Vocabulary

  • next to: Being located along side another
  • turn around: To change your body to the opposite direction
  • look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
  • look around: To explore a place; search for something.
  • eat in: To have a meal at home instead of going out.
  • come up with: To think of an idea or solution; produce
  • on to: Toward something; forward
  • have to: Must do
  • over to: Used to hand over to someone else to speak
  • in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
  • break out
  • at that time: During a specific point in the past.
  • put together: To build or assemble something small, e.g. a toy
  • stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
  • apparently: According to what you heard; from what can be seen
  • applause: The sound made by clapping a performance or speech
  • expect: To believe something is probably going to happen
  • wrap: Piece of clothing worn loosely on the shoulders
  • dude: Form of address for a man
  • guilty: Responsible for doing something wrong
  • pronounce: To state something in a legal or official way
  • draw: To attract attention to someone or something
  • appeal: Ability to attract interest, attention, or desire
  • genetic: Of, relating to, or controlled by genes
  • trap: Device used for catching animals
  • sweat: To do an amount of hard work
  • lift: Picking someone up in a car and taking to a place
  • guess: To give an answer without knowing if it is correct
  • mentally: With or in the mind and thoughts
  • break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
  • relate: To demonstrate a logical relationship between
  • wanna: Shortened form of 'want to'. Used only in speaking
  • supposedly: As some people believe (shows you doubt it)
  • literature: Writing valued as art, e.g. fiction, drama, poetry
  • naked: Not wearing any clothes; without covering
  • waste: To kill or severely harm someone
  • british: Concerning the culture and people of British
  • kind: In a caring and helpful manner
  • learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
  • invade: To enter something causing a harmful result
  • catch: Amount of something that has been caught
  • speech: A formal talk to an audience
  • great: Very good; better than before
  • turn: To become (a particular age)
  • pull: Act of breathing in smoke, as from a pipe
  • find: To become aware of something that is happening
  • remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
  • invent: To create something such as a story or excuse
  • discover: To find something new that was not known before
  • frozen: Hard, solid because it is below zero degrees
  • trash: Garbage or anything that is worthless
  • think: To have an idea about something without certainty
  • cover: To record a different version of another song
  • volcano: Mountain through which hot liquid earth can erupt
  • unnecessary: Being more than needed or not needed
  • gutter: Trough along the eaves of roof for collecting rain
  • nudity: State in which a person is not wearing any clothes
  • ancestry: Family or race from which a person is descended
  • unstable: (Of a chair, etc.) likely to move, fall etc.
  • overdo: To do or use too much of something
  • antidepressant: Medicine used to treat depression
  • inspector: Person whose job is to inspect places
  • vodka: Alcoholic spirit distilled from potatoes, etc.
  • sauna: Room in which hot steam is used to clean the body
  • grandma: Mother of your father or mother
  • grandpa: Your mother or father's father
  • grandfather: Your mother's or father's father
  • whoo: Sound people make when they are surprised
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    • ancestry

      US /ˈænˌsɛstri/

      UK /ˈænsestri/

      • Noun
      • Family or race from which a person is descended
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    • antidepressant

      US /ˌæntidɪˈprɛsənt, ˌæntaɪ-/

      UK /ˌæntidɪˈpresnt/

      • Noun
      • Medicine used to treat depression
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    • apparently

      US /əˈpærəntlɪ/

      UK /əˈpærəntli/

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

      US /əˈpil/

      UK /ə'pi:l/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Ability to attract interest, attention, or desire
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To attract interest, attention, or desire
      • To request a judge or others to change a decision
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    • applause

      US /əˈplɔz/

      UK /ə'plɔ:z/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • The sound made by clapping a performance or speech
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    • at that time

      US /æt ðæt taɪm/

      UK /æt ðæt taim/

      • Phrase
      • During a specific point in the past.
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    • break out

      US /brek aʊt/

      UK /breik aut/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To isolate some information from other data
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    • come up with

      US /kʌm ʌp wɪð/

      UK /kʌm ʌp wið/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To think of an idea or solution; produce
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    • discover

      US /dɪˈskʌvɚ/

      UK /dɪˈskʌvə(r)/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To find something new that was not known before
      • To learn or find out (something previously unknown or secret).
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    • dude

      US /dud, djud/

      UK /du:d/

      • Noun
      • Form of address for a man
      • (informal) A man; a fellow.
      • Interjection
      • (informal) Used as a term of address, often between men.
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    • eat in

      US /it ɪn/

      UK /i:t ɪn/

      • other
      • To have a meal at home instead of going out.
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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
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    • genetic

      US /dʒəˈnɛtɪk/

      UK /dʒəˈnetɪk/

      • Adjective
      • Of, relating to, or controlled by genes
      • Relating to genes or heredity.
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    • grandfather

      US /ˈɡrændˌfɑðɚ, ˈɡræn-/

      UK /'ɡrænfɑ:ðə(r)/

      • Countable Noun
      • Your mother's or father's father
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    • grandma

      US /ˈɡrændˌmɑ,/

      UK /ˈgrænmɑ:/

      • Noun
      • Mother of your father or mother
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    • grandpa

      US /ˈɡrændˌpɑ, ˈɡræn-, ˈɡræmˌpɑ, ˈɡræmpə/

      UK /ˈgrænpɑ:/

      • Countable Noun
      • Your mother or father's father
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    • guilty

      US /ˈɡɪlti/

      UK /'ɡɪltɪ/

      • Adjective
      • Responsible for doing something wrong
      • Feeling or showing guilt; having a sense of remorse.
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    • gutter

