Vocabulary

  • other than: Except for; apart from.
  • go on: To continue doing something
  • in with: Fashionable or popular at the moment.
  • talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
  • weird: Odd or unusual; surprising; strange
  • capacity: Ability to hold, involve or contain (e.g. liquids)
  • protein: Group of molecules made from amino acids
  • lack: To not have, or not have enough, of something
  • alert: Being aware and able to respond quickly
  • spike: The top point in a graph
  • tongue: Long, thin part of (e.g. shoe under the laces)
  • brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
  • deal: To cope with something - usually troubles
  • glucose: Natural type of sugar found in fruits and plants
  • flavor: Quality giving something a particular character
  • enhance: To improve; make bigger or better
  • damn: To cause the downfall or failure of; criticize
  • sodium: A soft, white chemical element
  • broccoli: Vegetable with thick branches and green flowers
  • text: To send a message by phone or other device
  • hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
  • block: Solid piece of material used for building
  • artery: Tubes that carry blood from the heart to the body
  • acid: Sour substance that reacts with metals e.g. lemon
  • mission: A task or role someone is given to do
  • taste: (Good) sense of style in clothes, art, or manners
  • bring: To take or go with someone to a place
  • clog: To make or become blocked or filled with something
  • yeast: A single-celled fungi used to make bread and beer
  • boil: To become extremely angry or excited
  • minute: Notes taken at a meeting to record what was said
  • entrance: A place where you enter a house or other building
  • start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
  • finally: used especially at the beginning of a sentence to introduce the last point or idea
  • real: Actually existing or happening, not imagined
  • fix: Answer to a problem
  • think: To have an idea about something without certainty
  • delicious: Very pleasing to eat; especially pleasing
  • list: To lean to one side, like a boat or ship
  • time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
  • hear: To be aware of sound; to perceive with the ear
  • full: Containing all the parts; complete
  • repeat: Action that is done again
  • update: Addition of a current version of something
  • salt: Natural white crystal used to flavor food
  • abort: To end a pregnancy through a medical operation
  • bro: Shortened form of 'brother'
  • hungry: Feeling a need or want to eat food
  • info: Shortened form of the word 'information'
  • unhealthy: Being in poor health; sickly
  • gun: To suddenly make an engine run faster
  • nah: Way of saying 'No'
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    • abort

      US /əˈbɔrt/

      UK /ə'bɔ:t/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To end a pregnancy through a medical operation
      • To stop in the middle of doing something
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    • acid

      US /ˈæsɪd/

      UK /ˈæsɪd/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Sour substance that reacts with metals e.g. lemon
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    • alert

      US /əˈlɚt/

      UK /ə'lɜ:t/

      • Adjective
      • Being aware and able to respond quickly
      • Transitive Verb
      • To warn someone so they can respond to it
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    • artery

      US /ˈɑrtəri/

      UK /ˈɑ:təri/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Tubes that carry blood from the heart to the body
      • Important road, rail or water way
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    • block

      US /blɑk/

      UK /blɒk/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Solid piece of material used for building
      • A piece of wood, chocolate etc.
      • Transitive Verb
      • To stop from going forward or making progress
      • To obstruct or prevent the movement or passage of.
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    • boil

      US /bɔɪl/

      UK /bɔɪl/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To become extremely angry or excited
      • Transitive Verb
      • To cook in very hot water
      • To make liquids hot so they turn to gas
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    • bro

      US /broʊ/

      UK /brəʊ/

      • Countable Noun
      • Shortened form of 'brother'
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    • broccoli

      US /ˈbrɑkəli/

      UK /'brɒkəlɪ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Vegetable with thick branches and green flowers
      • The plant that produces broccoli.
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    • capacity

      US /kəˈpæsɪti/

      UK /kə'pæsətɪ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Ability to hold, involve or contain (e.g. liquids)
      • Largest amount of something that can be produced
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    • clog

      US /klɑ:g/

      UK /klɒg/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To make or become blocked or filled with something
      • Noun
      • Heavy shoe with a thick or wooden bottom
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    • damn

      US /dæm/

      UK /dæm/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To cause the downfall or failure of; criticize
      • To threaten with everlasting punishment
      • Interjection
      • A mild swear word used to express annoyance
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    • delicious

