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Vocabulary

  • due to: Because of; owing to
  • think about: To consider something carefully.
  • by doing that: Using that action or method.
  • to the left: In or toward the left direction.
  • of course: Sure ; Certainly
  • as long as: For the period that; provided that.
  • for example: As an illustration or instance.
  • such as: For example; like
  • back up: To save a copy of your computer data
  • instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
  • place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
  • understand: To know the meaning of language, what someone says
  • hand: Cards given to a player in a card game
  • change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
  • leave: To go away from; depart
  • upside: Above, over
  • part: Division of a book
  • station: (Army) to be posted to a place to perform duties
  • long: Person's name
  • put: To move or place a thing in a particular position
  • movie: Motion picture; film
  • cold: Illness of sneezing, coughing, and a sore throat
  • picture: General situation or state of being
  • field: Area of study, such as physics or biology
  • thin: Flowing with ease; with a high percentage of water
  • single: One run in cricket or a hit baseball
  • call: A order or request for action
  • move: To cause someone to have certain emotions
  • top: To be higher or larger than a specific value
  • strong: (Of tea or beer) dark or thick
  • classical: Concerning the culture of ancient Greece or Rome
  • electricity: Energy generated positive and negative charges
  • surprised: Feeling a shock when something unexpected happens
  • temperature: When you your body heat is above normal
  • store: To put things in a place for later use
  • lose: To be unable to keep in check or control something
  • heat: State of anger, excitement, or arguing
  • lock: To become fixed in place and hard to move
  • disk: Thin or flat, round object, e.g. for storing data
  • energy: Physical or mental strength
  • electrical: Related or connected to electricity
  • effect: An advantage, benefit
  • rail: To complain or object forcefully
  • transfer: To move to a different place, job or school
  • behave: To act correctly
  • power: Legal or official right to perform certain actions
  • amazing: Surprising in a pleasing way
  • remain: To be left behind; to continue to exist
  • enormous: Huge; very big; very important
  • flow: To move steadily and easily in a certain direction
  • track: To use marks to follow a wild animal
  • produce: Fresh foods such as fruits and vegetables
  • freely: (Living, existing) without being controlled
  • circular: Shaped like a circle or part of a circle
  • layer: One of several sheets of a material or object
  • adjust: To change; to attain a desired state or function
  • remarkable: Interesting and unexpected, worthy of notice
  • suspend: To hang something or someone from something
  • state: Region within a country, with its own government
  • rearrange: To rethink a plan, event for a time and place
  • interior: Part of country that is far from the border, coast
  • calculate: To find an answer using mathematics
  • demonstrate: To display a feeling or ability openly
  • maintain: To keep saying something a certain way
  • extend: To offer something (help, friendship) to someone
  • trap: Device used for catching animals
  • occur: To come to pass or to happen
  • magnetic: Having the properties of a magnet; able to attract
  • phenomenon: Unusual event, fact that can be studied
  • friction: Disagreement between two or more people
  • resistance: Force that stops or slows movement of something
  • particle: Adverb or preposition that joins with a verb
  • motion: Suggestion at a meeting
  • superconductor: Material allowing electrons to pass through easily
  • quantum: The smallest unit or amount of energy
  • magnet: Metal object that attracts or repels other metals
  • rotate: To regularly change people who perform a role
  • dissipate: To disappear over time
  • dissipation: Bad or immoral living, e.g. drinking
  • micron: One-millionth of a metre
  • configuration: A shape or outline; a method of arrangement
  • discrete: Separate; composed of distinct parts
  • expel: To force a person to leave a place or organization
  • circulate: To go round continuously
  • collide: To come together or crash with a lot of force
  • diameter: Distance across the center of an object
  • axis: A line about which a rotating body turns
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    • adjust

      US /əˈdʒʌst/

      UK /əˈdʒʌst/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To change; to attain a desired state or function
      • To change so as to fit in with new conditions
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    • amazing

      US /ə'meɪzɪŋ/

      UK /ə'meɪzɪŋ/

      • Adjective
      • Surprising in a pleasing way
      • Transitive Verb
      • To cause wonder; to surprise completely
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    • as long as

      US /æz lɔŋ æz/

      UK /æz lɔŋ æz/

      • Conjunction
      • For the period that; provided that.
      • For the length of time that
      • Preposition
      • On the condition that; providing that.
      • Having the same length as.
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    • axis

      US /ˈæksɪs/

      UK /ˈæksɪs/

      • Noun
      • A line about which a rotating body turns
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    • back up

      US /bæk ʌp/

      UK /bæk ʌp/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To save a copy of your computer data
      • To confirm the truth of what someone says
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    • behave

