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Vocabulary

  • think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
  • rather than: More exactly; more correctly
  • go ahead: To start an activity; start doing, working etc.
  • come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
  • at a time: Separately; one by one
  • got to: To arrive at some place
  • sit down: To take a seat
  • walk away: To leave a situation, especially a difficult or unpleasant one.
  • check out
  • going on: To continue doing something
  • on command: Immediately when told to do something.
  • stick with: To continue to support or stay loyal to someone or something.
  • on the phone: Talking on the telephone.
  • on the other hand : Considering a different aspect of the matter; alternatively.
  • fly through: To move or pass through something very quickly.
  • move to: To change the place where you live or work.
  • do in: To make completely tired out and exhausted
  • move along: To make progress; advance.
  • any sort of: Any kind of; any type of
  • with the exception of: Excluding; not including.
  • in mind: Being aware of or considering something.
  • double down: In gambling, to double one's bet, typically in exchange for taking one more card.
  • mix it up: To vary or do things differently; to introduce variety.
  • with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
  • level off: (Of plane) to start flying at a lower, flat height
  • go back to: To return to a starting point
  • out there: In or to a place that is far away
  • set up
  • despite the fact: In spite of; notwithstanding.
  • on paper: In theory or as a plan, but not necessarily in reality.
  • talk about it: To discuss a particular subject.
  • in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, disbelief
  • for instance: As an example.
  • of course: Sure ; Certainly
  • write in: To add text to a document or form.
  • go: To attend or be at a place
  • to: Toward a point, person, place or thing
  • learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
  • write: To compose letters and words on paper or a screen
  • week: Period of seven days from Sunday to Saturday
  • time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
  • people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
  • wrong: Action that is harmful, unjust or illegal
  • day: A period of 24 hours beginning at midnight
  • small: Little in size; not big
  • play: To act as a character in a movie, or on stage
  • life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
  • lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
  • fast: In a way that is difficult to move or change
  • find: To become aware of something that is happening
  • video: Recording capturing action with sound
  • pick: Sharp tool used for breaking the ground
  • channel: Long hole dug in the ground, e.g. to move water
  • guy: Man; boy; any person
  • crazy: Mentally ill; mad
  • sale: Event during which the prices of goods are reduced
  • point: An item to be discussed
  • quickly: Without taking a lot of time; fast
  • story: One of many floors or levels in a building
  • single: One run in cricket or a hit baseball
  • true: Agreeing with the facts; not false; real or actual
  • surprise: To do something that another person didn't expect
  • hope: When you wish something will happen; what you wish
  • mix: To combine two or more things to make one
  • win: Success in beating the other team or competitors
  • bunch: A group of things of the same kind
  • apply: To spread a substance or liquid over a surface
  • tip: To pour or move something from a place, container
  • improvement: Addition or change that makes something better
  • salesman: Person whose job is to sell things
  • extremely: In a way that is much more than usual or expected
  • solve: To figure out a way to handle a difficult problem
  • article: Word such as 'a', 'an', or 'the' used before nouns
  • habit: Loose clothing like a cloak, worn by monks, nuns
  • pause: To stop doing for a while before continuing
  • couple: To join something to something else
  • power: Legal or official right to perform certain actions
  • helpful: Doing things that help someone
  • spot: A certain place or area
  • beat: To move in regular motions in order to push blood
  • growth: Improvement, development in a skill over time
  • wrist: Part where your hand joins your arm
  • ton: Unit of weight; 907 kilograms (US); 1016 (UK)
  • measure: Plan to achieve a desired result
  • necessarily: In a way that is needed/required/is unavoidable
  • illustrate: To supply pictures to go along with words
  • focus: To see clearly by adjusting your eyes or a camera
  • impression: Effect or feeling resulting from an experience
  • curve: Smooth rounded line that is not straight
  • award: To give a prize for doing something well
  • production: Process of producing or growing food naturally
  • tonality: Describing languages that vary in pitch
  • scholarship: Work of learning, studying, acquiring knowledge
  • endeavor: To attempt or make effort to do something
  • worthy: Having merit or value; being honorable, admirable
  • submission: Reluctant agreement with the wishes of others
  • milestone: Significant event in your life (or in a project)
  • plateau: Flat land that is higher than the land around it
  • mentor: Experienced or wise person who advises others
  • program: To make someone act or think in a certain way
  • improv: Drama that the actors make up as they go along
  • exponential: (Of an increase) at a faster and faster rate
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    • any sort of

