Vocabulary

  • break down: To forcibly break, destroy or make collapse
  • start on: To begin or start doing something.
  • at least: As a minimum
  • breaks down: To forcibly break, destroy or make collapse
  • latch onto: To understand something, often after a period of confusion.
  • best practice: A procedure that has been shown by research and experience to produce optimal results and that is established or proposed as a standard suitable for widespread adoption.
  • of course: Sure ; Certainly
  • throw in the towel: To admit defeat or give up.
  • on average: Typically; usually; based on an average calculation.
  • subscribe: To regularly pay to receive a service
  • equivalent: Equal to something in value, use or meaning
  • eliminate: To completely remove; to get rid of
  • trigger: Lever on a gun that you pull to fire
  • practice: The office and place for legal or medical work
  • trick: To fool someone in order to obtain a result
  • average: Total of numbers divided by the number of items
  • treat: To pay for the food or enjoyment of someone else
  • curious: Wanting to know more about something
  • worth: the financial, practical or moral value of somebody/something
  • crust: Hard outer layer of something, e.g. the earth
  • counterintuitive: Contrary to what common sense would suggest
  • regular: Having an equal amount of space or time in between
  • filter: Device to remove certain types of light, sound
  • prompt: Message on a computer requiring attention
  • simply: In an easy or clear manner
  • form: Sports team or person's current winning record
  • typical: Normal; usual; expected
  • release: To free someone from a responsibility or burden
  • challenge: An activity you wish to try that may be hard to do
  • pour: To fill a person's glass or cup with a drink
  • suddenly: In an unexpected or very quick manner
  • couple: To join something to something else
  • throw: To use your arm to make something fly in the air
  • standard: Official unit of measuring something
  • sink: To push something down into the ground
  • break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
  • persist: To continue a course of action despite opposition
  • energy: Physical or mental strength
  • detect: To discover or identify the presence of something
  • leave: To go away from; depart
  • lavish: To use or give a lot of something
  • stubborn: Unwilling to give way or obey
  • rinse: To wash off small amounts of dirt, soap suds, etc.
  • latch: To tightly attach yourself to something
  • build: Your physical shape; physique
  • bleach: Chemical that disinfects and whitens
  • modern: Of the present time; up to date; contemporary
  • residue: Left over part after most is taken away
  • fill: To make something full
  • basic: At the most important or easiest (beginner) level
  • step: Movement done as part of a particular dance
  • turn: To become (a particular age)
  • find: To become aware of something that is happening
  • pump: To make liquid or gas flow in a particular direction
  • detergent: Synthetic liquid or powder used to wash something
  • wax: (Of the moon) to get bigger, like a full circle
  • basin: A sink; a place in a bathroom to wash your face
  • finally: used especially at the beginning of a sentence to introduce the last point or idea
  • powder: Dry material made up of small powder-like pieces
  • tug: To pull (something) hard or suddenly
  • circulate: To go round continuously
  • showcase: Cabinet to display objects or goods for sale
  • dual: (Of two similar things) existing/used side by side
  • contraption: Piece of equipment looking old-fashioned or odd
  • warp: Twist or bend in something normally straight
  • sensor: Device that detects movement or physical stimuli
  • dishwasher: Machine for washing dishes
  • borne: To give birth to a child; to produce fruit
  • grime: Thick dirt or black dust, e.g. from pollution
  • handwash: Washing or laundering by hand not with a machine
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    • at least

      US /æt list/

      UK /æt li:st/

      • Adverb
      • As a minimum
      • Not less than
      • Phrase
      • No less than; at the minimum
      • Used to indicate that something is positive in a bad situation.
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    • average

      US /ˈævərɪdʒ, ˈævrɪdʒ/

      UK /'ævərɪdʒ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Total of numbers divided by the number of items
      • Transitive Verb
      • To add numbers then divide by the number of items
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    • basin

      US /ˈbesɪn/

      UK /'beɪsn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A sink; a place in a bathroom to wash your face
      • Hollow place created naturally to contain water
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    • best practice

      US

      UK

      • Noun
      • A procedure that has been shown by research and experience to produce optimal results and that is established or proposed as a standard suitable for widespread adoption.
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    • bleach

      US /blitʃ/

      UK /bli:tʃ/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Chemical that disinfects and whitens
      • Transitive Verb
      • To use a chemical that disinfects and whitens
      • To make (e.g. hair) lighter in color; lighten
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    • borne

