Vocabulary

  • inside of: Within; in the inner part of.
  • custom made: Designed and manufactured specifically for a particular customer.
  • look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
  • act on: To have an effect on something.
  • original ideas: New and creative thoughts or concepts.
  • play in: To participate or compete in a game or competition.
  • quite simply: In a clear and straightforward manner; without complication.
  • rip it up: To tear something into pieces forcefully.
  • work on: To devote effort to improve or develop something
  • approach: To get close to reaching something or somewhere
  • pattern: Model to follow in making or doing something
  • coincidence: Occurrence by chance, not design or planned
  • purpose: Reason for which something is done; aim; goal
  • disease: Illness that affects a person, animal, or plant
  • decline: To bend towards the ground
  • statement: Record of activity in a bank account over time
  • rare: (Of meat) cooked, but still red and juicy
  • universe: All of space that contains planets and stars
  • prescription: Specific medicine officially ordered for a patient
  • swear: To say bad or impolite words to someone
  • rip: To tear or split roughly or cause to tear or split
  • contact: Touching or feeling something
  • planet: One of the bodies that orbit the sun
  • vision: Ability to see; eyesight
  • guess: To give an answer without knowing if it is correct
  • break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
  • cherish: To care a lot about or love someone or something
  • tuck: To put something into a small or safe place
  • diagnose: To determine the cause of an illness or problem
  • proof: Act of showing that something exists or is true
  • imagination: Ability to creates new ideas and mental images
  • sight: To aim (a gun) at something to get your range
  • block: Solid piece of material used for building
  • blind: Unable to see; with eyes that cannot see
  • build: Your physical shape; physique
  • act: To behave in a certain way
  • suspicion: Feeling that something or something is doubtful
  • citizen: Person who belongs to and has rights in a country
  • plight: Difficult situation
  • greatness: Property of outstanding importance or eminence
  • afraid: Worried that something bad will happen; scared
  • grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
  • make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
  • deaf: Not able to hear; hard of hearing
  • dime: Coin worth 10 US cents
  • check: Paper showing how much you owe at a restaurant
  • life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
  • clear: Empty; without anything in it or on it
  • choose: To select; decide between several possibilities
  • design: To plan in a particular way to fulfill a purpose
  • heart: A feeling of care for others; compassion
  • live: To be alive
  • blindfold: To tie a cloth over your eyes so you can't see
  • ark: Thing that affords protection or safety
  • puny: Small and weak; unlikely to flourish
  • bro: Shortened form of 'brother'
  • singe: To burn lightly, often to remove hair
  • iris: Round colored part of an eye
  • titanic: Concerning great force or power
  • bumblebee: Robust hairy social bee of temperate regions
  • gaga: Mentally incapable, through age
  • glaucoma: Damage to the nerves in the eye causing blindness
  • bullock: Bull that has been castrated
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    • act on

      US /ækt ɑn/

      UK /ækt ɔn/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To have an effect on something.
      • To take formal action or make a decision regarding something.
      • Phrasal Verb
      • To take action as a result of information received.
      • To have an effect on something.
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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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    • ark

      US /ɑrk/

      UK /ɑ:k/

      • Noun
      • Thing that affords protection or safety
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    • blind

      US /blaɪnd/

      UK /blaɪnd/

      • Adjective
      • Unable to see; with eyes that cannot see
      • Lacking in judgment or awareness
      • Transitive Verb
      • To cause someone to lose the ability to see
      • To be unable to see the truth about a situation
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    • blindfold

      US /ˈblaɪndˌfold/

      UK /'blaɪndfəʊld/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To tie a cloth over your eyes so you can't see
      • To prevent someone from seeing or understanding something clearly.
      • Countable Noun
      • A cloth tied over your eyes so you can't see
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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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    • bro

      US /broʊ/

      UK /brəʊ/

      • Countable Noun
      • Shortened form of 'brother'
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    • bullock

      US /ˈbʊlək/

      UK /'bʊlək/

      • Countable Noun
      • Bull that has been castrated
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    • bumblebee

      US /ˈbʌmbəlˌbi/

      UK /ˈbʌmblbi:/

      • Countable Noun
      • Robust hairy social bee of temperate regions
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    • cherish

      US /ˈtʃɛrɪʃ/

      UK /ˈtʃerɪʃ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To care a lot about or love someone or something
      • To remember or keep something with a lot of care
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    • citizen

      US /ˈsɪtɪzən/

      UK /'sɪtɪzn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Person who belongs to and has rights in a country
      • A person who is a member of a community.
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    • coincidence

      US /koʊˈɪnsɪdəns/

      UK /kəʊˈɪnsɪdəns/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Occurrence by chance, not design or planned
      • State in which two ideas or opinions are the same
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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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    • custom made

      US

      UK

      • Adjective
      • Designed and manufactured specifically for a particular customer.
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    • deaf

      US /dɛf/

      UK /def/

      • Adjective
      • Not able to hear; hard of hearing
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    • decline

      US /dɪˈklaɪn/

      UK /dɪ'klaɪn/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To bend towards the ground
      • To slope downward.
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To lessen in quality or value
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    • diagnose

      US /ˌdaɪəgˈnoʊs/

      UK /ˈdaɪəgnəʊz/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To determine the cause of an illness or problem
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    • dime

