Vocabulary

  • of course: Sure ; Certainly
  • on the move: Traveling or going from place to place.
  • as soon as: In a short time after (something happens)
  • in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
  • come around: To eventually change your opinion or be persuaded to agree with someone else's.
  • almost all of: Nearly the entire quantity or number of something.
  • look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
  • run across: To meet someone or find something by chance
  • have to: Must do
  • hold in: To hide your emotions and not let them show
  • to do with: To be about something; concern
  • work in: To make an opening for something in your schedule
  • take on: To acquire a new characteristic
  • out of the box: Thinking in an original or creative way.
  • move around: To change position or location; to go from place to place.
  • over time: Gradually; as time passes.
  • in the end: Finally; after a period of time or series of events.
  • versatile: Having many uses or skills
  • align: To arrange (e.g. objects) in line with one another
  • grip: To hold someone's interest
  • series: Set of stories or articles on a particular subject
  • stumble: Failing to do something well, e.g. giving a speech
  • genre: Category of art, music with its own qualities
  • planet: One of the bodies that orbit the sun
  • footage: A certain amount of film or video of something
  • film: Thin layer that covers something
  • proximity: State of being near or close to something
  • detect: To discover or identify the presence of something
  • orientation: Where you are in a location, e.g. facing east/west
  • digital: Using electronic signals or computers
  • technology: Use or knowledge of science in industry etc.
  • lens: Structure in the eye or camera that focuses light
  • insist: To demand that someone do something
  • sequel: Story, movie etc. that follows another similar one
  • amateur: Someone doing an activity for pleasure, not a job
  • connect: To associate a thing with something else
  • system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
  • archive: To store things such as historical records
  • sweep: Man who cleans chimneys
  • counteract: To reduce the impact doing something opposite
  • natural: Being as one would expect; being usual or normal
  • replace: To use instead of something else
  • rig: To dishonestly fix the result of elections, games
  • change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
  • helicopter: Aircraft with spinning blades at the top
  • isolate: To identify, consider, or deal with separately
  • part: Division of a book
  • broadcast: To send out signals by radio or television
  • construct: To build or create something
  • swarm: Large group of flying insects moving together
  • portable: Light enough to be moved around with ease
  • want: To desire or wish for something; hope for a thing
  • pan: To follow an object being filmed with a camera
  • cumbersome: Being slow, heavy or difficult to move
  • imagery: Use of symbolism to help imagine something
  • arsenal: Place where weapons are stored
  • cinema: A place for showing movies
  • embed: To place or set inside rock, etc.
  • shoot: To kick or throw a ball at a goal
  • world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
  • recognizable: Being easily identified because of some quality
  • nature: Person's character or particular way of behaving
  • blockbuster: Large, expensive, popular, successful (movie, cd)
  • unit: One apartment in a building
  • story: One of many floors or levels in a building
  • stabilize: To make stable/consistent, with no major changes
  • aerial: Being done, living or seen in the air
  • earth: Wire connecting an electrical device to the ground
  • crane: Water bird characterized by its long neck and legs
  • rover: Someone who leads a wandering unsettled life
  • penguin: Black and white sea bird that cannot fly
  • homage: Giving honor or respect to someone for achievement
  • put: To move or place a thing in a particular position
  • follow: To come after someone; be guided by someone
  • call: A order or request for action
  • vest: US sleeveless garment worn under a coat; waistcoat
  • watch: To keep in check, manage, or control something
  • stabilization: Making something stable, e.g. body's condition
  • caribou: North American reindeer
  • tilting: To change to a newly preferred idea or opinion
  • tripod: Support with three legs for camera, telescope, etc.
  • mounted: To attach something to something else
  • magnified: To increase the importance or seriousness of
  • joystick: Moveable manual control for computer games
  • gyro: Greek sandwich of sliced roast lamb in pita bread
  • cameraman: Man who operates movie cameras as a job
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    • aerial

      US /ˈɛriəl, eˈɪriəl/

      UK /'eərɪəl/

      • Adjective
      • Being done, living or seen in the air
      • Noun
      • Antenna; device for receiving radio/ TV signal
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    • align

