Vocabulary

  • have to: Must do
  • critical to: Extremely important or essential.
  • know about: To have information or understanding of a subject or situation.
  • look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
  • in other words: Stating something in a different way, often to make it clearer or more understandable.
  • check out
  • alternative: Something different you can choose
  • recommend: To advise or suggest that someone do something
  • pattern: Model to follow in making or doing something
  • concept: Abstract idea of something or how it works
  • structure: The way in which the parts of a system or object are arranged or organized, or a system arranged in this way
  • plenty: When there is not too little of something; a lot
  • audience: Group of people attending a play, movie etc.
  • doubt: Not being sure of something; lack of certainty
  • consume: To eat, drink, buy or use up something
  • bold: Brave; very confident; too confident
  • drastically: In a sudden, extreme or severe manner
  • financial: Involving money
  • spike: The top point in a graph
  • clever: Funny in a way that shows intelligence
  • inspire: To give someone an idea to do or make something
  • remain: To be left behind; to continue to exist
  • grammar: Book describing the syntactic rules of a language
  • adventure: An exciting and often dangerous experience
  • sequence: Part of a movie showing one part of the story
  • define: To explain the meaning of words
  • involve: To have or be included as a part of something
  • contemplate: To consider whether you will do something
  • independent: Making your own decisions; acting by yourself
  • responsible: Being the cause of something that has occurred
  • create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
  • hustle: To make someone move quickly by pushing them
  • fiction: Made-up stories; imagined events
  • comprehensive: Including most or all things
  • clarity: Being easy to be seen through, heard or understood
  • withstand: To remain unaffected by something or someone
  • organize: To arrange and plan things, e.g. a party
  • author: Person who writes books, plays, poems etc.
  • text: To send a message by phone or other device
  • feedback: A response or opinion, about a service, etc.
  • interior: Part of country that is far from the border, coast
  • format: Form, design, or arrangement of something
  • draft: Withdrawal of money from the bank
  • rise: To wake up and get out of bed after sleeping
  • legal: Concerning the law; allowed by law
  • part: Division of a book
  • alternatively: (Used when suggesting another choice)
  • refine: To change slightly in order to improve it
  • dictionary: Book with the spellings and meanings of many words
  • steadily: At a steady rate or pace; reliably; constantly
  • check: Paper showing how much you owe at a restaurant
  • choose: To select; decide between several possibilities
  • work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
  • design: To plan in a particular way to fulfill a purpose
  • manuscript: Original piece of writing before it is published
  • add: To include as well
  • encyclopedia: Reference book of information about many subjects
  • arc: Smoothly curving line or movement
  • freelancer: Person working for him, herself, not a company
  • beta: Test version of a product or software
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    • alternative

      US /ɔlˈtɚnətɪv, æl-/

      UK /ɔ:lˈtɜ:nətɪv/

      • Countable Noun
      • Something different you can choose
      • Adjective
      • A different choice
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    • alternatively

      US /ɔːlˈtɜːrnətɪvli/

      UK /ɔ:lˈtɜ:nətɪvli/

      • Adverb
      • (Used when suggesting another choice)
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    • arc

      US /ɑrk/

      UK /ɑ:k/

      • Noun
      • Smoothly curving line or movement
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To bend in a smooth curve
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    • audience

      US /ˈɔdiəns/

      UK /ˈɔ:diəns/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Group of people attending a play, movie etc.
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    • author

      US /ˈɔθɚ/

      UK /'ɔ:θə(r)/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Person who writes books, plays, poems etc.
      • Transitive Verb
      • To write book or articles
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    • beta

      US /'beɪtə/

      UK /'bi:tə/

      • Noun
      • Test version of a product or software
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    • bold

      US /bold/

      UK /bəʊld/

      • Adjective
      • Brave; very confident; too confident
      • Having a strong, vivid, or striking appearance or flavor
      • Noun
      • Darker heavier shade of a font
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    • check out

      US /tʃɛk aʊt/

      UK /tʃek aut/

      • Phrase
      • Phrasal Verb
      • To find out information about something
      • To take books out of a library
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    • clarity

      US /ˈklærɪti/

      UK /'klærətɪ/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Being easy to be seen through, heard or understood
      • The quality of an image being sharp and clear
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    • comprehensive

      US /ˌkɑ:mprɪˈhensɪv/

      UK /ˌkɒmprɪˈhensɪv/

      • Adjective
      • Including most or all things
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    • concept

      US /ˈkɑnˌsɛpt/

      UK /'kɒnsept/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Abstract idea of something or how it works
      • A plan or intention; a conception.
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    • consume

      US /kənˈsum/

      UK /kən'sju:m/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To eat, drink, buy or use up something
      • To take all your energy; focus the attention
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    • contemplate

      US /ˈkɑntəmˌplet/

      UK /'kɒntəmpleɪt/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To consider whether you will do something
      • To think deeply or carefully about something.
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    • critical to

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      UK

      • Adjective
      • Extremely important or essential.
      • Of decisive importance with reference to the outcome of something; vital.
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    • define

      US /dɪˈfaɪn/

      UK /dɪ'faɪn/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To explain the meaning of words
      • To set or mark the limits of something
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    • draft

