Vocabulary

  • over time: Gradually; as time passes.
  • for example: As an illustration or instance.
  • on purpose: Intentionally; deliberately.
  • clear out: To empty things out of a place
  • work together: To collaborate or cooperate with others to achieve a common goal.
  • in reality: Actually; in fact; truly.
  • think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
  • in the middle of: In the central part or point of something.
  • for the rest: Concerning the remaining people or things.
  • experience in: Knowledge or skill gained from doing something for a period of time.
  • have at: To attack someone or something.
  • at least: As a minimum
  • at night: During the night; in the nighttime.
  • for one thing: Used to introduce a reason for something.
  • instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
  • in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
  • sweep out: To clean or remove by sweeping.
  • in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
  • in school: Attending an educational institution.
  • turned out: To arrive for a public event or entertainment
  • pop up: To appear suddenly.
  • at the worst: Used to describe the worst possible situation or outcome.
  • no accident: Not happening by chance; deliberate or intentional.
  • check out
  • for free: Without charge; at no cost.
  • specific: Precise; particular; just about that thing
  • eventually: After a long time; after many attempts; in the end
  • mental: Concerning the mind
  • trigger: Lever on a gun that you pull to fire
  • pattern: Model to follow in making or doing something
  • term: Conditions applying to an agreement, contract
  • experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
  • capacity: Ability to hold, involve or contain (e.g. liquids)
  • brilliant: Having a great amount of intelligence or talent
  • purpose: Reason for which something is done; aim; goal
  • scene: Incident where someone behaves angrily, badly
  • random: Chosen, done without a particular plan or pattern
  • reality: What is true, as opposed to what is imagined
  • ability: The power, resources or skill to do something
  • maintain: To keep saying something a certain way
  • vivid: Having very clear details and seeming to be real
  • brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
  • hippocampus: A part of the brain that is part of the limbic system and is important for memory
  • fade: To cause to lose brightness of color
  • retrieve: To find and bring in animals during a hunt
  • haunt: To remain in the mind causing worry, sadness, pain
  • surgery: Medical operation involving cutting into body
  • depict: To represent or describe something using words
  • motivate: To give someone a reason, the will to do something
  • clutter: To fill with disorderly mess of things
  • rest: Time when one relaxes, sleeps, or is inactive
  • consolidation: Act of combining into an integral whole
  • inadvertently: Without intention, accidentally
  • theoretically: As regards ideas that could be true
  • enhance: To improve; make bigger or better
  • patient: Not getting annoyed when things take a long time
  • mind: To be bothered or upset by something
  • limit: Point beyond which it is not possible to go
  • cinnamon: Sweet spice used in cooking or desserts
  • storage: Act of storing something; a depository for goods
  • purge: To make clear/clean by getting rid of evil/waste
  • sound: Sensible, dependable and reliable
  • information: Collection of facts and details about something
  • learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
  • unpleasant: Causing a bad feeling in people
  • undergo: To experience or endure something (bad)
  • trim: To cut (hair, etc.) to make it neater/shorter
  • maze: Network of paths you have to make your way through
  • perfect: So good it cannot be improved
  • find: To become aware of something that is happening
  • attic: Room at the top of a house just below the roof
  • deep: Complex and important
  • remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
  • encode: To change a message or information into code
  • epilepsy: Medical condition involving fits or seizures
  • understand: To know the meaning of language, what someone says
  • group: Two or more musicians who play music together
  • demolish: To destroy completely (e.g. an idea, a building)
  • contradictory: (Of evidence) showing the opposite
  • dot: To place small amounts/things in various places
  • erase: To remove data in computer memory, tape, etc.
  • reel: To wind something in on a reel; pull something in
  • prune: A dried plum
  • deduction: Reaching of a conclusion by using reasoning
  • unwanted: Not desired
  • underwent: To experience or endure something (bad)
  • memorization: Conscious learning of something e.g. words
  • grandma: Mother of your father or mother
  • seahorse: Small fish with a horse-like head and a tail
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    • ability

