Vocabulary

  • in the air: Present or circulating in the atmosphere.
  • look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
  • take off: To remove, e.g. your clothes
  • for example: As an illustration or instance.
  • use up: To use all of; consume
  • turn into: To change to become something else
  • turn to: To go to someone for help, advice, or information.
  • into space: Toward or entering the region beyond Earth's atmosphere.
  • check out
  • with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
  • crucial: Extremely important or necessary
  • intense: Very strong, great or extreme in degree
  • material: Cloth; fabric
  • prioritize: To rank things in importance
  • alternative: Something different you can choose
  • simultaneously: At the same time; all together
  • description: Explanation of what something is like, looks like
  • devastating: To cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly
  • realize: To become aware of or understand mentally
  • immediately: Without any delay; straight away
  • compound: Series of buildings that are walled or fenced off
  • exist: To be present, alive or real
  • estimate: Guess or calculation of cost, size or value
  • lack: To not have, or not have enough, of something
  • concrete: Hard building material made of cement, sand, water
  • bond: Rope, chain or other thing used to tie someone up
  • crust: Hard outer layer of something, e.g. the earth
  • collapse: To fold (e.g. a stroller) down to make it smaller
  • exercise: To work out to become stronger and healthier
  • pile: Large amount of something
  • universe: All of space that contains planets and stars
  • glucose: Natural type of sugar found in fruits and plants
  • require: To demand that someone does something
  • reaction: Bodily response to a drug or something eaten
  • release: To free someone from a responsibility or burden
  • witness: To see the signing of an official document
  • temporarily: For a limited amount of time
  • survive: To continue to live despite illness or trouble
  • optimistic: Tending to believe the future will be good
  • humanity: Quality of being understanding or sympathetic
  • switch: A change or shift from one method to another
  • mass: Religious ceremony in some Christian churches
  • ground: To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
  • abundant: Being in very great supply; plentiful
  • oxygen: A gas in the air that we need to breathe
  • extinction: When every example of animal, plant is dead
  • calcium: A substance important for making bones and teeth
  • produce: Fresh foods such as fruits and vegetables
  • internal: Being or happening in the body
  • apocalypse: Great disaster; complete destruction
  • trace: To make an outline to determine a shape
  • leave: To go away from; depart
  • carbon: Chemical element with an atomic number of 6
  • fermentation: Chemical change that produces alcohol in a liquid
  • evaporate: To pass off or away; to disappear
  • allow: To admit the validity or truth of something
  • crash: To damage an object by causing it to hit something
  • simple: Not hard to understand or do; not complex
  • hydrogen: Lightest of all chemical elements
  • respiration: Taking air in and out of the lungs; breathing
  • nitrogen: A colorless chemical element without a smell
  • turn: To become (a particular age)
  • land: Region or country
  • cellular: Concerning a cell of a living thing
  • include: To make someone, something part of a group
  • burn: To destroy with fire
  • disappear: To no longer see because it's not there any more
  • return: To hit something back to the other player or team
  • combustion: An act or instance of burning
  • fiery: Of or like fire; hot or angry
  • makeup: Substance put on the face to make you look pretty
  • oblivion: State of being unconscious/unaware/being forgotten
  • ozone: Gas protecting the earth from the sun
  • phosphorus: Yellow chemical that burns in contact with the air
  • elemental: Being basic and important
  • quartz: Hard mineral, that is used as jewellery
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    • abundant

      US /əˈbʌndənt/

      UK /əˈbʌndənt/

      • Adjective
      • Being in very great supply; plentiful
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    • alternative

      US /ɔlˈtɚnətɪv, æl-/

      UK /ɔ:lˈtɜ:nətɪv/

      • Countable Noun
      • Something different you can choose
      • Adjective
      • A different choice
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    • apocalypse

      US /əˈpɑkəˌlɪps/

      UK /əˈpɒkəlɪps/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Great disaster; complete destruction
      • A disclosure of something hidden from the majority of mankind.
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    • bond

      US /bɑnd/

      UK /bɒnd/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Rope, chain or other thing used to tie someone up
      • Closeness that is shared between people or groups
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To develop a close relationship with
      • To become joined or connected, e.g. using glue
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    • calcium

      US /ˈkælsiəm/

      UK /'kælsɪəm/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • A substance important for making bones and teeth
      • A substance containing calcium, taken to improve health.
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    • carbon

      US /ˈkɑrbən/

      UK /'kɑ:bən/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Chemical element with an atomic number of 6
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    • cellular

      US /ˈsɛljəlɚ/

      UK /'seljələ(r)/

      • Adjective
      • Concerning a cell of a living thing
      • (Of radio signals) functioning without wires
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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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    • collapse

