Vocabulary

  • have to: Must do
  • feel like: To have a desire or inclination for something.
  • look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
  • instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
  • think about: To consider something carefully.
  • wake up: To stop sleeping
  • on the surface: Appearing to be true or real until examined more closely.
  • go beyond: To do more than planned or expected; exceed
  • setting off: To start a journey
  • out of it: Unconscious or not completely alert; dazed or confused.
  • burning bridges: To damage relationships so they cannot be repaired.
  • buy time: To delay an action to allow more time for preparation.
  • get back to: To get in contact with someone again
  • walk away: To leave a situation, especially a difficult or unpleasant one.
  • inside jokes: Jokes that are only understood by a small group of people.
  • all at once: Suddenly; at the same time
  • at once: Immediately; without delay
  • at a time: Separately; one by one
  • keep the peace: To maintain order and prevent conflict or disturbance.
  • feel around: To try to find something by touching things with your hands, especially when you cannot see.
  • for someone: On behalf of or intended for a particular person.
  • reach out: To attempt to communicate with someone.
  • in danger: Exposed to the risk of harm, injury, or loss.
  • vulnerable: Being open to attack or damage
  • potential: Capable of happening or becoming reality
  • opportunity: Time, situation when a thing might be done; chance
  • deserve: To be worthy of, e.g. getting praise or attention
  • realize: To become aware of or understand mentally
  • crave: To have a very strong desire for something
  • immediately: Without any delay; straight away
  • force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
  • doubt: Not being sure of something; lack of certainty
  • familiar: Well-known or easily recognized
  • fear: Unpleasant feeling caused by being aware of danger
  • emotional: Causing, feeling, or appealing to the emotions
  • stress: To emphasize one or more parts of a word, sentence
  • impulse: Sudden desire to do something that is not planned
  • comment: Something you say, giving an opinion; remark
  • pressure: Anxiety caused by difficult problems
  • relationship: Connection between two or more people or things
  • sacrifice: Person/animal killed in a sacrifice (to a god)
  • guilty: Responsible for doing something wrong
  • shift: To change in position or direction
  • bond: Rope, chain or other thing used to tie someone up
  • worth: the financial, practical or moral value of somebody/something
  • shrink: To become smaller
  • wonder: Surprise caused by experiencing something amazing
  • dramatic: Gripping the attention; causing an effect
  • adapt: To change something for a different function
  • suppress: To prevent the display of emotion or feeling
  • require: To demand that someone does something
  • pause: To stop doing for a while before continuing
  • create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
  • boundary: A division or border to separate two areas
  • loyalty: Complete and sustained support for person, thing
  • consciously: In a manner that is aware, and on purpose
  • praise: To express approval of something or someone
  • anchor: Metal hook on a rope used to stop boats moving
  • internal: Being or happening in the body
  • hesitate: To pause because unsure or reluctant to do
  • manipulation: Act of controlling to gain an advantage
  • groom: To make neat and smart in appearance
  • erode: To destroy something gradually; be destroyed thus
  • notice: To become aware by sight, touch, or hearing
  • sign: Indication that something exists or will happen
  • manage: To survive hardships and difficulties; to cope
  • allow: To admit the validity or truth of something
  • build: Your physical shape; physique
  • support: To give assistance or advice to someone
  • point: An item to be discussed
  • blur: To make something unclear or out of focus
  • armor: Defensive (e.g. metal) covering for bodies, things
  • protect: To defend someone or something from harm or danger
  • override: To make (rule or law) not be valid anymore
  • discomfort: To cause to feel uncomfortable or not at ease
  • mute: Not willing or being unable to speak
  • normalize: To make something normal or regular
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    • adapt

      US /əˈdæpt/

      UK /ə'dæpt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To change something for a different function
      • To change something to fit or suit a new purpose
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To change your behaviour so that it is easier to live in a new place or situation
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    • all at once

      US

      UK

      • Adverb
      • Suddenly; at the same time
      • At the same time; simultaneously
      • Phrase
      • Suddenly; at the same time
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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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    • armor

      US /ˈɑrmɚ/

      UK /'ɑ:mə/

      • Noun
      • Defensive (e.g. metal) covering for bodies, things
      • Transitive Verb
      • To cover something in metal to protect it
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    • at a time

      US /æt e taɪm/

      UK /æt ə taim/

      • Phrase
      • Separately; one by one
      • Simultaneously; together
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    • at once

      US /æt wʌns/

      UK /æt wʌns/

      • Adverb
      • Immediately; without delay
      • At the same time; simultaneously
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    • blur

      US /blɚ/

      UK /blɜ:(r)/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To make something unclear or out of focus
      • To dull the distinction between things
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    • bond

      US /bɑnd/

      UK /bɒnd/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Rope, chain or other thing used to tie someone up
      • Closeness that is shared between people or groups
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To develop a close relationship with
      • To become joined or connected, e.g. using glue
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    • boundary

