Vocabulary

  • to hand: To give or pass something to someone using your hand.
  • same time: Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
  • constant presence: A state of being continually present.
  • pick up on: To notice or become aware of something that is not obvious.
  • by nature: Inherently; by one's character or disposition.
  • over to: Used to hand over to someone else to speak
  • for the sake of: For the purpose of; in the interest of.
  • eventually: After a long time; after many attempts; in the end
  • obvious: Easily understood and clear; plain to see
  • process: To organize and use data in a computer
  • constant: Happening frequently or without pause
  • fragile: Easily affected, broken, or harmed
  • presence: The same place or area that a person is
  • intuitive: Able to understand by feeling rather than fact
  • anxious: Afraid of what may happen; worried and nervous
  • force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
  • priority: Thing that is more important/urgent than others
  • claim: To say that something is true, often without proof.
  • ability: The power, resources or skill to do something
  • continent: Very large piece of land, e.g. Africa or Asia
  • calm: Without wind or storm; quiet; peaceful
  • adequate: Enough; good enough for what is needed
  • avoid: To prevent from happening
  • capital: Writing the first letter of a word in big letters
  • tiny: Very, very small
  • confront: To make someone, e.g. who has lied, face the truth
  • remain: To be left behind; to continue to exist
  • sake: Japanese rice wine
  • consciousness: Process by which thoughts, ideas are processed
  • prestigious: Respected as being important and with high status
  • curiosity: Something unusual and perhaps worthy of collecting
  • counter: To say or do something in opposition or resistance
  • pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
  • create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
  • roam: To move about freely without a set destination
  • poignant: Having the effect of making you feel sad/moved
  • fiber: Basic character and nature of a person
  • company: Good feeling from being with someone else
  • moment: Very short or brief period of time
  • equally: In an equal, even, or identical manner
  • depend: Be controlled or determined by (someone/something)
  • lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
  • important: Having power or authority
  • learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
  • unfold: (Of a situation) to be told or revealed
  • government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
  • event: Any social gathering; occasion; planned activity
  • competence: Ability to do in a fully satisfactory way
  • pick: Sharp tool used for breaking the ground
  • future: Time that is to come after the present
  • real: Actually existing or happening, not imagined
  • jot: None or very little
  • upper: Drug that improves mood or increases energy
  • disconnect: To separate something from something else
  • optic: Concerning vision or helping people see
  • wholly: To the full extent or degree; completely
  • maniacal: Wildly disordered mentally
  • unimportant: Not having a major effect; not important
  • respectability: Adhering to society's morals or rules of behavior
  • uncomfortably: So that you feel slightly anxious or not contented
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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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    • adequate

      US /ˈædɪkwɪt/

      UK /ˈædɪkwət/

      • Adjective
      • Enough; good enough for what is needed
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    • avoid

      US /əˈvɔɪd/

      UK /ə'vɔɪd/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To prevent from happening
      • To stay away from
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    • by nature

      US /baɪ ˈnetʃɚ/

      UK /bai ˈneitʃə/

      • Adverb
      • Inherently; by one's character or disposition.
      • Phrase
      • Inherently; by one's natural disposition or character.
      • According to its essential characteristics; intrinsically.
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    • calm

      US /kɑm/

      UK /kɑ:m/

      • Adjective
      • Without wind or storm; quiet; peaceful
      • Relaxed and not worried or angry
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To make or become relaxed and not worried or angry
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    • capital

      US /ˈkæpɪtl/

      UK /'kæpɪtl/

      • Noun
      • Writing the first letter of a word in big letters
      • Official main city of a country, province or state
      • Adjective
      • Main, or major
      • (Of an offense) liable to the death penalty.
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    • claim

      US /klem/

      UK /kleɪm/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • To say that something is true, often without proof.
      • A statement that something is true.
      • Transitive Verb
      • To demand or ask for something that you believe is rightfully yours.
      • To take or cause the loss of (e.g., a life, property).
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    • competence

      US /ˈkɑmpɪtəns/

      UK /ˈkɒmpɪtəns/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Ability to do in a fully satisfactory way
      • The quality of being adequately or well qualified; the state of being competent.
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    • confront

      US /kənˈfrʌnt/

      UK /kən'frʌnt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To make someone, e.g. who has lied, face the truth
      • (Of problem) to face someone who must deal with it
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    • consciousness

      US /ˈkɑnʃəsnɪs/

      UK /'kɒnʃəsnəs/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Process by which thoughts, ideas are processed
      • A person's awareness or perception of something.
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    • constant

      US /ˈkɑnstənt/

      UK /'kɒnstənt/

      • Adjective
      • Happening frequently or without pause
      • Remaining the same over time or not changing.
      • Noun
      • Thing that happens always or at a regular rate
      • A physical quantity that is believed to have a fixed value and is used in calculations.
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    • constant presence

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • A state of being continually present.
      • A consistent and influential presence.
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    • continent

      US /ˈkɑntənənt/

      UK /ˈkɒntɪnənt/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Very large piece of land, e.g. Africa or Asia
      • Adjective
      • Able to control excretory functions (bowel and bladder).
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    • counter

      US /ˈkaʊntɚ/

      UK /'kaʊntə(r)/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To say or do something in opposition or resistance
      • To try to prevent, as by making a different point
      • Prefix
      • Being opposite or against something
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    • curiosity