      US /bɪˈhev/

      UK /bɪˈheɪv/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To act correctly
      • To act in a particular way
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To cause (oneself) to act in a specific way
      A2
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    • by doing that

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Using that action or method.
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    • calculate

      US /ˈkælkjəˌlet/

      UK /'kælkjʊleɪt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To find an answer using mathematics
      • To make an educated guess about something
      B2
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    • circular

      US /ˈsɜ:rkjələ(r)/

      UK /ˈsɜ:kjələ(r)/

      • Adjective
      • Shaped like a circle or part of a circle
      • Noun
      • Paper with news, ads, etc. sent round to people
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    • circulate

      US /ˈsɚkjəˌlet/

      UK /'sɜ:kjəleɪt/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To go round continuously
      • To move from one person to another, as at a party
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To move around or through something, or to cause something to move around or through.
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    • classical

      US /ˈklæsɪkəl/

      UK /ˈklæsɪkl/

      • Adjective
      • Concerning the culture of ancient Greece or Rome
      • (Of music) serious and traditional in form
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    • collide

      US /kəˈlaɪd/

      UK /kəˈlaɪd/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To come together or crash with a lot of force
      • To disagree with or be very different from others
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    • configuration

      US /kənˌfɪɡjəˈreʃən/

      UK /kənˌfɪgəˈreɪʃn/

      • Noun
      • A shape or outline; a method of arrangement
      B2
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    • demonstrate

      US /ˈdɛmənˌstret/

      UK /'demənstreɪt/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To display a feeling or ability openly
      • To protest about something often as a group
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    • diameter

      US /daɪˈæmɪtɚ/

      UK /daɪˈæmɪtə(r)/

      • Noun
      • Distance across the center of an object
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    • discrete

      US /dɪˈskrit/

      UK /dɪˈskri:t/

      • Adjective
      • Separate; composed of distinct parts
      • Constituing a separate thing; distinct.
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    • disk

      US /dɪsk/

      UK /dɪsk/

      • Noun
      • Thin or flat, round object, e.g. for storing data
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    • dissipate

      US /ˈdɪsəˌpet/

      UK /ˈdɪsɪpeɪt/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To disappear over time
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    • dissipation

      US

      UK

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Bad or immoral living, e.g. drinking
      B2
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    • due to

      US /du tu/

      UK /dju: tu:/

      • Preposition
      • Because of; owing to
      • Adjective
      • Attributable to; caused by.
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    • electrical

      US /ɪˈlektrɪkl/

      UK /ɪˈlektrɪkl/

      • Adjective
      • Related or connected to electricity
      • Skilled in working with electricity.
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    • electricity

      US /ɪlɛkˈtrɪsɪti,ˌilɛk-/

      UK /ɪˌlekˈtrɪsəti/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Energy generated positive and negative charges
      • The study or science of electric charges and currents.
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    • energy

      US /ˈɛnədʒi/

      UK /'enədʒɪ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Physical or mental strength
      • Enthusiasm and determination.
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    • enormous

      US /ɪˈnɔrməs/

      UK /iˈnɔ:məs/

      • Adjective
      • Huge; very big; very important
      • Very great in size, amount, or degree.
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    • expel

      US /ɪkˈspɛl/

      UK /ɪk'spel/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To force a person to leave a place or organization
      • To release or push something (e.g. air) out
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    • extend

      US /ɪkˈstɛnd/

      UK /ɪkˈstend/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To offer something (help, friendship) to someone
      • To reach from one point to another
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    • flow

      US /flo/

      UK /fləʊ/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To move steadily and easily in a certain direction
      • Uncountable Noun
      • Amount of something that moves through an area
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    • for example

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • As an illustration or instance.
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    • freely

      US /ˈfrili/

      UK /ˈfri:li/

      • Adverb
      • (Living, existing) without being controlled
      A2
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    • friction

      US /ˈfrɪkʃən/

      UK /ˈfrɪkʃn/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Disagreement between two or more people
      • Force preventing motion between bodies in contact
      B2
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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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    • 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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    • interior

      US /ɪnˈtɪriɚ/

      UK /ɪn'tɪərɪə(r)/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Part of country that is far from the border, coast
      • Remote central area of a continent
      • Adjective
      • Being the inside part of a building, car etc.
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    • layer

      US /ˈleɚ/

      UK /ˈleiə/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • One of several sheets of a material or object
      • A covering of something spread over a surface.
      • Transitive Verb
      • To put things one on top of another
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    • lock

