Vocabulary

  • go on: To continue doing something
  • as well as: Also; in addition to
  • on foot
  • heading to: Going in a particular direction.
  • off the beaten path: In a place where few people go; not well known.
  • in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
  • thanks to: Because of; as a result of.
  • best known: Most widely or popularly recognized, famous, or familiar.
  • around town: In the local area or vicinity.
  • drop by: To visit someone or some place for a short time
  • throw away: To fail to take advantage of a good chance
  • across from: Being on the other side
  • arranged in: Organized or placed in a specific order or manner within a particular space or format.
  • in rows: Arranged in multiple lines.
  • in little: To a small extent; insignificantly.
  • next to: Being located along side another
  • look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
  • of a kind: Unique; not like anything else
  • to date: Up to the present time; until now.
  • over to: Used to hand over to someone else to speak
  • period: Set amount of time during which events take place
  • spectacular: Impressive or out of the ordinary
  • impressive: Causing admiration or respect; grand or expensive
  • atmosphere: Air around us
  • unique: Unlike other things; being the only one like it
  • handful: an amount of something that can be held in one hand; small quantity or amount of people or things
  • inspire: To give someone an idea to do or make something
  • preserve: To cook food so it can be kept for long periods
  • region: Part of a country, of the world, area, etc.
  • private: Being away from others and quiet
  • stroll: To walk slowly and in a relaxed manner
  • landscape: Area or scene of activity, especially in politics
  • guide: To help or advise someone about something
  • beat: To move in regular motions in order to push blood
  • comprehensive: Including most or all things
  • click: To work well with someone or something
  • treasure: Valuable things collected, and often hidden
  • narrow: Not wide; short from one side to the other
  • destroy: To damage so badly that something no longer exists
  • trip: To release an electrical switch
  • extend: To offer something (help, friendship) to someone
  • hub: Center of action or interest
  • hop: Dance party
  • connect: To associate a thing with something else
  • transportation: Act of moving people or goods between places
  • shrine: Religious place that honors a person or saint
  • snack: Small amount of food eaten between meals
  • notification: Act of giving formal or official information
  • fill: To make something full
  • head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
  • traditional: Involved in a custom or event common to a people
  • aromatic: (Of herbs, etc.) with a strong, but pleasant smell
  • originally: At first; in the beginning
  • rule: Something that is normal and usually happens
  • bind: To cover a wound, as with a bandage
  • deep: Complex and important
  • historic: (Of past event) having an effect on future; famous
  • entrance: A place where you enter a house or other building
  • start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
  • train: Line of people, animals moving the same direction
  • paste: To move computer data from one page to another
  • bay: Part of an ocean or lake partly surrounded by land
  • quiet: Hidden, or done in a private way
  • herb: Small leafy plant used in medicines or food
  • travel: To go to a place that is far away
  • rail: To complain or object forcefully
  • downtown: Located in the business part of a town
  • main: Most important; most often used
  • gateway: Entrance that can be closed by a gate
  • line: Border that divides two places or regions
  • plan: Drawing of how something should be done or made
  • clan: Group of related families or people
  • favourite: A thing that someone likes best or enjoys most
  • feudal: Of or typical of feudalism
  • sweet: Piece of candy, or other food containing sugar
  • moat: Water-filled ditch surrounding a castle
  • mackerel: Fish with wavy marks on the back
  • alight: (Mainly British) on fire
  • miso: Paste made from fermented soybeans and malt
  • seafood: Fish, shellfish, etc. that can be eaten
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    • across from

      US /əˈkrɔs frʌm/

      UK /əˈkrɔs frɔm/

      • Preposition
      • Being on the other side
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    • alight

      US /əˈlaɪt/

      UK /əˈlaɪt/

      • Adjective
      • (Mainly British) on fire
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To get off a vehicle such as a bus
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    • aromatic

      US /ˌærəˈmætɪk/

      UK /ˌærəˈmætɪk/

      • Adjective
      • (Of herbs, etc.) with a strong, but pleasant smell
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    • around town

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • In the local area or vicinity.
      • In various places throughout the town.
      • Adjective
      • Socially active and well-known in the town.
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    • arranged in

      US

      UK

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • Organized or placed in a specific order or manner within a particular space or format.
      • Displayed or set out attractively within something.
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    • as well as

      US /æz wɛl æz/

      UK /æz wel æz/

      • Adverb
      • Also; in addition to
      • Preposition
      • In addition to; and also.
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    • atmosphere

