Vocabulary

  • come by: To become the owner of something, e.g. by accident
  • out of place: Not comfortable or belonging in a particular situation.
  • come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
  • no matter: Regardless of; it does not matter.
  • live for: To consider something the most important thing in your life; to find purpose or great pleasure in something.
  • live my life: To experience life in a way that is true to oneself and brings personal fulfillment.
  • in the end: Finally; after a period of time or series of events.
  • on to: Toward something; forward
  • settle in: To become comfortable in a new place or situation.
  • settle down: To become calm and relaxed after not being so
  • to let: Indicates that a property is available for rent.
  • live and learn: You learn valuable lessons through your experiences.
  • going on: To continue doing something
  • inside of: Within; in the inner part of.
  • come undone: To become unfastened or loosened; to unravel.
  • matter: To be of great importance; to count
  • barely: Only just; just possible
  • expect: To believe something is probably going to happen
  • admit: To acknowledge that something is true or right
  • reality: What is true, as opposed to what is imagined
  • exist: To be present, alive or real
  • settle: To make (a child, etc.) feel calm/ready for sleep
  • stumble: Failing to do something well, e.g. giving a speech
  • simply: In an easy or clear manner
  • pour: To fill a person's glass or cup with a drink
  • raise: To increase a bet above another when playing cards
  • complete: To finish or reach the end of doing something
  • reason: To think and make conclusions in a logical manner
  • sink: To push something down into the ground
  • defeat: To beat an enemy, team, disease
  • fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
  • wanna: Shortened form of 'want to'. Used only in speaking
  • mind: To be bothered or upset by something
  • leave: To go away from; depart
  • limit: Point beyond which it is not possible to go
  • tick: To function properly or normally
  • mantra: Repeated expression, as in Hindu/Buddhist prayers
  • wipe: To clean or dry something with a cloth
  • fantasy: Something imagined and very different from reality
  • pain: Strong feeling of hurt or discomfort
  • place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
  • soul: Central or basic part of something
  • support: To give assistance or advice to someone
  • learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
  • decide: To make a choice or choose after thinking about it
  • glow: Pink color in the face, e.g. from exercise/emotion
  • worse: Comparative of 'bad'; more bad
  • selfish: Concerned about your own interests, not others'
  • truth: Real facts about something
  • muscle: Physical power
  • brush: To touch against a thing very lightly when moving
  • stutter: To speak hesitatingly with repeated sounds
  • twitter: To make small chattering sounds, like some birds
  • daylight: Light of the sun during the day
  • dodo: Extinct heavy flightless bird related to pigeons
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    • admit

      US /ædˈmɪt/

      UK /əd'mɪt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To acknowledge that something is true or right
      • To allow someone to enter
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    • barely

      US /ˈbɛrli/

      UK /ˈbɛəli/

      • Adverb
      • Only just; just possible
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    • brush

      US /brʌʃ/

      UK /brʌʃ/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To touch against a thing very lightly when moving
      • To clean, paint, or apply something with a brush
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Quick and gentle movement
      • Thing with hairs used to apply paint, etc.
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    • come back

      US /kʌm bæk/

      UK /kʌm bæk/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To reply to someone, often forcefully
      • To be remembered
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    • come by

      US /kʌm baɪ/

      UK /kʌm bai/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To become the owner of something, e.g. by accident
      • To visit someone
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    • come undone

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To become unfastened or loosened; to unravel.
      • To fail or collapse; to not succeed.
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    • daylight

      US /ˈdeˌlaɪt/

      UK /ˈdeɪlaɪt/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Light of the sun during the day
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    • decide

      US /dɪˈsaɪd/

      UK /dɪ'saɪd/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To make a choice or choose after thinking about it
      • To make a legal judgment in court
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    • defeat

      US /dɪˈfit/

      UK /dɪ'fi:t/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To beat an enemy, team, disease
      • To prevent something from succeeding.
      • Noun
      • When you lose a fight, game or competition
      • The feeling of having been beaten.
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    • dodo

      US /ˈdodo/

      UK /'dəʊdəʊ/

      • Noun
      • Extinct heavy flightless bird related to pigeons
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    • fantasy

      US /ˈfæntəsi, -zi/

      UK /'fæntəsɪ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Something imagined and very different from reality
      • Work of literature set in an unreal world
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    • glow

      US /ɡlo/

      UK /ɡləʊ/

      • Noun
      • Pink color in the face, e.g. from exercise/emotion
      • Pleasant feeling, as of happiness or satisfaction
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To look very healthy and contented
      • To emit a steady even light
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    • going on

      US /ˈɡoɪŋ ɑn/

      UK /ˈgəʊɪŋ ɔn/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To continue doing something
      • To happen (usually negative)
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    • in the end

