Vocabulary

  • pop up: To appear suddenly.
  • in person: Physically present; not by proxy or remotely.
  • in advance: Ahead of time; before something happens
  • feel like: To have a desire or inclination for something.
  • pretty clearly: In a manner that is very obvious or easy to understand.
  • look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
  • work at: To have a job at a particular place or organization.
  • in order to: For the purpose of; with the aim of.
  • have to: Must do
  • experience in: Knowledge or skill gained from doing something for a period of time.
  • in mind: Being aware of or considering something.
  • tricky question: A question that is difficult to answer, often because it is designed to be confusing or misleading.
  • put away: To put things in a closet, etc.; tidy up
  • show up: To arrive or be seen at a place, e.g. a party
  • at the end of the day: Ultimately; when everything else is considered.
  • over time: Gradually; as time passes.
  • figure: To appear in a game, play or event
  • engage: To start to fight with an enemy
  • experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
  • potentially: That could happen or become reality
  • tricky: Difficult, so needing skill to do or deal with
  • consume: To eat, drink, buy or use up something
  • express: To send something by fast mail
  • version: Different way that someone interprets something
  • whopping: (Informal) huge; very big
  • separate: Being different from or unrelated to another
  • research: To study in order to discover new ideas and facts
  • inherently: As an essential part of
  • conduct: Your behavior
  • encourage: To increase the chance of something happening
  • concern: To be about a particular topic
  • sensitive: Taking offense easily; easily upset or hurt
  • draw: To attract attention to someone or something
  • series: Set of stories or articles on a particular subject
  • physically: In a manner related to the body
  • prompt: Message on a computer requiring attention
  • attractive: Making you like them, as by being good-looking
  • intention: Aim or purpose
  • snap: To close your mouth quickly like biting something
  • identical: The same in every way
  • advance: Forward movement by an army
  • capture: To attract and hold e.g. interest, attention
  • pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
  • admission: Act of allowing someone to enter
  • immerse: To put something in liquid until it is covered
  • theme: An main or dominant idea, motif
  • produce: Fresh foods such as fruits and vegetables
  • exhibit: Object put on public display, e.g. in a gallery
  • participate: To take part with others in doing something
  • shape: The outer form of something, what it looks like
  • social: Involving activity with people, e.g. in free time
  • fad: Something popular for a short time
  • pop: To cause something to open or burst suddenly
  • format: Form, design, or arrangement of something
  • promise: To say you will certainly do something
  • ban: To make something illegal or not allowed
  • mansion: Very large, expensive home
  • sponsor: Person that supports the passage of a new law
  • warehouse: Large building for storing goods, e.g. grain
  • trendy: In the latest style; up to the minute
  • simplicity: Being easy to understand or use
  • step: Movement done as part of a particular dance
  • infinity: State of being without end; endless time, space
  • change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
  • make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
  • bait: Piece of food used to catch or trap an animal
  • part: Division of a book
  • start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
  • confine: To hold or imprison someone in a place
  • attendance: Number of people present at a place or event
  • centerpiece: Central or most important feature
  • traditionally: Something done in a customary, traditional manner
  • artwork: the pieces of art, such as drawings and photographs, that are used in books, newspapers, and magazines
  • copyright: Legal right to own and distribute a creative work
  • candy: Small sweet foods made mostly of sugar
  • ow: Sound people make when they are hurt
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    • admission

      US /ædˈmɪʃən/

      UK /ədˈmɪʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Act of allowing someone to enter
      • Taking responsibility for an error or mistake
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    • advance

      US /ædˈvæns/

      UK /əd'vɑ:ns/

      • Noun
      • Forward movement by an army
      • An attempt to seduce someone
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • (Of an army) to move forward
      • To change or improve
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    • artwork

      US /ˈɑrtˌwɚk/

      UK /ˈɑ:twə:k/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • the pieces of art, such as drawings and photographs, that are used in books, newspapers, and magazines
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    • at the end of the day

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Ultimately; when everything else is considered.
      • After a day's work or activities.
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    • attendance

      US /əˈtɛndəns/

      UK /əˈtendəns/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Number of people present at a place or event
      • State of being present at a place or event
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    • attractive

      US /əˈtræktɪv/

      UK /əˈtræktɪv/

      • Adjective
      • Making you like them, as by being good-looking
      • Offering advantages or benefits; tempting.
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    • bait

      US /bet/

      UK /beɪt/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Piece of food used to catch or trap an animal
      • Transitive Verb
      • To place food with the purpose of catching animals
      • To attempt to make someone upset or angry
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    • ban

