Vocabulary

  • vital for: Absolutely necessary or important; essential.
  • rather than: More exactly; more correctly
  • as well as: Also; in addition to
  • on the other hand : Considering a different aspect of the matter; alternatively.
  • lead to: To result in some action
  • kind act: A benevolent or helpful action.
  • way too long: Excessively long in duration; much longer than necessary or desired.
  • literally: In a literal manner or sense; exactly as stated.
  • chronic: Always or often doing something, e.g. lying
  • susceptible: Likely to fall prey to, be drawn to or influenced
  • immune: Having a special protection from, e.g. the law
  • mental: Concerning the mind
  • vital: Needed to support life; essential
  • reveal: To show something that was hidden before
  • physical: Health check at the doctors' or hospital
  • boost: To increase something; to make something better
  • cultivate: To grow plants, crops etc.
  • conflict: Argument or struggle between two or more parties
  • mortality: Quality or state of being capable of dying
  • research: To study in order to discover new ideas and facts
  • pressure: Anxiety caused by difficult problems
  • relationship: Connection between two or more people or things
  • diverse: Being varied or different from each other
  • increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
  • lack: To not have, or not have enough, of something
  • intricate: Very detailed or difficult to untangle
  • establish: To set or create something to last for a long time
  • similar: Nearly the same; alike
  • response: Something said/written as an answer to something
  • superficial: On the surface only; not deep
  • steady: Happening or developing at a regular rate
  • effect: An advantage, benefit
  • compare: To consider how similar and different things are
  • illness: Unhealthy condition of the mind or body
  • reason: To think and make conclusions in a logical manner
  • risk: To do something potentially dangerous or foolish
  • lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
  • mood: Emotion or a state of mind; how you feel
  • isolation: Condition of being in a distinct, separate place
  • fame: (Person, thing) being well-known by many people
  • reduce: To try to decrease, e.g. your weight if overweight
  • mild: Gentle in nature or behavior
  • social: Involving activity with people, e.g. in free time
  • recruit: Person who has just joined the military
  • heal: To recover from or forget a bad experience
  • nurture: Care and support given to people as they develop
  • barista: Person who serves drinks at a bar or cafe
  • vary: To change something and make it different
  • important: Having power or authority
  • kind: In a caring and helpful manner
  • extend: To offer something (help, friendship) to someone
  • system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
  • act: To behave in a certain way
  • loneliness: State of feeling sad because you are alone
  • virus: File secretly put on computers to cause harm
  • change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
  • fast: In a way that is difficult to move or change
  • isolate: To identify, consider, or deal with separately
  • predictor: Thing showing likelihood of something happening
  • lonely: Sad because apart from other people
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    • as well as

      US /æz wɛl æz/

      UK /æz wel æz/

      • Adverb
      • Also; in addition to
      • Preposition
      • In addition to; and also.
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    • barista

      US

      UK

      • Noun
      • Person who serves drinks at a bar or cafe
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    • boost

      US /bust/

      UK /bu:st/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To increase something; to make something better
      • To push someone or something up from beneath them
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • An increase in something
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    • chronic

      US /ˈkrɑnɪk/

      UK /'krɒnɪk/

      • Adjective
      • Always or often doing something, e.g. lying
      • (Of disease) over a long time; serious
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    • conflict

      US /ˈkɑnˌflɪkt/

      UK /'kɒnflɪkt/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Argument or struggle between two or more parties
      • A serious disagreement or argument.
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To have opposite ideas; to disagree; To not match
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    • cultivate

      US /ˈkʌltəˌvet/

      UK /'kʌltɪveɪt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To grow plants, crops etc.
      • To cause to grow by education; to enlighten
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    • diverse

      US /dɪˈvɚs, daɪ-, ˈdaɪˌvɚs/

      UK /daɪˈvɜ:s/

      • Adjective
      • Being varied or different from each other
      • Very different from each other
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    • establish

      US /ɪˈstæblɪʃ/

      UK /ɪˈstæblɪʃ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To set or create something to last for a long time
      • To use facts, evidence to show truth or clarity
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    • extend

      US /ɪkˈstɛnd/

      UK /ɪkˈstend/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To offer something (help, friendship) to someone
      • To reach from one point to another
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    • fame

      US /fem/

      UK /feɪm/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • (Person, thing) being well-known by many people
      • Widespread reputation, especially of a good kind.
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    • heal

      US /hi:l/

      UK /hi:l/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To recover from or forget a bad experience
      • To make or become healthy or well again
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    • illness

      US /ˈɪlnɪs/

      UK /ˈɪlnəs/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Unhealthy condition of the mind or body
      • A particular instance or type of disease.
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    • immune

      US /ɪˈmjoon/

      UK /ɪˈmju:n/

      • Adjective
      • Having a special protection from, e.g. the law
      • Protected against a particular disease or condition because of antibodies or vaccination.
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    • intricate

      US /ˈɪntrɪkɪt/

      UK /ˈɪntrɪkət/

      • Adjective
      • Very detailed or difficult to untangle
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    • isolate

      US /ˈaɪsəˌlet/

      UK /ˈaɪsəleɪt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To identify, consider, or deal with separately
      • To keep in a place or situation apart from others
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    • isolation

