Vocabulary

  • long weekend: An extended weekend that includes an extra day off, such as a public holiday.
  • think about: To consider something carefully.
  • stick with: To continue to support or stay loyal to someone or something.
  • take out: To apply for and get a license
  • break it down: To simplify something complex into smaller, more manageable parts.
  • text back: To reply to a text message.
  • whole point: The main purpose or most important aspect of something.
  • feel for: To have sympathy for someone; to empathize with someone's situation.
  • for free: Without charge; at no cost.
  • check out
  • literally: In a literal manner or sense; exactly as stated.
  • weird: Odd or unusual; surprising; strange
  • stick: To push a sharp or pointed object into something
  • pronunciation: How a word is said; how a word sounds
  • absolutely: Completely; totally; very
  • phrase: Common expression or saying
  • accent: To give emphasis to (a point you are making)
  • awesome: Great; wonderful; stupendous
  • obvious: Easily understood and clear; plain to see
  • subtle: Delicate or slight so it is difficult to perceive
  • imitate: To act, speak like someone or something else
  • description: Explanation of what something is like, looks like
  • conversation: Talking with other people; discussion or chat
  • crack: Attempt to achieve a goal or objective
  • silly: Careless
  • bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
  • imitation: Act of copying or imitating something
  • regular: Having an equal amount of space or time in between
  • pause: To stop doing for a while before continuing
  • intonation: Rises and falls in pitch of speech
  • refer: To talk about or write about something
  • actual: Real or existing in fact, not imagined; real
  • topic: Subject or issue people talk or write about
  • exercise: To work out to become stronger and healthier
  • pace: Rate of speed at which something moves or happens
  • break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
  • totally: In a complete way; completely; absolutely
  • text: To send a message by phone or other device
  • vowel: A speech sound; a, e , it, o, u and sometimes y
  • click: To work well with someone or something
  • sign: Indication that something exists or will happen
  • transform: To change the shape completely in a good way
  • language: Words or signs used to communicate messages
  • bring: To take or go with someone to a place
  • sound: Sensible, dependable and reliable
  • point: An item to be discussed
  • great: Very good; better than before
  • resonance: Continuing to make a loud clear deep sound
  • difference: A thing or issue that people do not agree about
  • feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
  • go: To attend or be at a place
  • beacon: Something providing guidance or hope to people
  • happen: To take place or occur
  • placement: Act of putting something in a place or position
  • worthless: Being of no value; without positive aspects
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    • absolutely

      US /ˈæbsəˌlutli, ˌæbsəˈlutli/

      UK /ˈæbsəlu:tli/

      • Adverb
      • Completely; totally; very
      • Considered independently and without relation to other things; viewed abstractly; as, quantity absolutely considered.
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    • accent

      US /ˈækˌsɛnt/

      UK /'æksent/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To give emphasis to (a point you are making)
      • Noun
      • Feature of a design, e.g. a stripe on a shirt
      • Correct spoken emphasis on a part of a word
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    • actual

      US /ˈæktʃuəl/

      UK /ˈæktʃuəl/

      • Adjective
      • Real or existing in fact, not imagined; real
      • Current; existing at the present time.
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    • awesome

      US /ˈɔsəm/

      UK /'ɔ:səm/

      • Adjective
      • Great; wonderful; stupendous
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    • beacon

      US /ˈbikən/

      UK /ˈbi:kən/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Something providing guidance or hope to people
      • Light or radio signal used to guide e.g. ships
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    • break it down

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To simplify something complex into smaller, more manageable parts.
      • To explain something in a detailed and understandable way.
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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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    • conversation

      US /ˌkɑnvɚˈseʃən/

      UK /ˌkɒnvəˈseɪʃn/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Talking with other people; discussion or chat
      • General communication or interaction.
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    • crack

      US /kræk/

      UK /kræk/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Attempt to achieve a goal or objective
      • Unexpected and hard hit to the body
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To attempt to achieve a goal or objective
      • To hit someone or something hard and unexpectedly
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    • description

      US /dɪˈskrɪpʃən/

      UK /dɪˈskrɪpʃn/

      • Noun
      • Explanation of what something is like, looks like
      • The type or nature of someone or something.
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    • exercise

      US /ˈɛksɚˌsaɪz/

      UK /'eksəsaɪz/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To work out to become stronger and healthier
      • To retain your ability or practice your skills
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Physical activity to increase health and strength
      • Set of questions in a text book
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    • feel for

