Vocabulary

  • ramp up: To increase the level or amount of something sharply.
  • feel like: To have a desire or inclination for something.
  • in the moment: At the present time; now.
  • just kind of: Used to express a feeling or state in a vague or hesitant way.
  • going on: To continue doing something
  • of the essence: Absolutely necessary or vital.
  • authentic: From a reliable source; accurate; true
  • episode: One separate event in a series of events
  • stick: To push a sharp or pointed object into something
  • matter: To be of great importance; to count
  • audience: Group of people attending a play, movie etc.
  • scene: Incident where someone behaves angrily, badly
  • script: Written text of a book, play, film, or speech
  • emotional: Causing, feeling, or appealing to the emotions
  • stress: To emphasize one or more parts of a word, sentence
  • relationship: Connection between two or more people or things
  • bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
  • rage: Strong or violent anger
  • draw: To attract attention to someone or something
  • series: Set of stories or articles on a particular subject
  • tiny: Very, very small
  • essence: Most important part or quality of something
  • crawl: To move very slowly or cautiously
  • rip: To tear or split roughly or cause to tear or split
  • glimpse: To see or notice something very briefly
  • capture: To attract and hold e.g. interest, attention
  • actual: Real or existing in fact, not imagined; real
  • rest: Time when one relaxes, sleeps, or is inactive
  • surgery: Medical operation involving cutting into body
  • lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
  • abandon: To discard or intentionally get rid of an item
  • anchor: Metal hook on a rope used to stop boats moving
  • ramp: Path that increases in height as you walk up it
  • comedy: Amusing play, film, usually with a happy ending
  • stomach: Place in the body where food is processed
  • notice: To become aware by sight, touch, or hearing
  • moment: Very short or brief period of time
  • lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
  • place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
  • jolt: Sudden shock (e.g. of electricity or surprise)
  • kind: In a caring and helpful manner
  • hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
  • pain: Strong feeling of hurt or discomfort
  • control: A device designed to operate a machine
  • emotionally: In a way that shows your feelings
  • boom: Very fast increase in growth or popularity
  • head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
  • desperation: Feeling all hope is lost and you will do anything
  • shade: Area of darkness when something blocks the light
  • shot: To kick or throw a ball at a goal
  • terror: Use of violent acts to make people afraid
  • ovary: Egg-producing organ of female humans and animals
  • bug: To bother someone
  • accentuate: To emphasize a difference; make more noticeable
  • motif: A distinctive form, shape or figure in a design
  • absurdity: State of being so foolish it is hard to believe
  • terrify: To scare or greatly frighten
  • montage: Assembly of items, e.g. visual images
  • crux: Main point of an issue
  • ultrasound: Use of sound waves to therapy or diagnostics
  • foreshadow: To be a sign of future events
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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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    • absurdity

      US /əb'sɜ:dətɪ/

      UK /əb'sɜ:dətɪ/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • State of being so foolish it is hard to believe
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    • accentuate

      US /ækˈsɛntʃuˌet/

      UK /ək'sentʃʊeɪt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To emphasize a difference; make more noticeable
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    • actual

      US /ˈæktʃuəl/

      UK /ˈæktʃuəl/

      • Adjective
      • Real or existing in fact, not imagined; real
      • Current; existing at the present time.
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    • anchor

      US /ˈæŋkɚ/

      UK /'æŋkə(r)/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Metal hook on a rope used to stop boats moving
      • Person who presents a news program on TV
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To lower an anchor to hold a boat or ship in place
      • To secure firmly or fixedly; to moor.
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    • audience

      US /ˈɔdiəns/

      UK /ˈɔ:diəns/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Group of people attending a play, movie etc.
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    • authentic

      US /ɔˈθɛntɪk/

      UK /ɔ:ˈθentɪk/

      • Adjective
      • From a reliable source; accurate; true
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    • boom

      US /bum/

      UK /bu:m/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Very fast increase in growth or popularity
      • A very loud and deep sound
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To experience a rapid increase in growth
      • To make a very loud and deep sound
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    • bug

      US /bʌɡ/

      UK /bʌɡ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To bother someone
      • To hide an electronic device to spy on someone
      • Countable Noun
      • An insect
      • Problem in the functioning of computer code
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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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    • comedy

      US /ˈkɑmɪdi/

      UK /'kɒmədɪ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Amusing play, film, usually with a happy ending
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    • crawl

      US /krɔl/

      UK /krɔ:l/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To move very slowly or cautiously
      • To move along with the body close to the ground
      • Uncountable Noun
      • Very slow progress (e.g. traffic)
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    • crux

      US /krʌks, krʊks/

      UK /krʌks/

      • Noun
      • Main point of an issue
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    • desperation

      US /ˌdɛspəˈreʃən/

      UK /ˌdespəˈreɪʃn/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Feeling all hope is lost and you will do anything
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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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    • emotionally

