Vocabulary

  • breathe in: To inhale; to take air into the lungs.
  • breathe out: To exhale air from the lungs.
  • air out: To ventilate a room or space by opening windows or doors.
  • opening up: Revealing one's thoughts and feelings; becoming more communicative.
  • left and right: In both the left and right directions.
  • end in: To have something as the final result.
  • arranged in: Organized or placed in a specific order or manner within a particular space or format.
  • think about: To consider something carefully.
  • lay in: To provide stocks (e.g. for the winter)
  • look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
  • open up to: To start talking more freely about your feelings and private thoughts.
  • have to: Must do
  • work at: To have a job at a particular place or organization.
  • push in: To move ahead of people who are waiting in a line.
  • blow out: (Of tire) to explode
  • come up: To come closer to someone; approach
  • push down: To apply pressure to something from above, forcing it downwards.
  • by doing that: Using that action or method.
  • fill up
  • lead to: To result in some action
  • in the future: At a later time; in times to come.
  • practice: The office and place for legal or medical work
  • capacity: Ability to hold, involve or contain (e.g. liquids)
  • squeeze: Amount of liquid from firmly pressing e.g. orange
  • contract: To become ill as a result of getting a disease
  • exercise: To work out to become stronger and healthier
  • occur: To come to pass or to happen
  • afford: To make available, to provide
  • suck: To be very bad, undesirable or unpleasant
  • pneumonia: Serious illness affecting the lungs and breathing
  • inspire: To give someone an idea to do or make something
  • tiny: Very, very small
  • expand: To make something larger in size, number, amount
  • blow: To move something using air
  • organ: Part of a person's body with a particular function
  • resistance: Force that stops or slows movement of something
  • objective: Being real, rather than simply being an idea
  • rest: Time when one relaxes, sleeps, or is inactive
  • congestion: Excessive accumulation of blood/fluid in the body
  • chest: Strong, lidded container for storing things
  • oxygen: A gas in the air that we need to breathe
  • tissue: Substance formed by cells of living thing; flesh
  • vacuum: Space with absolutely no air in it
  • wealth: Amount of money or possessions you own, e.g. large
  • spine: Line of bones that runs down your back
  • stale: (E.g. of bread) not fresh
  • pathogen: Any disease-producing agent
  • exhale: To breathe out the air or smoke in your lungs
  • narrow: Not wide; short from one side to the other
  • foreign: Being of a different place or country
  • waste: To kill or severely harm someone
  • utilize: To use something for a particular purpose
  • notice: To become aware by sight, touch, or hearing
  • dioxide: An oxide containing two oxides per molecule
  • important: Having power or authority
  • ammunition: Supply of bullets, etc. that are fired from guns
  • continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
  • shove: To roughly push someone or something away
  • bring: To take or go with someone to a place
  • abdomen: The part of the body where the stomach is
  • fill: To make something full
  • virus: File secretly put on computers to cause harm
  • pull: Act of breathing in smoke, as from a pipe
  • remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
  • abdominal: Concerned with the stomach area of a body
  • possibly: May be true or likely, but is uncertain
  • hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
  • deep: Complex and important
  • expel: To force a person to leave a place or organization
  • lung: One of the two organs we use to breathe
  • diaphragm: Muscular membrane separating upper/lower organs
  • hold: To agree to keep something for someone
  • area: Amount of measured space
  • healthy: In good condition physically, or financially; well
  • cleanse: To remove impurities or pollutants from something
  • cage: Box made of wire or metal bars, e.g. for a bird
  • rib: One of the curved bones protecting the chest/heart
  • hug: To hold someone in your arms as sign of affection
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    • abdomen

      US /ˈæbdəmən/

      UK /ˈæbdəmən/

      • Noun
      • The part of the body where the stomach is
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    • abdominal

      US /æbˈdɑ:mɪnl/

      UK /æbˈdɒmɪnl/

      • Adjective
      • Concerned with the stomach area of a body
      • Countable Noun
      • An abdominal muscle.
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    • afford

      US /əˈfɔrd, əˈford/

      UK /ə'fɔ:d/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To make available, to provide
      • To have enough money to pay for something
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    • air out

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To ventilate a room or space by opening windows or doors.
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    • ammunition

