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  • work on: To devote effort to improve or develop something
  • of course: Sure ; Certainly
  • set out: To arrange something in an orderly fashion
  • work in: To make an opening for something in your schedule
  • in love with: Feeling romantic love for someone.
  • with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
  • play on: To exploit or take advantage of something, such as someone's emotions or weaknesses.
  • in order to: For the purpose of; with the aim of.
  • sit around: To spend time idly; to do nothing in particular.
  • to order: To give an instruction or command.
  • at night: During the night; in the nighttime.
  • connected with: Related to; associated with.
  • sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
  • absolutely: Completely; totally; very
  • extremely: In a way that is much more than usual or expected
  • concept: Abstract idea of something or how it works
  • spectrum: The wavelengths of colors from red to violet
  • treat: To pay for the food or enjoyment of someone else
  • sense: Certain mental feeling or emotion
  • incorporate: To form into a company or business corporation
  • instrument: Gauge for measuring something, e.g. temperature
  • sustain: To lengthen or continue to do something
  • dramatic: Gripping the attention; causing an effect
  • explain: To make clear or easy to understand by describing
  • pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
  • create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
  • performance: Act of doing something
  • magnificent: Splendid; brilliant; extremely good
  • visual: Of or relating to vision
  • project: To predict what will happen in the future
  • activity: An action or task, e.g. sports, washing clothes
  • combine: To mix several things together to form one thing
  • company: Good feeling from being with someone else
  • notice: To become aware by sight, touch, or hearing
  • place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
  • sound: Sensible, dependable and reliable
  • technology: Use or knowledge of science in industry etc.
  • order: Religious or social group, as of nuns
  • learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
  • system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
  • intrigue: To make someone interested or curious
  • equipment: Tools or materials used to perform a task
  • marvelous: Extraordinarily good or great
  • multiply: To increase in number by reproducing/having babies
  • decide: To make a choice or choose after thinking about it
  • audio: Concerning sound
  • modify: To make minor change to something
  • composition: Piece of writing, music etc.
  • electronic: Operating by use of electricity; digital
  • originally: At first; in the beginning
  • theater: Place where plays or movies are seen
  • compose: To calm yourself after being angry or upset
  • unusual: Being rare or uncommon; not ordinary; strange
  • festival: Cultural event with a program of events
  • engineering: The practical application of science to industry
  • invert: To turn the order of things backwards
  • accordion: Musical instrument you squeeze with your hands
  • arbor: Arch-like shelter supporting climbing plants
  • nightclub: Place for drinking and dancing at night
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    • absolutely

      US /ˈæbsəˌlutli, ˌæbsəˈlutli/

      UK /ˈæbsəlu:tli/

      • Adverb
      • Completely; totally; very
      • Considered independently and without relation to other things; viewed abstractly; as, quantity absolutely considered.
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    • accordion

      US /əˈkɔ:rdiən/

      UK /əˈkɔ:diən/

      • Noun
      • Musical instrument you squeeze with your hands
      • Adjective
      • Having folds or pleats resembling those of an accordion.
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    • arbor

      US /'ɑ:bə/

      UK /'ɑ:bə/

      • Noun
      • Arch-like shelter supporting climbing plants
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    • at night

      US /æt naɪt/

      UK /æt nait/

      • Phrase
      • During the night; in the nighttime.
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    • audio

      US /ˈɔ:dioʊ/

      UK /ˈɔ:diəʊ/

      • Adjective
      • Concerning sound
      • Uncountable Noun
      • Sound, especially when recorded or transmitted.
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    • combine

      US /kəmˈbaɪn/

      UK /kəmˈbaɪn/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To mix several things together to form one thing
      • To harvest by means of a combine.
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A harvesting machine for cutting, threshing, and cleaning grain.
      • A mixture of different things.
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    • compose

      US /kəmˈpoʊz/

      UK /kəmˈpəʊz/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To calm yourself after being angry or upset
      • To write an essay, article, poem, music etc.
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    • composition

      US /ˌkɑ:mpəˈzɪʃn/

      UK /ˌkɒmpəˈzɪʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Piece of writing, music etc.
      • A piece of music
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    • concept

      US /ˈkɑnˌsɛpt/

      UK /'kɒnsept/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Abstract idea of something or how it works
      • A plan or intention; a conception.
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    • connected with

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Related to; associated with.
      • Involved with; having a relationship with.
      • Phrasal Verb
      • Was associated or linked to someone or something.
      • Felt understanding or empathy with someone or something.
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    • decide

      US /dɪˈsaɪd/

      UK /dɪ'saɪd/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To make a choice or choose after thinking about it
      • To make a legal judgment in court
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    • dramatic

      US /drəˈmætɪk/

      UK /drəˈmætɪk/

      • Adjective
      • Gripping the attention; causing an effect
      • (Of an event) sudden and extreme
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    • electronic

      US /ɪlɛkˈtrɑnɪk, ˌilɛk-/

      UK /ɪˌlek'trɒnɪk/

      • Adjective
      • Operating by use of electricity; digital
      • Produced or performed using electronic instruments or devices.
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    • engineering