      US /əˈlaɪn/

      UK /əˈlaɪn/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To arrange (e.g. objects) in line with one another
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To be in a line or in the correct position in relation to something else.
      B2
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    • almost all of

      US

      UK

      • Determiner
      • Nearly the entire quantity or number of something.
      • Pronoun
      • Nearly every person in a group.
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    • amateur

      US /ˈæməˌtɚ/

      UK /'æmətə(r)/

      • Noun
      • Someone doing an activity for pleasure, not a job
      • Adjective
      • Unskilled in an activity; not professional
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    • archive

      US /ˈɑrˌkaɪv/

      UK /'ɑ:kaɪv/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To store things such as historical records
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Collection of historical records and materials
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    • arsenal

      US /ˈɑrsənəl/

      UK /'ɑ:sənl/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Place where weapons are stored
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    • as soon as

      US /æz sun æz/

      UK /æz su:n æz/

      • Phrase
      • In a short time after (something happens)
      • Without any delay; immediately
      • Conjunction
      • At the moment that, or immediately after.
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    • blockbuster

      US /ˈblɑkˌbʌstɚ/

      UK /ˈblɒkbʌstə(r)/

      • Noun
      • Large, expensive, popular, successful (movie, cd)
      C1
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    • broadcast

      US /ˈbrɔdˌkæst/

      UK /'brɔ:dkɑ:st/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To send out signals by radio or television
      • To make widely known.
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Program sent out from a radio or TV station
      • The transmission of signals over the airwaves.
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    • cameraman

      US /ˈkæmərəˌmæn, ˈkæmrə-/

      UK /ˈkæmrəmæn/

      • Countable Noun
      • Man who operates movie cameras as a job
      C2
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    • caribou

      US /ˈkærəˌbu/

      UK /ˈkærɪbu:/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • North American reindeer
      • A large deer of northern North America and Eurasia, with long antlers, typically living in herds.
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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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    • come around

      US /kʌm əˈraʊnd/

      UK /kʌm əˈraund/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To eventually change your opinion or be persuaded to agree with someone else's.
      • To visit someone at their house.
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    • connect

      US /kəˈnɛkt/

      UK /kə'nekt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To associate a thing with something else
      • To join or attach things together
      A2
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    • construct

      US /kənˈstrʌkt/

      UK /kənˈstrʌkt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To build or create something
      • To create a sentence, story, argument or theory
      • Noun
      • A thought, theory or hypothesis
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    • counteract

      US /ˌkaʊntɚˈækt/

      UK /ˌkaʊntərˈækt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To reduce the impact doing something opposite
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    • crane

      US /kren/

      UK /kreɪn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Water bird characterized by its long neck and legs
      • Tall machine that lifts heavy objects in the air
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To stretch (neck) or lean to get better view
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    • cumbersome

      US /ˈkʌmbəsəm/

      UK /ˈkʌmbəsəm/

      • Adjective
      • Being slow, heavy or difficult to move
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    • detect

      US /dɪˈtɛkt/

      UK /dɪˈtekt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To discover or identify the presence of something
      A2TOEIC
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    • embed

      US /ɛmˈbɛd/

      UK /ɪm'bed/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To place or set inside rock, etc.
      • To integrate (something) into something else.
      B2
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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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    • footage

      US /ˈfʊtɪdʒ/

      UK /ˈfʊtɪdʒ/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • A certain amount of film or video of something
      • The length or amount of something measured in feet.
      B2
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    • genre

      US /ˈʒɑnrə/

      UK /'ʒɒ̃rə/

      • Noun
      • Category of art, music with its own qualities
      B2
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    • grip

      US /ɡrɪp/

      UK /ɡrɪp/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To hold someone's interest
      • To hold something in your hand very firmly
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Strong understanding of an idea
      • Control over something or someone
      A2
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    • gyro

      US /'dʒaɪroʊ/

      UK /'dʒaɪrəʊ/

      • Countable Noun
      • Greek sandwich of sliced roast lamb in pita bread
      C2
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    • have to

