Vocabulary

  • on earth: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise or anger.
  • come from: To have as your native country or city
  • to the moon: Increasing quickly and significantly, often in value or excitement.
  • rather than: More exactly; more correctly
  • in the west: Located in or towards the west.
  • regardless of
  • in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
  • opening up: Revealing one's thoughts and feelings; becoming more communicative.
  • look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
  • at the same time: Simultaneously; at the identical moment.
  • get a sense: To understand or perceive something intuitively.
  • same time: Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
  • in summary: Briefly stating or reviewing main points.
  • in part: To some extent; partially.
  • thanks to: Because of; as a result of.
  • literally: In a literal manner or sense; exactly as stated.
  • weird: Odd or unusual; surprising; strange
  • engage: To start to fight with an enemy
  • straight: Not having curves, bends, or angles
  • determine: To control exactly how something will be or act
  • experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
  • coincidence: Occurrence by chance, not design or planned
  • sense: Certain mental feeling or emotion
  • represent: To depict art objects, figures, scenes; to portray
  • draw: To attract attention to someone or something
  • effectively: In a way that produces the desired result
  • path: Method of living leading to a particular result
  • contrast: To compare; to show clear, obvious differences
  • cause: Belief, goal or organization that people support
  • direction: When someone tells people what to do
  • surface: To give (road) a top layer
  • rough: Causing or involving violence, force, and harm
  • plain: Obvious; clearly so, true
  • parallel: To be equal to, or like, something else
  • orbit: Path an object takes as it circles another object
  • planet: One of the bodies that orbit the sun
  • tilt: To change to a newly preferred idea or opinion
  • appear: To be seen, become visible; come into sight
  • complicate: To make more difficult to do, understand or use
  • depend: Be controlled or determined by (someone/something)
  • explanation: Details or reasons given to make something clear
  • sight: To aim (a gun) at something to get your range
  • hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
  • extend: To offer something (help, friendship) to someone
  • mission: A task or role someone is given to do
  • adjust: To change; to attain a desired state or function
  • support: To give assistance or advice to someone
  • pole: One of two opposite ideas, qualities or positions
  • point: An item to be discussed
  • vantage: (usually vantage point) A place or position affording a good view of something
  • solar: Concerning the sun, or its heat
  • equator: Geographical line at zero degrees latitude
  • rise: To wake up and get out of bed after sleeping
  • head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
  • cosmic: Concerning space and the universe
  • change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
  • rotation: Regular change of the crops grown in a field
  • axis: A line about which a rotating body turns
  • halfway: A middle point between two extremes
  • summary: Brief, complete and accurate
  • fast: In a way that is difficult to move or change
  • horizontal: Concerning the horizon
  • equate: To consider things to be equal or the same
  • spring: Coil of metal that lessens impact, e.g. on cars
  • side: To decide to agree with one point, not the other
  • rotate: To regularly change people who perform a role
  • travel: To go to a place that is far away
  • geometry: Mathematical study of shapes, surfaces, and space
  • sunset: Daily disappearance of the sun
  • corona: Outermost region of the sun's atmosphere
  • nighttime: Time after sunset and before sunrise
  • rotational: Concerning rotation
  • oop: Sound people make when they make a mistake
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    • adjust

      US /əˈdʒʌst/

      UK /əˈdʒʌst/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To change; to attain a desired state or function
      • To change so as to fit in with new conditions
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    • at the same time

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Simultaneously; at the identical moment.
      • Nevertheless; however; used to introduce a contrasting or qualifying statement.
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    • axis

      US /ˈæksɪs/

      UK /ˈæksɪs/

      • Noun
      • A line about which a rotating body turns
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    • cause

      US /kɔz/

      UK /kɔ:z/

      • Noun
      • Belief, goal or organization that people support
      • Reason for
      • Transitive Verb
      • To make something happen; create effect or result
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    • coincidence

      US /koʊˈɪnsɪdəns/

      UK /kəʊˈɪnsɪdəns/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Occurrence by chance, not design or planned
      • State in which two ideas or opinions are the same
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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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    • complicate

