Vocabulary

  • cut off: To end a process, e.g. a phone call
  • at least: As a minimum
  • keep tabs on: To monitor closely; keep under surveillance.
  • have to: Must do
  • on the other hand : Considering a different aspect of the matter; alternatively.
  • pile on: To add a large amount of something.
  • reflect on: To think deeply or carefully about something.
  • in the long run: Eventually; over a long period of time.
  • go ahead: To start an activity; start doing, working etc.
  • to let: Indicates that a property is available for rent.
  • move on: To decide to change or go to a different place
  • for long: For a considerable period of time.
  • turn away: To go in a different direction; not face something
  • get through: To arrive at the end of or finish something
  • anxiety: A feeling of worry, nervousness, or unease about something that might happen, especially when the outcome is uncertain.
  • intense: Very strong, great or extreme in degree
  • articulate: To express something clearly using language
  • significant: Large enough to be noticed or have an effect
  • decent: Being fairly good; acceptable
  • depression: Medical condition of a lack of vitality
  • regret: Feeling of being sorry, as for what you didn't do
  • boost: To increase something; to make something better
  • esteem: Feeling of respect or admiration regarding someone
  • acquire: To get or earn something by thinking or working
  • treat: To pay for the food or enjoyment of someone else
  • split: No longer married or in a relationship
  • indulge: To let someone else have or do what they want
  • dedicate: To state a person's name in book, song, in respect
  • consume: To eat, drink, buy or use up something
  • solid: Being able to be trusted; reliable
  • nostalgia: Sad, but positive feeling about memories/the past
  • inevitably: (Happening) with complete certainty
  • approximately: Around; nearly; almost; about (a number)
  • contribute: To be a factor in causing something to happen
  • relationship: Connection between two or more people or things
  • prevent: To stop something from happening or existing
  • reflect: To indicate or be a sign of something
  • affect: To cause a change in something else
  • passive: Allowing things to happen with quiet acceptance
  • pile: Large amount of something
  • remain: To be left behind; to continue to exist
  • mature: Behaving like an adult
  • contact: Touching or feeling something
  • identity: Collection of qualities that makes a person
  • accept: To agree to receive or take something offered
  • mood: Emotion or a state of mind; how you feel
  • induce: To make someone do something; create an outcome
  • break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
  • participate: To take part with others in doing something
  • heal: To recover from or forget a bad experience
  • activity: An action or task, e.g. sports, washing clothes
  • animation: The process of creating moving images using drawings, computer graphics, or other techniques.
  • aggression: Use of energy and determination to achieve a goal
  • devote: To dedicate
  • elicit: To get an answer or reaction from
  • single: One run in cricket or a hit baseball
  • important: Having power or authority
  • trim: To cut (hair, etc.) to make it neater/shorter
  • drive: A person's ambition and motivation to do something
  • rebound: Bouncing off something, then going back into play
  • vent: To express anger or grievance loudly/with feeling
  • fury: Rage; violent anger
  • dissonance: Lack of harmony or agreement
  • part: Division of a book
  • incompatible: Not able to get on, be used together
  • human: A person; a man, woman or child
  • feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
  • want: To desire or wish for something; hope for a thing
  • hobby: Regular activity done in free time, for pleasure
  • hurt: To cause pain, damage or injury
  • intimately: Privately and personally
  • time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
  • grieve: To feel great sadness, as when someone dies
  • breakup: End of a relationship often due to troubles
  • spa: Place you go to bathe in/drink water for health
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    • acquire

      US /əˈkwaɪr/

      UK /ə'kwaɪə(r)/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To get or earn something by thinking or working
      • To develop or learn a skill, habit, or quality.
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    • affect

      US /əˈfɛkt/

      UK /ə'fekt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To cause a change in something else
      • To pretend to have or feel (something).
      • Noun
      • (Psychology) Emotion or feeling.
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    • aggression

      US /əˈɡrɛʃən/

      UK /əˈgreʃn/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Use of energy and determination to achieve a goal
      • Hostile or violent behavior or attitudes toward another; readiness to attack or confront.
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    • animation

      US /ˌænəˈmeʃən/

      UK /ˌænɪˈmeɪʃn/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • The process of creating moving images using drawings, computer graphics, or other techniques.
      • Liveliness or energy in behavior or expression.
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    • anxiety

