Vocabulary

  • to do with: To be about something; concern
  • call for: To demand, need or require (an action or thing)
  • space center: A facility dedicated to space exploration, research, and development.
  • turn to: To go to someone for help, advice, or information.
  • on the phone: Talking on the telephone.
  • found out: To learn or discover something, often after some effort.
  • instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
  • around the world: In or to many countries.
  • to let: Indicates that a property is available for rent.
  • in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
  • golden ticket: A ticket that grants the holder special access or privileges.
  • give back: To return something you borrowed
  • of course: Sure ; Certainly
  • engage with it: To interact with something or someone in a meaningful way.
  • with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
  • positive side: The good or beneficial aspect of something, especially something that is generally considered negative.
  • give up: To lose hope or admit defeat
  • authentic: From a reliable source; accurate; true
  • process: To organize and use data in a computer
  • opportunity: Time, situation when a thing might be done; chance
  • devastating: To cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly
  • realize: To become aware of or understand mentally
  • determine: To control exactly how something will be or act
  • conversation: Talking with other people; discussion or chat
  • community: Group of people who share a common idea or area
  • productive: Producing things in large quantities; fertile
  • express: To send something by fast mail
  • track: To use marks to follow a wild animal
  • imagine: To think creatively about; form mental picture of
  • spread: A big meal, often laid out as a buffet
  • explore: To examine something in detail to learn about it
  • influence: To affect or change something indirectly
  • intimidate: To make someone feel afraid
  • syndrome: A group of signs and symptoms of a disease
  • explain: To make clear or easy to understand by describing
  • chase: Act of going after someone to catch them
  • apply: To spread a substance or liquid over a surface
  • astronaut: Person who travels in space
  • application: Software program, e.g. for smart phone
  • click: To work well with someone or something
  • obsess: To talk or think about someone, something too much
  • combine: To mix several things together to form one thing
  • spiral: A continuous curve round a central point
  • creep: To move quietly so as not to be seen
  • learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
  • civilian: Ordinary person who is not in the army
  • pilot: To conduct a small practice experiment
  • mission: A task or role someone is given to do
  • slide: Part of machines that slides backward and forward
  • amazing: Surprising in a pleasing way
  • fill: To make something full
  • head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
  • step: Movement done as part of a particular dance
  • change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
  • remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
  • captain: Title of a senior officer in the military
  • space: Empty area kept for a specific reason, like a car
  • license: To give official permission to do something
  • start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
  • behold: To look at
  • think: To have an idea about something without certainty
  • internship: Period of time when a person works as an intern
  • astronomy: Study of stars and other bodies in space
  • revisit: To talk or think about something again
  • disappoint: To not meet the expectations of others or yourself
  • scuba: Equipment which allows you to breath underwater
  • spacecraft: Vehicle capable of traveling to outer space
  • certify: To approve someone as authorized, valid
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    • amazing

      US /ə'meɪzɪŋ/

      UK /ə'meɪzɪŋ/

      • Adjective
      • Surprising in a pleasing way
      • Transitive Verb
      • To cause wonder; to surprise completely
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    • application

      US /ˌæplɪˈkeʃən/

      UK /ˌæplɪˈkeɪʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Software program, e.g. for smart phone
      • Process of spreading a substance over a surface
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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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    • astronaut

      US /ˈæstrəˌnɔt/

      UK /ˈæstrənɔ:t/

      • Countable Noun
      • Person who travels in space
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    • astronomy

      US /əˈstrɑ:nəmi/

      UK /əˈstrɒnəmi/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Study of stars and other bodies in space
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    • authentic

      US /ɔˈθɛntɪk/

      UK /ɔ:ˈθentɪk/

      • Adjective
      • From a reliable source; accurate; true
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    • behold

      US /bɪˈhoʊld/

      UK /bɪˈhəʊld/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To look at
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    • call for

      US /kɔl fɔr/

      UK /kɔ:l fɔ:/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To demand, need or require (an action or thing)
      • To come to someone's house to take them somewhere
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    • captain

      US /ˈkæptən/

      UK /'kæptɪn/

      • Noun
      • Title of a senior officer in the military
      • Person in charge of a team, a ship or an airplane
      • Transitive Verb
      • To be in charge of a team, ship or airplane
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    • certify

      US /ˈsɜ:rtɪfaɪ/

      UK /ˈsɜ:tɪfaɪ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To approve someone as authorized, valid
      • To confirm the truth or reality of something
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    • chase

      US /tʃes/

      UK /tʃeɪs/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Act of going after someone to catch them
      • Something that one pursues or tries to obtain.
      • Transitive Verb
      • To go after with the intention of catching
      • To try very hard to get something that you want
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    • civilian

      US /sɪˈvɪljən/

      UK /sə'vɪlɪən/

      • Countable Noun
      • Ordinary person who is not in the army
      • Adjective
      • Relating to civilians; not military.
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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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    • community

      US /kəˈmjunɪti/

      UK /kə'mju:nətɪ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Group of people who share a common idea or area
      • A feeling of fellowship with others, as a result of sharing common attitudes, interests, and goals.
      • Adjective
      • Relating to or shared by the people in a particular area.
      • Shared or participated in by all members of a group
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    • conversation

