Vocabulary

  • have to: Must do
  • of course: Sure ; Certainly
  • out of town: Away from one's usual place of residence or work; absent from the local area.
  • look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
  • talk about it: To discuss a particular subject.
  • read through: To read something from beginning to end, often to find mistakes or check details.
  • take some time: To allocate or dedicate a period to a specific activity or purpose.
  • out there: In or to a place that is far away
  • off of: From a position on something; down from.
  • in the making: Developing or being made; in the process of becoming something.
  • in the process of: During the course of; while something is happening or being done.
  • come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
  • by all means: Certainly; of course
  • go ahead: To start an activity; start doing, working etc.
  • set up
  • of a sudden: Quickly and unexpectedly; suddenly.
  • just kind of: Used to express a feeling or state in a vague or hesitant way.
  • figure out: To understand the behavior of someone
  • work together: To collaborate or cooperate with others to achieve a common goal.
  • doom and gloom: A feeling of pessimism or despair; a focus on negative aspects.
  • under control: Being managed or restrained; not out of hand.
  • get out of: To leave or escape responsibilities, troubles
  • at least: As a minimum
  • in the moment: At the present time; now.
  • any sort of: Any kind of; any type of
  • think about: To consider something carefully.
  • move on: To decide to change or go to a different place
  • work on: To devote effort to improve or develop something
  • in the middle of: In the central part or point of something.
  • start off on the right foot: To begin a relationship or activity successfully or positively.
  • on the right foot: To start something positively or successfully.
  • sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
  • process: To organize and use data in a computer
  • figure: To appear in a game, play or event
  • rhythm: Pattern of events, motions, or changes
  • present: Being in attendance; being there; having turned up
  • opportunity: Time, situation when a thing might be done; chance
  • recommend: To advise or suggest that someone do something
  • improve: To make, or become, something better
  • flip: To turn your body in the air, as in gymnastics
  • ruin: To damage or completely destroy something
  • familiar: Well-known or easily recognized
  • track: To use marks to follow a wild animal
  • desire: To wish for, hope or want something
  • criticism: Article or essay that judges quality
  • automatically: In a way not requiring control by a person
  • tip: To pour or move something from a place, container
  • reflection: Sign or indication of a state or condition
  • survey: Broad view or general description of something
  • guide: To help or advise someone about something
  • couple: To join something to something else
  • click: To work well with someone or something
  • wanna: Shortened form of 'want to'. Used only in speaking
  • role: Character played by an actor
  • personally: By a specific person, and not by anyone else
  • feedback: A response or opinion, about a service, etc.
  • haven: Place where people can feel safe and happy
  • company: Good feeling from being with someone else
  • moment: Very short or brief period of time
  • lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
  • kind: In a caring and helpful manner
  • learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
  • detail: Small part of something; tiny fact
  • rhyme: One of a group of words ending in similar sounds
  • great: Very good; better than before
  • step: Movement done as part of a particular dance
  • change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
  • supervisor: Someone in charge of a task, place, or person
  • ultra: Prefix that denotes a lot of something; extreme
  • skim: To remove fat, etc. from the top of a liquid
  • stew: To cook meat or vegetables in hot water
  • nip: Sharp cold feeling
  • hooray: Said to show delight at something happening
  • checklist: List of tasks and things to be checked
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    • any sort of

      US

      UK

      • Determiner
      • Any kind of; any type of
      • Phrase
      • Somewhat; to some extent
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    • at least

      US /æt list/

      UK /æt li:st/

      • Adverb
      • As a minimum
      • Not less than
      • Phrase
      • No less than; at the minimum
      • Used to indicate that something is positive in a bad situation.
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    • automatically

      US /ˌɔtəˈmætɪkl:ɪ/

      UK /ˌɔ:tə'mætɪklɪ/

      • Adverb
      • In a way not requiring control by a person
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    • by all means

      US

      UK

      • Adverb
      • Certainly; of course
      • Phrase
      • In every possible way; using every method possible
      • Certainly; of course
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    • checklist

      US /ˈtʃɛkˌlɪst/

      UK /ˈtʃeklɪst/

      • Countable Noun
      • List of tasks and things to be checked
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    • come back

      US /kʌm bæk/

      UK /kʌm bæk/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To reply to someone, often forcefully
      • To be remembered
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    • couple

      US /ˈkʌpəl/

      UK /'kʌpl/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To join something to something else
      • (Two animals) to engage in sexual relations
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Two people in a romantic relationship
      • Two of something; two people; a pair
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    • criticism

      US /ˈkrɪtɪˌsɪzəm/

      UK /ˈkrɪtɪsɪzəm/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Article or essay that judges quality
      • Negative judgment of something
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    • desire

