Vocabulary

  • go away: To go on vacation
  • on camera: While being filmed or recorded.
  • fit in: To mix with others so you get on well with them
  • in with: Fashionable or popular at the moment.
  • my eye: Used to express disbelief or skepticism.
  • at least: As a minimum
  • decent life: A life that is satisfactory, respectable, and reasonably comfortable.
  • in your face: Bold, aggressive, and confrontational.
  • at that time: During a specific point in the past.
  • for someone: On behalf of or intended for a particular person.
  • grow up: To develop from a child into an adult
  • embrace it: To accept something enthusiastically.
  • literally: In a literal manner or sense; exactly as stated.
  • sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
  • decent: Being fairly good; acceptable
  • embrace: Act of holding someone closely
  • poverty: State of being poor
  • specifically: As regards a particular thing; closely related to
  • consider: To think carefully about something
  • confident: Feeling that you can do well at something
  • prominent: Being important or well known
  • lack: To not have, or not have enough, of something
  • status: Position or rank relative to others in a society
  • heritage: Traditional beliefs or customs of a culture
  • flat: Apartment; set of rooms for living in
  • afford: To make available, to provide
  • response: Something said/written as an answer to something
  • attractive: Making you like them, as by being good-looking
  • appearance: The way a person looks to others
  • thick: Difficult to see through, as fog
  • surgery: Medical operation involving cutting into body
  • fair: Neither very good nor very bad; average
  • fertile: (Of imagination, etc.) working strongly; productive
  • shame: Feeling of guilt because you did something wrong
  • pale: Light in color; unhealthy looking
  • treatment: Medicine or method to make someone healthier
  • unrealistic: Not seeing or interpreting things as they are
  • pinch: A very small amount of something
  • plastic: Stiff but usually flexible man-made material
  • receive: To get something someone has given or sent to you
  • leave: To go away from; depart
  • notice: To become aware by sight, touch, or hearing
  • economic: Concerning trade, industry, and money
  • place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
  • glow: Pink color in the face, e.g. from exercise/emotion
  • lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
  • chin: Part of your face below your mouth above your neck
  • tan: A light brown color
  • grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
  • laugh: To make a happy sound when something is funny
  • remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
  • skinny: Too thin; very lean
  • boob: Breast (vulgar)
  • strategically: In a strategic or carefully worked out way
  • feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
  • want: To desire or wish for something; hope for a thing
  • makeup: Substance put on the face to make you look pretty
  • carefree: Without cares or responsibilities
  • eyelid: The skin that covers the eyes when you close them
  • petite: Small, e.g. in a cute or elegant way
  • fairness: Situation when everyone is treated equally
  • colonization: Act of taking control over a place
  • visor: Piece on helmet pulled down to protect the eyes
  • geisha: Japanese female entertainer, dancer and singer
  • laser: Strong narrow beam of high-powered light
  • horrify: To cause someone to feel horror or shock
  • grandmother: Your mother or father's mother
  • grandma: Mother of your father or mother
  • whiten: To make something whiter
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    • afford

      US /əˈfɔrd, əˈford/

      UK /ə'fɔ:d/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To make available, to provide
      • To have enough money to pay for something
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    • appearance

      US /əˈpɪrəns/

      UK /əˈpɪərəns/

      • Noun
      • The way a person looks to others
      • The way that something looks
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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 that time

      US /æt ðæt taɪm/

      UK /æt ðæt taim/

      • Phrase
      • During a specific point in the past.
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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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    • carefree

      US /ˈkerfri:/

      UK /ˈkeəfri:/

      • Adjective
      • Without cares or responsibilities
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    • chin

      US /tʃɪn/

      UK /tʃɪn/

      • Noun
      • Part of your face below your mouth above your neck
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    • colonization

      US /ˌkɑlənɪˈzeʃən/

      UK /ˌkɒlənaɪ'zeɪʃn/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Act of taking control over a place
      • The establishment of a population of organisms in a new area.
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    • confident

