Vocabulary

  • come on in: An invitation to enter a place.
  • get out of: To leave or escape responsibilities, troubles
  • think about: To consider something carefully.
  • come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
  • back into: To drive a vehicle backwards into a space or area.
  • screw up: Spoken to make a big mistake
  • stand back: To move away from something, usually to create space or avoid danger.
  • work in: To make an opening for something in your schedule
  • found out: To learn or discover something, often after some effort.
  • of course: Sure ; Certainly
  • have to: Must do
  • out there: In or to a place that is far away
  • got to: To arrive at some place
  • deserve: To be worthy of, e.g. getting praise or attention
  • brilliant: Having a great amount of intelligence or talent
  • describe: To tell the appearance, sound, smell of something
  • rational: Able to think clearly
  • encourage: To increase the chance of something happening
  • jerk: Someone you think is an idiot
  • advice: Suggestion about what would help someone
  • prospect: Opportunity or chance for success
  • tension: Feeling of anxiety and inability to relax
  • wisdom: Knowledge gained from experience in life
  • ambition: Desire to win or be successful in life, work
  • grant: To admit an opinion is true but not fully agreeing
  • curse: To use offensive language when angry; swear
  • blow: To move something using air
  • engagement: Something you must do at a set time; appointment
  • deny: To refuse to allow or accept something
  • break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
  • alcohol: A colorless liquid that can catch fire (C2H5OH)
  • trade: A specific industry, e.g. shoe making
  • plunge: (Of prices, hopes etc.) to decrease very quickly
  • bury: To put something into the ground and cover it
  • asthma: Lung illness causing difficulty in breathing
  • receive: To get something someone has given or sent to you
  • idiot: A person who is foolish or not very smart
  • count: To add things together to find the total number
  • lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
  • manage: To survive hardships and difficulties; to cope
  • learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
  • crash: To damage an object by causing it to hit something
  • hail: To speak of something with admiration/excitement
  • fur: Hairy coat of an animal
  • stand: To be a candidate in an election
  • vow: Very serious promise
  • rack: A frame, stand, hook on which things are hung
  • great: Very good; better than before
  • pull: Act of breathing in smoke, as from a pipe
  • avenue
  • beg: To ask someone in an emotional way for something
  • wrestle: To fight someone by holding parts of their body
  • part: Division of a book
  • world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
  • think: To have an idea about something without certainty
  • life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
  • thesis: Long paper presenting original research and ideas
  • work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
  • degrade: To reduce in amount or strength
  • scholarship: Work of learning, studying, acquiring knowledge
  • toast: Bread grilled to make it brown and crisp
  • hunger: Strong desire or need
  • sweatshop: Factory where workers do piecework for poor pay
  • lawyer: Professional who helps people with the law
  • playback: Act of reproducing recorded sound
  • squeak: To make a short very high cry or sound
  • singe: To burn lightly, often to remove hair
  • solo: Being performed or done alone
  • stepmother: Father's wife after death/divorce of your mother
  • someplace: In or at or to some place
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    • advice

      US /əd'vaɪs/

      UK /ədˈvaɪs/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Suggestion about what would help someone
      • Professional guidance from a lawyer or legal expert.
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    • alcohol

      US /ˈælkəˌhɔl,-ˌhɑl/

      UK /'ælkəhɒl/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • A colorless liquid that can catch fire (C2H5OH)
      • Drinks such as wine, whiskey, beer
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    • ambition

      US /æmˈbɪʃən/

      UK /æmˈbɪʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Desire to win or be successful in life, work
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    • asthma

      US /ˈæzmə, ˈæs-/

      UK /ˈæsmə/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Lung illness causing difficulty in breathing
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    • avenue

      US /ˈævəˌnu, -ˌnju/

      UK /'ævənju:/

      • Noun
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Wide street
      • Way to approach something or some issue
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    • back into