      US /bæn/

      UK /bæn/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To make something illegal or not allowed
      • To prohibit someone from participating in a particular online community or game.
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Official action preventing something happening
      • A prohibition from participating in a particular online community or game.
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    • candy

      US /ˈkændi/

      UK /ˈkændi/

      • Countable Noun
      • Small sweet foods made mostly of sugar
      • Transitive Verb
      • To coat food with sugar
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    • capture

      US /ˈkæptʃɚ/

      UK /'kæptʃə(r)/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To attract and hold e.g. interest, attention
      • To record, tape, or film something
      • Noun
      • The act of seizing or taking control of something.
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    • centerpiece

      US /'sentəˌpi:s/

      UK /'sentəpi:s/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Central or most important feature
      • An object or arrangement placed in the center of a table as a decoration.
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    • concern

      US /kənˈsɚn/

      UK /kənˈsɜ:n/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To be about a particular topic
      • To have a direct impact on someone
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Company, firm or business
      • Feeling of worry or anxiety
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    • conduct

      US / kənˈdʌkt/

      UK /kənˈdʌkt/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Your behavior
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To behave in a certain way; e.g. at a party
      • To let electricity or heat travel through
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    • confine

      US /kənˈfaɪn/

      UK /kənˈfaɪn/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To hold or imprison someone in a place
      • Limit to your movements or behavior s
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    • consume

      US /kənˈsum/

      UK /kən'sju:m/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To eat, drink, buy or use up something
      • To take all your energy; focus the attention
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    • copyright

      US /ˈkɑpiˌraɪt/

      UK /'kɒpɪraɪt/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Legal right to own and distribute a creative work
      • Transitive Verb
      • To obtain the legal right to own a creative work
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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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    • engage

      US /ɪn'gedʒ/

      UK /ɪn'ɡeɪdʒ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To start to fight with an enemy
      • To hire someone for a task or job
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    • exhibit

      US /ɪɡˈzɪbɪt, ɛɡ-/

      UK /ɪɡ'zɪbɪt/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Object put on public display, e.g. in a gallery
      • An object or collection of objects on public display in an art gallery or museum or at a trade fair.
      • Transitive Verb
      • To show something, such as an emotion
      • To put object on public display, e.g. in a gallery
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    • experience in

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Knowledge or skill gained from doing something for a period of time.
      • Exposure to or involvement in a particular activity or situation.
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    • fad

      US /fæd/

      UK /fæd/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Something popular for a short time
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    • feel like

      US

      UK

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To have a desire or inclination for something.
      • To have a particular quality or sensation; resemble.
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    • format

      US /ˈfɔ:rmæt/

      UK /ˈfɔ:mæt/

      • Noun
      • Form, design, or arrangement of something
      • Transitive Verb
      • To set the appearance of a text in a certain way
      • To set a computer back to its original state
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    • have to

      US /hæv tu/

      UK /ˈhæv tə/

      • Auxiliary Verb
      • Must do
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    • identical

      US /aɪˈdɛntɪkəl/

      UK /aɪˈdentɪkl/

      • Adjective
      • The same in every way
      • Satisfied by all values of the variables involved.
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    • immerse

      US /ɪˈmɜ:rs/

      UK /ɪˈmɜ:s/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To put something in liquid until it is covered
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To become completely involved in something
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    • in advance

      US /ɪn ædˈvæns/

      UK /in ədˈvɑ:ns/

      • Phrase
      • Ahead of time; before something happens
      • Noun
      • A payment made before it is due, especially for work to be done
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    • in mind

      US /ɪn maɪnd/

      UK /in maind/

      • Phrase
      • Being aware of or considering something.
      • To remember or consider something.
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    • in order to

      US /ɪn ˈɔrdɚ tu/

      UK /in ˈɔ:də tu:/

      • Preposition
      • For the purpose of; with the aim of.
      • Phrase
      • In a specific sequence or arrangement.
      • With the aim of; for the purpose of.
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    • in person

      US /ɪn ˈpɜːrsn/

      UK /in ˈpɜːsn/

      • Adverb
      • Physically present; not by proxy or remotely.
      • Face-to-face; not through electronic communication.
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    • infinity

      US /ɪnˈfɪnɪti/

      UK /ɪn'fɪnətɪ/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • State of being without end; endless time, space
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    • inherently

      US /ɪn'herəntlɪ/

      UK /ɪn'herəntlɪ/

      • Adverb
      • As an essential part of
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    • intention

      US /ɪnˈtɛnʃən/

      UK /ɪnˈtenʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Aim or purpose
      • A determination to act in a certain way.
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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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    • mansion

      US /ˈmænʃən/

      UK /ˈmænʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Very large, expensive home
      • Historically, the main residence of a lord or wealthy person.
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    • over time

