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  • on the whole: Considering everything; generally.
  • crumple up: To crush something, especially paper or cloth, into a rough or disordered state.
  • feel like: To have a desire or inclination for something.
  • by mistake: Accidentally; unintentionally.
  • in love with: Feeling romantic love for someone.
  • cut up: Be cut up (about) to be upset or angry
  • weird: Odd or unusual; surprising; strange
  • sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
  • completely: In every way or as much as possible
  • mess: Something that is untidy, dirty or unclean
  • disease: Illness that affects a person, animal, or plant
  • emotional: Causing, feeling, or appealing to the emotions
  • drain: Hole or pipe that water, waste etc. flows into
  • worth: the financial, practical or moral value of somebody/something
  • afford: To make available, to provide
  • tiny: Very, very small
  • form: Sports team or person's current winning record
  • huge: Very very large
  • blow: To move something using air
  • throw: To use your arm to make something fly in the air
  • break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
  • record: Highest or most extreme level achieved
  • fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
  • raw: Being uncontrolled or strong, as your emotions
  • phase: Different stages of the moon from new to full
  • normal: Standard or regular way of doing something
  • loop: A circle or curved shape, as when you tie a lace
  • lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
  • flow: To move steadily and easily in a certain direction
  • sound: Sensible, dependable and reliable
  • curtain: Piece of cloth used to cover a window
  • middle: Place that is halfway between two things
  • rise: To wake up and get out of bed after sleeping
  • perfect: So good it cannot be improved
  • remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
  • person: Man, woman or child
  • lay: Amateur; not being a trained priest
  • psycho: Person affected by psychosis; unbalanced person
  • frank: Member of the ancient Germanic peoples
  • uncomfortable: Not being relaxed; worried about something
  • verse: Writing with words that rhyme or are rhythmic
  • drum: To make a rhythmic sound with your fingers
  • electric: Creating a feeling of excitement
  • vote: To make a choice for or against, as in an election
  • silk: Fine cloth material used for making clothes
  • distort: To change the shape, appearance, or sound
  • lyric: In a tone, or style similar to an emotional song
  • chord: Line that joins two points on a circle
  • vocal: Expressing an opinion publicly in a loud way
  • headache: Pain in the head
  • bass: Type of fish
  • smoke: To give off a cloud of grey gas from burning
  • sandy: Person's name
  • jazzy: Resembling jazz (especially in its rhythm)
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    • afford

      US /əˈfɔrd, əˈford/

      UK /ə'fɔ:d/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To make available, to provide
      • To have enough money to pay for something
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    • bass

      US /beɪs/

      UK /beɪs/

      • Noun
      • Type of fish
      • Large cello or electric guitar with 4 strings
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    • blow

      US /blo/

      UK /bləʊ/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To move something using air
      • To make air come quickly out of your mouth
      • Noun
      • Something that causes you difficulty or sadness
      • Act of making air come out of your mouth
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    • by mistake

      US /baɪ mɪˈstek/

      UK /bai misˈteik/

      • Phrase
      • Accidentally; unintentionally.
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    • chord

      US /kɔrd, kord/

      UK /kɔ:d/

      • Countable Noun
      • Line that joins two points on a circle
      • Combination of musical notes played at same time
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    • crumple up

      US /ˈkrʌmpəl ʌp/

      UK /ˈkrʌmpl ʌp/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To crush something, especially paper or cloth, into a rough or disordered state.
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    • curtain

      US /ˈkɚtn/

      UK /'kɜ:tn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Piece of cloth used to cover a window
      • A screen in a theatre that can be raised or lowered
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    • cut up

      US /kʌt ʌp/

      UK /kʌt ʌp/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • Be cut up (about) to be upset or angry
      • To criticize someone severely
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    • disease

      US /dɪˈziz/

      UK /dɪˈzi:z/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Illness that affects a person, animal, or plant
      • A disorder of structure or function in a plant, especially one caused by a pathogen.
      • Transitive Verb
      • To affect with disease; to corrupt or sicken.
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    • distort

      US /dɪˈstɔrt/

      UK /dɪ'stɔ:t/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To change the shape, appearance, or sound
      • To exaggerate the truth or fact, e.g. to deceive
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    • drain

      US /dren/

      UK /dreɪn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Hole or pipe that water, waste etc. flows into
      • Something that depletes resources or energy.
      • Transitive Verb
      • To empty or remove liquid from
      • To use up the energy/ money/power of something
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    • drum

      US /drʌm/

      UK /drʌm/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To make a rhythmic sound with your fingers
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Musical instrument played with sticks or by hand
      • Large round, circular container (e.g. for oil)
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    • electric

