Vocabulary

  • in prison: Confined in a prison; incarcerated.
  • grow up: To develop from a child into an adult
  • on the street: Located on or along a public road in a town or city.
  • on the streets: Without a home; homeless or exposed outdoors.
  • color in: To fill a drawing or space with color, often in artwork.
  • go back to: To return to a starting point
  • have to: Must do
  • on the table: Located on the surface of a table.
  • tap into: To manage to use something in a way that brings you benefits
  • hole up: To hide oneself; to take refuge.
  • look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
  • in order to: For the purpose of; with the aim of.
  • work at: To have a job at a particular place or organization.
  • out there: In or to a place that is far away
  • come from: To have as your native country or city
  • opportunity: Time, situation when a thing might be done; chance
  • embrace: Act of holding someone closely
  • impact: A striking effect or result to hit with force
  • flip: To turn your body in the air, as in gymnastics
  • poverty: State of being poor
  • develop: To explain something in steps and in detail
  • strength: Condition of being strong
  • community: Group of people who share a common idea or area
  • ability: The power, resources or skill to do something
  • brand: A mark burned on an animal to show who owns it
  • concrete: Hard building material made of cement, sand, water
  • universe: All of space that contains planets and stars
  • federal: Consisting of several united states
  • religion: Organized set of beliefs about a god or gods
  • attention: Taking notice of someone or something
  • challenge: An activity you wish to try that may be hard to do
  • vision: Ability to see; eyesight
  • hustle: To make someone move quickly by pushing them
  • lift: Picking someone up in a car and taking to a place
  • route: Way to get from one place to another place; path
  • serve: To act in a particular position or office
  • praise: To express approval of something or someone
  • talent: Natural ability of a person to do something well
  • shape: The outer form of something, what it looks like
  • prison: Place the court puts criminals as punishment; jail
  • genius: Person displaying a high level of intelligence
  • bear: To accept (responsibilities or duties)
  • grill: Plate of food that has been grilled
  • addictive: Being powerless to stop doing or using something
  • system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
  • build: Your physical shape; physique
  • wrong: Action that is harmful, unjust or illegal
  • millionaire: Person with 1,000,000 dollars, euros etc. or more
  • great: Very good; better than before
  • change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
  • grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
  • workforce: The total number of working people
  • understand: To know the meaning of language, what someone says
  • world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
  • hood: Front part of the car that covers the engine
  • life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
  • know: To be familiar with a person or place, thing
  • chef: Person whose job is to cook food in a restaurant
  • razor: Tool with a sharp edge used to shave beard or hair
  • want: To desire or wish for something; hope for a thing
  • time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
  • lobe: Round part in body, e.g. some parts of brain
  • makeup: Substance put on the face to make you look pretty
  • marketing: To publicize products to get you to buy; advertise
  • intellect: Ability to think with reason and intelligence
  • analyst: Someone who is skilled at studying details of data
  • bulky: Large and awkward to carry or put somewhere
  • lifestyle: The type of life that you have; the way you live
  • heyday: Period when someone, thing was successful, popular
  • unleashed: To release or let an animal go
  • dishwasher: Machine for washing dishes
  • indict: To accuse someone of doing something wrong
  • earring: Jewelry for the ear, e.g. a stud or pendant
  • candy: Small sweet foods made mostly of sugar
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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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    • addictive

      US /əˈdɪktɪv/

      UK /əˈdɪktɪv/

      • Adjective
      • Being powerless to stop doing or using something
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    • analyst

      US /ˈænəlɪst/

      UK /ˈænəlɪst/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Someone who is skilled at studying details of data
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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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    • bear

      US /bɛr/

      UK /bɛː/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To accept (responsibilities or duties)
      • To give birth to a child; to produce fruit
      • Countable Noun
      • Large brown animal with fur that lives in forests
      • Someone who expects stock market to fall
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    • brand

      US /brænd/

      UK /brænd/

      • Noun
      • A mark burned on an animal to show who owns it
      • Product made or designed by a named company
      • Transitive Verb
      • To burn a mark on an animal to show who owns it
      • To describe someone as a liar, coward, etc.
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    • bulky

      US /ˈbʌlki/

      UK /ˈbʌlki/

      • Adjective
      • Large and awkward to carry or put somewhere
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    • candy

      US /ˈkændi/

      UK /ˈkændi/

      • Countable Noun
      • Small sweet foods made mostly of sugar
      • Transitive Verb
      • To coat food with sugar
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    • challenge

