Vocabulary

  • have to: Must do
  • around the corner: Very near; close by.
  • go around: (Of news, gossip) to be known; circulate
  • going on: To continue doing something
  • in action: Actively doing something; performing a task or duty.
  • got to: To arrive at some place
  • bad idea: An unwise or imprudent course of action.
  • look into: To investigate or try to discover the reasons for
  • back up: To save a copy of your computer data
  • cut it out: Stop doing something annoying or disruptive.
  • to date: Up to the present time; until now.
  • phone number: A sequence of digits assigned to a telephone subscriber, used to make a call to that phone.
  • sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
  • stick: To push a sharp or pointed object into something
  • delicate: Easily broken or damaged
  • matter: To be of great importance; to count
  • creepy: Scary; annoying or unpleasant
  • fancy: To want to have or do something; feel like
  • dude: Form of address for a man
  • ignore: To not listen to, look at, or pay attention to
  • advice: Suggestion about what would help someone
  • address: Exact street location of a place
  • worth: the financial, practical or moral value of somebody/something
  • practically: Nearly, almost, or in effect
  • transition: Change from one state, movement, place to another
  • pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
  • throw: To use your arm to make something fly in the air
  • cram: To add more to something that is already full
  • honest: Good, truthful, sincere, or faithful; trustworthy
  • break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
  • hell: Any place of pain and suffering
  • excuse: To allow someone not to do (jury service, etc.)
  • master: To gain control over something
  • stalk: Thin part of a plant that allows it to stand
  • buzz: Low pitched sound similar to the sound bees make
  • tuck: To put something into a small or safe place
  • place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
  • sound: Sensible, dependable and reliable
  • simple: Not hard to understand or do; not complex
  • bring: To take or go with someone to a place
  • spend: To use money to pay for something
  • feminine: Concerning or relating to females
  • quit: To leave a job
  • change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
  • drive: A person's ambition and motivation to do something
  • psycho: Person affected by psychosis; unbalanced person
  • corner: To force into a position impossible to escape from
  • lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
  • remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
  • great: Very good; better than before
  • whine: To complain in an annoying crying voice
  • partner: One you have a business/personal relationship with
  • level: Specific height of something
  • action: Something that a person or thing does
  • fine: Good, acceptable or satisfactory
  • chatter: To talk a lot in a casual manner
  • bitch: To aggressively complain about something
  • ninja: Japanese martial arts warrior, often an assassin
  • turkey: Edible bird resembling a large chicken
  • buzzer: Button that rings when pushed
  • cute: Attractive in a pretty or endearing way
  • retard: To cause to move or proceed slowly
  • rouge: Makeup that makes your cheeks pinker or red
  • sac: Bag-like part of an animal or plant
  • lt: Short for 'lieutenant'
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    • action

      US /ˈækʃən/

      UK /'ækʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Something that a person or thing does
      • A lawsuit.
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To act to do something
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    • advice

      US /əd'vaɪs/

      UK /ədˈvaɪs/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Suggestion about what would help someone
      • Professional guidance from a lawyer or legal expert.
      A2TOEIC
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    • around the corner

      US /əˈraʊnd ði ˈkɔrnɚ/

      UK /əˈraund ðə ˈkɔ:nə/

      • Phrase
      • Very near; close by.
      • About to happen; approaching soon.
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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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    • bad idea

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • An unwise or imprudent course of action.
      A2
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    • bitch

      US /bɪtʃ/

      UK /bɪtʃ/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To aggressively complain about something
      • Countable Noun
      • Female dog
      • Offensive term for a female
      B2
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    • buzz

      US /bʌz/

      UK /bʌz/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Low pitched sound similar to the sound bees make
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To make a low, constant noise like a bee
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    • buzzer

      US /ˈbʌzɚ/

      UK /ˈbʌzə(r)/

      • Noun
      • Button that rings when pushed
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    • chatter

      US /ˈtʃætɚ/

      UK /ˈtʃætə(r)/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To talk a lot in a casual manner
      • (As of teeth if cold) to click uncontrollably
      • Uncountable Noun
      • Continuous rapid talk about matters of little importance.
      • A rapid series of short, sharp noises.
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    • corner

      US /ˈkɔrnɚ/

      UK /'kɔ:nə(r)/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To force into a position impossible to escape from
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Place where two lines, sides, corners etc. meet
      • Edges of something, e.g. eyes, boxing ring
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    • cram

      US /kræm/

      UK /kræm/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To add more to something that is already full
      • To study intensively (for a test)
      • Countable Noun
      • A room in which people are crammed.
      B2
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    • creepy

      US /'kri:pɪ/

      UK /'kri:pɪ/

      • Adjective
      • Scary; annoying or unpleasant
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    • cut it out

      US /kʌt ɪt aʊt/

      UK /kʌt it aut/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • Stop doing something annoying or disruptive.
      • Interjection
      • Stop doing something annoying or disruptive.
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    • cute

      US /kjut/

      UK /kju:t/

      • Adjective
      • Attractive in a pretty or endearing way
      B2
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    • delicate

      US /ˈdɛlɪkɪt/

      UK /'delɪkət/

      • Adjective
      • Easily broken or damaged
      • Finely made, with great care
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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.
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    • excuse

