Vocabulary

  • feel like: To have a desire or inclination for something.
  • in the future: At a later time; in times to come.
  • future self: The person you will become in the future, often used in the context of making decisions that will benefit your future well-being.
  • talking heads: A television program or segment that consists primarily of people talking, often with little or no visual variety.
  • in retrospect: Thinking back on what happened
  • got to: To arrive at some place
  • make into: To transform something into something else.
  • think through: To consider carefully so all points are covered
  • talk through: To discuss something thoroughly.
  • fill out: To become fatter
  • look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
  • have to: Must do
  • get in with: To become popular or friendly with someone, often for personal gain.
  • in with: Fashionable or popular at the moment.
  • ride up: To move upwards, especially clothing.
  • in jail: Imprisoned; confined in a jail or prison.
  • to death: Extremely; to a great degree
  • to do with: To be about something; concern
  • on sunday: Every Sunday; each Sunday.
  • pay off: To give money to get person to do something; bribe
  • paid off: To give money to get person to do something; bribe
  • look back: To think about past events
  • at least: As a minimum
  • in other news: Used to introduce a different or additional news topic.
  • heading to: Going in a particular direction.
  • go on: To continue doing something
  • stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
  • episode: One separate event in a series of events
  • ultimate: Basic; original; most significant
  • eliminate: To completely remove; to get rid of
  • guarantee: To promise to repair a broken product
  • split: No longer married or in a relationship
  • inspiration: Force making you feel you can do things, succeed
  • dude: Form of address for a man
  • crack: Attempt to achieve a goal or objective
  • bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
  • brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
  • foundation: Base or important starting point
  • stack: A large number or amount of something
  • perform: To carry out an action well or successfully
  • tactic: One of the ways you attempt to achieve a strategy
  • huge: Very very large
  • decision: Choice made after thinking; final judgment
  • wisdom: Knowledge gained from experience in life
  • ally: Someone who supports, helps, or defends you
  • edible: Being safe to eat
  • alcohol: A colorless liquid that can catch fire (C2H5OH)
  • fertile: (Of imagination, etc.) working strongly; productive
  • enhance: To improve; make bigger or better
  • pride: Sense of your own importance and worth
  • revelation: Act of making something known or seen
  • nuance: Small, not obvious difference in meaning, etc.
  • testosterone: Natural chemical responsible for the male sex
  • damn: To cause the downfall or failure of; criticize
  • complicate: To make more difficult to do, understand or use
  • lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
  • reserve: To arrange for a room or table be kept for you
  • marijuana: Illegal drug that is made from hemp
  • tune: To make adjustments to equipment to make it better
  • vintage: Old and somewhat treasured
  • addict: Person who can’t control their overuse of a thing
  • hook: Bent tool used to catch fish or to hang things on
  • momentous: Very important or serious
  • terminal: End part of some structure or concept
  • head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
  • length: Distance from one end of a pool to the other
  • construct: To build or create something
  • focus: To see clearly by adjusting your eyes or a camera
  • future: Time that is to come after the present
  • prostate: Male gland important in the creation of semen
  • subscription: Regular payment for a service, magazine etc.
  • degenerate: To become something worse or inferior; deteriorate
  • understand: To know the meaning of language, what someone says
  • world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
  • kindergarten: School or class for children between four and six
  • feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
  • guru: An inspirational teacher or spiritual guide
  • choose: To select; decide between several possibilities
  • confuse: To make something unclear or hard to understand
  • time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
  • remarkably: In an interesting or unexpected manner
  • live: To be alive
  • elementary: Basic, simple, or essential
  • recovery: Process of returning to a former (good) state
  • back: Farthest from the front e.g. in a classroom
  • hurt: To cause pain, damage or injury
  • retrospect: A survey or review of a past course of events or period of time.
  • goddamn: Very bad; terrible
  • checkout: Counter in a supermarket where you pay for goods
  • zinc: Bluish white metal used in making brass
  • checklist: List of tasks and things to be checked
  • whiz: To move fast, making whistling or whoosh sound
  • deflection: Action of making move in a different direction
  • phd: Advanced university degree; Doctor of Philosophy
  • jew: One of a people whose religion is Judaism
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    • addict

      US /əˈdɪkt/

      UK /ˈædɪkt/

      • Noun
      • Person who can’t control their overuse of a thing
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    • alcohol

