Vocabulary

  • feel like: To have a desire or inclination for something.
  • have to: Must do
  • based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
  • in love with: Feeling romantic love for someone.
  • a passion for: A strong enthusiasm or interest in something.
  • across from: Being on the other side
  • show up with: To arrive at a place accompanied by someone or carrying something.
  • in mind: Being aware of or considering something.
  • tap into: To manage to use something in a way that brings you benefits
  • talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
  • work out
  • sit down: To take a seat
  • come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
  • think about: To consider something carefully.
  • in print: Available for sale in book form
  • on the phone: Talking on the telephone.
  • check out
  • crush on: To have a brief but intense infatuation with someone.
  • wait for: To wait until someone comes, or something happens
  • chronic: Always or often doing something, e.g. lying
  • incredible: Very good; amazing
  • develop: To explain something in steps and in detail
  • expect: To believe something is probably going to happen
  • suppose: To imagine or guess what might happen
  • celebrity: A (famous) entertainer known by many people
  • endure: To last for a long time; continue to exist
  • pile: Large amount of something
  • pneumonia: Serious illness affecting the lungs and breathing
  • series: Set of stories or articles on a particular subject
  • remain: To be left behind; to continue to exist
  • adapt: To change something for a different function
  • passion: Powerful, positive excitement and interest
  • launch: Starting a new project; introducing new product
  • observe: To celebrate a particular holiday/religious event
  • grant: To admit an opinion is true but not fully agreeing
  • motivate: To give someone a reason, the will to do something
  • tap: To access a liquid (e.g. in a tree) through a hole
  • lift: Picking someone up in a car and taking to a place
  • thrill: Thing/event causing sudden excitement or pleasure
  • patient: Not getting annoyed when things take a long time
  • grim: Being very serious or determined
  • author: Person who writes books, plays, poems etc.
  • favorite: A thing that someone likes best or enjoys most
  • satisfaction: Happy feeling because of something that you did
  • mercy: Kind instead of harsh treatment of someone
  • notice: To become aware by sight, touch, or hearing
  • imagination: Ability to creates new ideas and mental images
  • eager: Very excited and interested
  • learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
  • blank: Showing no emotion or understanding
  • mellow: Being completely relaxed and calm
  • rejection: Decision that something is not good enough
  • gravitate: To move toward something due to an attraction
  • great: Very good; better than before
  • find: To become aware of something that is happening
  • remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
  • prepare: To make something ready for use
  • miraculous: Wonderful; extraordinary
  • dizzy: Feeling light-headed and as if you might fall
  • start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
  • world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
  • grade: To give a road the required angle of slope
  • fairytale: Story about fairies told to amuse children
  • feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
  • childhood: The time when you are a child
  • list: To lean to one side, like a boat or ship
  • work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
  • jet: Stream of liquid/gas shooting out of small opening
  • dot: To place small amounts/things in various places
  • bob: To move up and down repeatedly
  • uplift: To make someone feel happier or more hopeful
  • heartbreak: Great sorrow caused by e.g. death of loved one
  • heartbroken: Very sad, e.g. because you broke up with someone
  • bookstore: Shop where books are sold
  • longtime: Concerning for a long duration
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    • a passion for

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • A strong enthusiasm or interest in something.
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    • across from

      US /əˈkrɔs frʌm/

      UK /əˈkrɔs frɔm/

      • Preposition
      • Being on the other side
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    • adapt

      US /əˈdæpt/

      UK /ə'dæpt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To change something for a different function
      • To change something to fit or suit a new purpose
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To change your behaviour so that it is easier to live in a new place or situation
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    • author

      US /ˈɔθɚ/

      UK /'ɔ:θə(r)/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Person who writes books, plays, poems etc.
      • Transitive Verb
      • To write book or articles
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    • based on

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
      • Preposition
      • Using something as the main idea or foundation.
      • Relying on something as evidence or justification.
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    • blank

      US /blæŋk/

      UK /blæŋk/

      • Adjective
      • Showing no emotion or understanding
      • Being empty; not filled out; with no writing on it
      • Noun
      • Empty space on a form which you fill in
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    • bob

      US /bɑ:b/

      UK /bɒb/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To move up and down repeatedly
      • Proper Noun
      • Person's name
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    • bookstore

