Vocabulary

  • move back: To retreat or withdraw from a position.
  • work in: To make an opening for something in your schedule
  • sing along: To join in singing with someone or something.
  • from memory: Using only your memory without any help or notes.
  • end in: To have something as the final result.
  • before long: Soon; in a short time.
  • pop up: To appear suddenly.
  • bunch: A group of things of the same kind
  • force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
  • track: To use marks to follow a wild animal
  • continent: Very large piece of land, e.g. Africa or Asia
  • industry: Hard work; being busy working
  • wonder: Surprise caused by experiencing something amazing
  • create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
  • spark: Small piece of burning material produced by fire
  • favor: Support or approval from people
  • record: Highest or most extreme level achieved
  • impress: To make an emotional impact upon
  • favorite: A thing that someone likes best or enjoys most
  • pop: To cause something to open or burst suddenly
  • combine: To mix several things together to form one thing
  • important: Having power or authority
  • client: Person paying for professional services
  • tight: Showing anxiety or anger; tense
  • learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
  • patent: Legal protection for inventions or ideas
  • bring: To take or go with someone to a place
  • success: Achievement of a desired purpose or goal
  • memory: Ability of the mind to call back past things
  • electronic: Operating by use of electricity; digital
  • invent: To create something such as a story or excuse
  • loathe: To dislike someone or something greatly; detest
  • legendary: Being a very famous sports player, actor etc.
  • dime: Coin worth 10 US cents
  • instrumental: Relating to, composed for, or performed on a musical instrument or instruments (without vocals).
  • world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
  • bar: Piece of (soap, chocolate etc.)
  • guy: Man; boy; any person
  • earn: To deserve something because you worked for it
  • work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
  • country: An area of land that is controlled by a government
  • want: To desire or wish for something; hope for a thing
  • machine: Piece of equipment used to do work
  • reel: To wind something in on a reel; pull something in
  • tape: To record some sounds using an electric device
  • local: Bus or train, that stops at most stations
  • joy: Deep happiness and pleasure about something
  • overflow: (Liquid) to flow over the edge of something
  • karaoke: Singing popular songs to a prerecorded soundtrack
  • singe: To burn lightly, often to remove hair
  • stereo: Device transmitting sound through two speakers
  • amplifier: Electronic equipment to increases signal strength
  • birthplace: Place where someone was born
  • microphone: Device you speak in to record or amplify sounds
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    • amplifier

      US /ˈæmpləˌfaɪɚ/

      UK /ˈæmplɪfaɪə(r)/

      • Countable Noun
      • Electronic equipment to increases signal strength
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    • bar

      US /bɑ:r/

      UK /bɑ:(r)/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Piece of (soap, chocolate etc.)
      • Professional organization of lawyers and judges
      • Transitive Verb
      • To prevent entry, exit or an action
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    • before long

      US /bɪˈfɔr lɔŋ/

      UK /biˈfɔ: lɔŋ/

      • Phrase
      • Soon; in a short time.
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    • birthplace

      US /ˈbə:θˌples/

      UK /ˈbɜ:θpleɪs/

      • Noun
      • Place where someone was born
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    • bunch

      US /bʌntʃ/

      UK /bʌntʃ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A group of things of the same kind
      • A group of people.
      • Transitive Verb
      • To group people or things closely together
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    • client

      US /ˈklaɪənt/

      UK /'klaɪənt/

      • Countable Noun
      • Person paying for professional services
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    • combine

      US /kəmˈbaɪn/

      UK /kəmˈbaɪn/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To mix several things together to form one thing
      • To harvest by means of a combine.
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A harvesting machine for cutting, threshing, and cleaning grain.
      • A mixture of different things.
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    • continent

      US /ˈkɑntənənt/

      UK /ˈkɒntɪnənt/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Very large piece of land, e.g. Africa or Asia
      • Adjective
      • Able to control excretory functions (bowel and bladder).
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    • dime

      US /daɪm/

      UK /daɪm/

      • Countable Noun
      • Coin worth 10 US cents
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    • earn

      US /ɜ:rn/

      UK /ɜ:n/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To deserve something because you worked for it
      • To get money for work
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    • electronic

      US /ɪlɛkˈtrɑnɪk, ˌilɛk-/

      UK /ɪˌlek'trɒnɪk/

      • Adjective
      • Operating by use of electricity; digital
      • Produced or performed using electronic instruments or devices.
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    • end in

      US /ɛnd ɪn/

      UK /end in/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To have something as the final result.
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    • favor

