Vocabulary

  • at some point: At an unspecified time, usually in the future.
  • due to: Because of; owing to
  • on the phone: Talking on the telephone.
  • blow into: To force air into something by mouth.
  • for some reason: For a reason that is not known or not easily explained.
  • hold onto: To grasp or grip something tightly.
  • take on: To acquire a new characteristic
  • weird: Odd or unusual; surprising; strange
  • figure: To appear in a game, play or event
  • infrastructure: Basic necessary equipment for a country or region
  • rid: To cause to no longer have (pest, problem)
  • bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
  • personality: Way someone is or reacts to life or other people
  • blow: To move something using air
  • reason: To think and make conclusions in a logical manner
  • due: When something is required or expected
  • empty: Containing nothing; with no contents
  • ground: To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
  • frequently: Often; regularly
  • leave: To go away from; depart
  • lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
  • log: To move a certain distance or speed, as recorded
  • comfortable: Having more than enough e.g. money for your needs
  • learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
  • decide: To make a choice or choose after thinking about it
  • pedestal: Support or base as for a pillar or statue
  • point: An item to be discussed
  • neighborhood: Area of a town or city that people live in
  • electricity: Energy generated positive and negative charges
  • change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
  • find: To become aware of something that is happening
  • dial: To call a person or place on a telephone
  • jam: To block a signal (e.g. radio waves)
  • graffiti: Writings and drawings on walls, often rude, funny
  • future: Time that is to come after the present
  • collect: By asking the receiver of a call to pay for it
  • hold: To agree to keep something for someone
  • collection: Act of asking for money for a debt or a charity
  • return: To hit something back to the other player or team
  • needle: Part of a medical device used to inject medicine
  • level: Specific height of something
  • angle: Place where two lines or surfaces meet
  • headache: Pain in the head
  • van: Truck with an enclosed cargo space
  • meat: Flesh of a dead animal that you eat
  • router: Power tool used in carpentry for cutting grooves
  • phone: To talk to someone using a telephone
  • guitar: Stringed instrument played with the fingers
  • modem: Device that sends data to another computer
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    • angle

      US /ˈæŋɡəl/

      UK /ˈæŋgl/

      • Noun
      • Place where two lines or surfaces meet
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    • at some point

      US /æt sʌm pɔɪnt/

      UK /æt sʌm pɔint/

      • Phrase
      • At an unspecified time, usually in the future.
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    • blow

      US /blo/

      UK /bləʊ/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To move something using air
      • To make air come quickly out of your mouth
      • Noun
      • Something that causes you difficulty or sadness
      • Act of making air come out of your mouth
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    • blow into

      US /blo ˈɪntu/

      UK /bləu ˈɪntuː/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To force air into something by mouth.
      • To arrive somewhere suddenly or unexpectedly.
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    • collect

      US /kəˈlɛkt/

      UK /kəˈlekt/

      • Adverb
      • By asking the receiver of a call to pay for it
      • Transitive Verb
      • To ask for money, e.g. for a charity
      • To gather things, people together in one place
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    • collection

      US /kəˈlɛkʃən/

      UK /kəˈlekʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Act of asking for money for a debt or a charity
      • Group of similar things gathered as a hobby
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    • comfortable

      US /ˈkʌmfətəbəl, ˈkʌmftəbəl/

      UK /ˈkʌmftəbl/

      • Adjective
      • Having more than enough e.g. money for your needs
      • Being relaxed, warm or happy
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    • decide

      US /dɪˈsaɪd/

      UK /dɪ'saɪd/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To make a choice or choose after thinking about it
      • To make a legal judgment in court
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    • dial

      US /ˈdaɪəl/

      UK /'daɪəl/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To call a person or place on a telephone
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Face of a clock that shows the time
      • A knob or switch
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    • due to

      US /du tu/

      UK /dju: tu:/

      • Preposition
      • Because of; owing to
      • Adjective
      • Attributable to; caused by.
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    • electricity

      US /ɪlɛkˈtrɪsɪti,ˌilɛk-/

      UK /ɪˌlekˈtrɪsəti/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Energy generated positive and negative charges
      • The study or science of electric charges and currents.
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    • for some reason