      US /ˈælkəˌhɔl,-ˌhɑl/

      UK /'ælkəhɒl/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • A colorless liquid that can catch fire (C2H5OH)
      • Drinks such as wine, whiskey, beer
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    • ally

      US /'ælaɪ/

      UK /'ælaɪ/

      • Noun
      • Someone who supports, helps, or defends you
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To join a group to offer or receive support
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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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    • checklist

      US /ˈtʃɛkˌlɪst/

      UK /ˈtʃeklɪst/

      • Countable Noun
      • List of tasks and things to be checked
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    • checkout

      US /ˈtʃɛkˌaʊt/

      UK /ˈtʃekaʊt/

      • Noun
      • Counter in a supermarket where you pay for goods
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    • complicate

      US /ˈkɑ:mplɪkeɪt/

      UK /ˈkɒmplɪkeɪt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To make more difficult to do, understand or use
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    • confuse

      US /kənˈfjuz/

      UK /kənˈfju:z/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To make something unclear or hard to understand
      • To mistake one person or thing for another.
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    • construct

      US /kənˈstrʌkt/

      UK /kənˈstrʌkt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To build or create something
      • To create a sentence, story, argument or theory
      • Noun
      • A thought, theory or hypothesis
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    • crack

      US /kræk/

      UK /kræk/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Attempt to achieve a goal or objective
      • Unexpected and hard hit to the body
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To attempt to achieve a goal or objective
      • To hit someone or something hard and unexpectedly
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    • damn

      US /dæm/

      UK /dæm/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To cause the downfall or failure of; criticize
      • To threaten with everlasting punishment
      • Interjection
      • A mild swear word used to express annoyance
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    • deflection

      US /dɪˈflɛkʃən/

      UK /dɪˈflekʃn/

      • Noun
      • Action of making move in a different direction
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    • degenerate

      US /dɪ'dʒenəreɪt/

      UK /dɪ'dʒenəreɪt/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To become something worse or inferior; deteriorate
      • Adjective
      • Having become morally corrupt
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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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    • edible

      US /ˈɛdəbəl/

      UK /ˈedəbl/

      • Adjective
      • Being safe to eat
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • An edible item; food
      • A food item infused with cannabis.
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    • elementary

      US /ˌɛləˈmɛntəri, -tri/

      UK /ˌelɪˈmentri/

      • Adjective
      • Basic, simple, or essential
      • Relating to the first stages of education.
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    • eliminate

      US /ɪˈlɪməˌnet/

      UK /ɪ'lɪmɪneɪt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To completely remove; to get rid of
      • To remove from a contest by beating them
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    • enhance

      US /ɛnˈhæns/

      UK /ɪn'hɑ:ns/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To improve; make bigger or better
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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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    • 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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    • fertile

      US /ˈfɚtl/

      UK /'fɜ:taɪl/

      • Adjective
      • (Of imagination, etc.) working strongly; productive
      • Capable of producing children or young
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    • fill out

      US /fɪl aʊt/

      UK /fil aut/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To become fatter
      • To complete a form by adding information needed
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    • focus

      US /ˈfokəs/

      UK /'fəʊkəs/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To see clearly by adjusting your eyes or a camera
      • To keep your attention, concentration on one thing
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Main purpose or center of interest or activity
      • The clarity of an image produced by a lens.
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    • foundation

      US /faʊnˈdeʃən/

      UK /faunˈdeiʃən/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Base or important starting point
      • Underground base on which building is constructed
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    • future self

      US

      UK

      • Noun
      • The person you will become in the future, often used in the context of making decisions that will benefit your future well-being.
      • An idealized version of oneself that one aspires to become in the future.
      A2
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    • get in with

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To become popular or friendly with someone, often for personal gain.
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    • go on

      US /ɡo ɑn/

      UK /ɡəu ɔn/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To continue doing something
      • To happen (usually negative)
      • Interjection
      • Used to encourage someone
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    • goddamn

      US /ˈɡɑdˈdæm/

      UK /'gɒd'dæm/

      • Adjective
      • Very bad; terrible
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    • got to

