Vocabulary

  • used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
  • on a daily basis: Happening every day.
  • feel sick: To experience a sensation of nausea or illness
  • go away: To go on vacation
  • get into it: To become interested in something and enjoy it.
  • on average: Typically; usually; based on an average calculation.
  • by itself: Alone; without help or assistance.
  • lead to: To result in some action
  • taste good: To have a pleasant flavor.
  • over time: Gradually; as time passes.
  • increased risk: A greater chance of something harmful or dangerous happening.
  • err on the side of: To make a cautious choice to avoid problems.
  • hold on: To wait for someone (e.g. on a phone call)
  • in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
  • approach: To get close to reaching something or somewhere
  • process: To organize and use data in a computer
  • recommend: To advise or suggest that someone do something
  • diabetes: Illness where there is too much sugar in the blood
  • consume: To eat, drink, buy or use up something
  • crack: Attempt to achieve a goal or objective
  • toxic: Poisonous; harmful
  • pronounce: To state something in a legal or official way
  • avoid: To prevent from happening
  • brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
  • digestive: Concerning processes of converting food to energy
  • digest: To convert food into energy in your stomach
  • risk: To do something potentially dangerous or foolish
  • diet: To eat special or less food, as to lose weight
  • calcium: A substance important for making bones and teeth
  • fiber: Basic character and nature of a person
  • agency: Business that provides some service for others
  • prove: To demonstrate truth by providing evidence
  • acne: Red spots or pimples on your face
  • trace: To make an outline to determine a shape
  • formation: Process of creating; making a particular shape
  • important: Having power or authority
  • bloodstream: Blood flowing through the circulatory system
  • deceive: To make someone believe something that is not true
  • damage: Physical harm that is done to something
  • clog: To make or become blocked or filled with something
  • lactose: Sugar comprising one glucose molecule linked to a galactose molecule; occurs only in milk
  • perfect: So good it cannot be improved
  • change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
  • mustache: Hair that grows above the upper lip
  • caution: Quality of being cautious; avoiding risk, danger
  • include: To make someone, something part of a group
  • lie: To be in a horizontal or flat position
  • tobacco: Cigars and cigarettes
  • skim: To remove fat, etc. from the top of a liquid
  • moody: Showing sudden or wide variations in mood
  • burn: To destroy with fire
  • world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
  • carcinogen: Describes a substance which causes cancer
  • healthy: In good condition physically, or financially; well
  • link: Any one of the rings that are part of a chain
  • group: Two or more musicians who play music together
  • feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
  • intolerant: Narrow-minded and will not accept other opinions
  • list: To lean to one side, like a boat or ship
  • human: A person; a man, woman or child
  • deficient: Lacking something necessary
  • advise: To suggest what would be helpful
  • napkin: Cloth used to protect clothing when eating
  • cancer: Any growth caused by abnormal cell division
  • pepperoni: Pork and beef sausage
  • toast: Bread grilled to make it brown and crisp
  • kid: Child or young person
  • video: Recording capturing action with sound
  • corn: Small, painful hard spot on the foot
  • ovarian: Concerning or involving the ovaries
  • meat: Flesh of a dead animal that you eat
  • overdo: To do or use too much of something
  • detector: Device that receives a signal and responds to it
  • err: To make a mistake
  • cardiologist: Doctor specializing in disorders of the heart
  • roulette: Wheel with teeth for making a row of perforations
  • precautionary: Taken in advance to protect against danger
  • soda: Sweet bubbly flavored drink
  • overheat: To become too hot
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    • acne

      US /ˈækni/

      UK /ˈækni/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Red spots or pimples on your face
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    • advise

      US /ædˈvaɪz/

      UK /ədˈvaɪz/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To suggest what would be helpful
      • To inform someone of something.
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    • agency

      US /ˈedʒənsi/

      UK /'eɪdʒənsɪ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Business that provides some service for others
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    • approach

      US /əˈprəʊtʃ/

      UK /ə'prəʊtʃ/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To get close to reaching something or somewhere
      • To request someone to do something specific
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Means of reaching a place, often a road or path
      • Request of someone with a specific goal in mind
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    • avoid

      US /əˈvɔɪd/

      UK /ə'vɔɪd/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To prevent from happening
      • To stay away from
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    • bloodstream

      US /ˈblʌdˌstrim/

      UK /ˈblʌdstri:m/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Blood flowing through the circulatory system
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    • by itself

      US /baɪ ɪtˈsɛlf/

      UK /bai itˈself/

      • Adverb
      • Alone; without help or assistance.
      • Without any external influence or aid.
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    • calcium

      US /ˈkælsiəm/

      UK /'kælsɪəm/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • A substance important for making bones and teeth
      • A substance containing calcium, taken to improve health.
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    • cancer

