Vocabulary

  • for example: As an illustration or instance.
  • used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
  • talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
  • look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
  • as well as: Also; in addition to
  • in reality: Actually; in fact; truly.
  • at work: Located at one's place of employment
  • came into force: To become operative or legally valid.
  • depending on: To rely on for support (financial or emotional)
  • at the moment: At this time; now
  • in the future: At a later time; in times to come.
  • in charge: To be responsible for
  • have to: Must do
  • much about: A lot of information or knowledge concerning something.
  • for now: Temporarily; for the present time.
  • episode: One separate event in a series of events
  • present: Being in attendance; being there; having turned up
  • access: Way to enter a place, e.g. a station or stadium
  • situation: Place, position or area that something is in
  • expression: Act of making your thoughts and feelings known
  • improve: To make, or become, something better
  • vocabulary: Words that have to do with a particular subject
  • impact: A striking effect or result to hit with force
  • negative: The opposite to a positive electrical charge
  • force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
  • achieve: To succeed in doing good, usually by working hard
  • describe: To tell the appearance, sound, smell of something
  • brag: To speak too proudly about yourself
  • encourage: To increase the chance of something happening
  • prime: To get a person ready for; prepare someone
  • criticism: Article or essay that judges quality
  • cause: Belief, goal or organization that people support
  • contact: Touching or feeling something
  • effect: An advantage, benefit
  • caveat: Warning or caution in a legal document
  • article: Word such as 'a', 'an', or 'the' used before nouns
  • pride: Sense of your own importance and worth
  • project: To predict what will happen in the future
  • social: Involving activity with people, e.g. in free time
  • expose: To make visible, without covering or protection
  • feedback: A response or opinion, about a service, etc.
  • haven: Place where people can feel safe and happy
  • policy: Document stating terms of an insurance agreement
  • harmful: Likely to cause damage or injury
  • learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
  • defend: To protect and explain your position in court
  • government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
  • audio: Concerning sound
  • program: To make someone act or think in a certain way
  • ban: To make something illegal or not allowed
  • verb: Word that expresses an action or state
  • legal: Concerning the law; allowed by law
  • business: A company formed for making profit
  • worksheet: Piece of paper showing work planned or done
  • headline: To be the main performer at a show
  • victory: Defeating or beating someone or something
  • observer: Someone whose job it is to watch or notice things
  • online: Connected to the internet
  • smoke: To give off a cloud of grey gas from burning
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    • access

      US /ˈæksɛs/

      UK /'ækses/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Way to enter a place, e.g. a station or stadium
      • The opportunity or right to use something or to see someone.
      • Transitive Verb
      • To be able to use or have permission to use
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    • achieve

      US /əˈtʃiv/

      UK /ə'tʃi:v/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To succeed in doing good, usually by working hard
      • To succeed in reaching a particular goal, status, or standard, often after effort or perseverance.
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    • article

      US /ˈɑrtɪkəl/

      UK /'ɑ:tɪkl/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Word such as 'a', 'an', or 'the' used before nouns
      • Piece of writing about a particular subject
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    • as well as

      US /æz wɛl æz/

      UK /æz wel æz/

      • Adverb
      • Also; in addition to
      • Preposition
      • In addition to; and also.
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    • at the moment

      US

      UK

      • Adverb
      • At this time; now
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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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    • audio

      US /ˈɔ:dioʊ/

      UK /ˈɔ:diəʊ/

      • Adjective
      • Concerning sound
      • Uncountable Noun
      • Sound, especially when recorded or transmitted.
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    • ban

      US /bæn/

      UK /bæn/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To make something illegal or not allowed
      • To prohibit someone from participating in a particular online community or game.
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Official action preventing something happening
      • A prohibition from participating in a particular online community or game.
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    • brag

      US /bræɡ/

      UK /bræɡ/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To speak too proudly about yourself
      • Noun
      • A statement expressing excessive pride.
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    • came into force

      US

      UK

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To become operative or legally valid.
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    • cause

      US /kɔz/

      UK /kɔ:z/

      • Noun
      • Belief, goal or organization that people support
      • Reason for
      • Transitive Verb
      • To make something happen; create effect or result
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    • caveat

      US /ˈkeviˌæt, ˈkævi-, ˈkɑviˌɑt/

      UK /ˈkæviæt/

      • Noun
      • Warning or caution in a legal document
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    • contact

      US /ˈkɑnˌtækt/

      UK /'kɒntækt/

      • Adjective
      • Touching or feeling something
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Touching or feeling something
      • Object that allows electricity to run through it
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    • criticism

      US /ˈkrɪtɪˌsɪzəm/

      UK /ˈkrɪtɪsɪzəm/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Article or essay that judges quality
      • Negative judgment of something
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    • defend

      US /dɪˈfɛnd/

      UK /dɪ'fend/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To protect and explain your position in court
      • To protect against an attack
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    • depending on

