Vocabulary

  • over to: Used to hand over to someone else to speak
  • as well as: Also; in addition to
  • make up: To invent or create a story
  • stay in: To remain inside one's home.
  • set to: To energetically begin to do, e.g. making a fire
  • to date: Up to the present time; until now.
  • majority: Amount that is more than half of a group
  • gorgeous: Extremely attractive; richly beautiful
  • journey: Act of traveling from one place to another; trip
  • spectacular: Impressive or out of the ordinary
  • attempt: To try to do something challenging or difficult
  • unique: Unlike other things; being the only one like it
  • explore: To examine something in detail to learn about it
  • stunning: Causing amazement, e.g. because so very good
  • inspire: To give someone an idea to do or make something
  • direct: To tell someone in a very clear way to do something
  • region: Part of a country, of the world, area, etc.
  • assignment: Task you are given to do (as in the armed forces)
  • remote: Being far away from people, towns, etc.
  • complete: To finish or reach the end of doing something
  • board: Surface for posting or showing information
  • guide: To help or advise someone about something
  • construction: Act of building something; thing that is built
  • comprehensive: Including most or all things
  • route: Way to get from one place to another place; path
  • break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
  • shape: The outer form of something, what it looks like
  • steep: Very expensive
  • resemble: To be similar to in looks or manner
  • tuck: To put something into a small or safe place
  • interior: Part of country that is far from the border, coast
  • trip: To release an electrical switch
  • bid: To propose an amount you want to pay for something
  • staff: Employees of a company
  • carve: To cut a piece of cooked meat into thin slices
  • spend: To use money to pay for something
  • connect: To associate a thing with something else
  • point: An item to be discussed
  • trolley: Cart with wheels, e.g. in a supermarket or airport
  • head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
  • tunnel: Passage under the ground, often for cars or trains
  • hide: To go to, or put a thing where it can't be found
  • deep: Complex and important
  • gorge: To eat food greedily and in large quantities.
  • multitude: Large number of people or things; crowd
  • farewell: Act of saying goodbye and leaving
  • entrance: A place where you enter a house or other building
  • quaint: Appealing and attractive in an outdated way
  • captivate: To catch and hold someone's interest; charm
  • mount: To attach something to something else
  • entry: Act of entering a room, building, party
  • overnight: (Becoming famous, etc.) in a short amount of time
  • train: Line of people, animals moving the same direction
  • firsthand: Received directly from a source
  • travel: To go to a place that is far away
  • cable: To transmit a message over a wire
  • meal: Food for eating at a particular time, e.g. dinner
  • location: Particular position or area of place, event, etc.
  • view: Opinion, belief, or idea about something
  • coastline: Area of sea alongside the land in an area
  • stay: To keep trying without giving up
  • prefecture: An administrative state or region in a country
  • traverse: To pass across, over, or through
  • alpine: Concerning mountains or mountain ranges
  • whirlwind: Very powerful dangerous spinning wind
  • cute: Attractive in a pretty or endearing way
  • shin: Front part of the lower leg, beneath the knee
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    • alpine

      US /ˈælˌpaɪn/

      UK /ˈælpaɪn/

      • Adjective
      • Concerning mountains or mountain ranges
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    • as well as

      US /æz wɛl æz/

      UK /æz wel æz/

      • Adverb
      • Also; in addition to
      • Preposition
      • In addition to; and also.
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    • assignment

      US /əˈsaɪnmənt/

      UK /ə'saɪnmənt/

      • Noun
      • Task you are given to do (as in the armed forces)
      • A homework task or report
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    • attempt

      US /əˈtɛmpt/

      UK /ə'tempt/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To try to do something challenging or difficult
      • Noun
      • Effort made to try to do or accomplish something
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    • bid

      US /bɪd/

      UK /bɪd/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To propose an amount you want to pay for something
      • To order someone to do something
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    • cable

      US /ˈkebəl/

      UK /ˈkeɪbl/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To transmit a message over a wire
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Message sent by wireless telegraphy
      • Satellite TV distributed by cables
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    • captivate

