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Vocabulary

  • think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
  • in the clouds: Lost in thought; daydreaming or distracted.
  • on the horizon: About to happen; approaching.
  • in the way: Obstructing someone or something; hindering progress.
  • rush off: To hurry away
  • up there: In or to a higher place or position; far away.
  • in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
  • head in the clouds: Being distracted by daydreams or unrealistic ideas.
  • slow down: To reduce the speed
  • think about: To consider something carefully.
  • under a cloud: Under suspicion or distrust; discredited.
  • in store: About to happen in the future
  • doom and gloom: A feeling of pessimism or despair; a focus on negative aspects.
  • drift along: To move passively without a specific direction or purpose; to live without making plans or effort.
  • look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
  • one up: In a better or more advantageous position.
  • used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
  • see in: To accompany someone to the entrance of a building or room.
  • bad press: Negative publicity or media coverage.
  • stand up for: To support someone or an idea, e.g. human rights
  • around the world: In or to many countries.
  • on the ground: Located on the surface of the earth.
  • pass through: To experience something, often unpleasant or difficult.
  • speed up: To move more quickly
  • calm down: To make or become relaxed after being stressed
  • in the region of: Approximately around a certain amount or number.
  • pass over: To cross or bypass
  • take on: To acquire a new characteristic
  • black and white
  • spread out: To extend or stretch over a large area.
  • on the table: Located on the surface of a table.
  • contend with: To struggle or deal with something difficult.
  • have to: Must do
  • got to: To arrive at some place
  • live life: To enjoy life and make the most of every moment.
  • live: To be alive
  • thinking: To have an idea, opinion or belief about something
  • ice: Frozen gas or liquid, esp. water
  • people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
  • good: Proper, appropriate or right
  • feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
  • beautiful: Having dome something well
  • find: To become aware of something that is happening
  • bad: Not good; wrong
  • world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
  • present: Being in attendance; being there; having turned up
  • wind: A current of air moving approximately horizontally, especially one strong enough to be felt
  • computer: Machine for storing data, accessing the internet
  • slow: Lacking activity, busyness or excitement
  • pay: To give money for goods or work done
  • cloud: To confuse the mind/judgment of a person
  • sky: The place where we see clouds above us
  • nature: Person's character or particular way of behaving
  • notice: To become aware by sight, touch, or hearing
  • air: Mixture of gases around the earth that we breathe
  • surprised: Feeling a shock when something unexpected happens
  • activity: An action or task, e.g. sports, washing clothes
  • mountain: Very high piece of land, higher than a hill
  • break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
  • busy: Working hard doing something; full of activity
  • pass: Act of giving a ball to another player in a sport
  • bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
  • fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
  • earn: To deserve something because you worked for it
  • rap: To hit sharply or repeatedly with something
  • atmosphere: Air around us
  • beauty: Something attractive that produces great pleasure
  • remind: To cause someone to remember what they forgot
  • connect: To associate a thing with something else
  • connection: Something that joins things together; being joined
  • region: Part of a country, of the world, area, etc.
  • society: A group who meet to share values or interests
  • attention: Taking notice of someone or something
  • poetic: Imaginative, descriptive and often emotional
  • headline: To be the main performer at a show
  • bombing: To attack with explosives
  • everyday: Used or seen daily; for daily use; ordinary
  • layer: One of several sheets of a material or object
  • rush: To attack someone suddenly in a group
  • gaze: Direction you are looking
  • stimulate: To arouse or excite emotionally
  • differ: To be different; to be not like others
  • stretch: To make your arm, leg muscles long to ease them
  • pointless: Being without a purpose or meaning
  • horizon: Line where the earth or sea meets the sky
  • daydream: To wonder or imagine fantasies happening
  • dump: To end a romantic relationship
  • gracefully: In a graceful manner
  • moan: To complain about something
  • hail: To speak of something with admiration/excitement
  • idle: (Of engine) to be running but not moving the car
  • nostalgic: Feeling sad, but positive about memories/the past
  • inhabit: To live in a certain area or place
  • embodiment: The perfect example of a concept; personification
  • mortality: Quality or state of being capable of dying
  • drift: (Of sand, etc.) to be blown into heaps by the wind
  • formation: Process of creating; making a particular shape
  • patron: Person buying products or services of a business
  • antidote: A drug, which limits the effects of a poison
  • commonplace: Being average or ordinary
  • puffy: (Of hair/skin) seeming to be inflated/puffed up
  • snappy: Speaking or reacting irritably, with little reason
  • psychoanalysis: Analysis of the mind or mental state
  • anvil: Heavy iron block on which metal is shaped
  • playwright: Person who writes plays
  • topless: Wearing no hat or no shirt
  • existential: Philosophy concerning existence
  • jellyfish: Soft-bodied sea animal, as with stinging tentacles
  • angst: Often worried or unhappy, especially about personal problems
  • contend: To struggle or compete for
  • eternally: In a never-ending way
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    • angst

