Vocabulary

  • have to: Must do
  • of value: Having worth, importance, or usefulness.
  • for the present: For now; temporarily or at this time.
  • in comfort: In a state of ease and relaxation; without hardship or difficulty.
  • inside of: Within; in the inner part of.
  • on account of: Because of.
  • account of: A spoken or written description of an event.
  • in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
  • rather than: More exactly; more correctly
  • requires effort: To need or demand effort to achieve something.
  • in love with: Feeling romantic love for someone.
  • at work: Located at one's place of employment
  • walk away: To leave a situation, especially a difficult or unpleasant one.
  • no matter: Regardless of; it does not matter.
  • in the future: At a later time; in times to come.
  • come after: To follow someone in order to threaten them
  • for the sake of: For the purpose of; in the interest of.
  • productive person: An individual who is efficient and effective in their work or activities, consistently achieving results.
  • play in: To participate or compete in a game or competition.
  • think about: To consider something carefully.
  • to the point: Expressing something directly and without unnecessary detail.
  • look back: To think about past events
  • set up
  • at the same time: Simultaneously; at the identical moment.
  • same time: Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
  • ever since: Continuously from a past time until now.
  • in exchange for: Given or done as an equivalent or substitute for.
  • free and easy: Describes a relaxed, casual, and unconcerned manner or atmosphere.
  • in turn: One after the other in a sequence or rotation.
  • such as: For example; like
  • for free: Without charge; at no cost.
  • eventually: After a long time; after many attempts; in the end
  • potential: Capable of happening or becoming reality
  • present: Being in attendance; being there; having turned up
  • majority: Amount that is more than half of a group
  • effort: Amount of work used trying to do something
  • progress: To move forward or toward a place or goal
  • passionate: Being easily excited to strong emotions
  • brilliant: Having a great amount of intelligence or talent
  • fear: Unpleasant feeling caused by being aware of danger
  • productive: Producing things in large quantities; fertile
  • amount: Quantity of something
  • sacrifice: Person/animal killed in a sacrifice (to a god)
  • burden: To weigh down with a load; impose a task upon
  • flaw: Quality that makes something imperfect
  • field: Area of study, such as physics or biology
  • adequate: Enough; good enough for what is needed
  • avoid: To prevent from happening
  • craft: To make by hand and with much skill
  • path: Method of living leading to a particular result
  • comfort: To try to make distressed person feel better
  • expertise: The special knowledge that an expert has
  • perform: To carry out an action well or successfully
  • passion: Powerful, positive excitement and interest
  • require: To demand that someone does something
  • attention: Taking notice of someone or something
  • account: An advantage
  • productivity: Rate at which people or machines produce
  • seek: To ask someone for help
  • create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
  • capture: To attract and hold e.g. interest, attention
  • pleasure: Feeling of happiness, enjoyment, or satisfaction
  • surplus: More than is needed or wanted
  • leisure: Time when you have no work to do and can relax
  • important: Having power or authority
  • catch: Amount of something that has been caught
  • point: An item to be discussed
  • middle: Place that is halfway between two things
  • greatness: Property of outstanding importance or eminence
  • great: Very good; better than before
  • discern: To be able to tell differences, see shapes, etc.
  • turn: To become (a particular age)
  • person: Man, woman or child
  • make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
  • visually: With respect to vision
  • fable: Very old (children's) story with a moral lesson
  • visualization: Act of creating an image in your mind
  • datum: Item of factual information
  • timeless: Never-ending; everlasting; eternal
  • mindless: Without thinking things through; stupid; unfeeling
  • revere: To give someone great respect and loyalty
  • singe: To burn lightly, often to remove hair
  • grasshopper: Jumping insect that makes a shrill chirping noise
  • discernment: Cognitive condition of someone who understands
  • unworthy: Lacking in value or merit; not deserving help
  • fisherman: Man whose job is catching fish
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    • account of

      US /əˈkaʊnt ʌv/

      UK /əˈkaunt ɔv/

      • Noun
      • A spoken or written description of an event.
      • Preposition
      • Because of; for the reason of.
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    • adequate

