Vocabulary

  • as well as: Also; in addition to
  • look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
  • know about: To have information or understanding of a subject or situation.
  • instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
  • as for: Concerning; regarding.
  • pulled off: To manage to succeed
  • such as: For example; like
  • hanging out: To spend time with your friends
  • of late: Recently; lately.
  • tv show: A television program.
  • used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
  • thumbs up: A gesture of approval or agreement, indicated by holding a fist with the thumb extended upwards.
  • movie: Motion picture; film
  • filming: To record moving action with a camera
  • film: Thin layer that covers something
  • running: To depart or travel according to a schedule
  • favourite: A thing that someone likes best or enjoys most
  • knife: Long piece of metal you use for cutting things
  • cooking: To heat food until it is ready to eat
  • day: A period of 24 hours beginning at midnight
  • dark: Of a color that is not light
  • practise: To work as a doctor or lawyer
  • chicken: A bird raised for its eggs and meat
  • set: Prepared for something; ready
  • boot: Footwear covering your foot and part of your leg
  • camp: A (military) base
  • pull: Act of breathing in smoke, as from a pipe
  • jewellery: Necklace, ring, etc., often made of gold, etc.
  • grill: Plate of food that has been grilled
  • team: Group of people working on a task together
  • building: To establish e.g. a reputation, over time
  • camping: Leisure activity of living in tents outdoors
  • sand: Area composed of tiny pieces of rock near an ocean
  • design: To plan in a particular way to fulfill a purpose
  • scene: Incident where someone behaves angrily, badly
  • prove: To demonstrate truth by providing evidence
  • involve: To have or be included as a part of something
  • recycling: To use old ideas or concepts again
  • avoid: To prevent from happening
  • cast: People who appear in a play or movie
  • injury: Physical or emotional harm or damage
  • toenail: Nails at the end of your feet
  • reckon: To believe or expect that something is true
  • vacant: Having no fixtures, furniture, or inhabitants
  • mansion: Very large, expensive home
  • adaptation: Music, movie or play, changed to a new form
  • sequence: Part of a movie showing one part of the story
  • cramp: Sharp, unexpected pain when a muscle becomes tight
  • blunt: Without a sharp edge or point
  • dune: Hill made of sand that is formed by the wind
  • lair: Place where wild animals or criminals can hide
  • downtown: Located in the business part of a town
  • salvage: To save damaged or discarded material
  • macaroni: Pasta in the form of slender tubes
  • barefoot: (Walking) without shoes
  • wallpaper: Decorative paper for the walls of rooms
  • penthouse: (Luxury) apartment on the top floor of a building
  • desolate: To destroy a place
  • diversion: Action designed to distract attention
  • swirl: To make a twisting shape, mark, or pattern
  • fracture: Break in a bone, usually small
  • parmesan: Strong aged Italian cheese, e.g. grated over pasta
  • flip: To turn your body in the air, as in gymnastics
  • stack: A large number or amount of something
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    • adaptation

      US /ˌædæpˈteʃən/

      UK /ˌædæpˈteɪʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Music, movie or play, changed to a new form
      • Changing to a new form; thing that is changed
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    • as for

      US /æz fɔr/

      UK /æz fɔ:/

      • Preposition
      • Concerning; regarding.
      • Phrase
      • Used to introduce a new topic or aspect of a subject.
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    • as well as

      US /æz wɛl æz/

      UK /æz wel æz/

      • Adverb
      • Also; in addition to
      • Preposition
      • In addition to; and also.
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    • avoid

      US /əˈvɔɪd/

      UK /ə'vɔɪd/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To prevent from happening
      • To stay away from
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    • barefoot

      US /ˈbɛrfʊt/

      UK /'beəfʊt/

      • Adjective
      • (Walking) without shoes
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    • blunt

      US /blʌnt/

      UK /blʌnt/

      • Adjective
      • Without a sharp edge or point
      • Speaking directly; without trying to be polite or kind
      • Transitive Verb
      • To make dull or lessen the sharpness of something
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    • boot

      US /but/

      UK /bu:t/

      • Noun
      • Footwear covering your foot and part of your leg
      • Transitive Verb
      • To kick something, e.g. ball into goal
      • To start the operating system on a computer
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    • camp

      US /kæmp/

      UK /kæmp/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A (military) base
      • Exaggerated behavior meant to be funny
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To live temporarily, e.g. in a tent or a vehicle
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    • camping

      US /ˈkæmpiŋ/

      UK /ˈkæmpɪŋ/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Leisure activity of living in tents outdoors
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To live temporarily, e.g. in a tent or a vehicle
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    • cast

      US /kæst/

      UK /kɑ:st/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • People who appear in a play or movie
      • Small amount of a particular color
      • Transitive Verb
      • To give specific roles to actors in a movie, play
      • To describe someone's personality or character
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    • cramp

      US /kræmp/

      UK /kræmp/

      • Noun
      • Sharp, unexpected pain when a muscle becomes tight
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To get a sudden sharp pain when muscle tightens
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    • desolate

      US /ˈdɛsəlɪt/

      UK /'desələt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To destroy a place
      • Adjective
      • Empty of life, usually of a place
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    • diversion

      US /dɪˈvɚʒən, -ʃən, daɪ-/

      UK /daɪˈvɜ:ʃn/

      • Noun
      • Action designed to distract attention
      • An activity that distracts from worry or boredom; a recreation or pastime.
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    • downtown

      US /ˈdaʊnˌtaʊn/

      UK /ˌdaʊnˈtaʊn/

      • Adjective
      • Located in the business part of a town
      • (informal) Fashionable, trendy, or cool.
      • Noun
      • The main business or commercial area of a city.
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    • dune

