Vocabulary

  • fight on: To continue fighting despite difficulties or setbacks.
  • in jail: Imprisoned; confined in a jail or prison.
  • one step ahead: Having an advantage or being more prepared than others.
  • have to: Must do
  • completely: In every way or as much as possible
  • career: Particular occupation in professional life
  • anticipate: To expect or look ahead to something positively
  • congress: Meeting of elected or appointed representatives
  • counter: To say or do something in opposition or resistance
  • enemy: Something that stops you doing what you want
  • tap: To access a liquid (e.g. in a tree) through a hole
  • throw: To use your arm to make something fly in the air
  • lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
  • opponent: Person who opposes an idea or plan; enemy
  • resource: Something that can be used profitably; asset
  • hell: Any place of pain and suffering
  • reduce: To try to decrease, e.g. your weight if overweight
  • mind: To be bothered or upset by something
  • wanna: Shortened form of 'want to'. Used only in speaking
  • contempt: Extreme lack of respect; strong disapproval
  • important: Having power or authority
  • piece: A counter in a board game
  • personal: Done by or to a particular person; individual
  • crash: To damage an object by causing it to hit something
  • manage: To survive hardships and difficulties; to cope
  • control: A device designed to operate a machine
  • hire: To give a job to someone in exchange for pay
  • make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
  • step: Movement done as part of a particular dance
  • opposition: Act of disagreeing or trying to stop something
  • start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
  • fight: To argue or quarrel with someone about something
  • work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
  • jail: Place to hold criminals being punished for a crime
  • cross: Angry and upset
  • line: Border that divides two places or regions
  • advise: To suggest what would be helpful
  • unbelievable: Being very hard to believe; very great
  • armed: To activate a weapon or bomb for use
  • lobby: Main entrance and waiting room of public building
  • chatter: To talk a lot in a casual manner
  • annihilate: To completely destroy, or get rid of, by force
  • courtroom: Room in which a law court sits
  • phone: To talk to someone using a telephone
  • foresight: Prudence or ability to foresee future happenings
  • guitar: Stringed instrument played with the fingers
  • gun: To suddenly make an engine run faster
  • boggle: (Eyes) to protrude or come out due to surprise
  • piano: Keyboard instrument used for playing music
  • winner: Person or thing that wins a contest or race
  • inquisition: Forcefully asking many difficult questions
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    • advise

      US /ædˈvaɪz/

      UK /ədˈvaɪz/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To suggest what would be helpful
      • To inform someone of something.
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    • annihilate

      US /əˈnaɪəˌlet/

      UK /ə'naɪəleɪt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To completely destroy, or get rid of, by force
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    • anticipate

      US /ænˈtɪsəˌpet/

      UK /æn'tɪsɪpeɪt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To expect or look ahead to something positively
      • To be aware of something that might happen
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    • armed

      US /ɑːrmd/

      UK /ɑ:md/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To activate a weapon or bomb for use
      • To give a gun or other weapon to a person or group
      • Adjective
      • Having weapons ready to use against others
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    • boggle

      US /ˈbɔ:gl/

      UK /ˈbɒgl/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • (Eyes) to protrude or come out due to surprise
      • To hesitate because of doubt, fear, or scruples
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    • career

      US /kəˈrɪr/

      UK /kə'rɪə(r)/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Particular occupation in professional life
      • The course of a person's life, especially in a particular pursuit or profession.
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To move forward very fast and without control
      • To advance or make progress rapidly
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    • chatter

      US /ˈtʃætɚ/

      UK /ˈtʃætə(r)/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To talk a lot in a casual manner
      • (As of teeth if cold) to click uncontrollably
      • Uncountable Noun
      • Continuous rapid talk about matters of little importance.
      • A rapid series of short, sharp noises.
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    • congress

      US /ˈkɑŋɡrɪs/

      UK /'kɒŋɡres/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Meeting of elected or appointed representatives
      • Proper Noun
      • American governing body of elected representatives
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    • contempt

      US /kənˈtɛmpt/

      UK /kənˈtempt/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Extreme lack of respect; strong disapproval
      • Legal lack of respect for a court or judge
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    • counter

      US /ˈkaʊntɚ/

      UK /'kaʊntə(r)/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To say or do something in opposition or resistance
      • To try to prevent, as by making a different point
      • Prefix
      • Being opposite or against something
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    • courtroom

      US /ˈkɔrtˌrum, -ˌrʊm, ˈkort-/

      UK /ˈkɔ:tru:m/

      • Countable Noun
      • Room in which a law court sits
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    • cross