      US /ˈædɪkwɪt/

      UK /ˈædɪkwət/

      • Adjective
      • Enough; good enough for what is needed
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    • at the same time

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Simultaneously; at the identical moment.
      • Nevertheless; however; used to introduce a contrasting or qualifying statement.
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    • at work

      US /æt wɚk/

      UK /æt wə:k/

      • Phrase
      • Located at one's place of employment
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    • attention

      US /əˈtɛnʃən/

      UK /əˈtenʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Taking notice of someone or something
      • Noun
      • (Soldiers) Standing with straight backs
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    • avoid

      US /əˈvɔɪd/

      UK /ə'vɔɪd/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To prevent from happening
      • To stay away from
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    • brilliant

      US /ˈbrɪljənt/

      UK /'brɪlɪənt/

      • Adjective
      • Having a great amount of intelligence or talent
      • Being very bright, like a diamond; shining
      • Noun
      • A diamond or other gem cut in a particular form with many facets to have exceptional brilliance.
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    • burden

      US /ˈbɚdn/

      UK /'bɜ:dn/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To weigh down with a load; impose a task upon
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Something difficult to do, manage, or accept
      • Something that is carried with difficulty; an oppressive load.
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    • capture

      US /ˈkæptʃɚ/

      UK /'kæptʃə(r)/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To attract and hold e.g. interest, attention
      • To record, tape, or film something
      • Noun
      • The act of seizing or taking control of something.
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    • come after

      US /kʌm ˈæftɚ/

      UK /kʌm ˈɑ:ftə/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To follow someone in order to threaten them
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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
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    • craft

      US /kræft/

      UK /krɑ:ft/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To make by hand and with much skill
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Job requiring a worker to have specific skills
      • Vehicle that travels on water or through the air
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    • datum

      US /ˈdetəm, ˈdætəm, ˈdɑtəm/

      UK /ˈdeɪtəm/

      • Noun
      • Item of factual information
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    • discern

      US /dɪˈsɜ:rn/

      UK /dɪˈsɜ:n/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To be able to tell differences, see shapes, etc.
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    • discernment

      US /dɪˈsɜ:rnmən/

      UK /dɪˈsɜ:nmənt/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Cognitive condition of someone who understands
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    • effort

      US /ˈɛfət/

      UK /ˈefət/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Amount of work used trying to do something
      • A conscious exertion of power; a try.
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    • eventually

      US /ɪˈvɛntʃuəli/

      UK /ɪˈventʃuəli/

      • Adverb
      • After a long time; after many attempts; in the end
      • At some later time; in the future
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    • ever since

      US /ˈɛvɚ sɪns/

      UK /ˈevə sins/

      • Adverb
      • Continuously from a past time until now.
      • Conjunction
      • From the time that; because.
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    • expertise

      US /ˌekspɜːrˈtiːz/

      UK /ˌekspɜ:ˈti:z/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • The special knowledge that an expert has
      • Expert skill or knowledge in a particular field.
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    • fable

      US /ˈfebəl/

      UK /'feɪbl/

      • Countable Noun
      • Very old (children's) story with a moral lesson
      B2
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    • fisherman

      US /ˈfɪʃəmən/

      UK /ˈfiʃəˌmən/

      • Countable Noun
      • Man whose job is catching fish
      B2
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    • flaw

      US /flɔ/

      UK /flɔ:/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Quality that makes something imperfect
      • A weakness or undesirable quality.
      • Transitive Verb
      • To impair, damage, or spoil.
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    • for free

      US /fɔr fri/

      UK /fɔ: fri:/

      • Phrase
      • Without charge; at no cost.
      • Adjective
      • Available without payment.
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    • for the present

      US /fɚ ðə ˈprɛzənt/

      UK /fə ðə ˈprezənt/

      • other
      • For now; temporarily or at this time.
      B2
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    • for the sake of

