Vocabulary

  • sharp knife: A knife with a keen edge or point for cutting.
  • meet up: To arrange to meet someone.
  • under the surface: Not obvious or apparent; existing out of sight.
  • back into: To drive a vehicle backwards into a space or area.
  • look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
  • process: To organize and use data in a computer
  • trick: To fool someone in order to obtain a result
  • consume: To eat, drink, buy or use up something
  • method: (Organized and planned) way of doing something
  • bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
  • drain: Hole or pipe that water, waste etc. flows into
  • conventional: Following the common attitudes and practices
  • clever: Funny in a way that shows intelligence
  • pile: Large amount of something
  • surface: To give (road) a top layer
  • pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
  • click: To work well with someone or something
  • leave: To go away from; depart
  • peel: Outer covering, or skin, of a piece of fruit
  • channel: Long hole dug in the ground, e.g. to move water
  • sharp: Person's name
  • kettle: Metal container with spout used for boiling water
  • middle: Place that is halfway between two things
  • pick: Sharp tool used for breaking the ground
  • pull: Act of breathing in smoke, as from a pipe
  • turn: To become (a particular age)
  • heat: State of anger, excitement, or arguing
  • deep: Complex and important
  • stove: Device that burns fuel for heating or cooking
  • boil: To become extremely angry or excited
  • blade: One of several flat pieces in a fan which move air
  • bore: To accept (responsibilities or duties)
  • start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
  • pan: To follow an object being filmed with a camera
  • gently: In a mild, careful, and soft manner
  • side: To decide to agree with one point, not the other
  • time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
  • meet: To provide something that is necessary
  • mark: Person's name
  • video: Recording capturing action with sound
  • skin: To defeat someone easily and completely
  • careful: Trying not to make mistakes; working slowly
  • carefully: In a manner that involves focus and care
  • ant: Insect with six legs that lives in large groups
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    • ant

      US /ænt/

      UK /ænt/

      • Countable Noun
      • Insect with six legs that lives in large groups
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    • back into

      US /bæk ˈɪntu/

      UK /bæk ˈɪntuː/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To drive a vehicle backwards into a space or area.
      • To accidentally collide with something while moving backwards.
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    • blade

      US /bled/

      UK /bleɪd/

      • Noun
      • One of several flat pieces in a fan which move air
      • Sharp edge used for cutting
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    • boil

      US /bɔɪl/

      UK /bɔɪl/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To become extremely angry or excited
      • Transitive Verb
      • To cook in very hot water
      • To make liquids hot so they turn to gas
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    • careful

      US /ˈkerfl/

      UK /ˈkeəfl/

      • Adjective
      • Trying not to make mistakes; working slowly
      • Cautious and attentive to potential dangers or problems.
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    • carefully

      US /ˈkɛrfəlɪ/

      UK /'keəfəlɪ/

      • Adverb
      • In a manner that involves focus and care
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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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    • consume

      US /kənˈsum/

      UK /kən'sju:m/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To eat, drink, buy or use up something
      • To take all your energy; focus the attention
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    • conventional

      US /kənˈvɛnʃənəl/

      UK /kən'venʃənl/

      • Adjective
      • Following the common attitudes and practices
      • Non-nuclear
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    • drain

      US /dren/

      UK /dreɪn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Hole or pipe that water, waste etc. flows into
      • Something that depletes resources or energy.
      • Transitive Verb
      • To empty or remove liquid from
      • To use up the energy/ money/power of something
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    • gently

      US /ˈdʒentli/

      UK /ˈdʒentli/

      • Adverb
      • In a mild, careful, and soft manner
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    • heat

      US /hit/

      UK /hi:t/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • State of anger, excitement, or arguing
      • Particular temperature at which to cook something
      • Transitive Verb
      • To make hot or hotter
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    • kettle

      US /ˈkɛtl/

      UK /ˈketl/

      • Noun
      • Metal container with spout used for boiling water
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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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    • mark

      US /mɑrk/

      UK /mɑ:k/

      • Proper Noun
      • Person's name
      • Transitive Verb
      • To put a dirty spot or line on something
      • To give a grade for homework
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    • meet up

      US /mit ʌp/

      UK /mi:t ʌp/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To arrange to meet someone.
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    • method

      US /ˈmɛθəd/

      UK /'meθəd/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • (Organized and planned) way of doing something
      • Orderliness of thought, arrangement, or behavior.
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    • pan

      US /pæn/

      UK /pæn/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To follow an object being filmed with a camera
      • To criticize, e.g. a film, in a strong way
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Open metal container used for cooking
      • Steel drum
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    • peel

      US /pil/

      UK /pi:l/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Outer covering, or skin, of a piece of fruit
      • Transitive Verb
      • To remove the outer skin of something, e.g. fruit
      • To remove the cover or outer layer from something
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    • pile

      US /paɪl/

      UK /paɪl/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Large amount of something
      • Group of things one on top of another
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • (E.g. of problems) to increase; get more or worse
      • To place things on top of each other; to heap up.
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    • process

      US /ˈprɑsˌɛs, ˈproˌsɛs/

      UK /prə'ses/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To organize and use data in a computer
      • To deal with official forms in the way required
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Dealing with official forms in the way required
      • Set of changes that occur slowly and naturally
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    • sharp

      US /ʃɑrp/

      UK /ʃɑ:p/

      • Proper Noun
      • Person's name
      • Adjective
      • Being very clear and easy to see
      • (Of clothes) nicely or stylishly
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    • sharp knife

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      UK

      • Countable Noun
      • A knife with a keen edge or point for cutting.
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    • skin

      US /skɪn/

      UK /skɪn/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To defeat someone easily and completely
      • To hurt yourself, accidentally cutting yourself
      • Noun
      • Outer covering of an animal used for leather; hide
      • Outer covering of a fruit or vegetable
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    • stove

      US /stov/

      UK /stəuv/

      • Noun
      • Device that burns fuel for heating or cooking
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    • surface

      US /ˈsɚfəs/

      UK /'sɜ:fɪs/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To give (road) a top layer
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To appear after being hidden, unseen, or unknown
      • To come to the top of something; emerge
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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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    • under the surface

      US /ˈʌndɚ ðə ˈsɜrfɪs/

      UK /ˈʌndə ðə ˈsɜ:fis/

      • other
      • Not obvious or apparent; existing out of sight.
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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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    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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