      US /krɔs, krɑs/

      UK /krɒs/

      • Adjective
      • Angry and upset
      • From one side of something to the other
      • Transitive Verb
      • To put one thing over another e.g. arms
      • To breed one type of animal or plant with another
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    • enemy

      US /ˈɛnəmi/

      UK /ˈenəmi/

      • Noun
      • Something that stops you doing what you want
      • Group, or people, you are opposed to
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    • fight on

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      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To continue fighting despite difficulties or setbacks.
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    • foresight

      US /ˈfɔrˌsaɪt, ˈfor-/

      UK /ˈfɔ:saɪt/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Prudence or ability to foresee future happenings
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    • guitar

      US /ɡɪˈtɑr/

      UK /gɪˈtɑ:(r)/

      • Noun
      • Stringed instrument played with the fingers
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    • gun

      US /ɡʌn/

      UK /ɡʌn/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To suddenly make an engine run faster
      • Countable Noun
      • Weapon which fires bullets down a tube
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    • have to

      US /hæv tu/

      UK /ˈhæv tə/

      • Auxiliary Verb
      • Must do
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    • hell

      US /hɛl/

      UK /hel/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Any place of pain and suffering
      • A very unpleasant or difficult experience.
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    • hire

      US /haɪr/

      UK /ˈhaɪə(r)/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To give a job to someone in exchange for pay
      • To give the use of something in exchange for money
      • Noun
      • Short term rental of something e.g. car, phone
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    • in jail

      US /ɪn dʒel/

      UK /in dʒeil/

      • Phrase
      • Imprisoned; confined in a jail or prison.
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    • inquisition

      US /ˌɪnkwɪˈzɪʃən, ˌɪŋ-/

      UK /ˌɪnkwɪˈzɪʃn/

      • Noun
      • Forcefully asking many difficult questions
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    • jail

      US /dʒel/

      UK /dʒeɪl/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Place to hold criminals being punished for a crime
      • Transitive Verb
      • To hold people who are being punished for a crime
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    • lobby

      US /ˈlɑ:bi/

      UK /ˈlɒbi/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Main entrance and waiting room of public building
      • Group employed to persuade people to change laws
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To try to persuade a government to change laws
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    • one step ahead

      US /wʌn stɛp əˈhɛd/

      UK /wʌn step əˈhed/

      • Adjective
      • Having an advantage or being more prepared than others.
      • Phrase
      • Planning or thinking in advance.
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    • opponent

      US /əˈponənt/

      UK /əˈpəʊnənt/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Person who opposes an idea or plan; enemy
      • Person that you are competing against in a game
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    • opposition

      US /ˌɑ:pəˈzɪʃn/

      UK /ˌɒpəˈzɪʃn/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Act of disagreeing or trying to stop something
      • Group that you are fighting or competing against
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    • personal

      US /ˈpɚsənəl/

      UK /ˈpɜ:sənl/

      • Adjective
      • Done by or to a particular person; individual
      • Concerning a person's private life or feelings
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    • phone

      US /foʊn/

      UK /fəʊn/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To talk to someone using a telephone
      • Noun
      • Machine used to talk to someone who is far away
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    • piano

      US /piˈæno, ˈpjæno/

      UK /piˈænəʊ/

      • Noun
      • Keyboard instrument used for playing music
      • Adverb
      • In a soft and quiet manner (on the piano)
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    • reduce

      US /rɪˈdus, -ˈdjus/

      UK /rɪ'dju:s/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To try to decrease, e.g. your weight if overweight
      • To boil a liquid until it has decreased in amount
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    • resource

      US /ˈriˌsɔrs, -ˌsors, -ˌzɔrs, -ˌzors, rɪˈsɔrs, -ˈsors,/

      UK /riˈsɔ:s/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Something that can be used profitably; asset
      • An essential supply of something
      • Transitive Verb
      • To obtain (e.g. oil, gas) from its source
      • To provide (a person or organization) with materials, money, staff, or other assets necessary for effective operation.
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    • tap

      US /tæp/

      UK /tæp/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To access a liquid (e.g. in a tree) through a hole
      • To spy one someone electronically
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Faucet; the place you can get water from a pipe
      • Light hit, generally one that makes a sound
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    • unbelievable

      US /ˌʌnbɪˈlivəbəl/

      UK /ˌʌnbɪˈli:vəbl/

      • Adjective
      • Being very hard to believe; very great
      • Extremely good or impressive; amazing.
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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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    • winner

      US / ˈwɪnɚ/

      UK /'wɪnə(r)/

      • Countable Noun
      • Person or thing that wins a contest or race
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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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