Vocabulary

  • up there: In or to a higher place or position; far away.
  • look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
  • have to: Must do
  • ride up: To move upwards, especially clothing.
  • wait for: To wait until someone comes, or something happens
  • in a minute: Very soon; in a short amount of time.
  • to let: Indicates that a property is available for rent.
  • walk around: To stroll or wander in a leisurely way.
  • get up to: To do something slightly naughty
  • ride into: To enter a place on horseback or other vehicle.
  • in the middle of: In the central part or point of something.
  • arrive at: To reach a place, especially at the end of a journey.
  • in a while: In a short period of time; soon.
  • way up here: At a high or elevated location, often emphasizing the distance or effort to reach it.
  • under construction
  • inside of: Within; in the inner part of.
  • at that time: During a specific point in the past.
  • set up
  • feel like: To have a desire or inclination for something.
  • write in: To add text to a document or form.
  • used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
  • turned out: To arrive for a public event or entertainment
  • in love with: Feeling romantic love for someone.
  • made with: Containing a particular ingredient or material.
  • meditation: Act of deep and quiet thinking
  • apparently: According to what you heard; from what can be seen
  • recommend: To advise or suggest that someone do something
  • practice: The office and place for legal or medical work
  • purpose: Reason for which something is done; aim; goal
  • texture: Quality from different elements, as in music
  • neat: That you approve of; cool
  • bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
  • occur: To come to pass or to happen
  • tiny: Very, very small
  • pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
  • stroll: To walk slowly and in a relaxed manner
  • trace: To make an outline to determine a shape
  • kind: In a caring and helpful manner
  • restore: To return a thing to its original condition
  • allow: To admit the validity or truth of something
  • catch: Amount of something that has been caught
  • souvenir: Something bought to remember a place
  • bring: To take or go with someone to a place
  • amazing: Surprising in a pleasing way
  • head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
  • comfy: In a position that feels just right
  • sesame: Tropical plant with seeds used as food in oil
  • perfect: So good it cannot be improved
  • minute: Notes taken at a meeting to record what was said
  • humid: (Of air, weather) containing a lot of moisture
  • burn: To destroy with fire
  • think: To have an idea about something without certainty
  • train: Line of people, animals moving the same direction
  • tour: To travel to several places to perform a show
  • powder: Dry material made up of small powder-like pieces
  • ride: Machine at an amusement park for riding on for fun
  • delicious: Very pleasing to eat; especially pleasing
  • forest: Large area with many trees
  • skip: Very large waste disposal bin
  • cable: To transmit a message over a wire
  • meal: Food for eating at a particular time, e.g. dinner
  • foggy: With cloudy air that makes seeing things difficult
  • calligraphy: Beautiful decorative handwriting of Kanji
  • pamphlet: Thin book that provides information about a topic
  • temple: A flat area on the side of the forehead
  • garden: Yard; ground outside your house to grow plants
  • soybean: Edible seed widely used to make sauce, in cooking
  • breakfast: First meal of the day
  • excite: To make something or someone become more active
  • salad: Uncooked vegetables made into a dish
  • cloudy: With many clouds; without exact form or detail
  • oil: A liquid used for frying foods
  • shiitake: Edible east Asian mushroom
  • miso: Paste made from fermented soybeans and malt
  • tofu: Compressed bean curd used in cooking
  • kombu: Edible kelp used in East Asian cuisine
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    • amazing

      US /ə'meɪzɪŋ/

      UK /ə'meɪzɪŋ/

      • Adjective
      • Surprising in a pleasing way
      • Transitive Verb
      • To cause wonder; to surprise completely
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    • apparently

      US /əˈpærəntlɪ/

      UK /əˈpærəntli/

      • Adverb
      • According to what you heard; from what can be seen
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    • arrive at

      US /əˈraɪv æt/

      UK /əˈraiv æt/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To reach a place, especially at the end of a journey.
      • To reach a conclusion or decision after thinking about something.
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    • at that time

      US /æt ðæt taɪm/

      UK /æt ðæt taim/

      • Phrase
      • During a specific point in the past.
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    • breakfast

