Vocabulary

  • have to: Must do
  • stay in: To remain inside one's home.
  • as opposed to: In contrast to; rather than.
  • under the sun: Everything in the world; everything imaginable.
  • spit out: To eject something from the mouth.
  • trickle down: To gradually spread or filter through from top to bottom, especially in economics, referring to the belief that tax cuts or other benefits for the wealthy will ultimately benefit the poor and middle class.
  • in business: Actively operating as a commercial enterprise.
  • left and right: In both the left and right directions.
  • on the shelf: Located on a shelf.
  • have on: To be wearing something.
  • look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
  • down under: A colloquial term for Australia and New Zealand.
  • beat the heat: To find a way to stay cool during hot weather.
  • shout out: A public expression of greeting or praise.
  • stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
  • stick: To push a sharp or pointed object into something
  • massive: Very big; large; too big
  • inevitable: That must happen; certain to happen
  • awesome: Great; wonderful; stupendous
  • reveal: To show something that was hidden before
  • impact: A striking effect or result to hit with force
  • creepy: Scary; annoying or unpleasant
  • silly: Careless
  • pneumonia: Serious illness affecting the lungs and breathing
  • region: Part of a country, of the world, area, etc.
  • launch: Starting a new project; introducing new product
  • giant: Tall, large, and powerful human-like creatures
  • responsible: Being the cause of something that has occurred
  • switch: A change or shift from one method to another
  • lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
  • trade: A specific industry, e.g. shoe making
  • record: Highest or most extreme level achieved
  • leave: To go away from; depart
  • grateful: Feeling or showing thanks; thankful
  • company: Good feeling from being with someone else
  • tariff: List of fixed prices at hotel
  • lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
  • uncertainty: Feeling of not really knowing what will happen
  • allow: To admit the validity or truth of something
  • decide: To make a choice or choose after thinking about it
  • contaminate: To make impure by adding a harmful element
  • rise: To wake up and get out of bed after sleeping
  • head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
  • nail: Pointed piece of metal used to join pieces of wood
  • shot: To kick or throw a ball at a goal
  • tsunami: Huge sea wave often caused by an earthquake
  • poison: To affect something in a very negative way
  • discover: To find something new that was not known before
  • hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
  • historic: (Of past event) having an effect on future; famous
  • part: Division of a book
  • medal: Metal award, often round, usually for courage
  • dub: To add a new soundtrack to an audio recording
  • bug: To bother someone
  • design: To plan in a particular way to fulfill a purpose
  • volcano: Mountain through which hot liquid earth can erupt
  • country: An area of land that is controlled by a government
  • expensive: Costing a lot of money
  • begin: To do the first part of an action; to start
  • answer: To reply to a question someone asks
  • bronze: Having a yellowish olive-brown color
  • developmental: Concerning the development or growth
  • scooter: Light motorcycle, usually with small wheels
  • coy: Withholding information that could be revealed
  • quake: Short for earthquake
  • beep: Short high sound such as that made by a car horn
  • debacle: Sudden ruin or defeat; downfall; a total failure
  • flint: Hard rock that sparks when hit with steel
  • northeastern: Area in both the north and east
  • freestyle: When swimmers choose their stroke for a race
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    • as opposed to

      US

      UK

      • Preposition
      • In contrast to; rather than.
      • Instead of; in place of.
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    • awesome

      US /ˈɔsəm/

      UK /'ɔ:səm/

      • Adjective
      • Great; wonderful; stupendous
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    • beat the heat

      US

      UK

      • Idiom
      • To find a way to stay cool during hot weather.
      • Verb
      • An instruction to take action to cool down.
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    • beep

      US /bip/

      UK /bi:p/

      • Noun
      • Short high sound such as that made by a car horn
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To make a sharp high sound like that of a car horn
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    • bronze

      US /brɑ:nz/

      UK /brɒnz/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Having a yellowish olive-brown color
      • Alloy of tin and copper with a dark tan color
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    • bug

      US /bʌɡ/

      UK /bʌɡ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To bother someone
      • To hide an electronic device to spy on someone
      • Countable Noun
      • An insect
      • Problem in the functioning of computer code
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    • contaminate