      US /ˈkɑ:mplɪkeɪt/

      UK /ˈkɒmplɪkeɪt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To make more difficult to do, understand or use
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    • contrast

      US /ˈkɑ:ntræst/

      UK /'kɒntrɑ:st/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To compare; to show clear, obvious differences
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Comparison that shows obvious differences
      • Difference in light and dark in photos, etc.
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    • corona

      US /kəˈronə/

      UK /kə'rəʊnə/

      • Noun
      • Outermost region of the sun's atmosphere
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    • cosmic

      US /ˈkɑzmɪk/

      UK /'kɒzmɪk/

      • Adjective
      • Concerning space and the universe
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    • depend

      US /dɪˈpend/

      UK /dɪˈpend/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • Be controlled or determined by (someone/something)
      • To rely on someone or something for support, help, or existence.
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    • determine

      US /dɪˈtɚmɪn/

      UK /dɪ'tɜ:mɪn/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To control exactly how something will be or act
      • To establish the facts about; discover
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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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    • effectively

      US /ɪˈfɛktɪvli/

      UK /ɪˈfektɪvli/

      • Adverb
      • In a way that produces the desired result
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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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    • equate

      US /ɪˈkwet/

      UK /ɪ'kweɪt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To consider things to be equal or the same
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    • equator

      US /ɪˈkwetɚ/

      UK /ɪ'kweɪtə(r)/

      • Noun
      • Geographical line at zero degrees latitude
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    • explanation

      US /ˌɛkspləˈneʃən/

      UK /ˌekspləˈneɪʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Details or reasons given to make something clear
      • A reason or justification given for an action or event.
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    • extend

      US /ɪkˈstɛnd/

      UK /ɪkˈstend/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To offer something (help, friendship) to someone
      • To reach from one point to another
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    • geometry

      US /dʒiˈɑ:mətri/

      UK /dʒiˈɒmətri/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Mathematical study of shapes, surfaces, and space
      • Mathematical shape of something
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    • get a sense

      US

      UK

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To understand or perceive something intuitively.
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    • halfway

      US /ˌhæfˈweɪ/

      UK /ˌhɑ:fˈweɪ/

      • Adverb
      • A middle point between two extremes
      • At or to a point equidistant between two places.
      • Adjective
      • Located at or being at a point equidistant between two places.
      • Partially completed; at an intermediate stage.
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    • horizontal

      US /ˌhɔ:rəˈzɑ:ntl/

      UK /ˌhɒrɪˈzɒntl/

      • Adjective
      • Concerning the horizon
      • A level and flat position
      • Adverb
      • In a horizontal position or direction.
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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 part

      US /ɪn pɑrt/

      UK /in pɑ:t/

      • Adverb
      • To some extent; partially.
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    • in summary

      US /ɪn ˈsʌməri/

      UK /in ˈsʌməri/

      • Phrase
      • Briefly stating or reviewing main points.
      B2
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    • in the west

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Located in or towards the west.
      • Located in the western part of a country or region.
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    • literally

      US /ˈlɪtərəli/

      UK

      • Adverb
      • In a literal manner or sense; exactly as stated.
      • Used for emphasis to describe something that is actually true, often to highlight surprise or intensity.
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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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    • mission

      US /ˈmɪʃən/

      UK /'mɪʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A task or role someone is given to do
      • Special assignment given to a person or group
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    • nighttime

      US /'naɪtˌtaɪm/

      UK /'naɪttaɪm/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Time after sunset and before sunrise
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    • on earth

      US /ɑn ɚθ/

      UK /ɔn ə:θ/

      • Phrase
      • Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise or anger.
      • Used to emphasize that something is not possible or will not happen.
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    • oop

      US

      UK

      • Interjection
      • Sound people make when they make a mistake
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    • opening up

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • Revealing one's thoughts and feelings; becoming more communicative.
      • Creating new opportunities or possibilities.
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    • orbit

