Vocabulary

  • kill me: An exaggerated expression of frustration or annoyance.
  • get a sense: To understand or perceive something intuitively.
  • sense: Certain mental feeling or emotion
  • damn: To cause the downfall or failure of; criticize
  • vary: To change something and make it different
  • build: Your physical shape; physique
  • flight: Act of leaving a place, usually to escape danger
  • change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
  • variable: Having the ability to change or vary
  • roof: Top of the inside a tunnel, cave, mouth etc.
  • rent: To give the use of something in return for payment
  • world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
  • weight: How heavy something is
  • travel: To go to a place that is far away
  • time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
  • machine: Piece of equipment used to do work
  • calculate: To find an answer using mathematics
  • people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
  • man: Humans in general, including male and female
  • fly: Common flying insect, sometimes blue in color
  • jack: To increase the amount or intensity of something
  • pay: To give money for goods or work done
  • late: At a time after the expected time
  • boarding: To enter a ship, plane, or other vehicle
  • house: Place where a specific activity or business occurs
  • ballast: Weight that steadies a sea vessel in water
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    • ballast

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      UK

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Weight that steadies a sea vessel in water
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    • boarding

      US /ˈbɔ:rdɪŋ/

      UK /ˈbɔ:dɪŋ/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To enter a ship, plane, or other vehicle
      • To cover with long wooden strips of wood
      • Adjective
      • Living in someone's house, a dormitory
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    • calculate

      US /ˈkælkjəˌlet/

      UK /'kælkjʊleɪt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To find an answer using mathematics
      • To make an educated guess about something
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    • damn

      US /dæm/

      UK /dæm/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To cause the downfall or failure of; criticize
      • To threaten with everlasting punishment
      • Interjection
      • A mild swear word used to express annoyance
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    • flight

      US /flaɪt/

      UK /flaɪt/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Act of leaving a place, usually to escape danger
      • Trip by plane, helicopter etc.
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    • get a sense

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      UK

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To understand or perceive something intuitively.
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    • kill me

      US

      UK

      • Interjection
      • An exaggerated expression of frustration or annoyance.
      • Phrase
      • A direct request to end one's life, often due to unbearable suffering.
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    • rent

      US /rɛnt/

      UK /rent/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To give the use of something in return for payment
      • To cut a piece of cloth by tearing it
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    • roof

      US /ruf,rʊf/

      UK /ru:f/

      • Noun
      • Top of the inside a tunnel, cave, mouth etc.
      • Cover or top of a building or car
      • Transitive Verb
      • To place a cover or top onto a building, vehicle
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    • variable

      US /ˈveriəbl/

      UK /ˈveəriəbl/

      • Adjective
      • Having the ability to change or vary
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Mathematical quantity with several values
      • A keyword used in some programming languages to declare a variable.
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    • vary

      US /ˈveri/

      UK /ˈveəri/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To change something and make it different
      • To be changeable, both up and down
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    • weight

      US /wet/

      UK /weɪt/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • How heavy something is
      • Metal object to measure how heavy something is
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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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    Washington Black | I'm Going to Fly | Clip

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    Ever wondered about the early days of flight? This clip from "Washington Black" dives into the thrilling world of prototype aircraft and ambitious inventors, featuring witty banter and a tense ballast test! You'll pick up some advanced vocabulary and practice understanding situational dialogue in this exciting film scene.

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