      US /əˈbɪlɪti/

      UK /ə'bɪlətɪ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • The power, resources or skill to do something
      • A particular skill or talent.
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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.
      C2
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    • at night

      US /æt naɪt/

      UK /æt nait/

      • Phrase
      • During the night; in the nighttime.
      A1
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    • at the worst

      US /ət ðə ˈwɝst/

      UK /ət ðə ˈwɜ:st/

      • other
      • Used to describe the worst possible situation or outcome.
      B1
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    • attic

      US /ˈætɪk/

      UK /ˈætɪk/

      • Noun
      • Room at the top of a house just below the roof
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    • brilliant

      US /ˈbrɪljənt/

      UK /'brɪlɪənt/

      • Adjective
      • Having a great amount of intelligence or talent
      • Being very bright, like a diamond; shining
      • Noun
      • A diamond or other gem cut in a particular form with many facets to have exceptional brilliance.
      A2
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    • capacity

      US /kəˈpæsɪti/

      UK /kə'pæsətɪ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Ability to hold, involve or contain (e.g. liquids)
      • Largest amount of something that can be produced
      B1
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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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    • cinnamon

      US /ˈsɪnəmən/

      UK /ˈsɪnəmən/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Sweet spice used in cooking or desserts
      B2
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    • clear out

      US /klɪr aʊt/

      UK /kliə aut/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To empty things out of a place
      A1
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    • clutter

      US /ˈklʌtɚ/

      UK /ˈklʌtə(r)/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To fill with disorderly mess of things
      • Uncountable Noun
      • A disorderly mess of things
      B2
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    • consolidation

      US /kənˌsɑlɪˈdeʃən/

      UK /kənˌsɒlɪ'deɪʃən/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Act of combining into an integral whole
      B1
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    • contradictory

      US /ˌkɑntrəˈdɪktəri/

      UK /ˌkɒntrə'dɪktərɪ/

      • Adjective
      • (Of evidence) showing the opposite
      B1
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    • deduction

      US /dɪˈdʌkʃən/

      UK /dɪˈdʌkʃn/

      • Noun
      • Reaching of a conclusion by using reasoning
      • Fact of being or amount taken away from a total
      B2
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    • demolish

      US /dɪˈmɑlɪʃ/

      UK /dɪ'mɒlɪʃ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To destroy completely (e.g. an idea, a building)
      C2TOEIC
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    • depict

      US /dɪˈpɪkt/

      UK /dɪ'pɪkt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To represent or describe something using words
      • To represent or show something in a picture or painting; to portray visually.
      B1TOEIC
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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
      B1TOEIC
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    • encode

      US /ɛnˈkod/

      UK /ɪn'kəʊd/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To change a message or information into code
      B2
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    • enhance

      US /ɛnˈhæns/

      UK /ɪn'hɑ:ns/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To improve; make bigger or better
      B1TOEIC
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    • epilepsy

      US /'epɪlepsɪ/

      UK /'epɪlepsɪ/

      • Noun
      • Medical condition involving fits or seizures
      C1
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    • erase

      US /ɪˈreɪs/

      UK /ɪˈreɪz/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To remove data in computer memory, tape, etc.
      • To remove written information by mistake
      B2TOEIC
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    • eventually

      US /ɪˈvɛntʃuəli/

      UK /ɪˈventʃuəli/

      • Adverb
      • After a long time; after many attempts; in the end
      • At some later time; in the future
      A2
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    • experience in

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Knowledge or skill gained from doing something for a period of time.
      • Exposure to or involvement in a particular activity or situation.
      B1
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    • fade

      US /fed/

      UK /feɪd/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To cause to lose brightness of color
      • To lose strength or freshness
      A2TOEIC
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    • for example

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • As an illustration or instance.
      More
    • for free

      US /fɔr fri/

      UK /fɔ: fri:/

      • Phrase
      • Without charge; at no cost.
      • Adjective
      • Available without payment.
      A2
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    • for one thing