      US /ˈætməˌsfɪr/

      UK /'ætməsfɪə(r)/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Air around us
      • Feeling or mood of a place
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    • bay

      US /be/

      UK /beɪ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Part of an ocean or lake partly surrounded by land
      • A compartment or recess in a building.
      • Adjective
      • Reddish-brown in color, typically used to describe a horse.
      • Forcing someone or something to turn and face its attackers; cornered.
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    • beat

      US /bit/

      UK /bi:t/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To move in regular motions in order to push blood
      • Transitive Verb
      • To strike or hit repeatedly and with great force
      • To mix ingredients together with a fork or machine
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    • best known

      US

      UK

      • Adjective
      • Most widely or popularly recognized, famous, or familiar.
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    • bind

      US /baɪnd/

      UK /baɪnd/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To cover a wound, as with a bandage
      • To put pages and a cover together to create a book
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    • clan

      US /klæn/

      UK /klæn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Group of related families or people
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    • comprehensive

      US /ˌkɑ:mprɪˈhensɪv/

      UK /ˌkɒmprɪˈhensɪv/

      • Adjective
      • Including most or all things
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    • connect

      US /kəˈnɛkt/

      UK /kə'nekt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To associate a thing with something else
      • To join or attach things together
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    • destroy

      US /dɪˈstrɔɪ/

      UK /dɪ'strɔɪ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To damage so badly that something no longer exists
      • To defeat someone or something easily
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    • downtown

      US /ˈdaʊnˌtaʊn/

      UK /ˌdaʊnˈtaʊn/

      • Adjective
      • Located in the business part of a town
      • (informal) Fashionable, trendy, or cool.
      • Noun
      • The main business or commercial area of a city.
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    • drop by

      US /drɑp baɪ/

      UK /drɔp bai/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To visit someone or some place for a short time
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    • entrance

      US /ˈentrəns/

      UK /ˈentrəns/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A place where you enter a house or other building
      • Act of joining a party in a showy manner
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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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    • feudal

      US /ˈfjudl:/

      UK /ˈfju:dl/

      • Adjective
      • Of or typical of feudalism
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    • gateway

      US /ˈɡetˌwe/

      UK /ˈgeɪtweɪ/

      • Noun
      • Entrance that can be closed by a gate
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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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    • guide

      US /ɡaɪd/

      UK /ɡaɪd/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To help or advise someone about something
      • To control missile to hit a target by radio signal
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Book or a magazine containing information/advice
      • Person leading others visiting an unknown place
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    • handful

      US /ˈhændˌfʊl/

      UK /'hændfʊl/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • an amount of something that can be held in one hand; small quantity or amount of people or things
      • A thing requiring great effort to control, manage
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    • heading to

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • Going in a particular direction.
      • Intransitive Verb
      • Going in the direction of; on the way to.
      • Moving towards a future state or condition.
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    • herb

      US /ɜ:rb/

      UK /hɜ:b/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Small leafy plant used in medicines or food
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    • historic

      US /hɪˈstɔrɪk, -ˈstɑr-/

      UK /hɪˈstɒrɪk/

      • Adjective
      • (Of past event) having an effect on future; famous
      • Connected with the past
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    • hop

      US /hɑp/

      UK /hɒp/

      • Noun
      • Dance party
      • Small jump, often on one foot
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To move from one place to another
      • To make small jump, as from one foot to the other
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    • hub

      US /hʌb/

      UK /hʌb/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Center of action or interest
      • Central part of a wheel
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    • impressive

      US /ɪmˈprɛsɪv/

      UK /ɪmˈpresɪv/

      • Adjective
      • Causing admiration or respect; grand or expensive
      • Having a strong effect, commanding attention.
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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 little

      US /ɪn ˈlɪtl/

      UK /in ˈlɪtl/

      • other
      • To a small extent; insignificantly.
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    • in rows

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Arranged in multiple lines.
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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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    • landscape

      US /ˈlændˌskep/

      UK /'lændskeɪp/

      • Noun
      • Area or scene of activity, especially in politics
      • Picture of natural scenery in a place
      • Transitive Verb
      • To make gardens that improve an area of land
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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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    • mackerel

      US /ˈmækərəl, ˈmækrəl/

      UK /ˈmækrəl/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Fish with wavy marks on the back
      • Adjective
      • Having a pattern of wavy lines or bands, resembling the markings on a mackerel fish.
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    • miso

      US /ˈmi:soʊ/

      UK /ˈmi:səʊ/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Paste made from fermented soybeans and malt
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    • moat

