Vocabulary

  • got to: To arrive at some place
  • have to: Must do
  • look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
  • feel like: To have a desire or inclination for something.
  • going on: To continue doing something
  • method to the madness: A hidden purpose or plan in what seems like a chaotic situation.
  • go on: To continue doing something
  • come on in: An invitation to enter a place.
  • with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
  • let down
  • goes well: To happen in the way desired
  • kick in: (Of a medicine, plan, etc.) to start to have an effect; become operative
  • clear out: To empty things out of a place
  • down with: Suffering from an illness.
  • toughen up: To become stronger, more resilient, or less sensitive.
  • red hot: Extremely hot; heated to a point of glowing red.
  • sesame oil: An oil derived from sesame seeds, used in cooking and as a flavouring.
  • on the go: Very busy and active.
  • stay in: To remain inside one's home.
  • to death: Extremely; to a great degree
  • to do with: To be about something; concern
  • instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
  • heart and soul: With great enthusiasm and commitment.
  • stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
  • sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
  • straight: Not having curves, bends, or angles
  • solid: Being able to be trusted; reliable
  • texture: Quality from different elements, as in music
  • method: (Organized and planned) way of doing something
  • brand: A mark burned on an animal to show who owns it
  • bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
  • suck: To be very bad, undesirable or unpleasant
  • innovation: Process of creating new ideas or inventions
  • bargain: Something bought for a lower price than expected
  • dairy: Concerning or made from milk
  • flavor: Quality giving something a particular character
  • pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
  • expire: To breathe out
  • actual: Real or existing in fact, not imagined; real
  • disgusting: Having a very bad taste
  • break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
  • worthwhile: Worth the money, time or effort of doing something
  • alcohol: A colorless liquid that can catch fire (C2H5OH)
  • layer: One of several sheets of a material or object
  • crunch: To crush something into pieces
  • favorite: A thing that someone likes best or enjoys most
  • lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
  • garlic: Strong-smelling white bulb used in cooking
  • acid: Sour substance that reacts with metals e.g. lemon
  • bucket: Open container with a handle used to carry liquids
  • drive: A person's ambition and motivation to do something
  • rubbish: To say someone's ideas/actions are no good
  • great: Very good; better than before
  • sesame: Tropical plant with seeds used as food in oil
  • madness: Obsolete term for legal insanity
  • dutch: Concerning the culture and people of Holland
  • dessert: Sweet food usually eaten at the end of a meal
  • sausage: Finely chopped and seasoned meat in a skin
  • think: To have an idea about something without certainty
  • healthy: In good condition physically, or financially; well
  • discount: To consider to be not important or not true
  • feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
  • sloppy: (Of people) Not clean or orderly; messy
  • delicious: Very pleasing to eat; especially pleasing
  • alcoholic: Containing alcohol; that can make you drunk
  • gum: To cover or stick with adhesive
  • expensive: Costing a lot of money
  • meal: Food for eating at a particular time, e.g. dinner
  • round: From beginning to end (e.g. of the year)
  • spaghetti: Italian pasta in long thin strands
  • cream: Pale color that is yellowish white
  • smell: To have a particular odor
  • bloody: Covered or spotted with blood on the surface
  • plum: Type of juicy red or yellow fruit with a stone
  • wine: Dark red color
  • salt: Natural white crystal used to flavor food
  • spicy: Hot and strongly flavored in taste
  • dynamite: Sticks of explosive triggered by a fuse
  • devil: A spirit said to be evil
  • wonderful: Producing feelings of enjoyment or delight
  • sandal: Casual summer shoe with straps, often open-toed
  • dammit: A mild swear word used to express annoyance
  • cheese: Yellowish solid food made from aged milk
  • toothbrush: Small brush with long handle used to clean teeth
  • heartburn: Burning sensation in the chest, e.g. indigestion
  • shorten: To make something, e.g. a skirt, shorter
  • crepe: A flat pancake of French origin
  • lemon: Badly made or poorly functioning product
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    • acid

      US /ˈæsɪd/

      UK /ˈæsɪd/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Sour substance that reacts with metals e.g. lemon
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    • actual

