Vocabulary

  • look after: To take care of someone or something
  • in business: Actively operating as a commercial enterprise.
  • in public: In a place where anyone can see or hear you.
  • fall away: Slowly lessen your friendship with someone
  • anything other than: Except for; not including
  • other than: Except for; apart from.
  • at once: Immediately; without delay
  • for the best: Resulting in the most positive or beneficial outcome, even if it's difficult or painful in the short term.
  • going on: To continue doing something
  • for example: As an illustration or instance.
  • take on: To acquire a new characteristic
  • on board: Being on a ship, plane, or other vehicle
  • in particular: Specifically; especially.
  • switch off
  • recognize: To accept the truth or reality of something
  • extremely: In a way that is much more than usual or expected
  • engage: To start to fight with an enemy
  • properly: In an appropriate or correct manner
  • deserve: To be worthy of, e.g. getting praise or attention
  • realize: To become aware of or understand mentally
  • intimate: (E.g. of detail) fine, detailed or complete
  • completely: In every way or as much as possible
  • severe: Very bad; harsh
  • force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
  • compassion: Feeling of wanting to help suffering people
  • psychological: Concerning the study of the mind
  • spot: A certain place or area
  • strength: Condition of being strong
  • amount: Quantity of something
  • imagine: To think creatively about; form mental picture of
  • ability: The power, resources or skill to do something
  • paradox: Surprising statement containing two opposing ideas
  • lack: To not have, or not have enough, of something
  • exist: To be present, alive or real
  • vigilant: Being watchful; careful to monitor events
  • afford: To make available, to provide
  • mean: Average of a set of numbers
  • maintain: To keep saying something a certain way
  • state: Region within a country, with its own government
  • innocent: Free from guilt or responsibility for a crime
  • practically: Nearly, almost, or in effect
  • remain: To be left behind; to continue to exist
  • generally: Usually; as a rule; by, to or for most people
  • board: Surface for posting or showing information
  • curse: To use offensive language when angry; swear
  • interest: Best or most advantageous thing for someone
  • naive: Unsophisticated; innocent and unknowing
  • rely: Depend on with full trust or confidence
  • fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
  • social: Involving activity with people, e.g. in free time
  • stance: A position or opinion stated in public
  • depend: Be controlled or determined by (someone/something)
  • sound: Sensible, dependable and reliable
  • learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
  • fully: Completely or entirely
  • defend: To protect and explain your position in court
  • timid: Lacking in self-assurance or courage; shy
  • competence: Ability to do in a fully satisfactory way
  • shrewd: Clever at understanding and making judgments
  • adulthood: Time of life when a person is fully grown
  • innocence: Lack of guilt or responsibility for a crime
  • repeatedly: (Said, done) many times; over and over
  • childhood: The time when you are a child
  • lifetime: The time between birth and death
  • erect: Standing straight up
  • kindness: Quality of being warmhearted and helpful
  • unable: Not being able to do something
  • requisite: Necessary
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    • ability

      US /əˈbɪlɪti/

      UK /ə'bɪlətɪ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • The power, resources or skill to do something
      • A particular skill or talent.
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    • adulthood

      US /'ædʌlthʊd/

      UK /'ædʌlthʊd/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Time of life when a person is fully grown
      • The time when someone has the rights and responsibilities of an adult.
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    • afford

      US /əˈfɔrd, əˈford/

      UK /ə'fɔ:d/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To make available, to provide
      • To have enough money to pay for something
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    • anything other than

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Except for; not including
      • Different from; not
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    • at once

      US /æt wʌns/

      UK /æt wʌns/

      • Adverb
      • Immediately; without delay
      • At the same time; simultaneously
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    • childhood

      US /ˈtʃaɪldˌhʊd/

      UK /ˈtʃaɪldhʊd/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • The time when you are a child
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    • compassion

      US /kəmˈpæʃən/

      UK /kəmˈpæʃn/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Feeling of wanting to help suffering people
      • Actions that demonstrate care and concern for others.
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    • competence

