Vocabulary

  • have to: Must do
  • work together: To collaborate or cooperate with others to achieve a common goal.
  • figure out: To understand the behavior of someone
  • ever since: Continuously from a past time until now.
  • with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
  • around the world: In or to many countries.
  • of course: Sure ; Certainly
  • for sale: (object) that people can buy
  • come together: To assemble or unite; to start working together.
  • after all: In spite of what was expected; used to introduce a statement that supports a previous statement or explains why it was made
  • get together: To gather, or come together for some purpose
  • out there: In or to a place that is far away
  • instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
  • march on: To continue with a journey or task despite difficulties.
  • step to: To approach someone or something, often with a specific purpose.
  • got to: To arrive at some place
  • do without: To manage without having or doing something
  • start out: To begin your life or career in a particular way.
  • change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
  • green: Color of young leaves
  • big: Popular
  • people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
  • leave: To go away from; depart
  • work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
  • choose: To select; decide between several possibilities
  • today: This day; day that is happening now
  • start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
  • ready: Being likely or about to do something
  • problem: Something difficult to deal with or causes trouble
  • bad: Not good; wrong
  • live: To be alive
  • hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
  • world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
  • idea: Belief, thought, suggestion, opinion or plan
  • story: One of many floors or levels in a building
  • path: Method of living leading to a particular result
  • clear: Empty; without anything in it or on it
  • repair: How well cared for a thing is; physical condition
  • share: Part-ownership in a property, business or company
  • simple: Not hard to understand or do; not complex
  • dinosaur: Reptile that lived millions of years ago
  • sale: Event during which the prices of goods are reduced
  • real: Actually existing or happening, not imagined
  • throw: To use your arm to make something fly in the air
  • push: To move into enemy country with a military attack
  • offer: Price you say you are willing to pay for something
  • Miss: To be absent
  • stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
  • planet: One of the bodies that orbit the sun
  • action: Something that a person or thing does
  • system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
  • organized: To arrange and plan things, e.g. a party
  • fault: A failure or negative aspect of
  • voting: To make a choice for or against, as in an election
  • step: Movement done as part of a particular dance
  • plugging: To use an object to block a hole
  • irresponsible: Acting without thinking of the consequences
  • recycling: To use old ideas or concepts again
  • electronic: Operating by use of electricity; digital
  • succeeded: To have achieved what you were trying to achieve
  • environmental: Of the natural world of plants and animals
  • maker: Person, company, or object that creates things
  • economy: Using money, resources in a careful, effective way
  • toxic: Poisonous; harmful
  • commitment: Permanent love or concern for person, thing
  • citizen: Person who belongs to and has rights in a country
  • current: Electricity flowing through wires
  • movement: Part of a piece of classical music
  • tough: (Of food) difficult to chew or bite through
  • junior: Student in third year
  • slave: Someone who is legally owned by another person
  • influence: To affect or change something indirectly
  • massive: Very big; large; too big
  • staircase: Flight of stairs and the structures supporting it
  • labor: To struggle to do something because it's difficult
  • corporate: Concerning (usually large) companies
  • upstream: In the direction opposite the flow of river/stream
  • tinker: To make small adjustments to repair or improve
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    • action

      US /ˈækʃən/

      UK /'ækʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Something that a person or thing does
      • A lawsuit.
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To act to do something
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    • after all

      US /ˈæftɚ ɔl/

      UK /ˈɑ:ftə ɔ:l/

      • Adverb
      • In spite of what was expected; used to introduce a statement that supports a previous statement or explains why it was made
      • Considering everything; used to indicate that something is happening or is true despite some difficulty or obstacle
      • Phrase
      • Despite what was expected or thought; in spite of everything.
      • Taking everything into consideration; considering that.
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    • around the world

      US /əˈraʊnd ði wɜrld/

      UK /əˈraund ðə wɜː(r)ld/

      • Phrase
      • In or to many countries.
      • In various places throughout the world.
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    • citizen

      US /ˈsɪtɪzən/

      UK /'sɪtɪzn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Person who belongs to and has rights in a country
      • A person who is a member of a community.
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    • come together

