Vocabulary

  • got to: To arrive at some place
  • around the world: In or to many countries.
  • heading to: Going in a particular direction.
  • in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
  • kick back: To relax and enjoy oneself.
  • for now: Temporarily; for the present time.
  • get up into: To rise or reach a high level or amount.
  • in the middle of: In the central part or point of something.
  • hanging out: To spend time with your friends
  • experience in: Knowledge or skill gained from doing something for a period of time.
  • in itself: Considered alone or without reference to anything else; intrinsically.
  • stick around: To remain in place; not leave or go
  • also known as: Also called; alternatively named.
  • outside of: Located or situated beyond the boundaries or confines of something.
  • pick out: To choose or select one item from many
  • per year: For each year; annually.
  • by hand: Done manually; not by machine.
  • meet up: To arrange to meet someone.
  • have to: Must do
  • think about: To consider something carefully.
  • thumbs up: A gesture of approval or agreement, indicated by holding a fist with the thumb extended upwards.
  • turn on
  • miss out: To exclude; not include in something
  • in the meantime: During the time between two events; meanwhile.
  • on the road: Traveling, especially as part of a tour or journey.
  • entire: Complete or full; with no part left out; whole
  • stick: To push a sharp or pointed object into something
  • process: To organize and use data in a computer
  • extremely: In a way that is much more than usual or expected
  • journey: Act of traveling from one place to another; trip
  • experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
  • explore: To examine something in detail to learn about it
  • bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
  • deal: To cope with something - usually troubles
  • huge: Very very large
  • estate: A large piece of land, usually with a large house
  • convert: To switch from a religion, belief etc. to another
  • ferment: To go through a chemical change to make alcohol
  • culture: Beliefs and customs of a particular group
  • channel: Long hole dug in the ground, e.g. to move water
  • single: One run in cricket or a hit baseball
  • british: Concerning the culture and people of British
  • trip: To release an electrical switch
  • tune: To make adjustments to equipment to make it better
  • learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
  • temperature: When you your body heat is above normal
  • build: Your physical shape; physique
  • roll: Small, round piece of bread for one person to eat
  • fertilizer: Substance added to soil to help plants grow
  • rise: To wake up and get out of bed after sleeping
  • traditional: Involved in a custom or event common to a people
  • scenery: Stage props during a play; a country view
  • pick: Sharp tool used for breaking the ground
  • space: Empty area kept for a specific reason, like a car
  • make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
  • colonial: Of a system where one country controls another
  • quota: Specific number you must make or are allowed
  • start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
  • world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
  • train: Line of people, animals moving the same direction
  • bud: Small part of a plant that will be a flower
  • nature: Person's character or particular way of behaving
  • delicious: Very pleasing to eat; especially pleasing
  • pluck: Quality of bravery or determination
  • countryside: Natural open land away from towns
  • plantation: A large area of plants, usually in a hot climate
  • gram: Metric unit of weight equal to 1/1000 of a kilo
  • rickety: Likely to fall or collapse; shaky
  • twisty: (Or roads) with many bends and curves
  • oolong: A type of Chinese tea
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    • also known as

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      UK

      • Phrase
      • Also called; alternatively named.
      • Identified by another term; synonymous with.
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    • around the world

      US /əˈraʊnd ði wɜrld/

      UK /əˈraund ðə wɜː(r)ld/

      • Phrase
      • In or to many countries.
      • In various places throughout the world.
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    • bud

      US /bʌd/

      UK /bʌd/

      • Noun
      • Small part of a plant that will be a flower
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    • by hand

      US /baɪ hænd/

      UK /bai hænd/

      • Phrase
      • Done manually; not by machine.
      • Delivered personally; not by mail or electronically.
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    • channel

      US /ˈtʃænəl/

      UK /'tʃænl/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Long hole dug in the ground, e.g. to move water
      • TV or radio station or its programs
      • Transitive Verb
      • To dig a long hole for carrying water
      • To send (e.g. money) to a certain place or person
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    • colonial

      US /kəˈloʊniəl/

      UK /kəˈləʊniəl/

      • Adjective
      • Of a system where one country controls another
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    • convert

