Vocabulary

  • on the road: Traveling, especially as part of a tour or journey.
  • decide on: To choose something, especially after thinking carefully about several possibilities
  • in the first place: To begin with; as the first point or consideration.
  • for example: As an illustration or instance.
  • run over: To go beyond a limit, e.g. of a budget
  • next to: Being located along side another
  • of course: Sure ; Certainly
  • come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
  • to do with: To be about something; concern
  • factor in: To include something as an important element when making a decision or calculation.
  • based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
  • build up: To increase the amount; collect something
  • at fault: Responsible for something negative or undesirable; deserving blame.
  • effort: Amount of work used trying to do something
  • stretch: To make your arm, leg muscles long to ease them
  • tend: To move or act in a certain manner
  • account: An advantage
  • drive: A person's ambition and motivation to do something
  • human: A person; a man, woman or child
  • pick: Sharp tool used for breaking the ground
  • limit: Point beyond which it is not possible to go
  • congress: Meeting of elected or appointed representatives
  • trace: To make an outline to determine a shape
  • crash: To damage an object by causing it to hit something
  • nature: Person's character or particular way of behaving
  • fast: In a way that is difficult to move or change
  • speed: How fast or slow something is or is done
  • traffic: The cars or vehicles on the road
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    • at fault

      US /æt fɔlt/

      UK /æt fɔ:lt/

      • Adjective
      • Responsible for something negative or undesirable; deserving blame.
      • Phrase
      • Culpable; deserving of blame or censure.
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    • based on

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
      • Preposition
      • Using something as the main idea or foundation.
      • Relying on something as evidence or justification.
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    • build up

      US /bɪld ʌp/

      UK /bild ʌp/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To increase the amount; collect something
      • To develop or increase something in stages
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To increase or develop something gradually.
      • To praise or encourage someone.
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    • come back

      US /kʌm bæk/

      UK /kʌm bæk/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To reply to someone, often forcefully
      • To be remembered
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    • congress

      US /ˈkɑŋɡrɪs/

      UK /'kɒŋɡres/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Meeting of elected or appointed representatives
      • Proper Noun
      • American governing body of elected representatives
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    • decide on

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      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To choose something, especially after thinking carefully about several possibilities
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    • effort

      US /ˈɛfət/

      UK /ˈefət/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Amount of work used trying to do something
      • A conscious exertion of power; a try.
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    • factor in

      US /ˈfæktɚ ɪn/

      UK /ˈfæktə in/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To include something as an important element when making a decision or calculation.
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    • for example

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      UK

      • Phrase
      • As an illustration or instance.
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    • in the first place

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      UK

      • Phrase
      • To begin with; as the first point or consideration.
      • From the beginning; initially.
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    • limit

      US /ˈlɪmɪt/

      UK /'lɪmɪt/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Point beyond which it is not possible to go
      • A line or edge marking the boundary of an area.
      • Transitive Verb
      • To stop or prevent an increase past a point
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    • next to

      US /nɛkst tu/

      UK /nekst tu:/

      • Preposition
      • Being located along side another
      • In comparison with
      • Adverb
      • Almost; nearly
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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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    • on the road

      US /ɑn ði rəʊd/

      UK /ɔn ðə roʊd/

      • Phrase
      • Traveling, especially as part of a tour or journey.
      • Making progress; advancing towards a goal.
      • Idiom
      • Making progress towards a goal or achievement.
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    • run over

      US /rʌn ˈovɚ/

      UK /rʌn ˈəuvə/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To go beyond a limit, e.g. of a budget
      • To hit someone when driving a car
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    • speed

      US /spid/

      UK /spi:d/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • How fast or slow something is or is done
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To move quickly when completing an action
      • To drive a vehicle faster than laws allow
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    • stretch

      US /strɛtʃ/

      UK /stretʃ/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To make your arm, leg muscles long to ease them
      • To make something bigger by pulling on it
      • Noun
      • Making arm, leg muscles longer to ease them
      • A consecutive row of things
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    • tend

      US /tɛnd/

      UK /tend/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To move or act in a certain manner
      • Transitive Verb
      • To take care of
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    • to do with

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      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To be about something; concern
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    • trace

      US /tres/

      UK /treɪs/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To make an outline to determine a shape
      • To find someone or something that has disappeared
      • Uncountable Noun
      • Very small quantity of something
      • A mark or other sign of the former presence or passage of something.
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    • traffic

      US /ˈtræfɪk/

      UK /'træfɪk/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • The cars or vehicles on the road
      • Amount of activity over a communication system
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • Deal or trade in something illegal.
      • To direct and control traffic.
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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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