Vocabulary

  • have to: Must do
  • in school: Attending an educational institution.
  • at school: Present and attending school.
  • live off: To receive money from someone on which to live
  • next to: Being located along side another
  • in what world: Used to question the logic of an idea or belief.
  • in second grade: Being in the second year of elementary school.
  • stay in: To remain inside one's home.
  • seize the day: To make the most of the present moment; to take all opportunities that are available to you.
  • for example: As an illustration or instance.
  • privilege: Advantage or right given to only certain people
  • physical: Health check at the doctors' or hospital
  • embrace: Act of holding someone closely
  • audience: Group of people attending a play, movie etc.
  • mess: Something that is untidy, dirty or unclean
  • dude: Form of address for a man
  • bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
  • chill: State of being a little cold
  • deal: To cope with something - usually troubles
  • contact: Touching or feeling something
  • curiosity: Something unusual and perhaps worthy of collecting
  • resonate: (Of ideas) to have a big impact for a long time
  • declare: To make a statement in a strong and confident way
  • whip: To defeat thoroughly or easily
  • tuition: Money that is paid for lessons
  • comedy: Amusing play, film, usually with a happy ending
  • detention: Act of keeping someone in jail or similar
  • punch: Alcoholic drink made from wine and fruit, etc.
  • seize: To take a place with force, as by military action
  • diligent: Showing care, continued effort and hard work
  • storm: To act violently or angrily
  • system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
  • hop: Dance party
  • steal: A bargain; something bought very cheaply
  • nonsense: Foolish or untrue statements or ideas
  • throat: Part of the neck that is below the chin
  • point: An item to be discussed
  • nail: Pointed piece of metal used to join pieces of wood
  • sore: An open or raised painful spot on the skin
  • greet: To meet with friendly words and actions; welcome
  • land: Region or country
  • frown: When you pull your eyebrows together to show anger
  • hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
  • central: Being in the middle
  • independence: Having the freedom to make your own decisions
  • fine: Good, acceptable or satisfactory
  • grade: To give a road the required angle of slope
  • type: Printed letters or blocks used for printing them
  • cultural: Of a particular society's customs and beliefs
  • outta: Slang written form of ‘Out of’
  • shake: To cause someone to be surprised or upset
  • happen: To take place or occur
  • clinic: Local medical center; department of a hospital
  • meet: To provide something that is necessary
  • touch: To affect feelings, especially by causing sympathy
  • pee: To urinate
  • rock: To be greatly upset by something, e.g. a death
  • female: Person of the sex that gives birth to babies
  • metro: Underground railway or subway
  • call: A order or request for action
  • scare: To become frightened
  • underwear: Clothes worn next to skin/under outer clothes
  • backpack: Bag carried by a strap on your back or shoulder
  • fauna: All of the animals living in a certain area, time
  • endanger: To bring a person/thing into a dangerous situation
  • flora: Group of all plants that grow in a particular area
  • urinal: Wall fixture into which men urinate
  • appropriation: Setting aside of money for a specific purpose
  • frog: Small hopping amphibian
  • homework: Work that a student is given to do at home
  • hometown: Town (or city) where you grew up or where you live
  • nah: Way of saying 'No'
  • hooker: Slang name for a prostitute
  • lego: Child's plastic construction set
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    • appropriation

      US /əˌproʊpriˈeɪʃn/

      UK /əˌprəʊpriˈeɪʃn/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Setting aside of money for a specific purpose
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    • at school

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Present and attending school.
      A1
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    • audience

      US /ˈɔdiəns/

      UK /ˈɔ:diəns/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Group of people attending a play, movie etc.
      A2TOEIC
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    • backpack

      US /ˈbækˌpæk/

      UK /'bækpæk/

      • Countable Noun
      • Bag carried by a strap on your back or shoulder
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To travel very lightly carrying your things
      B2
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    • central

      US /ˈsɛntrəl/

      UK /'sentrəl/

      • Adjective
      • Being in the middle
      • Most significant or important
      • Noun
      • The central part of a country or region.
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    • chill

      US /tʃɪl/

      UK /tʃɪl/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • State of being a little cold
      • Feeling of fear or being frightened
      • Transitive Verb
      • To make something cold, e.g. a drink
      B1
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    • clinic

      US /ˈklɪnɪk/

      UK /ˈklɪnɪk/

      • Noun
      • Local medical center; department of a hospital
      B1
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    • comedy