      US /ˈkɑnfɪdənt/

      UK /ˈkɒnfɪdənt/

      • Adjective
      • Feeling that you can do well at something
      • Having a strong belief in the truth or certainty of something.
      • Noun
      • A person who is self-assured and believes in their abilities.
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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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    • decent life

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • A life that is satisfactory, respectable, and reasonably comfortable.
      • A life characterized by good moral conduct and integrity.
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    • economic

      US /ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk, ˌikə-/

      UK /ˌi:kəˈnɒmɪk/

      • Adjective
      • Concerning trade, industry, and money
      • Financially worthwhile; profitable.
      • Noun
      • A system relating to economics
      • A factor relating to economics
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    • embrace

      US /ɛmˈbres/

      UK /ɪm'breɪs/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Act of holding someone closely
      • An act of accepting or supporting something willingly and enthusiastically.
      • Transitive Verb
      • To hold closely; cuddle, kiss or hug
      • To accept something enthusiastically.
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    • embrace it

      US

      UK

      • Transitive Verb
      • To accept something enthusiastically.
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    • eyelid

      US /ˈaɪˌlɪd/

      UK /ˈaɪlɪd/

      • Noun
      • The skin that covers the eyes when you close them
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    • fairness

      US /ˈfernəs/

      UK /ˈfeənəs/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Situation when everyone is treated equally
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    • fertile

      US /ˈfɚtl/

      UK /'fɜ:taɪl/

      • Adjective
      • (Of imagination, etc.) working strongly; productive
      • Capable of producing children or young
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    • fit in

      US /fɪt ɪn/

      UK /fit in/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To mix with others so you get on well with them
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    • flat

      US /flæt/

      UK /flæt/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Apartment; set of rooms for living in
      • The smooth or level part of something
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To share an apartment with someone
      • To fail to produce the intended effect; to be unsuccessful or uninteresting.
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    • for someone

      US /fɚ ˈsʌmwʌn/

      UK /fə ˈsʌmwʌn/

      • other
      • On behalf of or intended for a particular person.
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    • geisha

      US /ˈɡeʃə, ˈɡi-/

      UK /'ɡeɪʃə/

      • Noun
      • Japanese female entertainer, dancer and singer
      C2
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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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    • go away

      US /ɡo əˈwe/

      UK /ɡəu əˈwei/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To go on vacation
      • To leave; depart.
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    • grandma

      US /ˈɡrændˌmɑ,/

      UK /ˈgrænmɑ:/

      • Noun
      • Mother of your father or mother
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    • grandmother

      US /ˈɡrændˌmʌðɚ, ˈɡræn-/

      UK /ˈgrænmʌðə(r)/

      • Noun
      • Your mother or father's mother
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    • grow up

      US /ɡro ʌp/

      UK /ɡrəu ʌp/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To develop from a child into an adult
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    • heritage

      US /ˈhɛrɪtɪdʒ/

      UK /'herɪtɪdʒ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Traditional beliefs or customs of a culture
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    • horrify

      US /ˈhɔ:rɪfaɪ/

      UK /ˈhɒrɪfaɪ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To cause someone to feel horror or shock
      B2
      More
    • in with

      US /ɪn wɪð/

      UK /in wið/

      • Phrase
      • Fashionable or popular at the moment.
      • Having influence or favor with someone.
      • Phrasal Verb
      • To introduce or bring something new into a system or organization.
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    • in your face

      US

      UK

      • Adjective
      • Bold, aggressive, and confrontational.
      A1
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    • lack

      US /læk/

      UK /læk/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To not have, or not have enough, of something
      • Uncountable Noun
      • The state of not having or not having enough of
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    • laser

      US /ˈlezɚ/

      UK /ˈleɪzə(r)/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Strong narrow beam of high-powered light
      • A device that emits a narrow beam of coherent light.
      • Transitive Verb
      • To treat with a laser.
      • To cut or engrave with a laser.
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    • literally