      US /hæv tu/

      UK /ˈhæv tə/

      • Auxiliary Verb
      • Must do
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    • helicopter

      US /ˈhɛlɪˌkɑptɚ/

      UK /'helɪkɒptə(r)/

      • Countable Noun
      • Aircraft with spinning blades at the top
      • Transitive Verb
      • To transport by helicopter
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    • hold in

      US /hold ɪn/

      UK /həuld in/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To hide your emotions and not let them show
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    • homage

      US /ˈhɑmɪdʒ/

      UK /'hɒmɪdʒ/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Giving honor or respect to someone for achievement
      B2
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    • imagery

      US /ˈɪmɪdʒri/

      UK /'ɪmɪdʒərɪ/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Use of symbolism to help imagine something
      • Visually descriptive or figurative language, especially in a literary work.
      A2
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    • in the end

      US /ɪn ði ɛnd/

      UK /in ðə end/

      • Phrase
      • Finally; after a period of time or series of events.
      • Ultimately; as the final result or consequence.
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    • in the past

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • During a former period of time; previously.
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    • insist

      US /ɪnˈsɪst/

      UK /ɪn'sɪst/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To demand that someone do something
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To strongly state your opinion without changing it
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    • isolate

      US /ˈaɪsəˌlet/

      UK /ˈaɪsəleɪt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To identify, consider, or deal with separately
      • To keep in a place or situation apart from others
      B1
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    • joystick

      US /ˈdʒɔɪˌstɪk/

      UK /ˈdʒɔɪstɪk/

      • Countable Noun
      • Moveable manual control for computer games
      • A lever that can be moved in multiple directions to control a device, typically in video games.
      C1
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    • lens

      US /lɛnz/

      UK /lenz/

      • Noun
      • Structure in the eye or camera that focuses light
      • Noun (plural)
      • Pieces of glass or plastics to improve vision
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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
      A1
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    • magnified

      US /'mægnɪfaɪd/

      UK /'mægnɪfaɪd/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To increase the importance or seriousness of
      • To make something larger, louder, or greater
      B2
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    • mounted

      US /'mauntɪd/

      UK /ˈmaʊntɪd/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To attach something to something else
      • To set a picture, jewel etc. in
      • Adjective
      • Placed or set, as a jewel set in a ring
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    • move around

      US /muv əˈraʊnd/

      UK /mu:v əˈraund/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To change position or location; to go from place to place.
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To spread or circulate (e.g., information, rumors).
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    • of course

      US /ʌv kɔː(r)s/

      UK /ɔv kɔː(r)s/

      • Adverb
      • Sure ; Certainly
      • Phrase
      • For sure; certainly
      A2
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    • on the move

      US /ɑn ði muv/

      UK /ɔn ðə mu:v/

      • Adjective
      • Traveling or going from place to place.
      • Actively progressing or developing.
      • Phrase
      • In the process of changing location.
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    • orientation

      US /ˌɔriɛnˈteʃən, -ən-, ˌor-/

      UK /ˌɔ:riənˈteɪʃn/

      • Noun
      • Where you are in a location, e.g. facing east/west
      • Process of giving information about something new
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    • out of the box

      US /aʊt əv ðə bɑks/

      UK /aut əv ðə bɒks/

      • other
      • Thinking in an original or creative way.
      • Ready to use immediately without special preparation.
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    • over time

      US /ˈovɚ taɪm/

      UK /ˈəuvə taim/

      • Phrase
      • Gradually; as time passes.
      • During a long period.
      • Adverb
      • Gradually; as time passes.
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    • pan

      US /pæn/

      UK /pæn/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To follow an object being filmed with a camera
      • To criticize, e.g. a film, in a strong way
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Open metal container used for cooking
      • Steel drum
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    • penguin

      US /ˈpɛŋɡwɪn, ˈpɛn-/

      UK /'peŋɡwɪn/

      • Noun
      • Black and white sea bird that cannot fly
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    • planet

