Vocabulary

  • get past: To overcome an obstacle or difficulty.
  • on paper: In theory or as a plan, but not necessarily in reality.
  • break through: To move quickly through (wall, etc.) using force
  • future self: The person you will become in the future, often used in the context of making decisions that will benefit your future well-being.
  • other places: Different locations or areas
  • opening up: Revealing one's thoughts and feelings; becoming more communicative.
  • specific: Precise; particular; just about that thing
  • pursue: To follow and try to catch, or to reach a goal
  • fear: Unpleasant feeling caused by being aware of danger
  • productive: Producing things in large quantities; fertile
  • guilty: Responsible for doing something wrong
  • exist: To be present, alive or real
  • realistic: Looks or appears real; like things really are
  • admire: To feel respect or wonder toward someone
  • draw: To attract attention to someone or something
  • persistent: Continuing to do something despite challenges
  • attractive: Making you like them, as by being good-looking
  • create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
  • ashamed: Feeling of shame or guilt
  • rest: Time when one relaxes, sleeps, or is inactive
  • examine: (Medical) to test to find out what is wrong
  • break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
  • record: Highest or most extreme level achieved
  • countless: Being too many to be numbered or imagined
  • humiliation: Loss of self-respect or status
  • envious: Wishing you had what someone else has
  • emotion: A feeling such as sadness, anger or love
  • pity: Feeling very sorry for someone, e.g. in trouble
  • important: Having power or authority
  • diligent: Showing care, continued effort and hard work
  • learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
  • terrible: Very bad; horrible
  • envy: Feeling of wanting something that someone else has
  • set: Prepared for something; ready
  • future: Time that is to come after the present
  • start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
  • possibility: Something with a chance of happening or being true
  • real: Actually existing or happening, not imagined
  • feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
  • incline: To bend the head or body forward
  • life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
  • action: Something that a person or thing does
  • manageable: Able to be managed or controlled
  • diary: Book in which you write what you did each day
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    • action

      US /ˈækʃən/

      UK /'ækʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Something that a person or thing does
      • A lawsuit.
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To act to do something
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    • admire

      US /ædˈmaɪr/

      UK /əd'maɪə(r)/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To feel respect or wonder toward someone
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    • ashamed

      US /əˈʃemd/

      UK /ə'ʃeɪmd/

      • Adjective
      • Feeling of shame or guilt
      • Causing someone to feel shame.
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    • attractive

      US /əˈtræktɪv/

      UK /əˈtræktɪv/

      • Adjective
      • Making you like them, as by being good-looking
      • Offering advantages or benefits; tempting.
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    • break through

      US /brek θru/

      UK /breik θru:/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To move quickly through (wall, etc.) using force
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    • countless

      US /ˈkaʊntlɪs/

      UK /ˈkaʊntləs/

      • Adjective
      • Being too many to be numbered or imagined
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    • diary

      US /ˈdaɪəri/

      UK /ˈdaɪəri/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Book in which you write what you did each day
      • A book with spaces for each day of the year, used to record appointments and other arrangements.
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    • diligent

      US /ˈdɪlədʒənt/

      UK /ˈdɪlɪdʒənt/

      • Adjective
      • Showing care, continued effort and hard work
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    • emotion

      US /ɪˈmoʃən/

      UK /iˈməuʃən/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A feeling such as sadness, anger or love
      • A mental state that arises spontaneously rather than through conscious effort
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    • envious

      US /ˈɛnviəs/

      UK /ˈenviəs/

      • Adjective
      • Wishing you had what someone else has
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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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    • examine

      US /ɪɡˈzæmɪn/

      UK /ɪgˈzæmɪn/

      • Transitive Verb
      • (Medical) to test to find out what is wrong
      • To test your knowledge or ability
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    • future self

      US

      UK

      • Noun
      • The person you will become in the future, often used in the context of making decisions that will benefit your future well-being.
      • An idealized version of oneself that one aspires to become in the future.
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    • get past

      US /ɡɛt pæst/

      UK /ɡet pɑːst/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To overcome an obstacle or difficulty.
      • To move beyond someone or something that is blocking your way.
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    • guilty

      US /ˈɡɪlti/

      UK /'ɡɪltɪ/

      • Adjective
      • Responsible for doing something wrong
      • Feeling or showing guilt; having a sense of remorse.
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    • humiliation

      US /hjuˌmɪliˈeʃən/

      UK /hju:ˌmɪlɪ'eɪʃn/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Loss of self-respect or status
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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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    • manageable

      US /ˈmænɪdʒəbəl/

      UK /ˈmænɪdʒəbl/

      • Adjective
      • Able to be managed or controlled
      • Easy to control or deal with.
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    • on paper

      US /ɑn ˈpeɪpər/

      UK /ɔn ˈpeipə/

      • Phrase
      • In theory or as a plan, but not necessarily in reality.
      • Recorded in writing; documented.
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    • opening up

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • Revealing one's thoughts and feelings; becoming more communicative.
      • Creating new opportunities or possibilities.
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    • other places

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Different locations or areas
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    • persistent

      US /pərˈsɪstənt/

      UK /pəˈsɪstənt/

      • Adjective
      • Continuing to do something despite challenges
      • Continuing to exist or occur for a long time.
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    • pity

      US /ˈpɪti/

      UK /'pɪtɪ/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Feeling very sorry for someone, e.g. in trouble
      • A cause for regret or disappointment.
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To feel sorry for someone in trouble
      • To have no compassion or mercy.
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    • possibility

      US /ˌpɑsəˈbɪlɪti/

      UK /ˌpɒsə'bɪlətɪ/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Something with a chance of happening or being true
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    • productive

      US /prəˈdʌktɪv, pro-/

      UK /prəˈdʌktɪv/

      • Adjective
      • Producing things in large quantities; fertile
      • Doing a lot of work and achieving a lot
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    • pursue

      US /pɚˈsu/

      UK /pə'sju:/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To follow and try to catch, or to reach a goal
      • To try to achieve or get something over time
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    • realistic

      US /ˌriəˈlɪstɪk/

      UK /ˌri:əˈlɪstɪk/

      • Adjective
      • Looks or appears real; like things really are
      • Having or showing a practical awareness of things as they are
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    • specific

      US /spɪˈsɪfɪk/

      UK /spəˈsɪfɪk/

      • Adjective
      • Precise; particular; just about that thing
      • Concerning one particular thing or kind of thing
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    • terrible

      US /ˈtɛrəbəl/

      UK /ˈterəbl/

      • Adjective
      • Very bad; horrible
      • Causing great fear; frightening
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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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