Vocabulary

  • have to: Must do
  • in theory: According to the stated ideas or principles
  • over time: Gradually; as time passes.
  • fight back: To make your point more strongly against opponent
  • grow up: To develop from a child into an adult
  • rather than: More exactly; more correctly
  • toss around: To discuss or consider something informally or casually.
  • out of the box: Thinking in an original or creative way.
  • in reality: Actually; in fact; truly.
  • quite simply: In a clear and straightforward manner; without complication.
  • at random
  • on the beach: Located on the sandy or pebbly area bordering a body of water.
  • in practice: In reality or actual use; as opposed to in theory.
  • in the long run: Eventually; over a long period of time.
  • carve out: To create or obtain something through effort or skill.
  • in the face of: When confronted with something difficult or challenging.
  • in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
  • requires effort: To need or demand effort to achieve something.
  • for example: As an illustration or instance.
  • lead to: To result in some action
  • arranged in: Organized or placed in a specific order or manner within a particular space or format.
  • make up: To invent or create a story
  • order in: To request food from a restaurant to be delivered to one's home or other location.
  • in mind: Being aware of or considering something.
  • know about: To have information or understanding of a subject or situation.
  • fish out of water: Feeling uncomfortable or out of place in a situation.
  • pop up: To appear suddenly.
  • against you: In opposition to you.
  • at work: Located at one's place of employment
  • as one: Acting or moving together at the same time.
  • specific: Precise; particular; just about that thing
  • ultimate: Basic; original; most significant
  • inevitable: That must happen; certain to happen
  • effort: Amount of work used trying to do something
  • matter: To be of great importance; to count
  • disorder: State of confusion or a lack of organization
  • presence: The same place or area that a person is
  • structure: The way in which the parts of a system or object are arranged or organized, or a system arranged in this way
  • common: Area in a city or town that is open to everyone
  • force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
  • encounter: To come up against a problem or trouble; meet
  • purpose: Reason for which something is done; aim; goal
  • random: Chosen, done without a particular plan or pattern
  • combination: Series of letters or numbers needed to open a lock
  • fundamental: Forming a necessary part, base, or core
  • environment: Natural world in which plants and animals live
  • annoying: To make someone angry
  • increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
  • tendency: Likelihood to behave in a particular way
  • lack: To not have, or not have enough, of something
  • dump: To end a romantic relationship
  • odd: Being unmatched with someone or something
  • theory: Ideas or principles that explain facts or events
  • occur: To come to pass or to happen
  • condition: To improve something to make it better
  • gradually: Occurring in a slow manner over a period of time
  • rare: (Of meat) cooked, but still red and juicy
  • optimal: Best or most desirable; best possible
  • universe: All of space that contains planets and stars
  • simply: In an easy or clear manner
  • form: Sports team or person's current winning record
  • endeavor: To attempt or make effort to do something
  • complete: To finish or reach the end of doing something
  • create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
  • infinite: Being very large in amount
  • capture: To attract and hold e.g. interest, attention
  • counteract: To reduce the impact doing something opposite
  • fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
  • observation: Remark or comment on something you noticed
  • mind: To be bothered or upset by something
  • organism: Living thing, often one that is small
  • supreme: Greatest in degree/nature/quality; absolute best
  • order: Religious or social group, as of nuns
  • carve: To cut a piece of cooked meat into thin slices
  • simple: Not hard to understand or do; not complex
  • piece: A counter in a board game
  • natural: Being as one would expect; being usual or normal
  • scatter: To throw or move into various different directions
  • simplicity: Being easy to understand or use
  • aesthetically: In a tasteful way
  • overwhelmingly: So it cannot be resisted
  • infidelity: Being unfaithful to a spouse by having an affair
  • clump: Mass or pile of something such as soil
  • entropy: Lack of order in a system
  • mismatch: To not be the same as or as good as
  • orderly: Organized in a way that makes sense or is neat
  • unhappy: Not feeling happy; sad or worried
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    • aesthetically

      US /es'θetɪklɪ/

      UK /es'θetɪklɪ/

      • Adverb
      • In a tasteful way
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    • against you

      US

      UK

      • Preposition
      • In opposition to you.
      • Expressing disagreement or disapproval of you.
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    • annoying

      US /əˈnɔɪɪŋ/

      UK /əˈnɔɪɪŋ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To make someone angry
      • Adjective
      • A little angry; upset
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    • arranged in

      US

      UK

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • Organized or placed in a specific order or manner within a particular space or format.
      • Displayed or set out attractively within something.
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    • as one

      US

      UK

      • Adverb
      • Acting or moving together at the same time.
      • In complete agreement or unity.
      • Phrase
      • With a single voice or opinion; unanimously.
      • In perfect harmony or unison.
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    • at random

      US /æt ˈrændəm/

      UK /æt ˈrændəm/

      • Phrase
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    • at work

      US /æt wɚk/

      UK /æt wə:k/

      • Phrase
      • Located at one's place of employment
      A1
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    • capture