      US /æŋˈzaɪɪti/

      UK /æŋ'zaɪətɪ/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • A feeling of worry, nervousness, or unease about something that might happen, especially when the outcome is uncertain.
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    • approximately

      US /əˈprɑksəmɪtlɪ/

      UK /əˈprɒksɪmətli/

      • Adverb
      • Around; nearly; almost; about (a number)
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    • articulate

      US /ɑ:rˈtɪkjuleɪt/

      UK /ɑ:ˈtɪkjuleɪt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To express something clearly using language
      • Adjective
      • Having or showing the ability to speak fluently and coherently.
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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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    • boost

      US /bust/

      UK /bu:st/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To increase something; to make something better
      • To push someone or something up from beneath them
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • An increase in something
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    • breakup

      US /ˈbrekˌʌp/

      UK /'breɪk'ʌp/

      • Noun
      • End of a relationship often due to troubles
      • Interruption or disintegration, especially of a radio signal.
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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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    • contact

      US /ˈkɑnˌtækt/

      UK /'kɒntækt/

      • Adjective
      • Touching or feeling something
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Touching or feeling something
      • Object that allows electricity to run through it
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    • contribute

      US /kənˈtrɪbjut/

      UK /kən'trɪbju:t/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To be a factor in causing something to happen
      • To donate, give (money) or help to something
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    • cut off

      US /kʌt ɔf/

      UK /kʌt ɔf/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To end a process, e.g. a phone call
      • To cut the end of something
      • Transitive Verb
      • To isolate or prevent access to a place or person.
      • To interrupt someone while they are speaking.
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    • decent

      US /ˈdisənt/

      UK /ˈdi:snt/

      • Adjective
      • Being fairly good; acceptable
      • Conforming to conventionally accepted standards of behaviour; respectable or moral.
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    • dedicate

      US /ˈdɛdɪˌket/

      UK /'dedɪkeɪt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To state a person's name in book, song, in respect
      • To give your energy, time, etc. completely
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    • depression

      US /dɪˈprɛʃən/

      UK /dɪ'preʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Medical condition of a lack of vitality
      • Period of unemployment and low economic activity
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    • devote

      US /dɪˈvoʊt/

      UK /dɪˈvəʊt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To dedicate
      • To decide to use or give (your time, efforts)
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    • dissonance

      US /ˈdɪsənəns/

      UK /ˈdɪsənəns/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Lack of harmony or agreement
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    • elicit

      US /ɪˈlɪsɪt/

      UK /iˈlɪsɪt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To get an answer or reaction from
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    • esteem

      US /ɪˈstim/

      UK /ɪˈsti:m/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Feeling of respect or admiration regarding someone
      • Transitive Verb
      • To regard with great respect or admiration
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    • for long

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • For a considerable period of time.
      • For a significant duration in the future.
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    • fury

      US /ˈfjʊri/

      UK /'fjʊərɪ/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Rage; violent anger
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    • get through

      US /ɡɛt θru/

      UK /ɡet θru:/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To arrive at the end of or finish something
      • To succeed in contacting someone by phone
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    • go ahead

      US /ɡo əˈhɛd/

      UK /ɡəu əˈhed/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To start an activity; start doing, working etc.
      • To give permission to do something
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To start or proceed with something
      • To proceed despite potential obstacles or doubts.
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    • grieve

      US /ɡriv/

      UK /ɡri:v/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To feel great sadness, as when someone dies
      B2
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    • have to

      US /hæv tu/

      UK /ˈhæv tə/

      • Auxiliary Verb
      • Must do
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    • heal

      US /hi:l/

      UK /hi:l/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To recover from or forget a bad experience
      • To make or become healthy or well again
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    • identity

      US /aɪˈdɛntɪti/

      UK /aɪ'dentətɪ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Collection of qualities that makes a person
      • Who someone is; the name of a person
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    • in the long run

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Eventually; over a long period of time.
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    • incompatible

      US /ˌɪnkəmˈpætəbəl/

      UK /ˌɪnkəmˈpætəbl/

      • Adjective
      • Not able to get on, be used together
      • So opposed in character as to be incapable of existing together.
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    • induce

      US /ɪnˈdus, -ˈdjus/

      UK /ɪn'dju:s/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To make someone do something; create an outcome
      • To make a woman give birth by giving her medicine
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    • indulge