      US /kəˈlæps/

      UK /kə'læps/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To fold (e.g. a stroller) down to make it smaller
      • To suddenly fall down or break apart into pieces
      • Noun
      • The sudden failure of a structure or system.
      • The sudden failure of a bodily organ or function.
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    • combustion

      US /kəmˈbʌstʃən/

      UK /kəmˈbʌstʃən/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • An act or instance of burning
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    • compound

      US /kɑmˈpaUnd/

      UK /'kɒmpaʊnd/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Series of buildings that are walled or fenced off
      • Chemical made up of several others
      • Transitive Verb
      • To pay interest on a loan including the interest
      • To make something from various parts or components
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    • concrete

      US /kɑnˈkrit, kɑŋ-, ˈkɑnˌkrit, ˈkɑŋ-/

      UK /'kɒŋkri:t/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Hard building material made of cement, sand, water
      • Transitive Verb
      • To cover or make with a hard grey building material
      • To lay or cover with concrete.
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    • crucial

      US /ˈkruʃəl/

      UK /'kru:ʃl/

      • Adjective
      • Extremely important or necessary
      • Of great importance to the success of something.
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    • crust

      US /krʌst/

      UK /krʌst/

      • Noun
      • Hard outer layer of something, e.g. the earth
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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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    • devastating

      US

      UK

      • Transitive Verb
      • To cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly
      • Adjective
      • Destroying everything; very shocking
      • Causing great emotional pain or shock.
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    • elemental

      US /ˌɛləˈmɛntl:/

      UK /ˌelɪˈmentl/

      • Adjective
      • Being basic and important
      • Relating to the basic elements of nature; powerful.
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    • estimate

      US /ˈɛstəˌmet/

      UK /'estɪmət/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Guess or calculation of cost, size or value
      • A judgment or opinion.
      • Transitive Verb
      • To guess or calculate the cost, size or value of
      • To form an approximate idea or judgment of.
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    • evaporate

      US /ɪˈvæpəˌret/

      UK /ɪˈvæpəreɪt/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To pass off or away; to disappear
      • Transitive Verb
      • To change from a liquid into a gaseous state
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    • exercise

      US /ˈɛksɚˌsaɪz/

      UK /'eksəsaɪz/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To work out to become stronger and healthier
      • To retain your ability or practice your skills
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Physical activity to increase health and strength
      • Set of questions in a text book
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    • extinction

      US /ɪkˈstɪŋkʃən/

      UK /ɪkˈstɪŋkʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • When every example of animal, plant is dead
      • The process of something ceasing to exist or be active.
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    • fermentation

      US /ˌfə:mənˈteʃən, -mɛn-/

      UK /ˌfɜ:men'teɪʃn/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Chemical change that produces alcohol in a liquid
      B2
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    • fiery

      US /ˈfaɪri/

      UK /ˈfaɪəri/

      • Adjective
      • Of or like fire; hot or angry
      • Consisting of fire or closely resembling fire.
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    • for example

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • As an illustration or instance.
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    • glucose

      US /ˈɡluˌkos/

      UK /'ɡlu:kəʊs/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Natural type of sugar found in fruits and plants
      • The concentration of glucose in the blood, often measured to monitor metabolic health.
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    • humanity

      US /hjuˈmænɪti/

      UK /hju:ˈmænəti/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Quality of being understanding or sympathetic
      • Compassionate behavior, especially towards those suffering.
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • All human beings collectively; the human race.
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    • hydrogen

      US /ˈhaɪdrədʒən/

      UK /ˈhaɪdrədʒən/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Lightest of all chemical elements
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    • in the air

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Present or circulating in the atmosphere.
      • Felt or sensed by many people; circulating as a rumor or feeling.
      • Adjective
      • Being broadcast on radio or television.
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    • intense

      US /ɪnˈtɛns/

      UK /ɪn'tens/

      • Adjective
      • Very strong, great or extreme in degree
      • Experiencing or showing great force or strength; extreme.
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    • internal

      US /ɪnˈtɚnəl/

      UK /inˈtə:nəl/

      • Adjective
      • Being or happening in the body
      • Being, happening in a country, state, organization
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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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    • lack

      US /læk/

      UK /læk/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To not have, or not have enough, of something
      • Uncountable Noun
      • The state of not having or not having enough of
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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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    • makeup

      US /ˈmekˌʌp/

      UK /'meɪkʌp/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Substance put on the face to make you look pretty
      • The way in which something is formed or composed.
      • Transitive Verb
      • To invent or fabricate something.
      • To compensate for something.
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    • mass

