Vocabulary

  • come from: To have as your native country or city
  • in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
  • hang on: To wait for the person you phoned to answer
  • of course: Sure ; Certainly
  • at the same time: Simultaneously; at the identical moment.
  • same time: Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
  • strip of: A long, narrow piece of something.
  • with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
  • move up: To advance to a higher rank or position.
  • stick on: To attach something to a surface using glue or adhesive.
  • blow through: To spend money quickly and carelessly.
  • take it away: To remove something.
  • stick: To push a sharp or pointed object into something
  • awesome: Great; wonderful; stupendous
  • spot: A certain place or area
  • experiment: Test performed to assess new ideas or theories
  • squeeze: Amount of liquid from firmly pressing e.g. orange
  • unique: Unlike other things; being the only one like it
  • bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
  • tongue: Long, thin part of (e.g. shoe under the laces)
  • clever: Funny in a way that shows intelligence
  • blow: To move something using air
  • strip: To remove your clothes (often sexily for someone)
  • pleasure: Feeling of happiness, enjoyment, or satisfaction
  • tissue: Substance formed by cells of living thing; flesh
  • press: Machine using pressure to shape, flatten, squeeze
  • hang: To attach a picture, photograph etc. onto a wall
  • mind: To be bothered or upset by something
  • harmony: Pleasing, attractive combination of parts, things
  • investigate: To try to find out facts; to carry out research
  • trace: To make an outline to determine a shape
  • science: Study of the physical world, based on facts
  • sound: Sensible, dependable and reliable
  • tight: Showing anxiety or anger; tense
  • fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
  • organization: Group of people with a particular purpose
  • piece: A counter in a board game
  • sticky: Easy to adhere or stick to other things
  • amazing: Surprising in a pleasing way
  • middle: Place that is halfway between two things
  • great: Very good; better than before
  • pick: Sharp tool used for breaking the ground
  • turn: To become (a particular age)
  • question: To ask for or try to get information
  • minute: Notes taken at a meeting to record what was said
  • vibration: Shaking motion
  • wiggle: To move from side to side with short fast movement
  • real: Actually existing or happening, not imagined
  • think: To have an idea about something without certainty
  • scientifically: In an manner that follows the rules of science
  • healthy: In good condition physically, or financially; well
  • popsicle: Sweet frozen candy on a stick
  • vibrate: To shake side to side quickly in small movements
  • chord: Line that joins two points on a circle
  • vocal: Expressing an opinion publicly in a loud way
  • lab: Short for 'laboratory'
  • tack: Small, sharp nail, usually with a wide, flat head
  • reed: Person's name
  • scissor: To cut with or as if with scissors
  • snip: To cut using a light movement with scissors
  • harmonica: Small hand-held music instrument with air holes
  • bravo: Shouted to express approval, e.g. of a performance
  • strum: To make a sound on a stringed instrument
  • songwriter: Composer of words or music for popular songs
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    • amazing

      US /ə'meɪzɪŋ/

      UK /ə'meɪzɪŋ/

      • Adjective
      • Surprising in a pleasing way
      • Transitive Verb
      • To cause wonder; to surprise completely
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    • at the same time

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Simultaneously; at the identical moment.
      • Nevertheless; however; used to introduce a contrasting or qualifying statement.
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    • awesome

      US /ˈɔsəm/

      UK /'ɔ:səm/

      • Adjective
      • Great; wonderful; stupendous
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    • blow

      US /blo/

      UK /bləʊ/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To move something using air
      • To make air come quickly out of your mouth
      • Noun
      • Something that causes you difficulty or sadness
      • Act of making air come out of your mouth
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    • blow through

      US /blo θru/

      UK /bləʊ θru:/

      • other
      • To spend money quickly and carelessly.
      • To move quickly and forcefully through an area.
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    • bravo

      US /ˌbrɑ:ˈvoʊ/

      UK /ˌbrɑ:ˈvəʊ/

      • Interjection
      • Shouted to express approval, e.g. of a performance
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    • chord

      US /kɔrd, kord/

      UK /kɔ:d/

      • Countable Noun
      • Line that joins two points on a circle
      • Combination of musical notes played at same time
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    • come from

      US /kʌm frʌm/

      UK /kʌm frɔm/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To have as your native country or city
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    • experiment

      US /ɪkˈspɛrəmənt/

      UK /ɪk'sperɪmənt/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Test performed to assess new ideas or theories
      • A course of action tentatively adopted without being sure of the eventual outcome.
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To create and perform tests to research something
      • To try something new that you haven't tried before
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    • hang

      US /hæŋ/

      UK /hæŋ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To attach a picture, photograph etc. onto a wall
      • To kill by putting a rope around neck and dropping
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To float, move softly, or remain in the air
      • To remain undecided, unsolved or unclear
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    • hang on

      US /hæŋ ɑn/

      UK /hæŋ ɔn/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To wait for the person you phoned to answer
      • To persevere or persist, especially in a difficult situation.
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    • harmonica

      US /hɑːrˈmɑːnɪkə/

      UK /hɑ:ˈmɒnɪkə/

      • Noun
      • Small hand-held music instrument with air holes
      B2
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    • harmony

      US /ˈhɑrməni/

      UK /'hɑ:mənɪ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Pleasing, attractive combination of parts, things
      • When musical notes sound pleasing together
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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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    • investigate

      US /ɪnˈvɛstɪˌɡet/

      UK /ɪn'vestɪɡeɪt/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To try to find out facts; to carry out research
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    • lab

      US /læb/

      UK /læb/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Short for 'laboratory'
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    • move up