      US /fɔr wʌn θɪŋ/

      UK /fɔ: wʌn θiŋ/

      • Phrase
      • Used to introduce a reason for something.
      A1
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    • for the rest

      US /fɔr ði rɛst/

      UK /fɔ: ðə rest/

      • Phrase
      • Concerning the remaining people or things.
      • During the remaining part of a period of time.
      A1
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    • grandma

      US /ˈɡrændˌmɑ,/

      UK /ˈgrænmɑ:/

      • Noun
      • Mother of your father or mother
      B2
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    • haunt

      US /hɔnt, hɑnt/

      UK /hɔ:nt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To remain in the mind causing worry, sadness, pain
      • (Of ghosts, etc.) to stay in a place after death
      • Noun
      • Place that a person repeatedly goes to or visits
      B2
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    • have at

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To attack someone or something.
      • To begin doing something with enthusiasm.
      A1
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    • in fact

      US /ɪn fækt/

      UK /in fækt/

      • Adverb
      • Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
      • Used to introduce a more detailed or surprising piece of information.
      • Phrase
      • Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that is surprising or contrary to what might be expected.
      C1
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    • in reality

      US /ɪn riˈælɪti/

      UK /in riˈæliti/

      • Phrase
      • Actually; in fact; truly.
      B2
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    • in school

      US /ɪn skul/

      UK /ɪn sku:l/

      • other
      • Attending an educational institution.
      A1
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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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    • in the past

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • During a former period of time; previously.
      A1
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    • inadvertently

      US /ˌɪnədˈvɜ:rtəntli/

      UK /ˌɪnədˈvɜ:təntli/

      • Adverb
      • Without intention, accidentally
      B2
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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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    • 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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    • maintain

      US /menˈten/

      UK /meɪn'teɪn/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To keep saying something a certain way
      • To keep (machine) working by checking, repairing
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    • maze

      US /mez/

      UK /meɪz/

      • Noun
      • Network of paths you have to make your way through
      B2
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    • memorization

      US /ˌmemə'rɪzeɪʃən/

      UK /ˌmemə'rɪzeɪʃən/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Conscious learning of something e.g. words
      B1
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    • mental

      US /ˈmɛntl/

      UK /ˈmentl/

      • Adjective
      • Concerning the mind
      A2TOEIC
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    • motivate

      US /ˈmotəˌvet/

      UK /'məʊtɪveɪt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To give someone a reason, the will to do something
      A2TOEIC
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    • no accident

      US

      UK

      • Adjective
      • Not happening by chance; deliberate or intentional.
      • Something that was bound to happen, given the circumstances.
      • Phrase
      • Not a chance occurrence; the result of planning or effort.
      A2
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    • on purpose

      US /ɑn ˈpɚpəs/

      UK /ɔn ˈpə:pəs/

      • Idiom
      • Intentionally; deliberately.
      • Phrase
      • Intentionally; deliberately.
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    • over time

      US /ˈovɚ taɪm/

      UK /ˈəuvə taim/

      • Phrase
      • Gradually; as time passes.
      • During a long period.
      • Adverb
      • Gradually; as time passes.
      B1
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    • patient

      US /ˈpeʃənt/

      UK /'peɪʃnt/

      • Adjective
      • Not getting annoyed when things take a long time
      • Bearing or enduring pain or trials without complaint; exhibiting forbearance.
      • Countable Noun
      • Person who receives medical treatment or care
      A2
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    • pattern

      US /ˈpætən/

      UK /'pætn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Model to follow in making or doing something
      • Colors or shapes which are repeated on objects
      • Transitive Verb
      • To copy the way something else is made
      • To decorate with a pattern.
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    • pop up

      US /pɑp ʌp/

      UK /pɔp ʌp/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To appear suddenly.
      • Phrasal Verb
      • To appear suddenly and unexpectedly.
      • To appear on a computer screen.
      A1
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    • prune

      US /prun/

      UK /pru:n/

      • Countable Noun
      • A dried plum
      • Transitive Verb
      • To cut off branches of trees to aid better growth
      B2TOEIC
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    • purge

