Vocabulary

  • game on: An exclamation indicating the start of a game or activity.
  • for short: As a shortened form of a name or phrase.
  • stick around: To remain in place; not leave or go
  • stop at nothing: To be willing to do anything to achieve something.
  • of choice: Indicating something is preferred or selected deliberately.
  • have to: Must do
  • without coffee: In the absence of coffee or caffeine beverage.
  • talk back
  • go around: (Of news, gossip) to be known; circulate
  • chew off: To bite and remove something by chewing.
  • of age: Having reached the legal age of adulthood.
  • slow burn: A gradual increase of anger or tension over time.
  • coming of age: The process of reaching adulthood; the transition from childhood to adulthood.
  • intense: Very strong, great or extreme in degree
  • stick: To push a sharp or pointed object into something
  • assume: To act in a false manner to mislead others
  • ultimate: Basic; original; most significant
  • figure: To appear in a game, play or event
  • passionate: Being easily excited to strong emotions
  • tend: To move or act in a certain manner
  • spectrum: The wavelengths of colors from red to violet
  • unique: Unlike other things; being the only one like it
  • prevent: To stop something from happening or existing
  • odd: Being unmatched with someone or something
  • authority: The power to give orders to people
  • upset: (Of stomach, etc.) not functioning well; sick
  • require: To demand that someone does something
  • form: Sports team or person's current winning record
  • security: Department in a company in charge of protection
  • outcome: Something that happens as a result, consequence
  • eternal: Endless; constant; never ending
  • interest: Best or most advantageous thing for someone
  • break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
  • serve: To act in a particular position or office
  • apocalypse: Great disaster; complete destruction
  • favorite: A thing that someone likes best or enjoys most
  • narrator: Person or character who tells a story
  • manage: To survive hardships and difficulties; to cope
  • upbeat: Being positive and cheerful
  • chew: To bite something many times without swallowing it
  • continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
  • unconventional: Not acting according to normal accepted rules
  • find: To become aware of something that is happening
  • burn: To destroy with fire
  • choice: Decision between two or more possibilities
  • know: To be familiar with a person or place, thing
  • problem: Something difficult to deal with or causes trouble
  • dimensional: Concerning how many planes an object exists in
  • work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
  • fight: To argue or quarrel with someone about something
  • tank: Container for holding liquid or gas
  • groan: To make a deep sound from despair, pain etc.
  • come: To arrive at a place
  • assassin: Person who kills a public figure
  • chic: Fashionable; stylish; smart; sophisticated
  • transformation: A complete change in shape or form of something
  • showdown: Game or contest where final result will be decided
  • suspenseful: Marked by anxious feelings caused by uncertainty
  • cute: Attractive in a pretty or endearing way
  • umbrella: Including many smaller things of the same type
  • tomboy: Girl who behaves in a boyish manner
  • quid: Slang for one British pound
  • inter: To deposit (a body) in the earth or a tomb
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    • apocalypse

      US /əˈpɑkəˌlɪps/

      UK /əˈpɒkəlɪps/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Great disaster; complete destruction
      • A disclosure of something hidden from the majority of mankind.
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    • assassin

      US /əˈsæsn/

      UK /əˈsæsɪn/

      • Countable Noun
      • Person who kills a public figure
      B2
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    • assume

      US /əˈsum/

      UK /ə'sju:m/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To act in a false manner to mislead others
      • To believe, based on the evidence; suppose
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    • authority

      US /əˈθɔrɪti, əˈθɑr-, ɔˈθɔr-, ɔˈθɑr-/

      UK /ɔ:ˈθɒrəti/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • The power to give orders to people
      • Person who is an expert on a particular topic
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    • chew

      US /tʃu:/

      UK /tʃu:/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To bite something many times without swallowing it
      • Noun
      • Act of biting something many times
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    • chew off

      US /tʃu ɔf/

      UK /tʃu: ɒf/

      • other
      • To bite and remove something by chewing.
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    • chic

      US /ʃik/

      UK /ʃi:k/

      • Adjective
      • Fashionable; stylish; smart; sophisticated
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    • coming of age

      US /ˈkʌmɪŋ ʌv edʒ/

      UK /ˈkʌmɪŋ ɔv eidʒ/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • The process of reaching adulthood; the transition from childhood to adulthood.
      • The process of reaching a stage of full development; the transition to prominence or importance.
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    • cute

      US /kjut/

      UK /kju:t/

      • Adjective
      • Attractive in a pretty or endearing way
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    • dimensional

      US /dɪˈmɛnʃənl:/

      UK /dɪ'menʃənəl/

      • Adjective
      • Concerning how many planes an object exists in
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    • eternal

      US /ɪˈtɚnəl/

      UK /ɪ'tɜ:nl/

      • Adjective
      • Endless; constant; never ending
      B2
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    • for short

      US /fɔr ʃɔrt/

      UK /fɔ: ʃɔ:t/

      • Phrase
      • As a shortened form of a name or phrase.
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    • game on

      US /ɡem ɑn/

      UK /ɡeim ɔn/

      • Interjection
      • An exclamation indicating the start of a game or activity.
      • An exclamation indicating acceptance of a challenge.
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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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    • groan

      US /groʊn/

      UK /grəʊn/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To make a deep sound from despair, pain etc.
      • Noun
      • Deep sound from the throat from despair, pain etc.
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    • have to