      US /bæk ˈɪntu/

      UK /bæk ˈɪntuː/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To drive a vehicle backwards into a space or area.
      • To accidentally collide with something while moving backwards.
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    • beg

      US /bɛɡ/

      UK /beg/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To ask someone in an emotional way for something
      • (Dog) to sit up to ask for something
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    • blow

      US /blo/

      UK /bləʊ/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To move something using air
      • To make air come quickly out of your mouth
      • Noun
      • Something that causes you difficulty or sadness
      • Act of making air come out of your mouth
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    • brilliant

      US /ˈbrɪljənt/

      UK /'brɪlɪənt/

      • Adjective
      • Having a great amount of intelligence or talent
      • Being very bright, like a diamond; shining
      • Noun
      • A diamond or other gem cut in a particular form with many facets to have exceptional brilliance.
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    • bury

      US /ˈbɛri/

      UK /'berɪ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To put something into the ground and cover it
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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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    • come on in

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • An invitation to enter a place.
      • Interjection
      • Used to encourage someone to join an activity or situation.
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    • count

      US /kaʊnt/

      UK /kaʊnt/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To add things together to find the total number
      • To matter or be important
      • Countable Noun
      • Number of things added together, e.g. votes
      • With the number of crimes, knockouts, as stated
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    • curse

      US /kɚs/

      UK /kɜ:s/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To use offensive language when angry; swear
      • Noun
      • Act to cause trouble to others
      • A word or phrase used to express anger or annoyance.
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    • degrade

      US /dɪˈɡred/

      UK /dɪ'ɡreɪd/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To reduce in amount or strength
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    • deny

      US /dɪˈnaɪ/

      UK /dɪ'naɪ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To refuse to allow or accept something
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    • deserve

      US /dɪˈzɚv/

      UK /dɪ'zɜ:v/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To be worthy of, e.g. getting praise or attention
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    • encourage

      US /ɛnˈkɚrɪdʒ, -ˈkʌr-/

      UK /ɪn'kʌrɪdʒ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To increase the chance of something happening
      • To make someone more determined or confident
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    • engagement

      US /ɛnˈɡedʒmənt/

      UK /ɪnˈgeɪdʒmənt/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Something you must do at a set time; appointment
      • Fight between opposing military forces in a war
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    • found out

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To learn or discover something, often after some effort.
      • To become known; be revealed.
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    • fur

      US /fɚ/

      UK /fɜ:(r)/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Hairy coat of an animal
      • Clothing item made with animal fur
      • Transitive Verb
      • To apply strips of wood or metal to a wall or ceiling to create a level surface.
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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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    • 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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    • grant

      US /ɡrænt/

      UK /ɡrɑ:nt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To admit an opinion is true but not fully agreeing
      • To give or let someone do what they want
      • Uncountable Noun
      • Money given for education or research
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    • hail

      US /hel/

      UK /heɪl/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To speak of something with admiration/excitement
      • To call out to (taxi) to get it to pick you up
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To fly, fall together through the air
      • Used to say that hail is falling
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    • have to

      US /hæv tu/

      UK /ˈhæv tə/

      • Auxiliary Verb
      • Must do
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    • hunger

      US /ˈhʌŋɡɚ/

      UK /ˈhʌŋgə(r)/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Strong desire or need
      • Need for food; a severe lack of food
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To feel hunger; to suffer from a lack of food.
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    • idiot

      US /ˈɪdiət/

      UK /'ɪdɪət/

      • Noun
      • A person who is foolish or not very smart
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    • jerk

      US /dʒɚk/

      UK /dʒɜ:k/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Someone you think is an idiot
      • Sudden sharp movement; tug
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To move suddenly and violently; tug
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    • lawyer

      US /ˈlɔjɚ/

      UK /ˈlɔ:jə(r)/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Professional who helps people with the law
      • A person who advises on legal matters and can act on their behalf.
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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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    • 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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    • playback

