Vocabulary

  • in real life: In the physical world; not online or in a fictional setting.
  • have to: Must do
  • bricks and mortar: A traditional business with a physical store or office, as opposed to an online business.
  • work in: To make an opening for something in your schedule
  • in progress: Currently taking place or being done; not yet completed.
  • in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
  • rather than: More exactly; more correctly
  • in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
  • wildest dreams: The most imaginative or unrealistic hopes or aspirations.
  • apartment building: A building with many apartments or flats
  • fit together: To combine or join parts properly or correctly.
  • home in: Move or direct toward a specific target or goal.
  • on to: Toward something; forward
  • symbol of: Something that represents or stands for something else, especially an object representing an abstract idea.
  • in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, disbelief
  • world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
  • plant: Factory or a place where things are made
  • smoke: To give off a cloud of grey gas from burning
  • parking: To stay still without moving
  • people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
  • city: Area with many buildings, roads and people
  • today: This day; day that is happening now
  • house: Place where a specific activity or business occurs
  • tall: High in height
  • playful: Being fun or wanting to play
  • start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
  • live: To be alive
  • home: House, apartment or building to be rented or sold
  • ski: Long thin board for the feet for moving on show
  • dream: A wish or hope for something to happen
  • turn: To become (a particular age)
  • mountain: Very high piece of land, higher than a hill
  • real: Actually existing or happening, not imagined
  • electricity: Energy generated positive and negative charges
  • idea: Belief, thought, suggestion, opinion or plan
  • fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
  • wildest: Totally uncontrolled
  • envelope: Paper cover you put around a letter to mail it
  • build: Your physical shape; physique
  • sail: To travel across water in a boat or a ship
  • space: Empty area kept for a specific reason, like a car
  • documentation: Official papers that give information
  • geography: Study of the earth and its natural features
  • architecture: Design and construction of buildings
  • fiction: Made-up stories; imagined events
  • power: Legal or official right to perform certain actions
  • fictional: Including people and events that are not real
  • trash: Garbage or anything that is worthless
  • public: Owned by the government
  • invent: To create something such as a story or excuse
  • completely: In every way or as much as possible
  • wrap: Piece of clothing worn loosely on the shoulders
  • documentary: Supported by written evidence
  • pollution: Dangerous substances released into an environment
  • architect: Person who designs and advises on buildings
  • steam: Mist collecting on a surface when wet air cools
  • reality: What is true, as opposed to what is imagined
  • chimney: Part of a building through which smoke escapes
  • alter: To change so (clothing) fits better
  • concrete: Hard building material made of cement, sand, water
  • transform: To change the shape completely in a good way
  • craft: To make by hand and with much skill
  • everyday: Used or seen daily; for daily use; ordinary
  • structure: The way in which the parts of a system or object are arranged or organized, or a system arranged in this way
  • fantasize: To imagine an unreal situation; to dream about
  • slope: Angle of a decline, e.g. where a road dips down
  • desirable: Being wanted; worth try to get
  • decoration: Making something more attractive or beautiful
  • enable: To make it possible to do something
  • faithful: (Religious) people who believe in a god or gods
  • status: Position or rank relative to others in a society
  • populate: To live in a particular area, as a group
  • crystallized: To make a substance form into crystals
  • stereotype: False categorization of people as all the same
  • slogan: Distinctive phrase used in political campaign, etc.
  • ethnic: Of people who share the same culture, traditions
  • transformation: A complete change in shape or form of something
  • predecessor: Something that comes before another in a series
  • inhabit: To live in a certain area or place
  • merge: To cause two or more things to combine into one
  • empower: To give someone a power or ability
  • realm: Area ruled by a king or queen
  • penthouse: (Luxury) apartment on the top floor of a building
  • multiple: Having or involving more than one of something
  • amenity: Something that adds to people's comfort; facility
  • cascade: Body of water falling from something tall
  • skyscraper: Very tall building with many stories
  • replicating: To make one or more exact copies of itself
  • courtyard: Area open to the sky, but closed in by buildings
  • mortar: Stone bowl for crushing substances with a pestle
  • oasis: Place in a desert where there is water
  • surreal: Concerning surrealism
  • mediterranean: Describing the sea between Italy and Africa
  • mutually: So as to be shared by two or more people/things
  • flock: Group of animals or birds that live together
  • genre: Category of art, music with its own qualities
  • immersive: Providing or relating to digital technology that immerses one in an experience.
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    • alter

