Vocabulary

  • in order to: For the purpose of; with the aim of.
  • have to: Must do
  • in the first place: To begin with; as the first point or consideration.
  • head out: To leave a place; depart
  • sweep in: To arrive suddenly and with force or speed.
  • topple over: To fall from being unsteady; overturn.
  • fizzle out: To gradually fail or end, often after a promising start.
  • look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
  • due to: Because of; owing to
  • waiting in the wings: Ready to take over a position or role when needed.
  • back down: To admit you were wrong; stop claiming
  • in play: In a state of being actively involved in a game or activity.
  • for now: Temporarily; for the present time.
  • basically: Used before you explain something simply, clearly
  • fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
  • ingredient: Food item used when making a meal or drink
  • form: Sports team or person's current winning record
  • create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
  • recipe: Conditions likely to create a particular result
  • order: Religious or social group, as of nuns
  • fuel: To give power to (a mob, anger, etc.); incite
  • build: Your physical shape; physique
  • involve: To have or be included as a part of something
  • atmosphere: Air around us
  • year: Unit of time equal to 12 months or 365 or 366 days
  • wind: A current of air moving approximately horizontally, especially one strong enough to be felt
  • storm: To act violently or angrily
  • peak: Part of a cap that sticks out over your eyes
  • water: Clear liquid that forms the seas, rivers and rain
  • extend: To offer something (help, friendship) to someone
  • area: Amount of measured space
  • high: Excited or relaxed from taking drugs
  • add: To include as well
  • disrupt: To cause a disturbance in an activity in progress
  • hemisphere: One half of a rounded, ball-like object
  • hurricane: Very severe storm usually occurs near the ocean
  • season: One of Spring, Summer, Autumn (Fall) and Winter
  • big: Popular
  • tropical: Hot and humid; near to the equator
  • smack: To slap or hit, e.g. with a resounding noise
  • air: Mixture of gases around the earth that we breathe
  • disturbance: Public incident in which some people act badly
  • circulation: Movement of blood through the body
  • formation: Process of creating; making a particular shape
  • sweep: Man who cleans chimneys
  • jet: Stream of liquid/gas shooting out of small opening
  • ocean: Large body of salt water; a large sea
  • uncertain: Feeling doubt about a person, place, or thing
  • bell: Metal object shaped like a cup that rings when hit
  • cyclone: Strong wind, similar to a hurricane, tornado, etc.
  • topple: To cause a government/leader to be overthrown
  • precursor: Something that comes before another; forerunner
  • thunderstorm: Storm with heavy rain with thunder and lightning
  • await: To keep ready for future needs
  • dab: Light and quick touch
  • condensation: Act of shortening something
  • highway: Main road connecting places
  • evaporation: Changing from a liquid into a gas, e.g. steam
  • begs: To ask someone in an emotional way for something
  • hoo: Dialect West Yorkshire and Lancashire she
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    • atmosphere

      US /ˈætməˌsfɪr/

      UK /'ætməsfɪə(r)/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Air around us
      • Feeling or mood of a place
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    • await

      US /əˈwet/

      UK /əˈweɪt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To keep ready for future needs
      • To be ready to happen, or about to happen
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    • back down

      US /bæk daʊn/

      UK /bæk daun/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To admit you were wrong; stop claiming
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    • basically

      US /ˈbesɪkəli,-kli/

      UK /ˈbeɪsɪkli/

      • Adverb
      • Used before you explain something simply, clearly
      • In essence; when you consider the most important aspects of something.
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    • begs

      US

      UK

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To ask someone in an emotional way for something
      • (Dog) to sit up to ask for something
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    • bell

      US /bɛl/

      UK /bel/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Metal object shaped like a cup that rings when hit
      • Electronic device that makes a ringing sound
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    • circulation

      US /ˌsɚkjəˈleʃən/

      UK /ˌsɜ:kjəˈleɪʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Movement of blood through the body
      • Repeatedly passing items from one person to others
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    • condensation

      US /ˌkɑ:ndenˈseɪʃn/

      UK /ˌkɒndenˈseɪʃn/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Act of shortening something
      • Drops of water on a surface, as produced by steam
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    • cyclone

      US /ˈsaɪkloʊn/

      UK /ˈsaɪkləʊn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Strong wind, similar to a hurricane, tornado, etc.
      • A large-scale air mass that rotates around a strong center of low atmospheric pressure.
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    • dab

      US /dæb/

      UK /dæb/

      • Noun
      • Light and quick touch
      • Transitive Verb
      • To touch lightly a few times, often with a cloth
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    • disrupt

      US /dɪsˈrʌpt/

      UK /dɪsˈrʌpt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To cause a disturbance in an activity in progress
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    • disturbance

      US /dɪˈstɚbəns/

      UK /dɪˈstɜ:bəns/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Public incident in which some people act badly
      • Being disturbed; something that causes disruption
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    • due to

      US /du tu/

      UK /dju: tu:/

      • Preposition
      • Because of; owing to
      • Adjective
      • Attributable to; caused by.
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    • evaporation