      US /ˈæktʃuəl/

      UK /ˈæktʃuəl/

      • Adjective
      • Real or existing in fact, not imagined; real
      • Current; existing at the present time.
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    • alcohol

      US /ˈælkəˌhɔl,-ˌhɑl/

      UK /'ælkəhɒl/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • A colorless liquid that can catch fire (C2H5OH)
      • Drinks such as wine, whiskey, beer
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    • alcoholic

      US /ˌælkəˈhɔlɪk, -ˈhɑlɪk/

      UK /ˌælkəˈhɒlɪk/

      • Adjective
      • Containing alcohol; that can make you drunk
      • Relating to, containing, or caused by alcohol.
      • Noun
      • Person who drinks too much alcohol
      • A drink containing alcohol.
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    • bargain

      US /ˈbɑrɡɪn/

      UK /'bɑ:ɡən/

      • Countable Noun
      • Something bought for a lower price than expected
      • An agreement between people or groups about what each will do for the other.
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To discuss terms for a business deal; negotiate
      • To expect or anticipate something.
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    • bloody

      US /ˈblʌdi/

      UK /'blʌdɪ/

      • Adjective
      • Covered or spotted with blood on the surface
      • A word used when swearing or cursing
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    • brand

      US /brænd/

      UK /brænd/

      • Noun
      • A mark burned on an animal to show who owns it
      • Product made or designed by a named company
      • Transitive Verb
      • To burn a mark on an animal to show who owns it
      • To describe someone as a liar, coward, etc.
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    • bucket

      US /ˈbʌkɪt/

      UK /'bʌkɪt/

      • Countable Noun
      • Open container with a handle used to carry liquids
      • A scoop-like container attached to machinery, used for digging or lifting materials.
      • Uncountable Noun
      • The amount held by a bucket.
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    • cheese

      US /tʃiz/

      UK /tʃi:z/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Yellowish solid food made from aged milk
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To smile broadly for a photograph
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    • clear out

      US /klɪr aʊt/

      UK /kliə aut/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To empty things out of a place
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    • come on in

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • An invitation to enter a place.
      • Interjection
      • Used to encourage someone to join an activity or situation.
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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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    • crepe

      US /krep/

      UK /kreɪp/

      • Countable Noun
      • A flat pancake of French origin
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    • crunch

      US /krʌntʃ/

      UK /krʌntʃ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To crush something into pieces
      • To crush something noisily.
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To chew noisily with a crackling sound
      • To make a crushing sound when walked on.
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    • dairy

      US /ˈderi/

      UK /ˈdeəri/

      • Adjective
      • Concerning or made from milk
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Building for storing milk or making cheese/butter
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    • dammit

      US /ˈdæmɪt/

      UK /'dæmɪt/

      • Interjection
      • A mild swear word used to express annoyance
      B2
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    • delicious

      US /dɪˈlɪʃəs/

      UK /dɪˈlɪʃəs/

      • Adjective
      • Very pleasing to eat; especially pleasing
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    • dessert

      US /dɪˈzɜ:rt/

      UK /dɪˈzɜ:t/

      • Noun
      • Sweet food usually eaten at the end of a meal
      B2
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    • devil

      US /ˈdɛvəl/

      UK /ˈdevl/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A spirit said to be evil
      • A very bad or cruel person.
      • Transitive Verb
      • To prepare (food) with hot or spicy seasonings.
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    • discount

      US /ˈdɪsˌkaʊnt/

      UK /ˈdɪskaʊnt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To consider to be not important or not true
      • To decrease the price of something
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A decrease in the price of something
      • The amount by which the face value of a security exceeds its market price.
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    • disgusting

      US /dɪsˈɡʌstɪŋ/

      UK /dɪsˈgʌstɪŋ/

      • Adjective
      • Having a very bad taste
      • Extremely unpleasant or unacceptable.
      • Transitive Verb
      • To cause a strong negative reaction or feeling
      B2
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    • down with