      US /ˈbʊkˌstɔr, -ˌstor/

      UK /'bʊkstɔ:(r)/

      • Countable Noun
      • Shop where books are sold
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    • celebrity

      US /səˈlɛbrɪti/

      UK /sə'lebrətɪ/

      • Countable Noun
      • A (famous) entertainer known by many people
      • Uncountable Noun
      • The state of being well-known or famous.
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    • check out

      US /tʃɛk aʊt/

      UK /tʃek aut/

      • Phrase
      • Phrasal Verb
      • To find out information about something
      • To take books out of a library
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    • childhood

      US /ˈtʃaɪldˌhʊd/

      UK /ˈtʃaɪldhʊd/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • The time when you are a child
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    • chronic

      US /ˈkrɑnɪk/

      UK /'krɒnɪk/

      • Adjective
      • Always or often doing something, e.g. lying
      • (Of disease) over a long time; serious
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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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    • crush on

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To have a brief but intense infatuation with someone.
      C2
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    • dizzy

      US /ˈdɪzi/

      UK /ˈdɪzi/

      • Adjective
      • Feeling light-headed and as if you might fall
      • Causing someone to feel unsteady, confused, or amazed.
      • Transitive Verb
      • To act in a giddy light-headed manner
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    • dot

      US /dɑt/

      UK /dɒt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To place small amounts/things in various places
      • To mark something by placing a small, round spot
      • Noun
      • Small round mark
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    • eager

      US /ˈiɡɚ/

      UK /ˈi:gə(r)/

      • Adjective
      • Very excited and interested
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    • endure

      US /ɛnˈdʊr, -ˈdjʊr/

      UK /ɪn'djʊə(r)/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To last for a long time; continue to exist
      • Transitive Verb
      • To accept difficulties without struggle
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    • fairytale

      US /ˈfɛriˌtel/

      UK /ˈfeəriteil/

      • Countable Noun
      • Story about fairies told to amuse children
      C2
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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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    • grade

      US /ɡred/

      UK /ɡreɪd/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To give a road the required angle of slope
      • To determine the level or quality of something
      • Noun
      • Level or quality of something e.g. a diamond
      • Mark that shows the quality of a student's work
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    • grant

      US /ɡrænt/

      UK /ɡrɑ:nt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To admit an opinion is true but not fully agreeing
      • To give or let someone do what they want
      • Uncountable Noun
      • Money given for education or research
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    • gravitate

      US /ˈɡrævɪˌtet/

      UK /'ɡrævɪteɪt/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To move toward something due to an attraction
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    • grim

      US /ɡrɪm/

      UK /ɡrɪm/

      • Adjective
      • Being very serious or determined
      • Causing someone to worry or feel sad or hopeless
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    • have to

      US /hæv tu/

      UK /ˈhæv tə/

      • Auxiliary Verb
      • Must do
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    • heartbreak

      US /ˈhɑ:rtbreɪk/

      UK /ˈhɑ:tbreɪk/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Great sorrow caused by e.g. death of loved one
      • Overwhelming distress caused by the end of a romantic relationship or the loss of a loved one.
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    • heartbroken

      US /ˈhɑrtˌbrokən/

      UK /ˈhɑ:tˌbrəʊkən/

      • Adjective
      • Very sad, e.g. because you broke up with someone
      • Overwhelmed by sorrow; deeply distressed.
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    • imagination

      US /ɪˌmædʒəˈneʃən/

      UK /ɪˌmædʒɪˈneɪʃn/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Ability to creates new ideas and mental images
      • Something that you imagine; an idea that you have in your mind.
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    • in love with

      US //ɪn lʌv wɪð//

      UK

      • Adjective
      • Feeling romantic love for someone.
      • Extremely enthusiastic about or fond of something.
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    • in mind

      US /ɪn maɪnd/

      UK /in maind/

      • Phrase
      • Being aware of or considering something.
      • To remember or consider something.
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    • in print

      US /ɪn prɪnt/

      UK /in print/

      • Phrase
      • Available for sale in book form
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    • incredible

      US /ɪnˈkrɛdəbəl/

      UK /ɪnˈkredəbl/

      • Adjective
      • Very good; amazing
      • Really good; amazing; great
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    • jet