      US /ɪˈmoʃənl:ɪ/

      UK /ɪ'məʊʃənəlɪ/

      • Adverb
      • In a way that shows your feelings
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    • episode

      US /ˈɛpɪˌsod/

      UK /'epɪsəʊd/

      • Noun
      • One separate event in a series of events
      • Show which is part of a larger story
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    • essence

      US /ˈɛsəns/

      UK /'esns/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Most important part or quality of something
      • Substance that has a very strong, unique smell
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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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    • foreshadow

      US /fɔ:rˈʃædoʊ/

      UK /fɔ:ˈʃædəʊ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To be a sign of future events
      C2
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    • glimpse

      US /ɡlɪmps/

      UK /ɡlɪmps/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To see or notice something very briefly
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A brief sight of something
      • A brief or incomplete understanding or idea.
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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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    • in the moment

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • At the present time; now.
      • Spontaneously; without prior planning or consideration.
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    • jolt

      US /dʒolt/

      UK /dʒəʊlt/

      • Noun
      • Sudden shock (e.g. of electricity or surprise)
      • Transitive Verb
      • To suddenly bump or shock
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    • just kind of

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Used to express a feeling or state in a vague or hesitant way.
      • Used to indicate something is approximately or generally similar to something else.
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    • montage

      US /ˌmɑ:nˈtɑ:ʒ/

      UK /ˌmɒnˈtɑ:ʒ/

      • Noun
      • Assembly of items, e.g. visual images
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    • motif

      US /moˈtif/

      UK /məʊ'ti:f/

      • Noun
      • A distinctive form, shape or figure in a design
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    • of the essence

      US /ʌv ði ˈɛsəns/

      UK /ɔv ðə ˈesns/

      • Phrase
      • Absolutely necessary or vital.
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    • ovary

      US /ˈoʊvəri/

      UK /ˈəʊvəri/

      • Noun
      • Egg-producing organ of female humans and animals
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    • rage

      US /reɪdʒ/

      UK /reɪdʒ/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Strong or violent anger
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To act or speak with strong or violent anger
      • To move violently, like a storm
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    • ramp

      US /ræmp/

      UK /ræmp/

      • Noun
      • Path that increases in height as you walk up it
      • Transitive Verb
      • To slope or incline; (phrasal: ramp up) to increase the level or amount of something sharply; to furnish with a sloping surface.
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    • ramp up

      US /ræmp ʌp/

      UK /ræmp ʌp/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To increase the level or amount of something sharply.
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    • relationship

      US /rɪˈleʃənˌʃɪp/

      UK /rɪˈleɪʃnʃɪp/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Connection between two or more people or things
      • Way people interact or live with each other
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    • rip

      US /rɪp/

      UK /rɪp/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To tear or split roughly or cause to tear or split
      • To become torn, opened, or split apart forcefully
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A long tear in something, e.g. a piece of cloth
      • (Slang) A puff of marijuana.
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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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    • script

      US /skrɪpt/

      UK /skrɪpt/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Written text of a book, play, film, or speech
      • Set of letters or characters of a written language
      • Transitive Verb
      • To write a text for a movie, play or speech
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    • shade

      US /ʃed/

      UK /ʃeɪd/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Area of darkness when something blocks the light
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To shelter something from direct light
      • To change the truth to deceive or influence
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    • shot

      US /ʃɑt/

      UK /ʃɒt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To kick or throw a ball at a goal
      • To fire a gun; injure or kill someone with a gun
      • Countable Noun
      • An attempt to kick or throw a ball at a goal
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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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    • stomach

      US /ˈstʌmək/

      UK /'stʌmək/

      • Noun
      • Place in the body where food is processed
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • to be able to accept something unpleasant
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    • stress

      US / strɛs/

      UK /stres/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To emphasize one or more parts of a word, sentence
      • To put pressure on something or someone
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Emphasis on part of a word or sentence
      • Pressure on something or someone
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    • surgery

      US /ˈsɚdʒəri/

      UK /'sɜ:dʒərɪ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Medical operation involving cutting into body
      • A doctor's office; health clinic
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    • terrify

      US /ˈtɛrəˌfaɪ/

      UK /ˈterɪfaɪ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To scare or greatly frighten
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    • terror

      US /ˈtɛrɚ/

      UK /ˈterə(r)/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Use of violent acts to make people afraid
      • Extreme fear; dread.
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    • tiny

      US /ˈtaɪni/

      UK /'taɪnɪ/

      • Adjective
      • Very, very small
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    • ultrasound

      US /ˈʌltrəˌsaʊnd/

      UK /ˈʌltrəsaʊnd/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Use of sound waves to therapy or diagnostics
      C2
      More
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    She took a brave step forward, leaving behind her comfort zone to chase her dreams.

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    • 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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