Vocabulary

  • just kind of: Used to express a feeling or state in a vague or hesitant way.
  • set on: To attack
  • at the same time: Simultaneously; at the identical moment.
  • same time: Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
  • pissed off: Angry or annoyed.
  • come from: To have as your native country or city
  • feel like: To have a desire or inclination for something.
  • nose about: To search or investigate by looking around curiously.
  • at that time: During a specific point in the past.
  • going on: To continue doing something
  • end in: To have something as the final result.
  • in the middle of: In the central part or point of something.
  • ultimately: Done or considered as the final and most important
  • incredible: Very good; amazing
  • vulnerability: Being weak and able to be easily hurt or damaged
  • realize: To become aware of or understand mentally
  • experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
  • completely: In every way or as much as possible
  • character: Person in a story, movie or play
  • strike: To hit something
  • unconscious: Not aware of what is going on around you
  • inspiration: Force making you feel you can do things, succeed
  • grief: Feeling of great sadness because someone has died
  • bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
  • mean: Average of a set of numbers
  • prompt: Message on a computer requiring attention
  • pregnant: Carrying your unborn baby inside you
  • belly: Middle part of the body; the stomach
  • seek: To ask someone for help
  • giant: Tall, large, and powerful human-like creatures
  • create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
  • film: Thin layer that covers something
  • guess: To give an answer without knowing if it is correct
  • empty: Containing nothing; with no contents
  • envision: To imagine or picture in your mind
  • relief: Aid given to people in need as after war/disaster
  • honest: Good, truthful, sincere, or faithful; trustworthy
  • apparent: Easy to see or clearly understand
  • facade: False front of a particularly impressive building
  • intensely: In a manner that is very strong or extreme
  • chronological: Placed in order of time, usually of events
  • ignite: To catch fire
  • place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
  • thread: Spiral cut at the end of a bolt
  • kind: In a caring and helpful manner
  • pain: Strong feeling of hurt or discomfort
  • spend: To use money to pay for something
  • act: To behave in a certain way
  • piece: A counter in a board game
  • language: Words or signs used to communicate messages
  • bring: To take or go with someone to a place
  • transcend: To achieve or go beyond normal limits of
  • poetry: Poetic writing; imaginative verses
  • embryo: Tiny plant stored inside a seed
  • density: Degree to which an area is filled or covered
  • bride: Woman who is, or who will get married soon
  • discover: To find something new that was not known before
  • brave: (Old-fashioned) A native American warrior
  • instrumental: Relating to, composed for, or performed on a musical instrument or instruments (without vocals).
  • globe: A round object, e.g. like the earth; sphere
  • seismic: Of earthquakes
  • comb: Small, toothed tool to tidy your hair
  • porous: With many tiny holes so liquid, etc. passes through
  • artist: A person skilled and creative in art e.g. painter
  • stalker: Someone obsessively following/watching a person
  • terrify: To scare or greatly frighten
  • birth: Time when a baby or young animal is born
  • foresight: Prudence or ability to foresee future happenings
  • elemental: Being basic and important
  • hamlet: Very small village
  • hometown: Town (or city) where you grew up or where you live
  • transpire: To take place or occur
  • distil: To collect the pure form by heating liquid
  • mama: A mother
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    • apparent

      US /əˈpærənt, əˈpɛr-/

      UK /ə'pærənt/

      • Adjective
      • Easy to see or clearly understand
      • Seeming to exist or be true, but may not be
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    • artist

      US /ˈɑrtɪst/

      UK /ˈɑ:tɪst/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A person skilled and creative in art e.g. painter
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    • at that time

      US /æt ðæt taɪm/

      UK /æt ðæt taim/

      • Phrase
      • During a specific point in the past.
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    • at the same time

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Simultaneously; at the identical moment.
      • Nevertheless; however; used to introduce a contrasting or qualifying statement.
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    • belly

      US /ˈbɛli/

      UK /'belɪ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Middle part of the body; the stomach
      • A bulging or rounded part of something.
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To expand outward; swell
      • To swell like a balloon
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    • birth

      US /bɜ:rθ/

      UK /bɜ:θ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Time when a baby or young animal is born
      • Beginning of something
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    • brave

      US /brev/

      UK /breɪv/

      • Countable Noun
      • (Old-fashioned) A native American warrior
      • Adjective
      • Not letting fear or danger stop you acting
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    • bride

