Vocabulary

  • in the streets: Located or happening outdoors in public roads or areas.
  • have to: Must do
  • in the middle of: In the central part or point of something.
  • without knowing: Unaware; without being conscious of something.
  • come from: To have as your native country or city
  • in order to: For the purpose of; with the aim of.
  • above all: Most importantly; more than anything else.
  • stick: To push a sharp or pointed object into something
  • struggle: To try very hard to do something difficult
  • significant: Large enough to be noticed or have an effect
  • desperate: Being beyond hope; prepared to do anything
  • crisis: Unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty
  • conflict: Argument or struggle between two or more parties
  • plenty: When there is not too little of something; a lot
  • fear: Unpleasant feeling caused by being aware of danger
  • territory: Area of land defended by an animal
  • blame: To say someone is responsible for something bad
  • cope: To deal with something in spite of difficulties
  • irony: Quality of being funny because it is the opposite
  • concern: To be about a particular topic
  • issue: To make something available to be used or sold
  • suffer: To experience pain, illness, or injury
  • pregnant: Carrying your unborn baby inside you
  • launch: Starting a new project; introducing new product
  • create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
  • ashamed: Feeling of shame or guilt
  • humanity: Quality of being understanding or sympathetic
  • resistance: Force that stops or slows movement of something
  • soak: To make something completely wet
  • abandon: To discard or intentionally get rid of an item
  • flee: To leave somewhere urgently, to avoid danger
  • scary: Causing fear; frightening
  • violence: Strong physical force of nature
  • aggression: Use of energy and determination to achieve a goal
  • complicate: To make more difficult to do, understand or use
  • evacuation: Sending to a safer place because of danger
  • continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
  • improvise: To compose, speak or perform without preparation
  • humanitarian: Person who tries to help those in a crisis
  • neighborhood: Area of a town or city that people live in
  • wrong: Action that is harmful, unjust or illegal
  • land: Region or country
  • prepare: To make something ready for use
  • missile: A weapon that is thrown, shot or launched
  • flimsy: Lacking solidity or strength; light; weak
  • carry: To have a child, be pregnant
  • feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
  • problem: Something difficult to deal with or causes trouble
  • side: To decide to agree with one point, not the other
  • country: An area of land that is controlled by a government
  • dangerous: Involving the chance of hurt or damage; risky
  • live: To be alive
  • hear: To be aware of sound; to perceive with the ear
  • tent: Portable cloth shelter used outdoors for camping
  • mosque: Muslim temple or place of worship
  • snapshot: A photograph, especially an informal one
  • waterfront: Harbor or dockyard of city near the water
  • displace: To cause someone to move from their usual place
  • clothe: To put a certain type of clothing on someone; dress
  • sonic: Concerning sound, its waves, and speed
  • desolation: State of being decayed or destroyed
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    • abandon

      US /əˈbændən/

      UK /ə'bændən/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To discard or intentionally get rid of an item
      • To withdraw your support, or leave someone
      • Uncountable Noun
      • Wild, carefree behavior
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    • above all

      US /əˈbʌv ɔl/

      UK /əˈbʌv ɔ:l/

      • Phrase
      • Most importantly; more than anything else.
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    • aggression

      US /əˈɡrɛʃən/

      UK /əˈgreʃn/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Use of energy and determination to achieve a goal
      • Hostile or violent behavior or attitudes toward another; readiness to attack or confront.
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    • ashamed

      US /əˈʃemd/

      UK /ə'ʃeɪmd/

      • Adjective
      • Feeling of shame or guilt
      • Causing someone to feel shame.
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    • blame

      US /blem/

      UK /bleɪm/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To say someone is responsible for something bad
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Act of saying someone did something bad
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    • clothe

      US /kloʊð/

      UK /kləʊð/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To put a certain type of clothing on someone; dress
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    • come from

      US /kʌm frʌm/

      UK /kʌm frɔm/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To have as your native country or city
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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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    • concern

      US /kənˈsɚn/

      UK /kənˈsɜ:n/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To be about a particular topic
      • To have a direct impact on someone
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Company, firm or business
      • Feeling of worry or anxiety
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    • conflict

      US /ˈkɑnˌflɪkt/

      UK /'kɒnflɪkt/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Argument or struggle between two or more parties
      • A serious disagreement or argument.
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To have opposite ideas; to disagree; To not match
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    • cope

      US /koʊp/

      UK /kəʊp/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To deal with something in spite of difficulties
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    • crisis

      US /ˈkraɪsɪs/

      UK /'kraɪsɪs/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty
      • A turning point in a disease.
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    • desolation

      US /ˌdɛsəˈleʃən, ˌdɛz-/

      UK /ˌdesəˈleɪʃn/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • State of being decayed or destroyed
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    • desperate

      US /ˈdɛspərɪt/

      UK /ˈdespərət/

      • Adjective
      • Being beyond hope; prepared to do anything
      • State of urgently wanting to go to the toilet
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    • displace

      US /dɪsˈples/

      UK /dɪs'pleɪs/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To cause someone to move from their usual place
      • To substitute something with something else
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    • evacuation

