Vocabulary

  • knock out: To hit and make unconscious
  • knock down: To hit something so it falls down
  • knock off: To make a copy of something often illegally
  • knock over: To accidentally hit something so that it falls over.
  • look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
  • for example: As an illustration or instance.
  • knock up: To make someone pregnant (rude slang)
  • put out: To publish, e.g. a book
  • out of order: Not in proper working condition; broken.
  • have to: Must do
  • of course: Sure ; Certainly
  • on the table: Located on the surface of a table.
  • bump into: To meet someone accidentally
  • wine glass: A glass, typically stemmed, used for drinking wine.
  • on purpose: Intentionally; deliberately.
  • to do with: To be about something; concern
  • out of commission: Not in working order; temporarily not functioning.
  • punch in: To record the time of arrival at work on a time clock.
  • off the table: No longer being considered or discussed.
  • come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
  • fight back: To make your point more strongly against opponent
  • down the road: At a future time; in the future.
  • bag: Soft container to put things in and carry with you
  • table: Diagram that shows data in rows and columns
  • word: Unit of language that has a meaning
  • wine: Dark red color
  • put: To move or place a thing in a particular position
  • walk: To move with your legs at a slowish pace
  • woman: Adult female human being
  • lesson: Something done to learn or teach something; class
  • city: Area with many buildings, roads and people
  • easy: Not hard to do; not difficult
  • travel: To go to a place that is far away
  • restaurant: Place where you can order, buy and eat a meal
  • dress: Women's garment with a top part and a skirt
  • pay: To give money for goods or work done
  • glass: Clear hard container used for drinking
  • careful: Trying not to make mistakes; working slowly
  • verb: Word that expresses an action or state
  • lucky: Fortunate; having good things happen by chance
  • noun: The subject or object of a sentence
  • fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
  • electricity: Energy generated positive and negative charges
  • specialize: To focus on one area of a field or profession
  • lift: Picking someone up in a car and taking to a place
  • order: Religious or social group, as of nuns
  • simple: Not hard to understand or do; not complex
  • hockey: Sport played on a field with sticks and a ball
  • adjective: A word that describes a noun, e.g. happy
  • steal: A bargain; something bought very cheaply
  • girlfriend: Romantic female friend of a man or boy
  • marry: To become the husband or wife of someone
  • knock: Bad experience that reduces a person's confidence
  • pregnant: Carrying your unborn baby inside you
  • lightning: Flashes of light in the sky caused by a storm
  • gorgeous: Extremely attractive; richly beautiful
  • meaning: To express a particular idea or thought
  • boxing: To strike someone on the side of the head
  • completely: In every way or as much as possible
  • spill: Accident when someone falls
  • request: To ask for, usually politely and formally
  • electrical: Related or connected to electricity
  • raise: To increase a bet above another when playing cards
  • responsible: Being the cause of something that has occurred
  • purpose: Reason for which something is done; aim; goal
  • fight: To argue or quarrel with someone about something
  • attention: Taking notice of someone or something
  • punch: Alcoholic drink made from wine and fruit, etc.
  • basically: Used before you explain something simply, clearly
  • bump: To bounce along over a rough surface
  • bargain: Something bought for a lower price than expected
  • accidental: Unplanned; unexpected; happening by mistake
  • unconscious: Not aware of what is going on around you
  • combine: To mix several things together to form one thing
  • everyday: Used or seen daily; for daily use; ordinary
  • entire: Complete or full; with no part left out; whole
  • fake: Not real; made to look like something real
  • slang: Words or phrases used in a very informal way
  • knockout: Excellent, or wonderful; amazing
  • phrasal: Concerning or consisting of a phrase
  • domino: Flat rectangular blocks with spots used in a game
  • topple: To cause a government/leader to be overthrown
  • lust: Sexual desire
  • commission: Money paid for a service, e.g. money exchanging
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    • accidental

      US /ˌæksɪˈdɛntl/

      UK /ˌæksɪˈdentl/

      • Adjective
      • Unplanned; unexpected; happening by mistake
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    • attention

      US /əˈtɛnʃən/

      UK /əˈtenʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Taking notice of someone or something
      • Noun
      • (Soldiers) Standing with straight backs
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    • bargain

      US /ˈbɑrɡɪn/

      UK /'bɑ:ɡən/

      • Countable Noun
      • Something bought for a lower price than expected
      • An agreement between people or groups about what each will do for the other.
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To discuss terms for a business deal; negotiate
      • To expect or anticipate something.
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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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    • boxing

