Vocabulary

  • tap into: To manage to use something in a way that brings you benefits
  • at the same time: Simultaneously; at the identical moment.
  • same time: Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
  • play about: Behave in a careless or unserious way.
  • have to: Must do
  • laid back
  • spin off: A company that is formed from part of an existing company.
  • watch out: To be careful; to be alert to danger
  • weird: Odd or unusual; surprising; strange
  • incredible: Very good; amazing
  • awesome: Great; wonderful; stupendous
  • genuine: Being real, actual, and not false or artificial
  • sense: Certain mental feeling or emotion
  • crap: Impolite way of saying something is not good; Faeces
  • represent: To depict art objects, figures, scenes; to portray
  • brand: A mark burned on an animal to show who owns it
  • bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
  • chill: State of being a little cold
  • advice: Suggestion about what would help someone
  • settle: To make (a child, etc.) feel calm/ready for sleep
  • explain: To make clear or easy to understand by describing
  • launch: Starting a new project; introducing new product
  • spin: To make a ball rotate when throwing it
  • universal: Existing in all places at all times for all people
  • tap: To access a liquid (e.g. in a tree) through a hole
  • generation: Act or process of producing or causing something
  • ground: To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
  • scary: Causing fear; frightening
  • wild: In a manner which lacks control
  • lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
  • important: Having power or authority
  • kind: In a caring and helpful manner
  • entertain: To receive someone as a guest
  • explode: To express an emotion in a sudden and loud way
  • holy: Being good according to religious standards
  • fill: To make something full
  • successful: Having the desired effect or result
  • basement: Floor or room in a building beneath the ground
  • rule: Something that is normal and usually happens
  • lay: Amateur; not being a trained priest
  • ambush: Act of lying in wait to attack by surprise
  • start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
  • group: Two or more musicians who play music together
  • type: Printed letters or blocks used for printing them
  • season: One of Spring, Summer, Autumn (Fall) and Winter
  • fight: To argue or quarrel with someone about something
  • humor: Quality that makes something funny
  • lab: Short for 'laboratory'
  • overuse: Use of an object too often or too extensively
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    • advice

      US /əd'vaɪs/

      UK /ədˈvaɪs/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Suggestion about what would help someone
      • Professional guidance from a lawyer or legal expert.
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    • ambush

      US /ˈæmbʊʃ/

      UK /ˈæmbʊʃ/

      • Noun
      • Act of lying in wait to attack by surprise
      • Transitive Verb
      • To lie in wait to attack by surprise
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    • at the same time

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Simultaneously; at the identical moment.
      • Nevertheless; however; used to introduce a contrasting or qualifying statement.
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    • awesome

      US /ˈɔsəm/

      UK /'ɔ:səm/

      • Adjective
      • Great; wonderful; stupendous
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    • basement

      US /ˈbesmənt/

      UK /ˈbeɪsmənt/

      • Noun
      • Floor or room in a building beneath the ground
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    • brand

      US /brænd/

      UK /brænd/

      • Noun
      • A mark burned on an animal to show who owns it
      • Product made or designed by a named company
      • Transitive Verb
      • To burn a mark on an animal to show who owns it
      • To describe someone as a liar, coward, etc.
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    • chill

      US /tʃɪl/

      UK /tʃɪl/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • State of being a little cold
      • Feeling of fear or being frightened
      • Transitive Verb
      • To make something cold, e.g. a drink
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    • entertain

      US /ˌentərˈteɪn/

      UK /ˌentəˈteɪn/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To receive someone as a guest
      • To provide amusement (e.g. by singing, dancing)
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    • explode

      US /ɪkˈsplod/

      UK /ɪk'spləʊd/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To express an emotion in a sudden and loud way
      • To increase in number or amount very quickly
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    • generation

      US /ˌdʒɛnəˈreʃən/

      UK /ˌdʒenəˈreɪʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Act or process of producing or causing something
      • People born and living at about the same time
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    • genuine

      US /ˈdʒɛnjuɪn/

      UK /ˈdʒenjuɪn/

      • Adjective
      • Being real, actual, and not false or artificial
      • Being sincere in your actions or character
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    • have to

      US /hæv tu/

      UK /ˈhæv tə/

      • Auxiliary Verb
      • Must do
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    • holy

