Vocabulary

  • in time: Eventually; after a period of time.
  • wait for: To wait until someone comes, or something happens
  • talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
  • think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
  • to do with: To be about something; concern
  • after all: In spite of what was expected; used to introduce a statement that supports a previous statement or explains why it was made
  • stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
  • spoil: To damage something, usually by treating it poorly
  • clutter: To fill with disorderly mess of things
  • empty: Containing nothing; with no contents
  • soil: Conditions in which something develops
  • rotten: Gone bad; broken into pieces through dying
  • plastic: Stiff but usually flexible man-made material
  • place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
  • upbeat: Being positive and cheerful
  • sculpture: Work of art made by cutting stone, wood, clay etc.
  • chance: The way something happens without planning
  • amazing: Surprising in a pleasing way
  • great: Very good; better than before
  • turn: To become (a particular age)
  • grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
  • feed: To give food, e.g. to animals or a baby
  • laugh: To make a happy sound when something is funny
  • stump: To campaign by making political speeches
  • nutritious: Providing nourishment; good to include in the diet
  • trash: Garbage or anything that is worthless
  • hold: To agree to keep something for someone
  • jar: To have a harsh or unsettling effect on someone
  • compost: Dead plants, leaves or grass, used as fertilizer
  • yell: A sudden loud cry or shout
  • know: To be familiar with a person or place, thing
  • peanut: Edible small nut which grows under the ground
  • choose: To select; decide between several possibilities
  • carrot: Reward offered to make someone do something
  • time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
  • meet: To provide something that is necessary
  • cardboard: Lightweight paper board
  • scuba: Equipment which allows you to breath underwater
  • call: A order or request for action
  • grouch: To complain about something irritably
  • talk: Style of speaking
  • butter: Yellow substance made of cream, spread on bread
  • wait: To delay or not do something until later
  • goggle: Protective covering for the eyes
  • reuse: To use something again
  • oscar: Annual award given in the movie industry
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    • after all

      US /ˈæftɚ ɔl/

      UK /ˈɑ:ftə ɔ:l/

      • Adverb
      • In spite of what was expected; used to introduce a statement that supports a previous statement or explains why it was made
      • Considering everything; used to indicate that something is happening or is true despite some difficulty or obstacle
      • Phrase
      • Despite what was expected or thought; in spite of everything.
      • Taking everything into consideration; considering that.
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    • amazing

      US /ə'meɪzɪŋ/

      UK /ə'meɪzɪŋ/

      • Adjective
      • Surprising in a pleasing way
      • Transitive Verb
      • To cause wonder; to surprise completely
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    • butter

      US /ˈbʌt̬.ɚ/

      UK /ˈbʌt.ə/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Yellow substance made of cream, spread on bread
      • Transitive Verb
      • To spread butter on bread
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    • cardboard

      US /ˈkɑ:rdbɔ:rd/

      UK /ˈkɑ:dbɔ:d/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Lightweight paper board
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    • carrot

      US /ˈkærət/

      UK /ˈkærət/

      • Noun
      • Reward offered to make someone do something
      • Long hard orange vegetable that grows underground
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    • clutter

      US /ˈklʌtɚ/

      UK /ˈklʌtə(r)/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To fill with disorderly mess of things
      • Uncountable Noun
      • A disorderly mess of things
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    • compost

      US /ˈkɑmˌpost/

      UK /'kɒmpɒst/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Dead plants, leaves or grass, used as fertilizer
      • Transitive Verb
      • To make dead plants, leaves etc. into fertilizer
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    • feed

      US /fid/

      UK /fi:d/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To give food, e.g. to animals or a baby
      • To push something through an opening
      • Uncountable Noun
      • Food given to animals
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    • goggle

      US /ˈgɑ:gl/

      UK /ˈgɒgl/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Protective covering for the eyes
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    • grouch

      US /ɡraʊtʃ/

      UK /graʊtʃ/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To complain about something irritably
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    • in time

      US /ɪn taɪm/

      UK /in taim/

      • Adverb
      • Eventually; after a period of time.
      • Not late; with enough time to spare.
      • Phrase
      • Eventually; before it is too late.
      • According to the scheduled time; punctual.
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    • jar

      US /dʒɑr/

      UK /dʒɑ:(r)/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To have a harsh or unsettling effect on someone
      • To make a harsh sound to the ears
      • Countable Noun
      • Glass container for foods
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    • nutritious

      US /nuˈtrɪʃəs/

      UK /njuˈtrɪʃəs/

      • Adjective
      • Providing nourishment; good to include in the diet
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    • oscar

      US

      UK

      • Proper Noun
      • Annual award given in the movie industry
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    • peanut

      US /ˈpiˌnʌt/

      UK /ˈpi:nʌt/

      • Countable Noun
      • Edible small nut which grows under the ground
      • A very small amount of money.
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    • plastic

      US /ˈplæstɪk/

      UK /'plæstɪk/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Stiff but usually flexible man-made material
      • Adjective
      • Being easily formed or shaped
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    • reuse

      US /riˈjuz/

      UK /ˌri:'ju:z/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To use something again
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    • rotten

      US /ˈrɑtn/

      UK /'rɒtn/

      • Adjective
      • Gone bad; broken into pieces through dying
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    • scuba

      US /ˈskubə/

      UK /'skju:bə/

      • Noun
      • Equipment which allows you to breath underwater
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    • sculpture

      US /ˈskʌlptʃɚ/

      UK /'skʌlptʃə(r)/

      • Noun
      • Work of art made by cutting stone, wood, clay etc.
      B1
      More
    • soil

      US /sɔɪl/

      UK /sɔɪl/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Conditions in which something develops
      • Mix of natural material in which plants grow
      • Transitive Verb
      • To get or become dirty
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    • spoil

      US /spɔɪl/

      UK /spɔɪl/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To damage something, usually by treating it poorly
      • To overindulge and harm the character of a child
      • Intransitive Verb
      • (Of food) to go bad
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    • stuff

      US /stʌf/

      UK /stʌf/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Generic description for things, materials, objects
      • Transitive Verb
      • To push material inside something, with force
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    • stump

      US /stʌmp/

      UK /stʌmp/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To campaign by making political speeches
      • Transitive Verb
      • To be too difficult for; baffle or perplex
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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 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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    • to do with

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To be about something; concern
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    • trash

      US /træʃ/

      UK /træʃ/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Garbage or anything that is worthless
      • Transitive Verb
      • To throw away in the garbage
      • To criticize; claim person/thing is inferior
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    • upbeat

      US /ˈʌpˌbit/

      UK /ˈʌpbi:t/

      • Adjective
      • Being positive and cheerful
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    • wait for

      US /wet fɔr/

      UK /weit fɔ:/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To wait until someone comes, or something happens
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    • yell

      US /jɛl/

      UK /jel/

      • Noun
      • A sudden loud cry or shout
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To shout loudly at someone in pain or excitement
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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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