Vocabulary

  • bugger all: Almost nothing; very little or no amount.
  • land of nod: A playful phrase meaning the state of sleep.
  • know about: To have information or understanding of a subject or situation.
  • sign up to: To register for something, like a service or a course.
  • up to anything: Engaged in secretive or mischievous plans.
  • come from: To have as your native country or city
  • talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
  • feel like: To have a desire or inclination for something.
  • fix the problem: To find a solution to a problem; to repair something that is broken.
  • considered rude: Regarded as impolite or offensive.
  • in mind: Being aware of or considering something.
  • take on: To acquire a new characteristic
  • pardon my french: Used to apologize for using offensive or strong language.
  • green with envy: Feeling very jealous of someone or their possessions.
  • subscribe: To regularly pay to receive a service
  • absolutely: Completely; totally; very
  • introvert: Person who does not like social contact
  • pretend: To act as if something is true when it is not
  • slightly: Only a little
  • expression: Act of making your thoughts and feelings known
  • instance: An example of something; case
  • exact: Completely correct; accurate; specific
  • fluent: Doing something well and with ease
  • describe: To tell the appearance, sound, smell of something
  • proper: Correct according to social or moral rules
  • comment: Something you say, giving an opinion; remark
  • slang: Words or phrases used in a very informal way
  • casual: Being careless or having little thought or effort
  • acknowledge: To say you have received a letter, gift, etc.
  • mean: Average of a set of numbers
  • mention: To refer to or talk or write about something
  • similar: Nearly the same; alike
  • recognition: Accepting that something is true or that it exists
  • swear: To say bad or impolite words to someone
  • guess: To give an answer without knowing if it is correct
  • naive: Unsophisticated; innocent and unknowing
  • reckon: To believe or expect that something is true
  • theme: An main or dominant idea, motif
  • press: Machine using pressure to shape, flatten, squeeze
  • correct: Being suitable and appropriate for an occasion
  • elegant: Having or showing grace, style or beauty
  • receive: To get something someone has given or sent to you
  • envious: Wishing you had what someone else has
  • lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
  • channel: Long hole dug in the ground, e.g. to move water
  • whatsoever: Used to add emphasis to an idea being expressed
  • sign: Indication that something exists or will happen
  • phrasal: Concerning or consisting of a phrase
  • british: Concerning the culture and people of British
  • kind: In a caring and helpful manner
  • hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
  • prefer: To like something better than something else
  • information: Collection of facts and details about something
  • cabbage: Round green vegetable with tightly packed leaves
  • piece: A counter in a board game
  • language: Words or signs used to communicate messages
  • offend: To break a rule or do something wrong
  • verb: Word that expresses an action or state
  • unintentionally: Without intention; accidentally
  • complain: To say something is wrong and should be changed
  • pod: Seed container that grows on plants
  • pea: Round green seed, several of which grow in a pod
  • humorous: Being funny or causing someone to laugh
  • grandmother: Your mother or father's mother
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    • absolutely

      US /ˈæbsəˌlutli, ˌæbsəˈlutli/

      UK /ˈæbsəlu:tli/

      • Adverb
      • Completely; totally; very
      • Considered independently and without relation to other things; viewed abstractly; as, quantity absolutely considered.
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    • acknowledge

      US /ækˈnɑlɪdʒ/

      UK /ək'nɒlɪdʒ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To say you have received a letter, gift, etc.
      • To say you accept the truth or value of something
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    • bugger all

      US /ˈbʌgɚ ɔl/

      UK /ˈbʌgə ɔ:l/

      • other
      • Almost nothing; very little or no amount.
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    • cabbage

      US /ˈkæbɪdʒ/

      UK /ˈkæbɪdʒ/

      • Countable Noun
      • Round green vegetable with tightly packed leaves
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    • casual

      US /ˈkæʒuəl/

      UK /ˈkæʒuəl/

      • Adjective
      • Being careless or having little thought or effort
      • (Of clothes, etc.) not formal; easy to wear
      • Countable Noun
      • A worker employed on a temporary or irregular basis.
      • A job as a musician that is not regular or permanent.
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    • channel

      US /ˈtʃænəl/

      UK /'tʃænl/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Long hole dug in the ground, e.g. to move water
      • TV or radio station or its programs
      • Transitive Verb
      • To dig a long hole for carrying water
      • To send (e.g. money) to a certain place or person
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    • come from

      US /kʌm frʌm/

      UK /kʌm frɔm/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To have as your native country or city
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    • comment

      US /ˈkɑmɛnt/

      UK /'kɒment/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Something you say, giving an opinion; remark
      • An explanatory note in a computer program.
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To say something that gives your opinion
      • To add explanatory notes to a computer program.
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    • complain

      US /kəmˈplen/

      UK /kəmˈpleɪn/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To say something is wrong and should be changed
      • To make a formal accusation or charge.
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    • considered rude

      US

      UK

      • Adjective
      • Regarded as impolite or offensive.
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    • correct

      US /kəˈrɛkt/

      UK /kə'rekt/

      • Adjective
      • Being suitable and appropriate for an occasion
      • True or accurate
      • Transitive Verb
      • To fix a problem
      • To write marks on a piece of work to show mistakes
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    • elegant

      US /ˈɛlɪɡənt/

      UK /'elɪɡənt/

      • Adjective
      • Having or showing grace, style or beauty
      • Pleasingly ingenious and simple.
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    • envious

      US /ˈɛnviəs/

      UK /ˈenviəs/

      • Adjective
      • Wishing you had what someone else has
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    • exact

