Vocabulary

  • have to: Must do
  • of course: Sure ; Certainly
  • instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
  • give up: To lose hope or admit defeat
  • at the same time: Simultaneously; at the identical moment.
  • same time: Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
  • fit into: To be small enough to go inside something.
  • all at once: Suddenly; at the same time
  • at once: Immediately; without delay
  • up top: In or at the highest position or location.
  • at ease
  • put to sleep: To euthanize an animal; to kill an animal painlessly.
  • in trouble: Experiencing difficulties, problems, or legal issues.
  • of use: Having practical value; useful or helpful.
  • feel like: To have a desire or inclination for something.
  • back to normal: Returned to the usual or expected state or condition.
  • go back to: To return to a starting point
  • hurt for: To lack or be in need of something important.
  • all the things: Everything; all items or aspects
  • by accident: Without intending to; unintentionally.
  • seek out: To look for and find someone or something, especially when it is not easy to find.
  • come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
  • on purpose: Intentionally; deliberately.
  • no matter: Regardless of; it does not matter.
  • step into: To enter a place or situation.
  • in a nutshell: As a summary; including the main points concisely
  • follow along: To agree to do or act the same as others
  • get a sense: To understand or perceive something intuitively.
  • in the first place: To begin with; as the first point or consideration.
  • go to ground: Hide or disappear to avoid capture or trouble.
  • in return: As a reciprocal action or gesture; in exchange or repayment.
  • behind the scenes: Secretly or without being known to the public.
  • on the internet: Located or available on the internet.
  • intense: Very strong, great or extreme in degree
  • entire: Complete or full; with no part left out; whole
  • essential: Extremely or most important and necessary
  • context: Set of facts surrounding a person or event
  • extremely: In a way that is much more than usual or expected
  • physical: Health check at the doctors' or hospital
  • crisis: Unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty
  • realize: To become aware of or understand mentally
  • experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
  • sense: Certain mental feeling or emotion
  • achieve: To succeed in doing good, usually by working hard
  • reward: To give something because of someone's good work
  • calm: Without wind or storm; quiet; peaceful
  • avoid: To prevent from happening
  • brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
  • escape: Act to briefly ignoring boring or bad things
  • regular: Having an equal amount of space or time in between
  • addiction: Lack of control the overuse of something e.g. drugs
  • tiny: Very, very small
  • universe: All of space that contains planets and stars
  • chase: Act of going after someone to catch them
  • compare: To consider how similar and different things are
  • guide: To help or advise someone about something
  • pleasure: Feeling of happiness, enjoyment, or satisfaction
  • risk: To do something potentially dangerous or foolish
  • ground: To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
  • mind: To be bothered or upset by something
  • addictive: Being powerless to stop doing or using something
  • hell: Any place of pain and suffering
  • lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
  • drowsy: Ready to fall asleep; sleepy
  • withdrawal: Action of pulling back or move away or backward
  • important: Having power or authority
  • place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
  • pain: Strong feeling of hurt or discomfort
  • control: A device designed to operate a machine
  • system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
  • information: Collection of facts and details about something
  • receptor: A nerve ending that changes stimuli into impulses
  • symphony: Harmony of color or sound
  • bliss: Great joy or happiness
  • overdose: To take too many drugs, so that you might die
  • garbage: Waste material that has been thrown out
  • unable: Not being able to do something
  • heroin: A highly addictive drug, a derivative of morphine
  • hyperactive: Overexcited or too active
  • supernova: Large exploding star that is extremely bright
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    • achieve

      US /əˈtʃiv/

      UK /ə'tʃi:v/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To succeed in doing good, usually by working hard
      • To succeed in reaching a particular goal, status, or standard, often after effort or perseverance.
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    • addiction

      US /əˈdɪkʃən/

      UK /əˈdɪkʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Lack of control the overuse of something e.g. drugs
      • A compulsive physiological need for a habit-forming substance.
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    • addictive

      US /əˈdɪktɪv/

      UK /əˈdɪktɪv/

      • Adjective
      • Being powerless to stop doing or using something
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    • all at once

      US

      UK

      • Adverb
      • Suddenly; at the same time
      • At the same time; simultaneously
      • Phrase
      • Suddenly; at the same time
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    • all the things

      US

      UK

      • Pronoun
      • Everything; all items or aspects
      • Determiner
      • Every item or object being considered or discussed.
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    • at ease

