Vocabulary

  • compressed air: Air that has been forced into a smaller space, increasing its pressure.
  • as well as: Also; in addition to
  • look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
  • with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
  • deal with
  • track down: To find out where someone is; hunt; chase
  • have to: Must do
  • in a while: In a short period of time; soon.
  • once in a while: Occasionally; not very often.
  • work in: To make an opening for something in your schedule
  • used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
  • of course: Sure ; Certainly
  • on the other side of: Located across something from a given point.
  • except that: But; with the exception that.
  • feel like: To have a desire or inclination for something.
  • at the same time: Simultaneously; at the identical moment.
  • same time: Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
  • arranged in: Organized or placed in a specific order or manner within a particular space or format.
  • on the back of: As a result of or following something.
  • ring in: To call by telephone.
  • pick it up: To lift something from a surface.
  • for instance: As an example.
  • at a distance: Far away; not close.
  • lead to: To result in some action
  • plug in
  • fire up: To motivate or encourage someone
  • in order to: For the purpose of; with the aim of.
  • dial it in: To do something without effort or commitment, mechanically.
  • come up: To come closer to someone; approach
  • rather than: More exactly; more correctly
  • out there: In or to a place that is far away
  • at best: Under the most optimistic or favorable circumstances; the most that can be hoped for.
  • put back: To return something to the proper place
  • down the road: At a future time; in the future.
  • get behind: To support or encourage.
  • run on: To continue longer than expected, e.g. a meeting
  • check out
  • sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
  • obvious: Easily understood and clear; plain to see
  • multiple: Having or involving more than one of something
  • situation: Place, position or area that something is in
  • specifically: As regards a particular thing; closely related to
  • dude: Form of address for a man
  • track: To use marks to follow a wild animal
  • combat: To fight someone or something physically
  • pressure: Anxiety caused by difficult problems
  • bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
  • worth: the financial, practical or moral value of somebody/something
  • pitch: To suggest a product, idea to make someone buy
  • maintain: To keep saying something a certain way
  • deal: To cope with something - usually troubles
  • board: Surface for posting or showing information
  • pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
  • seal: To close tightly to protect it from leaking
  • actual: Real or existing in fact, not imagined; real
  • application: Software program, e.g. for smart phone
  • click: To work well with someone or something
  • device: Object, machine, or equipment for a specific use
  • theoretically: As regards ideas that could be true
  • vehicle: Machine (such as a car) used to carry things
  • detect: To discover or identify the presence of something
  • queue: Line of people or cars waiting for something
  • source: Piece of information; a person giving information
  • totally: In a complete way; completely; absolutely
  • loop: A circle or curved shape, as when you tie a lace
  • frequency: Number of repetitions of (radio or sound) wave
  • array: A regular order or arrangement of things
  • lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
  • limit: Point beyond which it is not possible to go
  • sound: Sensible, dependable and reliable
  • kind: In a caring and helpful manner
  • tight: Showing anxiety or anger; tense
  • liquid: (Of wealth) being able to be spent as cash
  • system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
  • simple: Not hard to understand or do; not complex
  • build: Your physical shape; physique
  • sponsor: Person that supports the passage of a new law
  • savage: Condition of being cruel, violent, uncivilized
  • drive: A person's ambition and motivation to do something
  • leak: Act of (gas, liquid) escaping through a small hole
  • drip: Tiny amount of liquid that falls from something
  • transmission: Part of car including gears affecting speed of car
  • whine: To complain in an annoying crying voice
  • thunder: Loud sound
  • fluke: Lucky shot or event that is purely accidental
  • acoustic: Connected with sound or hearing
  • beacon: Something providing guidance or hope to people
  • hose: Tube that carries a liquid
  • compress: To press tightly together
  • coil: Wire wound into circles to carry electricity
  • workshop: A brief intensive course for a small group
  • segue: Linking to another topic or part in a smooth way
  • calibration: Act of adjusting with a measuring instrument
  • compressor: Mechanical device that compresses gasses
  • hertz: Unit for measuring the frequency of sound waves
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    • acoustic

      US /əˈkustɪk/

      UK /əˈku:stɪk/

      • Adjective
      • Connected with sound or hearing
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    • actual

      US /ˈæktʃuəl/

      UK /ˈæktʃuəl/

      • Adjective
      • Real or existing in fact, not imagined; real
      • Current; existing at the present time.
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    • application