      US /ˌkɑnvɚˈseʃən/

      UK /ˌkɒnvəˈseɪʃn/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Talking with other people; discussion or chat
      • General communication or interaction.
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    • creep

      US /krip/

      UK /kri:p/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To move quietly so as not to be seen
      • Countable Noun
      • Scary or disliked person
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    • determine

      US /dɪˈtɚmɪn/

      UK /dɪ'tɜ:mɪn/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To control exactly how something will be or act
      • To establish the facts about; discover
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    • devastating

      US

      UK

      • Transitive Verb
      • To cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly
      • Adjective
      • Destroying everything; very shocking
      • Causing great emotional pain or shock.
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    • disappoint

      US /ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪnt/

      UK /ˌdɪsə'pɔɪnt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To not meet the expectations of others or yourself
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    • engage with it

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To interact with something or someone in a meaningful way.
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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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    • found out

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To learn or discover something, often after some effort.
      • To become known; be revealed.
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    • give back

      US /ɡɪv bæk/

      UK /ɡiv bæk/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To return something you borrowed
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    • give up

      US /ɡɪv ʌp/

      UK /ɡiv ʌp/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To lose hope or admit defeat
      • To decide to not start to try solving a problem
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    • golden ticket

      US

      UK

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A ticket that grants the holder special access or privileges.
      • Something that provides a unique opportunity or advantage.
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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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    • influence

      US / ˈɪnfluəns/

      UK /'ɪnflʊəns/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To affect or change something indirectly
      • To persuade someone to do something.
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • The power to affect what happens, to persuade etc.
      • A person or thing that affects someone or something in an important way.
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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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    • internship

      US /ˈɪntɜːrnʃɪp/

      UK /ˈɪntɜ:nʃɪp/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Period of time when a person works as an intern
      • A period of work experience offered by an organization for a limited period of time.
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    • intimidate

      US /ɪnˈtɪmɪˌdet/

      UK /ɪnˈtɪmɪdeɪt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To make someone feel afraid
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    • license

      US /ˈlaɪsəns/

      UK /ˈlaɪsns/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To give official permission to do something
      • Uncountable Noun
      • Freedom to do what you want or act as you want
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    • mission

      US /ˈmɪʃən/

      UK /'mɪʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A task or role someone is given to do
      • Special assignment given to a person or group
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    • obsess

      US /əbˈsɛs, ɑb-/

      UK /əbˈses/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To talk or think about someone, something too much
      • To think about something to an excessive degree
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    • of course

      US /ʌv kɔː(r)s/

      UK /ɔv kɔː(r)s/

      • Adverb
      • Sure ; Certainly
      • Phrase
      • For sure; certainly
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    • on the phone

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Talking on the telephone.
      • Adjective
      • Using a phone, especially a mobile phone.
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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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    • pilot

      US /ˈpaɪlət/

      UK /'paɪlət/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To conduct a small practice experiment
      • To fly a plane; to direct a ship
      • Noun
      • Person flying a plane; expert guide for a ship
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    • positive side

      US

      UK

      • Noun
      • The good or beneficial aspect of something, especially something that is generally considered negative.
      • An optimistic or hopeful perspective.
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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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    • productive

      US /prəˈdʌktɪv, pro-/

      UK /prəˈdʌktɪv/

      • Adjective
      • Producing things in large quantities; fertile
      • Doing a lot of work and achieving a lot
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    • revisit

      US /riˈvɪzɪt/

      UK /ˌri:ˈvɪzɪt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To talk or think about something again
      • To visit some place or someone again
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    • scuba

      US /ˈskubə/

      UK /'skju:bə/

      • Noun
      • Equipment which allows you to breath underwater
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    • slide

      US /slaɪd/

      UK /slaɪd/

      • Noun
      • Part of machines that slides backward and forward
      • Reduction in amount, price, quality
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To pass or move smoothly and rapidly into or out
      • To move smoothly and rapidly over a surface
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    • space center

      US

      UK

      • Noun
      • A facility dedicated to space exploration, research, and development.
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    • spacecraft

      US /ˈspeɪskræft/

      UK /ˈspeɪskrɑ:ft/

      • Noun
      • Vehicle capable of traveling to outer space
      • An unmanned probe or satellite designed for space exploration.
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    • spiral

      US /ˈspaɪrəl/

      UK /'spaɪrəl/

      • Noun
      • A continuous curve round a central point
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To move in a continuous curve round a point
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    • spread

      US /sprɛd/

      UK /spred/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A big meal, often laid out as a buffet
      • The distance between two things
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To place over a large area; to cover a large area
      • (Of ideas, gossip) to pass to and affect others
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    • syndrome

      US /ˈsɪnˌdrom/

      UK /'sɪndrəʊm/

      • Noun
      • A group of signs and symptoms of a disease
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    • to do with

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To be about something; concern
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    • to let

      US /tu lɛt/

      UK /tu let/

      • Preposition
      • Indicates that a property is available for rent.
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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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    • turn to

      US /tɚn tu/

      UK /tə:n tu:/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To go to someone for help, advice, or information.
      • To start doing or using something, often something bad or undesirable.
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    • with it

      US /wɪð ɪt/

      UK /wið it/

      • Adjective
      • Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
      • Understanding and knowledgeable about current trends or information.
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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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