Vocabulary

  • have to: Must do
  • look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
  • on the ground: Located on the surface of the earth.
  • with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
  • grind down: To reduce or weaken something gradually.
  • fold up: To collapse or be able to be collapsed into a smaller shape, often for storage.
  • wait for: To wait until someone comes, or something happens
  • speed things up: To accelerate a process or activity; to make something happen faster.
  • in a hurry: Acting or moving with great haste; rushed.
  • moment of truth: A critical point, especially in a difficult situation, when one's fate or success is determined.
  • the moment of truth: The crucial time when the real outcome is decided.
  • as well as: Also; in addition to
  • join in
  • stick: To push a sharp or pointed object into something
  • eventually: After a long time; after many attempts; in the end
  • fragile: Easily affected, broken, or harmed
  • spot: A certain place or area
  • experiment: Test performed to assess new ideas or theories
  • solid: Being able to be trusted; reliable
  • texture: Quality from different elements, as in music
  • concrete: Hard building material made of cement, sand, water
  • draw: To attract attention to someone or something
  • grind: To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
  • messy: Being complex or difficult to fix
  • scientific: Concerning academic study of the physical world
  • create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
  • film: Thin layer that covers something
  • empty: Containing nothing; with no contents
  • break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
  • ground: To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
  • calcium: A substance important for making bones and teeth
  • leave: To go away from; depart
  • investigate: To try to find out facts; to carry out research
  • fold: To bend one part of something against another
  • altogether: All things considered
  • science: Study of the physical world, based on facts
  • act: To behave in a certain way
  • roll: Small, round piece of bread for one person to eat
  • hop: Dance party
  • membrane: Outside covering of a cell
  • piece: A counter in a board game
  • mixture: Something made by combining two or more things
  • success: Achievement of a desired purpose or goal
  • protect: To defend someone or something from harm or danger
  • great: Very good; better than before
  • find: To become aware of something that is happening
  • set: Prepared for something; ready
  • pat: Person's name
  • heat: State of anger, excitement, or arguing
  • discover: To find something new that was not known before
  • lid: Cover that can be lifted or removed, as on bottles
  • part: Division of a book
  • finally: used especially at the beginning of a sentence to introduce the last point or idea
  • oven: Kitchen appliance you put food in to bake, roast
  • flour: Powder made from a grain used in cooking
  • yolk: Yellow central part of a bird's egg
  • disappear: To no longer see because it's not there any more
  • compost: Dead plants, leaves or grass, used as fertilizer
  • glue: Sticky substance used for joining things together
  • powder: Dry material made up of small powder-like pieces
  • carrot: Reward offered to make someone do something
  • mortar: Stone bowl for crushing substances with a pestle
  • lab: Short for 'laboratory'
  • chalk: To draw or write something with chalk
  • bouncy: Easily returning to previous state or position
  • carbonate: To charge a drink with carbon dioxide
  • grinder: Long crusty roll filled with meats and cheese
  • eggshell: Exterior covering of a bird's egg
  • pestle: Hand tool for grinding substances in a mortar
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    • altogether

      US /ˌɔltəˈɡɛðɚ/

      UK /ˌɔ:ltəˈgeðə(r)/

      • Adverb
      • All things considered
      • Completely and entirely, fully
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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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    • bouncy

      US /ˈbaʊnsi/

      UK /ˈbaʊnsi/

      • Adjective
      • Easily returning to previous state or position
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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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    • carbonate

      US /ˈkɑ:rbənət/

      UK /ˈkɑ:bəneɪt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To charge a drink with carbon dioxide
      • Noun
      • A chemical including carbon dioxide
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    • carrot

      US /ˈkærət/

      UK /ˈkærət/

      • Noun
      • Reward offered to make someone do something
      • Long hard orange vegetable that grows underground
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    • chalk

      US /tʃɔk/

      UK /tʃɔ:k/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To draw or write something with chalk
      • Uncountable Noun
      • Hard white powder used for drawing on boards
      • Soft white rock made of limestone
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    • compost

      US /ˈkɑmˌpost/

      UK /'kɒmpɒst/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Dead plants, leaves or grass, used as fertilizer
      • Transitive Verb
      • To make dead plants, leaves etc. into fertilizer
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    • concrete

      US /kɑnˈkrit, kɑŋ-, ˈkɑnˌkrit, ˈkɑŋ-/

      UK /'kɒŋkri:t/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Hard building material made of cement, sand, water
      • Transitive Verb
      • To cover or make with a hard grey building material
      • To lay or cover with concrete.
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    • discover

      US /dɪˈskʌvɚ/

      UK /dɪˈskʌvə(r)/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To find something new that was not known before
      • To learn or find out (something previously unknown or secret).
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    • eggshell

      US /ˈɛɡˌʃɛl/

      UK /ˈegʃel/

      • Noun
      • Exterior covering of a bird's egg
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    • eventually

      US /ɪˈvɛntʃuəli/

      UK /ɪˈventʃuəli/

      • Adverb
      • After a long time; after many attempts; in the end
      • At some later time; in the future
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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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    • film

      US /fɪlm/

      UK /fɪlm/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Thin layer that covers something
      • Movie
      • Transitive Verb
      • To record moving action with a camera
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    • flour

      US /flaʊr/

      UK /ˈflaʊə(r)/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Powder made from a grain used in cooking
      • Transitive Verb
      • To cover something with flour in cooking
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    • fold

      US /fold/

      UK /fəʊld/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To bend one part of something against another
      • (Of business) to fail or close down
      • Countable Noun
      • Pen where sheep are kept
      • Group of people who have a common belief
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    • fold up