      US /ɡɑt tu/

      UK /gɔt tu:/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To arrive at some place
      • To have the opportunity or permission to do something
      • Phrasal Verb
      • To appeal to the emotions of; move
      • To finally begin to start something after a delay
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    • guarantee

      US /ˌɡærənˈti/

      UK /ˌɡærən'ti:/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To promise to repair a broken product
      • To promise that something will happen or be done
      • Countable Noun
      • A promise to repair a broken product
      • Promise that something will be done as expected
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    • guru

      US /ˈɡʊru, ɡʊˈru/

      UK /ˈgʊru:/

      • Noun
      • An inspirational teacher or spiritual guide
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    • have to

      US /hæv tu/

      UK /ˈhæv tə/

      • Auxiliary Verb
      • Must do
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    • heading to

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • Going in a particular direction.
      • Intransitive Verb
      • Going in the direction of; on the way to.
      • Moving towards a future state or condition.
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    • hook

      US /hʊk/

      UK /hʊk/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Bent tool used to catch fish or to hang things on
      • The start of a story which catches your interest
      • Transitive Verb
      • To make a bent or curved shape
      • To catch your interest completely
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    • huge

      US /hjudʒ/

      UK /hju:dʒ/

      • Adjective
      • Very very large
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    • in jail

      US /ɪn dʒel/

      UK /in dʒeil/

      • Phrase
      • Imprisoned; confined in a jail or prison.
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    • in other news

      US /ɪn ˈʌðɚ nuz/

      UK /ɪn ˈʌðə nju:z/

      • other
      • Used to introduce a different or additional news topic.
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    • in retrospect

      US /ɪn ˈrɛtrəˌspɛkt/

      UK /in ˈretrəspekt/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Thinking back on what happened
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    • in the future

      US /ɪn ði ˈfjutʃɚ/

      UK /in ðə ˈfju:tʃə/

      • Phrase
      • At a later time; in times to come.
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    • in with

      US /ɪn wɪð/

      UK /in wið/

      • Phrase
      • Fashionable or popular at the moment.
      • Having influence or favor with someone.
      • Phrasal Verb
      • To introduce or bring something new into a system or organization.
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    • inspiration

      US /ˌɪnspəˈreʃən/

      UK /ˌɪnspə'reɪʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Force making you feel you can do things, succeed
      • The power or urge that makes you want to do something, especially something creative
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    • jew

      US

      UK

      • Noun
      • One of a people whose religion is Judaism
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    • kindergarten

      US /ˈkɪndɚˌɡɑrtn, -dn/

      UK /'kɪndəɡɑ:tn/

      • Noun
      • School or class for children between four and six
      • Adjective
      • Relating to kindergarten education.
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    • length

      US /leŋθ/

      UK /leŋθ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Distance from one end of a pool to the other
      • Measurement of distance or of time
      • Adjective
      • Being long in extent.
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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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    • look back

      US /lʊk bæk/

      UK /luk bæk/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To think about past events
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    • make into

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To transform something into something else.
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    • marijuana

      US /ˌmærəˈwɑːnə/

      UK /ˌmærəˈwɑ:nə/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Illegal drug that is made from hemp
      • A slang term for cannabis.
      • Countable Noun
      • The hemp plant from which marijuana is obtained.
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    • momentous

      US /moʊˈmentəs/

      UK /məˈmentəs/

      • Adjective
      • Very important or serious
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    • nuance

      US /ˈnu:ɑ:ns/

      UK /ˈnju:ɑ:ns/

      • Noun
      • Small, not obvious difference in meaning, etc.
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    • on sunday

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Every Sunday; each Sunday.
      • Referring to a particular Sunday.
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    • paid off

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To give money to get person to do something; bribe
      • To give money to settle a debt
      • Transitive Verb
      • To have bribed someone.
      • To have paid a debt in full.
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    • pay off

      US /pe ɔf/

      UK /pei ɔf/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To give money to get person to do something; bribe
      • To give money to settle a debt
      • Transitive Verb
      • To bribe someone.
      • To pay a debt in full.
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    • phd

      US

      UK

      • Noun
      • Advanced university degree; Doctor of Philosophy
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    • pride

      US /praɪd/

      UK /praɪd/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Sense of your own importance and worth
      • A feeling of pleasure and satisfaction that you get when you or people connected with you have done something well.
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To be proud of something you did
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    • prostate