      US /ˈkɑmpɪtəns/

      UK /ˈkɒmpɪtəns/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Ability to do in a fully satisfactory way
      • The quality of being adequately or well qualified; the state of being competent.
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    • curse

      US /kɚs/

      UK /kɜ:s/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To use offensive language when angry; swear
      • Noun
      • Act to cause trouble to others
      • A word or phrase used to express anger or annoyance.
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    • defend

      US /dɪˈfɛnd/

      UK /dɪ'fend/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To protect and explain your position in court
      • To protect against an attack
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    • depend

      US /dɪˈpend/

      UK /dɪˈpend/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • Be controlled or determined by (someone/something)
      • To rely on someone or something for support, help, or existence.
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    • deserve

      US /dɪˈzɚv/

      UK /dɪ'zɜ:v/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To be worthy of, e.g. getting praise or attention
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    • engage

      US /ɪn'gedʒ/

      UK /ɪn'ɡeɪdʒ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To start to fight with an enemy
      • To hire someone for a task or job
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    • erect

      US /ɪˈrɛkt/

      UK /ɪ'rekt/

      • Adjective
      • Standing straight up
      • Transitive Verb
      • To put up a tower, statue or building; construct
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    • extremely

      US /ɪk'strimlɪ/

      UK /ɪkˈstri:mli/

      • Adverb
      • In a way that is much more than usual or expected
      • Remarkably; unusually.
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    • fall away

      US /fɔl əˈwe/

      UK /fɔ:l əˈwei/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • Slowly lessen your friendship with someone
      • Move away from a course you decided to take
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    • for example

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • As an illustration or instance.
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    • for the best

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Resulting in the most positive or beneficial outcome, even if it's difficult or painful in the short term.
      • Hoping for a positive outcome.
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    • generally

      US /ˈdʒɛnərəli/

      UK /ˈdʒenrəli/

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

      US /ˈɡoɪŋ ɑn/

      UK /ˈgəʊɪŋ ɔn/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To continue doing something
      • To happen (usually negative)
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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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    • in particular

      US /ɪn pɚˈtɪkjəlɚ/

      UK /in pəˈtikjulə/

      • Phrase
      • Specifically; especially.
      • Detailed or precise.
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    • in public

      US /ɪn ˈpʌblɪk/

      UK /in ˈpʌblik/

      • Phrase
      • In a place where anyone can see or hear you.
      • Adjective
      • Relating to the government or the people as a whole.
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    • innocence

      US /ˈɪnəsəns/

      UK /ˈɪnəsns/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Lack of guilt or responsibility for a crime
      • Lack of worldly experience; naivety.
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    • innocent

      US /ˈɪnəsənt/

      UK /'ɪnəsnt/

      • Adjective
      • Free from guilt or responsibility for a crime
      • (Accidentally being harmed) without deserving it
      • Noun
      • Person with little experience of the world
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    • intimate

      US /ˈɪntəmɪt/

      UK /'ɪntɪmət/

      • Adjective
      • (E.g. of detail) fine, detailed or complete
      • Private and personal things shared with another
      • Transitive Verb
      • To make someone understand without saying directly
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    • kindness

      US /ˈkaɪndnɪs/

      UK /ˈkaɪndnəs/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Quality of being warmhearted and helpful
      • A kind or helpful act.
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    • lack

      US /læk/

      UK /læk/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To not have, or not have enough, of something
      • Uncountable Noun
      • The state of not having or not having enough of
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    • lifetime

      US /ˈlaɪfˌtaɪm/

      UK /ˈlaɪftaɪm/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • The time between birth and death
      • An opportunity that is unlikely to occur again.
      • Adjective
      • Lasting for the duration of someone's life or the existence of something.
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    • look after

      US /lʊk ˈæftɚ/

      UK /luk ˈɑ:ftə/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To take care of someone or something
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    • maintain

      US /menˈten/

      UK /meɪn'teɪn/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To keep saying something a certain way
      • To keep (machine) working by checking, repairing
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    • naive

