Vocabulary

  • at times: Sometimes; occasionally.
  • have to: Must do
  • break down: To forcibly break, destroy or make collapse
  • choke on: To be unable to breathe properly because something is stuck in your throat or airway.
  • break through: To move quickly through (wall, etc.) using force
  • die: Cube with dots numbering 1-6 on it used in games
  • close: Almost; near
  • endlessly: Without seeming to end; without limit
  • writer: Professional who writes books, articles etc.
  • watch: To keep in check, manage, or control something
  • sister: Female you share a parent with
  • brother: A boy or man who shares a parent with you
  • begin: To do the first part of an action; to start
  • friend: Person who you like and enjoy being with
  • understand: To know the meaning of language, what someone says
  • hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
  • hold: To agree to keep something for someone
  • break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
  • cry: To sound an animal may make to call its family
  • prize: Something won in a contest or given as an award
  • lie: To be in a horizontal or flat position
  • hurt: To cause pain, damage or injury
  • pass: Act of giving a ball to another player in a sport
  • real: Actually existing or happening, not imagined
  • hide: To go to, or put a thing where it can't be found
  • fear: Unpleasant feeling caused by being aware of danger
  • touch: To affect feelings, especially by causing sympathy
  • fighter: Something or someone that fights
  • insecurity: Lack of confidence or certainty about yourself
  • battling: To fight or struggle against someone or something
  • reply: Answer to someone's question
  • youth: Being young; time when you are young
  • drag: To reluctantly move or go somewhere
  • honestly: With truth or sincerity; I'm being honest with you
  • search: To examine a person's clothing to find something
  • judge: Person who decides on the results of a contest
  • trap: Device used for catching animals
  • survive: To continue to live despite illness or trouble
  • pride: Sense of your own importance and worth
  • strategy: Careful plan or method for achieving a goal
  • passion: Powerful, positive excitement and interest
  • tenderness: Pain that is felt (as when the area is touched)
  • wanna: Shortened form of 'want to'. Used only in speaking
  • hesitant: Pausing because unsure or reluctant to act
  • mislead: To make someone have the wrong idea about a thing
  • choke: To cause someone not to breathe
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    • at times

      US /æt taɪmz/

      UK /æt taɪmz/

      • Phrase
      • Sometimes; occasionally.
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    • battling

      US

      UK

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To fight or struggle against someone or something
      • To work hard to stop something; struggle
      • Adjective
      • Determined
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    • break down

      US /brek daʊn/

      UK /breik daun/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To forcibly break, destroy or make collapse
      • (Machine) to stop working or become weaker
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    • break through

      US /brek θru/

      UK /breik θru:/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To move quickly through (wall, etc.) using force
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    • choke

      US /tʃoʊk/

      UK /tʃəʊk/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To cause someone not to breathe
      • To suppress or restrain.
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To be unable to breath due to a blockage
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    • choke on

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To be unable to breathe properly because something is stuck in your throat or airway.
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    • drag

      US /dræɡ/

      UK /dræɡ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To reluctantly move or go somewhere
      • To pull something heavy or difficult along the ground
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Force of air pushing back against a plane car etc.
      • Boring or annoying thing/activity
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    • endlessly

      US /ˈɛndləslɪ/

      UK /'endləslɪ/

      • Adverb
      • Without seeming to end; without limit
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    • fighter

      US /ˈfaɪtɚ/

      UK /ˈfaɪtə(r)/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Something or someone that fights
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    • have to

      US /hæv tu/

      UK /ˈhæv tə/

      • Auxiliary Verb
      • Must do
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    • hesitant

      US /ˈhɛzɪtənt/

      UK /ˈhezɪtənt/

      • Adjective
      • Pausing because unsure or reluctant to act
      • Unwilling or reluctant to do something.
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    • honestly

      US /ˈɑnɪstli/

      UK /ˈɒnɪstli/

      • Adverb
      • With truth or sincerity; I'm being honest with you
      • Genuinely; in a sincere manner.
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    • insecurity

      US /ˌɪnsɪˈkjʊrətɪ/

      UK /ˌɪnsɪ'kjʊərətɪ/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Lack of confidence or certainty about yourself
      • State of feeling unsafe
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    • judge

      US /dʒʌdʒ/

      UK /dʒʌdʒ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Person who decides on the results of a contest
      • Person who has the power to make a decision
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To reach a decision about who won a contest
      • To form an opinion after careful consideration
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    • lie

      US /lai/

      UK /laɪ/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To be in a horizontal or flat position
      • To say something that you know is not true
      • Countable Noun
      • An untrue statement, when you know it is not true
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    • mislead

      US /ˌmɪs'li:d/

      UK /ˌmɪs'li:d/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To make someone have the wrong idea about a thing
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    • passion

      US /ˈpæʃən/

      UK /'pæʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Powerful, positive excitement and interest
      • Something for which one has a great love
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    • pride

      US /praɪd/

      UK /praɪd/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Sense of your own importance and worth
      • A feeling of pleasure and satisfaction that you get when you or people connected with you have done something well.
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To be proud of something you did
      A2
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    • prize

      US /praɪz/

      UK /praɪz/

      • Countable Noun
      • Something won in a contest or given as an award
      • Something valuable that many people would like
      • Adjective
      • Being an excellent or valuable example of a thing
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    • search

      US /sɜ:rtʃ/

      UK /sɜ:tʃ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To examine a person's clothing to find something
      • To look for an answer or explanation to a problem
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Examination of person to find something
      • Action to find an answer to a problem
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    • strategy

      US /ˈstrætədʒi/

      UK /'strætədʒɪ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Careful plan or method for achieving a goal
      • Branch of military dealing with command
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    • survive

      US /sɚˈvaɪv/

      UK /sə'vaɪv/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To continue to live despite illness or trouble
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    • tenderness

      US /ˈtɛndɚnɪs/

      UK /'tendənɪs/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Pain that is felt (as when the area is touched)
      B2
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    • trap

      US /træp/

      UK /træp/

      • Countable Noun
      • Device used for catching animals
      • Vehicle pulled by a single horse
      • Transitive Verb
      • To use a device to catch animals or people
      • To hold, e.g. a nerve, so that it cannot move
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    • wanna

      US /ˈwɑnə/

      UK /'wɒnə/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • Shortened form of 'want to'. Used only in speaking
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    • youth

      US /juθ/

      UK /ju:θ/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Being young; time when you are young
      • Quality or state of being young
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Young person or teenager
      A2
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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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    Ever felt that intense longing for someone special? This romantic ballad, "Sometimes When We Touch" by Dan Hill, dives deep into those honest confessions and relationship tensions with emotional vocals and simple sentence structures you can easily follow. It's a fantastic way to practice understanding heartfelt lyrics and pick up on subtle emotional cues in English!

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