      US /æt iz/

      UK /æt i:z/

      • Phrase
      • Adjective
      • Free from constraint, embarrassment, or awkwardness; relaxed.
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    • at once

      US /æt wʌns/

      UK /æt wʌns/

      • Adverb
      • Immediately; without delay
      • At the same time; simultaneously
      A2
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    • at the same time

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Simultaneously; at the identical moment.
      • Nevertheless; however; used to introduce a contrasting or qualifying statement.
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    • avoid

      US /əˈvɔɪd/

      UK /ə'vɔɪd/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To prevent from happening
      • To stay away from
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    • back to normal

      US

      UK

      • Adjective
      • Returned to the usual or expected state or condition.
      • Phrase
      • In the usual or ordinary way; as things were before.
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    • behind the scenes

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Secretly or without being known to the public.
      • In a position to influence events without any public knowledge.
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    • bliss

      US /blɪs/

      UK /blɪs/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Great joy or happiness
      • Perfect spiritual joy; beatitude.
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    • by accident

      US /baɪ ˈæksɪdənt/

      UK /bai ˈæksidənt/

      • Phrase
      • Without intending to; unintentionally.
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    • calm

      US /kɑm/

      UK /kɑ:m/

      • Adjective
      • Without wind or storm; quiet; peaceful
      • Relaxed and not worried or angry
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To make or become relaxed and not worried or angry
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    • chase

      US /tʃes/

      UK /tʃeɪs/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Act of going after someone to catch them
      • Something that one pursues or tries to obtain.
      • Transitive Verb
      • To go after with the intention of catching
      • To try very hard to get something that you want
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    • come back

      US /kʌm bæk/

      UK /kʌm bæk/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To reply to someone, often forcefully
      • To be remembered
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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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    • crisis

      US /ˈkraɪsɪs/

      UK /'kraɪsɪs/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty
      • A turning point in a disease.
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    • drowsy

      US /ˈdraʊzi/

      UK /ˈdraʊzi/

      • Adjective
      • Ready to fall asleep; sleepy
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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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    • essential

      US /ɪˈsɛnʃəl/

      UK /ɪ'senʃl/

      • Adjective
      • Extremely or most important and necessary
      • Fundamental; basic.
      • Noun
      • A concentrated hydrophobic liquid containing volatile aroma compounds from plants.
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    • extremely

      US /ɪk'strimlɪ/

      UK /ɪkˈstri:mli/

      • Adverb
      • In a way that is much more than usual or expected
      • Remarkably; unusually.
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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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    • 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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    • follow along

      US /ˈfɑlo əˈlɔŋ/

      UK /ˈfɔləu əˈlɔŋ/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To agree to do or act the same as others
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    • garbage

      US /ˈgɑ:rbɪdʒ/

      UK /ˈgɑ:bɪdʒ/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Waste material that has been thrown out
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    • get a sense

      US

      UK

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To understand or perceive something intuitively.
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    • give up

      US /ɡɪv ʌp/

      UK /ɡiv ʌp/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To lose hope or admit defeat
      • To decide to not start to try solving a problem
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    • go back to

      US /ɡo bæk tu/

      UK /ɡəu bæk tu:/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To return to a starting point
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    • go to ground

      US /goʊ tə graʊnd/

      UK /gəu tə graund/

      • other
      • Hide or disappear to avoid capture or trouble.
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    • guide

      US /ɡaɪd/

      UK /ɡaɪd/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To help or advise someone about something
      • To control missile to hit a target by radio signal
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Book or a magazine containing information/advice
      • Person leading others visiting an unknown place
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    • have to

      US /hæv tu/

      UK /ˈhæv tə/

      • Auxiliary Verb
      • Must do
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    • hell

      US /hɛl/

      UK /hel/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Any place of pain and suffering
      • A very unpleasant or difficult experience.
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    • heroin

      US /ˈheroʊɪn/

      UK /ˈherəʊɪn/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • A highly addictive drug, a derivative of morphine
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    • hurt for

      US /hɝt fər/

      UK /hɜ:t fə/

      • other
      • To lack or be in need of something important.
      B2
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    • hyperactive

      US /ˌhaɪpər'æktɪv/

      UK /ˌhaɪpər'æktɪv/

      • Adjective
      • Overexcited or too active
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    • in a nutshell

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • As a summary; including the main points concisely
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    • in return

      US /ɪn rɪˈtɚn/

      UK /in riˈtə:n/

      • Adverb
      • As a reciprocal action or gesture; in exchange or repayment.
      • Phrase
      • As compensation or consideration for something.
      • As a reaction or response to something.
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    • in the first place

