Vocabulary

  • face to face: (Meeting) while looking at someone
  • wait for: To wait until someone comes, or something happens
  • such as: For example; like
  • cry on: To seek comfort from someone by crying and talking about one's troubles.
  • time left: The amount of time that remains or is available.
  • with time: As time passes; eventually.
  • as a whole: Considering everything together; in general.
  • put out: To publish, e.g. a book
  • due to: Because of; owing to
  • know about: To have information or understanding of a subject or situation.
  • talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
  • wash away: To remove something by the action of water.
  • blow over: (Of difficult situation) to become less or end
  • right for: Suitable or appropriate for a particular person, purpose, or situation.
  • rather than: More exactly; more correctly
  • have to: Must do
  • for example: As an illustration or instance.
  • stand with: To support or defend someone or something.
  • stand by: To keep to an agreement
  • burn down: To destroy (usually buildings) by burning
  • lead to: To result in some action
  • of course: Sure ; Certainly
  • feel like: To have a desire or inclination for something.
  • context: Set of facts surrounding a person or event
  • pretend: To act as if something is true when it is not
  • deserve: To be worthy of, e.g. getting praise or attention
  • doubt: Not being sure of something; lack of certainty
  • career: Particular occupation in professional life
  • navigate: To direct (car, plane etc.) in the right direction
  • represent: To depict art objects, figures, scenes; to portray
  • current: Electricity flowing through wires
  • spread: A big meal, often laid out as a buffet
  • burden: To weigh down with a load; impose a task upon
  • convey: To carry or transport something
  • impression: Effect or feeling resulting from an experience
  • tongue: Long, thin part of (e.g. shoe under the laces)
  • affect: To cause a change in something else
  • path: Method of living leading to a particular result
  • jealous: Wishing you were like someone or had their things
  • direction: When someone tells people what to do
  • external: Concerning foreign countries
  • define: To explain the meaning of words
  • debris: Remains of something broken or destroyed
  • fade: To cause to lose brightness of color
  • shallow: Not deep; short from top to bottom
  • lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
  • speculation: Taking risks that might lead to big profits
  • internal: Being or happening in the body
  • leave: To go away from; depart
  • speculate: To take risks that might lead to big profits
  • refrain: To decide to not do something you want to do
  • company: Good feeling from being with someone else
  • lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
  • channel: Long hole dug in the ground, e.g. to move water
  • drown: To kill something by putting it under water
  • mainstream: Prevailing current of thought
  • thread: Spiral cut at the end of a bolt
  • continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
  • stand: To be a candidate in an election
  • rise: To wake up and get out of bed after sleeping
  • head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
  • mortal: Destined to die; causing death
  • step: Movement done as part of a particular dance
  • remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
  • tide: Way opinions or events are developing or changing
  • hide: To go to, or put a thing where it can't be found
  • include: To make someone, something part of a group
  • metaphorically: In a metaphorical manner
  • popular: Liked or enjoyed by many people
  • jealousy: Unhappy feeling of wanting what someone else has
  • coral: Color that is a combination of pink and orange
  • burn: To destroy with fire
  • thunder: Loud sound
  • chorus: Part of a song that is repeated
  • freedom: State of being free, not being controlled
  • verse: Writing with words that rhyme or are rhythmic
  • ash: Gray powder left after a fire
  • abyss: Very deep hole, as in the ground; bottomless pit
  • devil: A spirit said to be evil
  • lore: Traditional knowledge or tales relating to a thing
  • overshadow: To be more important or significant by comparison
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    • abyss

      US /əˈbɪs/

      UK /əˈbɪs/

      • Noun
      • Very deep hole, as in the ground; bottomless pit
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    • affect

      US /əˈfɛkt/

      UK /ə'fekt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To cause a change in something else
      • To pretend to have or feel (something).
      • Noun
      • (Psychology) Emotion or feeling.
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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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    • ash

      US /æʃ/

      UK /æʃ/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Gray powder left after a fire
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    • blow over

      US /blo ˈovɚ/

      UK /bləu ˈəuvə/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • (Of difficult situation) to become less or end
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    • burden

      US /ˈbɚdn/

      UK /'bɜ:dn/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To weigh down with a load; impose a task upon
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Something difficult to do, manage, or accept
      • Something that is carried with difficulty; an oppressive load.
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    • burn down

      US /bɚn daʊn/

      UK /bə:n daun/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To destroy (usually buildings) by burning
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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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    • channel