      US /kənˈvɚt/

      UK /kən'vɜ:t/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To switch from a religion, belief etc. to another
      • To change form, character, or function to another
      • Countable Noun
      • Person switching from one belief system to another
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    • countryside

      US /ˈkʌntriˌsaɪd/

      UK /ˈkʌntrisaɪd/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Natural open land away from towns
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    • culture

      US /ˈkʌltʃɚ/

      UK /'kʌltʃə(r)/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Beliefs and customs of a particular group
      • The customs, beliefs, art, and all the other things that a group of people share and consider important.
      • Transitive Verb
      • To grow cells, tissues, bacteria, etc. in a controlled environment.
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    • delicious

      US /dɪˈlɪʃəs/

      UK /dɪˈlɪʃəs/

      • Adjective
      • Very pleasing to eat; especially pleasing
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    • entire

      US /ɛnˈtaɪr/

      UK /ɪn'taɪə(r)/

      • Adjective
      • Complete or full; with no part left out; whole
      • Undivided; not shared or distributed.
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    • estate

      US /ɪˈstet/

      UK /ɪˈsteɪt/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A large piece of land, usually with a large house
      • Group of houses all built at the same time
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    • experience in

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      UK

      • Phrase
      • Knowledge or skill gained from doing something for a period of time.
      • Exposure to or involvement in a particular activity or situation.
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    • explore

      US /ɪkˈsplɔr/

      UK /ɪk'splɔ:(r)/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To examine something in detail to learn about it
      • To travel to a place to discover more about it
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    • extremely

      US /ɪk'strimlɪ/

      UK /ɪkˈstri:mli/

      • Adverb
      • In a way that is much more than usual or expected
      • Remarkably; unusually.
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    • ferment

      US / fɚˈmɛnt/

      UK /'fɜ:ment/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To go through a chemical change to make alcohol
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    • fertilizer

      US /ˈfɚtlˌaɪzɚ/

      UK /ˈfɜ:təlaɪzə(r)/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Substance added to soil to help plants grow
      • A specific type or brand of fertilizer.
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    • for now

      US /fɔr naʊ/

      UK /fɔ: nau/

      • Phrase
      • Temporarily; for the present time.
      • In the short term; for the immediate future.
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    • get up into

      US /ɡɛt ʌp ˈɪntu/

      UK /ɡet ʌp ˈɪntu/

      • other
      • To rise or reach a high level or amount.
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    • got to

      US /ɡɑt tu/

      UK /gɔt tu:/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To arrive at some place
      • To have the opportunity or permission to do something
      • Phrasal Verb
      • To appeal to the emotions of; move
      • To finally begin to start something after a delay
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    • gram

      US /ɡræm/

      UK /ɡræm/

      • Countable Noun
      • Metric unit of weight equal to 1/1000 of a kilo
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    • hanging out

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To spend time with your friends
      • To spend times with friends or relax doing nothing
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    • have to

      US /hæv tu/

      UK /ˈhæv tə/

      • Auxiliary Verb
      • Must do
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    • heading to

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • Going in a particular direction.
      • Intransitive Verb
      • Going in the direction of; on the way to.
      • Moving towards a future state or condition.
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    • huge

      US /hjudʒ/

      UK /hju:dʒ/

      • Adjective
      • Very very large
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    • in itself

      US /ɪn ɪtˈsɛlf/

      UK /in itˈself/

      • Phrase
      • Considered alone or without reference to anything else; intrinsically.
      • Essentially; by its very nature.
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    • in the meantime

      US /ɪn ði ˈminˌtaɪm/

      UK /in ðə ˈmi:ntaim/

      • Phrase
      • During the time between two events; meanwhile.
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    • in the middle of

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • In the central part or point of something.
      • Engaged or occupied with something.
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    • in the world

      US /ɪn ði wɜrld/

      UK /in ðə wɜː(r)ld/

      • Phrase
      • Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
      • Used to indicate the extent or degree of something, often in a superlative sense.
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    • journey

      US /ˈdʒɚni/

      UK /'dʒɜ:nɪ/

      • Noun
      • Act of traveling from one place to another; trip
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To travel through a place
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    • kick back

      US /kɪk bæk/

      UK /kik bæk/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To relax and enjoy oneself.
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    • meet up