      US /ˌkjʊriˈɑsɪti/

      UK /ˌkjʊərɪ'ɒsətɪ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Something unusual and perhaps worthy of collecting
      • Eager desire to learn more about something
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    • depend

      US /dɪˈpend/

      UK /dɪˈpend/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • Be controlled or determined by (someone/something)
      • To rely on someone or something for support, help, or existence.
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    • disconnect

      US /ˌdɪskəˈnɛkt/

      UK /ˌdɪskəˈnekt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To separate something from something else
      • Noun
      • State of being separated from something else
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    • eventually

      US /ɪˈvɛntʃuəli/

      UK /ɪˈventʃuəli/

      • Adverb
      • After a long time; after many attempts; in the end
      • At some later time; in the future
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    • fiber

      US /'faɪbə/

      UK /'faɪbə/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Basic character and nature of a person
      • Stringy substance found in food, e.g. wholewheat
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    • for the sake of

      US /fɔr ði sek ʌv/

      UK /fɔ: ðə seik ɔv/

      • Phrase
      • For the purpose of; in the interest of.
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    • fragile

      US /ˈfrædʒəl, -ˌaɪl/

      UK /'frædʒaɪl/

      • Adjective
      • Easily affected, broken, or harmed
      • Weak or delicate; easily damaged in health
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    • intuitive

      US /ɪnˈtuɪtɪv, -ˈtju-/

      UK /ɪnˈtju:ɪtɪv/

      • Adjective
      • Able to understand by feeling rather than fact
      • Easy to use and understand.
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    • jot

      US /dʒɑt/

      UK /dʒɒt/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • None or very little
      • Transitive Verb
      • To make a brief note of something
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    • maniacal

      US /məˈnaɪəkəl/

      UK /məˈnaɪəkl/

      • Adjective
      • Wildly disordered mentally
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    • obvious

      US /ˈɑbviəs/

      UK /ˈɒbviəs/

      • Adjective
      • Easily understood and clear; plain to see
      • Easy to see or notice.
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    • optic

      US /ˈɑ:ptɪk/

      UK /ˈɒptɪk/

      • Adjective
      • Concerning vision or helping people see
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    • over to

      US

      UK

      • Preposition
      • Used to hand over to someone else to speak
      • The responsibility is now yours
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    • pick up on

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To notice or become aware of something that is not obvious.
      • To learn something by watching or listening to other people.
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    • poignant

      US /ˈpɔɪnjənt/

      UK /ˈpɔɪnjənt/

      • Adjective
      • Having the effect of making you feel sad/moved
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    • presence

      US /ˈprɛzəns/

      UK /ˈprezns/

      • Noun
      • The same place or area that a person is
      • Ability to reach a market, group of people etc.
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    • prestigious

      US /prɛˈstidʒəs, -ˈstɪdʒəs/

      UK /preˈstɪdʒəs/

      • Adjective
      • Respected as being important and with high status
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    • priority

      US /praɪˈɔrɪti, -ˈɑr-/

      UK /praɪ'ɒrətɪ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Thing that is more important/urgent than others
      • A level of importance assigned to a task or process in a computer system.
      • Adjective
      • Denoting something that constitutes a priority.
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    • process

      US /ˈprɑsˌɛs, ˈproˌsɛs/

      UK /prə'ses/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To organize and use data in a computer
      • To deal with official forms in the way required
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Dealing with official forms in the way required
      • Set of changes that occur slowly and naturally
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    • remain

      US /rɪˈmen/

      UK /rɪˈmeɪn/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To be left behind; to continue to exist
      • To stay in a place when other people have gone
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    • respectability

      US /rɪˌspɛktəˈbɪlɪti/

      UK /rɪˌspektəˈbɪləti/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Adhering to society's morals or rules of behavior
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    • roam

      US /rom/

      UK /rəʊm/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To move about freely without a set destination
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    • sake

      US /sek/

      UK /seɪk/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Japanese rice wine
      • Noun
      • Interest or benefit of someone or something
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    • same time

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
      • At the identical time as before; recurring at a fixed hour.
      • Noun
      • An equal duration or period.
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    • tiny

      US /ˈtaɪni/

      UK /'taɪnɪ/

      • Adjective
      • Very, very small
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    • to hand

      US

      UK

      • Transitive Verb
      • To give or pass something to someone using your hand.
      • To offer assistance or help.
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    • uncomfortably

      US /ˌʌnˈkʌmfɚtəblɪ/

      UK /ʌnˈkʌmftəbli/

      • Adverb
      • So that you feel slightly anxious or not contented
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    • unfold

      US /ʌnˈfold/

      UK /ʌn'fəʊld/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • (Of a situation) to be told or revealed
      • To open something that was folded
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To happen, be told or be revealed
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    • unimportant

      US /ˌʌnɪmˈpɔ:rtnt/

      UK /ˌʌnɪmˈpɔ:tnt/

      • Adjective
      • Not having a major effect; not important
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    • upper

      US /ˈʌpɚ/

      UK /ˈʌpə(r)/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Drug that improves mood or increases energy
      • Something happy or encouraging
      • Adjective
      • Located above others of the same kind
      • Being the northern part of a region
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    • wholly

      US /ˈholi, ˈholli/

      UK /ˈhəuli/

      • Adverb
      • To the full extent or degree; completely
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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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