      US /ɑŋkst/

      UK /æŋst/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Often worried or unhappy, especially about personal problems
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    • antidote

      US /ˈæntidoʊt/

      UK /ˈæntidəʊt/

      • Noun
      • A drug, which limits the effects of a poison
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    • anvil

      US /ˈænvɪl/

      UK /ˈænvɪl/

      • Countable Noun
      • Heavy iron block on which metal is shaped
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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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    • atmosphere

      US /ˈætməˌsfɪr/

      UK /'ætməsfɪə(r)/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Air around us
      • Feeling or mood of a place
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    • attention

      US /əˈtɛnʃən/

      UK /əˈtenʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Taking notice of someone or something
      • Noun
      • (Soldiers) Standing with straight backs
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    • bad press

      US

      UK

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Negative publicity or media coverage.
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    • beauty

      US /ˈbjuti/

      UK /'bju:tɪ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Something attractive that produces great pleasure
      • Physically or visually attractive person
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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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    • bombing

      US /ˈbɑ:mɪŋ/

      UK /ˈbɒmɪŋ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To attack with explosives
      • To cover a surface with graffiti
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Dropping, attacking or throwing of bombs
      • The act of covering a surface with graffiti
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    • calm down

      US /kɑm daʊn/

      UK /kɑ:m daun/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To make or become relaxed after being stressed
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    • commonplace

      US /ˈkɑ:mənpleɪs/

      UK /ˈkɒmənpleɪs/

      • Adjective
      • Being average or ordinary
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    • connect

      US /kəˈnɛkt/

      UK /kə'nekt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To associate a thing with something else
      • To join or attach things together
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    • connection

      US /kəˈnɛkʃən/

      UK /kəˈnekʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Something that joins things together; being joined
      • Person you know who can help you in some way
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    • contend

      US /kənˈtɛnd/

      UK /kən'tend/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To struggle or compete for
      • To argue or state something in a strong way
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    • contend with

      US /kənˈtɛnd wɪð/

      UK /kənˈtend wið/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To struggle or deal with something difficult.
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    • daydream

      US /ˈdeˌdrim/

      UK /ˈdeɪdri:m/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To wonder or imagine fantasies happening
      • Noun
      • Experience of imagining fantasies happening
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    • differ

      US /ˈdɪfɚ/

      UK /'dɪfə(r)/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To be different; to be not like others
      • Disagree; be of a different opinion.
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    • doom and gloom

      US

      UK

      • Uncountable Noun
      • A feeling of pessimism or despair; a focus on negative aspects.
      • Predictions or talk about a disastrous future.
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    • drift

      US /drɪft/

      UK /drɪft/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • (Of sand, etc.) to be blown into heaps by the wind
      • (Of boats) to move without purpose on water
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    • drift along

      US /drɪft əˈlɔŋ/

      UK /drift əˈlɔŋ/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To move passively without a specific direction or purpose; to live without making plans or effort.
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    • dump

      US /dʌmp/

      UK /dʌmp/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To end a romantic relationship
      • To put something somewhere without care
      • Noun
      • A place where waste or garbage is left.
      • A copy of data from one part of a computer system to another.
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    • earn

      US /ɜ:rn/

      UK /ɜ:n/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To deserve something because you worked for it
      • To get money for work
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    • embodiment

      US /ɛmˈbɑdimənt/

      UK /ɪmˈbɒdimənt/

      • Noun
      • The perfect example of a concept; personification
      • Someone or something that is a perfect representative or example of a quality, idea, etc.
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    • eternally

      US /ɪˈtə:nəlɪ/

      UK /ɪ'tɜ:nəlɪ/

      • Adverb
      • In a never-ending way
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    • existential

      US /ˌɛɡzɪˈstɛnʃəl, ˌɛksɪ-/

      UK /ˌegzɪˈstenʃəl/

      • Adjective
      • Philosophy concerning existence
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    • formation