      US /ˌæplɪˈkeʃən/

      UK /ˌæplɪˈkeɪʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Software program, e.g. for smart phone
      • Process of spreading a substance over a surface
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    • arranged in

      US

      UK

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • Organized or placed in a specific order or manner within a particular space or format.
      • Displayed or set out attractively within something.
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    • array

      US /ə'reɪ/

      UK /əˈreɪ/

      • Noun
      • A regular order or arrangement of things
      • Transitive Verb
      • To arrange things in a regular order
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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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    • at a distance

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Far away; not close.
      • Emotionally detached; not intimate.
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    • at best

      US /æt bɛst/

      UK /æt best/

      • Phrase
      • Under the most optimistic or favorable circumstances; the most that can be hoped for.
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    • at the same time

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Simultaneously; at the identical moment.
      • Nevertheless; however; used to introduce a contrasting or qualifying statement.
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    • beacon

      US /ˈbikən/

      UK /ˈbi:kən/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Something providing guidance or hope to people
      • Light or radio signal used to guide e.g. ships
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    • calibration

      US /ˌkæləˈbreʃən/

      UK /ˌkælɪˈbreɪʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Act of adjusting with a measuring instrument
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    • check out

      US /tʃɛk aʊt/

      UK /tʃek aut/

      • Phrase
      • Phrasal Verb
      • To find out information about something
      • To take books out of a library
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    • coil

      US /kɔɪl/

      UK /kɔɪl/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Wire wound into circles to carry electricity
      • Long material wound into circular rings
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To curl or wind around especially in neat rings
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    • combat

      US /kəmˈbæt, ˈkɑmˌbæt/

      UK /'kɒmbæt/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To fight someone or something physically
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    • come up

      US /kʌm ʌp/

      UK /kʌm ʌp/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To come closer to someone; approach
      • (Of sun) to rise into the sky in the morning
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    • compress

      US /kəmˈprɛs/

      UK /kəmˈpres/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To press tightly together
      • To make smaller; reduce in time, size etc.
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    • compressed air

      US /kəmˈprɛst er/

      UK /kəmˈprest eə(r)/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Air that has been forced into a smaller space, increasing its pressure.
      • Air that has been forced into a smaller space, increasing its pressure, and used as a power source.
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    • compressor

      US /kəmˈprɛsɚ/

      UK /kəmˈpresə(r)/

      • Countable Noun
      • Mechanical device that compresses gasses
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    • deal with

      US /dil wɪð/

      UK /di:l wið/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To buy or sell goods or services.
      • Phrasal Verb
      • To take action to solve a problem or manage a situation.
      • To be about; concern.
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    • detect

      US /dɪˈtɛkt/

      UK /dɪˈtekt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To discover or identify the presence of something
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    • device

      US /dɪˈvaɪs/

      UK /dɪˈvaɪs/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Object, machine, or equipment for a specific use
      • Method of doing something; a way
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    • dial it in

      US /ˈdaɪəl ɪt ɪn/

      UK /ˈdaɪəl ɪt ɪn/

      • other
      • To do something without effort or commitment, mechanically.
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    • down the road

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • At a future time; in the future.
      • Along the street; a short distance away.
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    • drip

      US /drɪp/

      UK /drɪp/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Tiny amount of liquid that falls from something
      • Sound made by drops of liquid falling
      • Intransitive Verb
      • (Of liquid) to fall in drops
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    • dude

      US /dud, djud/

      UK /du:d/

      • Noun
      • Form of address for a man
      • (informal) A man; a fellow.
      • Interjection
      • (informal) Used as a term of address, often between men.
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    • except that

      US /ɪkˈsɛpt ðæt/

      UK /ikˈsept ðæt/

      • Conjunction
      • But; with the exception that.
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    • feel like

      US

      UK

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To have a desire or inclination for something.
      • To have a particular quality or sensation; resemble.
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    • fire up

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To motivate or encourage someone
      • Transitive Verb
      • To make someone feel enthusiastic or excited.
      • To make someone angry or agitated.
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    • fluke

      US /fluk/

      UK /flu:k/

      • Noun
      • Lucky shot or event that is purely accidental
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    • for instance

