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  • in profile: Viewed or shown from the side, showing outline or contour.
  • such as: For example; like
  • also known as: Also called; alternatively named.
  • depending on: To rely on for support (financial or emotional)
  • inside of: Within; in the inner part of.
  • in service: Available for use; operational
  • access: Way to enter a place, e.g. a station or stadium
  • properly: In an appropriate or correct manner
  • typically: In a normal or usual way
  • variety: Particular type of thing or person
  • interact: To talk or do things with each other
  • prominent: Being important or well known
  • prevent: To stop something from happening or existing
  • function: Social event, or party such as a wedding
  • direct: To tell someone in a very clear way to do something
  • refer: To talk about or write about something
  • contact: Touching or feeling something
  • rapidly: With great speed; quickly
  • rigid: Stiff rather than flexible
  • profile: To write a short description of a person or group
  • flexible: Bending easily
  • seal: To close tightly to protect it from leaking
  • movement: Part of a piece of classical music
  • bottom: The part of your body you sit on
  • commonly: Typically, normally; not unusually
  • depend: Be controlled or determined by (someone/something)
  • single: One run in cricket or a hit baseball
  • ceiling: Top part of a room above your head
  • dust: To apply a fine powder to, e.g. sugar to a cake
  • damage: Physical harm that is done to something
  • rubber: Material used to make tires, etc.
  • drive: A person's ambition and motivation to do something
  • leak: Act of (gas, liquid) escaping through a small hole
  • compose: To calm yourself after being angry or upset
  • service: Work that a person does to assist others
  • clear: Empty; without anything in it or on it
  • rotate: To regularly change people who perform a role
  • work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
  • view: Opinion, belief, or idea about something
  • suspension: Liquid in which fine particles are suspended
  • mechanical: Done without thought or feeling; automatic
  • shaft: To ruin the plans or prospects of others
  • unwanted: Not desired
  • rotary: Turning on an axis like a wheel
  • enter: To start a career or an education
  • radial: Having straight lines coming out from the center
  • garter: Elastic band used to hold up socks or stockings
  • instal: To set up equipment so that it is ready to use
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    • access

      US /ˈæksɛs/

      UK /'ækses/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Way to enter a place, e.g. a station or stadium
      • The opportunity or right to use something or to see someone.
      • Transitive Verb
      • To be able to use or have permission to use
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    • also known as

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Also called; alternatively named.
      • Identified by another term; synonymous with.
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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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    • ceiling

      US /ˈsilɪŋ/

      UK /ˈsi:lɪŋ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Top part of a room above your head
      • Greatest level that is allowed; limit
      • Transitive Verb
      • To round a number up to the nearest integer
      • To provide a room with a ceiling.
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    • commonly

      US /ˈkɑmənlɪ/

      UK /ˈkɒmənli/

      • Adverb
      • Typically, normally; not unusually
      • Widely; by many people.
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    • compose

      US /kəmˈpoʊz/

      UK /kəmˈpəʊz/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To calm yourself after being angry or upset
      • To write an essay, article, poem, music etc.
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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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    • damage

      US /ˈdæmɪdʒ/

      UK /ˈdæmɪdʒ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Physical harm that is done to something
      • Transitive Verb
      • To harm physically; to hurt or break something
      • To harm the reputation of someone.
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    • depend

      US /dɪˈpend/

      UK /dɪˈpend/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • Be controlled or determined by (someone/something)
      • To rely on someone or something for support, help, or existence.
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    • depending on

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To rely on for support (financial or emotional)
      • Influenced or determined by.
      • Preposition
      • Subject to; contingent on
      • Relying on someone or something for support or assistance.
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    • direct

      US /dɪˈrɛkt, daɪ-/

      UK /də'rekt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To tell someone in a very clear way to do something
      • To show the way by conducting or leading
      • Adverb
      • Coming straight from something
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    • dust

      US /dʌst/

      UK /dʌst/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To apply a fine powder to, e.g. sugar to a cake
      • To wipe something to remove dirt
      • Uncountable Noun
      • Fine dry powder that builds up on surfaces
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    • flexible

      US /ˈflɛksəbəl/

      UK /ˈfleksəbl/

      • Adjective
      • Bending easily
      • Able to adjust to new events, requirements easily
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    • function