      US /mæs/

      UK /mæs/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Religious ceremony in some Christian churches
      • Large amount or number of something
      • Transitive Verb
      • To gather people or things into a large group
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    • material

      US /məˈtɪriəl/

      UK /məˈtɪəriəl/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Cloth; fabric
      • Supplies or data needed to do a certain thing
      • Adjective
      • Relevant; (of evidence) important or significant
      • Belonging to the world of physical things
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    • nitrogen

      US /ˈnaɪtrədʒən/

      UK /ˈnaɪtrədʒən/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • A colorless chemical element without a smell
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    • oblivion

      US /əˈblɪviən/

      UK /əˈblɪviən/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • State of being unconscious/unaware/being forgotten
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    • optimistic

      US /ˌɑːptɪˈmɪstɪk/

      UK /ˌɒptɪˈmɪstɪk/

      • Adjective
      • Tending to believe the future will be good
      • Confident and hopeful about future outcomes.
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    • oxygen

      US /ˈɑksɪdʒən/

      UK /'ɒksɪdʒən/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • A gas in the air that we need to breathe
      • Oxygen administered as a medical treatment.
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    • ozone

      US /ˈoʊzoʊn/

      UK /ˈəʊzəʊn/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Gas protecting the earth from the sun
      • Fresh and pure air, usually near the sea
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    • phosphorus

      US /ˈfɑsfərəs/

      UK /ˈfɒsfərəs/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Yellow chemical that burns in contact with the air
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    • pile

      US /paɪl/

      UK /paɪl/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Large amount of something
      • Group of things one on top of another
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • (E.g. of problems) to increase; get more or worse
      • To place things on top of each other; to heap up.
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    • prioritize

      US /praɪˈɔ:rətaɪz/

      UK /praɪˈɒrətaɪz/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To rank things in importance
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    • quartz

      US /kwɔrts/

      UK /kwɔ:ts/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Hard mineral, that is used as jewellery
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    • reaction

      US /riˈækʃən/

      UK /rɪ'ækʃn/

      • Noun
      • Bodily response to a drug or something eaten
      • Feeling or action in response to something
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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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    • require

      US /rɪˈkwaɪr/

      UK /rɪ'kwaɪə(r)/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To demand that someone does something
      • To need to do something, to make it necessary
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    • respiration

      US /ˌrɛspəˈreʃən/

      UK /ˌrespəˈreɪʃn/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Taking air in and out of the lungs; breathing
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    • simultaneously

      US /saɪməlˈtenɪəslɪ/

      UK /ˌsɪməl'teɪnɪəslɪ/

      • Adverb
      • At the same time; all together
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    • survive

      US /sɚˈvaɪv/

      UK /sə'vaɪv/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To continue to live despite illness or trouble
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    • switch

      US /swɪtʃ/

      UK /swɪtʃ/

      • Noun
      • A change or shift from one method to another
      • Thing you move to turn electrical items on or off
      • Transitive Verb
      • To exchange or replace something for another thing
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    • take off

      US /tek ɔf/

      UK /teik ɔf/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To remove, e.g. your clothes
      • To make arrangements to be absent from work
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To remove (an item of clothing).
      • To depart; to leave.
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    • temporarily

      US /tempəˈrerɪlɪ/

      UK /tempəˈrerɪlɪ/

      • Adverb
      • For a limited amount of time
      • In a way that is not intended to be permanent or lasting
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    • trace

      US /tres/

      UK /treɪs/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To make an outline to determine a shape
      • To find someone or something that has disappeared
      • Uncountable Noun
      • Very small quantity of something
      • A mark or other sign of the former presence or passage of something.
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    • turn into

      US /tɚn ˈɪntu/

      UK /tə:n ˈɪntuː/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To change to become something else
      • To change your direction to go into a place
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    • turn to

      US /tɚn tu/

      UK /tə:n tu:/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To go to someone for help, advice, or information.
      • To start doing or using something, often something bad or undesirable.
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    • universe

      US /ˈjunəˌvɚs/

      UK /ˈju:nɪvɜ:s/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • All of space that contains planets and stars
      • Things surrounding a person, affecting their life
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    • use up

      US /juz ʌp/

      UK /ju:z ʌp/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To use all of; consume
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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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    • witness

      US /ˈwɪtnɪs/

      UK /'wɪtnəs/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To see the signing of an official document
      • To see an event take place (usually a crime)
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Person who was present to see an event take place
      • Evidence or proof of 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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    brave

    US/brev/
    UK/breɪv/
    adj.Brave
    v.t.To bravely face
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