Vocabulary

  • instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
  • back out: To say you will now not do something you promised
  • look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
  • such as: For example; like
  • have to: Must do
  • for example: As an illustration or instance.
  • fit into: To be small enough to go inside something.
  • in shape: In good physical condition; fit.
  • allow for: To take into consideration
  • back into: To drive a vehicle backwards into a space or area.
  • extended period: A long duration of time.
  • entire: Complete or full; with no part left out; whole
  • recognize: To accept the truth or reality of something
  • situation: Place, position or area that something is in
  • period: Set amount of time during which events take place
  • potentially: That could happen or become reality
  • tricky: Difficult, so needing skill to do or deal with
  • completely: In every way or as much as possible
  • force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
  • portion: Serving of food that is intended for one person
  • tolerate: To be able to adjust to changes of various kinds
  • mechanism: Part of a machine that performs a certain function
  • escape: Act to briefly ignoring boring or bad things
  • mean: Average of a set of numbers
  • maintain: To keep saying something a certain way
  • edge: An advantage you have over others
  • simply: In an easy or clear manner
  • advance: Forward movement by an army
  • rigid: Stiff rather than flexible
  • actual: Real or existing in fact, not imagined; real
  • click: To work well with someone or something
  • device: Object, machine, or equipment for a specific use
  • fit: Good looking; physically attractive
  • patient: Not getting annoyed when things take a long time
  • shape: The outer form of something, what it looks like
  • gain: To increase in something, such as weight
  • exhale: To breathe out the air or smoke in your lungs
  • twist: To turn something in a circular direction
  • original: Being first made, thought or performed; fresh
  • lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
  • visible: Can see, easily seen or understood
  • important: Having power or authority
  • flow: To move steadily and easily in a certain direction
  • control: A device designed to operate a machine
  • allow: To admit the validity or truth of something
  • information: Collection of facts and details about something
  • protect: To defend someone or something from harm or danger
  • inflate: To fill/be filled with air and make/become bigger
  • valve: A device along a pipe or tube to regulate flow
  • part: Division of a book
  • reflex: Body's physical reaction done unconsciously
  • cap: Covering for the end or top of something
  • balloon: Thin bag of rubber filled with air, used as a toy
  • vocal: Expressing an opinion publicly in a loud way
  • cuff: Fold or band at the end of a sleeve
  • airway: Passage for air to pass through, e.g. your throat
  • airflow: Movement of air around objects
  • removable: Able to be taken away or taken off
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    • actual

      US /ˈæktʃuəl/

      UK /ˈæktʃuəl/

      • Adjective
      • Real or existing in fact, not imagined; real
      • Current; existing at the present time.
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    • advance

      US /ædˈvæns/

      UK /əd'vɑ:ns/

      • Noun
      • Forward movement by an army
      • An attempt to seduce someone
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • (Of an army) to move forward
      • To change or improve
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    • airflow

      US /ˈerfloʊ/

      UK /ˈeəfləʊ/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Movement of air around objects
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    • airway

      US /ˈɛrˌwe/

      UK /ˈeəˌweɪ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Passage for air to pass through, e.g. your throat
      • Route along which aircraft travel regularly
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    • allow for

      US

      UK

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To take into consideration
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    • back into

      US /bæk ˈɪntu/

      UK /bæk ˈɪntuː/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To drive a vehicle backwards into a space or area.
      • To accidentally collide with something while moving backwards.
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    • back out

      US /bæk aʊt/

      UK /bæk aut/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To say you will now not do something you promised
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    • balloon

      US /bəˈlun/

      UK /bəˈlu:n/

      • Countable Noun
      • Thin bag of rubber filled with air, used as a toy
      • Large air-filled bag to carry people into the air
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To grow larger quickly; spring up suddenly
      • To travel in a large balloon
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    • cap

      US /kæp/

      UK /kæp/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Covering for the end or top of something
      • Transitive Verb
      • To cover the top or end of an object
      • To limit the amount of usage of something
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    • cuff

      US /kʌf/

      UK /kʌf/

      • Noun
      • Fold or band at the end of a sleeve
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    • device

      US /dɪˈvaɪs/

      UK /dɪˈvaɪs/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Object, machine, or equipment for a specific use
      • Method of doing something; a way
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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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    • entire

      US /ɛnˈtaɪr/

      UK /ɪn'taɪə(r)/

      • Adjective
      • Complete or full; with no part left out; whole
      • Undivided; not shared or distributed.
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    • escape

      US /ɪˈskep/

      UK /ɪ'skeɪp/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Act to briefly ignoring boring or bad things
      • The 'esc key' on a keyboard
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To avoid something undesirable, dangerous or bad
      • To get away from a place where you are being kept
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    • exhale

