Vocabulary

  • instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
  • look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
  • read over: To review or examine something carefully.
  • talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
  • made with: Containing a particular ingredient or material.
  • sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
  • vague: Not clearly stated or expressed; rough; unclear
  • doubt: Not being sure of something; lack of certainty
  • opinion: Court judge's statement why a decision was made
  • bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
  • presentation: Act of giving a formal talk about something
  • passive: Allowing things to happen with quiet acceptance
  • wonder: Surprise caused by experiencing something amazing
  • direct: To tell someone in a very clear way to do something
  • generally: Usually; as a rule; by, to or for most people
  • address: Exact street location of a place
  • form: Sports team or person's current winning record
  • polite: Showing good manners or respect for other people
  • reason: To think and make conclusions in a logical manner
  • lift: Picking someone up in a car and taking to a place
  • guess: To give an answer without knowing if it is correct
  • rude: Being unkind or impolite to others; disrespectful
  • reckon: To believe or expect that something is true
  • mind: To be bothered or upset by something
  • leave: To go away from; depart
  • grateful: Feeling or showing thanks; thankful
  • excuse: To allow someone not to do (jury service, etc.)
  • moment: Very short or brief period of time
  • sound: Sensible, dependable and reliable
  • kind: In a caring and helpful manner
  • learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
  • information: Collection of facts and details about something
  • abrupt: Very sudden, often in a bad way
  • continuous: Happening, existing, or performed without stops
  • uncomfortable: Not being relaxed; worried about something
  • indirect: Being not directly connected to or caused by
  • unsure: Lacking confidence or certainty
  • weekend: Saturday and Sunday, after the normal working week
  • introductory: Serving as an initial experience of something
  • nah: Way of saying 'No'
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    • abrupt

      US /əˈbrʌpt/

      UK /əˈbrʌpt/

      • Adjective
      • Very sudden, often in a bad way
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    • continuous

      US /kənˈtɪnjuəs/

      UK /kənˈtɪnjuəs/

      • Adjective
      • Happening, existing, or performed without stops
      • Extending or prolonged without interruption or cessation.
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    • direct

      US /dɪˈrɛkt, daɪ-/

      UK /də'rekt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To tell someone in a very clear way to do something
      • To show the way by conducting or leading
      • Adverb
      • Coming straight from something
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    • excuse

      US /ɪkˈskjuz/

      UK /ɪk'skju:s/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To allow someone not to do (jury service, etc.)
      • To explain acting in a bad or impolite manner
      • Noun
      • Note explaining why someone cannot do or attend
      • Reason why you did or didn't do something
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    • generally

      US /ˈdʒɛnərəli/

      UK /ˈdʒenrəli/

      • Adverb
      • Usually; as a rule; by, to or for most people
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    • grateful

      US /ˈɡretfəl/

      UK /ˈgreɪtfl/

      • Adjective
      • Feeling or showing thanks; thankful
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    • indirect

      US /ˌɪndɪˈrɛkt, -daɪ-/

      UK /ˌɪndəˈrekt/

      • Adjective
      • Being not directly connected to or caused by
      • Having a path that is not straight or direct
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    • instead of

      US /ɪnˈstɛd ʌv/

      UK /inˈsted ɔv/

      • Preposition
      • When one thing is replaced by another
      • Adverb
      • As a substitute or alternative.
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    • introductory

      US /ˌɪntrəˈdʌktəri/

      UK /ˌɪntrəˈdʌktəri/

      • Adjective
      • Serving as an initial experience of something
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    • lift

      US /lɪft/

      UK /lɪft/

      • Noun
      • Picking someone up in a car and taking to a place
      • Machine carrying people up or down to other floors
      • Transitive Verb
      • To stop or cancel something, such as a rule
      • To move something to higher position
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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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    • made with

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Containing a particular ingredient or material.
      • Created or produced using a specific tool, method, or process.
      • Phrasal Verb
      • To offer or provide something, often quickly or unexpectedly.
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    • nah

      US /nɑ:/

      UK /nɑ:/

      • Noun
      • Way of saying 'No'
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    • opinion

      US /əˈpɪnjən/

      UK /əˈpɪnjən/

      • Noun
      • Court judge's statement why a decision was made
      • A person's thoughts on a topic
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    • passive

      US /ˈpæsɪv/

      UK /ˈpæsɪv/

      • Adjective
      • Allowing things to happen with quiet acceptance
      • With sentence's subject being what verb acts on
      • Noun
      • A person who is passive; one who does not actively participate or resist.
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    • polite

      US /pəˈlaɪt/

      UK /pəˈlaɪt/

      • Adjective
      • Showing good manners or respect for other people
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    • presentation

      US /ˌprɛzənˈteʃən, ˌprizən-/

      UK /ˌpreznˈteɪʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Act of giving a formal talk about something
      • Way in which something is displayed or shown
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    • read over

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To review or examine something carefully.
      • To read something quickly and superficially.
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    • reckon

      US /ˈrɛkən/

      UK /ˈrekən/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To believe or expect that something is true
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    • rude

      US /rud/

      UK /ru:d/

      • Adjective
      • Being unkind or impolite to others; disrespectful
      • Offensive; ill-mannered
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    • talking about

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To discuss a particular topic.
      • To be constantly mentioning or bringing up a subject.
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    • uncomfortable

      US /ʌnˈkʌmfətəbəl, -ˈkʌmftə-/

      UK /ʌnˈkʌmftəbl/

      • Adjective
      • Not being relaxed; worried about something
      • Causing or feeling slight pain or physical unease.
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    • unsure

      US /ʌnˈʃʊr, -ˈʃə:r/

      UK /ˌʌnˈʃʊə(r)/

      • Adjective
      • Lacking confidence or certainty
      • Lacking confidence in your own words or actions
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    • vague

      US /veɡ/

      UK /veɪɡ/

      • Adjective
      • Not clearly stated or expressed; rough; unclear
      • Being not clearly visible
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    • weekend

      US /ˈwi:kend/

      UK /ˌwi:kˈend/

      • Noun
      • Saturday and Sunday, after the normal working week
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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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