Vocabulary

  • for example: As an illustration or instance.
  • look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
  • instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
  • work on: To devote effort to improve or develop something
  • spot on: Exactly right; perfectly accurate.
  • go for it: An expression of encouragement or approval.
  • appear at: To be present in a specific place or event.
  • high and low: Searching everywhere thoroughly.
  • on the mat: Located on the wrestling mat; in a wrestling match.
  • bring out: To formally introduce a girl/ woman to society
  • subscribe: To regularly pay to receive a service
  • pronunciation: How a word is said; how a word sounds
  • accent: To give emphasis to (a point you are making)
  • practice: The office and place for legal or medical work
  • spot: A certain place or area
  • position: Person's opinion or attitude about something
  • sentence: (Of a judge) to decide the punishment of
  • pronounce: To state something in a legal or official way
  • bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
  • fantastic: Strange or unusual in design or appearance
  • typical: Normal; usual; expected
  • compare: To consider how similar and different things are
  • standard: Official unit of measuring something
  • major: High-ranking officer in the army
  • press: Machine using pressure to shape, flatten, squeeze
  • aim: Act of pointing something at a target
  • 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
  • channel: Long hole dug in the ground, e.g. to move water
  • single: One run in cricket or a hit baseball
  • sound: Sensible, dependable and reliable
  • kind: In a caring and helpful manner
  • british: Concerning the culture and people of British
  • hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
  • learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
  • vowel: A speech sound; a, e , it, o, u and sometimes y
  • button: Small round piece material used to fasten clothing
  • language: Words or signs used to communicate messages
  • bring: To take or go with someone to a place
  • pat: Person's name
  • icon: Small image on a computer screen
  • minimal: The smallest possible; least
  • confuse: To make something unclear or hard to understand
  • skip: Very large waste disposal bin
  • repeat: Action that is done again
  • pet: Animal kept by a person for company and friendship
  • mat: Piece of material used to cover, protect the floor
  • video: Recording capturing action with sound
  • search: To examine a person's clothing to find something
  • notify: To inform; to communicate specific information
  • ant: Insect with six legs that lives in large groups
  • tor: In parts of Britain, a high rocky hill
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    • accent

      US /ˈækˌsɛnt/

      UK /'æksent/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To give emphasis to (a point you are making)
      • Noun
      • Feature of a design, e.g. a stripe on a shirt
      • Correct spoken emphasis on a part of a word
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    • aim

      US /em/

      UK /eɪm/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Act of pointing something at a target
      • Purpose or goal
      • Transitive Verb
      • To point something at a target
      • To intend to get a thing or for a thing to happen
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    • ant

      US /ænt/

      UK /ænt/

      • Countable Noun
      • Insect with six legs that lives in large groups
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    • appear at

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To be present in a specific place or event.
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    • bring out

      US /brɪŋ aʊt/

      UK /briŋ aut/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To formally introduce a girl/ woman to society
      • To nurture and develop or bring out a quality
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    • button

      US /ˈbʌtn/

      UK /'bʌtn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Small round piece material used to fasten clothing
      • Switch activated by pressing
      • Transitive Verb
      • To fasten e.g. a shirt, coat
      • To suppress or restrain (feelings, etc.).
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    • channel

      US /ˈtʃænəl/

      UK /'tʃænl/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Long hole dug in the ground, e.g. to move water
      • TV or radio station or its programs
      • Transitive Verb
      • To dig a long hole for carrying water
      • To send (e.g. money) to a certain place or person
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    • confuse

      US /kənˈfjuz/

      UK /kənˈfju:z/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To make something unclear or hard to understand
      • To mistake one person or thing for another.
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    • fantastic

      US /fænˈtæstɪk/

      UK /fænˈtæstɪk/

      • Adjective
      • Strange or unusual in design or appearance
      • Very large, fast or great
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    • for example

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • As an illustration or instance.
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    • go for it

      US /ɡo fɔr ɪt/

      UK /ɡəu fɔ: it/

      • Interjection
      • An expression of encouragement or approval.
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To try to achieve something; to make an attempt.
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    • high and low

      US /ˈhaɪ ən lo/

      UK /ˈhaɪ ən ləu/

      • other
      • Searching everywhere thoroughly.
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    • icon

