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  • those times: A period in the past, often remembered fondly.
  • of course: Sure ; Certainly
  • to date: Up to the present time; until now.
  • date back: To have existed since a particular time in the past.
  • heart and soul: With great enthusiasm and commitment.
  • at that time: During a specific point in the past.
  • used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
  • back into: To drive a vehicle backwards into a space or area.
  • literally: In a literal manner or sense; exactly as stated.
  • sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
  • incredible: Very good; amazing
  • process: To organize and use data in a computer
  • bunch: A group of things of the same kind
  • sense: Certain mental feeling or emotion
  • consume: To eat, drink, buy or use up something
  • describe: To tell the appearance, sound, smell of something
  • texture: Quality from different elements, as in music
  • recipe: Conditions likely to create a particular result
  • emotional: Causing, feeling, or appealing to the emotions
  • research: To study in order to discover new ideas and facts
  • flavor: Quality giving something a particular character
  • pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
  • create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
  • actual: Real or existing in fact, not imagined; real
  • throw: To use your arm to make something fly in the air
  • whip: To defeat thoroughly or easily
  • article: Word such as 'a', 'an', or 'the' used before nouns
  • extinct: (Of animal, etc.) having died out; with none left
  • project: To predict what will happen in the future
  • guard: To keep watch over something to protect it
  • favorite: A thing that someone likes best or enjoys most
  • receive: To get something someone has given or sent to you
  • haven: Place where people can feel safe and happy
  • moment: Very short or brief period of time
  • indispensable: Being essential and hard to live without
  • place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
  • vanilla: Having the taste of vanilla
  • soul: Central or basic part of something
  • adult: Person or animal that is fully grown
  • taste: (Good) sense of style in clothes, art, or manners
  • bring: To take or go with someone to a place
  • amazing: Surprising in a pleasing way
  • basic: At the most important or easiest (beginner) level
  • anthropologist: Person who studies human origins and development
  • pull: Act of breathing in smoke, as from a pipe
  • dessert: Sweet food usually eaten at the end of a meal
  • central: Being in the middle
  • historic: (Of past event) having an effect on future; famous
  • anthropology: Study of human origins, development and society
  • resurrect: To make something forgotten/lost take on new life
  • transport: Very strong uncontrollable emotion, e.g. delight
  • magazine: Part of a gun used for holding bullet
  • terribly: To an extreme degree; badly; very
  • gratify: To be pleased because you were right or had praise
  • cream: Pale color that is yellowish white
  • resurrection: Bringing a dead person/unused thing back to life
  • sundae: Ice cream served with a topping in a tall glass
  • cherry: Small, round fruit with a red or black skin
  • online: Connected to the internet
  • grapefruit: Large sour yellowish fruit with sour juice
  • fiesta: Religious festival in Spanish-speaking countries
  • fulfil: To finish or provide something successfully
  • shortcake: Biscuit made with a lot of butter and sugar
  • derby: Race or contest between two local teams
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    • actual

      US /ˈæktʃuəl/

      UK /ˈæktʃuəl/

      • Adjective
      • Real or existing in fact, not imagined; real
      • Current; existing at the present time.
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    • adult

      US / əˈdʌlt, ˈædʌlt/

      UK /ˈædʌlt/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Person or animal that is fully grown
      • A fully grown animal.
      • Adjective
      • Being fully grown; mature; no longer a teenager
      • Containing sexually explicit material.
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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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    • anthropologist

      US /ˌænθrəˈpɑ:lədʒɪst/

      UK /ˌænθrəˈpɒlədʒɪst/

      • Countable Noun
      • Person who studies human origins and development
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    • anthropology

      US /ˌænθrəˈpɑ:lədʒi/

      UK /ˌænθrəˈpɒlədʒi/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Study of human origins, development and society
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    • article

      US /ˈɑrtɪkəl/

      UK /'ɑ:tɪkl/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Word such as 'a', 'an', or 'the' used before nouns
      • Piece of writing about a particular subject
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    • at that time

      US /æt ðæt taɪm/

      UK /æt ðæt taim/

      • Phrase
      • During a specific point in the past.
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    • back into

      US /bæk ˈɪntu/

      UK /bæk ˈɪntuː/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To drive a vehicle backwards into a space or area.
      • To accidentally collide with something while moving backwards.
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    • bunch

      US /bʌntʃ/

      UK /bʌntʃ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A group of things of the same kind
      • A group of people.
      • Transitive Verb
      • To group people or things closely together
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    • central

      US /ˈsɛntrəl/

      UK /'sentrəl/

      • Adjective
      • Being in the middle
      • Most significant or important
      • Noun
      • The central part of a country or region.
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    • cherry

      US /ˈtʃɛri/

      UK /ˈtʃeri/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Small, round fruit with a red or black skin
      • A tree that produces cherries.
      • Adjective
      • Bright red color
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    • consume

      US /kənˈsum/

      UK /kən'sju:m/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To eat, drink, buy or use up something
      • To take all your energy; focus the attention
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    • cream

      US /krim/

      UK /kri:m/

      • Adjective
      • Pale color that is yellowish white
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Type of a thick beauty product used on the skin
      • Thick liquid rubbed into the skin
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    • date back

      US /det bæk/

      UK /deit bæk/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To have existed since a particular time in the past.
      • Phrasal Verb
      • To have originated at a certain time in the past.
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    • derby

      US /ˈdɜrbi/

      UK /ˈdɜ:bi:/

      • Noun
      • Race or contest between two local teams
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    • dessert

      US /dɪˈzɜ:rt/

      UK /dɪˈzɜ:t/

      • Noun
      • Sweet food usually eaten at the end of a meal
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    • emotional