      US /ˌaɪsəˈleʃən/

      UK /ˌaɪsəˈleɪʃn/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Condition of being in a distinct, separate place
      • Process of separating things from other things
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    • kind act

      US

      UK

      • Noun
      • A benevolent or helpful action.
      • A thoughtful and considerate action.
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    • lack

      US /læk/

      UK /læk/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To not have, or not have enough, of something
      • Uncountable Noun
      • The state of not having or not having enough of
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    • lead to

      US /lid tu/

      UK /li:d tu:/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To result in some action
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To have something as a consequence or result.
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    • literally

      US /ˈlɪtərəli/

      UK

      • Adverb
      • In a literal manner or sense; exactly as stated.
      • Used for emphasis to describe something that is actually true, often to highlight surprise or intensity.
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    • loneliness

      US /ˈlonlɪnɪs/

      UK /'ləʊnlɪnəs/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • State of feeling sad because you are alone
      • A feeling of being isolated from others, even when surrounded by people.
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    • lonely

      US /ˈloʊnli/

      UK /ˈləʊnli/

      • Adjective
      • Sad because apart from other people
      • Being far away and rarely visited by people
      B2
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    • mental

      US /ˈmɛntl/

      UK /ˈmentl/

      • Adjective
      • Concerning the mind
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    • mild

      US /maɪld/

      UK /maɪld/

      • Adjective
      • Gentle in nature or behavior
      • Being neither too cold nor too hot
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    • mortality

      US /mɔrˈtælɪti/

      UK /mɔ:ˈtæləti/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Quality or state of being capable of dying
      • The state of being subject to death; the proportion of deaths to population.
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    • nurture

      US /ˈnɜ:rtʃə(r)/

      UK /ˈnɜ:tʃə(r)/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Care and support given to people as they develop
      • Transitive Verb
      • To help something or someone to grow or succeed
      • To help something or someone to grow or succeed
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    • on the other hand

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Considering a different aspect of the matter; alternatively.
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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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    • predictor

      US /prɪˈdɪktər/

      UK /prɪˈdɪktə(r)/

      • Noun
      • Thing showing likelihood of something happening
      • A thing that foretells future events or conditions.
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    • pressure

      US /ˈprɛʃɚ/

      UK /'preʃə(r)/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Anxiety caused by difficult problems
      • Force, weight when pressing against a thing
      • Transitive Verb
      • To apply force to something
      • To persuade or force someone to do something
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    • rather than

      US

      UK

      • Adverb
      • More exactly; more correctly
      • Preferably; instead
      • Preposition
      • Instead of
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    • recruit

      US /rɪˈkrut/

      UK /rɪ'kru:t/

      • Countable Noun
      • Person who has just joined the military
      • Person who has just begun a new activity or job
      • Transitive Verb
      • To convince and help people to join the military
      • To find new employees, volunteers or members
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    • reduce

      US /rɪˈdus, -ˈdjus/

      UK /rɪ'dju:s/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To try to decrease, e.g. your weight if overweight
      • To boil a liquid until it has decreased in amount
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    • relationship

      US /rɪˈleʃənˌʃɪp/

      UK /rɪˈleɪʃnʃɪp/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Connection between two or more people or things
      • Way people interact or live with each other
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    • research

      US /rɪˈsɚtʃ, ˈriˌsɚtʃ/

      UK /rɪ'sɜ:tʃ/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To study in order to discover new ideas and facts
      • To study the market relating to marketing products and services.
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Study done to discover new ideas and facts
      • A particular area or topic of study.
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    • response

      US /rɪˈspɑns/

      UK /riˈspɔns/

      • Noun
      • Something said/written as an answer to something
      • Reaction to something that has occurred
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    • reveal

      US /rɪˈvil/

      UK /rɪ'vi:l/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To show something that was hidden before
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    • steady

      US /ˈstɛdi/

      UK /'stedɪ/

      • Adjective
      • Happening or developing at a regular rate
      • Continuing without stopping or changing over time
      • Transitive Verb
      • To make constant, unchanging or staying the same
      • To hold something/someone so they stop moving
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    • superficial

      US /ˌsupɚˈfɪʃəl/

      UK /ˌsu:pəˈfɪʃl/

      • Adjective
      • On the surface only; not deep
      • Relating to or located near the surface.
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    • susceptible

      US /səˈsɛptəbəl/

      UK /səˈseptəbl/

      • Adjective
      • Likely to fall prey to, be drawn to or influenced
      • At risk of developing a certain illness or problem
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    • vary

      US /ˈveri/

      UK /ˈveəri/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To change something and make it different
      • To be changeable, both up and down
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    • virus

      US /ˈvaɪrəs/

      UK /'vaɪrəs/

      • Noun
      • File secretly put on computers to cause harm
      • Living organism that causes disease or sickness
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    • vital

      US /'vaɪtl/

      UK /'vaɪtl/

      • Adjective
      • Needed to support life; essential
      • Full of life; energetic
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    • vital for

      US

      UK

      • Adjective
      • Absolutely necessary or important; essential.
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    • way too long

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Excessively long in duration; much longer than necessary or desired.
      • An expression indicating that a period of time has been excessively extended since a particular event.
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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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