Vocabulary

  • have to: Must do
  • of course: Sure ; Certainly
  • clear out: To empty things out of a place
  • neck of the woods: Refers to a particular area or region where someone lives.
  • over to: Used to hand over to someone else to speak
  • back up: To save a copy of your computer data
  • got to: To arrive at some place
  • talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
  • kick off: To start a football match.
  • stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
  • bunch: A group of things of the same kind
  • fancy: To want to have or do something; feel like
  • suppose: To imagine or guess what might happen
  • intimidate: To make someone feel afraid
  • association: Organization of people with the same interest
  • witness: To see the signing of an official document
  • crew: Organized group of workers (e.g. on a ship)
  • beat: To move in regular motions in order to push blood
  • break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
  • wanna: Shortened form of 'want to'. Used only in speaking
  • internal: Being or happening in the body
  • leave: To go away from; depart
  • accidentally: Unexpectedly; by mistake
  • pop: To cause something to open or burst suddenly
  • square: Shape with 4 equal length sides and 4 equal angles
  • troop: Group of people
  • smack: To slap or hit, e.g. with a resounding noise
  • gang: Group that you disapprove of, e.g. criminals
  • decide: To make a choice or choose after thinking about it
  • program: To make someone act or think in a certain way
  • kick: Feeling of enjoyment or excitement
  • nonsense: Foolish or untrue statements or ideas
  • swing: Movement in a curved motion
  • fill: To make something full
  • shut: To stop being open for business
  • dilute: To make something weaker or less efficient
  • stitch: Pain in your side after running or exercising
  • peripheral: Computer devices attached to the computer
  • pick: Sharp tool used for breaking the ground
  • criminal: Involving illegal activity; relating to crime
  • glad: Happy or pleased about something/to do something
  • lay: Amateur; not being a trained priest
  • hold: To agree to keep something for someone
  • sincerely: With honesty and truthfulness
  • sponge: Soft cleaning material able to absorb water
  • ride: Machine at an amusement park for riding on for fun
  • clear: Empty; without anything in it or on it
  • fight: To argue or quarrel with someone about something
  • time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
  • hurt: To cause pain, damage or injury
  • stay: To keep trying without giving up
  • give: Degree of flexibility in something, a material
  • porous: With many tiny holes so liquid, etc. passes through
  • disappoint: To not meet the expectations of others or yourself
  • tell: To (strongly) advise a person to do something
  • turf: Grass or a grass-like surface
  • woo: (Of a man) to try to get a woman to marry him
  • clap: To make loud sounds by striking the hands together
  • kidnap: To take someone and demand money to return them
  • showdown: Game or contest where final result will be decided
  • officer: Person of high position in an organization
  • jellyfish: Soft-bodied sea animal, as with stinging tentacles
  • shark: Person who lends money at unfair rates of interest
  • meow: Cry like a cat
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    • accidentally

      US /ˌæksɪ'dentəlɪ/

      UK /ˌæksɪ'dentəlɪ/

      • Adverb
      • Unexpectedly; by mistake
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    • association

      US /əˌsoʊʃi'eɪʃn/

      UK /əˌsəʊʃɪ'eɪʃn/

      • Noun
      • Organization of people with the same interest
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    • back up

      US /bæk ʌp/

      UK /bæk ʌp/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To save a copy of your computer data
      • To confirm the truth of what someone says
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    • beat

      US /bit/

      UK /bi:t/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To move in regular motions in order to push blood
      • Transitive Verb
      • To strike or hit repeatedly and with great force
      • To mix ingredients together with a fork or machine
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    • bunch

      US /bʌntʃ/

      UK /bʌntʃ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A group of things of the same kind
      • A group of people.
      • Transitive Verb
      • To group people or things closely together
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    • clap

      US /klæp/

      UK /klæp/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To make loud sounds by striking the hands together
      • Noun
      • A loud sound made by striking your hands together
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    • clear out

      US /klɪr aʊt/

      UK /kliə aut/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To empty things out of a place
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    • crew

      US /kru/

      UK /kru:/

      • Countable Noun
      • Organized group of workers (e.g. on a ship)
      • Skilled group of people working together on a task
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To work as part of a crew.
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    • criminal

      US /ˈkrɪmənəl/

      UK /ˈkrɪmɪnl/

      • Adjective
      • Involving illegal activity; relating to crime
      • Not justifiable; shameful
      • Noun
      • Person who commits a crime
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    • decide

      US /dɪˈsaɪd/

      UK /dɪ'saɪd/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To make a choice or choose after thinking about it
      • To make a legal judgment in court
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    • dilute

      US /daɪˈlut, dɪ-/

      UK /daɪˈlu:t/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To make something weaker or less efficient
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    • disappoint

      US /ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪnt/

      UK /ˌdɪsə'pɔɪnt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To not meet the expectations of others or yourself
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    • fancy

      US /ˈfænsi/

      UK /'fænsɪ/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To want to have or do something; feel like
      • To imagine or suppose that something will happen
      • Adjective
      • Unusual and attractive in design
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    • gang

      US /ɡæŋ/

      UK /ɡæŋ/

      • Noun
      • Group that you disapprove of, e.g. criminals
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To gather together to do something (often illegal)
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    • glad

      US /ɡlæd/

      UK /ɡlæd/

      • Adjective
      • Happy or pleased about something/to do something
      • Happy that something happened; pleased
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    • got to