      US /daʊn wɪð/

      UK /daun wið/

      • Adjective
      • Suffering from an illness.
      • Agreeable to; in favor of.
      • Interjection
      • An expression of opposition to something.
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    • dynamite

      US /ˈdaɪnəˌmaɪt/

      UK /ˈdaɪnəmaɪt/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Sticks of explosive triggered by a fuse
      B2
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    • expire

      US /ɪkˈspaɪr/

      UK /ɪk'spaɪə(r)/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To breathe out
      • To die
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    • feel like

      US

      UK

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To have a desire or inclination for something.
      • To have a particular quality or sensation; resemble.
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    • flavor

      US /ˈflevɚ/

      UK /'fleɪvə/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Quality giving something a particular character
      • Taste of something, especially in food or drink
      • Transitive Verb
      • To add extra taste to a food
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    • garlic

      US /ˈɡɑrlɪk/

      UK /'ɡɑ:lɪk/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Strong-smelling white bulb used in cooking
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    • go on

      US /ɡo ɑn/

      UK /ɡəu ɔn/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To continue doing something
      • To happen (usually negative)
      • Interjection
      • Used to encourage someone
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    • goes well

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To happen in the way desired
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To be successful or satisfactory; to turn out favorably.
      • To be harmonious or matching; to look good together.
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    • going on

      US /ˈɡoɪŋ ɑn/

      UK /ˈgəʊɪŋ ɔn/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To continue doing something
      • To happen (usually negative)
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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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    • gum

      US /ɡʌm/

      UK /ɡʌm/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To cover or stick with adhesive
      • Noun
      • Adhesive material used to stick things together
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    • have to

      US /hæv tu/

      UK /ˈhæv tə/

      • Auxiliary Verb
      • Must do
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    • heart and soul

      US /hɑrt ənd sol/

      UK /hɑ:t ænd səul/

      • Phrase
      • With great enthusiasm and commitment.
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • The most important or essential part of something.
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    • heartburn

      US /ˈhɑ:rtbɜ:rn/

      UK /ˈhɑ:tbɜ:n/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Burning sensation in the chest, e.g. indigestion
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    • innovation

      US /ˌɪnəˈveʃən/

      UK /ˌɪnəˈveɪʃn/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Process of creating new ideas or inventions
      • A new thing or method that is introduced.
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    • instead of

      US /ɪnˈstɛd ʌv/

      UK /inˈsted ɔv/

      • Preposition
      • When one thing is replaced by another
      • Adverb
      • As a substitute or alternative.
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    • kick in

      US /kɪk ɪn/

      UK /kik in/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • (Of a medicine, plan, etc.) to start to have an effect; become operative
      • To contribute money to a common fund or purpose.
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    • layer

      US /ˈleɚ/

      UK /ˈleiə/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • One of several sheets of a material or object
      • A covering of something spread over a surface.
      • Transitive Verb
      • To put things one on top of another
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    • lemon

      US /ˈlɛmən/

      UK /'lemən/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Badly made or poorly functioning product
      • Small yellow fruit with sour juice
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    • let down

      US /lɛt daʊn/

      UK /let daun/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To disappoint someone (e.g. by breaking a promise)
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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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    • madness

      US /ˈmædnɪs/

      UK /ˈmædnəs/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Obsolete term for legal insanity
      • The state of being mentally ill; insanity.
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    • method

      US /ˈmɛθəd/

      UK /'meθəd/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • (Organized and planned) way of doing something
      • Orderliness of thought, arrangement, or behavior.
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    • method to the madness

      US /ˈmɛθəd tu ðə ˈmædnəs/

      UK /ˈmeθəd tə ðə ˈmædnəs/

      • other
      • A hidden purpose or plan in what seems like a chaotic situation.
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    • on the go

      US /ɑn ði ɡo/

      UK /ɔn ðə ɡəu/

      • Adjective
      • Very busy and active.
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    • plum

      US /plʌm/

      UK /plʌm/

      • Countable Noun
      • Type of juicy red or yellow fruit with a stone
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    • red hot

      US /rɛd hɑt/

      UK /red hɔt/

      • Adjective
      • Extremely hot; heated to a point of glowing red.
      • Very exciting, popular, or successful.
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    • rubbish