      US / dɪˈzaɪr/

      UK /dɪ'zaɪə(r)/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To wish for, hope or want something
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Thing that is wished for or wanted
      • A strong feeling of sexual wanting.
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    • doom and gloom

      US

      UK

      • Uncountable Noun
      • A feeling of pessimism or despair; a focus on negative aspects.
      • Predictions or talk about a disastrous future.
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    • familiar

      US /fəˈmɪljɚ/

      UK /fəˈmɪliə(r)/

      • Adjective
      • Well-known or easily recognized
      • Having a good knowledge of something.
      • Noun
      • A close friend or associate.
      • (In folklore) a spirit, often in animal form, believed to attend and serve a witch.
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    • feedback

      US /ˈfidˌbæk/

      UK /ˈfi:dbæk/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A response or opinion, about a service, etc.
      • Information about reactions to a product, a person's performance of a task, etc. which is used as a basis for improvement.
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To give information or opinions about something to someone, especially in order to improve it.
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    • figure out

      US /ˈfɪɡjɚ aʊt/

      UK /ˈfiɡə aut/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To understand the behavior of someone
      • To think through logically to find a solution
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To understand or find an answer to something.
      • To find a solution to a problem or understand something.
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    • flip

      US /flɪp/

      UK /flɪp/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To turn your body in the air, as in gymnastics
      • To move into a different position quickly
      • Noun
      • Act of turning your body in the air; somersault
      • Movement of something from one position to another
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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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    • go ahead

      US /ɡo əˈhɛd/

      UK /ɡəu əˈhed/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To start an activity; start doing, working etc.
      • To give permission to do something
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To start or proceed with something
      • To proceed despite potential obstacles or doubts.
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    • guide

      US /ɡaɪd/

      UK /ɡaɪd/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To help or advise someone about something
      • To control missile to hit a target by radio signal
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Book or a magazine containing information/advice
      • Person leading others visiting an unknown place
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    • have to

      US /hæv tu/

      UK /ˈhæv tə/

      • Auxiliary Verb
      • Must do
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    • hooray

      US /hʊˈre/

      UK /hʊ'reɪ/

      • Interjection
      • Said to show delight at something happening
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    • in the making

      US /ɪn ði ˈmekɪŋ/

      UK /in ðə ˈmeɪkɪŋ/

      • Adjective
      • Developing or being made; in the process of becoming something.
      • Idiom
      • Likely to happen or become a particular thing in the future, especially something bad.
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    • in the middle of

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • In the central part or point of something.
      • Engaged or occupied with something.
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    • in the moment

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • At the present time; now.
      • Spontaneously; without prior planning or consideration.
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    • in the process of

      US /ɪn ði ˈprɑsˌɛs ʌv/

      UK /in ðə ˈprəuses ɔv/

      • Phrase
      • During the course of; while something is happening or being done.
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    • just kind of

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Used to express a feeling or state in a vague or hesitant way.
      • Used to indicate something is approximately or generally similar to something else.
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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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    • move on

      US /muv ɑn/

      UK /mu:v ɔn/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To decide to change or go to a different place
      • To start talking about something different.
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    • nip

      US /nɪp/

      UK /nɪp/

      • Adjective
      • Sharp cold feeling
      • Transitive Verb
      • To hold and squeeze tightly between two surfaces
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    • of a sudden

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Quickly and unexpectedly; suddenly.
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    • of course

      US /ʌv kɔː(r)s/

      UK /ɔv kɔː(r)s/

      • Adverb
      • Sure ; Certainly
      • Phrase
      • For sure; certainly
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    • off of

      US /ɔf ʌv/

      UK /ɔf ɔv/

      • Preposition
      • From a position on something; down from.
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    • on the right foot

      US /ɑn ðə ˈraɪt fʊt/

      UK /ɒn ðə ˈraɪt fʊt/

      • other
      • To start something positively or successfully.
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    • opportunity

      US /ˌɑpɚˈtunɪti, -ˈtju-/

      UK /ˌɒpə'tju:nətɪ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Time, situation when a thing might be done; chance
      • A favorable time or occasion for doing something.
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    • out of town

      US /aʊt ʌv taʊn/

      UK /aut ɔv taun/

      • Phrase
      • Away from one's usual place of residence or work; absent from the local area.
      • Adjective
      • Not available in the local area; absent and unreachable.
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    • out there

      US /aʊt ðɛr/

      UK /aut ðɛə/

      • Adverb
      • In or to a place that is far away
      • Existing in the universe
      • Adjective
      • Unconventional; strange; avant-garde
      • Existing or available.
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    • personally

