Vocabulary

  • feel like: To have a desire or inclination for something.
  • used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
  • no matter: Regardless of; it does not matter.
  • fool around: To waste time by behaving in a silly way
  • break me down: To cause someone to lose emotional strength; to make someone feel overwhelmed or defeated.
  • through with: Having had enough (of trouble); wanting to stop
  • with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
  • hold on: To wait for someone (e.g. on a phone call)
  • in vain: Without success or result; futilely.
  • matter: To be of great importance; to count
  • numb: Unable to feel a body part due to cold or illness
  • break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
  • honest: Good, truthful, sincere, or faithful; trustworthy
  • wanna: Shortened form of 'want to'. Used only in speaking
  • pride: Sense of your own importance and worth
  • leave: To go away from; depart
  • tear: Drop of salty water from the eye
  • wrong: Action that is harmful, unjust or illegal
  • vain: Too proud of yourself, especially your appearance
  • feed: To give food, e.g. to animals or a baby
  • hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
  • make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
  • hold: To agree to keep something for someone
  • real: Actually existing or happening, not imagined
  • think: To have an idea about something without certainty
  • feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
  • time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
  • fool: An idiot; someone who does something stupid
  • stay: To keep trying without giving up
  • keep: Large, strong tower in the middle of a castle
  • hate: To have a very strong feeling of dislike for
  • close: Almost; near
  • tired: Without energy so you want to rest or fall asleep
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    • break me down

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To cause someone to lose emotional strength; to make someone feel overwhelmed or defeated.
      • To cause physical exhaustion or weakness.
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    • feed

      US /fid/

      UK /fi:d/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To give food, e.g. to animals or a baby
      • To push something through an opening
      • Uncountable Noun
      • Food given to animals
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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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    • fool

      US /ful/

      UK /fu:l/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • An idiot; someone who does something stupid
      • Person kept by royalty to entertain with jokes
      • Transitive Verb
      • To trick someone; to deceive
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    • fool around

      US /ful əˈraʊnd/

      UK /fu:l əˈraund/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To waste time by behaving in a silly way
      • To have a sexual relationship with someone who is not your usual partner
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    • hold on

      US /hold ɑn/

      UK /həuld ɔn/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To wait for someone (e.g. on a phone call)
      • To wait for a short time.
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    • honest

      US /ˈɑnɪst/

      UK /ˈɒnɪst/

      • Adjective
      • Good, truthful, sincere, or faithful; trustworthy
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    • in vain

      US /ɪn ven/

      UK /in vein/

      • Phrase
      • Without success or result; futilely.
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    • no matter

      US

      UK

      • Conjunction
      • Regardless of; it does not matter.
      • Adverb
      • Regardless of; it is not important
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    • numb

      US /nʌm/

      UK /nʌm/

      • Adjective
      • Unable to feel a body part due to cold or illness
      • Transitive Verb
      • To make a part of body unable to feel (pain, etc.)
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    • pride

      US /praɪd/

      UK /praɪd/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Sense of your own importance and worth
      • A feeling of pleasure and satisfaction that you get when you or people connected with you have done something well.
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To be proud of something you did
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    • tear

      US /tɛr/

      UK /teə(r)/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Drop of salty water from the eye
      • Hole or rip in something after it has been damaged
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To move very quickly, often with carelessness
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    • through with

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Having had enough (of trouble); wanting to stop
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    • tired

      US /ˈtaɪərd/

      UK /ˈtaɪəd/

      • Adjective
      • Without energy so you want to rest or fall asleep
      • Transitive Verb
      • To lose, cause to lose energy so you want to rest
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    • used to

      US /juzd tu/

      UK /ˈju:st tə/

      • Adjective
      • Did regularly before, but don't do now
      • Auxiliary Verb
      • Have done before, but do not do now
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    • vain

      US /ven/

      UK /veɪn/

      • Adjective
      • Too proud of yourself, especially your appearance
      • Producing no result; useless.
      B1TOEIC
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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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    • 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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    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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