Vocabulary

  • have to: Must do
  • look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
  • going on: To continue doing something
  • of old: From a long time ago; in the past.
  • around town: In the local area or vicinity.
  • do in: To make completely tired out and exhausted
  • burn off: To get rid of calories through exercise or physical activity.
  • walk around: To stroll or wander in a leisurely way.
  • stay in: To remain inside one's home.
  • in the neighborhood of: Approximately or about a certain amount or distance.
  • on sunday: Every Sunday; each Sunday.
  • with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
  • at first sight: Immediately on seeing someone or something for the first time; based on a first impression.
  • feel like: To have a desire or inclination for something.
  • walk through: To show someone carefully how to do something
  • used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
  • in terms of
  • taken over: To gain control of (a company) from someone else
  • heading to: Going in a particular direction.
  • go shopping: To go to stores to buy things
  • spot on: Exactly right; perfectly accurate.
  • hire out: To rent something to others for temporary use.
  • full day: A complete day, from morning to night.
  • capacity: Ability to hold, involve or contain (e.g. liquids)
  • spot: A certain place or area
  • plenty: When there is not too little of something; a lot
  • unique: Unlike other things; being the only one like it
  • plateau: Flat land that is higher than the land around it
  • glimpse: To see or notice something very briefly
  • huge: Very very large
  • worth: the financial, practical or moral value of somebody/something
  • pedestrian: Unremarkable; ordinary; not special
  • prestigious: Respected as being important and with high status
  • wander: To move through a place with no particular purpose
  • entertainment: Act or process of providing service for someone
  • landscape: Area or scene of activity, especially in politics
  • stroll: To walk slowly and in a relaxed manner
  • artery: Tubes that carry blood from the heart to the body
  • habitat: Natural place where a plant or animal lives
  • summit: Official meeting(s) of the leaders of countries
  • place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
  • admission: Act of allowing someone to enter
  • amazing: Surprising in a pleasing way
  • spiral: A continuous curve round a central point
  • canal: Channel cut through land for boats or ships
  • campus: Grounds of an institution, e.g. a university
  • cinnamon: Sweet spice used in cooking or desserts
  • trendy: In the latest style; up to the minute
  • stadium: Building with a sports field for watching games
  • province: Subject that a person has a good knowledge of
  • neighborhood: Area of a town or city that people live in
  • celebrate: To observe an event or occasion, e.g. a birthday
  • bite: Amount of food taken into your mouth at one time
  • great: Very good; better than before
  • bragging: To speak too proudly about yourself
  • popular: Liked or enjoyed by many people
  • university: High-level educational institution; college
  • drum: To make a rhythmic sound with your fingers
  • area: Amount of measured space
  • gravy: Brown sauce made from meat juices when cooking
  • greet: To meet with friendly words and actions; welcome
  • historic: (Of past event) having an effect on future; famous
  • fine: Good, acceptable or satisfactory
  • mount: To attach something to something else
  • graffiti: Writings and drawings on walls, often rude, funny
  • zip: To compress digital documents into one file
  • royal: Excellent or grand; suitable for a king or queen
  • story: One of many floors or levels in a building
  • altar: Area in a church where the priests preaches from
  • raisin: Dried black grape, used in cooking
  • line: Border that divides two places or regions
  • time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
  • saint: Person who is very good, kind or patient
  • pond: Pool of water that is smaller than a lake
  • main: Most important; most often used
  • dish: Shallow container that you cook or serve food in
  • visit: To go to a place for a time, usually for a reason
  • street: Road in a city with buildings and places to walk
  • metro: Underground railway or subway
  • tent: Portable cloth shelter used outdoors for camping
  • large: Big; of great size; broad, tall, wide, or fat
  • seat: To have seats available for a number of people
  • curd: Solid substance forming in milk when it sours
  • interconnect: To join or be joined together (computers/theories)
  • walk: To move with your legs at a slowish pace
  • day: A period of 24 hours beginning at midnight
  • dame: Title of respect given to a woman
  • waterfront: Harbor or dockyard of city near the water
  • getaway: Rapid escape (as by criminals)
  • basilica: Large Christian church with a curved back wall
  • summertime: Warmest season of the year
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    • admission