      US /fɔ:rˈmeɪʃn/

      UK /fɔ:ˈmeɪʃn/

      • Noun
      • Process of creating; making a particular shape
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    • gaze

      US /ɡez/

      UK /ɡeɪz/

      • Noun
      • Direction you are looking
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To look at with fixed eyes
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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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    • gracefully

      US /ˈɡresfəlɪ/

      UK /'ɡreɪsfəlɪ/

      • Adverb
      • In a graceful manner
      • With elegance and beauty in style or form.
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    • hail

      US /hel/

      UK /heɪl/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To speak of something with admiration/excitement
      • To call out to (taxi) to get it to pick you up
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To fly, fall together through the air
      • Used to say that hail is falling
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    • have to

      US /hæv tu/

      UK /ˈhæv tə/

      • Auxiliary Verb
      • Must do
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    • head in the clouds

      US /hɛd ɪn ðə klaʊdz/

      UK /hed ɪn ðə klaʊdz/

      • other
      • Being distracted by daydreams or unrealistic ideas.
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    • headline

      US /ˈhedlaɪn/

      UK /ˈhedlaɪn/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To be the main performer at a show
      • Noun
      • Title summarizing a news story
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    • horizon

      US /həˈraɪzn/

      UK /həˈraɪzn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Line where the earth or sea meets the sky
      • Limits of someone's experience or understanding
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    • idle

      US /ˈaɪdl/

      UK /ˈaɪdl/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • (Of engine) to be running but not moving the car
      • To waste time; be lazy
      • Adjective
      • Not having the will to be active; lazy
      • (Of machine) not being used
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    • in fact

      US /ɪn fækt/

      UK /in fækt/

      • Adverb
      • Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
      • Used to introduce a more detailed or surprising piece of information.
      • Phrase
      • Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that is surprising or contrary to what might be expected.
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    • in store

      US /ɪn stɔr/

      UK /in stɔ:/

      • Idiom
      • About to happen in the future
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    • in the clouds

      US /ɪn ðə ˈklaʊdz/

      UK /in ðə ˈklaudz/

      • other
      • Lost in thought; daydreaming or distracted.
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    • in the region of

      US /ɪn ðə ˈridʒən ʌv/

      UK /in ðə ˈri:dʒən ɔv/

      • other
      • Approximately around a certain amount or number.
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    • in the way

      US /ɪn ði we/

      UK /in ðə wei/

      • Phrase
      • Obstructing someone or something; hindering progress.
      • Stored or placed so as to be available or ready when needed.
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    • inhabit

      US /ɪnˈhæbɪt/

      UK /ɪnˈhæbɪt/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To live in a certain area or place
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    • jellyfish

      US /ˈdʒɛliˌfɪʃ/

      UK /ˈdʒelifɪʃ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Soft-bodied sea animal, as with stinging tentacles
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    • layer

      US /ˈleɚ/

      UK /ˈleiə/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • One of several sheets of a material or object
      • A covering of something spread over a surface.
      • Transitive Verb
      • To put things one on top of another
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    • live life

      US

      UK

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To enjoy life and make the most of every moment.
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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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    • moan

      US /moʊn/

      UK /məʊn/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To complain about something
      • To make a low, mournful cry of sorrow or pain
      • Noun
      • Low, sustained, mournful cry of sorrow or pain
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    • mortality

      US /mɔrˈtælɪti/

      UK /mɔ:ˈtæləti/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Quality or state of being capable of dying
      • The state of being subject to death; the proportion of deaths to population.
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    • nostalgic

      US /nɒ'stældʒɪk/

      UK /nɒ'stældʒɪk/

      • Adjective
      • Feeling sad, but positive about memories/the past
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    • on the ground

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Located on the surface of the earth.
      • Present and available in a particular place, especially to deal with a situation.
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    • on the horizon

      US

      UK

      • Idiom
      • About to happen; approaching.
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    • on the table

      US /ɑn ði ˈtebəl/

      UK /ɔn ðə ˈteibl/

      • Phrase
      • Located on the surface of a table.
      • Available for consideration or discussion.
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    • one up

      US /wʌn ʌp/

      UK /wʌn ʌp/

      • Adjective
      • In a better or more advantageous position.
      • Countable Noun
      • An extra life or chance in a video game.
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    • pass over

      US /pæs ˈovɚ/

      UK /pɑ:s ˈəuvə/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To cross or bypass
      • A polite way of saying 'to die'
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    • pass through