      US /fɔr sʌm ˈrizən/

      UK /fɔ: sʌm ˈri:zən/

      • Phrase
      • For a reason that is not known or not easily explained.
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    • frequently

      US /ˈfrikwəntlɪ/

      UK /ˈfri:kwəntli/

      • Adverb
      • Often; regularly
      • Repeatedly or many times.
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    • graffiti

      US /ɡrəˈfiti/

      UK /grəˈfi:ti/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Writings and drawings on walls, often rude, funny
      • The activity of writing or drawing graffiti.
      • Transitive Verb
      • To create graffiti on something.
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    • guitar

      US /ɡɪˈtɑr/

      UK /gɪˈtɑ:(r)/

      • Noun
      • Stringed instrument played with the fingers
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    • headache

      US /ˈhed.eɪk/

      UK /ˈhed.eɪk/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Pain in the head
      • Something that causes worry or annoyance.
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    • hold onto

      US /hold ˈɑnˌtu/

      UK /həuld ˈɔntu/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To grasp or grip something tightly.
      • To keep or retain possession of something.
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    • infrastructure

      US /ˈɪnfrəˌstrʌktʃɚ/

      UK /'ɪnfrəstrʌktʃə(r)/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Basic necessary equipment for a country or region
      • The underlying framework or system of an organization.
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    • jam

      US /dʒæm/

      UK /dʒæm/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To block a signal (e.g. radio waves)
      • To push into a tight space until it can't move
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To pack together so things cannot move freely
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    • level

      US /ˈlɛvəl/

      UK /'levl/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Specific height of something
      • Amount of ability you have compared to others
      • Transitive Verb
      • To aim a gun at someone
      • To destroy a building; flatten an area completely
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    • log

      US /lɔ:g/

      UK /lɒg/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To move a certain distance or speed, as recorded
      • To leave a website or computer account
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Detailed account of events and progress on journey
      • Piece of a tree that has fallen or been cut
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    • meat

      US /mit/

      UK /mi:t/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Flesh of a dead animal that you eat
      • Noun
      • Something that is important or significant
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    • modem

      US /ˈmoʊdem/

      UK /ˈməʊdem/

      • Noun
      • Device that sends data to another computer
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    • needle

      US /ˈnidl/

      UK /'ni:dl/

      • Countable Noun
      • Part of a medical device used to inject medicine
      • Very thin pointed object used in sewing
      • Transitive Verb
      • To upset someone by making rude or hurtful remarks
      • To prick or pierce with a needle.
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    • neighborhood

      US /ˈnebɚˌhʊd/

      UK /'neɪbəhʊd/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Area of a town or city that people live in
      • People who live in a particular area
      • Adjective
      • Relating to a neighborhood.
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    • on the phone

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Talking on the telephone.
      • Adjective
      • Using a phone, especially a mobile phone.
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    • pedestal

      US /ˈpɛdɪstəl/

      UK /'pedɪstl/

      • Noun
      • Support or base as for a pillar or statue
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    • personality

      US /ˌpɚsəˈnælɪti/

      UK /ˌpɜ:səˈnæləti/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Way someone is or reacts to life or other people
      • Person who is famous; celebrity
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    • phone

      US /foʊn/

      UK /fəʊn/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To talk to someone using a telephone
      • Noun
      • Machine used to talk to someone who is far away
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    • rid

      US /rɪd/

      UK /rɪd/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To cause to no longer have (pest, problem)
      • Adjective
      • Freed or delivered from something.
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    • router

      US /ˈraʊtɚ/

      UK /'ru:tə(r)/

      • Noun
      • Power tool used in carpentry for cutting grooves
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    • take on

      US /tek ɑn/

      UK /teik ɔn/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To acquire a new characteristic
      • To accept a new responsibility, role
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    • van

      US /væn/

      UK /væn/

      • Noun
      • Truck with an enclosed cargo space
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    • weird

      US /wɪrd/

      UK /wɪəd/

      • Adjective
      • Odd or unusual; surprising; strange
      • Eerily strange or disturbing.
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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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