Vocabulary

  • eat out: To eat at a restaurant
  • in other words: Stating something in a different way, often to make it clearer or more understandable.
  • long for: To have a strong desire or yearning for something.
  • in school: Attending an educational institution.
  • in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
  • lead to: To result in some action
  • look for: To try to find a thing or person that is lost
  • to the point: Expressing something directly and without unnecessary detail.
  • go beyond: To do more than planned or expected; exceed
  • check out
  • subscribe: To regularly pay to receive a service
  • eventually: After a long time; after many attempts; in the end
  • content: Being happy or satisfied
  • physical: Health check at the doctors' or hospital
  • imitate: To act, speak like someone or something else
  • common: Area in a city or town that is open to everyone
  • psychological: Concerning the study of the mind
  • reinforce: To send more troops/resources to support an army
  • achieve: To succeed in doing good, usually by working hard
  • fundamental: Forming a necessary part, base, or core
  • relationship: Connection between two or more people or things
  • abstract: Passage of text from an article or book
  • mimic: Someone who tries to act like another person
  • desire: To wish for, hope or want something
  • status: Position or rank relative to others in a society
  • victim: Person/thing affected by an unpleasant event
  • autonomy: The power to make independent decisions
  • theory: Ideas or principles that explain facts or events
  • establish: To set or create something to last for a long time
  • shelter: Place to protect people/animals from abuse
  • moral: In a way considered proper and good by most people
  • behavior: The way a person or thing acts; manner
  • recognition: Accepting that something is true or that it exists
  • simply: In an easy or clear manner
  • trap: Device used for catching animals
  • result: Something produced through tests or experiments
  • independent: Making your own decisions; acting by yourself
  • identity: Collection of qualities that makes a person
  • subject: The person, thing, or idea that is being discussed, described, or studied.
  • lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
  • anchor: Metal hook on a rope used to stop boats moving
  • slash: Line ( / ) used in writing
  • social: Involving activity with people, e.g. in free time
  • intrinsic: Being naturally and always a part of something
  • fundamentally: In a basic and important way
  • utility: Public services such as gas, water, or electricity
  • destruction: Act of destroying; damaging beyond repair
  • ideally: In a perfect way; very suitably
  • philosopher: Person studying the meaning of truth and life
  • place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
  • single: One run in cricket or a hit baseball
  • restore: To return a thing to its original condition
  • order: Religious or social group, as of nuns
  • formidable: Powerful; causing fear and deserving respect
  • fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
  • information: Collection of facts and details about something
  • support: To give assistance or advice to someone
  • unfold: (Of a situation) to be told or revealed
  • argue: To fight or disagree over something
  • point: An item to be discussed
  • pick: Sharp tool used for breaking the ground
  • expel: To force a person to leave a place or organization
  • conception: Moment when a woman's pregnancy begins
  • unify: To bring or join together into one
  • heighten: To increase the degree or intensity of something
  • mediator: Person helping others to reach an agreement
  • hungry: Feeling a need or want to eat food
  • metaphysical: Concerning metaphysics (study of reality of life)
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    • abstract

      US /ˈæbˌstrækt/

      UK /'æbstrækt/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Passage of text from an article or book
      • Something that doesn't exist physically
      • Adjective
      • Concerning something that doesn't exist physically
      • Relating to abstract art.
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    • achieve

      US /əˈtʃiv/

      UK /ə'tʃi:v/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To succeed in doing good, usually by working hard
      • To succeed in reaching a particular goal, status, or standard, often after effort or perseverance.
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    • anchor

      US /ˈæŋkɚ/

      UK /'æŋkə(r)/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Metal hook on a rope used to stop boats moving
      • Person who presents a news program on TV
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To lower an anchor to hold a boat or ship in place
      • To secure firmly or fixedly; to moor.
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    • autonomy

      US /ɔˈtɑnəmi/

      UK /ɔ:'tɒnəmɪ/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • The power to make independent decisions
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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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    • conception