      US /ˈbaʊndəri, -dri/

      UK /'baʊndrɪ/

      • Noun
      • A division or border to separate two areas
      • In sports, a line or marker indicating the edge of the playing area.
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    • burning bridges

      US /ˈbɝnɪŋ ˈbrɪdʒɪz/

      UK /ˈbɜ:nɪŋ ˈbrɪdʒɪz/

      • other
      • To damage relationships so they cannot be repaired.
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    • buy time

      US /ˈbaɪ taɪm/

      UK /ˈbaɪ taɪm/

      • other
      • To delay an action to allow more time for preparation.
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    • comment

      US /ˈkɑmɛnt/

      UK /'kɒment/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Something you say, giving an opinion; remark
      • An explanatory note in a computer program.
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To say something that gives your opinion
      • To add explanatory notes to a computer program.
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    • consciously

      US /ˈkɑnʃəslɪ/

      UK /'kɒnʃəslɪ/

      • Adverb
      • In a manner that is aware, and on purpose
      • With full awareness of what one is doing.
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    • crave

      US /krev/

      UK /kreɪv/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To have a very strong desire for something
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    • deserve

      US /dɪˈzɚv/

      UK /dɪ'zɜ:v/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To be worthy of, e.g. getting praise or attention
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    • discomfort

      US /dɪsˈkʌmfərt/

      UK /dɪsˈkʌmfət/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To cause to feel uncomfortable or not at ease
      • Uncountable Noun
      • Feelings of being uncomfortable or uneasy
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    • dramatic

      US /drəˈmætɪk/

      UK /drəˈmætɪk/

      • Adjective
      • Gripping the attention; causing an effect
      • (Of an event) sudden and extreme
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    • emotional

      US /ɪˈmoʃənəl/

      UK /ɪˈməʊʃənl/

      • Adjective
      • Causing, feeling, or appealing to the emotions
      • Relating to or characterized by emotion
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    • erode

      US /ɪˈrod/

      UK /ɪ'rəʊd/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To destroy something gradually; be destroyed thus
      • To wear away gradually by water, ice or wind
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    • familiar

      US /fəˈmɪljɚ/

      UK /fəˈmɪliə(r)/

      • Adjective
      • Well-known or easily recognized
      • Having a good knowledge of something.
      • Noun
      • A close friend or associate.
      • (In folklore) a spirit, often in animal form, believed to attend and serve a witch.
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    • feel around

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To try to find something by touching things with your hands, especially when you cannot see.
      • To try to discover people's opinions or intentions without asking them directly.
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    • feel like

      US

      UK

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To have a desire or inclination for something.
      • To have a particular quality or sensation; resemble.
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    • for someone

      US /fɚ ˈsʌmwʌn/

      UK /fə ˈsʌmwʌn/

      • other
      • On behalf of or intended for a particular person.
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    • get back to

      US /ɡɛt bæk tu/

      UK /ɡet bæk tu:/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To get in contact with someone again
      • To return to someone or something; to respond at a later time.
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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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    • groom

      US /ɡrum, ɡrʊm/

      UK /gru:m/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To make neat and smart in appearance
      • To take care of an animal by brushing, cleaning it
      • Countable Noun
      • Man employed to brush, trim and clean horses
      • Man who is, or who has recently married
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    • guilty

      US /ˈɡɪlti/

      UK /'ɡɪltɪ/

      • Adjective
      • Responsible for doing something wrong
      • Feeling or showing guilt; having a sense of remorse.
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    • have to

      US /hæv tu/

      UK /ˈhæv tə/

      • Auxiliary Verb
      • Must do
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    • hesitate

      US /'hezɪteɪt/

      UK /'hezɪteɪt/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To pause because unsure or reluctant to do
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    • impulse

      US /ˈɪmˌpʌls/

      UK /'ɪmpʌls/

      • Noun
      • Sudden desire to do something that is not planned
      • A brief electrical signal transmitted along a nerve fiber or muscle fiber
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    • in danger

      US /ɪn ˈdendʒɚ/

      UK /in ˈdeindʒə/

      • Phrase
      • Exposed to the risk of harm, injury, or loss.
      • At risk of experiencing something negative or harmful.
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    • inside jokes

      US

      UK

      • Noun (plural)
      • Jokes that are only understood by a small group of people.
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    • instead of

      US /ɪnˈstɛd ʌv/

      UK /inˈsted ɔv/

      • Preposition
      • When one thing is replaced by another
      • Adverb
      • As a substitute or alternative.
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    • internal

      US /ɪnˈtɚnəl/

      UK /inˈtə:nəl/

      • Adjective
      • Being or happening in the body
      • Being, happening in a country, state, organization
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    • keep the peace

