Vocabulary

  • look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
  • button up: To fasten the buttons of a garment.
  • behind the scenes: Secretly or without being known to the public.
  • have to: Must do
  • one step away: Very close to achieving something.
  • out of turn: Not in the correct order or sequence; inappropriately.
  • weird: Odd or unusual; surprising; strange
  • subscribe: To regularly pay to receive a service
  • content: Being happy or satisfied
  • flip: To turn your body in the air, as in gymnastics
  • fancy: To want to have or do something; feel like
  • suppose: To imagine or guess what might happen
  • exist: To be present, alive or real
  • wardrobe: Stock of clothes belonging to a person
  • direct: To tell someone in a very clear way to do something
  • upset: (Of stomach, etc.) not functioning well; sick
  • refer: To talk about or write about something
  • swear: To say bad or impolite words to someone
  • pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
  • costume: Special clothes, e.g. clothes for acting in a film
  • ground: To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
  • scary: Causing fear; frightening
  • documentary: Supported by written evidence
  • original: Being first made, thought or performed; fresh
  • bottom: The part of your body you sit on
  • channel: Long hole dug in the ground, e.g. to move water
  • button: Small round piece material used to fasten clothing
  • dust: To apply a fine powder to, e.g. sugar to a cake
  • comfortable: Having more than enough e.g. money for your needs
  • roll: Small, round piece of bread for one person to eat
  • adult: Person or animal that is fully grown
  • interview: To formally ask questions about a given topic
  • support: To give assistance or advice to someone
  • learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
  • suit: To be appropriate for a given situation
  • closet: Small room or cupboard used for storing things
  • collar: Band put around the neck of an animal
  • step: Movement done as part of a particular dance
  • turn: To become (a particular age)
  • wear: To have clothes, glasses, shoes etc. on your body
  • make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
  • minimalist: Emphasizing extreme simplification in form
  • start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
  • think: To have an idea about something without certainty
  • check: Paper showing how much you owe at a restaurant
  • carrot: Reward offered to make someone do something
  • hoodie: A cotton sweatshirt with a hood
  • subscriber: Person who pays a (monthly) fee to get a service
  • happen: To take place or occur
  • tank: Container for holding liquid or gas
  • penguin: Black and white sea bird that cannot fly
  • gym: Physical education taught as a class in school
  • mesh: Crisscrossed wires to allow air/liquid through
  • underwear: Clothes worn next to skin/under outer clothes
  • minimalism: Art movement emphasizing extreme simplification
  • fetish: Something you are obsessed with/think about a lot
  • sweatshirt: Long-sleeved pullover, generally made from cotton
  • beanie: Small round close fitting hat
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    • adult

      US / əˈdʌlt, ˈædʌlt/

      UK /ˈædʌlt/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Person or animal that is fully grown
      • A fully grown animal.
      • Adjective
      • Being fully grown; mature; no longer a teenager
      • Containing sexually explicit material.
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    • beanie

      US /ˈbini/

      UK /ˈbi:ni/

      • Countable Noun
      • Small round close fitting hat
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    • behind the scenes

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Secretly or without being known to the public.
      • In a position to influence events without any public knowledge.
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    • bottom

      US /ˈbɑtəm/

      UK /'bɒtəm/

      • Noun
      • The part of your body you sit on
      • Lowest position, often in a company or contest
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To hit the lowest part of something
      • To provide with a bottom.
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    • button

      US /ˈbʌtn/

      UK /'bʌtn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Small round piece material used to fasten clothing
      • Switch activated by pressing
      • Transitive Verb
      • To fasten e.g. a shirt, coat
      • To suppress or restrain (feelings, etc.).
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    • button up

      US /ˈbʌtn ʌp/

      UK /ˈbʌtən ʌp/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To fasten the buttons of a garment.
      • To finish or complete something.
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    • carrot

      US /ˈkærət/

      UK /ˈkærət/

      • Noun
      • Reward offered to make someone do something
      • Long hard orange vegetable that grows underground
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    • channel

      US /ˈtʃænəl/

      UK /'tʃænl/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Long hole dug in the ground, e.g. to move water
      • TV or radio station or its programs
      • Transitive Verb
      • To dig a long hole for carrying water
      • To send (e.g. money) to a certain place or person
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    • closet

      US /ˈklɑzɪt, ˈklɔzɪt/

      UK /'klɒzɪt/

      • Countable Noun
      • Small room or cupboard used for storing things
      • Transitive Verb
      • To go or put someone into a room for some privacy
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    • collar

      US /ˈkɑlɚ/

      UK /'kɒlə(r)/

      • Noun
      • Band put around the neck of an animal
      • Neck part of a shirt, coat etc.
      • Transitive Verb
      • To catch and hold someone so you can talk to them
      • To seize or arrest (someone).
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    • comfortable

      US /ˈkʌmfətəbəl, ˈkʌmftəbəl/

      UK /ˈkʌmftəbl/

      • Adjective
      • Having more than enough e.g. money for your needs
      • Being relaxed, warm or happy
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    • content

      US /ˈkɑnˌtɛnt/

      UK /'kɒntent/

      • Adjective
      • Being happy or satisfied
      • In a state of peaceful happiness.
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Information in something, e.g. book or computer
      • The subject matter of a book, speech, etc.
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    • costume

