Vocabulary

  • thumbs up: A gesture of approval or agreement, indicated by holding a fist with the thumb extended upwards.
  • look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
  • jump in: To enter a vehicle quickly.
  • check out
  • pick me up: To collect someone or something from a place.
  • on the road: Traveling, especially as part of a tour or journey.
  • get across: To communicate (something) clearly and effectively.
  • hit on: To discover an idea, etc. by chance
  • with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
  • popped out: Went out somewhere quickly and briefly.
  • hanging out: To spend time with your friends
  • bad idea: An unwise or imprudent course of action.
  • without me: Not including me; excluding me.
  • go on: To continue doing something
  • head out: To leave a place; depart
  • set up
  • hold on: To wait for someone (e.g. on a phone call)
  • picks up: To catch a criminal and take to police station
  • for myself: Done for one's own benefit or use.
  • play around: To cheat on your partner romantically
  • going on: To continue doing something
  • in love with: Feeling romantic love for someone.
  • at a time: Separately; one by one
  • get out of: To leave or escape responsibilities, troubles
  • got to: To arrive at some place
  • go west: To die or become completely unusable or broken.
  • sesame oil: An oil derived from sesame seeds, used in cooking and as a flavouring.
  • ride out: To survive a difficult period or situation without serious harm.
  • great: Very good; better than before
  • love: Person's name
  • ride: Machine at an amusement park for riding on for fun
  • speak: To be able to use a certain language
  • shit: A coarse term for defecation
  • man: Humans in general, including male and female
  • speaker: Electronic device for making or broadcasting sound
  • wall: High, flat side of a room or building
  • fuck: Vulgar term used as an intensifier
  • male: Characteristic of boys or men
  • Chinese: Concerning the culture and people of China
  • inaudible: Impossible to hear; imperceptible by the ear
  • truck: Homegrown vegetables and fruit for sale
  • fucking: Vulgar term used as an intensifier
  • china: A communist nation that covers a vast territory in eastern Asia; the most populous country in the world
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    • at a time

      US /æt e taɪm/

      UK /æt ə taim/

      • Phrase
      • Separately; one by one
      • Simultaneously; together
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    • bad idea

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      UK

      • Phrase
      • An unwise or imprudent course of action.
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    • check out

      US /tʃɛk aʊt/

      UK /tʃek aut/

      • Phrase
      • Phrasal Verb
      • To find out information about something
      • To take books out of a library
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    • for myself

      US /fɚ maɪˈsɛlf/

      UK /fə maɪˈself/

      • other
      • Done for one's own benefit or use.
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    • get across

      US /ɡɛt əˈkrɔs/

      UK /ɡet əˈkrɔs/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To communicate (something) clearly and effectively.
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    • get out of

      US /ɡɛt aʊt ʌv/

      UK /ɡet aut ɔv/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To leave or escape responsibilities, troubles
      • To leave a small, enclosed vehicle
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    • go on

      US /ɡo ɑn/

      UK /ɡəu ɔn/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To continue doing something
      • To happen (usually negative)
      • Interjection
      • Used to encourage someone
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    • go west

      US /goʊ wɛst/

      UK /gəu west/

      • other
      • To die or become completely unusable or broken.
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    • going on

      US /ˈɡoɪŋ ɑn/

      UK /ˈgəʊɪŋ ɔn/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To continue doing something
      • To happen (usually negative)
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    • got to

      US /ɡɑt tu/

      UK /gɔt tu:/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To arrive at some place
      • To have the opportunity or permission to do something
      • Phrasal Verb
      • To appeal to the emotions of; move
      • To finally begin to start something after a delay
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    • hanging out

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To spend time with your friends
      • To spend times with friends or relax doing nothing
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    • head out

      US /hɛd aʊt/

      UK /hed aut/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To leave a place; depart
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    • hit on

      US /hɪt ɑn/

      UK /hit ɔn/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To discover an idea, etc. by chance
      • To flirt with someone; to make a pass at someone.
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    • hold on

      US /hold ɑn/

      UK /həuld ɔn/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To wait for someone (e.g. on a phone call)
      • To wait for a short time.
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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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    • inaudible

      US /ɪnˈɔdəbəl/

      UK /ɪnˈɔ:dəbl/

      • Adjective
      • Impossible to hear; imperceptible by the ear
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    • jump in

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To enter a vehicle quickly.
      • To interrupt a conversation.
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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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    • male

      US /ˈmel/

      UK /meɪl/

      • Adjective
      • Characteristic of boys or men
      • Noun
      • A member of the sex that fertilizes eggs
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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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    • pick me up

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To collect someone or something from a place.
      • To improve someone's mood or energy.
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    • picks up

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To catch a criminal and take to police station
      • To start again where you left off
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • Learns or acquires something, often quickly or without effort.
      • Collects someone or something.
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    • play around

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To cheat on your partner romantically
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    • popped out

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • Went out somewhere quickly and briefly.
      • Appeared or emerged suddenly and unexpectedly.
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    • ride out

      US /raɪd aʊt/

      UK /raid aut/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To survive a difficult period or situation without serious harm.
      • To endure a decline or fluctuation in a market or investment.
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    • sesame oil

      US /ˈsɛsəmi ɔɪl/

      UK /ˈsesəmi ɔil/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • An oil derived from sesame seeds, used in cooking and as a flavouring.
      • An oil derived from sesame seeds, also used in cosmetics and skincare.
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    • set up

      US /sɛt ʌp/

      UK /set ʌp/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To make arrangements for something; establish
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To arrange or prepare something for use.
      • To start a business, organization, etc.
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    • thumbs up

      US

      UK

      • Noun
      • A gesture of approval or agreement, indicated by holding a fist with the thumb extended upwards.
      • A positive rating or vote on social media or online platforms.
      • Noun (plural)
      • Multiple gestures of approval or agreement made by extending the thumbs upward.
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    • truck

      US /trʌk/

      UK /trʌk/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Homegrown vegetables and fruit for sale
      • Large vehicle suitable for transporting things
      • Transitive Verb
      • To transport something on a lorry, van
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    • with it

      US /wɪð ɪt/

      UK /wið it/

      • Adjective
      • Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
      • Understanding and knowledgeable about current trends or information.
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    • without me

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Not including me; excluding me.
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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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