      US /kənˈsɛpʃən/

      UK /kənˈsepʃn/

      • Noun
      • Moment when a woman's pregnancy begins
      • Idea about something, or how it should be
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    • content

      US /ˈkɑnˌtɛnt/

      UK /'kɒntent/

      • Adjective
      • Being happy or satisfied
      • In a state of peaceful happiness.
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Information in something, e.g. book or computer
      • The subject matter of a book, speech, etc.
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    • desire

      US / dɪˈzaɪr/

      UK /dɪ'zaɪə(r)/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To wish for, hope or want something
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Thing that is wished for or wanted
      • A strong feeling of sexual wanting.
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    • destruction

      US /dɪˈstrʌkʃən/

      UK /dɪ'strʌkʃn/

      • Noun
      • Act of destroying; damaging beyond repair
      • The state of being destroyed or ruined.
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    • eat out

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To eat at a restaurant
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    • establish

      US /ɪˈstæblɪʃ/

      UK /ɪˈstæblɪʃ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To set or create something to last for a long time
      • To use facts, evidence to show truth or clarity
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    • eventually

      US /ɪˈvɛntʃuəli/

      UK /ɪˈventʃuəli/

      • Adverb
      • After a long time; after many attempts; in the end
      • At some later time; in the future
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    • expel

      US /ɪkˈspɛl/

      UK /ɪk'spel/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To force a person to leave a place or organization
      • To release or push something (e.g. air) out
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    • formidable

      US /ˈfɔ:rmɪdəbl/

      UK /ˈfɔ:mɪdəbl/

      • Adjective
      • Powerful; causing fear and deserving respect
      • Being very hard to deal with or overcome
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    • fundamental

      US /ˌfʌndəˈmɛntl/

      UK /ˌfʌndəˈmentl/

      • Adjective
      • Forming a necessary part, base, or core
      • Of central importance.
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A basic part of something
      • (Music) the lowest note in a harmony
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    • fundamentally

      US /ˌfʌndəˈmɛntl:ɪ/

      UK /ˌfʌndəˈmentəli/

      • Adverb
      • In a basic and important way
      • In a complete and thorough way
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    • go beyond

      US /ɡo biˈɑnd/

      UK /ɡəu biˈjɔnd/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To do more than planned or expected; exceed
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    • heighten

      US /ˈhaɪtn/

      UK /'haɪtn/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To increase the degree or intensity of something
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    • hungry

      US /ˈhʌŋɡri/

      UK /ˈhʌŋgri/

      • Adjective
      • Feeling a need or want to eat food
      • Feeling a need or want to eat food
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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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    • identity

      US /aɪˈdɛntɪti/

      UK /aɪ'dentətɪ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Collection of qualities that makes a person
      • Who someone is; the name of a person
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    • imitate

      US /ˈɪmɪˌtet/

      UK /ˈɪmɪteɪt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To act, speak like someone or something else
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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 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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    • in school

      US /ɪn skul/

      UK /ɪn sku:l/

      • other
      • Attending an educational institution.
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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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    • intrinsic

      US /ɪnˈtrɪnzɪk, -sɪk/

      UK /ɪnˈtrɪnsɪk/

      • Adjective
      • Being naturally and always a part of something
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    • lead to

      US /lid tu/

      UK /li:d tu:/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To result in some action
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To have something as a consequence or result.
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    • long for

      US /lɔŋ fɔr/

      UK /lɔŋ fɔ:/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To have a strong desire or yearning for something.
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    • look for

      US /lʊk fɔr/

      UK /luk fɔ:/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To try to find a thing or person that is lost
      • To expect or anticipate something.
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    • mediator

      US /ˈmidiˌetɚ/

      UK /ˈmi:dieɪtə(r)/

      • Countable Noun
      • Person helping others to reach an agreement
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    • metaphysical

      US /ˌmetə'fɪzɪkl/

      UK /ˌmetə'fɪzɪkl/

      • Adjective
      • Concerning metaphysics (study of reality of life)
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    • mimic

