Vocabulary

  • turn to: To go to someone for help, advice, or information.
  • for example: As an illustration or instance.
  • wait for: To wait until someone comes, or something happens
  • of course: Sure ; Certainly
  • get back to: To get in contact with someone again
  • warm up: To gently exercise muscles before doing sport
  • to let: Indicates that a property is available for rent.
  • have to: Must do
  • hold onto: To grasp or grip something tightly.
  • on purpose: Intentionally; deliberately.
  • after all: In spite of what was expected; used to introduce a statement that supports a previous statement or explains why it was made
  • present: Being in attendance; being there; having turned up
  • practice: The office and place for legal or medical work
  • basically: Used before you explain something simply, clearly
  • description: Explanation of what something is like, looks like
  • conversation: Talking with other people; discussion or chat
  • confidence: Feeling that you can do well at something
  • purpose: Reason for which something is done; aim; goal
  • bold: Brave; very confident; too confident
  • emotional: Causing, feeling, or appealing to the emotions
  • sentence: (Of a judge) to decide the punishment of
  • calm: Without wind or storm; quiet; peaceful
  • presentation: Act of giving a formal talk about something
  • avoid: To prevent from happening
  • adapt: To change something for a different function
  • attention: Taking notice of someone or something
  • pause: To stop doing for a while before continuing
  • challenge: An activity you wish to try that may be hard to do
  • deliver: To give birth to a child; help a woman give birth
  • communicate: To give and exchange information
  • organize: To arrange and plan things, e.g. a party
  • important: Having power or authority
  • sound: Sensible, dependable and reliable
  • fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
  • glory: State of having respect, honor or pride
  • detail: Small part of something; tiny fact
  • change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
  • find: To become aware of something that is happening
  • remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
  • question: To ask for or try to get information
  • person: Man, woman or child
  • mistake: Something done wrong/calculated wrong; error
  • prepare: To make something ready for use
  • start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
  • waffle: Batter cooked in a hot iron, as with crisscrosses
  • glaze: Light coating of liquid that makes surface shiny
  • unforgettable: Impossible to forget; memorable; impressive
  • clone: To make an exact copy of a living thing
  • solo: Being performed or done alone
  • oomph: Attractive, e.g. sexually attractive, energy/vigor
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    • adapt

      US /əˈdæpt/

      UK /ə'dæpt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To change something for a different function
      • To change something to fit or suit a new purpose
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To change your behaviour so that it is easier to live in a new place or situation
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    • after all

      US /ˈæftɚ ɔl/

      UK /ˈɑ:ftə ɔ:l/

      • Adverb
      • In spite of what was expected; used to introduce a statement that supports a previous statement or explains why it was made
      • Considering everything; used to indicate that something is happening or is true despite some difficulty or obstacle
      • Phrase
      • Despite what was expected or thought; in spite of everything.
      • Taking everything into consideration; considering that.
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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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    • basically

      US /ˈbesɪkəli,-kli/

      UK /ˈbeɪsɪkli/

      • Adverb
      • Used before you explain something simply, clearly
      • In essence; when you consider the most important aspects of something.
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    • bold

      US /bold/

      UK /bəʊld/

      • Adjective
      • Brave; very confident; too confident
      • Having a strong, vivid, or striking appearance or flavor
      • Noun
      • Darker heavier shade of a font
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    • calm

      US /kɑm/

      UK /kɑ:m/

      • Adjective
      • Without wind or storm; quiet; peaceful
      • Relaxed and not worried or angry
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To make or become relaxed and not worried or angry
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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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    • clone

      US /kloʊn/

      UK /kləʊn/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To make an exact copy of a living thing
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    • communicate

      US /kəˈmjunɪˌket/

      UK /kə'mju:nɪkeɪt/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To give and exchange information
      • To convey or make known (information, feelings, etc.)
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    • confidence

      US /ˈkɑnfɪdəns/

      UK /'kɒnfɪdəns/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Feeling that you can do well at something
      • Feeling you can trust someone
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    • conversation

      US /ˌkɑnvɚˈseʃən/

      UK /ˌkɒnvəˈseɪʃn/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Talking with other people; discussion or chat
      • General communication or interaction.
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    • deliver

      US /dɪˈlɪvɚ/

      UK /dɪ'lɪvə(r)/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To give birth to a child; help a woman give birth
      • To save someone from a problem or crisis
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    • description

      US /dɪˈskrɪpʃən/

      UK /dɪˈskrɪpʃn/

      • Noun
      • Explanation of what something is like, looks like
      • The type or nature of someone or something.
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    • emotional

      US /ɪˈmoʃənəl/

      UK /ɪˈməʊʃənl/

      • Adjective
      • Causing, feeling, or appealing to the emotions
      • Relating to or characterized by emotion
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    • for example

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      UK

      • Phrase
      • As an illustration or instance.
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    • get back to

      US /ɡɛt bæk tu/

      UK /ɡet bæk tu:/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To get in contact with someone again
      • To return to someone or something; to respond at a later time.
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    • glaze

      US /ɡlez/

      UK /gleɪz/

      • Noun
      • Light coating of liquid that makes surface shiny
      • Transitive Verb
      • To cover (food) with liquid to make it shine
      • To fit a piece of glass in the frame of a window
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    • glory

      US /ˈɡlɔri, ˈɡlori/

      UK /'ɡlɔ:rɪ/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • State of having respect, honor or pride
      • Condition of great beauty, success, or influence
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    • have to

      US /hæv tu/

      UK /ˈhæv tə/

      • Auxiliary Verb
      • Must do
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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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    • of course

      US /ʌv kɔː(r)s/

      UK /ɔv kɔː(r)s/

      • Adverb
      • Sure ; Certainly
      • Phrase
      • For sure; certainly
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    • on purpose

      US /ɑn ˈpɚpəs/

      UK /ɔn ˈpə:pəs/

      • Idiom
      • Intentionally; deliberately.
      • Phrase
      • Intentionally; deliberately.
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    • oomph

      US /ʊmf/

      UK /ʊmf/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Attractive, e.g. sexually attractive, energy/vigor
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    • pause

      US /pɔz/

      UK /pɔ:z/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To stop doing for a while before continuing
      • To temporarily interrupt the execution of a program or process.
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A temporary break before continuing
      • Function on a device to stop and restart it
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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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    • presentation

      US /ˌprɛzənˈteʃən, ˌprizən-/

      UK /ˌpreznˈteɪʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Act of giving a formal talk about something
      • Way in which something is displayed or shown
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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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    • solo

      US /ˈsoʊloʊ/

      UK /ˈsəʊləʊ/

      • Adjective
      • Being performed or done alone
      • Noun
      • Activity that one does alone, e.g. playing music
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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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    • turn to

      US /tɚn tu/

      UK /tə:n tu:/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To go to someone for help, advice, or information.
      • To start doing or using something, often something bad or undesirable.
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    • unforgettable

      US /ˌʌnfərˈgetəbl/

      UK /ˌʌnfəˈgetəbl/

      • Adjective
      • Impossible to forget; memorable; impressive
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    • waffle

      US /ˈwɑfəl/

      UK /'wɒfl/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Batter cooked in a hot iron, as with crisscrosses
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To speak incoherently and without a clear message
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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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    • warm up

      US /wɔːrm ʌp/

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To gently exercise muscles before doing sport
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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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