      US /ɡɑt tu/

      UK /gɔt tu:/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To arrive at some place
      • To have the opportunity or permission to do something
      • Phrasal Verb
      • To appeal to the emotions of; move
      • To finally begin to start something after a delay
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    • have to

      US /hæv tu/

      UK /ˈhæv tə/

      • Auxiliary Verb
      • Must do
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    • internal

      US /ɪnˈtɚnəl/

      UK /inˈtə:nəl/

      • Adjective
      • Being or happening in the body
      • Being, happening in a country, state, organization
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    • intimidate

      US /ɪnˈtɪmɪˌdet/

      UK /ɪnˈtɪmɪdeɪt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To make someone feel afraid
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    • jellyfish

      US /ˈdʒɛliˌfɪʃ/

      UK /ˈdʒelifɪʃ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Soft-bodied sea animal, as with stinging tentacles
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    • kick

      US /kɪk/

      UK /kɪk/

      • Noun
      • Feeling of enjoyment or excitement
      • Transitive Verb
      • To hit or move something with the foot
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    • kick off

      US /kɪk ɔf/

      UK /kik ɔf/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To start a football match.
      • To start a campaign or event.
      • Phrasal Verb
      • To begin or start something.
      • To remove (shoes) by kicking.
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    • kidnap

      US /ˈkɪdˌnæp/

      UK /'kɪdnæp/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To take someone and demand money to return them
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    • lay

      US /le/

      UK /leɪ/

      • Adjective
      • Amateur; not being a trained priest
      • Transitive Verb
      • To place a bet on a game outcome
      • (Of a bird, etc.) to produce eggs from its body
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    • meow

      US /miˈaʊ/

      UK /mɪ'aʊ/

      • Noun
      • Cry like a cat
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To cry like a cat
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    • neck of the woods

      US /nɛk ʌv ðə wʊdz/

      UK /nek əv ðə wʊdz/

      • other
      • Refers to a particular area or region where someone lives.
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    • nonsense

      US /ˈnɑ:nsens/

      UK /ˈnɒnsns/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Foolish or untrue statements or ideas
      • Foolish or unacceptable behaviour.
      • Interjection
      • Used to say that you do not agree with something or think it is not true.
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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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    • officer

      US /ˈɔ:fɪsə(r)/

      UK /ˈɒfɪsə(r)/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Person of high position in an organization
      • Person of high position in the military
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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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    • peripheral

      US /pəˈrɪfərəl/

      UK /pəˈrɪfərəl/

      • Noun
      • Computer devices attached to the computer
      • Adjective
      • Not connected to the main or important part of
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    • pop

      US /pɑp/

      UK /pɒp/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To cause something to open or burst suddenly
      • To go to or in a place for a brief period of time
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Sweet soda drink
      • A short, sharp, explosive sound.
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    • porous

      US /ˈpɔrəs, ˈpor-/

      UK /ˈpɔ:rəs/

      • Adjective
      • With many tiny holes so liquid, etc. passes through
      • (Of borders) easy for people to pass through
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    • shark

      US /ʃɑ:rk/

      UK /ʃɑ:k/

      • Noun
      • Person who lends money at unfair rates of interest
      • Large and dangerous fish with sharp teeth
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    • showdown

      US /ˈʃoˌdaʊn/

      UK /'ʃəʊdaʊn/

      • Noun
      • Game or contest where final result will be decided
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    • shut

      US /ʃʌt/

      UK /ʃʌt/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To stop being open for business
      • Transitive Verb
      • To close something, e.g. a door
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    • sincerely

      US /sɪnˈsɪrli/

      UK /sɪnˈsɪəli/

      • Adverb
      • With honesty and truthfulness
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    • smack

      US /smæk/

      UK /smæk/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To slap or hit, e.g. with a resounding noise
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    • sponge

      US /spʌndʒ/

      UK /spʌndʒ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Soft cleaning material able to absorb water
      • Sea animal whose bodies are used for bath sponges
      • Transitive Verb
      • To wash the surface of something with a sponge
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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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    • stitch

      US /stɪtʃ/

      UK /stɪtʃ/

      • Noun
      • Pain in your side after running or exercising
      • Result of sewing thread going in and out of cloth
      • Transitive Verb
      • To sew cloth or material together
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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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    • suppose

      US /səˈpoʊz/

      UK /sə'pəʊz/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To imagine or guess what might happen
      • Conjunction
      • What if
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    • swing

      US /swɪŋ/

      UK /swɪŋ/

      • Noun
      • Movement in a curved motion
      • Flowing, curved movement, e.g. of the arm
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To move something in a back and forth motion
      • To move in a back and forth motion, while hanging
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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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    • troop

      US /trup/

      UK /tru:p/

      • Countable Noun
      • Group of people
      • Group of mammals or birds
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To walk past in a group or large number
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    • turf

      US /tɜ:rf/

      UK /tɜ:f/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Grass or a grass-like surface
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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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    • witness

      US /ˈwɪtnɪs/

      UK /'wɪtnəs/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To see the signing of an official document
      • To see an event take place (usually a crime)
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Person who was present to see an event take place
      • Evidence or proof of something
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    • woo

      US /wu/

      UK /wu:/

      • Transitive Verb
      • (Of a man) to try to get a woman to marry him
      • To attempt to persuade to do something
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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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