      US /ˈkɑsˌtum, -ˌtjum/

      UK /'kɒstju:m/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Special clothes, e.g. clothes for acting in a film
      • The traditional dress of a particular region or historical period.
      • Transitive Verb
      • To provide with a costume.
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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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    • documentary

      US /ˌdɑ:kjuˈmentri/

      UK /ˌdɒkjuˈmentri/

      • Adjective
      • Supported by written evidence
      • Noun
      • Film TV program giving facts about a person, event
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    • dust

      US /dʌst/

      UK /dʌst/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To apply a fine powder to, e.g. sugar to a cake
      • To wipe something to remove dirt
      • Uncountable Noun
      • Fine dry powder that builds up on surfaces
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    • fancy

      US /ˈfænsi/

      UK /'fænsɪ/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To want to have or do something; feel like
      • To imagine or suppose that something will happen
      • Adjective
      • Unusual and attractive in design
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    • fetish

      US /ˈfɛtɪʃ, ˈfitɪʃ/

      UK /'fetɪʃ/

      • Noun
      • Something you are obsessed with/think about a lot
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    • flip

      US /flɪp/

      UK /flɪp/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To turn your body in the air, as in gymnastics
      • To move into a different position quickly
      • Noun
      • Act of turning your body in the air; somersault
      • Movement of something from one position to another
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    • gym

      US /dʒɪm/

      UK /dʒɪm/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Physical education taught as a class in school
      • Building used for physical activities or sports
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    • have to

      US /hæv tu/

      UK /ˈhæv tə/

      • Auxiliary Verb
      • Must do
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    • hoodie

      US /'hʊdɪ/

      UK /'hʊdɪ/

      • Countable Noun
      • A cotton sweatshirt with a hood
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    • interview

      US /ˈɪntɚˌvju/

      UK /'ɪntəvju:/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To formally ask questions about a given topic
      • Noun
      • Meeting to ask questions to get information
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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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    • mesh

      US /mɛʃ/

      UK /meʃ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Crisscrossed wires to allow air/liquid through
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    • minimalism

      US /ˈmɪnəməˌlɪzəm/

      UK /ˈminiməlizm/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Art movement emphasizing extreme simplification
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    • minimalist

      US /ˈmɪnəməlɪst/

      UK /ˈmɪnɪməlɪst/

      • Adjective
      • Emphasizing extreme simplification in form
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Person emphasizing extreme simplification in form
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    • one step away

      US

      UK

      • Adjective
      • Very close to achieving something.
      • Phrase
      • A short distance from something.
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    • original

      US /əˈrɪdʒənəl/

      UK /ə'rɪdʒənl/

      • Adjective
      • Being first made, thought or performed; fresh
      • Being unique or thinking differently from others
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A work of art, writing, or music that is not a copy.
      • A person of fresh initiative or inventiveness.
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    • out of turn

      US

      UK

      • Adverb
      • Not in the correct order or sequence; inappropriately.
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    • penguin

      US /ˈpɛŋɡwɪn, ˈpɛn-/

      UK /'peŋɡwɪn/

      • Noun
      • Black and white sea bird that cannot fly
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    • refer

      US /rɪˈfɚ/

      UK /rɪ'fɜ:(r)/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To talk about or write about something
      • To give information about something
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    • roll

      US /rol/

      UK /rəʊl/

      • Countable Noun
      • Small, round piece of bread for one person to eat
      • Photographic film wrapped round and round itself
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To continue along as time normally progresses
      • To produce a very deep and continuous sound
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    • subscribe

      US /səbˈskraɪb/

      UK /səb'skraɪb/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To regularly pay to receive a service
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    • subscriber

      US /səbˈskraɪbər/

      UK /səbˈskraɪbə(r)/

      • Countable Noun
      • Person who pays a (monthly) fee to get a service
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    • suppose

      US /səˈpoʊz/

      UK /sə'pəʊz/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To imagine or guess what might happen
      • Conjunction
      • What if
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    • swear

      US /swɛr/

      UK /sweə(r)/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To say bad or impolite words to someone
      • Transitive Verb
      • To make a serious promise to do something
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    • sweatshirt

      US /ˈswɛtˌʃə:t/

      UK /ˈswetʃɜ:t/

      • Countable Noun
      • Long-sleeved pullover, generally made from cotton
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    • tank

      US /tæŋk/

      UK /tæŋk/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Container for holding liquid or gas
      • Military vehicle that can go over rough areas
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To fail completely or badly
      • To deliberately lose a game or contest
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    • underwear

      US /ˈʌndərwer/

      UK /ˈʌndəweə(r)/

      • Noun
      • Clothes worn next to skin/under outer clothes
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    • upset

      US /ʌpˈsɛt/

      UK /ʌpˈset/

      • Adjective
      • (Of stomach, etc.) not functioning well; sick
      • Troubled, worried, or angry
      • Transitive Verb
      • To turn upside down or on its side
      • To trouble, worry, or anger someone
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    • wardrobe

      US /ˈwɔ:rdroʊb/

      UK /ˈwɔ:drəʊb/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Stock of clothes belonging to a person
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    • weird

      US /wɪrd/

      UK /wɪəd/

      • Adjective
      • Odd or unusual; surprising; strange
      • Eerily strange or disturbing.
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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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