Vocabulary

  • have to: Must do
  • in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
  • got to: To arrive at some place
  • head out: To leave a place; depart
  • in a row: One after another without a break.
  • mix it up: To vary or do things differently; to introduce variety.
  • do in: To make completely tired out and exhausted
  • care of: Used in an address to indicate the person who will receive the mail for someone else.
  • think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
  • old school: Traditional or old-fashioned in style, behavior, or attitude.
  • stay in: To remain inside one's home.
  • heel up: To walk away, especially abruptly or disrespectfully.
  • leg up: Assistance given to someone by lifting or pushing them up.
  • hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
  • sport: Something that is done for fun, e.g. football
  • father: A male parent
  • begin: To do the first part of an action; to start
  • train: Line of people, animals moving the same direction
  • start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
  • number: Symbols such as 1, 2, 56, 793
  • good: Proper, appropriate or right
  • son: Male child; friendly way of addressing a boy
  • world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
  • head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
  • stop: To block or close something
  • love: Person's name
  • worry: Something that causes trouble or concern
  • go: To attend or be at a place
  • hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
  • kid: Child or young person
  • hurt: To cause pain, damage or injury
  • ring: A roped area in which people fight or box
  • top: To be higher or larger than a specific value
  • win: Success in beating the other team or competitors
  • front: Behavior not showing a person's true feelings
  • special: Being additional or extra
  • soft: Having flowing curves rather than sharp edges
  • coaching: Teaching others how to do (sport, job)
  • decide: To make a choice or choose after thinking about it
  • badly: Not in a good way; not as wanted or liked
  • pound: The # key on a keyboard
  • bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
  • mixed: To combine two or more things to make one
  • boxing: To strike someone on the side of the head
  • fighter: Something or someone that fights
  • champion: Person who fights for or supports strongly
  • fight: To argue or quarrel with someone about something
  • undefeated: Not yet lost or having been beaten
  • boxer: Someone who fights with his fists for sport
  • championship: Sports competition to find the best player or team
  • pro: Reason given in support of something
  • training: To teach a pet a behavior or a trick
  • compete: To try to beat others at something, e.g. a race
  • talented: Highly proficient or good at something
  • competing: To try to beat others at something, e.g. a race
  • row: To move a boat using oars
  • knock: Bad experience that reduces a person's confidence
  • nervous: Concerning the system of nerves in the body
  • punch: Alcoholic drink made from wine and fruit, etc.
  • technical: Complex; difficult to understand
  • martial: Concerning fighting, war, or soldiers
  • frustration: Annoyance because things don't go the way you want
  • abuse: To mistreat or be cruel towards someone
  • junior: Student in third year
  • target: A goal or amount you are trying to achieve
  • division: How many times a number is contained in another
  • combination: Series of letters or numbers needed to open a lock
  • rank: To rate or class things
  • amateur: Someone doing an activity for pleasure, not a job
  • torture: Hurting someone to force them to give information
  • trauma: A very severe or upsetting experience
  • gym: Physical education taught as a class in school
  • grapple: To engage in close hand-to-hand combat
  • thai: Concerning the culture and people of Thailand
  • Olympic: Of or relating to the Olympic Games
  • submission: Reluctant agreement with the wishes of others
  • wanna: Shortened form of 'want to'. Used only in speaking
  • intimidate: To make someone feel afraid
  • enrolled: To put someone into a group; to register
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    • abuse

      US /əˈbjuz/

      UK /ə'bju:s/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To mistreat or be cruel towards someone
      • To use in an inappropriate or excessive way
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Improper/dishonest/excessive use of something
      • Insulting someone, e.g. by swearing at them
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    • amateur

      US /ˈæməˌtɚ/

      UK /'æmətə(r)/

      • Noun
      • Someone doing an activity for pleasure, not a job
      • Adjective
      • Unskilled in an activity; not professional
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    • boxer

      US /ˈbɑ:ksə(r)/

      UK /ˈbɒksə(r)/

      • Countable Noun
      • Someone who fights with his fists for sport
      • A short-haired dog with a flat nose and face
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    • boxing

