Vocabulary

  • run through: To pierce with a sharp pointed object
  • put together: To build or assemble something small, e.g. a toy
  • think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
  • on board: Being on a ship, plane, or other vehicle
  • to do with: To be about something; concern
  • for instance: As an example.
  • filter down: To spread or pass gradually from the rich to the poor.
  • in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
  • stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
  • sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
  • tough: (Of food) difficult to chew or bite through
  • decent: Being fairly good; acceptable
  • instance: An example of something; case
  • doubt: Not being sure of something; lack of certainty
  • represent: To depict art objects, figures, scenes; to portray
  • industry: Hard work; being busy working
  • casual: Being careless or having little thought or effort
  • military: Army or armed forces
  • pile: Large amount of something
  • filter: Device to remove certain types of light, sound
  • board: Surface for posting or showing information
  • drop: Distance between a higher and a lower level
  • tragic: (Of a play, movie, or book) with a sad ending
  • countless: Being too many to be numbered or imagined
  • learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
  • fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
  • waist: Narrower part of your body between hips and chest
  • stand: To be a candidate in an election
  • hint: To suggest without being direct about it
  • closet: Small room or cupboard used for storing things
  • reinvent: To present something in a new and interesting way
  • wear: To have clothes, glasses, shoes etc. on your body
  • prepare: To make something ready for use
  • corner: To force into a position impossible to escape from
  • interesting: Taking your attention; making you want to know
  • world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
  • collection: Act of asking for money for a debt or a charity
  • choice: Decision between two or more possibilities
  • think: To have an idea about something without certainty
  • work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
  • confuse: To make something unclear or hard to understand
  • bin: Type of container, usually for trash
  • turquoise: Color that is a combination of green and blue
  • saint: Person who is very good, kind or patient
  • fashion: Style of dress or activity popular at some time
  • department: Division of a larger part or organization
  • unaware: Not knowing that something is happening
  • impossible: (Child, etc.) very annoying
  • select: To choose a suitable thing from a group
  • comical: Funny; that makes you laugh
  • baffle: To puzzle; to confuse
  • clearance: A sale at a store to get rid of excess items
  • skirt: To go around the edge of an area
  • ballerina: Classical dancer who performs in a ballet
  • saloon: Establishment where alcoholic drinks are served
  • oscar: Annual award given in the movie industry
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    • baffle

      US /ˈbæfəl/

      UK /'bæfl/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To puzzle; to confuse
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    • ballerina

      US /ˌbæləˈrinə/

      UK /ˌbæləˈri:nə/

      • Countable Noun
      • Classical dancer who performs in a ballet
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    • bin

      US /bɪn/

      UK /bɪn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Type of container, usually for trash
      • (computing) A directory containing executable programs.
      • Transitive Verb
      • To throw something away in the trash
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    • casual

      US /ˈkæʒuəl/

      UK /ˈkæʒuəl/

      • Adjective
      • Being careless or having little thought or effort
      • (Of clothes, etc.) not formal; easy to wear
      • Countable Noun
      • A worker employed on a temporary or irregular basis.
      • A job as a musician that is not regular or permanent.
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    • clearance

      US /ˈklɪrəns/

      UK /ˈklɪərəns/

      • Noun
      • A sale at a store to get rid of excess items
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    • closet

      US /ˈklɑzɪt, ˈklɔzɪt/

      UK /'klɒzɪt/

      • Countable Noun
      • Small room or cupboard used for storing things
      • Transitive Verb
      • To go or put someone into a room for some privacy
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    • collection

      US /kəˈlɛkʃən/

      UK /kəˈlekʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Act of asking for money for a debt or a charity
      • Group of similar things gathered as a hobby
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    • comical

      US /ˈkɑ:mɪkl/

      UK /ˈkɒmɪkl/

      • Adjective
      • Funny; that makes you laugh
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    • confuse

      US /kənˈfjuz/

      UK /kənˈfju:z/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To make something unclear or hard to understand
      • To mistake one person or thing for another.
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    • corner

      US /ˈkɔrnɚ/

      UK /'kɔ:nə(r)/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To force into a position impossible to escape from
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Place where two lines, sides, corners etc. meet
      • Edges of something, e.g. eyes, boxing ring
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    • countless

      US /ˈkaʊntlɪs/

      UK /ˈkaʊntləs/

      • Adjective
      • Being too many to be numbered or imagined
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    • decent

      US /ˈdisənt/

      UK /ˈdi:snt/

      • Adjective
      • Being fairly good; acceptable
      • Conforming to conventionally accepted standards of behaviour; respectable or moral.
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    • department

      US /dɪˈpɑ:rtmənt/

      UK /dɪˈpɑ:tmənt/

      • Noun
      • Division of a larger part or organization
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    • fashion

