Vocabulary

  • tune up: To adjust car engine, etc. so it works perfectly
  • in the dark: Uninformed about something; unaware.
  • have to: Must do
  • for now: Temporarily; for the present time.
  • on earth: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise or anger.
  • snap to: To suddenly become alert and attentive to what is happening.
  • turn on
  • go ahead: To start an activity; start doing, working etc.
  • set up
  • fix the problem: To find a solution to a problem; to repair something that is broken.
  • pass through: To experience something, often unpleasant or difficult.
  • take it slow: To proceed at a relaxed and unhurried pace.
  • see to: To attend to; take care of
  • get out of: To leave or escape responsibilities, troubles
  • grow up: To develop from a child into an adult
  • fall into place: To arrange neatly or tidily; to start to make sense
  • out there: In or to a place that is far away
  • bounce around: To move in an energetic and lively manner; to jump or spring about.
  • bump into: To meet someone accidentally
  • move around: To change position or location; to go from place to place.
  • close by: Near in distance; nearby.
  • warm up: To gently exercise muscles before doing sport
  • by accident: Without intending to; unintentionally.
  • fix up: To repair
  • out of control: Impossible to manage or control.
  • go after: To chase or pursue something
  • thanks to: Because of; as a result of.
  • with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
  • back down: To admit you were wrong; stop claiming
  • take good care: To look after someone or something well; ensure their well-being.
  • care of: Used in an address to indicate the person who will receive the mail for someone else.
  • back up: To save a copy of your computer data
  • fascinating: To attract or interest greatly
  • position: Person's opinion or attitude about something
  • brand: A mark burned on an animal to show who owns it
  • fantastic: Strange or unusual in design or appearance
  • rare: (Of meat) cooked, but still red and juicy
  • steady: Happening or developing at a regular rate
  • snap: To close your mouth quickly like biting something
  • giant: Tall, large, and powerful human-like creatures
  • fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
  • leave: To go away from; depart
  • bottom: The part of your body you sit on
  • place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
  • roll: Small, round piece of bread for one person to eat
  • steam: Mist collecting on a surface when wet air cools
  • zone: Area of space designated for a particular use
  • glow: Pink color in the face, e.g. from exercise/emotion
  • tweak: To make a small change or adjustment
  • program: To make someone act or think in a certain way
  • melt: To disappear or to go away
  • head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
  • assembly: Process of putting the parts of something together
  • pull: Act of breathing in smoke, as from a pipe
  • turn: To become (a particular age)
  • perfect: So good it cannot be improved
  • find: To become aware of something that is happening
  • glad: Happy or pleased about something/to do something
  • captain: Title of a senior officer in the military
  • heat: State of anger, excitement, or arguing
  • vent: To express anger or grievance loudly/with feeling
  • grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
  • prepare: To make something ready for use
  • deep: Complex and important
  • seaweed: Plant growing in the sea, especially marine algae
  • boil: To become extremely angry or excited
  • wire: Thin, flexible thread of metal
  • fast: In a way that is difficult to move or change
  • fine: Good, acceptable or satisfactory
  • march: To force someone to walk somewhere
  • fix: Answer to a problem
  • mud: Soft, wet dirt
  • trench: Long narrow hole dug in the ground
  • cap: Covering for the end or top of something
  • shiver: Act of shaking from fear or cold
  • anymore: No longer; no more
  • sulfur: Smelly yellow chemical often found near volcanoes
  • generator: Machine that produces electrical power
  • midnight: 12 o'clock at night; the middle of the night
  • sideways: Moving, facing, or directed toward one side
  • kelp: Large brown seaweed with fluted leathery fronds
  • aye: Yes', when voting, or in certain spoken contexts
  • seafloor: Bottom of the sea
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    • anymore

      US /ˌɛniˈmɔr, -ˈmor/

      UK /'enɪmɔ:/

      • Adverb
      • No longer; no more
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    • assembly

      US /əˈsɛmbli/

      UK /ə'semblɪ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Process of putting the parts of something together
      • Group of people gathered for a purpose
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    • aye

      US /aɪ/

      UK /aɪ/

      • Interjection
      • Yes', when voting, or in certain spoken contexts
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    • back down

      US /bæk daʊn/

      UK /bæk daun/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To admit you were wrong; stop claiming
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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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    • boil

      US /bɔɪl/

      UK /bɔɪl/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To become extremely angry or excited
      • Transitive Verb
      • To cook in very hot water
      • To make liquids hot so they turn to gas
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    • bottom

      US /ˈbɑtəm/

      UK /'bɒtəm/

      • Noun
      • The part of your body you sit on
      • Lowest position, often in a company or contest
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To hit the lowest part of something
      • To provide with a bottom.
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    • bounce around

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To move in an energetic and lively manner; to jump or spring about.
      • To discuss ideas or options in an informal and exploratory way.
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    • brand