      US /ˈɔrbɪt/

      UK /'ɔ:bɪt/

      • Noun
      • Path an object takes as it circles another object
      • The sphere of influence or control; range.
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To go around another object (often in space)
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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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    • path

      US /pæθ, pɑθ/

      UK /pɑ:θ/

      • Noun
      • Method of living leading to a particular result
      • Track made with stones, by walking over the ground
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    • planet

      US /ˈplænɪt/

      UK /'plænɪt/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • One of the bodies that orbit the sun
      • A different world or sphere of existence.
      • Proper Noun
      • The earth.
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    • pole

      US /pol/

      UK /pəʊl/

      • Noun
      • One of two opposite ideas, qualities or positions
      • Most northern or most southern point on a planet
      • Transitive Verb
      • To move a boat with a stick or pole
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    • rather than

      US

      UK

      • Adverb
      • More exactly; more correctly
      • Preferably; instead
      • Preposition
      • Instead of
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    • regardless of

      US /rɪˈɡɑrdlɪs ʌv/

      UK /riˈɡɑ:dlis ɔv/

      • Phrase
      • Preposition
      • Without being affected or influenced by something; despite.
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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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    • rotate

      US /ˈroʊteɪt/

      UK /rəʊˈteɪt/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To regularly change people who perform a role
      • To regularly change the crops that grow in a field
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    • rotation

      US /roʊˈteɪʃn/

      UK /rəʊˈteɪʃn/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Regular change of the crops grown in a field
      • Group who take turns performing a certain task
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    • rotational

      US /roʊ'teɪʃənl/

      UK /rəʊ'teɪʃənl/

      • Adjective
      • Concerning rotation
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    • rough

      US /rʌf/

      UK /rʌf/

      • Adjective
      • Causing or involving violence, force, and harm
      • (Of situations) tough; difficult to get through
      • Adverb
      • In a manner that is difficult, or violent
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    • same time

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
      • At the identical time as before; recurring at a fixed hour.
      • Noun
      • An equal duration or period.
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    • sight

      US /saɪt/

      UK /saɪt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To aim (a gun) at something to get your range
      • To see something rare or unusual
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Things or people that one can see
      • Range or distance that someone can see
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    • solar

      US /ˈsolɚ/

      UK /'səʊlə(r)/

      • Adjective
      • Concerning the sun, or its heat
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    • straight

      US /stret/

      UK /streɪt/

      • Adjective
      • Not having curves, bends, or angles
      • Not gay; heterosexual
      • Adverb
      • in a line; immediately; honestly and directly
      • In a straight line; directly.
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    • summary

      US /ˈsʌməri/

      UK /ˈsʌməri/

      • Adjective
      • Brief, complete and accurate
      • Noun
      • Shorter statement of the most important parts
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    • sunset

      US /ˈsʌnˌsɛt/

      UK /ˈsʌnset/

      • Noun
      • Daily disappearance of the sun
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    • surface

      US /ˈsɚfəs/

      UK /'sɜ:fɪs/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To give (road) a top layer
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To appear after being hidden, unseen, or unknown
      • To come to the top of something; emerge
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    • thanks to

      US /θæŋks tu/

      UK /θæŋks tu:/

      • Preposition
      • Because of; as a result of.
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    • tilt

      US /tɪlt/

      UK /tɪlt/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To change to a newly preferred idea or opinion
      • To move something away from the upright
      • Noun
      • Position in which one side is above the other
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    • to the moon

      US /tu ðə mun/

      UK /tu ðə mu:n/

      • other
      • Increasing quickly and significantly, often in value or excitement.
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    • vantage

      US /ˈvæntɪdʒ/

      UK /ˈvɑːntɪdʒ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • (usually vantage point) A place or position affording a good view of something
      • A particular perspective or viewpoint.
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    • weird

      US /wɪrd/

      UK /wɪəd/

      • Adjective
      • Odd or unusual; surprising; strange
      • Eerily strange or disturbing.
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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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