      US /mot/

      UK /məʊt/

      • Countable Noun
      • Water-filled ditch surrounding a castle
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    • narrow

      US /ˈnæro/

      UK /'nærəʊ/

      • Adjective
      • Not wide; short from one side to the other
      • Limited; not broad in scope
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To become thinner or less wide
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    • next to

      US /nɛkst tu/

      UK /nekst tu:/

      • Preposition
      • Being located along side another
      • In comparison with
      • Adverb
      • Almost; nearly
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    • notification

      US /ˌnoʊtɪfɪˈkeɪʃn/

      UK /ˌnəʊtɪfɪˈkeɪʃn/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Act of giving formal or official information
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    • of a kind

      US /ʌv e kaɪnd/

      UK /ɔv ə kaind/

      • Adjective
      • Unique; not like anything else
      • Phrase
      • Sharing similar characteristics or qualities; alike
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    • off the beaten path

      US

      UK

      • Adjective
      • In a place where few people go; not well known.
      • Adverb
      • Away from the popular routes or places.
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    • on foot

      US /ɑn fʊt/

      UK /ɔn fut/

      • Phrase
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    • originally

      US /əˈrɪdʒənəli/

      UK /əˈrɪdʒənəli/

      • Adverb
      • At first; in the beginning
      • In a new and unique manner
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    • over to

      US

      UK

      • Preposition
      • Used to hand over to someone else to speak
      • The responsibility is now yours
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    • paste

      US /pest/

      UK /peɪst/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To move computer data from one page to another
      • To stick or glue something to something else
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Type of thick glue used for sticking things
      • Soft, wet mixture of powder and liquid
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    • preserve

      US /prɪˈzɜ:rv/

      UK /prɪˈzɜ:v/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To cook food so it can be kept for long periods
      • To protect something from harm, loss or damage
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Sweet fruit spread; jam
      • Protected area of land with plants and animals
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    • rail

      US /rel/

      UK /reɪl/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To complain or object forcefully
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Long thin piece of metal, wood as part of a fence
      • One of two metal tracks along which a train runs
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    • region

      US /ˈridʒən/

      UK /'ri:dʒən/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Part of a country, of the world, area, etc.
      • A part of the body
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    • rule

      US /ruːl/

      UK /ruːl/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Something that is normal and usually happens
      • Governmental control or power over a region
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To decide legally, especially in court
      • To have control or influence
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    • seafood

      US /ˈsiˌfud/

      UK /'si:fu:d/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Fish, shellfish, etc. that can be eaten
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    • shrine

      US /ʃraɪn/

      UK /ʃraɪn/

      • Noun
      • Religious place that honors a person or saint
      B2
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    • snack

      US /snæk/

      UK /snæk/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Small amount of food eaten between meals
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To eat a small amount outside of regular meal time
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    • spectacular

      US /spɛkˈtækjəlɚ/

      UK /spekˈtækjələ(r)/

      • Adjective
      • Impressive or out of the ordinary
      • Noun
      • A lavish or elaborate display or performance.
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    • stroll

      US /strol/

      UK /strəʊl/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To walk slowly and in a relaxed manner
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    • thanks to

      US /θæŋks tu/

      UK /θæŋks tu:/

      • Preposition
      • Because of; as a result of.
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    • throw away

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To fail to take advantage of a good chance
      • To put things in the trash
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    • to date

      US /tu det/

      UK /tu: deit/

      • Phrase
      • Up to the present time; until now.
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To go out on romantic dates with someone.
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    • traditional

      US /trəˈdɪʃənəl/

      UK /trəˈdɪʃənl/

      • Adjective
      • Involved in a custom or event common to a people
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    • transportation

      US /ˌtrænspɔ:rˈteɪʃn/

      UK /ˌtrænspɔ:ˈteɪʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Act of moving people or goods between places
      • A system or means of transport, especially public transport.
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    • treasure

      US /ˈtrɛʒɚ/

      UK /'treʒə(r)/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Valuable things collected, and often hidden
      • Someone or something that is worth a lot
      • Transitive Verb
      • To value something you keep very much
      • To take great care of because you love/value it
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    • trip

      US /trɪp/

      UK /trɪp/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To release an electrical switch
      • To fall by catching your foot on something
      • Noun
      • Act of falling down; falling over an obstacle
      • Journey or visit to a place
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    • unique

      US /juˈnik/

      UK /jʊ'ni:k/

      • Adjective
      • Unlike other things; being the only one like it
      • Remarkably special or unusual.
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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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