Vocabulary

  • in terms of
  • in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
  • feel like: To have a desire or inclination for something.
  • at least: As a minimum
  • shout out: A public expression of greeting or praise.
  • go public: To offer shares of a company to the public on the stock market for the first time.
  • got to: To arrive at some place
  • go on: To continue doing something
  • care of: Used in an address to indicate the person who will receive the mail for someone else.
  • spread all over: To become known or distributed widely throughout an area or group of people.
  • around the world: In or to many countries.
  • engage: To start to fight with an enemy
  • prioritize: To rank things in importance
  • debate: General public discussion of a topic
  • recommend: To advise or suggest that someone do something
  • progress: To move forward or toward a place or goal
  • improve: To make, or become, something better
  • applause: The sound made by clapping a performance or speech
  • spread: A big meal, often laid out as a buffet
  • ability: The power, resources or skill to do something
  • encourage: To increase the chance of something happening
  • cruel: Hurtful; acting to hurt others intentionally
  • conservative: (Of an estimate, price) set fairly low
  • foundation: Base or important starting point
  • diarrhea: Frequent and watery bowel movements
  • phenomenal: Amazing; remarkable
  • valuable: Being useful or important
  • private: Being away from others and quiet
  • huge: Very very large
  • budget: Amount of money planned to be spent
  • giant: Tall, large, and powerful human-like creatures
  • nervous: Concerning the system of nerves in the body
  • generous: Giving or ready to give freely
  • abandon: To discard or intentionally get rid of an item
  • mentor: Experienced or wise person who advises others
  • extravagant: Going beyond what is normal or proper
  • receive: To get something someone has given or sent to you
  • technology: Use or knowledge of science in industry etc.
  • bill: Plan for a new law being discussed by a government
  • important: Having power or authority
  • ceiling: Top part of a room above your head
  • malaria: Disease caused by being bitten by a mosquito
  • fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
  • education: Academic field studying the practice of teaching
  • multiply: To increase in number by reproducing/having babies
  • kind: In a caring and helpful manner
  • public: Owned by the government
  • continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
  • person: Man, woman or child
  • pick: Sharp tool used for breaking the ground
  • trampoline: Gymnastic apparatus with canvas sheet on springs
  • rehearsal: Practicing e.g. play, speech before a performance
  • laugh: To make a happy sound when something is funny
  • entrance: A place where you enter a house or other building
  • medal: Metal award, often round, usually for courage
  • payroll: Money needed to pay those working for a company
  • aquarium: Building or tank for keeping fish and water plants
  • healthy: In good condition physically, or financially; well
  • world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
  • freedom: State of being free, not being controlled
  • travel: To go to a place that is far away
  • charter: Official document giving certain rights to a group
  • stun: To greatly shock or surprise; totally amaze
  • indoor: Located, done, or used inside a building
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    • abandon

      US /əˈbændən/

      UK /ə'bændən/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To discard or intentionally get rid of an item
      • To withdraw your support, or leave someone
      • Uncountable Noun
      • Wild, carefree behavior
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    • ability

      US /əˈbɪlɪti/

      UK /ə'bɪlətɪ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • The power, resources or skill to do something
      • A particular skill or talent.
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    • applause

      US /əˈplɔz/

      UK /ə'plɔ:z/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • The sound made by clapping a performance or speech
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    • aquarium

      US /əˈkwɛriəm/

      UK /ə'kweərɪəm/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Building or tank for keeping fish and water plants
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    • around the world

      US /əˈraʊnd ði wɜrld/

      UK /əˈraund ðə wɜː(r)ld/

      • Phrase
      • In or to many countries.
      • In various places throughout the world.
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    • at least

      US /æt list/

      UK /æt li:st/

      • Adverb
      • As a minimum
      • Not less than
      • Phrase
      • No less than; at the minimum
      • Used to indicate that something is positive in a bad situation.
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    • bill

