Vocabulary

  • think about: To consider something carefully.
  • table lamp: A portable electric lamp with a base for standing on a table or other surface.
  • look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
  • rather than: More exactly; more correctly
  • at night: During the night; in the nighttime.
  • floor lamp: A tall lamp standing on the floor, typically used to provide general or reading light.
  • stay away: To keep a distance from something or someone; to avoid approaching.
  • work in: To make an opening for something in your schedule
  • on the books: Recorded in official documents or laws.
  • pointing at: To aim (gun, etc.) at someone or something
  • in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
  • point at: To aim (gun, etc.) at someone or something
  • in addition to: Besides; as well as
  • end up with: To have something as a result.
  • for example: As an illustration or instance.
  • shine down on: To favor or bless someone or something.
  • out of proportion: Exaggerated or inappropriate in scale or degree.
  • bring in: To earn a certain amount of money or profits
  • at least: As a minimum
  • put out: To publish, e.g. a book
  • lights up: Third-person singular present tense of to illuminate something; to make something brighter with light.
  • in terms of
  • come up: To come closer to someone; approach
  • sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
  • opportunity: Time, situation when a thing might be done; chance
  • plenty: When there is not too little of something; a lot
  • character: Person in a story, movie or play
  • position: Person's opinion or attitude about something
  • distract: To draw someone's attention away from something
  • bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
  • function: Social event, or party such as a wedding
  • draw: To attract attention to someone or something
  • ignore: To not listen to, look at, or pay attention to
  • direction: When someone tells people what to do
  • surface: To give (road) a top layer
  • counter: To say or do something in opposition or resistance
  • scheme: Plan (sometimes dishonest) to get or do something
  • switch: A change or shift from one method to another
  • mood: Emotion or a state of mind; how you feel
  • provide: To make available; to supply for use
  • furniture: Items such as tables, chairs, beds or closets
  • proportion: A part of a whole thing
  • vary: To change something and make it different
  • equally: In an equal, even, or identical manner
  • breast: Fleshy part of a woman's body for feeding babies
  • important: Having power or authority
  • single: One run in cricket or a hit baseball
  • ceiling: Top part of a room above your head
  • control: A device designed to operate a machine
  • fully: Completely or entirely
  • connect: To associate a thing with something else
  • glow: Pink color in the face, e.g. from exercise/emotion
  • stand: To be a candidate in an election
  • point: An item to be discussed
  • natural: Being as one would expect; being usual or normal
  • circuit: An area where cars race in a circle
  • great: Very good; better than before
  • addition: Act of adding something; thing that is added
  • accessory: Someone who assisted with a crime
  • horizontal: Concerning the horizon
  • chimney: Part of a building through which smoke escapes
  • antique: (Of objects) old and valuable
  • bulb: A round electronic device that produces light
  • uncomfortable: Not being relaxed; worried about something
  • lamp: Device to produce light, using electricity/oil/gas
  • socket: Area into which (e.g. a bone) will fit
  • diagonal: Joining two opposite corners at an angle
  • bookcase: Piece of furniture with shelves for storing books
  • cosy: Comfortable, warm, pleasant, and often, small
  • amp: Shortened form of amplifier
  • bedside: (Of bed) by the side of a bed
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    • accessory

      US /ækˈsɛsəri/

      UK /əkˈsesəri/

      • Noun
      • Someone who assisted with a crime
      • A supplementary component that improves capability
      • Adjective
      • Additional; supplementary.
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    • addition

      US /əˈdɪʃən/

      UK /əˈdɪʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Act of adding something; thing that is added
      • The process of calculating the total of two or more numbers or amounts
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    • amp

      US /æmp/

      UK /æmp/

      • Noun
      • Shortened form of amplifier
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    • antique

      US /ænˈtik/

      UK /ænˈti:k/

      • Adjective
      • (Of objects) old and valuable
      • Countable Noun
      • Old objects people collect, e.g. furniture, art
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    • at least

      US /æt list/

      UK /æt li:st/

      • Adverb
      • As a minimum
      • Not less than
      • Phrase
      • No less than; at the minimum
      • Used to indicate that something is positive in a bad situation.
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    • at night

