Vocabulary

  • of course: Sure ; Certainly
  • in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
  • in the way: Obstructing someone or something; hindering progress.
  • look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
  • in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
  • in itself: Considered alone or without reference to anything else; intrinsically.
  • move beyond: To go past or exceed a limit, boundary, or set of expectations.
  • as such: Something previously stated or understood
  • in reality: Actually; in fact; truly.
  • on the other hand : Considering a different aspect of the matter; alternatively.
  • to let: Indicates that a property is available for rent.
  • between you and me: Said to show that the information is private or confidential.
  • massive: Very big; large; too big
  • inevitable: That must happen; certain to happen
  • figure: To appear in a game, play or event
  • content: Being happy or satisfied
  • engage: To start to fight with an enemy
  • arbitrary: (Of decisions) unsupported; without any evidence
  • aesthetic: Concerning the sense of artistic beauty
  • claim: To say that something is true, often without proof.
  • curious: Wanting to know more about something
  • sentence: (Of a judge) to decide the punishment of
  • suppose: To imagine or guess what might happen
  • reality: What is true, as opposed to what is imagined
  • comment: Something you say, giving an opinion; remark
  • relationship: Connection between two or more people or things
  • abstract: Passage of text from an article or book
  • exist: To be present, alive or real
  • realistic: Looks or appears real; like things really are
  • hierarchy: Group that manages and controls an organization
  • inspire: To give someone an idea to do or make something
  • confront: To make someone, e.g. who has lied, face the truth
  • direction: When someone tells people what to do
  • refer: To talk about or write about something
  • challenge: An activity you wish to try that may be hard to do
  • vision: Ability to see; eyesight
  • evoke: To bring forth a certain feeling or memory
  • click: To work well with someone or something
  • organic: Developing naturally and without a set structure
  • mystery: Quality of being strange and not understood
  • analyze: To study carefully to find out the meaning of
  • suggest: To mention something that could be done; propose
  • slight: Small (amount, quality)
  • void: Empty feeling because nothing interests you
  • utter: To make a particular sound; speak
  • resemble: To be similar to in looks or manner
  • shatter: To break into small pieces
  • stubborn: Unwilling to give way or obey
  • channel: Long hole dug in the ground, e.g. to move water
  • batch: Amount of something that is produced at one time
  • fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
  • philosophical: Reacting calmly/reasonably if things are difficult
  • support: To give assistance or advice to someone
  • overlap: To lie over or cover a part of something else
  • language: Words or signs used to communicate messages
  • accident: Sudden unplanned event causing damage, injury etc.
  • mug: Large ceramic drinking cup with a handle
  • last: Final; with nothing following; after all others
  • land: Region or country
  • question: To ask for or try to get information
  • hide: To go to, or put a thing where it can't be found
  • hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
  • laugh: To make a happy sound when something is funny
  • linguist: Person who speaks several languages
  • obstruction: Any structure that makes progress difficult
  • cursive: Having the successive letters joined; flowing
  • botanical: Concerning plants or botany
  • peep: To look at secretly or when you shouldn't
  • cute: Attractive in a pretty or endearing way
  • schoolboy: Boy attending school
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    • abstract

      US /ˈæbˌstrækt/

      UK /'æbstrækt/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Passage of text from an article or book
      • Something that doesn't exist physically
      • Adjective
      • Concerning something that doesn't exist physically
      • Relating to abstract art.
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    • aesthetic

      US /ɛsˈθɛtɪk/

      UK /i:sˈθetɪk/

      • Adjective
      • Concerning the sense of artistic beauty
      • Relating to a particular theory or conception of beauty or art.
      • Noun
      • a guiding principle in matters of artistic beauty and taste; an underlying principle, a set of principles, or a view often manifested by outward appearances or style of behavior
      • A set of principles underlying and guiding the work of a particular artist or artistic movement.
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    • analyze

      US /ˈænəˌlaɪz/

      UK /'ænəlaɪz/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To study carefully to find out the meaning of
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    • arbitrary

      US /ˈɑrbɪˌtrɛri/

      UK /ˈɑ:bitrəri/

      • Adjective
      • (Of decisions) unsupported; without any evidence
      • Based on random choice or personal whim, rather than any reason or system.
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    • as such

