Vocabulary

  • have to: Must do
  • hike up: To increase something, often prices or taxes.
  • up there: In or to a higher place or position; far away.
  • got to: To arrive at some place
  • swim in: To move through water by using your arms and legs.
  • kind of easy: Somewhat easy; relatively easy.
  • back up: To save a copy of your computer data
  • around the bend: Crazy; insane
  • in part: To some extent; partially.
  • setting off: To start a journey
  • over the top: More than what is considered normal or suitable; exaggerated.
  • to do with: To be about something; concern
  • to the left: In or toward the left direction.
  • used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
  • trigger: Lever on a gun that you pull to fire
  • destination: The place you are traveling to
  • attempt: To try to do something challenging or difficult
  • comment: Something you say, giving an opinion; remark
  • adventure: An exciting and often dangerous experience
  • path: Method of living leading to a particular result
  • bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
  • reach: To come to or arrive at a goal or destination
  • pour: To fill a person's glass or cup with a drink
  • section: A part of a whole
  • couple: To join something to something else
  • vision: Ability to see; eyesight
  • drone: A remote controlled flying device
  • pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
  • stream: To send a constant flow of data over the internet
  • bounce: A person's energy or confidence
  • satellite: Device sent into space that aids communication
  • signal: To be evidence/an indication something will happen
  • gain: To increase in something, such as weight
  • narrow: Not wide; short from one side to the other
  • ground: To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
  • stage: To organize an event to gain public interest
  • flow: To move steadily and easily in a certain direction
  • steep: Very expensive
  • bend: To become curved or no longer straight
  • decrease: To reduce the size, amount or number of something
  • manage: To survive hardships and difficulties; to cope
  • branch: Part of a family related to the same members
  • alarm: Sound or light used for a warning or alert
  • phantom: A spirit or ghost existing only in a person's mind
  • kind: In a caring and helpful manner
  • continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
  • log: To move a certain distance or speed, as recorded
  • pick: Sharp tool used for breaking the ground
  • turn: To become (a particular age)
  • set: Prepared for something; ready
  • find: To become aware of something that is happening
  • hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
  • drive: A person's ambition and motivation to do something
  • hold: To agree to keep something for someone
  • staircase: Flight of stairs and the structures supporting it
  • adjacent: Being close or near to a border, wall, or point
  • jungle: Tropical area with many wild plants and animals
  • canyon: Deep rock valley usually with flowing water
  • ridge: Edge where two leaning surfaces meet
  • uncharted: (Land, waters) not yet surveyed or investigated
  • hike: Large and unexpected increase in price, level etc.
  • garbage: Waste material that has been thrown out
  • elevation: Height of a place
  • sensor: Device that detects movement or physical stimuli
  • woo: (Of a man) to try to get a woman to marry him
  • waterfall: Steep descent of the water of a river
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    • adjacent

      US /əˈdʒesənt/

      UK /əˈdʒeɪsnt/

      • Adjective
      • Being close or near to a border, wall, or point
      • (In geometry) having a common vertex and side.
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    • alarm

      US /əˈlɑ:rm/

      UK /əˈlɑ:m/

      • Noun
      • Sound or light used for a warning or alert
      • an alarm clock
      • Transitive Verb
      • To make someone unpleasantly surprised
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    • around the bend

      US /əˈraʊnd ði bɛnd/

      UK /əˈraund ðə bend/

      • Adjective
      • Crazy; insane
      • Phrase
      • Not far away; nearby but out of sight
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    • attempt

      US /əˈtɛmpt/

      UK /ə'tempt/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To try to do something challenging or difficult
      • Noun
      • Effort made to try to do or accomplish something
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    • back up

      US /bæk ʌp/

      UK /bæk ʌp/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To save a copy of your computer data
      • To confirm the truth of what someone says
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    • bend

      US /bɛnd/

      UK /bend/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To become curved or no longer straight
      • To move your body so that it is not straight up
      • Noun
      • When a road changes direction; turn
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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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    • branch

      US /bræntʃ/

      UK /brɑ:ntʃ/

      • Noun
      • Part of a family related to the same members
      • Part of organization with a specific function
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To separate away from the main part
      • To extend in a new direction; diverge.
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    • canyon

      US /ˈkænjən/

      UK /'kænjən/

      • Countable Noun
      • Deep rock valley usually with flowing water
      • A street with very tall buildings on both sides.
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    • comment

      US /ˈkɑmɛnt/

      UK /'kɒment/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Something you say, giving an opinion; remark
      • An explanatory note in a computer program.
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To say something that gives your opinion
      • To add explanatory notes to a computer program.
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    • couple

      US /ˈkʌpəl/

      UK /'kʌpl/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To join something to something else
      • (Two animals) to engage in sexual relations
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Two people in a romantic relationship
      • Two of something; two people; a pair
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    • decrease

      US /dɪˈkris/

      UK /dɪˈkri:s/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To reduce the size, amount or number of something
      • Uncountable Noun
      • Amount by which something has been reduced
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    • destination

      US /ˌdɛstəˈneʃən/

      UK /ˌdestɪˈneɪʃn/

      • Noun
      • The place you are traveling to
      • A place regarded as worth visiting or traveling to.
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    • drone

      US /dron/

      UK /drəʊn/

      • Countable Noun
      • A remote controlled flying device
      • Male bee
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To talk in a continually dull or monotonous voice
      • To make a continuous low humming sound.
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    • elevation

      US /ˌɛləˈveʃən/

      UK /ˌelɪˈveɪʃn/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Height of a place
      • Shortened form of elevation, referring to height above a reference point.
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    • flow

      US /flo/

      UK /fləʊ/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To move steadily and easily in a certain direction
      • Uncountable Noun
      • Amount of something that moves through an area
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    • gain