      US /ˈkæptəˌvet/

      UK /'kæptɪveɪt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To catch and hold someone's interest; charm
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    • carve

      US /kɑ:rv/

      UK /kɑ:v/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To cut a piece of cooked meat into thin slices
      • To make a cut in, e.g. to write your name on tree
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    • coastline

      US /ˈkoʊstlaɪn/

      UK /ˈkəʊstlaɪn/

      • Noun
      • Area of sea alongside the land in an area
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    • comprehensive

      US /ˌkɑ:mprɪˈhensɪv/

      UK /ˌkɒmprɪˈhensɪv/

      • Adjective
      • Including most or all things
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    • connect

      US /kəˈnɛkt/

      UK /kə'nekt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To associate a thing with something else
      • To join or attach things together
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    • construction

      US /kənˈstrʌkʃən/

      UK /kən'strʌkʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Act of building something; thing that is built
      • Something that is made using different parts
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    • cute

      US /kjut/

      UK /kju:t/

      • Adjective
      • Attractive in a pretty or endearing way
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    • direct

      US /dɪˈrɛkt, daɪ-/

      UK /də'rekt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To tell someone in a very clear way to do something
      • To show the way by conducting or leading
      • Adverb
      • Coming straight from something
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    • entrance

      US /ˈentrəns/

      UK /ˈentrəns/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A place where you enter a house or other building
      • Act of joining a party in a showy manner
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    • explore

      US /ɪkˈsplɔr/

      UK /ɪk'splɔ:(r)/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To examine something in detail to learn about it
      • To travel to a place to discover more about it
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    • farewell

      US /fɛrˈwɛl/

      UK /ˈfɛəˈwel/

      • Noun
      • Act of saying goodbye and leaving
      • A gathering or event to mark someone's departure.
      • Interjection
      • Used to express good wishes on parting.
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    • firsthand

      US /'fɜ:st'hænd/

      UK /'fɜ:st'hænd/

      • Adjective
      • Received directly from a source
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    • gorge

      US /gɔ:rdʒ/

      UK /gɔ:dʒ/

      • Noun
      • To eat food greedily and in large quantities.
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    • gorgeous

      US /ˈɡɔrdʒəs/

      UK /'ɡɔ:dʒəs/

      • Adjective
      • Extremely attractive; richly beautiful
      • Delightfully enjoyable or pleasant.
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    • guide

      US /ɡaɪd/

      UK /ɡaɪd/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To help or advise someone about something
      • To control missile to hit a target by radio signal
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Book or a magazine containing information/advice
      • Person leading others visiting an unknown place
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    • inspire

      US /ɪnˈspaɪr/

      UK /ɪn'spaɪə(r)/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To give someone an idea to do or make something
      • To make someone feel a certain emotion
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To breathe in
      • To draw (air, etc.) into the lungs.
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    • interior

      US /ɪnˈtɪriɚ/

      UK /ɪn'tɪərɪə(r)/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Part of country that is far from the border, coast
      • Remote central area of a continent
      • Adjective
      • Being the inside part of a building, car etc.
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    • journey

      US /ˈdʒɚni/

      UK /'dʒɜ:nɪ/

      • Noun
      • Act of traveling from one place to another; trip
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To travel through a place
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    • location

      US /loʊˈkeɪʃn/

      UK /ləʊˈkeɪʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Particular position or area of place, event, etc.
      • A place away from a studio where film or television shots are made.
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    • majority

      US /məˈdʒɔrɪti, -ˈdʒɑr-/

      UK /mə'dʒɒrətɪ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Amount that is more than half of a group
      • The age at which a person is legally considered an adult.
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    • make up

      US /mek ʌp/

      UK /meik ʌp/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To invent or create a story
      • To add up to
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To invent a story, excuse, etc.
      • To compensate for something lost, missed, or deficient.
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    • mount

      US /maʊnt/

      UK /maʊnt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To attach something to something else
      • To set a picture, jewel etc. in
      • Noun
      • An attachment used to keep something in place
      • Horse that someone is riding
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    • multitude

