Vocabulary

  • up there: In or to a higher place or position; far away.
  • on to: Toward something; forward
  • hold on: To wait for someone (e.g. on a phone call)
  • at school: Present and attending school.
  • sit down: To take a seat
  • incredible: Very good; amazing
  • apparently: According to what you heard; from what can be seen
  • gorgeous: Extremely attractive; richly beautiful
  • barely: Only just; just possible
  • random: Chosen, done without a particular plan or pattern
  • worth: the financial, practical or moral value of somebody/something
  • mention: To refer to or talk or write about something
  • edge: An advantage you have over others
  • messy: Being complex or difficult to fix
  • pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
  • privacy: State of being hidden from the presence of others
  • hang: To attach a picture, photograph etc. onto a wall
  • mind: To be bothered or upset by something
  • investigation: Search for information about something
  • important: Having power or authority
  • cliff: High, vertical or steep surface of rock or ice
  • ongoing: Continuing to exist or be in progress
  • promise: To say you will certainly do something
  • crumble: To break into small parts or crumbs
  • amazing: Surprising in a pleasing way
  • fitness: Good physical condition; being in shape
  • find: To become aware of something that is happening
  • remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
  • assistance: Act of helping someone
  • trash: Garbage or anything that is worthless
  • hold: To agree to keep something for someone
  • area: Amount of measured space
  • think: To have an idea about something without certainty
  • case: Container used to carry things, e.g. clothes
  • quiet: Hidden, or done in a private way
  • climb: To rise gradually and steadily to a higher point
  • time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
  • light: To cause something to burn; put a burning match to
  • post: To send a letter or package using stamps
  • cream: Pale color that is yellowish white
  • note: To notice or pay particular attention to something.
  • upstairs: On a floor above
  • helpful: Doing things that help someone
  • wedding: To combine and join two things together as one
  • bloke: A man; a guy
  • deli: A shop selling unusual or special food products
  • phone: To talk to someone using a telephone
  • liaison: Romantic relationship
  • telly: Shortened form of 'television'
  • tracker: Person using marks to follow a wild animal
  • skateboard: Board with wheels you stand on to ride
  • nah: Way of saying 'No'
  • pip: To just beat someone in a competition
  • lunchtime: The time you eat your midday meal
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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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    • apparently

      US /əˈpærəntlɪ/

      UK /əˈpærəntli/

      • Adverb
      • According to what you heard; from what can be seen
      A2TOEIC
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    • assistance

      US /əˈsɪstəns/

      UK /əˈsɪstəns/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Act of helping someone
      A2TOEIC
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    • at school

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Present and attending school.
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    • barely

      US /ˈbɛrli/

      UK /ˈbɛəli/

      • Adverb
      • Only just; just possible
      A2TOEIC
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    • bloke

      US /blok/

      UK /bləʊk/

      • Countable Noun
      • A man; a guy
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    • cliff

      US /klɪf/

      UK /klɪf/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • High, vertical or steep surface of rock or ice
      • A critical or dangerous situation.
      • Proper Noun
      • Person's name
      • A surname.
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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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    • crumble

      US /ˈkrʌmbəl/

      UK /ˈkrʌmbl/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To break into small parts or crumbs
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    • deli

      US /ˈdɛli/

      UK /ˈdeli/

      • Noun
      • A shop selling unusual or special food products
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    • edge

      US /ɛdʒ/

      UK /edʒ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • An advantage you have over others
      • Cutting side of a sharp object
      • Transitive Verb
      • To cut something to make the blade sharp
      • To go around the boundary of something
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    • fitness

      US /ˈfɪtnɪs/

      UK /ˈfɪtnəs/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Good physical condition; being in shape
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    • gorgeous

      US /ˈɡɔrdʒəs/

      UK /'ɡɔ:dʒəs/

      • Adjective
      • Extremely attractive; richly beautiful
      • Delightfully enjoyable or pleasant.
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    • hang

