Vocabulary

  • such as: For example; like
  • for example: As an illustration or instance.
  • have to: Must do
  • siren song: A tempting appeal that is actually harmful or deceptive.
  • hear of: To know about someone or something because you have been told about them
  • rather than: More exactly; more correctly
  • lighten up: To become more cheerful or less serious.
  • in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
  • or simply: Alternatively; in a more straightforward way.
  • look to: Be looking to. be planning to (do something)
  • in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
  • aside from
  • take in: To allow to enter; receive as a guest
  • condemned to: To be destined for a particular fate, usually negative.
  • as such: Something previously stated or understood
  • black and white
  • go into detail: To explain or describe something fully and completely.
  • into detail: To explain or discuss something thoroughly with many specifics.
  • to the point: Expressing something directly and without unnecessary detail.
  • upper body: The part of the body above the waist, including the chest, back, shoulders, and arms.
  • at least: As a minimum
  • as one: Acting or moving together at the same time.
  • switch on: To put something electrical on or off
  • analogous to: Comparable in certain respects, typically in a way that clarifies the nature of the things compared.
  • think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
  • present: Being in attendance; being there; having turned up
  • material: Cloth; fabric
  • conflict: Argument or struggle between two or more parties
  • reinforce: To send more troops/resources to support an army
  • sense: Certain mental feeling or emotion
  • circumstance: Condition or fact that affects a situation
  • imagine: To think creatively about; form mental picture of
  • myth: Popular belief that is false, unsupported by fact
  • villain: Character in a story who is mean or evil
  • appearance: The way a person looks to others
  • simply: In an easy or clear manner
  • cast: People who appear in a play or movie
  • integral: Being an essential part of something; necessary
  • giant: Tall, large, and powerful human-like creatures
  • technically: In an exact and particular manner
  • depict: To represent or describe something using words
  • frequently: Often; regularly
  • role: Character played by an actor
  • source: Piece of information; a person giving information
  • countless: Being too many to be numbered or imagined
  • enemy: Something that stops you doing what you want
  • bear: To accept (responsibilities or duties)
  • creature: Animal of any type
  • original: Being first made, thought or performed; fresh
  • important: Having power or authority
  • hideous: Very ugly; frightening-looking
  • continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
  • clash: To have a disagreement or fight over something
  • detail: Small part of something; tiny fact
  • modern: Of the present time; up to date; contemporary
  • animate: To give life, energy, or motion to something
  • head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
  • mythology: Myths of a particular culture or group of people
  • screen: To hide or block something from being seen
  • turn: To become (a particular age)
  • immortal: Not subject to death; that will never die
  • faithful: (Religious) people who believe in a god or gods
  • equate: To consider things to be equal or the same
  • part: Division of a book
  • mermaid: Creature with top half a woman, bottom half a fish
  • siren: Device that produces loud warning sounds; alarm
  • beast: Ugly or terrifying animal
  • human: A person; a man, woman or child
  • knowledge: Information, understanding, or skill
  • people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
  • dead: Not alive
  • wrath: (Literary) extreme and sometimes violent anger
  • gospel: Book of the New Testament in Christian teaching
  • depiction: Picture or a written description of something
  • bull: Large male animal such as a cow or elephant
  • kidnap: To take someone and demand money to return them
  • notify: To inform; to communicate specific information
  • serpent: Very big snake
  • abduction: Crime of taking (a child) away by force
  • cowardly: Being fearful and unable to do something right
  • remake: To arrange or prepare something again
  • goat: Small animal with beard and horns
  • singe: To burn lightly, often to remove hair
  • manhood: State of being a man
  • lion: Large wild cats from Africa and south Asia
  • underworld: Criminals as a group
  • minotaur: Mythical monster with a bull's head and man's body
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    • abduction

      US /æb'dʌkʃn/

      UK /æb'dʌkʃn/

      • Noun
      • Crime of taking (a child) away by force
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    • analogous to

      US

      UK

      • Adjective
      • Comparable in certain respects, typically in a way that clarifies the nature of the things compared.
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    • animate

      US /ˈænəˌmet/

      UK /'ænɪmeɪt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To give life, energy, or motion to something
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    • appearance

      US /əˈpɪrəns/

      UK /əˈpɪərəns/

      • Noun
      • The way a person looks to others
      • The way that something looks
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    • as one

      US

      UK

      • Adverb
      • Acting or moving together at the same time.
      • In complete agreement or unity.
      • Phrase
      • With a single voice or opinion; unanimously.
      • In perfect harmony or unison.
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    • as such

      US /æz sʌtʃ/

      UK /æz sʌtʃ/

      • Pronoun
      • Something previously stated or understood
      A1
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    • aside from

      US /əˈsaɪd frʌm/

      UK /əˈsaid frɔm/

      • Phrase
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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.
      C2
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    • bear