      US /ˈmʌltɪˌtud, -ˌtjud/

      UK /ˈmʌltɪtju:d/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Large number of people or things; crowd
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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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    • overnight

      US /ˈovɚˌnaɪt/

      UK /ˌəʊvə'naɪt/

      • Adverb
      • (Becoming famous, etc.) in a short amount of time
      • For or during the night
      • Adjective
      • Lasting or taking place during the night
      • Delivered or intended to be delivered on the next day
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    • prefecture

      US /ˈpriˌfɛktʃɚ/

      UK /ˈpri:fektʃə(r)/

      • Noun
      • An administrative state or region in a country
      • An administrative district of a country, especially one in Japan or France.
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    • quaint

      US /kwent/

      UK /kweɪnt/

      • Adjective
      • Appealing and attractive in an outdated way
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    • region

      US /ˈridʒən/

      UK /'ri:dʒən/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Part of a country, of the world, area, etc.
      • A part of the body
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    • remote

      US /rɪˈmot/

      UK /rɪ'məʊt/

      • Adjective
      • Being far away from people, towns, etc.
      • (Of a possibility) being small or not likely
      • Noun
      • Radio device designed to operate TV, etc.
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    • resemble

      US /rɪˈzɛmbəl/

      UK /rɪˈzembl/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To be similar to in looks or manner
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    • route

      US /rut, raʊt/

      UK /ru:t/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Way to get from one place to another place; path
      • Path or way that people often use
      • Transitive Verb
      • To send along a particular path or way
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    • set to

      US /sɛt tu/

      UK /set tu:/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To energetically begin to do, e.g. making a fire
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    • shin

      US /ʃɪn/

      UK /ʃɪn/

      • Noun
      • Front part of the lower leg, beneath the knee
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To climb up (tree or wall)
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    • spectacular

      US /spɛkˈtækjəlɚ/

      UK /spekˈtækjələ(r)/

      • Adjective
      • Impressive or out of the ordinary
      • Noun
      • A lavish or elaborate display or performance.
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    • spend

      US /spɛnd/

      UK /spend/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To use money to pay for something
      • To use time in order to do something
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    • stay in

      US /ste ɪn/

      UK /stei in/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To remain inside one's home.
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To remain as an inpatient in a hospital.
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    • steep

      US /stip/

      UK /sti:p/

      • Adjective
      • Very expensive
      • Rising or falling very sharply, as a cliff or hill
      • Transitive Verb
      • To fill with a certain quality, e.g. history
      • To put a thing in a liquid for some time
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    • stunning

      US /ˈstʌnɪŋ/

      UK /ˈstʌnɪŋ/

      • Adjective
      • Causing amazement, e.g. because so very good
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To greatly shock or surprise; totally amaze
      • To incapacitate using a special gun
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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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    • traverse

      US /trəˈvɜ:rs/

      UK /trəˈvɜ:s/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To pass across, over, or through
      • To lie or extend across; obstruct.
      • Noun
      • A route or way across or over.
      • A method in surveying of establishing a network of control stations.
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    • trip

      US /trɪp/

      UK /trɪp/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To release an electrical switch
      • To fall by catching your foot on something
      • Noun
      • Act of falling down; falling over an obstacle
      • Journey or visit to a place
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    • trolley

      US /ˈtrɑ:li/

      UK /ˈtrɒli/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Cart with wheels, e.g. in a supermarket or airport
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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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    • tunnel

      US /ˈtʌnəl/

      UK /'tʌnl/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Passage under the ground, often for cars or trains
      • Noun
      • As if looking in a long hole
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    • unique

      US /juˈnik/

      UK /jʊ'ni:k/

      • Adjective
      • Unlike other things; being the only one like it
      • Remarkably special or unusual.
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    • whirlwind

      US /ˈhwə:lˌwɪnd, ˈwə:l-/

      UK /ˈwɜ:lwɪnd/

      • Countable Noun
      • Very powerful dangerous spinning wind
      C2
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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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