      US /ædˈmɪʃən/

      UK /ədˈmɪʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Act of allowing someone to enter
      • Taking responsibility for an error or mistake
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    • altar

      US /ˈɔltɚ/

      UK /ˈɔ:ltə(r)/

      • Countable Noun
      • Area in a church where the priests preaches from
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    • amazing

      US /ə'meɪzɪŋ/

      UK /ə'meɪzɪŋ/

      • Adjective
      • Surprising in a pleasing way
      • Transitive Verb
      • To cause wonder; to surprise completely
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    • around town

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • In the local area or vicinity.
      • In various places throughout the town.
      • Adjective
      • Socially active and well-known in the town.
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    • artery

      US /ˈɑrtəri/

      UK /ˈɑ:təri/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Tubes that carry blood from the heart to the body
      • Important road, rail or water way
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    • at first sight

      US /æt fɚst saɪt/

      UK /æt fə:st sait/

      • Phrase
      • Immediately on seeing someone or something for the first time; based on a first impression.
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    • basilica

      US /bəˈsɪlɪkə/

      UK /bəˈzɪlɪkə/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Large Christian church with a curved back wall
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    • bite

      US /baɪt/

      UK /baɪt/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Amount of food taken into your mouth at one time
      • Wound left from being bitten
      • Intransitive Verb
      • (E.g. of fish) to take bait and be caught
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    • bragging

      US /b'ræɡɪŋ/

      UK /b'ræɡɪŋ/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To speak too proudly about yourself
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    • burn off

      US /bɚn ɔf/

      UK /bə:n ɔf/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To get rid of calories through exercise or physical activity.
      • To consume fuel through combustion.
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    • campus

      US /ˈkæmpəs/

      UK /'kæmpəs/

      • Noun (plural)
      • Grounds of an institution, e.g. a university
      • Noun
      • The grounds and buildings of a university or college.
      • The grounds of a college or school.
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    • canal

      US /kəˈnæl/

      UK /kəˈnæl/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Channel cut through land for boats or ships
      • A tubular passage in the body.
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    • capacity

      US /kəˈpæsɪti/

      UK /kə'pæsətɪ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Ability to hold, involve or contain (e.g. liquids)
      • Largest amount of something that can be produced
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    • celebrate

      US /ˈsɛləˌbret/

      UK /'selɪbreɪt/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To observe an event or occasion, e.g. a birthday
      • To lead or participate in a religious ceremony
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    • cinnamon

      US /ˈsɪnəmən/

      UK /ˈsɪnəmən/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Sweet spice used in cooking or desserts
      B2
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    • curd

      US

      UK

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Solid substance forming in milk when it sours
      • A mass of coagulated milk, used to make cheese or eaten alone.
      • Transitive Verb
      • To cause (milk) to coagulate.
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    • dame

      US /dem/

      UK /deɪm/

      • Noun
      • Title of respect given to a woman
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    • dish

      US /dɪʃ/

      UK /dɪʃ/

      • Countable Noun
      • Shallow container that you cook or serve food in
      • Food that has been prepared in a certain way
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    • do in

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To make completely tired out and exhausted
      • To destroy or cause damage to someone
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    • drum

      US /drʌm/

      UK /drʌm/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To make a rhythmic sound with your fingers
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Musical instrument played with sticks or by hand
      • Large round, circular container (e.g. for oil)
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    • entertainment

      US /ˌɛntɚˈtenmənt/

      UK /ˌentəˈteɪnmənt/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Act or process of providing service for someone
      • Singing, dancing, telling jokes to amuse people
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    • feel like

      US

      UK

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To have a desire or inclination for something.
      • To have a particular quality or sensation; resemble.
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    • fine

      US /faɪn/

      UK /faɪn/

      • Adjective
      • Good, acceptable or satisfactory
      • Of high quality; made with great skill
      • Countable Noun
      • Money you have to pay because you broke a rule
      • (at the end of a piece of music) the end
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    • full day

      US

      UK

      • Noun
      • A complete day, from morning to night.
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    • getaway