      US /ˈfevɚ/

      UK /'feɪvə/

      • Noun
      • Support or approval from people
      • Small gift given out at a party
      • Transitive Verb
      • To prefer or promote over another
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    • from memory

      US /frəm ˈmɛməri/

      UK /frəm ˈmeməri/

      • other
      • Using only your memory without any help or notes.
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    • impress

      US /ɪmˈprɛs/

      UK /ɪm'pres/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To make an emotional impact upon
      • To press into a soft material to make a pattern
      • Noun
      • A mark or design made by stamping.
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    • instrumental

      US /ˌɪnstrəˈmɛntl/

      UK /ˌɪnstrəˈmentl/

      • Adjective
      • Relating to, composed for, or performed on a musical instrument or instruments (without vocals).
      • Serving as a crucial means, agent, or tool in bringing about an end or result.
      • Noun
      • A piece of music that has no lyrics or singing.
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    • invent

      US /ɪnˈvɛnt/

      UK /ɪnˈvent/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To create something such as a story or excuse
      • To create something useful for the first time
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    • joy

      US /dʒɔɪ/

      UK /dʒɔɪ/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Deep happiness and pleasure about something
      • Thing or person that causes pleasure or happiness
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To experience happiness or to be glad
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    • karaoke

      US /ˌkærɪ'oʊkɪ/

      UK /ˌkærɪ'əʊkɪ/

      • Noun
      • Singing popular songs to a prerecorded soundtrack
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    • legendary

      US /ˈledʒənderi/

      UK /ˈledʒəndri/

      • Adjective
      • Being a very famous sports player, actor etc.
      • Remarkable enough to be famous; very well known.
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    • loathe

      US /loð/

      UK /ləʊð/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To dislike someone or something greatly; detest
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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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    • memory

      US /ˈmɛməri/

      UK /'memərɪ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Ability of the mind to call back past things
      • Space for the storage of information on a computer
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    • microphone

      US /ˈmaɪkrəˌfon/

      UK /ˈmaɪkrəfəʊn/

      • Noun
      • Device you speak in to record or amplify sounds
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    • move back

      US /muv bæk/

      UK /mu:v bæk/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To retreat or withdraw from a position.
      • To reposition or shift something to a previous location.
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    • overflow

      US /ˌovɚˈflo/

      UK /ˌəʊvə'fləʊ/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • (Liquid) to flow over the edge of something
      • Noun
      • Place where liquids flow over or out
      • An excess of something; an amount beyond what can be held.
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    • patent

      US /ˈpætnt/

      UK /ˈpætnt/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Legal protection for inventions or ideas
      • Transitive Verb
      • To obtain legal protection for inventions or ideas
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    • pop

      US /pɑp/

      UK /pɒp/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To cause something to open or burst suddenly
      • To go to or in a place for a brief period of time
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Sweet soda drink
      • A short, sharp, explosive sound.
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    • pop up

      US /pɑp ʌp/

      UK /pɔp ʌp/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To appear suddenly.
      • Phrasal Verb
      • To appear suddenly and unexpectedly.
      • To appear on a computer screen.
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    • reel

      US /ril/

      UK /ri:l/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To wind something in on a reel; pull something in
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    • sing along

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      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To join in singing with someone or something.
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    • singe

      US /sɪndʒ/

      UK /sɪndʒ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To burn lightly, often to remove hair
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    • spark

      US /spɑrk/

      UK /spɑ:k/

      • Countable Noun
      • Small piece of burning material produced by fire
      • Tiny, brief bit of light caused by electric energy
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To make tiny, brief bits of light
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    • stereo

      US /ˈsterioʊ/

      UK /ˈsteriəʊ/

      • Noun
      • Device transmitting sound through two speakers
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    • success

      US /səkˈsɛs/

      UK /sək'ses/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Achievement of a desired purpose or goal
      • A successful person; one who achieved their aims
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    • tape

      US /tep/

      UK /teɪp/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To record some sounds using an electric device
      • To stick things together using an adhesive strip
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Narrow strip of magnetic material for recording on
      • Thin material used to mark an area or seal things
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    • tight

      US /taɪt/

      UK /taɪt/

      • Adjective
      • Showing anxiety or anger; tense
      • Positioned physically close together
      • Adverb
      • Firmly; so it can't move
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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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    • work in

      US /wɚk ɪn/

      UK /wə:k in/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To make an opening for something in your schedule
      • To fit person/thing into a schedule or sequence
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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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