      US /ˈtʃæləndʒ/

      UK /'tʃælɪndʒ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • An activity you wish to try that may be hard to do
      • Act of formally inviting someone to compete
      • Transitive Verb
      • To formally invite someone to compete at something
      • To question the correctness of something
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    • chef

      US /ʃɛf/

      UK /ʃef/

      • Countable Noun
      • Person whose job is to cook food in a restaurant
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    • color in

      US /ˈkʌlər ɪn/

      UK /ˈkʌlə ɪn/

      • other
      • To fill a drawing or space with color, often in artwork.
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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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    • community

      US /kəˈmjunɪti/

      UK /kə'mju:nətɪ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Group of people who share a common idea or area
      • A feeling of fellowship with others, as a result of sharing common attitudes, interests, and goals.
      • Adjective
      • Relating to or shared by the people in a particular area.
      • Shared or participated in by all members of a group
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    • concrete

      US /kɑnˈkrit, kɑŋ-, ˈkɑnˌkrit, ˈkɑŋ-/

      UK /'kɒŋkri:t/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Hard building material made of cement, sand, water
      • Transitive Verb
      • To cover or make with a hard grey building material
      • To lay or cover with concrete.
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    • dishwasher

      US /ˈdɪʃˌwɑʃɚ, -ˌwɔʃɚ/

      UK /ˈdɪʃwɒʃə(r)/

      • Noun
      • Machine for washing dishes
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    • earring

      US /ˈɪrɪŋ/

      UK /ˈɪərɪŋ/

      • Countable Noun
      • Jewelry for the ear, e.g. a stud or pendant
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    • embrace

      US /ɛmˈbres/

      UK /ɪm'breɪs/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Act of holding someone closely
      • An act of accepting or supporting something willingly and enthusiastically.
      • Transitive Verb
      • To hold closely; cuddle, kiss or hug
      • To accept something enthusiastically.
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    • federal

      US /ˈfɛdərəl, ˈfɛdrəl/

      UK /'fedərəl/

      • Adjective
      • Consisting of several united states
      • Relating to a system of government in which power is divided between a central authority and constituent political units.
      • Proper Noun
      • The central banking system of the United States.
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    • flip

      US /flɪp/

      UK /flɪp/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To turn your body in the air, as in gymnastics
      • To move into a different position quickly
      • Noun
      • Act of turning your body in the air; somersault
      • Movement of something from one position to another
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    • genius

      US /ˈdʒinjəs/

      UK /'dʒi:nɪəs/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Person displaying a high level of intelligence
      • The characteristic spirit of a nation, people, or place.
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    • go back to

      US /ɡo bæk tu/

      UK /ɡəu bæk tu:/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To return to a starting point
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    • grill

      US /ɡrɪl/

      UK /ɡrɪl/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Plate of food that has been grilled
      • Metal bars on which food is cooked over fire
      • Transitive Verb
      • To cook directly over fire on a flat metal bars
      • To ask many (difficult) questions for a long time
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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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    • have to

      US /hæv tu/

      UK /ˈhæv tə/

      • Auxiliary Verb
      • Must do
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    • heyday

      US /ˈheˌde/

      UK /ˈheɪdeɪ/

      • Noun
      • Period when someone, thing was successful, popular
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    • hole up

      US /hol ʌp/

      UK /həul ʌp/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To hide oneself; to take refuge.
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    • hood

      US /hʊd/

      UK /hʊd/

      • Noun
      • Front part of the car that covers the engine
      • A head covering attached to a cape, sweater etc.
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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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    • impact

      US /ˈɪmˌpækt/

      UK /'ɪmpækt/

      • Noun
      • A striking effect or result to hit with force
      • Act or force of one thing hitting something else
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To hit or strike someone or something with force
      • To have a strong effect on someone or something.
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    • in order to

      US /ɪn ˈɔrdɚ tu/

      UK /in ˈɔ:də tu:/

      • Preposition
      • For the purpose of; with the aim of.
      • Phrase
      • In a specific sequence or arrangement.
      • With the aim of; for the purpose of.
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    • in prison

      US /ɪn ˈprɪzən/

      UK /in ˈprizən/

      • Phrase
      • Confined in a prison; incarcerated.
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    • indict

      US /ɪnˈdaɪt/

      UK /ɪnˈdaɪt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To accuse someone of doing something wrong
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    • intellect