      US /kənˈtæməˌnet/

      UK /kənˈtæmɪneɪt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To make impure by adding a harmful element
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    • coy

      US /kɔɪ/

      UK /kɔɪ/

      • Adjective
      • Withholding information that could be revealed
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    • creepy

      US /'kri:pɪ/

      UK /'kri:pɪ/

      • Adjective
      • Scary; annoying or unpleasant
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    • debacle

      US /dɪˈbɑkəl,-ˈbækəl/

      UK /deɪˈbɑ:kl/

      • Noun
      • Sudden ruin or defeat; downfall; a total failure
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    • decide

      US /dɪˈsaɪd/

      UK /dɪ'saɪd/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To make a choice or choose after thinking about it
      • To make a legal judgment in court
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    • developmental

      US /dɪˌveləpˈmentl/

      UK /dɪˌveləpˈmentl/

      • Adjective
      • Concerning the development or growth
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    • discover

      US /dɪˈskʌvɚ/

      UK /dɪˈskʌvə(r)/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To find something new that was not known before
      • To learn or find out (something previously unknown or secret).
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    • down under

      US /daʊn ˈʌndɚ/

      UK /daun ˈʌndə/

      • Proper Noun
      • A colloquial term for Australia and New Zealand.
      • Adverb
      • Below or underneath something.
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    • dub

      US /dʌb/

      UK /dʌb/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To add a new soundtrack to an audio recording
      • To give (a person or place) a name or nickname
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    • flint

      US /flɪnt/

      UK /flɪnt/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Hard rock that sparks when hit with steel
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    • freestyle

      US /ˈfriˌstaɪl/

      UK /ˈfri:staɪl/

      • Noun
      • When swimmers choose their stroke for a race
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    • giant

      US /ˈdʒaɪənt/

      UK /'dʒaɪənt/

      • Countable Noun
      • Tall, large, and powerful human-like creatures
      • Very successful, powerful person or organization
      • Adjective
      • Very large, or much bigger than other things
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    • grateful

      US /ˈɡretfəl/

      UK /ˈgreɪtfl/

      • Adjective
      • Feeling or showing thanks; thankful
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    • have on

      US /hæv ɑn/

      UK /hæv ɔn/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To be wearing something.
      • To deceive or trick someone, often in a playful way.
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    • have to

      US /hæv tu/

      UK /ˈhæv tə/

      • Auxiliary Verb
      • Must do
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    • historic

      US /hɪˈstɔrɪk, -ˈstɑr-/

      UK /hɪˈstɒrɪk/

      • Adjective
      • (Of past event) having an effect on future; famous
      • Connected with the past
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    • impact

      US /ˈɪmˌpækt/

      UK /'ɪmpækt/

      • Noun
      • A striking effect or result to hit with force
      • Act or force of one thing hitting something else
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To hit or strike someone or something with force
      • To have a strong effect on someone or something.
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    • in business

      US /ɪn ˈbɪznɪs/

      UK /in ˈbiznis/

      • Phrase
      • Actively operating as a commercial enterprise.
      • Having a commercial partnership or association.
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    • inevitable

      US /ɪnˈɛvɪtəbəl/

      UK /ɪnˈevɪtəbl/

      • Adjective
      • That must happen; certain to happen
      • Sure to occur or happen
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A situation that is unavoidable
      • Things that cannot be avoided
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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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    • left and right

      US

      UK

      • Adverb
      • In both the left and right directions.
      • Everywhere; in all directions.
      • Noun
      • Referring to both liberal and conservative political viewpoints.
      • Two opposing options or directions.
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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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    • massive

      US /ˈmæsɪv/

      UK /ˈmæsɪv/

      • Adjective
      • Very big; large; too big
      • Large or imposing in scale or scope.
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    • medal

      US /ˈmɛdl/

      UK /'medl/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Metal award, often round, usually for courage
      • An emblem or badge of honor.
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    • nail

      US /nel/

      UK /neɪl/

      • Countable Noun
      • Pointed piece of metal used to join pieces of wood
      • Hard part at the end of your finger
      • Transitive Verb
      • To attach things together with metal nails
      • To catch someone doing an illegal activity
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    • northeastern