      US /ˌæmjəˈnɪʃən/

      UK /ˌæmjuˈnɪʃn/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Supply of bullets, etc. that are fired from guns
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    • arranged in

      US

      UK

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • Organized or placed in a specific order or manner within a particular space or format.
      • Displayed or set out attractively within something.
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    • blow

      US /blo/

      UK /bləʊ/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To move something using air
      • To make air come quickly out of your mouth
      • Noun
      • Something that causes you difficulty or sadness
      • Act of making air come out of your mouth
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    • blow out

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • (Of tire) to explode
      • To stop something burning, using your breath
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    • breathe in

      US /brið ɪn/

      UK /bri:ð in/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To inhale; to take air into the lungs.
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    • breathe out

      US /brið aʊt/

      UK /bri:ð aut/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To exhale air from the lungs.
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    • by doing that

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Using that action or method.
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    • cage

      US /kedʒ/

      UK /keɪdʒ/

      • Countable Noun
      • Box made of wire or metal bars, e.g. for a bird
      • Transitive Verb
      • To put (an animal) in a box made of metal bars
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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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    • chest

      US /tʃɛst/

      UK /tʃest/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Strong, lidded container for storing things
      • Front of the body between neck and stomach
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    • cleanse

      US /klɛnz/

      UK /klenz/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To remove impurities or pollutants from something
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    • come up

      US /kʌm ʌp/

      UK /kʌm ʌp/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To come closer to someone; approach
      • (Of sun) to rise into the sky in the morning
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    • congestion

      US /kənˈdʒestʃən/

      UK /kənˈdʒestʃən/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Excessive accumulation of blood/fluid in the body
      • The state of being crowded and blocked with traffic or people.
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    • diaphragm

      US /ˈdaɪəˌfræm/

      UK /ˈdaɪəfræm/

      • Noun
      • Muscular membrane separating upper/lower organs
      • A dome-shaped, muscular partition separating the thorax from the abdomen in mammals. It plays a major role in breathing, as its contraction increases the volume of the thorax and so inflates the lungs.
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    • dioxide

      US /daɪˈɑksaɪd/

      UK /daɪˈɒksaɪd/

      • Noun
      • An oxide containing two oxides per molecule
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    • end in

      US /ɛnd ɪn/

      UK /end in/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To have something as the final result.
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    • exercise

      US /ˈɛksɚˌsaɪz/

      UK /'eksəsaɪz/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To work out to become stronger and healthier
      • To retain your ability or practice your skills
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Physical activity to increase health and strength
      • Set of questions in a text book
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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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    • expand

      US /ɪkˈspænd/

      UK /ɪk'spænd/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To make something larger in size, number, amount
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    • expel

      US /ɪkˈspɛl/

      UK /ɪk'spel/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To force a person to leave a place or organization
      • To release or push something (e.g. air) out
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    • fill up

      US /fɪl ʌp/

      UK /fil ʌp/

      • Phrase
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To make something full.
      • To become full.
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    • foreign

      US /ˈfɔ:rən/

      UK /ˈfɒrən/

      • Adjective
      • Being of a different place or country
      • Strange; different from ones found at home
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    • have to

      US /hæv tu/

      UK /ˈhæv tə/

      • Auxiliary Verb
      • Must do
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    • hug

      US /hʌɡ/

      UK /hʌɡ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To hold someone in your arms as sign of affection
      • To keep very close to something
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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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    • inspire

      US /ɪnˈspaɪr/

      UK /ɪn'spaɪə(r)/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To give someone an idea to do or make something
      • To make someone feel a certain emotion
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To breathe in
      • To draw (air, etc.) into the lungs.
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    • lay in

      US /le ɪn/

      UK /lei in/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To provide stocks (e.g. for the winter)
      • Stayed in bed later than usual in the morning.
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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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    • left and right

      US

      UK

      • Adverb
      • In both the left and right directions.
      • Everywhere; in all directions.
      • Noun
      • Referring to both liberal and conservative political viewpoints.
      • Two opposing options or directions.
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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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    • lung

      US /lʌŋ/

      UK /lʌŋ/

      • Noun
      • One of the two organs we use to breathe
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    • narrow

      US /ˈnæro/

      UK /'nærəʊ/

      • Adjective
      • Not wide; short from one side to the other
      • Limited; not broad in scope
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To become thinner or less wide
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    • objective

