Vocabulary

  • going on: To continue doing something
  • to let: Indicates that a property is available for rent.
  • step back: To move backwards; to move away from something.
  • set eyes on: To see someone or something for the first time.
  • in person: Physically present; not by proxy or remotely.
  • in the future: At a later time; in times to come.
  • go on: To continue doing something
  • based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
  • make or break: Capable of ensuring success or causing failure.
  • creep in: To enter or affect something gradually or stealthily.
  • get through: To arrive at the end of or finish something
  • in love with: Feeling romantic love for someone.
  • on earth: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise or anger.
  • vulnerable: Being open to attack or damage
  • incredibly: To a great degree; very; amazingly
  • obvious: Easily understood and clear; plain to see
  • process: To organize and use data in a computer
  • tough: (Of food) difficult to chew or bite through
  • rhythm: Pattern of events, motions, or changes
  • intimacy: The sharing of private and personal things
  • compliment: Remark saying someone looks nice, plays well, etc.
  • passionate: Being easily excited to strong emotions
  • sustainable: Capable of continuing for a long time
  • doubt: Not being sure of something; lack of certainty
  • familiar: Well-known or easily recognized
  • identify: To indicate who or what someone or something is
  • career: Particular occupation in professional life
  • emotional: Causing, feeling, or appealing to the emotions
  • stress: To emphasize one or more parts of a word, sentence
  • hurdle: Small fence a person or horse jumps over in a race
  • relationship: Connection between two or more people or things
  • desire: To wish for, hope or want something
  • initial: First letter of your given name
  • overcome: To succeed in a struggle against; defeat
  • predict: To guess or estimate what will or might happen
  • mutual: Shared between two or more people
  • state: Region within a country, with its own government
  • explain: To make clear or easy to understand by describing
  • compare: To consider how similar and different things are
  • cortisol: Adrenal-cortex hormone (trade names Hydrocortone or Cortef) that is active in carbohydrate and protein metabolism
  • introduce: To open an essay to set the scene
  • drop: Distance between a higher and a lower level
  • accomplishment: Something you succeed in after hard work
  • flirt: To behave playfully to arouse romantic interest
  • social: Involving activity with people, e.g. in free time
  • regularly: At the usual time each day, week, or month
  • stage: To organize an event to gain public interest
  • company: Good feeling from being with someone else
  • euphoria: Extreme happiness, sometimes more than reasonable
  • creep: To move quietly so as not to be seen
  • singular: Form of a word referring to only one person/thing
  • physiological: Of or relating to functions of the body
  • learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
  • build: Your physical shape; physique
  • information: Collection of facts and details about something
  • catch: Amount of something that has been caught
  • point: An item to be discussed
  • cocktail: Mixed alcoholic drink, containing spirit like gin
  • blur: To make something unclear or out of focus
  • seduction: Making someone attracted to you/have sex with you
  • unconditionally: Without demands being made before agreeing
  • enchant: To hold the admiration of others; charm
  • undeniable: Certainly true; impossible to prove false
  • unknown: Not being known or famous
  • whirlwind: Very powerful dangerous spinning wind
  • online: Connected to the internet
  • unsure: Lacking confidence or certainty
  • honeymoon: Holiday or trip taken by a newly married couple
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    • accomplishment

      US /əˈkɑmplɪʃmənt/

      UK /əˈkʌmplɪʃmənt/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Something you succeed in after hard work
      • A skill or special ability.
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    • based on

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
      • Preposition
      • Using something as the main idea or foundation.
      • Relying on something as evidence or justification.
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    • blur

      US /blɚ/

      UK /blɜ:(r)/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To make something unclear or out of focus
      • To dull the distinction between things
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    • career

      US /kəˈrɪr/

      UK /kə'rɪə(r)/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Particular occupation in professional life
      • The course of a person's life, especially in a particular pursuit or profession.
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To move forward very fast and without control
      • To advance or make progress rapidly
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    • cocktail

      US /ˈkɑkˌtel/

      UK /'kɒkteɪl/

      • Noun
      • Mixed alcoholic drink, containing spirit like gin
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    • compliment

      US /ˈkɑmpləmənt/

      UK /'kɒmplɪmənt/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Remark saying someone looks nice, plays well, etc.
      • A formal expression of respect or admiration.
      • Transitive Verb
      • To say someone looks nice, plays well, etc.
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    • creep