      US /ˈmɪmɪk/

      UK /'mɪmɪk/

      • Countable Noun
      • Someone who tries to act like another person
      • Transitive Verb
      • To copy a person's words/actions to amuse people
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    • moral

      US /ˈmɔrəl, ˈmɑr-/

      UK /ˈmɒrəl/

      • Adjective
      • In a way considered proper and good by most people
      • Uncountable Noun
      • In a way considered proper and good by most people
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    • philosopher

      US /fɪˈlɑsəfɚ/

      UK /fəˈlɒsəfə(r)/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Person studying the meaning of truth and life
      • A person who is calm and wise; someone who lives by philosophical principles.
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    • physical

      US /ˈfɪzɪkəl/

      UK /ˈfɪzɪkl/

      • Countable Noun
      • Health check at the doctors' or hospital
      • Adjective
      • Concerning the body of a person
      • Concerning things that can be seen or touched
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    • psychological

      US /ˌsaɪkəˈlɑdʒɪkəl/

      UK /ˌsaɪkəˈlɒdʒɪkl/

      • Adjective
      • Concerning the study of the mind
      • Relating to or involving the use of propaganda, threats, or other psychological techniques to subdue an opponent.
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    • recognition

      US /ˌrɛkəɡˈnɪʃən/

      UK /ˌrekəgˈnɪʃn/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Accepting that something is true or that it exists
      • Considering something as important or special
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    • reinforce

      US /ˌri:ɪnˈfɔ:rs/

      UK /ˌri:ɪnˈfɔ:s/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To send more troops/resources to support an army
      • To encourage or strengthen an idea or feeling
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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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    • restore

      US /rɪˈstɔr, -ˈstor/

      UK /rɪˈstɔ:(r)/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To return a thing to its original condition
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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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    • shelter

      US /ˈʃɛltɚ/

      UK /'ʃeltə(r)/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Place to protect people/animals from abuse
      • Structure that covers or protects things
      • Transitive Verb
      • To give animals, people a place away from abuse
      • To find protection from danger/bad weather
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    • slash

      US /slæʃ/

      UK /slæʃ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Line ( / ) used in writing
      • Long, deep cut, caused by a sharp object
      • Transitive Verb
      • To cut violently with a sharp object
      • To decrease something by a large amount
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    • status

      US /ˈstetəs, ˈstætəs/

      UK /'steɪtəs/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Position or rank relative to others in a society
      • Legal position of a person or thing
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    • subscribe

      US /səbˈskraɪb/

      UK /səb'skraɪb/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To regularly pay to receive a service
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    • theory

      US /ˈθiəri, ˈθɪri/

      UK /ˈθiəri/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Ideas or principles that explain facts or events
      • An idea or belief about something
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    • to the point

      US /tu ði pɔɪnt/

      UK /tu: ðə pɔint/

      • Adjective
      • Expressing something directly and without unnecessary detail.
      • Phrase
      • Relevant and pertinent to the matter at hand.
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    • trap

      US /træp/

      UK /træp/

      • Countable Noun
      • Device used for catching animals
      • Vehicle pulled by a single horse
      • Transitive Verb
      • To use a device to catch animals or people
      • To hold, e.g. a nerve, so that it cannot move
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    • unfold

      US /ʌnˈfold/

      UK /ʌn'fəʊld/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • (Of a situation) to be told or revealed
      • To open something that was folded
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To happen, be told or be revealed
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    • unify

      US /ˈjunəˌfaɪ/

      UK /'ju:nɪfaɪ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To bring or join together into one
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    • utility

      US /juˈtɪləti/

      UK /ju:ˈtɪləti/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Public services such as gas, water, or electricity
      • Something useful, especially a tool or piece of equipment.
      • Uncountable Noun
      • Fact of being useful; usefulness
      • The capacity to be useful and provide satisfaction
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    • victim

      US /ˈvɪktɪm/

      UK /ˈvɪktɪm/

      • Noun
      • Person/thing affected by an unpleasant event
      • Person feeling helpless in times of bad luck
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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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