      US /fɔr ði sek ʌv/

      UK /fɔ: ðə seik ɔv/

      • Phrase
      • For the purpose of; in the interest of.
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    • free and easy

      US /ˌfri ən ˈizi/

      UK /ˌfri: ənd ˈi:zɪ/

      • other
      • Describes a relaxed, casual, and unconcerned manner or atmosphere.
      B2
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    • grasshopper

      US /ˈgræshɑ:pə(r)/

      UK /ˈgrɑ:shɒpə(r)/

      • Countable Noun
      • Jumping insect that makes a shrill chirping noise
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    • greatness

      US /ˈɡretnɪs/

      UK /ɡreɪtnəs/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Property of outstanding importance or eminence
      B2
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    • have to

      US /hæv tu/

      UK /ˈhæv tə/

      • Auxiliary Verb
      • Must do
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    • in comfort

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • In a state of ease and relaxation; without hardship or difficulty.
      • In a financially secure and comfortable manner.
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    • in exchange for

      US /ɪn ɪksˈtʃendʒ fɔr/

      UK /in iksˈtʃeindʒ fɔ:/

      • Phrase
      • Given or done as an equivalent or substitute for.
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    • in love with

      US //ɪn lʌv wɪð//

      UK

      • Adjective
      • Feeling romantic love for someone.
      • Extremely enthusiastic about or fond of something.
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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 the world

      US /ɪn ði wɜrld/

      UK /in ðə wɜː(r)ld/

      • Phrase
      • Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
      • Used to indicate the extent or degree of something, often in a superlative sense.
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    • in turn

      US

      UK

      • Adverb
      • One after the other in a sequence or rotation.
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    • inside of

      US /ɪnˈsaɪd ʌv/

      UK /inˈsaid ɔv/

      • Preposition
      • Within; in the inner part of.
      • Within a certain period of time.
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    • leisure

      US /ˈli:ʒər/

      UK /ˈleʒə(r)/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Time when you have no work to do and can relax
      • Activities done for enjoyment during one's free time.
      • Adjective
      • Relating to or used for relaxation and enjoyment.
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    • look back

      US /lʊk bæk/

      UK /luk bæk/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To think about past events
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    • majority

      US /məˈdʒɔrɪti, -ˈdʒɑr-/

      UK /mə'dʒɒrətɪ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Amount that is more than half of a group
      • The age at which a person is legally considered an adult.
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    • mindless

      US /ˈmaɪndlɪs/

      UK /ˈmaɪndləs/

      • Adjective
      • Without thinking things through; stupid; unfeeling
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    • no matter

      US

      UK

      • Conjunction
      • Regardless of; it does not matter.
      • Adverb
      • Regardless of; it is not important
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    • of value

      US /ʌv ˈvælju/

      UK /ɔv ˈvælju/

      • Adjective
      • Having worth, importance, or usefulness.
      • Providing a benefit or advantage.
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    • on account of

      US /ɑn əˈkaʊnt ʌv/

      UK /ɔn əˈkaunt ɔv/

      • Preposition
      • Because of.
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    • passion

      US /ˈpæʃən/

      UK /'pæʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Powerful, positive excitement and interest
      • Something for which one has a great love
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    • passionate

      US /ˈpæʃənɪt/

      UK /ˈpæʃənət/

      • Adjective
      • Being easily excited to strong emotions
      • Having strong sexual desires
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    • path

      US /pæθ, pɑθ/

      UK /pɑ:θ/

      • Noun
      • Method of living leading to a particular result
      • Track made with stones, by walking over the ground
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    • play in

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To participate or compete in a game or competition.
      • To have a role in a theatrical production.
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    • pleasure

      US /ˈplɛʒɚ/

      UK /'pleʒə(r)/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Feeling of happiness, enjoyment, or satisfaction
      • A thing that causes enjoyment or delight.
      • Transitive Verb
      • To give someone pleasure or satisfaction.
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    • potential

      US /pəˈtɛnʃəl/

      UK /pəˈtenʃl/

      • Adjective
      • Capable of happening or becoming reality
      • Having or showing the capacity to develop into something in the future.
      • Uncountable Noun
      • someone's or something's ability to develop, achieve, or succeed
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    • productive

