Vocabulary

  • such as: For example; like
  • talk on: To talk at length about a particular subject.
  • look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
  • have to: Must do
  • in mind: Being aware of or considering something.
  • read out: To read something aloud so that other people can hear it.
  • come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
  • of course: Sure ; Certainly
  • awkward: Lacking smooth movement
  • pronunciation: How a word is said; how a word sounds
  • extraordinary: Beyond what is ordinary; very unusual; remarkable
  • rhythm: Pattern of events, motions, or changes
  • access: Way to enter a place, e.g. a station or stadium
  • practice: The office and place for legal or medical work
  • negative: The opposite to a positive electrical charge
  • identify: To indicate who or what someone or something is
  • awful: Very bad; horrible; terrible
  • emotional: Causing, feeling, or appealing to the emotions
  • stress: To emphasize one or more parts of a word, sentence
  • sentence: (Of a judge) to decide the punishment of
  • research: To study in order to discover new ideas and facts
  • ability: The power, resources or skill to do something
  • precise: (Of language details etc.) Very accurate and exact
  • brand: A mark burned on an animal to show who owns it
  • pronounce: To state something in a legal or official way
  • flat: Apartment; set of rooms for living in
  • mean: Average of a set of numbers
  • task: Big or small piece of work someone has to do
  • effectively: In a way that produces the desired result
  • reference: A letter of recommendation, e.g. for a job
  • generally: Usually; as a rule; by, to or for most people
  • expertise: The special knowledge that an expert has
  • account: An advantage
  • repetitive: Doing or saying the same things many times
  • disgusting: Having a very bad taste
  • intonation: Rises and falls in pitch of speech
  • kidney: Body organ that cleans blood, producing urine
  • enhance: To improve; make bigger or better
  • strange: Unusual or odd; surprising because unexpected
  • regularly: At the usual time each day, week, or month
  • text: To send a message by phone or other device
  • feedback: A response or opinion, about a service, etc.
  • notice: To become aware by sight, touch, or hearing
  • lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
  • vanilla: Having the taste of vanilla
  • sound: Sensible, dependable and reliable
  • dim: Not bright; not being clear
  • learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
  • natural: Being as one would expect; being usual or normal
  • perfect: So good it cannot be improved
  • remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
  • hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
  • prepare: To make something ready for use
  • include: To make someone, something part of a group
  • peppermint: A mint candy
  • unnatural: Not being what you would expect; not normal
  • craftsman: Creator of great skill in the manual arts
  • handmade: Made by hand or a hand process
  • keyword: Significant or descriptive word used in searches
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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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    • access

      US /ˈæksɛs/

      UK /'ækses/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Way to enter a place, e.g. a station or stadium
      • The opportunity or right to use something or to see someone.
      • Transitive Verb
      • To be able to use or have permission to use
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    • awful

      US /ˈɔfəl/

      UK /ˈɔ:fl/

      • Adjective
      • Very bad; horrible; terrible
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    • awkward

      US /ˈɔkwəd/

      UK /ˈɔ:kwəd/

      • Adjective
      • Lacking smooth movement
      • Causing embarrassment or trouble
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    • brand

      US /brænd/

      UK /brænd/

      • Noun
      • A mark burned on an animal to show who owns it
      • Product made or designed by a named company
      • Transitive Verb
      • To burn a mark on an animal to show who owns it
      • To describe someone as a liar, coward, etc.
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    • come back

      US /kʌm bæk/

      UK /kʌm bæk/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To reply to someone, often forcefully
      • To be remembered
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    • craftsman

      US /ˈkræftsmən/

      UK /ˈkrɑ:ftsmən/

      • Countable Noun
      • Creator of great skill in the manual arts
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    • dim

      US /dɪm/

      UK /dɪm/

      • Adjective
      • Not bright; not being clear
      • Not intelligent; a bit stupid or slow
      • Transitive Verb
      • To reduce the brightness of a light
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    • disgusting

      US /dɪsˈɡʌstɪŋ/

      UK /dɪsˈgʌstɪŋ/

      • Adjective
      • Having a very bad taste
      • Extremely unpleasant or unacceptable.
      • Transitive Verb
      • To cause a strong negative reaction or feeling
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    • effectively

      US /ɪˈfɛktɪvli/

      UK /ɪˈfektɪvli/

      • Adverb
      • In a way that produces the desired result
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    • emotional

      US /ɪˈmoʃənəl/

      UK /ɪˈməʊʃənl/

      • Adjective
      • Causing, feeling, or appealing to the emotions
      • Relating to or characterized by emotion
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    • enhance

      US /ɛnˈhæns/

      UK /ɪn'hɑ:ns/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To improve; make bigger or better
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    • expertise

      US /ˌekspɜːrˈtiːz/

      UK /ˌekspɜ:ˈti:z/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • The special knowledge that an expert has
      • Expert skill or knowledge in a particular field.
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    • extraordinary

      US /ɪkˈstrɔ:rdəneri/

      UK /ɪkˈstrɔ:dnri/

      • Adjective
      • Beyond what is ordinary; very unusual; remarkable
      • Additional to or different from what is usual or regular.
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    • feedback

      US /ˈfidˌbæk/

      UK /ˈfi:dbæk/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A response or opinion, about a service, etc.
      • Information about reactions to a product, a person's performance of a task, etc. which is used as a basis for improvement.
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To give information or opinions about something to someone, especially in order to improve it.
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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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    • generally

