Vocabulary

  • up the wall: Extremely annoyed or frustrated.
  • change up: To introduce variety or do something differently.
  • have to: Must do
  • answer to: To be responsible to someone and have to explain your actions to them.
  • look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
  • on the way: During the journey to a particular place.
  • back down: To admit you were wrong; stop claiming
  • at a time: Separately; one by one
  • ride up: To move upwards, especially clothing.
  • touch upon: Mention or discuss something briefly or indirectly.
  • ride into: To enter a place on horseback or other vehicle.
  • as a whole: Considering everything together; in general.
  • over the top: More than what is considered normal or suitable; exaggerated.
  • over the edge: In a state of emotional or mental breakdown; beyond the limits of what one can handle.
  • move away: To relocate; to go and live in a different place.
  • much about: A lot of information or knowledge concerning something.
  • in conclusion: Used to indicate a summary or final point.
  • with time: As time passes; eventually.
  • weird: Odd or unusual; surprising; strange
  • crucial: Extremely important or necessary
  • sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
  • stick: To push a sharp or pointed object into something
  • technique: Way of doing by using special knowledge or skill
  • practice: The office and place for legal or medical work
  • basically: Used before you explain something simply, clearly
  • position: Person's opinion or attitude about something
  • stress: To emphasize one or more parts of a word, sentence
  • track: To use marks to follow a wild animal
  • slip: Act of beginning to fall from losing balance
  • feature: Special report in a magazine or paper
  • bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
  • absorb: To take up all attention / energy of something
  • maintain: To keep saying something a certain way
  • frame: To make a person that is not guilty appear guilty
  • stack: A large number or amount of something
  • edge: An advantage you have over others
  • emphasize: To stress the items that are important
  • simply: In an easy or clear manner
  • require: To demand that someone does something
  • conclusion: End of something; finish
  • involve: To have or be included as a part of something
  • initiate: To cause something to begin
  • board: Surface for posting or showing information
  • terrain: Characteristics (e.g. rough) of a piece of land
  • reason: To think and make conclusions in a logical manner
  • film: Thin layer that covers something
  • mass: Religious ceremony in some Christian churches
  • break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
  • shape: The outer form of something, what it looks like
  • notice: To become aware by sight, touch, or hearing
  • beneficial: Giving an advantage, having a helpful effect
  • hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
  • kind: In a caring and helpful manner
  • allow: To admit the validity or truth of something
  • simple: Not hard to understand or do; not complex
  • waist: Narrower part of your body between hips and chest
  • point: An item to be discussed
  • natural: Being as one would expect; being usual or normal
  • vertically: In an up and down position
  • unit: One apartment in a building
  • kit: Set, collection of tools, supplies, for a purpose
  • pendulum: Weight on chain/cord swinging from a fixed point
  • fling: To move yourself or a part of your body with force
  • micro: A prefix meaning 'very small'
  • compression: Act of reducing something in time, size, quantity
  • auto: Car; a road vehicle with four or more wheels
  • snowboard: Board like a small surfboard used on the snow
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    • absorb

      US /əbˈsɔrb, -ˈzɔrb/

      UK /əb'sɔ:b/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To take up all attention / energy of something
      • To take in a liquid; soak up
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    • answer to

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To be responsible to someone and have to explain your actions to them.
      • To correspond to or match a description or requirement.
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    • as a whole

      US /æz e hol/

      UK /æz ə həul/

      • Phrase
      • Considering everything together; in general.
      • Complete; not divided or incomplete.
      • Adjective
      • Complete; not divided or fragmented.
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    • at a time

      US /æt e taɪm/

      UK /æt ə taim/

      • Phrase
      • Separately; one by one
      • Simultaneously; together
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    • auto

      US /ˈɔ:toʊ/

      UK /ˈɔ:təʊ/

      • Noun
      • Car; a road vehicle with four or more wheels
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    • back down

      US /bæk daʊn/

      UK /bæk daun/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To admit you were wrong; stop claiming
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    • basically

      US /ˈbesɪkəli,-kli/

      UK /ˈbeɪsɪkli/

      • Adverb
      • Used before you explain something simply, clearly
      • In essence; when you consider the most important aspects of something.
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    • beneficial

      US /ˌbɛnəˈfɪʃəl/

      UK /ˌbenɪˈfɪʃl/

      • Adjective
      • Giving an advantage, having a helpful effect
      • Promoting or contributing to physical or mental well-being.
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    • change up

      US /tʃendʒ ʌp/

      UK /tʃeindʒ ʌp/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To introduce variety or do something differently.
      • Noun
      • A pitch thrown with the same arm action as a fastball but with less velocity.
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    • compression

      US /kəmˈprɛʃən/

      UK /kəm'preʃn/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Act of reducing something in time, size, quantity
      B2
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    • conclusion

      US /kənˈkluʒən/

      UK /kənˈklu:ʒn/

      • Noun
      • End of something; finish
      • Judgment or opinion after thinking for a while
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    • crucial

      US /ˈkruʃəl/

      UK /'kru:ʃl/

      • Adjective
      • Extremely important or necessary
      • Of great importance to the success of something.
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    • edge

      US /ɛdʒ/

      UK /edʒ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • An advantage you have over others
      • Cutting side of a sharp object
      • Transitive Verb
      • To cut something to make the blade sharp
      • To go around the boundary of something
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    • emphasize

      US /ˈɛmfəˌsaɪz/

      UK /'emfəsaɪz/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To stress the items that are important
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    • feature

      US /ˈfitʃɚ/

      UK /'fi:tʃə(r)/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Special report in a magazine or paper
      • Distinctive or important point of something
      • Transitive Verb
      • To highlight or give special importance to
      • To give prominence to; to present or promote as a special or important item.
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    • film