      US /bɛr/

      UK /bɛː/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To accept (responsibilities or duties)
      • To give birth to a child; to produce fruit
      • Countable Noun
      • Large brown animal with fur that lives in forests
      • Someone who expects stock market to fall
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    • beast

      US /bist/

      UK /bi:st/

      • Noun
      • Ugly or terrifying animal
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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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    • bull

      US /bʊl/

      UK /bʊl/

      • Countable Noun
      • Large male animal such as a cow or elephant
      • Uncountable Noun
      • Nonsense; untrue or foolish statements
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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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    • circumstance

      US /ˈsɚkəmˌstæns/

      UK /'sɜ:kəmstəns/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Condition or fact that affects a situation
      • An event or fact that causes or helps to cause something to happen, typically something bad or unwanted.
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    • clash

      US /klæʃ/

      UK /klæʃ/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To have a disagreement or fight over something
      • (Of colors) to not suit or match appealingly
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A conflict; disagreement
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    • condemned to

      US

      UK

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To be destined for a particular fate, usually negative.
      • To be sentenced to a particular punishment.
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    • conflict

      US /ˈkɑnˌflɪkt/

      UK /'kɒnflɪkt/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Argument or struggle between two or more parties
      • A serious disagreement or argument.
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To have opposite ideas; to disagree; To not match
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    • countless

      US /ˈkaʊntlɪs/

      UK /ˈkaʊntləs/

      • Adjective
      • Being too many to be numbered or imagined
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    • cowardly

      US /ˈkaʊədli/

      UK /'kaʊədlɪ/

      • Adjective
      • Being fearful and unable to do something right
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    • creature

      US /ˈkritʃɚ/

      UK /ˈkri:tʃə(r)/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Animal of any type
      • An animal, as distinct from a human being.
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    • depict

      US /dɪˈpɪkt/

      UK /dɪ'pɪkt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To represent or describe something using words
      • To represent or show something in a picture or painting; to portray visually.
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    • depiction

      US /dɪˈpɪkʃən/

      UK /dɪ'pɪkʃn/

      • Noun
      • Picture or a written description of something
      B2
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    • enemy

      US /ˈɛnəmi/

      UK /ˈenəmi/

      • Noun
      • Something that stops you doing what you want
      • Group, or people, you are opposed to
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    • equate

      US /ɪˈkwet/

      UK /ɪ'kweɪt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To consider things to be equal or the same
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    • faithful

      US /ˈfeθfəl/

      UK /'feɪθfl/

      • Noun
      • (Religious) people who believe in a god or gods
      • Adjective
      • Showing constant support for someone or something
      • Worthy of trust
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    • for example

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • As an illustration or instance.
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    • frequently

      US /ˈfrikwəntlɪ/

      UK /ˈfri:kwəntli/

      • Adverb
      • Often; regularly
      • Repeatedly or many times.
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    • 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
      A2
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    • go into detail

      US

      UK

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To explain or describe something fully and completely.
      A1
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    • goat

      US /goʊt/

      UK /gəʊt/

      • Countable Noun
      • Small animal with beard and horns
      B2
      More
    • gospel

      US /ˈgɑ:spl/

      UK /ˈgɒspl/

      • Noun
      • Book of the New Testament in Christian teaching
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    • have to

      US /hæv tu/

      UK /ˈhæv tə/

      • Auxiliary Verb
      • Must do
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    • hear of

      US /hɪr ʌv/

      UK /hiə ɔv/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To know about someone or something because you have been told about them
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    • hideous

      US /ˈhɪdiəs/

      UK /ˈhɪdiəs/

      • Adjective
      • Very ugly; frightening-looking
      • Extremely unpleasant to see; very ugly.
      B2
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    • immortal

      US /ɪˈmɔ:rtl/

      UK /ɪˈmɔ:tl/

      • Adjective
      • Not subject to death; that will never die
      • Noun
      • Famous or godlike person who will never die
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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 world

      US /ɪn ði wɜrld/

      UK /in ðə wɜː(r)ld/

      • Phrase
      • Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
      • Used to indicate the extent or degree of something, often in a superlative sense.
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    • integral

      US /ˈɪntɪɡrəl, ɪnˈtɛɡrəl/

      UK /ˈɪntɪgrəl/

      • Adjective
      • Being an essential part of something; necessary
      • Being an essential part of something.
      • Noun
      • A function whose derivative is a given function.
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    • into detail

      US /ˈɪntu ˈditel/

      UK /ˈɪntəʊ ˈdi:teɪl/

      • other
      • To explain or discuss something thoroughly with many specifics.
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    • kidnap

      US /ˈkɪdˌnæp/

      UK /'kɪdnæp/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To take someone and demand money to return them
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    • lighten up

      US /ˈlaɪtn: ʌp/

      UK /ˈlaɪtn ʌp/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To become more cheerful or less serious.
      • Transitive Verb
      • To reduce the weight or burden of something.
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    • lion