      US /ɪˈlɛktrɪk/

      UK /ɪˈlektrɪk/

      • Adjective
      • Creating a feeling of excitement
      • Using electricity
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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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    • feel like

      US

      UK

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To have a desire or inclination for something.
      • To have a particular quality or sensation; resemble.
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    • flow

      US /flo/

      UK /fləʊ/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To move steadily and easily in a certain direction
      • Uncountable Noun
      • Amount of something that moves through an area
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    • frank

      US /fræŋk/

      UK /fræŋk/

      • Proper Noun
      • Member of the ancient Germanic peoples
      • Person's name
      • Transitive Verb
      • To stamp envelopes for posting
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    • headache

      US /ˈhed.eɪk/

      UK /ˈhed.eɪk/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Pain in the head
      • Something that causes worry or annoyance.
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    • huge

      US /hjudʒ/

      UK /hju:dʒ/

      • Adjective
      • Very very large
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    • in love with

      US //ɪn lʌv wɪð//

      UK

      • Adjective
      • Feeling romantic love for someone.
      • Extremely enthusiastic about or fond of something.
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    • jazzy

      US /ˈdʒæzi/

      UK /ˈdʒæzi/

      • Adjective
      • Resembling jazz (especially in its rhythm)
      • Fancy and highly decorated
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    • lay

      US /le/

      UK /leɪ/

      • Adjective
      • Amateur; not being a trained priest
      • Transitive Verb
      • To place a bet on a game outcome
      • (Of a bird, etc.) to produce eggs from its body
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    • loop

      US /lup/

      UK /lu:p/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A circle or curved shape, as when you tie a lace
      • A circle of rope or string to put around something
      • Transitive Verb
      • To put a circle of rope around something
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    • lyric

      US /ˈlɪrɪk/

      UK /ˈlɪrɪk/

      • Adjective
      • In a tone, or style similar to an emotional song
      • Noun
      • The words of a song
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    • mess

      US /mɛs/

      UK /mes/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Something that is untidy, dirty or unclean
      • A difficult or confused situation.
      • Transitive Verb
      • To make something untidy or dirty
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    • on the whole

      US /ɑn ði hol/

      UK /ɔn ðə həul/

      • Phrase
      • Considering everything; generally.
      • In summary; taking everything into consideration.
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    • phase

      US /fez/

      UK /feɪz/

      • Noun
      • Different stages of the moon from new to full
      • Distinct part or step in a process
      • Transitive Verb
      • To make happen in a gradual ordered way
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    • psycho

      US /ˈsaɪko/

      UK /'saɪkəʊ/

      • Noun
      • Person affected by psychosis; unbalanced person
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    • raw

      US /rɔ/

      UK /rɔ:/

      • Adjective
      • Being uncontrolled or strong, as your emotions
      • Being inexperienced
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    • sandy

      US /ˈsændi/

      UK /ˈsændi/

      • Proper Noun
      • Person's name
      • Adjective
      • Having a yellowish-brown color
      • Containing or covered with a lot of sand
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    • silk

      US /sɪlk/

      UK /sɪlk/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Fine cloth material used for making clothes
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    • smoke

      US /smoʊk/

      UK /sməʊk/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To give off a cloud of grey gas from burning
      • Uncountable Noun
      • Grey gas from fires and cigarettes
      • Fog of air coming from e.g. a cigarette, fire
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    • tiny

      US /ˈtaɪni/

      UK /'taɪnɪ/

      • Adjective
      • Very, very small
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    • uncomfortable

      US /ʌnˈkʌmfətəbəl, -ˈkʌmftə-/

      UK /ʌnˈkʌmftəbl/

      • Adjective
      • Not being relaxed; worried about something
      • Causing or feeling slight pain or physical unease.
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    • verse

      US /vɚs/

      UK /vɜ:s/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Writing with words that rhyme or are rhythmic
      • A section of writing, e.g. from the Bible
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    • vocal

      US /ˈvoʊkl/

      UK /ˈvəʊkl/

      • Adjective
      • Expressing an opinion publicly in a loud way
      • Concerning the voice
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    • vote

      US /vot/

      UK /vəʊt/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To make a choice for or against, as in an election
      • Noun
      • Act of deciding who to choose in an election
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    • weird

      US /wɪrd/

      UK /wɪəd/

      • Adjective
      • Odd or unusual; surprising; strange
      • Eerily strange or disturbing.
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    • worth

      US /wɚθ/

      UK /wɜ:θ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • the financial, practical or moral value of somebody/something
      • having a particular value, especially in money
      • Adjective
      • Having a specified value.
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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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