Vocabulary

  • have to: Must do
  • like fun: Very fast or with great effort or enthusiasm.
  • right back: Said when someone says they will return soon, indicating you expect their prompt return.
  • get past: To overcome an obstacle or difficulty.
  • on the contrary: In contrast; from the opposite standpoint
  • run for it: To escape quickly from danger or unwanted situation.
  • get out of: To leave or escape responsibilities, troubles
  • out of the way: Remote; isolated.
  • fascinating: To attract or interest greatly
  • effective: Working efficiently to produce a desired result
  • brilliant: Having a great amount of intelligence or talent
  • solid: Being able to be trusted; reliable
  • encourage: To increase the chance of something happening
  • fantastic: Strange or unusual in design or appearance
  • crowd: To force too many things, people into
  • contrary: (Of weather) difficult; likely to cause trouble
  • fabulous: Almost impossible to believe, incredible
  • swallow: To believe (something that is not true)
  • defeat: To beat an enemy, team, disease
  • secret: Kept hidden from others; Known only to a few people
  • destroy: To damage so badly that something no longer exists
  • square: Shape with 4 equal length sides and 4 equal angles
  • confusion: Not knowing what to do; state of disorder
  • block: Solid piece of material used for building
  • scream: To make a sudden loud, high sound
  • steal: A bargain; something bought very cheaply
  • holy: Being good according to religious standards
  • shrimp: Small edible salt-water shellfish with many legs
  • thermostat: Instrument that controls temperature in buildings
  • gulp: To swallow or drink quickly
  • laugh: To make a happy sound when something is funny
  • make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
  • frozen: Hard, solid because it is below zero degrees
  • battle: Military fight between armies
  • hockey: Sport played on a field with sticks and a ball
  • wind: A current of air moving approximately horizontally, especially one strong enough to be felt
  • customer: Someone who buys goods or services from a business
  • borrow: To take and later return something from another
  • finally: used especially at the beginning of a sentence to introduce the last point or idea
  • whistle: Device making a high sharp sound when blown
  • hold: To agree to keep something for someone
  • weapon: An advantage to help win a contest or conflict
  • gasp: To take a short quick breath because of surprise
  • restaurant: Place where you can order, buy and eat a meal
  • guy: Man; boy; any person
  • chirp: To make a sharp sound like an insect, bird
  • yell: A sudden loud cry or shout
  • giggle: To laugh in a childish or silly way
  • delicious: Very pleasing to eat; especially pleasing
  • bug: To bother someone
  • plankton: Tiny plants and animals that fish eat in seas
  • time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
  • lose: To be unable to keep in check or control something
  • come: To arrive at a place
  • patty: Small pie or pasty
  • give: Degree of flexibility in something, a material
  • grunt: To utter a deep sound like that of a pig
  • gimmick: Trick or device used to attract or draw attention
  • rink: A ice playing area for ice hockey or curling
  • lad: A boy or young man; any man
  • hum: To make a constant low sound
  • gotcha: Shortened form of 'got you'
  • lemonade: Drink that has a lemon flavor
  • muffle: To make a sound less loud or clear, as by covering
  • doo: Bird commonly referred to as a pigeon
  • ow: Sound people make when they are hurt
  • whoo: Sound people make when they are surprised
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    • battle

      US /ˈbætl/

      UK /'bætl/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Military fight between armies
      • Working hard to stop something; struggle
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To fight or struggle against someone or something
      • To work hard to stop something; struggle
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    • block

      US /blɑk/

      UK /blɒk/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Solid piece of material used for building
      • A piece of wood, chocolate etc.
      • Transitive Verb
      • To stop from going forward or making progress
      • To obstruct or prevent the movement or passage of.
      A2
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    • borrow

      US /ˈbɑ:roʊ/

      UK /ˈbɒrəʊ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To take and later return something from another
      • To carry one number to another column when adding
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    • brilliant

      US /ˈbrɪljənt/

      UK /'brɪlɪənt/

      • Adjective
      • Having a great amount of intelligence or talent
      • Being very bright, like a diamond; shining
      • Noun
      • A diamond or other gem cut in a particular form with many facets to have exceptional brilliance.
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    • bug