      US /ɪˌvæpəˈreʃən/

      UK /ɪˌvæpə'reɪʃn/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Changing from a liquid into a gas, e.g. steam
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    • extend

      US /ɪkˈstɛnd/

      UK /ɪkˈstend/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To offer something (help, friendship) to someone
      • To reach from one point to another
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    • fizzle out

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To gradually fail or end, often after a promising start.
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    • for now

      US /fɔr naʊ/

      UK /fɔ: nau/

      • Phrase
      • Temporarily; for the present time.
      • In the short term; for the immediate future.
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    • formation

      US /fɔ:rˈmeɪʃn/

      UK /fɔ:ˈmeɪʃn/

      • Noun
      • Process of creating; making a particular shape
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    • fuel

      US /ˈfjuəl/

      UK /'fju:əl/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To give power to (a mob, anger, etc.); incite
      • To provide gas or petrol for something
      • Uncountable Noun
      • Material used to produce heat or power when burned
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    • have to

      US /hæv tu/

      UK /ˈhæv tə/

      • Auxiliary Verb
      • Must do
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    • head out

      US /hɛd aʊt/

      UK /hed aut/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To leave a place; depart
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    • hemisphere

      US /ˈhɛmɪˌsfɪr/

      UK /ˈhemɪsfɪə(r)/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • One half of a rounded, ball-like object
      • One of the two masses forming the brain
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    • highway

      US /ˈhaɪˌwe/

      UK /'haɪweɪ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Main road connecting places
      • A route or means of access; often used metaphorically.
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    • hoo

      US /hu:/

      UK /hu:/

      • Interjection
      • Dialect West Yorkshire and Lancashire she
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    • hurricane

      US /ˈhɚrɪˌken, ˈhʌr-/

      UK /'hʌrɪkən/

      • Noun
      • Very severe storm usually occurs near the ocean
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    • in order to

      US /ɪn ˈɔrdɚ tu/

      UK /in ˈɔ:də tu:/

      • Preposition
      • For the purpose of; with the aim of.
      • Phrase
      • In a specific sequence or arrangement.
      • With the aim of; for the purpose of.
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    • in play

      US

      UK

      • Adjective
      • In a state of being actively involved in a game or activity.
      • Available or under consideration.
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    • in the first place

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • To begin with; as the first point or consideration.
      • From the beginning; initially.
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    • ingredient

      US /ɪnˈɡridiənt/

      UK /ɪnˈgri:diənt/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Food item used when making a meal or drink
      • Quality necessary to be something to work well
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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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    • jet

      US /dʒɛt/

      UK /dʒet/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Stream of liquid/gas shooting out of small opening
      • A pipe that water or gas goes through
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • (Of liquid, gas) to shoot out of a small opening
      • To travel on a jet plane
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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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    • ocean

      US /ˈoʃən/

      UK /'əʊʃn/

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

      US /pik/

      UK /pi:k/

      • Noun
      • Part of a cap that sticks out over your eyes
      • The very top of a mountain
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To reach the highest or best point
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    • precursor

      US /pri:ˈkɜ:rsə(r)/

      UK /pri:ˈkɜ:sə(r)/

      • Noun
      • Something that comes before another; forerunner
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    • recipe

      US /ˈrɛsəˌpi/

      UK /'resəpɪ/

      • Noun
      • Conditions likely to create a particular result
      • Directions for making a dish, with the ingredients
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    • smack

      US /smæk/

      UK /smæk/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To slap or hit, e.g. with a resounding noise
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    • sweep

      US /swip/

      UK /swi:p/

      • Countable Noun
      • Man who cleans chimneys
      • Long, smooth movement made with your arm or a tool
      • Transitive Verb
      • To clean something from a surface with a brush
      • To search a very wide area for something
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    • sweep in

      US /swip ɪn/

      UK /swi:p ɪn/

      • other
      • To arrive suddenly and with force or speed.
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    • thunderstorm

      US /ˈθʌndɚˌstɔrm/

      UK /'θʌndəstɔ:m/

      • Noun
      • Storm with heavy rain with thunder and lightning
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    • topple

      US /ˈtɑ:pl/

      UK /ˈtɒpl/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To cause a government/leader to be overthrown
      • To (cause to) become unstable and fall, e.g. ruler
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To fall over from being unstable
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    • topple over

      US /ˈtɑpəl ˈovɚ/

      UK /ˈtɔpl ˈəuvə/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To fall from being unsteady; overturn.
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    • tropical

      US /ˈtrɑpɪkəl/

      UK /ˈtrɒpɪkl/

      • Adjective
      • Hot and humid; near to the equator
      • Very hot and humid
      • Noun
      • The tropical region of the earth
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    • uncertain

      US /ʌnˈsɜ:rtn/

      UK /ʌnˈsɜ:tn/

      • Adjective
      • Feeling doubt about a person, place, or thing
      • Not able to be relied on; not known or definite.
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    • waiting in the wings

      US /ˈweɪtɪŋ ɪn ðə ˈwɪŋz/

      UK /ˈweɪtɪŋ in ðə ˈwɪŋz/

      • other
      • Ready to take over a position or role when needed.
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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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