      US /kʌm təˈɡɛðɚ/

      UK /kʌm təˈɡeðə/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To assemble or unite; to start working together.
      • To form a close relationship or bond.
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    • commitment

      US /kəˈmɪtmənt/

      UK /kə'mɪtmənt/

      • Noun
      • Permanent love or concern for person, thing
      • Promise or decision to do something for a purpose
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    • corporate

      US /ˈkɔrpərɪt, ˈkɔrprɪt/

      UK /ˈkɔ:pərət/

      • Adjective
      • Concerning (usually large) companies
      • Relating to a large company or group.
      • Noun
      • The overall strategy and direction of a company.
      • The visual and communicative aspects of a company that create its public image.
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    • current

      US /ˈkɚrənt, ˈkʌr-/

      UK /'kʌrənt/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Electricity flowing through wires
      • Movement of water in a river, or air in the sky
      • Adjective
      • Happening or being in the present time
      • In general use or accepted by most people.
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    • dinosaur

      US /ˈdaɪnəˌsɔr/

      UK /'daɪnəsɔ:(r)/

      • Noun
      • Reptile that lived millions of years ago
      • A person who is outdated or resistant to change.
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    • do without

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      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To manage without having or doing something
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    • electronic

      US /ɪlɛkˈtrɑnɪk, ˌilɛk-/

      UK /ɪˌlek'trɒnɪk/

      • Adjective
      • Operating by use of electricity; digital
      • Produced or performed using electronic instruments or devices.
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    • environmental

      US /ɛnˌvaɪrənˈmɛntl:, -ˌvaɪən/

      UK /ɪnˌvaɪrənˈmentl/

      • Adjective
      • Of the natural world of plants and animals
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    • ever since

      US /ˈɛvɚ sɪns/

      UK /ˈevə sins/

      • Adverb
      • Continuously from a past time until now.
      • Conjunction
      • From the time that; because.
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    • fault

      US /fɔlt/

      UK /fɔ:lt/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A failure or negative aspect of
      • Crack in the earth where earthquakes can happen
      • Transitive Verb
      • To blame someone, something for a negative result
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    • figure out

      US /ˈfɪɡjɚ aʊt/

      UK /ˈfiɡə aut/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To understand the behavior of someone
      • To think through logically to find a solution
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To understand or find an answer to something.
      • To find a solution to a problem or understand something.
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    • for sale

      US /fɔr sel/

      UK /fɔ: seil/

      • Phrase
      • (object) that people can buy
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    • get together

      US /ɡɛt təˈɡɛðɚ/

      UK /ɡet təˈɡeðə/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To gather, or come together for some purpose
      • To start a romantic relationship.
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To meet for social or recreational purposes.
      • To start a romantic relationship.
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    • got to

      US /ɡɑt tu/

      UK /gɔt tu:/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To arrive at some place
      • To have the opportunity or permission to do something
      • Phrasal Verb
      • To appeal to the emotions of; move
      • To finally begin to start something after a delay
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    • have to

      US /hæv tu/

      UK /ˈhæv tə/

      • Auxiliary Verb
      • Must do
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    • influence

      US / ˈɪnfluəns/

      UK /'ɪnflʊəns/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To affect or change something indirectly
      • To persuade someone to do something.
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • The power to affect what happens, to persuade etc.
      • A person or thing that affects someone or something in an important way.
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    • instead of

      US /ɪnˈstɛd ʌv/

      UK /inˈsted ɔv/

      • Preposition
      • When one thing is replaced by another
      • Adverb
      • As a substitute or alternative.
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    • irresponsible

      US /ˌɪrɪˈspɑ:nsəbl/

      UK /ˌɪrɪˈspɒnsəbl/

      • Adjective
      • Acting without thinking of the consequences
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    • junior

      US /ˈdʒunjɚ/

      UK /ˈdʒu:niə(r)/

      • Noun
      • Student in third year
      • Adjective
      • Someone lower in rank
      • Concerning young people
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    • maker

      US /ˈmekɚ/

      UK /'meɪkə(r)/

      • Noun
      • Person, company, or object that creates things
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    • march on

