Vocabulary

  • know about: To have information or understanding of a subject or situation.
  • blow up: To suddenly become angry
  • with regards to: Concerning; relating to; about.
  • factor in: To include something as an important element when making a decision or calculation.
  • contrary to: In opposition to; against.
  • threat to: A person or thing likely to cause damage or danger.
  • come from: To have as your native country or city
  • of course: Sure ; Certainly
  • out there: In or to a place that is far away
  • under the influence: Affected by alcohol or drugs to the extent that mental and physical control is markedly diminished.
  • look alike: To have a similar appearance; resemble each other.
  • instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
  • get out of: To leave or escape responsibilities, troubles
  • out of it: Unconscious or not completely alert; dazed or confused.
  • look for: To try to find a thing or person that is lost
  • for now: Temporarily; for the present time.
  • have to: Must do
  • at once: Immediately; without delay
  • warm up: To gently exercise muscles before doing sport
  • in other words: Stating something in a different way, often to make it clearer or more understandable.
  • light on: To illuminate something.
  • back into: To drive a vehicle backwards into a space or area.
  • build out: To expand or develop something, such as a business or system.
  • for example: As an illustration or instance.
  • family members: People related by blood, marriage, or adoption.
  • much about: A lot of information or knowledge concerning something.
  • episode: One separate event in a series of events
  • sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
  • matter: To be of great importance; to count
  • interact: To talk or do things with each other
  • current: Electricity flowing through wires
  • version: Different way that someone interprets something
  • explore: To examine something in detail to learn about it
  • theory: Ideas or principles that explain facts or events
  • gravity: (Of a situation) extreme seriousness
  • volatile: Able to easily become a gas at a low temperature
  • confront: To make someone, e.g. who has lied, face the truth
  • universe: All of space that contains planets and stars
  • accumulate: To gather or acquire so that you have more of it
  • explain: To make clear or easy to understand by describing
  • attention: Taking notice of someone or something
  • charge: To run quickly toward someone to attack them
  • parallel: To be equal to, or like, something else
  • security: Department in a company in charge of protection
  • release: To free someone from a responsibility or burden
  • extra: More than necessary; additional
  • identical: The same in every way
  • blow: To move something using air
  • crew: Organized group of workers (e.g. on a ship)
  • equal: Same in shape, size, or number
  • standard: Official unit of measuring something
  • relate: To demonstrate a logical relationship between
  • produce: Fresh foods such as fruits and vegetables
  • energy: Physical or mental strength
  • collision: Act of crashing into someone or something else
  • normal: Standard or regular way of doing something
  • frequency: Number of repetitions of (radio or sound) wave
  • census: Survey to collect data about people in an area
  • asteroid: Very small planets that move around the sun
  • decay: To be slowly destroyed by natural processes; rot
  • storm: To act violently or angrily
  • explode: To express an emotion in a sudden and loud way
  • particle: Adverb or preposition that joins with a verb
  • hydrogen: Lightest of all chemical elements
  • alternate: To follow one thing after another repeatedly
  • mythical: Based on beliefs unsupported by facts
  • difference: A thing or issue that people do not agree about
  • fictional: Including people and events that are not real
  • reproduce: To make a copy of something
  • affirmative: Saying 'yes'; confirming; agreeing to
  • compose: To calm yourself after being angry or upset
  • understand: To know the meaning of language, what someone says
  • captive: Person caught and held against their will
  • inconsistency: State of being inconsistent
  • nature: Person's character or particular way of behaving
  • light: To cause something to burn; put a burning match to
  • anti: A prefix meaning 'against' or 'opposed'
  • meet: To provide something that is necessary
  • briefing: To give information and instructions in a meeting
  • mine: That thing that belongs to me
  • study: To focus on learning something usually at school
  • radioactive: Emitting harmful energy from nuclear activity
  • ship: Large boat
  • annihilate: To completely destroy, or get rid of, by force
  • annihilation: Total destruction
  • copyright: Legal right to own and distribute a creative work
  • antimatter: Matter consisting of elementary antiparticles
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    • accumulate

