Vocabulary

  • at least: As a minimum
  • gain access: To obtain the ability or right to enter or use something.
  • access: Way to enter a place, e.g. a station or stadium
  • critical: Making a negative judgment of something
  • exact: Completely correct; accurate; specific
  • commercial: Radio or television advertisement
  • venue: Place, area where an event is held or takes place
  • condition: To improve something to make it better
  • crowd: To force too many things, people into
  • vibrant: Having a lot of energy and being very active
  • incident: Event, usually unusual or important; accident
  • fair: Neither very good nor very bad; average
  • vehicle: Machine (such as a car) used to carry things
  • press: Machine using pressure to shape, flatten, squeeze
  • gain: To increase in something, such as weight
  • queue: Line of people or cars waiting for something
  • moment: Very short or brief period of time
  • place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
  • public: Owned by the government
  • mixture: Something made by combining two or more things
  • collide: To come together or crash with a lot of force
  • drive: A person's ambition and motivation to do something
  • densely: Thickly (filled or covered)
  • traffic: The cars or vehicles on the road
  • popular: Liked or enjoyed by many people
  • official: Real, exact, truely felt
  • understand: To know the meaning of language, what someone says
  • mount: To attach something to something else
  • area: Amount of measured space
  • pavement: Surface next to a road for people to walk on
  • residential: Concerning patients staying in a hospital
  • transfer: To move to a different place, job or school
  • time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
  • location: Particular position or area of place, event, etc.
  • boulevard: Wide, grand street often with trees on both sides
  • sidewalk: Paved area for pedestrians, usually beside a road
  • people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
  • department: Division of a larger part or organization
  • local: Bus or train, that stops at most stations
  • show: To be easily seen or displayed
  • injure: To do (usually physical) harm or damage to
  • short: (Of electric circuit) to spark because faulty
  • fire: Heat and the flame produced when burning
  • number: Symbols such as 1, 2, 56, 793
  • speak: To be able to use a certain language
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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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    • at least

      US /æt list/

      UK /æt li:st/

      • Adverb
      • As a minimum
      • Not less than
      • Phrase
      • No less than; at the minimum
      • Used to indicate that something is positive in a bad situation.
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    • boulevard

      US /ˈbuləˌvɑrd/

      UK /'bu:ləvɑ:d/

      • Noun
      • Wide, grand street often with trees on both sides
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    • collide

      US /kəˈlaɪd/

      UK /kəˈlaɪd/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To come together or crash with a lot of force
      • To disagree with or be very different from others
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    • commercial

      US /kəˈmɚʃəl/

      UK /kəˈmə:ʃəl/

      • Noun
      • Radio or television advertisement
      • Adjective
      • A notice, picture, or film telling people about a product, job, or service.
      • Designed for or primarily concerned with financial success.
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    • condition

      US /kənˈdɪʃən/

      UK /kənˈdɪʃn/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To improve something to make it better
      • To cause to behave automatically in a certain way
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Disease or other medical problem
      • The state of living you are in, e.g. good health
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    • critical

      US /ˈkrɪtɪkəl/

      UK /ˈkrɪtɪkl/

      • Adjective
      • Making a negative judgment of something
      • Being important or serious; vital; dangerous
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    • crowd

      US /kraʊd/

      UK /kraʊd/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To force too many things, people into
      • (Lots of people) to meet together in one place
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Large group of people together in one place
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    • densely

      US /ˈdɛnslɪ/

      UK /denslɪ/

      • Adverb
      • Thickly (filled or covered)
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    • department

      US /dɪˈpɑ:rtmənt/

      UK /dɪˈpɑ:tmənt/

      • Noun
      • Division of a larger part or organization
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    • exact

      US /ɪɡˈzækt/

      UK /ɪɡ'zækt/

      • Adjective
      • Completely correct; accurate; specific
      • Transitive Verb
      • To get something, sometimes using force
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    • gain

      US /ɡen/

      UK /ɡeɪn/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To increase in something, such as weight
      • To get something wanted, needed or valued
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • An increase in something, such as weight
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    • gain access

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      UK

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To obtain the ability or right to enter or use something.
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    • incident

      US / ˈɪnsɪdənt/

      UK /ˈɪnsɪdənt/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Event, usually unusual or important; accident
      • A political event that causes difficulties.
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    • injure

      US /ˈɪndʒɚ/

      UK /ˈɪndʒə(r)/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To do (usually physical) harm or damage to
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    • local

      US /ˈloʊkl/

      UK /ˈləʊkl/

      • Noun
      • Bus or train, that stops at most stations
      • People who live in the area being discussed
      • Adjective
      • Relating to a particular area, city, or town
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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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    • mixture

      US /ˈmɪkstʃɚ/

      UK /ˈmɪkstʃə(r)/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Something made by combining two or more things
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    • mount

      US /maʊnt/

      UK /maʊnt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To attach something to something else
      • To set a picture, jewel etc. in
      • Noun
      • An attachment used to keep something in place
      • Horse that someone is riding
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    • official

      US /əˈfɪʃəl/

      UK /əˈfɪʃl/

      • Adjective
      • Real, exact, truely felt
      • Of or done by someone in authority; formal
      • Noun
      • A person authorized to perform a specific duty
      • A referee or umpire
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    • pavement

      US /ˈpevmənt/

      UK /ˈpeɪvmənt/

      • Noun
      • Surface next to a road for people to walk on
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    • press

      US /prɛs/

      UK /pres/

      • Noun
      • Machine using pressure to shape, flatten, squeeze
      • General term for TV, radio, newspapers
      • Transitive Verb
      • To make clothes smooth using a heated iron; iron
      • To repeatedly ask someone to do something
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    • queue

      US /kju/

      UK /kju:/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Line of people or cars waiting for something
      • A list of data items, jobs, etc., stored so as to be retrievable in a definite order, usually the order of insertion.
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To wait in a line.
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    • residential

      US /ˌrɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl/

      UK /ˌrezɪˈdenʃl/

      • Adjective
      • Concerning patients staying in a hospital
      • Being used for private homes
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    • sidewalk

      US /ˈsaɪdˌwɔk/

      UK /ˈsaɪdwɔ:k/

      • Countable Noun
      • Paved area for pedestrians, usually beside a road
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    • traffic

      US /ˈtræfɪk/

      UK /'træfɪk/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • The cars or vehicles on the road
      • Amount of activity over a communication system
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • Deal or trade in something illegal.
      • To direct and control traffic.
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    • transfer

      US /trænsˈfɚ/

      UK /træns'fɜ:(r)/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To move to a different place, job or school
      • To give someone an illness through contact
      • Noun
      • Moving to a different place, job, or school
      • Act of giving the right to a property to another
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    • vehicle

      US /ˈvi:hɪkl/

      UK /ˈvi:əkl/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Machine (such as a car) used to carry things
      • Means of expressing, showing, or achieving
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    • venue

      US /ˈvɛnju/

      UK /'venju:/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Place, area where an event is held or takes place
      • The place where a public event or meeting happens.
      B2
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    • vibrant

      US /ˈvaɪbrənt/

      UK /ˈvaɪbrənt/

      • Adjective
      • Having a lot of energy and being very active
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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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