      US /ˈkɑmɪdi/

      UK /'kɒmədɪ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Amusing play, film, usually with a happy ending
      A2
      More
    • contact

      US /ˈkɑnˌtækt/

      UK /'kɒntækt/

      • Adjective
      • Touching or feeling something
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Touching or feeling something
      • Object that allows electricity to run through it
      A2
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    • cultural

      US /ˈkʌltʃərəl/

      UK /ˈkʌltʃərəl/

      • Adjective
      • Of a particular society's customs and beliefs
      • Of arts, music, literature, theater
      A2
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    • curiosity

      US /ˌkjʊriˈɑsɪti/

      UK /ˌkjʊərɪ'ɒsətɪ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Something unusual and perhaps worthy of collecting
      • Eager desire to learn more about something
      B1
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    • declare

      US /dɪˈklɛr/

      UK /dɪ'kleə(r)/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To make a statement in a strong and confident way
      • To show the cost of things purchased overseas
      A2TOEIC
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    • detention

      US /dɪˈtɛnʃən/

      UK /dɪ'tenʃn/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Act of keeping someone in jail or similar
      B2
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    • diligent

      US /ˈdɪlədʒənt/

      UK /ˈdɪlɪdʒənt/

      • Adjective
      • Showing care, continued effort and hard work
      B1TOEIC
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    • dude

      US /dud, djud/

      UK /du:d/

      • Noun
      • Form of address for a man
      • (informal) A man; a fellow.
      • Interjection
      • (informal) Used as a term of address, often between men.
      B2
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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.
      B1TOEIC
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    • endanger

      US /ɛnˈdendʒɚ/

      UK /ɪn'deɪndʒə(r)/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To bring a person/thing into a dangerous situation
      B1
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    • fauna

      US /'fɔ:nə/

      UK /'fɔ:nə/

      • Noun
      • All of the animals living in a certain area, time
      B2
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    • female

      US / ˈfiˌmel/

      UK /'fi:meɪl/

      • Adjective
      • Person of the sex that gives birth to babies
      • Belonging to or characteristic of a woman or girl.
      • Noun
      • A woman or girl.
      • A female animal.
      A2
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    • fine

      US /faɪn/

      UK /faɪn/

      • Adjective
      • Good, acceptable or satisfactory
      • Of high quality; made with great skill
      • Countable Noun
      • Money you have to pay because you broke a rule
      • (at the end of a piece of music) the end
      A2TOEIC
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    • flora

      US /'flɔ:rə/

      UK /'flɔ:rə/

      • Noun
      • Group of all plants that grow in a particular area
      B2
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    • for example

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • As an illustration or instance.
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    • frog

      US /frɔ:g/

      UK /frɒg/

      • Noun
      • Small hopping amphibian
      B1
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    • frown

      US /fraʊn/

      UK /fraʊn/

      • Noun
      • When you pull your eyebrows together to show anger
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To pull the eyebrows together to show anger
      B1
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    • grade

      US /ɡred/

      UK /ɡreɪd/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To give a road the required angle of slope
      • To determine the level or quality of something
      • Noun
      • Level or quality of something e.g. a diamond
      • Mark that shows the quality of a student's work
      B1TOEIC
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    • greet

      US /ɡrit/

      UK /gri:t/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To meet with friendly words and actions; welcome
      B1
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    • have to

      US /hæv tu/

      UK /ˈhæv tə/

      • Auxiliary Verb
      • Must do
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    • hometown

      US /ˈhomˈtaʊn/

      UK /'həʊmtaʊn/

      • Noun
      • Town (or city) where you grew up or where you live
      B2
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    • homework

      US /ˈhomˌwɚk/

      UK /ˈhəumwə:k/

      • Noun
      • Work that a student is given to do at home
      B2
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    • hooker

      US /ˈhʊkɚ/

      UK /'hʊkə(r)/

      • Noun
      • Slang name for a prostitute
      B2
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    • hop

      US /hɑp/

      UK /hɒp/

      • Noun
      • Dance party
      • Small jump, often on one foot
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To move from one place to another
      • To make small jump, as from one foot to the other
      B2
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    • in school

      US /ɪn skul/

      UK /ɪn sku:l/

      • other
      • Attending an educational institution.
      A1
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    • in second grade

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Being in the second year of elementary school.
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    • in what world

      US /ɪn wʌt wɜrld/

      UK /ɪn wɒt wɜ:ld/

      • other
      • Used to question the logic of an idea or belief.
      C1
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    • independence

