Vocabulary

  • over time: Gradually; as time passes.
  • of course: Sure ; Certainly
  • have to: Must do
  • look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
  • for example: As an illustration or instance.
  • work at: To have a job at a particular place or organization.
  • at work: Located at one's place of employment
  • look for: To try to find a thing or person that is lost
  • in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
  • work over: To physically attack or beat someone severely.
  • go ahead: To start an activity; start doing, working etc.
  • go on: To continue doing something
  • depending on: To rely on for support (financial or emotional)
  • break from: To separate oneself from an association or way of life, typically due to disagreement or disillusionment.
  • used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
  • work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
  • job: Something that must be done
  • time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
  • go: To attend or be at a place
  • to: Toward a point, person, place or thing
  • lesson: Something done to learn or teach something; class
  • people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
  • week: Period of seven days from Sunday to Saturday
  • put: To move or place a thing in a particular position
  • part: Division of a book
  • day: A period of 24 hours beginning at midnight
  • talk: Style of speaking
  • head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
  • lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
  • home: House, apartment or building to be rented or sold
  • extra: More than necessary; additional
  • full: Containing all the parts; complete
  • sheet: Piece of cloth you put on the bed to sleep on
  • break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
  • perfect: So good it cannot be improved
  • negative: The opposite to a positive electrical charge
  • company: Good feeling from being with someone else
  • boss: Person in charge of you at work
  • wide: Having a great distance from one side to the other
  • rest: Time when one relaxes, sleeps, or is inactive
  • surprised: Feeling a shock when something unexpected happens
  • sick: Having a physical or mental illness
  • record: Highest or most extreme level achieved
  • enter: To start a career or an education
  • spend: To use money to pay for something
  • common: Area in a city or town that is open to everyone
  • depend: Be controlled or determined by (someone/something)
  • regular: Having an equal amount of space or time in between
  • employee: Person who works for someone else for payment
  • period: Set amount of time during which events take place
  • compare: To consider how similar and different things are
  • consider: To think carefully about something
  • research: To study in order to discover new ideas and facts
  • happily: In a fortunate, lucky, or timely manner
  • plain: Obvious; clearly so, true
  • prove: To demonstrate truth by providing evidence
  • phrase: Common expression or saying
  • confuse: To make something unclear or hard to understand
  • option: A choice
  • location: Particular position or area of place, event, etc.
  • basically: Used before you explain something simply, clearly
  • timer: Device measure the amount of time that has gone by
  • overtime: Extra time in a sports game
  • calculate: To find an answer using mathematics
  • standard: Official unit of measuring something
  • envy: Feeling of wanting something that someone else has
  • firstly: Before anything else
  • differ: To be different; to be not like others
  • impress: To make an emotional impact upon
  • lifestyle: The type of life that you have; the way you live
  • compensate: To give (money) to as a form of correcting a loss
  • sabbatical: A break or change from a normal routine
  • lieu: Function usually occupied or done by another
  • wanna: Shortened form of 'want to'. Used only in speaking
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    • at work

      US /æt wɚk/

      UK /æt wə:k/

      • Phrase
      • Located at one's place of employment
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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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    • break from

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To separate oneself from an association or way of life, typically due to disagreement or disillusionment.
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    • calculate

      US /ˈkælkjəˌlet/

      UK /'kælkjʊleɪt/

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

      US /ˈkɑ:mpenseɪt/

      UK /ˈkɒmpenseɪt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To give (money) to as a form of correcting a loss
      • To reduce or counteract (something unwelcome or unpleasant); offset.
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    • confuse

      US /kənˈfjuz/

      UK /kənˈfju:z/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To make something unclear or hard to understand
      • To mistake one person or thing for another.
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    • depend

      US /dɪˈpend/

      UK /dɪˈpend/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • Be controlled or determined by (someone/something)
      • To rely on someone or something for support, help, or existence.
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    • depending on

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To rely on for support (financial or emotional)
      • Influenced or determined by.
      • Preposition
      • Subject to; contingent on
      • Relying on someone or something for support or assistance.
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    • differ

      US /ˈdɪfɚ/

      UK /'dɪfə(r)/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To be different; to be not like others
      • Disagree; be of a different opinion.
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    • employee

      US /ɪmˈplɔɪi:/

      UK /ɪmˈplɔɪi:/

      • Countable Noun
      • Person who works for someone else for payment
      • A person working for a government agency.
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    • envy

      US /ˈɛnvi/

      UK /ˈenvi/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Feeling of wanting something that someone else has
      • Transitive Verb
      • To feel that you want something someone else has
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    • extra

