Vocabulary

  • look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
  • in public: In a place where anyone can see or hear you.
  • answer for: Be responsible for and explain one's actions.
  • with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
  • think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
  • for instance: As an example.
  • of course: Sure ; Certainly
  • over time: Gradually; as time passes.
  • think about: To consider something carefully.
  • in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, disbelief
  • at the same time: Simultaneously; at the identical moment.
  • same time: Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
  • have to: Must do
  • talk about it: To discuss a particular subject.
  • out there: In or to a place that is far away
  • hair: Long thin strands growing on your head or body
  • woman: Adult female human being
  • long: Person's name
  • speak: To be able to use a certain language
  • man: Humans in general, including male and female
  • short: (Of electric circuit) to spark because faulty
  • twentieth: 20th
  • answer: To reply to a question someone asks
  • time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
  • talk: Style of speaking
  • cut: Act/instance of reducing the size or amount of
  • cover: To record a different version of another song
  • century: Period of 100 years
  • simple: Not hard to understand or do; not complex
  • married: To become the husband or wife of someone
  • unmarried: Not being married
  • sign: Indication that something exists or will happen
  • happen: To take place or occur
  • video: Recording capturing action with sound
  • cousin: Child of your uncle or aunt
  • pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
  • trend: Current style or fashion
  • female: Person of the sex that gives birth to babies
  • beauty: Something attractive that produces great pleasure
  • sexuality: Whether someone is homosexual or heterosexual
  • broad: General; not detailed
  • sex: State of being male or female
  • western: Movies often about cowboys in the American West
  • public: Owned by the government
  • humidity: Amount of moisture in the air in a particular area
  • acceptable: Satisfactory; good enough
  • headline: To be the main performer at a show
  • wonder: Surprise caused by experiencing something amazing
  • celebrity: A (famous) entertainer known by many people
  • flow: To move steadily and easily in a certain direction
  • challenge: An activity you wish to try that may be hard to do
  • traditionally: Something done in a customary, traditional manner
  • standard: Official unit of measuring something
  • shed: Small building used for storage
  • deliberate: Carefully thought out in advance
  • verse: Writing with words that rhyme or are rhythmic
  • equality: Idea that all people have the same rights
  • construct: To build or create something
  • evolutionary: Concerning gradual change over time
  • icon: Small image on a computer screen
  • variation: Something almost the same as another but different
  • claim: To say that something is true, often without proof.
  • physically: In a manner related to the body
  • era: Period characterized by particular events, people
  • tradition: An event, custom or way common to a people or race
  • reinforce: To send more troops/resources to support an army
  • femininity: Qualities thought typical of women, e.g. sweetness
  • ethnicity: Ethnic group; shared origins or culture
  • radically: Completely or extremely
  • incline: To bend the head or body forward
  • norm: Standard or regular way of doing something
  • glory: State of having respect, honor or pride
  • consultation: Meeting with a doctor or specialist to get advice
  • fertility: The state of a female being able to produce young
  • strive: To work hard/make effort to achieve something
  • flapper: Young woman who flaunts her unconventional conduct
  • outward: Going away from a place that will be returned to
  • bathtub: Thing you take a bath in
  • pixie: A fairylike or elfin creature, especially one that is mischievous; a playful sprite
  • outwardly: On the outside
  • normative: Comparing with the average
  • gin: Strong colorless alcohol made from grain
  • overarching: Most important
  • emulate: To try to be like; copy; imitate
  • maiden: Being the earliest or first
  • intersection: Place where two things cross
  • frankly: Speaking honestly and directly
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    • acceptable

      US /ækˈsɛptəbəl/

      UK /əkˈseptəbl/

      • Adjective
      • Satisfactory; good enough
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    • answer for

      US /ˈænsɚ fər/

      UK /ˈɑ:nsə fə/

      • other
      • Be responsible for and explain one's actions.
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    • at the same time

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Simultaneously; at the identical moment.
      • Nevertheless; however; used to introduce a contrasting or qualifying statement.
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    • bathtub

      US /bæθtʌb/

      UK /ˈbɑ:θtʌb/

      • Countable Noun
      • Thing you take a bath in
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    • beauty

      US /ˈbjuti/

      UK /'bju:tɪ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Something attractive that produces great pleasure
      • Physically or visually attractive person
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    • broad

      US /brɔd/

      UK /brɔ:d/

      • Adjective
      • General; not detailed
      • Wide; from the shorter two sides to the other
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    • celebrity

      US /səˈlɛbrɪti/

      UK /sə'lebrətɪ/

      • Countable Noun
      • A (famous) entertainer known by many people
      • Uncountable Noun
      • The state of being well-known or famous.
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    • challenge

