Vocabulary

  • feel the need: To have a strong desire or urge to do something.
  • in order to: For the purpose of; with the aim of.
  • no sweat: An informal way of saying that something is not a problem or is easy to do.
  • out there: In or to a place that is far away
  • in need: Not having the necessary things, such as food
  • going on: To continue doing something
  • up there: In or to a higher place or position; far away.
  • of a sudden: Quickly and unexpectedly; suddenly.
  • in character: Behaving as the character one is portraying; consistent with the character's personality.
  • compliment: Remark saying someone looks nice, plays well, etc.
  • engage: To start to fight with an enemy
  • character: Person in a story, movie or play
  • achieve: To succeed in doing good, usually by working hard
  • pressure: Anxiety caused by difficult problems
  • remain: To be left behind; to continue to exist
  • create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
  • rest: Time when one relaxes, sleeps, or is inactive
  • sweat: To do an amount of hard work
  • lift: Picking someone up in a car and taking to a place
  • wanna: Shortened form of 'want to'. Used only in speaking
  • buddy: Friend, usually male
  • mate: A friend who you work, live, or go to school with
  • tone: Atmosphere or feeling in a message
  • order: Religious or social group, as of nuns
  • pal: Friend
  • thrust: To move (e.g. a knife) forcefully towards someone
  • sudden: Happening or done quickly or unexpectedly
  • deep: Complex and important
  • change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
  • gracious: Characterized by good taste, comfort, ease, luxury
  • velocity: Speed in a given direction
  • great: Very good; better than before
  • laugh: To make a happy sound when something is funny
  • speed: How fast or slow something is or is done
  • shoot: To kick or throw a ball at a goal
  • feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
  • goodness: (Used to express slight surprise)
  • real: Actually existing or happening, not imagined
  • work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
  • cheer: Feeling of happiness or optimism
  • wing: Part of an animal's body that is used for flying
  • dangerous: Involving the chance of hurt or damage; risky
  • tail: Extended part at the back of an animal's body
  • jet: Stream of liquid/gas shooting out of small opening
  • watch: To keep in check, manage, or control something
  • kindness: Quality of being warmhearted and helpful
  • shock: The passage of an electricity through the body
  • friend: Person who you like and enjoy being with
  • fire: Heat and the flame produced when burning
  • dead: Not alive
  • clap: To make loud sounds by striking the hands together
  • woo: (Of a man) to try to get a woman to marry him
  • aerodynamic: Efficiently designed to move through the air
  • maverick: Person who does not like to follow the rules
  • differential: Different, as in treatment; discriminatory
  • nah: Way of saying 'No'
  • teamwork: Cooperative work done by a team
  • birdie: Shooting a hole in one stroke under par in golf
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    • achieve

      US /əˈtʃiv/

      UK /ə'tʃi:v/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To succeed in doing good, usually by working hard
      • To succeed in reaching a particular goal, status, or standard, often after effort or perseverance.
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    • aerodynamic

      US /ˌeəroʊdaɪ'næmɪk/

      UK /ˌeərəʊdaɪ'næmɪk/

      • Adjective
      • Efficiently designed to move through the air
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    • birdie

      US /ˈbɜ:rdi/

      UK /ˈbɜ:di/

      • Noun
      • Shooting a hole in one stroke under par in golf
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    • buddy

      US /ˈbʌdi/

      UK /'bʌdɪ/

      • Countable Noun
      • Friend, usually male
      • A term of address, often used informally.
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    • character

      US /ˈkærəktɚ/

      UK /'kærəktə(r)/

      • Noun
      • Person in a story, movie or play
      • Writing symbols, e.g. alphabet or Chinese writing
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    • cheer

      US /tʃɪr/

      UK /tʃiə/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Feeling of happiness or optimism
      • Transitive Verb
      • To give a loud shout of encouragement to someone
      • To make someone feel happier or less worried
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    • clap

      US /klæp/

      UK /klæp/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To make loud sounds by striking the hands together
      • Noun
      • A loud sound made by striking your hands together
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    • compliment

      US /ˈkɑmpləmənt/

      UK /'kɒmplɪmənt/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Remark saying someone looks nice, plays well, etc.
      • A formal expression of respect or admiration.
      • Transitive Verb
      • To say someone looks nice, plays well, etc.
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    • differential

      US /ˌdɪfəˈrɛnʃəl/

      UK /ˌdɪfəˈrenʃl/

      • Adjective
      • Different, as in treatment; discriminatory
      • Relating to or based on a difference; involving derivatives.
      • Noun
      • A gear to let back wheels spin at different speeds
      • An infinitesimal change in a variable; a derivative.
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    • engage

      US /ɪn'gedʒ/

      UK /ɪn'ɡeɪdʒ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To start to fight with an enemy
      • To hire someone for a task or job
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    • feel the need

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • To have a strong desire or urge to do something.
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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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    • goodness

      US /ˈɡʊdnɪs/

      UK /ˈgʊdnəs/

      • Interjection
      • (Used to express slight surprise)
      • Uncountable Noun
      • Nourishment; good food value
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    • gracious