      US /ˈlɪtərəli/

      UK

      • Adverb
      • In a literal manner or sense; exactly as stated.
      • Used for emphasis to describe something that is actually true, often to highlight surprise or intensity.
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    • makeup

      US /ˈmekˌʌp/

      UK /'meɪkʌp/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Substance put on the face to make you look pretty
      • The way in which something is formed or composed.
      • Transitive Verb
      • To invent or fabricate something.
      • To compensate for something.
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    • my eye

      US /ˈmaɪ aɪ/

      UK /ˈmaɪ ai/

      • other
      • Used to express disbelief or skepticism.
      B2
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    • on camera

      US /ɑn ˈkæmərə/

      UK /ɔn ˈkæmərə/

      • Adverb
      • While being filmed or recorded.
      • Adjective
      • Having qualities that make one appear good or effective when filmed.
      A1
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    • pale

      US /pel/

      UK /peɪl/

      • Adjective
      • Light in color; unhealthy looking
      • Transitive Verb
      • To reduce the effect of
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    • petite

      US

      UK

      • Adjective
      • Small, e.g. in a cute or elegant way
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    • pinch

      US /pɪntʃ/

      UK /pɪntʃ/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • A very small amount of something
      • Transitive Verb
      • To cause pain by pressing against something
      • To squeeze painfully between e.g. thumb and finger
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    • plastic

      US /ˈplæstɪk/

      UK /'plæstɪk/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Stiff but usually flexible man-made material
      • Adjective
      • Being easily formed or shaped
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    • poverty

      US /ˈpɑvəti/

      UK /ˈpɔvəti/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • State of being poor
      • Lack of something necessary
      B1
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    • prominent

      US /ˈprɑmənənt/

      UK /ˈprɒmɪnənt/

      • Adjective
      • Being important or well known
      • Being easily noticeable
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    • response

      US /rɪˈspɑns/

      UK /riˈspɔns/

      • Noun
      • Something said/written as an answer to something
      • Reaction to something that has occurred
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    • shame

      US /ʃem/

      UK /ʃeɪm/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Feeling of guilt because you did something wrong
      • Transitive Verb
      • To make someone feel ashamed
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    • skinny

      US /ˈskɪni/

      UK /'skɪnɪ/

      • Adjective
      • Too thin; very lean
      B2
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    • specifically

      US /spəˈsɪfɪkli/

      UK /spəˈsɪfɪkli/

      • Adverb
      • As regards a particular thing; closely related to
      • In a definite and clear manner.
      A2
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    • status

      US /ˈstetəs, ˈstætəs/

      UK /'steɪtəs/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Position or rank relative to others in a society
      • Legal position of a person or thing
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    • surgery

      US /ˈsɚdʒəri/

      UK /'sɜ:dʒərɪ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Medical operation involving cutting into body
      • A doctor's office; health clinic
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    • tan

      US /tæn/

      UK /tæn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A light brown color
      • Brown colored skin from being in the sun
      • Transitive Verb
      • To process leather with a tanning agent
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    • thick

      US /θɪk/

      UK /θɪk/

      • Adjective
      • Difficult to see through, as fog
      • Full of (people, etc.)
      • Adverb
      • In close association or friendship.
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    • treatment

      US /ˈtritmənt/

      UK /ˈtri:tmənt/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Medicine or method to make someone healthier
      • Way someone acts toward another
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    • unrealistic

      US /ˌʌnri:əˈlɪstɪk/

      UK /ˌʌnrɪəˈlɪstɪk/

      • Adjective
      • Not seeing or interpreting things as they are
      B1
      More
    • visor

      US /ˈvaɪzɚ/

      UK /ˈvaɪzə(r)/

      • Noun
      • Piece on helmet pulled down to protect the eyes
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    • whiten

      US /'waɪtn/

      UK /ˈwaɪtn/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To make something whiter
      B1
      More
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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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