      US /brænd/

      UK /brænd/

      • Noun
      • A mark burned on an animal to show who owns it
      • Product made or designed by a named company
      • Transitive Verb
      • To burn a mark on an animal to show who owns it
      • To describe someone as a liar, coward, etc.
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    • bump into

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To meet someone accidentally
      • To collide with something.
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    • by accident

      US /baɪ ˈæksɪdənt/

      UK /bai ˈæksidənt/

      • Phrase
      • Without intending to; unintentionally.
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    • cap

      US /kæp/

      UK /kæp/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Covering for the end or top of something
      • Transitive Verb
      • To cover the top or end of an object
      • To limit the amount of usage of something
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    • captain

      US /ˈkæptən/

      UK /'kæptɪn/

      • Noun
      • Title of a senior officer in the military
      • Person in charge of a team, a ship or an airplane
      • Transitive Verb
      • To be in charge of a team, ship or airplane
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    • care of

      US /kɛr ʌv/

      UK /kɛə ɔv/

      • Preposition
      • Used in an address to indicate the person who will receive the mail for someone else.
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    • close by

      US /kloz baɪ/

      UK /kləuz bai/

      • Adverb
      • Near in distance; nearby.
      • Phrase
      • In a position or location that is near.
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    • fall into place

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To arrange neatly or tidily; to start to make sense
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To assume the correct or appropriate position; to become properly arranged.
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    • fantastic

      US /fænˈtæstɪk/

      UK /fænˈtæstɪk/

      • Adjective
      • Strange or unusual in design or appearance
      • Very large, fast or great
      A2
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    • fascinating

      US /ˈfæsəˌnetɪŋ/

      UK /ˈfæsɪneɪtɪŋ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To attract or interest greatly
      • To hold someone captive with a gaze or other means.
      • Adjective
      • Having your attention fixated as though by a spell
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    • fine

      US /faɪn/

      UK /faɪn/

      • Adjective
      • Good, acceptable or satisfactory
      • Of high quality; made with great skill
      • Countable Noun
      • Money you have to pay because you broke a rule
      • (at the end of a piece of music) the end
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    • fix

      US /fɪks/

      UK /fɪks/

      • Noun
      • Answer to a problem
      • Transitive Verb
      • To arrange or prepare something
      • To attach something so it will not move or change
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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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    • fix up

      US /fɪks ʌp/

      UK /fiks ʌp/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To repair
      • To arrange something.
      A2
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    • for now

      US /fɔr naʊ/

      UK /fɔ: nau/

      • Phrase
      • Temporarily; for the present time.
      • In the short term; for the immediate future.
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    • generator

      US /ˈdʒɛnəˌretɚ/

      UK /ˈdʒenəreɪtə(r)/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Machine that produces electrical power
      • An element that can be used to generate the elements of a group or set.
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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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    • giant

      US /ˈdʒaɪənt/

      UK /'dʒaɪənt/

      • Countable Noun
      • Tall, large, and powerful human-like creatures
      • Very successful, powerful person or organization
      • Adjective
      • Very large, or much bigger than other things
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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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    • glow

      US /ɡlo/

      UK /ɡləʊ/

      • Noun
      • Pink color in the face, e.g. from exercise/emotion
      • Pleasant feeling, as of happiness or satisfaction
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To look very healthy and contented
      • To emit a steady even light
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    • go after

      US /ɡo ˈæftɚ/

      UK /ɡəu ˈɑ:ftə/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To chase or pursue something
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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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    • grow up

      US /ɡro ʌp/

      UK /ɡrəu ʌp/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To develop from a child into an adult
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    • have to

      US /hæv tu/

      UK /ˈhæv tə/

      • Auxiliary Verb
      • Must do
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    • heat

      US /hit/

      UK /hi:t/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • State of anger, excitement, or arguing
      • Particular temperature at which to cook something
      • Transitive Verb
      • To make hot or hotter
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    • in the dark

      US /ɪn ði dɑrk/

      UK /in ðə dɑ:k/

      • Adjective
      • Uninformed about something; unaware.
      • Phrase
      • In a state of secrecy or ignorance.
      • In a place with little or no light.
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    • kelp

      US /kɛlp/

      UK /kelp/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Large brown seaweed with fluted leathery fronds
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    • melt

      US /mɛlt/

      UK /melt/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To disappear or to go away
      • To make, become soft or liquid due to heat
      • Uncountable Noun
      • A mass of material that has been melted, especially metal.
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    • midnight

      US /ˈmɪdˌnaɪt/

      UK /ˈmɪdnaɪt/

      • Noun
      • 12 o'clock at night; the middle of the night
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    • move around

      US /muv əˈraʊnd/

      UK /mu:v əˈraund/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To change position or location; to go from place to place.
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To spread or circulate (e.g., information, rumors).
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    • mud

      US /mʌd/

      UK /mʌd/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Soft, wet dirt
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    • on earth