      US /bɪl/

      UK /bɪl/

      • Noun
      • Plan for a new law being discussed by a government
      • Sign or poster advertising something
      • Transitive Verb
      • To request payment by handing over an invoice
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    • budget

      US /ˈbʌdʒɪt/

      UK /'bʌdʒɪt/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Amount of money planned to be spent
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To make a plan for how to spend your money
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    • care of

      US /kɛr ʌv/

      UK /kɛə ɔv/

      • Preposition
      • Used in an address to indicate the person who will receive the mail for someone else.
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    • ceiling

      US /ˈsilɪŋ/

      UK /ˈsi:lɪŋ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Top part of a room above your head
      • Greatest level that is allowed; limit
      • Transitive Verb
      • To round a number up to the nearest integer
      • To provide a room with a ceiling.
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    • charter

      US /ˈtʃɑ:rtə(r)/

      UK /ˈtʃɑ:tə(r)/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Official document giving certain rights to a group
      • The hire of a vehicle, such as a boat or plane, for private use.
      • Transitive Verb
      • To hire (plane, bus) for your exclusive use
      • To grant a charter to.
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    • conservative

      US /kənˈsɚvətɪv/

      UK /kənˈsɜ:vətɪv/

      • Adjective
      • (Of an estimate, price) set fairly low
      • Resistant to change
      • Noun
      • Person with traditional ideas; doesn't like change
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    • cruel

      US /ˈkruəl/

      UK /'kru:əl/

      • Adjective
      • Hurtful; acting to hurt others intentionally
      • Extremely harsh or severe.
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    • debate

      US / dɪˈbet/

      UK /dɪ'beɪt/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • General public discussion of a topic
      • A formal event where two sides discuss a topic
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To consider options before making a decision
      • To take part in a formal discussion
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    • diarrhea

      US /ˌdaɪəˈriə/

      UK /ˌdaɪə'rɪə/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Frequent and watery bowel movements
      • Frequent and watery bowel movements
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    • education

      US /ˌɛdʒəˈkeʃən/

      UK /ˌedʒuˈkeɪʃn/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Academic field studying the practice of teaching
      • Process of giving or receiving teaching
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    • encourage

      US /ɛnˈkɚrɪdʒ, -ˈkʌr-/

      UK /ɪn'kʌrɪdʒ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To increase the chance of something happening
      • To make someone more determined or confident
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    • engage

      US /ɪn'gedʒ/

      UK /ɪn'ɡeɪdʒ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To start to fight with an enemy
      • To hire someone for a task or job
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    • entrance

      US /ˈentrəns/

      UK /ˈentrəns/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A place where you enter a house or other building
      • Act of joining a party in a showy manner
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    • extravagant

      US /ɪkˈstrævəɡənt/

      UK /ɪkˈstrævəgənt/

      • Adjective
      • Going beyond what is normal or proper
      • Wasteful, e.g. of money; using a lot of a resource
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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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    • foundation

      US /faʊnˈdeʃən/

      UK /faunˈdeiʃən/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Base or important starting point
      • Underground base on which building is constructed
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    • freedom

      US /ˈfridəm/

      UK /'fri:dəm/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • State of being free, not being controlled
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    • generous

      US /ˈdʒɛnərəs/

      UK /ˈdʒenərəs/

      • Adjective
      • Giving or ready to give freely
      • (Of an amount) larger than usual; lavish
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    • giant

      US /ˈdʒaɪənt/

      UK /'dʒaɪənt/

      • Countable Noun
      • Tall, large, and powerful human-like creatures
      • Very successful, powerful person or organization
      • Adjective
      • Very large, or much bigger than other things
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    • go on

      US /ɡo ɑn/

      UK /ɡəu ɔn/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To continue doing something
      • To happen (usually negative)
      • Interjection
      • Used to encourage someone
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    • go public