      US /ˈɔltɚ/

      UK /ˈɔ:ltə(r)/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To change so (clothing) fits better
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To change or modify something.
      • To become different; to change.
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    • amenity

      US /əˈmɛnɪti/

      UK /ə'mi:nətɪ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Something that adds to people's comfort; facility
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    • apartment building

      US

      UK

      • Countable Noun
      • A building with many apartments or flats
      A2
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    • architect

      US /ˈɑrkɪˌtɛkt/

      UK /ˈɑ:kɪtekt/

      • Noun
      • Person who designs and advises on buildings
      B1
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    • architecture

      US /ˈɑrkɪˌtɛktʃɚ/

      UK /ˈɑ:kɪtektʃə(r)/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Design and construction of buildings
      • The style or design of a building or buildings.
      A2
      More
    • bricks and mortar

      US

      UK

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A traditional business with a physical store or office, as opposed to an online business.
      • Real estate; buildings.
      A1
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    • cascade

      US /kæˈsked/

      UK /kæˈskeɪd/

      • Countable Noun
      • Body of water falling from something tall
      • A series of things that happen quickly one after the other.
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To fall, flow, or hang down in a large amount
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    • chimney

      US /ˈtʃɪmni/

      UK /'tʃɪmnɪ/

      • Noun
      • Part of a building through which smoke escapes
      B2
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    • concrete

      US /kɑnˈkrit, kɑŋ-, ˈkɑnˌkrit, ˈkɑŋ-/

      UK /'kɒŋkri:t/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Hard building material made of cement, sand, water
      • Transitive Verb
      • To cover or make with a hard grey building material
      • To lay or cover with concrete.
      B1
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    • courtyard

      US /ˈkɔ:rtjɑ:rd/

      UK /ˈkɔ:tjɑ:d/

      • Noun
      • Area open to the sky, but closed in by buildings
      B2
      More
    • craft

      US /kræft/

      UK /krɑ:ft/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To make by hand and with much skill
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Job requiring a worker to have specific skills
      • Vehicle that travels on water or through the air
      B1
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    • crystallized

      US

      UK

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To make a substance form into crystals
      • To make something clear or easy to understand
      • Adjective
      • Having become definite and clear.
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    • decoration

      US /ˌdɛkəˈreʃən/

      UK /ˌdekəˈreɪʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Making something more attractive or beautiful
      • Act of awarding a medal to someone
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    • desirable

      US /dɪˈzaɪrəbəl/

      UK /dɪˈzaɪərəbl/

      • Adjective
      • Being wanted; worth try to get
      • (Sexually) pleasing; attractive
      A2
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    • documentary

      US /ˌdɑ:kjuˈmentri/

      UK /ˌdɒkjuˈmentri/

      • Adjective
      • Supported by written evidence
      • Noun
      • Film TV program giving facts about a person, event
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    • documentation

      US /ˌdɑkjəmɛnˈteʃən/

      UK /ˌdɒkjumenˈteɪʃn/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Official papers that give information
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    • electricity

      US /ɪlɛkˈtrɪsɪti,ˌilɛk-/

      UK /ɪˌlekˈtrɪsəti/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Energy generated positive and negative charges
      • The study or science of electric charges and currents.
      A2
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    • empower

      US /ɛmˈpaʊɚ/

      UK /ɪm'paʊə(r)/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To give someone a power or ability
      B2
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    • enable

      US /ɛˈnebəl/

      UK /ɪˈneɪbl/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To make it possible to do something
      A2
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    • envelope

      US /ˈenvəloʊp/

      UK /ˈenvələʊp/

      • Countable Noun
      • Paper cover you put around a letter to mail it
      • A container for data in computing.
      B1
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    • ethnic

      US /ˈɛθnɪk/

      UK /ˈeθnɪk/

      • Adjective
      • Of people who share the same culture, traditions
      • Belonging to a minority group that differs in culture, religion, or origin from the dominant group of a society.
      B1
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    • faithful

      US /ˈfeθfəl/

      UK /'feɪθfl/

      • Noun
      • (Religious) people who believe in a god or gods
      • Adjective
      • Showing constant support for someone or something
      • Worthy of trust
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    • fantasize

