Vocabulary

  • have to: Must do
  • get away with murder: To do something wrong without being punished or stopped.
  • think about: To consider something carefully.
  • out there: In or to a place that is far away
  • stick: To push a sharp or pointed object into something
  • tough: (Of food) difficult to chew or bite through
  • decent: Being fairly good; acceptable
  • extremely: In a way that is much more than usual or expected
  • consider: To think carefully about something
  • career: Particular occupation in professional life
  • imagine: To think creatively about; form mental picture of
  • quality: Feature associated with someone or something
  • escape: Act to briefly ignoring boring or bad things
  • remain: To be left behind; to continue to exist
  • swear: To say bad or impolite words to someone
  • prestigious: Respected as being important and with high status
  • protest: To argue against something in a forceful way
  • accept: To agree to receive or take something offered
  • respect: To follow the established rules
  • degree: Amount or extent of something
  • record: Highest or most extreme level achieved
  • energy: Physical or mental strength
  • crime: Act that is believed to be a mistake or foolish
  • countless: Being too many to be numbered or imagined
  • racism: Belief that people of other races are bad/inferior
  • satisfaction: Happy feeling because of something that you did
  • bottom: The part of your body you sit on
  • silent: Without making any noise; soundless
  • master: To gain control over something
  • channel: Long hole dug in the ground, e.g. to move water
  • sign: Indication that something exists or will happen
  • solve: To figure out a way to handle a difficult problem
  • block: Solid piece of material used for building
  • crash: To damage an object by causing it to hit something
  • empathize: To imagine or understand how others feel
  • protect: To defend someone or something from harm or danger
  • gloomy: (E.g. of a room) dark; dim; poorly lit
  • badge: Material with a pin to show membership in a group
  • curl: To form something into a round or curved shape
  • step: Movement done as part of a particular dance
  • quit: To leave a job
  • land: Region or country
  • question: To ask for or try to get information
  • wear: To have clothes, glasses, shoes etc. on your body
  • liberty: Doing as one wants without asking
  • deep: Complex and important
  • minute: Notes taken at a meeting to record what was said
  • march: To force someone to walk somewhere
  • world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
  • meadow: Flat field covered with grass and flowers
  • cop: Slang for police officer
  • iron: Heavy metal device heated to smooth clothes
  • prophet: Someone who predicts the future
  • gamble: To play games to win money
  • officer: Person of high position in an organization
  • stun: To greatly shock or surprise; totally amaze
  • unarmed: Not having or using arms or weapons
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    • badge

      US /bædʒ/

      UK /bædʒ/

      • Countable Noun
      • Material with a pin to show membership in a group
      • Transitive Verb
      • To provide or mark with a badge.
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    • block

      US /blɑk/

      UK /blɒk/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Solid piece of material used for building
      • A piece of wood, chocolate etc.
      • Transitive Verb
      • To stop from going forward or making progress
      • To obstruct or prevent the movement or passage of.
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    • bottom

      US /ˈbɑtəm/

      UK /'bɒtəm/

      • Noun
      • The part of your body you sit on
      • Lowest position, often in a company or contest
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To hit the lowest part of something
      • To provide with a bottom.
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    • career

      US /kəˈrɪr/

      UK /kə'rɪə(r)/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Particular occupation in professional life
      • The course of a person's life, especially in a particular pursuit or profession.
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To move forward very fast and without control
      • To advance or make progress rapidly
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    • channel

      US /ˈtʃænəl/

      UK /'tʃænl/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Long hole dug in the ground, e.g. to move water
      • TV or radio station or its programs
      • Transitive Verb
      • To dig a long hole for carrying water
      • To send (e.g. money) to a certain place or person
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    • cop

      US /kɑp/

      UK /kɒp/

      • Noun
      • Slang for police officer
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    • countless

      US /ˈkaʊntlɪs/

      UK /ˈkaʊntləs/

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

      US /kraɪm/

      UK /kraɪm/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Act that is believed to be a mistake or foolish
      • Act that is against the law; murder, theft etc.
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    • curl

      US /kɚrl/

      UK /kɜ:l/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To form something into a round or curved shape
      • Noun
      • Something that has the shape of a curve or ring
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    • decent

      US /ˈdisənt/

      UK /ˈdi:snt/

      • Adjective
      • Being fairly good; acceptable
      • Conforming to conventionally accepted standards of behaviour; respectable or moral.
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    • degree

      US /dɪˈɡri/

      UK /dɪˈgri:/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Amount or extent of something
      • Unit for measuring temperature or angles
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    • empathize

      US /ˈɛmpəˌθaɪz/

      UK /'empəθaɪz/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To imagine or understand how others feel
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    • energy

      US /ˈɛnədʒi/

      UK /'enədʒɪ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Physical or mental strength
      • Enthusiasm and determination.
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    • escape

      US /ɪˈskep/

      UK /ɪ'skeɪp/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Act to briefly ignoring boring or bad things
      • The 'esc key' on a keyboard
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To avoid something undesirable, dangerous or bad
      • To get away from a place where you are being kept
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    • extremely

      US /ɪk'strimlɪ/

      UK /ɪkˈstri:mli/

      • Adverb
      • In a way that is much more than usual or expected
      • Remarkably; unusually.
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    • gamble