      US /bɔ:rn/

      UK /bɔ:n/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To give birth to a child; to produce fruit
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    • break down

      US /brek daʊn/

      UK /breik daun/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To forcibly break, destroy or make collapse
      • (Machine) to stop working or become weaker
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    • breaks down

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To forcibly break, destroy or make collapse
      • (Machine) to stop working or become weaker
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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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    • circulate

      US /ˈsɚkjəˌlet/

      UK /'sɜ:kjəleɪt/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To go round continuously
      • To move from one person to another, as at a party
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To move around or through something, or to cause something to move around or through.
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    • contraption

      US

      UK

      • Countable Noun
      • Piece of equipment looking old-fashioned or odd
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    • counterintuitive

      US /ˌkaʊntərɪn'tju:ɪtɪv/

      UK /kaʊntərɪn'tju:ɪtɪv/

      • Adjective
      • Contrary to what common sense would suggest
      C2
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    • couple

      US /ˈkʌpəl/

      UK /'kʌpl/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To join something to something else
      • (Two animals) to engage in sexual relations
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Two people in a romantic relationship
      • Two of something; two people; a pair
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    • crust

      US /krʌst/

      UK /krʌst/

      • Noun
      • Hard outer layer of something, e.g. the earth
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    • curious

      US /ˈkjʊriəs/

      UK /ˈkjʊəriəs/

      • Adjective
      • Wanting to know more about something
      • Attracting interest by being strange or unusual
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    • detect

      US /dɪˈtɛkt/

      UK /dɪˈtekt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To discover or identify the presence of something
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    • detergent

      US /dɪˈtɚdʒənt/

      UK /dɪˈtɜ:dʒənt/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Synthetic liquid or powder used to wash something
      B2
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    • dishwasher

      US /ˈdɪʃˌwɑʃɚ, -ˌwɔʃɚ/

      UK /ˈdɪʃwɒʃə(r)/

      • Noun
      • Machine for washing dishes
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    • dual

      US /ˈdu:əl/

      UK /ˈdju:əl/

      • Adjective
      • (Of two similar things) existing/used side by side
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    • eliminate

      US /ɪˈlɪməˌnet/

      UK /ɪ'lɪmɪneɪt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To completely remove; to get rid of
      • To remove from a contest by beating them
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    • energy

      US /ˈɛnədʒi/

      UK /'enədʒɪ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Physical or mental strength
      • Enthusiasm and determination.
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    • equivalent

      US /ɪˈkwɪvələnt/

      UK /ɪˈkwɪvələnt/

      • Adjective
      • Equal to something in value, use or meaning
      • Having the same meaning or significance.
      • Noun
      • Thing like another in quality, quantity or degree
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    • filter

      US /ˈfɪltɚ/

      UK /'fɪltə(r)/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Device to remove certain types of light, sound
      • Device to remove unwanted things from liquid, gas
      • Transitive Verb
      • To remove certain types of light, sound
      • To remove unwanted substances from a liquid or gas
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    • grime

      US /ɡraɪm/

      UK /ɡraɪm/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Thick dirt or black dust, e.g. from pollution
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    • handwash

      US

      UK

      • Noun
      • Washing or laundering by hand not with a machine
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    • latch

      US /lætʃ/

      UK /lætʃ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To tightly attach yourself to something
      • Noun
      • A (door lock)
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    • latch onto

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To understand something, often after a period of confusion.
      • To attach oneself to someone or something; to cling to.
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    • lavish

      US /ˈlævɪʃ/

      UK /ˈlævɪʃ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To use or give a lot of something
      • Adjective
      • Generous; providing a lot 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 average

      US /ɑn ˈævərɪdʒ/

      UK /ɔn ˈævəridʒ/

      • Phrase
      • Typically; usually; based on an average calculation.
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    • persist

      US /pɚˈsɪst, -ˈzɪst/

      UK /pə'sɪst/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To continue a course of action despite opposition
      • To continue to exist or occur beyond the usual, expected, or desired time.
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    • pour

      US /pɔr, por/

      UK /pɔ:(r)/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To fill a person's glass or cup with a drink
      • To make something flow in a steady stream
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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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    • prompt