      US

      UK

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To offer shares of a company to the public on the stock market for the first time.
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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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    • 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 world

      US /ɪn ði wɜrld/

      UK /in ðə wɜː(r)ld/

      • Phrase
      • Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
      • Used to indicate the extent or degree of something, often in a superlative sense.
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    • indoor

      US /ˈɪnˌdɔr, -ˌdor/

      UK /ˈɪndɔ:(r)/

      • Adjective
      • Located, done, or used inside a building
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    • malaria

      US /məˈlɛriə/

      UK /məˈleəriə/

      • Noun
      • Disease caused by being bitten by a mosquito
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    • medal

      US /ˈmɛdl/

      UK /'medl/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Metal award, often round, usually for courage
      • An emblem or badge of honor.
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    • mentor

      US /'mentɔ:r/

      UK /'mentɔ:(r)/

      • Countable Noun
      • Experienced or wise person who advises others
      • Transitive Verb
      • To act as an advisor or teacher to someone
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    • multiply

      US /ˈmʌltəˌplaɪ/

      UK /ˈmʌltɪplaɪ/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To increase in number by reproducing/having babies
      • To increase something by a large quantity
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    • payroll

      US /ˈpeɪroʊl/

      UK /ˈpeɪrəʊl/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Money needed to pay those working for a company
      • List of people working for a company
      • Idiom
      • Employed by a company and receiving regular payments.
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    • phenomenal

      US /fɪˈnɑmənəl/

      UK /fəˈnɒmɪnl/

      • Adjective
      • Amazing; remarkable
      • Relating to or consisting of phenomena.
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    • prioritize

      US /praɪˈɔ:rətaɪz/

      UK /praɪˈɒrətaɪz/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To rank things in importance
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    • progress

      US /ˈprɑɡˌrɛs, -rəs, ˈproˌɡrɛs/

      UK /'prəʊɡres/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To move forward or toward a place or goal
      • To make progress; develop or improve.
      • Uncountable Noun
      • Act of moving forward
      • The process of improving or developing something over a period of time.
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    • recommend

      US /ˌrɛkəˈmɛnd/

      UK /ˌrekə'mend/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To advise or suggest that someone do something
      • To endorse or support something publicly.
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    • rehearsal

      US /rɪˈhɜ:rsl/

      UK /rɪˈhɜ:sl/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Practicing e.g. play, speech before a performance
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    • shout out

      US /ʃaʊt aʊt/

      UK /ʃaut aut/

      • Noun
      • A public expression of greeting or praise.
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To publicly mention or acknowledge someone or something.
      • To publicly acknowledge or thank someone.
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    • spread

      US /sprɛd/

      UK /spred/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A big meal, often laid out as a buffet
      • The distance between two things
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To place over a large area; to cover a large area
      • (Of ideas, gossip) to pass to and affect others
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    • spread all over

      US /sprɛd ɔl ˈovɚ/

      UK /spred ɔ:l ˈəuvə/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To become known or distributed widely throughout an area or group of people.
      • To apply something thinly and evenly across a surface.
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    • stun

      US /stʌn/

      UK /stʌn/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To greatly shock or surprise; totally amaze
      • To incapacitate using a special gun
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    • technology

      US /tɛkˈnɑlədʒi/

      UK /tek'nɒlədʒɪ/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Use or knowledge of science in industry etc.
      • Machinery and equipment developed from scientific knowledge.
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    • trampoline

      US /ˈtræmpəˌlin, -lɪn/

      UK /ˈtræmpəli:n/

      • Noun
      • Gymnastic apparatus with canvas sheet on springs
      • A recreational and competitive device consisting of a piece of taut, strong fabric stretched over a frame using many coiled springs.
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To jump on a trampoline.
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    • valuable

      US /ˈvæljuəbəl, ˈvæljə-/

      UK /ˈvæljuəbl/

      • Adjective
      • Being useful or important
      • Being worth a lot of money
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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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