      US /ˈovɚ taɪm/

      UK /ˈəuvə taim/

      • Phrase
      • Gradually; as time passes.
      • During a long period.
      • Adverb
      • Gradually; as time passes.
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    • ow

      US /aʊ/

      UK /aʊ/

      • Interjection
      • Sound people make when they are hurt
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    • participate

      US /pɑ:rˈtɪsɪpeɪt/

      UK /pɑ:ˈtɪsɪpeɪt/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To take part with others in doing something
      • To be involved in a discussion or conversation.
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    • physically

      US /ˈfɪzɪkəlɪ/

      UK /'fɪzɪklɪ/

      • Adverb
      • In a manner related to the body
      • Concerning reality or the laws of nature
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    • pop

      US /pɑp/

      UK /pɒp/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To cause something to open or burst suddenly
      • To go to or in a place for a brief period of time
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Sweet soda drink
      • A short, sharp, explosive sound.
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    • pop up

      US /pɑp ʌp/

      UK /pɔp ʌp/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To appear suddenly.
      • Phrasal Verb
      • To appear suddenly and unexpectedly.
      • To appear on a computer screen.
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    • potentially

      US /pəˈtɛnʃəlɪ/

      UK /pə'tenʃəlɪ/

      • Adverb
      • That could happen or become reality
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    • pretty clearly

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • In a manner that is very obvious or easy to understand.
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    • prompt

      US /prɑmpt/

      UK /prɒmpt/

      • Noun
      • Message on a computer requiring attention
      • Encouragement to ask someone else to talk
      • Transitive Verb
      • To display a message to requires a user to act
      • To say something to encourage someone else to talk
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    • put away

      US /pʊt əˈwe/

      UK /put əˈwei/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To put things in a closet, etc.; tidy up
      • To eat quickly
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    • research

      US /rɪˈsɚtʃ, ˈriˌsɚtʃ/

      UK /rɪ'sɜ:tʃ/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To study in order to discover new ideas and facts
      • To study the market relating to marketing products and services.
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Study done to discover new ideas and facts
      • A particular area or topic of study.
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    • sensitive

      US /ˈsɛnsɪtɪv/

      UK /'sensətɪv/

      • Adjective
      • Taking offense easily; easily upset or hurt
      • (Private information) needing careful treatment
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    • separate

      US /'sepəreɪt/

      UK /'sepəreɪt/

      • Adjective
      • Being different from or unrelated to another
      • Not connected; different.
      • Transitive Verb
      • To divide two things by being in between them
      • To move things away from each other
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    • show up

      US /ʃo ʌp/

      UK /ʃəu ʌp/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To arrive or be seen at a place, e.g. a party
      • To be noticeably better than (someone else)
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    • simplicity

      US /sɪmˈplɪsɪti/

      UK /sɪm'plɪsətɪ/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Being easy to understand or use
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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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    • sponsor

      US /ˈspɑ:nsə(r)/

      UK /ˈspɒnsə(r)/

      • Noun
      • Person that supports the passage of a new law
      • Person giving money for someone's education
      • Transitive Verb
      • To support the passage of a new law
      • To help someone succeed by giving them money
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    • theme

      US /θim/

      UK /θi:m/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • An main or dominant idea, motif
      • Main idea of a work of art, writing, or music
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    • traditionally

      US /trə'dɪʃənəlɪ/

      UK /trə'dɪʃənəlɪ/

      • Adverb
      • Something done in a customary, traditional manner
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    • trendy

      US /ˈtrɛndi/

      UK /ˈtrendi/

      • Adjective
      • In the latest style; up to the minute
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    • tricky

      US /ˈtrɪki/

      UK /'trɪkɪ/

      • Adjective
      • Difficult, so needing skill to do or deal with
      • Likely to use tricks; dishonest or deceptive
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    • tricky question

      US

      UK

      • Noun
      • A question that is difficult to answer, often because it is designed to be confusing or misleading.
      • A question designed to deceive or trap the person being asked.
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    • version

      US /ˈvɚʒən, -ʃən/

      UK /ˈvə:ʃən/

      • Noun
      • Different way that someone interprets something
      • New or different form of something
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    • warehouse

      US /ˈwerhaʊs/

      UK /ˈweəhaʊs/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Large building for storing goods, e.g. grain
      • Transitive Verb
      • To store things in a large building
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    • whopping

      US /ˈwɑ:pɪŋ/

      UK /ˈwɒpɪŋ/

      • Adjective
      • (Informal) huge; very big
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    • work at

      US /wɚk æt/

      UK /wə:k æt/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To have a job at a particular place or organization.
      • To make an effort to improve 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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