Vocabulary

  • at work: Located at one's place of employment
  • have to: Must do
  • other than: Except for; apart from.
  • as a result of: Because of something; owing to.
  • for someone: On behalf of or intended for a particular person.
  • in mind: Being aware of or considering something.
  • in the end: Finally; after a period of time or series of events.
  • evidence of: Facts, objects, or signs that make you believe that something is true.
  • care for: To want or desire a thing
  • ultimately: Done or considered as the final and most important
  • anxiety: A feeling of worry, nervousness, or unease about something that might happen, especially when the outcome is uncertain.
  • intense: Very strong, great or extreme in degree
  • mental: Concerning the mind
  • evidence: Factual proof that helps to establish the truth
  • crisis: Unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty
  • capacity: Ability to hold, involve or contain (e.g. liquids)
  • approximately: Around; nearly; almost; about (a number)
  • describe: To tell the appearance, sound, smell of something
  • relationship: Connection between two or more people or things
  • paradox: Surprising statement containing two opposing ideas
  • odd: Being unmatched with someone or something
  • admire: To feel respect or wonder toward someone
  • escape: Act to briefly ignoring boring or bad things
  • mention: To refer to or talk or write about something
  • occasionally: Not very often; sometimes; seldom
  • generally: Usually; as a rule; by, to or for most people
  • form: Sports team or person's current winning record
  • sequence: Part of a movie showing one part of the story
  • witness: To see the signing of an official document
  • result: Something produced through tests or experiments
  • illness: Unhealthy condition of the mind or body
  • sane: showing good judgment and understanding
  • survive: To continue to live despite illness or trouble
  • survey: Broad view or general description of something
  • withstand: To remain unaffected by something or someone
  • mood: Emotion or a state of mind; how you feel
  • appalling: Causing shock or distress because it is terrible
  • abandon: To discard or intentionally get rid of an item
  • flee: To leave somewhere urgently, to avoid danger
  • complicate: To make more difficult to do, understand or use
  • opt: To choose one thing rather than other choices
  • almond: Type of long flat nut
  • marvelous: Extraordinarily good or great
  • prefer: To like something better than something else
  • paradoxical: Seemingly contradictory but possibly true
  • readily: In a quick and easy manner
  • basic: At the most important or easiest (beginner) level
  • perilous: Extremely dangerous, risky
  • loneliness: State of feeling sad because you are alone
  • thoughtful: Concerned about needs and feelings of other people
  • hedge: To select words to avoid saying something directly
  • ailment: An illness, especially a minor one
  • torment: Great mental or physical pain
  • lawsuit: A proceeding in law courts to get a legal decision
  • interested: Having had your attention taken; curious
  • restaurant: Place where you can order, buy and eat a meal
  • behaviour: The way a person or thing acts; manner
  • tart: Dish baked in an open pastry case
  • quiet: Hidden, or done in a private way
  • lesson: Something done to learn or teach something; class
  • work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
  • meet: To provide something that is necessary
  • impatient: Not wanting to wait; getting angry over problems
  • fragility: Lack of strength; easily broken or harmed
  • belong: To be a welcomed as a new member of a group
  • full: Containing all the parts; complete
  • owl: Bird with large eyes that hunts at night
  • decency: Behavior that is good, moral and acceptable
  • socialize: To spend time with people; go out and make friends
  • deceit: Deliberately lying to someone to trick them
  • kink: Small dent or curl in something, e.g. your hair
  • fathom: 1.8m unit of length to measure the depth of water
  • candlelight: Light provided by a burning candle
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    • abandon

      US /əˈbændən/

      UK /ə'bændən/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To discard or intentionally get rid of an item
      • To withdraw your support, or leave someone
      • Uncountable Noun
      • Wild, carefree behavior
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    • admire

      US /ædˈmaɪr/

      UK /əd'maɪə(r)/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To feel respect or wonder toward someone
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    • ailment

      US /ˈelmənt/

      UK /ˈeɪlmənt/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • An illness, especially a minor one
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    • almond

      US /ˈɑmənd/

      UK /ˈɑ:mənd/

      • Countable Noun
      • Type of long flat nut
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    • anxiety

      US /æŋˈzaɪɪti/

      UK /æŋ'zaɪətɪ/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • A feeling of worry, nervousness, or unease about something that might happen, especially when the outcome is uncertain.
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    • appalling

