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  • sit down: To take a seat
  • down with: Suffering from an illness.
  • next to: Being located along side another
  • show up: To arrive or be seen at a place, e.g. a party
  • no matter: Regardless of; it does not matter.
  • inside of: Within; in the inner part of.
  • shift in: A change or alteration in something.
  • in the books: Finished, completed, or officially recorded.
  • same time: Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
  • at the same time: Simultaneously; at the identical moment.
  • right next to: Immediately adjacent to; in very close proximity to.
  • for myself: Done for one's own benefit or use.
  • literally: In a literal manner or sense; exactly as stated.
  • stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
  • recognize: To accept the truth or reality of something
  • dedicated: To state a person's name in book, song, in respect
  • opportunity: Time, situation when a thing might be done; chance
  • aspect: Way something looks or seems to be
  • basically: Used before you explain something simply, clearly
  • embrace: Act of holding someone closely
  • matter: To be of great importance; to count
  • realize: To become aware of or understand mentally
  • specifically: As regards a particular thing; closely related to
  • exact: Completely correct; accurate; specific
  • confidence: Feeling that you can do well at something
  • fear: Unpleasant feeling caused by being aware of danger
  • bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
  • shift: To change in position or direction
  • overcome: To succeed in a struggle against; defeat
  • brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
  • state: Region within a country, with its own government
  • integral: Being an essential part of something; necessary
  • rate: To assess something or consider its qualities
  • break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
  • role: Character played by an actor
  • stressful: Worrying; causing tension
  • ironic: Funny because it is the opposite of the truth
  • single: One run in cricket or a hit baseball
  • offer: Price you say you are willing to pay for something
  • spend: To use money to pay for something
  • learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
  • build: Your physical shape; physique
  • catch: Amount of something that has been caught
  • chemistry: The study of the structure of substances
  • campus: Grounds of an institution, e.g. a university
  • mirror: Thing with glass surface used to look at yourself
  • score: A sharp mark or cut in the surface of something
  • chance: The way something happens without planning
  • amazing: Surprising in a pleasing way
  • fail: To be unsuccessful in passing a class or exam
  • algebra: Math using letters or symbols in place of numbers
  • attendant: Someone who helps at a gas station, theater etc.
  • terminology: Specific words and expressions used in a field
  • tutor: A teacher who deals with students personally
  • instantaneous: Occurring with no delay at all
  • geometry: Mathematical study of shapes, surfaces, and space
  • blessing: To make something holy by saying a special prayer
  • placement: Act of putting something in a place or position
  • calculus: Branch of math dealing with rates of change, etc.
  • teamwork: Cooperative work done by a team
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    • algebra

      US /ˈældʒəbrə/

      UK /ˈældʒɪbrə/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Math using letters or symbols in place of numbers
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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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    • aspect

      US /ˈæspɛkt/

      UK /'æspekt/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Way something looks or seems to be
      • An element, feature, or quality of something
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    • at the same time

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Simultaneously; at the identical moment.
      • Nevertheless; however; used to introduce a contrasting or qualifying statement.
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    • attendant

      US /əˈtɛndənt/

      UK /əˈtendənt/

      • Countable Noun
      • Someone who helps at a gas station, theater etc.
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    • basically

      US /ˈbesɪkəli,-kli/

      UK /ˈbeɪsɪkli/

      • Adverb
      • Used before you explain something simply, clearly
      • In essence; when you consider the most important aspects of something.
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    • blessing

      US /ˈblɛsɪŋ/

      UK /'blesɪŋ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To make something holy by saying a special prayer
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Act making something holy by special prayers
      • God's favor and protection.
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    • calculus

      US /ˈkælkjələs/

      UK /ˈkælkjələs/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Branch of math dealing with rates of change, etc.
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    • campus

      US /ˈkæmpəs/

      UK /'kæmpəs/

      • Noun (plural)
      • Grounds of an institution, e.g. a university
      • Noun
      • The grounds and buildings of a university or college.
      • The grounds of a college or school.
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    • chemistry

      US /ˈkɛmɪstri/

      UK /'kemɪstrɪ/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • The study of the structure of substances
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    • confidence

      US /ˈkɑnfɪdəns/

      UK /'kɒnfɪdəns/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Feeling that you can do well at something
      • Feeling you can trust someone
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    • dedicated

      US /ˈdɛdɪˌketɪd/

      UK /'dedɪkeɪtɪd/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To state a person's name in book, song, in respect
      • To give your energy, time, etc. completely
      • Adjective
      • Devoted to a task or purpose; having single-minded loyalty or integrity.
      • Designed for or devoted to a specific purpose or task.
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    • down with

      US /daʊn wɪð/

      UK /daun wið/

      • Adjective
      • Suffering from an illness.
      • Agreeable to; in favor of.
      • Interjection
      • An expression of opposition to something.
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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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    • exact

      US /ɪɡˈzækt/

      UK /ɪɡ'zækt/

      • Adjective
      • Completely correct; accurate; specific
      • Transitive Verb
      • To get something, sometimes using force
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    • for myself

