Vocabulary

  • have to: Must do
  • think about: To consider something carefully.
  • feel like: To have a desire or inclination for something.
  • to pieces: Broken into many small parts.
  • figure out: To understand the behavior of someone
  • feel around: To try to find something by touching things with your hands, especially when you cannot see.
  • going on: To continue doing something
  • know about: To have information or understanding of a subject or situation.
  • to date: Up to the present time; until now.
  • found out: To learn or discover something, often after some effort.
  • approved for: Officially accepted or allowed.
  • do in: To make completely tired out and exhausted
  • meet up: To arrange to meet someone.
  • on the road: Traveling, especially as part of a tour or journey.
  • bone structure: The arrangement and composition of bones in a body.
  • sit down: To take a seat
  • used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
  • in return: As a reciprocal action or gesture; in exchange or repayment.
  • in name: Used to indicate something exists only in title, not in reality.
  • with time: As time passes; eventually.
  • in a while: In a short period of time; soon.
  • once in a while: Occasionally; not very often.
  • meet with: To have a meeting with someone in order to discuss something.
  • want out: To desire to withdraw or escape from a situation, agreement, or commitment.
  • work in: To make an opening for something in your schedule
  • out there: In or to a place that is far away
  • in the future: At a later time; in times to come.
  • make ends meet: To manage to live on the money you have.
  • be with: To accompany someone; to be in someone's presence.
  • care of: Used in an address to indicate the person who will receive the mail for someone else.
  • got to: To arrive at some place
  • in the middle of: In the central part or point of something.
  • sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
  • expect: To believe something is probably going to happen
  • imagine: To think creatively about; form mental picture of
  • odd: Being unmatched with someone or something
  • contact: Touching or feeling something
  • release: To free someone from a responsibility or burden
  • scientific: Concerning academic study of the physical world
  • option: A choice
  • guess: To give an answer without knowing if it is correct
  • connection: Something that joins things together; being joined
  • strange: Unusual or odd; surprising because unexpected
  • development: Act or process of growing bigger or more advanced
  • conceive: To become pregnant
  • biological: Being related to life and living things
  • limit: Point beyond which it is not possible to go
  • bear: To accept (responsibilities or duties)
  • generosity: Giving or sharing things freely with others
  • channel: Long hole dug in the ground, e.g. to move water
  • sperm: Cell produced by men and needed for reproduction
  • kind: In a caring and helpful manner
  • programme: A plan or schedule of events
  • connect: To associate a thing with something else
  • lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
  • amazing: Surprising in a pleasing way
  • considerate: Taking care not to offend or disturb someone else
  • person: Man, woman or child
  • glad: Happy or pleased about something/to do something
  • find: To become aware of something that is happening
  • deep: Complex and important
  • great: Very good; better than before
  • proverbial: As commonly spoken of; well-known
  • part: Division of a book
  • sophomore: Someone in second year in high school or college
  • guy: Man; boy; any person
  • reproductive: Concerning the process of making children
  • introduction: A first experience with something
  • think: To have an idea about something without certainty
  • childhood: The time when you are a child
  • questionnaire: Form used to get information from many people
  • hug: To hold someone in your arms as sign of affection
  • uncharted: (Land, waters) not yet surveyed or investigated
  • donor: Someone giving money or gifts to support a cause
  • spreadsheet: Computer file for performing calculations
  • message: Main idea or theme in a story, book, or film
  • import: To bring goods from one country into another
  • donation: Gift or money given to help support a cause
  • syringe: Device with a needle to take blood/inject drugs
  • muse: To think about slowly or over a long period
  • registry: Place where official records are kept
  • vial: Small container of glass or plastic
  • accustom: To make someone or something become used to something.
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    • accustom

      US /əˈkʌstəm/

      UK /əˈkʌstəm/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To make someone or something become used to something.
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To become used to something.
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    • amazing

      US /ə'meɪzɪŋ/

      UK /ə'meɪzɪŋ/

      • Adjective
      • Surprising in a pleasing way
      • Transitive Verb
      • To cause wonder; to surprise completely
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    • approved for

      US

      UK

      • Transitive Verb
      • Officially accepted or allowed.
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    • be with

      US /bi wɪð/

      UK /bi: wið/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To accompany someone; to be in someone's presence.
      • To support someone's opinion or cause.
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    • bear

      US /bɛr/

      UK /bɛː/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To accept (responsibilities or duties)
      • To give birth to a child; to produce fruit
      • Countable Noun
      • Large brown animal with fur that lives in forests
      • Someone who expects stock market to fall
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    • biological

      US /ˌbaɪəˈlɑdʒɪkəl/

      UK /ˌbaɪəˈlɒdʒɪkl/

      • Adjective
      • Being related to life and living things
      • A substance, such as a detergent, that contains enzymes.
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    • bone structure