      US /ˈɡɛtəˌwe/

      UK /ˈgetəweɪ/

      • Noun
      • Rapid escape (as by criminals)
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    • glimpse

      US /ɡlɪmps/

      UK /ɡlɪmps/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To see or notice something very briefly
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A brief sight of something
      • A brief or incomplete understanding or idea.
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    • go shopping

      US /ɡo ˈʃɑpɪŋ/

      UK /ɡəu ˈʃɔpɪŋ/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To go to stores to buy things
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    • going on

      US /ˈɡoɪŋ ɑn/

      UK /ˈgəʊɪŋ ɔn/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To continue doing something
      • To happen (usually negative)
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    • graffiti

      US /ɡrəˈfiti/

      UK /grəˈfi:ti/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Writings and drawings on walls, often rude, funny
      • The activity of writing or drawing graffiti.
      • Transitive Verb
      • To create graffiti on something.
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    • gravy

      US /ˈɡrevi/

      UK /ˈgreɪvi/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Brown sauce made from meat juices when cooking
      B2
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    • greet

      US /ɡrit/

      UK /gri:t/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To meet with friendly words and actions; welcome
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    • habitat

      US /ˈhæbɪˌtæt/

      UK /'hæbɪtæt/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Natural place where a plant or animal lives
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    • have to

      US /hæv tu/

      UK /ˈhæv tə/

      • Auxiliary Verb
      • Must do
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    • heading to

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • Going in a particular direction.
      • Intransitive Verb
      • Going in the direction of; on the way to.
      • Moving towards a future state or condition.
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    • hire out

      US /ˈhaɪɚ aʊt/

      UK /ˈhaɪə aʊt/

      • other
      • To rent something to others for temporary use.
      B2
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    • historic

      US /hɪˈstɔrɪk, -ˈstɑr-/

      UK /hɪˈstɒrɪk/

      • Adjective
      • (Of past event) having an effect on future; famous
      • Connected with the past
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    • huge

      US /hjudʒ/

      UK /hju:dʒ/

      • Adjective
      • Very very large
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    • in terms of

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • With regard to; concerning a particular aspect.
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    • in the neighborhood of

      US /ɪn ðə ˈneɪbɚˌhʊd ʌv/

      UK /in ðə ˈneibəhʊd ɔv/

      • other
      • Approximately or about a certain amount or distance.
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    • interconnect

      US

      UK

      • Transitive Verb
      • To join or be joined together (computers/theories)
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    • landscape

      US /ˈlændˌskep/

      UK /'lændskeɪp/

      • Noun
      • Area or scene of activity, especially in politics
      • Picture of natural scenery in a place
      • Transitive Verb
      • To make gardens that improve an area of land
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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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    • metro

      US /ˈmetroʊ/

      UK /ˈmetrəʊ/

      • Noun
      • Underground railway or subway
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    • mount

      US /maʊnt/

      UK /maʊnt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To attach something to something else
      • To set a picture, jewel etc. in
      • Noun
      • An attachment used to keep something in place
      • Horse that someone is riding
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    • neighborhood

      US /ˈnebɚˌhʊd/

      UK /'neɪbəhʊd/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Area of a town or city that people live in
      • People who live in a particular area
      • Adjective
      • Relating to a neighborhood.
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    • of old

      US /ʌv oʊld/

      UK /əv əuld/

      • other
      • From a long time ago; in the past.
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    • on sunday

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Every Sunday; each Sunday.
      • Referring to a particular Sunday.
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    • pedestrian

      US /pəˈdɛstriən/

      UK /pəˈdestriən/

      • Adjective
      • Unremarkable; ordinary; not special
      • Lacking inspiration or excitement; dull.
      • Countable Noun
      • Any person walking on a sidewalk or down a road
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    • plateau

      US /plæˈto/

      UK /'plætəʊ/

      • Noun
      • Flat land that is higher than the land around it
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To not increase or decrease; stay stable or stuck
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    • plenty

      US /ˈplɛnti/

      UK /'plentɪ/

      • Pronoun
      • When there is not too little of something; a lot
      • Uncountable Noun
      • A large or sufficient amount or quantity; abundance.
      • A lot of something
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    • pond

