Vocabulary

  • have to: Must do
  • back up: To save a copy of your computer data
  • right back: Said when someone says they will return soon, indicating you expect their prompt return.
  • pass by: To go past someone or something.
  • red hot: Extremely hot; heated to a point of glowing red.
  • back out: To say you will now not do something you promised
  • on the road: Traveling, especially as part of a tour or journey.
  • count: To add things together to find the total number
  • steal: A bargain; something bought very cheaply
  • ball: Large dance where people dress formally
  • lane: Marked strip of the road or swimming pool
  • game: Activity with rules that people play to have fun
  • floor: Large area used for a particular purpose
  • rebound: Bouncing off something, then going back into play
  • complacent: Unconcerned, self-satisfied
  • rookie: New to doing something; beginner
  • rotate: To regularly change people who perform a role
  • basket: Amount contained in a basket; a basketful
  • mike: A male given name, short form of Michael.
  • chandler: Maker (and seller) of candles and soap and oils and paints
  • layup: A shot in basketball taken close to the basket, usually made by leaping and using one hand to lay the ball up near the basket.
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    • back out

      US /bæk aʊt/

      UK /bæk aut/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To say you will now not do something you promised
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    • back up

      US /bæk ʌp/

      UK /bæk ʌp/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To save a copy of your computer data
      • To confirm the truth of what someone says
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    • basket

      US /ˈbæskɪt/

      UK /ˈbɑ:skɪt/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Amount contained in a basket; a basketful
      • Container made of strips of (often) woven wood
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To score a basket in basketball.
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    • complacent

      US /kəmˈplesənt/

      UK /kəmˈpleɪsnt/

      • Adjective
      • Unconcerned, self-satisfied
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    • count

      US /kaʊnt/

      UK /kaʊnt/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To add things together to find the total number
      • To matter or be important
      • Countable Noun
      • Number of things added together, e.g. votes
      • With the number of crimes, knockouts, as stated
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    • have to

      US /hæv tu/

      UK /ˈhæv tə/

      • Auxiliary Verb
      • Must do
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    • lane

      US /len/

      UK /leɪn/

      • Noun
      • Marked strip of the road or swimming pool
      • Narrow way or road, often with steep sides
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    • on the road

      US /ɑn ði rəʊd/

      UK /ɔn ðə roʊd/

      • Phrase
      • Traveling, especially as part of a tour or journey.
      • Making progress; advancing towards a goal.
      • Idiom
      • Making progress towards a goal or achievement.
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    • pass by

      US /pæs baɪ/

      UK /pɑ:s bai/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To go past someone or something.
      • To elapse; for time to go by.
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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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    • red hot

      US /rɛd hɑt/

      UK /red hɔt/

      • Adjective
      • Extremely hot; heated to a point of glowing red.
      • Very exciting, popular, or successful.
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    • right back

      US /raɪt bæk/

      UK /rait bæk/

      • Interjection
      • Said when someone says they will return soon, indicating you expect their prompt return.
      • Adverb
      • Immediately; very soon after going.
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    • rookie

      US /ˈrʊki/

      UK /ˈrʊki/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • New to doing something; beginner
      • A first-year player on a professional sports team.
      • Adjective
      • Inexperienced; new.
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    • rotate

      US /ˈroʊteɪt/

      UK /rəʊˈteɪt/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To regularly change people who perform a role
      • To regularly change the crops that grow in a field
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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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