      US /braɪd/

      UK /braɪd/

      • Countable Noun
      • Woman who is, or who will get married soon
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    • character

      US /ˈkærəktɚ/

      UK /'kærəktə(r)/

      • Noun
      • Person in a story, movie or play
      • Writing symbols, e.g. alphabet or Chinese writing
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    • chronological

      US /ˌkrɑnəˈlɑdʒɪkəl, ˌkronə-/

      UK /ˌkrɒnəˈlɒdʒɪkl/

      • Adjective
      • Placed in order of time, usually of events
      B2
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    • comb

      US /koʊm/

      UK /kəʊm/

      • Countable Noun
      • Small, toothed tool to tidy your hair
      • Transitive Verb
      • To make your hair tidy with a straight brush
      • To search very carefully to try and find something
      B1
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    • come from

      US /kʌm frʌm/

      UK /kʌm frɔm/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To have as your native country or city
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    • density

      US /ˈdɛnsɪti/

      UK /ˈdensəti/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Degree to which an area is filled or covered
      • The degree of compactness of a substance.
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    • discover

      US /dɪˈskʌvɚ/

      UK /dɪˈskʌvə(r)/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To find something new that was not known before
      • To learn or find out (something previously unknown or secret).
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    • distil

      US /dɪˈstɪl/

      UK /dɪˈstɪl/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To collect the pure form by heating liquid
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    • elemental

      US /ˌɛləˈmɛntl:/

      UK /ˌelɪˈmentl/

      • Adjective
      • Being basic and important
      • Relating to the basic elements of nature; powerful.
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    • embryo

      US /ˈɛmbriˌo/

      UK /ˈembriəʊ/

      • Noun
      • Tiny plant stored inside a seed
      • Early form of an unborn human or animal
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    • end in

      US /ɛnd ɪn/

      UK /end in/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To have something as the final result.
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    • envision

      US

      UK

      • Transitive Verb
      • To imagine or picture in your mind
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    • facade

      US /fəˈsɑːd/

      UK /fəˈsɑ:d/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • False front of a particularly impressive building
      • False appearance hiding how a person truly feels
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    • feel like

      US

      UK

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To have a desire or inclination for something.
      • To have a particular quality or sensation; resemble.
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    • film

      US /fɪlm/

      UK /fɪlm/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Thin layer that covers something
      • Movie
      • Transitive Verb
      • To record moving action with a camera
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    • foresight

      US /ˈfɔrˌsaɪt, ˈfor-/

      UK /ˈfɔ:saɪt/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Prudence or ability to foresee future happenings
      B2
      More
    • giant

      US /ˈdʒaɪənt/

      UK /'dʒaɪənt/

      • Countable Noun
      • Tall, large, and powerful human-like creatures
      • Very successful, powerful person or organization
      • Adjective
      • Very large, or much bigger than other things
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    • globe

      US /gloʊb/

      UK /gləʊb/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A round object, e.g. like the earth; sphere
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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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    • grief

      US /ɡrif/

      UK /ɡri:f/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Feeling of great sadness because someone has died
      • Things that are troublesome or annoying
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    • hamlet

      US /ˈhæmlɪt/

      UK /ˈhæmlət/

      • Noun
      • Very small village
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    • hometown

      US /ˈhomˈtaʊn/

      UK /'həʊmtaʊn/

      • Noun
      • Town (or city) where you grew up or where you live
      B2
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    • honest

      US /ˈɑnɪst/

      UK /ˈɒnɪst/

      • Adjective
      • Good, truthful, sincere, or faithful; trustworthy
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    • ignite

      US /ɪɡˈnaɪt/

      UK /ɪɡ'naɪt/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To catch fire
      • Transitive Verb
      • To cause something to start burning
      • To give energy to something or someone
      B2
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    • in the middle of

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • In the central part or point of something.
      • Engaged or occupied with something.
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    • incredible

      US /ɪnˈkrɛdəbəl/

      UK /ɪnˈkredəbl/

      • Adjective
      • Very good; amazing
      • Really good; amazing; great
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    • inspiration

      US /ˌɪnspəˈreʃən/

      UK /ˌɪnspə'reɪʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Force making you feel you can do things, succeed
      • The power or urge that makes you want to do something, especially something creative
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    • instrumental

      US /ˌɪnstrəˈmɛntl/

      UK /ˌɪnstrəˈmentl/

      • Adjective
      • Relating to, composed for, or performed on a musical instrument or instruments (without vocals).
      • Serving as a crucial means, agent, or tool in bringing about an end or result.
      • Noun
      • A piece of music that has no lyrics or singing.
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    • intensely

