Vocabulary

  • grow up: To develop from a child into an adult
  • run for it: To escape quickly from danger or unwanted situation.
  • with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
  • from the start: From the very beginning; from the outset.
  • look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
  • stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
  • plenty: When there is not too little of something; a lot
  • achieve: To succeed in doing good, usually by working hard
  • motivation: Reason behind why someone did something
  • grind: To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
  • comfort: To try to make distressed person feel better
  • fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
  • wanna: Shortened form of 'want to'. Used only in speaking
  • rush: To attack someone suddenly in a group
  • leave: To go away from; depart
  • gang: Group that you disapprove of, e.g. criminals
  • summit: Official meeting(s) of the leaders of countries
  • promise: To say you will certainly do something
  • lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
  • sleeve: Part of a garment covering the arm
  • chance: The way something happens without planning
  • legend: List of explanations of symbols on map, etc.
  • smooth: Moving without stops and starts
  • grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
  • remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
  • discussion: Any long communication about a particular topic
  • hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
  • part: Division of a book
  • start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
  • feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
  • percent: One one-hundredth of a whole; the symbol %
  • time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
  • hear: To be aware of sound; to perceive with the ear
  • hill: High land not as high as a mountain
  • interruption: Act of causing a break in something continuous
  • singe: To burn lightly, often to remove hair
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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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    • comfort

      US /ˈkʌmfət/

      UK /'kʌmfət/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To try to make distressed person feel better
      • Uncountable Noun
      • Acts or words that reduce pain or sadness
      • State of being relaxed, warm or happy
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    • discussion

      US /dɪˈskʌʃən/

      UK /dɪˈskʌʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Any long communication about a particular topic
      • A detailed treatment of a topic in writing.
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    • from the start

      US /frʌm ði stɑrt/

      UK /frɔm ðə stɑ:t/

      • Phrase
      • From the very beginning; from the outset.
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    • gang

      US /ɡæŋ/

      UK /ɡæŋ/

      • Noun
      • Group that you disapprove of, e.g. criminals
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To gather together to do something (often illegal)
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    • grind

      US /ɡraɪnd/

      UK /ɡraɪnd/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
      • To make loud jarring noise by pressing hard
      • Uncountable Noun
      • Hard work or effort
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    • grow up

      US /ɡro ʌp/

      UK /ɡrəu ʌp/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To develop from a child into an adult
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    • hill

      US /hɪl/

      UK /hɪl/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • High land not as high as a mountain
      • Where the road or land goes upward; slope
      • Proper Noun
      • Person's name
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    • interruption

      US /ˌɪntəˈrʌpʃən/

      UK /ˌɪntə'rʌpʃn/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Act of causing a break in something continuous
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    • legend

      US /ˈlɛdʒənd/

      UK /'ledʒənd/

      • Noun
      • List of explanations of symbols on map, etc.
      • Person famous for doing something very well
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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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    • motivation

      US /ˌmotəˈveʃən/

      UK /ˌməʊtɪ'veɪʃn/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Reason behind why someone did something
      • Enthusiasm for doing something.
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    • percent

      US /pɚˈsɛnt/

      UK /pə'sent/

      • Adverb
      • One one-hundredth of a whole; the symbol %
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A proportion multiplied by 100
      • A specified amount in every hundred
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    • plenty

      US /ˈplɛnti/

      UK /'plentɪ/

      • Pronoun
      • When there is not too little of something; a lot
      • Uncountable Noun
      • A large or sufficient amount or quantity; abundance.
      • A lot of something
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    • run for it

      US /rʌn fɚ ɪt/

      UK /rʌn fə ɪt/

      • other
      • To escape quickly from danger or unwanted situation.
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    • rush

      US /rʌʃ/

      UK /rʌʃ/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To attack someone suddenly in a group
      • To perform or finish with speed and urgency
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Actions performed or finishes with speed, urgency
      • State of hurried action
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    • singe

      US /sɪndʒ/

      UK /sɪndʒ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To burn lightly, often to remove hair
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    • sleeve

      US /sliv/

      UK /sli:v/

      • Noun
      • Part of a garment covering the arm
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    • smooth

      US /smuð/

      UK /smu:ð/

      • Adjective
      • Moving without stops and starts
      • Pleasant and flat to touch, not rough
      • Transitive Verb
      • To make something rough feel flat, e.g. by ironing
      • To spread a substance over a surface
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    • stuff

      US /stʌf/

      UK /stʌf/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Generic description for things, materials, objects
      • Transitive Verb
      • To push material inside something, with force
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    • summit

      US /ˈsʌmɪt/

      UK /'sʌmɪt/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Official meeting(s) of the leaders of countries
      • Highest part or top point of a mountain
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • reach the summit of (a mountain or hill).
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    • wanna

      US /ˈwɑnə/

      UK /'wɒnə/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • Shortened form of 'want to'. Used only in speaking
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    • with it

      US /wɪð ɪt/

      UK /wið it/

      • Adjective
      • Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
      • Understanding and knowledgeable about current trends or information.
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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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    Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike ft. Wiz Khalifa - When I Grow Up (Official Music Video)

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    林宜悉 posted on 2018/08/01
    Ever wondered what it's like to grow up and chase your dreams like Wiz Khalifa? This video uses simple sentence structures and everyday vocabulary from the hit song "When I Grow Up" to give you a fun look at coming-of-age aspirations and hustle culture. You'll pick up some cool phrases while enjoying this motivational hip-hop track!

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