      US /ˈbɑksɪŋ/

      UK /ˈbɒksɪŋ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To strike someone on the side of the head
      • To pack an object in a six-sided container
      • Uncountable Noun
      • A sport where you fight with gloves on your hands
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    • care of

      US /kɛr ʌv/

      UK /kɛə ɔv/

      • Preposition
      • Used in an address to indicate the person who will receive the mail for someone else.
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    • champion

      US /'tʃæmpɪən/

      UK /'tʃæmpɪən/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Person who fights for or supports strongly
      • The title given to the winner of a competition.
      • Transitive Verb
      • To support or fight for something you believe in
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    • championship

      US /ˈtʃæmpiənˌʃɪp/

      UK /ˈtʃæmpiənʃɪp/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Sports competition to find the best player or team
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    • coaching

      US /ˈkoʊtʃɪŋ/

      UK /ˈkəʊtʃɪŋ/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Teaching others how to do (sport, job)
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To teach others how to do something (e.g. sport)
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    • combination

      US /ˌkɑmbəˈneʃən/

      UK /ˌkɒmbɪ'neɪʃn/

      • Noun
      • Series of letters or numbers needed to open a lock
      • Act or result of mixing things together
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    • compete

      US /kəmˈpit/

      UK /kəmˈpi:t/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To try to beat others at something, e.g. a race
      • To try to gain something by defeating or establishing superiority over others.
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    • competing

      US /kəm'pi:tɪŋ/

      UK /kəm'pi:tɪŋ/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To try to beat others at something, e.g. a race
      • To try to gain something by defeating or establishing superiority over others.
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    • decide

      US /dɪˈsaɪd/

      UK /dɪ'saɪd/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To make a choice or choose after thinking about it
      • To make a legal judgment in court
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    • division

      US /dɪˈvɪʒən/

      UK /dɪ'vɪʒn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • How many times a number is contained in another
      • One part of an organization
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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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    • enrolled

      US /en'roʊld/

      UK /en'rəʊld/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To put someone into a group; to register
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    • fighter

      US /ˈfaɪtɚ/

      UK /ˈfaɪtə(r)/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Something or someone that fights
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    • frustration

      US /frʌˈstreʃən/

      UK /frʌ'streɪʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Annoyance because things don't go the way you want
      • The prevention of the progress, success, or fulfillment of something.
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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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    • grapple

      US /ˈɡræpəl/

      UK /'ɡræpl/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To engage in close hand-to-hand combat
      • To attempt to solve difficult problems
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    • gym

      US /dʒɪm/

      UK /dʒɪm/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Physical education taught as a class in school
      • Building used for physical activities or sports
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    • have to

      US /hæv tu/

      UK /ˈhæv tə/

      • Auxiliary Verb
      • Must do
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    • head out

      US /hɛd aʊt/

      UK /hed aut/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To leave a place; depart
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    • heel up

      US /hil ʌp/

      UK /hi:l ʌp/

      • other
      • To walk away, especially abruptly or disrespectfully.
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    • in a row

      US /ɪn e ro/

      UK /in ə rəu/

      • Phrase
      • One after another without a break.
      • Arranged in a straight line.
      • Idiom
      • To have an argument.
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    • in the world

      US /ɪn ði wɜrld/

      UK /in ðə wɜː(r)ld/

      • Phrase
      • Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
      • Used to indicate the extent or degree of something, often in a superlative sense.
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    • intimidate

      US /ɪnˈtɪmɪˌdet/

      UK /ɪnˈtɪmɪdeɪt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To make someone feel afraid
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    • junior

      US /ˈdʒunjɚ/

      UK /ˈdʒu:niə(r)/

      • Noun
      • Student in third year
      • Adjective
      • Someone lower in rank
      • Concerning young people
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    • kid

      US /kɪd/

      UK /kɪd/

      • Countable Noun
      • Child or young person
      • Young goat
      • Adjective
      • Made from young goat skin
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    • knock

