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Vocabulary

  • ask for help: To request assistance or support.
  • talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
  • book on: A book about a particular subject.
  • got to: To arrive at some place
  • in particular: Specifically; especially.
  • in need: Not having the necessary things, such as food
  • for someone: On behalf of or intended for a particular person.
  • in advance: Ahead of time; before something happens
  • do your best: To try as hard as you can; put in maximum effort.
  • awkward: Lacking smooth movement
  • weird: Odd or unusual; surprising; strange
  • subscribe: To regularly pay to receive a service
  • specific: Precise; particular; just about that thing
  • sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
  • assume: To act in a false manner to mislead others
  • phrase: Common expression or saying
  • empathy: Understanding how other people feel/suffer
  • realize: To become aware of or understand mentally
  • tend: To move or act in a certain manner
  • specifically: As regards a particular thing; closely related to
  • fear: Unpleasant feeling caused by being aware of danger
  • comment: Something you say, giving an opinion; remark
  • fantastic: Strange or unusual in design or appearance
  • advice: Suggestion about what would help someone
  • effect: An advantage, benefit
  • advance: Forward movement by an army
  • grant: To admit an opinion is true but not fully agreeing
  • subject: The person, thing, or idea that is being discussed, described, or studied.
  • favor: Support or approval from people
  • leave: To go away from; depart
  • favorite: A thing that someone likes best or enjoys most
  • notice: To become aware by sight, touch, or hearing
  • lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
  • apologize: To say sorry because of a mistake or injury
  • single: One run in cricket or a hit baseball
  • owe: To need to do something in return for a favor etc.
  • chance: The way something happens without planning
  • daily: Happening every day
  • great: Very good; better than before
  • endorse: To show or express approval of
  • intervene: To get involved to try to prevent trouble
  • person: Man, woman or child
  • creativity: Ability to imagine new ideas
  • truth: Real facts about something
  • check: Paper showing how much you owe at a restaurant
  • overdo: To do or use too much of something
  • bystander: Someone who happens to see an event
  • blurb: Brief description or advertising, as on a book
  • weekday: Any day of the week except Saturday and Sunday
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    • advance

      US /ædˈvæns/

      UK /əd'vɑ:ns/

      • Noun
      • Forward movement by an army
      • An attempt to seduce someone
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • (Of an army) to move forward
      • To change or improve
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    • advice

      US /əd'vaɪs/

      UK /ədˈvaɪs/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Suggestion about what would help someone
      • Professional guidance from a lawyer or legal expert.
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    • apologize

      US /əˈpɑləˌdʒaɪz/

      UK /ə'pɒlədʒaɪz/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To say sorry because of a mistake or injury
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    • ask for help

      US

      UK

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To request assistance or support.
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    • assume

      US /əˈsum/

      UK /ə'sju:m/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To act in a false manner to mislead others
      • To believe, based on the evidence; suppose
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    • awkward

      US /ˈɔkwəd/

      UK /ˈɔ:kwəd/

      • Adjective
      • Lacking smooth movement
      • Causing embarrassment or trouble
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    • blurb

      US /blɜ:rb/

      UK /blɜ:b/

      • Noun
      • Brief description or advertising, as on a book
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    • book on

      US

      UK

      • Noun
      • A book about a particular subject.
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To place a bet on something.
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    • bystander

      US /ˈbaɪˌstændɚ/

      UK /ˈbaɪstændə(r)/

      • Countable Noun
      • Someone who happens to see an event
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    • comment

      US /ˈkɑmɛnt/

      UK /'kɒment/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Something you say, giving an opinion; remark
      • An explanatory note in a computer program.
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To say something that gives your opinion
      • To add explanatory notes to a computer program.
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    • creativity

      US /ˌkrieˈtɪvətɪ/

      UK /ˌkri:eɪ'tɪvətɪ/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Ability to imagine new ideas
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    • do your best

      US

      UK

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To try as hard as you can; put in maximum effort.
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    • empathy

      US /ˈɛmpəθi/

      UK /ˈempəθi/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Understanding how other people feel/suffer
      • The ability to understand and share the feelings of another, especially when those feelings are negative or painful
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    • endorse

      US /ɪnˈdɔ:rs/

      UK /ɪnˈdɔ:s/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To show or express approval of
      • To sign your name on the back of a check
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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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    • favor

      US /ˈfevɚ/

      UK /'feɪvə/

      • Noun
      • Support or approval from people
      • Small gift given out at a party
      • Transitive Verb
      • To prefer or promote over another
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    • for someone

      US /fɚ ˈsʌmwʌn/

      UK /fə ˈsʌmwʌn/

      • other
      • On behalf of or intended for a particular person.
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    • got to

      US /ɡɑt tu/

      UK /gɔt tu:/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To arrive at some place
      • To have the opportunity or permission to do something
      • Phrasal Verb
      • To appeal to the emotions of; move
      • To finally begin to start something after a delay
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    • grant

      US /ɡrænt/

      UK /ɡrɑ:nt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To admit an opinion is true but not fully agreeing
      • To give or let someone do what they want
      • Uncountable Noun
      • Money given for education or research
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    • in advance

      US /ɪn ædˈvæns/

      UK /in ədˈvɑ:ns/

      • Phrase
      • Ahead of time; before something happens
      • Noun
      • A payment made before it is due, especially for work to be done
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    • in need

      US /ɪn nid/

      UK /in ni:d/

      • Phrase
      • Not having the necessary things, such as food
      A1
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    • in particular

      US /ɪn pɚˈtɪkjəlɚ/

      UK /in pəˈtikjulə/

      • Phrase
      • Specifically; especially.
      • Detailed or precise.
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    • intervene

      US /ˌɪntərˈvi:n/

      UK /ˌɪntəˈvi:n/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To get involved to try to prevent trouble
      • To interrupt a situation, argument, etc.
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    • overdo

      US /ˌovɚˈdu/

      UK /ˌəʊvə'du:/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To do or use too much of something
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    • owe

      US /o/

      UK /əʊ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To need to do something in return for a favor etc.
      • To credit someone or thing for making it possible
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    • phrase

      US /frez/

      UK /freɪz/

      • Noun
      • Common expression or saying
      • Section of musical notes in a piece of music
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To choose words to say what you mean clearly
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    • specific

      US /spɪˈsɪfɪk/

      UK /spəˈsɪfɪk/

      • Adjective
      • Precise; particular; just about that thing
      • Concerning one particular thing or kind of thing
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    • specifically

      US /spəˈsɪfɪkli/

      UK /spəˈsɪfɪkli/

      • Adverb
      • As regards a particular thing; closely related to
      • In a definite and clear manner.
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    • subscribe

      US /səbˈskraɪb/

      UK /səb'skraɪb/

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

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To discuss a particular topic.
      • To be constantly mentioning or bringing up a subject.
      A1
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    • tend

      US /tɛnd/

      UK /tend/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To move or act in a certain manner
      • Transitive Verb
      • To take care of
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    • truth

      US /truθ/

      UK /tru:θ/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Real facts about something
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    • weekday

      US /ˈwikˌde/

      UK /ˈwi:kdeɪ/

      • Noun
      • Any day of the week except Saturday and Sunday
      B1
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    • weird

      US /wɪrd/

      UK /wɪəd/

      • Adjective
      • Odd or unusual; surprising; strange
      • Eerily strange or disturbing.
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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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