      US /ˈtʃæləndʒ/

      UK /'tʃælɪndʒ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • An activity you wish to try that may be hard to do
      • Act of formally inviting someone to compete
      • Transitive Verb
      • To formally invite someone to compete at something
      • To question the correctness of something
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    • claim

      US /klem/

      UK /kleɪm/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • To say that something is true, often without proof.
      • A statement that something is true.
      • Transitive Verb
      • To demand or ask for something that you believe is rightfully yours.
      • To take or cause the loss of (e.g., a life, property).
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    • construct

      US /kənˈstrʌkt/

      UK /kənˈstrʌkt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To build or create something
      • To create a sentence, story, argument or theory
      • Noun
      • A thought, theory or hypothesis
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    • consultation

      US /ˌkɑnsəlˈteʃən/

      UK /ˌkɒnslˈteɪʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Meeting with a doctor or specialist to get advice
      • A discussion between people to make a decision
      B2
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    • cousin

      US /'kʌzn/

      UK /'kʌzn/

      • Countable Noun
      • Child of your uncle or aunt
      • Something similar to or related to something else
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    • deliberate

      US /dɪˈlɪbərɪt/

      UK /dɪ'lɪbərət/

      • Adjective
      • Carefully thought out in advance
      • Done purposely
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To consider a problem or decision carefully
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    • emulate

      US /ˈɛmjəˌlet/

      UK /ˈemjuleɪt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To try to be like; copy; imitate
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    • equality

      US /iˈkwɑ:ləti/

      UK /iˈkwɒləti/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Idea that all people have the same rights
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    • era

      US /'ɪrə/

      UK /'ɪərə/

      • Noun
      • Period characterized by particular events, people
      • A major division of geological time, usually divided into periods.
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    • ethnicity

      US /ɛθˈnɪsɪti/

      UK /eθˈnɪsəti/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Ethnic group; shared origins or culture
      • The ethnic origin or background of a person or group of people.
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    • evolutionary

      US /ˌiːvəˈluːʃəneri/

      UK /ˌi:vəˈlu:ʃənri/

      • Adjective
      • Concerning gradual change over time
      B2
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    • female

      US / ˈfiˌmel/

      UK /'fi:meɪl/

      • Adjective
      • Person of the sex that gives birth to babies
      • Belonging to or characteristic of a woman or girl.
      • Noun
      • A woman or girl.
      • A female animal.
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    • femininity

      US /ˌfɛməˈnɪnɪti/

      UK /ˌfeməˈnɪnəti/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Qualities thought typical of women, e.g. sweetness
      B2
      More
    • fertility

      US /fɚˈtɪlɪti/

      UK /fəˈtɪləti/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • The state of a female being able to produce young
      • State of soil being able to produce many plants
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    • flapper

      US /ˈflæpɚ/

      UK /ˈflæpə(r)/

      • Countable Noun
      • Young woman who flaunts her unconventional conduct
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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 instance

      US /fɔr ˈɪnstəns/

      UK /fɔ: ˈinstəns/

      • Adverb
      • As an example.
      • Phrase
      • As an example.
      • As an illustration or case in point
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    • frankly

      US /ˈfræŋkli/

      UK /ˈfræŋkli/

      • Adverb
      • Speaking honestly and directly
      • Used to express disagreement or mild disapproval.
      B2
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    • gin

      US /dʒɪn/

      UK /dʒɪn/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Strong colorless alcohol made from grain
      • Transitive Verb
      • To remove the seeds from cotton using a cotton gin.
      B2
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    • glory

      US /ˈɡlɔri, ˈɡlori/

      UK /'ɡlɔ:rɪ/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • State of having respect, honor or pride
      • Condition of great beauty, success, or influence
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    • have to

      US /hæv tu/

      UK /ˈhæv tə/

      • Auxiliary Verb
      • Must do
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    • headline

      US /ˈhedlaɪn/

      UK /ˈhedlaɪn/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To be the main performer at a show
      • Noun
      • Title summarizing a news story
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    • humidity

      US /hjuˈmɪdɪti/

      UK /hju:ˈmɪdəti/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Amount of moisture in the air in a particular area
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    • icon

      US /ˈaɪˌkɑn/

      UK /'aɪkɒn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Small image on a computer screen
      • Person widely recognized as a symbol of something
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    • in public

      US /ɪn ˈpʌblɪk/

      UK /in ˈpʌblik/

      • Phrase
      • In a place where anyone can see or hear you.
      • Adjective
      • Relating to the government or the people as a whole.
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    • in the world

      US /ɪn ði wɜrld/

      UK /in ðə wɜː(r)ld/

      • Phrase
      • Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, disbelief
      • Used to indicate the extent or degree of something, often in a superlative sense
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    • incline