      US /fɔr ˈɪnstəns/

      UK /fɔ: ˈinstəns/

      • Adverb
      • As an example.
      • Phrase
      • As an example.
      • As an illustration or case in point
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    • frequency

      US /ˈfrikwənsi/

      UK /'fri:kwənsɪ/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Number of repetitions of (radio or sound) wave
      • How often something happens
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    • get behind

      US /ɡɛt bɪˈhaɪnd/

      UK /ɡet biˈhaind/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To support or encourage.
      • To fail to make enough progress or to do something by a particular time.
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    • have to

      US /hæv tu/

      UK /ˈhæv tə/

      • Auxiliary Verb
      • Must do
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    • hertz

      US /hɜ:rts/

      UK /hɜ:ts/

      • Noun
      • Unit for measuring the frequency of sound waves
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    • hose

      US /hoʊz/

      UK /həʊz/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Tube that carries a liquid
      • Socks, stockings, pantyhose etc.
      • Transitive Verb
      • To wet or clean something with a hose
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    • in a while

      US /ɪn e hwaɪl/

      UK /in ə hwail/

      • Phrase
      • In a short period of time; soon.
      • For a short period of time; soon.
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    • in order to

      US /ɪn ˈɔrdɚ tu/

      UK /in ˈɔ:də tu:/

      • Preposition
      • For the purpose of; with the aim of.
      • Phrase
      • In a specific sequence or arrangement.
      • With the aim of; for the purpose of.
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    • lead to

      US /lid tu/

      UK /li:d tu:/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To result in some action
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To have something as a consequence or result.
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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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    • limit

      US /ˈlɪmɪt/

      UK /'lɪmɪt/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Point beyond which it is not possible to go
      • A line or edge marking the boundary of an area.
      • Transitive Verb
      • To stop or prevent an increase past a point
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    • liquid

      US /ˈlɪkwɪd/

      UK /ˈlɪkwɪd/

      • Adjective
      • (Of wealth) being able to be spent as cash
      • In a state of being uncertain
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Something that is similar to the state of water
      • A drink; beverage.
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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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    • loop

      US /lup/

      UK /lu:p/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A circle or curved shape, as when you tie a lace
      • A circle of rope or string to put around something
      • Transitive Verb
      • To put a circle of rope around something
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    • maintain

      US /menˈten/

      UK /meɪn'teɪn/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To keep saying something a certain way
      • To keep (machine) working by checking, repairing
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    • multiple

      US /ˈmʌltəpəl/

      UK /ˈmʌltɪpl/

      • Adjective
      • Having or involving more than one of something
      • Having or involving several parts, elements, or members.
      • Countable Noun
      • Number produced by multiplying a smaller number
      • A number of identical circuit elements connected in parallel or series.
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    • obvious

      US /ˈɑbviəs/

      UK /ˈɒbviəs/

      • Adjective
      • Easily understood and clear; plain to see
      • Easy to see or notice.
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    • of course

      US /ʌv kɔː(r)s/

      UK /ɔv kɔː(r)s/

      • Adverb
      • Sure ; Certainly
      • Phrase
      • For sure; certainly
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    • on the back of

      US /ɑn ðə bæk əv/

      UK /ɒn ðə bæk əv/

      • other
      • As a result of or following something.
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    • on the other side of

      US /ɑn ði ˈʌðɚ ˈsaɪd ʌv/

      UK /ɒn ði ˈʌðə ˈsaɪd ɒv/

      • Preposition
      • Located across something from a given point.
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    • once in a while

      US //wʌns ɪn ə waɪl//

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Occasionally; not very often.
      • Occasionally; not very often.
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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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    • pick it up

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To lift something from a surface.
      • To collect something or someone.
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    • pitch

      US /pɪtʃ/

      UK /pɪtʃ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To suggest a product, idea to make someone buy
      • To throw a baseball to a batter
      • Noun
      • Act of throwing a baseball for someone to hit
      • Playing fields in sports, e.g. for soccer
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    • plug in

      US /plʌɡ ɪn/

      UK /plʌɡ in/

      • Phrase
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    • pressure

      US /ˈprɛʃɚ/

      UK /'preʃə(r)/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Anxiety caused by difficult problems
      • Force, weight when pressing against a thing
      • Transitive Verb
      • To apply force to something
      • To persuade or force someone to do something
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    • put back