      US /ˈtʃænəl/

      UK /'tʃænl/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Long hole dug in the ground, e.g. to move water
      • TV or radio station or its programs
      • Transitive Verb
      • To dig a long hole for carrying water
      • To send (e.g. money) to a certain place or person
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    • chorus

      US /ˈkɔrəs, ˈkor-/

      UK /ˈkɔ:rəs/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Part of a song that is repeated
      • Something spoken together by many people or birds
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To speak or sing together at one time
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    • context

      US /ˈkɑnˌtɛkst/

      UK /ˈkɒntekst/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Set of facts surrounding a person or event
      • The circumstances that form the setting for an event, statement, or idea, and in terms of which it can be fully understood and assessed.
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    • convey

      US /kənˈve/

      UK /kən'veɪ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To carry or transport something
      • To make aware or tell others information
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    • coral

      US /ˈkɑrəl/

      UK /'kɒrəl/

      • Adjective
      • Color that is a combination of pink and orange
      • Noun
      • Marine substance made from bones of sea creatures
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    • cry on

      US /kraɪ ɑn/

      UK /krai ɔn/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To seek comfort from someone by crying and talking about one's troubles.
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    • current

      US /ˈkɚrənt, ˈkʌr-/

      UK /'kʌrənt/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Electricity flowing through wires
      • Movement of water in a river, or air in the sky
      • Adjective
      • Happening or being in the present time
      • In general use or accepted by most people.
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    • debris

      US /dəˈbri, de-, ˈdeˌbri/

      UK /dəˈbri:, deɪ-, ˈdeɪˌbri:/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Remains of something broken or destroyed
      • Accumulated fragments of rock.
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    • define

      US /dɪˈfaɪn/

      UK /dɪ'faɪn/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To explain the meaning of words
      • To set or mark the limits of something
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    • deserve

      US /dɪˈzɚv/

      UK /dɪ'zɜ:v/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To be worthy of, e.g. getting praise or attention
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    • devil

      US /ˈdɛvəl/

      UK /ˈdevl/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A spirit said to be evil
      • A very bad or cruel person.
      • Transitive Verb
      • To prepare (food) with hot or spicy seasonings.
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    • direction

      US /dɪˈrɛkʃən, daɪ-/

      UK /də'rekʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • When someone tells people what to do
      • Describes the way you are going, e.g. North
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    • drown

      US /draʊn/

      UK /draʊn/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To kill something by putting it under water
      • To make something very wet or cover it completely
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    • due to

      US /du tu/

      UK /dju: tu:/

      • Preposition
      • Because of; owing to
      • Adjective
      • Attributable to; caused by.
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    • external

      US /ɪkˈstɚnəl/

      UK /eksˈtə:nl/

      • Adjective
      • Concerning foreign countries
      • Concerning the outside of something; outer
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    • face to face

      US /fes tu fes/

      UK /feis tu: feis/

      • Adverb
      • (Meeting) while looking at someone
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    • fade

      US /fed/

      UK /feɪd/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To cause to lose brightness of color
      • To lose strength or freshness
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    • feel like

      US

      UK

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To have a desire or inclination for something.
      • To have a particular quality or sensation; resemble.
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    • for example

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • As an illustration or instance.
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    • freedom

      US /ˈfridəm/

      UK /'fri:dəm/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • State of being free, not being controlled
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    • have to

      US /hæv tu/

      UK /ˈhæv tə/

      • Auxiliary Verb
      • Must do
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    • impression

      US /ɪmˈprɛʃən/

      UK /ɪmˈpreʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Effect or feeling resulting from an experience
      • Act of pressing into a material to make a pattern
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    • internal

      US /ɪnˈtɚnəl/

      UK /inˈtə:nəl/

      • Adjective
      • Being or happening in the body
      • Being, happening in a country, state, organization
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    • jealous

      US /ˈdʒɛləs/

      UK /ˈdʒeləs/

      • Adjective
      • Wishing you were like someone or had their things
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    • jealousy

      US /ˈdʒɛləsi/

      UK /ˈdʒeləsi/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Unhappy feeling of wanting what someone else has
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    • know about

      US /noʊ əˈbaʊt/

      UK /nəʊ əˈbaut/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To have information or understanding of a subject or situation.
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    • lead to

      US /lid tu/

      UK /li:d tu:/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To result in some action
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To have something as a consequence or result.
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    • lore

      US /lɔr/

      UK /lɔ:(r)/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Traditional knowledge or tales relating to a thing
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    • mainstream