      US /ˈfæʃən/

      UK /'fæʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Style of dress or activity popular at some time
      • Industry that creates new styles of clothes
      • Transitive Verb
      • To make things into a particular shape
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    • filter

      US /ˈfɪltɚ/

      UK /'fɪltə(r)/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Device to remove certain types of light, sound
      • Device to remove unwanted things from liquid, gas
      • Transitive Verb
      • To remove certain types of light, sound
      • To remove unwanted substances from a liquid or gas
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    • filter down

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To spread or pass gradually from the rich to the poor.
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    • for instance

      US /fɔr ˈɪnstəns/

      UK /fɔ: ˈinstəns/

      • Adverb
      • As an example.
      • Phrase
      • As an example.
      • As an illustration or case in point
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    • hint

      US /hɪnt/

      UK /hɪnt/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To suggest without being direct about it
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Helpful piece of information
      • Tiny quantity or sign of something
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    • impossible

      US /ɪmˈpɑsəbəl/

      UK /ɪmˈpɒsəbl/

      • Adjective
      • (Child, etc.) very annoying
      • Not possible or very unlikely to happen or exist
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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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    • instance

      US /ˈɪnstəns/

      UK /'ɪnstəns/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • An example of something; case
      • An occurrence of something.
      • Transitive Verb
      • To give as an example of something else
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    • military

      US /ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri/

      UK /'mɪlətrɪ/

      • Noun
      • Army or armed forces
      • Adjective
      • Concerning the army or navy
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    • on board

      US /ɑn bɔrd/

      UK /ɔn bɔ:d/

      • Phrase
      • Being on a ship, plane, or other vehicle
      • Adverb
      • On or in a ship, aircraft, train, or other vehicle
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    • oscar

      US

      UK

      • Proper Noun
      • Annual award given in the movie industry
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    • pile

      US /paɪl/

      UK /paɪl/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Large amount of something
      • Group of things one on top of another
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • (E.g. of problems) to increase; get more or worse
      • To place things on top of each other; to heap up.
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    • put together

      US /pʊt təˈɡɛðɚ/

      UK /put təˈɡeðə/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To build or assemble something small, e.g. a toy
      • To organize or arrange something.
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    • reinvent

      US /ˌriɪnˈvɛnt/

      UK /ˌri:ɪn'vent/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To present something in a new and interesting way
      • To create again or anew; to remake or renovate completely.
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    • represent

      US /ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnt/

      UK /ˌreprɪ'zent/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To depict art objects, figures, scenes; to portray
      • To show or describe something in a particular way
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    • run through

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To pierce with a sharp pointed object
      • To practice or rehearse quickly, e.g. for a play
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    • saint

      US /sent/

      UK /seɪnt/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Person who is very good, kind or patient
      • Person of exceptional holiness
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    • saloon

      US /səˈlun/

      UK /sə'lu:n/

      • Countable Noun
      • Establishment where alcoholic drinks are served
      B2
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    • select

      US /sɪˈlɛkt/

      UK /sɪ'lekt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To choose a suitable thing from a group
      • To retrieve data from a database using a query.
      • Adjective
      • Carefully chosen as being the best or most suitable.
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    • skirt

      US /skɜ:rt/

      UK /skɜ:t/

      • Noun
      • To go around the edge of an area
      • Loose piece of women's clothing for the lower body
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    • stuff

      US /stʌf/

      UK /stʌf/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Generic description for things, materials, objects
      • Transitive Verb
      • To push material inside something, with force
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    • think of

      US /θɪŋk ʌv/

      UK /θiŋk ɔv/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To look on as (being something specific); consider
      • To consider or remember something.
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To imagine or call something to mind
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    • to do with

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To be about something; concern
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    • tough

      US /tʌf/

      UK /tʌf/

      • Adjective
      • (Of food) difficult to chew or bite through
      • Very difficult to do or deal with
      • Noun
      • A rough and aggressive person.
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    • tragic

      US /ˈtrædʒɪk/

      UK /ˈtrædʒɪk/

      • Adjective
      • (Of a play, movie, or book) with a sad ending
      • Causing great sadness, e.g. due to untimely death
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    • turquoise

      US /ˈtɜ:rkwɔɪz/

      UK /ˈtɜ:kwɔɪz/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Color that is a combination of green and blue
      • Blue or bluish green stone often used in jewelry
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    • unaware

      US /ˌʌnəˈwɛr/

      UK /ˌʌnəˈweə(r)/

      • Adjective
      • Not knowing that something is happening
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    • waist

      US /west/

      UK /weɪst/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Narrower part of your body between hips and chest
      • The top part of trousers or a skirt
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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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