      US /ɛksˈhel,ɛkˈhel/

      UK /eksˈheɪl/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To breathe out the air or smoke in your lungs
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    • extended period

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • A long duration of time.
      • A significant duration in history.
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    • fit

      US /fɪt/

      UK /fɪt/

      • Adjective
      • Good looking; physically attractive
      • Having good physical health and strength
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To install a machine, equipment etc.
      • To adjust or change to the right size or shape
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    • fit into

      US /fɪt ˈɪntu/

      UK /fit ˈɪntuː/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To be small enough to go inside something.
      • To feel like you belong to a group.
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    • flow

      US /flo/

      UK /fləʊ/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To move steadily and easily in a certain direction
      • Uncountable Noun
      • Amount of something that moves through an area
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    • for example

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • As an illustration or instance.
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    • gain

      US /ɡen/

      UK /ɡeɪn/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To increase in something, such as weight
      • To get something wanted, needed or valued
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • An increase in something, such as weight
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    • have to

      US /hæv tu/

      UK /ˈhæv tə/

      • Auxiliary Verb
      • Must do
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    • in shape

      US /ɪn ʃep/

      UK /in ʃeip/

      • Adjective
      • In good physical condition; fit.
      • Phrase
      • In good physical condition.
      • In good condition or order.
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    • inflate

      US /ɪnˈflet/

      UK /ɪnˈfleɪt/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To fill/be filled with air and make/become bigger
      • To make a thing seem bigger/greater than it is
      • Transitive Verb
      • To make a thing seem bigger/greater than it is
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    • instead of

      US /ɪnˈstɛd ʌv/

      UK /inˈsted ɔv/

      • Preposition
      • When one thing is replaced by another
      • Adverb
      • As a substitute or alternative.
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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
      A1
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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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    • mechanism

      US /ˈmɛkəˌnɪzəm/

      UK /'mekənɪzəm/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Part of a machine that performs a certain function
      • System or process for achieving a certain result
      B1
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    • original

      US /əˈrɪdʒənəl/

      UK /ə'rɪdʒənl/

      • Adjective
      • Being first made, thought or performed; fresh
      • Being unique or thinking differently from others
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A work of art, writing, or music that is not a copy.
      • A person of fresh initiative or inventiveness.
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    • patient

      US /ˈpeʃənt/

      UK /'peɪʃnt/

      • Adjective
      • Not getting annoyed when things take a long time
      • Bearing or enduring pain or trials without complaint; exhibiting forbearance.
      • Countable Noun
      • Person who receives medical treatment or care
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    • portion

      US /ˈpɔrʃən, ˈpor-/

      UK /'pɔ:ʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Serving of food that is intended for one person
      • Part of something shared that belongs to a whole
      • Transitive Verb
      • To separate something to divide among people
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    • potentially

      US /pəˈtɛnʃəlɪ/

      UK /pə'tenʃəlɪ/

      • Adverb
      • That could happen or become reality
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    • recognize

      US /ˈrek.əɡ.naɪz/

      UK /ˈrek.əɡ.naɪz/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To accept the truth or reality of something
      • To consider something as important or special
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    • reflex

      US /ˈriˌflɛks/

      UK /ˈri:fleks/

      • Noun
      • Body's physical reaction done unconsciously
      • Response done quickly and without thinking
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    • removable

      US /rɪˈmuvəbəl/

      UK /rɪˈmu:vəbl/

      • Adjective
      • Able to be taken away or taken off
      B2
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    • rigid

      US /ˈrɪdʒɪd/

      UK /ˈrɪdʒɪd/

      • Adjective
      • Stiff rather than flexible
      • Very fixed in your opinion or habits
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    • such as

      US /sʌtʃ æz/

      UK /sʌtʃ æz/

      • Preposition
      • For example; like
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    • tolerate

      US /ˈtɑ:ləreɪt/

      UK /ˈtɒləreɪt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To be able to adjust to changes of various kinds
      • To be able to survive under specific conditions
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    • tricky

      US /ˈtrɪki/

      UK /'trɪkɪ/

      • Adjective
      • Difficult, so needing skill to do or deal with
      • Likely to use tricks; dishonest or deceptive
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    • twist

      US /twɪst/

      UK /twɪst/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To turn something in a circular direction
      • To turn in a curving direction e.g. road or path
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Turn or spiral curve in a path or road
      • Bend or sudden change of direction
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    • valve

      US /vælv/

      UK /vælv/

      • Noun
      • A device along a pipe or tube to regulate flow
      B1
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    • visible

      US /ˈvɪzəbəl/

      UK /ˈvɪzəbl/

      • Adjective
      • Can see, easily seen or understood
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    • vocal

      US /ˈvoʊkl/

      UK /ˈvəʊkl/

      • Adjective
      • Expressing an opinion publicly in a loud way
      • Concerning the voice
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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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