      US /hæv tu/

      UK /ˈhæv tə/

      • Auxiliary Verb
      • Must do
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    • intense

      US /ɪnˈtɛns/

      UK /ɪn'tens/

      • Adjective
      • Very strong, great or extreme in degree
      • Experiencing or showing great force or strength; extreme.
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    • inter

      US /ɪnˈtə:/

      UK /ɪn'tɜ:(r)/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To deposit (a body) in the earth or a tomb
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    • narrator

      US /ner.eɪ.tɚ/

      UK /nəˈreɪtə(r)/

      • Noun
      • Person or character who tells a story
      • A person who provides commentary or narration, especially for a broadcast or performance.
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    • odd

      US /ɑd/

      UK /ɒd/

      • Adjective
      • Being unmatched with someone or something
      • Being a number not able to be divided by two
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    • of age

      US /əv eɪdʒ/

      UK /əv eɪdʒ/

      • other
      • Having reached the legal age of adulthood.
      A2
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    • of choice

      US /əv tʃɔɪs/

      UK /əv tʃɔɪs/

      • other
      • Indicating something is preferred or selected deliberately.
      B2
      More
    • outcome

      US /ˈaʊtˌkʌm/

      UK /ˈaʊtkʌm/

      • Noun
      • Something that happens as a result, consequence
      A2
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    • passionate

      US /ˈpæʃənɪt/

      UK /ˈpæʃənət/

      • Adjective
      • Being easily excited to strong emotions
      • Having strong sexual desires
      A2
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    • prevent

      US /prɪˈvɛnt/

      UK /prɪ'vent/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To stop something from happening or existing
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    • quid

      US /kwɪd/

      UK /kwɪd/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Slang for one British pound
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    • require

      US /rɪˈkwaɪr/

      UK /rɪ'kwaɪə(r)/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To demand that someone does something
      • To need to do something, to make it necessary
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    • security

      US /sɪˈkjʊrɪti/sə'kjurətɪ/

      UK /sɪ'kjʊərətɪ/

      • Noun
      • Department in a company in charge of protection
      • Financial document, like stocks, bonds and notes
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    • serve

      US /sɚv/

      UK /sɜ:v/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To act in a particular position or office
      • To hit the first ball to an opponent in tennis etc.
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    • showdown

      US /ˈʃoˌdaʊn/

      UK /'ʃəʊdaʊn/

      • Noun
      • Game or contest where final result will be decided
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    • slow burn

      US /sloʊ bɝn/

      UK /sləu bɜ:n/

      • other
      • A gradual increase of anger or tension over time.
      B2
      More
    • spectrum

      US /ˈspɛktrəm/

      UK /'spektrəm/

      • Noun
      • The wavelengths of colors from red to violet
      • a range of different positions, opinions, etc. between two extreme points
      B1
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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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    • stick around

      US /stɪk əˈraʊnd/

      UK /stik əˈraund/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To remain in place; not leave or go
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    • stop at nothing

      US /stɑp æt ˈnʌθɪŋ/

      UK /stɒp æt ˈnʌθɪŋ/

      • other
      • To be willing to do anything to achieve something.
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    • suspenseful

      US /sə'spensfəl/

      UK /səs'pensfəl/

      • Adjective
      • Marked by anxious feelings caused by uncertainty
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    • talk back

      US /tɔk bæk/

      UK /tɔ:k bæk/

      • Phrase
      • Phrasal Verb
      • To reply rudely or disrespectfully.
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    • tank

      US /tæŋk/

      UK /tæŋk/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Container for holding liquid or gas
      • Military vehicle that can go over rough areas
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To fail completely or badly
      • To deliberately lose a game or contest
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    • tend

      US /tɛnd/

      UK /tend/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To move or act in a certain manner
      • Transitive Verb
      • To take care of
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    • tomboy

      US /ˈtɑ:mbɔɪ/

      UK /ˈtɒmbɔɪ/

      • Noun
      • Girl who behaves in a boyish manner
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    • transformation

      US /ˌtrænsfərˈmeɪʃn/

      UK /ˌtrænsfəˈmeɪʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A complete change in shape or form of something
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    • ultimate

      US /ˈʌltəmɪt/

      UK /ˈʌltɪmət/

      • Adjective
      • Basic; original; most significant
      • Being the greatest example of something
      • Noun
      • A non-contact team sport played with a flying disc.
      • The best achievable or imaginable of its kind.
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    • umbrella

      US /ʌmˈbrɛlə/

      UK /ʌmˈbrelə/

      • Noun
      • Including many smaller things of the same type
      • Countable Noun
      • Thing you open over your head to keep rain off
      • Something providing general protection or cover.
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    • unconventional

      US /ˌʌnkənˈvɛnʃənəl/

      UK /ˌʌnkənˈvenʃənl/

      • Adjective
      • Not acting according to normal accepted rules
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    • unique

      US /juˈnik/

      UK /jʊ'ni:k/

      • Adjective
      • Unlike other things; being the only one like it
      • Remarkably special or unusual.
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    • upbeat

      US /ˈʌpˌbit/

      UK /ˈʌpbi:t/

      • Adjective
      • Being positive and cheerful
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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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    • without coffee

      US /wɪˈðaʊt ˈkɔfi/

      UK /wɪˈðaʊt ˈkɒfi/

      • other
      • In the absence of coffee or caffeine beverage.
      A1
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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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