Vocabulary

  • look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
  • for example: As an illustration or instance.
  • at school: Present and attending school.
  • bad habits: Negative or harmful routines or behaviors that are difficult to stop.
  • think about: To consider something carefully.
  • work on: To devote effort to improve or develop something
  • have to: Must do
  • in the middle of: In the central part or point of something.
  • depending on: To rely on for support (financial or emotional)
  • at least: As a minimum
  • instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
  • in a hurry: Acting or moving with great haste; rushed.
  • check out
  • specific: Precise; particular; just about that thing
  • relevant: Having an effect on an issue; related or current
  • stick: To push a sharp or pointed object into something
  • period: Set amount of time during which events take place
  • vocabulary: Words that have to do with a particular subject
  • accurate: With no mistake or error; Correct
  • common: Area in a city or town that is open to everyone
  • general: Widespread, normal or usual
  • achieve: To succeed in doing good, usually by working hard
  • academic: Concerning education, schools, universities, etc.
  • opinion: Court judge's statement why a decision was made
  • sentence: (Of a judge) to decide the punishment of
  • task: Big or small piece of work someone has to do
  • mean: Average of a set of numbers
  • conclusion: End of something; finish
  • benefit: Good result or effect, something advantageous
  • grammar: Book describing the syntactic rules of a language
  • scheme: Plan (sometimes dishonest) to get or do something
  • advance: Forward movement by an army
  • essay: Short piece of written opinion on a subject
  • topic: Subject or issue people talk or write about
  • quantity: A large amount of something
  • correct: Being suitable and appropriate for an occasion
  • clarity: Being easy to be seen through, heard or understood
  • achievement: Something good that you have successfully done
  • important: Having power or authority
  • information: Collection of facts and details about something
  • support: To give assistance or advice to someone
  • paragraph: Section of writing dealing with one point
  • learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
  • simple: Not hard to understand or do; not complex
  • lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
  • point: An item to be discussed
  • wrong: Action that is harmful, unjust or illegal
  • question: To ask for or try to get information
  • sauce: Food made from cooked fruit, e.g. apples or mangos
  • mistake: Something done wrong/calculated wrong; error
  • dot: To place small amounts/things in various places
  • ineffective: Not producing the right result; not working well
  • chili: Hot-tasting spice used in curry, etc.
  • cream: Pale color that is yellowish white
  • datum: Item of factual information
  • cohesion: State of being logical and well-organized
  • coherence: State in which all of the parts are connected
  • uncommon: Not typical; not normal; unusual
  • online: Connected to the internet
  • analyse: To study carefully to find out the meaning of
  • tofu: Compressed bean curd used in cooking
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    • academic

      US /ˌækəˈdɛmɪk/

      UK /ˌækə'demɪk/

      • Adjective
      • Concerning education, schools, universities, etc.
      • Concerning education, schools, universities, etc.
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Educator teaching at a college or university
      • A subject taught at schools and universities.
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    • accurate

      US /ˈækjərɪt/

      UK /ˈækjərət/

      • Adjective
      • With no mistake or error; Correct
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    • achieve

      US /əˈtʃiv/

      UK /ə'tʃi:v/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To succeed in doing good, usually by working hard
      • To succeed in reaching a particular goal, status, or standard, often after effort or perseverance.
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    • achievement

      US /əˈtʃivmənt/

      UK /əˈtʃi:vmənt/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Something good that you have successfully done
      • Success in school or studies.
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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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    • analyse

      US /ˈænəˌlaɪz/

      UK /ˈænəlaɪz/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To study carefully to find out the meaning of
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    • at least

      US /æt list/

      UK /æt li:st/

      • Adverb
      • As a minimum
      • Not less than
      • Phrase
      • No less than; at the minimum
      • Used to indicate that something is positive in a bad situation.
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    • at school

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Present and attending school.
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    • bad habits

      US

      UK

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Negative or harmful routines or behaviors that are difficult to stop.
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    • benefit

      US /ˈbɛnəfɪt/

      UK /'benɪfɪt/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Good result or effect, something advantageous
      • A payment made by the state or an insurance policy to someone
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To have a good effect or be helpful
      • To receive an advantage; to be helped
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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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    • chili

      US /ˈtʃɪli/

      UK /ˈtʃɪli/

      • Noun
      • Hot-tasting spice used in curry, etc.
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    • clarity

      US /ˈklærɪti/

      UK /'klærətɪ/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Being easy to be seen through, heard or understood
      • The quality of an image being sharp and clear
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    • coherence

      US /koˈhɪrəns, -ˈhɛr-/

      UK /kəʊˈhɪərəns/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • State in which all of the parts are connected
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    • cohesion

      US /koˈhiʒən/

      UK /kəʊˈhi:ʒn/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • State of being logical and well-organized
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    • conclusion

      US /kənˈkluʒən/

      UK /kənˈklu:ʒn/

      • Noun
      • End of something; finish
      • Judgment or opinion after thinking for a while
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    • correct

