Vocabulary

  • on the DL: Kept secret or confidential; quietly without public knowledge.
  • for example: As an illustration or instance.
  • breathe a word: To reveal a secret or private matter.
  • crush on: To have a brief but intense infatuation with someone.
  • look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
  • on the down-low: Doing something secretly or discreetly to avoid notice.
  • on the street: Located on or along a public road in a town or city.
  • come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
  • worth mentioning: Important or interesting enough to be spoken about or noted.
  • go back to: To return to a starting point
  • have to: Must do
  • keep mum: To remain silent or say nothing about something.
  • between you and me: Said to show that the information is private or confidential.
  • weird: Odd or unusual; surprising; strange
  • subscribe: To regularly pay to receive a service
  • situation: Place, position or area that something is in
  • expression: Act of making your thoughts and feelings known
  • vocabulary: Words that have to do with a particular subject
  • identify: To indicate who or what someone or something is
  • crush: Strong attraction to someone
  • bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
  • worth: the financial, practical or moral value of somebody/something
  • mention: To refer to or talk or write about something
  • pregnant: Carrying your unborn baby inside you
  • huge: Very very large
  • infection: (Computers) Having a computer virus
  • formal: Observing rules and procedures strictly
  • leave: To go away from; depart
  • spill: Accident when someone falls
  • gossip: To talk about others' private lives
  • secret: Kept hidden from others; Known only to a few people
  • channel: Long hole dug in the ground, e.g. to move water
  • science: Study of the physical world, based on facts
  • british: Concerning the culture and people of British
  • learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
  • fungus: Plant, e.g. mushroom/mold, growing in damp places
  • breathe: To move air into and out of your lungs
  • notification: Act of giving formal or official information
  • beard: Hair that grows on a man's face
  • remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
  • business: A company formed for making profit
  • trust: To expect confidently
  • armpit: Hollow place under your arm at the shoulder
  • itchy: Nervous and unable to relax
  • fine: Good, acceptable or satisfactory
  • blush: To turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame
  • share: Part-ownership in a property, business or company
  • guy: Man; boy; any person
  • link: Any one of the rings that are part of a chain
  • check: Paper showing how much you owe at a restaurant
  • quiet: Hidden, or done in a private way
  • work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
  • heart: A feeling of care for others; compassion
  • live: To be alive
  • meet: To provide something that is necessary
  • cream: Pale color that is yellowish white
  • video: Recording capturing action with sound
  • bum: (Slang) the part of the body on which you sit
  • shush: Sound made to make others be quiet
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    • armpit

      US /ˈɑrmˌpɪt/

      UK /ˈɑ:mpɪt/

      • Noun
      • Hollow place under your arm at the shoulder
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    • beard

      US /bɪrd/

      UK /bɪəd/

      • Noun
      • Hair that grows on a man's face
      A2
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    • between you and me

      US /bɪˈtwin ju ənd mi/

      UK /bɪˈtwi:n ju: ənd mi:/

      • other
      • Said to show that the information is private or confidential.
      B1
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    • blush

      US /blʌʃ/

      UK /blʌʃ/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame
      B1
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    • breathe

      US /brið/

      UK /bri:ð/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To move air into and out of your lungs
      • To say something very softly
      A2
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    • breathe a word

      US

      UK

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To reveal a secret or private matter.
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    • bum

      US /bʌm/

      UK /bʌm/

      • Noun
      • (Slang) the part of the body on which you sit
      B2
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    • channel

      US /ˈtʃænəl/

      UK /'tʃænl/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Long hole dug in the ground, e.g. to move water
      • TV or radio station or its programs
      • Transitive Verb
      • To dig a long hole for carrying water
      • To send (e.g. money) to a certain place or person
      B1
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    • come back

      US /kʌm bæk/

      UK /kʌm bæk/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To reply to someone, often forcefully
      • To be remembered
      A1
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    • cream

      US /krim/

      UK /kri:m/

      • Adjective
      • Pale color that is yellowish white
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Type of a thick beauty product used on the skin
      • Thick liquid rubbed into the skin
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    • crush

      US /krʌʃ/

      UK /krʌʃ/

      • Noun
      • Strong attraction to someone
      • Transitive Verb
      • To break something into small pieces by pressing
      • To defeat someone or something (in a game)
      B1TOEIC
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    • crush on

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To have a brief but intense infatuation with someone.
      C2
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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
      A2TOEIC
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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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    • for example

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • As an illustration or instance.
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    • formal

      US / ˈfɔrməl/

      UK /'fɔ:ml/

      • Adjective
      • Observing rules and procedures strictly
      • Behaving well, politely; wearing your best clothes
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    • fungus

