Vocabulary

  • have to: Must do
  • look back: To think about past events
  • tv show: A television program.
  • talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
  • for better or worse: Regardless of the good or bad consequences of an action or situation.
  • deal with
  • back then: At that time in the past.
  • drum up: To try to get support or interest from people for something.
  • go through with: To complete a promise or plan that is difficult
  • through with: Having had enough (of trouble); wanting to stop
  • with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
  • run back: To come back
  • analogous to: Comparable in certain respects, typically in a way that clarifies the nature of the things compared.
  • pump up: To inflate something with air using a pump.
  • run to: To have enough money; be able to pay; afford
  • stand behind: To support or defend someone or something.
  • lead to: To result in some action
  • in ways: In a manner or by methods that.
  • stand by: To keep to an agreement
  • going on: To continue doing something
  • right in front: Directly ahead; in a position immediately before someone or something.
  • of course: Sure ; Certainly
  • run away from: To run somewhere, e.g. to escape from something
  • think about: To consider something carefully.
  • all the things: Everything; all items or aspects
  • thanks to: Because of; as a result of.
  • down memory lane: A nostalgic journey into the past, recalling pleasant memories.
  • instinct: Natural way of thinking; intuition
  • pattern: Model to follow in making or doing something
  • term: Conditions applying to an agreement, contract
  • expect: To believe something is probably going to happen
  • crap: Impolite way of saying something is not good; Faeces
  • strike: To hit something
  • reality: What is true, as opposed to what is imagined
  • brand: A mark burned on an animal to show who owns it
  • crowd: To force too many things, people into
  • recognition: Accepting that something is true or that it exists
  • anticipate: To expect or look ahead to something positively
  • chase: Act of going after someone to catch them
  • clip: A metal holder used for keeping things together
  • anchor: Metal hook on a rope used to stop boats moving
  • flirt: To behave playfully to arouse romantic interest
  • culture: Beliefs and customs of a particular group
  • entertain: To receive someone as a guest
  • president: Person in charge of a country, or organization
  • partially: In part; in some degree; not wholly
  • pure: Not mixed with anything else
  • election: Process of choosing someone by voting
  • interview: To formally ask questions about a given topic
  • language: Words or signs used to communicate messages
  • mirror: Thing with glass surface used to look at yourself
  • stand: To be a candidate in an election
  • speech: A formal talk to an audience
  • precedent: A similar action happening before now
  • worse: Comparative of 'bad'; more bad
  • great: Very good; better than before
  • remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
  • tsunami: Huge sea wave often caused by an earthquake
  • usher: One who leads you to your seat, as in a theater
  • pump: To make liquid or gas flow in a particular direction
  • announcement: Act of informing people about something publicly
  • caution: Quality of being cautious; avoiding risk, danger
  • quaint: Appealing and attractive in an outdated way
  • jealousy: Unhappy feeling of wanting what someone else has
  • cover: To record a different version of another song
  • ride: Machine at an amusement park for riding on for fun
  • bush: A wooden plant that is smaller than a tree
  • escalator: Moving electrical stairway in public buildings
  • ramble: To talk or write in an apparently purposeless way
  • degrade: To reduce in amount or strength
  • capability: Means, ability, or potential to do something
  • vividly: In a strongly, bright, lively or colorful manner
  • presidency: Fact or period of time of being a president
  • happen: To take place or occur
  • spotlight: Lamp that produces a strong beam of light
  • hear: To be aware of sound; to perceive with the ear
  • answer: To reply to a question someone asks
  • people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
  • acceleration: Increase in the speed or rate of something
  • dead: Not alive
  • presidential: Concerning the president
  • republican: Supporter of the conservative US political party
  • publicity: Attention given to person/thing by news/radio/TV
  • politic: Careful what you say; diplomatic
  • chimpanzee: Animal similar to a monkey but without a tail
  • howl: To cry or wail loudly
  • populism: Naive political doctrine typical of common people
  • analogous: Similar and comparable to
  • latino: Person with a Spanish-speaking background
  • reelect: To vote someone back to office or position
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    • acceleration