      US /mit ʌp/

      UK /mi:t ʌp/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To arrange to meet someone.
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    • miss out

      US /mɪs aʊt/

      UK /mis aut/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To exclude; not include in something
      • To fail to take advantage of something; to lose an opportunity.
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    • on the road

      US /ɑn ði rəʊd/

      UK /ɔn ðə roʊd/

      • Phrase
      • Traveling, especially as part of a tour or journey.
      • Making progress; advancing towards a goal.
      • Idiom
      • Making progress towards a goal or achievement.
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    • oolong

      US /'u:lɒŋ/

      UK /'u:lɒŋ/

      • Noun
      • A type of Chinese tea
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    • outside of

      US /aʊtˈsaɪd ʌv/

      UK /ˌautˈsaid ɔv/

      • Preposition
      • Located or situated beyond the boundaries or confines of something.
      • Beyond the scope, range, or limits of something.
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    • per year

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      UK

      • Phrase
      • For each year; annually.
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    • pick out

      US /pɪk aʊt/

      UK /pik aut/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To choose or select one item from many
      • To distinguish or recognize something or someone from a group.
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    • plantation

      US /plænˈteɪʃn/

      UK /plɑ:nˈteɪʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A large area of plants, usually in a hot climate
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    • pluck

      US /plʌk/

      UK /plʌk/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Quality of bravery or determination
      • Transitive Verb
      • To pull the feathers or hair off something
      • To pull a string to make sounds on (e.g. a guitar)
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    • process

      US /ˈprɑsˌɛs, ˈproˌsɛs/

      UK /prə'ses/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To organize and use data in a computer
      • To deal with official forms in the way required
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Dealing with official forms in the way required
      • Set of changes that occur slowly and naturally
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    • quota

      US /ˈkwoʊtə/

      UK /ˈkwəʊtə/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Specific number you must make or are allowed
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    • rickety

      US /ˈrɪkɪti/

      UK /ˈrɪkəti/

      • Adjective
      • Likely to fall or collapse; shaky
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    • roll

      US /rol/

      UK /rəʊl/

      • Countable Noun
      • Small, round piece of bread for one person to eat
      • Photographic film wrapped round and round itself
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To continue along as time normally progresses
      • To produce a very deep and continuous sound
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    • scenery

      US /ˈsinəri/

      UK /'si:nərɪ/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Stage props during a play; a country view
      • Natural views of an area
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    • stick

      US /stɪk/

      UK /stɪk/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To push a sharp or pointed object into something
      • To join together using glue or paste
      • Countable Noun
      • Long thin piece of wood from a tree
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    • stick around

      US /stɪk əˈraʊnd/

      UK /stik əˈraund/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To remain in place; not leave or go
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    • temperature

      US /ˈtɛmpərəˌtʃʊr,-tʃɚ,ˈtɛmprə-/

      UK /ˈtemprətʃə(r)/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • When you your body heat is above normal
      • How hot or cold something is, e.g. the weather
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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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    • thumbs up

      US

      UK

      • Noun
      • A gesture of approval or agreement, indicated by holding a fist with the thumb extended upwards.
      • A positive rating or vote on social media or online platforms.
      • Noun (plural)
      • Multiple gestures of approval or agreement made by extending the thumbs upward.
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    • traditional

      US /trəˈdɪʃənəl/

      UK /trəˈdɪʃənl/

      • Adjective
      • Involved in a custom or event common to a people
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    • trip

      US /trɪp/

      UK /trɪp/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To release an electrical switch
      • To fall by catching your foot on something
      • Noun
      • Act of falling down; falling over an obstacle
      • Journey or visit to a place
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    • tune

      US /tun, tjun/

      UK /tju:n/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To make adjustments to equipment to make it better
      • To adjust to be at the right musical pitch
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Group of musical notes that make a pleasant sound
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    • turn on

      US /tɚn ɑn/

      UK /tə:n ɔn/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To cause someone to be interested or excited
      • Transitive Verb
      • To activate or switch on a device or appliance.
      • To suddenly attack or criticize someone.
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    • twisty

      US /ˈtwɪsti/

      UK /ˈtwɪsti/

      • Adjective
      • (Or roads) with many bends and curves
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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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