Vocabulary

  • feel like: To have a desire or inclination for something.
  • set up
  • around the corner: Very near; close by.
  • turn out: To arrive for a public event or entertainment
  • heading home: Going towards one's home.
  • grow into: To be able to wear clothes that were too big
  • going on: To continue doing something
  • out and about: Having returned to your usual activities after an illness.
  • go on: To continue doing something
  • out there: In or to a place that is far away
  • grow up: To develop from a child into an adult
  • for the rest: Concerning the remaining people or things.
  • check out
  • constantly: Frequently, or without pause
  • access: Way to enter a place, e.g. a station or stadium
  • potentially: That could happen or become reality
  • tend: To move or act in a certain manner
  • experiment: Test performed to assess new ideas or theories
  • develop: To explain something in steps and in detail
  • psychology: The study of the mind and how it affects behavior
  • track: To use marks to follow a wild animal
  • relationship: Connection between two or more people or things
  • ability: The power, resources or skill to do something
  • prevent: To stop something from happening or existing
  • precisely: In an exact and accurate manner
  • concern: To be about a particular topic
  • chill: State of being a little cold
  • advice: Suggestion about what would help someone
  • reach: To come to or arrive at a goal or destination
  • behavior: The way a person or thing acts; manner
  • emerge: To rise or appear out of some background
  • anticipate: To expect or look ahead to something positively
  • decision: Choice made after thinking; final judgment
  • regulate: To control something with rules or laws
  • effect: An advantage, benefit
  • account: An advantage
  • rebel: Person who fights against established government
  • tension: Feeling of anxiety and inability to relax
  • result: Something produced through tests or experiments
  • independent: Making your own decisions; acting by yourself
  • lurk: To hide somewhere, e.g. to do something wrong
  • accept: To agree to receive or take something offered
  • adolescence: Developmental period typically in the teen years
  • conceal: To hide; prevent from being discovered
  • autonomous: Able to control or decide matters by itself
  • counterproductive: Tending to hinder the achievement of a goal
  • social: Involving activity with people, e.g. in free time
  • scary: Causing fear; frightening
  • digital: Using electronic signals or computers
  • ideally: In a perfect way; very suitably
  • kind: In a caring and helpful manner
  • control: A device designed to operate a machine
  • build: Your physical shape; physique
  • support: To give assistance or advice to someone
  • notification: Act of giving formal or official information
  • head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
  • turn: To become (a particular age)
  • societal: Concerning society or a society
  • broadly: In a general (not detailed) manner
  • location: Particular position or area of place, event, etc.
  • parental: Concerning, or provided by, a parent
  • headline: To be the main performer at a show
  • guideline: General rule or instruction how to do a thing
  • upload: To transfer a file or data to the internet
  • constrain: To make someone do something by strong persuasion
  • skate: Flat sea fish
  • tracker: Person using marks to follow a wild animal
  • homework: Work that a student is given to do at home
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    • ability

      US /əˈbɪlɪti/

      UK /ə'bɪlətɪ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • The power, resources or skill to do something
      • A particular skill or talent.
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    • access

      US /ˈæksɛs/

      UK /'ækses/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Way to enter a place, e.g. a station or stadium
      • The opportunity or right to use something or to see someone.
      • Transitive Verb
      • To be able to use or have permission to use
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    • adolescence

      US /ˌædlˈɛsəns/

      UK /ˌædəˈlesns/

      • Noun
      • Developmental period typically in the teen years
      • The period of life from puberty to maturity.
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    • advice

      US /əd'vaɪs/

      UK /ədˈvaɪs/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Suggestion about what would help someone
      • Professional guidance from a lawyer or legal expert.
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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
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    • around the corner

      US /əˈraʊnd ði ˈkɔrnɚ/

      UK /əˈraund ðə ˈkɔ:nə/

      • Phrase
      • Very near; close by.
      • About to happen; approaching soon.
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    • autonomous

      US /ɔ:ˈtɑ:nəməs/

      UK /ɔ:ˈtɒnəməs/

      • Adjective
      • Able to control or decide matters by itself
      B2
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    • broadly

      US /ˈbrɔdlɪ/

      UK /ˈbrɔ:dli/

      • Adverb
      • In a general (not detailed) manner
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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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    • chill

      US /tʃɪl/

      UK /tʃɪl/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • State of being a little cold
      • Feeling of fear or being frightened
      • Transitive Verb
      • To make something cold, e.g. a drink
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    • conceal

      US /kənˈsil/

      UK /kən'si:l/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To hide; prevent from being discovered
      • To keep the truth or true feelings a secret
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    • concern

      US /kənˈsɚn/

      UK /kənˈsɜ:n/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To be about a particular topic
      • To have a direct impact on someone
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Company, firm or business
      • Feeling of worry or anxiety
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    • constantly

      US /ˈkɑnstəntlɪ/

      UK /ˈkɒnstəntli/

      • Adverb
      • Frequently, or without pause
      • In a way that is unchanging or faithful
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    • constrain

      US /kənˈstren/

      UK /kən'streɪn/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To make someone do something by strong persuasion
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    • counterproductive

      US /ˌkaʊntəprəˈdʌktɪv/

      UK /ˌkaʊntəprəˈdʌktɪv/

      • Adjective
      • Tending to hinder the achievement of a goal
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    • emerge

      US /ɪˈmɚdʒ/

      UK /ɪ'mɜ:dʒ/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To rise or appear out of some background
      • To become known or apparent.
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    • experiment

      US /ɪkˈspɛrəmənt/

      UK /ɪk'sperɪmənt/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Test performed to assess new ideas or theories
      • A course of action tentatively adopted without being sure of the eventual outcome.
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To create and perform tests to research something
      • To try something new that you haven't tried before
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    • feel like