      US /ækˌsɛləˈreʃən/

      UK /əkˌseləˈreɪʃn/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Increase in the speed or rate of something
      • The rate at which the speed of something increases.
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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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    • analogous

      US /əˈnæləɡəs/

      UK /əˈnæləgəs/

      • Adjective
      • Similar and comparable to
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    • analogous to

      US

      UK

      • Adjective
      • Comparable in certain respects, typically in a way that clarifies the nature of the things compared.
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    • anchor

      US /ˈæŋkɚ/

      UK /'æŋkə(r)/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Metal hook on a rope used to stop boats moving
      • Person who presents a news program on TV
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To lower an anchor to hold a boat or ship in place
      • To secure firmly or fixedly; to moor.
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    • announcement

      US /əˈnaʊnsmənt/

      UK /əˈnaʊnsmənt/

      • Noun
      • Act of informing people about something publicly
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    • anticipate

      US /ænˈtɪsəˌpet/

      UK /æn'tɪsɪpeɪt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To expect or look ahead to something positively
      • To be aware of something that might happen
      B1TOEIC
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    • back then

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • At that time in the past.
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    • brand

      US /brænd/

      UK /brænd/

      • Noun
      • A mark burned on an animal to show who owns it
      • Product made or designed by a named company
      • Transitive Verb
      • To burn a mark on an animal to show who owns it
      • To describe someone as a liar, coward, etc.
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    • bush

      US /bʊʃ/

      UK /bʊʃ/

      • Noun
      • A wooden plant that is smaller than a tree
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    • capability

      US /ˌkeɪpə'bɪləti/

      UK /ˌkeɪpəˈbɪləti/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Means, ability, or potential to do something
      • The potential or capacity for future development or achievement.
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    • caution

      US /ˈkɔʃən/

      UK /'kɔ:ʃn/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Quality of being cautious; avoiding risk, danger
      • Warning given by police for breaking traffic rules
      • Transitive Verb
      • To give someone a warning about a possible danger
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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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    • chimpanzee

      US /ˌtʃɪmpænˈzi,-pən-,tʃɪmˈpænzi/

      UK /ˌtʃɪmpæn'zi:/

      • Countable Noun
      • Animal similar to a monkey but without a tail
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    • clip

      US /klɪp/

      UK /klɪp/

      • Countable Noun
      • A metal holder used for keeping things together
      • Brief part of a television show or movie
      • Transitive Verb
      • To attach things together using a metal pin
      • To cut a small section or piece out from something
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    • crowd

      US /kraʊd/

      UK /kraʊd/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To force too many things, people into
      • (Lots of people) to meet together in one place
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Large group of people together in one place
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    • culture

      US /ˈkʌltʃɚ/

      UK /'kʌltʃə(r)/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Beliefs and customs of a particular group
      • The customs, beliefs, art, and all the other things that a group of people share and consider important.
      • Transitive Verb
      • To grow cells, tissues, bacteria, etc. in a controlled environment.
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    • deal with

      US /dil wɪð/

      UK /di:l wið/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To buy or sell goods or services.
      • Phrasal Verb
      • To take action to solve a problem or manage a situation.
      • To be about; concern.
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    • degrade

      US /dɪˈɡred/

      UK /dɪ'ɡreɪd/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To reduce in amount or strength
      B2
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    • down memory lane

      US

      UK

      • Idiom
      • A nostalgic journey into the past, recalling pleasant memories.
      B2
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    • drum up

      US /drʌm ʌp/

      UK /drʌm ʌp/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To try to get support or interest from people for something.
      A2
      More
    • election

      US /ɪˈlɛkʃən/

      UK /ɪ'lekʃn/

      • Noun
      • Process of choosing someone by voting
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    • entertain