      US /ɡen/

      UK /ɡeɪn/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To increase in something, such as weight
      • To get something wanted, needed or valued
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • An increase in something, such as weight
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    • garbage

      US /ˈgɑ:rbɪdʒ/

      UK /ˈgɑ:bɪdʒ/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Waste material that has been thrown out
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    • got to

      US /ɡɑt tu/

      UK /gɔt tu:/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To arrive at some place
      • To have the opportunity or permission to do something
      • Phrasal Verb
      • To appeal to the emotions of; move
      • To finally begin to start something after a delay
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    • have to

      US /hæv tu/

      UK /ˈhæv tə/

      • Auxiliary Verb
      • Must do
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    • hike

      US /haɪk/

      UK /haɪk/

      • Noun
      • Large and unexpected increase in price, level etc.
      • A long walk in mountains, etc. for exercise
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To make a large and unexpected increase in a price
      • To take a long walk in mountains etc. for exercise
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    • hike up

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To increase something, often prices or taxes.
      • To pull something up, like clothing.
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    • in part

      US /ɪn pɑrt/

      UK /in pɑ:t/

      • Adverb
      • To some extent; partially.
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    • jungle

      US /ˈdʒʌŋɡəl/

      UK /'dʒʌŋɡl/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Tropical area with many wild plants and animals
      • Environment which is difficult, harsh, or complex
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    • kind of easy

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Somewhat easy; relatively easy.
      • Slightly easy; not very difficult.
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    • log

      US /lɔ:g/

      UK /lɒg/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To move a certain distance or speed, as recorded
      • To leave a website or computer account
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Detailed account of events and progress on journey
      • Piece of a tree that has fallen or been cut
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    • narrow

      US /ˈnæro/

      UK /'nærəʊ/

      • Adjective
      • Not wide; short from one side to the other
      • Limited; not broad in scope
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To become thinner or less wide
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    • over the top

      US /ˈovɚ ði tɑp/

      UK /ˈəuvə ðə tɔp/

      • Adjective
      • More than what is considered normal or suitable; exaggerated.
      • So extreme that it is offensive.
      • Adverb
      • To an excessive degree; excessively.
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    • path

      US /pæθ, pɑθ/

      UK /pɑ:θ/

      • Noun
      • Method of living leading to a particular result
      • Track made with stones, by walking over the ground
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    • phantom

      US /ˈfæntəm/

      UK /'fæntəm/

      • Noun
      • A spirit or ghost existing only in a person's mind
      • Adjective
      • Being unreal or imaginary
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    • pour

      US /pɔr, por/

      UK /pɔ:(r)/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To fill a person's glass or cup with a drink
      • To make something flow in a steady stream
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    • reach

      US /ritʃ/

      UK /ri:tʃ/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To come to or arrive at a goal or destination
      • To be long enough to get to a certain place
      • Uncountable Noun
      • Power or control someone has over something
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    • ridge

      US /rɪdʒ/

      UK /rɪdʒ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Edge where two leaning surfaces meet
      • Raised, narrow area, usually on top of a hill
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    • satellite

      US /ˈsætlˌaɪt/

      UK /'sætəlaɪt/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Device sent into space that aids communication
      • Natural object in space that moves around another
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    • section

      US / ˈsɛkʃən/

      UK /'sekʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A part of a whole
      • Specific group of people from a larger group
      • Transitive Verb
      • To divide something into smaller parts
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    • sensor

      US /ˈsɛnsɚ, -ˌsɔr/

      UK /ˈsensə(r)/

      • Noun
      • Device that detects movement or physical stimuli
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    • setting off

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To start a journey
      • To cause something to explode or start working.
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    • signal

      US /ˈsɪɡnəl/

      UK /'sɪɡnəl/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To be evidence/an indication something will happen
      • To make a noise or motion to tell someone to start
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Evidence or an indication something will happen
      • Movement of a hand or other means to send messages
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    • staircase

      US /ˈstɛrˌkes/

      UK /ˈsteəkeɪs/

      • Noun
      • Flight of stairs and the structures supporting it
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    • steep

      US /stip/

      UK /sti:p/

      • Adjective
      • Very expensive
      • Rising or falling very sharply, as a cliff or hill
      • Transitive Verb
      • To fill with a certain quality, e.g. history
      • To put a thing in a liquid for some time
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    • stream

      US /strim/

      UK /stri:m/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To send a constant flow of data over the internet
      • Noun
      • Classes split into ability levels
      • A small river
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    • swim in

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To move through water by using your arms and legs.
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To have a lot of something.
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    • to do with

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To be about something; concern
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    • to the left

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • In or toward the left direction.
      • Situated on the left side of.
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    • trigger

      US /ˈtrɪɡɚ/

      UK /'trɪɡə(r)/

      • Noun
      • Lever on a gun that you pull to fire
      • Device that starts a process
      • Transitive Verb
      • To start a process off e.g. a memory
      • To cause something to begin or happen.
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    • uncharted

      US /ʌnˈtʃɑrtɪd/

      UK /ˌʌnˈtʃɑ:tɪd/

      • Adjective
      • (Land, waters) not yet surveyed or investigated
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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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    • used to

      US /juzd tu/

      UK /ˈju:st tə/

      • Adjective
      • Did regularly before, but don't do now
      • Auxiliary Verb
      • Have done before, but do not do now
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    • vision

      US /ˈvɪʒən/

      UK /'vɪʒn/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Ability to see; eyesight
      • Something you see in your imagination or dreams
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    • waterfall

      US /ˈwɔtɚˌfɔl,ˈwɑtə-/

      UK /'wɔ:təfɔ:l/

      • Noun
      • Steep descent of the water of a river
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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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