(r)/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Book describing the syntactic rules of a language
      • Rules explaining how words are used in a language
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    • have to

      US /hæv tu/

      UK /ˈhæv tə/

      • Auxiliary Verb
      • Must do
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    • imitate

      US /ˈɪmɪˌtet/

      UK /ˈɪmɪteɪt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To act, speak like someone or something else
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    • imitation

      US /ˌɪmɪˈteʃən/

      UK /ˌɪmɪˈteɪʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Act of copying or imitating something
      • Something made to look like something else, often of lesser quality.
      • Adjective
      • Made to resemble something else, typically of higher value or quality.
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    • implicit

      US /ɪmˈplɪsɪt/

      UK /ɪm'plɪsɪt/

      • Adjective
      • Unquestioning and without doubt
      • Suggested though not directly expressed.
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    • in action

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Actively doing something; performing a task or duty.
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    • instead of

      US /ɪnˈstɛd ʌv/

      UK /inˈsted ɔv/

      • Preposition
      • When one thing is replaced by another
      • Adverb
      • As a substitute or alternative.
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    • move on

      US /muv ɑn/

      UK /mu:v ɔn/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To decide to change or go to a different place
      • To start talking about something different.
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    • native

      US /ˈnetɪv/

      UK /ˈneɪtɪv/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Someone from or born in a specific country
      • Original inhabitant, e.g. before others
      • Adjective
      • Caused by natural ability; innate
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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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    • practice

      US /ˈpræktɪs/

      UK /'præktɪs/

      • Noun
      • The office and place for legal or medical work
      • Doing something many times to become better at it
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To work as a doctor or lawyer
      • To live according to the teachings of a religion
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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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    • process

      US /ˈprɑsˌɛs, ˈproˌsɛs/

      UK /prə'ses/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To organize and use data in a computer
      • To deal with official forms in the way required
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Dealing with official forms in the way required
      • Set of changes that occur slowly and naturally
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    • pronunciation

      US /prəˌnʌnsiˈeʃən/

      UK /prəˌnʌnsiˈeɪʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • How a word is said; how a word sounds
      • The manner in which someone utters a word.
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    • proper

      US /ˈprɑpɚ/

      UK /'prɒpə(r)/

      • Adjective
      • Correct according to social or moral rules
      • Behaving in a polite and socially acceptable way.
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    • properly

      US /ˈprɑːpərli/

      UK /ˈprɔpəlɪ/

      • Adverb
      • In an appropriate or correct manner
      • In a way that is suitable or appropriate.
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    • put together

      US /pʊt təˈɡɛðɚ/

      UK /put təˈɡeðə/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To build or assemble something small, e.g. a toy
      • To organize or arrange something.
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    • recommend

      US /ˌrɛkəˈmɛnd/

      UK /ˌrekə'mend/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To advise or suggest that someone do something
      • To endorse or support something publicly.
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    • structure

      US /ˈstrʌk.tʃɚ/

      UK /ˈstrʌk.tʃə/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • The way in which the parts of a system or object are arranged or organized, or a system arranged in this way
      • A building or other man-made object.
      • Transitive Verb
      • To plan, organize, or arrange the parts of something
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    • talking about

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To discuss a particular topic.
      • To be constantly mentioning or bringing up a subject.
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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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    • think about

      US /θɪŋk əˈbaʊt/

      UK /θiŋk əˈbaut/

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

      US /tu:ˈtɔ:riəl/

      UK /tju:ˈtɔ:riəl/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A lesson given to a small group
      • A lesson or period of instruction given by a tutor.
      • Adjective
      • Relating to or used in a tutorial.
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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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    • wake up

      US /wek ʌp/

      UK /weik ʌp/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To stop sleeping
      • To become fully aware and alert to a situation.
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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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