Vocabulary

  • used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
  • in the moment: At the present time; now.
  • move with: To adapt or proceed together in agreement or pace with something.
  • with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
  • for someone: On behalf of or intended for a particular person.
  • circle back: To return to a previous topic or point in conversation.
  • halfway through: At or in the middle of a period of time or an activity.
  • on to: Toward something; forward
  • hold on: To wait for someone (e.g. on a phone call)
  • dead weight: A burden or something that slows progress or is useless.
  • cast off: To release the ropes holding a boat in place, allowing it to begin its journey.
  • around the bend: Crazy; insane
  • in that order: Following the sequence or arrangement previously mentioned or understood.
  • sense: Certain mental feeling or emotion
  • stretch: To make your arm, leg muscles long to ease them
  • life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
  • feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
  • day: A period of 24 hours beginning at midnight
  • slip: Act of beginning to fall from losing balance
  • perfect: So good it cannot be improved
  • year: Unit of time equal to 12 months or 365 or 366 days
  • run: To depart or travel according to a schedule
  • move: To cause someone to have certain emotions
  • drift: (Of sand, etc.) to be blown into heaps by the wind
  • circle: A perfectly round shape
  • eternity: A very long time; forever
  • inflation: Act of filling something with air or gas
  • adolescence: Developmental period typically in the teen years
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    • adolescence

      US /ˌædlˈɛsəns/

      UK /ˌædəˈlesns/

      • Noun
      • Developmental period typically in the teen years
      • The period of life from puberty to maturity.
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    • around the bend

      US /əˈraʊnd ði bɛnd/

      UK /əˈraund ðə bend/

      • Adjective
      • Crazy; insane
      • Phrase
      • Not far away; nearby but out of sight
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    • cast off

      US /kæst ɔf/

      UK /kɑ:st ɔf/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To release the ropes holding a boat in place, allowing it to begin its journey.
      • To get rid of something that is no longer wanted or needed.
      • Transitive Verb
      • To estimate the length of (copy) when set in type.
      • To remove or take off clothing.
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    • circle back

      US /ˈsɝkl bæk/

      UK /ˈsɜ:kl bæk/

      • other
      • To return to a previous topic or point in conversation.
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    • dead weight

      US /dɛd weɪt/

      UK /ded weɪt/

      • other
      • A burden or something that slows progress or is useless.
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    • drift

      US /drɪft/

      UK /drɪft/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • (Of sand, etc.) to be blown into heaps by the wind
      • (Of boats) to move without purpose on water
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    • eternity

      US /ɪˈtə:nɪti/

      UK /ɪ'tɜ:nətɪ/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • A very long time; forever
      • The state or time that comes after death.
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    • for someone

      US /fɚ ˈsʌmwʌn/

      UK /fə ˈsʌmwʌn/

      • other
      • On behalf of or intended for a particular person.
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    • halfway through

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      UK

      • Adverb
      • At or in the middle of a period of time or an activity.
      • Phrase
      • Having completed approximately half of something.
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    • hold on

      US /hold ɑn/

      UK /həuld ɔn/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To wait for someone (e.g. on a phone call)
      • To wait for a short time.
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    • in that order

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      UK

      • Phrase
      • Following the sequence or arrangement previously mentioned or understood.
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    • in the moment

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • At the present time; now.
      • Spontaneously; without prior planning or consideration.
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    • inflation

      US /ɪnˈfleʃən/

      UK /ɪn'fleɪʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Act of filling something with air or gas
      • Continual rise in the prices of products
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    • move with

      US /muv wɪθ/

      UK /mu:v wɪθ/

      • other
      • To adapt or proceed together in agreement or pace with something.
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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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    • slip

      US /slɪp/

      UK /slɪp/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Act of beginning to fall from losing balance
      • A field position in cricket
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To begin to fall as a result of losing balance
      • To escape or become free from something
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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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    • 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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    • with it

      US /wɪð ɪt/

      UK /wið it/

      • Adjective
      • Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
      • Understanding and knowledgeable about current trends or information.
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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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