Vocabulary

  • rather than: More exactly; more correctly
  • look to: Be looking to. be planning to (do something)
  • drop off: To leave someone, something somewhere
  • in goal: Located or positioned in the goal area in sports.
  • in terms of
  • double up: To bend your body quickly, for example because you are in pain or because you are laughing a lot
  • cut off: To end a process, e.g. a phone call
  • space out: To become distracted or inattentive; to lose focus.
  • tuck in: To start to eat a meal
  • run in: To arrest person and take them to police station
  • into space: Toward or entering the region beyond Earth's atmosphere.
  • on the back foot: In a disadvantaged or defensive position.
  • long for: To have a strong desire or yearning for something.
  • look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
  • present: Being in attendance; being there; having turned up
  • constant: Happening frequently or without pause
  • tackle: To start working on a difficult problem
  • tend: To move or act in a certain manner
  • force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
  • achieve: To succeed in doing good, usually by working hard
  • position: Person's opinion or attitude about something
  • ability: The power, resources or skill to do something
  • prevent: To stop something from happening or existing
  • quality: Feature associated with someone or something
  • encourage: To increase the chance of something happening
  • field: Area of study, such as physics or biology
  • pitch: To suggest a product, idea to make someone buy
  • series: Set of stories or articles on a particular subject
  • generally: Usually; as a rule; by, to or for most people
  • remarkable: Interesting and unexpected, worthy of notice
  • population: Number of people who live in a country, area etc.
  • release: To free someone from a responsibility or burden
  • snap: To close your mouth quickly like biting something
  • counter: To say or do something in opposition or resistance
  • retain: To continue to have or use; keep the quality of
  • posture: Attitude someone adopts regarding a subject
  • intelligent: Smart; able to think and reason
  • possession: State of being under the control of evil spirits
  • risk: To do something potentially dangerous or foolish
  • drop: Distance between a higher and a lower level
  • film: Thin layer that covers something
  • break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
  • hassle: Unpleasant task or chore harder than it should be
  • tuck: To put something into a small or safe place
  • leave: To go away from; depart
  • punch: Alcoholic drink made from wine and fruit, etc.
  • channel: Long hole dug in the ground, e.g. to move water
  • column: Regular series of articles in a newspaper/magazine
  • manage: To survive hardships and difficulties; to cope
  • overlap: To lie over or cover a part of something else
  • catch: Amount of something that has been caught
  • frantically: In a frenzied, wildly excited or worried way
  • space: Empty area kept for a specific reason, like a car
  • product: Item that can be bought
  • opposition: Act of disagreeing or trying to stop something
  • hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
  • nation: Area or region controlled by a government and army
  • defensive: Protecting something, yourself from attack
  • funnel: to send something directly and intentionally.
  • dentist: Person whose job is to take care of people's teeth
  • unify: To bring or join together into one
  • methodical: Done in an organized and thorough way
  • mid: At (or near) the middle point
  • sac: Bag-like part of an animal or plant
  • defender: Fighter who fights against attack
  • midfield: Middle part of a playing field, e.g. in football
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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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    • achieve

      US /əˈtʃiv/

      UK /ə'tʃi:v/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To succeed in doing good, usually by working hard
      • To succeed in reaching a particular goal, status, or standard, often after effort or perseverance.
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    • channel

      US /ˈtʃænəl/

      UK /'tʃænl/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Long hole dug in the ground, e.g. to move water
      • TV or radio station or its programs
      • Transitive Verb
      • To dig a long hole for carrying water
      • To send (e.g. money) to a certain place or person
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    • column

      US /ˈkɑ:ləm/

      UK /ˈkɒləm/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Regular series of articles in a newspaper/magazine
      • Strong vertical stone pillar that holds up a roof
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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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    • 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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    • cut off

      US /kʌt ɔf/

      UK /kʌt ɔf/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To end a process, e.g. a phone call
      • To cut the end of something
      • Transitive Verb
      • To isolate or prevent access to a place or person.
      • To interrupt someone while they are speaking.
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    • defender

      US /dɪˈfɛndɚ/

      UK /dɪˈfendə(r)/

      • Countable Noun
      • Fighter who fights against attack
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    • defensive

      US /dɪˈfɛnsɪv/

      UK /dɪˈfensɪv/

      • Adjective
      • Protecting something, yourself from attack
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    • dentist

      US /ˈdɛntɪst/

      UK /ˈdentɪst/

      • Countable Noun
      • Person whose job is to take care of people's teeth
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    • double up

      US /ˈdʌbəl ʌp/

      UK /ˈdʌbl ʌp/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To bend your body quickly, for example because you are in pain or because you are laughing a lot
      • To share something designed for one person
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    • drop off

      US /drɑp ɔf/

      UK /drɒp ɒf/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To leave someone, something somewhere
      • To fall asleep
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To take someone or something to a particular place and leave them there.
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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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    • film

      US /fɪlm/

      UK /fɪlm/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Thin layer that covers something
      • Movie
      • Transitive Verb
      • To record moving action with a camera
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    • frantically

      US /ˈfræntɪklɪ/

      UK /'fræntɪklɪ/

      • Adverb
      • In a frenzied, wildly excited or worried way
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    • funnel

      US /ˈfʌnəl/

      UK /ˈfʌnl/

      • Transitive Verb
      • to send something directly and intentionally.
      • To move a thing through a narrow opening or space
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Cone-shaped tool for pouring liquid into container
      • Large metal chimney on ships
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    • generally

      US /ˈdʒɛnərəli/

      UK /ˈdʒenrəli/

      • Adverb
      • Usually; as a rule; by, to or for most people
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    • hassle

