Vocabulary

  • wake up: To stop sleeping
  • think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
  • at night: During the night; in the nighttime.
  • as soon as: In a short time after (something happens)
  • work on: To devote effort to improve or develop something
  • of a sudden: Quickly and unexpectedly; suddenly.
  • at midnight: At twelve o'clock at night; the middle of the night.
  • get through: To arrive at the end of or finish something
  • talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
  • in terms of
  • look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
  • have to: Must do
  • think about: To consider something carefully.
  • consists of: Is made up or composed of.
  • used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
  • no matter: Regardless of; it does not matter.
  • at home: In one's own residence or country.
  • thing: (Used to introduce the reason for something)
  • hour: 60 minutes
  • basketball: Team game played to throw the ball through a hoop
  • day: A period of 24 hours beginning at midnight
  • play: To act as a character in a movie, or on stage
  • business: A company formed for making profit
  • book: (Police) to officially record someone's crimes
  • reading: Text you are understanding or reading to others
  • life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
  • cooking: To heat food until it is ready to eat
  • wake: To cause to become more energetic or attentive
  • time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
  • start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
  • great: Very good; better than before
  • read: Person's name
  • piano: Keyboard instrument used for playing music
  • battery: Portable device that stores electricity
  • idea: Belief, thought, suggestion, opinion or plan
  • post: To send a letter or package using stamps
  • awesome: Great; wonderful; stupendous
  • hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
  • empty: Containing nothing; with no contents
  • improve: To make, or become, something better
  • explain: To make clear or easy to understand by describing
  • violin: Wooden instrument with strings, played with a bow
  • success: Achievement of a desired purpose or goal
  • successful: Having the desired effect or result
  • extraordinary: Beyond what is ordinary; very unusual; remarkable
  • average: Total of numbers divided by the number of items
  • completely: In every way or as much as possible
  • balanced: To be steady by having equal weight on both sides
  • focus: To see clearly by adjusting your eyes or a camera
  • define: To explain the meaning of words
  • lifestyle: The type of life that you have; the way you live
  • balance: Instrument for weighing things
  • compose: To calm yourself after being angry or upset
  • harmonious: Being compatible; working well together
  • martial: Concerning fighting, war, or soldiers
  • basically: Used before you explain something simply, clearly
  • outcome: Something that happens as a result, consequence
  • dedicate: To state a person's name in book, song, in respect
  • willpower: Ability to make yourself do what you really want
  • consistently: In a manner that is the same almost every time
  • drain: Hole or pipe that water, waste etc. flows into
  • imply: To suggest something, without saying it directly
  • gym: Physical education taught as a class in school
  • meditate: To think deeply and quietly to calm your spirit
  • bust: To arrest people involved in crime
  • physique: The shape and size of a human body
  • proactive: Acting to head off anticipated future problems
  • hypothetical: Thought up, as an example; not being a real case
  • gourmet: Person with a taste for good food and drink
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    • as soon as

      US /æz sun æz/

      UK /æz su:n æz/

      • Phrase
      • In a short time after (something happens)
      • Without any delay; immediately
      • Conjunction
      • At the moment that, or immediately after.
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    • at home

      US /æt hom/

      UK /æt həum/

      • Phrase
      • In one's own residence or country.
      • Adjective
      • Feeling comfortable and relaxed.
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    • at midnight

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • At twelve o'clock at night; the middle of the night.
      • Used to indicate the time when something will happen or is expected to happen.
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    • at night

      US /æt naɪt/

      UK /æt nait/

      • Phrase
      • During the night; in the nighttime.
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    • average

      US /ˈævərɪdʒ, ˈævrɪdʒ/

      UK /'ævərɪdʒ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Total of numbers divided by the number of items
      • Transitive Verb
      • To add numbers then divide by the number of items
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    • awesome

      US /ˈɔsəm/

      UK /'ɔ:səm/

      • Adjective
      • Great; wonderful; stupendous
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    • balance

      US /ˈbæləns/

      UK /ˈbæləns/

      • Noun
      • Instrument for weighing things
      • Being stable; having equal weight on both sides
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To be steady by having equal weight on both sides
      • To make two or more things equal
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    • balanced

      US

      UK

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To be steady by having equal weight on both sides
      • To make two or more things equal
      • Adjective
      • Being stable having equal weight on both sides
      • Keeping or showing a balance; arranged so that things are in proportion or equal distribution.
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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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    • basketball

      US /ˈbæskɪtbɔːl/

      UK /ˈbɑ:skɪtbɔ:l/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Team game played to throw the ball through a hoop
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    • battery

      US /ˈbætəri/

      UK /ˈbætri/

      • Countable Noun
      • Portable device that stores electricity
      • Noun
      • Large group of similar things functioning together
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    • bust

      US /bʌst/

      UK /bʌst/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To arrest people involved in crime
      • To break something with force
      • Noun
      • A woman's chest or breasts
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    • compose

      US /kəmˈpoʊz/

      UK /kəmˈpəʊz/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To calm yourself after being angry or upset
      • To write an essay, article, poem, music etc.
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    • consistently

