Vocabulary

  • have to: Must do
  • ever since: Continuously from a past time until now.
  • of late: Recently; lately.
  • work on: To devote effort to improve or develop something
  • at work: Located at one's place of employment
  • for the rest: Concerning the remaining people or things.
  • in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
  • just kind of: Used to express a feeling or state in a vague or hesitant way.
  • of age: Having reached the legal age of adulthood.
  • wake up: To stop sleeping
  • used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
  • back in the day: In the past; in former times.
  • allow me: A polite way of offering to do something for someone.
  • spend more time: To dedicate a greater amount of time to a particular activity or person.
  • way to go: An expression of encouragement or approval.
  • in on: To be involved in a secret or plan.
  • day: A period of 24 hours beginning at midnight
  • remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
  • life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
  • interesting: Taking your attention; making you want to know
  • bad: Not good; wrong
  • time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
  • forget: To not remember something
  • year: Unit of time equal to 12 months or 365 or 366 days
  • want: To desire or wish for something; hope for a thing
  • road: Long piece of hard land for cars to travel on
  • important: Having power or authority
  • live: To be alive
  • quick: Using very little time; moving far in little time
  • good: Proper, appropriate or right
  • kind: In a caring and helpful manner
  • project: To predict what will happen in the future
  • record: Highest or most extreme level achieved
  • concert: Musical entertainment performed in public
  • memory: Ability of the mind to call back past things
  • video: Recording capturing action with sound
  • moment: Very short or brief period of time
  • trip: To release an electrical switch
  • hate: To have a very strong feeling of dislike for
  • spend: To use money to pay for something
  • turn: To become (a particular age)
  • dream: A wish or hope for something to happen
  • include: To make someone, something part of a group
  • horrible: Very bad; causing annoyance, distaste or fear
  • artist: A person skilled and creative in art e.g. painter
  • bridge: Structure built over river, road so you can cross
  • couple: To join something to something else
  • creative: Having the ability to make something new
  • narrow: Not wide; short from one side to the other
  • visualization: Act of creating an image in your mind
  • figure: To appear in a game, play or event
  • emergency: Sudden event needing an immediate action
  • advertising: To show how good a product is, to make people buy
  • gap: Distance between two objects
  • rarely: Not often (seen, done, etc.); infrequently
  • stream: To send a constant flow of data over the internet
  • visual: Of or relating to vision
  • neat: That you approve of; cool
  • bet: To gamble money to win more money, e.g. on horses
  • extremely: In a way that is much more than usual or expected
  • encourage: To increase the chance of something happening
  • protest: To argue against something in a forceful way
  • capture: To attract and hold e.g. interest, attention
  • cell: Smallest unit of living things in biology
  • disturb: To cause someone anxiety or fear
  • outstanding: Being better/distinct from others; specially good
  • continuous: Happening, existing, or performed without stops
  • tragic: (Of a play, movie, or book) with a sad ending
  • instantly: In a manner without delay; immediately
  • inspire: To give someone an idea to do or make something
  • tend: To move or act in a certain manner
  • trigger: Lever on a gun that you pull to fire
  • compile: To put programming data into a computer
  • perspective: Artistic method of creating a sense of distance
  • drain: Hole or pipe that water, waste etc. flows into
  • recollection: A past occurrence that is remembered
  • interpretation: Explanation of the meaning of something
  • realize: To become aware of or understand mentally
  • intestine: Long tube in the body for digesting food
  • strangle: To kill by squeezing the throat, e.g. with a rope
  • blur: To make something unclear or out of focus
  • blending: To combine different elements or substances
  • admittedly: Used to show (slight or unwilling) agreement
  • snippet: A small piece, as of information
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    • admittedly

      US /ædˈmɪtɪdli/

      UK /ədˈmɪtɪdli/

      • Adverb
      • Used to show (slight or unwilling) agreement
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    • advertising

      US /ˈædvɚˌtaɪzɪŋ/

      UK /ˈædvətaɪzɪŋ/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To show how good a product is, to make people buy
      • Uncountable Noun
      • The business of making companies and products well-known
      • The advertising industry.
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    • allow me

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • A polite way of offering to do something for someone.
      • A formal way to ask for permission or to introduce oneself.
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    • artist