      US /muv ʌp/

      UK /mu:v ʌp/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To advance to a higher rank or position.
      • To advance in a line or queue.
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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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    • organization

      US /ˌɔrɡənɪˈzeʃən/

      UK /ˌɔ:gənaɪˈzeɪʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Group of people with a particular purpose
      • The way in which something is structured or arranged.
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    • pleasure

      US /ˈplɛʒɚ/

      UK /'pleʒə(r)/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Feeling of happiness, enjoyment, or satisfaction
      • A thing that causes enjoyment or delight.
      • Transitive Verb
      • To give someone pleasure or satisfaction.
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    • popsicle

      US /ˈpɑpsɪkəl, -ˌsɪkəl/

      UK /ˈpɔpsikl/

      • Countable Noun
      • Sweet frozen candy on a stick
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    • press

      US /prɛs/

      UK /pres/

      • Noun
      • Machine using pressure to shape, flatten, squeeze
      • General term for TV, radio, newspapers
      • Transitive Verb
      • To make clothes smooth using a heated iron; iron
      • To repeatedly ask someone to do something
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    • reed

      US /ri:d/

      UK /ri:d/

      • Proper Noun
      • Person's name
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Thin piece of wood blown to produce musical notes
      • Tall grass-like plant that grows close to water
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    • same time

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
      • At the identical time as before; recurring at a fixed hour.
      • Noun
      • An equal duration or period.
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    • science

      US /ˈsaɪəns/

      UK /'saɪəns/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Study of the physical world, based on facts
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    • scientifically

      US /ˌsaɪən'tɪfɪklɪ/

      UK /ˌsaɪən'tɪfɪklɪ/

      • Adverb
      • In an manner that follows the rules of science
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    • scissor

      US /ˈsɪzɚ/

      UK /'sɪzə/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To cut with or as if with scissors
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    • snip

      US /snɪp/

      UK /snɪp/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To cut using a light movement with scissors
      • Noun
      • Sound made when something is cut with scissors
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    • songwriter

      US /'sɔ:ŋraɪtər/

      UK /'sɒŋraɪtə(r)/

      • Noun
      • Composer of words or music for popular songs
      B2
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    • spot

      US /spɑt/

      UK /spɒt/

      • Noun
      • A certain place or area
      • A difficult time; awkward situation
      • Transitive Verb
      • To see someone or something by chance
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    • squeeze

      US /skwiz/

      UK /skwi:z/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Amount of liquid from firmly pressing e.g. orange
      • Act of putting pressure on, as to get liquid out
      • Transitive Verb
      • To force or threaten someone to give you something
      • To strongly compress something to get liquid out
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    • stick

      US /stɪk/

      UK /stɪk/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To push a sharp or pointed object into something
      • To join together using glue or paste
      • Countable Noun
      • Long thin piece of wood from a tree
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    • stick on

      US /stɪk ɑn/

      UK /stik ɔn/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To attach something to a surface using glue or adhesive.
      • To continue doing something despite difficulties.
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    • sticky

      US /ˈstɪki/

      UK /ˈstɪki/

      • Adjective
      • Easy to adhere or stick to other things
      • (Of weather/a day) uncomfortably hot and humid
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    • strip

      US /strɪp/

      UK /strɪp/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To remove your clothes (often sexily for someone)
      • To remove something, e.g. paint from a wall
      • Countable Noun
      • Long narrow piece, such as ribbon or land
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    • strip of

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • A long, narrow piece of something.
      • A long, narrow area of land.
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    • strum

      US /strʌm/

      UK /strʌm/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To make a sound on a stringed instrument
      • Noun
      • Sound from touching the strings, e.g. of a guitar
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    • tack

      US /tæk/

      UK /tæk/

      • Countable Noun
      • Small, sharp nail, usually with a wide, flat head
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To change direction in a sailing boat
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    • take it away

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To remove something.
      • Idiom
      • To begin playing or performing.
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    • tight

      US /taɪt/

      UK /taɪt/

      • Adjective
      • Showing anxiety or anger; tense
      • Positioned physically close together
      • Adverb
      • Firmly; so it can't move
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    • tissue

      US /ˈtɪʃu/

      UK /ˈtɪʃu:/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Substance formed by cells of living thing; flesh
      • Kind of thin, light paper used to pack objects
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    • tongue

      US /tʌŋ/

      UK /tʌŋ/

      • Noun
      • Long, thin part of (e.g. shoe under the laces)
      • Meat from the mouth of an animal, cooked as food
      • Transitive Verb
      • To using your mouth to produce musical notes
      • To use your mouth to touch something
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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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    • unique

      US /juˈnik/

      UK /jʊ'ni:k/

      • Adjective
      • Unlike other things; being the only one like it
      • Remarkably special or unusual.
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    • vibrate

      US /ˈvaɪˌbret/

      UK /vaɪˈbreɪt/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To shake side to side quickly in small movements
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    • vibration

      US /vaɪˈbreʃən/

      UK /vaɪˈbreɪʃn/

      • Noun
      • Shaking motion
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    • vocal

      US /ˈvoʊkl/

      UK /ˈvəʊkl/

      • Adjective
      • Expressing an opinion publicly in a loud way
      • Concerning the voice
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    • wiggle

      US /ˈwɪɡəl/

      UK /'wɪɡl/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To move from side to side with short fast movement
      C1
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    • with it

      US /wɪð ɪt/

      UK /wið it/

      • Adjective
      • Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
      • Understanding and knowledgeable about current trends or information.
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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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