      US /ˈfʌŋkʃən/

      UK /'fʌŋkʃn/

      • Noun
      • Social event, or party such as a wedding
      • Mathematical operation used in calculations
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To serve a certain purpose or role
      • To be operating, working or achieving its purpose
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    • in profile

      US /ɪn ˈproʊˌfaɪl/

      UK /ɪn ˈprəʊfaɪl/

      • other
      • Viewed or shown from the side, showing outline or contour.
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    • in service

      US /ɪn 'sɝvɪs/

      UK /in ˈsɜːvɪs/

      • Adjective
      • Available for use; operational
      B1
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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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    • interact

      US /ˌɪntɚˈækt/

      UK /ˌɪntər'ækt/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To talk or do things with each other
      A2
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    • leak

      US /lik/

      UK /li:k/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Act of (gas, liquid) escaping through a small hole
      • Information released that wasn't supposed to be
      • Intransitive Verb
      • (Of a tire) to have air, liquid escaping; (Of air)
      • (Liquid) to go out of/get in through crack/opening
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    • mechanical

      US /mɪˈkænɪkəl/

      UK /məˈkænɪkl/

      • Adjective
      • Done without thought or feeling; automatic
      • Using or concerning machines
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    • movement

      US /ˈmuvmənt/

      UK /ˈmu:vmənt/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Part of a piece of classical music
      • Group with a shared interest or goal
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    • prevent

      US /prɪˈvɛnt/

      UK /prɪ'vent/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To stop something from happening or existing
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    • profile

      US /ˈproˌfaɪl/

      UK /'prəʊfaɪl/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To write a short description of a person or group
      • To write or create a profile of someone or something.
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A short description of a person or group
      • Shape of someone's head when viewed from the side
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    • prominent

      US /ˈprɑmənənt/

      UK /ˈprɒmɪnənt/

      • Adjective
      • Being important or well known
      • Being easily noticeable
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    • properly

      US /ˈprɑːpərli/

      UK /ˈprɔpəlɪ/

      • Adverb
      • In an appropriate or correct manner
      • In a way that is suitable or appropriate.
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    • radial

      US /ˈrediəl/

      UK /ˈreɪdiəl/

      • Adjective
      • Having straight lines coming out from the center
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    • rapidly

      US /ˈræpɪdlɪ/

      UK /'ræpɪdlɪ/

      • Adverb
      • With great speed; quickly
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    • refer

      US /rɪˈfɚ/

      UK /rɪ'fɜ:(r)/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To talk about or write about something
      • To give information about something
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    • rigid

      US /ˈrɪdʒɪd/

      UK /ˈrɪdʒɪd/

      • Adjective
      • Stiff rather than flexible
      • Very fixed in your opinion or habits
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    • rotary

      US /ˈroʊtəri/

      UK /ˈrəʊtəri/

      • Adjective
      • Turning on an axis like a wheel
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    • rotate

      US /ˈroʊteɪt/

      UK /rəʊˈteɪt/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To regularly change people who perform a role
      • To regularly change the crops that grow in a field
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    • rubber

      US /ˈrʌbɚ/

      UK /'rʌbə(r)/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Material used to make tires, etc.
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    • seal

      US /sil/

      UK /si:l/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To close tightly to protect it from leaking
      • To close an envelop or package
      • Noun
      • Large fish-eating animal that lives on sea or land
      • Official mark made in hot wax to close a document
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    • shaft

      US /ʃæft/

      UK /ʃɑ:ft/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To ruin the plans or prospects of others
      • Noun
      • Vertical, sloping passageway leading to a surface
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    • such as

      US /sʌtʃ æz/

      UK /sʌtʃ æz/

      • Preposition
      • For example; like
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    • suspension

      US /səˈspɛnʃən/

      UK /səˈspenʃn/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Liquid in which fine particles are suspended
      • Act of temporarily interrupting an activity
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    • typically

      US /ˈtɪpɪklɪ/

      UK /ˈtɪpɪkli/

      • Adverb
      • In a normal or usual way
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    • unwanted

      US /ʌnˋwɑntɪd/

      UK /ˌʌnˈwɒntɪd/

      • Adjective
      • Not desired
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    • variety

      US /vəˈraɪɪti/

      UK /və'raɪətɪ/

      • Noun
      • Particular type of thing or person
      • The quality or state of being different or diverse; the absence of uniformity, sameness, or monotony.
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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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