Vocabulary

  • come from: To have as your native country or city
  • from cover to cover: Reading a book completely, from the first page to the last.
  • in the middle of: In the central part or point of something.
  • by now: At the present time or already; before the present.
  • on second thoughts: After reconsidering; changing one's mind.
  • pronunciation: How a word is said; how a word sounds
  • sentence: (Of a judge) to decide the punishment of
  • drill: A machine that makes holes with a metal bit
  • pronounce: To state something in a legal or official way
  • bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
  • form: Sports team or person's current winning record
  • preposition: Word such as 'at' 'on' etc. showing position/time
  • important: Having power or authority
  • bear: To accept (responsibilities or duties)
  • question: To ask for or try to get information
  • learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
  • middle: Place that is halfway between two things
  • turn: To become (a particular age)
  • remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
  • weak: Not having a strong character
  • work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
  • hear: To be aware of sound; to perceive with the ear
  • show: To be easily seen or displayed
  • word: Unit of language that has a meaning
  • repeat: Action that is done again
  • workshop: A brief intensive course for a small group
  • unstressed: Having no accent or stress when spoken
  • craftsman: Creator of great skill in the manual arts
  • artisan: One making art objects, etc. skillfully by hand
  • skilled: Having or showing or requiring special skill
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    • artisan

      US /ˈɑrtɪzən, -sən/

      UK /ˈɑ:tɪzən, -sən/

      • Countable Noun
      • One making art objects, etc. skillfully by hand
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    • bear

      US /bɛr/

      UK /bɛː/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To accept (responsibilities or duties)
      • To give birth to a child; to produce fruit
      • Countable Noun
      • Large brown animal with fur that lives in forests
      • Someone who expects stock market to fall
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    • by now

      US /baɪ naʊ/

      UK /bai nau/

      • Phrase
      • At the present time or already; before the present.
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    • come from

      US /kʌm frʌm/

      UK /kʌm frɔm/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To have as your native country or city
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    • craftsman

      US /ˈkræftsmən/

      UK /ˈkrɑ:ftsmən/

      • Countable Noun
      • Creator of great skill in the manual arts
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    • drill

      US /drɪl/

      UK /drɪl/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A machine that makes holes with a metal bit
      • Exercise done to learn military skills
      • Transitive Verb
      • To make a deep hole to find oil, gas etc.
      • To put a hole in something by using a boring tool
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    • from cover to cover

      US /frəm ˈkʌvɚ tu ˈkʌvɚ/

      UK /frəm ˈkʌvə tə ˈkʌvə/

      • other
      • Reading a book completely, from the first page to the last.
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    • in the middle of

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      UK

      • Phrase
      • In the central part or point of something.
      • Engaged or occupied with something.
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    • on second thoughts

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      UK

      • Phrase
      • After reconsidering; changing one's mind.
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    • pronounce

      US /prəˈnaʊns/

      UK /prə'naʊns/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To state something in a legal or official way
      • To give your opinion or decision about something
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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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    • repeat

      US /rɪˈpit/

      UK /rɪˈpi:t/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Action that is done again
      • Musical passage that is to be played again
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To do something over again
      • To say something you have learned and memorized
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    • skilled

      US /skɪld/

      UK /skɪld/

      • Adjective
      • Having or showing or requiring special skill
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    • unstressed

      US /ʌnˈstrɛst/

      UK /ʌnˈstrest/

      • Adjective
      • Having no accent or stress when spoken
      B1
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    • workshop

      US /ˈwɜ:rkʃɑ:p/

      UK /ˈwɜ:kʃɒp/

      • Noun
      • A brief intensive course for a small group
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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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