      US /fɪlm/

      UK /fɪlm/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Thin layer that covers something
      • Movie
      • Transitive Verb
      • To record moving action with a camera
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    • fling

      US /flɪŋ/

      UK /flɪŋ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To move yourself or a part of your body with force
      • To throw or push something in a forceful manner
      • Noun
      • (Last) pleasurable experience
      • Sexual relationship that lasts for a short time
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    • frame

      US /frem/

      UK /freɪm/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To make a person that is not guilty appear guilty
      • To put say or write something in a careful way
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Structure that holds a picture or photo
      • A person's body shape determined by their skeleton
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    • have to

      US /hæv tu/

      UK /ˈhæv tə/

      • Auxiliary Verb
      • Must do
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    • in conclusion

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Used to indicate a summary or final point.
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    • initiate

      US /ɪˈnɪʃ.i.eɪt/

      UK /ɪˈnɪʃ.i.eɪt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To cause something to begin
      • To allow someone into a group by a special ceremony
      • Noun
      • A person who has been initiated into an organization or activity.
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    • involve

      US /ɪnˈvɑlv/

      UK /ɪn'vɒlv/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To have or be included as a part of something
      • To cause (a person or group) to take part in an event or activity.
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    • kit

      US /kɪt/

      UK /kɪt/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Set, collection of tools, supplies, for a purpose
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    • look at

      US /lʊk æt/

      UK /luk æt/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To use your eyes to focus on something
      • To focus your eyes on something carefully
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    • maintain

      US /menˈten/

      UK /meɪn'teɪn/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To keep saying something a certain way
      • To keep (machine) working by checking, repairing
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    • mass

      US /mæs/

      UK /mæs/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Religious ceremony in some Christian churches
      • Large amount or number of something
      • Transitive Verb
      • To gather people or things into a large group
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    • micro

      US /ˈmaɪkro/

      UK /'maɪkrəʊ/

      • Noun
      • A prefix meaning 'very small'
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    • move away

      US /muv əˈwe/

      UK /mu:v əˈwei/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To relocate; to go and live in a different place.
      • To physically create distance; to step back or aside.
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    • much about

      US /mʌtʃ əˈbaʊt/

      UK /mʌtʃ əˈbaut/

      • Phrase
      • A lot of information or knowledge concerning something.
      • To a great extent or degree regarding something; caring.
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    • on the way

      US /ɑn ði we/

      UK /ɔn ðə wei/

      • Phrase
      • During the journey to a particular place.
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    • over the edge

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • In a state of emotional or mental breakdown; beyond the limits of what one can handle.
      • Beyond the physical boundary or brink of something.
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    • over the top

      US /ˈovɚ ði tɑp/

      UK /ˈəuvə ðə tɔp/

      • Adjective
      • More than what is considered normal or suitable; exaggerated.
      • So extreme that it is offensive.
      • Adverb
      • To an excessive degree; excessively.
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    • pendulum

      US /ˈpɛndʒələm, ˈpɛndjə-, ˈpɛndə-/

      UK /'pendjələm/

      • Countable Noun
      • Weight on chain/cord swinging from a fixed point
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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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    • require

      US /rɪˈkwaɪr/

      UK /rɪ'kwaɪə(r)/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To demand that someone does something
      • To need to do something, to make it necessary
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    • ride into

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To enter a place on horseback or other vehicle.
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    • ride up

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To move upwards, especially clothing.
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    • slip

      US /slɪp/

      UK /slɪp/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Act of beginning to fall from losing balance
      • A field position in cricket
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To begin to fall as a result of losing balance
      • To escape or become free from something
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    • snowboard

      US /ˈsnoˌbɔrd, -ˌbord/

      UK /'snəʊbɔ:d/

      • Countable Noun
      • Board like a small surfboard used on the snow
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To ride a snowboard
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    • stack

      US /stæk/

      UK /stæk/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A large number or amount of something
      • Large tube through which smoke exits a building
      • Transitive Verb
      • To arrange cards in a certain order, to cheat
      • To put one thing on top of another, e.g. boxes
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    • stick

      US /stɪk/

      UK /stɪk/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To push a sharp or pointed object into something
      • To join together using glue or paste
      • Countable Noun
      • Long thin piece of wood from a tree
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    • stress

      US / strɛs/

      UK /stres/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To emphasize one or more parts of a word, sentence
      • To put pressure on something or someone
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Emphasis on part of a word or sentence
      • Pressure on something or someone
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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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    • terrain

      US /təˈren/

      UK /təˈreɪn/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Characteristics (e.g. rough) of a piece of land
      • An area of activity or knowledge.
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    • touch upon

      US /tʌtʃ əˈpɑn/

      UK /tʌtʃ əˈpɒn/

      • other
      • Mention or discuss something briefly or indirectly.
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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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    • unit

      US /ˈjunɪt/

      UK /ˈju:nɪt/

      • Countable Noun
      • One apartment in a building
      • Group of people, e.g. soldiers, that work together
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    • up the wall

      US /ʌp ði wɑl/

      UK /ʌp ðə wɔ:l/

      • other
      • Extremely annoyed or frustrated.
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    • vertically

      US /ˈvə:tɪkl:ɪ/

      UK /'vɜ:tɪklɪ/

      • Adverb
      • In an up and down position
      • In a vertical arrangement or alignment.
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    • waist

      US /west/

      UK /weɪst/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Narrower part of your body between hips and chest
      • The top part of trousers or a skirt
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    • weird

      US /wɪrd/

      UK /wɪəd/

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

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • As time passes; eventually.
      • Given enough time; in the course of time.
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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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