Vocabulary

  • got to: To arrive at some place
  • ever since: Continuously from a past time until now.
  • go on: To continue doing something
  • proud of you: Feeling pleased and satisfied about something you own or have done, or are connected to.
  • look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
  • except that: But; with the exception that.
  • give it up: To stop trying to do something
  • awkward: Lacking smooth movement
  • eventually: After a long time; after many attempts; in the end
  • figure: To appear in a game, play or event
  • realize: To become aware of or understand mentally
  • miserable: Very unhappy
  • accomplish: To succeed in doing; complete successfully
  • expect: To believe something is probably going to happen
  • odd: Being unmatched with someone or something
  • deal: To cope with something - usually troubles
  • society: A group who meet to share values or interests
  • disaster: State of extreme ruin and misfortune
  • ashamed: Feeling of shame or guilt
  • hang: To attach a picture, photograph etc. onto a wall
  • elegant: Having or showing grace, style or beauty
  • grateful: Feeling or showing thanks; thankful
  • proud: Very good; worthy of making one pleased
  • wrong: Action that is harmful, unjust or illegal
  • fail: To be unsuccessful in passing a class or exam
  • great: Very good; better than before
  • perfect: So good it cannot be improved
  • change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
  • find: To become aware of something that is happening
  • liberty: Doing as one wants without asking
  • adore: To love very much; to give honor to
  • lie: To be in a horizontal or flat position
  • fine: Good, acceptable or satisfactory
  • feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
  • pirate: To copy or sell a product illegally
  • complain: To say something is wrong and should be changed
  • live: To be alive
  • hear: To be aware of sound; to perceive with the ear
  • answer: To reply to a question someone asks
  • give: Degree of flexibility in something, a material
  • quarrel: To have an angry argument or disagreement
  • saint: Person who is very good, kind or patient
  • mistress: Woman in sexual relationship with a married man
  • hurry: To move, act, get somewhere, do something quickly
  • horrid: Being very shocking or bad
  • unhappy: Not feeling happy; sad or worried
  • grandpa: Your mother or father's father
  • teddy: A soft toy resembling a bear; teddy bear
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    • accomplish

      US /əˈkɑmplɪʃ/

      UK /ə'kʌmplɪʃ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To succeed in doing; complete successfully
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    • adore

      US /əˈdɔr, əˈdor/

      UK /ə'dɔ:(r)/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To love very much; to give honor to
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    • ashamed

      US /əˈʃemd/

      UK /ə'ʃeɪmd/

      • Adjective
      • Feeling of shame or guilt
      • Causing someone to feel shame.
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    • awkward

      US /ˈɔkwəd/

      UK /ˈɔ:kwəd/

      • Adjective
      • Lacking smooth movement
      • Causing embarrassment or trouble
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    • complain

      US /kəmˈplen/

      UK /kəmˈpleɪn/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To say something is wrong and should be changed
      • To make a formal accusation or charge.
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    • disaster

      US /dɪˈzæstɚ, -ˈsæs-/

      UK /dɪ'zɑ:stə(r)/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • State of extreme ruin and misfortune
      • A complete failure.
      • Uncountable Noun
      • A situation that has gone terribly wrong.
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    • elegant

      US /ˈɛlɪɡənt/

      UK /'elɪɡənt/

      • Adjective
      • Having or showing grace, style or beauty
      • Pleasingly ingenious and simple.
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    • eventually

      US /ɪˈvɛntʃuəli/

      UK /ɪˈventʃuəli/

      • Adverb
      • After a long time; after many attempts; in the end
      • At some later time; in the future
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    • ever since

      US /ˈɛvɚ sɪns/

      UK /ˈevə sins/

      • Adverb
      • Continuously from a past time until now.
      • Conjunction
      • From the time that; because.
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    • except that

      US /ɪkˈsɛpt ðæt/

      UK /ikˈsept ðæt/

      • Conjunction
      • But; with the exception that.
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    • fine