      US

      UK

      • Determiner
      • Any kind of; any type of
      • Phrase
      • Somewhat; to some extent
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    • article

      US /ˈɑrtɪkəl/

      UK /'ɑ:tɪkl/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Word such as 'a', 'an', or 'the' used before nouns
      • Piece of writing about a particular subject
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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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    • award

      US /əˈwɔrd/

      UK /ə'wɔ:d/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To give a prize for doing something well
      • Countable Noun
      • Prize given to you because you did something well
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    • beat

      US /bit/

      UK /bi:t/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To move in regular motions in order to push blood
      • Transitive Verb
      • To strike or hit repeatedly and with great force
      • To mix ingredients together with a fork or machine
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    • bunch

      US /bʌntʃ/

      UK /bʌntʃ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A group of things of the same kind
      • A group of people.
      • Transitive Verb
      • To group people or things closely together
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    • channel

      US /ˈtʃænəl/

      UK /'tʃænl/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Long hole dug in the ground, e.g. to move water
      • TV or radio station or its programs
      • Transitive Verb
      • To dig a long hole for carrying water
      • To send (e.g. money) to a certain place or person
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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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    • come back

      US /kʌm bæk/

      UK /kʌm bæk/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To reply to someone, often forcefully
      • To be remembered
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    • couple

      US /ˈkʌpəl/

      UK /'kʌpl/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To join something to something else
      • (Two animals) to engage in sexual relations
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Two people in a romantic relationship
      • Two of something; two people; a pair
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    • crazy

      US /ˈkrezi/

      UK /'kreɪzɪ/

      • Adjective
      • Mentally ill; mad
      • Not being sensible or practical
      • Noun
      • Person acting in a manner that is strange and odd
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    • curve

      US /kɚv/

      UK /kə:v/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Smooth rounded line that is not straight
      • A distribution of statistical data represented graphically.
      • Transitive Verb
      • To make something bend into a rounded shape
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    • despite the fact

      US

      UK

      • Preposition
      • In spite of; notwithstanding.
      • Conjunction
      • Even though; although.
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    • do in

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To make completely tired out and exhausted
      • To destroy or cause damage to someone
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    • double down

      US

      UK

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • In gambling, to double one's bet, typically in exchange for taking one more card.
      • To reinforce one's commitment to a particular course of action, even in the face of opposition or risk.
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    • endeavor

      US /ɛnˈdɛvɚ/

      UK /en'devə/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To attempt or make effort to do something
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • An attempt or effort
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    • exponential

      US /ˌɛkspəˈnɛnʃəl/

      UK /ˌekspəˈnenʃl/

      • Adjective
      • (Of an increase) at a faster and faster rate
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    • extremely

      US /ɪk'strimlɪ/

      UK /ɪkˈstri:mli/

      • Adverb
      • In a way that is much more than usual or expected
      • Remarkably; unusually.
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    • fly through

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To move or pass through something very quickly.
      • To complete something quickly and easily.
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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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    • for instance

      US /fɔr ˈɪnstəns/

      UK /fɔ: ˈinstəns/

      • Adverb
      • As an example.
      • Phrase
      • As an example.
      • As an illustration or case in point
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    • go ahead

      US /ɡo əˈhɛd/

      UK /ɡəu əˈhed/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To start an activity; start doing, working etc.
      • To give permission to do something
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To start or proceed with something
      • To proceed despite potential obstacles or doubts.
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    • go back to

      US /ɡo bæk tu/

      UK /ɡəu bæk tu:/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To return to a starting point
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    • going on