      US /æz sʌtʃ/

      UK /æz sʌtʃ/

      • Pronoun
      • Something previously stated or understood
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    • batch

      US /bætʃ/

      UK /bætʃ/

      • Countable Noun
      • Amount of something that is produced at one time
      • A group of things made or done together
      • Transitive Verb
      • To combine or arrange together into a group
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    • between you and me

      US /bɪˈtwin ju ənd mi/

      UK /bɪˈtwi:n ju: ənd mi:/

      • other
      • Said to show that the information is private or confidential.
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    • botanical

      US /bəˈtænɪkəl/

      UK /bəˈtænɪkl/

      • Adjective
      • Concerning plants or botany
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    • challenge

      US /ˈtʃæləndʒ/

      UK /'tʃælɪndʒ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • An activity you wish to try that may be hard to do
      • Act of formally inviting someone to compete
      • Transitive Verb
      • To formally invite someone to compete at something
      • To question the correctness of something
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    • channel

      US /ˈtʃænəl/

      UK /'tʃænl/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Long hole dug in the ground, e.g. to move water
      • TV or radio station or its programs
      • Transitive Verb
      • To dig a long hole for carrying water
      • To send (e.g. money) to a certain place or person
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    • claim

      US /klem/

      UK /kleɪm/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • To say that something is true, often without proof.
      • A statement that something is true.
      • Transitive Verb
      • To demand or ask for something that you believe is rightfully yours.
      • To take or cause the loss of (e.g., a life, property).
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    • comment

      US /ˈkɑmɛnt/

      UK /'kɒment/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Something you say, giving an opinion; remark
      • An explanatory note in a computer program.
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To say something that gives your opinion
      • To add explanatory notes to a computer program.
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    • confront

      US /kənˈfrʌnt/

      UK /kən'frʌnt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To make someone, e.g. who has lied, face the truth
      • (Of problem) to face someone who must deal with it
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    • content

      US /ˈkɑnˌtɛnt/

      UK /'kɒntent/

      • Adjective
      • Being happy or satisfied
      • In a state of peaceful happiness.
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Information in something, e.g. book or computer
      • The subject matter of a book, speech, etc.
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    • curious

      US /ˈkjʊriəs/

      UK /ˈkjʊəriəs/

      • Adjective
      • Wanting to know more about something
      • Attracting interest by being strange or unusual
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    • cursive

      US /ˈkɜ:rsɪv/

      UK /ˈkɜ:sɪv/

      • Adjective
      • Having the successive letters joined; flowing
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    • cute

      US /kjut/

      UK /kju:t/

      • Adjective
      • Attractive in a pretty or endearing way
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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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    • engage

      US /ɪn'gedʒ/

      UK /ɪn'ɡeɪdʒ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To start to fight with an enemy
      • To hire someone for a task or job
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    • evoke

      US /ɪˈvok/

      UK /ɪ'vəʊk/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To bring forth a certain feeling or memory
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    • hierarchy

      US /ˈhaɪəˌrɑrki, ˈhaɪˌrɑr-/

      UK /'haɪərɑ:kɪ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Group that manages and controls an organization
      • A system for organizing according to importance
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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 itself

      US /ɪn ɪtˈsɛlf/

      UK /in itˈself/

      • Phrase
      • Considered alone or without reference to anything else; intrinsically.
      • Essentially; by its very nature.
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    • in reality

      US /ɪn riˈælɪti/

      UK /in riˈæliti/

      • Phrase
      • Actually; in fact; truly.
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    • in the way

      US /ɪn ði we/

      UK /in ðə wei/

      • Phrase
      • Obstructing someone or something; hindering progress.
      • Stored or placed so as to be available or ready when needed.
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    • in the world

      US /ɪn ði wɜrld/

      UK /in ðə wɜː(r)ld/

      • Phrase
      • Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
      • Used to indicate the extent or degree of something, often in a superlative sense.
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    • inevitable

      US /ɪnˈɛvɪtəbəl/

      UK /ɪnˈevɪtəbl/

      • Adjective
      • That must happen; certain to happen
      • Sure to occur or happen
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A situation that is unavoidable
      • Things that cannot be avoided
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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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    • linguist