      US

      UK

      • Adjective
      • Causing shock or distress because it is terrible
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To feel shock or distress at something terrible
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    • approximately

      US /əˈprɑksəmɪtlɪ/

      UK /əˈprɒksɪmətli/

      • Adverb
      • Around; nearly; almost; about (a number)
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    • as a result of

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Because of something; owing to.
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    • at work

      US /æt wɚk/

      UK /æt wə:k/

      • Phrase
      • Located at one's place of employment
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    • candlelight

      US /ˈkændl:ˌlaɪt/

      UK /ˈkændllaɪt/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Light provided by a burning candle
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    • capacity

      US /kəˈpæsɪti/

      UK /kə'pæsətɪ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Ability to hold, involve or contain (e.g. liquids)
      • Largest amount of something that can be produced
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    • care for

      US /kɛr fɔr/

      UK /kɛə fɔ:/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To want or desire a thing
      • To look after someone who is ill, old, or very young.
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    • complicate

      US /ˈkɑ:mplɪkeɪt/

      UK /ˈkɒmplɪkeɪt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To make more difficult to do, understand or use
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    • crisis

      US /ˈkraɪsɪs/

      UK /'kraɪsɪs/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty
      • A turning point in a disease.
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    • deceit

      US /dɪˈsit/

      UK /dɪˈsi:t/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Deliberately lying to someone to trick them
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    • decency

      US /ˈdisənsi/

      UK /ˈdi:snsi/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Behavior that is good, moral and acceptable
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    • escape

      US /ɪˈskep/

      UK /ɪ'skeɪp/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Act to briefly ignoring boring or bad things
      • The 'esc key' on a keyboard
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To avoid something undesirable, dangerous or bad
      • To get away from a place where you are being kept
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    • evidence of

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Facts, objects, or signs that make you believe that something is true.
      • Something that shows that something else exists or is true.
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    • fathom

      US /ˈfæðəm/

      UK /ˈfæðəm/

      • Noun
      • 1.8m unit of length to measure the depth of water
      • Transitive Verb
      • To work out the reason for something
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    • flee

      US /fli/

      UK /fli:/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To leave somewhere urgently, to avoid danger
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    • for someone

      US /fɚ ˈsʌmwʌn/

      UK /fə ˈsʌmwʌn/

      • other
      • On behalf of or intended for a particular person.
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    • fragility

      US /frə'dʒɪlətɪ/

      UK /frə'dʒɪlətɪ/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Lack of strength; easily broken or harmed
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    • generally

      US /ˈdʒɛnərəli/

      UK /ˈdʒenrəli/

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

      US /hæv tu/

      UK /ˈhæv tə/

      • Auxiliary Verb
      • Must do
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    • hedge

      US /hɛdʒ/

      UK /hedʒ/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To select words to avoid saying something directly
      • Countable Noun
      • A fence made with small trees or bushes
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    • illness

      US /ˈɪlnɪs/

      UK /ˈɪlnəs/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Unhealthy condition of the mind or body
      • A particular instance or type of disease.
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    • impatient

      US /ɪmˈpeʃənt/

      UK /ɪmˈpeɪʃnt/

      • Adjective
      • Not wanting to wait; getting angry over problems
      • Having or showing a tendency to be quickly irritated or provoked.
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    • in mind

      US /ɪn maɪnd/

      UK /in maind/

      • Phrase
      • Being aware of or considering something.
      • To remember or consider something.
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    • in the end

      US /ɪn ði ɛnd/

      UK /in ðə end/

      • Phrase
      • Finally; after a period of time or series of events.
      • Ultimately; as the final result or consequence.
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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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    • kink

      US /kɪŋk/

      UK /kɪŋk/

      • Countable Noun
      • Small dent or curl in something, e.g. your hair
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    • lawsuit

      US /ˈlɔˌsut/

      UK /ˈlɔ:su:t/

      • Countable Noun
      • A proceeding in law courts to get a legal decision
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    • loneliness

      US /ˈlonlɪnɪs/

      UK /'ləʊnlɪnəs/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • State of feeling sad because you are alone
      • A feeling of being isolated from others, even when surrounded by people.
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    • marvelous