      US /ˈɪntlˌɛkt/

      UK /ˈɪntəlekt/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Ability to think with reason and intelligence
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    • lifestyle

      US /ˈlaɪfˌstaɪl/

      UK /ˈlaɪfstaɪl/

      • Noun
      • The type of life that you have; the way you live
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    • lift

      US /lɪft/

      UK /lɪft/

      • Noun
      • Picking someone up in a car and taking to a place
      • Machine carrying people up or down to other floors
      • Transitive Verb
      • To stop or cancel something, such as a rule
      • To move something to higher position
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    • lobe

      US /loʊb/

      UK /ləʊb/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Round part in body, e.g. some parts of brain
      • part of an organ(e.g. the brain, lungs, or liver) that seems to be separate in some way from the rest
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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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    • makeup

      US /ˈmekˌʌp/

      UK /'meɪkʌp/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Substance put on the face to make you look pretty
      • The way in which something is formed or composed.
      • Transitive Verb
      • To invent or fabricate something.
      • To compensate for something.
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    • marketing

      US /ˈmɑ:rkɪtɪŋ/

      UK /ˈmɑ:kɪtɪŋ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To publicize products to get you to buy; advertise
      • Uncountable Noun
      • The act of selling services or goods
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    • on the street

      US /ɑn ði strit/

      UK /ɔn ðə stri:t/

      • Phrase
      • Located on or along a public road in a town or city.
      • Available or circulating, especially illegally or unofficially.
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    • on the streets

      US /ɑn ðə strits/

      UK /ɒn ðə stri:ts/

      • other
      • Without a home; homeless or exposed outdoors.
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    • on the table

      US /ɑn ði ˈtebəl/

      UK /ɔn ðə ˈteibl/

      • Phrase
      • Located on the surface of a table.
      • Available for consideration or discussion.
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    • opportunity

      US /ˌɑpɚˈtunɪti, -ˈtju-/

      UK /ˌɒpə'tju:nətɪ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Time, situation when a thing might be done; chance
      • A favorable time or occasion for doing something.
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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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    • poverty

      US /ˈpɑvəti/

      UK /ˈpɔvəti/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • State of being poor
      • Lack of something necessary
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    • praise

      US /preɪz/

      UK /preɪz/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To express approval of something or someone
      • To express thanks, respect, and love
      • Uncountable Noun
      • Expression of approval of something/someone
      • Expression of thanks, respect, and love
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    • prison

      US /ˈprɪzən/

      UK /'prɪzn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Place the court puts criminals as punishment; jail
      • A state of confinement or captivity.
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    • razor

      US /ˈrezɚ/

      UK /ˈreɪzə(r)/

      • Noun
      • Tool with a sharp edge used to shave beard or hair
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    • religion

      US /rɪˈlɪdʒən/

      UK /rɪˈlɪdʒən/

      • Countable Noun
      • Organized set of beliefs about a god or gods
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Belief in God or gods that governs people's lives
      • A person's particular system of beliefs and worship.
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    • route

      US /rut, raʊt/

      UK /ru:t/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Way to get from one place to another place; path
      • Path or way that people often use
      • Transitive Verb
      • To send along a particular path or way
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    • serve

      US /sɚv/

      UK /sɜ:v/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To act in a particular position or office
      • To hit the first ball to an opponent in tennis etc.
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    • strength

      US /strɛŋkθ, strɛŋθ, strɛnθ/

      UK /streŋθ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Condition of being strong
      • The quality or state of being physically strong.
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    • talent

      US /ˈtælənt/

      UK /'tælənt/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Natural ability of a person to do something well
      • Person with a strong natural ability in something
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    • tap into

      US /tæp ˈɪntu/

      UK /tæp ˈɪntuː/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To manage to use something in a way that brings you benefits
      • To understand and express something that people are feeling
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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
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    • unleashed

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      UK

      • Transitive Verb
      • To release or let an animal go
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    • vision

      US /ˈvɪʒən/

      UK /'vɪʒn/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Ability to see; eyesight
      • Something you see in your imagination or dreams
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    • work at

      US /wɚk æt/

      UK /wə:k æt/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To have a job at a particular place or organization.
      • To make an effort to improve something.
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    • workforce

      US /ˈwə:kˌfɔrs/

      UK /ˈwɜ:kˌfɔ:s/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • The total number of working people
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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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