      US /ˈɡoɪŋ ɑn/

      UK /ˈgəʊɪŋ ɔn/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To continue doing something
      • To happen (usually negative)
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    • got to

      US /ɡɑt tu/

      UK /gɔt tu:/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To arrive at some place
      • To have the opportunity or permission to do something
      • Phrasal Verb
      • To appeal to the emotions of; move
      • To finally begin to start something after a delay
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    • growth

      US /groʊθ/

      UK /grəʊθ/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Improvement, development in a skill over time
      • Act of growing
      • Countable Noun
      • A mass on the skin or body part related to illness
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    • habit

      US /ˈhæbɪt/

      UK /'hæbɪt/

      • Noun
      • Loose clothing like a cloak, worn by monks, nuns
      • Usual way of behaving; something often repeated
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    • helpful

      US /ˈhɛlpfəl/

      UK /ˈhelpfl/

      • Adjective
      • Doing things that help someone
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    • illustrate

      US /ˈɪləˌstret, ɪˈlʌsˌtret/

      UK /ˈɪləstreɪt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To supply pictures to go along with words
      • To be an example that explains or proves something
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    • impression

      US /ɪmˈprɛʃən/

      UK /ɪmˈpreʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Effect or feeling resulting from an experience
      • Act of pressing into a material to make a pattern
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    • improv

      US /ˈɪmˌprɑv/

      UK /ɪmp'ru:v/

      • Noun
      • Drama that the actors make up as they go along
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    • improvement

      US /ɪmˈpruvmənt/

      UK /ɪmˈpru:vmənt/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Addition or change that makes something better
      • A thing that constitutes an improvement; an addition or alteration that enhances value.
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    • in mind

      US /ɪn maɪnd/

      UK /in maind/

      • Phrase
      • Being aware of or considering something.
      • To remember or consider something.
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    • in the world

      US /ɪn ði wɜrld/

      UK /in ðə wɜː(r)ld/

      • Phrase
      • Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, disbelief
      • Used to indicate the extent or degree of something, often in a superlative sense
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    • level off

      US /ˈlɛvəl ɔf/

      UK /ˈlevl ɔf/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • (Of plane) to start flying at a lower, flat height
      • To stop rising or falling and become steady.
      A2
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    • mentor

      US /'mentɔ:r/

      UK /'mentɔ:(r)/

      • Countable Noun
      • Experienced or wise person who advises others
      • Transitive Verb
      • To act as an advisor or teacher to someone
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    • milestone

      US /ˈmaɪlstoʊn/

      UK /ˈmaɪlstəʊn/

      • Noun
      • Significant event in your life (or in a project)
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    • mix

      US /mɪks/

      UK /mɪks/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To combine two or more things to make one
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A combination of more than two things
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    • mix it up

      US /mɪks ɪt ʌp/

      UK /miks it ʌp/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To vary or do things differently; to introduce variety.
      • To engage in a fight or physical confrontation.
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    • move along

      US /muv əˈlɔŋ/

      UK /mu:v əˈlɔŋ/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To make progress; advance.
      • To tell someone to leave or keep moving.
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    • move to

      US /muv tu/

      UK /mu:v tu:/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To change the place where you live or work.
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To proceed to the next stage or action.
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    • necessarily

      US /ˌnɛsɪˈsɛrəli, -ˈsɛr-/

      UK /ˌnesəˈserəli/

      • Adverb
      • In a way that is needed/required/is unavoidable
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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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    • on command

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Immediately when told to do something.
      • Adjective
      • Able to be controlled to do something whenever wanted.
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    • on paper

      US /ɑn ˈpeɪpər/

      UK /ɔn ˈpeipə/

      • Phrase
      • In theory or as a plan, but not necessarily in reality.
      • Recorded in writing; documented.
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    • on the other hand

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Considering a different aspect of the matter; alternatively.
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    • on the phone

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Talking on the telephone.
      • Adjective
      • Using a phone, especially a mobile phone.
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    • out there