      US /ɪˈmoʃənəl/

      UK /ɪˈməʊʃənl/

      • Adjective
      • Causing, feeling, or appealing to the emotions
      • Relating to or characterized by emotion
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    • extinct

      US /ɪkˈstɪŋkt/

      UK /ɪkˈstɪŋkt/

      • Adjective
      • (Of animal, etc.) having died out; with none left
      • (E.g. of volcano) not active
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    • fiesta

      US /fɪ'estə/

      UK /fiˈestə/

      • Noun
      • Religious festival in Spanish-speaking countries
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    • flavor

      US /ˈflevɚ/

      UK /'fleɪvə/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Quality giving something a particular character
      • Taste of something, especially in food or drink
      • Transitive Verb
      • To add extra taste to a food
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    • fulfil

      US

      UK

      • Transitive Verb
      • To finish or provide something successfully
      • To make real, to bring into effect
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    • grapefruit

      US /ˈɡrepˌfrut/

      UK /ˈgreɪpfru:t/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Large sour yellowish fruit with sour juice
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    • gratify

      US /ˈɡrætəˌfaɪ/

      UK /ˈgrætɪfaɪ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To be pleased because you were right or had praise
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    • guard

      US /ɡɑrd/

      UK /ɡɑ:d/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To keep watch over something to protect it
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Someone who watches a place or prevents escapes
      • A player in basketball whose primary role is to handle the ball and initiate the offense.
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    • heart and soul

      US /hɑrt ənd sol/

      UK /hɑ:t ænd səul/

      • Phrase
      • With great enthusiasm and commitment.
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • The most important or essential part of something.
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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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    • incredible

      US /ɪnˈkrɛdəbəl/

      UK /ɪnˈkredəbl/

      • Adjective
      • Very good; amazing
      • Really good; amazing; great
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    • indispensable

      US /ˌɪndɪˈspɛnsəbəl/

      UK /ˌɪndɪˈspensəbl/

      • Adjective
      • Being essential and hard to live without
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    • literally

      US /ˈlɪtərəli/

      UK

      • Adverb
      • In a literal manner or sense; exactly as stated.
      • Used for emphasis to describe something that is actually true, often to highlight surprise or intensity.
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    • magazine

      US /ˈmægəzi:n/

      UK /ˌmægəˈzi:n/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Part of a gun used for holding bullet
      • Building or room used for storing military weapons
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    • of course

      US /ʌv kɔː(r)s/

      UK /ɔv kɔː(r)s/

      • Adverb
      • Sure ; Certainly
      • Phrase
      • For sure; certainly
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    • online

      US /ˌɑ:nˈlaɪn/

      UK /ˌɒnˈlaɪn/

      • Adjective
      • Connected to the internet
      • Adverb
      • Via the internet.
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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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    • recipe

      US /ˈrɛsəˌpi/

      UK /'resəpɪ/

      • Noun
      • Conditions likely to create a particular result
      • Directions for making a dish, with the ingredients
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    • research

      US /rɪˈsɚtʃ, ˈriˌsɚtʃ/

      UK /rɪ'sɜ:tʃ/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To study in order to discover new ideas and facts
      • To study the market relating to marketing products and services.
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Study done to discover new ideas and facts
      • A particular area or topic of study.
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    • resurrect

      US /ˌrɛzəˈrɛkt/

      UK /ˌrezə'rekt/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To make something forgotten/lost take on new life
      • To bring a person back from the dead
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    • resurrection

      US /ˌrɛzəˈrɛkʃən/

      UK /ˌrezəˈrekʃn/

      • Noun
      • Bringing a dead person/unused thing back to life
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    • shortcake

      US /ˈʃɔ:rtkeɪk/

      UK /ˈʃɔ:tkeɪk/

      • Countable Noun
      • Biscuit made with a lot of butter and sugar
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    • soul

      US /sol/

      UK /səʊl/

      • Noun
      • Central or basic part of something
      • Strong, deep emotion in speech or performance
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    • sundae

      US /ˈsʌndi, -ˌde/

      UK /ˈsʌndeɪ/

      • Countable Noun
      • Ice cream served with a topping in a tall glass
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    • taste

      US /test/

      UK /teɪst/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • (Good) sense of style in clothes, art, or manners
      • Flavor in your mouth from food or drink
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To experience something
      • To experience the flavor of food, drink
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    • terribly

      US /ˈtɛrəbli/

      UK /ˈterəbli/

      • Adverb
      • To an extreme degree; badly; very
      • Very; extremely
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    • texture

      US /ˈtɛkstʃɚ/

      UK /ˈtekstʃə(r)/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Quality from different elements, as in music
      • Look and feel of a substance or material
      • Transitive Verb
      • To give a particular look or feel to a surface
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    • those times

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • A period in the past, often remembered fondly.
      • A specific era or period in history.
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    • to date

      US /tu det/

      UK /tu: deit/

      • Phrase
      • Up to the present time; until now.
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To go out on romantic dates with someone.
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    • transport

      US /ˈtrænspɔ:rt/

      UK /ˈtrænspɔ:t/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Very strong uncontrollable emotion, e.g. delight
      • Transitive Verb
      • To carry things from one place to another
      • To cause to feel you are in a previous time
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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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    • vanilla

      US /vəˈnɪlə/

      UK /vəˈnɪlə/

      • Adjective
      • Having the taste of vanilla
      • Having no special or extra features; ordinary or standard.
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Taste from seed of vanilla plant, as in ice cream
      • Any orchid of the genus Vanilla, characterized by fragrant flowers and long pod-like fruit.
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    • whip

      US /hwɪp, wɪp/

      UK /wɪp/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To defeat thoroughly or easily
      • To beat with a type of long rope
      • Countable Noun
      • A long rope used to hit people or animals
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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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