Vocabulary

  • talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
  • look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
  • in the dumps: Feeling sad or depressed.
  • come up: To come closer to someone; approach
  • cry on: To seek comfort from someone by crying and talking about one's troubles.
  • have to: Must do
  • down in the dumps: Feeling sad, depressed, or discouraged.
  • do in: To make completely tired out and exhausted
  • in need: Not having the necessary things, such as food
  • watch out: To be careful; to be alert to danger
  • used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
  • on the internet: Located or available on the internet.
  • look for: To try to find a thing or person that is lost
  • go out: To leave a building (e.g. a house)
  • in disguise: Having altered one's appearance to conceal one's identity.
  • blessing in disguise: Something that seems bad or unlucky at first, but results in something good.
  • in the end: Finally; after a period of time or series of events.
  • come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
  • think about: To consider something carefully.
  • in general: Typically; usually; on the whole.
  • feel like: To have a desire or inclination for something.
  • going on: To continue doing something
  • cheer up: To make or become happier or less upset
  • at the same time: Simultaneously; at the identical moment.
  • same time: Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
  • in the future: At a later time; in times to come.
  • thought: To have an idea about something without certainty
  • bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
  • situation: Place, position or area that something is in
  • expression: Act of making your thoughts and feelings known
  • people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
  • kind: In a caring and helpful manner
  • feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
  • give: Degree of flexibility in something, a material
  • advice: Suggestion about what would help someone
  • problem: Something difficult to deal with or causes trouble
  • upset: (Of stomach, etc.) not functioning well; sick
  • friend: Person who you like and enjoy being with
  • share: Part-ownership in a property, business or company
  • lose: To be unable to keep in check or control something
  • idiom: Phrase with a special, metaphoric meaning
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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.
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    • at the same time

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      UK

      • Phrase
      • Simultaneously; at the identical moment.
      • Nevertheless; however; used to introduce a contrasting or qualifying statement.
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    • blessing in disguise

      US

      UK

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Something that seems bad or unlucky at first, but results in something good.
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    • cheer up

      US /tʃɪr ʌp/

      UK /tʃiə ʌp/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To make or become happier or less upset
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    • come back

      US /kʌm bæk/

      UK /kʌm bæk/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To reply to someone, often forcefully
      • To be remembered
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    • come up

      US /kʌm ʌp/

      UK /kʌm ʌp/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To come closer to someone; approach
      • (Of sun) to rise into the sky in the morning
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    • cry on

      US /kraɪ ɑn/

      UK /krai ɔn/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To seek comfort from someone by crying and talking about one's troubles.
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    • do in

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      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To make completely tired out and exhausted
      • To destroy or cause damage to someone
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    • down in the dumps

      US /daʊn ɪn ðə dʌmps/

      UK /daʊn ɪn ðə dʌmps/

      • other
      • Feeling sad, depressed, or discouraged.
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    • expression

      US /ɪkˈsprɛʃən/

      UK /ɪk'spreʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Act of making your thoughts and feelings known
      • Group of words that have a specific meaning
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    • feel like

      US

      UK

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To have a desire or inclination for something.
      • To have a particular quality or sensation; resemble.
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    • go out

      US /ɡo aʊt/

      UK /ɡəu aut/

      • Phrase
      • To leave a building (e.g. a house)
      • Phrasal Verb
      • (Of a fire) to burn out; be extinguished
      • Go out of fashion to stop being fashionable
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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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    • have to

      US /hæv tu/

      UK /ˈhæv tə/

      • Auxiliary Verb
      • Must do
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    • idiom

      US /ˈɪdiəm/

      UK /ˈɪdiəm/

      • Noun
      • Phrase with a special, metaphoric meaning
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    • in disguise

      US /ɪn dɪsˈɡaɪz/

      UK /in disˈɡaiz/

      • Phrase
      • Having altered one's appearance to conceal one's identity.
      • Seeming different from what it really is; concealing the true nature.
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    • in general

      US /ɪn ˈdʒɛnərəl/

      UK /in ˈdʒenərəl/

      • Phrase
      • Typically; usually; on the whole.
      • Not specific or detailed; broadly.
      • Adjective
      • Not detailed or specific; overall.
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    • in need

      US /ɪn nid/

      UK /in ni:d/

      • Phrase
      • Not having the necessary things, such as food
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    • in the dumps

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      UK

      • Phrase
      • Feeling sad or depressed.
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    • in the end

      US /ɪn ði ɛnd/

      UK /in ðə end/

      • Phrase
      • Finally; after a period of time or series of events.
      • Ultimately; as the final result or consequence.
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    • in the future

      US /ɪn ði ˈfjutʃɚ/

      UK /in ðə ˈfju:tʃə/

      • Phrase
      • At a later time; in times to come.
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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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    • look for

      US /lʊk fɔr/

      UK /luk fɔ:/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To try to find a thing or person that is lost
      • To expect or anticipate something.
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    • on the internet

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Located or available on the internet.
      • Using the internet as a medium or platform.
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    • same time

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
      • At the identical time as before; recurring at a fixed hour.
      • Noun
      • An equal duration or period.
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    • share

      US /ʃɛr/

      UK /ʃeə(r)/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Part-ownership in a property, business or company
      • Part of a company you own, shown by a certificate
      • Transitive Verb
      • To divide something between two or more people
      • To allow others to use your things equally
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    • talking about

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To discuss a particular topic.
      • To be constantly mentioning or bringing up a subject.
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    • think about

      US /θɪŋk əˈbaʊt/

      UK /θiŋk əˈbaut/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To consider something carefully.
      • To remember or call to mind.
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    • upset

      US /ʌpˈsɛt/

      UK /ʌpˈset/

      • Adjective
      • (Of stomach, etc.) not functioning well; sick
      • Troubled, worried, or angry
      • Transitive Verb
      • To turn upside down or on its side
      • To trouble, worry, or anger someone
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    • used to

      US /juzd tu/

      UK /ˈju:st tə/

      • Adjective
      • Did regularly before, but don't do now
      • Auxiliary Verb
      • Have done before, but do not do now
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    • watch out

      US /wɑtʃ aʊt/

      UK /wɔtʃ aut/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To be careful; to be alert to danger
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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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