      US /ˈaɪˌkɑn/

      UK /'aɪkɒn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Small image on a computer screen
      • Person widely recognized as a symbol of something
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    • instead of

      US /ɪnˈstɛd ʌv/

      UK /inˈsted ɔv/

      • Preposition
      • When one thing is replaced by another
      • Adverb
      • As a substitute or alternative.
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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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    • major

      US /ˈmedʒɚ/

      UK /'meɪdʒə(r)/

      • Countable Noun
      • High-ranking officer in the army
      • Main subject you study at university
      • Adjective
      • Main league; esp. referring to American baseball
      • Important, serious, or large in scope, size
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    • mat

      US /mæt/

      UK /mæt/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Piece of material used to cover, protect the floor
      • Piece of material put on table, etc. to protect it
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    • minimal

      US /ˈmɪnəməl/

      UK /ˈmɪnɪməl/

      • Adjective
      • The smallest possible; least
      • Very basic or simple; characterized by the use of only basic elements
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    • notify

      US /ˈnotəˌfaɪ/

      UK /'nəʊtɪfaɪ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To inform; to communicate specific information
      B2
      More
    • on the mat

      US /ɑn ði mæt/

      UK /ɔn ðə mæt/

      • Phrase
      • Located on the wrestling mat; in a wrestling match.
      • Located on an exercise or yoga mat.
      • Idiom
      • Being reprimanded or scolded; facing disciplinary action.
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    • pat

      US /pæt/

      UK /pæt/

      • Proper Noun
      • Person's name
      • Transitive Verb
      • To hit or touch lightly
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    • pet

      US /pɛt/

      UK /pet/

      • Countable Noun
      • Animal kept by a person for company and friendship
      • Transitive Verb
      • To gently touch an animal or person; stroke
      • To kiss and cuddle, sometimes in a sexual way
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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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    • press

      US /prɛs/

      UK /pres/

      • Noun
      • Machine using pressure to shape, flatten, squeeze
      • General term for TV, radio, newspapers
      • Transitive Verb
      • To make clothes smooth using a heated iron; iron
      • To repeatedly ask someone to do something
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    • pronounce

      US /prəˈnaʊns/

      UK /prə'naʊns/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To state something in a legal or official way
      • To give your opinion or decision about something
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    • pronunciation

      US /prəˌnʌnsiˈeʃən/

      UK /prəˌnʌnsiˈeɪʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • How a word is said; how a word sounds
      • The manner in which someone utters a word.
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    • repeat

      US /rɪˈpit/

      UK /rɪˈpi:t/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Action that is done again
      • Musical passage that is to be played again
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To do something over again
      • To say something you have learned and memorized
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    • search

      US /sɜ:rtʃ/

      UK /sɜ:tʃ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To examine a person's clothing to find something
      • To look for an answer or explanation to a problem
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Examination of person to find something
      • Action to find an answer to a problem
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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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    • spot

      US /spɑt/

      UK /spɒt/

      • Noun
      • A certain place or area
      • A difficult time; awkward situation
      • Transitive Verb
      • To see someone or something by chance
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    • spot on

      US

      UK

      • Adjective
      • Exactly right; perfectly accurate.
      • Adverb
      • Exactly at the expected or scheduled time.
      • Perfect; excellent.
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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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    • subscribe

      US /səbˈskraɪb/

      UK /səb'skraɪb/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To regularly pay to receive a service
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    • tor

      US /tɔ:r/

      UK /tɔ:(r)/

      • Noun
      • In parts of Britain, a high rocky hill
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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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    • video

      US /ˈvɪdiˌo/

      UK /'vɪdɪəʊ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Recording capturing action with sound
      • A recording of moving visual images made digitally or on videotape.
      • Transitive Verb
      • To make a moving film of, with sound
      • To make a video call.
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    • vowel

      US /ˈvaʊəl/

      UK /ˈvaʊəl/

      • Countable Noun
      • A speech sound; a, e , it, o, u and sometimes y
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    • work on

      US /wɚk ɑn/

      UK /wə:k ɔn/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To devote effort to improve or develop something
      • To try to persuade or influence someone.
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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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