      US

      UK

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To have a desire or inclination for something.
      • To have a particular quality or sensation; resemble.
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    • for the rest

      US /fɔr ði rɛst/

      UK /fɔ: ðə rest/

      • Phrase
      • Concerning the remaining people or things.
      • During the remaining part of a period of time.
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    • go on

      US /ɡo ɑn/

      UK /ɡəu ɔn/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To continue doing something
      • To happen (usually negative)
      • Interjection
      • Used to encourage someone
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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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    • grow into

      US /ɡro ˈɪntu/

      UK /ɡrəu ˈɪntuː/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To be able to wear clothes that were too big
      • To adjust to over time, e.g. a new job
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    • grow up

      US /ɡro ʌp/

      UK /ɡrəu ʌp/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To develop from a child into an adult
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    • guideline

      US /ˈɡaɪdˌlaɪn/

      UK /ˈgaɪdlaɪn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • General rule or instruction how to do a thing
      • A recommendation or suggestion that is not mandatory.
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    • heading home

      US

      UK

      • Intransitive Verb
      • Going towards one's home.
      • To be in the process of returning to one's home.
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    • headline

      US /ˈhedlaɪn/

      UK /ˈhedlaɪn/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To be the main performer at a show
      • Noun
      • Title summarizing a news story
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    • homework

      US /ˈhomˌwɚk/

      UK /ˈhəumwə:k/

      • Noun
      • Work that a student is given to do at home
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    • ideally

      US /aɪˈdiəli/

      UK /aɪ'di:əlɪ/

      • Adverb
      • In a perfect way; very suitably
      • In theory; according to an ideal or theoretical standard.
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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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    • location

      US /loʊˈkeɪʃn/

      UK /ləʊˈkeɪʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Particular position or area of place, event, etc.
      • A place away from a studio where film or television shots are made.
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    • lurk

      US /lɜ:rk/

      UK /lɜ:k/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To hide somewhere, e.g. to do something wrong
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    • notification

      US /ˌnoʊtɪfɪˈkeɪʃn/

      UK /ˌnəʊtɪfɪˈkeɪʃn/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Act of giving formal or official information
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    • out and about

      US /aʊt ənd əˈbaʊt/

      UK /aut ænd əˈbaut/

      • Phrase
      • Having returned to your usual activities after an illness.
      • Traveling to different places.
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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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    • parental

      US /pəˈrɛntl:/

      UK /pəˈrentl/

      • Adjective
      • Concerning, or provided by, a parent
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    • potentially

      US /pəˈtɛnʃəlɪ/

      UK /pə'tenʃəlɪ/

      • Adverb
      • That could happen or become reality
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    • precisely

      US /prɪˈsaɪsli/

      UK /prɪˈsaɪsli/

      • Adverb
      • In an exact and accurate manner
      • (Emphasizes that a statement is totally correct)
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    • prevent

      US /prɪˈvɛnt/

      UK /prɪ'vent/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To stop something from happening or existing
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    • psychology

      US /saɪˈkɑlədʒi/

      UK /saɪ'kɒlədʒɪ/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • The study of the mind and how it affects behavior
      • Way in which a person or group thinks and behaves
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    • reach

      US /ritʃ/

      UK /ri:tʃ/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To come to or arrive at a goal or destination
      • To be long enough to get to a certain place
      • Uncountable Noun
      • Power or control someone has over something
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    • rebel

      US / rɪˈbɛl/

      UK /'rebl/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Person who fights against established government
      • Person who insists on doing things their way
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To fight against an established government/power
      • To resist and fight against existing authority
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    • regulate

      US /ˈrɛɡjəˌlet/

      UK /ˈregjuleɪt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To control something with rules or laws
      • To set/adjust (a clock, etc.); restrict motion in
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    • relationship

      US /rɪˈleʃənˌʃɪp/

      UK /rɪˈleɪʃnʃɪp/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Connection between two or more people or things
      • Way people interact or live with each other
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    • result

      US /rɪˈzʌlt/

      UK /rɪ'zʌlt/

      • Noun
      • Something produced through tests or experiments
      • Final score of a competition, election or game
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To be the outcome of other causes and effects
      • To happen or exist as a consequence of something.
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    • set up

      US /sɛt ʌp/

      UK /set ʌp/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To make arrangements for something; establish
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To arrange or prepare something for use.
      • To start a business, organization, etc.
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    • skate

      US /sket/

      UK /skeɪt/

      • Noun
      • Flat sea fish
      • Boot with a metal blade attached to the bottom
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To slide on ice wearing boots with a metal blade
      • To slide on a surface, e.g. ice
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    • societal

      US /səˈsaɪɪtl/

      UK /səˈsaɪətl/

      • Adjective
      • Concerning society or a society
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    • tend

      US /tɛnd/

      UK /tend/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To move or act in a certain manner
      • Transitive Verb
      • To take care of
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    • tension

      US /ˈtɛnʃən/

      UK /'tenʃn/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Feeling of anxiety and inability to relax
      • Degree to which something is stretched tight
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    • track

      US /træk/

      UK /træk/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To use marks to follow a wild animal
      • To move a certain way/follow a particular course
      • Noun
      • A circular course for running
      • Course or way someone takes, e.g. in education
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    • tracker

      US /'trækər/

      UK /'trækə(r)/

      • Countable Noun
      • Person using marks to follow a wild animal
      • A person or animal that finds things or people by following the marks they have left behind.
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    • turn out

      US /tɚn aʊt/

      UK /tə:n aut/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To arrive for a public event or entertainment
      • To happen to be in the end
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    • upload

      US /ˌʌpˈloʊd/

      UK /ˌʌpˈləʊd/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To transfer a file or data to the internet
      • Noun
      • The transfer of a file or data to the internet
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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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