Vocabulary

  • look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
  • have to: Must do
  • over to: Used to hand over to someone else to speak
  • of course: Sure ; Certainly
  • at least: As a minimum
  • bring in: To earn a certain amount of money or profits
  • for free: Without charge; at no cost.
  • feel like: To have a desire or inclination for something.
  • in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
  • check out
  • going on: To continue doing something
  • tap into: To manage to use something in a way that brings you benefits
  • no strings attached: Given or offered without any conditions or secret expectations.
  • in with: Fashionable or popular at the moment.
  • log in
  • rather than: More exactly; more correctly
  • very top: The highest point or part of something.
  • by default: Automatically, unless the user specifies otherwise.
  • black and white
  • picks up: To catch a criminal and take to police station
  • easy enough: Sufficiently easy; not too difficult.
  • turn on
  • on the fence: Undecided; wavering between two options.
  • in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
  • used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
  • stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
  • equivalent: Equal to something in value, use or meaning
  • decent: Being fairly good; acceptable
  • multiple: Having or involving more than one of something
  • basically: Used before you explain something simply, clearly
  • completely: In every way or as much as possible
  • version: Different way that someone interprets something
  • imagine: To think creatively about; form mental picture of
  • trial: Hearing and judgment of a case in court
  • feature: Special report in a magazine or paper
  • bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
  • portrait: Picture of a person's head and shoulders
  • handful: an amount of something that can be held in one hand; small quantity or amount of people or things
  • similar: Nearly the same; alike
  • premium: Having a higher than normal quality
  • account: An advantage
  • pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
  • subject: The person, thing, or idea that is being discussed, described, or studied.
  • switch: A change or shift from one method to another
  • couple: To join something to something else
  • honest: Good, truthful, sincere, or faithful; trustworthy
  • sneaky: Deceptive and underhand
  • project: To predict what will happen in the future
  • object: Something you can see or touch, but is not alive
  • imminent: Happening soon; about to happen
  • depth: Distance below a surface
  • resolve: To make a decision to do something
  • annual: Happening once a year, or every year
  • lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
  • log: To move a certain distance or speed, as recorded
  • kind: In a caring and helpful manner
  • hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
  • learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
  • creative: Having the ability to make something new
  • build: Your physical shape; physique
  • motion: Suggestion at a meeting
  • piece: A counter in a board game
  • language: Words or signs used to communicate messages
  • subscription: Regular payment for a service, magazine etc.
  • refine: To change slightly in order to improve it
  • layout: Plan or design of something, e.g. of book page
  • announce: To make a public statement about a plan, decision
  • affinity: A feeling of attraction or relationship
  • selection: Process of choosing someone or something carefully
  • edit: To check and make changes before publication
  • photography: Art of taking pictures with a camera
  • segue: Linking to another topic or part in a smooth way
  • flux: A state of flow and change
  • generative: Having the ability to produce or originate
  • vector: Math a quantity that has both size and direction
  • gen: (UK old-fashioned, informal) Information about a particular subject
  • partnering: To join with others for work or other activity
  • adobe: Type of sun-dried brick made of straw and clay
  • nano: Concerning 1/1000,000th
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    • adobe

      US /əˈdoʊbi/

      UK /əˈdəʊbi/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Type of sun-dried brick made of straw and clay
      • A building made of adobe.
      • Adjective
      • Of a light yellowish-brown color.
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    • affinity

      US /əˈfɪnɪti/

      UK /ə'fɪnətɪ/

      • Noun
      • A feeling of attraction or relationship
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    • announce

      US /əˈnaʊns/

      UK /əˈnaʊns/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To make a public statement about a plan, decision
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    • annual

      US /ˈænjuəl/

      UK /ˈænjuəl/

      • Adjective
      • Happening once a year, or every year
      • Noun
      • Book (in a series) released each year
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    • at least

      US /æt list/

      UK /æt li:st/

      • Adverb
      • As a minimum
      • Not less than
      • Phrase
      • No less than; at the minimum
      • Used to indicate that something is positive in a bad situation.
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    • basically

      US /ˈbesɪkəli,-kli/

      UK /ˈbeɪsɪkli/

      • Adverb
      • Used before you explain something simply, clearly
      • In essence; when you consider the most important aspects of something.
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    • black and white

      US /blæk ənd hwaɪt/

      UK /blæk ænd hwait/

      • Phrase
      • Adjective
      • Showing images only in black, grey, and white, not in colour.
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    • bring in

      US /brɪŋ ɪn/

      UK /briŋ in/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To earn a certain amount of money or profits
      • To add person into existing group, e.g. phone call
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    • by default