      US /dʒɛt/

      UK /dʒet/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Stream of liquid/gas shooting out of small opening
      • A pipe that water or gas goes through
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • (Of liquid, gas) to shoot out of a small opening
      • To travel on a jet plane
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    • launch

      US /lɔntʃ, lɑntʃ/

      UK /lɔ:ntʃ/

      • Noun
      • Starting a new project; introducing new product
      • Act of firing rockets into the air
      • Transitive Verb
      • To start a new project; start selling a product
      • To put a rocket into the air
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    • lift

      US /lɪft/

      UK /lɪft/

      • Noun
      • Picking someone up in a car and taking to a place
      • Machine carrying people up or down to other floors
      • Transitive Verb
      • To stop or cancel something, such as a rule
      • To move something to higher position
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    • longtime

      US /'lɒŋtaɪm/

      UK /'lɒŋtaɪm/

      • Adjective
      • Concerning for a long duration
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    • mellow

      US /ˈmɛlo/

      UK /'meləʊ/

      • Adjective
      • Being completely relaxed and calm
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    • mercy

      US /ˈmɚsi/

      UK /'mɜ:sɪ/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Kind instead of harsh treatment of someone
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    • miraculous

      US /mɪˈrækjələs/

      UK /mɪˈrækjələs/

      • Adjective
      • Wonderful; extraordinary
      B2
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    • motivate

      US /ˈmotəˌvet/

      UK /'məʊtɪveɪt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To give someone a reason, the will to do something
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    • observe

      US /əbˈzɜ:rv/

      UK /əbˈzɜ:v/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To celebrate a particular holiday/religious event
      • To obey or follow laws, rules, or customs
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    • on the phone

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Talking on the telephone.
      • Adjective
      • Using a phone, especially a mobile phone.
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    • passion

      US /ˈpæʃən/

      UK /'pæʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Powerful, positive excitement and interest
      • Something for which one has a great love
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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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    • pile

      US /paɪl/

      UK /paɪl/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Large amount of something
      • Group of things one on top of another
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • (E.g. of problems) to increase; get more or worse
      • To place things on top of each other; to heap up.
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    • pneumonia

      US /nu:ˈmoʊniə/

      UK /nju:ˈməʊniə/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Serious illness affecting the lungs and breathing
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    • rejection

      US /rɪˈdʒɛkʃən/

      UK /rɪ'dʒekʃn/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Decision that something is not good enough
      • Act of refusing to consider or believe
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    • remain

      US /rɪˈmen/

      UK /rɪˈmeɪn/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To be left behind; to continue to exist
      • To stay in a place when other people have gone
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    • satisfaction

      US /ˌsætɪsˈfækʃən/

      UK /ˌsætɪs'fækʃn/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Happy feeling because of something that you did
      • Providing enough to make someone happy
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    • show up with

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To arrive at a place accompanied by someone or carrying something.
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    • sit down

      US /sit daʊn/

      UK /sit daun/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To take a seat
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    • suppose

      US /səˈpoʊz/

      UK /sə'pəʊz/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To imagine or guess what might happen
      • Conjunction
      • What if
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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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    • tap

      US /tæp/

      UK /tæp/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To access a liquid (e.g. in a tree) through a hole
      • To spy one someone electronically
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Faucet; the place you can get water from a pipe
      • Light hit, generally one that makes a sound
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    • tap into

      US /tæp ˈɪntu/

      UK /tæp ˈɪntuː/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To manage to use something in a way that brings you benefits
      • To understand and express something that people are feeling
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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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    • thrill

      US /θrɪl/

      UK /θrɪl/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Thing/event causing sudden excitement or pleasure
      • A sudden feeling of fear or excitement.
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To feel sudden excitement or pleasure
      • To cause someone to feel excited and pleased.
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    • uplift

      US /ʌpˈlɪft/

      UK /'ʌplɪft/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To make someone feel happier or more hopeful
      • To improve the social, economic, or moral condition of someone or something.
      • Noun
      • An upward movement of the earth's surface.
      • An improvement in someone's social, economic, or moral condition.
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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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    • work out

      US /wɚk aʊt/

      UK /wə:k aut/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To find a way to do something, by thinking
      A1
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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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