      US /ˈbɑksɪŋ/

      UK /ˈbɒksɪŋ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To strike someone on the side of the head
      • To pack an object in a six-sided container
      • Uncountable Noun
      • A sport where you fight with gloves on your hands
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    • bump

      US /bʌmp/

      UK /bʌmp/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To bounce along over a rough surface
      • To knock against with force or violence
      • Noun
      • Act or sound of one solid object hitting another
      • Raised area on any smooth surface
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    • bump into

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To meet someone accidentally
      • To collide with something.
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    • careful

      US /ˈkerfl/

      UK /ˈkeəfl/

      • Adjective
      • Trying not to make mistakes; working slowly
      • Cautious and attentive to potential dangers or problems.
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    • combine

      US /kəmˈbaɪn/

      UK /kəmˈbaɪn/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To mix several things together to form one thing
      • To harvest by means of a combine.
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A harvesting machine for cutting, threshing, and cleaning grain.
      • A mixture of different things.
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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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    • commission

      US /kəˈmɪʃən/

      UK /kə'mɪʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Money paid for a service, e.g. money exchanging
      • An official role or title in the military
      • Transitive Verb
      • To hire someone, order work to be done for payment
      • To formally ask someone to create or produce something.
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    • domino

      US /ˈdɑ:mənoʊ/

      UK /ˈdɒmɪnəʊ/

      • Countable Noun
      • Flat rectangular blocks with spots used in a game
      • A hooded cloak worn with a mask at masquerades.
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    • down the road

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • At a future time; in the future.
      • Along the street; a short distance away.
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    • electrical

      US /ɪˈlektrɪkl/

      UK /ɪˈlektrɪkl/

      • Adjective
      • Related or connected to electricity
      • Skilled in working with electricity.
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    • electricity

      US /ɪlɛkˈtrɪsɪti,ˌilɛk-/

      UK /ɪˌlekˈtrɪsəti/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Energy generated positive and negative charges
      • The study or science of electric charges and currents.
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    • entire

      US /ɛnˈtaɪr/

      UK /ɪn'taɪə(r)/

      • Adjective
      • Complete or full; with no part left out; whole
      • Undivided; not shared or distributed.
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    • fake

      US /fek/

      UK /feɪk/

      • Adjective
      • Not real; made to look like something real
      • Countable Noun
      • A copy of something made to trick people
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    • fight back

      US /faɪt bæk/

      UK /fait bæk/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To make your point more strongly against opponent
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    • for example

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • As an illustration or instance.
      More
    • gorgeous

      US /ˈɡɔrdʒəs/

      UK /'ɡɔ:dʒəs/

      • Adjective
      • Extremely attractive; richly beautiful
      • Delightfully enjoyable or pleasant.
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    • have to

      US /hæv tu/

      UK /ˈhæv tə/

      • Auxiliary Verb
      • Must do
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    • hockey

      US /ˈhɑ:ki/

      UK /ˈhɒki/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Sport played on a field with sticks and a ball
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    • knock

      US /nɑk/

      UK /nɒk/

      • Noun
      • Bad experience that reduces a person's confidence
      • Action of something solid hitting something hard
      • Transitive Verb
      • To criticize someone in an unreasonable way
      • To hit something to get people's attention
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    • knock down

      US /nɑk daʊn/

      UK /nɔk daun/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To hit something so it falls down
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    • knock off

      US /nɑk ɔf/

      UK /nɔk ɔf/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To make a copy of something often illegally
      • To hit something so the top of it comes off
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To quickly produce a copy or imitation of something.
      • To stop working.
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    • knock out

      US /nɑk aʊt/

      UK /nɔk aut/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To hit and make unconscious
      • To defeat someone so decisively that they cannot continue.
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To defeat someone so decisively that they are unable to continue.
      • To destroy or disable something, especially a piece of equipment.
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    • knock over

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To accidentally hit something so that it falls over.
      • To intentionally hit something so that it falls over.
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    • knock up

      US /nɑk ʌp/

      UK /nɔk ʌp/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To make someone pregnant (rude slang)
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    • knockout

      US /ˈnɑkˌaʊt/

      UK /'nɒkaʊt/

      • Adjective
      • Excellent, or wonderful; amazing
      • Noun
      • A punch that makes a boxer unconscious
      • A situation in boxing where a fighter is hit so hard that they fall to the ground and cannot get up before the referee counts to ten, thus losing the match.
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    • lift

