Vocabulary

  • work at: To have a job at a particular place or organization.
  • check out
  • talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
  • stop in: To visit a place briefly, usually on the way to somewhere else.
  • stop by: To visit someone or some place for a short time
  • on purpose: Intentionally; deliberately.
  • sound right: To seem correct or accurate.
  • start out: To begin your life or career in a particular way.
  • get here: To arrive at a specific location.
  • look for: To try to find a thing or person that is lost
  • in touch: Having contact or communication with someone.
  • pronunciation: How a word is said; how a word sounds
  • content: Being happy or satisfied
  • exaggerate: To makes things seem more extreme than reality
  • description: Explanation of what something is like, looks like
  • common: Area in a city or town that is open to everyone
  • purpose: Reason for which something is done; aim; goal
  • stress: To emphasize one or more parts of a word, sentence
  • sentence: (Of a judge) to decide the punishment of
  • pronounce: To state something in a legal or official way
  • absorb: To take up all attention / energy of something
  • series: Set of stories or articles on a particular subject
  • contrast: To compare; to show clear, obvious differences
  • aid: To help others and provide things
  • pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
  • drop: Distance between a higher and a lower level
  • intonation: Rises and falls in pitch of speech
  • reduce: To try to decrease, e.g. your weight if overweight
  • click: To work well with someone or something
  • shape: The outer form of something, what it looks like
  • leave: To go away from; depart
  • reduction: Act of making something smaller
  • depend: Be controlled or determined by (someone/something)
  • single: One run in cricket or a hit baseball
  • important: Having power or authority
  • vowel: A speech sound; a, e , it, o, u and sometimes y
  • attach: To be associated or connected with
  • fully: Completely or entirely
  • sound: Sensible, dependable and reliable
  • lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
  • natural: Being as one would expect; being usual or normal
  • amazing: Surprising in a pleasing way
  • jaw: One of the two bones of the face where teeth grow
  • consonant: Music (of a note) in harmony
  • verb: Word that expresses an action or state
  • official: Real, exact, truely felt
  • installment: One of many payments you have to make
  • pronoun: A word that replaces a noun like 'it' 'she' etc.
  • sample: To try (e.g. food, drink), to see if you like it
  • rhythmic: Having a pattern of events and motions
  • flap: Motion or sound of something waving back and forth
  • video: Recording capturing action with sound
  • lazy: Not liking to work or make an effort; idle
  • robotic: Concerning mechanical robots
  • unstressed: Having no accent or stress when spoken
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    • absorb

      US /əbˈsɔrb, -ˈzɔrb/

      UK /əb'sɔ:b/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To take up all attention / energy of something
      • To take in a liquid; soak up
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    • aid

      US /ed/

      UK /eɪd/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To help others and provide things
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Action of giving help to others
      • Money or help given to those who need it
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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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    • attach

      US /əˈtætʃ/

      UK /ə'tætʃ/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To be associated or connected with
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    • check out

      US /tʃɛk aʊt/

      UK /tʃek aut/

      • Phrase
      • Phrasal Verb
      • To find out information about something
      • To take books out of a library
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    • consonant

      US /ˈkɑnsənənt/

      UK /ˈkɒnsənənt/

      • Adjective
      • Music (of a note) in harmony
      • Countable Noun
      • A speech sound or letter that is not a vowel
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    • content

      US /ˈkɑnˌtɛnt/

      UK /'kɒntent/

      • Adjective
      • Being happy or satisfied
      • In a state of peaceful happiness.
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Information in something, e.g. book or computer
      • The subject matter of a book, speech, etc.
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    • contrast

      US /ˈkɑ:ntræst/

      UK /'kɒntrɑ:st/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To compare; to show clear, obvious differences
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Comparison that shows obvious differences
      • Difference in light and dark in photos, etc.
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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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    • description

      US /dɪˈskrɪpʃən/

      UK /dɪˈskrɪpʃn/

      • Noun
      • Explanation of what something is like, looks like
      • The type or nature of someone or something.
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    • exaggerate

      US /ɪgˈzædʒəreɪt/

      UK /ɪgˈzædʒəreɪt/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To makes things seem more extreme than reality
      • To speak or write about something in a way that overemphasizes or magnifies its qualities.
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    • flap

      US /flæp/

      UK /flæp/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Motion or sound of something waving back and forth
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To move something back and forth or up and down
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    • get here

      US

      UK

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To arrive at a specific location.
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    • in touch

