Vocabulary

  • look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
  • in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
  • above water: Not in debt or trouble; surviving or managing successfully.
  • used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
  • have to: Must do
  • of course: Sure ; Certainly
  • lay in: To provide stocks (e.g. for the winter)
  • see in: To accompany someone to the entrance of a building or room.
  • answer to: To be responsible to someone and have to explain your actions to them.
  • fade out: To gradually decrease in visibility or audibility.
  • depending on: To rely on for support (financial or emotional)
  • see about: To look into or arrange something.
  • a couple hundred: Approximately two hundred.
  • come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
  • for life: For the duration of one's life; permanently.
  • rely on: To depend on someone or something
  • to do with: To be about something; concern
  • show up: To arrive or be seen at a place, e.g. a party
  • in the meantime: During the time between two events; meanwhile.
  • for now: Temporarily; for the present time.
  • subscribe: To regularly pay to receive a service
  • essentially: Basically; (said when stating the basic facts)
  • tricky: Difficult, so needing skill to do or deal with
  • completely: In every way or as much as possible
  • squeeze: Amount of liquid from firmly pressing e.g. orange
  • represent: To depict art objects, figures, scenes; to portray
  • absorb: To take up all attention / energy of something
  • mean: Average of a set of numbers
  • sensitive: Taking offense easily; easily upset or hurt
  • prescription: Specific medicine officially ordered for a patient
  • adapt: To change something for a different function
  • visualize: To create a picture in your mind of something
  • vision: Ability to see; eyesight
  • shallow: Not deep; short from top to bottom
  • reason: To think and make conclusions in a logical manner
  • pigment: Substance that makes things have a certain color
  • dough: Substance made from flour and water to bake bread
  • lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
  • dive: Restaurant, bar or club with a bad reputation
  • click: To work well with someone or something
  • topic: Subject or issue people talk or write about
  • record: Highest or most extreme level achieved
  • variation: Something almost the same as another but different
  • energy: Physical or mental strength
  • object: Something you can see or touch, but is not alive
  • adaptation: Music, movie or play, changed to a new form
  • mammal: Animal which drinks milk from its mother
  • favorite: A thing that someone likes best or enjoys most
  • marine: Soldier trained to serve on land and sea
  • lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
  • limit: Point beyond which it is not possible to go
  • channel: Long hole dug in the ground, e.g. to move water
  • sight: To aim (a gun) at something to get your range
  • hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
  • learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
  • promise: To say you will certainly do something
  • fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
  • blurry: Being indistinguishable or unclear in shape
  • accommodation: Adapting to become better at handling situations
  • retina: Part of the eye that senses light
  • murky: Being dark, unclear, and difficult to see through
  • fur: Hairy coat of an animal
  • flatter: To praise in a rather false way, to get something
  • range: Cooking stove with multiple burners
  • optical: Concerning vision or helping people see
  • pick: Sharp tool used for breaking the ground
  • addition: Act of adding something; thing that is added
  • question: To ask for or try to get information
  • energetic: Possessing, exerting or displaying energy
  • deep: Complex and important
  • focus: To see clearly by adjusting your eyes or a camera
  • grade: To give a road the required angle of slope
  • affinity: A feeling of attraction or relationship
  • complain: To say something is wrong and should be changed
  • twitch: To draw, pull, or move suddenly and sharply; jerk
  • wavelength: To have similar feelings
  • notify: To inform; to communicate specific information
  • eyesight: Normal use of the faculty of vision
  • rounder: More like a circle or sphere
  • otter: Aquatic, carnivorous mammal of the weasel family
  • underwater: (Moving or existing) beneath the surface of water
  • goggle: Protective covering for the eyes
  • refract: To change the direction of light through glass
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    • a couple hundred

      US

      UK

      • Determiner
      • Approximately two hundred.
      • Phrase
      • A small number of hundreds; more than one hundred but not many.
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    • above water

      US /əˈbʌv ˈwɔtɚ/

      UK /əˈbʌv ˈwɔ:tə/

      • other
      • Not in debt or trouble; surviving or managing successfully.
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    • absorb

      US /əbˈsɔrb, -ˈzɔrb/

      UK /əb'sɔ:b/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To take up all attention / energy of something
      • To take in a liquid; soak up
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    • accommodation

      US /əˌkɑməˈdeʃən/

      UK /əˌkɒmə'deɪʃn/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Adapting to become better at handling situations
      • Consideration of the needs and opinions of others
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    • adapt

      US /əˈdæpt/

      UK /ə'dæpt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To change something for a different function
      • To change something to fit or suit a new purpose
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To change your behaviour so that it is easier to live in a new place or situation
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    • adaptation

      US /ˌædæpˈteʃən/

      UK /ˌædæpˈteɪʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Music, movie or play, changed to a new form
      • Changing to a new form; thing that is changed
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    • addition

