Vocabulary

  • start on: To begin or start doing something.
  • off of: From a position on something; down from.
  • substitute: To perform the tasks instead of someone else
  • address: Exact street location of a place
  • attention: Taking notice of someone or something
  • challenge: An activity you wish to try that may be hard to do
  • substantial: (Of a meal) able to satisfy your hunger; filling
  • target: A goal or amount you are trying to achieve
  • sound: Sensible, dependable and reliable
  • public: Owned by the government
  • attend: To take care of someone in need
  • start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
  • area: Amount of measured space
  • choose: To select; decide between several possibilities
  • tuna: Large sea fish that is caught for food
  • unplug: To pull out the plug of (electrical appliances)
  • scuba: Equipment which allows you to breath underwater
  • northern: In or toward the north
  • short: (Of electric circuit) to spark because faulty
  • diving: To swim deep under water with an air supply
  • pay: To give money for goods or work done
  • television: Device that broadcasts programs, movies or show
  • class: To place things into groups by common qualities
  • california: A state in the western United States on the Pacific; the rd largest state; known for earthquakes
  • north: Direction to your left when facing the rising sun
  • school: Large group of fish that swim together
  • yoga: Exercise system to gain suppleness and tranquility
  • market: To publicize products to get you to buy; advertise
  • sabbatical: A break or change from a normal routine
  • teacher: Person who teaches others, especially in a school
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    • attend

      US /əˈtɛnd/

      UK /əˈtend/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To take care of someone in need
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To listen or watch carefully; to concentrate
      • To be present at an event
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    • attention

      US /əˈtɛnʃən/

      UK /əˈtenʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Taking notice of someone or something
      • Noun
      • (Soldiers) Standing with straight backs
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    • challenge

      US /ˈtʃæləndʒ/

      UK /'tʃælɪndʒ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • An activity you wish to try that may be hard to do
      • Act of formally inviting someone to compete
      • Transitive Verb
      • To formally invite someone to compete at something
      • To question the correctness of something
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    • diving

      US

      UK

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To swim deep under water with an air supply
      • To rapid fall through air
      • Uncountable Noun
      • Act of swimming underwater
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    • northern

      US

      UK

      • Adjective
      • In or toward the north
      • Coming from the north.
      • Noun
      • A person who comes from the north.
      • The Aurora Borealis.
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    • off of

      US /ɔf ʌv/

      UK /ɔf ɔv/

      • Preposition
      • From a position on something; down from.
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    • sabbatical

      US /səˈbætɪkəl/

      UK /səˈbætɪkl/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A break or change from a normal routine
      • Adjective
      • Concerning a break or change from normal routine
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    • scuba

      US /ˈskubə/

      UK /'skju:bə/

      • Noun
      • Equipment which allows you to breath underwater
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    • start on

      US /stɑrt ɑn/

      UK /stɑ:t ɔn/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To begin or start doing something.
      • To criticize or complain to someone repeatedly.
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    • substantial

      US /səbˈstænʃəl/

      UK /səbˈstænʃl/

      • Adjective
      • (Of a meal) able to satisfy your hunger; filling
      • Being large in degree, quantity, or size
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    • substitute

      US /ˈsʌbstɪˌtut, -ˌtjut/

      UK /'sʌbstɪtju:t/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To perform the tasks instead of someone else
      • To replace one person or thing for another
      • Noun
      • A person or thing acting in place of another
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    • target

      US /ˈtɑrɡɪt/

      UK /'tɑ:ɡɪt/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A goal or amount you are trying to achieve
      • Group you are trying to sell to or influence
      • Transitive Verb
      • To try to influence; direct a message toward
      • (Army) to aim an attack at something
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    • tuna

      US /ˈtu:nə/

      UK /ˈtju:nə/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Large sea fish that is caught for food
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    • unplug

      US /ʌnˈplʌɡ/

      UK /ˌʌnˈplʌg/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To pull out the plug of (electrical appliances)
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    • yoga

      US /ˈjoʊgə/

      UK /ˈjəʊgə/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Exercise system to gain suppleness and tranquility
      B2
      More
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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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