      US /kəˈrɛkt/

      UK /kə'rekt/

      • Adjective
      • Being suitable and appropriate for an occasion
      • True or accurate
      • Transitive Verb
      • To fix a problem
      • To write marks on a piece of work to show mistakes
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    • cream

      US /krim/

      UK /kri:m/

      • Adjective
      • Pale color that is yellowish white
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Type of a thick beauty product used on the skin
      • Thick liquid rubbed into the skin
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    • datum

      US /ˈdetəm, ˈdætəm, ˈdɑtəm/

      UK /ˈdeɪtəm/

      • Noun
      • Item of factual information
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    • depending on

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To rely on for support (financial or emotional)
      • Influenced or determined by.
      • Preposition
      • Subject to; contingent on
      • Relying on someone or something for support or assistance.
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    • dot

      US /dɑt/

      UK /dɒt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To place small amounts/things in various places
      • To mark something by placing a small, round spot
      • Noun
      • Small round mark
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    • essay

      US /ˈɛsˌe, ɛˈse/

      UK /'eseɪ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Short piece of written opinion on a subject
      • A test of the quality of a metal or ore.
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To attempt or try.
      • To test or evaluate the quality of something.
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    • for example

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • As an illustration or instance.
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    • grammar

      US /ˈɡræmɚ/

      UK /ˈgræmə(r)/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Book describing the syntactic rules of a language
      • Rules explaining how words are used in a language
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    • have to

      US /hæv tu/

      UK /ˈhæv tə/

      • Auxiliary Verb
      • Must do
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    • in a hurry

      US /ɪn e ˈhɚri/

      UK /in ə ˈhʌri/

      • Phrase
      • Acting or moving with great haste; rushed.
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    • in the middle of

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • In the central part or point of something.
      • Engaged or occupied with something.
      A2
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    • ineffective

      US /ˌɪnɪˈfɛktɪv/

      UK /ˌɪnɪˈfektɪv/

      • Adjective
      • Not producing the right result; not working well
      • Not capable of achieving a desired result; incompetent.
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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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    • 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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    • online

      US /ˌɑ:nˈlaɪn/

      UK /ˌɒnˈlaɪn/

      • Adjective
      • Connected to the internet
      • Adverb
      • Via the internet.
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    • opinion

      US /əˈpɪnjən/

      UK /əˈpɪnjən/

      • Noun
      • Court judge's statement why a decision was made
      • A person's thoughts on a topic
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    • paragraph

      US /ˈpærəgræf/

      UK /ˈpærəgrɑ:f/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Section of writing dealing with one point
      • A section or clause in a legal document.
      • Transitive Verb
      • To organize a written work into paragraphs
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    • quantity

      US /ˈkwɑntɪti/

      UK /ˈkwɒntəti/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A large amount of something
      • Amount or number of something
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    • relevant

      US /ˈrɛləvənt/

      UK /ˈreləvənt/

      • Adjective
      • Having an effect on an issue; related or current
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    • sauce

      US /sɔs/

      UK /sɔ:s/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Food made from cooked fruit, e.g. apples or mangos
      B1
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    • scheme

      US /skim/

      UK /ski:m/

      • Noun
      • Plan (sometimes dishonest) to get or do something
      • Way something is organized, e.g. colors of a room
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To make secret plans to do something (often bad)
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    • specific

      US /spɪˈsɪfɪk/

      UK /spəˈsɪfɪk/

      • Adjective
      • Precise; particular; just about that thing
      • Concerning one particular thing or kind of thing
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    • stick

      US /stɪk/

      UK /stɪk/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To push a sharp or pointed object into something
      • To join together using glue or paste
      • Countable Noun
      • Long thin piece of wood from a tree
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    • task

      US /tæsk/

      UK /tɑ:sk/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Big or small piece of work someone has to do
      • Transitive Verb
      • To be given something to do, e.g. wash dishes
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    • think about

      US /θɪŋk əˈbaʊt/

      UK /θiŋk əˈbaut/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To consider something carefully.
      • To remember or call to mind.
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    • tofu

      US /'toʊfu:/

      UK /'təʊfu:/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Compressed bean curd used in cooking
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    • topic

      US /ˈtɑpɪk/

      UK /'tɒpɪk/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Subject or issue people talk or write about
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    • uncommon

      US /ʌnˈkɑ:mən/

      UK /ʌnˈkɒmən/

      • Adjective
      • Not typical; not normal; unusual
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    • vocabulary

      US /voˈkæbjəˌlɛri/

      UK /və'kæbjələrɪ/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Words that have to do with a particular subject
      • The words that a person knows
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    • work on

      US /wɚk ɑn/

      UK /wə:k ɔn/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To devote effort to improve or develop something
      • To try to persuade or influence someone.
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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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    US/brev/
    UK/breɪv/
    adj.Brave
    v.t.To bravely face
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