      US /ˈholi/

      UK /'həʊlɪ/

      • Adjective
      • Being good according to religious standards
      • Dedicated or consecrated to God or a religious purpose; sacred.
      • Interjection
      • An exclamation of surprise, shock, or awe.
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    • humor

      US /ˈhjumɚ/

      UK /'hju:mə/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Quality that makes something funny
      • Mood that a person is in
      • Transitive Verb
      • To pretend to agree with so they don't get upset
      • To agree with someone but don't really mean it
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    • incredible

      US /ɪnˈkrɛdəbəl/

      UK /ɪnˈkredəbl/

      • Adjective
      • Very good; amazing
      • Really good; amazing; great
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    • lab

      US /læb/

      UK /læb/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Short for 'laboratory'
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    • laid back

      US /led bæk/

      UK /leɪd bæk/

      • Phrase
      • Phrasal Verb
      • To have reclined or lied down in a relaxed manner.
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    • launch

      US /lɔntʃ, lɑntʃ/

      UK /lɔ:ntʃ/

      • Noun
      • Starting a new project; introducing new product
      • Act of firing rockets into the air
      • Transitive Verb
      • To start a new project; start selling a product
      • To put a rocket into the air
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    • lay

      US /le/

      UK /leɪ/

      • Adjective
      • Amateur; not being a trained priest
      • Transitive Verb
      • To place a bet on a game outcome
      • (Of a bird, etc.) to produce eggs from its body
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    • overuse

      US /ˌovɚˈjuz/

      UK /ˌəʊvə'ju:z/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Use of an object too often or too extensively
      • Transitive Verb
      • To use something too often or too extensively
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    • play about

      US /pleɪ əˈbaʊt/

      UK /pleɪ əˈbaʊt/

      • other
      • Behave in a careless or unserious way.
      • Have a secret sexual relationship outside marriage.
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    • represent

      US /ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnt/

      UK /ˌreprɪ'zent/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To depict art objects, figures, scenes; to portray
      • To show or describe something in a particular way
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    • rule

      US /ruːl/

      UK /ruːl/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Something that is normal and usually happens
      • Governmental control or power over a region
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To decide legally, especially in court
      • To have control or influence
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    • same time

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
      • At the identical time as before; recurring at a fixed hour.
      • Noun
      • An equal duration or period.
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    • settle

      US /ˈsɛtl/

      UK /'setl/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To make (a child, etc.) feel calm/ready for sleep
      • To complete or finalize e.g. a contract or debt
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To become accustomed to a new environment
      • (Of liquids) to move to the bottom of a container
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    • spin

      US /spɪn/

      UK /spɪn/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To make a ball rotate when throwing it
      • To move something in a rapid turning motion
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To feel dizzy/confused, as in my head is spinning
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    • spin off

      US /spɪn ɔf/

      UK /spin ɔf/

      • Countable Noun
      • A company that is formed from part of an existing company.
      • A television program that features characters from another, earlier program.
      • Phrasal Verb
      • To create a new company from an existing one.
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    • successful

      US /səkˈsɛsfəl/

      UK /səkˈsesfl/

      • Adjective
      • Having the desired effect or result
      • Having achieved wealth, respect, or social status
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    • tap

      US /tæp/

      UK /tæp/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To access a liquid (e.g. in a tree) through a hole
      • To spy one someone electronically
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Faucet; the place you can get water from a pipe
      • Light hit, generally one that makes a sound
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    • tap into

      US /tæp ˈɪntu/

      UK /tæp ˈɪntuː/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To manage to use something in a way that brings you benefits
      • To understand and express something that people are feeling
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    • universal

      US /ˌjunəˈvɚsəl/

      UK /ˌju:nɪˈvɜ:sl/

      • Adjective
      • Existing in all places at all times for all people
      • Done or experienced by everyone
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Things which apply equally to everyone
      • A general term, idea, or concept applicable to many particular things.
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    • watch out

      US /wɑtʃ aʊt/

      UK /wɔtʃ aut/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To be careful; to be alert to danger
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    • weird

      US /wɪrd/

      UK /wɪəd/

      • Adjective
      • Odd or unusual; surprising; strange
      • Eerily strange or disturbing.
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    • wild

      US /waɪld/

      UK /waɪld/

      • Adverb
      • In a manner which lacks control
      • Adjective
      • Living in nature; not tame
      • (Of land) not developed by people
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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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