      US /pɑ:nd/

      UK /pɒnd/

      • Countable Noun
      • Pool of water that is smaller than a lake
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To become a pool of water on a surface.
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    • prestigious

      US /prɛˈstidʒəs, -ˈstɪdʒəs/

      UK /preˈstɪdʒəs/

      • Adjective
      • Respected as being important and with high status
      B2
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    • province

      US /ˈprɑvɪns/

      UK /'prɒvɪns/

      • Noun
      • Subject that a person has a good knowledge of
      • Area a country is divided into outside the capital
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    • raisin

      US /ˈrezɪn/

      UK /ˈreɪzn/

      • Countable Noun
      • Dried black grape, used in cooking
      • Adjective
      • Having a dark purplish-brown color, like that of a raisin.
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    • royal

      US /ˈrɔɪəl/

      UK /'rɔɪəl/

      • Adjective
      • Excellent or grand; suitable for a king or queen
      • Concerning a king or queen
      • Noun
      • A member of a royal family.
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    • saint

      US /sent/

      UK /seɪnt/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Person who is very good, kind or patient
      • Person of exceptional holiness
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    • spiral

      US /ˈspaɪrəl/

      UK /'spaɪrəl/

      • Noun
      • A continuous curve round a central point
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To move in a continuous curve round a point
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    • spot

      US /spɑt/

      UK /spɒt/

      • Noun
      • A certain place or area
      • A difficult time; awkward situation
      • Transitive Verb
      • To see someone or something by chance
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    • spot on

      US

      UK

      • Adjective
      • Exactly right; perfectly accurate.
      • Adverb
      • Exactly at the expected or scheduled time.
      • Perfect; excellent.
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    • stadium

      US /ˈstediəm/

      UK /'steɪdɪəm/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Building with a sports field for watching games
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    • stay in

      US /ste ɪn/

      UK /stei in/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To remain inside one's home.
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To remain as an inpatient in a hospital.
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    • stroll

      US /strol/

      UK /strəʊl/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To walk slowly and in a relaxed manner
      B2
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    • summertime

      US /ˈsʌmɚˌtaɪm/

      UK /ˈsʌmətaɪm/

      • Noun
      • Warmest season of the year
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    • summit

      US /ˈsʌmɪt/

      UK /'sʌmɪt/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Official meeting(s) of the leaders of countries
      • Highest part or top point of a mountain
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • reach the summit of (a mountain or hill).
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    • taken over

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To gain control of (a company) from someone else
      • To gain control of something.
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    • tent

      US /tɛnt/

      UK /tent/

      • Countable Noun
      • Portable cloth shelter used outdoors for camping
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To live by camping outdoors in a cloth structure
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    • trendy

      US /ˈtrɛndi/

      UK /ˈtrendi/

      • Adjective
      • In the latest style; up to the minute
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    • unique

      US /juˈnik/

      UK /jʊ'ni:k/

      • Adjective
      • Unlike other things; being the only one like it
      • Remarkably special or unusual.
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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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    • walk around

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To stroll or wander in a leisurely way.
      • To move about in order to inspect something.
      A2
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    • walk through

      US /wɔk θru/

      UK /wɔ:k θru:/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To show someone carefully how to do something
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    • wander

      US /ˈwɑ:ndə(r)/

      UK /ˈwɒndə(r)/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To move through a place with no particular purpose
      • To move through a place with no particular purpose
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    • waterfront

      US /ˈwɔ:tərfrʌnt/

      UK /ˈwɔ:təfrʌnt/

      • Noun
      • Harbor or dockyard of city near the water
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    • with it

      US /wɪð ɪt/

      UK /wið it/

      • Adjective
      • Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
      • Understanding and knowledgeable about current trends or information.
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    • worth

      US /wɚθ/

      UK /wɜ:θ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • the financial, practical or moral value of somebody/something
      • having a particular value, especially in money
      • Adjective
      • Having a specified value.
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    • zip

      US /zɪp/

      UK /zɪp/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To compress digital documents into one file
      • To close using a zipper
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Energy; vigor; determination
      • Way to say 'nothing' or 'zero'
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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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