Vocabulary

  • look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
  • of a feather: Used to describe people or things that are similar or connected.
  • fall apart: To suffer a nervous breakdown
  • pass as: To pretend to be somebody else successfully.
  • on a whim: Based on a sudden desire or impulse; without planning.
  • other than: Except for; apart from.
  • for kicks: Done just for fun or excitement, without serious purpose.
  • aside from
  • in the middle of: In the central part or point of something.
  • in reality: Actually; in fact; truly.
  • as a whole: Considering everything together; in general.
  • care of: Used in an address to indicate the person who will receive the mail for someone else.
  • get out of: To leave or escape responsibilities, troubles
  • in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
  • in any case: Whatever happens; regardless of what has happened or may happen.
  • check out
  • pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
  • audience: Group of people attending a play, movie etc.
  • social: Involving activity with people, e.g. in free time
  • political: Being active or interested in government matters
  • film: Thin layer that covers something
  • ignore: To not listen to, look at, or pay attention to
  • human: A person; a man, woman or child
  • utterly: Completely
  • story: One of many floors or levels in a building
  • name: What something or someone is called
  • earth: Wire connecting an electrical device to the ground
  • chain: To feel to be bound or tied to
  • man: Humans in general, including male and female
  • trust: To expect confidently
  • star: To perform or play a main role in a movie, play
  • manipulation: Act of controlling to gain an advantage
  • shrimp: Small edible salt-water shellfish with many legs
  • narrator: Person or character who tells a story
  • grim: Being very serious or determined
  • artifact: Object made by humans, e.g. ancient tool
  • widely: To a large degree; over a large range
  • miniature: Small model of something larger
  • feather: One of the many light soft things on a bird's body
  • princess: Daughter of a king and queen
  • cinema: A place for showing movies
  • vietnam: A communist state in Indochina on the South China Sea; achieved independence from France in
  • whim: A sudden thought or desire; a fancy
  • picturesque: Pretty/interesting in a cute, old-fashioned way
  • sergeant: Officer of low rank in the military
  • necklace: Piece of jewelry that hangs around the neck
  • faulty: Not perfectly made/working correctly; defective
  • unaware: Not knowing that something is happening
  • robotic: Concerning mechanical robots
  • assassination: Murder of a public figure by surprise attack
  • cinematic: Concerning or characteristic of the cinema
  • goddamn: Very bad; terrible
  • unnatural: Not being what you would expect; not normal
  • jumbo: Something that is very large
  • cyborg: Human being whose body has been taken over in whole or in part by electromechanical devices
  • lieutenant: Officer in the army, navy, or air force
  • titanium: Light, extremely strong, whitish silver metal
  • coincidentally: In an unplanned manner; by chance
  • ping: To make a high sharp sound, as bullet hitting rock
  • unreliable: Not able to be trusted or believed
  • oblivious: Being unaware of someone or something
  • jog: To run at a steady, slow pace
  • goggle: Protective covering for the eyes
  • realism: Accepting things as they are, not as you want
  • parenthood: State of being a parent
  • collector: Person who collects money, as a job
  • platoon: Military unit consisting of 15-30 soldiers
  • pong: To smell badly
  • regrow: To continue growth after an injury or interruption
  • bubba
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    • artifact

      US /ˈɑrtəˌfækt/

      UK /'ɑ:təˌfækt/

      • Countable Noun
      • Object made by humans, e.g. ancient tool
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    • as a whole

      US /æz e hol/

      UK /æz ə həul/

      • Phrase
      • Considering everything together; in general.
      • Complete; not divided or incomplete.
      • Adjective
      • Complete; not divided or fragmented.
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    • aside from

      US /əˈsaɪd frʌm/

      UK /əˈsaid frɔm/

      • Phrase
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    • assassination

      US /əˌsæsɪ'neɪʃn/

      UK /əˌsæsɪ'neɪʃn/

      • Noun
      • Murder of a public figure by surprise attack
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    • audience

      US /ˈɔdiəns/

      UK /ˈɔ:diəns/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Group of people attending a play, movie etc.
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    • care of