      US /krip/

      UK /kri:p/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To move quietly so as not to be seen
      • Countable Noun
      • Scary or disliked person
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    • creep in

      US /krip ɪn/

      UK /kri:p in/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To enter or affect something gradually or stealthily.
      • To begin to occur or affect something without being noticed.
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    • desire

      US / dɪˈzaɪr/

      UK /dɪ'zaɪə(r)/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To wish for, hope or want something
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Thing that is wished for or wanted
      • A strong feeling of sexual wanting.
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    • emotional

      US /ɪˈmoʃənəl/

      UK /ɪˈməʊʃənl/

      • Adjective
      • Causing, feeling, or appealing to the emotions
      • Relating to or characterized by emotion
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    • enchant

      US /ɛnˈtʃænt/

      UK /ɪn'tʃɑ:nt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To hold the admiration of others; charm
      • To influence someone using spells or magic
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    • euphoria

      US /juˈfɔriə, -ˈfor-/

      UK /ju:ˈfɔ:riə/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Extreme happiness, sometimes more than reasonable
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    • familiar

      US /fəˈmɪljɚ/

      UK /fəˈmɪliə(r)/

      • Adjective
      • Well-known or easily recognized
      • Having a good knowledge of something.
      • Noun
      • A close friend or associate.
      • (In folklore) a spirit, often in animal form, believed to attend and serve a witch.
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    • flirt

      US /flɚt/

      UK /flɜ:t/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To behave playfully to arouse romantic interest
      • Noun
      • A person who habitually trifles with the affections of others; a coquette.
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    • get through

      US /ɡɛt θru/

      UK /ɡet θru:/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To arrive at the end of or finish something
      • To succeed in contacting someone by phone
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    • go on

      US /ɡo ɑn/

      UK /ɡəu ɔn/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To continue doing something
      • To happen (usually negative)
      • Interjection
      • Used to encourage someone
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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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    • honeymoon

      US /ˈhʌniˌmun/

      UK /'hʌnɪmu:n/

      • Noun
      • Holiday or trip taken by a newly married couple
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    • hurdle

      US /ˈhɚdl/

      UK /'hɜ:dl/

      • Countable Noun
      • Small fence a person or horse jumps over in a race
      • Problem that makes it hard to achieve something
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To run and jump over something
      • To overcome a problem to achieve something
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    • identify

      US /aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪ/

      UK /aɪ'dentɪfaɪ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To indicate who or what someone or something is
      • To say exactly what something is
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    • in love with

      US //ɪn lʌv wɪð//

      UK

      • Adjective
      • Feeling romantic love for someone.
      • Extremely enthusiastic about or fond of something.
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    • in person

      US /ɪn ˈpɜːrsn/

      UK /in ˈpɜːsn/

      • Adverb
      • Physically present; not by proxy or remotely.
      • Face-to-face; not through electronic communication.
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    • in the future

      US /ɪn ði ˈfjutʃɚ/

      UK /in ðə ˈfju:tʃə/

      • Phrase
      • At a later time; in times to come.
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    • incredibly

      US /ɪnˈkrɛdəblɪ/

      UK /ɪnˈkredəbli/

      • Adverb
      • To a great degree; very; amazingly
      • Extremely; so much so it is hard to believe
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    • initial

      US /ɪˈnɪʃəl/

      UK /ɪ'nɪʃl/

      • Noun
      • First letter of your given name
      • The beginning or commencement of something.
      • Transitive Verb
      • To authorize something by writing your initials
      • To mark or sign with one's initials.
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    • intimacy

      US /ˈɪntəməsi/

      UK /'ɪntɪməsɪ/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • The sharing of private and personal things
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    • make or break

      US /mek ɔr brek/

      UK /meik ɔ: breik/

      • Adjective
      • Capable of ensuring success or causing failure.
      • Noun
      • A situation that will either ensure success or cause failure.
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    • mutual

      US /ˈmjutʃuəl/

      UK /'mju:tʃʊəl/

      • Adjective
      • Shared between two or more people
      • Possessed or held in common.
      • Noun
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    • obvious

      US /ˈɑbviəs/

      UK /ˈɒbviəs/

      • Adjective
      • Easily understood and clear; plain to see
      • Easy to see or notice.
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    • on earth