      US /ˌɪndɪˈpɛndəns/

      UK /ˌɪndɪ'pendəns/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Having the freedom to make your own decisions
      • The state of not relying on others for financial support or assistance.
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    • lego

      US /'leɡoʊ/

      UK /ˈlegəʊ/

      • Proper Noun
      • Child's plastic construction set
      C1
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    • live off

      US /liv ɔf/

      UK /liv ɔf/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To receive money from someone on which to live
      • To eat only a particular type of food
      A2
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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
      A2
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    • metro

      US /ˈmetroʊ/

      UK /ˈmetrəʊ/

      • Noun
      • Underground railway or subway
      B2
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    • nah

      US /nɑ:/

      UK /nɑ:/

      • Noun
      • Way of saying 'No'
      B2
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    • nail

      US /nel/

      UK /neɪl/

      • Countable Noun
      • Pointed piece of metal used to join pieces of wood
      • Hard part at the end of your finger
      • Transitive Verb
      • To attach things together with metal nails
      • To catch someone doing an illegal activity
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    • next to

      US /nɛkst tu/

      UK /nekst tu:/

      • Preposition
      • Being located along side another
      • In comparison with
      • Adverb
      • Almost; nearly
      A1
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    • nonsense

      US /ˈnɑ:nsens/

      UK /ˈnɒnsns/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Foolish or untrue statements or ideas
      • Foolish or unacceptable behaviour.
      • Interjection
      • Used to say that you do not agree with something or think it is not true.
      A2
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    • outta

      US

      UK

      • Adverb
      • Slang written form of ‘Out of’
      B2
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    • pee

      US /pi/

      UK /pi:/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To urinate
      B2
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    • physical

      US /ˈfɪzɪkəl/

      UK /ˈfɪzɪkl/

      • Countable Noun
      • Health check at the doctors' or hospital
      • Adjective
      • Concerning the body of a person
      • Concerning things that can be seen or touched
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    • privilege

      US /ˈprɪvəlɪdʒ, ˈprɪvlɪdʒ/

      UK /'prɪvəlɪdʒ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Advantage or right given to only certain people
      • An opportunity to do something special or enjoyable.
      • Transitive Verb
      • To give advantages to some people not others
      B1TOEIC
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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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    • resonate

      US /ˈrɛzəˌnet/

      UK /'rezəneɪt/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • (Of ideas) to have a big impact for a long time
      • (E.g. of a bell) to sound clearly for a long time
      C2TOEIC
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    • seize

      US /siz/

      UK /si:z/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To take a place with force, as by military action
      • To arrest or catch someone
      B1
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    • seize the day

      US /siz ði de/

      UK /si:z ðə dei/

      • Idiom
      • To make the most of the present moment; to take all opportunities that are available to you.
      A1
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    • shake

      US /ʃek/

      UK /ʃeɪk/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To cause someone to be surprised or upset
      • To cause a belief, idea, or feeling to weaken
      • Countable Noun
      • Drink made by shaking milk with fruit or flavors
      A2
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    • sore

      US /sɔr, sor/

      UK /sɔ:(r)/

      • Noun
      • An open or raised painful spot on the skin
      • Adjective
      • Angry; annoyed
      • Upset or angry about something that happened
      A2
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    • stay in

      US /ste ɪn/

      UK /stei in/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To remain inside one's home.
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To remain as an inpatient in a hospital.
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    • throat

      US /θroʊt/

      UK /θrəʊt/

      • Noun
      • Part of the neck that is below the chin
      • The passage in the neck through which food and air pass.
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To utter or express with the throat; to sing.
      A2
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    • tuition

      US /tuˈɪʃən, tju-/

      UK /tjuˈɪʃn/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Money that is paid for lessons
      • Teaching or instruction, especially of individual students or small groups.
      B2
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    • underwear

      US /ˈʌndərwer/

      UK /ˈʌndəweə(r)/

      • Noun
      • Clothes worn next to skin/under outer clothes
      C1
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    • urinal

      US /ˈjʊrənl/

      UK /jʊəˈraɪnl/

      • Countable Noun
      • Wall fixture into which men urinate
      C1
      More
    • whip

      US /hwɪp, wɪp/

      UK /wɪp/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To defeat thoroughly or easily
      • To beat with a type of long rope
      • Countable Noun
      • A long rope used to hit people or animals
      B1
      More
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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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