      US /pæs θru/

      UK /pɑ:s θru:/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To experience something, often unpleasant or difficult.
      • To go through something; to move from one side to the other of something.
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    • patron

      US /ˈpetrən/

      UK /'peɪtrən/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Person buying products or services of a business
      • Someone who donates to an organization or activity
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    • playwright

      US /ˈpleˌraɪt/

      UK /ˈpleɪraɪt/

      • Countable Noun
      • Person who writes plays
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    • poetic

      US /poˈɛtɪk/

      UK /pəʊˈetɪk/

      • Adjective
      • Imaginative, descriptive and often emotional
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    • pointless

      US /ˈpɔɪntlɪs/

      UK /'pɔɪntləs/

      • Adjective
      • Being without a purpose or meaning
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    • psychoanalysis

      US /ˌsaɪkoʊəˈnæləsɪs/

      UK /ˌsaɪkəʊəˈnæləsɪs/

      • Noun (plural)
      • Analysis of the mind or mental state
      • Uncountable Noun
      • Method for helping mental problems; therapy
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    • puffy

      US /ˈpʌfi/

      UK /ˈpʌfi/

      • Adjective
      • (Of hair/skin) seeming to be inflated/puffed up
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    • rap

      US /ræp/

      UK /ræp/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To hit sharply or repeatedly with something
      • Noun
      • Music with a strong beat and spoken lyrics
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    • region

      US /ˈridʒən/

      UK /'ri:dʒən/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Part of a country, of the world, area, etc.
      • A part of the body
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    • remind

      US /rɪˈmaɪnd/

      UK /rɪ'maɪnd/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To cause someone to remember what they forgot
      • To cause someone to think of something similar or related.
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    • rush

      US /rʌʃ/

      UK /rʌʃ/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To attack someone suddenly in a group
      • To perform or finish with speed and urgency
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Actions performed or finishes with speed, urgency
      • State of hurried action
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    • rush off

      US /rʌʃ ɔf/

      UK /rʌʃ ɔf/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To hurry away
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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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    • sky

      US /skaɪ/

      UK /skaɪ/

      • Noun
      • The place where we see clouds above us
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    • slow down

      US /slo daʊn/

      UK /sləu daun/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To reduce the speed
      • To become less active or busy.
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    • society

      US /səˈsaɪɪti/

      UK /sə'saɪətɪ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A group who meet to share values or interests
      • Group of people living together
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    • speed up

      US /spid ʌp/

      UK /spi:d ʌp/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To move more quickly
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    • spread out

      US /sprɛd aʊt/

      UK /spred aut/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To extend or stretch over a large area.
      • To arrange things so that they cover a large area.
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    • stand up for

      US /stænd ʌp fɔr/

      UK /stænd ʌp fɔ:/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To support someone or an idea, e.g. human rights
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    • stimulate

      US /ˈstɪmjəˌlet/

      UK /'stɪmjʊleɪt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To arouse or excite emotionally
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    • stretch

      US /strɛtʃ/

      UK /stretʃ/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To make your arm, leg muscles long to ease them
      • To make something bigger by pulling on it
      • Noun
      • Making arm, leg muscles longer to ease them
      • A consecutive row of things
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    • take on

      US /tek ɑn/

      UK /teik ɔn/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To acquire a new characteristic
      • To accept a new responsibility, role
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    • think about

      US /θɪŋk əˈbaʊt/

      UK /θiŋk əˈbaut/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To consider something carefully.
      • To remember or call to mind.
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    • think of

      US /θɪŋk ʌv/

      UK /θiŋk ɔv/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To look on as (being something specific); consider
      • To consider or remember something.
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To imagine or call something to mind
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    • topless

      US /ˈtɑplɪs/

      UK /ˈtɒpləs/

      • Adjective
      • Wearing no hat or no shirt
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    • under a cloud

      US /ˈʌndɚ e klaʊd/

      UK /ˈʌndə ə klaud/

      • Idiom
      • Under suspicion or distrust; discredited.
      • Experiencing unhappiness or gloom.
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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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    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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    【TED】Gavin Pretor-Pinney: Cloudy with a chance of joy (Gavin Pretor-Pinney: Cloudy with a chance of joy)

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    Ever looked up at the clouds and wondered what they're all about? This fascinating TED talk explores the joy and wonder of clouds, from their scientific formations to their poetic inspiration, and you'll pick up some fantastic vocabulary along the way! It's a wonderful chance to boost your English while learning about meteorology and sparking your creativity.

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