      US /ɪɡˈzækt/

      UK /ɪɡ'zækt/

      • Adjective
      • Completely correct; accurate; specific
      • Transitive Verb
      • To get something, sometimes using force
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    • expression

      US /ɪkˈsprɛʃən/

      UK /ɪk'spreʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Act of making your thoughts and feelings known
      • Group of words that have a specific meaning
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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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    • fix the problem

      US

      UK

      • Transitive Verb
      • To find a solution to a problem; to repair something that is broken.
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    • fluent

      US /'fluːənt/

      UK /ˈflu:ənt/

      • Adjective
      • Doing something well and with ease
      • Able to speak or write a language fully and easily
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    • grandmother

      US /ˈɡrændˌmʌðɚ, ˈɡræn-/

      UK /ˈgrænmʌðə(r)/

      • Noun
      • Your mother or father's mother
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    • green with envy

      US /ɡrin wɪð ˈɛnvi/

      UK /ɡri:n wɪð ˈenvi/

      • other
      • Feeling very jealous of someone or their possessions.
      B2
      More
    • humorous

      US /ˈhjumərəs/

      UK /ˈhju:mərəs/

      • Adjective
      • Being funny or causing someone to laugh
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    • in mind

      US /ɪn maɪnd/

      UK /in maind/

      • Phrase
      • Being aware of or considering something.
      • To remember or consider something.
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    • instance

      US /ˈɪnstəns/

      UK /'ɪnstəns/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • An example of something; case
      • An occurrence of something.
      • Transitive Verb
      • To give as an example of something else
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    • introvert

      US /'ɪntrəvɜ:rt/

      UK /'ɪntrəvɜ:t/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Person who does not like social contact
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To turn inward for energy and rejuvenation.
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    • know about

      US /noʊ əˈbaʊt/

      UK /nəʊ əˈbaut/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To have information or understanding of a subject or situation.
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    • land of nod

      US /lænd əv nɑd/

      UK /lænd əv nɒd/

      • other
      • A playful phrase meaning the state of sleep.
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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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    • naive

      US /nɑˈiv/

      UK /naɪˈi:v/

      • Adjective
      • Unsophisticated; innocent and unknowing
      • (Of art) produced in a simple, unaffected style, typically by someone who has not had formal training.
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    • offend

      US /əˈfɛnd/

      UK /ə'fend/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To break a rule or do something wrong
      • To upset, as by hurting someone's feelings
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    • pardon my french

      US /ˈpɑrdn̩ maɪ ˈfrɛnʧ/

      UK /ˈpɑ:dn̩ mai ˈfrenʧ/

      • other
      • Used to apologize for using offensive or strong language.
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    • pea

      US /pi:/

      UK /pi:/

      • Countable Noun
      • Round green seed, several of which grow in a pod
      • Adjective
      • Of the size of a pea
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    • phrasal

      US

      UK

      • Adjective
      • Concerning or consisting of a phrase
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    • pod

      US /pɑ:d/

      UK /pɒd/

      • Countable Noun
      • Seed container that grows on plants
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    • press

      US /prɛs/

      UK /pres/

      • Noun
      • Machine using pressure to shape, flatten, squeeze
      • General term for TV, radio, newspapers
      • Transitive Verb
      • To make clothes smooth using a heated iron; iron
      • To repeatedly ask someone to do something
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    • pretend

      US /prɪˈtɛnd/

      UK /prɪ'tend/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To act as if something is true when it is not
      • Adjective
      • Not real; imaginary.
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    • proper

      US /ˈprɑpɚ/

      UK /'prɒpə(r)/

      • Adjective
      • Correct according to social or moral rules
      • Behaving in a polite and socially acceptable way.
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    • reckon

      US /ˈrɛkən/

      UK /ˈrekən/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To believe or expect that something is true
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    • recognition

      US /ˌrɛkəɡˈnɪʃən/

      UK /ˌrekəgˈnɪʃn/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Accepting that something is true or that it exists
      • Considering something as important or special
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    • sign up to

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To register for something, like a service or a course.
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    • slang

      US /slæŋ/

      UK /slæŋ/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Words or phrases used in a very informal way
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    • slightly

      US /ˈslaɪtli/

      UK /ˈslaɪtli/

      • Adverb
      • Only a little
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    • subscribe

      US /səbˈskraɪb/

      UK /səb'skraɪb/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To regularly pay to receive a service
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    • swear

      US /swɛr/

      UK /sweə(r)/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To say bad or impolite words to someone
      • Transitive Verb
      • To make a serious promise to do something
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    • take on

      US /tek ɑn/

      UK /teik ɔn/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To acquire a new characteristic
      • To accept a new responsibility, role
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    • talking about

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To discuss a particular topic.
      • To be constantly mentioning or bringing up a subject.
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    • theme

      US /θim/

      UK /θi:m/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • An main or dominant idea, motif
      • Main idea of a work of art, writing, or music
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    • unintentionally

      US /ˌʌnɪn'tenʃənəlɪ/

      UK /ˌʌnɪn'tenʃənəlɪ/

      • Adverb
      • Without intention; accidentally
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    • up to anything

      US /ʌp tu ˈeniθɪŋ/

      UK /ʌp tuː ˈeniθɪŋ/

      • other
      • Engaged in secretive or mischievous plans.
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    • whatsoever

      US /ˌhwɑtsoˈɛvɚ,ˌhwʌt-,ˌwɑt,ˌwʌt-/

      UK /ˌwɒtsəʊ'evə/

      • Determiner
      • Used to add emphasis to an idea being expressed
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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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