Vocabulary

  • stand out
  • in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
  • for myself: Done for one's own benefit or use.
  • at work: Located at one's place of employment
  • talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
  • at least: As a minimum
  • along with: In addition to; together with.
  • from the off: Right from the beginning; immediately.
  • trade in: To give something as part of the payment for something else.
  • for example: As an illustration or instance.
  • answer to: To be responsible to someone and have to explain your actions to them.
  • for now: Temporarily; for the present time.
  • episode: One separate event in a series of events
  • phrase: Common expression or saying
  • recap: Brief description of something that had been said
  • vocabulary: Words that have to do with a particular subject
  • experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
  • career: Particular occupation in professional life
  • culinary: Concerned with cooking
  • ambitious: Having the desire to be successful in life, work
  • mean: Average of a set of numbers
  • cuisine: Certain style or technique of cooking
  • signature: Something that represents a person's work or style
  • typical: Normal; usual; expected
  • apply: To spread a substance or liquid over a surface
  • professional: Of jobs such as doctor, lawyer, accountant, etc.
  • dedication: Addressing book, song to someone to show respect
  • quiz: A game in which players answer questions on topics
  • accelerate: To cause to occur earlier than expected
  • aim: Act of pointing something at a target
  • curriculum: Group of related courses in a school or college
  • transcript: Paper copy of something spoken or recorded
  • stressful: Worrying; causing tension
  • document: Official (printed) record that gives information
  • learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
  • education: Academic field studying the practice of teaching
  • chain: To feel to be bound or tied to
  • program: To make someone act or think in a certain way
  • stand: To be a candidate in an election
  • afraid: Worried that something bad will happen; scared
  • outline: Line around the outer edge of something
  • find: To become aware of something that is happening
  • question: To ask for or try to get information
  • feed: To give food, e.g. to animals or a baby
  • graduate: Concerning a Masters or Ph.D. university courses
  • boil: To become extremely angry or excited
  • noticeable: Being easy or likely to be sensed or noticed
  • minute: Notes taken at a meeting to record what was said
  • start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
  • service: Work that a person does to assist others
  • world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
  • restaurant: Place where you can order, buy and eat a meal
  • list: To lean to one side, like a boat or ship
  • chef: Person whose job is to cook food in a restaurant
  • worksheet: Piece of paper showing work planned or done
  • outstanding: Being better/distinct from others; specially good
  • covet: To strongly desire something another person has
  • incorrect: Being wrong or inaccurate
  • botanical: Concerning plants or botany
  • mosaic: A mixture of various elements
  • chateau: Castle or large country house, typically in France
  • cv: Résumé; official record of one's work
  • whiskey: US strong alcoholic drink made from rye, corn etc.
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    • accelerate

      US /ækˈsɛləˌret/

      UK /əkˈseləreɪt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To cause to occur earlier than expected
      • To increase the speed or rate of something
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    • aim

      US /em/

      UK /eɪm/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Act of pointing something at a target
      • Purpose or goal
      • Transitive Verb
      • To point something at a target
      • To intend to get a thing or for a thing to happen
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    • along with

      US /əˈlɔŋ wɪð/

      UK /əˈlɔŋ wið/

      • Preposition
      • In addition to; together with.
      • Adverb
      • In company or together with someone or something.
      • Including; in addition to.
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    • ambitious

      US /æmˈbɪʃəs/

      UK /æmˈbɪʃəs/

      • Adjective
      • Having the desire to be successful in life, work
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    • answer to

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To be responsible to someone and have to explain your actions to them.
      • To correspond to or match a description or requirement.
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    • at least

      US /æt list/

      UK /æt li:st/

      • Adverb
      • As a minimum
      • Not less than
      • Phrase
      • No less than; at the minimum
      • Used to indicate that something is positive in a bad situation.
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    • at work

      US /æt wɚk/

      UK /æt wə:k/

      • Phrase
      • Located at one's place of employment
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    • boil

      US /bɔɪl/

      UK /bɔɪl/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To become extremely angry or excited
      • Transitive Verb
      • To cook in very hot water
      • To make liquids hot so they turn to gas
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    • botanical

      US /bəˈtænɪkəl/

      UK /bəˈtænɪkl/

      • Adjective
      • Concerning plants or botany
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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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    • chain

      US /tʃen/

      UK /tʃeɪn/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To feel to be bound or tied to
      • To connect or tie with a rope made of metal links
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Series of events or things that are connected
      • Series of (metal) connected links or rings
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    • chateau

      US /ʃæˈto/

      UK /ʃæˈtəʊ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Castle or large country house, typically in France
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    • chef

      US /ʃɛf/

      UK /ʃef/

      • Countable Noun
      • Person whose job is to cook food in a restaurant
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    • covet

      US /ˈkʌvɪt/

      UK /'kʌvət/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To strongly desire something another person has
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    • cuisine

      US /kwɪˈzin/

      UK /kwɪˈzi:n/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Certain style or technique of cooking
      • A type of food; the foods and methods of cooking traditional to a region or population.
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    • culinary

      US /ˈkjuləˌnɛri,ˈkʌlə-/

      UK /ˈkʌlɪnəri/

      • Adjective
      • Concerned with cooking
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    • curriculum

      US /kəˈrɪkjələm/

      UK /kə'rɪkjələm/

      • Noun
      • Group of related courses in a school or college
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    • cv