      US /ɪnˈdʌldʒ/

      UK /ɪnˈdʌldʒ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To let someone else have or do what they want
      • To allow to do more pleasurable things than normal
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    • inevitably

      US /ɪnˈevɪtəbli/

      UK /ɪnˈevɪtəbli/

      • Adverb
      • (Happening) with complete certainty
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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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    • intimately

      US /ˈɪntəmɪtlɪ/

      UK /'ɪntɪmɪtlɪ/

      • Adverb
      • Privately and personally
      • In a close or personal way; with detailed knowledge or deep understanding.
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    • keep tabs on

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To monitor closely; keep under surveillance.
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    • mature

      US /məˈtʃʊr/

      UK /məˈtʃʊə(r)/

      • Adjective
      • Behaving like an adult
      • Being fully developed physically
      • Intransitive Verb
      • (Wine, cheese) To age to improve its taste
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    • move on

      US /muv ɑn/

      UK /mu:v ɔn/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To decide to change or go to a different place
      • To start talking about something different.
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    • nostalgia

      US /nəˈstældʒə/

      UK /nɒˈstældʒə/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Sad, but positive feeling about memories/the past
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    • on the other hand

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Considering a different aspect of the matter; alternatively.
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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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    • passive

      US /ˈpæsɪv/

      UK /ˈpæsɪv/

      • Adjective
      • Allowing things to happen with quiet acceptance
      • With sentence's subject being what verb acts on
      • Noun
      • A person who is passive; one who does not actively participate or resist.
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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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    • pile on

      US

      UK

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To add a large amount of something.
      • To increase or accumulate rapidly.
      • Phrasal Verb
      • To criticize someone severely, especially when they are already in a difficult situation.
      • To add a lot of something, especially food.
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    • prevent

      US /prɪˈvɛnt/

      UK /prɪ'vent/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To stop something from happening or existing
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    • rebound

      US /ˈriˈbaʊnd, rɪ-/

      UK /rɪ'baʊnd/

      • Noun
      • Bouncing off something, then going back into play
      • Recovery after defeat/bad time back to good state
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To bounce off of a surface
      • To recover or increase after decreasing
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    • reflect

      US /rɪˈflɛkt/

      UK /rɪ'flekt/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To indicate or be a sign of something
      • To bounce back light, heat, sound from a surface
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    • reflect on

      US /rɪˈflɛkt ɑn/

      UK /riˈflekt ɔn/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To think deeply or carefully about something.
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    • regret

      US /rɪˈɡrɛt/

      UK /rɪ'ɡret/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Feeling of being sorry, as for what you didn't do
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To feel sorrow or guilt, as for what you didn't do
      • Used to express apology or sadness.
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    • relationship

      US /rɪˈleʃənˌʃɪp/

      UK /rɪˈleɪʃnʃɪp/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Connection between two or more people or things
      • Way people interact or live with each other
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    • remain

      US /rɪˈmen/

      UK /rɪˈmeɪn/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To be left behind; to continue to exist
      • To stay in a place when other people have gone
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    • significant

      US /sɪɡˈnɪfɪkənt/

      UK /sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt/

      • Adjective
      • Large enough to be noticed or have an effect
      • Having meaning; important; noticeable
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    • solid

      US /ˈsɑlɪd/

      UK /'sɒlɪd/

      • Adjective
      • Being able to be trusted; reliable
      • Substance that is hard or of fixed shape
      • Noun
      • Something firm or hard; not gas or liquid
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    • spa

      US /spɑ/

      UK /spɑ:/

      • Noun
      • Place you go to bathe in/drink water for health
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    • split

      US /splɪt/

      UK /splɪt/

      • Adjective
      • No longer married or in a relationship
      • (Injured) by cutting it open, as in someone's lip
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To become divided or broken along a straight line
      • To cause a cut in (lip, etc.)
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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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    • trim

      US /trɪm/

      UK /trɪm/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To cut (hair, etc.) to make it neater/shorter
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    • turn away

      US /tɚn əˈwe/

      UK /tə:n əˈwei/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To go in a different direction; not face something
      • To stop people going into a place, club etc.
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    • vent

      US /vɛnt/

      UK /vent/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To express anger or grievance loudly/with feeling
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Opening allowing exit/entry of gas, steam etc.
      • Expression of feelings often of anger
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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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