      US /bʌɡ/

      UK /bʌɡ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To bother someone
      • To hide an electronic device to spy on someone
      • Countable Noun
      • An insect
      • Problem in the functioning of computer code
      B1
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    • chirp

      US /tʃɜ:rp/

      UK /tʃɜ:p/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To make a sharp sound like an insect, bird
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    • confusion

      US /kənˈfjuʒən/

      UK /kən'fju:ʒən/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Not knowing what to do; state of disorder
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    • contrary

      US /ˈkɑnˌtrɛri/

      UK /'kɒntrərɪ/

      • Adjective
      • (Of weather) difficult; likely to cause trouble
      • Going against authority, a parent, or the rules
      • Adverb
      • In opposition to.
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    • crowd

      US /kraʊd/

      UK /kraʊd/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To force too many things, people into
      • (Lots of people) to meet together in one place
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Large group of people together in one place
      A2
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    • customer

      US /ˈkʌstəmɚ/

      UK /ˈkʌstəmə(r)/

      • Countable Noun
      • Someone who buys goods or services from a business
      • A person or organization that buys products or services from a business.
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    • defeat

      US /dɪˈfit/

      UK /dɪ'fi:t/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To beat an enemy, team, disease
      • To prevent something from succeeding.
      • Noun
      • When you lose a fight, game or competition
      • The feeling of having been beaten.
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    • delicious

      US /dɪˈlɪʃəs/

      UK /dɪˈlɪʃəs/

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

      US /dɪˈstrɔɪ/

      UK /dɪ'strɔɪ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To damage so badly that something no longer exists
      • To defeat someone or something easily
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    • doo

      US

      UK

      • Noun
      • Bird commonly referred to as a pigeon
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    • encourage

      US /ɛnˈkɚrɪdʒ, -ˈkʌr-/

      UK /ɪn'kʌrɪdʒ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To increase the chance of something happening
      • To make someone more determined or confident
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    • fabulous

      US /ˈfæbjələs/

      UK /ˈfæbjələs/

      • Adjective
      • Almost impossible to believe, incredible
      • Almost impossible to believe; mythical.
      B2
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    • fantastic

      US /fænˈtæstɪk/

      UK /fænˈtæstɪk/

      • Adjective
      • Strange or unusual in design or appearance
      • Very large, fast or great
      A2
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    • fascinating

      US /ˈfæsəˌnetɪŋ/

      UK /ˈfæsɪneɪtɪŋ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To attract or interest greatly
      • To hold someone captive with a gaze or other means.
      • Adjective
      • Having your attention fixated as though by a spell
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    • frozen

      US /ˈfroʊzn/

      UK /'frəʊzn/

      • Adjective
      • Hard, solid because it is below zero degrees
      • Preserved by freezing.
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To store an item of food in a cold place
      • To make someone to not want to communicate
      A2
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    • gasp

      US /ɡæsp/

      UK /ɡɑ:sp/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To take a short quick breath because of surprise
      • Noun
      • A short quick breath because of surprise, shock
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    • get out of

      US /ɡɛt aʊt ʌv/

      UK /ɡet aut ɔv/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To leave or escape responsibilities, troubles
      • To leave a small, enclosed vehicle
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    • get past

      US /ɡɛt pæst/

      UK /ɡet pɑːst/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To overcome an obstacle or difficulty.
      • To move beyond someone or something that is blocking your way.
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    • giggle

      US /ˈɡɪɡəl/

      UK /ˈgɪgl/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To laugh in a childish or silly way
      • Noun
      • A childish or silly laugh
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    • gimmick

      US /ˈɡɪmɪk/

      UK /ˈgɪmɪk/

      • Countable Noun
      • Trick or device used to attract or draw attention
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    • gotcha

      US /ˈɡɑtʃə/

      UK /ˈɡɔtʃə/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • Shortened form of 'got you'
      B2
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    • grunt

      US /ɡrʌnt/

      UK /grʌnt/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To utter a deep sound like that of a pig
      B2
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    • gulp

