Vocabulary

  • have to: Must do
  • clock in: To record the time of one's arrival at work, typically using a time clock.
  • around the clock: All day and all night; continuously.
  • with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
  • home in: Move or direct toward a specific target or goal.
  • feel like: To have a desire or inclination for something.
  • turn on
  • for myself: Done for one's own benefit or use.
  • figure out: To understand the behavior of someone
  • instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
  • figure: To appear in a game, play or event
  • illusion: Idea, image or impression that is not correct
  • positive: Showing agreement or support for something
  • develop: To explain something in steps and in detail
  • research: To study in order to discover new ideas and facts
  • explore: To examine something in detail to learn about it
  • influence: To affect or change something indirectly
  • bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
  • lack: To not have, or not have enough, of something
  • sensitive: Taking offense easily; easily upset or hurt
  • edge: An advantage you have over others
  • passion: Powerful, positive excitement and interest
  • effect: An advantage, benefit
  • complete: To finish or reach the end of doing something
  • create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
  • mass: Religious ceremony in some Christian churches
  • honest: Good, truthful, sincere, or faithful; trustworthy
  • trade: A specific industry, e.g. shoe making
  • press: Machine using pressure to shape, flatten, squeeze
  • produce: Fresh foods such as fruits and vegetables
  • prison: Place the court puts criminals as punishment; jail
  • bottom: The part of your body you sit on
  • lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
  • transform: To change the shape completely in a good way
  • important: Having power or authority
  • sharp: Person's name
  • simple: Not hard to understand or do; not complex
  • blur: To make something unclear or out of focus
  • natural: Being as one would expect; being usual or normal
  • great: Very good; better than before
  • turn: To become (a particular age)
  • behave: To act correctly
  • set: Prepared for something; ready
  • grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
  • childhood: The time when you are a child
  • fascinate: To attract or interest greatly
  • lamp: Device to produce light, using electricity/oil/gas
  • lab: Short for 'laboratory'
  • sophistication: Worldliness; experience; stylish taste
  • recreate: To make a past situation exist again
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    • around the clock

      US /əˈraʊnd ði klɑk/

      UK /əˈraund ðə klɔk/

      • Phrase
      • All day and all night; continuously.
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    • behave

      US /bɪˈhev/

      UK /bɪˈheɪv/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To act correctly
      • To act in a particular way
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To cause (oneself) to act in a specific way
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    • blur

      US /blɚ/

      UK /blɜ:(r)/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To make something unclear or out of focus
      • To dull the distinction between things
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    • bottom

      US /ˈbɑtəm/

      UK /'bɒtəm/

      • Noun
      • The part of your body you sit on
      • Lowest position, often in a company or contest
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To hit the lowest part of something
      • To provide with a bottom.
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    • childhood

      US /ˈtʃaɪldˌhʊd/

      UK /ˈtʃaɪldhʊd/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • The time when you are a child
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    • clock in

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To record the time of one's arrival at work, typically using a time clock.
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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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    • explore

      US /ɪkˈsplɔr/

      UK /ɪk'splɔ:(r)/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To examine something in detail to learn about it
      • To travel to a place to discover more about it
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    • fascinate

      US /ˈfæsəˌnet/

      UK /'fæsɪneɪt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To attract or interest greatly
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    • feel like

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      UK

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To have a desire or inclination for something.
      • To have a particular quality or sensation; resemble.
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    • figure out

      US /ˈfɪɡjɚ aʊt/

      UK /ˈfiɡə aut/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To understand the behavior of someone
      • To think through logically to find a solution
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To understand or find an answer to something.
      • To find a solution to a problem or understand something.
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    • for myself

      US /fɚ maɪˈsɛlf/

      UK /fə maɪˈself/

      • other
      • Done for one's own benefit or use.
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    • have to

      US /hæv tu/

      UK /ˈhæv tə/

      • Auxiliary Verb
      • Must do
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    • home in

      US /ˈhoʊm ɪn/

      UK /ˈhəum ɪn/

      • other
      • Move or direct toward a specific target or goal.
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    • honest

      US /ˈɑnɪst/

      UK /ˈɒnɪst/

      • Adjective
      • Good, truthful, sincere, or faithful; trustworthy
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    • illusion

      US /ɪˈluʒən/

      UK /ɪ'lu:ʒn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Idea, image or impression that is not correct
      • Something that deceives by producing a false or misleading impression of reality.
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    • influence

      US / ˈɪnfluəns/

      UK /'ɪnflʊəns/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To affect or change something indirectly
      • To persuade someone to do something.
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • The power to affect what happens, to persuade etc.
      • A person or thing that affects someone or something in an important way.
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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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    • lab

      US /læb/

      UK /læb/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Short for 'laboratory'
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    • lack

      US /læk/

      UK /læk/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To not have, or not have enough, of something
      • Uncountable Noun
      • The state of not having or not having enough of
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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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    • mass

      US /mæs/

      UK /mæs/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Religious ceremony in some Christian churches
      • Large amount or number of something
      • Transitive Verb
      • To gather people or things into a large group
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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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    • positive

      US /ˈpɑzɪtɪv/

      UK /ˈpɒzətɪv/

      • Adjective
      • Showing agreement or support for something
      • Being sure about something; knowing the truth
      • Noun
      • A photograph in which light areas are light and dark areas are dark
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    • press

      US /prɛs/

      UK /pres/

      • Noun
      • Machine using pressure to shape, flatten, squeeze
      • General term for TV, radio, newspapers
      • Transitive Verb
      • To make clothes smooth using a heated iron; iron
      • To repeatedly ask someone to do something
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    • prison

      US /ˈprɪzən/

      UK /'prɪzn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Place the court puts criminals as punishment; jail
      • A state of confinement or captivity.
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    • recreate

      US /ˌri:krɪ'eɪt/

      UK /ˌri:kriˈeɪt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To make a past situation exist again
      • To refresh or renew, especially after fatigue.
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    • research

      US /rɪˈsɚtʃ, ˈriˌsɚtʃ/

      UK /rɪ'sɜ:tʃ/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To study in order to discover new ideas and facts
      • To study the market relating to marketing products and services.
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Study done to discover new ideas and facts
      • A particular area or topic of study.
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    • sensitive

      US /ˈsɛnsɪtɪv/

      UK /'sensətɪv/

      • Adjective
      • Taking offense easily; easily upset or hurt
      • (Private information) needing careful treatment
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    • sharp

      US /ʃɑrp/

      UK /ʃɑ:p/

      • Proper Noun
      • Person's name
      • Adjective
      • Being very clear and easy to see
      • (Of clothes) nicely or stylishly
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    • sophistication

      US /səˌfɪstɪˈkeɪʃn/

      UK /səˌfɪstɪˈkeɪʃn/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Worldliness; experience; stylish taste
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    • trade

      US /treid/

      UK /treɪd/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A specific industry, e.g. shoe making
      • Action of buying and selling things in business
      • Transitive Verb
      • To buy, sell and exchange goods in business
      • To give something in return for something else
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    • transform

      US /trænsˈfɔrm/

      UK /træns'fɔ:m/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To change the shape completely in a good way
      • To convert from one form or substance into another.
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    • turn on

      US /tɚn ɑn/

      UK /tə:n ɔn/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To cause someone to be interested or excited
      • Transitive Verb
      • To activate or switch on a device or appliance.
      • To suddenly attack or criticize someone.
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    • with it

      US /wɪð ɪt/

      UK /wið it/

      • Adjective
      • Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
      • Understanding and knowledgeable about current trends or information.
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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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