      US /ɪn tʌtʃ/

      UK /in tʌtʃ/

      • Adjective
      • Having contact or communication with someone.
      • Aware of or informed about something.
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    • installment

      US /ɪn'stɔ:lmənt/

      UK /ɪn'stɔ:lmənt/

      • Countable Noun
      • One of many payments you have to make
      • One part of a published serial
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    • intonation

      US /ˌɪntəˈneʃən,-to-/

      UK /ˌɪntəˈneɪʃn/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Rises and falls in pitch of speech
      B2
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    • jaw

      US /dʒɔ/

      UK /dʒɔ:/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • One of the two bones of the face where teeth grow
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To talk with a lot of energy for a long time
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    • lazy

      US /ˈlezi/

      UK /ˈleɪzi/

      • Adjective
      • Not liking to work or make an effort; idle
      A2
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    • look for

      US /lʊk fɔr/

      UK /luk fɔ:/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To try to find a thing or person that is lost
      • To expect or anticipate something.
      A1
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    • official

      US /əˈfɪʃəl/

      UK /əˈfɪʃl/

      • Adjective
      • Real, exact, truely felt
      • Of or done by someone in authority; formal
      • Noun
      • A person authorized to perform a specific duty
      • A referee or umpire
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    • on purpose

      US /ɑn ˈpɚpəs/

      UK /ɔn ˈpə:pəs/

      • Idiom
      • Intentionally; deliberately.
      • Phrase
      • Intentionally; deliberately.
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    • pronoun

      US /ˈproˌnaʊn/

      UK /ˈprəʊnaʊn/

      • Pronoun
      • A word that replaces a noun like 'it' 'she' etc.
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    • pronounce

      US /prəˈnaʊns/

      UK /prə'naʊns/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To state something in a legal or official way
      • To give your opinion or decision about something
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    • pronunciation

      US /prəˌnʌnsiˈeʃən/

      UK /prəˌnʌnsiˈeɪʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • How a word is said; how a word sounds
      • The manner in which someone utters a word.
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    • purpose

      US /ˈpɚpəs/

      UK /'pɜ:pəs/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Reason for which something is done; aim; goal
      • A person's sense of resolve or determination.
      • Adverb
      • With clear intention or determination.
      • Intentionally; deliberately.
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    • reduce

      US /rɪˈdus, -ˈdjus/

      UK /rɪ'dju:s/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To try to decrease, e.g. your weight if overweight
      • To boil a liquid until it has decreased in amount
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    • reduction

      US /rɪˈdʌkʃən/

      UK /rɪ'dʌkʃn/

      • Noun
      • Act of making something smaller
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    • rhythmic

      US /ˈrɪðmɪk/

      UK /ˈrɪðmɪk/

      • Adjective
      • Having a pattern of events and motions
      • Having a pattern of sound and beats
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    • robotic

      US /roʊˈbɑ:tɪk/

      UK /rəʊˈbɒtɪk/

      • Adjective
      • Concerning mechanical robots
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    • sample

      US /ˈsæmpl/

      UK /ˈsɑ:mpl/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To try (e.g. food, drink), to see if you like it
      • Noun
      • A small quantity of something used as a taster
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    • sound right

      US

      UK

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To seem correct or accurate.
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    • start out

      US /stɑrt aʊt/

      UK /stɑ:t aut/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To begin your life or career in a particular way.
      • To begin a journey.
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    • stop by

      US /stɑp baɪ/

      UK /stɔp bai/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To visit someone or some place for a short time
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    • stop in

      US /stɑp ɪn/

      UK /stɔp in/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To visit a place briefly, usually on the way to somewhere else.
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    • stress

      US / strɛs/

      UK /stres/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To emphasize one or more parts of a word, sentence
      • To put pressure on something or someone
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Emphasis on part of a word or sentence
      • Pressure on something or someone
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    • talking about

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To discuss a particular topic.
      • To be constantly mentioning or bringing up a subject.
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    • unstressed

      US /ʌnˈstrɛst/

      UK /ʌnˈstrest/

      • Adjective
      • Having no accent or stress when spoken
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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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    • vowel

      US /ˈvaʊəl/

      UK /ˈvaʊəl/

      • Countable Noun
      • A speech sound; a, e , it, o, u and sometimes y
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    • work at

      US /wɚk æt/

      UK /wə:k æt/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To have a job at a particular place or organization.
      • To make an effort to improve something.
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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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    US/brev/
    UK/breɪv/
    adj.Brave
    v.t.To bravely face
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