      US /ɡʌlp/

      UK /ɡʌlp/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To swallow or drink quickly
      • Noun
      • Swallowing liquid very quickly
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    • have to

      US /hæv tu/

      UK /ˈhæv tə/

      • Auxiliary Verb
      • Must do
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    • hockey

      US /ˈhɑ:ki/

      UK /ˈhɒki/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Sport played on a field with sticks and a ball
      B1
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    • holy

      US /ˈholi/

      UK /'həʊlɪ/

      • Adjective
      • Being good according to religious standards
      • Dedicated or consecrated to God or a religious purpose; sacred.
      • Interjection
      • An exclamation of surprise, shock, or awe.
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    • hum

      US /hʌm/

      UK /hʌm/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To make a constant low sound
      • To move very fast
      • Uncountable Noun
      • A constant low sound
      • A busy, active atmosphere.
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    • lad

      US /læd/

      UK /læd/

      • Countable Noun
      • A boy or young man; any man
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    • lemonade

      US /ˌlɛməˈned/

      UK /ˌleməˈneɪd/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Drink that has a lemon flavor
      B2
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    • like fun

      US /laɪk fʌn/

      UK /laɪk fʌn/

      • other
      • Very fast or with great effort or enthusiasm.
      B2
      More
    • muffle

      US /ˈmʌfəl/

      UK /'mʌfl/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To make a sound less loud or clear, as by covering
      B2
      More
    • on the contrary

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • In contrast; from the opposite standpoint
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    • out of the way

      US /aʊt ʌv ði we/

      UK /aut ɔv ðə wei/

      • Adjective
      • Remote; isolated.
      • No longer obstructing or hindering.
      • Phrase
      • Not obstructing or impeding progress; in a position where one does not cause an obstruction.
      • Completed; finished; no longer needing attention.
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    • ow

      US /aʊ/

      UK /aʊ/

      • Interjection
      • Sound people make when they are hurt
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    • plankton

      US /ˈplæŋktən/

      UK /'plæŋktən/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Tiny plants and animals that fish eat in seas
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    • right back

      US /raɪt bæk/

      UK /rait bæk/

      • Interjection
      • Said when someone says they will return soon, indicating you expect their prompt return.
      • Adverb
      • Immediately; very soon after going.
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    • rink

      US /rɪŋk/

      UK /rɪŋk/

      • Noun
      • A ice playing area for ice hockey or curling
      B2
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    • run for it

      US /rʌn fɚ ɪt/

      UK /rʌn fə ɪt/

      • other
      • To escape quickly from danger or unwanted situation.
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    • scream

      US /skrim/

      UK /skri:m/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To make a sudden loud, high sound
      • Noun
      • A sudden loud, high-pitched noise
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    • shrimp

      US /ʃrɪmp/

      UK /ʃrɪmp/

      • Countable Noun
      • Small edible salt-water shellfish with many legs
      • Someone who is small and weak
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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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    • square

      US /skwɛr/

      UK /skweə(r)/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Shape with 4 equal length sides and 4 equal angles
      • The result of multiplying Length by the width
      • Adjective
      • Being fair or honest
      • Multiply a number by itself e.g. 2x2 or 6x6
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    • swallow

      US /ˈswɑː.loʊ/

      UK /'swɒləʊ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To believe (something that is not true)
      • To make food go from your mouth to your stomach
      • Countable Noun
      • Small northern bird with downward-pointing wings
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    • thermostat

      US /ˈθɜ:rməstæt/

      UK /ˈθɜ:məstæt/

      • Noun
      • Instrument that controls temperature in buildings
      C1
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    • weapon

      US /ˈwɛpən/

      UK /'wepən/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • An advantage to help win a contest or conflict
      • Something that is used for fighting, e.g. a gun
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    • whistle

      US /ˈhwɪsəl, ˈwɪs-/

      UK /ˈwɪsl/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Device making a high sharp sound when blown
      • High sound made by forcing air through your lips
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To make a high sound by forcing air through lips
      B1
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    • whoo

      US

      UK

      • Interjection
      • Sound people make when they are surprised
      C2
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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
      B1
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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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