Vocabulary

  • look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
  • at the bank: Located at or near a financial institution.
  • next to: Being located along side another
  • break in: To wear new (shoes, etc.) to make them comfortable
  • going on: To continue doing something
  • chase after: To try hard to get something/achieve a dream, etc.
  • go over there: To move or travel to a specific location.
  • hold on: To wait for someone (e.g. on a phone call)
  • out of breath: Having difficulty breathing, often after physical exertion.
  • got to: To arrive at some place
  • bunch: A group of things of the same kind
  • deserve: To be worthy of, e.g. getting praise or attention
  • applause: The sound made by clapping a performance or speech
  • audience: Group of people attending a play, movie etc.
  • cause: Belief, goal or organization that people support
  • reach: To come to or arrive at a goal or destination
  • chase: Act of going after someone to catch them
  • huge: Very very large
  • crew: Organized group of workers (e.g. on a ship)
  • vision: Ability to see; eyesight
  • deny: To refuse to allow or accept something
  • pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
  • break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
  • goal: Something you try to do or achieve; an aim
  • loan: To give money, etc. that must be paid back
  • sign: Indication that something exists or will happen
  • storm: To act violently or angrily
  • league: Group of people, countries with a common goal
  • upbeat: Being positive and cheerful
  • support: To give assistance or advice to someone
  • amazing: Surprising in a pleasing way
  • chance: The way something happens without planning
  • grace: Dignified polite behavior, as when things go badly
  • continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
  • damage: Physical harm that is done to something
  • breath: Air you take in and out of your body
  • contest: Struggle or competition between rivals
  • set: Prepared for something; ready
  • front: Behavior not showing a person's true feelings
  • kindergarten: School or class for children between four and six
  • laugh: To make a happy sound when something is funny
  • understand: To know the meaning of language, what someone says
  • hold: To agree to keep something for someone
  • lousy: Very poor or bad; disgusting
  • want: To desire or wish for something; hope for a thing
  • meet: To provide something that is necessary
  • nominate: To choose someone to fill a certain position
  • smoke: To give off a cloud of grey gas from burning
  • whoo: Sound people make when they are surprised
  • homeowner: Someone who owns a home
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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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    • applause

      US /əˈplɔz/

      UK /ə'plɔ:z/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • The sound made by clapping a performance or speech
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    • at the bank

      US /æt ðə bæŋk/

      UK /æt ðə bæŋk/

      • other
      • Located at or near a financial institution.
      • Situated beside the edge of a river or stream.
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    • audience

      US /ˈɔdiəns/

      UK /ˈɔ:diəns/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Group of people attending a play, movie etc.
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    • break in

      US /brek ɪn/

      UK /breik in/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To wear new (shoes, etc.) to make them comfortable
      • To interrupt someone's conversation, task
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To interrupt a conversation or activity.
      • To wear something new until it becomes comfortable.
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    • breath

      US /brɛθ/

      UK /breθ/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Air you take in and out of your body
      • The smell of someone's breath.
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    • bunch

      US /bʌntʃ/

      UK /bʌntʃ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A group of things of the same kind
      • A group of people.
      • Transitive Verb
      • To group people or things closely together
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    • cause

      US /kɔz/

      UK /kɔ:z/

      • Noun
      • Belief, goal or organization that people support
      • Reason for
      • Transitive Verb
      • To make something happen; create effect or result
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    • chase

      US /tʃes/

      UK /tʃeɪs/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Act of going after someone to catch them
      • Something that one pursues or tries to obtain.
      • Transitive Verb
      • To go after with the intention of catching
      • To try very hard to get something that you want
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    • chase after

      US /tʃes ˈæftɚ/

      UK /tʃeis ˈɑ:ftə/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To try hard to get something/achieve a dream, etc.
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    • contest

      US /ˈkɑnˌtɛst/

      UK /'kɒntest/

      • Noun
      • Struggle or competition between rivals
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To struggle or compete against other people
      • To not accept an official or legal judgment
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    • crew

      US /kru/

      UK /kru:/

      • Countable Noun
      • Organized group of workers (e.g. on a ship)
      • Skilled group of people working together on a task
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To work as part of a crew.
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    • damage

      US /ˈdæmɪdʒ/

      UK /ˈdæmɪdʒ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Physical harm that is done to something
      • Transitive Verb
      • To harm physically; to hurt or break something
      • To harm the reputation of someone.
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    • deny

      US /dɪˈnaɪ/

      UK /dɪ'naɪ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To refuse to allow or accept something
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    • deserve

      US /dɪˈzɚv/

      UK /dɪ'zɜ:v/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To be worthy of, e.g. getting praise or attention
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    • go over there

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      UK

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To move or travel to a specific location.
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    • goal

      US /ɡol/

      UK /ɡəʊl/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Something you try to do or achieve; an aim
      • (Sports) net into which you put a ball to score
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    • going on

      US /ˈɡoɪŋ ɑn/

      UK /ˈgəʊɪŋ ɔn/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To continue doing something
      • To happen (usually negative)
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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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    • grace

      US /ɡres/

      UK /ɡreɪs/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Dignified polite behavior, as when things go badly
      • God's kindness shown to people
      • Transitive Verb
      • To make a place look more attractive
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    • hold on

      US /hold ɑn/

      UK /həuld ɔn/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To wait for someone (e.g. on a phone call)
      • To wait for a short time.
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    • homeowner

      US /ˈhomˌonɚ/

      UK /ˈhəʊməʊnə(r)/

      • Countable Noun
      • Someone who owns a home
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    • huge

      US /hjudʒ/

      UK /hju:dʒ/

      • Adjective
      • Very very large
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    • kindergarten

      US /ˈkɪndɚˌɡɑrtn, -dn/

      UK /'kɪndəɡɑ:tn/

      • Noun
      • School or class for children between four and six
      • Adjective
      • Relating to kindergarten education.
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    • league

      US /liɡ/

      UK /li:ɡ/

      • Noun
      • Group of people, countries with a common goal
      • Association of sports teams that organizes matches
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To form a league; to unite for a common purpose.
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    • loan

      US /lon/

      UK /ləʊn/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To give money, etc. that must be paid back
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Act of allowing someone to borrow something
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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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    • lousy

      US /ˈlaʊzi/

      UK /ˈlaʊzi/

      • Adjective
      • Very poor or bad; disgusting
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    • next to

      US /nɛkst tu/

      UK /nekst tu:/

      • Preposition
      • Being located along side another
      • In comparison with
      • Adverb
      • Almost; nearly
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    • nominate

      US /ˈnɑməˌnet/

      UK /'nɒmɪneɪt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To choose someone to fill a certain position
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    • out of breath

      US /aʊt ʌv brɛθ/

      UK /aut ɔv breθ/

      • Adjective
      • Having difficulty breathing, often after physical exertion.
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    • reach

      US /ritʃ/

      UK /ri:tʃ/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To come to or arrive at a goal or destination
      • To be long enough to get to a certain place
      • Uncountable Noun
      • Power or control someone has over something
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    • smoke

      US /smoʊk/

      UK /sməʊk/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To give off a cloud of grey gas from burning
      • Uncountable Noun
      • Grey gas from fires and cigarettes
      • Fog of air coming from e.g. a cigarette, fire
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    • upbeat

      US /ˈʌpˌbit/

      UK /ˈʌpbi:t/

      • Adjective
      • Being positive and cheerful
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    • vision

      US /ˈvɪʒən/

      UK /'vɪʒn/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Ability to see; eyesight
      • Something you see in your imagination or dreams
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    • whoo

      US

      UK

      • Interjection
      • Sound people make when they are surprised
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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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