      US /prɑmpt/

      UK /prɒmpt/

      • Noun
      • Message on a computer requiring attention
      • Encouragement to ask someone else to talk
      • Transitive Verb
      • To display a message to requires a user to act
      • To say something to encourage someone else to talk
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    • pump

      US /pʌmp/

      UK /pʌmp/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To make liquid or gas flow in a particular direction
      • To make water/other liquid move using a machine
      • Noun
      • A device more moving liquids
      • Light woman's shoe
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    • regular

      US /ˈrɛɡjəlɚ/

      UK /ˈregjələ(r)/

      • Adjective
      • Having an equal amount of space or time in between
      • Occurring or being done frequently
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Customers who frequently visit a place
      • Soldier who has a permanent job in the army
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    • release

      US /rɪ'li:s/

      UK /rɪ'li:s/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To free someone from a responsibility or burden
      • To allow a film, music etc. to be sold/distributed
      • Noun
      • Act of freeing someone from a duty or burden
      • Introduction of a new product, film, book, etc.
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    • residue

      US /ˈrezɪdu:/

      UK /ˈrezɪdju:/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Left over part after most is taken away
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    • rinse

      US /rɪns/

      UK /rɪns/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To wash off small amounts of dirt, soap suds, etc.
      • To wash lightly
      • Uncountable Noun
      • Washing off small amount of dirt, soap suds, etc.
      • A form of shampoo or conditioner
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    • sensor

      US /ˈsɛnsɚ, -ˌsɔr/

      UK /ˈsensə(r)/

      • Noun
      • Device that detects movement or physical stimuli
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    • showcase

      US /ˈʃoʊkeɪs/

      UK /ˈʃəʊkeɪs/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Cabinet to display objects or goods for sale
      • Setting to display something to best effect
      • Transitive Verb
      • To display something to best effect
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    • sink

      US /sɪŋk/

      UK /sɪŋk/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To push something down into the ground
      • To dig (a well)
      • Countable Noun
      • Large bowl in a kitchen or washroom for washing
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    • standard

      US /ˈstændəd/

      UK /'stændəd/

      • Noun
      • Official unit of measuring something
      • Principle of behaving in a moral way
      • Adjective
      • Being the accepted normal level of quality
      • (Of a language) being the most accepted in a place
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    • start on

      US /stɑrt ɑn/

      UK /stɑ:t ɔn/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To begin or start doing something.
      • To criticize or complain to someone repeatedly.
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    • stubborn

      US /ˈstʌbən/

      UK /'stʌbən/

      • Adjective
      • Unwilling to give way or obey
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    • subscribe

      US /səbˈskraɪb/

      UK /səb'skraɪb/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To regularly pay to receive a service
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    • throw in the towel

      US /θroʊ ɪn ðə ˈtaʊəl/

      UK /θrəu ɪn ðə ˈtaʊəl/

      • other
      • To admit defeat or give up.
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    • trick

      US /trɪk/

      UK /trɪk/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To fool someone in order to obtain a result
      • To playfully tease or fool to make someone laugh
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Act of trying to fool someone
      • Quick or skillful way of doing something
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    • trigger

      US /ˈtrɪɡɚ/

      UK /'trɪɡə(r)/

      • Noun
      • Lever on a gun that you pull to fire
      • Device that starts a process
      • Transitive Verb
      • To start a process off e.g. a memory
      • To cause something to begin or happen.
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    • tug

      US /tʌɡ/

      UK /tʌg/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To pull (something) hard or suddenly
      • Noun
      • Pull at something that is hard or sudden
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    • typical

      US /ˈtɪpɪkəl/

      UK /ˈtɪpɪkl/

      • Adjective
      • Normal; usual; expected
      • Serving as a representative example of a particular type.
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    • warp

      US /wɔ:rp/

      UK /wɔ:p/

      • Noun
      • Twist or bend in something normally straight
      • Transitive Verb
      • To influence someone to become bad/do evil thing
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    • wax

      US /wæks/

      UK /wæks/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • (Of the moon) to get bigger, like a full circle
      • To speak emotionally about a particular memory
      • Uncountable Noun
      • Substance naturally produced inside the earhole
      • Soft substance that melts, used for candles
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    • worth

      US /wɚθ/

      UK /wɜ:θ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • the financial, practical or moral value of somebody/something
      • having a particular value, especially in money
      • Adjective
      • Having a specified value.
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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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