      US /ˈkæptʃɚ/

      UK /'kæptʃə(r)/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To attract and hold e.g. interest, attention
      • To record, tape, or film something
      • Noun
      • The act of seizing or taking control of something.
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    • carve

      US /kɑ:rv/

      UK /kɑ:v/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To cut a piece of cooked meat into thin slices
      • To make a cut in, e.g. to write your name on tree
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    • carve out

      US /kɑrv aʊt/

      UK /kɑ:v aut/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To create or obtain something through effort or skill.
      • To separate or isolate something from a larger whole.
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    • clump

      US /klʌmp/

      UK /klʌmp/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Mass or pile of something such as soil
      • Small group of trees, etc. growing near each other
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To form into a mass or lump
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    • combination

      US /ˌkɑmbəˈneʃən/

      UK /ˌkɒmbɪ'neɪʃn/

      • Noun
      • Series of letters or numbers needed to open a lock
      • Act or result of mixing things together
      B1
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    • condition

      US /kənˈdɪʃən/

      UK /kənˈdɪʃn/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To improve something to make it better
      • To cause to behave automatically in a certain way
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Disease or other medical problem
      • The state of living you are in, e.g. good health
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    • counteract

      US /ˌkaʊntɚˈækt/

      UK /ˌkaʊntərˈækt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To reduce the impact doing something opposite
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    • disorder

      US /dɪsˈɔrdɚ/

      UK /dɪs'ɔ:də(r)/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • State of confusion or a lack of organization
      • Illness when the body is not functioning well
      • Transitive Verb
      • To disrupt the order or arrangement of something.
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    • dump

      US /dʌmp/

      UK /dʌmp/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To end a romantic relationship
      • To put something somewhere without care
      • Noun
      • A place where waste or garbage is left.
      • A copy of data from one part of a computer system to another.
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    • effort

      US /ˈɛfət/

      UK /ˈefət/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Amount of work used trying to do something
      • A conscious exertion of power; a try.
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    • encounter

      US /ɛnˈkaʊntɚ/

      UK /ɪn'kaʊntə(r)/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To come up against a problem or trouble; meet
      • To meet someone or something unexpectedly
      • Noun
      • A chance meeting; unexpected or unplanned meeting
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    • endeavor

      US /ɛnˈdɛvɚ/

      UK /en'devə/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To attempt or make effort to do something
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • An attempt or effort
      B2TOEIC
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    • entropy

      US /ˈɛntrəpi/

      UK /ˈentrəpi/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Lack of order in a system
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    • fight back

      US /faɪt bæk/

      UK /fait bæk/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To make your point more strongly against opponent
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    • fish out of water

      US /fɪʃ aʊt ʌv ˈwɑtɚ/

      UK /fɪʃ aut əv ˈwɔ:tə/

      • other
      • Feeling uncomfortable or out of place in a situation.
      B2
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    • for example

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • As an illustration or instance.
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    • fundamental

      US /ˌfʌndəˈmɛntl/

      UK /ˌfʌndəˈmentl/

      • Adjective
      • Forming a necessary part, base, or core
      • Of central importance.
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A basic part of something
      • (Music) the lowest note in a harmony
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    • gradually

      US /ˈɡrædʒʊəlɪ/

      UK /ˈgrædʒuəli/

      • Adverb
      • Occurring in a slow manner over a period of time
      • Little by little; in a slow and progressive manner.
      B1TOEIC
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    • grow up

      US /ɡro ʌp/

      UK /ɡrəu ʌp/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To develop from a child into an adult
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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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    • in practice

      US /ɪn ˈpræktɪs/

      UK /in ˈpræktis/

      • Phrase
      • In reality or actual use; as opposed to in theory.
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    • in reality

      US /ɪn riˈælɪti/

      UK /in riˈæliti/

      • Phrase
      • Actually; in fact; truly.
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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.
      A1
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    • in the long run

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Eventually; over a long period of time.
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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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    • in theory

      US /ɪn ˈθiəri/

      UK /in ˈθiəri/

      • Adverb
      • According to the stated ideas or principles
      • Phrase
      • According to the theoretical possibilities rather than actual practice.
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    • inevitable

      US /ɪnˈɛvɪtəbəl/

      UK /ɪnˈevɪtəbl/

      • Adjective
      • That must happen; certain to happen
      • Sure to occur or happen
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A situation that is unavoidable
      • Things that cannot be avoided
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    • infidelity

      US /ˌɪnfɪˈdɛlɪti/

      UK /ˌɪnfɪˈdeləti/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Being unfaithful to a spouse by having an affair
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    • infinite

      US /ˈɪnfənɪt/

      UK /'ɪnfɪnət/

      • Adjective
      • Being very large in amount
      • Without an end; limitless; endless
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    • know about

      US /noʊ əˈbaʊt/

      UK /nəʊ əˈbaut/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To have information or understanding of a subject or situation.
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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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    • make up

      US /mek ʌp/

      UK /meik ʌp/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To invent or create a story
      • To add up to
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To invent a story, excuse, etc.
      • To compensate for something lost, missed, or deficient.
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    • mismatch