      US /nɑˈiv/

      UK /naɪˈi:v/

      • Adjective
      • Unsophisticated; innocent and unknowing
      • (Of art) produced in a simple, unaffected style, typically by someone who has not had formal training.
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    • on board

      US /ɑn bɔrd/

      UK /ɔn bɔ:d/

      • Phrase
      • Being on a ship, plane, or other vehicle
      • Adverb
      • On or in a ship, aircraft, train, or other vehicle
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    • other than

      US

      UK

      • Preposition
      • Except for; apart from.
      • Conjunction
      • Different from.
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    • paradox

      US /ˈpærəˌdɑks/

      UK /'pærədɒks/

      • Noun
      • Surprising statement containing two opposing ideas
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    • practically

      US /ˈpræktɪkli/

      UK /ˈpræktɪkli/

      • Adverb
      • Nearly, almost, or in effect
      • In a practical manner; realistically.
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    • properly

      US /ˈprɑːpərli/

      UK /ˈprɔpəlɪ/

      • Adverb
      • In an appropriate or correct manner
      • In a way that is suitable or appropriate.
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    • psychological

      US /ˌsaɪkəˈlɑdʒɪkəl/

      UK /ˌsaɪkəˈlɒdʒɪkl/

      • Adjective
      • Concerning the study of the mind
      • Relating to or involving the use of propaganda, threats, or other psychological techniques to subdue an opponent.
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    • recognize

      US /ˈrek.əɡ.naɪz/

      UK /ˈrek.əɡ.naɪz/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To accept the truth or reality of something
      • To consider something as important or special
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    • rely

      US /rɪˈlaɪ/

      UK /rɪ'laɪ/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • Depend on with full trust or confidence
      • To trust or have confidence in someone.
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    • remain

      US /rɪˈmen/

      UK /rɪˈmeɪn/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To be left behind; to continue to exist
      • To stay in a place when other people have gone
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    • repeatedly

      US /rɪ'pi:tɪdlɪ/

      UK /rɪ'pi:tɪdlɪ/

      • Adverb
      • (Said, done) many times; over and over
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    • requisite

      US /ˈrɛkwɪzɪt/

      UK /ˈrekwɪzɪt/

      • Adjective
      • Necessary
      • Noun
      • Necessary conditions, things, or actions
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    • severe

      US /səˈvɪr/

      UK /sɪ'vɪə(r)/

      • Adjective
      • Very bad; harsh
      • (Of clothes, etc.) plain; simple; not decorated
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    • shrewd

      US /ʃrud/

      UK /ʃru:d/

      • Adjective
      • Clever at understanding and making judgments
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    • spot

      US /spɑt/

      UK /spɒt/

      • Noun
      • A certain place or area
      • A difficult time; awkward situation
      • Transitive Verb
      • To see someone or something by chance
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    • stance

      US /stæns/

      UK /stæns/

      • Noun
      • A position or opinion stated in public
      • Position or way of standing
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    • strength

      US /strɛŋkθ, strɛŋθ, strɛnθ/

      UK /streŋθ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Condition of being strong
      • The quality or state of being physically strong.
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    • switch off

      US /swɪtʃ ɔf/

      UK /switʃ ɔf/

      • Phrase
      • Phrasal Verb
      • To stop a machine, light, etc. working by pressing a button or switch
      • To stop paying attention to someone or something
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    • take on

      US /tek ɑn/

      UK /teik ɔn/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To acquire a new characteristic
      • To accept a new responsibility, role
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    • timid

      US /ˈtɪmɪd/

      UK /ˈtɪmɪd/

      • Adjective
      • Lacking in self-assurance or courage; shy
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    • unable

      US /ʌnˈebəl/

      UK /ʌnˈeɪbl/

      • Adjective
      • Not being able to do something
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    • vigilant

      US /ˈvɪdʒələnt/

      UK /ˈvɪdʒɪlənt/

      • Adjective
      • Being watchful; careful to monitor events
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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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