      US /əbˈdʒɛktɪv/

      UK /əbˈdʒektɪv/

      • Adjective
      • Being real, rather than simply being an idea
      • Not influenced by personal feelings or opinions; impartial.
      • Noun
      • Something you decide you want to do; goal
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    • occur

      US /əˈkɚ/

      UK /əˈkɜ:(r)/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To come to pass or to happen
      • To be found to exist; to be present.
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    • open up to

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To start talking more freely about your feelings and private thoughts.
      • To become available or possible.
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    • opening up

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • Revealing one's thoughts and feelings; becoming more communicative.
      • Creating new opportunities or possibilities.
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    • organ

      US /ˈɔrɡən/

      UK /'ɔ:ɡən/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Part of a person's body with a particular function
      • Large institution or body
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    • oxygen

      US /ˈɑksɪdʒən/

      UK /'ɒksɪdʒən/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • A gas in the air that we need to breathe
      • Oxygen administered as a medical treatment.
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    • pathogen

      US /ˈpæθədʒən/

      UK /ˈpæθədʒən/

      • Noun
      • Any disease-producing agent
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    • pneumonia

      US /nu:ˈmoʊniə/

      UK /nju:ˈməʊniə/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Serious illness affecting the lungs and breathing
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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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    • push down

      US /pʊʃ daʊn/

      UK /puʃ daun/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To apply pressure to something from above, forcing it downwards.
      • To suppress or reduce something, often by force or authority.
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    • push in

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To move ahead of people who are waiting in a line.
      • To insert something by applying pressure.
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    • resistance

      US /rɪˈzɪstəns/

      UK /rɪ'zɪstəns/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Force that stops or slows movement of something
      • Refusal to accept something new or different
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    • rib

      US /rɪb/

      UK /rɪb/

      • Countable Noun
      • One of the curved bones protecting the chest/heart
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To tease; joke about something with someone
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    • shove

      US /ʃʌv/

      UK /ʃʌv/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To roughly push someone or something away
      • Noun
      • Rough push on something or someone
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    • spine

      US /spaɪn/

      UK /spaɪn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Line of bones that runs down your back
      • The place the pages of a book are attached
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    • squeeze

      US /skwiz/

      UK /skwi:z/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Amount of liquid from firmly pressing e.g. orange
      • Act of putting pressure on, as to get liquid out
      • Transitive Verb
      • To force or threaten someone to give you something
      • To strongly compress something to get liquid out
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    • stale

      US /stel/

      UK /steɪl/

      • Adjective
      • (E.g. of bread) not fresh
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    • suck

      US /sʌk/

      UK /sʌk/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To be very bad, undesirable or unpleasant
      • Transitive Verb
      • To pull or remove something with great power
      • To attract someone; make someone interested
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    • think about

      US /θɪŋk əˈbaʊt/

      UK /θiŋk əˈbaut/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To consider something carefully.
      • To remember or call to mind.
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    • tiny

      US /ˈtaɪni/

      UK /'taɪnɪ/

      • Adjective
      • Very, very small
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    • tissue

      US /ˈtɪʃu/

      UK /ˈtɪʃu:/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Substance formed by cells of living thing; flesh
      • Kind of thin, light paper used to pack objects
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    • utilize

      US /ˈjutlˌaɪz/

      UK /ˈju:təlaɪz/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To use something for a particular purpose
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    • vacuum

      US /ˈvækjuəm, -jum, -jəm/

      UK /'vækjʊəm/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Space with absolutely no air in it
      • Cleaning machine with engine that sucks up dirt
      • Transitive Verb
      • To clean (a floor) using a sucking machine
      • To seal something in a vacuum.
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    • virus

      US /ˈvaɪrəs/

      UK /'vaɪrəs/

      • Noun
      • File secretly put on computers to cause harm
      • Living organism that causes disease or sickness
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    • waste

      US /west/

      UK /weɪst/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To kill or severely harm someone
      • To use valuable things ineffectively
      • Uncountable Noun
      • Materials left over after a process has finished
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    • wealth

      US /wɛlθ/

      UK /welθ/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Amount of money or possessions you own, e.g. large
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    • work at

      US /wɚk æt/

      UK /wə:k æt/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To have a job at a particular place or organization.
      • To make an effort to improve something.
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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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