      US /ˈplænɪt/

      UK /'plænɪt/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • One of the bodies that orbit the sun
      • A different world or sphere of existence.
      • Proper Noun
      • The earth.
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    • portable

      US /ˈpɔ:rtəbl/

      UK /ˈpɔ:təbl/

      • Adjective
      • Light enough to be moved around with ease
      • Noun
      • A computer etc. that can be moved around easily
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    • proximity

      US /prɑkˈsɪmɪti/

      UK /prɒk'sɪmətɪ/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • State of being near or close to something
      B2TOEIC
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    • recognizable

      US /ˈrekəɡnaɪzəbl/

      UK /ˈrekəgnaɪzəbl/

      • Adjective
      • Being easily identified because of some quality
      • Having a distinct or identifiable character or quality.
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    • replace

      US /rɪˈples/

      UK /rɪ'pleɪs/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To use instead of something else
      • To return an item to its original location
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    • rig

      US /rɪɡ/

      UK /rɪɡ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To dishonestly fix the result of elections, games
      • To fit out a ship with ropes and sails
      • Noun
      • Shape and number of sails on a ship
      • Structure that draws out oil from under the ground
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    • rover

      US /ˈroʊvə(r)/

      UK /ˈrəʊvə(r)/

      • Noun
      • Someone who leads a wandering unsettled life
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    • run across

      US /rʌn əˈkrɔs/

      UK /rʌn əˈkrɔs/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To meet someone or find something by chance
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    • sequel

      US /ˈsikwəl/

      UK /'si:kwəl/

      • Countable Noun
      • Story, movie etc. that follows another similar one
      B2
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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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    • stabilization

      US /ˌsteɪbəlaɪ'zeɪʃn/

      UK /ˌsteɪbəlaɪ'zeɪʃn/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Making something stable, e.g. body's condition
      C2
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    • stabilize

      US /ˈstebəˌlaɪz/

      UK /'steɪbəlaɪz/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To make stable/consistent, with no major changes
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    • stumble

      US /ˈstʌmbəl/

      UK /'stʌmbl/

      • Noun
      • Failing to do something well, e.g. giving a speech
      • Act of tripping and almost falling
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To fail to perform, e.g. when giving a speech
      • To trip and almost fall
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    • swarm

      US /swɔrm/

      UK /swɔ:m/

      • Countable Noun
      • Large group of flying insects moving together
      • (Of people) large group of people acting as one
      • Intransitive Verb
      • (Of bees) to form a group and leave the bee hive
      • (Of people) to form a crowd and move together
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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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    • take on

      US /tek ɑn/

      UK /teik ɔn/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To acquire a new characteristic
      • To accept a new responsibility, role
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    • technology

      US /tɛkˈnɑlədʒi/

      UK /tek'nɒlədʒɪ/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Use or knowledge of science in industry etc.
      • Machinery and equipment developed from scientific knowledge.
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    • tilting

      US /tɪltɪŋ/

      UK /tɪltɪŋ/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To change to a newly preferred idea or opinion
      • To move something away from the upright
      B2
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    • to do with

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To be about something; concern
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    • tripod

      US /ˈtraɪpɑ:d/

      UK /ˈtraɪpɒd/

      • Countable Noun
      • Support with three legs for camera, telescope, etc.
      B2
      More
    • unit

      US /ˈjunɪt/

      UK /ˈju:nɪt/

      • Countable Noun
      • One apartment in a building
      • Group of people, e.g. soldiers, that work together
      B2TOEIC
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    • versatile

      US /ˈvɚsətəl, -ˌtaɪl/

      UK /ˈvə:sətail/

      • Adjective
      • Having many uses or skills
      • Having or showing a wide range of skills.
      B2TOEIC
      More
    • vest

      US /vest/

      UK /vest/

      • Countable Noun
      • US sleeveless garment worn under a coat; waistcoat
      • Transitive Verb
      • To place property in the control of a person
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    • work in

      US /wɚk ɪn/

      UK /wə:k in/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To make an opening for something in your schedule
      • To fit person/thing into a schedule or sequence
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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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