      US /du:n/

      UK /dju:n/

      • Countable Noun
      • Hill made of sand that is formed by the wind
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    • film

      US /fɪlm/

      UK /fɪlm/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Thin layer that covers something
      • Movie
      • Transitive Verb
      • To record moving action with a camera
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    • filming

      US /fɪlmɪŋ/

      UK /fɪlmɪŋ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To record moving action with a camera
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    • flip

      US /flɪp/

      UK /flɪp/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To turn your body in the air, as in gymnastics
      • To move into a different position quickly
      • Noun
      • Act of turning your body in the air; somersault
      • Movement of something from one position to another
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    • fracture

      US /ˈfræktʃɚ/

      UK /'fræktʃə(r)/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Break in a bone, usually small
      • A break down in a relationship
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To break something hard, usually a bone
      • To cause a break down in a relationship
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    • grill

      US /ɡrɪl/

      UK /ɡrɪl/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Plate of food that has been grilled
      • Metal bars on which food is cooked over fire
      • Transitive Verb
      • To cook directly over fire on a flat metal bars
      • To ask many (difficult) questions for a long time
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    • hanging out

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To spend time with your friends
      • To spend times with friends or relax doing nothing
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    • injury

      US /ˈɪndʒəri/

      UK /'ɪndʒərɪ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Physical or emotional harm or damage
      • An unjust or unfair action or event.
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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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    • involve

      US /ɪnˈvɑlv/

      UK /ɪn'vɒlv/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To have or be included as a part of something
      • To cause (a person or group) to take part in an event or activity.
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    • jewellery

      US /ˈdʒuːəlri/

      UK /ˈdʒu:əlri/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Necklace, ring, etc., often made of gold, etc.
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    • know about

      US /noʊ əˈbaʊt/

      UK /nəʊ əˈbaut/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To have information or understanding of a subject or situation.
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    • lair

      US /ler/

      UK /leə(r)/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Place where wild animals or criminals can hide
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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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    • mansion

      US /ˈmænʃən/

      UK /ˈmænʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Very large, expensive home
      • Historically, the main residence of a lord or wealthy person.
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    • of late

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Recently; lately.
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    • parmesan

      US /ˈpɑ:rməzɑ:n/

      UK /ˈpɑ:mɪzæn/

      • Adjective
      • Strong aged Italian cheese, e.g. grated over pasta
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    • penthouse

      US

      UK

      • Countable Noun
      • (Luxury) apartment on the top floor of a building
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    • practise

      US /ˈpræktɪs/

      UK /ˈpræktɪs/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To work as a doctor or lawyer
      • To do something many times to improve a skill
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    • prove

      US /pruv/

      UK /pru:v/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To demonstrate truth by providing evidence
      • To test the quality or worth of something.
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To turn out to be; be found to be.
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    • pulled off

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To manage to succeed
      • Removed something quickly or with force.
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    • reckon

      US /ˈrɛkən/

      UK /ˈrekən/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To believe or expect that something is true
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    • recycling

      US /ˌri:'saɪklɪŋ/

      UK /ˌri:'saɪklɪŋ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To use old ideas or concepts again
      • To send used things to be turned into new things
      • Uncountable Noun
      • Act of using old things to make new things
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    • salvage

      US /ˈsælvɪdʒ/

      UK /'sælvɪdʒ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To save damaged or discarded material
      • To do something to prevent a disaster
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    • sand

      US /sænd/

      UK /sænd/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Area composed of tiny pieces of rock near an ocean
      • Small pieces of rock that make beaches and deserts
      • Transitive Verb
      • To cover a surface with grit e.g. roads
      • To smoothen a surface with sandpaper
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    • scene

      US /sin/

      UK /si:n/

      • Noun
      • Incident where someone behaves angrily, badly
      • View that looks like a picture
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    • sequence

      US /ˈsikwəns, -ˌkwɛns/

      UK /'si:kwəns/

      • Noun
      • Part of a movie showing one part of the story
      • A particular order in which related events, movements, or things follow each other.
      • Transitive Verb
      • To arrange things in an order they should happen
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    • stack

      US /stæk/

      UK /stæk/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A large number or amount of something
      • Large tube through which smoke exits a building
      • Transitive Verb
      • To arrange cards in a certain order, to cheat
      • To put one thing on top of another, e.g. boxes
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    • such as

      US /sʌtʃ æz/

      UK /sʌtʃ æz/

      • Preposition
      • For example; like
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    • swirl

      US /swɜrl/

      UK /swɜ:l/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To make a twisting shape, mark, or pattern
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    • thumbs up

      US

      UK

      • Noun
      • A gesture of approval or agreement, indicated by holding a fist with the thumb extended upwards.
      • A positive rating or vote on social media or online platforms.
      • Noun (plural)
      • Multiple gestures of approval or agreement made by extending the thumbs upward.
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    • toenail

      US /ˈtoʊneɪl/

      UK /ˈtəʊneɪl/

      • Countable Noun
      • Nails at the end of your feet
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    • tv show

      US /ˈtiˈvi ʃo/

      UK /ˈti:ˈvi: ʃəu/

      • Noun
      • A television program.
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    • used to

      US /juzd tu/

      UK /ˈju:st tə/

      • Adjective
      • Did regularly before, but don't do now
      • Auxiliary Verb
      • Have done before, but do not do now
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    • vacant

      US /ˈvekənt/

      UK /ˈveɪkənt/

      • Adjective
      • Having no fixtures, furniture, or inhabitants
      • Available; not filled.
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    • wallpaper

      US /ˈwɔlˌpepɚ/

      UK /'wɔ:lpeɪpə(r)/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Decorative paper for the walls of rooms
      • Transitive Verb
      • To cover a wall with wallpaper
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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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