      US /ˈhæsəl/

      UK /ˈhæsl/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Unpleasant task or chore harder than it should be
      • Persistent petty annoyance.
      • Transitive Verb
      • To cause trouble or annoyance to someone
      • To argue or negotiate persistently, especially over a price.
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    • in goal

      US /ɪn goʊl/

      UK /ɪn gəuɫ/

      • Preposition
      • Located or positioned in the goal area in sports.
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    • in terms of

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      UK

      • Phrase
      • With regard to; concerning a particular aspect.
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    • intelligent

      US /ɪnˈtɛlədʒənt/

      UK /ɪnˈtelɪdʒənt/

      • Adjective
      • Smart; able to think and reason
      • Having a good understanding or a high mental capacity; quick to comprehend.
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    • into space

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Toward or entering the region beyond Earth's atmosphere.
      • Figuratively, entering a realm of imagination or abstraction.
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    • long for

      US /lɔŋ fɔr/

      UK /lɔŋ fɔ:/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To have a strong desire or yearning for something.
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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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    • look to

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • Be looking to. be planning to (do something)
      • To expect someone to do something for you; rely on
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    • methodical

      US /məˈθɑ:dɪkl/

      UK /məˈθɒdɪkl/

      • Adjective
      • Done in an organized and thorough way
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    • mid

      US /mɪd/

      UK /mɪd/

      • Adjective
      • At (or near) the middle point
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    • midfield

      US

      UK

      • Noun
      • Middle part of a playing field, e.g. in football
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    • on the back foot

      US /ɑn ðə bæk fʊt/

      UK /ɒn ðə bæk fʊt/

      • other
      • In a disadvantaged or defensive position.
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    • opposition

      US /ˌɑ:pəˈzɪʃn/

      UK /ˌɒpəˈzɪʃn/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Act of disagreeing or trying to stop something
      • Group that you are fighting or competing against
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    • overlap

      US /ˌoʊvərˈlæp/

      UK /ˌəʊvəˈlæp/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To lie over or cover a part of something else
      • To happen at the same time as another event
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Amount shared in the same space, form, idea
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    • pitch

      US /pɪtʃ/

      UK /pɪtʃ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To suggest a product, idea to make someone buy
      • To throw a baseball to a batter
      • Noun
      • Act of throwing a baseball for someone to hit
      • Playing fields in sports, e.g. for soccer
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    • population

      US /ˌpɑpjəˈleʃən/

      UK /ˌpɒpjuˈleɪʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Number of people who live in a country, area etc.
      • A group of individuals of one species living in a particular area.
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    • possession

      US /pəˈzɛʃən/

      UK /pə'zeʃn/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • State of being under the control of evil spirits
      • Crime of having or owning illegal drugs or weapons
      • Countable Noun
      • Something that is owned by a person
      • A territory controlled by a country.
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    • posture

      US /ˈpɑstʃɚ/

      UK /'pɒstʃə(r)/

      • Noun
      • Attitude someone adopts regarding a subject
      • The position of the body when standing or sitting
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To be insincere in order to gain favor
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    • prevent

      US /prɪˈvɛnt/

      UK /prɪ'vent/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To stop something from happening or existing
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    • punch

      US /pʌntʃ/

      UK /pʌntʃ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Alcoholic drink made from wine and fruit, etc.
      • Transitive Verb
      • To hit something very hard with a closed hand
      • To make a hole in something with a special tool
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    • quality

      US /ˈkwɑlɪti/

      UK /'kwɒlətɪ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Feature associated with someone or something
      • High level of worth or excellence
      • Adjective
      • Of a high standard
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    • rather than

      US

      UK

      • Adverb
      • More exactly; more correctly
      • Preferably; instead
      • Preposition
      • Instead of
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    • release

      US /rɪ'li:s/

      UK /rɪ'li:s/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To free someone from a responsibility or burden
      • To allow a film, music etc. to be sold/distributed
      • Noun
      • Act of freeing someone from a duty or burden
      • Introduction of a new product, film, book, etc.
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    • remarkable

      US /rɪˈmɑrkəbəl/

      UK /rɪˈmɑ:kəbl/

      • Adjective
      • Interesting and unexpected, worthy of notice
      • Worthy of attention; striking.
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    • retain

      US /rɪˈten/

      UK /rɪ'teɪn/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To continue to have or use; keep the quality of
      • To keep one thing inside another for a time
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    • run in

      US /rʌn ɪn/

      UK /rʌn in/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To arrest person and take them to police station
      • To drive engine slowly until ready for normal use
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    • sac

      US /sæk/

      UK /sæk/

      • Noun
      • Bag-like part of an animal or plant
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    • snap

      US /snæp/

      UK /snæp/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To close your mouth quickly like biting something
      • To break something dry and thin, e.g. a branch
      • Countable Noun
      • An informal word for a photograph
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    • space out

      US /spes aʊt/

      UK /speis aut/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To become distracted or inattentive; to lose focus.
      • To arrange things with spaces between them.
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    • tackle

      US /ˈtækəl/

      UK /'tækl/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To start working on a difficult problem
      • To grab and throw a person to the ground
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Equipment used in fishing
      • Arrangement of ropes and wheels used for lifting
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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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    • tuck

      US /tʌk/

      UK /tʌk/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To put something into a small or safe place
      • To put something gently into place, as to hide it
      • Noun
      • Fold sewn into a skirt, etc. to improve the fit
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    • tuck in

      US /tʌk ɪn/

      UK /tʌk in/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To start to eat a meal
      • To start eating enthusiastically.
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    • unify

      US /ˈjunəˌfaɪ/

      UK /'ju:nɪfaɪ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To bring or join together into one
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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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