      US /ˈfʌŋɡəs/

      UK /ˈfʌŋgəs/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Plant, e.g. mushroom/mold, growing in damp places
      B2
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    • go back to

      US /ɡo bæk tu/

      UK /ɡəu bæk tu:/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To return to a starting point
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    • gossip

      US /ˈgɑ:sɪp/

      UK /ˈgɒsɪp/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To talk about others' private lives
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Someone spreading talk about other's private lives
      • The sharing of stories about other people's private lives
      A2
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    • have to

      US /hæv tu/

      UK /ˈhæv tə/

      • Auxiliary Verb
      • Must do
      A1
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    • huge

      US /hjudʒ/

      UK /hju:dʒ/

      • Adjective
      • Very very large
      A2
      More
    • identify

      US /aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪ/

      UK /aɪ'dentɪfaɪ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To indicate who or what someone or something is
      • To say exactly what something is
      B1TOEIC
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    • infection

      US /ɪnˈfɛkʃən/

      UK /ɪnˈfekʃn/

      • Noun
      • (Computers) Having a computer virus
      • Making or becoming sick with a bacteria/virus
      A2
      More
    • itchy

      US /ˈɪtʃi/

      UK /ˈɪtʃi/

      • Adjective
      • Nervous and unable to relax
      • (Of skin, etc.) irritated so you want to scratch it
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    • keep mum

      US /kip mʌm/

      UK /ki:p mʌm/

      • other
      • To remain silent or say nothing about something.
      B1
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    • link

      US /lɪŋk/

      UK /lɪŋk/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Any one of the rings that are part of a chain
      • Connection between two or more things or people
      • Transitive Verb
      • To join or connect together
      • To associate or connect in one's mind.
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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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    • mention

      US /ˈmɛnʃən/

      UK /'menʃn/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To refer to or talk or write about something
      • Uncountable Noun
      • Act of referring to or talking about something
      • A formal acknowledgement of something
      A2TOEIC
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    • notification

      US /ˌnoʊtɪfɪˈkeɪʃn/

      UK /ˌnəʊtɪfɪˈkeɪʃn/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Act of giving formal or official information
      B2
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    • on the DL

      US /ɑn ðə di ɛl/

      UK /ɒn ðə di: el/

      • other
      • Kept secret or confidential; quietly without public knowledge.
      B2
      More
    • on the down-low

      US /ɑn ðə ˈdaun ˈlo/

      UK /ɒn ðə ˈdaun ˈləu/

      • other
      • Doing something secretly or discreetly to avoid notice.
      B2
      More
    • on the street

      US /ɑn ði strit/

      UK /ɔn ðə stri:t/

      • Phrase
      • Located on or along a public road in a town or city.
      • Available or circulating, especially illegally or unofficially.
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    • pregnant

      US /ˈprɛɡnənt/

      UK /ˈpregnənt/

      • Adjective
      • Carrying your unborn baby inside you
      • Full of meaning or significance; suggestive.
      B1
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    • science

      US /ˈsaɪəns/

      UK /'saɪəns/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Study of the physical world, based on facts
      A2TOEIC
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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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    • shush

      US

      UK

      • Interjection
      • Sound made to make others be quiet
      • Transitive Verb
      • To make a sound to make others quieted down
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    • spill

      US /spɪl/

      UK /spɪl/

      • Noun
      • Accident when someone falls
      • Act of allowing a fluid to escape
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To come out of and spread beyond limits
      • To tell secrets or let information escape
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    • subscribe

      US /səbˈskraɪb/

      UK /səb'skraɪb/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To regularly pay to receive a service
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    • trust

      US /trʌst/

      UK /trʌst/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To expect confidently
      • To have confidence or faith
      • Uncountable Noun
      • Wealth or property held by one person for another
      • The belief that someone is honest
      A2TOEIC
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    • video

      US /ˈvɪdiˌo/

      UK /'vɪdɪəʊ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Recording capturing action with sound
      • A recording of moving visual images made digitally or on videotape.
      • Transitive Verb
      • To make a moving film of, with sound
      • To make a video call.
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    • vocabulary

      US /voˈkæbjəˌlɛri/

      UK /və'kæbjələrɪ/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Words that have to do with a particular subject
      • The words that a person knows
      B1TOEIC
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    • weird

      US /wɪrd/

      UK /wɪəd/

      • Adjective
      • Odd or unusual; surprising; strange
      • Eerily strange or disturbing.
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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.
      A2
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    • worth mentioning

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Important or interesting enough to be spoken about or noted.
      • Significant enough to warrant attention or discussion.
      B1
      More
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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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