      US /prəˈdʌktɪv, pro-/

      UK /prəˈdʌktɪv/

      • Adjective
      • Producing things in large quantities; fertile
      • Doing a lot of work and achieving a lot
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    • productive person

      US

      UK

      • Noun
      • An individual who is efficient and effective in their work or activities, consistently achieving results.
      • A person who generates a significant amount of output or results.
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    • productivity

      US /ˌprɑ:dʌkˈtɪvəti/

      UK /ˌprɒdʌkˈtɪvəti/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Rate at which people or machines produce
      • A measure of the efficiency of a person, machine, factory, system, etc., in converting inputs into useful output.
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    • progress

      US /ˈprɑɡˌrɛs, -rəs, ˈproˌɡrɛs/

      UK /'prəʊɡres/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To move forward or toward a place or goal
      • To make progress; develop or improve.
      • Uncountable Noun
      • Act of moving forward
      • The process of improving or developing something over a period of time.
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    • rather than

      US

      UK

      • Adverb
      • More exactly; more correctly
      • Preferably; instead
      • Preposition
      • Instead of
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    • require

      US /rɪˈkwaɪr/

      UK /rɪ'kwaɪə(r)/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To demand that someone does something
      • To need to do something, to make it necessary
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    • requires effort

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • To need or demand effort to achieve something.
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    • revere

      US /rɪˈvɪr/

      UK /riˈviə/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To give someone great respect and loyalty
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    • sacrifice

      US /ˈsækrəˌfaɪs/

      UK /'sækrɪfaɪs/

      • Noun
      • Person/animal killed in a sacrifice (to a god)
      • Person/animal killed to please a god
      • Transitive Verb
      • To kill an animal or human to please a god
      • To give up your life for others, for a cause etc.
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    • same time

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
      • At the identical time as before; recurring at a fixed hour.
      • Noun
      • An equal duration or period.
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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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    • set up

      US /sɛt ʌp/

      UK /set ʌp/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To make arrangements for something; establish
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To arrange or prepare something for use.
      • To start a business, organization, etc.
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    • singe

      US /sɪndʒ/

      UK /sɪndʒ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To burn lightly, often to remove hair
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    • such as

      US /sʌtʃ æz/

      UK /sʌtʃ æz/

      • Preposition
      • For example; like
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    • surplus

      US /ˈsɚpləs, -ˌplʌs/

      UK /ˈsɜ:pləs/

      • Adjective
      • More than is needed or wanted
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Extra amount of something above what you need
      • The amount by which income or receipts exceed outlays or expenditure.
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    • think about

      US /θɪŋk əˈbaʊt/

      UK /θiŋk əˈbaut/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To consider something carefully.
      • To remember or call to mind.
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    • timeless

      US /ˈtaɪmlɪs/

      UK /ˈtaɪmləs/

      • Adjective
      • Never-ending; everlasting; eternal
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    • to the point

      US /tu ði pɔɪnt/

      UK /tu: ðə pɔint/

      • Adjective
      • Expressing something directly and without unnecessary detail.
      • Phrase
      • Relevant and pertinent to the matter at hand.
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    • unworthy

      US /ʌnˈwɜ:rði/

      UK /ʌnˈwɜ:ði/

      • Adjective
      • Lacking in value or merit; not deserving help
      B2
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    • visualization

      US /ˌvɪʒʊəlɪˈzeʃən/

      UK /ˌvɪʒʊəlaɪ'zeɪʃn/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Act of creating an image in your mind
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    • visually

      US /ˈvɪʒʊəlɪ/

      UK /'vɪʒʊəlɪ/

      • Adverb
      • With respect to vision
      • In a way that involves images or visual representation.
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    • walk away

      US /wɔk əˈwe/

      UK /wɔ:k əˈwei/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To leave a situation, especially a difficult or unpleasant one.
      • To choose not to be involved in 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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