      US /dɪˈlɪʃəs/

      UK /dɪˈlɪʃəs/

      • Adjective
      • Very pleasing to eat; especially pleasing
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    • enhance

      US /ɛnˈhæns/

      UK /ɪn'hɑ:ns/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To improve; make bigger or better
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    • entrance

      US /ˈentrəns/

      UK /ˈentrəns/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A place where you enter a house or other building
      • Act of joining a party in a showy manner
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    • fix

      US /fɪks/

      UK /fɪks/

      • Noun
      • Answer to a problem
      • Transitive Verb
      • To arrange or prepare something
      • To attach something so it will not move or change
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    • flavor

      US /ˈflevɚ/

      UK /'fleɪvə/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Quality giving something a particular character
      • Taste of something, especially in food or drink
      • Transitive Verb
      • To add extra taste to a food
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    • glucose

      US /ˈɡluˌkos/

      UK /'ɡlu:kəʊs/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Natural type of sugar found in fruits and plants
      • The concentration of glucose in the blood, often measured to monitor metabolic health.
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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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    • gun

      US /ɡʌn/

      UK /ɡʌn/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To suddenly make an engine run faster
      • Countable Noun
      • Weapon which fires bullets down a tube
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    • hungry

      US /ˈhʌŋɡri/

      UK /ˈhʌŋgri/

      • Adjective
      • Feeling a need or want to eat food
      • Feeling a need or want to eat food
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    • in with

      US /ɪn wɪð/

      UK /in wið/

      • Phrase
      • Fashionable or popular at the moment.
      • Having influence or favor with someone.
      • Phrasal Verb
      • To introduce or bring something new into a system or organization.
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    • info

      US /ˈɪnfoʊ/

      UK /ˈɪnfəʊ/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Shortened form of the word 'information'
      B2
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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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    • mission

      US /ˈmɪʃən/

      UK /'mɪʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A task or role someone is given to do
      • Special assignment given to a person or group
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    • nah

      US /nɑ:/

      UK /nɑ:/

      • Noun
      • Way of saying 'No'
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    • other than

      US

      UK

      • Preposition
      • Except for; apart from.
      • Conjunction
      • Different from.
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    • protein

      US /ˈprəʊˌtiːn/

      UK /ˈprəʊti:n/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Group of molecules made from amino acids
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    • repeat

      US /rɪˈpit/

      UK /rɪˈpi:t/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Action that is done again
      • Musical passage that is to be played again
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To do something over again
      • To say something you have learned and memorized
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    • salt

      US /sɔlt/

      UK /sɔ:lt/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Natural white crystal used to flavor food
      • Transitive Verb
      • To add salt to food in order to improve its taste
      • To add salt to ice in order to melt it
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    • sodium

      US /ˈsodiəm/

      UK /'səʊdɪəm/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • A soft, white chemical element
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    • spike

      US /spaɪk/

      UK /spaɪk/

      • Noun
      • The top point in a graph
      • Long, thin metal rod that ends in a point
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To go up to a point on a graph
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    • talking about

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To discuss a particular topic.
      • To be constantly mentioning or bringing up a subject.
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    • taste

      US /test/

      UK /teɪst/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • (Good) sense of style in clothes, art, or manners
      • Flavor in your mouth from food or drink
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To experience something
      • To experience the flavor of food, drink
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    • tongue

      US /tʌŋ/

      UK /tʌŋ/

      • Noun
      • Long, thin part of (e.g. shoe under the laces)
      • Meat from the mouth of an animal, cooked as food
      • Transitive Verb
      • To using your mouth to produce musical notes
      • To use your mouth to touch something
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    • unhealthy

      US /ʌnˈhɛlθi/

      UK /ʌn'helθɪ/

      • Adjective
      • Being in poor health; sickly
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    • update

      US /ʌpˈdet/

      UK /ˌʌpˈdeɪt/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Addition of a current version of something
      • New information or data to make more current
      • Transitive Verb
      • To download the latest version of software
      • To make more current or modern
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    • weird

      US /wɪrd/

      UK /wɪəd/

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

      US /jist/

      UK /ji:st/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A single-celled fungi used to make bread and beer
      B2
      More
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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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