Vocabulary

  • have to: Must do
  • figure out: To understand the behavior of someone
  • experience in: Knowledge or skill gained from doing something for a period of time.
  • at that time: During a specific point in the past.
  • at home: In one's own residence or country.
  • after all: In spite of what was expected; used to introduce a statement that supports a previous statement or explains why it was made
  • found out: To learn or discover something, often after some effort.
  • on the whole: Considering everything; generally.
  • above all: Most importantly; more than anything else.
  • learning: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
  • learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
  • watch: To keep in check, manage, or control something
  • word: Unit of language that has a meaning
  • language: Words or signs used to communicate messages
  • read: Person's name
  • study: To focus on learning something usually at school
  • talk: Style of speaking
  • listening: To use your ears to hear and understand things
  • think: To have an idea about something without certainty
  • movie: Motion picture; film
  • practice: The office and place for legal or medical work
  • speak: To be able to use a certain language
  • lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
  • school: Large group of fish that swim together
  • vocabulary: Words that have to do with a particular subject
  • plan: Drawing of how something should be done or made
  • exam: (Medical) test to find out what is wrong
  • history: Established pattern or record
  • recorder: Person who officially collects/stores information
  • soap: Hard cream-like substance used to wash something
  • opera: A type of play that is sung with classical music
  • correct: Being suitable and appropriate for an occasion
  • high: Excited or relaxed from taking drugs
  • memorize: To study something so that you remember it
  • record: Highest or most extreme level achieved
  • grammar: Book describing the syntactic rules of a language
  • real: Actually existing or happening, not imagined
  • weekly: Happening, published, or done once a week
  • offer: Price you say you are willing to pay for something
  • literature: Writing valued as art, e.g. fiction, drama, poetry
  • active: Moving around a lot or doing many things
  • environment: Natural world in which plants and animals live
  • figure: To appear in a game, play or event
  • monthly: Occurring about once every 4 weeks
  • experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
  • suitable: Right for a particular purpose or occasion
  • attend: To take care of someone in need
  • successfully: In a manner that achieves a goal
  • essay: Short piece of written opinion on a subject
  • preparation: Cream or substance applied onto the skin
  • translation: changing text from one language to another; the process of changing something into a different form
  • ambition: Desire to win or be successful in life, work
  • frequently: Often; regularly
  • attach: To be associated or connected with
  • master: To gain control over something
  • junior: Student in third year
  • frustrating: To make annoyed because things don't go well
  • context: Set of facts surrounding a person or event
  • tool: Device used to make things, e.g. a hammer
  • focus: To see clearly by adjusting your eyes or a camera
  • usage: Amount something is used
  • tape: To record some sounds using an electric device
  • English: Language of the UK, USA, Nigeria and elsewhere
  • program: To make someone act or think in a certain way
  • polishing: To make something smooth and shiny by rubbing it
  • bachelor: Person who earned a first degree at a university
  • immerse: To put something in liquid until it is covered
  • mimic: Someone who tries to act like another person
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    • above all

      US /əˈbʌv ɔl/

      UK /əˈbʌv ɔ:l/

      • Phrase
      • Most importantly; more than anything else.
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    • after all

      US /ˈæftɚ ɔl/

      UK /ˈɑ:ftə ɔ:l/

      • Adverb
      • In spite of what was expected; used to introduce a statement that supports a previous statement or explains why it was made
      • Considering everything; used to indicate that something is happening or is true despite some difficulty or obstacle
      • Phrase
      • Despite what was expected or thought; in spite of everything.
      • Taking everything into consideration; considering that.
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    • ambition

      US /æmˈbɪʃən/

      UK /æmˈbɪʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Desire to win or be successful in life, work
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    • at home

      US /æt hom/

      UK /æt həum/

      • Phrase
      • In one's own residence or country.
      • Adjective
      • Feeling comfortable and relaxed.
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    • at that time

      US /æt ðæt taɪm/

      UK /æt ðæt taim/

      • Phrase
      • During a specific point in the past.
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    • attach

      US /əˈtætʃ/

      UK /ə'tætʃ/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To be associated or connected with
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    • attend

      US /əˈtɛnd/

      UK /əˈtend/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To take care of someone in need
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To listen or watch carefully; to concentrate
      • To be present at an event
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    • bachelor

      US /ˈbætʃəlɚ, ˈbætʃlɚ/

      UK /'bætʃələ(r)/

      • Noun
      • Person who earned a first degree at a university
      • Man who has never married
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    • context

      US /ˈkɑnˌtɛkst/

      UK /ˈkɒntekst/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Set of facts surrounding a person or event
      • The circumstances that form the setting for an event, statement, or idea, and in terms of which it can be fully understood and assessed.
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    • correct

      US /kəˈrɛkt/

      UK /kə'rekt/

      • Adjective
      • Being suitable and appropriate for an occasion
      • True or accurate
      • Transitive Verb
      • To fix a problem
      • To write marks on a piece of work to show mistakes
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    • essay

      US /ˈɛsˌe, ɛˈse/

      UK /'eseɪ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Short piece of written opinion on a subject
      • A test of the quality of a metal or ore.
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To attempt or try.
      • To test or evaluate the quality of something.
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    • exam

      US /ɪɡˈzæm/

      UK /ɪgˈzæm/

      • Noun
      • (Medical) test to find out what is wrong
      • Test of your knowledge of, or ability in something
      • Transitive Verb
      • To inspect (someone or something) in detail to determine their nature or condition; investigate thoroughly.
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    • experience in

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      UK

      • Phrase
      • Knowledge or skill gained from doing something for a period of time.
      • Exposure to or involvement in a particular activity or situation.
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    • figure out

