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  • to God: Used to emphasize truth or sincerity.
  • sit down: To take a seat
  • back at you: An informal way to return a greeting or compliment.
  • between the lines: To understand the hidden meaning or intention in something.
  • after all: In spite of what was expected; used to introduce a statement that supports a previous statement or explains why it was made
  • slip past: To move quietly past someone or something without being noticed.
  • all along: From the beginning; all the time.
  • break with: To end a relationship or association.
  • life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
  • stare: To look at someone or something for a long time
  • raise: To increase a bet above another when playing cards
  • admit: To acknowledge that something is true or right
  • slip: Act of beginning to fall from losing balance
  • blame: To say someone is responsible for something bad
  • lie: To be in a horizontal or flat position
  • wrong: Action that is harmful, unjust or illegal
  • hear: To be aware of sound; to perceive with the ear
  • grant: To admit an opinion is true but not fully agreeing
  • stay: To keep trying without giving up
  • friend: Person who you like and enjoy being with
  • lose: To be unable to keep in check or control something
  • talk: Style of speaking
  • choice: Decision between two or more possibilities
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    • admit

      US /ædˈmɪt/

      UK /əd'mɪt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To acknowledge that something is true or right
      • To allow someone to enter
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    • after all

      US /ˈæftɚ ɔl/

      UK /ˈɑ:ftə ɔ:l/

      • Adverb
      • In spite of what was expected; used to introduce a statement that supports a previous statement or explains why it was made
      • Considering everything; used to indicate that something is happening or is true despite some difficulty or obstacle
      • Phrase
      • Despite what was expected or thought; in spite of everything.
      • Taking everything into consideration; considering that.
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    • all along

      US /ɔl əˈlɔŋ/

      UK /ɔ:l əˈlɔŋ/

      • Adverb
      • From the beginning; all the time.
      • Phrase
      • In a line parallel to something long.
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    • back at you

      US /bæk æt ju/

      UK /bæk æt ju/

      • other
      • An informal way to return a greeting or compliment.
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    • between the lines

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      UK

      • Phrase
      • To understand the hidden meaning or intention in something.
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    • blame

      US /blem/

      UK /bleɪm/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To say someone is responsible for something bad
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Act of saying someone did something bad
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    • break with

      US /brek wɪð/

      UK /breik wið/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To end a relationship or association.
      • To publicly disagree with or separate from a group or organization.
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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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    • lie

      US /lai/

      UK /laɪ/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To be in a horizontal or flat position
      • To say something that you know is not true
      • Countable Noun
      • An untrue statement, when you know it is not true
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    • sit down

      US /sit daʊn/

      UK /sit daun/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To take a seat
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    • slip

      US /slɪp/

      UK /slɪp/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Act of beginning to fall from losing balance
      • A field position in cricket
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To begin to fall as a result of losing balance
      • To escape or become free from something
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    • slip past

      US /slɪp pæst/

      UK /slɪp pɑ:st/

      • other
      • To move quietly past someone or something without being noticed.
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    • stare

      US /stɛr/

      UK /steə(r)/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To look at someone or something for a long time
      • Noun
      • A long look at something or someone for a reason
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    • to God

      US /tə ɡɑd/

      UK /tə ɡɒd/

      • other
      • Used to emphasize truth or sincerity.
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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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