      US /ɑn ɚθ/

      UK /ɔn ə:θ/

      • Phrase
      • Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise or anger.
      • Used to emphasize that something is not possible or will not happen.
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    • out of control

      US /aʊt ʌv kənˈtrol/

      UK /aut ɔv kənˈtrəul/

      • Adjective
      • Impossible to manage or control.
      • Not able to be directed or steered.
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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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    • pass through

      US /pæs θru/

      UK /pɑ:s θru:/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To experience something, often unpleasant or difficult.
      • To go through something; to move from one side to the other of something.
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    • rare

      US /rɛr/

      UK /reə(r)/

      • Adjective
      • (Of meat) cooked, but still red and juicy
      • Unusual or out of the ordinary; not common
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    • roll

      US /rol/

      UK /rəʊl/

      • Countable Noun
      • Small, round piece of bread for one person to eat
      • Photographic film wrapped round and round itself
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To continue along as time normally progresses
      • To produce a very deep and continuous sound
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    • seafloor

      US /ˈsiˌflɔr, -ˌflor/

      UK /'si:flɒə/

      • Noun
      • Bottom of the sea
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    • seaweed

      US /ˈsiˌwid/

      UK /ˈsi:wi:d/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Plant growing in the sea, especially marine algae
      B2
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    • see to

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To attend to; take care of
      • To make sure that something is done
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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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    • shiver

      US /ˈʃɪvɚ/

      UK /ˈʃɪvə(r)/

      • Noun
      • Act of shaking from fear or cold
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To shake from fear or cold
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    • sideways

      US /ˈsaɪdˌwez/

      UK /'saɪdweɪz/

      • Adverb
      • Moving, facing, or directed toward one side
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    • snap

      US /snæp/

      UK /snæp/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To close your mouth quickly like biting something
      • To break something dry and thin, e.g. a branch
      • Countable Noun
      • An informal word for a photograph
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    • snap to

      US /snæp tu/

      UK /snæp tu/

      • other
      • To suddenly become alert and attentive to what is happening.
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    • steady

      US /ˈstɛdi/

      UK /'stedɪ/

      • Adjective
      • Happening or developing at a regular rate
      • Continuing without stopping or changing over time
      • Transitive Verb
      • To make constant, unchanging or staying the same
      • To hold something/someone so they stop moving
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    • steam

      US /stim/

      UK /sti:m/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Mist collecting on a surface when wet air cools
      • Source of stamina, strength or energy
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To cover a surface with steam, so as to clean it
      • To cook in mist of tiny drops from boiling water
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    • sulfur

      US /ˈsʌlfɚ/

      UK /'sʌlfə/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Smelly yellow chemical often found near volcanoes
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    • take good care

      US

      UK

      • Transitive Verb
      • To look after someone or something well; ensure their well-being.
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    • take it slow

      US

      UK

      • Idiom
      • To proceed at a relaxed and unhurried pace.
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    • thanks to

      US /θæŋks tu/

      UK /θæŋks tu:/

      • Preposition
      • Because of; as a result of.
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    • trench

      US /trɛntʃ/

      UK /trentʃ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Long narrow hole dug in the ground
      • Long, narrow, and deep hole in the ocean floor
      • Transitive Verb
      • To dig a trench.
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    • tune up

      US /tun ʌp/

      UK /tju:n ʌp/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To adjust car engine, etc. so it works perfectly
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    • turn on

      US /tɚn ɑn/

      UK /tə:n ɔn/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To cause someone to be interested or excited
      • Transitive Verb
      • To activate or switch on a device or appliance.
      • To suddenly attack or criticize someone.
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    • tweak

      US /twik/

      UK /twi:k/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To make a small change or adjustment
      • To pinch or pull (something) sharply.
      • Countable Noun
      • A small change or adjustment
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    • vent

      US /vɛnt/

      UK /vent/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To express anger or grievance loudly/with feeling
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Opening allowing exit/entry of gas, steam etc.
      • Expression of feelings often of anger
      B2
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    • warm up

      US /wɔːrm ʌp/

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To gently exercise muscles before doing sport
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    • wire

      US /waɪr/

      UK /'waɪə(r)/

      • Countable Noun
      • Thin, flexible thread of metal
      • Act of sending a message by telegraph
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To connect two or more things together with cable
      • To send money to someone electronically
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    • with it

      US /wɪð ɪt/

      UK /wið it/

      • Adjective
      • Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
      • Understanding and knowledgeable about current trends or information.
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    • zone

      US /zoʊn/

      UK /zəʊn/

      • Noun
      • Area of space designated for a particular use
      • Transitive Verb
      • To divide an area for a particular reason
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    She took a brave step forward, leaving behind her comfort zone to chase her dreams.

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    • brave

      adj. Having courage

    • comfort zone

      phr. A familiar situation where one feels safe

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    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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