      US /ˌentərˈteɪn/

      UK /ˌentəˈteɪn/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To receive someone as a guest
      • To provide amusement (e.g. by singing, dancing)
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    • escalator

      US /ˈɛskəˌletɚ/

      UK /ˈeskəleɪtə(r)/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Moving electrical stairway in public buildings
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To increase or rise; to intensify.
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    • flirt

      US /flɚt/

      UK /flɜ:t/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To behave playfully to arouse romantic interest
      • Noun
      • A person who habitually trifles with the affections of others; a coquette.
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    • for better or worse

      US /fɚ ˈbɛtɚ ər wɝs/

      UK /fə ˈbetə ɔ: wɜ:s/

      • other
      • Regardless of the good or bad consequences of an action or situation.
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    • go through with

      US /ɡo θru wɪð/

      UK /ɡəu θru: wið/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To complete a promise or plan that is difficult
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    • going on

      US /ˈɡoɪŋ ɑn/

      UK /ˈgəʊɪŋ ɔn/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To continue doing something
      • To happen (usually negative)
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    • have to

      US /hæv tu/

      UK /ˈhæv tə/

      • Auxiliary Verb
      • Must do
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    • howl

      US /haʊl/

      UK /haʊl/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To cry or wail loudly
      B2
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    • in ways

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • In a manner or by methods that.
      • In certain respects or aspects.
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    • instinct

      US /ˈɪnˌstɪŋkt/

      UK /'ɪnstɪŋkt/

      • Noun
      • Natural way of thinking; intuition
      • Natural way (person or animal) thinks, behaves
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    • interview

      US /ˈɪntɚˌvju/

      UK /'ɪntəvju:/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To formally ask questions about a given topic
      • Noun
      • Meeting to ask questions to get information
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    • jealousy

      US /ˈdʒɛləsi/

      UK /ˈdʒeləsi/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Unhappy feeling of wanting what someone else has
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    • latino

      US /læ'ti:noʊ/

      UK /læ'ti:nəʊ/

      • Noun
      • Person with a Spanish-speaking background
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    • lead to

      US /lid tu/

      UK /li:d tu:/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To result in some action
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To have something as a consequence or result.
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    • look back

      US /lʊk bæk/

      UK /luk bæk/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To think about past events
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    • mirror

      US /ˈmɪrɚ/

      UK /'mɪrə(r)/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Thing with glass surface used to look at yourself
      • An accurate impression or picture of something
      • Transitive Verb
      • To reflect (an image)
      • To have similar qualities to something else
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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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    • partially

      US /ˈpɑ:rʃəli/

      UK /ˈpɑ:ʃəli/

      • Adverb
      • In part; in some degree; not wholly
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    • pattern

      US /ˈpætən/

      UK /'pætn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Model to follow in making or doing something
      • Colors or shapes which are repeated on objects
      • Transitive Verb
      • To copy the way something else is made
      • To decorate with a pattern.
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    • politic

      US /ˈpɑlɪtɪk/

      UK /ˈpɒlətɪk/

      • Adjective
      • Careful what you say; diplomatic
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    • populism

      US /ˈpɑ:pjəlɪzəm/

      UK /ˈpɒpjəlɪzəm/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Naive political doctrine typical of common people
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    • precedent

      US /ˈprɛsɪdənt/

      UK /ˈpresɪdənt/

      • Countable Noun
      • A similar action happening before now
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    • presidency

      US /ˈprɛzɪdənsi, -ˌdɛn-/

      UK /ˈprezɪdənsi/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Fact or period of time of being a president
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    • president

      US /ˈprɛzɪdənt,-ˌdɛnt/

      UK /ˈprezɪdənt/

      • Noun
      • Person in charge of a country, or organization
      • The highest-ranking executive in a corporation or organization.
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    • presidential

      US /ˌprɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl/

      UK /ˌprezɪ'denʃl/

      • Adjective
      • Concerning the president
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    • publicity

      US /pʌˈblɪsɪti/

      UK /pʌbˈlɪsəti/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Attention given to person/thing by news/radio/TV
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    • pump