      US /ˈkænsɚ/

      UK /'kænsə(r)/

      • Noun
      • Any growth caused by abnormal cell division
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    • carcinogen

      US /kɑ:rˈsɪnədʒən/

      UK /kɑ:ˈsɪnədʒən/

      • Noun
      • Describes a substance which causes cancer
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    • cardiologist

      US /ˌkɑ:rdiˈɑ:lədʒɪst/

      UK /ˌkɑ:diˈɒlədʒɪst/

      • Countable Noun
      • Doctor specializing in disorders of the heart
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    • caution

      US /ˈkɔʃən/

      UK /'kɔ:ʃn/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Quality of being cautious; avoiding risk, danger
      • Warning given by police for breaking traffic rules
      • Transitive Verb
      • To give someone a warning about a possible danger
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    • clog

      US /klɑ:g/

      UK /klɒg/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To make or become blocked or filled with something
      • Noun
      • Heavy shoe with a thick or wooden bottom
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    • consume

      US /kənˈsum/

      UK /kən'sju:m/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To eat, drink, buy or use up something
      • To take all your energy; focus the attention
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    • corn

      US /kɔrn/

      UK /kɔ:n/

      • Noun
      • Small, painful hard spot on the foot
      • Plant with many yellow seeds used as food
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    • crack

      US /kræk/

      UK /kræk/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Attempt to achieve a goal or objective
      • Unexpected and hard hit to the body
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To attempt to achieve a goal or objective
      • To hit someone or something hard and unexpectedly
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    • damage

      US /ˈdæmɪdʒ/

      UK /ˈdæmɪdʒ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Physical harm that is done to something
      • Transitive Verb
      • To harm physically; to hurt or break something
      • To harm the reputation of someone.
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    • deceive

      US /dɪˈsiv/

      UK /dɪ'si:v/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To make someone believe something that is not true
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    • deficient

      US /dɪˈfɪʃənt/

      UK /dɪˈfɪʃnt/

      • Adjective
      • Lacking something necessary
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    • detector

      US /dɪˈtɛktɚ/

      UK /dɪˈtektə(r)/

      • Noun
      • Device that receives a signal and responds to it
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    • diabetes

      US /ˌdaɪəˈbitɪs, -tiz/

      UK /ˌdaɪəˈbi:ti:z/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Illness where there is too much sugar in the blood
      • A form of diabetes, usually diagnosed in children and young adults, in which the body does not produce insulin.
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    • diet

      US /ˈdaɪɪt/

      UK /'daɪət/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To eat special or less food, as to lose weight
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Plan of eating to reduce weight or improve health
      • The usual food and drink consumed by an organism (person or animal)
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    • digest

      US /daɪˈdʒest/

      UK /daɪˈdʒest/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To convert food into energy in your stomach
      • To think over facts, news etc.; take in information
      • Noun
      • A summary, as of the news
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    • digestive

      US /daɪˈdʒɛstɪv, dɪ-/

      UK /daɪˈdʒestɪv/

      • Adjective
      • Concerning processes of converting food to energy
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    • err

      US /ɚ, ɛr/

      UK /ɜ:(r)/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To make a mistake
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    • err on the side of

      US /ɝ ɔn ðə saɪd ʌv/

      UK /ɜ: ɒn ðə saɪd ɒv/

      • other
      • To make a cautious choice to avoid problems.
      B2
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    • feel sick

      US

      UK

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To experience a sensation of nausea or illness
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    • fiber

      US /'faɪbə/

      UK /'faɪbə/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Basic character and nature of a person
      • Stringy substance found in food, e.g. wholewheat
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    • formation

      US /fɔ:rˈmeɪʃn/

      UK /fɔ:ˈmeɪʃn/

      • Noun
      • Process of creating; making a particular shape
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    • get into it

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To become interested in something and enjoy it.
      • To start a career or profession.
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To become interested in something.
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    • go away

      US /ɡo əˈwe/

      UK /ɡəu əˈwei/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To go on vacation
      • To leave; depart.
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    • hold on

      US /hold ɑn/

      UK /həuld ɔn/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To wait for someone (e.g. on a phone call)
      • To wait for a short time.
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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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    • increased risk

      US

      UK

      • Noun
      • A greater chance of something harmful or dangerous happening.
      • A higher probability of financial loss in an investment.
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    • intolerant

      US /ɪnˈtɑlərənt/

      UK /ɪn'tɒlərənt/

      • Adjective
      • Narrow-minded and will not accept other opinions
      • Unable to tolerate a drug or food.
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    • kid

      US /kɪd/

      UK /kɪd/

      • Countable Noun
      • Child or young person
      • Young goat
      • Adjective
      • Made from young goat skin
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    • lead to