      US /ˌendʒɪˈnɪrɪŋ/

      UK /ˌendʒɪˈnɪərɪŋ/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • The practical application of science to industry
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    • equipment

      US /ɪˈkwɪpmənt/

      UK /ɪˈkwɪpmənt/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Tools or materials used to perform a task
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    • extremely

      US /ɪk'strimlɪ/

      UK /ɪkˈstri:mli/

      • Adverb
      • In a way that is much more than usual or expected
      • Remarkably; unusually.
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    • festival

      US / ˈfɛstəvəl/

      UK /ˈfestɪvl/

      • Noun
      • Cultural event with a program of events
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    • in love with

      US //ɪn lʌv wɪð//

      UK

      • Adjective
      • Feeling romantic love for someone.
      • Extremely enthusiastic about or fond of something.
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    • in order to

      US /ɪn ˈɔrdɚ tu/

      UK /in ˈɔ:də tu:/

      • Preposition
      • For the purpose of; with the aim of.
      • Phrase
      • In a specific sequence or arrangement.
      • With the aim of; for the purpose of.
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    • incorporate

      US /ɪnˈkɔrpəˌret/

      UK /ɪn'kɔ:pəreɪt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To form into a company or business corporation
      • To include or involve as part of something else
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    • instrument

      US /ˈɪnstrəmənt/

      UK /'ɪnstrəmənt/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Gauge for measuring something, e.g. temperature
      • Legal document
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    • intrigue

      US /ˈɪnˌtriɡ, ɪnˈtriɡ/

      UK /ɪnˈtri:g/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To make someone interested or curious
      • To make secret plans to do something illicit or detrimental to someone.
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Secret plan; the act of making a secret plan
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    • invert

      US /ɪnˈvɜ:rt/

      UK /ɪnˈvɜ:t/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To turn the order of things backwards
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    • magnificent

      US /mæɡˈnɪfɪsənt/

      UK /mæɡ'nɪfɪsnt/

      • Adjective
      • Splendid; brilliant; extremely good
      • Extremely impressive or beautiful; characterized by grandeur.
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    • marvelous

      US /ˈmɑrvələs/

      UK /'mɑ:vɪləs/

      • Adjective
      • Extraordinarily good or great
      • Remarkably skilled or talented.
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    • modify

      US /ˈmɑ:dɪfaɪ/

      UK /ˈmɒdɪfaɪ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To make minor change to something
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    • multiply

      US /ˈmʌltəˌplaɪ/

      UK /ˈmʌltɪplaɪ/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To increase in number by reproducing/having babies
      • To increase something by a large quantity
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    • nightclub

      US /ˈnaɪtˌklʌb/

      UK /ˈnaɪtklʌb/

      • Countable Noun
      • Place for drinking and dancing at night
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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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    • originally

      US /əˈrɪdʒənəli/

      UK /əˈrɪdʒənəli/

      • Adverb
      • At first; in the beginning
      • In a new and unique manner
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    • performance

      US / pɚˈfɔrməns/

      UK /pə'fɔ:məns/

      • Noun
      • Act of doing something
      • Activity done to entertain an audience
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    • play on

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To exploit or take advantage of something, such as someone's emotions or weaknesses.
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    • set out

      US /sɛt aʊt/

      UK /set aut/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To arrange something in an orderly fashion
      • To give in detail in writing
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    • sit around

      US /sit əˈraʊnd/

      UK /sit əˈraund/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To spend time idly; to do nothing in particular.
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    • spectrum

      US /ˈspɛktrəm/

      UK /'spektrəm/

      • Noun
      • The wavelengths of colors from red to violet
      • a range of different positions, opinions, etc. between two extreme points
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    • sustain

      US /səˈsten/

      UK /sə'steɪn/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To lengthen or continue to do something
      • To support or maintain someone or something
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    • technology

      US /tɛkˈnɑlədʒi/

      UK /tek'nɒlədʒɪ/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Use or knowledge of science in industry etc.
      • Machinery and equipment developed from scientific knowledge.
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    • theater

      US /ˈθiətɚ/

      UK /'θɪətə/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Place where plays or movies are seen
      • Art of performing dramatic performances and plays
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    • to order

      US

      UK

      • Transitive Verb
      • To give an instruction or command.
      • To request something to be made, supplied, or served.
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    • unusual

      US /ʌnˈjuʒuəl/

      UK /ʌnˈju:ʒuəl/

      • Adjective
      • Being rare or uncommon; not ordinary; strange
      • Remarkable or interesting because different from or better than others.
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    • visual

      US /ˈvɪʒuəl/

      UK /'vɪʒʊəl/

      • Adjective
      • Of or relating to vision
      • Noun
      • Pictures/images used to help audience understand
      • A picture, map, piece of film, or other visual representation.
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    • with it

      US /wɪð ɪt/

      UK /wið it/

      • Adjective
      • Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
      • Understanding and knowledgeable about current trends or information.
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    • work in

      US /wɚk ɪn/

      UK /wə:k in/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To make an opening for something in your schedule
      • To fit person/thing into a schedule or sequence
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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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