      US /kɛr ʌv/

      UK /kɛə ɔv/

      • Preposition
      • Used in an address to indicate the person who will receive the mail for someone else.
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    • chain

      US /tʃen/

      UK /tʃeɪn/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To feel to be bound or tied to
      • To connect or tie with a rope made of metal links
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Series of events or things that are connected
      • Series of (metal) connected links or rings
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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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    • cinema

      US /ˈsɪnəmə/

      UK /ˈsɪnəmə/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A place for showing movies
      • Film industry or movie business
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    • cinematic

      US /ˌsɪnəˈmætɪk/

      UK /ˌsɪnəˈmætɪk/

      • Adjective
      • Concerning or characteristic of the cinema
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    • coincidentally

      US /koʊˌɪnsɪ'dentəlɪ/

      UK /kəʊˌɪnsɪ'dentəlɪ/

      • Adverb
      • In an unplanned manner; by chance
      • In a way that is the result of coincidence.
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    • collector

      US /kəˈlɛktɚ/

      UK /kəˈlektə(r)/

      • Noun
      • Person who collects money, as a job
      • Someone who collects things
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    • fall apart

      US /fɔl əˈpɑrt/

      UK /fɔ:l əˈpɑ:t/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To suffer a nervous breakdown
      • To break into pieces; stop functioning
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    • faulty

      US /ˈfɔlti/

      UK /'fɔ:ltɪ/

      • Adjective
      • Not perfectly made/working correctly; defective
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    • feather

      US /ˈfɛðɚ/

      UK /ˈfeðə(r)/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • One of the many light soft things on a bird's body
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To grow feathers
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    • film

      US /fɪlm/

      UK /fɪlm/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Thin layer that covers something
      • Movie
      • Transitive Verb
      • To record moving action with a camera
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    • for kicks

      US /fɚ kɪks/

      UK /fə kɪks/

      • other
      • Done just for fun or excitement, without serious purpose.
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    • get out of

      US /ɡɛt aʊt ʌv/

      UK /ɡet aut ɔv/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To leave or escape responsibilities, troubles
      • To leave a small, enclosed vehicle
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    • goddamn

      US /ˈɡɑdˈdæm/

      UK /'gɒd'dæm/

      • Adjective
      • Very bad; terrible
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    • goggle

      US /ˈgɑ:gl/

      UK /ˈgɒgl/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Protective covering for the eyes
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    • grim

      US /ɡrɪm/

      UK /ɡrɪm/

      • Adjective
      • Being very serious or determined
      • Causing someone to worry or feel sad or hopeless
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    • ignore

      US /ɪɡˈnɔr, -ˈnor/

      UK /ɪɡ'nɔ:(r)/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To not listen to, look at, or pay attention to
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    • in any case

      US /ɪn ˈɛni kes/

      UK /in ˈeni keis/

      • Phrase
      • Whatever happens; regardless of what has happened or may happen.
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    • in fact

      US /ɪn fækt/

      UK /in fækt/

      • Adverb
      • Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
      • Used to introduce a more detailed or surprising piece of information.
      • Phrase
      • Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that is surprising or contrary to what might be expected.
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    • in reality

      US /ɪn riˈælɪti/

      UK /in riˈæliti/

      • Phrase
      • Actually; in fact; truly.
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    • in the middle of

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • In the central part or point of something.
      • Engaged or occupied with something.
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    • jog

      US /dʒɑɡ/

      UK /dʒɒɡ/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To run at a steady, slow pace
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A small, light knock or push
      • A knock or push on something lightly
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    • jumbo

      US /ˈdʒʌmbo/

      UK /'dʒʌmbəʊ/

      • Noun
      • Something that is very large
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    • lieutenant

      US /lu:ˈtenənt/

      UK /lefˈtenənt/

      • Noun
      • Officer in the army, navy, or air force
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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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    • manipulation

      US /məˌnɪpjʊˈleʃən/

      UK /məˌnɪpjʊ'leɪʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Act of controlling to gain an advantage
      • Act of moving something using your hands
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    • miniature

      US /ˈmɪniəˌtʃʊr, -tʃɚ, ˈmɪnə-/

      UK /ˈmɪnətʃə(r)/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Small model of something larger
      • Very small painting, picture or portrait
      • Adjective
      • Made to be much smaller than normal
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    • narrator