      US /nɑk/

      UK /nɒk/

      • Noun
      • Bad experience that reduces a person's confidence
      • Action of something solid hitting something hard
      • Transitive Verb
      • To criticize someone in an unreasonable way
      • To hit something to get people's attention
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    • leg up

      US /lɛɡ ʌp/

      UK /leɡ ʌp/

      • Noun
      • Assistance given to someone by lifting or pushing them up.
      • An advantage that helps someone to succeed.
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    • martial

      US /ˈmɑ:rʃl/

      UK /ˈmɑ:ʃl/

      • Adjective
      • Concerning fighting, war, or soldiers
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    • mix it up

      US /mɪks ɪt ʌp/

      UK /miks it ʌp/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To vary or do things differently; to introduce variety.
      • To engage in a fight or physical confrontation.
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    • mixed

      US /mɪkst/

      UK /mɪkst/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To combine two or more things to make one
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To meet and get along with others, e.g. at a party
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    • old school

      US /old skul/

      UK /əuld sku:l/

      • Adjective
      • Traditional or old-fashioned in style, behavior, or attitude.
      • Referring to an earlier, more traditional style of music, especially hip-hop or rap.
      • Noun
      • A traditional method or approach.
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    • Olympic

      US /oˈlɪmpɪk/

      UK /əˈlɪmpɪk/

      • Adjective
      • Of or relating to the Olympic Games
      • Relating to the ideals of the Olympic Games, such as excellence, friendship, and respect.
      • Countable Noun
      • An athlete who competes in the Olympic Games.
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    • pro

      US /proʊ/

      UK /prəʊ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Reason given in support of something
      • Someone experienced and very good at something
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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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    • rank

      US /ræŋk/

      UK /ræŋk/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To rate or class things
      • To assign a level or status, as of importance, to
      • Noun
      • Group of people with a certain level of status
      • Level or position, as in society/sport competition
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    • row

      US /roʊ/

      UK /rəʊ/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To move a boat using oars
      • To argue or quarrel loudly about something
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Loud argument or quarrel between people
      • Straight line of things, e.g. seats in classroom
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    • soft

      US /sɔft, sɑft/

      UK /sɒft/

      • Adjective
      • Having flowing curves rather than sharp edges
      • Easy to press, bend or cut; not hard or firm
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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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    • submission

      US /səbˈmɪʃən/

      UK /səbˈmɪʃn/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Reluctant agreement with the wishes of others
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    • talented

      US /ˈtæləntəd/

      UK /ˈtæləntɪd/

      • Adjective
      • Highly proficient or good at something
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    • target

      US /ˈtɑrɡɪt/

      UK /'tɑ:ɡɪt/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A goal or amount you are trying to achieve
      • Group you are trying to sell to or influence
      • Transitive Verb
      • To try to influence; direct a message toward
      • (Army) to aim an attack at something
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    • technical

      US /ˈtɛknɪkəl/

      UK /ˈteknɪkl/

      • Adjective
      • Complex; difficult to understand
      • Of practical use of machine/science in industry
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    • think of

      US /θɪŋk ʌv/

      UK /θiŋk ɔv/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To look on as (being something specific); consider
      • To consider or remember something.
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To imagine or call something to mind
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    • torture

      US /ˈtɔrtʃɚ/

      UK /'tɔ:tʃə(r)/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Hurting someone to force them to give information
      • Painful suffering or distress
      • Transitive Verb
      • To painfully hurt someone to get information
      • To cause someone to suffer greatly; torment
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    • trauma

      US /ˈtraʊmə/

      UK /'trɔ:mə/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A very severe or upsetting experience
      • Serious injury to part of the body
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    • undefeated

      US /ˌʌndɪ'fi:tɪd/

      UK /ˌʌndɪ'fi:tɪd/

      • Adjective
      • Not yet lost or having been beaten
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    • wanna

      US /ˈwɑnə/

      UK /'wɒnə/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • Shortened form of 'want to'. Used only in speaking
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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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