      US /əˈkjumjəˌlet/

      UK /əˈkju:mjəleɪt/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To gather or acquire so that you have more of it
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    • affirmative

      US /əˈfɜ:rmətɪv/

      UK /əˈfɜ:mətɪv/

      • Adjective
      • Saying 'yes'; confirming; agreeing to
      • Noun
      • A statement or answer that expresses agreement or consent.
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    • alternate

      US /ˈɔ:ltərnət/

      UK /ɔ:lˈtɜ:nət/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To follow one thing after another repeatedly
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    • annihilate

      US /əˈnaɪəˌlet/

      UK /ə'naɪəleɪt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To completely destroy, or get rid of, by force
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    • annihilation

      US /əˌnaɪəˈleʃən/

      UK /əˌnaɪə'leɪʃn/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Total destruction
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    • anti

      US /ˈæntaɪ, -ti/

      UK /'æntɪ/

      • Adjective
      • A prefix meaning 'against' or 'opposed'
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    • antimatter

      US /ˈæntɪˌmætɚ, ˈæntaɪ-/

      UK /ˈæntimætə(r)/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Matter consisting of elementary antiparticles
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    • asteroid

      US /ˈæstəˌrɔɪd/

      UK /ˈæstərɔɪd/

      • Noun
      • Very small planets that move around the sun
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    • at once

      US /æt wʌns/

      UK /æt wʌns/

      • Adverb
      • Immediately; without delay
      • At the same time; simultaneously
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    • attention

      US /əˈtɛnʃən/

      UK /əˈtenʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Taking notice of someone or something
      • Noun
      • (Soldiers) Standing with straight backs
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    • back into

      US /bæk ˈɪntu/

      UK /bæk ˈɪntuː/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To drive a vehicle backwards into a space or area.
      • To accidentally collide with something while moving backwards.
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    • blow

      US /blo/

      UK /bləʊ/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To move something using air
      • To make air come quickly out of your mouth
      • Noun
      • Something that causes you difficulty or sadness
      • Act of making air come out of your mouth
      A2
      More
    • blow up

      US /blo ʌp/

      UK /bləu ʌp/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To suddenly become angry
      • To put air in something, e.g. a tire or balloon
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To explode; to be destroyed by an explosion.
      A2
      More
    • briefing

      US /ˈbrifɪŋ/

      UK /ˈbri:fɪŋ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To give information and instructions in a meeting
      • Noun
      • Giving information and instructions for a meeting
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    • build out

      US /bɪld aʊt/

      UK /bild aut/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To expand or develop something, such as a business or system.
      • To construct or develop infrastructure, often related to technology or networks.
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    • captive

      US /ˈkæptɪv/

      UK /ˈkæptɪv/

      • Noun
      • Person caught and held against their will
      • Adjective
      • Unable to leave and forced to stay and listen
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    • census

      US /ˈsɛnsəs/

      UK /ˈsensəs/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Survey to collect data about people in an area
      B2
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    • charge

      US /tʃɑrdʒ/

      UK /tʃɑ:dʒ/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To run quickly toward someone to attack them
      • To ask for money as a price for a service or goods
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • An attack by running quickly toward someone
      • A price for a service or goods
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    • collision

      US /kəˈlɪʒən/

      UK /kəˈlɪʒn/

      • Noun
      • Act of crashing into someone or something else
      • A clash of opposing ideas or interests.
      B2
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    • come from

      US /kʌm frʌm/

      UK /kʌm frɔm/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To have as your native country or city
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    • compose

      US /kəmˈpoʊz/

      UK /kəmˈpəʊz/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To calm yourself after being angry or upset
      • To write an essay, article, poem, music etc.
      B1
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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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    • contrary to

      US /ˈkɑnˌtrɛri tu/

      UK /ˈkɔntrəri tu:/

      • Preposition
      • In opposition to; against.
      • Differing from; not in agreement with.
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    • copyright

      US /ˈkɑpiˌraɪt/

      UK /'kɒpɪraɪt/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Legal right to own and distribute a creative work
      • Transitive Verb
      • To obtain the legal right to own a creative work
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    • crew