      US /ɪˌvækjuˈeʃən/

      UK /ɪˌvækjʊ'eɪʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Sending to a safer place because of danger
      • The process of removing people from a dangerous place.
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    • flee

      US /fli/

      UK /fli:/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To leave somewhere urgently, to avoid danger
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    • flimsy

      US /ˈflɪmzi/

      UK /'flɪmzɪ/

      • Adjective
      • Lacking solidity or strength; light; weak
      • Not believable; unconvincing
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    • have to

      US /hæv tu/

      UK /ˈhæv tə/

      • Auxiliary Verb
      • Must do
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    • humanitarian

      US /hju:ˌmænɪˈteriən/

      UK /hju:ˌmænɪˈteəriən/

      • Noun
      • Person who tries to help those in a crisis
      • Adjective
      • Concerned with or seeking to promote human welfare.
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    • humanity

      US /hjuˈmænɪti/

      UK /hju:ˈmænəti/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Quality of being understanding or sympathetic
      • Compassionate behavior, especially towards those suffering.
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • All human beings collectively; the human race.
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    • improvise

      US /ˈɪmprəˌvaɪz/

      UK /ˈɪmprəvaɪz/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To compose, speak or perform without preparation
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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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    • in the middle of

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • In the central part or point of something.
      • Engaged or occupied with something.
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    • in the streets

      US /ɪn ðə strits/

      UK /ɪn ðə stri:ts/

      • other
      • Located or happening outdoors in public roads or areas.
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    • irony

      US /ˈaɪrəni, ˈaɪə-/

      UK /'aɪrənɪ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Quality of being funny because it is the opposite
      • A situation that is strange or funny because things happen in a way that seems opposite to what you expected.
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    • issue

      US /ˈɪʃu/

      UK /'ɪʃu:/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To make something available to be used or sold
      • To deliver a statement, etc. in an official manner
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Important topic discussed, debated or argued over
      • Single edition of a magazine
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    • launch

      US /lɔntʃ, lɑntʃ/

      UK /lɔ:ntʃ/

      • Noun
      • Starting a new project; introducing new product
      • Act of firing rockets into the air
      • Transitive Verb
      • To start a new project; start selling a product
      • To put a rocket into the air
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    • missile

      US /ˈmɪsəl/

      UK /ˈmisail/

      • Noun
      • A weapon that is thrown, shot or launched
      • A self-propelled guided weapon.
      • Adjective
      • Relating to or used in missiles.
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    • mosque

      US /mɑ:sk/

      UK /mɒsk/

      • Noun
      • Muslim temple or place of worship
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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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    • plenty

      US /ˈplɛnti/

      UK /'plentɪ/

      • Pronoun
      • When there is not too little of something; a lot
      • Uncountable Noun
      • A large or sufficient amount or quantity; abundance.
      • A lot of something
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    • pregnant

      US /ˈprɛɡnənt/

      UK /ˈpregnənt/

      • Adjective
      • Carrying your unborn baby inside you
      • Full of meaning or significance; suggestive.
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    • resistance

      US /rɪˈzɪstəns/

      UK /rɪ'zɪstəns/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Force that stops or slows movement of something
      • Refusal to accept something new or different
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    • significant

      US /sɪɡˈnɪfɪkənt/

      UK /sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt/

      • Adjective
      • Large enough to be noticed or have an effect
      • Having meaning; important; noticeable
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    • snapshot

      US /ˈsnæpʃɑ:t/

      UK /ˈsnæpʃɒt/

      • Countable Noun
      • A photograph, especially an informal one
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    • soak

      US /sok/

      UK /səʊk/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To make something completely wet
      • To place something in liquid for a period of time
      • Noun
      • Placement in liquid for a period of time
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    • sonic

      US /ˈsɑ:nɪk/

      UK /ˈsɒnɪk/

      • Adjective
      • Concerning sound, its waves, and speed
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    • stick

      US /stɪk/

      UK /stɪk/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To push a sharp or pointed object into something
      • To join together using glue or paste
      • Countable Noun
      • Long thin piece of wood from a tree
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    • struggle

      US /ˈstrʌɡəl/

      UK /'strʌɡl/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To try very hard to do something difficult
      • To fight or struggle violently
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Strong efforts made to do something difficult
      • A difficult or challenging situation or task
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    • suffer

      US / ˈsʌfɚ/

      UK /'sʌfə(r)/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To experience pain, illness, or injury
      • To allow or permit something, especially something unpleasant.
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    • tent

      US /tɛnt/

      UK /tent/

      • Countable Noun
      • Portable cloth shelter used outdoors for camping
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To live by camping outdoors in a cloth structure
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    • territory

      US /ˈtɛrɪˌtɔri, -ˌtori/

      UK /'terətrɪ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Area of land defended by an animal
      • Area of particular knowledge or experience
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    • violence

      US /ˈvaɪələns/

      UK /ˈvaɪələns/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Strong physical force of nature
      • Use of physical force to harm someone
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    • waterfront

      US /ˈwɔ:tərfrʌnt/

      UK /ˈwɔ:təfrʌnt/

      • Noun
      • Harbor or dockyard of city near the water
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    • without knowing

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Unaware; without being conscious of something.
      • Unintentionally; without meaning to do something.
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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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