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To rely on for support (financial or emotional)
      • Influenced or determined by.
      • Preposition
      • Subject to; contingent on
      • Relying on someone or something for support or assistance.
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    • encourage

      US /ɛnˈkɚrɪdʒ, -ˈkʌr-/

      UK /ɪn'kʌrɪdʒ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To increase the chance of something happening
      • To make someone more determined or confident
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    • episode

      US /ˈɛpɪˌsod/

      UK /'epɪsəʊd/

      • Noun
      • One separate event in a series of events
      • Show which is part of a larger story
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    • expose

      US /ɪkˈspoʊz/

      UK /ɪk'spəʊz/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To make visible, without covering or protection
      • To allow light through a cameras lens onto film
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    • expression

      US /ɪkˈsprɛʃən/

      UK /ɪk'spreʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Act of making your thoughts and feelings known
      • Group of words that have a specific meaning
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    • feedback

      US /ˈfidˌbæk/

      UK /ˈfi:dbæk/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A response or opinion, about a service, etc.
      • Information about reactions to a product, a person's performance of a task, etc. which is used as a basis for improvement.
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To give information or opinions about something to someone, especially in order to improve it.
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    • for example

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • As an illustration or instance.
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    • for now

      US /fɔr naʊ/

      UK /fɔ: nau/

      • Phrase
      • Temporarily; for the present time.
      • In the short term; for the immediate future.
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    • harmful

      US /ˈhɑ:rmfl/

      UK /ˈhɑ:mfl/

      • Adjective
      • Likely to cause damage or injury
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    • have to

      US /hæv tu/

      UK /ˈhæv tə/

      • Auxiliary Verb
      • Must do
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    • headline

      US /ˈhedlaɪn/

      UK /ˈhedlaɪn/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To be the main performer at a show
      • Noun
      • Title summarizing a news story
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    • impact

      US /ˈɪmˌpækt/

      UK /'ɪmpækt/

      • Noun
      • A striking effect or result to hit with force
      • Act or force of one thing hitting something else
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To hit or strike someone or something with force
      • To have a strong effect on someone or something.
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    • in charge

      US /ɪn tʃɑrdʒ/

      UK /in tʃɑ:dʒ/

      • Adverb
      • To be responsible for
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    • in reality

      US /ɪn riˈælɪti/

      UK /in riˈæliti/

      • Phrase
      • Actually; in fact; truly.
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    • in the future

      US /ɪn ði ˈfjutʃɚ/

      UK /in ðə ˈfju:tʃə/

      • Phrase
      • At a later time; in times to come.
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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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    • much about

      US /mʌtʃ əˈbaʊt/

      UK /mʌtʃ əˈbaut/

      • Phrase
      • A lot of information or knowledge concerning something.
      • To a great extent or degree regarding something; caring.
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    • negative

      US /ˈnɛɡətɪv/

      UK /'neɡətɪv/

      • Noun
      • The opposite to a positive electrical charge
      • In grammar, containing words such as 'no' or 'not'
      • Adjective
      • Being harmful, unwanted or unhelpful
      • In mathematics, being less than zero
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    • observer

      US /əbˈzɜ:rvə(r)/

      UK /əbˈzɜ:və(r)/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Someone whose job it is to watch or notice things
      • Someone who watches an event without getting involved.
      • Proper Noun
      • Name of a newspaper.
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    • online

      US /ˌɑ:nˈlaɪn/

      UK /ˌɒnˈlaɪn/

      • Adjective
      • Connected to the internet
      • Adverb
      • Via the internet.
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    • policy

      US /ˈpɑlɪsi/

      UK /'pɒləsɪ/

      • Noun
      • Document stating terms of an insurance agreement
      • Course of action proposed by an organization, etc.
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    • pride

      US /praɪd/

      UK /praɪd/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Sense of your own importance and worth
      • A feeling of pleasure and satisfaction that you get when you or people connected with you have done something well.
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To be proud of something you did
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    • prime

      US /praɪm/

      UK /praɪm/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To get a person ready for; prepare someone
      • To coat with paint to prepare it for the main coat
      • Adjective
      • Concerning the highest in quality or value
      • Concerning the highest level of achievement
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    • smoke

      US /smoʊk/

      UK /sməʊk/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To give off a cloud of grey gas from burning
      • Uncountable Noun
      • Grey gas from fires and cigarettes
      • Fog of air coming from e.g. a cigarette, fire
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    • talking about

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To discuss a particular topic.
      • To be constantly mentioning or bringing up a subject.
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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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    • victory

      US /ˈvɪktəri/

      UK /'vɪktərɪ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Defeating or beating someone or something
      • An instance of having overcome a challenge or obstacle; an achievement.
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    • vocabulary

      US /voˈkæbjəˌlɛri/

      UK /və'kæbjələrɪ/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Words that have to do with a particular subject
      • The words that a person knows
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    • worksheet

      US

      UK

      • Noun
      • Piece of paper showing work planned or done
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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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