      US /lɪft/

      UK /lɪft/

      • Noun
      • Picking someone up in a car and taking to a place
      • Machine carrying people up or down to other floors
      • Transitive Verb
      • To stop or cancel something, such as a rule
      • To move something to higher position
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    • lightning

      US /ˈlaɪtnɪŋ/

      UK /ˈlaɪtnɪŋ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Flashes of light in the sky caused by a storm
      • A sudden electrostatic discharge that occurs during an electrical storm.
      • Adjective
      • Moving very fast or occurring suddenly
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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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    • lust

      US /lʌst/

      UK /lʌst/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Sexual desire
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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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    • off the table

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • No longer being considered or discussed.
      • Removed from the table.
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    • on purpose

      US /ɑn ˈpɚpəs/

      UK /ɔn ˈpə:pəs/

      • Idiom
      • Intentionally; deliberately.
      • Phrase
      • Intentionally; deliberately.
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    • on the table

      US /ɑn ði ˈtebəl/

      UK /ɔn ðə ˈteibl/

      • Phrase
      • Located on the surface of a table.
      • Available for consideration or discussion.
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    • out of commission

      US /aʊt ʌv kəˈmɪʃən/

      UK /aut ɔv kəˈmiʃən/

      • Adjective
      • Not in working order; temporarily not functioning.
      • (Of a ship or military unit) no longer in active service.
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    • out of order

      US /aʊt ʌv ˈɔrdɚ/

      UK /aut ɔv ˈɔ:də/

      • Adjective
      • Not in proper working condition; broken.
      • Not following the rules of procedure; inappropriate.
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    • phrasal

      US

      UK

      • Adjective
      • Concerning or consisting of a phrase
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    • pregnant

      US /ˈprɛɡnənt/

      UK /ˈpregnənt/

      • Adjective
      • Carrying your unborn baby inside you
      • Full of meaning or significance; suggestive.
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    • punch

      US /pʌntʃ/

      UK /pʌntʃ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Alcoholic drink made from wine and fruit, etc.
      • Transitive Verb
      • To hit something very hard with a closed hand
      • To make a hole in something with a special tool
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    • punch in

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To record the time of arrival at work on a time clock.
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    • purpose

      US /ˈpɚpəs/

      UK /'pɜ:pəs/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Reason for which something is done; aim; goal
      • A person's sense of resolve or determination.
      • Adverb
      • With clear intention or determination.
      • Intentionally; deliberately.
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    • put out

      US /pʊt aʊt/

      UK /put aut/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To publish, e.g. a book
      • To cause someone to be troubled or inconvenienced
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    • request

      US /rɪˈkwɛst/

      UK /rɪ'kwest/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To ask for, usually politely and formally
      • Noun
      • Thing that has been asked for
      • A signal to a computer system or program to perform a task.
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    • responsible

      US / rɪˈspɑnsəbəl/

      UK /rɪ'spɒnsəbl/

      • Adjective
      • Being the cause of something that has occurred
      • Having the duty of dealing with something
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    • slang

      US /slæŋ/

      UK /slæŋ/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Words or phrases used in a very informal way
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    • specialize

      US /ˈspɛʃəˌlaɪz/

      UK /ˈspeʃəlaɪz/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To focus on one area of a field or profession
      • To change to fit your environment
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    • spill

      US /spɪl/

      UK /spɪl/

      • Noun
      • Accident when someone falls
      • Act of allowing a fluid to escape
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To come out of and spread beyond limits
      • To tell secrets or let information escape
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    • to do with

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To be about something; concern
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    • topple

      US /ˈtɑ:pl/

      UK /ˈtɒpl/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To cause a government/leader to be overthrown
      • To (cause to) become unstable and fall, e.g. ruler
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To fall over from being unstable
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    • unconscious

      US /ʌnˈkɑnʃəs/

      UK /ʌnˈkɒnʃəs/

      • Adjective
      • Not aware of what is going on around you
      • Not being deliberate or on purpose
      • Uncountable Noun
      • The part of the mind that contains thoughts and feelings that one is not aware of.
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    • wine

      US /waɪn/

      UK /waɪn/

      • Adjective
      • Dark red color
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Alcoholic drink made from the juice of grapes
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    • wine glass

      US /waɪn ɡlæs/

      UK /wain ɡlɑ:s/

      • Countable Noun
      • A glass, typically stemmed, used for drinking wine.
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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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