      US /kənˈsɪstəntlɪ/

      UK /kən'sɪstəntlɪ/

      • Adverb
      • In a manner that is the same almost every time
      • In every case or on every occasion; invariably
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    • consists of

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • Is made up or composed of.
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    • dedicate

      US /ˈdɛdɪˌket/

      UK /'dedɪkeɪt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To state a person's name in book, song, in respect
      • To give your energy, time, etc. completely
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    • define

      US /dɪˈfaɪn/

      UK /dɪ'faɪn/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To explain the meaning of words
      • To set or mark the limits of something
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    • drain

      US /dren/

      UK /dreɪn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Hole or pipe that water, waste etc. flows into
      • Something that depletes resources or energy.
      • Transitive Verb
      • To empty or remove liquid from
      • To use up the energy/ money/power of something
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    • extraordinary

      US /ɪkˈstrɔ:rdəneri/

      UK /ɪkˈstrɔ:dnri/

      • Adjective
      • Beyond what is ordinary; very unusual; remarkable
      • Additional to or different from what is usual or regular.
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    • focus

      US /ˈfokəs/

      UK /'fəʊkəs/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To see clearly by adjusting your eyes or a camera
      • To keep your attention, concentration on one thing
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Main purpose or center of interest or activity
      • The clarity of an image produced by a lens.
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    • get through

      US /ɡɛt θru/

      UK /ɡet θru:/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To arrive at the end of or finish something
      • To succeed in contacting someone by phone
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    • gourmet

      US /ˈgʊrmeɪ/

      UK /ˈgʊəmeɪ/

      • Countable Noun
      • Person with a taste for good food and drink
      • Adjective
      • Of high quality and often expensive, relating to very good food and drink
      • Relating to or preparing high-quality food
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    • gym

      US /dʒɪm/

      UK /dʒɪm/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Physical education taught as a class in school
      • Building used for physical activities or sports
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    • harmonious

      US /hɑrˈmoniəs/

      UK /hɑ:ˈməʊniəs/

      • Adjective
      • Being compatible; working well together
      • Having a pleasing musical tune
      B1
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    • have to

      US /hæv tu/

      UK /ˈhæv tə/

      • Auxiliary Verb
      • Must do
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    • hypothetical

      US /ˌhaɪpəˈθɛtɪkəl/

      UK /ˌhaɪpəˈθetɪkl/

      • Adjective
      • Thought up, as an example; not being a real case
      • Of the nature of a hypothesis; conjectural; provisional.
      • Noun
      • A hypothetical example or case.
      • A hypothetical situation or scenario.
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    • imply

      US /ɪmˈplaɪ/

      UK /ɪmˈplaɪ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To suggest something, without saying it directly
      • To involve or indicate by inference, association, or necessary consequence rather than by direct statement
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    • in terms of

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • With regard to; concerning a particular aspect.
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    • lifestyle

      US /ˈlaɪfˌstaɪl/

      UK /ˈlaɪfstaɪl/

      • Noun
      • The type of life that you have; the way you live
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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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    • martial

      US /ˈmɑ:rʃl/

      UK /ˈmɑ:ʃl/

      • Adjective
      • Concerning fighting, war, or soldiers
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    • meditate

      US /ˈmɛdɪˌtet/

      UK /ˈmedɪteɪt/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To think deeply and quietly to calm your spirit
      • To think deeply or focus one's mind for a period of time.
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    • no matter

      US

      UK

      • Conjunction
      • Regardless of; it does not matter.
      • Adverb
      • Regardless of; it is not important
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    • of a sudden

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Quickly and unexpectedly; suddenly.
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      More
    • outcome

      US /ˈaʊtˌkʌm/

      UK /ˈaʊtkʌm/

      • Noun
      • Something that happens as a result, consequence
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    • physique

      US /fɪˈzik/

      UK /fɪˈzi:k/

      • Noun
      • The shape and size of a human body
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    • piano

      US /piˈæno, ˈpjæno/

      UK /piˈænəʊ/

      • Noun
      • Keyboard instrument used for playing music
      • Adverb
      • In a soft and quiet manner (on the piano)
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    • proactive

      US /ˌproʊˈæktɪv/

      UK /ˌprəʊˈæktɪv/

      • Adjective
      • Acting to head off anticipated future problems
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    • success

      US /səkˈsɛs/

      UK /sək'ses/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Achievement of a desired purpose or goal
      • A successful person; one who achieved their aims
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    • successful

      US /səkˈsɛsfəl/

      UK /səkˈsesfl/

      • Adjective
      • Having the desired effect or result
      • Having achieved wealth, respect, or social status
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    • talking about

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To discuss a particular topic.
      • To be constantly mentioning or bringing up a 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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    • 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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    • violin

      US /ˌvaɪəˈlɪn/

      UK /ˌvaɪəˈlɪn/

      • Noun
      • Wooden instrument with strings, played with a bow
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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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    • willpower

      US /ˈwɪlˌpaʊɚ/

      UK /'wɪlpaʊə(r)/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Ability to make yourself do what you really want
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    • work on

      US /wɚk ɑn/

      UK /wə:k ɔn/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To devote effort to improve or develop something
      • To try to persuade or influence someone.
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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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