      US /pʊt bæk/

      UK /put bæk/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To return something to the proper place
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    • queue

      US /kju/

      UK /kju:/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Line of people or cars waiting for something
      • A list of data items, jobs, etc., stored so as to be retrievable in a definite order, usually the order of insertion.
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To wait in a line.
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    • rather than

      US

      UK

      • Adverb
      • More exactly; more correctly
      • Preferably; instead
      • Preposition
      • Instead of
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    • ring in

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To call by telephone.
      • To celebrate the start of something, especially a new year.
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    • run on

      US /rʌn ɑn/

      UK /rʌn ɔn/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To continue longer than expected, e.g. a meeting
      • To talk without stopping, often on the same topic
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To continue without a break or clear separation, especially in writing.
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    • same time

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
      • At the identical time as before; recurring at a fixed hour.
      • Noun
      • An equal duration or period.
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    • savage

      US /ˈsævɪdʒ/

      UK /'sævɪdʒ/

      • Adjective
      • Condition of being cruel, violent, uncivilized
      • Transitive Verb
      • To wildly attack someone often to kill them
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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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    • segue

      US /ˈsɛɡˌwe, ˈseˌɡwe/

      UK /ˈsegweɪ/

      • Noun
      • Linking to another topic or part in a smooth way
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To link to another topic or part in a smooth way
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    • source

      US /sɔrs, sors/

      UK /sɔ:s/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Piece of information; a person giving information
      • Place from which something necessary comes
      • Adjective
      • Produces or provides what is wanted or needed
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    • specifically

      US /spəˈsɪfɪkli/

      UK /spəˈsɪfɪkli/

      • Adverb
      • As regards a particular thing; closely related to
      • In a definite and clear manner.
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    • sponsor

      US /ˈspɑ:nsə(r)/

      UK /ˈspɒnsə(r)/

      • Noun
      • Person that supports the passage of a new law
      • Person giving money for someone's education
      • Transitive Verb
      • To support the passage of a new law
      • To help someone succeed by giving them money
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    • theoretically

      US /ˌθiəˈretɪkli/

      UK /ˌθɪə'retɪklɪ/

      • Adverb
      • As regards ideas that could be true
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    • thunder

      US /ˈθʌndɚ/

      UK /'θʌndə(r)/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Loud sound
      • The sound that comes from the sky from lightning
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To make a loud sound like that made by lightning
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    • tight

      US /taɪt/

      UK /taɪt/

      • Adjective
      • Showing anxiety or anger; tense
      • Positioned physically close together
      • Adverb
      • Firmly; so it can't move
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    • track

      US /træk/

      UK /træk/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To use marks to follow a wild animal
      • To move a certain way/follow a particular course
      • Noun
      • A circular course for running
      • Course or way someone takes, e.g. in education
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    • track down

      US /træk daʊn/

      UK /træk daun/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To find out where someone is; hunt; chase
      • Transitive Verb
      • To find someone or something after a long or difficult search.
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    • transmission

      US /trænsˈmɪʃən, trænz-/

      UK /trænsˈmɪʃn/

      • Noun
      • Part of car including gears affecting speed of car
      • Electronic signal sent by radio waves; broadcast
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    • used to

      US /juzd tu/

      UK /ˈju:st tə/

      • Adjective
      • Did regularly before, but don't do now
      • Auxiliary Verb
      • Have done before, but do not do now
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    • vehicle

      US /ˈvi:hɪkl/

      UK /ˈvi:əkl/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Machine (such as a car) used to carry things
      • Means of expressing, showing, or achieving
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    • whine

      US /hwaɪn, waɪn/

      UK /waɪn/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To complain in an annoying crying voice
      • Uncountable Noun
      • Complaints made in an annoying crying voice
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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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    • work in

      US /wɚk ɪn/

      UK /wə:k in/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To make an opening for something in your schedule
      • To fit person/thing into a schedule or sequence
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    • workshop

      US /ˈwɜ:rkʃɑ:p/

      UK /ˈwɜ:kʃɒp/

      • Noun
      • A brief intensive course for a small group
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    • worth

      US /wɚθ/

      UK /wɜ:θ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • the financial, practical or moral value of somebody/something
      • having a particular value, especially in money
      • Adjective
      • Having a specified value.
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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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