      US /əˈdɪʃən/

      UK /əˈdɪʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Act of adding something; thing that is added
      • The process of calculating the total of two or more numbers or amounts
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    • affinity

      US /əˈfɪnɪti/

      UK /ə'fɪnətɪ/

      • Noun
      • A feeling of attraction or relationship
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    • answer to

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To be responsible to someone and have to explain your actions to them.
      • To correspond to or match a description or requirement.
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    • blurry

      US /ˈblə:ɪ/

      UK /ˈblɜ:ri/

      • Adjective
      • Being indistinguishable or unclear in shape
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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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    • come back

      US /kʌm bæk/

      UK /kʌm bæk/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To reply to someone, often forcefully
      • To be remembered
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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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    • depending on

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To rely on for support (financial or emotional)
      • Influenced or determined by.
      • Preposition
      • Subject to; contingent on
      • Relying on someone or something for support or assistance.
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    • dive

      US /daɪv/

      UK /daɪv/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Restaurant, bar or club with a bad reputation
      • Rapid fall through air
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To swim deep under water with an air supply
      • To rapid fall through air
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    • dough

      US /do/

      UK /dəu/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Substance made from flour and water to bake bread
      • (slang) Money.
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    • energetic

      US /ˌɛnɚˈdʒɛtɪk/

      UK /ˌenəˈdʒetɪk/

      • Adjective
      • Possessing, exerting or displaying energy
      • Having or showing enthusiasm and determination.
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    • energy

      US /ˈɛnədʒi/

      UK /'enədʒɪ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Physical or mental strength
      • Enthusiasm and determination.
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    • essentially

      US /ɪˈsenʃəli/

      UK /ɪˈsenʃəli/

      • Adverb
      • Basically; (said when stating the basic facts)
      • Used to emphasize the basic truth or fact of a situation.
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    • eyesight

      US /ˈaɪˌsaɪt/

      UK /ˈaɪsaɪt/

      • Noun
      • Normal use of the faculty of vision
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    • fade out

      US /fed aʊt/

      UK /feid aut/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To gradually decrease in visibility or audibility.
      • To gradually disappear or become obsolete.
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To end a scene in a film by gradually reducing the visibility of the image.
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    • flatter

      US /ˈflætɚ/

      UK /'flætə(r)/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To praise in a rather false way, to get something
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    • focus

      US /ˈfokəs/

      UK /'fəʊkəs/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To see clearly by adjusting your eyes or a camera
      • To keep your attention, concentration on one thing
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Main purpose or center of interest or activity
      • The clarity of an image produced by a lens.
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    • for life

      US /fɔr laɪf/

      UK /fɔ: laif/

      • Phrase
      • For the duration of one's life; permanently.
      • To support someone for the duration of their life.
      • Adjective
      • Being a member for the entirety of one's life.
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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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    • fur

      US /fɚ/

      UK /fɜ:(r)/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Hairy coat of an animal
      • Clothing item made with animal fur
      • Transitive Verb
      • To apply strips of wood or metal to a wall or ceiling to create a level surface.
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    • goggle

      US /ˈgɑ:gl/

      UK /ˈgɒgl/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Protective covering for the eyes
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    • grade

      US /ɡred/

      UK /ɡreɪd/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To give a road the required angle of slope
      • To determine the level or quality of something
      • Noun
      • Level or quality of something e.g. a diamond
      • Mark that shows the quality of a student's work
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    • have to

      US /hæv tu/

      UK /ˈhæv tə/

      • Auxiliary Verb
      • Must do
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    • in fact

      US /ɪn fækt/

      UK /in fækt/

      • Adverb
      • Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
      • Used to introduce a more detailed or surprising piece of information.
      • Phrase
      • Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that is surprising or contrary to what might be expected.
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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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    • lay in

      US /le ɪn/

      UK /lei in/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To provide stocks (e.g. for the winter)
      • Stayed in bed later than usual in the morning.
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    • limit

      US /ˈlɪmɪt/

      UK /'lɪmɪt/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Point beyond which it is not possible to go
      • A line or edge marking the boundary of an area.
      • Transitive Verb
      • To stop or prevent an increase past a point
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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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    • mammal

      US /ˈmæməl/

      UK /'mæml/

      • Noun
      • Animal which drinks milk from its mother
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    • marine

      US /məˈrin/

      UK /mə'ri:n/

      • Countable Noun
      • Soldier trained to serve on land and sea
      • Adjective
      • Of the ocean or ocean plants and animals
      • Concerning sailing or doing business by sea
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    • murky

      US /ˈmɜrki/

      UK /ˈmɜ:ki:/

      • Adjective
      • Being dark, unclear, and difficult to see through
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    • notify

      US /ˈnotəˌfaɪ/

      UK /'nəʊtɪfaɪ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To inform; to communicate specific information
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    • object

