Vocabulary

  • wake up: To stop sleeping
  • feel like: To have a desire or inclination for something.
  • straight: Not having curves, bends, or angles
  • character: Person in a story, movie or play
  • desire: To wish for, hope or want something
  • fiction: Made-up stories; imagined events
  • guess: To give an answer without knowing if it is correct
  • dip: To decrease or lower temporarily
  • mystery: Quality of being strange and not understood
  • intentional: Done with a deliberate plan to do or achieve
  • comedian: An entertainer whose job is to make people laugh
  • stand: To be a candidate in an election
  • point: An item to be discussed
  • fine: Good, acceptable or satisfactory
  • world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
  • think: To have an idea about something without certainty
  • feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
  • clear: Empty; without anything in it or on it
  • lose: To be unable to keep in check or control something
  • put: To move or place a thing in a particular position
  • kid: Child or young person
  • whore: To work as a prostitute
  • shine: To point a light in a certain direction
  • wake: To cause to become more energetic or attentive
  • actress: A woman or girl who acts on a stage or in a movie
  • robot: Machine able perform more tasks that people can
  • joke: To say or do things that are meant to be funny
  • shoe: Outer covering for the foot, often made of leather
  • microphone: Device you speak in to record or amplify sounds
  • sad: Unhappy; wishing something hadn't happened
  • girl: A female child; a young woman
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    • character

      US /ˈkærəktɚ/

      UK /'kærəktə(r)/

      • Noun
      • Person in a story, movie or play
      • Writing symbols, e.g. alphabet or Chinese writing
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    • comedian

      US /kəˈmidiən/

      UK /kəˈmi:diən/

      • Countable Noun
      • An entertainer whose job is to make people laugh
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    • desire

      US / dɪˈzaɪr/

      UK /dɪ'zaɪə(r)/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To wish for, hope or want something
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Thing that is wished for or wanted
      • A strong feeling of sexual wanting.
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    • dip

      US /dɪp/

      UK /dɪp/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To decrease or lower temporarily
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Food or sauce eaten with crackers/raw vegetables
      • Place on surface (e.g. a road) lower than the rest
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    • feel like

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      UK

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To have a desire or inclination for something.
      • To have a particular quality or sensation; resemble.
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    • fiction

      US /ˈfɪkʃən/

      UK /ˈfɪkʃn/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Made-up stories; imagined events
      • False statement or account about something
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    • fine

      US /faɪn/

      UK /faɪn/

      • Adjective
      • Good, acceptable or satisfactory
      • Of high quality; made with great skill
      • Countable Noun
      • Money you have to pay because you broke a rule
      • (at the end of a piece of music) the end
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    • intentional

      US /ɪnˈtɛnʃənəl/

      UK /ɪnˈtenʃənl/

      • Adjective
      • Done with a deliberate plan to do or achieve
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    • kid

      US /kɪd/

      UK /kɪd/

      • Countable Noun
      • Child or young person
      • Young goat
      • Adjective
      • Made from young goat skin
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    • microphone

      US /ˈmaɪkrəˌfon/

      UK /ˈmaɪkrəfəʊn/

      • Noun
      • Device you speak in to record or amplify sounds
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    • mystery

      US /ˈmɪstəri/

      UK /ˈmɪstri/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Quality of being strange and not understood
      • Book, play, or film about solving a strange crime
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    • robot

      US /ˈroʊbɑ:t/

      UK /ˈrəʊbɒt/

      • Countable Noun
      • Machine able perform more tasks that people can
      • A person who acts in a mechanical or unemotional way.
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    • shine

      US /ʃaɪn/

      UK /ʃaɪn/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To point a light in a certain direction
      • To make or produce a bright light
      • Transitive Verb
      • To make something clean by using a polish
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    • shoe

      US /ʃu/

      UK /ʃu:/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Outer covering for the foot, often made of leather
      • Piece of metal nailed under a horse's foot
      • Transitive Verb
      • To put a metal ring on a horse's foot
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    • straight

      US /stret/

      UK /streɪt/

      • Adjective
      • Not having curves, bends, or angles
      • Not gay; heterosexual
      • Adverb
      • in a line; immediately; honestly and directly
      • In a straight line; directly.
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    • wake up

      US /wek ʌp/

      UK /weik ʌp/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To stop sleeping
      • To become fully aware and alert to a situation.
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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

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    UK/breɪv/
    adj.Brave
    v.t.To bravely face
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