      US /ˈɡreʃəs/

      UK /ˈgreɪʃəs/

      • Adjective
      • Characterized by good taste, comfort, ease, luxury
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    • in character

      US /ɪn ˈkærəktɚ/

      UK /in ˈkæriktə/

      • Adjective
      • Behaving as the character one is portraying; consistent with the character's personality.
      • Phrase
      • Consistent with one's typical behavior or personality.
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    • in need

      US /ɪn nid/

      UK /in ni:d/

      • Phrase
      • Not having the necessary things, such as food
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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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    • 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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    • kindness

      US /ˈkaɪndnɪs/

      UK /ˈkaɪndnəs/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Quality of being warmhearted and helpful
      • A kind or helpful act.
      B1
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    • lift

      US /lɪft/

      UK /lɪft/

      • Noun
      • Picking someone up in a car and taking to a place
      • Machine carrying people up or down to other floors
      • Transitive Verb
      • To stop or cancel something, such as a rule
      • To move something to higher position
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    • mate

      US /met/

      UK /meɪt/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A friend who you work, live, or go to school with
      • Partner in a (sexual) relationship
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To pair a male and female so they have children
      • To join or fit two things together
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    • maverick

      US /ˈmævərɪk, ˈmævrɪk/

      UK /'mævərɪk/

      • Countable Noun
      • Person who does not like to follow the rules
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    • nah

      US /nɑ:/

      UK /nɑ:/

      • Noun
      • Way of saying 'No'
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    • no sweat

      US /noʊ swɛt/

      UK /nəʊ swet/

      • Idiom
      • An informal way of saying that something is not a problem or is easy to do.
      • An informal response to 'thank you,' meaning 'you're welcome' or 'it was no trouble'.
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    • of a sudden

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Quickly and unexpectedly; suddenly.
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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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    • pal

      US /pæl/

      UK /pæl/

      • Countable Noun
      • Friend
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    • pressure

      US /ˈprɛʃɚ/

      UK /'preʃə(r)/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Anxiety caused by difficult problems
      • Force, weight when pressing against a thing
      • Transitive Verb
      • To apply force to something
      • To persuade or force someone to do something
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    • remain

      US /rɪˈmen/

      UK /rɪˈmeɪn/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To be left behind; to continue to exist
      • To stay in a place when other people have gone
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    • shock

      US /ʃɑ:k/

      UK /ʃɒk/

      • Noun
      • The passage of an electricity through the body
      • Sudden bad feeling caused by something unexpected
      • Transitive Verb
      • To affect someone with an electrical current
      • To cause great surprise, horror, or anger
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    • shoot

      US /ʃut/

      UK /ʃu:t/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To kick or throw a ball at a goal
      • To fire a gun; injure or kill someone with a gun
      • Countable Noun
      • Emerging new part of a plant
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    • speed

      US /spid/

      UK /spi:d/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • How fast or slow something is or is done
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To move quickly when completing an action
      • To drive a vehicle faster than laws allow
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    • sudden

      US /ˈsʌdn/

      UK /ˈsʌdn/

      • Adjective
      • Happening or done quickly or unexpectedly
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    • sweat

      US /swɛt/

      UK /swet/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To do an amount of hard work
      • To be worried or anxious about something
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • An amount of hard work
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    • tail

      US /tel/

      UK /teɪl/

      • Countable Noun
      • Extended part at the back of an animal's body
      • Noun
      • Back or last part of something e.g. shirt
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    • teamwork

      US /ˈtimˌwə:k/

      UK /ˈti:mwɜ:k/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Cooperative work done by a team
      • Coordinated effort among members of a sports team to achieve a common goal.
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    • thrust

      US /θrʌst/

      UK /θrʌst/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To move (e.g. a knife) forcefully towards someone
      • To push someone or something with great strength
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Movement of (e.g. a knife) towards someone
      • Primary purpose or meaning of something
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    • tone

      US /toʊn/

      UK /təʊn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Atmosphere or feeling in a message
      • Firmness and strength of the body's muscles
      • Transitive Verb
      • To increase the quality of muscles by exercise
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    • up there

      US /ʌp ðɛr/

      UK /ʌp ðɛə/

      • Adverb
      • In or to a higher place or position; far away.
      • In heaven.
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    • velocity

      US /vəˈlɑsɪti/

      UK /və'lɒsətɪ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Speed in a given direction
      • The rate of change of an object's position with respect to time; a vector quantity.
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    • wanna

      US /ˈwɑnə/

      UK /'wɒnə/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • Shortened form of 'want to'. Used only in speaking
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    • wing

      US /wɪŋ/

      UK /wɪŋ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Part of an animal's body that is used for flying
      • One of the two parts on the side of a plane, bird
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To fly to a place
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    • woo

      US /wu/

      UK /wu:/

      • Transitive Verb
      • (Of a man) to try to get a woman to marry him
      • To attempt to persuade to do something
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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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