      US /ˈpəsənəli/

      UK /ˈpɜ:sənəli/

      • Adverb
      • By a specific person, and not by anyone else
      • Knowing someone as a friend, or closely
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    • process

      US /ˈprɑsˌɛs, ˈproˌsɛs/

      UK /prə'ses/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To organize and use data in a computer
      • To deal with official forms in the way required
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Dealing with official forms in the way required
      • Set of changes that occur slowly and naturally
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    • read through

      US /rid θru/

      UK /ri:d θru:/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To read something from beginning to end, often to find mistakes or check details.
      • To read something quickly without paying attention to details.
      • Noun
      • A rehearsal where actors read through the script without acting it out fully.
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    • recommend

      US /ˌrɛkəˈmɛnd/

      UK /ˌrekə'mend/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To advise or suggest that someone do something
      • To endorse or support something publicly.
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    • reflection

      US /rɪˈflɛkʃən/

      UK /rɪˈflekʃn/

      • Noun
      • Sign or indication of a state or condition
      • Image that you see in a mirror, glass, or water
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    • rhyme

      US /raɪm/

      UK /raɪm/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • One of a group of words ending in similar sounds
      • Poem or song using similar-sounding words
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    • rhythm

      US /ˈrɪðəm/

      UK /ˈrɪðəm/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Pattern of events, motions, or changes
      • A pattern of sound and beats in music
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    • role

      US /rol/

      UK /rəʊl/

      • Noun
      • Character played by an actor
      • Part you play in an activity; job; responsibility
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    • ruin

      US /ˈruɪn/

      UK /'ru:ɪn/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To damage or completely destroy something
      • To cause someone to lose their money or status
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Remains of a building that has been destroyed
      • The state of being destroyed or severely damaged.
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    • set up

      US /sɛt ʌp/

      UK /set ʌp/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To make arrangements for something; establish
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To arrange or prepare something for use.
      • To start a business, organization, etc.
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    • skim

      US /skɪm/

      UK /skɪm/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To remove fat, etc. from the top of a liquid
      • To read rapidly to find the main points or ideas
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To fly over a surface without touching it
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    • start off on the right foot

      US /stɑrt ɔf ɑn ðə ˈraɪt fʊt/

      UK /stɑ:t ɒf ɒn ðə ˈraɪt fʊt/

      • other
      • To begin a relationship or activity successfully or positively.
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    • stew

      US /stu, stju/

      UK /stju:/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To cook meat or vegetables in hot water
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Type of dish mixing meat, vegetables, and gravy
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    • supervisor

      US /ˈsjupɚˌvaɪzɚ/

      UK /ˈsu:pəvaɪzə(r)/

      • Noun
      • Someone in charge of a task, place, or person
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    • survey

      US /ˈsɜː(r)veɪ/

      UK /'sɜ:veɪ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Broad view or general description of something
      • Act of measuring land or property to make a map
      • Transitive Verb
      • To offer a broad view or general description
      • To measure an area of land to make a map of it
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    • take some time

      US

      UK

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To allocate or dedicate a period to a specific activity or purpose.
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    • talk about it

      US /tɔk əˈbaʊt ɪt/

      UK /tɔ:k əˈbaut it/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To discuss a particular subject.
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    • think about

      US /θɪŋk əˈbaʊt/

      UK /θiŋk əˈbaut/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To consider something carefully.
      • To remember or call to mind.
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    • tip

      US /tɪp/

      UK /tɪp/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To pour or move something from a place, container
      • To give extra money for good service
      • Noun
      • End point of e.g. a pencil or finger
      • Extra money given for good service
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    • track

      US /træk/

      UK /træk/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To use marks to follow a wild animal
      • To move a certain way/follow a particular course
      • Noun
      • A circular course for running
      • Course or way someone takes, e.g. in education
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    • ultra

      US /'ʌltrə/

      UK /'ʌltrə/

      • Prefix
      • Prefix that denotes a lot of something; extreme
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    • under control

      US /ˈʌndɚ kənˈtrol/

      UK /ˈʌndə kənˈtrəul/

      • Adjective
      • Being managed or restrained; not out of hand.
      • Having one's emotions or impulses restrained.
      • Phrase
      • A situation that is being managed effectively.
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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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    • work on

      US /wɚk ɑn/

      UK /wə:k ɔn/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To devote effort to improve or develop something
      • To try to persuade or influence someone.
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    • work together

      US /wɚk təˈɡɛðɚ/

      UK /wə:k təˈɡeðə/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To collaborate or cooperate with others to achieve a common goal.
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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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