Vocabulary

  • out of nowhere: Suddenly and unexpectedly; from an unknown place or source.
  • got to: To arrive at some place
  • for some reason: For a reason that is not known or not easily explained.
  • for certain: Definitely; without a doubt.
  • out of the blue: Unexpectedly; without warning
  • come up: To come closer to someone; approach
  • going on: To continue doing something
  • at home: In one's own residence or country.
  • think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
  • stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
  • weird: Odd or unusual; surprising; strange
  • anxiety: A feeling of worry, nervousness, or unease about something that might happen, especially when the outcome is uncertain.
  • extremely: In a way that is much more than usual or expected
  • trigger: Lever on a gun that you pull to fire
  • matter: To be of great importance; to count
  • experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
  • anxious: Afraid of what may happen; worried and nervous
  • sense: Certain mental feeling or emotion
  • awful: Very bad; horrible; terrible
  • track: To use marks to follow a wild animal
  • explore: To examine something in detail to learn about it
  • bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
  • mean: Average of a set of numbers
  • therapist: Person skilled in a particular type of therapy
  • typical: Normal; usual; expected
  • suddenly: In an unexpected or very quick manner
  • pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
  • characteristic: Typical or distinctive
  • reason: To think and make conclusions in a logical manner
  • brace: Structure that strengthens a joint
  • dive: Restaurant, bar or club with a bad reputation
  • relate: To demonstrate a logical relationship between
  • fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
  • investigate: To try to find out facts; to carry out research
  • depth: Distance below a surface
  • haven: Place where people can feel safe and happy
  • stomach: Place in the body where food is processed
  • lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
  • humiliating: Causing you to feel a loss of self-respect
  • puzzle: To be a challenge to understand; confuse
  • trip: To release an electrical switch
  • kind: In a caring and helpful manner
  • storm: To act violently or angrily
  • existential: Philosophy concerning existence
  • insignificant: Being very small or unimportant
  • point: An item to be discussed
  • sudden: Happening or done quickly or unexpectedly
  • attack: To try to destroy, beat, or injure
  • childhood: The time when you are a child
  • angst: Often worried or unhappy, especially about personal problems
  • bench: Part of the room in court where the judge sits
  • gym: Physical education taught as a class in school
  • outstanding: Being better/distinct from others; specially good
  • history: Established pattern or record
  • restrictive: Limiting or controlling what a person can do
  • rustle: To steal cattle or other animals from a herd
  • excite: To make something or someone become more active
  • bewilder: To deeply confuse someone emotionally
  • unhappy: Not feeling happy; sad or worried
  • bicycle: 2-wheeled vehicle ridden by pushing on foot pedals
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    • angst

      US /ɑŋkst/

      UK /æŋst/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Often worried or unhappy, especially about personal problems
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    • anxiety

      US /æŋˈzaɪɪti/

      UK /æŋ'zaɪətɪ/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • A feeling of worry, nervousness, or unease about something that might happen, especially when the outcome is uncertain.
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    • at home

      US /æt hom/

      UK /æt həum/

      • Phrase
      • In one's own residence or country.
      • Adjective
      • Feeling comfortable and relaxed.
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    • attack

      US /əˈtæk/

      UK /ə'tæk/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To try to destroy, beat, or injure
      • Noun
      • Act intended to hurt someone physically, mentally
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    • awful

      US /ˈɔfəl/

      UK /ˈɔ:fl/

      • Adjective
      • Very bad; horrible; terrible
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    • bench

      US /bɛntʃ/

      UK /bentʃ/

      • Noun
      • Part of the room in court where the judge sits
      • Long (wooden) seat 2 people often found in a park
      • Transitive Verb
      • To prevent a player from playing in a game
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    • bewilder

      US /bɪˈwɪldɚ/

      UK /bɪ'wɪldə(r)/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To deeply confuse someone emotionally
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    • bicycle

      US /ˈbaɪsɪkl/

      UK /ˈbaɪsɪkl/

      • Noun
      • 2-wheeled vehicle ridden by pushing on foot pedals
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To ride a two-wheeled vehicle with pedals
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    • brace

      US /bres/

      UK /breɪs/

      • Noun
      • Structure that strengthens a joint
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To prepare yourself for a struggle/difficult time
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    • characteristic

      US /ˌkærəktəˈrɪstɪk/

      UK /ˌkærəktəˈrɪstɪk/

      • Adjective
      • Typical or distinctive
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A feature or quality belonging typically to a particular person, place, or thing and serving to identify it
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    • childhood

      US /ˈtʃaɪldˌhʊd/

      UK /ˈtʃaɪldhʊd/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • The time when you are a child
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    • come up

      US /kʌm ʌp/

      UK /kʌm ʌp/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To come closer to someone; approach
      • (Of sun) to rise into the sky in the morning
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    • depth

      US /dɛpθ/

      UK /depθ/

      • Noun
      • Distance below a surface
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    • dive

      US /daɪv/

      UK /daɪv/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Restaurant, bar or club with a bad reputation
      • Rapid fall through air
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To swim deep under water with an air supply
      • To rapid fall through air
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    • excite

      US /ɪkˈsaɪt/

      UK /ɪk'saɪt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To make something or someone become more active
      • To make someone feel happy, interested or eager
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    • existential

