Vocabulary

  • on the other hand : Considering a different aspect of the matter; alternatively.
  • moving pictures: A film or movie; a sequence of images creating the illusion of movement when projected.
  • set up
  • deal with
  • rather than: More exactly; more correctly
  • thanks to: Because of; as a result of.
  • made with: Containing a particular ingredient or material.
  • bunch: A group of things of the same kind
  • mental: Concerning the mind
  • depression: Medical condition of a lack of vitality
  • distraction: Something drawing your attention away from
  • experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
  • typically: In a normal or usual way
  • revenue: Money that is made by or paid to a business
  • common: Area in a city or town that is open to everyone
  • convince: To persuade someone, or make them feel sure
  • fancy: To want to have or do something; feel like
  • initially: At first; originally
  • afford: To make available, to provide
  • mention: To refer to or talk or write about something
  • deal: To cope with something - usually troubles
  • inspire: To give someone an idea to do or make something
  • emerge: To rise or appear out of some background
  • huge: Very very large
  • benefit: Good result or effect, something advantageous
  • factor: Something that influences a result
  • expand: To make something larger in size, number, amount
  • actual: Real or existing in fact, not imagined; real
  • admission: Act of allowing someone to enter
  • gain: To increase in something, such as weight
  • bear: To accept (responsibilities or duties)
  • depend: Be controlled or determined by (someone/something)
  • carpet: Colored floor covering made of wool, etc.
  • century: Period of 100 years
  • sound: Sensible, dependable and reliable
  • concession: Special right granted, as by someone in authority
  • allow: To admit the validity or truth of something
  • build: Your physical shape; physique
  • snack: Small amount of food eaten between meals
  • stand: To be a candidate in an election
  • daily: Happening every day
  • great: Very good; better than before
  • change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
  • question: To ask for or try to get information
  • business: A company formed for making profit
  • marble: A hard type of stone, often used in monuments
  • start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
  • floss: To move thin thread to clean between your teeth
  • tradition: An event, custom or way common to a people or race
  • storefront: Front display window of a store
  • popped: To cause something to open or burst suddenly
  • circus: Shows with clowns animals etc. performed in a tent
  • annually: Every year; once a year
  • uncommon: Not typical; not normal; unusual
  • gal: Another way to say girl
  • popcorn: Small-eared corn that burst in dry heat
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    • actual

      US /ˈæktʃuəl/

      UK /ˈæktʃuəl/

      • Adjective
      • Real or existing in fact, not imagined; real
      • Current; existing at the present time.
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    • admission

      US /ædˈmɪʃən/

      UK /ədˈmɪʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Act of allowing someone to enter
      • Taking responsibility for an error or mistake
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    • afford

      US /əˈfɔrd, əˈford/

      UK /ə'fɔ:d/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To make available, to provide
      • To have enough money to pay for something
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    • annually

      US /ˈænjʊəlɪ/

      UK /ˈænjuəli/

      • Adverb
      • Every year; once a year
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    • bear

      US /bɛr/

      UK /bɛː/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To accept (responsibilities or duties)
      • To give birth to a child; to produce fruit
      • Countable Noun
      • Large brown animal with fur that lives in forests
      • Someone who expects stock market to fall
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    • benefit

      US /ˈbɛnəfɪt/

      UK /'benɪfɪt/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Good result or effect, something advantageous
      • A payment made by the state or an insurance policy to someone
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To have a good effect or be helpful
      • To receive an advantage; to be helped
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    • bunch

      US /bʌntʃ/

      UK /bʌntʃ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A group of things of the same kind
      • A group of people.
      • Transitive Verb
      • To group people or things closely together
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    • carpet

      US /ˈkɑ:rpɪt/

      UK /ˈkɑ:pɪt/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Colored floor covering made of wool, etc.
      • Transitive Verb
      • To cover a surface with, e.g. many flowers
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    • circus

      US /ˈsɜ:rkəs/

      UK /ˈsɜ:kəs/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Shows with clowns animals etc. performed in a tent
      • A chaotic or disorganized event or situation.
      B1
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    • concession

      US /kənˈsɛʃən/

      UK /kən'seʃn/

      • Noun
      • Special right granted, as by someone in authority
      • Giving something up to reach an agreement
      • Adjective
      • A discount (e.g. for a bus) for being young, old
      B1
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    • convince

      US /kənˈvɪns/

      UK /kən'vɪns/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To persuade someone, or make them feel sure
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    • deal with

      US /dil wɪð/

      UK /di:l wið/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To buy or sell goods or services.
      • Phrasal Verb
      • To take action to solve a problem or manage a situation.
      • To be about; concern.
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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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    • depression

