Vocabulary

  • in depth: Thoroughly and carefully; in detail.
  • look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
  • fever dream: A vivid and disturbing dream experienced during a fever.
  • on the surface: Appearing to be true or real until examined more closely.
  • have to: Must do
  • cope with: To deal successfully with a difficult situation.
  • puff out: To emit smoke, air, etc. in a cloud.
  • stretch out: To extend your body, especially by lying down and reaching with your arms and legs.
  • rely on: To depend on someone or something
  • on sight: Immediately upon seeing or detecting something.
  • no matter: Regardless of; it does not matter.
  • bump into: To meet someone accidentally
  • in exchange for: Given or done as an equivalent or substitute for.
  • for sustenance: Providing the means to support life; nourishment.
  • aside from
  • check out
  • at the moment: At this time; now
  • to the moon: Increasing quickly and significantly, often in value or excitement.
  • life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
  • world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
  • pressure: Anxiety caused by difficult problems
  • crush: Strong attraction to someone
  • find: To become aware of something that is happening
  • environment: Natural world in which plants and animals live
  • catch: Amount of something that has been caught
  • surface: To give (road) a top layer
  • call: A order or request for action
  • shape: The outer form of something, what it looks like
  • long: Person's name
  • light: To cause something to burn; put a burning match to
  • bottom: The part of your body you sit on
  • survive: To continue to live despite illness or trouble
  • deep: Complex and important
  • prey: To hunt (other animals) in order to eat them
  • depth: Distance below a surface
  • nightmare: Frightening, difficult or displeasing experience
  • sustenance: What sustains life, especially food
  • mate: A friend who you work, live, or go to school with
  • abundance: Quantity that is very large or more than enough
  • zone: Area of space designated for a particular use
  • organic: Developing naturally and without a set structure
  • glow: Pink color in the face, e.g. from exercise/emotion
  • lure: Appealing quality that attracts people
  • floor: Large area used for a particular purpose
  • cluster: To come together in a group, flock etc.
  • ocean: Large body of salt water; a large sea
  • squid: Sea creature with ten arms, and a long thin body
  • scarcity: Very small or limited amount of something
  • gooey: Soft and sticky
  • cartilage: Strong flexible tissue connecting bones, joints
  • blob: Object that does not have a regular shape
  • sea: Very large group of people, similar-looking things
  • trench: Long narrow hole dug in the ground
  • aka: AKA is an acronym for Also Known as
  • moon: To expose your buttocks as a joke
  • ambush: Act of lying in wait to attack by surprise
  • spawn: Product or result of something
  • compress: To press tightly together
  • abyss: Very deep hole, as in the ground; bottomless pit
  • fish: Animal that swims and lives in water
  • distort: To change the shape, appearance, or sound
  • kilometer: A metric unit of length equal to 1000 meters
  • pineapple: A sweet fruit with yellow flesh and green skin
  • unlock: To use a key or code to open something
  • jellyfish: Soft-bodied sea animal, as with stinging tentacles
  • eel: Long thin fish that looks like a snake
  • watery: Having a lot (maybe too much) water
  • elongate: To make something longer; to extend something
  • tripod: Support with three legs for camera, telescope, etc.
  • oceanic: Concerning the ocean
  • unsaturated: (Of liquids) able to absorb more
  • ghostly: Of or like ghosts or spirits
  • seafloor: Bottom of the sea
  • workable: (Plan or system) that can be used; practical
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    • abundance

      US /əˈbʌndəns/

      UK /əˈbʌndəns/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Quantity that is very large or more than enough
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    • abyss

      US /əˈbɪs/

      UK /əˈbɪs/

      • Noun
      • Very deep hole, as in the ground; bottomless pit
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    • ambush

      US /ˈæmbʊʃ/

      UK /ˈæmbʊʃ/

      • Noun
      • Act of lying in wait to attack by surprise
      • Transitive Verb
      • To lie in wait to attack by surprise
      B2
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    • aside from

      US /əˈsaɪd frʌm/

      UK /əˈsaid frɔm/

      • Phrase
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    • at the moment

      US

      UK

      • Adverb
      • At this time; now
      A1
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    • blob

      US /blɑ:b/

      UK /blɒb/

      • Noun
      • Object that does not have a regular shape
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    • bottom

      US /ˈbɑtəm/

      UK /'bɒtəm/

      • Noun
      • The part of your body you sit on
      • Lowest position, often in a company or contest
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To hit the lowest part of something
      • To provide with a bottom.
      A2TOEIC
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    • bump into

