Vocabulary

  • have to: Must do
  • warm up: To gently exercise muscles before doing sport
  • wake up: To stop sleeping
  • at a time: Separately; one by one
  • shine on: To continue to shine; to keep giving light.
  • got to: To arrive at some place
  • going on: To continue doing something
  • at night: During the night; in the nighttime.
  • under the gun: Being under pressure to do something quickly.
  • show up: To arrive or be seen at a place, e.g. a party
  • in the scene: Present at the location where something is happening or has happened.
  • get out of: To leave or escape responsibilities, troubles
  • to: Toward a point, person, place or thing
  • go: To attend or be at a place
  • come: To arrive at a place
  • treat: To pay for the food or enjoyment of someone else
  • character: Person in a story, movie or play
  • track: To use marks to follow a wild animal
  • scene: Incident where someone behaves angrily, badly
  • challenge: An activity you wish to try that may be hard to do
  • authority: The power to give orders to people
  • government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
  • shut: To stop being open for business
  • fast: In a way that is difficult to move or change
  • proud: Very good; worthy of making one pleased
  • season: One of Spring, Summer, Autumn (Fall) and Winter
  • award: To give a prize for doing something well
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    • at a time

      US /æt e taɪm/

      UK /æt ə taim/

      • Phrase
      • Separately; one by one
      • Simultaneously; together
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    • at night

      US /æt naɪt/

      UK /æt nait/

      • Phrase
      • During the night; in the nighttime.
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    • authority

      US /əˈθɔrɪti, əˈθɑr-, ɔˈθɔr-, ɔˈθɑr-/

      UK /ɔ:ˈθɒrəti/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • The power to give orders to people
      • Person who is an expert on a particular topic
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    • award

      US /əˈwɔrd/

      UK /ə'wɔ:d/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To give a prize for doing something well
      • Countable Noun
      • Prize given to you because you did something well
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    • challenge

      US /ˈtʃæləndʒ/

      UK /'tʃælɪndʒ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • An activity you wish to try that may be hard to do
      • Act of formally inviting someone to compete
      • Transitive Verb
      • To formally invite someone to compete at something
      • To question the correctness of something
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    • character

      US /ˈkærəktɚ/

      UK /'kærəktə(r)/

      • Noun
      • Person in a story, movie or play
      • Writing symbols, e.g. alphabet or Chinese writing
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    • get out of

      US /ɡɛt aʊt ʌv/

      UK /ɡet aut ɔv/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To leave or escape responsibilities, troubles
      • To leave a small, enclosed vehicle
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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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    • 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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    • have to

      US /hæv tu/

      UK /ˈhæv tə/

      • Auxiliary Verb
      • Must do
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    • in the scene

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      UK

      • Phrase
      • Present at the location where something is happening or has happened.
      • Actively participating in a performance or dramatic situation.
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    • proud

      US /praʊd/

      UK /praʊd/

      • Adjective
      • Very good; worthy of making one pleased
      • Having or showing respect for yourself; having dignity.
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    • scene

      US /sin/

      UK /si:n/

      • Noun
      • Incident where someone behaves angrily, badly
      • View that looks like a picture
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    • shine on

      US /ʃaɪn ɑn/

      UK /ʃain ɔn/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To continue to shine; to keep giving light.
      • To prosper or be successful.
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    • show up

      US /ʃo ʌp/

      UK /ʃəu ʌp/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To arrive or be seen at a place, e.g. a party
      • To be noticeably better than (someone else)
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    • shut

      US /ʃʌt/

      UK /ʃʌt/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To stop being open for business
      • Transitive Verb
      • To close something, e.g. a door
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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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    • under the gun

      US /ˈʌndɚ ðə gʌn/

      UK /ˈʌndə ðə gʌn/

      • other
      • Being under pressure to do something quickly.
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    • wake up

      US /wek ʌp/

      UK /weik ʌp/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To stop sleeping
      • To become fully aware and alert to a situation.
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    • warm up

      US /wɔːrm ʌp/

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To gently exercise muscles before doing sport
      A1
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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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