      US /ɪn ði ɛnd/

      UK /in ðə end/

      • Phrase
      • Finally; after a period of time or series of events.
      • Ultimately; as the final result or consequence.
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    • inside of

      US /ɪnˈsaɪd ʌv/

      UK /inˈsaid ɔv/

      • Preposition
      • Within; in the inner part of.
      • Within a certain period of time.
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    • limit

      US /ˈlɪmɪt/

      UK /'lɪmɪt/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Point beyond which it is not possible to go
      • A line or edge marking the boundary of an area.
      • Transitive Verb
      • To stop or prevent an increase past a point
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    • live and learn

      US /lɪv ænd lɝn/

      UK /lɪv ænd lɜ:n/

      • Proverb
      • You learn valuable lessons through your experiences.
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    • live for

      US /liv fɔr/

      UK /liv fɔ:/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To consider something the most important thing in your life; to find purpose or great pleasure in something.
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    • live my life

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • To experience life in a way that is true to oneself and brings personal fulfillment.
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    • mantra

      US /ˈmæntrə/

      UK /ˈmæntrə/

      • Noun
      • Repeated expression, as in Hindu/Buddhist prayers
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    • muscle

      US /ˈmʌsəl/

      UK /'mʌsl/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Physical power
      • Power or influence, especially of an economic or political kind.
      • Transitive Verb
      • To use or muscles of force to get what you want
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    • no matter

      US

      UK

      • Conjunction
      • Regardless of; it does not matter.
      • Adverb
      • Regardless of; it is not important
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    • on to

      US /ɑn tu/

      UK /ɔn tu:/

      • Preposition
      • Toward something; forward
      • Aware of someone's activities.
      • Adjective
      • Aware of someone's deception or illegal activities.
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    • out of place

      US /aʊt ʌv ples/

      UK /aut ɔv pleis/

      • Adjective
      • Not comfortable or belonging in a particular situation.
      • Not in the correct or usual position; missing.
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    • pour

      US /pɔr, por/

      UK /pɔ:(r)/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To fill a person's glass or cup with a drink
      • To make something flow in a steady stream
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    • reality

      US /riˈælɪti/

      UK /rɪ'ælətɪ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • What is true, as opposed to what is imagined
      • The state of things as they actually exist, rather than as they may appear or might be imagined.
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    • selfish

      US /ˈsɛlfɪʃ/

      UK /ˈselfɪʃ/

      • Adjective
      • Concerned about your own interests, not others'
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    • settle

      US /ˈsɛtl/

      UK /'setl/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To make (a child, etc.) feel calm/ready for sleep
      • To complete or finalize e.g. a contract or debt
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To become accustomed to a new environment
      • (Of liquids) to move to the bottom of a container
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    • settle down

      US /ˈsɛtl daʊn/

      UK /ˈsetl daun/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To become calm and relaxed after not being so
      • To begin living in a stable and ordinary way
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    • settle in

      US /ˈsɛtl ɪn/

      UK /ˈsetl in/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To become comfortable in a new place or situation.
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    • sink

      US /sɪŋk/

      UK /sɪŋk/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To push something down into the ground
      • To dig (a well)
      • Countable Noun
      • Large bowl in a kitchen or washroom for washing
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    • soul

      US /sol/

      UK /səʊl/

      • Noun
      • Central or basic part of something
      • Strong, deep emotion in speech or performance
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    • stumble

      US /ˈstʌmbəl/

      UK /'stʌmbl/

      • Noun
      • Failing to do something well, e.g. giving a speech
      • Act of tripping and almost falling
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To fail to perform, e.g. when giving a speech
      • To trip and almost fall
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    • stutter

      US /ˈstʌtɚ/

      UK /'stʌtə(r)/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To speak hesitatingly with repeated sounds
      • Noun
      • Speaking hesitatingly with repeated sounds
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    • tick

      US /tɪk/

      UK /tɪk/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To function properly or normally
      • (Clock) to make light regular timed noise
      • Countable Noun
      • Small blood-sucking insect that lives on the skin
      • Written mark to show something is correct or done
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    • to let

      US /tu lɛt/

      UK /tu let/

      • Preposition
      • Indicates that a property is available for rent.
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    • truth

      US /truθ/

      UK /tru:θ/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Real facts about something
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    • twitter

      US /ˈtwɪtɚ/

      UK /ˈtwɪtə(r)/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To make small chattering sounds, like some birds
      • Proper Noun
      • An online messaging system
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    • wanna

      US /ˈwɑnə/

      UK /'wɒnə/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • Shortened form of 'want to'. Used only in speaking
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    • wipe

      US /waɪp/

      UK /waɪp/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To clean or dry something with a cloth
      • To spread a liquid on something
      • Noun
      • Act to clean or dry something with a cloth
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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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