      US /ˈɑbdʒɪkt/

      UK /'ɒbdʒɪkt/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Something you can see or touch, but is not alive
      • Goal or purpose of a particular plan or activity
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To disagree; to protest against an idea or plan
      • To state one's reason for disagreement
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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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    • optical

      US /ˈɑptɪkəl/

      UK /ˈɒptɪkl/

      • Adjective
      • Concerning vision or helping people see
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    • otter

      US /ˈɑtɚ/

      UK /'ɒtə(r)/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Aquatic, carnivorous mammal of the weasel family
      • The fur of an otter, used for clothing.
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    • pigment

      US /ˈpɪɡmənt/

      UK /'pɪɡmənt/

      • Noun
      • Substance that makes things have a certain color
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    • prescription

      US /prɪˈskrɪpʃən/

      UK /prɪˈskrɪpʃn/

      • Noun
      • Specific medicine officially ordered for a patient
      • Set of appropriate guidelines for something
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    • range

      US /rendʒ/

      UK /reɪndʒ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Cooking stove with multiple burners
      • Given distance from a point; how far plane can fly
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To cover an area from one point to another
      • To extend to or vary within given limits
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    • refract

      US

      UK

      • Transitive Verb
      • To change the direction of light through glass
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    • rely on

      US /rɪˈlaɪ ɑn/

      UK /riˈlai ɔn/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To depend on someone or something
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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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    • retina

      US /ˈretənə/

      UK /ˈretɪnə/

      • Noun
      • Part of the eye that senses light
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    • rounder

      US /'raʊndə/

      UK /'raʊndə/

      • Adjective
      • More like a circle or sphere
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    • see about

      US /si əˈbaʊt/

      UK /si: əˈbaʊt/

      • other
      • To look into or arrange something.
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    • see in

      US /si ɪn/

      UK /si: in/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To accompany someone to the entrance of a building or room.
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    • sensitive

      US /ˈsɛnsɪtɪv/

      UK /'sensətɪv/

      • Adjective
      • Taking offense easily; easily upset or hurt
      • (Private information) needing careful treatment
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    • shallow

      US /ˈʃælo/

      UK /'ʃæləʊ/

      • Adjective
      • Not deep; short from top to bottom
      • Lacking interest in serious things; superficial
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    • show up

      US /ʃo ʌp/

      UK /ʃəu ʌp/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To arrive or be seen at a place, e.g. a party
      • To be noticeably better than (someone else)
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    • sight

      US /saɪt/

      UK /saɪt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To aim (a gun) at something to get your range
      • To see something rare or unusual
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Things or people that one can see
      • Range or distance that someone can see
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    • squeeze

      US /skwiz/

      UK /skwi:z/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Amount of liquid from firmly pressing e.g. orange
      • Act of putting pressure on, as to get liquid out
      • Transitive Verb
      • To force or threaten someone to give you something
      • To strongly compress something to get liquid out
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    • subscribe

      US /səbˈskraɪb/

      UK /səb'skraɪb/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To regularly pay to receive a service
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    • to do with

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To be about something; concern
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    • topic

      US /ˈtɑpɪk/

      UK /'tɒpɪk/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Subject or issue people talk or write about
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    • tricky

      US /ˈtrɪki/

      UK /'trɪkɪ/

      • Adjective
      • Difficult, so needing skill to do or deal with
      • Likely to use tricks; dishonest or deceptive
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    • twitch

      US /twɪtʃ/

      UK /twɪtʃ/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To draw, pull, or move suddenly and sharply; jerk
      • Noun (plural)
      • A sudden and sharp movement often involuntary
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    • underwater

      US /ˈʌndɚˌwɔtɚ, -ˌwɑtɚ/

      UK /ˌʌndəˈwɔ:tə(r)/

      • Adjective
      • (Moving or existing) beneath the surface of water
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    • used to

      US /juzd tu/

      UK /ˈju:st tə/

      • Adjective
      • Did regularly before, but don't do now
      • Auxiliary Verb
      • Have done before, but do not do now
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    • variation

      US /ˌvɛriˈeʃən, ˈvær-/

      UK /ˌveəriˈeɪʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Something almost the same as another but different
      • Music played with a different tune from another
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    • vision

      US /ˈvɪʒən/

      UK /'vɪʒn/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Ability to see; eyesight
      • Something you see in your imagination or dreams
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    • visualize

      US /ˈvɪʒuəˌlaɪz/

      UK /ˈvɪʒuəlaɪz/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To create a picture in your mind of something
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    • wavelength

      US /ˈwevˌlɛŋkθ, -ˌlɛŋθ/

      UK /'weɪvleŋθ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • To have similar feelings
      • The size of a wave
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    She took a brave step forward, leaving behind her comfort zone to chase her dreams.

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    • brave

      adj. Having courage

    • comfort zone

      phr. A familiar situation where one feels safe

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    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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