      US /kru/

      UK /kru:/

      • Countable Noun
      • Organized group of workers (e.g. on a ship)
      • Skilled group of people working together on a task
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To work as part of a crew.
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    • current

      US /ˈkɚrənt, ˈkʌr-/

      UK /'kʌrənt/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Electricity flowing through wires
      • Movement of water in a river, or air in the sky
      • Adjective
      • Happening or being in the present time
      • In general use or accepted by most people.
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    • decay

      US /dɪˈke/

      UK /dɪˈkeɪ/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To be slowly destroyed by natural processes; rot
      • To lose health or strength
      • Uncountable Noun
      • Slow loss of physical or mental health
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    • energy

      US /ˈɛnədʒi/

      UK /'enədʒɪ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Physical or mental strength
      • Enthusiasm and determination.
      A2
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    • episode

      US /ˈɛpɪˌsod/

      UK /'epɪsəʊd/

      • Noun
      • One separate event in a series of events
      • Show which is part of a larger story
      B1TOEIC
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    • explode

      US /ɪkˈsplod/

      UK /ɪk'spləʊd/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To express an emotion in a sudden and loud way
      • To increase in number or amount very quickly
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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
      A2TOEIC
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    • extra

      US /'ekstrə/

      UK /'ekstrə/

      • Adjective
      • More than necessary; additional
      • Of especially good quality or grade.
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Items more than you need; additional items
      • Person who has a small part in a movie
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    • factor in

      US /ˈfæktɚ ɪn/

      UK /ˈfæktə in/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To include something as an important element when making a decision or calculation.
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    • family members

      US

      UK

      • Noun (plural)
      • People related by blood, marriage, or adoption.
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    • fictional

      US / ˈfɪkʃənl:/

      UK /ˈfɪkʃənl/

      • Adjective
      • Including people and events that are not real
      B1
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    • for example

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • As an illustration or instance.
      More
    • for now

      US /fɔr naʊ/

      UK /fɔ: nau/

      • Phrase
      • Temporarily; for the present time.
      • In the short term; for the immediate future.
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    • frequency

      US /ˈfrikwənsi/

      UK /'fri:kwənsɪ/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Number of repetitions of (radio or sound) wave
      • How often something happens
      B1TOEIC
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    • get out of

      US /ɡɛt aʊt ʌv/

      UK /ɡet aut ɔv/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To leave or escape responsibilities, troubles
      • To leave a small, enclosed vehicle
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    • gravity

      US /ˈɡrævɪti/

      UK /ˈgrævəti/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • (Of a situation) extreme seriousness
      • Force making things fall towards the ground
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    • have to

      US /hæv tu/

      UK /ˈhæv tə/

      • Auxiliary Verb
      • Must do
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    • hydrogen

      US /ˈhaɪdrədʒən/

      UK /ˈhaɪdrədʒən/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Lightest of all chemical elements
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    • identical

      US /aɪˈdɛntɪkəl/

      UK /aɪˈdentɪkl/

      • Adjective
      • The same in every way
      • Satisfied by all values of the variables involved.
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    • in other words

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Stating something in a different way, often to make it clearer or more understandable.
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    • inconsistency

      US /ˌɪnkənˈsɪstənsi/

      UK /ˌɪnkən'sɪstənsɪ/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • State of being inconsistent
      • An instance of being inconsistent; an act or statement that contradicts another.
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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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    • interact

      US /ˌɪntɚˈækt/

      UK /ˌɪntər'ækt/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To talk or do things with each other
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    • know about

      US /noʊ əˈbaʊt/

      UK /nəʊ əˈbaut/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To have information or understanding of a subject or situation.
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    • light on

      US /laɪt ɑn/

      UK /lait ɔn/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To illuminate something.
      • To discover something unexpectedly.
      • Adjective
      • Gentle or delicate in the use of something.
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    • look alike

      US

      UK

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To have a similar appearance; resemble each other.
      • Countable Noun
      • A person who closely resembles another, especially a celebrity.
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    • look for

      US /lʊk fɔr/

      UK /luk fɔ:/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To try to find a thing or person that is lost
      • To expect or anticipate something.
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    • much about