      US /ˈrʌbɪʃ/

      UK /ˈrʌbɪʃ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To say someone's ideas/actions are no good
      • Uncountable Noun
      • Stupid or wrong ideas, work etc.
      • Things that have been thrown out; trash
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    • salt

      US /sɔlt/

      UK /sɔ:lt/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Natural white crystal used to flavor food
      • Transitive Verb
      • To add salt to food in order to improve its taste
      • To add salt to ice in order to melt it
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    • sandal

      US /ˈsændl/

      UK /ˈsændl/

      • Noun
      • Casual summer shoe with straps, often open-toed
      B2
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    • sausage

      US /ˈsɔ:sɪdʒ/

      UK /ˈsɒsɪdʒ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Finely chopped and seasoned meat in a skin
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    • sesame

      US /ˈsɛsəmi/

      UK /ˈsesəmi/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Tropical plant with seeds used as food in oil
      B2
      More
    • sesame oil

      US /ˈsɛsəmi ɔɪl/

      UK /ˈsesəmi ɔil/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • An oil derived from sesame seeds, used in cooking and as a flavouring.
      • An oil derived from sesame seeds, also used in cosmetics and skincare.
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    • shorten

      US /ˈʃɔrtn/

      UK /'ʃɔ:tn/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To make something, e.g. a skirt, shorter
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    • sloppy

      US /ˈslɑ:pi/

      UK /ˈslɒpi/

      • Adjective
      • (Of people) Not clean or orderly; messy
      • Careless
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    • smell

      US /smɛl/

      UK /smel/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To have a particular odor
      • Transitive Verb
      • To sense that something is not right
      • To notice a particular odor
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    • solid

      US /ˈsɑlɪd/

      UK /'sɒlɪd/

      • Adjective
      • Being able to be trusted; reliable
      • Substance that is hard or of fixed shape
      • Noun
      • Something firm or hard; not gas or liquid
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    • spaghetti

      US /spəˈɡɛti/

      UK /spəˈgeti/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Italian pasta in long thin strands
      B2
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    • spicy

      US /ˈspaɪsi/

      UK /ˈspaɪsi/

      • Adjective
      • Hot and strongly flavored in taste
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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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    • straight

      US /stret/

      UK /streɪt/

      • Adjective
      • Not having curves, bends, or angles
      • Not gay; heterosexual
      • Adverb
      • in a line; immediately; honestly and directly
      • In a straight line; directly.
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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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    • suck

      US /sʌk/

      UK /sʌk/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To be very bad, undesirable or unpleasant
      • Transitive Verb
      • To pull or remove something with great power
      • To attract someone; make someone interested
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    • texture

      US /ˈtɛkstʃɚ/

      UK /ˈtekstʃə(r)/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Quality from different elements, as in music
      • Look and feel of a substance or material
      • Transitive Verb
      • To give a particular look or feel to a surface
      B1
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    • to death

      US /tu dɛθ/

      UK /tu: deθ/

      • Phrase
      • Extremely; to a great degree
      • Until death
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    • to do with

      US

      UK

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

      US /ˈtuθˌbrʌʃ/

      UK /ˈtu:θbrʌʃ/

      • Countable Noun
      • Small brush with long handle used to clean teeth
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    • toughen up

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To become stronger, more resilient, or less sensitive.
      • To make someone or something stronger or more resilient.
      More
    • wine

      US /waɪn/

      UK /waɪn/

      • Adjective
      • Dark red color
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Alcoholic drink made from the juice of grapes
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    • with it

      US /wɪð ɪt/

      UK /wið it/

      • Adjective
      • Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
      • Understanding and knowledgeable about current trends or information.
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    • wonderful

      US /'wʌndərfl/

      UK /ˈwʌndəfl/

      • Adjective
      • Producing feelings of enjoyment or delight
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    • worthwhile

      US /ˌwɜ:rθˈwaɪl/

      UK /ˌwɜ:θˈwaɪl/

      • Adjective
      • Worth the money, time or effort of doing 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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