      US /æt naɪt/

      UK /æt nait/

      • Phrase
      • During the night; in the nighttime.
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    • bedside

      US /ˈbɛdˌsaɪd/

      UK /ˈbedsaɪd/

      • Adjective
      • (Of bed) by the side of a bed
      • Noun
      • Space by the side of a bed (of a sick person)
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    • bookcase

      US /ˈbʊkˌkes/

      UK /ˈbʊkkeɪs/

      • Countable Noun
      • Piece of furniture with shelves for storing books
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    • breast

      US /brɛst/

      UK /brest/

      • Countable Noun
      • Fleshy part of a woman's body for feeding babies
      • (Poetic) upper front part of the body; the heart
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    • bring in

      US /brɪŋ ɪn/

      UK /briŋ in/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To earn a certain amount of money or profits
      • To add person into existing group, e.g. phone call
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    • bulb

      US /bʌlb/

      UK /bʌlb/

      • Noun
      • A round electronic device that produces light
      • Onion-shaped part from which a plant grows
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    • ceiling

      US /ˈsilɪŋ/

      UK /ˈsi:lɪŋ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Top part of a room above your head
      • Greatest level that is allowed; limit
      • Transitive Verb
      • To round a number up to the nearest integer
      • To provide a room with a ceiling.
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    • character

      US /ˈkærəktɚ/

      UK /'kærəktə(r)/

      • Noun
      • Person in a story, movie or play
      • Writing symbols, e.g. alphabet or Chinese writing
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    • chimney

      US /ˈtʃɪmni/

      UK /'tʃɪmnɪ/

      • Noun
      • Part of a building through which smoke escapes
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    • circuit

      US /ˈsɜ:rkɪt/

      UK /ˈsɜ:kɪt/

      • Noun
      • An area where cars race in a circle
      • Route for journey all the way around a place
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To complete a journey all the way round an area
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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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    • connect

      US /kəˈnɛkt/

      UK /kə'nekt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To associate a thing with something else
      • To join or attach things together
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    • cosy

      US /ˈkozi/

      UK /'kəʊzɪ/

      • Adjective
      • Comfortable, warm, pleasant, and often, small
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    • counter

      US /ˈkaʊntɚ/

      UK /'kaʊntə(r)/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To say or do something in opposition or resistance
      • To try to prevent, as by making a different point
      • Prefix
      • Being opposite or against something
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    • diagonal

      US /daɪˈæɡənəl/

      UK /daɪˈægənl/

      • Adjective
      • Joining two opposite corners at an angle
      • Noun
      • A straight line joining two opposite corners of a square, rectangle, or other straight-sided shape.
      • A diagonal pattern or design.
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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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    • distract

      US /dɪˈstrækt/

      UK /dɪ'strækt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To draw someone's attention away from something
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    • end up with

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To have something as a result.
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    • floor lamp

      US

      UK

      • Noun
      • A tall lamp standing on the floor, typically used to provide general or reading light.
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    • for example

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • As an illustration or instance.
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    • function

      US /ˈfʌŋkʃən/

      UK /'fʌŋkʃn/

      • Noun
      • Social event, or party such as a wedding
      • Mathematical operation used in calculations
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To serve a certain purpose or role
      • To be operating, working or achieving its purpose
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    • furniture

      US /ˈfɚnɪtʃɚ/

      UK /ˈfɜ:nɪtʃə(r)/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Items such as tables, chairs, beds or closets
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    • glow

      US /ɡlo/

      UK /ɡləʊ/

      • Noun
      • Pink color in the face, e.g. from exercise/emotion
      • Pleasant feeling, as of happiness or satisfaction
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To look very healthy and contented
      • To emit a steady even light
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    • horizontal

      US /ˌhɔ:rəˈzɑ:ntl/

      UK /ˌhɒrɪˈzɒntl/

      • Adjective
      • Concerning the horizon
      • A level and flat position
      • Adverb
      • In a horizontal position or direction.
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    • ignore