      US

      UK

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • The arrangement and composition of bones in a body.
      • The shape and arrangement of the bones in the face.
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    • care of

      US /kɛr ʌv/

      UK /kɛə ɔv/

      • Preposition
      • Used in an address to indicate the person who will receive the mail for someone else.
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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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    • childhood

      US /ˈtʃaɪldˌhʊd/

      UK /ˈtʃaɪldhʊd/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • The time when you are a child
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    • conceive

      US /kənˈsiv/

      UK /kənˈsi:v/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To become pregnant
      • To think of, create new (ideas, thought, plans)
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    • connect

      US /kəˈnɛkt/

      UK /kə'nekt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To associate a thing with something else
      • To join or attach things together
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    • connection

      US /kəˈnɛkʃən/

      UK /kəˈnekʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Something that joins things together; being joined
      • Person you know who can help you in some way
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    • considerate

      US /kənˈsɪdərɪt/

      UK /kənˈsɪdərət/

      • Adjective
      • Taking care not to offend or disturb someone else
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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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    • development

      US /dɪˈvɛləpmənt/

      UK /dɪ'veləpmənt/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Act or process of growing bigger or more advanced
      • A new event related to a previous event
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    • do in

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To make completely tired out and exhausted
      • To destroy or cause damage to someone
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    • donation

      US /doʊˈneɪʃn/

      UK /dəʊˈneɪʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Gift or money given to help support a cause
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    • donor

      US /ˈdoʊnə(r)/

      UK /ˈdəʊnə(r)/

      • Countable Noun
      • Someone giving money or gifts to support a cause
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    • feel around

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To try to find something by touching things with your hands, especially when you cannot see.
      • To try to discover people's opinions or intentions without asking them directly.
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    • feel like

      US

      UK

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To have a desire or inclination for something.
      • To have a particular quality or sensation; resemble.
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    • figure out

      US /ˈfɪɡjɚ aʊt/

      UK /ˈfiɡə aut/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To understand the behavior of someone
      • To think through logically to find a solution
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To understand or find an answer to something.
      • To find a solution to a problem or understand something.
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    • found out

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To learn or discover something, often after some effort.
      • To become known; be revealed.
      B2
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    • generosity

      US /ˌdʒenəˈrɑ:səti/

      UK /ˌdʒenəˈrɒsəti/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Giving or sharing things freely with others
      • A generous act or gift.
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    • glad

      US /ɡlæd/

      UK /ɡlæd/

      • Adjective
      • Happy or pleased about something/to do something
      • Happy that something happened; pleased
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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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    • got to

      US /ɡɑt tu/

      UK /gɔt tu:/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To arrive at some place
      • To have the opportunity or permission to do something
      • Phrasal Verb
      • To appeal to the emotions of; move
      • To finally begin to start something after a delay
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    • have to

      US /hæv tu/

      UK /ˈhæv tə/

      • Auxiliary Verb
      • Must do
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    • hug

      US /hʌɡ/

      UK /hʌɡ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To hold someone in your arms as sign of affection
      • To keep very close to something
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    • import

      US /ˈɪmpɔrt/

      UK /'ɪmpɔ:t/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To bring goods from one country into another
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Goods brought into a country from another
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    • in a while

      US /ɪn e hwaɪl/

      UK /in ə hwail/

      • Phrase
      • In a short period of time; soon.
      • For a short period of time; soon.
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    • in name

      US /ɪn neɪm/

      UK /ɪn neɪm/

      • other
      • Used to indicate something exists only in title, not in reality.
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    • in return

      US /ɪn rɪˈtɚn/

      UK /in riˈtə:n/

      • Adverb
      • As a reciprocal action or gesture; in exchange or repayment.
      • Phrase
      • As compensation or consideration for something.
      • As a reaction or response to something.
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    • in the future

      US /ɪn ði ˈfjutʃɚ/

      UK /in ðə ˈfju:tʃə/

      • Phrase
      • At a later time; in times to come.
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    • in the middle of

      US

      UK

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

      US /ˌɪntrəˈdʌkʃən/

      UK /ˌɪntrəˈdʌkʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A first experience with something
      • Opening part of a text or piece of music
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    • know about

      US /noʊ əˈbaʊt/

      UK /nəʊ əˈbaut/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To have information or understanding of a subject or situation.
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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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    • make ends meet

      US

      UK

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To manage to live on the money you have.
      • Phrase
      • To earn just enough money to be able to pay for the things you need
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    • meet up

      US /mit ʌp/

      UK /mi:t ʌp/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To arrange to meet someone.
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    • meet with