      US /ˈɡʌtɚ/

      UK /'ɡʌtə(r)/

      • Countable Noun
      • Trough along the eaves of roof for collecting rain
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    • have to

      US /hæv tu/

      UK /ˈhæv tə/

      • Auxiliary Verb
      • Must do
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    • in fact

      US /ɪn fækt/

      UK /in fækt/

      • Adverb
      • Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
      • Used to introduce a more detailed or surprising piece of information.
      • Phrase
      • Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that is surprising or contrary to what might be expected.
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    • inspector

      US /ɪnˈspɛktɚ/

      UK /ɪnˈspektə(r)/

      • Noun
      • Person whose job is to inspect places
      • Policeman or policewoman with a high rank
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    • invade

      US /ɪnˈved/

      UK /ɪnˈveɪd/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To enter something causing a harmful result
      • To enter (a country or region) so as to subjugate or occupy it.
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    • invent

      US /ɪnˈvɛnt/

      UK /ɪnˈvent/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To create something such as a story or excuse
      • To create something useful for the first time
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    • lift

      US /lɪft/

      UK /lɪft/

      • Noun
      • Picking someone up in a car and taking to a place
      • Machine carrying people up or down to other floors
      • Transitive Verb
      • To stop or cancel something, such as a rule
      • To move something to higher position
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    • literature

      US /ˈlɪtərəˌtʃʊr, -tʃɚ/

      UK /ˈlɪtrətʃə(r)/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Writing valued as art, e.g. fiction, drama, poetry
      • The body of written works produced in a particular language, country, or age.
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    • look around

      US /lʊk əˈraʊnd/

      UK /luk əˈraund/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To explore a place; search for something.
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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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    • mentally

      US /ˈmɛntl:ɪ/

      UK /ˈmentəli/

      • Adverb
      • With or in the mind and thoughts
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    • naked

      US /ˈnekɪd/

      UK /ˈneɪkɪd/

      • Adjective
      • Not wearing any clothes; without covering
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    • next to

      US /nɛkst tu/

      UK /nekst tu:/

      • Preposition
      • Being located along side another
      • In comparison with
      • Adverb
      • Almost; nearly
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    • nudity

      US /ˈnuːdəti/

      UK /ˈnju:dəti/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • State in which a person is not wearing any clothes
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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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    • over to

      US

      UK

      • Preposition
      • Used to hand over to someone else to speak
      • The responsibility is now yours
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    • overdo

      US /ˌovɚˈdu/

      UK /ˌəʊvə'du:/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To do or use too much of something
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    • pronounce

      US /prəˈnaʊns/

      UK /prə'naʊns/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To state something in a legal or official way
      • To give your opinion or decision about something
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    • put together

      US /pʊt təˈɡɛðɚ/

      UK /put təˈɡeðə/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To build or assemble something small, e.g. a toy
      • To organize or arrange something.
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    • relate

      US /rɪˈlet/

      UK /rɪ'leɪt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To demonstrate a logical relationship between
      • To understand or sympathize with, e.g. a problem
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    • sauna

      US /ˈsɔnə, ˈsaʊ-/

      UK /ˈsɔ:nə/

      • Noun
      • Room in which hot steam is used to clean the body
      B2
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    • speech

      US /spitʃ/

      UK /spi:tʃ/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • A formal talk to an audience
      • Expression of ideas or opinions by talking
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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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    • supposedly

      US /səˈpoʊzɪdli/

      UK /səˈpəʊzɪdli/

      • Adverb
      • As some people believe (shows you doubt it)
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    • sweat

      US /swɛt/

      UK /swet/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To do an amount of hard work
      • To be worried or anxious about something
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • An amount of hard work
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    • trap

      US /træp/

      UK /træp/

      • Countable Noun
      • Device used for catching animals
      • Vehicle pulled by a single horse
      • Transitive Verb
      • To use a device to catch animals or people
      • To hold, e.g. a nerve, so that it cannot move
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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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    • turn around

      US /tɚn əˈraʊnd/

      UK /tə:n əˈraund/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To change your body to the opposite direction
      • To make something running badly into a success
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To change direction so as to face the opposite way.
      • To improve or cause to improve.
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    • unnecessary

      US /ʌnˈnesəseri/

      UK /ʌnˈnesəsəri/

      • Adjective
      • Being more than needed or not needed
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    • unstable

      US /ʌnˈstebəl/

      UK /ʌnˈsteɪbl/

      • Adjective
      • (Of a chair, etc.) likely to move, fall etc.
      • Tending to overreact emotionally; not balanced
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    • vodka

      US /ˈvɑdkə/

      UK /'vɒdkə/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Alcoholic spirit distilled from potatoes, etc.
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    • volcano

      US /vɑ:lˈkeɪnoʊ/

      UK /vɒlˈkeɪnəʊ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Mountain through which hot liquid earth can erupt
      B1
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    • wanna

      US /ˈwɑnə/

      UK /'wɒnə/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • Shortened form of 'want to'. Used only in speaking
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    • waste

      US /west/

      UK /weɪst/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To kill or severely harm someone
      • To use valuable things ineffectively
      • Uncountable Noun
      • Materials left over after a process has finished
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    • whoo

      US

      UK

      • Interjection
      • Sound people make when they are surprised
      C2
      More
    • wrap

      US /ræp/

      UK /ræp/

      • Countable Noun
      • Piece of clothing worn loosely on the shoulders
      • Thin bread filled with food and rolled
      • Transitive Verb
      • To be or move around something
      • To cover something with paper or a cloth e.g. gift
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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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