Vocabulary

  • same time: Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
  • think about: To consider something carefully.
  • cut down: To reduce your use of something
  • in order to: For the purpose of; with the aim of.
  • forget about: To stop thinking about something; to ignore something.
  • heading to: Going in a particular direction.
  • on the floor: Located on the ground or bottom surface of a room.
  • dunk on: To score by forcibly putting the ball into the basket.
  • at the same time: Simultaneously; at the identical moment.
  • follow up on: To investigate or check on something.
  • present: Being in attendance; being there; having turned up
  • enormous: Huge; very big; very important
  • experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
  • convince: To persuade someone, or make them feel sure
  • distract: To draw someone's attention away from something
  • emotional: Causing, feeling, or appealing to the emotions
  • state: Region within a country, with its own government
  • explain: To make clear or easy to understand by describing
  • tragedy: Play that has a sad ending with many deaths
  • pleasure: Feeling of happiness, enjoyment, or satisfaction
  • respond: To answer something or someone
  • pop: To cause something to open or burst suddenly
  • foreign: Being of a different place or country
  • policy: Document stating terms of an insurance agreement
  • tune: To make adjustments to equipment to make it better
  • fantasy: Something imagined and very different from reality
  • roll: Small, round piece of bread for one person to eat
  • interview: To formally ask questions about a given topic
  • order: Religious or social group, as of nuns
  • finance: Control of money a person, business has access to
  • continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
  • question: To ask for or try to get information
  • wrong: Action that is harmful, unjust or illegal
  • head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
  • nuclear: Concerning or involving the center of an atom
  • stadium: Building with a sports field for watching games
  • rebound: Bouncing off something, then going back into play
  • include: To make someone, something part of a group
  • trophy: Prize given to the winner of a competition
  • great: Very good; better than before
  • coach: Large, comfortable bus
  • think: To have an idea about something without certainty
  • remainder: What is left over after the larger part is gone
  • ass: (Impolite) part of the human body that you sit on
  • want: To desire or wish for something; hope for a thing
  • feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
  • trouble: To worry, bother or disturb someone
  • unity: Being in full agreement; being joined together
  • department: Division of a larger part or organization
  • dunk: To put a donut, etc. into a liquid to wet it
  • victory: Defeating or beating someone or something
  • championship: Sports competition to find the best player or team
  • tar: Black oily substance used to make roads
  • auto: Car; a road vehicle with four or more wheels
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    • ass

      US /æs/

      UK /æs/

      • Noun
      • (Impolite) part of the human body that you sit on
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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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    • auto

      US /ˈɔ:toʊ/

      UK /ˈɔ:təʊ/

      • Noun
      • Car; a road vehicle with four or more wheels
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    • championship

      US /ˈtʃæmpiənˌʃɪp/

      UK /ˈtʃæmpiənʃɪp/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Sports competition to find the best player or team
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    • coach

      US /kotʃ/

      UK /kəʊtʃ/

      • Countable Noun
      • Large, comfortable bus
      • Person who teaches others how to do (sport, job)
      • Transitive Verb
      • To teach others how to do something (e.g. sport)
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    • convince

      US /kənˈvɪns/

      UK /kən'vɪns/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To persuade someone, or make them feel sure
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    • cut down

      US /kʌt daʊn/

      UK /kʌt daun/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To reduce your use of something
      • To fell a tree.
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    • department

      US /dɪˈpɑ:rtmənt/

      UK /dɪˈpɑ:tmənt/

      • Noun
      • Division of a larger part or organization
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    • distract

      US /dɪˈstrækt/

      UK /dɪ'strækt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To draw someone's attention away from something
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    • dunk

      US /dʌŋk/

      UK /dʌŋk/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To put a donut, etc. into a liquid to wet it
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    • dunk on

      US /dʌŋk ɑn/

      UK /dʌŋk ɒn/

      • other
      • To score by forcibly putting the ball into the basket.
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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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    • enormous

      US /ɪˈnɔrməs/

      UK /iˈnɔ:məs/

      • Adjective
      • Huge; very big; very important
      • Very great in size, amount, or degree.
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    • fantasy

      US /ˈfæntəsi, -zi/

      UK /'fæntəsɪ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Something imagined and very different from reality
      • Work of literature set in an unreal world
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    • finance

      US /fəˈnæns, faɪ-, ˈfaɪˌnæns/

      UK /ˈfaɪnæns/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Control of money a person, business has access to
      • Adjective
      • Concerned with money
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    • follow up on