      US /pɜ:rdʒ/

      UK /pɜ:dʒ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To make clear/clean by getting rid of evil/waste
      • To remove some leaders and replace them
      • Noun
      • Act of removing some leaders and replacing them
      B2
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    • purpose

      US /ˈpɚpəs/

      UK /'pɜ:pəs/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Reason for which something is done; aim; goal
      • A person's sense of resolve or determination.
      • Adverb
      • With clear intention or determination.
      • Intentionally; deliberately.
      A2TOEIC
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    • random

      US /ˈrændəm/

      UK /'rændəm/

      • Adjective
      • Chosen, done without a particular plan or pattern
      B1
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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.
      A2
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    • reel

      US /ril/

      UK /ri:l/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To wind something in on a reel; pull something in
      C1
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    • retrieve

      US /rɪˈtriv/

      UK /rɪˈtri:v/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To find and bring in animals during a hunt
      • To get information from a computer
      B2TOEIC
      More
    • scene

      US /sin/

      UK /si:n/

      • Noun
      • Incident where someone behaves angrily, badly
      • View that looks like a picture
      A2TOEIC
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    • seahorse

      US /'si:hɔ:s/

      UK /'si:hɔ:s/

      • Noun
      • Small fish with a horse-like head and a tail
      C2
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    • specific

      US /spɪˈsɪfɪk/

      UK /spəˈsɪfɪk/

      • Adjective
      • Precise; particular; just about that thing
      • Concerning one particular thing or kind of thing
      A2
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    • storage

      US /ˈstɔrɪdʒ, ˈstor-/

      UK /ˈstɔ:rɪdʒ/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Act of storing something; a depository for goods
      A2
      More
    • surgery

      US /ˈsɚdʒəri/

      UK /'sɜ:dʒərɪ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Medical operation involving cutting into body
      • A doctor's office; health clinic
      B1
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    • sweep out

      US /swip aʊt/

      UK /swi:p aʊt/

      • other
      • To clean or remove by sweeping.
      B1
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    • theoretically

      US /ˌθiəˈretɪkli/

      UK /ˌθɪə'retɪklɪ/

      • Adverb
      • As regards ideas that could be true
      B2
      More
    • think of

      US /θɪŋk ʌv/

      UK /θiŋk ɔv/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To look on as (being something specific); consider
      • To consider or remember something.
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To imagine or call something to mind
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    • trigger

      US /ˈtrɪɡɚ/

      UK /'trɪɡə(r)/

      • Noun
      • Lever on a gun that you pull to fire
      • Device that starts a process
      • Transitive Verb
      • To start a process off e.g. a memory
      • To cause something to begin or happen.
      B1
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    • trim

      US /trɪm/

      UK /trɪm/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To cut (hair, etc.) to make it neater/shorter
      B2
      More
    • turned out

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To arrive for a public event or entertainment
      • To happen to be in the end
      • Transitive Verb
      • To extinguish or switch off lights.
      A1
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    • undergo

      US /ˌʌndərˈgoʊ/

      UK /ˌʌndəˈgəʊ/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To experience or endure something (bad)
      • To experience a change or transformation.
      B1
      More
    • underwent

      US /ˌʌndɚˈwɛnt/

      UK /ˌʌndə'went/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To experience or endure something (bad)
      B1
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    • unpleasant

      US /ʌnˈplɛzənt/

      UK /ʌnˈpleznt/

      • Adjective
      • Causing a bad feeling in people
      • Disagreeable or offensive in behavior or manner.
      B1
      More
    • unwanted

      US /ʌnˋwɑntɪd/

      UK /ˌʌnˈwɒntɪd/

      • Adjective
      • Not desired
      B1
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    • vivid

      US /ˈvɪvɪd/

      UK /ˈvɪvɪd/

      • Adjective
      • Having very clear details and seeming to be real
      B2TOEIC
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    • work together

      US /wɚk təˈɡɛðɚ/

      UK /wə:k təˈɡeðə/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To collaborate or cooperate with others to achieve a common goal.
      A1
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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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