      US /mɪsˈmætʃ/

      UK /ˈmɪsmætʃ/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To not be the same as or as good as
      • (Of two or more things) to not go well together
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Not equal in a contest
      • Two objects or people that do not go together
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    • observation

      US /ˌɑbzɚˈveʃən/

      UK /ˌɒbzəˈveɪʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Remark or comment on something you noticed
      • Practice of performing actions required by rules
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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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    • odd

      US /ɑd/

      UK /ɒd/

      • Adjective
      • Being unmatched with someone or something
      • Being a number not able to be divided by two
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    • on the beach

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Located on the sandy or pebbly area bordering a body of water.
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    • optimal

      US /ˈɑptəməl/

      UK /ˈɒptɪməl/

      • Adjective
      • Best or most desirable; best possible
      • Most conducive to a favorable outcome.
      B2
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    • order in

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To request food from a restaurant to be delivered to one's home or other location.
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    • orderly

      US /ˈɔrdəli/

      UK /ˈɔ:dəli/

      • Adverb
      • Organized in a way that makes sense or is neat
      • Adjective
      • Being peaceful or well managed
      • Neatly and methodically arranged.
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    • organism

      US /ˈɔrɡəˌnɪzəm/

      UK /'ɔ:ɡənɪzəm/

      • Noun
      • Living thing, often one that is small
      • System with many parts that function as a whole
      B2
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    • out of the box

      US /aʊt əv ðə bɑks/

      UK /aut əv ðə bɒks/

      • other
      • Thinking in an original or creative way.
      • Ready to use immediately without special preparation.
      B2
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    • over time

      US /ˈovɚ taɪm/

      UK /ˈəuvə taim/

      • Phrase
      • Gradually; as time passes.
      • During a long period.
      • Adverb
      • Gradually; as time passes.
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    • overwhelmingly

      US /ˌovɚˈhwɛlmɪŋlɪ/

      UK /ˌəʊvə'welmɪŋlɪ/

      • Adjective
      • So it cannot be resisted
      • Adverb
      • To a very great degree or extent
      • In a way that is very great or very strong
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    • pop up

      US /pɑp ʌp/

      UK /pɔp ʌp/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To appear suddenly.
      • Phrasal Verb
      • To appear suddenly and unexpectedly.
      • To appear on a computer screen.
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    • presence

      US /ˈprɛzəns/

      UK /ˈprezns/

      • Noun
      • The same place or area that a person is
      • Ability to reach a market, group of people etc.
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    • purpose

      US /ˈpɚpəs/

      UK /'pɜ:pəs/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Reason for which something is done; aim; goal
      • A person's sense of resolve or determination.
      • Adverb
      • With clear intention or determination.
      • Intentionally; deliberately.
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    • quite simply

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • In a clear and straightforward manner; without complication.
      • Used to emphasize the truth or importance of a statement.
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    • random

      US /ˈrændəm/

      UK /'rændəm/

      • Adjective
      • Chosen, done without a particular plan or pattern
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    • rare

      US /rɛr/

      UK /reə(r)/

      • Adjective
      • (Of meat) cooked, but still red and juicy
      • Unusual or out of the ordinary; not common
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    • rather than

      US

      UK

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

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • To need or demand effort to achieve something.
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    • scatter

      US /ˈskætɚ/

      UK /'skætə(r)/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To throw or move into various different directions
      • Transitive Verb
      • To place or leave things in various places
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    • simplicity

      US /sɪmˈplɪsɪti/

      UK /sɪm'plɪsətɪ/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Being easy to understand or use
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    • specific

      US /spɪˈsɪfɪk/

      UK /spəˈsɪfɪk/

      • Adjective
      • Precise; particular; just about that thing
      • Concerning one particular thing or kind of thing
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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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    • supreme

      US /sʊˈprim/

      UK /su:ˈpri:m/

      • Adjective
      • Greatest in degree/nature/quality; absolute best
      • Holding the highest power, status or authority
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    • tendency

      US /ˈtɛndənsi/

      UK /'tendənsɪ/

      • Noun
      • Likelihood to behave in a particular way
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    • theory

      US /ˈθiəri, ˈθɪri/

      UK /ˈθiəri/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Ideas or principles that explain facts or events
      • An idea or belief about something
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    • toss around

      US /tɔs əˈraʊnd/

      UK /tɒs əˈraʊnd/

      • other
      • To discuss or consider something informally or casually.
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    • ultimate

      US /ˈʌltəmɪt/

      UK /ˈʌltɪmət/

      • Adjective
      • Basic; original; most significant
      • Being the greatest example of something
      • Noun
      • A non-contact team sport played with a flying disc.
      • The best achievable or imaginable of its kind.
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    • unhappy

      US /ʌnˈhæpi/

      UK /ʌn'hæpɪ/

      • Adjective
      • Not feeling happy; sad or worried
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    • universe

      US /ˈjunəˌvɚs/

      UK /ˈju:nɪvɜ:s/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • All of space that contains planets and stars
      • Things surrounding a person, affecting their life
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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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