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To meet someone accidentally
      • To collide with something.
      B1
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    • cartilage

      US /ˈkɑrtlɪdʒ/

      UK /ˈkɑ:tɪlɪdʒ/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Strong flexible tissue connecting bones, joints
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    • check out

      US /tʃɛk aʊt/

      UK /tʃek aut/

      • Phrase
      • Phrasal Verb
      • To find out information about something
      • To take books out of a library
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    • cluster

      US /ˈklʌstɚ/

      UK /'klʌstə(r)/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To come together in a group, flock etc.
      • Countable Noun
      • A small group of things
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    • compress

      US /kəmˈprɛs/

      UK /kəmˈpres/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To press tightly together
      • To make smaller; reduce in time, size etc.
      B1
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    • cope with

      US /kop wɪð/

      UK /kəup wið/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To deal successfully with a difficult situation.
      A1
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    • crush

      US /krʌʃ/

      UK /krʌʃ/

      • Noun
      • Strong attraction to someone
      • Transitive Verb
      • To break something into small pieces by pressing
      • To defeat someone or something (in a game)
      B1TOEIC
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    • depth

      US /dɛpθ/

      UK /depθ/

      • Noun
      • Distance below a surface
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    • distort

      US /dɪˈstɔrt/

      UK /dɪ'stɔ:t/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To change the shape, appearance, or sound
      • To exaggerate the truth or fact, e.g. to deceive
      B1
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    • eel

      US /il/

      UK /i:l/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Long thin fish that looks like a snake
      • The flesh of an eel used as food.
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To evade or avoid something, especially a question or responsibility, in a slippery or evasive manner.
      B2
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    • elongate

      US /ɪˈlɔ:ŋgeɪt/

      UK /ˈi:lɒŋgeɪt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To make something longer; to extend something
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    • fever dream

      US

      UK

      • Noun
      • A vivid and disturbing dream experienced during a fever.
      • A state of delirium or hallucination resembling a dream, often characterized by incoherence and disorientation.
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    • for sustenance

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Providing the means to support life; nourishment.
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    • ghostly

      US /ˈgoʊstli/

      UK /ˈgəʊstli/

      • Adjective
      • Of or like ghosts or spirits
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    • glow

      US /ɡlo/

      UK /ɡləʊ/

      • Noun
      • Pink color in the face, e.g. from exercise/emotion
      • Pleasant feeling, as of happiness or satisfaction
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To look very healthy and contented
      • To emit a steady even light
      B1
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    • gooey

      US /ˈɡui/

      UK /ˈgu:i/

      • Adjective
      • Soft and sticky
      C1
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    • have to

      US /hæv tu/

      UK /ˈhæv tə/

      • Auxiliary Verb
      • Must do
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    • in depth

      US /ɪn dɛpθ/

      UK /in depθ/

      • Adverb
      • Thoroughly and carefully; in detail.
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    • in exchange for

      US /ɪn ɪksˈtʃendʒ fɔr/

      UK /in iksˈtʃeindʒ fɔ:/

      • Phrase
      • Given or done as an equivalent or substitute for.
      B1
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    • jellyfish

      US /ˈdʒɛliˌfɪʃ/

      UK /ˈdʒelifɪʃ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Soft-bodied sea animal, as with stinging tentacles
      C2
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    • look at

      US /lʊk æt/

      UK /luk æt/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To use your eyes to focus on something
      • To focus your eyes on something carefully
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    • lure

      US /lʊr/

      UK /lʊə(r)/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Appealing quality that attracts people
      • Device used to attract animals to catch them
      • Transitive Verb
      • To attract someone using something appealing
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    • mate

      US /met/

      UK /meɪt/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A friend who you work, live, or go to school with
      • Partner in a (sexual) relationship
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To pair a male and female so they have children
      • To join or fit two things together
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    • moon

      US /mun/

      UK /mu:n/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To expose your buttocks as a joke
      • Noun
      • Round object circling the Earth at night
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    • nightmare

      US /ˈnaɪtˌmɛr/

      UK /ˈnaɪtmeə(r)/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Frightening, difficult or displeasing experience
      • Frightening or upsetting dream while sleeping
      A2
      More
    • no matter

      US

      UK

      • Conjunction
      • Regardless of; it does not matter.
      • Adverb
      • Regardless of; it is not important
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    • ocean

      US /ˈoʃən/

      UK /'əʊʃn/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Large body of salt water; a large sea
      A2
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    • oceanic