      US /kip ði pis/

      UK /ki:p ðə pi:s/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To maintain order and prevent conflict or disturbance.
      • Phrase
      • To avoid causing trouble or arguments; maintain order.
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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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    • loyalty

      US /ˈlɔɪəlti/

      UK /ˈlɔɪəlti/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Complete and sustained support for person, thing
      • Allegiance or devotion to a person, cause, or country.
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    • manipulation

      US /məˌnɪpjʊˈleʃən/

      UK /məˌnɪpjʊ'leɪʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Act of controlling to gain an advantage
      • Act of moving something using your hands
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    • mute

      US /mjut/

      UK /mju:t/

      • Adjective
      • Not willing or being unable to speak
      • Noun
      • Device used to make trombone, etc. sound quieter
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    • normalize

      US /ˈnɔ:rməlaɪz/

      UK /ˈnɔ:məlaɪz/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To make something normal or regular
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    • on the surface

      US /ɑn ði ˈsɚfəs/

      UK /ɔn ðə ˈsə:fis/

      • Phrase
      • Appearing to be true or real until examined more closely.
      • Located on the outer part or uppermost layer of something.
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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 of it

      US /aʊt ʌv ɪt/

      UK /aut ɔv it/

      • Adjective
      • Unconscious or not completely alert; dazed or confused.
      • Not able to think clearly or react quickly; not with it.
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    • override

      US /ˌovɚˈraɪd/

      UK /ˌəʊvə'raɪd/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To make (rule or law) not be valid anymore
      • To be considered more important than
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    • pause

      US /pɔz/

      UK /pɔ:z/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To stop doing for a while before continuing
      • To temporarily interrupt the execution of a program or process.
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A temporary break before continuing
      • Function on a device to stop and restart it
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    • potential

      US /pəˈtɛnʃəl/

      UK /pəˈtenʃl/

      • Adjective
      • Capable of happening or becoming reality
      • Having or showing the capacity to develop into something in the future.
      • Uncountable Noun
      • someone's or something's ability to develop, achieve, or succeed
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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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    • pressure

      US /ˈprɛʃɚ/

      UK /'preʃə(r)/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Anxiety caused by difficult problems
      • Force, weight when pressing against a thing
      • Transitive Verb
      • To apply force to something
      • To persuade or force someone to do something
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    • reach out

      US /ritʃ aʊt/

      UK /ri:tʃ aut/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To attempt to communicate with someone.
      • To offer help and support to someone.
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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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    • require

      US /rɪˈkwaɪr/

      UK /rɪ'kwaɪə(r)/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To demand that someone does something
      • To need to do something, to make it necessary
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    • sacrifice

      US /ˈsækrəˌfaɪs/

      UK /'sækrɪfaɪs/

      • Noun
      • Person/animal killed in a sacrifice (to a god)
      • Person/animal killed to please a god
      • Transitive Verb
      • To kill an animal or human to please a god
      • To give up your life for others, for a cause etc.
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    • setting off

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To start a journey
      • To cause something to explode or start working.
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    • shift

      US /ʃɪft/

      UK /ʃɪft/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To change in position or direction
      • To move something from one place to another
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A change in a persons plans, opinions or beliefs
      • Period of work starting at a certain time
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    • shrink

      US /ʃrɪŋk/

      UK /ʃrɪŋk/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To become smaller
      • Noun
      • A rude name for a psychiatrist
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    • stress

      US / strɛs/

      UK /stres/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To emphasize one or more parts of a word, sentence
      • To put pressure on something or someone
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Emphasis on part of a word or sentence
      • Pressure on something or someone
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    • suppress

      US /səˈprɛs/

      UK /səˈpres/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To prevent the display of emotion or feeling
      • To use force to prevent something happening
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    • think about

      US /θɪŋk əˈbaʊt/

      UK /θiŋk əˈbaut/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To consider something carefully.
      • To remember or call to mind.
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    • vulnerable

      US /ˈvʌlnərəbəl/

      UK /ˈvʌlnərəbl/

      • Adjective
      • Being open to attack or damage
      • Being easily harmed, hurt, or wounded
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    • wake up

      US /wek ʌp/

      UK /weik ʌp/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To stop sleeping
      • To become fully aware and alert to a situation.
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    • walk away

      US /wɔk əˈwe/

      UK /wɔ:k əˈwei/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To leave a situation, especially a difficult or unpleasant one.
      • To choose not to be involved in something.
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    • worth

      US /wɚθ/

      UK /wɜ:θ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • the financial, practical or moral value of somebody/something
      • having a particular value, especially in money
      • Adjective
      • Having a specified value.
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    • brave

      adj. Having courage

    • comfort zone

      phr. A familiar situation where one feels safe

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    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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    US/brev/
    UK/breɪv/
    adj.Brave
    v.t.To bravely face
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