      US /mit wɪð/

      UK /mi:t wið/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To have a meeting with someone in order to discuss something.
      • To encounter or experience something, often something negative.
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    • message

      US /ˈmɛsɪdʒ/

      UK /'mesɪdʒ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Main idea or theme in a story, book, or film
      • Piece of information that is told/given to someone
      • Transitive Verb
      • To communicate using text
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    • muse

      US /mjuz/

      UK /mju:z/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To think about slowly or over a long period
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    • odd

      US /ɑd/

      UK /ɒd/

      • Adjective
      • Being unmatched with someone or something
      • Being a number not able to be divided by two
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    • on the road

      US /ɑn ði rəʊd/

      UK /ɔn ðə roʊd/

      • Phrase
      • Traveling, especially as part of a tour or journey.
      • Making progress; advancing towards a goal.
      • Idiom
      • Making progress towards a goal or achievement.
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    • once in a while

      US //wʌns ɪn ə waɪl//

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Occasionally; not very often.
      • Occasionally; not very often.
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    • option

      US /ˈɑpʃən/

      UK /'ɒpʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A choice
      • A right to buy or sell something at a particular price within a particular period.
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    • out there

      US /aʊt ðɛr/

      UK /aut ðɛə/

      • Adverb
      • In or to a place that is far away
      • Existing in the universe
      • Adjective
      • Unconventional; strange; avant-garde
      • Existing or available.
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    • proverbial

      US /prəˈvɜ:rbiəl/

      UK /prəˈvɜ:biəl/

      • Adjective
      • As commonly spoken of; well-known
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    • questionnaire

      US /ˌkwestʃəˈner/

      UK /ˌkwestʃəˈneə(r)/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Form used to get information from many people
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    • registry

      US /ˈrɛdʒɪstri/

      UK /ˈredʒɪstri/

      • Noun
      • Place where official records are kept
      • An official record of items or procedures.
      B2
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    • release

      US /rɪ'li:s/

      UK /rɪ'li:s/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To free someone from a responsibility or burden
      • To allow a film, music etc. to be sold/distributed
      • Noun
      • Act of freeing someone from a duty or burden
      • Introduction of a new product, film, book, etc.
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    • reproductive

      US /ˌriprəˈdʌktɪv/

      UK /ˌri:prəˈdʌktɪv/

      • Adjective
      • Concerning the process of making children
      • Relating to having children, young, or new plants
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    • scientific

      US /ˌsaɪənˈtɪfɪk/

      UK /ˌsaɪənˈtɪfɪk/

      • Adjective
      • Concerning academic study of the physical world
      • Systematic and precise, following a methodology.
      • Noun
      • Relating to or used in science.
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    • sit down

      US /sit daʊn/

      UK /sit daun/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To take a seat
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    • sophomore

      US /ˈsɑfəˌmɔr, -ˌmor, ˈsɑfˌmɔr, -ˌmor/

      UK /ˈsɒfəmɔ:(r)/

      • Noun
      • Someone in second year in high school or college
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    • sperm

      US /spə:m/

      UK /spɜ:m/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Cell produced by men and needed for reproduction
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    • spreadsheet

      US /ˈsprɛdˌʃit/

      UK /ˈspredʃi:t/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Computer file for performing calculations
      • A computer program that arranges data in rows and columns and is used especially for financial planning and budgeting.
      C2
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    • syringe

      US /səˈrɪndʒ, ˈsɪrɪndʒ/

      UK /sɪˈrɪndʒ/

      • Countable Noun
      • Device with a needle to take blood/inject drugs
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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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    • to date

      US /tu det/

      UK /tu: deit/

      • Phrase
      • Up to the present time; until now.
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To go out on romantic dates with someone.
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    • to pieces

      US /tu ˈpisɪz/

      UK /tu ˈpi:sɪz/

      • other
      • Broken into many small parts.
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    • uncharted

      US /ʌnˈtʃɑrtɪd/

      UK /ˌʌnˈtʃɑ:tɪd/

      • Adjective
      • (Land, waters) not yet surveyed or investigated
      B1
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    • used to

      US /juzd tu/

      UK /ˈju:st tə/

      • Adjective
      • Did regularly before, but don't do now
      • Auxiliary Verb
      • Have done before, but do not do now
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    • vial

      US /ˈvaɪəl/

      UK /'vaɪəl/

      • Countable Noun
      • Small container of glass or plastic
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    • want out

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To desire to withdraw or escape from a situation, agreement, or commitment.
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    • with time

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • As time passes; eventually.
      • Given enough time; in the course of time.
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    • work in

      US /wɚk ɪn/

      UK /wə:k in/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To make an opening for something in your schedule
      • To fit person/thing into a schedule or sequence
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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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