      US /ɪnˈtɛnslɪ/

      UK /ɪn'tenslɪ/

      • Adverb
      • In a manner that is very strong or extreme
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    • just kind of

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Used to express a feeling or state in a vague or hesitant way.
      • Used to indicate something is approximately or generally similar to something else.
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    • mama

      US /ˈmɑmə/

      UK /'mæmə/

      • Noun
      • A mother
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    • nose about

      US /noʊz əˈbaʊt/

      UK /nəʊz əˈbaʊt/

      • other
      • To search or investigate by looking around curiously.
      B2
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    • pissed off

      US

      UK

      • Adjective
      • Angry or annoyed.
      • Disgusted or bored
      • Phrasal Verb
      • To go away; leave
      • To annoy someone
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    • poetry

      US /ˈpoʊətri/

      UK /ˈpəʊətri/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Poetic writing; imaginative verses
      • A collection of poems.
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    • porous

      US /ˈpɔrəs, ˈpor-/

      UK /ˈpɔ:rəs/

      • Adjective
      • With many tiny holes so liquid, etc. passes through
      • (Of borders) easy for people to pass through
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    • pregnant

      US /ˈprɛɡnənt/

      UK /ˈpregnənt/

      • Adjective
      • Carrying your unborn baby inside you
      • Full of meaning or significance; suggestive.
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    • prompt

      US /prɑmpt/

      UK /prɒmpt/

      • Noun
      • Message on a computer requiring attention
      • Encouragement to ask someone else to talk
      • Transitive Verb
      • To display a message to requires a user to act
      • To say something to encourage someone else to talk
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    • relief

      US /rɪˈlif/

      UK /rɪˈli:f/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Aid given to people in need as after war/disaster
      • Artwork, e.g. part of wall, that partly sticks out
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    • same time

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
      • At the identical time as before; recurring at a fixed hour.
      • Noun
      • An equal duration or period.
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    • seek

      US /sik/

      UK /si:k/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To ask someone for help
      • To search for; try to find or do; look for
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    • seismic

      US /ˈsaɪzmɪk/

      UK /ˈsaɪzmɪk/

      • Adjective
      • Of earthquakes
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    • set on

      US /sɛt ɑn/

      UK /set ɔn/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To attack
      • To cause someone to want to do something.
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    • spend

      US /spɛnd/

      UK /spend/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To use money to pay for something
      • To use time in order to do something
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    • stalker

      US /'stɔ:kər/

      UK /'stɔ:kə(r)/

      • Countable Noun
      • Someone obsessively following/watching a person
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    • strike

      US /straɪk/

      UK /straɪk/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To hit something
      • To remove or erase.
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A punch or hit
      • Fact of not hitting the ball when playing baseball
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    • terrify

      US /ˈtɛrəˌfaɪ/

      UK /ˈterɪfaɪ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To scare or greatly frighten
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    • thread

      US /θrɛd/

      UK /θred/

      • Noun
      • Spiral cut at the end of a bolt
      • A long, very thin, material used to sew cloth
      • Transitive Verb
      • To move yourself through a crowded or narrow space
      • To put wire, string, etc. through a hole or needle
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    • transcend

      US /trænˈsɛnd/

      UK /trænˈsend/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To achieve or go beyond normal limits of
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    • transpire

      US /trænˈspaɪr/

      UK /trænˈspaɪə(r)/

      • Verb
      • To take place or occur
      • (of a plant) To give off water vapor through the stomata (pores) of its leaves.
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    • ultimately

      US /ˈʌltəmɪtli/

      UK /ˈʌltɪmətli/

      • Adverb
      • Done or considered as the final and most important
      • Fundamentally; at the most basic level.
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    • unconscious

      US /ʌnˈkɑnʃəs/

      UK /ʌnˈkɒnʃəs/

      • Adjective
      • Not aware of what is going on around you
      • Not being deliberate or on purpose
      • Uncountable Noun
      • The part of the mind that contains thoughts and feelings that one is not aware of.
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    • vulnerability

      US /ˌvʌlnərə'bɪlətɪ/

      UK /ˌvʌlnərə'bɪlətɪ/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Being weak and able to be easily hurt or damaged
      • A weakness or flaw that makes something susceptible to harm or damage.
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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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