      US /ˌɛɡzɪˈstɛnʃəl, ˌɛksɪ-/

      UK /ˌegzɪˈstenʃəl/

      • Adjective
      • Philosophy concerning existence
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    • explore

      US /ɪkˈsplɔr/

      UK /ɪk'splɔ:(r)/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To examine something in detail to learn about it
      • To travel to a place to discover more about it
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    • extremely

      US /ɪk'strimlɪ/

      UK /ɪkˈstri:mli/

      • Adverb
      • In a way that is much more than usual or expected
      • Remarkably; unusually.
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    • for certain

      US /fɔr ˈsɚtn/

      UK /fɔ: ˈsə:tn/

      • Idiom
      • Definitely; without a doubt.
      • Phrase
      • Without any doubt; definitely.
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    • for some reason

      US /fɔr sʌm ˈrizən/

      UK /fɔ: sʌm ˈri:zən/

      • Phrase
      • For a reason that is not known or not easily explained.
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    • going on

      US /ˈɡoɪŋ ɑn/

      UK /ˈgəʊɪŋ ɔn/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To continue doing something
      • To happen (usually negative)
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    • got to

      US /ɡɑt tu/

      UK /gɔt tu:/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To arrive at some place
      • To have the opportunity or permission to do something
      • Phrasal Verb
      • To appeal to the emotions of; move
      • To finally begin to start something after a delay
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    • gym

      US /dʒɪm/

      UK /dʒɪm/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Physical education taught as a class in school
      • Building used for physical activities or sports
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    • history

      US /ˈhɪstəri/

      UK /'hɪstrɪ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Established pattern or record
      • Study of past events as an academic subject
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    • humiliating

      US /hju:'mɪlɪeɪtɪŋ/

      UK /hju:'mɪlɪeɪtɪŋ/

      • Adjective
      • Causing you to feel a loss of self-respect
      • Transitive Verb
      • To cause to lose pride, self-respect, or dignity
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    • insignificant

      US /ˌɪnsɪɡˈnɪfɪkənt/

      UK /ˌɪnsɪgˈnɪfɪkənt/

      • Adjective
      • Being very small or unimportant
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    • investigate

      US /ɪnˈvɛstɪˌɡet/

      UK /ɪn'vestɪɡeɪt/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To try to find out facts; to carry out research
      A2
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    • out of nowhere

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Suddenly and unexpectedly; from an unknown place or source.
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    • out of the blue

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Unexpectedly; without warning
      • Idiom
      • Unexpectedly; without warning.
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    • outstanding

      US /aʊtˈstændɪŋ, ˈaʊtˌstæn-/

      UK /aʊtˈstændɪŋ/

      • Adjective
      • Being better/distinct from others; specially good
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    • puzzle

      US /ˈpʌzəl/

      UK /'pʌzl/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To be a challenge to understand; confuse
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Something challenging to explain or understand
      • Game requiring the player to find an answer
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    • relate

      US /rɪˈlet/

      UK /rɪ'leɪt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To demonstrate a logical relationship between
      • To understand or sympathize with, e.g. a problem
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    • restrictive

      US /rɪˈstrɪktɪv/

      UK /rɪ'strɪktɪv/

      • Adjective
      • Limiting or controlling what a person can do
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    • rustle

      US /ˈrʌsəl/

      UK /'rʌsl/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To steal cattle or other animals from a herd
      • To steal livestock (especially cattle)
      • Uncountable Noun
      • A dry light sound like silk or leaves moving
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    • stomach

      US /ˈstʌmək/

      UK /'stʌmək/

      • Noun
      • Place in the body where food is processed
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • to be able to accept something unpleasant
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    • stuff

      US /stʌf/

      UK /stʌf/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Generic description for things, materials, objects
      • Transitive Verb
      • To push material inside something, with force
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    • sudden

      US /ˈsʌdn/

      UK /ˈsʌdn/

      • Adjective
      • Happening or done quickly or unexpectedly
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    • therapist

      US /ˈθɛrəpɪst/

      UK /ˈθerəpɪst/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Person skilled in a particular type of therapy
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    • think of

      US /θɪŋk ʌv/

      UK /θiŋk ɔv/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To look on as (being something specific); consider
      • To consider or remember something.
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To imagine or call something to mind
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    • track

      US /træk/

      UK /træk/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To use marks to follow a wild animal
      • To move a certain way/follow a particular course
      • Noun
      • A circular course for running
      • Course or way someone takes, e.g. in education
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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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    • trip

      US /trɪp/

      UK /trɪp/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To release an electrical switch
      • To fall by catching your foot on something
      • Noun
      • Act of falling down; falling over an obstacle
      • Journey or visit to a place
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    • typical

      US /ˈtɪpɪkəl/

      UK /ˈtɪpɪkl/

      • Adjective
      • Normal; usual; expected
      • Serving as a representative example of a particular type.
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    • unhappy

      US /ʌnˈhæpi/

      UK /ʌn'hæpɪ/

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

      US /wɪrd/

      UK /wɪəd/

      • Adjective
      • Odd or unusual; surprising; strange
      • Eerily strange or disturbing.
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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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