Vocabulary

  • first off: To begin with; firstly.
  • cool down: To become cooler; to reduce in temperature.
  • run along: To go away; leave (often in commands)
  • eat up: To eat all of something
  • tie in: To make a connection to bring two things together
  • ancient: Very old; having lived a very long time ago
  • fancy: To want to have or do something; feel like
  • express: To send something by fast mail
  • explore: To examine something in detail to learn about it
  • brew: A beer; a drink of beer
  • slice: Way of hitting the ball so the ball curves
  • sip: To drink just a little at a time
  • trip: To release an electrical switch
  • creative: Having the ability to make something new
  • prefer: To like something better than something else
  • hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
  • learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
  • catch: Amount of something that has been caught
  • taste: (Good) sense of style in clothes, art, or manners
  • traditional: Involved in a custom or event common to a people
  • pack: Bag carried on the back of donkey, etc.
  • palace: Official home of a ruler, such as a king or queen
  • great: Very good; better than before
  • puppet: Person or group that is controlled by another
  • boil: To become extremely angry or excited
  • dynasty: Family that controls a country for a long time
  • historic: (Of past event) having an effect on future; famous
  • rent: To give the use of something in return for payment
  • start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
  • hold: To agree to keep something for someone
  • shave: To cut the beard/hair close to skin with a razor
  • healthy: In good condition physically, or financially; well
  • ride: Machine at an amusement park for riding on for fun
  • train: Line of people, animals moving the same direction
  • climb: To rise gradually and steadily to a higher point
  • hall: Area just inside the entrance of a building
  • stinky
  • medicine: Something used in treating illness or pain
  • landmark: Event that marks a change or turning point
  • asparagus: Green vegetable with long thin stems
  • fry: To cook something in fat or oil
  • hike: Large and unexpected increase in price, level etc.
  • coconut: A large nut with a hairy shell and white flesh
  • garbage: Waste material that has been thrown out
  • museum: Building to display art/science/history objects
  • spicy: Hot and strongly flavored in taste
  • underground: (Being or living) under the surface of the earth
  • jelly: Semisolid food substance, eaten as dessert
  • karaoke: Singing popular songs to a prerecorded soundtrack
  • boba: The boba (aka the tiny, chewy black balls at the bottom of the drink) is made from tapioca, which is a gluten-free starch extracted from the root of a cassava plant.
  • mall: Large public area often covered with grass
  • pineapple: A sweet fruit with yellow flesh and green skin
  • singe: To burn lightly, often to remove hair
  • umbrella: Including many smaller things of the same type
  • kelp: Large brown seaweed with fluted leathery fronds
  • airport: A place where passenger planes land and take off
  • tofu: Compressed bean curd used in cooking
  • oolong: A type of Chinese tea
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    • airport

      US /ˈerpɔ:rt/

      UK /ˈeəpɔ:t/

      • Noun
      • A place where passenger planes land and take off
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    • ancient

      US /ˈenʃənt/

      UK /'eɪnʃənt/

      • Adjective
      • Very old; having lived a very long time ago
      • Relating to a period in history, especially in the distant past.
      • Noun
      • A person who lived in ancient times.
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    • asparagus

      US /əˈspærəɡəs/

      UK /əˈspærəgəs/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Green vegetable with long thin stems
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    • boba

      US /ˈbəʊbə/

      UK /ˈbəʊbə/

      • Noun
      • The boba (aka the tiny, chewy black balls at the bottom of the drink) is made from tapioca, which is a gluten-free starch extracted from the root of a cassava plant.
      B1
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    • boil

      US /bɔɪl/

      UK /bɔɪl/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To become extremely angry or excited
      • Transitive Verb
      • To cook in very hot water
      • To make liquids hot so they turn to gas
      A2
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    • brew

      US /bru/

      UK /bru:/

      • Countable Noun
      • A beer; a drink of beer
      • A mixture or concoction
      • Transitive Verb
      • To make an alcoholic drink e.g. beer
      • To make tea by soaking the leaves in boiling water
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    • coconut

      US /ˈkoʊkənʌt/

      UK /ˈkəʊkənʌt/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A large nut with a hairy shell and white flesh
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    • cool down

      US /kul daʊn/

      UK /ku:l daun/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To become cooler; to reduce in temperature.
      • To become calm and relaxed after being angry or excited.
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To perform light exercises after a more intense workout to gradually decrease heart rate and breathing.
      A2
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    • creative

      US /kriˈetɪv/

      UK /krɪ'eɪtɪv/

      • Adjective
      • Having the ability to make something new
      • Having the ability to create; imaginative and original.
      • Noun
      • A person whose job involves creative work.
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    • dynasty

      US /ˈdaɪnəsti/

      UK /ˈdɪnəsti/

      • Countable Noun
      • Family that controls a country for a long time
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    • eat up

      US /it ʌp/

      UK /i:t ʌp/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To eat all of something
      • To use a large amount of something, especially money or time.
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    • explore

      US /ɪkˈsplɔr/

      UK /ɪk'splɔ:(r)/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To examine something in detail to learn about it
      • To travel to a place to discover more about it
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    • fancy

      US /ˈfænsi/

      UK /'fænsɪ/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To want to have or do something; feel like
      • To imagine or suppose that something will happen
      • Adjective
      • Unusual and attractive in design
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    • first off