      US /fil fɔr/

      UK /fi:l fɔ:/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To have sympathy for someone; to empathize with someone's situation.
      • To try to find something by touching it.
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    • for free

      US /fɔr fri/

      UK /fɔ: fri:/

      • Phrase
      • Without charge; at no cost.
      • Adjective
      • Available without payment.
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    • imitate

      US /ˈɪmɪˌtet/

      UK /ˈɪmɪteɪt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To act, speak like someone or something else
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    • imitation

      US /ˌɪmɪˈteʃən/

      UK /ˌɪmɪˈteɪʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Act of copying or imitating something
      • Something made to look like something else, often of lesser quality.
      • Adjective
      • Made to resemble something else, typically of higher value or quality.
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    • intonation

      US /ˌɪntəˈneʃən,-to-/

      UK /ˌɪntəˈneɪʃn/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Rises and falls in pitch of speech
      B2
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    • literally

      US /ˈlɪtərəli/

      UK

      • Adverb
      • In a literal manner or sense; exactly as stated.
      • Used for emphasis to describe something that is actually true, often to highlight surprise or intensity.
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    • long weekend

      US

      UK

      • Noun
      • An extended weekend that includes an extra day off, such as a public holiday.
      A1
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    • obvious

      US /ˈɑbviəs/

      UK /ˈɒbviəs/

      • Adjective
      • Easily understood and clear; plain to see
      • Easy to see or notice.
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    • pace

      US /pes/

      UK /peɪs/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Rate of speed at which something moves or happens
      • Single step, often used to measure a distance
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To set and control your speed, as in a race
      • To walk with slow purposeful steps
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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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    • phrase

      US /frez/

      UK /freɪz/

      • Noun
      • Common expression or saying
      • Section of musical notes in a piece of music
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To choose words to say what you mean clearly
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    • placement

      US /ˈpleɪsmənt/

      UK /ˈpleɪsmənt/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Act of putting something in a place or position
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    • pronunciation

      US /prəˌnʌnsiˈeʃən/

      UK /prəˌnʌnsiˈeɪʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • How a word is said; how a word sounds
      • The manner in which someone utters a word.
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    • refer

      US /rɪˈfɚ/

      UK /rɪ'fɜ:(r)/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To talk about or write about something
      • To give information about something
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    • regular

      US /ˈrɛɡjəlɚ/

      UK /ˈregjələ(r)/

      • Adjective
      • Having an equal amount of space or time in between
      • Occurring or being done frequently
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Customers who frequently visit a place
      • Soldier who has a permanent job in the army
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    • resonance

      US /ˈrɛzənəns/

      UK /ˈrezənəns/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Continuing to make a loud clear deep sound
      • The quality in a sound of being deep, full, and reverberating.
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    • silly

      US /ˈsɪli/

      UK /'sɪlɪ/

      • Adjective
      • Careless
      • Acting funny or playfully
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    • stick

      US /stɪk/

      UK /stɪk/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To push a sharp or pointed object into something
      • To join together using glue or paste
      • Countable Noun
      • Long thin piece of wood from a tree
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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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    • subtle

      US /ˈsʌtl/

      UK /'sʌtl/

      • Adjective
      • Delicate or slight so it is difficult to perceive
      • Clever or indirect but hides the true purpose
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    • take out

      US /tek aʊt/

      UK /teik aut/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To apply for and get a license
      • To take someone on a date
      • Uncountable Noun
      • Food purchased at a restaurant to eat elsewhere.
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    • text back

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To reply to a text message.
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    • think about

      US /θɪŋk əˈbaʊt/

      UK /θiŋk əˈbaut/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To consider something carefully.
      • To remember or call to mind.
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    • topic

      US /ˈtɑpɪk/

      UK /'tɒpɪk/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Subject or issue people talk or write about
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    • transform

      US /trænsˈfɔrm/

      UK /træns'fɔ:m/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To change the shape completely in a good way
      • To convert from one form or substance into another.
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    • vowel

      US /ˈvaʊəl/

      UK /ˈvaʊəl/

      • Countable Noun
      • A speech sound; a, e , it, o, u and sometimes y
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    • weird

      US /wɪrd/

      UK /wɪəd/

      • Adjective
      • Odd or unusual; surprising; strange
      • Eerily strange or disturbing.
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    • whole point

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • The main purpose or most important aspect of something.
      • The primary reason or objective.
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    • worthless

      US /ˈwɜ:rθləs/

      UK /ˈwɜ:θləs/

      • Adjective
      • Being of no value; without positive aspects
      • Having no importance or value
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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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