      US /ˈdʒɛnərəli/

      UK /ˈdʒenrəli/

      • Adverb
      • Usually; as a rule; by, to or for most people
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    • handmade

      US /ˈhændˈmed/

      UK /ˌhændˈmeɪd/

      • Adjective
      • Made by hand or a hand process
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    • have to

      US /hæv tu/

      UK /ˈhæv tə/

      • Auxiliary Verb
      • Must do
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    • identify

      US /aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪ/

      UK /aɪ'dentɪfaɪ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To indicate who or what someone or something is
      • To say exactly what something is
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    • in mind

      US /ɪn maɪnd/

      UK /in maind/

      • Phrase
      • Being aware of or considering something.
      • To remember or consider something.
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    • intonation

      US /ˌɪntəˈneʃən,-to-/

      UK /ˌɪntəˈneɪʃn/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Rises and falls in pitch of speech
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    • keyword

      US /ˈki:wɜ:rd/

      UK /ˈki:wɜ:d/

      • Noun
      • Significant or descriptive word used in searches
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    • kidney

      US /ˈkɪdni/

      UK /'kɪdnɪ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Body organ that cleans blood, producing urine
      • An animal kidney used as food.
      • Adjective
      • Relating to the kidneys.
      • Having the shape of a kidney; bean-shaped.
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    • look at

      US /lʊk æt/

      UK /luk æt/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To use your eyes to focus on something
      • To focus your eyes on something carefully
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    • negative

      US /ˈnɛɡətɪv/

      UK /'neɡətɪv/

      • Noun
      • The opposite to a positive electrical charge
      • In grammar, containing words such as 'no' or 'not'
      • Adjective
      • Being harmful, unwanted or unhelpful
      • In mathematics, being less than zero
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    • of course

      US /ʌv kɔː(r)s/

      UK /ɔv kɔː(r)s/

      • Adverb
      • Sure ; Certainly
      • Phrase
      • For sure; certainly
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    • peppermint

      US /ˈpepərmɪnt/

      UK /ˈpepəmɪnt/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A mint candy
      • Herb that yields a pungent oil used as a flavoring
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    • practice

      US /ˈpræktɪs/

      UK /'præktɪs/

      • Noun
      • The office and place for legal or medical work
      • Doing something many times to become better at it
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To work as a doctor or lawyer
      • To live according to the teachings of a religion
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    • precise

      US /prɪˈsaɪs/

      UK /prɪ'saɪs/

      • Adjective
      • (Of language details etc.) Very accurate and exact
      • (Of a time, place, quality) exact
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    • pronounce

      US /prəˈnaʊns/

      UK /prə'naʊns/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To state something in a legal or official way
      • To give your opinion or decision about something
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    • pronunciation

      US /prəˌnʌnsiˈeʃən/

      UK /prəˌnʌnsiˈeɪʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • How a word is said; how a word sounds
      • The manner in which someone utters a word.
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    • read out

      US /rid aʊt/

      UK /ri:d aut/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To read something aloud so that other people can hear it.
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To display a particular value or measurement.
      • To retrieve and display data from a storage device.
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    • reference

      US /ˈrɛfərəns, ˈrɛfrəns/

      UK /'refrəns/

      • Noun
      • A letter of recommendation, e.g. for a job
      • Note in a book, etc. giving source of information
      • Transitive Verb
      • To cite a piece of research in speech or writing
      • Mention or refer to.
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    • regularly

      US /ˈregjələrli/

      UK /ˈregjələli/

      • Adverb
      • At the usual time each day, week, or month
      • In a normal or customary way.
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    • repetitive

      US /rɪˈpɛtɪtɪv/

      UK /rɪˈpetətɪv/

      • Adjective
      • Doing or saying the same things many times
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    • research

      US /rɪˈsɚtʃ, ˈriˌsɚtʃ/

      UK /rɪ'sɜ:tʃ/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To study in order to discover new ideas and facts
      • To study the market relating to marketing products and services.
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Study done to discover new ideas and facts
      • A particular area or topic of study.
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    • rhythm

      US /ˈrɪðəm/

      UK /ˈrɪðəm/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Pattern of events, motions, or changes
      • A pattern of sound and beats in music
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    • stress

      US / strɛs/

      UK /stres/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To emphasize one or more parts of a word, sentence
      • To put pressure on something or someone
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Emphasis on part of a word or sentence
      • Pressure on something or someone
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    • such as

      US /sʌtʃ æz/

      UK /sʌtʃ æz/

      • Preposition
      • For example; like
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    • talk on

      US /tɔk ɑn/

      UK /tɔ:k ɔn/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To talk at length about a particular subject.
      • To scold or lecture someone at length.
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    • task

      US /tæsk/

      UK /tɑ:sk/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Big or small piece of work someone has to do
      • Transitive Verb
      • To be given something to do, e.g. wash dishes
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    • unnatural

      US /ʌnˈnætʃərəl/

      UK /ʌnˈnætʃrəl/

      • Adjective
      • Not being what you would expect; not normal
      • Being different from anything occurring in nature
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    • vanilla

      US /vəˈnɪlə/

      UK /vəˈnɪlə/

      • Adjective
      • Having the taste of vanilla
      • Having no special or extra features; ordinary or standard.
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Taste from seed of vanilla plant, as in ice cream
      • Any orchid of the genus Vanilla, characterized by fragrant flowers and long pod-like fruit.
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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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