      US /pʌmp/

      UK /pʌmp/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To make liquid or gas flow in a particular direction
      • To make water/other liquid move using a machine
      • Noun
      • A device more moving liquids
      • Light woman's shoe
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    • pump up

      US /pʌmp ʌp/

      UK /pʌmp ʌp/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To inflate something with air using a pump.
      • To increase or improve something.
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    • pure

      US /pjʊr/

      UK /pjʊə(r)/

      • Adjective
      • Not mixed with anything else
      • Being morally good
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    • quaint

      US /kwent/

      UK /kweɪnt/

      • Adjective
      • Appealing and attractive in an outdated way
      B2
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    • ramble

      US /ˈræmbəl/

      UK /'ræmbl/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To talk or write in an apparently purposeless way
      • To take long walks in the countryside
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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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    • recognition

      US /ˌrɛkəɡˈnɪʃən/

      UK /ˌrekəgˈnɪʃn/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Accepting that something is true or that it exists
      • Considering something as important or special
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    • reelect

      US /ˌri:ə'lekt/

      UK /ˌri:ɪ'lekt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To vote someone back to office or position
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    • republican

      US /rɪˈpʌblɪkən/

      UK /rɪˈpʌblɪkən/

      • Countable Noun
      • Supporter of the conservative US political party
      • Adjective
      • Of a republic; not favoring a monarchy
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    • right in front

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Directly ahead; in a position immediately before someone or something.
      • In a position where something is easily visible or obvious.
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    • run away from

      US /rʌn əˈwe frʌm/

      UK /rʌn əˈwei frɔm/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To run somewhere, e.g. to escape from something
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    • run back

      US /rʌn bæk/

      UK /rʌn bæk/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To come back
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    • run to

      US /rʌn tu/

      UK /rʌn tu:/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To have enough money; be able to pay; afford
      • To go to some place
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    • speech

      US /spitʃ/

      UK /spi:tʃ/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • A formal talk to an audience
      • Expression of ideas or opinions by talking
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    • spotlight

      US /ˈspɑ:tlaɪt/

      UK /ˈspɒtlaɪt/

      • Noun
      • Lamp that produces a strong beam of light
      • Transitive Verb
      • To highlight or put attention on something
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    • stand behind

      US /stænd bɪˈhaɪnd/

      UK /stænd biˈhaind/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To support or defend someone or something.
      • To take responsibility for something.
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    • stand by

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To keep to an agreement
      • To wait for something to happen, e.g. TV broadcast
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    • strike

      US /straɪk/

      UK /straɪk/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To hit something
      • To remove or erase.
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A punch or hit
      • Fact of not hitting the ball when playing baseball
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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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    • thanks to

      US /θæŋks tu/

      UK /θæŋks tu:/

      • Preposition
      • Because of; as a result of.
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    • think about

      US /θɪŋk əˈbaʊt/

      UK /θiŋk əˈbaut/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To consider something carefully.
      • To remember or call to mind.
      A1
      More
    • through with

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Having had enough (of trouble); wanting to stop
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    • tsunami

      US /tsʊˈnɑmi/

      UK /tsu:ˈnɑ:mi/

      • Noun
      • Huge sea wave often caused by an earthquake
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    • tv show

      US /ˈtiˈvi ʃo/

      UK /ˈti:ˈvi: ʃəu/

      • Noun
      • A television program.
      More
    • usher

      US /ˈʌʃɚ/

      UK /ˈʌʃə(r)/

      • Noun
      • One who leads you to your seat, as in a theater
      • Transitive Verb
      • To serve as a leader or guide
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    • vividly

      US /ˈvɪvɪdlɪ/

      UK /'vɪvɪdlɪ/

      • Adverb
      • In a strongly, bright, lively or colorful manner
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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.

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    • brave

      adj. Having courage

    • comfort zone

      phr. A familiar situation where one feels safe

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    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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