Vocabulary

  • of course: Sure ; Certainly
  • step into: To enter a place or situation.
  • in the air: Present or circulating in the atmosphere.
  • at a time: Separately; one by one
  • through the floor: To decrease or fall extremely quickly.
  • force in: To enter a place by applying physical force.
  • think about: To consider something carefully.
  • scale: Size, level, or amount when compared
  • force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
  • position: Person's opinion or attitude about something
  • suppose: To imagine or guess what might happen
  • gravity: (Of a situation) extreme seriousness
  • direction: When someone tells people what to do
  • involve: To have or be included as a part of something
  • mass: Religious ceremony in some Christian churches
  • equal: Same in shape, size, or number
  • examine: (Medical) to test to find out what is wrong
  • accelerate: To cause to occur earlier than expected
  • fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
  • frightening: To make someone afraid or nervous
  • normal: Standard or regular way of doing something
  • hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
  • kind: In a caring and helpful manner
  • ceiling: Top part of a room above your head
  • crash: To damage an object by causing it to hit something
  • motion: Suggestion at a meeting
  • relative: Measured or considered in comparison to another
  • stand: To be a candidate in an election
  • head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
  • step: Movement done as part of a particular dance
  • pull: Act of breathing in smoke, as from a pipe
  • change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
  • suspend: To hang something or someone from something
  • hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
  • fast: In a way that is difficult to move or change
  • elevator: Machine that carries people between floors
  • weigh: To balance things against each other
  • weight: How heavy something is
  • downward: Moving from a higher to a lower condition/place
  • cable: To transmit a message over a wire
  • acceleration: Increase in the speed or rate of something
  • snuck: To move around in a way so no one will see you
  • net: Remaining amount after something is taken away
  • upward: Toward some higher point or position
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    • accelerate

      US /ækˈsɛləˌret/

      UK /əkˈseləreɪt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To cause to occur earlier than expected
      • To increase the speed or rate of something
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    • acceleration

      US /ækˌsɛləˈreʃən/

      UK /əkˌseləˈreɪʃn/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Increase in the speed or rate of something
      • The rate at which the speed of something increases.
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    • at a time

      US /æt e taɪm/

      UK /æt ə taim/

      • Phrase
      • Separately; one by one
      • Simultaneously; together
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    • cable

      US /ˈkebəl/

      UK /ˈkeɪbl/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To transmit a message over a wire
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Message sent by wireless telegraphy
      • Satellite TV distributed by cables
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    • ceiling

      US /ˈsilɪŋ/

      UK /ˈsi:lɪŋ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Top part of a room above your head
      • Greatest level that is allowed; limit
      • Transitive Verb
      • To round a number up to the nearest integer
      • To provide a room with a ceiling.
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    • direction

      US /dɪˈrɛkʃən, daɪ-/

      UK /də'rekʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • When someone tells people what to do
      • Describes the way you are going, e.g. North
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    • downward

      US /ˈdaʊnwərd/

      UK /ˈdaʊnwəd/

      • Adjective
      • Moving from a higher to a lower condition/place
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    • elevator

      US /ˈɛləˌvetɚ/

      UK /'elɪveɪtə(r)/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Machine that carries people between floors
      • A building for storing grain, equipped with machinery for raising and distributing it.
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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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    • force in

      US /fɔrs ɪn/

      UK /fɔ:rs ɪn/

      • other
      • To enter a place by applying physical force.
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    • frightening

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      UK

      • Transitive Verb
      • To make someone afraid or nervous
      • Adjective
      • Being scary
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    • gravity

      US /ˈɡrævɪti/

      UK /ˈgrævəti/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • (Of a situation) extreme seriousness
      • Force making things fall towards the ground
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    • in the air

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Present or circulating in the atmosphere.
      • Felt or sensed by many people; circulating as a rumor or feeling.
      • Adjective
      • Being broadcast on radio or television.
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    • involve

      US /ɪnˈvɑlv/

      UK /ɪn'vɒlv/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To have or be included as a part of something
      • To cause (a person or group) to take part in an event or activity.
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    • mass

      US /mæs/

      UK /mæs/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Religious ceremony in some Christian churches
      • Large amount or number of something
      • Transitive Verb
      • To gather people or things into a large group
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    • motion

      US /ˈmoʃən/

      UK /'məʊʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Suggestion at a meeting
      • A movement; the process of moving
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To communicate by moving your head or hand
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    • net

      US /nɛt/

      UK /net/

      • Adjective
      • Remaining amount after something is taken away
      • Transitive Verb
      • To catch or cover something in a mesh, often fish
      • To gain or earn a certain amount of money
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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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    • relative

      US /ˈrɛlətɪv/

      UK /ˈrelətɪv/

      • Adjective
      • Measured or considered in comparison to another
      • (Grammar) referring to words that appear earlier
      • Countable Noun
      • Members of the family
      • Humans or animals sharing the same family history
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    • scale

      US /skel/

      UK /skeɪl/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Size, level, or amount when compared
      • Small hard plates that cover the body of fish
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To change the size of but keep the proportions
      • To climb something large (e.g. a mountain)
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    • snuck

      US /snʌk/

      UK /snʌk/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To move around in a way so no one will see you
      • Transitive Verb
      • To take something somewhere/give secretly
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    • step into

      US /stɛp ˈɪntu/

      UK /step ˈɪntuː/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To enter a place or situation.
      • To become involved in something, especially a job or role.
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    • suppose

      US /səˈpoʊz/

      UK /sə'pəʊz/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To imagine or guess what might happen
      • Conjunction
      • What if
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    • suspend

      US /səˈspɛnd/

      UK /sə'spend/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To hang something or someone from something
      • To stop something for a period of time; interrupt
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    • think about

      US /θɪŋk əˈbaʊt/

      UK /θiŋk əˈbaut/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To consider something carefully.
      • To remember or call to mind.
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    • through the floor

      US /θru ðə flɔr/

      UK /θru: ðə flɔ:/

      • other
      • To decrease or fall extremely quickly.
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    • upward

      US /ˈʌpwərd/

      UK /ˈʌpwəd/

      • Adjective
      • Toward some higher point or position
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    • weigh

      US /weɪ/

      UK /weɪ/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To balance things against each other
      • To consider something carefully to form an opinion
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    • weight

      US /wet/

      UK /weɪt/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • How heavy something is
      • Metal object to measure how heavy something is
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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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