      US /daɪm/

      UK /daɪm/

      • Countable Noun
      • Coin worth 10 US cents
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    • disease

      US /dɪˈziz/

      UK /dɪˈzi:z/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Illness that affects a person, animal, or plant
      • A disorder of structure or function in a plant, especially one caused by a pathogen.
      • Transitive Verb
      • To affect with disease; to corrupt or sicken.
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    • gaga

      US /ˈɡɑˌɡɑ/

      UK /ˈgɑ:gɑ:/

      • Adjective
      • Mentally incapable, through age
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    • glaucoma

      US /glaʊˈkoʊmə/

      UK /glɔ:ˈkəʊmə/

      • Noun
      • Damage to the nerves in the eye causing blindness
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    • greatness

      US /ˈɡretnɪs/

      UK /ɡreɪtnəs/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Property of outstanding importance or eminence
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    • imagination

      US /ɪˌmædʒəˈneʃən/

      UK /ɪˌmædʒɪˈneɪʃn/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Ability to creates new ideas and mental images
      • Something that you imagine; an idea that you have in your mind.
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    • inside of

      US /ɪnˈsaɪd ʌv/

      UK /inˈsaid ɔv/

      • Preposition
      • Within; in the inner part of.
      • Within a certain period of time.
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    • iris

      US

      UK

      • Noun
      • Round colored part of an eye
      • Tall flowering plant with long pointed leaves
      • Proper Noun
      • Person's name
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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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    • original ideas

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      UK

      • Noun (plural)
      • New and creative thoughts or concepts.
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    • pattern

      US /ˈpætən/

      UK /'pætn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Model to follow in making or doing something
      • Colors or shapes which are repeated on objects
      • Transitive Verb
      • To copy the way something else is made
      • To decorate with a pattern.
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    • planet

      US /ˈplænɪt/

      UK /'plænɪt/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • One of the bodies that orbit the sun
      • A different world or sphere of existence.
      • Proper Noun
      • The earth.
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    • play in

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To participate or compete in a game or competition.
      • To have a role in a theatrical production.
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    • plight

      US /plaɪt/

      UK /plaɪt/

      • Noun
      • Difficult situation
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    • prescription

      US /prɪˈskrɪpʃən/

      UK /prɪˈskrɪpʃn/

      • Noun
      • Specific medicine officially ordered for a patient
      • Set of appropriate guidelines for something
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    • proof

      US /pruf/

      UK /pru:f/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Act of showing that something exists or is true
      • Special coating that protects something
      • Transitive Verb
      • To read a written work to check for mistakes
      • To protect by painting on a special coating
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    • puny

      US

      UK

      • Adjective
      • Small and weak; unlikely to flourish
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    • purpose

      US /ˈpɚpəs/

      UK /'pɜ:pəs/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Reason for which something is done; aim; goal
      • A person's sense of resolve or determination.
      • Adverb
      • With clear intention or determination.
      • Intentionally; deliberately.
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    • quite simply

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • In a clear and straightforward manner; without complication.
      • Used to emphasize the truth or importance of a statement.
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    • rare

      US /rɛr/

      UK /reə(r)/

      • Adjective
      • (Of meat) cooked, but still red and juicy
      • Unusual or out of the ordinary; not common
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    • rip

      US /rɪp/

      UK /rɪp/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To tear or split roughly or cause to tear or split
      • To become torn, opened, or split apart forcefully
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A long tear in something, e.g. a piece of cloth
      • (Slang) A puff of marijuana.
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    • rip it up

      US /rɪp ɪt ʌp/

      UK /rɪp ɪt ʌp/

      • other
      • To tear something into pieces forcefully.
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    • sight

      US /saɪt/

      UK /saɪt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To aim (a gun) at something to get your range
      • To see something rare or unusual
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Things or people that one can see
      • Range or distance that someone can see
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    • singe

      US /sɪndʒ/

      UK /sɪndʒ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To burn lightly, often to remove hair
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    • statement

      US / ˈstetmənt/

      UK /ˈsteɪtmənt/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Record of activity in a bank account over time
      • Act or process of saying something formally
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    • suspicion

      US /səˈspɪʃən/

      UK /sə'spɪʃn/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Feeling that something or something is doubtful
      • Feeling that someone could be guilty of something
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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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    • titanic

      US /taɪˈtænɪk/

      UK /taɪ'tænɪk/

      • Adjective
      • Concerning great force or power
      • Having catastrophic or disastrous proportions.
      • Proper Noun
      • A British passenger liner that sank in the North Atlantic Ocean in 1912, after striking an iceberg during her maiden voyage.
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    • tuck

      US /tʌk/

      UK /tʌk/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To put something into a small or safe place
      • To put something gently into place, as to hide it
      • Noun
      • Fold sewn into a skirt, etc. to improve the fit
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    • universe

      US /ˈjunəˌvɚs/

      UK /ˈju:nɪvɜ:s/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • All of space that contains planets and stars
      • Things surrounding a person, affecting their life
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    • vision

      US /ˈvɪʒən/

      UK /'vɪʒn/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Ability to see; eyesight
      • Something you see in your imagination or dreams
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    • work on

      US /wɚk ɑn/

      UK /wə:k ɔn/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To devote effort to improve or develop something
      • To try to persuade or influence someone.
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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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