      US

      UK

      • Abbreviation
      • Résumé; official record of one's work
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    • dedication

      US /ˌdɛdɪˈkeʃən/

      UK /ˌdedɪ'keɪʃn/

      • Noun
      • Addressing book, song to someone to show respect
      • Commitment to work hard for something important
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    • document

      US /ˈdɑkjəmənt/

      UK /'dɒkjʊmənt/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Official (printed) record that gives information
      • Transitive Verb
      • To support an opinion with recorded evidence
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    • education

      US /ˌɛdʒəˈkeʃən/

      UK /ˌedʒuˈkeɪʃn/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Academic field studying the practice of teaching
      • Process of giving or receiving teaching
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    • episode

      US /ˈɛpɪˌsod/

      UK /'epɪsəʊd/

      • Noun
      • One separate event in a series of events
      • Show which is part of a larger story
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    • feed

      US /fid/

      UK /fi:d/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To give food, e.g. to animals or a baby
      • To push something through an opening
      • Uncountable Noun
      • Food given to animals
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    • for example

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • As an illustration or instance.
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    • for myself

      US /fɚ maɪˈsɛlf/

      UK /fə maɪˈself/

      • other
      • Done for one's own benefit or use.
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    • for now

      US /fɔr naʊ/

      UK /fɔ: nau/

      • Phrase
      • Temporarily; for the present time.
      • In the short term; for the immediate future.
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    • from the off

      US /frəm ði ɔf/

      UK /frəm ði ɒf/

      • other
      • Right from the beginning; immediately.
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    • graduate

      US /ˈɡrædʒuˌet/

      UK /'ɡrædʒʊət/

      • Adjective
      • Concerning a Masters or Ph.D. university courses
      • Relating to studies beyond a bachelor's degree.
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To get a degree from school, college, university
      • To move up from a position to a higher, better one
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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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    • incorrect

      US /ˌɪnkəˈrɛkt/

      UK /ˌɪnkəˈrekt/

      • Adjective
      • Being wrong or inaccurate
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    • mosaic

      US /moʊˈzeɪɪk/

      UK /məʊˈzeɪɪk/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A mixture of various elements
      • Pattern made of pieces of colored stone or glass
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    • noticeable

      US /ˈnoʊtɪsəbl/

      UK /ˈnəʊtɪsəbl/

      • Adjective
      • Being easy or likely to be sensed or noticed
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    • outline

      US /ˈaʊtˌlaɪn/

      UK /ˈaʊtlaɪn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Line around the outer edge of something
      • A summary of the important points of a plan, etc.
      • Transitive Verb
      • To draw around the outer edges of something
      • To summarize the important points of a plan, etc.
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    • outstanding

      US /aʊtˈstændɪŋ, ˈaʊtˌstæn-/

      UK /aʊtˈstændɪŋ/

      • Adjective
      • Being better/distinct from others; specially good
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    • phrase

      US /frez/

      UK /freɪz/

      • Noun
      • Common expression or saying
      • Section of musical notes in a piece of music
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To choose words to say what you mean clearly
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    • professional

      US /prəˈfɛʃənəl/

      UK /prə'feʃənl/

      • Adjective
      • Of jobs such as doctor, lawyer, accountant, etc.
      • Acting/done properly as a qualified person would
      • Noun
      • Highly qualified person, e.g. lawyer or doctor
      • One who plays a sport or similar activity as a job
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    • quiz

      US /kwɪz/

      UK /kwɪz/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A game in which players answer questions on topics
      • Brief spoken or written test, given to students
      • Transitive Verb
      • To ask a person many questions about something
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    • recap

      US /riˈkæp/

      UK /'ri:kæp/

      • Noun
      • Brief description of something that had been said
      • Transitive Verb
      • To describe or summarize the main points
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    • signature

      US /ˈsɪɡnətʃɚ/

      UK /ˈsɪgnətʃə(r)/

      • Adjective
      • Something that represents a person's work or style
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Person's name written in their handwriting
      • The key in which a piece of music is written, indicated by sharps or flats at the beginning of the stave.
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    • stand out

      US /stænd aʊt/

      UK /stænd aut/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To be noticeably better than other similar ones
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    • stressful

      US /ˈstrɛsfəl/

      UK /ˈstresfl/

      • Adjective
      • Worrying; causing tension
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    • talking about

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To discuss a particular topic.
      • To be constantly mentioning or bringing up a subject.
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    • trade in

      US /treid ɪn/

      UK /treid in/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To give something as part of the payment for something else.
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    • transcript

      US /ˈtrænˌskrɪpt/

      UK /ˈtrænskrɪpt/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Paper copy of something spoken or recorded
      • Official list of a student's grades
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    • typical

      US /ˈtɪpɪkəl/

      UK /ˈtɪpɪkl/

      • Adjective
      • Normal; usual; expected
      • Serving as a representative example of a particular type.
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    • vocabulary

      US /voˈkæbjəˌlɛri/

      UK /və'kæbjələrɪ/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Words that have to do with a particular subject
      • The words that a person knows
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    • whiskey

      US /ˈhwɪski/

      UK /'wɪskɪ/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • US strong alcoholic drink made from rye, corn etc.
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    • worksheet

      US

      UK

      • Noun
      • Piece of paper showing work planned or done
      C2
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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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