Vocabulary

  • look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
  • to let: Indicates that a property is available for rent.
  • see in: To accompany someone to the entrance of a building or room.
  • in the middle of: In the central part or point of something.
  • close by: Near in distance; nearby.
  • black and white
  • in the dark: Uninformed about something; unaware.
  • see into: To investigate or examine closely.
  • keep your eye on the ball: Maintain concentration on the important goal or task.
  • on the ball: Alert, quick to understand and respond to things.
  • stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
  • bunch: A group of things of the same kind
  • explore: To examine something in detail to learn about it
  • brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
  • blame: To say someone is responsible for something bad
  • sensitive: Taking offense easily; easily upset or hurt
  • precisely: In an exact and accurate manner
  • form: Sports team or person's current winning record
  • scientific: Concerning academic study of the physical world
  • tissue: Substance formed by cells of living thing; flesh
  • nerve: Fibers in the body that enable feeling, movement
  • thick: Difficult to see through, as fog
  • shape: The outer form of something, what it looks like
  • bounce: A person's energy or confidence
  • pupil: Someone who follows, is being taught by an artist
  • attach: To be associated or connected with
  • lens: Structure in the eye or camera that focuses light
  • soul: Central or basic part of something
  • rotten: Gone bad; broken into pieces through dying
  • place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
  • control: A device designed to operate a machine
  • kind: In a caring and helpful manner
  • middle: Place that is halfway between two things
  • point: An item to be discussed
  • make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
  • protect: To defend someone or something from harm or danger
  • focus: To see clearly by adjusting your eyes or a camera
  • retina: Part of the eye that senses light
  • change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
  • head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
  • excellent: Extremely good
  • blink: To close and open one or both of the eyes rapidly
  • front: Behavior not showing a person's true feelings
  • part: Division of a book
  • muscle: Physical power
  • squish: To walk through mud or puddles
  • translate: To change something into a different state
  • exploration: Act of examining something to learn about it
  • dome: Rounded roof or ceiling shaped like half a ball
  • optic: Concerning vision or helping people see
  • iris: Round colored part of an eye
  • eyeball: The round part of the eye
  • dimmer: Control that varies brightness of lights
  • ping: To make a high sharp sound, as bullet hitting rock
  • bicycle: 2-wheeled vehicle ridden by pushing on foot pedals
  • pong: To smell badly
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    • attach

      US /əˈtætʃ/

      UK /ə'tætʃ/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To be associated or connected with
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    • bicycle

      US /ˈbaɪsɪkl/

      UK /ˈbaɪsɪkl/

      • Noun
      • 2-wheeled vehicle ridden by pushing on foot pedals
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To ride a two-wheeled vehicle with pedals
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    • black and white

      US /blæk ənd hwaɪt/

      UK /blæk ænd hwait/

      • Phrase
      • Adjective
      • Showing images only in black, grey, and white, not in colour.
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    • blame

      US /blem/

      UK /bleɪm/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To say someone is responsible for something bad
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Act of saying someone did something bad
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    • blink

      US /blɪŋk/

      UK /blɪŋk/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To close and open one or both of the eyes rapidly
      • To shine with a flickering light.
      • Noun
      • A quick shutting and opening of the eye.
      • A brief flash of light.
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    • bounce

      US /baʊns/

      UK /baʊns/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • A person's energy or confidence
      • Quality causing a person's hair to appear healthy
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To move around energetically, playfully
      • (Of check) to be rejected due to inadequate funds
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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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    • close by

      US /kloz baɪ/

      UK /kləuz bai/

      • Adverb
      • Near in distance; nearby.
      • Phrase
      • In a position or location that is near.
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    • dimmer

      US /ˈdɪmɚ/

      UK /'dɪmə/

      • Noun
      • Control that varies brightness of lights
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    • dome

      US /doʊm/

      UK /dəʊm/

      • Noun
      • Rounded roof or ceiling shaped like half a ball
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    • excellent

      US /ˈɛksələnt/

      UK /ˈeksələnt/

      • Adjective
      • Extremely good
      • Very skilled; having great ability.
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    • exploration

      US /ˌɛkspləˈreʃən/

      UK /ˌekspləˈreɪʃn/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Act of examining something to learn about it
      • The action of exploring an unfamiliar area
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    • explore