      US /ˈfɪɡjɚ aʊt/

      UK /ˈfiɡə aut/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To understand the behavior of someone
      • To think through logically to find a solution
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To understand or find an answer to something.
      • To find a solution to a problem or understand something.
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    • focus

      US /ˈfokəs/

      UK /'fəʊkəs/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To see clearly by adjusting your eyes or a camera
      • To keep your attention, concentration on one thing
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Main purpose or center of interest or activity
      • The clarity of an image produced by a lens.
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    • found out

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      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To learn or discover something, often after some effort.
      • To become known; be revealed.
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    • frequently

      US /ˈfrikwəntlɪ/

      UK /ˈfri:kwəntli/

      • Adverb
      • Often; regularly
      • Repeatedly or many times.
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    • frustrating

      US /frʌˈstretɪŋ/

      UK /frʌˈstreɪtɪŋ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To make annoyed because things don't go well
      • To prevent (someone) from accomplishing something.
      • Adjective
      • Annoying because things don't go the way you want
      • Serving to frustrate.
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    • grammar

      US /ˈɡræmɚ/

      UK /ˈgræmə(r)/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Book describing the syntactic rules of a language
      • Rules explaining how words are used in a language
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    • have to

      US /hæv tu/

      UK /ˈhæv tə/

      • Auxiliary Verb
      • Must do
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    • history

      US /ˈhɪstəri/

      UK /'hɪstrɪ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Established pattern or record
      • Study of past events as an academic subject
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    • immerse

      US /ɪˈmɜ:rs/

      UK /ɪˈmɜ:s/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To put something in liquid until it is covered
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To become completely involved in something
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    • junior

      US /ˈdʒunjɚ/

      UK /ˈdʒu:niə(r)/

      • Noun
      • Student in third year
      • Adjective
      • Someone lower in rank
      • Concerning young people
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    • literature

      US /ˈlɪtərəˌtʃʊr, -tʃɚ/

      UK /ˈlɪtrətʃə(r)/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Writing valued as art, e.g. fiction, drama, poetry
      • The body of written works produced in a particular language, country, or age.
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    • master

      US /ˈmæstɚ/

      UK /'mɑ:stə(r)/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To gain control over something
      • To learn to do something very well
      • Adjective
      • Being very skilled at doing something
      • Being the main or most important thing or part
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    • memorize

      US /ˈmɛməˌraɪz/

      UK /ˈmeməraɪz/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To study something so that you remember it
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    • mimic

      US /ˈmɪmɪk/

      UK /'mɪmɪk/

      • Countable Noun
      • Someone who tries to act like another person
      • Transitive Verb
      • To copy a person's words/actions to amuse people
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    • monthly

      US /ˈmʌnθli/

      UK /ˈmʌnθli/

      • Adverb
      • Occurring about once every 4 weeks
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    • on the whole

      US /ɑn ði hol/

      UK /ɔn ðə həul/

      • Phrase
      • Considering everything; generally.
      • In summary; taking everything into consideration.
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    • opera

      US /ˈɑ:prə/

      UK /ˈɒprə/

      • Noun
      • A type of play that is sung with classical music
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    • polishing

      US /'pɒlɪʃɪŋ/

      UK /'pɒlɪʃɪŋ/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To make something smooth and shiny by rubbing it
      • To improve by practicing or working on it
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    • practice

      US /ˈpræktɪs/

      UK /'præktɪs/

      • Noun
      • The office and place for legal or medical work
      • Doing something many times to become better at it
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To work as a doctor or lawyer
      • To live according to the teachings of a religion
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    • preparation

      US /ˌprɛpəˈreʃən/

      UK /ˌprepəˈreɪʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Cream or substance applied onto the skin
      • Act of making ready for a purpose or activity
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    • recorder

      US /rɪˈkɔ:rdə(r)/

      UK /rɪˈkɔ:də(r)/

      • Noun
      • Person who officially collects/stores information
      • Device or machine used to store data
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    • soap

      US /sop/

      UK /səʊp/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Hard cream-like substance used to wash something
      • A TV serial
      • Transitive Verb
      • To put soap on something so it can be cleaned
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    • successfully

      US /səkˈsɛsfəlɪ/

      UK /sək'sesfəlɪ/

      • Adverb
      • In a manner that achieves a goal
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    • suitable

      US /ˈsutəbəl/

      UK /ˈsu:təbl/

      • Adjective
      • Right for a particular purpose or occasion
      • (Of clothes) appropriate for a given occasion
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    • tape

      US /tep/

      UK /teɪp/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To record some sounds using an electric device
      • To stick things together using an adhesive strip
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Narrow strip of magnetic material for recording on
      • Thin material used to mark an area or seal things
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    • tool

      US /tul/

      UK /tu:l/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Device used to make things, e.g. a hammer
      • Something used to achieve an aim or carry out a particular function.
      • Transitive Verb
      • To provide a workshop with the right equipment
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    • translation

      US /trænsˈleʃən, trænz-/

      UK /trænsˈleɪʃn/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • changing text from one language to another; the process of changing something into a different form
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    • usage

      US /ˈjusɪdʒ, -zɪdʒ/

      UK /ˈju:sɪdʒ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Amount something is used
      • Way something is actually used
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    • vocabulary

      US /voˈkæbjəˌlɛri/

      UK /və'kæbjələrɪ/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Words that have to do with a particular subject
      • The words that a person knows
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    • weekly

      US /ˈwikli/

      UK /'wi:klɪ/

      • Adverb
      • Happening, published, or done once a week
      • Countable Noun
      • Magazine or newspaper published once a week
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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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    US/brev/
    UK/breɪv/
    adj.Brave
    v.t.To bravely face
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