      US /aʊt ðɛr/

      UK /aut ðɛə/

      • Adverb
      • In or to a place that is far away
      • Existing in the universe
      • Adjective
      • Unconventional; strange; avant-garde
      • Existing or available.
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    • pause

      US /pɔz/

      UK /pɔ:z/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To stop doing for a while before continuing
      • To temporarily interrupt the execution of a program or process.
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A temporary break before continuing
      • Function on a device to stop and restart it
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    • plateau

      US /plæˈto/

      UK /'plætəʊ/

      • Noun
      • Flat land that is higher than the land around it
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To not increase or decrease; stay stable or stuck
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    • production

      US /prəˈdʌkʃən, pro-/

      UK /prəˈdʌkʃn/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Process of producing or growing food naturally
      • Process of making something on a large scale
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    • rather than

      US

      UK

      • Adverb
      • More exactly; more correctly
      • Preferably; instead
      • Preposition
      • Instead of
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    • sale

      US /sel/

      UK /seɪl/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Event during which the prices of goods are reduced
      • Giving something for money; the amount sold
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    • salesman

      US /ˈselzmən/

      UK /'seɪlzmən/

      • Countable Noun
      • Person whose job is to sell things
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    • scholarship

      US /ˈskɑlɚˌʃɪp/

      UK /'skɒləʃɪp/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Work of learning, studying, acquiring knowledge
      • Countable Noun
      • Money given to a student to pay for education
      B2
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    • set up

      US /sɛt ʌp/

      UK /set ʌp/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To make arrangements for something; establish
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To arrange or prepare something for use.
      • To start a business, organization, etc.
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    • sit down

      US /sit daʊn/

      UK /sit daun/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To take a seat
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    • solve

      US /sɑ:lv/

      UK /sɒlv/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To figure out a way to handle a difficult problem
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    • spot

      US /spɑt/

      UK /spɒt/

      • Noun
      • A certain place or area
      • A difficult time; awkward situation
      • Transitive Verb
      • To see someone or something by chance
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    • stick with

      US /stɪk wɪð/

      UK /stik wið/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To continue to support or stay loyal to someone or something.
      • To continue doing or using something; to persevere.
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    • submission

      US /səbˈmɪʃən/

      UK /səbˈmɪʃn/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Reluctant agreement with the wishes of others
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    • talk about it

      US /tɔk əˈbaʊt ɪt/

      UK /tɔ:k əˈbaut it/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To discuss a particular subject.
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    • think of

      US /θɪŋk ʌv/

      UK /θiŋk ɔv/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To look on as (being something specific); consider
      • To consider or remember something.
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To imagine or call something to mind
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    • tip

      US /tɪp/

      UK /tɪp/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To pour or move something from a place, container
      • To give extra money for good service
      • Noun
      • End point of e.g. a pencil or finger
      • Extra money given for good service
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    • ton

      US /tʌn/

      UK /tʌn/

      • Noun
      • Unit of weight; 907 kilograms (US); 1016 (UK)
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    • video

      US /ˈvɪdiˌo/

      UK /'vɪdɪəʊ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Recording capturing action with sound
      • A recording of moving visual images made digitally or on videotape.
      • Transitive Verb
      • To make a moving film of, with sound
      • To make a video call.
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    • walk away

      US /wɔk əˈwe/

      UK /wɔ:k əˈwei/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To leave a situation, especially a difficult or unpleasant one.
      • To choose not to be involved in something.
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    • with it

      US /wɪð ɪt/

      UK /wið it/

      • Adjective
      • Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
      • Understanding and knowledgeable about current trends or information.
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    • with the exception of

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Excluding; not including.
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    • worthy

      US /ˈwɚði/

      UK /'wɜ:ðɪ/

      • Adjective
      • Having merit or value; being honorable, admirable
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    • wrist

      US /rɪst/

      UK /rɪst/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Part where your hand joins your arm
      • A support worn around the wrist, often for sports or medical reasons.
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    • write in

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To add text to a document or form.
      • To vote for a candidate whose name is not printed on the ballot by writing it in.
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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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