      US /ner.eɪ.tɚ/

      UK /nəˈreɪtə(r)/

      • Noun
      • Person or character who tells a story
      • A person who provides commentary or narration, especially for a broadcast or performance.
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    • necklace

      US /ˈnɛklɪs/

      UK /ˈnekləs/

      • Countable Noun
      • Piece of jewelry that hangs around the neck
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    • oblivious

      US /əˈblɪviəs/

      UK /əˈblɪviəs/

      • Adjective
      • Being unaware of someone or something
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    • of a feather

      US /əv ə ˈfɛðɚ/

      UK /əv ə ˈfeðə/

      • other
      • Used to describe people or things that are similar or connected.
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    • on a whim

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Based on a sudden desire or impulse; without planning.
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    • other than

      US

      UK

      • Preposition
      • Except for; apart from.
      • Conjunction
      • Different from.
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    • parenthood

      US /ˈpɛrəntˌhʊd/

      UK /'peərənthʊd/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • State of being a parent
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    • pass as

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To pretend to be somebody else successfully.
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    • picturesque

      US /ˌpɪktʃəˈrɛsk/

      UK /ˌpɪktʃəˈresk/

      • Adjective
      • Pretty/interesting in a cute, old-fashioned way
      • Visually interesting or unusual.
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    • ping

      US /pɪŋ/

      UK /pɪŋ/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To make a high sharp sound, as bullet hitting rock
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    • platoon

      US /pləˈtun/

      UK /pləˈtu:n/

      • Countable Noun
      • Military unit consisting of 15-30 soldiers
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    • political

      US /pəˈlɪtɪkəl/

      UK /pəˈlɪtɪkl/

      • Adjective
      • Being active or interested in government matters
      • Diplomatic
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    • pong

      US /pɔ:ŋ/

      UK /pɒŋ/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To smell badly
      • Noun
      • A very bad smell
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    • princess

      US /ˈprɪnsɪs, -ˌsɛs, prɪnˈsɛs/

      UK /ˌprɪnˈses/

      • Countable Noun
      • Daughter of a king and queen
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    • realism

      US /ˈriəˌlɪzəm/

      UK /ˈri:əlɪzəm/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Accepting things as they are, not as you want
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    • regrow

      US /ri:greʊ/

      UK /ri:greʊ/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To continue growth after an injury or interruption
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    • robotic

      US /roʊˈbɑ:tɪk/

      UK /rəʊˈbɒtɪk/

      • Adjective
      • Concerning mechanical robots
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    • sergeant

      US /ˈsɑrdʒənt/

      UK /'sɑ:dʒənt/

      • Countable Noun
      • Officer of low rank in the military
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    • shrimp

      US /ʃrɪmp/

      UK /ʃrɪmp/

      • Countable Noun
      • Small edible salt-water shellfish with many legs
      • Someone who is small and weak
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    • titanium

      US /taɪˈteniəm, tɪ-/

      UK /tɪˈteɪniəm/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Light, extremely strong, whitish silver metal
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    • trust

      US /trʌst/

      UK /trʌst/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To expect confidently
      • To have confidence or faith
      • Uncountable Noun
      • Wealth or property held by one person for another
      • The belief that someone is honest
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    • unaware

      US /ˌʌnəˈwɛr/

      UK /ˌʌnəˈweə(r)/

      • Adjective
      • Not knowing that something is happening
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    • unnatural

      US /ʌnˈnætʃərəl/

      UK /ʌnˈnætʃrəl/

      • Adjective
      • Not being what you would expect; not normal
      • Being different from anything occurring in nature
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    • unreliable

      US /ˌʌnrɪˈlaɪəbəl/

      UK /ˌʌnrɪˈlaɪəbl/

      • Adjective
      • Not able to be trusted or believed
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    • utterly

      US /ˈʌtəli/

      UK /'ʌtəli:/

      • Adverb
      • Completely
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    • whim

      US /hwɪm, wɪm/

      UK /wɪm/

      • Noun
      • A sudden thought or desire; a fancy
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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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