Vocabulary

  • intense: Very strong, great or extreme in degree
  • session: Period of time used for a specific activity
  • require: To demand that someone does something
  • cast: People who appear in a play or movie
  • complete: To finish or reach the end of doing something
  • advance: Forward movement by an army
  • preference: Something that is liked/wanted more than another
  • coast: Land near the sea or ocean
  • client: Person paying for professional services
  • ballot: Piece of paper used for the purpose of voting
  • legal: Concerning the law; allowed by law
  • fast: In a way that is difficult to move or change
  • rehearsal: Practicing e.g. play, speech before a performance
  • start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
  • picturesque: Pretty/interesting in a cute, old-fashioned way
  • post: To send a letter or package using stamps
  • quench: To put out a fire
  • parcel: A package or box wrapped in paper sent in the mail
  • counsel: To listen and give expert advice to someone
  • hike: Large and unexpected increase in price, level etc.
  • sharpen: To make something more pointed, e.g. a pencil
  • brisk: Cold or cool in a pleasant way
  • cost: A loss or damage occurring when meeting a goal
  • plan: Drawing of how something should be done or made
  • mark: Person's name
  • ship: Large boat
  • thirst: Powerful desire or need for e.g. knowledge
  • dusk: Time before night when it is not yet dark
  • office: Room or building used for business
  • evening: To make something level; to flatten
  • computer: Machine for storing data, accessing the internet
  • new: Not old, recently born, built or made
  • big: Popular
  • pencil: Something you draw pictures with, or write with
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    • advance

      US /ædˈvæns/

      UK /əd'vɑ:ns/

      • Noun
      • Forward movement by an army
      • An attempt to seduce someone
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • (Of an army) to move forward
      • To change or improve
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    • ballot

      US /ˈbælət/

      UK /'bælət/

      • Countable Noun
      • Piece of paper used for the purpose of voting
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To have voted in an election
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    • brisk

      US /brɪsk/

      UK /brɪsk/

      • Adjective
      • Cold or cool in a pleasant way
      • Quick, active or decisive in manner
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To make or become active, lively, or energetic.
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    • cast

      US /kæst/

      UK /kɑ:st/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • People who appear in a play or movie
      • Small amount of a particular color
      • Transitive Verb
      • To give specific roles to actors in a movie, play
      • To describe someone's personality or character
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    • client

      US /ˈklaɪənt/

      UK /'klaɪənt/

      • Countable Noun
      • Person paying for professional services
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    • coast

      US /kost/

      UK /kəʊst/

      • Noun
      • Land near the sea or ocean
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To progress in something without trying hard
      • (Of a vehicle) to move forward without power
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    • counsel

      US /ˈkaʊnsəl/

      UK /ˈkaʊnsl/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To listen and give expert advice to someone
      • To advise (someone) on legal matters.
      • Uncountable Noun
      • Advice or guidance.
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    • dusk

      US /dʌsk/

      UK /dʌsk/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Time before night when it is not yet dark
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    • hike

      US /haɪk/

      UK /haɪk/

      • Noun
      • Large and unexpected increase in price, level etc.
      • A long walk in mountains, etc. for exercise
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To make a large and unexpected increase in a price
      • To take a long walk in mountains etc. for exercise
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    • intense

      US /ɪnˈtɛns/

      UK /ɪn'tens/

      • Adjective
      • Very strong, great or extreme in degree
      • Experiencing or showing great force or strength; extreme.
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    • mark

      US /mɑrk/

      UK /mɑ:k/

      • Proper Noun
      • Person's name
      • Transitive Verb
      • To put a dirty spot or line on something
      • To give a grade for homework
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    • parcel

      US /ˈpɑrsəl/

      UK /'pɑ:sl/

      • Countable Noun
      • A package or box wrapped in paper sent in the mail
      • One section of a large divided piece of land
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    • picturesque

      US /ˌpɪktʃəˈrɛsk/

      UK /ˌpɪktʃəˈresk/

      • Adjective
      • Pretty/interesting in a cute, old-fashioned way
      • Visually interesting or unusual.
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    • preference

      US /ˈprɛfərəns, ˈprɛfrəns/

      UK /ˈprefrəns/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Something that is liked/wanted more than another
      • Special consideration or advantage given to someone or something.
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    • quench

      US /kwɛntʃ/

      UK /kwentʃ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To put out a fire
      • To satisfy a desire (e.g. thirst by drinking)
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    • rehearsal

      US /rɪˈhɜ:rsl/

      UK /rɪˈhɜ:sl/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Practicing e.g. play, speech before a performance
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    • require

      US /rɪˈkwaɪr/

      UK /rɪ'kwaɪə(r)/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To demand that someone does something
      • To need to do something, to make it necessary
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    • session

      US /ˈsɛʃən/

      UK /ˈseʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Period of time used for a specific activity
      • Series of meetings for e.g. a court, legislature
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    • sharpen

      US /ˈʃɑrpən/

      UK /'ʃɑ:pən/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To make something more pointed, e.g. a pencil
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    • thirst

      US /θɚst/

      UK /θɜ:st/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Powerful desire or need for e.g. knowledge
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To have a powerful desire for e.g. knowledge
      • To have a powerful desire to drink
      B2
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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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