      US /dræft/

      UK /drɑ:ft/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Withdrawal of money from the bank
      • System for selecting people to join the military
      • Transitive Verb
      • To order people to join the army in time of war
      • To select people for a task or team
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    • drastically

      US /ˈdræstɪkl:ɪ/

      UK /'drɑ:stɪklɪ/

      • Adverb
      • In a sudden, extreme or severe manner
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    • encyclopedia

      US /ɛnˌsaɪkləˈpidiə/

      UK /ɪnˌsaɪklə'pi:dɪə/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Reference book of information about many subjects
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    • feedback

      US /ˈfidˌbæk/

      UK /ˈfi:dbæk/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A response or opinion, about a service, etc.
      • Information about reactions to a product, a person's performance of a task, etc. which is used as a basis for improvement.
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To give information or opinions about something to someone, especially in order to improve it.
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    • fiction

      US /ˈfɪkʃən/

      UK /ˈfɪkʃn/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Made-up stories; imagined events
      • False statement or account about something
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    • financial

      US /faɪˈnænʃ(ə)l/

      UK /faɪˈnænʃl/

      • Adjective
      • Involving money
      • Relating to investments.
      • Countable Noun
      • A person who provides advice on financial matters.
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    • format

      US /ˈfɔ:rmæt/

      UK /ˈfɔ:mæt/

      • Noun
      • Form, design, or arrangement of something
      • Transitive Verb
      • To set the appearance of a text in a certain way
      • To set a computer back to its original state
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    • freelancer

      US /ˈfriːlænsər/

      UK /ˈfri:lɑ:nsə(r)/

      • Countable Noun
      • Person working for him, herself, not a company
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    • grammar

      US /ˈɡræmɚ/

      UK /ˈgræmə(r)/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Book describing the syntactic rules of a language
      • Rules explaining how words are used in a language
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    • have to

      US /hæv tu/

      UK /ˈhæv tə/

      • Auxiliary Verb
      • Must do
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    • hustle

      US /ˈhʌsəl/

      UK /ˈhʌsl/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To make someone move quickly by pushing them
      • To obtain (something) by forceful action or persuasion; to proceed or work rapidly or energetically.
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To proceed or work rapidly or energetically.
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    • in other words

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      UK

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

      US /ˌɪndɪˈpɛndənt/

      UK /ˌɪndɪˈpendənt/

      • Adjective
      • Making your own decisions; acting by yourself
      • Not connected with or influenced by something else.
      • Noun
      • A person not connected to a political party
      • Someone who is independent, especially in politics or business.
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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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    • interior

      US /ɪnˈtɪriɚ/

      UK /ɪn'tɪərɪə(r)/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Part of country that is far from the border, coast
      • Remote central area of a continent
      • Adjective
      • Being the inside part of a building, car etc.
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    • involve

      US /ɪnˈvɑlv/

      UK /ɪn'vɒlv/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To have or be included as a part of something
      • To cause (a person or group) to take part in an event or activity.
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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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    • 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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    • manuscript

      US /ˈmænjəˌskrɪpt/

      UK /ˈmænjuskrɪpt/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Original piece of writing before it is published
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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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    • plenty

      US /ˈplɛnti/

      UK /'plentɪ/

      • Pronoun
      • When there is not too little of something; a lot
      • Uncountable Noun
      • A large or sufficient amount or quantity; abundance.
      • A lot of something
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    • recommend

      US /ˌrɛkəˈmɛnd/

      UK /ˌrekə'mend/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To advise or suggest that someone do something
      • To endorse or support something publicly.
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    • refine

      US /rɪˈfaɪn/

      UK /rɪ'faɪn/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To change slightly in order to improve it
      • To narrow down your search to a smaller number
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    • remain

      US /rɪˈmen/

      UK /rɪˈmeɪn/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To be left behind; to continue to exist
      • To stay in a place when other people have gone
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    • responsible

      US / rɪˈspɑnsəbəl/

      UK /rɪ'spɒnsəbl/

      • Adjective
      • Being the cause of something that has occurred
      • Having the duty of dealing with something
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    • sequence

      US /ˈsikwəns, -ˌkwɛns/

      UK /'si:kwəns/

      • Noun
      • Part of a movie showing one part of the story
      • A particular order in which related events, movements, or things follow each other.
      • Transitive Verb
      • To arrange things in an order they should happen
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    • spike

      US /spaɪk/

      UK /spaɪk/

      • Noun
      • The top point in a graph
      • Long, thin metal rod that ends in a point
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To go up to a point on a graph
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    • steadily

      US /ˈstɛdəlɪ/

      UK /'stedɪlɪ/

      • Adverb
      • At a steady rate or pace; reliably; constantly
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    • structure

      US /ˈstrʌk.tʃɚ/

      UK /ˈstrʌk.tʃə/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • The way in which the parts of a system or object are arranged or organized, or a system arranged in this way
      • A building or other man-made object.
      • Transitive Verb
      • To plan, organize, or arrange the parts of something
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    • withstand

      US /wɪθˈstænd, wɪð-/

      UK /wɪðˈstænd/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To remain unaffected by something or someone
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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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