Vocabulary

  • look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
  • have to: Must do
  • take a bath: To wash oneself in a bathtub.
  • come across with: To provide or give something as promised or expected.
  • in business: Actively operating as a commercial enterprise.
  • talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
  • come from: To have as your native country or city
  • wake up: To stop sleeping
  • on the way: During the journey to a particular place.
  • instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
  • the following: Next in order or sequence.
  • for example: As an illustration or instance.
  • back in the day: In the past; in former times.
  • think about: To consider something carefully.
  • basically: Used before you explain something simply, clearly
  • person: Man, woman or child
  • work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
  • effective: Working efficiently to produce a desired result
  • passionate: Being easily excited to strong emotions
  • exist: To be present, alive or real
  • single: One run in cricket or a hit baseball
  • word: Unit of language that has a meaning
  • pick: Sharp tool used for breaking the ground
  • strain: To remove the water from (food) using a colander
  • ashamed: Feeling of shame or guilt
  • greatest: Highest in quality
  • strong: (Of tea or beer) dark or thick
  • play: To act as a character in a movie, or on stage
  • mundane: Being ordinary and therefore boring
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    • ashamed

      US /əˈʃemd/

      UK /ə'ʃeɪmd/

      • Adjective
      • Feeling of shame or guilt
      • Causing someone to feel shame.
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    • back in the day

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      UK

      • Phrase
      • In the past; in former times.
      • Referring to a past time, often with a sense of nostalgia or fondness.
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    • basically

      US /ˈbesɪkəli,-kli/

      UK /ˈbeɪsɪkli/

      • Adverb
      • Used before you explain something simply, clearly
      • In essence; when you consider the most important aspects of something.
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    • come across with

      US /kʌm əˈkrɑs wɪð/

      UK /kʌm əˈkrɒs wɪð/

      • other
      • To provide or give something as promised or expected.
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    • come from

      US /kʌm frʌm/

      UK /kʌm frɔm/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To have as your native country or city
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    • for example

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      UK

      • Phrase
      • As an illustration or instance.
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    • greatest

      US /'greɪtɪst/

      UK /'greɪtɪst/

      • Adjective
      • Highest in quality
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    • have to

      US /hæv tu/

      UK /ˈhæv tə/

      • Auxiliary Verb
      • Must do
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    • in business

      US /ɪn ˈbɪznɪs/

      UK /in ˈbiznis/

      • Phrase
      • Actively operating as a commercial enterprise.
      • Having a commercial partnership or association.
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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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    • mundane

      US /mʌnˈden, ˈmʌnˌden/

      UK /mʌnˈdeɪn/

      • Adjective
      • Being ordinary and therefore boring
      • Of this world rather than the spiritual one
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    • on the way

      US /ɑn ði we/

      UK /ɔn ðə wei/

      • Phrase
      • During the journey to a particular place.
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    • passionate

      US /ˈpæʃənɪt/

      UK /ˈpæʃənət/

      • Adjective
      • Being easily excited to strong emotions
      • Having strong sexual desires
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    • strain

      US /stren/

      UK /streɪn/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To remove the water from (food) using a colander
      • To injure a muscle, leg etc. by using it too much
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Injury to a muscle, leg etc. through overuse
      • Type or variation of a disease or bacillus
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    • take a bath

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      UK

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To wash oneself in a bathtub.
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    • talking about

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      UK

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

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      UK

      • Adjective
      • Next in order or sequence.
      • Uncountable Noun
      • What is about to be said or written.
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    • think about

      US /θɪŋk əˈbaʊt/

      UK /θiŋk əˈbaut/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To consider something carefully.
      • To remember or call to mind.
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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

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