      US /hæŋ/

      UK /hæŋ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To attach a picture, photograph etc. onto a wall
      • To kill by putting a rope around neck and dropping
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To float, move softly, or remain in the air
      • To remain undecided, unsolved or unclear
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    • helpful

      US /ˈhɛlpfəl/

      UK /ˈhelpfl/

      • Adjective
      • Doing things that help someone
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    • hold on

      US /hold ɑn/

      UK /həuld ɔn/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To wait for someone (e.g. on a phone call)
      • To wait for a short time.
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    • incredible

      US /ɪnˈkrɛdəbəl/

      UK /ɪnˈkredəbl/

      • Adjective
      • Very good; amazing
      • Really good; amazing; great
      A2TOEIC
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    • investigation

      US /ɪnˌvɛstɪˈɡeʃən/

      UK /ɪnˌvestɪ'ɡeɪʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Search for information about something
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    • liaison

      US /liˈeɪzɑ:n/

      UK /liˈeɪzn/

      • Noun
      • Romantic relationship
      • Relationship involving sharing information
      B2
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    • lunchtime

      US /ˈlʌntʃˌtaɪm/

      UK /ˈlʌntʃtaɪm/

      • Noun
      • The time you eat your midday meal
      • Adjective
      • Relating to or happening during the time when lunch is eaten.
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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
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    • messy

      US /ˈmɛsi/

      UK /'mesɪ/

      • Adjective
      • Being complex or difficult to fix
      • Being untidy or dirty
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    • nah

      US /nɑ:/

      UK /nɑ:/

      • Noun
      • Way of saying 'No'
      B2
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    • note

      US /noʊ/

      UK /nəʊt/

      • Verb
      • To notice or pay particular attention to something.
      • Noun
      • A short informal letter or written record.
      • A piece of paper money issued by a central bank or government authority that acts as legal tender
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    • on to

      US /ɑn tu/

      UK /ɔn tu:/

      • Preposition
      • Toward something; forward
      • Aware of someone's activities.
      • Adjective
      • Aware of someone's deception or illegal activities.
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    • ongoing

      US /ˈɑ:ngoʊɪŋ/

      UK /ˈɒngəʊɪŋ/

      • Adjective
      • Continuing to exist or be in progress
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A situation or process that is currently taking place or is in progress.
      • A problem or difficulty that continues to exist or happen.
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    • phone

      US /foʊn/

      UK /fəʊn/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To talk to someone using a telephone
      • Noun
      • Machine used to talk to someone who is far away
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    • pip

      US /pɪp/

      UK /pɪp/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To just beat someone in a competition
      • Countable Noun
      • Small seed found in most fruits
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    • privacy

      US /ˈpraɪvəsi/

      UK /ˈprɪvəsi/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • State of being hidden from the presence of others
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    • random

      US /ˈrændəm/

      UK /'rændəm/

      • Adjective
      • Chosen, done without a particular plan or pattern
      B1
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    • sit down

      US /sit daʊn/

      UK /sit daun/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To take a seat
      A1
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    • skateboard

      US /ˈsketˌbɔrd, -ˌbord/

      UK /'skeɪtbɔ:d/

      • Countable Noun
      • Board with wheels you stand on to ride
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To stand on board with wheels and ride it
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    • telly

      US /ˈtɛli/

      UK /'telɪ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Shortened form of 'television'
      A2
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    • tracker

      US /'trækər/

      UK /'trækə(r)/

      • Countable Noun
      • Person using marks to follow a wild animal
      • A person or animal that finds things or people by following the marks they have left behind.
      B2
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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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    • up there

      US /ʌp ðɛr/

      UK /ʌp ðɛə/

      • Adverb
      • In or to a higher place or position; far away.
      • In heaven.
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    • upstairs

      US /ˌʌpˈsterz/

      UK /ˌʌpˈsteəz/

      • Adverb
      • On a floor above
      • Noun
      • The floor above you in a building
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    • wedding

      US /ˈwɛdɪŋ/

      UK /ˈwedɪŋ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To combine and join two things together as one
      • Noun
      • A marriage of two people
      A2
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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.
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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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