      US /ˈpleˌbæk/

      UK /'pleɪbæk/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Act of reproducing recorded sound
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    • plunge

      US /plʌndʒ/

      UK /plʌndʒ/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • (Of prices, hopes etc.) to decrease very quickly
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To dive (into water)
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    • prospect

      US /ˈprɑsˌpɛkt/

      UK /'prɒspekt/

      • Noun
      • Opportunity or chance for success
      • Person who is considered for a particular position
      • Transitive Verb
      • To search for minerals such as gold or diamonds
      • To consider or explore something; examine.
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    • rack

      US /ræk/

      UK /ræk/

      • Noun
      • A frame, stand, hook on which things are hung
      • Transitive Verb
      • To cause someone pain or suffering
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    • rational

      US /ˈræʃənəl/

      UK /'ræʃnəl/

      • Adjective
      • Able to think clearly
      • A real number that can be written as a ratio of two integers.
      • Noun
      • A rational person.
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    • scholarship

      US /ˈskɑlɚˌʃɪp/

      UK /'skɒləʃɪp/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Work of learning, studying, acquiring knowledge
      • Countable Noun
      • Money given to a student to pay for education
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    • screw up

      US /skru ʌp/

      UK /skru: ʌp/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • Spoken to make a big mistake
      • To make a mistake; make a mess of
      • Adjective
      • Emotionally or mentally damaged; disturbed.
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    • singe

      US /sɪndʒ/

      UK /sɪndʒ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To burn lightly, often to remove hair
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    • solo

      US /ˈsoʊloʊ/

      UK /ˈsəʊləʊ/

      • Adjective
      • Being performed or done alone
      • Noun
      • Activity that one does alone, e.g. playing music
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    • someplace

      US /ˈsʌmˌples/

      UK /ˈsʌmpleɪs/

      • Adverb
      • In or at or to some place
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    • squeak

      US /skwik/

      UK /skwi:k/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To make a short very high cry or sound
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    • stand back

      US /stænd bæk/

      UK /stænd bæk/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To move away from something, usually to create space or avoid danger.
      • To not get involved in a situation; to take a detached perspective.
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    • stepmother

      US /ˈstɛpˌmʌðɚ/

      UK /ˈstepmʌðə(r)/

      • Noun
      • Father's wife after death/divorce of your mother
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    • sweatshop

      US /ˈswɛtˌʃɑp/

      UK /ˈswetʃɒp/

      • Countable Noun
      • Factory where workers do piecework for poor pay
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    • tension

      US /ˈtɛnʃən/

      UK /'tenʃn/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Feeling of anxiety and inability to relax
      • Degree to which something is stretched tight
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    • thesis

      US /ˈθisɪs/

      UK /ˈθi:sɪs/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Long paper presenting original research and ideas
      • A statement or theory that is put forward as a premise to be maintained or proved.
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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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    • toast

      US /tost/

      UK /təʊst/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Bread grilled to make it brown and crisp
      • An expression of goodwill or honor made by drinking to someone or something.
      • Transitive Verb
      • To grill bread to make it brown and crisp
      • To make pleasantly warm.
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    • trade

      US /treid/

      UK /treɪd/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A specific industry, e.g. shoe making
      • Action of buying and selling things in business
      • Transitive Verb
      • To buy, sell and exchange goods in business
      • To give something in return for something else
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    • vow

      US /vaʊ/

      UK /vaʊ/

      • Countable Noun
      • Very serious promise
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To make a serious, often a religious, promise
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    • wisdom

      US /ˈwɪzdəm/

      UK /'wɪzdəm/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Knowledge gained from experience in life
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    • work in

      US /wɚk ɪn/

      UK /wə:k in/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To make an opening for something in your schedule
      • To fit person/thing into a schedule or sequence
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    • wrestle

      US /ˈrɛsəl/

      UK /'resl/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To fight someone by holding parts of their body
      • To struggle with a problem
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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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