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To investigate or check on something.
      • To pursue something further after an initial action.
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    • foreign

      US /ˈfɔ:rən/

      UK /ˈfɒrən/

      • Adjective
      • Being of a different place or country
      • Strange; different from ones found at home
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    • forget about

      US /fɚˈɡɛt əˈbaʊt/

      UK /fəˈɡet əˈbaut/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To stop thinking about something; to ignore something.
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    • heading to

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • Going in a particular direction.
      • Intransitive Verb
      • Going in the direction of; on the way to.
      • Moving towards a future state or condition.
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    • in order to

      US /ɪn ˈɔrdɚ tu/

      UK /in ˈɔ:də tu:/

      • Preposition
      • For the purpose of; with the aim of.
      • Phrase
      • In a specific sequence or arrangement.
      • With the aim of; for the purpose of.
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    • interview

      US /ˈɪntɚˌvju/

      UK /'ɪntəvju:/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To formally ask questions about a given topic
      • Noun
      • Meeting to ask questions to get information
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    • nuclear

      US /ˈnukliɚ, ˈnju-/

      UK /ˈnju:kliə(r)/

      • Adjective
      • Concerning or involving the center of an atom
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    • on the floor

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Located on the ground or bottom surface of a room.
      • Actively participating in dancing or other floor-based activities.
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    • pleasure

      US /ˈplɛʒɚ/

      UK /'pleʒə(r)/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Feeling of happiness, enjoyment, or satisfaction
      • A thing that causes enjoyment or delight.
      • Transitive Verb
      • To give someone pleasure or satisfaction.
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    • policy

      US /ˈpɑlɪsi/

      UK /'pɒləsɪ/

      • Noun
      • Document stating terms of an insurance agreement
      • Course of action proposed by an organization, etc.
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    • pop

      US /pɑp/

      UK /pɒp/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To cause something to open or burst suddenly
      • To go to or in a place for a brief period of time
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Sweet soda drink
      • A short, sharp, explosive sound.
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    • rebound

      US /ˈriˈbaʊnd, rɪ-/

      UK /rɪ'baʊnd/

      • Noun
      • Bouncing off something, then going back into play
      • Recovery after defeat/bad time back to good state
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To bounce off of a surface
      • To recover or increase after decreasing
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    • remainder

      US /rɪˈmendɚ/

      UK /rɪ'meɪndə(r)/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • What is left over after the larger part is gone
      • Number left over after subtracting
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    • respond

      US /rɪˈspɑnd/

      UK /rɪ'spɒnd/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To answer something or someone
      • To have a good reaction to e.g. medical treatment
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    • roll

      US /rol/

      UK /rəʊl/

      • Countable Noun
      • Small, round piece of bread for one person to eat
      • Photographic film wrapped round and round itself
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To continue along as time normally progresses
      • To produce a very deep and continuous sound
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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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    • stadium

      US /ˈstediəm/

      UK /'steɪdɪəm/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Building with a sports field for watching games
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    • tar

      US /tɑ:r/

      UK /tɑ:(r)/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Black oily substance used to make roads
      • Sticky substance formed in the lungs from smoking
      • Transitive Verb
      • To cover or treat with a hot thick black liquid
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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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    • tragedy

      US /ˈtrædʒɪdi/

      UK /'trædʒədɪ/

      • Noun
      • Play that has a sad ending with many deaths
      • Very sad event that usually involves death
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    • trophy

      US /ˈtroʊfi/

      UK /ˈtrəʊfi/

      • Countable Noun
      • Prize given to the winner of a competition
      • Something to show your high social status
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    • trouble

      US /ˈtrʌbəl/

      UK /ˈtrʌbl/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To worry, bother or disturb someone
      • To make an effort to do something; bother
      • Uncountable Noun
      • Lack of public order; disturbance
      • State of difficulty or stress
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    • tune

      US /tun, tjun/

      UK /tju:n/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To make adjustments to equipment to make it better
      • To adjust to be at the right musical pitch
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Group of musical notes that make a pleasant sound
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    • unity

      US /ˈjunɪti/

      UK /'ju:nətɪ/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Being in full agreement; being joined together
      • Quality of having parts that fit or work together
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    • victory

      US /ˈvɪktəri/

      UK /'vɪktərɪ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Defeating or beating someone or something
      • An instance of having overcome a challenge or obstacle; an achievement.
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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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