      US /ˈmɑrvələs/

      UK /'mɑ:vɪləs/

      • Adjective
      • Extraordinarily good or great
      • Remarkably skilled or talented.
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    • mental

      US /ˈmɛntl/

      UK /ˈmentl/

      • Adjective
      • Concerning the mind
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    • mention

      US /ˈmɛnʃən/

      UK /'menʃn/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To refer to or talk or write about something
      • Uncountable Noun
      • Act of referring to or talking about something
      • A formal acknowledgement of something
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    • occasionally

      US /əˈkeɪʒən(ə)li/

      UK /əˈkeɪʒnəli/

      • Adverb
      • Not very often; sometimes; seldom
      • Happening or appearing irregularly.
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    • odd

      US /ɑd/

      UK /ɒd/

      • Adjective
      • Being unmatched with someone or something
      • Being a number not able to be divided by two
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    • opt

      US /ɑ:pt/

      UK /ɒpt/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To choose one thing rather than other choices
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    • other than

      US

      UK

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

      US /aʊl/

      UK /aʊl/

      • Noun
      • Bird with large eyes that hunts at night
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    • paradox

      US /ˈpærəˌdɑks/

      UK /'pærədɒks/

      • Noun
      • Surprising statement containing two opposing ideas
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    • paradoxical

      US /ˌpærə'dɒksɪkl/

      UK /ˌpærə'dɒksɪkl/

      • Adjective
      • Seemingly contradictory but possibly true
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    • perilous

      US /ˈpɛrələs/

      UK /ˈperələs/

      • Adjective
      • Extremely dangerous, risky
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    • readily

      US /ˈrɛdəli, ˈrɛdli/

      UK /ˈredɪli/

      • Adverb
      • In a quick and easy manner
      • In a quick and willing manner
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    • relationship

      US /rɪˈleʃənˌʃɪp/

      UK /rɪˈleɪʃnʃɪp/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Connection between two or more people or things
      • Way people interact or live with each other
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    • result

      US /rɪˈzʌlt/

      UK /rɪ'zʌlt/

      • Noun
      • Something produced through tests or experiments
      • Final score of a competition, election or game
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To be the outcome of other causes and effects
      • To happen or exist as a consequence of something.
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    • sane

      US /sen/

      UK /seɪn/

      • Adjective
      • showing good judgment and understanding
      • having a healthy mind and not mentally ill
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    • sequence

      US /ˈsikwəns, -ˌkwɛns/

      UK /'si:kwəns/

      • Noun
      • Part of a movie showing one part of the story
      • A particular order in which related events, movements, or things follow each other.
      • Transitive Verb
      • To arrange things in an order they should happen
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    • socialize

      US /ˈsoʃəˌlaɪz/

      UK /'səʊʃəlaɪz/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To spend time with people; go out and make friends
      • To spend time with people; go out and make friends
      • Transitive Verb
      • To teach people acceptable cultural behaviors
      • To organize or control (something) according to socialist principles.
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    • survey

      US /ˈsɜː(r)veɪ/

      UK /'sɜ:veɪ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Broad view or general description of something
      • Act of measuring land or property to make a map
      • Transitive Verb
      • To offer a broad view or general description
      • To measure an area of land to make a map of it
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    • survive

      US /sɚˈvaɪv/

      UK /sə'vaɪv/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To continue to live despite illness or trouble
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    • tart

      US /tɑ:rt/

      UK /tɑ:t/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Dish baked in an open pastry case
      • Offensive word for a loose woman
      • Adjective
      • Sharp or bitter in manner
      • (Of foods) sour
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    • thoughtful

      US /ˈθɔtfəl/

      UK /ˈθɔ:tfl/

      • Adjective
      • Concerned about needs and feelings of other people
      • Engaged in or characterized by careful thought
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    • torment

      US /ˈtɔ:rment/

      UK /ˈtɔ:ment/

      • Noun
      • Great mental or physical pain
      • Transitive Verb
      • To cause great physical or mental pain to
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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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    • withstand

      US /wɪθˈstænd, wɪð-/

      UK /wɪðˈstænd/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To remain unaffected by something or someone
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    • witness

      US /ˈwɪtnɪs/

      UK /'wɪtnəs/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To see the signing of an official document
      • To see an event take place (usually a crime)
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Person who was present to see an event take place
      • Evidence or proof of something
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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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