      US /ˈbrɛkfəst/

      UK /ˈbrekfəst/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • First meal of the day
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To have the first meal of the day
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    • cable

      US /ˈkebəl/

      UK /ˈkeɪbl/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To transmit a message over a wire
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Message sent by wireless telegraphy
      • Satellite TV distributed by cables
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    • calligraphy

      US /kəˈlɪɡrəfi/

      UK /kəˈlɪgrəfi/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Beautiful decorative handwriting of Kanji
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    • cloudy

      US /ˈklaʊdi/

      UK /'klaʊdɪ/

      • Adjective
      • With many clouds; without exact form or detail
      • Without exact form or detail; not clear
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    • comfy

      US /ˈkʌmfi/

      UK /ˈkʌmfi/

      • Adjective
      • In a position that feels just right
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    • delicious

      US /dɪˈlɪʃəs/

      UK /dɪˈlɪʃəs/

      • Adjective
      • Very pleasing to eat; especially pleasing
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    • excite

      US /ɪkˈsaɪt/

      UK /ɪk'saɪt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To make something or someone become more active
      • To make someone feel happy, interested or eager
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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.
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    • foggy

      US /ˈfɔɡi/

      UK /'fɒɡɪ/

      • Adjective
      • With cloudy air that makes seeing things difficult
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    • garden

      US /ˈgɑ:rdn/

      UK /ˈgɑ:dn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Yard; ground outside your house to grow plants
      • Public park in which visitors can see flowers
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To work in a yard to grow plants, vegetables
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    • get up to

      US /ɡɛt ʌp tu/

      UK /ɡet ʌp tu:/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To do something slightly naughty
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    • have to

      US /hæv tu/

      UK /ˈhæv tə/

      • Auxiliary Verb
      • Must do
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    • humid

      US /ˈhjumɪd/

      UK /ˈhju:mɪd/

      • Adjective
      • (Of air, weather) containing a lot of moisture
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    • in a minute

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Very soon; in a short amount of time.
      • Within the duration of one minute.
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    • in a while

      US /ɪn e hwaɪl/

      UK /in ə hwail/

      • Phrase
      • In a short period of time; soon.
      • For a short period of time; soon.
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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 middle of

      US

      UK

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

      US /kɒm'bʌ/

      UK /kɒm'bʌ/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Edible kelp used in East Asian cuisine
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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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    • made with

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Containing a particular ingredient or material.
      • Created or produced using a specific tool, method, or process.
      • Phrasal Verb
      • To offer or provide something, often quickly or unexpectedly.
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    • meditation

      US /ˌmɛdɪˈteʃən/

      UK /ˌmedɪ'teɪʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Act of deep and quiet thinking
      • The practice of focusing one's mind for a period of time.
      B2
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    • miso

      US /ˈmi:soʊ/

      UK /ˈmi:səʊ/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Paste made from fermented soybeans and malt
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    • neat

      US /nit/

      UK /ni:t/

      • Adjective
      • That you approve of; cool
      • (Of alcohol) not weakened with water or a mixer
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    • occur

      US /əˈkɚ/

      UK /əˈkɜ:(r)/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To come to pass or to happen
      • To be found to exist; to be present.
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    • oil

      US /ɔɪl/

      UK /ɔɪl/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • A liquid used for frying foods
      • Thick, black liquid in the ground used as fuel
      • Transitive Verb
      • To add a liquid for frying foods
      • To put liquid in a machine so it will run smoothly
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    • pamphlet

      US /ˈpæmflɪt/

      UK /ˈpæmflət/

      • Countable Noun
      • Thin book that provides information about a topic
      • A leaflet or booklet, often of a political nature, designed to influence opinion
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    • powder

      US /ˈpaʊdɚ/

      UK /'paʊdə(r)/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Dry material made up of small powder-like pieces
      • Dry and light form of snow
      • Transitive Verb
      • To apply a dust onto the body or face
      • To reduce to powder; pulverize.
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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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    • purpose