      US /baɪ dɪˈfɔlt/

      UK /bai diˈfɔ:lt/

      • Adverb
      • Automatically, unless the user specifies otherwise.
      • Because of a lack of any other action or choice.
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    • check out

      US /tʃɛk aʊt/

      UK /tʃek aut/

      • Phrase
      • Phrasal Verb
      • To find out information about something
      • To take books out of a library
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    • couple

      US /ˈkʌpəl/

      UK /'kʌpl/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To join something to something else
      • (Two animals) to engage in sexual relations
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Two people in a romantic relationship
      • Two of something; two people; a pair
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    • creative

      US /kriˈetɪv/

      UK /krɪ'eɪtɪv/

      • Adjective
      • Having the ability to make something new
      • Having the ability to create; imaginative and original.
      • Noun
      • A person whose job involves creative work.
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    • decent

      US /ˈdisənt/

      UK /ˈdi:snt/

      • Adjective
      • Being fairly good; acceptable
      • Conforming to conventionally accepted standards of behaviour; respectable or moral.
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    • depth

      US /dɛpθ/

      UK /depθ/

      • Noun
      • Distance below a surface
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    • easy enough

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Sufficiently easy; not too difficult.
      • Acceptable or satisfactory in its ease.
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    • edit

      US /ˈɛdɪt/

      UK /ˈedɪt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To check and make changes before publication
      • To prepare scenes of a film into the final version
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    • equivalent

      US /ɪˈkwɪvələnt/

      UK /ɪˈkwɪvələnt/

      • Adjective
      • Equal to something in value, use or meaning
      • Having the same meaning or significance.
      • Noun
      • Thing like another in quality, quantity or degree
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    • feature

      US /ˈfitʃɚ/

      UK /'fi:tʃə(r)/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Special report in a magazine or paper
      • Distinctive or important point of something
      • Transitive Verb
      • To highlight or give special importance to
      • To give prominence to; to present or promote as a special or important item.
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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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    • flux

      US /flʌks/

      UK /flʌks/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • A state of flow and change
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    • for free

      US /fɔr fri/

      UK /fɔ: fri:/

      • Phrase
      • Without charge; at no cost.
      • Adjective
      • Available without payment.
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    • gen

      US /dʒen/

      UK /dʒen/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • (UK old-fashioned, informal) Information about a particular subject
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    • generative

      US /ˈdʒɛnərətɪv, -əˌre-/

      UK /ˈdʒenərətɪv/

      • Adjective
      • Having the ability to produce or originate
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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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    • handful

      US /ˈhændˌfʊl/

      UK /'hændfʊl/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • an amount of something that can be held in one hand; small quantity or amount of people or things
      • A thing requiring great effort to control, manage
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    • have to

      US /hæv tu/

      UK /ˈhæv tə/

      • Auxiliary Verb
      • Must do
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    • honest

      US /ˈɑnɪst/

      UK /ˈɒnɪst/

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

      US /'ɪmɪnənt/

      UK /ˈɪmɪnənt/

      • Adjective
      • Happening soon; about to happen
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    • in fact

      US /ɪn fækt/

      UK /in fækt/

      • Adverb
      • Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
      • Used to introduce a more detailed or surprising piece of information.
      • Phrase
      • Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that is surprising or contrary to what might be expected.
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    • in the past

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • During a former period of time; previously.
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    • in with

      US /ɪn wɪð/

      UK /in wið/

      • Phrase
      • Fashionable or popular at the moment.
      • Having influence or favor with someone.
      • Phrasal Verb
      • To introduce or bring something new into a system or organization.
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    • layout

      US /ˈleˌaʊt/

      UK /ˈleɪaʊt/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Plan or design of something, e.g. of book page
      • The way in which something is arranged.
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    • log

      US /lɔ:g/

      UK /lɒg/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To move a certain distance or speed, as recorded
      • To leave a website or computer account
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Detailed account of events and progress on journey
      • Piece of a tree that has fallen or been cut
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    • log in

      US /lɔɡ ɪn/

      UK /lɔɡ in/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To enter a website or computer system by typing a username and password.
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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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    • motion

      US /ˈmoʃən/

      UK /'məʊʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Suggestion at a meeting
      • A movement; the process of moving
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To communicate by moving your head or hand
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    • multiple

      US /ˈmʌltəpəl/

      UK /ˈmʌltɪpl/

      • Adjective
      • Having or involving more than one of something
      • Having or involving several parts, elements, or members.
      • Countable Noun
      • Number produced by multiplying a smaller number
      • A number of identical circuit elements connected in parallel or series.
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    • nano

      US /'nænoʊ/

      UK /'nænəʊ/

      • Adjective
      • Concerning 1/1000,000th
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    • no strings attached

      US

      UK

      • Idiom
      • Given or offered without any conditions or secret expectations.
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    • object