      US /ɑn ɚθ/

      UK /ɔn ə:θ/

      • Phrase
      • Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise or anger.
      • Used to emphasize that something is not possible or will not happen.
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    • online

      US /ˌɑ:nˈlaɪn/

      UK /ˌɒnˈlaɪn/

      • Adjective
      • Connected to the internet
      • Adverb
      • Via the internet.
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    • overcome

      US /ˌovɚˈkʌm/

      UK /ˌəʊvə'kʌm/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To succeed in a struggle against; defeat
      • Participle
      • Past participle of overcome; to have successfully dealt with or controlled a problem or feeling.
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    • passionate

      US /ˈpæʃənɪt/

      UK /ˈpæʃənət/

      • Adjective
      • Being easily excited to strong emotions
      • Having strong sexual desires
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    • physiological

      US /ˌfɪziəˈlɑdʒɪkəl/

      UK /ˌfɪzɪə'lɒdʒɪkl/

      • Adjective
      • Of or relating to functions of the body
      • Consistent with the normal functioning of an organism.
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    • predict

      US /prɪˈdɪkt/

      UK /prɪ'dɪkt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To guess or estimate what will or might happen
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    • process

      US /ˈprɑsˌɛs, ˈproˌsɛs/

      UK /prə'ses/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To organize and use data in a computer
      • To deal with official forms in the way required
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Dealing with official forms in the way required
      • Set of changes that occur slowly and naturally
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    • regularly

      US /ˈregjələrli/

      UK /ˈregjələli/

      • Adverb
      • At the usual time each day, week, or month
      • In a normal or customary way.
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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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    • rhythm

      US /ˈrɪðəm/

      UK /ˈrɪðəm/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Pattern of events, motions, or changes
      • A pattern of sound and beats in music
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    • seduction

      US /sɪˈdʌkʃən/

      UK /sɪ'dʌkʃn/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Making someone attracted to you/have sex with you
      • Persuading someone to do something (often wrong)
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    • set eyes on

      US

      UK

      • Transitive Verb
      • To see someone or something for the first time.
      • To have a strong desire to obtain something.
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    • singular

      US /ˈsɪŋɡjəlɚ/

      UK /ˈsɪŋgjələ(r)/

      • Noun
      • Form of a word referring to only one person/thing
      • Adjective
      • Seeming odd or unusual
      • One of
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    • step back

      US /stɛp bæk/

      UK /step bæk/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To move backwards; to move away from something.
      • To take a break from something; to gain perspective.
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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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    • sustainable

      US /səˈsteɪnəbl/

      UK /səˈsteɪnəbl/

      • Adjective
      • Capable of continuing for a long time
      • Able to be maintained without running out of
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    • to let

      US /tu lɛt/

      UK /tu let/

      • Preposition
      • Indicates that a property is available for rent.
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    • tough

      US /tʌf/

      UK /tʌf/

      • Adjective
      • (Of food) difficult to chew or bite through
      • Very difficult to do or deal with
      • Noun
      • A rough and aggressive person.
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    • unconditionally

      US /ˌʌnkən'dɪʃənəlɪ/

      UK /ˌʌnkən'dɪʃənəlɪ/

      • Adverb
      • Without demands being made before agreeing
      • In a complete and absolute manner; without any reservations.
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    • undeniable

      US /ˌʌndɪˈnaɪəbəl/

      UK /ˌʌndɪˈnaɪəbl/

      • Adjective
      • Certainly true; impossible to prove false
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    • unknown

      US /ˌʌnˈnoʊn/

      UK /ˌʌnˈnəʊn/

      • Adjective
      • Not being known or famous
      • Being unfamiliar or not known
      • Countable Noun
      • Person who is not famous or known by many
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    • unsure

      US /ʌnˈʃʊr, -ˈʃə:r/

      UK /ˌʌnˈʃʊə(r)/

      • Adjective
      • Lacking confidence or certainty
      • Lacking confidence in your own words or actions
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    • vulnerable

      US /ˈvʌlnərəbəl/

      UK /ˈvʌlnərəbl/

      • Adjective
      • Being open to attack or damage
      • Being easily harmed, hurt, or wounded
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    • whirlwind

      US /ˈhwə:lˌwɪnd, ˈwə:l-/

      UK /ˈwɜ:lwɪnd/

      • Countable Noun
      • Very powerful dangerous spinning wind
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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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