      US /faɪn/

      UK /faɪn/

      • Adjective
      • Good, acceptable or satisfactory
      • Of high quality; made with great skill
      • Countable Noun
      • Money you have to pay because you broke a rule
      • (at the end of a piece of music) the end
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    • give it up

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To stop trying to do something
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    • go on

      US /ɡo ɑn/

      UK /ɡəu ɔn/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To continue doing something
      • To happen (usually negative)
      • Interjection
      • Used to encourage someone
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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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    • grandpa

      US /ˈɡrændˌpɑ, ˈɡræn-, ˈɡræmˌpɑ, ˈɡræmpə/

      UK /ˈgrænpɑ:/

      • Countable Noun
      • Your mother or father's father
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    • grateful

      US /ˈɡretfəl/

      UK /ˈgreɪtfl/

      • Adjective
      • Feeling or showing thanks; thankful
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    • hang

      US /hæŋ/

      UK /hæŋ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To attach a picture, photograph etc. onto a wall
      • To kill by putting a rope around neck and dropping
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To float, move softly, or remain in the air
      • To remain undecided, unsolved or unclear
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    • horrid

      US /ˈhɔrɪd, ˈhɑr-/

      UK /ˈhɒrɪd/

      • Adjective
      • Being very shocking or bad
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    • hurry

      US /ˈhɚri, ˈhʌr-/

      UK /'hʌrɪ/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To move, act, get somewhere, do something quickly
      • Noun
      • Act of moving quickly because you are late
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    • liberty

      US /ˈlɪbəti/

      UK /'lɪbətɪ/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Doing as one wants without asking
      • Power to do what you choose
      • Adjective
      • Not imprisoned; free.
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    • lie

      US /lai/

      UK /laɪ/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To be in a horizontal or flat position
      • To say something that you know is not true
      • Countable Noun
      • An untrue statement, when you know it is not true
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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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    • miserable

      US /ˈmɪzərəbəl, ˈmɪzrə-/

      UK /ˈmɪzrəbl/

      • Adjective
      • Very unhappy
      • Causing someone to be unhappy or uncomfortable
      • Noun
      • A person who is always unhappy or complaining
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    • mistress

      US /ˈmɪstrɪs/

      UK /ˈmɪstrəs/

      • Noun
      • Woman in sexual relationship with a married man
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    • odd

      US /ɑd/

      UK /ɒd/

      • Adjective
      • Being unmatched with someone or something
      • Being a number not able to be divided by two
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    • pirate

      US /ˈpaɪrɪt/

      UK /'paɪrət/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To copy or sell a product illegally
      • To steal things from ships by force
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Person who attacks ships in order to steal things
      • One who reproduces or uses the work of another person without authorization.
      B1
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    • proud

      US /praʊd/

      UK /praʊd/

      • Adjective
      • Very good; worthy of making one pleased
      • Having or showing respect for yourself; having dignity.
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    • proud of you

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Feeling pleased and satisfied about something you own or have done, or are connected to.
      B1
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    • quarrel

      US /ˈkwɔ:rəl/

      UK /ˈkwɒrəl/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To have an angry argument or disagreement
      • To disagree with or object to something.
      • Noun (plural)
      • Angry argument or disagreement
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    • saint

      US /sent/

      UK /seɪnt/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Person who is very good, kind or patient
      • Person of exceptional holiness
      B2
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    • society

      US /səˈsaɪɪti/

      UK /sə'saɪətɪ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A group who meet to share values or interests
      • Group of people living together
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    • teddy

      US /ˈtɛdi/

      UK /'tedɪ/

      • Countable Noun
      • A soft toy resembling a bear; teddy bear
      B2
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    • unhappy

      US /ʌnˈhæpi/

      UK /ʌn'hæpɪ/

      • Adjective
      • Not feeling happy; sad or worried
      B1
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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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