      US /dɪˈprɛʃən/

      UK /dɪ'preʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Medical condition of a lack of vitality
      • Period of unemployment and low economic activity
      B2
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    • distraction

      US /dɪˈstrækʃən/

      UK /dɪˈstrækʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Something drawing your attention away from
      • Enjoyable thing to help you forget your problems
      B2
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    • emerge

      US /ɪˈmɚdʒ/

      UK /ɪ'mɜ:dʒ/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To rise or appear out of some background
      • To become known or apparent.
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    • expand

      US /ɪkˈspænd/

      UK /ɪk'spænd/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To make something larger in size, number, amount
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    • factor

      US /ˈfæktɚ/

      UK /'fæktə(r)/

      • Noun
      • Something that influences a result
      • Transitive Verb
      • To consider or include in an estimate or judgment
      • To find the two numbers a number can be divided by
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    • fancy

      US /ˈfænsi/

      UK /'fænsɪ/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To want to have or do something; feel like
      • To imagine or suppose that something will happen
      • Adjective
      • Unusual and attractive in design
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    • gain

      US /ɡen/

      UK /ɡeɪn/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To increase in something, such as weight
      • To get something wanted, needed or valued
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • An increase in something, such as weight
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    • gal

      US /ɡæl/

      UK /ɡæl/

      • Countable Noun
      • Another way to say girl
      B1
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    • huge

      US /hjudʒ/

      UK /hju:dʒ/

      • Adjective
      • Very very large
      A2
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    • initially

      US /ɪˈnɪʃəli/

      UK /ɪˈnɪʃəli/

      • Adverb
      • At first; originally
      • In the first stage of a process or development.
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    • inspire

      US /ɪnˈspaɪr/

      UK /ɪn'spaɪə(r)/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To give someone an idea to do or make something
      • To make someone feel a certain emotion
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To breathe in
      • To draw (air, etc.) into the lungs.
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    • made with

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Containing a particular ingredient or material.
      • Created or produced using a specific tool, method, or process.
      • Phrasal Verb
      • To offer or provide something, often quickly or unexpectedly.
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    • marble

      US /ˈmɑrbəl/

      UK /'mɑ:bl/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A hard type of stone, often used in monuments
      • Adjective
      • Made of or resembling marble.
      • Having a veined or swirled appearance like marble.
      B1
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    • mental

      US /ˈmɛntl/

      UK /ˈmentl/

      • Adjective
      • Concerning the mind
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    • mention

      US /ˈmɛnʃən/

      UK /'menʃn/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To refer to or talk or write about something
      • Uncountable Noun
      • Act of referring to or talking about something
      • A formal acknowledgement of something
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    • moving pictures

      US

      UK

      • Noun (plural)
      • A film or movie; a sequence of images creating the illusion of movement when projected.
      B2
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    • on the other hand

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Considering a different aspect of the matter; alternatively.
      A1
      More
    • popcorn

      US /ˈpɑ:pkɔ:rn/

      UK /ˈpɒpkɔ:n/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Small-eared corn that burst in dry heat
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    • popped

      US /pɒpt/

      UK /pɒpt/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To cause something to open or burst suddenly
      • To go to or in a place for a brief period of time
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    • rather than

      US

      UK

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

      US /ˈrevənju/

      UK /'revənju:/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Money that is made by or paid to a business
      • Money a government collects from its people
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    • set up

      US /sɛt ʌp/

      UK /set ʌp/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To make arrangements for something; establish
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To arrange or prepare something for use.
      • To start a business, organization, etc.
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    • snack

      US /snæk/

      UK /snæk/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Small amount of food eaten between meals
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To eat a small amount outside of regular meal time
      B2
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    • storefront

      US /ˈstɔrˌfrʌnt, ˈstor-/

      UK /ˈstɔ:frʌnt/

      • Noun
      • Front display window of a store
      • The side of a store that faces the street, usually having large windows to display merchandise.
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    • thanks to

      US /θæŋks tu/

      UK /θæŋks tu:/

      • Preposition
      • Because of; as a result of.
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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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    • typically

      US /ˈtɪpɪklɪ/

      UK /ˈtɪpɪkli/

      • Adverb
      • In a normal or usual way
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    • uncommon

      US /ʌnˈkɑ:mən/

      UK /ʌnˈkɒmən/

      • Adjective
      • Not typical; not normal; unusual
      B1
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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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    Ever wondered why popcorn is the ultimate movie snack? This fun video dives into the fascinating history of how popcorn became a theater staple, perfect for movie buffs and history lovers alike! You'll pick up some cool vocabulary related to cultural history and simple sentence structures along the way.

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