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Vocabulary

  • in a minute: Very soon; in a short amount of time.
  • get lost: An impolite way of telling someone to go away.
  • have to: Must do
  • catch up: To become equal with another person
  • subscribe: To regularly pay to receive a service
  • experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
  • direct: To tell someone in a very clear way to do something
  • explain: To make clear or easy to understand by describing
  • direction: When someone tells people what to do
  • interrupt: To stop something from happening for a while
  • mind: To be bothered or upset by something
  • strange: Unusual or odd; surprising because unexpected
  • lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
  • bother: To cause problems, concerns or worry for someone
  • channel: Long hole dug in the ground, e.g. to move water
  • important: Having power or authority
  • kind: In a caring and helpful manner
  • learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
  • simple: Not hard to understand or do; not complex
  • catch: Amount of something that has been caught
  • remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
  • find: To become aware of something that is happening
  • assistance: Act of helping someone
  • minute: Notes taken at a meeting to record what was said
  • understand: To know the meaning of language, what someone says
  • world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
  • site: Place that is reserved for a particular activity
  • historical: Connected with the past
  • repeat: Action that is done again
  • politeness: Showing respect for others
  • tower: Tall, narrow building
  • indirect: Being not directly connected to or caused by
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    • assistance

      US /əˈsɪstəns/

      UK /əˈsɪstəns/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Act of helping someone
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    • bother

      US /ˈbɑðɚ/

      UK /'bɒðə(r)/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To cause problems, concerns or worry for someone
      • To take the trouble to do something
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Problems, concern or worry for someone
      • A disturbance; trouble
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    • catch up

      US /kætʃ ʌp/

      UK /kætʃ ʌp/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To become equal with another person
      • To inform others of the latest news
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To do something that you have not been able to do recently.
      • To meet someone you know in order to talk to them and find out what they have been doing.
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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
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    • direct

      US /dɪˈrɛkt, daɪ-/

      UK /də'rekt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To tell someone in a very clear way to do something
      • To show the way by conducting or leading
      • Adverb
      • Coming straight from something
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    • direction

      US /dɪˈrɛkʃən, daɪ-/

      UK /də'rekʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • When someone tells people what to do
      • Describes the way you are going, e.g. North
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    • get lost

      US /ɡɛt lɔst/

      UK /ɡet lɔ:st/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • An impolite way of telling someone to go away.
      • To become unable to find your way; to lose your sense of direction.
      • Interjection
      • An impolite way of telling someone to go away.
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    • have to

      US /hæv tu/

      UK /ˈhæv tə/

      • Auxiliary Verb
      • Must do
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    • historical

      US /hɪˈstɔrɪkəl,-ˈstɑr-/

      UK /hɪˈstɒrɪkl/

      • Adjective
      • Connected with the past
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    • in a minute

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      UK

      • Phrase
      • Very soon; in a short amount of time.
      • Within the duration of one minute.
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    • indirect

      US /ˌɪndɪˈrɛkt, -daɪ-/

      UK /ˌɪndəˈrekt/

      • Adjective
      • Being not directly connected to or caused by
      • Having a path that is not straight or direct
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    • interrupt

      US /ˌɪntəˈrʌpt/

      UK /ˌɪntə'rʌpt/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To stop something from happening for a while
      • To stop someone from speaking by saying or doing something.
      • Noun
      • A signal that stops a computer from working on one thing and starts it working on something else.
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    • politeness

      US /pəˈlaɪtnɪs/

      UK /pə'laɪtnəs/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Showing respect for others
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    • repeat

      US /rɪˈpit/

      UK /rɪˈpi:t/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Action that is done again
      • Musical passage that is to be played again
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To do something over again
      • To say something you have learned and memorized
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    • site

      US /saɪt/

      UK /saɪt/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Place that is reserved for a particular activity
      • Location of building work
      • Transitive Verb
      • To place something in a particular position, area
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    • subscribe

      US /səbˈskraɪb/

      UK /səb'skraɪb/

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

      US /ˈtaʊɚ/

      UK /'taʊə(r)/

      • Countable Noun
      • Tall, narrow building
      • Tall metal structure for broadcasting, or the view
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To be very good at something
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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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    Ever get lost in a new city and wish you knew the right phrases? This video is your go-to guide for politely asking for directions in English, perfect for your next trip! You'll pick up practical phrases and even a fun cultural tip about politeness, all while learning how to navigate like a local.

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