      US /ˈfæntəˌsaɪz/

      UK /ˈfæntəsaɪz/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To imagine an unreal situation; to dream about
      B1
      More
    • fiction

      US /ˈfɪkʃən/

      UK /ˈfɪkʃn/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Made-up stories; imagined events
      • False statement or account about something
      B1
      More
    • fictional

      US / ˈfɪkʃənl:/

      UK /ˈfɪkʃənl/

      • Adjective
      • Including people and events that are not real
      B1
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    • fit together

      US /fɪt təˈɡɛðɚ/

      UK /fɪt təˈɡeðə/

      • other
      • To combine or join parts properly or correctly.
      B1
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    • flock

      US /flɑ:k/

      UK /flɒk/

      • Countable Noun
      • Group of animals or birds that live together
      • Group of people who gather or travel together
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To gather together or move as a group
      B2
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    • genre

      US /ˈʒɑnrə/

      UK /'ʒɒ̃rə/

      • Noun
      • Category of art, music with its own qualities
      B2
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    • geography

      US /dʒiˈɑ:grəfi/

      UK /dʒiˈɒgrəfi/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Study of the earth and its natural features
      B1
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    • have to

      US /hæv tu/

      UK /ˈhæv tə/

      • Auxiliary Verb
      • Must do
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    • home in

      US /ˈhoʊm ɪn/

      UK /ˈhəum ɪn/

      • other
      • Move or direct toward a specific target or goal.
      B2
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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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    • in progress

      US /ɪn ˈprɑɡˌrɛs/

      UK /in ˈprəuɡres/

      • Adjective
      • Currently taking place or being done; not yet completed.
      • Phrase
      • In the course of being done or carried out.
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    • in real life

      US /ɪn ˈriəl laɪf/

      UK /in riəl laif/

      • Phrase
      • In the physical world; not online or in a fictional setting.
      • Actually; genuinely; not made up or fictional.
      A2
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    • in the past

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • During a former period of time; previously.
      A1
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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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    • inhabit

      US /ɪnˈhæbɪt/

      UK /ɪnˈhæbɪt/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To live in a certain area or place
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    • invent

      US /ɪnˈvɛnt/

      UK /ɪnˈvent/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To create something such as a story or excuse
      • To create something useful for the first time
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    • merge

      US /mɜ:rdʒ/

      UK /mɜ:dʒ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To cause two or more things to combine into one
      • Noun
      • Causing two or more things to combine into one
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    • mortar

      US /ˈmɔ:rtə(r)/

      UK /ˈmɔ:tə(r)/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Stone bowl for crushing substances with a pestle
      • Cement, sand, etc. mixture for bonding bricks, etc.
      • Transitive Verb
      • To use a bonding cement to coat walls
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    • multiple

      US /ˈmʌltəpəl/

      UK /ˈmʌltɪpl/

      • Adjective
      • Having or involving more than one of something
      • Having or involving several parts, elements, or members.
      • Countable Noun
      • Number produced by multiplying a smaller number
      • A number of identical circuit elements connected in parallel or series.
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    • mutually

      US /ˈmjuːtʃuəli/

      UK /ˈmju:tʃuəli/

      • Adverb
      • So as to be shared by two or more people/things
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    • oasis

      US /oʊˈeɪsɪs/

      UK /əʊˈeɪsɪs/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Place in a desert where there is water
      • A pleasant or peaceful area or period in the midst of a difficult, chaotic, or unpleasant place or situation.
      B2
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    • on to

      US /ɑn tu/

      UK /ɔn tu:/

      • Preposition
      • Toward something; forward
      • Aware of someone's activities.
      • Adjective
      • Aware of someone's deception or illegal activities.
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    • penthouse

      US

      UK

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

      US /plænt/

      UK /plɑ:nt/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Factory or a place where things are made
      • Living thing with leaves and roots growing in soil
      • Transitive Verb
      • To firmly position something (in the ground)
      • To put seeds, flowers, trees in the ground
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    • playful

      US /ˈplefəl/

      UK /'pleɪfl/

      • Adjective
      • Being fun or wanting to play
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    • pollution