      US /lid tu/

      UK /li:d tu:/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To result in some action
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To have something as a consequence or result.
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    • lie

      US /lai/

      UK /laɪ/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To be in a horizontal or flat position
      • To say something that you know is not true
      • Countable Noun
      • An untrue statement, when you know it is not true
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    • link

      US /lɪŋk/

      UK /lɪŋk/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Any one of the rings that are part of a chain
      • Connection between two or more things or people
      • Transitive Verb
      • To join or connect together
      • To associate or connect in one's mind.
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    • meat

      US /mit/

      UK /mi:t/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Flesh of a dead animal that you eat
      • Noun
      • Something that is important or significant
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    • mustache

      US /ˈmʌsˌtæʃ, məˈstæʃ/

      UK /mə'stɑ:ʃ/

      • Countable Noun
      • Hair that grows above the upper lip
      • The style or shape of a mustache.
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    • napkin

      US /ˈnæpkɪn/

      UK /ˈnæpkɪn/

      • Countable Noun
      • Cloth used to protect clothing when eating
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    • on a daily basis

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Happening every day.
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    • on average

      US /ɑn ˈævərɪdʒ/

      UK /ɔn ˈævəridʒ/

      • Phrase
      • Typically; usually; based on an average calculation.
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    • ovarian

      US /oˈvɛriən/

      UK /əʊ'veərɪən/

      • Adjective
      • Concerning or involving the ovaries
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    • over time

      US /ˈovɚ taɪm/

      UK /ˈəuvə taim/

      • Phrase
      • Gradually; as time passes.
      • During a long period.
      • Adverb
      • Gradually; as time passes.
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    • overdo

      US /ˌovɚˈdu/

      UK /ˌəʊvə'du:/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To do or use too much of something
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    • overheat

      US /ˌoʊvərˈhi:t/

      UK /ˌəʊvəˈhi:t/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To become too hot
      • To become too economically active; grow too fast
      C1
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    • pepperoni

      US /ˌpepəˈroʊni/

      UK /ˌpepəˈrəʊni/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Pork and beef sausage
      C2
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    • precautionary

      US /prɪˈkɔʃəˌnɛri/

      UK /prɪ'kɔ:ʃənərɪ/

      • Adjective
      • Taken in advance to protect against danger
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    • process

      US /ˈprɑsˌɛs, ˈproˌsɛs/

      UK /prə'ses/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To organize and use data in a computer
      • To deal with official forms in the way required
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Dealing with official forms in the way required
      • Set of changes that occur slowly and naturally
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    • pronounce

      US /prəˈnaʊns/

      UK /prə'naʊns/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To state something in a legal or official way
      • To give your opinion or decision about something
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    • prove

      US /pruv/

      UK /pru:v/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To demonstrate truth by providing evidence
      • To test the quality or worth of something.
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To turn out to be; be found to be.
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    • recommend

      US /ˌrɛkəˈmɛnd/

      UK /ˌrekə'mend/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To advise or suggest that someone do something
      • To endorse or support something publicly.
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    • roulette

      US /ruˈlɛt/

      UK /ru:'let/

      • Noun
      • Wheel with teeth for making a row of perforations
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    • skim

      US /skɪm/

      UK /skɪm/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To remove fat, etc. from the top of a liquid
      • To read rapidly to find the main points or ideas
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To fly over a surface without touching it
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    • soda

      US /ˈsoʊdə/

      UK /ˈsəʊdə/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Sweet bubbly flavored drink
      B2
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    • taste good

      US

      UK

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To have a pleasant flavor.
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    • toast

      US /tost/

      UK /təʊst/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Bread grilled to make it brown and crisp
      • An expression of goodwill or honor made by drinking to someone or something.
      • Transitive Verb
      • To grill bread to make it brown and crisp
      • To make pleasantly warm.
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    • tobacco

      US /təˈbæko/

      UK /tə'bækəʊ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Cigars and cigarettes
      • Plant used to make cigars and cigarettes
      • Adjective
      • Having a brown color similar to that of cured tobacco leaves.
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    • toxic

      US /ˈtɑksɪk/

      UK /ˈtɒksɪk/

      • Adjective
      • Poisonous; harmful
      • (Of relationships) harmful; causing conflict
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    • trace

      US /tres/

      UK /treɪs/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To make an outline to determine a shape
      • To find someone or something that has disappeared
      • Uncountable Noun
      • Very small quantity of something
      • A mark or other sign of the former presence or passage of something.
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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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    • video

      US /ˈvɪdiˌo/

      UK /'vɪdɪəʊ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Recording capturing action with sound
      • A recording of moving visual images made digitally or on videotape.
      • Transitive Verb
      • To make a moving film of, with sound
      • To make a video call.
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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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