      US /ˈlɪŋɡwɪst/

      UK /ˈlɪŋgwɪst/

      • Noun
      • Person who speaks several languages
      • Person who studies or teaches linguistics
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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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    • massive

      US /ˈmæsɪv/

      UK /ˈmæsɪv/

      • Adjective
      • Very big; large; too big
      • Large or imposing in scale or scope.
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    • move beyond

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To go past or exceed a limit, boundary, or set of expectations.
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    • mug

      US /mʌɡ/

      UK /mʌɡ/

      • Countable Noun
      • Large ceramic drinking cup with a handle
      • Transitive Verb
      • To attack someone to rob them
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    • mystery

      US /ˈmɪstəri/

      UK /ˈmɪstri/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Quality of being strange and not understood
      • Book, play, or film about solving a strange crime
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    • obstruction

      US /əbˈstrʌkʃən, ɑb-/

      UK /əbˈstrʌkʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Any structure that makes progress difficult
      • Something that blocks a road or passage.
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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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    • on the other hand

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      UK

      • Phrase
      • Considering a different aspect of the matter; alternatively.
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    • organic

      US /ɔrˈɡænɪk/

      UK /ɔ:ˈgænɪk/

      • Adjective
      • Developing naturally and without a set structure
      • Concerning food made with few or no chemicals
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    • overlap

      US /ˌoʊvərˈlæp/

      UK /ˌəʊvəˈlæp/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To lie over or cover a part of something else
      • To happen at the same time as another event
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Amount shared in the same space, form, idea
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    • peep

      US /pip/

      UK /pi:p/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To look at secretly or when you shouldn't
      • Noun
      • Word or sound (used in the negative, etc.)
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    • philosophical

      US /ˌfɪləˈsɑ:fɪkl/

      UK /ˌfɪləˈsɒfɪkl/

      • Adjective
      • Reacting calmly/reasonably if things are difficult
      • Concerning philosophy
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    • realistic

      US /ˌriəˈlɪstɪk/

      UK /ˌri:əˈlɪstɪk/

      • Adjective
      • Looks or appears real; like things really are
      • Having or showing a practical awareness of things as they are
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    • reality

      US /riˈælɪti/

      UK /rɪ'ælətɪ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • What is true, as opposed to what is imagined
      • The state of things as they actually exist, rather than as they may appear or might be imagined.
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    • refer

      US /rɪˈfɚ/

      UK /rɪ'fɜ:(r)/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To talk about or write about something
      • To give information about something
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    • relationship

      US /rɪˈleʃənˌʃɪp/

      UK /rɪˈleɪʃnʃɪp/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Connection between two or more people or things
      • Way people interact or live with each other
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    • resemble

      US /rɪˈzɛmbəl/

      UK /rɪˈzembl/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To be similar to in looks or manner
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    • schoolboy

      US /ˈskulˌbɔɪ/

      UK /ˈsku:lbɔɪ/

      • Countable Noun
      • Boy attending school
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    • shatter

      US /ˈʃætɚ/

      UK /'ʃætə(r)/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To break into small pieces
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    • slight

      US /slaɪt/

      UK /slaɪt/

      • Adjective
      • Small (amount, quality)
      • Appearing thin, delicate and physically weak
      • Transitive Verb
      • To ignore or treat rudely and with no respect
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    • stubborn

      US /ˈstʌbən/

      UK /'stʌbən/

      • Adjective
      • Unwilling to give way or obey
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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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    • to let

      US /tu lɛt/

      UK /tu let/

      • Preposition
      • Indicates that a property is available for rent.
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    • utter

      US /ˈʌtɚ/

      UK /'ʌtə(r)/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To make a particular sound; speak
      • Adjective
      • Being complete or total
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    • vision

      US /ˈvɪʒən/

      UK /'vɪʒn/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Ability to see; eyesight
      • Something you see in your imagination or dreams
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    • void

      US /vɔɪd/

      UK /vɔɪd/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Empty feeling because nothing interests you
      • Noun
      • Empty space; empty place
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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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