      US /pəˈluʃən/

      UK /pəˈlu:ʃn/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Dangerous substances released into an environment
      • The action of polluting; the state of being polluted.
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    • populate

      US /ˈpɑpjəˌlet/

      UK /'pɒpjʊleɪt/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To live in a particular area, as a group
      A2
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    • predecessor

      US /ˈprɛdɪˌsɛsɚ, ˈpridɪ-/

      UK /ˈpri:dɪsesə(r)/

      • Noun
      • Something that comes before another in a series
      • Previous person who held a position, job etc.
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    • rather than

      US

      UK

      • Adverb
      • More exactly; more correctly
      • Preferably; instead
      • Preposition
      • Instead of
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    • reality

      US /riˈælɪti/

      UK /rɪ'ælətɪ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • What is true, as opposed to what is imagined
      • The state of things as they actually exist, rather than as they may appear or might be imagined.
      A2
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    • realm

      US /rɛlm/

      UK /relm/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Area ruled by a king or queen
      • Field of knowledge or thought
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    • replicating

      US

      UK

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To make one or more exact copies of itself
      • To repeat something (e.g. experiment, process)
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    • sail

      US /sel/

      UK /seɪl/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To travel across water in a boat or a ship
      • To move along quickly and smoothly
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Trip or journey on a ship
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    • ski

      US /ski/

      UK /ski:/

      • Countable Noun
      • Long thin board for the feet for moving on show
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To move over snow using skis
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    • skyscraper

      US /ˈskaɪˌskrepɚ/

      UK /'skaɪskreɪpə(r)/

      • Countable Noun
      • Very tall building with many stories
      B2
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    • slogan

      US /ˈsloɡən/

      UK /ˈsləʊgən/

      • Noun
      • Distinctive phrase used in political campaign, etc.
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    • slope

      US /sloʊp/

      UK /sləʊp/

      • Noun
      • Angle of a decline, e.g. where a road dips down
      • Surface on which people can ski
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To have one end that is not as high as the other
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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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    • status

      US /ˈstetəs, ˈstætəs/

      UK /'steɪtəs/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Position or rank relative to others in a society
      • Legal position of a person or thing
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    • steam

      US /stim/

      UK /sti:m/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Mist collecting on a surface when wet air cools
      • Source of stamina, strength or energy
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To cover a surface with steam, so as to clean it
      • To cook in mist of tiny drops from boiling water
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    • stereotype

      US /ˈstɛriəˌtaɪp, ˈstɪr-/

      UK /'sterɪətaɪp/

      • Noun
      • False categorization of people as all the same
      • Transitive Verb
      • To wrongly categorize people as all the same
      B2
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    • structure

      US /ˈstrʌk.tʃɚ/

      UK /ˈstrʌk.tʃə/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • The way in which the parts of a system or object are arranged or organized, or a system arranged in this way
      • A building or other man-made object.
      • Transitive Verb
      • To plan, organize, or arrange the parts of something
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    • surreal

      US /səˈriəl/

      UK /səˈri:əl/

      • Adjective
      • Concerning surrealism
      • Being strange, dreamlike or difficult to follow
      B2
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    • symbol of

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Something that represents or stands for something else, especially an object representing an abstract idea.
      • A visible sign of something intangible.
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    • transform

      US /trænsˈfɔrm/

      UK /træns'fɔ:m/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To change the shape completely in a good way
      • To convert from one form or substance into another.
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    • transformation

      US /ˌtrænsfərˈmeɪʃn/

      UK /ˌtrænsfəˈmeɪʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A complete change in shape or form of something
      C2
      More
    • trash

      US /træʃ/

      UK /træʃ/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Garbage or anything that is worthless
      • Transitive Verb
      • To throw away in the garbage
      • To criticize; claim person/thing is inferior
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    • wildest dreams

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • The most imaginative or unrealistic hopes or aspirations.
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    • work in

      US /wɚk ɪn/

      UK /wə:k in/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To make an opening for something in your schedule
      • To fit person/thing into a schedule or sequence
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    • wrap

      US /ræp/

      UK /ræp/

      • Countable Noun
      • Piece of clothing worn loosely on the shoulders
      • Thin bread filled with food and rolled
      • Transitive Verb
      • To be or move around something
      • To cover something with paper or a cloth e.g. gift
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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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