      US /mʌtʃ əˈbaʊt/

      UK /mʌtʃ əˈbaut/

      • Phrase
      • A lot of information or knowledge concerning something.
      • To a great extent or degree regarding something; caring.
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    • mythical

      US /ˈmɪθɪkəl/

      UK /ˈmɪθɪkl/

      • Adjective
      • Based on beliefs unsupported by facts
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    • of course

      US /ʌv kɔː(r)s/

      UK /ɔv kɔː(r)s/

      • Adverb
      • Sure ; Certainly
      • Phrase
      • For sure; certainly
      A2
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    • out of it

      US /aʊt ʌv ɪt/

      UK /aut ɔv it/

      • Adjective
      • Unconscious or not completely alert; dazed or confused.
      • Not able to think clearly or react quickly; not with it.
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    • out there

      US /aʊt ðɛr/

      UK /aut ðɛə/

      • Adverb
      • In or to a place that is far away
      • Existing in the universe
      • Adjective
      • Unconventional; strange; avant-garde
      • Existing or available.
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    • parallel

      US /ˈpærəˌlɛl/

      UK /'pærəlel/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To be equal to, or like, something else
      • To compare
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A line on a map a set distance from the equator
      • A similarity; a comparison.
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    • particle

      US /ˈpɑrtɪkəl/

      UK /ˈpɑ:tɪkl/

      • Noun
      • Adverb or preposition that joins with a verb
      • Tiny piece or quantity of something
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    • radioactive

      US /ˌredioˈæktɪv/

      UK /ˌreɪdɪəʊ'æktɪv/

      • Adjective
      • Emitting harmful energy from nuclear activity
      B2
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    • relate

      US /rɪˈlet/

      UK /rɪ'leɪt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To demonstrate a logical relationship between
      • To understand or sympathize with, e.g. a problem
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    • release

      US /rɪ'li:s/

      UK /rɪ'li:s/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To free someone from a responsibility or burden
      • To allow a film, music etc. to be sold/distributed
      • Noun
      • Act of freeing someone from a duty or burden
      • Introduction of a new product, film, book, etc.
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    • reproduce

      US /ˌriprəˈdus, -ˈdjus/

      UK /ˌri:prə'dju:s/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To make a copy of something
      • To have children/young; grow roots/new plants
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    • security

      US /sɪˈkjʊrɪti/sə'kjurətɪ/

      UK /sɪ'kjʊərətɪ/

      • Noun
      • Department in a company in charge of protection
      • Financial document, like stocks, bonds and notes
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    • standard

      US /ˈstændəd/

      UK /'stændəd/

      • Noun
      • Official unit of measuring something
      • Principle of behaving in a moral way
      • Adjective
      • Being the accepted normal level of quality
      • (Of a language) being the most accepted in a place
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    • theory

      US /ˈθiəri, ˈθɪri/

      UK /ˈθiəri/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Ideas or principles that explain facts or events
      • An idea or belief about something
      A2TOEIC
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    • threat to

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • A person or thing likely to cause damage or danger.
      • A statement of an intention to inflict pain, injury, damage, or other hostile action on someone in retribution for or opposition to something done or not done.
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    • under the influence

      US /ˈʌndɚ ði ˈɪnfluəns/

      UK /ˈʌndə ðə ˈinfluəns/

      • Adjective
      • Affected by alcohol or drugs to the extent that mental and physical control is markedly diminished.
      • Phrase
      • Being affected or controlled by someone or something.
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    • universe

      US /ˈjunəˌvɚs/

      UK /ˈju:nɪvɜ:s/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • All of space that contains planets and stars
      • Things surrounding a person, affecting their life
      B2
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    • version

      US /ˈvɚʒən, -ʃən/

      UK /ˈvə:ʃən/

      • Noun
      • Different way that someone interprets something
      • New or different form of something
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    • volatile

      US /ˈvɑ:lətl/

      UK /ˈvɒlətaɪl/

      • Adjective
      • Able to easily become a gas at a low temperature
      • Unstable and likely to change suddenly/extremely
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    • warm up

      US /wɔːrm ʌp/

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To gently exercise muscles before doing sport
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    • with regards to

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Concerning; relating to; about.
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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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