Vocabulary

  • feel like: To have a desire or inclination for something.
  • on to: Toward something; forward
  • instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
  • sit with: To stay with someone and provide support or comfort.
  • hold on: To wait for someone (e.g. on a phone call)
  • Easier said than done: More difficult than it appears to be.
  • going on: To continue doing something
  • in order to: For the purpose of; with the aim of.
  • bring about: To cause to happen
  • move into: To start living in a new house or building
  • push through: To continue with a plan or activity despite difficulties or opposition.
  • experience in: Knowledge or skill gained from doing something for a period of time.
  • weigh on: To cause someone to feel worried or stressed.
  • outside of: Located or situated beyond the boundaries or confines of something.
  • turn to: To go to someone for help, advice, or information.
  • in itself: Considered alone or without reference to anything else; intrinsically.
  • in control: Having the power to direct or regulate something; able to manage or direct a situation or person.
  • even out: To become level or uniform.
  • in the first place: To begin with; as the first point or consideration.
  • for instance: As an example.
  • care of: Used in an address to indicate the person who will receive the mail for someone else.
  • look for: To try to find a thing or person that is lost
  • to let: Indicates that a property is available for rent.
  • look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
  • connected with: Related to; associated with.
  • check out
  • for free: Without charge; at no cost.
  • know about: To have information or understanding of a subject or situation.
  • put it down: To place something on a surface.
  • ultimately: Done or considered as the final and most important
  • recognize: To accept the truth or reality of something
  • illusion: Idea, image or impression that is not correct
  • practice: The office and place for legal or medical work
  • experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
  • tend: To move or act in a certain manner
  • aware: Knowing or feeling that something exists
  • sense: Certain mental feeling or emotion
  • describe: To tell the appearance, sound, smell of something
  • distract: To draw someone's attention away from something
  • overwhelm: To defeat something or someone completely
  • reflect: To indicate or be a sign of something
  • escape: Act to briefly ignoring boring or bad things
  • confront: To make someone, e.g. who has lied, face the truth
  • mundane: Being ordinary and therefore boring
  • comfort: To try to make distressed person feel better
  • seemingly: Appearing to be but may not actually be; probably
  • form: Sports team or person's current winning record
  • security: Department in a company in charge of protection
  • seek: To ask someone for help
  • create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
  • mind: To be bothered or upset by something
  • attraction: Theme park or fairground; place worth visiting
  • succumb: To eventually die from a disease
  • frustrate: To make annoyed because things don't go well
  • lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
  • lust: Sexual desire
  • kind: In a caring and helpful manner
  • assign: To give someone a particular job to do
  • order: Religious or social group, as of nuns
  • learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
  • label: A (luxury) brand owned by a company
  • attach: To be associated or connected with
  • refuge: Somewhere you can find safety or hide
  • audible: Capable of being heard; loud enough to be heard
  • connect: To associate a thing with something else
  • cramp: Sharp, unexpected pain when a muscle becomes tight
  • ache: To want something very badly
  • bring: To take or go with someone to a place
  • aversion: Strong feeling of dislike
  • wrong: Action that is harmful, unjust or illegal
  • speech: A formal talk to an audience
  • pick: Sharp tool used for breaking the ground
  • person: Man, woman or child
  • snatch: To take something quickly or eagerly
  • difficult: Hard; not easy; you need to work hard to do it
  • jealousy: Unhappy feeling of wanting what someone else has
  • cheat: To be unfaithful to (your wife, boyfriend etc.)
  • outward: Going away from a place that will be returned to
  • lifelong: Continuing through life; lasting a long time
  • humor: Quality that makes something funny
  • erect: Standing straight up
  • materialism: Desire for wealth and material possessions
  • judgmental: Depending on judgment
  • heighten: To increase the degree or intensity of something
  • snippet: A small piece, as of information
  • massage: Rubbing neck, back etc., to relieve pain/to relax
  • robin: Person's name
  • uneasiness: Worried or anxious feeling
  • partnering: To join with others for work or other activity
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    • ache