      US /ˈpɚpəs/

      UK /'pɜ:pəs/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Reason for which something is done; aim; goal
      • A person's sense of resolve or determination.
      • Adverb
      • With clear intention or determination.
      • Intentionally; deliberately.
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    • recommend

      US /ˌrɛkəˈmɛnd/

      UK /ˌrekə'mend/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To advise or suggest that someone do something
      • To endorse or support something publicly.
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    • restore

      US /rɪˈstɔr, -ˈstor/

      UK /rɪˈstɔ:(r)/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To return a thing to its original condition
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    • ride into

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To enter a place on horseback or other vehicle.
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    • ride up

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To move upwards, especially clothing.
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    • salad

      US /ˈsæləd/

      UK /ˈsæləd/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Uncooked vegetables made into a dish
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    • sesame

      US /ˈsɛsəmi/

      UK /ˈsesəmi/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Tropical plant with seeds used as food in oil
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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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    • shiitake

      US

      UK

      • Noun
      • Edible east Asian mushroom
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    • skip

      US /skɪp/

      UK /skɪp/

      • Countable Noun
      • Very large waste disposal bin
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To move forward by taking fast steps and jumps
      • To move rapidly, from one topic to another
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    • souvenir

      US /ˌsu:vəˈnɪr/

      UK /ˌsu:vəˈnɪə(r)/

      • Noun
      • Something bought to remember a place
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    • soybean

      US /ˈsɔɪˌbin/

      UK /'sɔɪbi:n/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Edible seed widely used to make sauce, in cooking
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    • stroll

      US /strol/

      UK /strəʊl/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To walk slowly and in a relaxed manner
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    • temple

      US /ˈtɛmpəl/

      UK /'templ/

      • Noun
      • A flat area on the side of the forehead
      • Place for worship in many religions
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    • texture

      US /ˈtɛkstʃɚ/

      UK /ˈtekstʃə(r)/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Quality from different elements, as in music
      • Look and feel of a substance or material
      • Transitive Verb
      • To give a particular look or feel to a surface
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    • tiny

      US /ˈtaɪni/

      UK /'taɪnɪ/

      • Adjective
      • Very, very small
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    • to let

      US /tu lɛt/

      UK /tu let/

      • Preposition
      • Indicates that a property is available for rent.
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    • tofu

      US /'toʊfu:/

      UK /'təʊfu:/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Compressed bean curd used in cooking
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    • tour

      US /tʊr/

      UK /tʊə(r)/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To travel to several places to perform a show
      • To visit several places for pleasure
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A trip to several places to perform a show
      • A journey to visit several places for pleasure
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    • trace

      US /tres/

      UK /treɪs/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To make an outline to determine a shape
      • To find someone or something that has disappeared
      • Uncountable Noun
      • Very small quantity of something
      • A mark or other sign of the former presence or passage of something.
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    • turned out

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To arrive for a public event or entertainment
      • To happen to be in the end
      • Transitive Verb
      • To extinguish or switch off lights.
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    • under construction

      US /ˈʌndɚ kənˈstrʌkʃən/

      UK /ˈʌndə kənˈstrʌkʃən/

      • Phrase
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    • up there

      US /ʌp ðɛr/

      UK /ʌp ðɛə/

      • Adverb
      • In or to a higher place or position; far away.
      • In heaven.
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    • used to

      US /juzd tu/

      UK /ˈju:st tə/

      • Adjective
      • Did regularly before, but don't do now
      • Auxiliary Verb
      • Have done before, but do not do now
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    • wait for

      US /wet fɔr/

      UK /weit fɔ:/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To wait until someone comes, or something happens
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    • walk around

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To stroll or wander in a leisurely way.
      • To move about in order to inspect something.
      A2
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    • way up here

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • At a high or elevated location, often emphasizing the distance or effort to reach it.
      • In a high-ranking position or status, often implying a distance from everyday realities.
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    • write in

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To add text to a document or form.
      • To vote for a candidate whose name is not printed on the ballot by writing it in.
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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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