      US /'ekstrə/

      UK /'ekstrə/

      • Adjective
      • More than necessary; additional
      • Of especially good quality or grade.
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Items more than you need; additional items
      • Person who has a small part in a movie
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    • firstly

      US /ˈfɚstli/

      UK /ˈfɜ:stli/

      • Adverb
      • Before anything else
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    • for example

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • As an illustration or instance.
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    • go ahead

      US /ɡo əˈhɛd/

      UK /ɡəu əˈhed/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To start an activity; start doing, working etc.
      • To give permission to do something
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To start or proceed with something
      • To proceed despite potential obstacles or doubts.
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    • go on

      US /ɡo ɑn/

      UK /ɡəu ɔn/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To continue doing something
      • To happen (usually negative)
      • Interjection
      • Used to encourage someone
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    • happily

      US /ˈhæpɪli/

      UK /ˈhæpɪli/

      • Adverb
      • In a fortunate, lucky, or timely manner
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    • have to

      US /hæv tu/

      UK /ˈhæv tə/

      • Auxiliary Verb
      • Must do
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    • impress

      US /ɪmˈprɛs/

      UK /ɪm'pres/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To make an emotional impact upon
      • To press into a soft material to make a pattern
      • Noun
      • A mark or design made by stamping.
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    • in fact

      US /ɪn fækt/

      UK /in fækt/

      • Adverb
      • Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
      • Used to introduce a more detailed or surprising piece of information.
      • Phrase
      • Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that is surprising or contrary to what might be expected.
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    • lieu

      US /lu/

      UK /lu:/

      • Noun
      • Function usually occupied or done by another
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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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    • location

      US /loʊˈkeɪʃn/

      UK /ləʊˈkeɪʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Particular position or area of place, event, etc.
      • A place away from a studio where film or television shots are made.
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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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    • look for

      US /lʊk fɔr/

      UK /luk fɔ:/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To try to find a thing or person that is lost
      • To expect or anticipate something.
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    • negative

      US /ˈnɛɡətɪv/

      UK /'neɡətɪv/

      • Noun
      • The opposite to a positive electrical charge
      • In grammar, containing words such as 'no' or 'not'
      • Adjective
      • Being harmful, unwanted or unhelpful
      • In mathematics, being less than zero
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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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    • option

      US /ˈɑpʃən/

      UK /'ɒpʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A choice
      • A right to buy or sell something at a particular price within a particular period.
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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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    • overtime

      US /ˈovɚˌtaɪm/

      UK /'əʊvətaɪm/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Extra time in a sports game
      • Time worked in addition to regular working hours.
      • Adverb
      • Beyond the regular working hours.
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    • phrase

      US /frez/

      UK /freɪz/

      • Noun
      • Common expression or saying
      • Section of musical notes in a piece of music
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To choose words to say what you mean clearly
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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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    • regular

      US /ˈrɛɡjəlɚ/

      UK /ˈregjələ(r)/

      • Adjective
      • Having an equal amount of space or time in between
      • Occurring or being done frequently
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Customers who frequently visit a place
      • Soldier who has a permanent job in the army
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    • research

      US /rɪˈsɚtʃ, ˈriˌsɚtʃ/

      UK /rɪ'sɜ:tʃ/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To study in order to discover new ideas and facts
      • To study the market relating to marketing products and services.
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Study done to discover new ideas and facts
      • A particular area or topic of study.
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    • sabbatical

      US /səˈbætɪkəl/

      UK /səˈbætɪkl/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A break or change from a normal routine
      • Adjective
      • Concerning a break or change from normal routine
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    • sheet

      US /ʃit/

      UK /ʃi:t/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Piece of cloth you put on the bed to sleep on
      • Piece of thin flat metal, plastic or glass
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    • spend

      US /spɛnd/

      UK /spend/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To use money to pay for something
      • To use time in order to do something
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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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    • timer

      US /ˈtaɪmɚ/

      UK /ˈtaɪmə(r)/

      • Noun
      • Device measure the amount of time that has gone by
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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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    • wanna

      US /ˈwɑnə/

      UK /'wɒnə/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • Shortened form of 'want to'. Used only in speaking
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    • work at

      US /wɚk æt/

      UK /wə:k æt/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To have a job at a particular place or organization.
      • To make an effort to improve something.
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    • work over

      US /wɝk ˈoʊvɚ/

      UK /wɜ:k ˈəuvə/

      • other
      • To physically attack or beat someone severely.
      • To revise, review, or improve something by careful effort.
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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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