      US /ɪɡˈnɔr, -ˈnor/

      UK /ɪɡ'nɔ:(r)/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To not listen to, look at, or pay attention to
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    • in addition to

      US /ɪn əˈdɪʃən tu/

      UK /in əˈdiʃən tu:/

      • Preposition
      • Besides; as well as
      • Phrase
      • Besides; as well as.
      • Furthermore; moreover.
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    • in fact

      US /ɪn fækt/

      UK /in fækt/

      • Adverb
      • Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
      • Used to introduce a more detailed or surprising piece of information.
      • Phrase
      • Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that is surprising or contrary to what might be expected.
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    • in terms of

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • With regard to; concerning a particular aspect.
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    • lamp

      US /læmp/

      UK /læmp/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Device to produce light, using electricity/oil/gas
      • A source of illumination.
      • Transitive Verb
      • To illuminate with or as if with a lamp.
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    • lights up

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • Third-person singular present tense of to illuminate something; to make something brighter with light.
      • Third-person singular present tense of to ignite a cigarette, cigar, or pipe for smoking.
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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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    • on the books

      US /ɑn ðə bʊks/

      UK /ɒn ðə bʊks/

      • other
      • Recorded in official documents or laws.
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    • opportunity

      US /ˌɑpɚˈtunɪti, -ˈtju-/

      UK /ˌɒpə'tju:nətɪ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Time, situation when a thing might be done; chance
      • A favorable time or occasion for doing something.
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    • out of proportion

      US /aʊt ʌv prəˈpɔrʃən/

      UK /aut ɔv prəˈpɔ:ʃən/

      • Adjective
      • Exaggerated or inappropriate in scale or degree.
      • Too large or small in relation to something else; excessive.
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    • plenty

      US /ˈplɛnti/

      UK /'plentɪ/

      • Pronoun
      • When there is not too little of something; a lot
      • Uncountable Noun
      • A large or sufficient amount or quantity; abundance.
      • A lot of something
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    • point at

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To aim (gun, etc.) at someone or something
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    • pointing at

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To aim (gun, etc.) at someone or something
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    • proportion

      US /prəˈpɔrʃən, -ˈpor-/

      UK /prəˈpɔ:ʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A part of a whole thing
      • State of balance between two or more things
      • Transitive Verb
      • To balance the size of something with another
      • To adjust or adapt so that they have the correct relationship with each other.
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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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    • scheme

      US /skim/

      UK /ski:m/

      • Noun
      • Plan (sometimes dishonest) to get or do something
      • Way something is organized, e.g. colors of a room
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To make secret plans to do something (often bad)
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    • shine down on

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To favor or bless someone or something.
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    • socket

      US /ˈsɑkɪt/

      UK /'sɒkɪt/

      • Noun
      • Area into which (e.g. a bone) will fit
      • Point in the wall to plug in an electrical device
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    • stay away

      US /ste əˈwe/

      UK /stei əˈwei/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To keep a distance from something or someone; to avoid approaching.
      • To remain absent from a place or event.
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    • surface

      US /ˈsɚfəs/

      UK /'sɜ:fɪs/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To give (road) a top layer
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To appear after being hidden, unseen, or unknown
      • To come to the top of something; emerge
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    • switch

      US /swɪtʃ/

      UK /swɪtʃ/

      • Noun
      • A change or shift from one method to another
      • Thing you move to turn electrical items on or off
      • Transitive Verb
      • To exchange or replace something for another thing
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    • table lamp

      US

      UK

      • Countable Noun
      • A portable electric lamp with a base for standing on a table or other surface.
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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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    • uncomfortable

      US /ʌnˈkʌmfətəbəl, -ˈkʌmftə-/

      UK /ʌnˈkʌmftəbl/

      • Adjective
      • Not being relaxed; worried about something
      • Causing or feeling slight pain or physical unease.
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    • vary

      US /ˈveri/

      UK /ˈveəri/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To change something and make it different
      • To be changeable, both up and down
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    • work in

      US /wɚk ɪn/

      UK /wə:k in/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To make an opening for something in your schedule
      • To fit person/thing into a schedule or sequence
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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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