      US /ˈlaɪən/

      UK /ˈlaɪən/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Large wild cats from Africa and south Asia
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    • look to

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • Be looking to. be planning to (do something)
      • To expect someone to do something for you; rely on
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    • manhood

      US /ˈmænˌhʊd/

      UK /ˈmænhʊd/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • State of being a man
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    • material

      US /məˈtɪriəl/

      UK /məˈtɪəriəl/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Cloth; fabric
      • Supplies or data needed to do a certain thing
      • Adjective
      • Relevant; (of evidence) important or significant
      • Belonging to the world of physical things
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    • mermaid

      US /ˈmɜrˌmeɪd/

      UK /'mɜ:meɪd/

      • Countable Noun
      • Creature with top half a woman, bottom half a fish
      B2
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    • minotaur

      US /ˈmɪnəˌtɔr, ˈmaɪnə-/

      UK /ˈmaɪnətɔ:(r)/

      • Noun
      • Mythical monster with a bull's head and man's body
      C2
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    • myth

      US /mɪθ/

      UK /mɪθ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Popular belief that is false, unsupported by fact
      • Famous story dealing with origins of a culture
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    • mythology

      US /mɪˈθɑ:lədʒi/

      UK /mɪˈθɒlədʒi/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Myths of a particular culture or group of people
      • The study of myths.
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    • notify

      US /ˈnotəˌfaɪ/

      UK /'nəʊtɪfaɪ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To inform; to communicate specific information
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    • or simply

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Alternatively; in a more straightforward way.
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    • original

      US /əˈrɪdʒənəl/

      UK /ə'rɪdʒənl/

      • Adjective
      • Being first made, thought or performed; fresh
      • Being unique or thinking differently from others
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A work of art, writing, or music that is not a copy.
      • A person of fresh initiative or inventiveness.
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    • rather than

      US

      UK

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

      US /ˌri:ɪnˈfɔ:rs/

      UK /ˌri:ɪnˈfɔ:s/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To send more troops/resources to support an army
      • To encourage or strengthen an idea or feeling
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    • remake

      US /riˈmek/

      UK /'ri:meɪk/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To arrange or prepare something again
      • Make anew; to reform
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    • role

      US /rol/

      UK /rəʊl/

      • Noun
      • Character played by an actor
      • Part you play in an activity; job; responsibility
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    • screen

      US /skrin/

      UK /skri:n/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To hide or block something from being seen
      • To examine to find something, e.g. best candidate
      • Noun
      • Wire net in a door or window to keep insects out
      • Displays in a theater on which movies are shown
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    • serpent

      US /ˈsə:pənt/

      UK /ˈsɜ:pənt/

      • Countable Noun
      • Very big snake
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    • singe

      US /sɪndʒ/

      UK /sɪndʒ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To burn lightly, often to remove hair
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    • siren

      US /ˈsaɪrən/

      UK /'saɪrən/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Device that produces loud warning sounds; alarm
      • Noun
      • Woman who attracts men toward danger
      B2
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    • siren song

      US /ˈsaɪrən sɔŋ/

      UK /ˈsaɪərən sɒŋ/

      • other
      • A tempting appeal that is actually harmful or deceptive.
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    • source

      US /sɔrs, sors/

      UK /sɔ:s/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Piece of information; a person giving information
      • Place from which something necessary comes
      • Adjective
      • Produces or provides what is wanted or needed
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    • such as

      US /sʌtʃ æz/

      UK /sʌtʃ æz/

      • Preposition
      • For example; like
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    • switch on

      US

      UK

      • Transitive Verb
      • To put something electrical on or off
      • Phrasal Verb
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    • take in

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To allow to enter; receive as a guest
      • To include or add
      • Transitive Verb
      • To absorb (liquid).
      • To understand or comprehend something.
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    • technically

      US /ˈtɛknɪkl:ɪ/

      UK /ˈteknɪkli/

      • Adverb
      • In an exact and particular manner
      • With technical skill or expertise.
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    • think of

      US /θɪŋk ʌv/

      UK /θiŋk ɔv/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To look on as (being something specific); consider
      • To consider or remember something.
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To imagine or call something to mind
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    • to the point

      US /tu ði pɔɪnt/

      UK /tu: ðə pɔint/

      • Adjective
      • Expressing something directly and without unnecessary detail.
      • Phrase
      • Relevant and pertinent to the matter at hand.
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    • underworld

      US /ˈʌndɚˌwə:ld/

      UK /'ʌndəwɜ:ld/

      • Noun
      • Criminals as a group
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    • upper body

      US

      UK

      • Noun
      • The part of the body above the waist, including the chest, back, shoulders, and arms.
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    • villain

      US /ˈvɪlən/

      UK /'vɪlən/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Character in a story who is mean or evil
      • Something or someone regarded as responsible for trouble or harm.
      B2
      More
    • wrath

      US /ræθ/

      UK /rɒθ/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • (Literary) extreme and sometimes violent anger
      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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