      US /ˈɑrtɪst/

      UK /ˈɑ:tɪst/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A person skilled and creative in art e.g. painter
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    • at work

      US /æt wɚk/

      UK /æt wə:k/

      • Phrase
      • Located at one's place of employment
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    • back in the day

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • In the past; in former times.
      • Referring to a past time, often with a sense of nostalgia or fondness.
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    • bet

      US /bet/

      UK /bet/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To gamble money to win more money, e.g. on horses
      • Used to express certainty or confidence
      • Countable Noun
      • Act of gambling money on the result of a race etc.
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    • blending

      US /'blendɪŋ/

      UK /'blendɪŋ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To combine different elements or substances
      • To mix ingredients when cooking
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    • blur

      US /blɚ/

      UK /blɜ:(r)/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To make something unclear or out of focus
      • To dull the distinction between things
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    • bridge

      US /brɪdʒ/

      UK /brɪdʒ/

      • Noun
      • Structure built over river, road so you can cross
      • Transitive Verb
      • To make a link between; bring together
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    • capture

      US /ˈkæptʃɚ/

      UK /'kæptʃə(r)/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To attract and hold e.g. interest, attention
      • To record, tape, or film something
      • Noun
      • The act of seizing or taking control of something.
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    • cell

      US /sɛl/

      UK /sel/

      • Countable Noun
      • Smallest unit of living things in biology
      • Group of people - often from a secret organization
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    • compile

      US /kəmˈpaɪl/

      UK /kəm'paɪl/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To put programming data into a computer
      • To gather (articles) for a book
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To undergo the process of being converted into machine language.
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    • continuous

      US /kənˈtɪnjuəs/

      UK /kənˈtɪnjuəs/

      • Adjective
      • Happening, existing, or performed without stops
      • Extending or prolonged without interruption or cessation.
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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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    • creative

      US /kriˈetɪv/

      UK /krɪ'eɪtɪv/

      • Adjective
      • Having the ability to make something new
      • Having the ability to create; imaginative and original.
      • Noun
      • A person whose job involves creative work.
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    • disturb

      US /dɪˈstɜ:rb/

      UK /dɪˈstɜ:b/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To cause someone anxiety or fear
      • To cause someone anxiety or fear
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    • drain

      US /dren/

      UK /dreɪn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Hole or pipe that water, waste etc. flows into
      • Something that depletes resources or energy.
      • Transitive Verb
      • To empty or remove liquid from
      • To use up the energy/ money/power of something
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    • emergency

      US /ɪˈmɚdʒənsi/

      UK /ɪ'mɜ:dʒənsɪ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Sudden event needing an immediate action
      • A medical condition manifesting itself by acute symptoms of sufficient severity such that the absence of immediate medical attention could reasonably be expected to result in placing the patient's health in serious jeopardy.
      • Adjective
      • Used in an emergency; for use when something dangerous happens.
      • Designed for use in an emergency.
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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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    • ever since

      US /ˈɛvɚ sɪns/

      UK /ˈevə sins/

      • Adverb
      • Continuously from a past time until now.
      • Conjunction
      • From the time that; because.
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    • extremely

      US /ɪk'strimlɪ/

      UK /ɪkˈstri:mli/

      • Adverb
      • In a way that is much more than usual or expected
      • Remarkably; unusually.
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    • for the rest

      US /fɔr ði rɛst/

      UK /fɔ: ðə rest/

      • Phrase
      • Concerning the remaining people or things.
      • During the remaining part of a period of time.
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    • gap

      US /ɡæp/

      UK /ɡæp/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Distance between two objects
      • A difference or disparity.
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To make an opening or gap in something.
      • To bridge or close a gap.
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    • have to

      US /hæv tu/

      UK /ˈhæv tə/

      • Auxiliary Verb
      • Must do
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    • horrible

      US /ˈhɔrəbəl, ˈhɑr-/

      UK /ˈhɒrəbl/

      • Adjective
      • Very bad; causing annoyance, distaste or fear
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    • in on

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • To be involved in a secret or plan.
      • To be aware of something that is secret or not generally known.
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    • in the past

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • During a former period of time; previously.
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    • inspire

      US /ɪnˈspaɪr/

      UK /ɪn'spaɪə(r)/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To give someone an idea to do or make something
      • To make someone feel a certain emotion
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To breathe in
      • To draw (air, etc.) into the lungs.
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    • instantly