      US /lɑ:k/

      UK /lɒk/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To become fixed in place and hard to move
      • To use a key, code so others can't open something
      • Countable Noun
      • Small portion of your hair that hangs together
      • Place on a door, etc. that you close with a key
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    • magnet

      US /'mæɡnət/

      UK /ˈmægnət/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Metal object that attracts or repels other metals
      • Something popular and able to draw people
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    • magnetic

      US /mæɡˈnɛtɪk/

      UK /mægˈnetɪk/

      • Adjective
      • Having the properties of a magnet; able to attract
      • Having great power to attract attention, interest
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    • maintain

      US /menˈten/

      UK /meɪn'teɪn/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To keep saying something a certain way
      • To keep (machine) working by checking, repairing
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    • motion

      US /ˈmoʃən/

      UK /'məʊʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Suggestion at a meeting
      • A movement; the process of moving
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To communicate by moving your head or hand
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    • occur

      US /əˈkɚ/

      UK /əˈkɜ:(r)/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To come to pass or to happen
      • To be found to exist; to be present.
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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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    • particle

      US /ˈpɑrtɪkəl/

      UK /ˈpɑ:tɪkl/

      • Noun
      • Adverb or preposition that joins with a verb
      • Tiny piece or quantity of something
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    • phenomenon

      US /fɪˈnɑməˌnɑn, -nən/

      UK /fə'nɒmɪnən/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Unusual event, fact that can be studied
      • Interesting or unusual person, group
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    • quantum

      US /ˈkwɑ:ntəm/

      UK /ˈkwɒntəm/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • The smallest unit or amount of energy
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    • rail

      US /rel/

      UK /reɪl/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To complain or object forcefully
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Long thin piece of metal, wood as part of a fence
      • One of two metal tracks along which a train runs
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    • rearrange

      US /ˌriəˈrendʒ/

      UK /ˌri:ə'reɪndʒ/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To rethink a plan, event for a time and place
      • To put into a new order for something to happen
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    • remain

      US /rɪˈmen/

      UK /rɪˈmeɪn/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To be left behind; to continue to exist
      • To stay in a place when other people have gone
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    • remarkable

      US /rɪˈmɑrkəbəl/

      UK /rɪˈmɑ:kəbl/

      • Adjective
      • Interesting and unexpected, worthy of notice
      • Worthy of attention; striking.
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    • resistance

      US /rɪˈzɪstəns/

      UK /rɪ'zɪstəns/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Force that stops or slows movement of something
      • Refusal to accept something new or different
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    • rotate

      US /ˈroʊteɪt/

      UK /rəʊˈteɪt/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To regularly change people who perform a role
      • To regularly change the crops that grow in a field
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    • store

      US /stɔr, stor/

      UK /stɔ:(r)/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To put things in a place for later use
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Place where things are kept for future use
      • Place where you can go to buy things
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    • such as

      US /sʌtʃ æz/

      UK /sʌtʃ æz/

      • Preposition
      • For example; like
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    • superconductor

      US /ˈsu:pərktə(r)/

      UK /ˈsu:pəkəndʌktə(r)/

      • Noun
      • Material allowing electrons to pass through easily
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    • suspend

      US /səˈspɛnd/

      UK /sə'spend/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To hang something or someone from something
      • To stop something for a period of time; interrupt
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    • temperature

      US /ˈtɛmpərəˌtʃʊr,-tʃɚ,ˈtɛmprə-/

      UK /ˈtemprətʃə(r)/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • When you your body heat is above normal
      • How hot or cold something is, e.g. the weather
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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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    • to the left

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • In or toward the left direction.
      • Situated on the left side of.
      More
    • track

      US /træk/

      UK /træk/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To use marks to follow a wild animal
      • To move a certain way/follow a particular course
      • Noun
      • A circular course for running
      • Course or way someone takes, e.g. in education
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    • transfer

      US /trænsˈfɚ/

      UK /træns'fɜ:(r)/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To move to a different place, job or school
      • To give someone an illness through contact
      • Noun
      • Moving to a different place, job, or school
      • Act of giving the right to a property to another
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    • trap

      US /træp/

      UK /træp/

      • Countable Noun
      • Device used for catching animals
      • Vehicle pulled by a single horse
      • Transitive Verb
      • To use a device to catch animals or people
      • To hold, e.g. a nerve, so that it cannot move
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    • upside

      US /ˈʌpˌsaɪd/

      UK /ˈʌpsaɪd/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Above, over
      • Countable Noun
      • A positive aspect; advantage
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    She took a brave step forward, leaving behind her comfort zone to chase her dreams.

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    • 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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