Vocabulary

  • in mind: Being aware of or considering something.
  • have to: Must do
  • of course: Sure ; Certainly
  • in layman's terms: Express using simple language for non-experts.
  • field: Area of study, such as physics or biology
  • theory: Ideas or principles that explain facts or events
  • security: Department in a company in charge of protection
  • drop: Distance between a higher and a lower level
  • construction: Act of building something; thing that is built
  • string: To tie or connect things together with a thread
  • project: To predict what will happen in the future
  • mind: To be bothered or upset by something
  • race: Speed contest between people, animals or vehicles
  • notice: To become aware by sight, touch, or hearing
  • spend: To use money to pay for something
  • dust: To apply a fine powder to, e.g. sugar to a cake
  • particle: Adverb or preposition that joins with a verb
  • drive: A person's ambition and motivation to do something
  • employee: Person who works for someone else for payment
  • question: To ask for or try to get information
  • acceptable: Satisfactory; good enough
  • focus: To see clearly by adjusting your eyes or a camera
  • metropolis: Very large and important city
  • finally: used especially at the beginning of a sentence to introduce the last point or idea
  • theoretical: Concerning the unproved aspects of a subject
  • check: Paper showing how much you owe at a restaurant
  • type: Printed letters or blocks used for printing them
  • work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
  • human: A person; a man, woman or child
  • senior: Person who has usually reached a specific old age
  • erect: Standing straight up
  • give: Degree of flexibility in something, a material
  • lash: Small hairs that grow above and below your eyes
  • hammer: To bring severe damage, harm, or blame upon
  • put: To move or place a thing in a particular position
  • good: Proper, appropriate or right
  • physicist: Person who studies and works in physics
  • database: Data stored in logical order to aid retrieval
  • pail: Bucket
  • housing: To give someone a place to live
  • girder: Beam made of steel used as support in a building
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    • acceptable

      US /ækˈsɛptəbəl/

      UK /əkˈseptəbl/

      • Adjective
      • Satisfactory; good enough
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    • construction

      US /kənˈstrʌkʃən/

      UK /kən'strʌkʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Act of building something; thing that is built
      • Something that is made using different parts
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    • database

      US /ˈdetəˌbes, ˈdætə-/

      UK /'deɪtəbeɪs/

      • Noun
      • Data stored in logical order to aid retrieval
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    • dust

      US /dʌst/

      UK /dʌst/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To apply a fine powder to, e.g. sugar to a cake
      • To wipe something to remove dirt
      • Uncountable Noun
      • Fine dry powder that builds up on surfaces
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    • employee

      US /ɪmˈplɔɪi:/

      UK /ɪmˈplɔɪi:/

      • Countable Noun
      • Person who works for someone else for payment
      • A person working for a government agency.
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    • erect

      US /ɪˈrɛkt/

      UK /ɪ'rekt/

      • Adjective
      • Standing straight up
      • Transitive Verb
      • To put up a tower, statue or building; construct
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    • focus

      US /ˈfokəs/

      UK /'fəʊkəs/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To see clearly by adjusting your eyes or a camera
      • To keep your attention, concentration on one thing
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Main purpose or center of interest or activity
      • The clarity of an image produced by a lens.
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    • girder

      US /ˈɡə:dɚ/

      UK /ˈgɜ:də/

      • Noun
      • Beam made of steel used as support in a building
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    • hammer

      US /ˈhæmɚ/

      UK /ˈhæmə(r)/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To bring severe damage, harm, or blame upon
      • To defeat someone easily and totally
      • Noun
      • Part of a gun that causes a bullet to shoot out
      • Heavy metal tool for hitting a nail into wood
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    • have to

      US /hæv tu/

      UK /ˈhæv tə/

      • Auxiliary Verb
      • Must do
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    • housing

      US /ˈhaʊzɪŋ/

      UK /ˈhaʊzɪŋ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To give someone a place to live
      • To contain or store something
      • Uncountable Noun
      • Homes; houses in general
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    • in layman's terms

      US /ɪn ˈleɪmənz tɜrmz/

      UK /ɪn ˈleɪmənz tɜ:mz/

      • other
      • Express using simple language for non-experts.
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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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    • lash

      US /læʃ/

      UK /læʃ/

      • Countable Noun
      • Small hairs that grow above and below your eyes
      • A quick hit with a narrow stick or whip
      • Transitive Verb
      • To hit something violently or forcefully
      • To tie something in place tightly
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    • metropolis

      US /mɪˈtrɑpəlɪs/

      UK /mə'trɒpəlɪs/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Very large and important city
      • A city that is a center of a particular activity or industry.
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    • of course

      US /ʌv kɔː(r)s/

      UK /ɔv kɔː(r)s/

      • Adverb
      • Sure ; Certainly
      • Phrase
      • For sure; certainly
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    • pail

      US /pel/

      UK /peɪl/

      • Countable Noun
      • Bucket
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    • particle

      US /ˈpɑrtɪkəl/

      UK /ˈpɑ:tɪkl/

      • Noun
      • Adverb or preposition that joins with a verb
      • Tiny piece or quantity of something
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    • physicist

      US /ˈfɪzɪsɪst/

      UK /ˈfɪzɪsɪst/

      • Noun
      • Person who studies and works in physics
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    • race

      US /res/

      UK /reɪs/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Speed contest between people, animals or vehicles
      • People who share physical features or culture
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To take part in a running or swimming competition
      • To move or go at a very fast pace
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    • security

      US /sɪˈkjʊrɪti/sə'kjurətɪ/

      UK /sɪ'kjʊərətɪ/

      • Noun
      • Department in a company in charge of protection
      • Financial document, like stocks, bonds and notes
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    • senior

      US /ˈsinjɚ/

      UK /'si:nɪə(r)/

      • Noun
      • Person who has usually reached a specific old age
      • Person who is older than someone else
      • Adjective
      • Being older than another person
      • (Student) in the final year of school
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    • spend

      US /spɛnd/

      UK /spend/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To use money to pay for something
      • To use time in order to do something
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    • string

      US /strɪŋ/

      UK /strɪŋ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To tie or connect things together with a thread
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A line of connected objects
      • Thick thread; thin rope
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    • theoretical

      US /ˌθiəˈrɛtɪkəl/

      UK /ˌθɪəˈretɪkl/

      • Adjective
      • Concerning the unproved aspects of a subject
      • Based on or using the ideas and abstract principles that relate to a subject
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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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    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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