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To collapse or be able to be collapsed into a smaller shape, often for storage.
      • To fail and close down (a business).
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    • fragile

      US /ˈfrædʒəl, -ˌaɪl/

      UK /'frædʒaɪl/

      • Adjective
      • Easily affected, broken, or harmed
      • Weak or delicate; easily damaged in health
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    • glue

      US /ɡlu/

      UK /ɡlu:/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Sticky substance used for joining things together
      • Transitive Verb
      • To join or affix things with glue or paste
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    • grind

      US /ɡraɪnd/

      UK /ɡraɪnd/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
      • To make loud jarring noise by pressing hard
      • Uncountable Noun
      • Hard work or effort
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    • grind down

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To reduce or weaken something gradually.
      • To oppress or wear someone down, often through persistent pressure or hardship.
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    • grinder

      US /ˈɡraɪndɚ/

      UK /ˈgraɪndə(r)/

      • Countable Noun
      • Long crusty roll filled with meats and cheese
      • A machine or tool used for grinding something.
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    • have to

      US /hæv tu/

      UK /ˈhæv tə/

      • Auxiliary Verb
      • Must do
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    • heat

      US /hit/

      UK /hi:t/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • State of anger, excitement, or arguing
      • Particular temperature at which to cook something
      • Transitive Verb
      • To make hot or hotter
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    • hop

      US /hɑp/

      UK /hɒp/

      • Noun
      • Dance party
      • Small jump, often on one foot
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To move from one place to another
      • To make small jump, as from one foot to the other
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    • in a hurry

      US /ɪn e ˈhɚri/

      UK /in ə ˈhʌri/

      • Phrase
      • Acting or moving with great haste; rushed.
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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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    • join in

      US /dʒɔɪn ɪn/

      UK /dʒɔin in/

      • Phrasal Verb
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    • lab

      US /læb/

      UK /læb/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Short for 'laboratory'
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    • lid

      US /lɪd/

      UK /lɪd/

      • Countable Noun
      • Cover that can be lifted or removed, as on bottles
      B1
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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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    • membrane

      US /ˈmɛmˌbren/

      UK /'membreɪn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Outside covering of a cell
      • A thin covering of tissue or of a cell
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    • messy

      US /ˈmɛsi/

      UK /'mesɪ/

      • Adjective
      • Being complex or difficult to fix
      • Being untidy or dirty
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    • mixture

      US /ˈmɪkstʃɚ/

      UK /ˈmɪkstʃə(r)/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Something made by combining two or more things
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    • moment of truth

      US

      UK

      • Noun
      • A critical point, especially in a difficult situation, when one's fate or success is determined.
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    • mortar

      US /ˈmɔ:rtə(r)/

      UK /ˈmɔ:tə(r)/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Stone bowl for crushing substances with a pestle
      • Cement, sand, etc. mixture for bonding bricks, etc.
      • Transitive Verb
      • To use a bonding cement to coat walls
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    • on the ground

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Located on the surface of the earth.
      • Present and available in a particular place, especially to deal with a situation.
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    • oven

      US /ˈʌvən/

      UK /ˈʌvn/

      • Noun
      • Kitchen appliance you put food in to bake, roast
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    • pat

      US /pæt/

      UK /pæt/

      • Proper Noun
      • Person's name
      • Transitive Verb
      • To hit or touch lightly
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    • pestle

      US /ˈpɛsəl, ˈpɛstəl/

      UK /ˈpesl/

      • Countable Noun
      • Hand tool for grinding substances in a mortar
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    • powder

      US /ˈpaʊdɚ/

      UK /'paʊdə(r)/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Dry material made up of small powder-like pieces
      • Dry and light form of snow
      • Transitive Verb
      • To apply a dust onto the body or face
      • To reduce to powder; pulverize.
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    • roll

      US /rol/

      UK /rəʊl/

      • Countable Noun
      • Small, round piece of bread for one person to eat
      • Photographic film wrapped round and round itself
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To continue along as time normally progresses
      • To produce a very deep and continuous sound
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    • science

      US /ˈsaɪəns/

      UK /'saɪəns/

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

      US /ˌsaɪənˈtɪfɪk/

      UK /ˌsaɪənˈtɪfɪk/

      • Adjective
      • Concerning academic study of the physical world
      • Systematic and precise, following a methodology.
      • Noun
      • Relating to or used in science.
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    • solid

      US /ˈsɑlɪd/

      UK /'sɒlɪd/

      • Adjective
      • Being able to be trusted; reliable
      • Substance that is hard or of fixed shape
      • Noun
      • Something firm or hard; not gas or liquid
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    • speed things up

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To accelerate a process or activity; to make something happen faster.
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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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    • 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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    • success

      US /səkˈsɛs/

      UK /sək'ses/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Achievement of a desired purpose or goal
      • A successful person; one who achieved their aims
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    • texture

      US /ˈtɛkstʃɚ/

      UK /ˈtekstʃə(r)/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Quality from different elements, as in music
      • Look and feel of a substance or material
      • Transitive Verb
      • To give a particular look or feel to a surface
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    • the moment of truth

      US /ðə ˈmoʊmənt əv truθ/

      UK /ðə ˈməumənt əv tru:θ/

      • other
      • The crucial time when the real outcome is decided.
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    • wait for

      US /wet fɔr/

      UK /weit fɔ:/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To wait until someone comes, or something happens
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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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    • yolk

      US /joʊk/

      UK /jəʊk/

      • Noun
      • Yellow central part of a bird's egg
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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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