      US /ɪkˈsplɔr/

      UK /ɪk'splɔ:(r)/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To examine something in detail to learn about it
      • To travel to a place to discover more about it
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    • eyeball

      US /ˈaɪˌbɔl/

      UK /ˈaɪbɔ:l/

      • Noun
      • The round part of the eye
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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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    • in the dark

      US /ɪn ði dɑrk/

      UK /in ðə dɑ:k/

      • Adjective
      • Uninformed about something; unaware.
      • Phrase
      • In a state of secrecy or ignorance.
      • In a place with little or no light.
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    • in the middle of

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • In the central part or point of something.
      • Engaged or occupied with something.
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    • iris

      US

      UK

      • Noun
      • Round colored part of an eye
      • Tall flowering plant with long pointed leaves
      • Proper Noun
      • Person's name
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    • keep your eye on the ball

      US /kip jʊɚ aɪ ɔn ðə bɔl/

      UK /ki:p jɔ: ai ɒn ðə bɔ:l/

      • other
      • Maintain concentration on the important goal or task.
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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
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    • muscle

      US /ˈmʌsəl/

      UK /'mʌsl/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Physical power
      • Power or influence, especially of an economic or political kind.
      • Transitive Verb
      • To use or muscles of force to get what you want
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    • nerve

      US /nɚv/

      UK /nə:v/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Fibers in the body that enable feeling, movement
      • Courage to do something that is difficult or risky
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To summon one's courage; brace oneself.
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    • on the ball

      US

      UK

      • Idiom
      • Alert, quick to understand and respond to things.
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    • optic

      US /ˈɑ:ptɪk/

      UK /ˈɒptɪk/

      • Adjective
      • Concerning vision or helping people see
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    • ping

      US /pɪŋ/

      UK /pɪŋ/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To make a high sharp sound, as bullet hitting rock
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    • pong

      US /pɔ:ŋ/

      UK /pɒŋ/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To smell badly
      • Noun
      • A very bad smell
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    • precisely

      US /prɪˈsaɪsli/

      UK /prɪˈsaɪsli/

      • Adverb
      • In an exact and accurate manner
      • (Emphasizes that a statement is totally correct)
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    • pupil

      US /ˈpjupəl/

      UK /ˈpju:pl/

      • Countable Noun
      • Someone who follows, is being taught by an artist
      • Small, black round part of the middle of the eye
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    • retina

      US /ˈretənə/

      UK /ˈretɪnə/

      • Noun
      • Part of the eye that senses light
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    • rotten

      US /ˈrɑtn/

      UK /'rɒtn/

      • Adjective
      • Gone bad; broken into pieces through dying
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    • scientific

      US /ˌsaɪənˈtɪfɪk/

      UK /ˌsaɪənˈtɪfɪk/

      • Adjective
      • Concerning academic study of the physical world
      • Systematic and precise, following a methodology.
      • Noun
      • Relating to or used in science.
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    • see in

      US /si ɪn/

      UK /si: in/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To accompany someone to the entrance of a building or room.
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    • see into

      US /si ˈɪntu/

      UK /si: ˈɪntə/

      • other
      • To investigate or examine closely.
      B2
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    • sensitive

      US /ˈsɛnsɪtɪv/

      UK /'sensətɪv/

      • Adjective
      • Taking offense easily; easily upset or hurt
      • (Private information) needing careful treatment
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    • soul

      US /sol/

      UK /səʊl/

      • Noun
      • Central or basic part of something
      • Strong, deep emotion in speech or performance
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    • squish

      US /skwɪʃ/

      UK /skwɪʃ/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To walk through mud or puddles
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    • stuff

      US /stʌf/

      UK /stʌf/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Generic description for things, materials, objects
      • Transitive Verb
      • To push material inside something, with force
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    • thick

      US /θɪk/

      UK /θɪk/

      • Adjective
      • Difficult to see through, as fog
      • Full of (people, etc.)
      • Adverb
      • In close association or friendship.
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    • tissue

      US /ˈtɪʃu/

      UK /ˈtɪʃu:/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Substance formed by cells of living thing; flesh
      • Kind of thin, light paper used to pack objects
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    • to let

      US /tu lɛt/

      UK /tu let/

      • Preposition
      • Indicates that a property is available for rent.
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    • translate

      US /trænsˈlet/

      UK /trænsˈleɪt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To change something into a different state
      • To be equivalent to; equate to
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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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