      US /fɚ maɪˈsɛlf/

      UK /fə maɪˈself/

      • other
      • Done for one's own benefit or use.
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    • geometry

      US /dʒiˈɑ:mətri/

      UK /dʒiˈɒmətri/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Mathematical study of shapes, surfaces, and space
      • Mathematical shape of something
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    • in the books

      US /ɪn ði bʊks/

      UK /ɪn ði bʊks/

      • other
      • Finished, completed, or officially recorded.
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    • inside of

      US /ɪnˈsaɪd ʌv/

      UK /inˈsaid ɔv/

      • Preposition
      • Within; in the inner part of.
      • Within a certain period of time.
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    • instantaneous

      US /ˌɪnstənˈteniəs/

      UK /ˌɪnstənˈteɪniəs/

      • Adjective
      • Occurring with no delay at all
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    • integral

      US /ˈɪntɪɡrəl, ɪnˈtɛɡrəl/

      UK /ˈɪntɪgrəl/

      • Adjective
      • Being an essential part of something; necessary
      • Being an essential part of something.
      • Noun
      • A function whose derivative is a given function.
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    • ironic

      US /aɪˈrɑnɪk/

      UK /aɪˈrɒnɪk/

      • Adjective
      • Funny because it is the opposite of the truth
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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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    • mirror

      US /ˈmɪrɚ/

      UK /'mɪrə(r)/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Thing with glass surface used to look at yourself
      • An accurate impression or picture of something
      • Transitive Verb
      • To reflect (an image)
      • To have similar qualities to something else
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    • next to

      US /nɛkst tu/

      UK /nekst tu:/

      • Preposition
      • Being located along side another
      • In comparison with
      • Adverb
      • Almost; nearly
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    • no matter

      US

      UK

      • Conjunction
      • Regardless of; it does not matter.
      • Adverb
      • Regardless of; it is not important
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    • opportunity

      US /ˌɑpɚˈtunɪti, -ˈtju-/

      UK /ˌɒpə'tju:nətɪ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Time, situation when a thing might be done; chance
      • A favorable time or occasion for doing something.
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    • overcome

      US /ˌovɚˈkʌm/

      UK /ˌəʊvə'kʌm/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To succeed in a struggle against; defeat
      • Participle
      • Past participle of overcome; to have successfully dealt with or controlled a problem or feeling.
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    • placement

      US /ˈpleɪsmənt/

      UK /ˈpleɪsmənt/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Act of putting something in a place or position
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    • recognize

      US /ˈrek.əɡ.naɪz/

      UK /ˈrek.əɡ.naɪz/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To accept the truth or reality of something
      • To consider something as important or special
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    • right next to

      US

      UK

      • Preposition
      • Immediately adjacent to; in very close proximity to.
      • Figuratively very close to; on the verge of.
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    • role

      US /rol/

      UK /rəʊl/

      • Noun
      • Character played by an actor
      • Part you play in an activity; job; responsibility
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    • same time

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
      • At the identical time as before; recurring at a fixed hour.
      • Noun
      • An equal duration or period.
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    • score

      US /skɔr, skor/

      UK /skɔ:(r)/

      • Noun
      • A sharp mark or cut in the surface of something
      • Current number of points given in a game, contest
      • Transitive Verb
      • To mark or cut something with a sharp object
      • To get or give points in a game, contest, or test
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    • shift

      US /ʃɪft/

      UK /ʃɪft/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To change in position or direction
      • To move something from one place to another
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A change in a persons plans, opinions or beliefs
      • Period of work starting at a certain time
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    • shift in

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • A change or alteration in something.
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    • show up

      US /ʃo ʌp/

      UK /ʃəu ʌp/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To arrive or be seen at a place, e.g. a party
      • To be noticeably better than (someone else)
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    • sit down

      US /sit daʊn/

      UK /sit daun/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To take a seat
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    • specifically

      US /spəˈsɪfɪkli/

      UK /spəˈsɪfɪkli/

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

      US /spɛnd/

      UK /spend/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To use money to pay for something
      • To use time in order to do something
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    • stressful

      US /ˈstrɛsfəl/

      UK /ˈstresfl/

      • Adjective
      • Worrying; causing tension
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    • stuff

      US /stʌf/

      UK /stʌf/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Generic description for things, materials, objects
      • Transitive Verb
      • To push material inside something, with force
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    • teamwork

      US /ˈtimˌwə:k/

      UK /ˈti:mwɜ:k/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Cooperative work done by a team
      • Coordinated effort among members of a sports team to achieve a common goal.
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    • terminology

      US /ˌtɜ:rməˈnɑ:lədʒi/

      UK /ˌtɜ:mɪˈnɒlədʒi/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Specific words and expressions used in a field
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    • tutor

      US /ˈtu:tə(r)/

      UK /ˈtju:tə(r)/

      • Noun
      • A teacher who deals with students personally
      • Transitive Verb
      • To give private instruction to someone
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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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