      US /ˈprɑsˌtet/

      UK /ˈprɒsteɪt/

      • Noun
      • Male gland important in the creation of semen
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    • recovery

      US /rɪˈkʌvəri/

      UK /rɪˈkʌvəri/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Process of returning to a former (good) state
      • Act of getting back something that was lost
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    • remarkably

      US /rɪˈmɑrkəblɪ/

      UK /rɪ'mɑ:kəblɪ/

      • Adverb
      • In an interesting or unexpected manner
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    • reserve

      US /rɪˈzɚv/

      UK /rɪ'zɜ:v/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To arrange for a room or table be kept for you
      • To not use all of, so you can use it later
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Area of land set aside as for a people
      • Park or area for wildlife to roam free
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    • retrospect

      US /ˈrɛtrəˌspɛkt/

      UK /ˈretrəspekt/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • A survey or review of a past course of events or period of time.
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To look back on or think about (past events or a period of time).
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    • revelation

      US /ˌrɛvəˈleʃən/

      UK /ˌrevəˈleɪʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Act of making something known or seen
      • Showing something astonishing or enlightening
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    • ride up

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To move upwards, especially clothing.
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    • split

      US /splɪt/

      UK /splɪt/

      • Adjective
      • No longer married or in a relationship
      • (Injured) by cutting it open, as in someone's lip
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To become divided or broken along a straight line
      • To cause a cut in (lip, etc.)
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    • stack

      US /stæk/

      UK /stæk/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A large number or amount of something
      • Large tube through which smoke exits a building
      • Transitive Verb
      • To arrange cards in a certain order, to cheat
      • To put one thing on top of another, e.g. boxes
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    • stuff

      US /stʌf/

      UK /stʌf/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Generic description for things, materials, objects
      • Transitive Verb
      • To push material inside something, with force
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    • subscription

      US /səbˈskrɪpʃən/

      UK /səbˈskrɪpʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Regular payment for a service, magazine etc.
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    • tactic

      US /ˈtæktɪk/

      UK /'tæktɪk/

      • Countable Noun
      • One of the ways you attempt to achieve a strategy
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    • talk through

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To discuss something thoroughly.
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    • talking heads

      US

      UK

      • Noun (plural)
      • A television program or segment that consists primarily of people talking, often with little or no visual variety.
      • Executives or spokespeople who deliver information or commentary, often in a formal or impersonal manner.
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    • terminal

      US /ˈtɚmənəl/

      UK /'tɜ:mɪnl/

      • Noun
      • End part of some structure or concept
      • Final stop or station for a bus, train or plane
      • Adjective
      • (Of an illness, etc.) likely to lead to death
      • Of, forming, or situated at the end or extremity of something.
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    • testosterone

      US /tɛsˈtɑstəˌron/

      UK /tesˈtɔstərəun/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Natural chemical responsible for the male sex
      • A steroid hormone that stimulates development of male secondary sexual characteristics, and is produced mainly in the testes, but also in the ovaries and adrenal cortex.
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    • think through

      US /θɪŋk θru/

      UK /θiŋk θru:/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To consider carefully so all points are covered
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    • to death

      US /tu dɛθ/

      UK /tu: deθ/

      • Phrase
      • Extremely; to a great degree
      • Until death
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    • to do with

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To be about something; concern
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    • tune

      US /tun, tjun/

      UK /tju:n/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To make adjustments to equipment to make it better
      • To adjust to be at the right musical pitch
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Group of musical notes that make a pleasant sound
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    • ultimate

      US /ˈʌltəmɪt/

      UK /ˈʌltɪmət/

      • Adjective
      • Basic; original; most significant
      • Being the greatest example of something
      • Noun
      • A non-contact team sport played with a flying disc.
      • The best achievable or imaginable of its kind.
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    • vintage

      US /ˈvɪntɪdʒ/

      UK /ˈvɪntɪdʒ/

      • Adjective
      • Old and somewhat treasured
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    • whiz

      US /wɪz/

      UK /wɪz/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To move fast, making whistling or whoosh sound
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    • wisdom

      US /ˈwɪzdəm/

      UK /'wɪzdəm/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Knowledge gained from experience in life
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    • zinc

      US /zɪŋk/

      UK /zɪŋk/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Bluish white metal used in making brass
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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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