      US /ek/

      UK /eɪk/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To want something very badly
      • To feel a weak but constant pain in your body
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A pain in your body that is weak, but constant
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    • assign

      US /əˈsaɪn/

      UK /ə'saɪn/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To give someone a particular job to do
      • To give someone credit or blame for something
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    • attach

      US /əˈtætʃ/

      UK /ə'tætʃ/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To be associated or connected with
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    • attraction

      US /əˈtrækʃən/

      UK /ə'trækʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Theme park or fairground; place worth visiting
      • The act of making someone become interested in
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    • audible

      US /ˈɔdəbəl/

      UK /ˈɔ:dəbl/

      • Adjective
      • Capable of being heard; loud enough to be heard
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    • aversion

      US /əˈvɜ:rʒn/

      UK /əˈvɜ:ʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Strong feeling of dislike
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    • aware

      US /əˈwɛr/

      UK /əˈwɛə/

      • Adjective
      • Knowing or feeling that something exists
      A2TOEIC
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    • bring about

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To cause to happen
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    • care of

      US /kɛr ʌv/

      UK /kɛə ɔv/

      • Preposition
      • Used in an address to indicate the person who will receive the mail for someone else.
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    • cheat

      US /tʃit/

      UK /tʃi:t/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To be unfaithful to (your wife, boyfriend etc.)
      • To escape death or harm, through luck or skill
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • One who is unfaithful to their wife, partner etc.
      • One who lies or breaks rules to get what they want
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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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    • comfort

      US /ˈkʌmfət/

      UK /'kʌmfət/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To try to make distressed person feel better
      • Uncountable Noun
      • Acts or words that reduce pain or sadness
      • State of being relaxed, warm or happy
      A2
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    • confront

      US /kənˈfrʌnt/

      UK /kən'frʌnt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To make someone, e.g. who has lied, face the truth
      • (Of problem) to face someone who must deal with it
      B1
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    • connect

      US /kəˈnɛkt/

      UK /kə'nekt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To associate a thing with something else
      • To join or attach things together
      A2
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    • connected with

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Related to; associated with.
      • Involved with; having a relationship with.
      • Phrasal Verb
      • Was associated or linked to someone or something.
      • Felt understanding or empathy with someone or something.
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    • cramp

      US /kræmp/

      UK /kræmp/

      • Noun
      • Sharp, unexpected pain when a muscle becomes tight
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To get a sudden sharp pain when muscle tightens
      B2
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    • distract

      US /dɪˈstrækt/

      UK /dɪ'strækt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To draw someone's attention away from something
      B1TOEIC
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    • Easier said than done

      US

      UK

      • Idiom
      • More difficult than it appears to be.
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    • erect

      US /ɪˈrɛkt/

      UK /ɪ'rekt/

      • Adjective
      • Standing straight up
      • Transitive Verb
      • To put up a tower, statue or building; construct
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    • escape

      US /ɪˈskep/

      UK /ɪ'skeɪp/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Act to briefly ignoring boring or bad things
      • The 'esc key' on a keyboard
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To avoid something undesirable, dangerous or bad
      • To get away from a place where you are being kept
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    • even out

      US /ˈivən aʊt/

      UK /ˈi:vən aut/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To become level or uniform.
      • To distribute something equally or uniformly.
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    • experience in

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Knowledge or skill gained from doing something for a period of time.
      • Exposure to or involvement in a particular activity or situation.
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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.
      A1
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    • for free

      US /fɔr fri/

      UK /fɔ: fri:/

      • Phrase
      • Without charge; at no cost.
      • Adjective
      • Available without payment.
      A2
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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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    • frustrate

      US /ˈfrʌsˌtret/

      UK /frʌ'streɪt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To make annoyed because things don't go well
      • To prevent (a plan or intention) from succeeding.
      B1TOEIC
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    • going on

      US /ˈɡoɪŋ ɑn/

      UK /ˈgəʊɪŋ ɔn/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To continue doing something
      • To happen (usually negative)
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    • heighten