      US /ˌnɔ:θ'i:stən/

      UK /ˌnɔ:θ'i:stən/

      • Adjective
      • Area in both the north and east
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    • on the shelf

      US /ɑn ði ʃɛlf/

      UK /ɔn ðə ʃelf/

      • Phrase
      • Located on a shelf.
      • Not being actively considered or used; shelved.
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    • pneumonia

      US /nu:ˈmoʊniə/

      UK /nju:ˈməʊniə/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Serious illness affecting the lungs and breathing
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    • poison

      US /ˈpɔɪzən/

      UK /ˈpɔɪzn/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To affect something in a very negative way
      • To hurt or kill with a dangerous substance
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Substance that can kill when eaten/drunk
      • Something that has a harmful or destructive influence.
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    • quake

      US /kwek/

      UK /kweɪk/

      • Noun
      • Short for earthquake
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To shake physically, due to fear or anxiety
      • (Of buildings) to shake forcefully
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    • region

      US /ˈridʒən/

      UK /'ri:dʒən/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Part of a country, of the world, area, etc.
      • A part of the body
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    • responsible

      US / rɪˈspɑnsəbəl/

      UK /rɪ'spɒnsəbl/

      • Adjective
      • Being the cause of something that has occurred
      • Having the duty of dealing with something
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    • reveal

      US /rɪˈvil/

      UK /rɪ'vi:l/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To show something that was hidden before
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    • scooter

      US /ˈskutɚ/

      UK /ˈsku:tə(r)/

      • Noun
      • Light motorcycle, usually with small wheels
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    • shot

      US /ʃɑt/

      UK /ʃɒt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To kick or throw a ball at a goal
      • To fire a gun; injure or kill someone with a gun
      • Countable Noun
      • An attempt to kick or throw a ball at a goal
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    • shout out

      US /ʃaʊt aʊt/

      UK /ʃaut aut/

      • Noun
      • A public expression of greeting or praise.
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To publicly mention or acknowledge someone or something.
      • To publicly acknowledge or thank someone.
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    • silly

      US /ˈsɪli/

      UK /'sɪlɪ/

      • Adjective
      • Careless
      • Acting funny or playfully
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    • spit out

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To eject something from the mouth.
      • To utter words in an angry or aggressive way.
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    • stay in

      US /ste ɪn/

      UK /stei in/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To remain inside one's home.
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To remain as an inpatient in a hospital.
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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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    • stuff

      US /stʌf/

      UK /stʌf/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Generic description for things, materials, objects
      • Transitive Verb
      • To push material inside something, with force
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    • switch

      US /swɪtʃ/

      UK /swɪtʃ/

      • Noun
      • A change or shift from one method to another
      • Thing you move to turn electrical items on or off
      • Transitive Verb
      • To exchange or replace something for another thing
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    • tariff

      US /ˈtærɪf/

      UK /'tærɪf/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • List of fixed prices at hotel
      • Tax that a government collects on imported goods
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    • trade

      US /treid/

      UK /treɪd/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A specific industry, e.g. shoe making
      • Action of buying and selling things in business
      • Transitive Verb
      • To buy, sell and exchange goods in business
      • To give something in return for something else
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    • trickle down

      US /ˈtrɪkəl daʊn/

      UK /ˈtrikl daun/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To gradually spread or filter through from top to bottom, especially in economics, referring to the belief that tax cuts or other benefits for the wealthy will ultimately benefit the poor and middle class.
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    • tsunami

      US /tsʊˈnɑmi/

      UK /tsu:ˈnɑ:mi/

      • Noun
      • Huge sea wave often caused by an earthquake
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    • uncertainty

      US /ʌnˈsə:tn:ti/

      UK /ʌn'sɜ:tntɪ/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Feeling of not really knowing what will happen
      • Lack of confidence; doubt.
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    • under the sun

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Everything in the world; everything imaginable.
      • In the world; on the earth.
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    • volcano

      US /vɑ:lˈkeɪnoʊ/

      UK /vɒlˈkeɪnəʊ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Mountain through which hot liquid earth can erupt
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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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