      US /ɪkˈskjuz/

      UK /ɪk'skju:s/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To allow someone not to do (jury service, etc.)
      • To explain acting in a bad or impolite manner
      • Noun
      • Note explaining why someone cannot do or attend
      • Reason why you did or didn't do something
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    • fancy

      US /ˈfænsi/

      UK /'fænsɪ/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To want to have or do something; feel like
      • To imagine or suppose that something will happen
      • Adjective
      • Unusual and attractive in design
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    • feminine

      US /ˈfɛmənɪn/

      UK /ˈfemənɪn/

      • Adjective
      • Concerning or relating to females
      • Having qualities or appearance traditionally associated with women.
      • Noun
      • A woman or girl.
      • Qualities or characteristics considered typical of women.
      B2
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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
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    • go around

      US /ɡo əˈraʊnd/

      UK /ɡəu əˈraund/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • (Of news, gossip) to be known; circulate
      • To go here and there, from place to place; wander
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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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    • have to

      US /hæv tu/

      UK /ˈhæv tə/

      • Auxiliary Verb
      • Must do
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    • hell

      US /hɛl/

      UK /hel/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Any place of pain and suffering
      • A very unpleasant or difficult experience.
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    • honest

      US /ˈɑnɪst/

      UK /ˈɒnɪst/

      • Adjective
      • Good, truthful, sincere, or faithful; trustworthy
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    • ignore

      US /ɪɡˈnɔr, -ˈnor/

      UK /ɪɡ'nɔ:(r)/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To not listen to, look at, or pay attention to
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    • in action

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Actively doing something; performing a task or duty.
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    • level

      US /ˈlɛvəl/

      UK /'levl/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Specific height of something
      • Amount of ability you have compared to others
      • Transitive Verb
      • To aim a gun at someone
      • To destroy a building; flatten an area completely
      A2TOEIC
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    • look into

      US /lʊk ˈɪntu/

      UK /luk ˈɪntuː/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To investigate or try to discover the reasons for
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    • lt

      US

      UK

      • Abbreviation
      • Short for 'lieutenant'
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    • master

      US /ˈmæstɚ/

      UK /'mɑ:stə(r)/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To gain control over something
      • To learn to do something very well
      • Adjective
      • Being very skilled at doing something
      • Being the main or most important thing or part
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    • ninja

      US /'nɪndʒə/

      UK /ˈnɪndʒə/

      • Noun
      • Japanese martial arts warrior, often an assassin
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    • partner

      US /ˈpɑrtnɚ/

      UK /'pɑ:tnə(r)/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • One you have a business/personal relationship with
      • Someone you have personal relationship with
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To join with others for work or other activity
      A2
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    • phone number

      US

      UK

      • Countable Noun
      • A sequence of digits assigned to a telephone subscriber, used to make a call to that phone.
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    • practically

      US /ˈpræktɪkli/

      UK /ˈpræktɪkli/

      • Adverb
      • Nearly, almost, or in effect
      • In a practical manner; realistically.
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    • psycho

      US /ˈsaɪko/

      UK /'saɪkəʊ/

      • Noun
      • Person affected by psychosis; unbalanced person
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    • quit

      US /kwɪt/

      UK /kwɪt/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To leave a job
      • To leave a place
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To leave a school etc. without finishing
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    • retard

      US /rɪˈtɑrd/

      UK /'ri:tɑ:d/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To cause to move or proceed slowly
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    • rouge

      US /ruʒ/

      UK /ru:ʒ/

      • Noun
      • Makeup that makes your cheeks pinker or red
      B2
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    • sac

      US /sæk/

      UK /sæk/

      • Noun
      • Bag-like part of an animal or plant
      B2
      More
    • spend

      US /spɛnd/

      UK /spend/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To use money to pay for something
      • To use time in order to do something
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    • stalk

      US /stɔk/

      UK /stɔ:k/

      • Countable Noun
      • Thin part of a plant that allows it to stand
      • Transitive Verb
      • To secretly follow or watch a person/animal
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    • stick

      US /stɪk/

      UK /stɪk/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To push a sharp or pointed object into something
      • To join together using glue or paste
      • Countable Noun
      • Long thin piece of wood from a tree
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    • to date

      US /tu det/

      UK /tu: deit/

      • Phrase
      • Up to the present time; until now.
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To go out on romantic dates with someone.
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    • transition

      US /trænˈzɪʃən, -ˈsɪʃ-/

      UK /trænˈzɪʃn/

      • Noun
      • Change from one state, movement, place to another
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To change state, movement, place, or subject
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    • tuck

      US /tʌk/

      UK /tʌk/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To put something into a small or safe place
      • To put something gently into place, as to hide it
      • Noun
      • Fold sewn into a skirt, etc. to improve the fit
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    • turkey

      US /ˈtɜ:rki/

      UK /ˈtɜ:ki/

      • Countable Noun
      • Edible bird resembling a large chicken
      • Noun
      • An event that fails badly or is totally ineffectual
      • Flesh of large domesticated fowl usually roasted
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    • whine

      US /hwaɪn, waɪn/

      UK /waɪn/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To complain in an annoying crying voice
      • Uncountable Noun
      • Complaints made in an annoying crying voice
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    • worth

      US /wɚθ/

      UK /wɜ:θ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • the financial, practical or moral value of somebody/something
      • having a particular value, especially in money
      • Adjective
      • Having a specified value.
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    She took a brave step forward, leaving behind her comfort zone to chase her dreams.

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    • 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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