      US /fɚst ɔf/

      UK /fə:st ɔf/

      • Phrase
      • To begin with; firstly.
      • Most importantly; above all else.
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    • fry

      US /fraɪ/

      UK /fraɪ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To cook something in fat or oil
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To burn your skin due to too long in the sun
      A2
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    • garbage

      US /ˈgɑ:rbɪdʒ/

      UK /ˈgɑ:bɪdʒ/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Waste material that has been thrown out
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    • hall

      US /hɔl/

      UK /hɔ:l/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Area just inside the entrance of a building
      • Large room/building for public events/gatherings
      A2
      More
    • hike

      US /haɪk/

      UK /haɪk/

      • Noun
      • Large and unexpected increase in price, level etc.
      • A long walk in mountains, etc. for exercise
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To make a large and unexpected increase in a price
      • To take a long walk in mountains etc. for exercise
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    • historic

      US /hɪˈstɔrɪk, -ˈstɑr-/

      UK /hɪˈstɒrɪk/

      • Adjective
      • (Of past event) having an effect on future; famous
      • Connected with the past
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    • jelly

      US /ˈdʒɛli/

      UK /ˈdʒeli/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Semisolid food substance, eaten as dessert
      • Adjective
      • Being soft and without form
      B2
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    • karaoke

      US /ˌkærɪ'oʊkɪ/

      UK /ˌkærɪ'əʊkɪ/

      • Noun
      • Singing popular songs to a prerecorded soundtrack
      C1
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    • kelp

      US /kɛlp/

      UK /kelp/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Large brown seaweed with fluted leathery fronds
      C2
      More
    • landmark

      US /ˈlændmɑ:rk/

      UK /ˈlændmɑ:k/

      • Noun
      • Event that marks a change or turning point
      • Easily recognizable structure that is easy to see
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    • mall

      US /mɔl, mæl/

      UK /mɔ:l/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Large public area often covered with grass
      • Large shopping center with many individual stores
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    • medicine

      US /ˈmɛdɪsɪn/

      UK /ˈmedsn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Something used in treating illness or pain
      • Science of preventing, treating, or curing disease
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    • museum

      US /mjuˈziəm/

      UK /mjuˈzi:əm/

      • Countable Noun
      • Building to display art/science/history objects
      A2
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    • oolong

      US /'u:lɒŋ/

      UK /'u:lɒŋ/

      • Noun
      • A type of Chinese tea
      C2
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    • palace

      US /ˈpælɪs/

      UK /ˈpæləs/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Official home of a ruler, such as a king or queen
      • The center of government or royal power.
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    • pineapple

      US /ˈpaɪnˌæpəl/

      UK /ˈpaɪnæpl/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A sweet fruit with yellow flesh and green skin
      • The tropical plant that produces the pineapple fruit.
      • Adjective
      • Having the flavor of pineapple.
      C1
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    • puppet

      US /ˈpʌpɪt/

      UK /ˈpʌpɪt/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Person or group that is controlled by another
      • Doll that is moved by strings or your hands
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    • rent

      US /rɛnt/

      UK /rent/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To give the use of something in return for payment
      • To cut a piece of cloth by tearing it
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    • run along

      US /rʌn əˈlɔŋ/

      UK /rʌn əˈlɔŋ/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To go away; leave (often in commands)
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    • shave

      US /ʃev/

      UK /ʃeɪv/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To cut the beard/hair close to skin with a razor
      A2
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    • singe

      US /sɪndʒ/

      UK /sɪndʒ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To burn lightly, often to remove hair
      C2
      More
    • sip

      US /sɪp/

      UK /sɪp/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To drink just a little at a time
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    • slice

      US /slaɪs/

      UK /slaɪs/

      • Countable Noun
      • Way of hitting the ball so the ball curves
      • Piece or share of something
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To hit a ball so that it curves to one side
      • To cut a thin piece off something larger
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    • spicy

      US /ˈspaɪsi/

      UK /ˈspaɪsi/

      • Adjective
      • Hot and strongly flavored in taste
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    • taste

      US /test/

      UK /teɪst/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • (Good) sense of style in clothes, art, or manners
      • Flavor in your mouth from food or drink
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To experience something
      • To experience the flavor of food, drink
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    • tie in

      US /taɪ ɪn/

      UK /tai in/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To make a connection to bring two things together
      A2
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    • tofu

      US /'toʊfu:/

      UK /'təʊfu:/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Compressed bean curd used in cooking
      C1
      More
    • traditional

      US /trəˈdɪʃənəl/

      UK /trəˈdɪʃənl/

      • Adjective
      • Involved in a custom or event common to a people
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    • trip

      US /trɪp/

      UK /trɪp/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To release an electrical switch
      • To fall by catching your foot on something
      • Noun
      • Act of falling down; falling over an obstacle
      • Journey or visit to a place
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    • umbrella

      US /ʌmˈbrɛlə/

      UK /ʌmˈbrelə/

      • Noun
      • Including many smaller things of the same type
      • Countable Noun
      • Thing you open over your head to keep rain off
      • Something providing general protection or cover.
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    • underground

      US /ˈʌndərgraʊnd/

      UK /ˈʌndəgraʊnd/

      • Adjective
      • (Being or living) under the surface of the earth
      • Secret or subversive.
      • Noun
      • Secret group organized to overthrow a government
      • Subway system, e.g. in London
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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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