      US /mɑrtʃ ɑn/

      UK /mɑ:tʃ ɔn/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To continue with a journey or task despite difficulties.
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To proceed or advance in a determined way, especially in a military context.
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    • massive

      US /ˈmæsɪv/

      UK /ˈmæsɪv/

      • Adjective
      • Very big; large; too big
      • Large or imposing in scale or scope.
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    • movement

      US /ˈmuvmənt/

      UK /ˈmu:vmənt/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Part of a piece of classical music
      • Group with a shared interest or goal
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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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    • organized

      US /ˈɔ:rgənaɪzd/

      UK /ˈɔ:gənaɪzd/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To arrange and plan things, e.g. a party
      • To systematize or structure something.
      • Adjective
      • (Can) arrange in a good or appropriate order
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    • out there

      US /aʊt ðɛr/

      UK /aut ðɛə/

      • Adverb
      • In or to a place that is far away
      • Existing in the universe
      • Adjective
      • Unconventional; strange; avant-garde
      • Existing or available.
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    • path

      US /pæθ, pɑθ/

      UK /pɑ:θ/

      • Noun
      • Method of living leading to a particular result
      • Track made with stones, by walking over the ground
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    • planet

      US /ˈplænɪt/

      UK /'plænɪt/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • One of the bodies that orbit the sun
      • A different world or sphere of existence.
      • Proper Noun
      • The earth.
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    • plugging

      US /plʌgɪŋ/

      UK /plʌgɪŋ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To use an object to block a hole
      • To promote or advertise a product
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To connect to and operate with an existing system.
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    • recycling

      US /ˌri:'saɪklɪŋ/

      UK /ˌri:'saɪklɪŋ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To use old ideas or concepts again
      • To send used things to be turned into new things
      • Uncountable Noun
      • Act of using old things to make new things
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    • repair

      US /rɪˈper/

      UK /rɪˈpeə(r)/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • How well cared for a thing is; physical condition
      • Action to fix or restore something that is broken
      • Transitive Verb
      • To fix or restore something that is broken
      • To remedy or set right.
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    • sale

      US /sel/

      UK /seɪl/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Event during which the prices of goods are reduced
      • Giving something for money; the amount sold
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    • share

      US /ʃɛr/

      UK /ʃeə(r)/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Part-ownership in a property, business or company
      • Part of a company you own, shown by a certificate
      • Transitive Verb
      • To divide something between two or more people
      • To allow others to use your things equally
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    • slave

      US /slev/

      UK /sleɪv/

      • Countable Noun
      • Someone who is legally owned by another person
      • A person who is controlled by something.
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To work very hard.
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    • staircase

      US /ˈstɛrˌkes/

      UK /ˈsteəkeɪs/

      • Noun
      • Flight of stairs and the structures supporting it
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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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    • step to

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      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To approach someone or something, often with a specific purpose.
      • To challenge or confront someone, often aggressively.
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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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    • succeeded

      US /sək'si:dɪd/

      UK /sək'si:dɪd/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To have achieved what you were trying to achieve
      • To take over position of one who has died or left
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    • tinker

      US /ˈtɪŋkɚ/

      UK /'tɪŋkə(r)/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To make small adjustments to repair or improve
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    • tough

      US /tʌf/

      UK /tʌf/

      • Adjective
      • (Of food) difficult to chew or bite through
      • Very difficult to do or deal with
      • Noun
      • A rough and aggressive person.
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    • toxic

      US /ˈtɑksɪk/

      UK /ˈtɒksɪk/

      • Adjective
      • Poisonous; harmful
      • (Of relationships) harmful; causing conflict
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    • upstream

      US /ˈʌpˈstrim/

      UK /ˌʌpˈstri:m/

      • Adverb
      • In the direction opposite the flow of river/stream
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    • voting

      US /ˈvoʊtɪŋ/

      UK /ˈvəʊtɪŋ/

      • Gerund
      • To make a choice for or against, as in an election
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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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    • work together

      US /wɚk təˈɡɛðɚ/

      UK /wə:k təˈɡeðə/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To collaborate or cooperate with others to achieve a common goal.
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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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