      US /ˈhaɪtn/

      UK /'haɪtn/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To increase the degree or intensity of something
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    • hold on

      US /hold ɑn/

      UK /həuld ɔn/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To wait for someone (e.g. on a phone call)
      • To wait for a short time.
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    • humor

      US /ˈhjumɚ/

      UK /'hju:mə/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Quality that makes something funny
      • Mood that a person is in
      • Transitive Verb
      • To pretend to agree with so they don't get upset
      • To agree with someone but don't really mean it
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    • illusion

      US /ɪˈluʒən/

      UK /ɪ'lu:ʒn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Idea, image or impression that is not correct
      • Something that deceives by producing a false or misleading impression of reality.
      B2
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    • in control

      US /ɪn kənˈtrol/

      UK /in kənˈtrəul/

      • Adjective
      • Having the power to direct or regulate something; able to manage or direct a situation or person.
      • Possessing self-restraint and the ability to manage one's own behavior and emotions.
      • Phrase
      • Having command or authority; managing effectively.
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    • in itself

      US /ɪn ɪtˈsɛlf/

      UK /in itˈself/

      • Phrase
      • Considered alone or without reference to anything else; intrinsically.
      • Essentially; by its very nature.
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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.
      C1
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    • in the first place

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • To begin with; as the first point or consideration.
      • From the beginning; initially.
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    • instead of

      US /ɪnˈstɛd ʌv/

      UK /inˈsted ɔv/

      • Preposition
      • When one thing is replaced by another
      • Adverb
      • As a substitute or alternative.
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    • jealousy

      US /ˈdʒɛləsi/

      UK /ˈdʒeləsi/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Unhappy feeling of wanting what someone else has
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    • judgmental

      US /dʒʌdʒˈmɛntl/

      UK /dʒʌdʒ'mentl/

      • Adjective
      • Depending on judgment
      • Having or displaying a critical point of view.
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    • know about

      US /noʊ əˈbaʊt/

      UK /nəʊ əˈbaut/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To have information or understanding of a subject or situation.
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    • label

      US /ˈlebəl/

      UK /'leɪbl/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A (luxury) brand owned by a company
      • A word or term used to describe a person, thing
      • Transitive Verb
      • To use a term to describe, often negatively
      • To attach material to identify something
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    • lifelong

      US /ˈlaɪflɔ:ŋ/

      UK /ˈlaɪflɒŋ/

      • Adjective
      • Continuing through life; lasting a long time
      • Uncountable Noun
      • The process of continuing to learn throughout one's life.
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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 for

      US /lʊk fɔr/

      UK /luk fɔ:/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To try to find a thing or person that is lost
      • To expect or anticipate something.
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    • lust

      US /lʌst/

      UK /lʌst/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Sexual desire
      B2
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    • massage

      US /məˈsɑ:ʒ/

      UK /ˈmæsɑ:ʒ/

      • Noun
      • Rubbing neck, back etc., to relieve pain/to relax
      • Transitive Verb
      • To rub back, neck etc. to relieve pain or relax
      • To make facts, etc. look better for your benefit
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    • materialism

      US /məˈtɪriəˌlɪzəm/

      UK /məˈtɪəriəlɪzəm/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Desire for wealth and material possessions
      • The belief that only physical matter exists.
      B2
      More
    • move into

      US /muv ˈɪntu/

      UK /mu:v ˈɪntuː/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To start living in a new house or building
      • To start being involved in a new area of business or activity.
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    • mundane

      US /mʌnˈden, ˈmʌnˌden/

      UK /mʌnˈdeɪn/

      • Adjective
      • Being ordinary and therefore boring
      • Of this world rather than the spiritual one
      B2TOEIC
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    • on to

      US /ɑn tu/

      UK /ɔn tu:/

      • Preposition
      • Toward something; forward
      • Aware of someone's activities.
      • Adjective
      • Aware of someone's deception or illegal activities.
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    • outside of

      US /aʊtˈsaɪd ʌv/

      UK /ˌautˈsaid ɔv/

      • Preposition
      • Located or situated beyond the boundaries or confines of something.
      • Beyond the scope, range, or limits of something.
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    • outward