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • To begin with; as the first point or consideration.
      • From the beginning; initially.
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    • in trouble

      US /ɪn ˈtrʌbəl/

      UK /in ˈtrʌbl/

      • Adjective
      • Experiencing difficulties, problems, or legal issues.
      • other
      • In serious trouble or difficulty.
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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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    • intense

      US /ɪnˈtɛns/

      UK /ɪn'tens/

      • Adjective
      • Very strong, great or extreme in degree
      • Experiencing or showing great force or strength; extreme.
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    • no matter

      US

      UK

      • Conjunction
      • Regardless of; it does not matter.
      • Adverb
      • Regardless of; it is not important
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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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    • of use

      US /ʌv jus/

      UK /əv ju:s/

      • other
      • Having practical value; useful or helpful.
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    • on purpose

      US /ɑn ˈpɚpəs/

      UK /ɔn ˈpə:pəs/

      • Idiom
      • Intentionally; deliberately.
      • Phrase
      • Intentionally; deliberately.
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    • on the internet

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Located or available on the internet.
      • Using the internet as a medium or platform.
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    • overdose

      US / ˈovɚˈdos/

      UK /'əʊvədəʊs/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To take too many drugs, so that you might die
      • Noun
      • Taking too many drugs, so that you might die
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    • physical

      US /ˈfɪzɪkəl/

      UK /ˈfɪzɪkl/

      • Countable Noun
      • Health check at the doctors' or hospital
      • Adjective
      • Concerning the body of a person
      • Concerning things that can be seen or touched
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    • pleasure

      US /ˈplɛʒɚ/

      UK /'pleʒə(r)/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Feeling of happiness, enjoyment, or satisfaction
      • A thing that causes enjoyment or delight.
      • Transitive Verb
      • To give someone pleasure or satisfaction.
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    • put to sleep

      US

      UK

      • Transitive Verb
      • To euthanize an animal; to kill an animal painlessly.
      • To cause someone to fall asleep.
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    • receptor

      US /rɪˈseptər /

      UK /rɪˈseptə(r)/

      • Noun
      • A nerve ending that changes stimuli into impulses
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    • regular

      US /ˈrɛɡjəlɚ/

      UK /ˈregjələ(r)/

      • Adjective
      • Having an equal amount of space or time in between
      • Occurring or being done frequently
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Customers who frequently visit a place
      • Soldier who has a permanent job in the army
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    • reward

      US /rɪˈwɔrd/

      UK /rɪ'wɔ:d/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To give something because of someone's good work
      • To give someone money for helping the police
      • Noun
      • Money given for information about criminals
      • Something given in recognition of service, effort, or achievement.
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    • same time

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
      • At the identical time as before; recurring at a fixed hour.
      • Noun
      • An equal duration or period.
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    • seek out

      US /sik aʊt/

      UK /si:k aut/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To look for and find someone or something, especially when it is not easy to find.
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    • step into

      US /stɛp ˈɪntu/

      UK /step ˈɪntuː/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To enter a place or situation.
      • To become involved in something, especially a job or role.
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    • supernova

      US /ˌsu:pərˈnoʊvə/

      UK /ˌsu:pəˈnəʊvə/

      • Noun
      • Large exploding star that is extremely bright
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    • symphony

      US /ˈsɪmfəni/

      UK /ˈsɪmfəni/

      • Noun
      • Harmony of color or sound
      • Long piece of classical music for an orchestra
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    • tiny

      US /ˈtaɪni/

      UK /'taɪnɪ/

      • Adjective
      • Very, very small
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    • unable

      US /ʌnˈebəl/

      UK /ʌnˈeɪbl/

      • Adjective
      • Not being able to do something
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    • universe

      US /ˈjunəˌvɚs/

      UK /ˈju:nɪvɜ:s/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • All of space that contains planets and stars
      • Things surrounding a person, affecting their life
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    • up top

      US

      UK

      • Adverb
      • In or at the highest position or location.
      • Interjection
      • A gesture involving raising a hand for a high-five, often used as a greeting or congratulatory signal.
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    • withdrawal

      US /wɪðˈdrɔəl, wɪθ-/

      UK /wɪðˈdrɔ:əl/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Action of pulling back or move away or backward
      • Pain of coming off drugs
      • Adjective
      • Feeling pain and suffering when coming off drugs
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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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