      US /ˈmenˌstrim/

      UK /ˈmeɪnstri:m/

      • Noun
      • Prevailing current of thought
      • Adjective
      • considered normal, and having or using ideas, beliefs, etc. that are accepted by most people
      • Considered normal because it reflects what is done or accepted by most people
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    • metaphorically

      US /ˌmɛtəˈfɑrɪkəlɪ/

      UK /ˌmetə'fɒrɪklɪ/

      • Adverb
      • In a metaphorical manner
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    • mortal

      US /ˈmɔrtl/

      UK /ˈmɔ:təl/

      • Adjective
      • Destined to die; causing death
      • Noun
      • People who will die
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    • navigate

      US /ˈnævɪˌɡet/

      UK /'nævɪɡeɪt/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To direct (car, plane etc.) in the right direction
      • To deal successfully with something complex
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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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    • overshadow

      US /ˌoʊvərˈʃædoʊ/

      UK /ˌəʊvəˈʃædəʊ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To be more important or significant by comparison
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    • path

      US /pæθ, pɑθ/

      UK /pɑ:θ/

      • Noun
      • Method of living leading to a particular result
      • Track made with stones, by walking over the ground
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    • pretend

      US /prɪˈtɛnd/

      UK /prɪ'tend/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To act as if something is true when it is not
      • Adjective
      • Not real; imaginary.
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    • put out

      US /pʊt aʊt/

      UK /put aut/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To publish, e.g. a book
      • To cause someone to be troubled or inconvenienced
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    • rather than

      US

      UK

      • Adverb
      • More exactly; more correctly
      • Preferably; instead
      • Preposition
      • Instead of
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    • refrain

      US /rɪˈfren/

      UK /rɪˈfreɪn/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To decide to not do something you want to do
      • To keep from doing, saying, or thinking something
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Idea or comment that is repeated frequently
      • Part of a song or poem that repeats several times
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    • represent

      US /ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnt/

      UK /ˌreprɪ'zent/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To depict art objects, figures, scenes; to portray
      • To show or describe something in a particular way
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    • right for

      US

      UK

      • Adjective
      • Suitable or appropriate for a particular person, purpose, or situation.
      • Correct or most appropriate.
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    • shallow

      US /ˈʃælo/

      UK /'ʃæləʊ/

      • Adjective
      • Not deep; short from top to bottom
      • Lacking interest in serious things; superficial
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    • speculate

      US /ˈspɛkjəˌlet/

      UK /ˈspekjuleɪt/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To take risks that might lead to big profits
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To predict or guess what is possible or likely
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    • speculation

      US /ˌspɛkjəˈleʃən/

      UK /ˌspekjuˈleɪʃn/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Taking risks that might lead to big profits
      • Prediction or guess about future events/outcomes
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    • spread

      US /sprɛd/

      UK /spred/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A big meal, often laid out as a buffet
      • The distance between two things
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To place over a large area; to cover a large area
      • (Of ideas, gossip) to pass to and affect others
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    • stand by

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To keep to an agreement
      • To wait for something to happen, e.g. TV broadcast
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    • stand with

      US /stænd wɪð/

      UK /stænd wið/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To support or defend someone or something.
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    • such as

      US /sʌtʃ æz/

      UK /sʌtʃ æz/

      • Preposition
      • For example; like
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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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    • thread

      US /θrɛd/

      UK /θred/

      • Noun
      • Spiral cut at the end of a bolt
      • A long, very thin, material used to sew cloth
      • Transitive Verb
      • To move yourself through a crowded or narrow space
      • To put wire, string, etc. through a hole or needle
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    • thunder

      US /ˈθʌndɚ/

      UK /'θʌndə(r)/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Loud sound
      • The sound that comes from the sky from lightning
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To make a loud sound like that made by lightning
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    • tide

      US /taɪd/

      UK /taɪd/

      • Noun
      • Way opinions or events are developing or changing
      • Regular rise and fall of the level of the sea
      • Transitive Verb
      • To give you what is needed for a short time
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    • time left

      US

      UK

      • Uncountable Noun
      • The amount of time that remains or is available.
      • The remaining duration of a game or competition.
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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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    • verse

      US /vɚs/

      UK /vɜ:s/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Writing with words that rhyme or are rhythmic
      • A section of writing, e.g. from the Bible
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    • wait for

      US /wet fɔr/

      UK /weit fɔ:/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To wait until someone comes, or something happens
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    • wash away

      US /wɑʃ əˈwe/

      UK /wɔʃ əˈwei/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To remove something by the action of water.
      • To gradually eliminate or make something disappear.
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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.

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    • 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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