      US /ˈɪnstəntli/

      UK /ˈɪnstəntli/

      • Adverb
      • In a manner without delay; immediately
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    • interpretation

      US /ɪnˌtɜː(r)prɪˈteɪʃ(ə)n/

      UK

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Explanation of the meaning of something
      • Act of translating between languages
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    • intestine

      US /ɪnˈtɛstɪn/

      UK /ɪnˈtestɪn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Long tube in the body for digesting food
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    • just kind of

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Used to express a feeling or state in a vague or hesitant way.
      • Used to indicate something is approximately or generally similar to something else.
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    • memory

      US /ˈmɛməri/

      UK /'memərɪ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Ability of the mind to call back past things
      • Space for the storage of information on a computer
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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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    • neat

      US /nit/

      UK /ni:t/

      • Adjective
      • That you approve of; cool
      • (Of alcohol) not weakened with water or a mixer
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    • of age

      US /əv eɪdʒ/

      UK /əv eɪdʒ/

      • other
      • Having reached the legal age of adulthood.
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    • of late

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Recently; lately.
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    • outstanding

      US /aʊtˈstændɪŋ, ˈaʊtˌstæn-/

      UK /aʊtˈstændɪŋ/

      • Adjective
      • Being better/distinct from others; specially good
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    • perspective

      US /pɚˈspɛktɪv/

      UK /pə'spektɪv/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Artistic method of creating a sense of distance
      • Ability to understand what is important in life
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    • protest

      US /ˈproʊtɛst/

      UK /'prəʊtest/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To argue against something in a forceful way
      • To express a strong objection or dislike
      • Noun
      • Forceful argument against something
      • Objection to something
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    • rarely

      US /ˈrɛrli/

      UK /ˈrɛəli/

      • Adverb
      • Not often (seen, done, etc.); infrequently
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    • recollection

      US /ˌrɛkəˈlɛkʃən/

      UK /ˌrekəˈlekʃn/

      • Noun
      • A past occurrence that is remembered
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    • snippet

      US /ˈsnɪpɪt/

      UK /ˈsnɪpɪt/

      • Countable Noun
      • A small piece, as of information
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    • spend

      US /spɛnd/

      UK /spend/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To use money to pay for something
      • To use time in order to do something
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    • spend more time

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • To dedicate a greater amount of time to a particular activity or person.
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    • strangle

      US /ˈstræŋɡəl/

      UK /'stræŋɡl/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To kill by squeezing the throat, e.g. with a rope
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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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    • tend

      US /tɛnd/

      UK /tend/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To move or act in a certain manner
      • Transitive Verb
      • To take care of
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    • tragic

      US /ˈtrædʒɪk/

      UK /ˈtrædʒɪk/

      • Adjective
      • (Of a play, movie, or book) with a sad ending
      • Causing great sadness, e.g. due to untimely death
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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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    • trip

      US /trɪp/

      UK /trɪp/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To release an electrical switch
      • To fall by catching your foot on something
      • Noun
      • Act of falling down; falling over an obstacle
      • Journey or visit to a place
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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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    • video

      US /ˈvɪdiˌo/

      UK /'vɪdɪəʊ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Recording capturing action with sound
      • A recording of moving visual images made digitally or on videotape.
      • Transitive Verb
      • To make a moving film of, with sound
      • To make a video call.
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    • visual

      US /ˈvɪʒuəl/

      UK /'vɪʒʊəl/

      • Adjective
      • Of or relating to vision
      • Noun
      • Pictures/images used to help audience understand
      • A picture, map, piece of film, or other visual representation.
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    • visualization

      US /ˌvɪʒʊəlɪˈzeʃən/

      UK /ˌvɪʒʊəlaɪ'zeɪʃn/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Act of creating an image in your mind
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    • wake up

      US /wek ʌp/

      UK /weik ʌp/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To stop sleeping
      • To become fully aware and alert to a situation.
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    • way to go

      US /we tu ɡo/

      UK /wei tu: ɡəu/

      • Interjection
      • An expression of encouragement or approval.
      • An expression of sarcasm after someone has made a mistake.
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    • work on

      US /wɚk ɑn/

      UK /wə:k ɔn/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To devote effort to improve or develop something
      • To try to persuade or influence someone.
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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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