      US /ˌoʃiˈænɪk/

      UK /ˌəʊʃiˈænɪk/

      • Adjective
      • Concerning the ocean
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    • on sight

      US /ɑn saɪt/

      UK /ɔn sait/

      • Adverb
      • Immediately upon seeing or detecting something.
      • To complete a climb on the first attempt, without prior practice or knowledge of the route.
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    • on the surface

      US /ɑn ði ˈsɚfəs/

      UK /ɔn ðə ˈsə:fis/

      • Phrase
      • Appearing to be true or real until examined more closely.
      • Located on the outer part or uppermost layer of something.
      B2
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    • organic

      US /ɔrˈɡænɪk/

      UK /ɔ:ˈgænɪk/

      • Adjective
      • Developing naturally and without a set structure
      • Concerning food made with few or no chemicals
      B1
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    • pineapple

      US /ˈpaɪnˌæpəl/

      UK /ˈpaɪnæpl/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A sweet fruit with yellow flesh and green skin
      • The tropical plant that produces the pineapple fruit.
      • Adjective
      • Having the flavor of pineapple.
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    • pressure

      US /ˈprɛʃɚ/

      UK /'preʃə(r)/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Anxiety caused by difficult problems
      • Force, weight when pressing against a thing
      • Transitive Verb
      • To apply force to something
      • To persuade or force someone to do something
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    • prey

      US /pre/

      UK /preɪ/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To hunt (other animals) in order to eat them
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • The victim of another person's aggression
      • The victim of another person's aggression
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    • puff out

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To emit smoke, air, etc. in a cloud.
      • To swell or cause to swell, especially with air or pride.
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    • rely on

      US /rɪˈlaɪ ɑn/

      UK /riˈlai ɔn/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To depend on someone or something
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    • scarcity

      US /ˈskersəti/

      UK /ˈskeəsəti/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Very small or limited amount of something
      B2
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    • seafloor

      US /ˈsiˌflɔr, -ˌflor/

      UK /'si:flɒə/

      • Noun
      • Bottom of the sea
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    • spawn

      US /spɔn/

      UK /spɔ:n/

      • Noun
      • Product or result of something
      • The young of some fish and animals
      • Transitive Verb
      • To produce something or make something happen
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    • squid

      US /skwɪd/

      UK /skwɪd/

      • Noun
      • Sea creature with ten arms, and a long thin body
      B1
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    • stretch out

      US /strɛtʃ aʊt/

      UK /stretʃ aut/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To extend your body, especially by lying down and reaching with your arms and legs.
      • To extend over a large area.
      B2
      More
    • surface

      US /ˈsɚfəs/

      UK /'sɜ:fɪs/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To give (road) a top layer
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To appear after being hidden, unseen, or unknown
      • To come to the top of something; emerge
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    • survive

      US /sɚˈvaɪv/

      UK /sə'vaɪv/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To continue to live despite illness or trouble
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    • sustenance

      US /ˈsʌstənəns/

      UK /ˈsʌstənəns/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • What sustains life, especially food
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    • to the moon

      US /tu ðə mun/

      UK /tu ðə mu:n/

      • other
      • Increasing quickly and significantly, often in value or excitement.
      B2
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    • trench

      US /trɛntʃ/

      UK /trentʃ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Long narrow hole dug in the ground
      • Long, narrow, and deep hole in the ocean floor
      • Transitive Verb
      • To dig a trench.
      B2
      More
    • tripod

      US /ˈtraɪpɑ:d/

      UK /ˈtraɪpɒd/

      • Countable Noun
      • Support with three legs for camera, telescope, etc.
      B2
      More
    • unlock

      US /ʌnˈlɑk/

      UK /ˌʌn'lɒk/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To use a key or code to open something
      B1TOEIC
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    • unsaturated

      US /ʌn'sætʃəˌreɪtɪd/

      UK /'ʌn'sætʃəreɪtɪd/

      • Adjective
      • (Of liquids) able to absorb more
      B2
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    • watery

      US /ˈwɔtəri, ˈwɑtə-/

      UK /'wɔ:tərɪ/

      • Adjective
      • Having a lot (maybe too much) water
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    • workable

      US /ˈwɜ:rkəbl/

      UK /ˈwɜ:kəbl/

      • Adjective
      • (Plan or system) that can be used; practical
      • Able to be done with current means and resources
      A2
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    • zone

      US /zoʊn/

      UK /zəʊn/

      • Noun
      • Area of space designated for a particular use
      • Transitive Verb
      • To divide an area for a particular reason
      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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