      US /ˈɑbdʒɪkt/

      UK /'ɒbdʒɪkt/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Something you can see or touch, but is not alive
      • Goal or purpose of a particular plan or activity
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To disagree; to protest against an idea or plan
      • To state one's reason for disagreement
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    • of course

      US /ʌv kɔː(r)s/

      UK /ɔv kɔː(r)s/

      • Adverb
      • Sure ; Certainly
      • Phrase
      • For sure; certainly
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    • on the fence

      US /ɑn ði fɛns/

      UK /ɔn ðə fens/

      • Phrase
      • Undecided; wavering between two options.
      • Remaining neutral; not taking sides in a dispute.
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    • over to

      US

      UK

      • Preposition
      • Used to hand over to someone else to speak
      • The responsibility is now yours
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    • partnering

      US

      UK

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To join with others for work or other activity
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    • photography

      US /fəˈtɑ:grəfi/

      UK /fəˈtɒgrəfi/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Art of taking pictures with a camera
      • The business or industry related to taking and selling photographs.
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    • picks up

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To catch a criminal and take to police station
      • To start again where you left off
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • Learns or acquires something, often quickly or without effort.
      • Collects someone or something.
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    • portrait

      US /ˈpɔrtrɪt,-ˌtret,ˈpor-/

      UK /ˈpɔ:trit/

      • Noun
      • Picture of a person's head and shoulders
      • Detailed representation of someone in film, etc.
      • Adjective
      • A format in which the height is greater than the width.
      • Relating to a photograph, painting, drawing, or engraving of a person.
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    • premium

      US /ˈprimiəm/

      UK /ˈpri:miəm/

      • Adjective
      • Having a higher than normal quality
      • Relating to or denoting a higher quality or more expensive product.
      • Noun
      • Money paid as a fee for insurance
      • An additional sum of money paid above the usual price.
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    • rather than

      US

      UK

      • Adverb
      • More exactly; more correctly
      • Preferably; instead
      • Preposition
      • Instead of
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    • refine

      US /rɪˈfaɪn/

      UK /rɪ'faɪn/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To change slightly in order to improve it
      • To narrow down your search to a smaller number
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    • resolve

      US /rɪˈzɑlv/

      UK /rɪ'zɒlv/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To make a decision to do something
      • To find an answer, solution to a problem/ question
      • Uncountable Noun
      • Firm determination to do something.
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    • segue

      US /ˈsɛɡˌwe, ˈseˌɡwe/

      UK /ˈsegweɪ/

      • Noun
      • Linking to another topic or part in a smooth way
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To link to another topic or part in a smooth way
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    • selection

      US /sɪˈlɛkʃən/

      UK /sɪˈlekʃn/

      • Noun
      • Process of choosing someone or something carefully
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    • sneaky

      US /ˈsniki/

      UK /ˈsni:ki/

      • Adjective
      • Deceptive and underhand
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    • stuff

      US /stʌf/

      UK /stʌf/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Generic description for things, materials, objects
      • Transitive Verb
      • To push material inside something, with force
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    • subscription

      US /səbˈskrɪpʃən/

      UK /səbˈskrɪpʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Regular payment for a service, magazine etc.
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    • switch

      US /swɪtʃ/

      UK /swɪtʃ/

      • Noun
      • A change or shift from one method to another
      • Thing you move to turn electrical items on or off
      • Transitive Verb
      • To exchange or replace something for another thing
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    • tap into

      US /tæp ˈɪntu/

      UK /tæp ˈɪntuː/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To manage to use something in a way that brings you benefits
      • To understand and express something that people are feeling
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    • trial

      US /ˈtraɪəl, traɪl/

      UK /ˈtraɪəl/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Hearing and judgment of a case in court
      • Act or process of testing or experimenting
      • Transitive Verb
      • To be made or done as a test or experiment
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    • turn on

      US /tɚn ɑn/

      UK /tə:n ɔn/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To cause someone to be interested or excited
      • Transitive Verb
      • To activate or switch on a device or appliance.
      • To suddenly attack or criticize someone.
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    • used to

      US /juzd tu/

      UK /ˈju:st tə/

      • Adjective
      • Did regularly before, but don't do now
      • Auxiliary Verb
      • Have done before, but do not do now
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    • vector

      US /ˈvɛktɚ/

      UK /'vektə(r)/

      • Noun
      • Math a quantity that has both size and direction
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    • version

      US /ˈvɚʒən, -ʃən/

      UK /ˈvə:ʃən/

      • Noun
      • Different way that someone interprets something
      • New or different form of something
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    • very top

      US

      UK

      • Noun
      • The highest point or part of something.
      • Adjective
      • The most important or successful.
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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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