      US /ɪnˈklaɪn/

      UK /ɪn'klaɪn/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To bend the head or body forward
      • To influence toward a particular opinion, action
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A slope or surface that rises uphill
      • A tendency or disposition; a leaning toward something.
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    • intersection

      US /ˌɪntɚˈsɛkʃən/

      UK /ˌɪntə'sekʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Place where two things cross
      • A point or line common to two or more lines or surfaces that cross or meet.
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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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    • maiden

      US /ˈmedn/

      UK /ˈmeɪdn/

      • Adjective
      • Being the earliest or first
      • Countable Noun
      • Unmarried woman or young girl
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    • norm

      US /nɔ:rm/

      UK /nɔ:m/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Standard or regular way of doing something
      • An established standard of performance or behavior
      • Transitive Verb
      • To make something average (statistics)
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    • normative

      US /ˈnɔ:rmətɪv/

      UK /ˈnɔ:mətɪv/

      • Adjective
      • Comparing with the average
      • Relating to an ideal standard or model.
      B2
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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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    • out there

      US /aʊt ðɛr/

      UK /aut ðɛə/

      • Adverb
      • In or to a place that is far away
      • Existing in the universe
      • Adjective
      • Unconventional; strange; avant-garde
      • Existing or available.
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    • outward

      US /ˈaʊtwəd/

      UK /ˈaʊtwəd/

      • Adjective
      • Going away from a place that will be returned to
      • Seeming to be from the outside
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    • outwardly

      US /ˈaʊtwərdli/

      UK /ˈaʊtwədli/

      • Adverb
      • On the outside
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    • over time

      US /ˈovɚ taɪm/

      UK /ˈəuvə taim/

      • Phrase
      • Gradually; as time passes.
      • During a long period.
      • Adverb
      • Gradually; as time passes.
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    • overarching

      US

      UK

      • Adjective
      • Most important
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    • physically

      US /ˈfɪzɪkəlɪ/

      UK /'fɪzɪklɪ/

      • Adverb
      • In a manner related to the body
      • Concerning reality or the laws of nature
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    • radically

      US /ˈrædɪkl:ɪ/

      UK /'rædɪklɪ/

      • Adverb
      • Completely or extremely
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    • reinforce

      US /ˌri:ɪnˈfɔ:rs/

      UK /ˌri:ɪnˈfɔ:s/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To send more troops/resources to support an army
      • To encourage or strengthen an idea or feeling
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    • same time

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
      • At the identical time as before; recurring at a fixed hour.
      • Noun
      • An equal duration or period.
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    • sex

      US /sɛks/

      UK /seks/

      • Noun
      • State of being male or female
      • Physical activity by which we produce babies
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    • sexuality

      US /ˌsɛkʃuˈælɪti/

      UK /ˌsekʃuˈæləti/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Whether someone is homosexual or heterosexual
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    • shed

      US /ʃed/

      UK /ʃed/

      • Countable Noun
      • Small building used for storage
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To lose something as a natural process e.g. hair
      • Got rid of something that was no longer wanted or needed.
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    • standard

      US /ˈstændəd/

      UK /'stændəd/

      • Noun
      • Official unit of measuring something
      • Principle of behaving in a moral way
      • Adjective
      • Being the accepted normal level of quality
      • (Of a language) being the most accepted in a place
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    • strive

      US /straɪv/

      UK /straɪv/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To work hard/make effort to achieve something
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    • talk about it

      US /tɔk əˈbaʊt ɪt/

      UK /tɔ:k əˈbaut it/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To discuss a particular subject.
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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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    • think of

      US /θɪŋk ʌv/

      UK /θiŋk ɔv/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To look on as (being something specific); consider
      • To consider or remember something.
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To imagine or call something to mind
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    • tradition

      US /trəˈdɪʃən/

      UK /trəˈdɪʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • An event, custom or way common to a people or race
      • Way of thinking or behaving used for a long time
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    • traditionally

      US /trə'dɪʃənəlɪ/

      UK /trə'dɪʃənəlɪ/

      • Adverb
      • Something done in a customary, traditional manner
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    • trend

      US /trɛnd/

      UK /trend/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Current style or fashion
      • General direction that is taken
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To be current and popular
      • To move up or down
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    • unmarried

      US /ʌnˈmærid/

      UK /ˌʌnˈmærid/

      • Adjective
      • Not being married
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    • variation

      US /ˌvɛriˈeʃən, ˈvær-/

      UK /ˌveəriˈeɪʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Something almost the same as another but different
      • Music played with a different tune from another
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    • verse

      US /vɚs/

      UK /vɜ:s/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Writing with words that rhyme or are rhythmic
      • A section of writing, e.g. from the Bible
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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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    • with it

      US /wɪð ɪt/

      UK /wið it/

      • Adjective
      • Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
      • Understanding and knowledgeable about current trends or information.
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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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