      US /'ɡæmbl/

      UK /'ɡæmbl/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To play games to win money
      • To risk (money or something valuable) on a game or event of chance.
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Dangerous or risky thing that might not go right
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    • get away with murder

      US /ɡɛt əˈweɪ wɪθ ˈmɜrdɚ/

      UK /ɡet əˈweɪ wɪð ˈmɜ:də/

      • other
      • To do something wrong without being punished or stopped.
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    • gloomy

      US /ˈɡlumi/

      UK /'ɡlu:mɪ/

      • Adjective
      • (E.g. of a room) dark; dim; poorly lit
      • Feeling distressed or pessimistic.
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    • have to

      US /hæv tu/

      UK /ˈhæv tə/

      • Auxiliary Verb
      • Must do
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    • iron

      US /ˈaɪərn/

      UK /ˈaɪən/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Heavy metal device heated to smooth clothes
      • Golf club with a metal head
      • Transitive Verb
      • To use a hot flat-based machine to smooth clothes
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    • liberty

      US /ˈlɪbəti/

      UK /'lɪbətɪ/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Doing as one wants without asking
      • Power to do what you choose
      • Adjective
      • Not imprisoned; free.
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    • master

      US /ˈmæstɚ/

      UK /'mɑ:stə(r)/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To gain control over something
      • To learn to do something very well
      • Adjective
      • Being very skilled at doing something
      • Being the main or most important thing or part
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    • meadow

      US /ˈmɛdo/

      UK /'medəʊ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Flat field covered with grass and flowers
      • An area of grassland, especially one used for hay.
      • Adjective
      • A color resembling that of a green meadow.
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    • officer

      US /ˈɔ:fɪsə(r)/

      UK /ˈɒfɪsə(r)/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Person of high position in an organization
      • Person of high position in the military
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    • out there

      US /aʊt ðɛr/

      UK /aut ðɛə/

      • Adverb
      • In or to a place that is far away
      • Existing in the universe
      • Adjective
      • Unconventional; strange; avant-garde
      • Existing or available.
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    • prestigious

      US /prɛˈstidʒəs, -ˈstɪdʒəs/

      UK /preˈstɪdʒəs/

      • Adjective
      • Respected as being important and with high status
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    • prophet

      US /ˈprɑ:fɪt/

      UK /ˈprɒfɪt/

      • Countable Noun
      • Someone who predicts the future
      • Religious person who foretells the will of God
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    • protest

      US /ˈproʊtɛst/

      UK /'prəʊtest/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To argue against something in a forceful way
      • To express a strong objection or dislike
      • Noun
      • Forceful argument against something
      • Objection to something
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    • quality

      US /ˈkwɑlɪti/

      UK /'kwɒlətɪ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Feature associated with someone or something
      • High level of worth or excellence
      • Adjective
      • Of a high standard
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    • quit

      US /kwɪt/

      UK /kwɪt/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To leave a job
      • To leave a place
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To leave a school etc. without finishing
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    • racism

      US /ˈreˌsɪzəm/

      UK /ˈreɪsɪzəm/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Belief that people of other races are bad/inferior
      • Prejudice, discrimination, or antagonism directed against a person or people on the basis of their membership in a particular racial or ethnic group, typically one that is a minority or marginalized.
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    • remain

      US /rɪˈmen/

      UK /rɪˈmeɪn/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To be left behind; to continue to exist
      • To stay in a place when other people have gone
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    • respect

      US /rɪˈspɛkt/

      UK /rɪ'spekt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To follow the established rules
      • To think very highly of another person
      • Noun
      • Behavior that follows the established rules
      • Regard or admiration for someone or something
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    • satisfaction

      US /ˌsætɪsˈfækʃən/

      UK /ˌsætɪs'fækʃn/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Happy feeling because of something that you did
      • Providing enough to make someone happy
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    • silent

      US /ˈsaɪlənt/

      UK /'saɪlənt/

      • Adjective
      • Without making any noise; soundless
      • Usually speaking very little
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    • solve

      US /sɑ:lv/

      UK /sɒlv/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To figure out a way to handle a difficult problem
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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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    • stun

      US /stʌn/

      UK /stʌn/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To greatly shock or surprise; totally amaze
      • To incapacitate using a special gun
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    • swear

      US /swɛr/

      UK /sweə(r)/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To say bad or impolite words to someone
      • Transitive Verb
      • To make a serious promise to do something
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    • think about

      US /θɪŋk əˈbaʊt/

      UK /θiŋk əˈbaut/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To consider something carefully.
      • To remember or call to mind.
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    • tough

      US /tʌf/

      UK /tʌf/

      • Adjective
      • (Of food) difficult to chew or bite through
      • Very difficult to do or deal with
      • Noun
      • A rough and aggressive person.
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    • unarmed

      US /ˌʌnˈɑ:rmd/

      UK /ˌʌnˈɑ:md/

      • Adjective
      • Not having or using arms or weapons
      • Transitive Verb
      • Having removed armor from someone.
      • Having reduced or abolished military weapons and equipment.
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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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    US/brev/
    UK/breɪv/
    adj.Brave
    v.t.To bravely face
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