      US /ˈaʊtwəd/

      UK /ˈaʊtwəd/

      • Adjective
      • Going away from a place that will be returned to
      • Seeming to be from the outside
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    • overwhelm

      US /ˌoʊvərˈwelm/

      UK /ˌəʊvəˈwelm/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To defeat something or someone completely
      • To affect someone emotionally in a strong way
      B1TOEIC
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    • partnering

      US

      UK

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To join with others for work or other activity
      B1
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    • practice

      US /ˈpræktɪs/

      UK /'præktɪs/

      • Noun
      • The office and place for legal or medical work
      • Doing something many times to become better at it
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To work as a doctor or lawyer
      • To live according to the teachings of a religion
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    • push through

      US /pʊʃ θru/

      UK /puʃ θru:/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To continue with a plan or activity despite difficulties or opposition.
      • To make progress by pushing people or things aside.
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    • put it down

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To place something on a surface.
      • To write something down.
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    • recognize

      US /ˈrek.əɡ.naɪz/

      UK /ˈrek.əɡ.naɪz/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To accept the truth or reality of something
      • To consider something as important or special
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    • reflect

      US /rɪˈflɛkt/

      UK /rɪ'flekt/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To indicate or be a sign of something
      • To bounce back light, heat, sound from a surface
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    • refuge

      US /ˈrɛfjudʒ/

      UK /'refju:dʒ/

      • Noun
      • Somewhere you can find safety or hide
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    • robin

      US /ˈrɑbɪn/

      UK /'rɒbɪn/

      • Proper Noun
      • Person's name
      • A sidekick of Batman in DC Comics.
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Bird with a red or orange chest and a grayish back
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    • security

      US /sɪˈkjʊrɪti/sə'kjurətɪ/

      UK /sɪ'kjʊərətɪ/

      • Noun
      • Department in a company in charge of protection
      • Financial document, like stocks, bonds and notes
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    • seek

      US /sik/

      UK /si:k/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To ask someone for help
      • To search for; try to find or do; look for
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    • seemingly

      US /ˈsiːmɪŋli/

      UK /ˈsi:mɪŋli/

      • Adverb
      • Appearing to be but may not actually be; probably
      B1
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    • sit with

      US /sit wɪð/

      UK /sit wið/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To stay with someone and provide support or comfort.
      • To take time to consider or accept something.
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    • snatch

      US /snætʃ/

      UK /snætʃ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To take something quickly or eagerly
      B2
      More
    • snippet

      US /ˈsnɪpɪt/

      UK /ˈsnɪpɪt/

      • Countable Noun
      • A small piece, as of information
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    • speech

      US /spitʃ/

      UK /spi:tʃ/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • A formal talk to an audience
      • Expression of ideas or opinions by talking
      A2TOEIC
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    • succumb

      US /səˈkʌm/

      UK /səˈkʌm/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To eventually die from a disease
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To give in to something tempting
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    • tend

      US /tɛnd/

      UK /tend/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To move or act in a certain manner
      • Transitive Verb
      • To take care of
      A2
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    • to let

      US /tu lɛt/

      UK /tu let/

      • Preposition
      • Indicates that a property is available for rent.
      A2
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    • turn to

      US /tɚn tu/

      UK /tə:n tu:/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To go to someone for help, advice, or information.
      • To start doing or using something, often something bad or undesirable.
      A1
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    • ultimately

      US /ˈʌltəmɪtli/

      UK /ˈʌltɪmətli/

      • Adverb
      • Done or considered as the final and most important
      • Fundamentally; at the most basic level.
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    • uneasiness

      US /ʌnˈizɪnɪs/

      UK /ʌn'i:zɪnəs/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Worried or anxious feeling
      B1
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    • weigh on

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To cause someone to feel worried or stressed.
      A1
      More
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    She took a brave step forward, leaving behind her comfort zone to chase her dreams.

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    • brave

      adj. Having courage

    • comfort zone

      phr. A familiar situation where one feels safe

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    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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