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  • up there: In or to a higher place or position; far away.
  • at least: As a minimum
  • of a sudden: Quickly and unexpectedly; suddenly.
  • all along: From the beginning; all the time.
  • talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
  • roll up your sleeves: Prepare to work hard or tackle a difficult task.
  • for sure: Definitely; certainly; without a doubt.
  • figure out: To understand the behavior of someone
  • stick: To push a sharp or pointed object into something
  • phrase: Common expression or saying
  • accent: To give emphasis to (a point you are making)
  • realize: To become aware of or understand mentally
  • force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
  • crack: Attempt to achieve a goal or objective
  • relationship: Connection between two or more people or things
  • odd: Being unmatched with someone or something
  • clue: Information that helps explain something; hint
  • brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
  • tiny: Very, very small
  • screw: To cheat someone, as out of money/property
  • extra: More than necessary; additional
  • nervous: Concerning the system of nerves in the body
  • distance: Lack of friendliness toward another person
  • break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
  • orientation: Where you are in a location, e.g. facing east/west
  • abusive: Saying or doing bad or cruel things to others
  • fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
  • strange: Unusual or odd; surprising because unexpected
  • leave: To go away from; depart
  • spooky: Unpredictably excitable (especially of horses)
  • totally: In a complete way; completely; absolutely
  • stomach: Place in the body where food is processed
  • silent: Without making any noise; soundless
  • complicate: To make more difficult to do, understand or use
  • garage: Place for keeping a car
  • single: One run in cricket or a hit baseball
  • sound: Sensible, dependable and reliable
  • kind: In a caring and helpful manner
  • dust: To apply a fine powder to, e.g. sugar to a cake
  • operate: To control or handle something, such as a machine
  • continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
  • amplify: To increase the effect of something
  • roll: Small, round piece of bread for one person to eat
  • soul: Central or basic part of something
  • adult: Person or animal that is fully grown
  • sudden: Happening or done quickly or unexpectedly
  • wrong: Action that is harmful, unjust or illegal
  • dial: To call a person or place on a telephone
  • pit: To use your strength, skill or wit to beat another
  • dismantle: To take something apart in an organized way
  • leak: Act of (gas, liquid) escaping through a small hole
  • embed: To place or set inside rock, etc.
  • asphalt: Hard mixture used to make roads and streets
  • childhood: The time when you are a child
  • antenna: Antenna; device for receiving radio/ TV signal
  • jersey: Shirt worn as part of a sports uniform
  • moldy: (Of food) covered with or smelling of mold
  • bomb: To attack with explosives
  • bathroom: Room where you take a bath or go to the toilet
  • screwdriver: Cocktail made with vodka and orange juice
  • pre: A prefix meaning 'before'
  • blare: (Of a radio, etc.) to make a very loud sound
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    • abusive

      US /əˈbjusɪv, -zɪv/

      UK /əˈbju:sɪv/

      • Adjective
      • Saying or doing bad or cruel things to others
      • Engaging in behavior that is cruel, violent, or harmful to another person.
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    • accent

      US /ˈækˌsɛnt/

      UK /'æksent/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To give emphasis to (a point you are making)
      • Noun
      • Feature of a design, e.g. a stripe on a shirt
      • Correct spoken emphasis on a part of a word
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    • adult

      US / əˈdʌlt, ˈædʌlt/

      UK /ˈædʌlt/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Person or animal that is fully grown
      • A fully grown animal.
      • Adjective
      • Being fully grown; mature; no longer a teenager
      • Containing sexually explicit material.
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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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    • amplify

      US /ˈæmpləˌfaɪ/

      UK /'æmplɪfaɪ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To increase the effect of something
      • To add more details to a story or something said
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    • antenna

      US /ænˈtɛnə/

      UK /ænˈtenə/

      • Noun
      • Antenna; device for receiving radio/ TV signal
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    • asphalt

      US /ˈæsfɔ:lt/

      UK /ˈæsfælt/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Hard mixture used to make roads and streets
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    • at least

      US /æt list/

      UK /æt li:st/

      • Adverb
      • As a minimum
      • Not less than
      • Phrase
      • No less than; at the minimum
      • Used to indicate that something is positive in a bad situation.
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    • bathroom

      US /ˈbæθru:m/

      UK /ˈbɑ:θru:m/

      • Noun
      • Room where you take a bath or go to the toilet
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    • blare

      US /bler/

      UK /bleə(r)/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • (Of a radio, etc.) to make a very loud sound
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    • bomb

      US /bɑm/

      UK /bɒm/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To attack with explosives
      • Noun
      • An explosive device
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    • childhood

      US /ˈtʃaɪldˌhʊd/

      UK /ˈtʃaɪldhʊd/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • The time when you are a child
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    • clue

      US /klu/

      UK /klu:/

      • Noun
      • Information that helps explain something; hint
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    • complicate

      US /ˈkɑ:mplɪkeɪt/

      UK /ˈkɒmplɪkeɪt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To make more difficult to do, understand or use
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    • crack

      US /kræk/

      UK /kræk/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Attempt to achieve a goal or objective
      • Unexpected and hard hit to the body
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To attempt to achieve a goal or objective
      • To hit someone or something hard and unexpectedly
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    • dial

      US /ˈdaɪəl/

      UK /'daɪəl/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To call a person or place on a telephone
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Face of a clock that shows the time
      • A knob or switch
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    • dismantle

      US /dɪsˈmæntl/

      UK /dɪs'mæntl/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To take something apart in an organized way
      • To gradually cause something to come to an end or fail.
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    • distance

      US /ˈdɪstəns/

      UK /'dɪstəns/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Lack of friendliness toward another person
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Amount of space between two places or things
      • A point or place that is far away.
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    • dust

      US /dʌst/

      UK /dʌst/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To apply a fine powder to, e.g. sugar to a cake
      • To wipe something to remove dirt
      • Uncountable Noun
      • Fine dry powder that builds up on surfaces
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    • embed

      US /ɛmˈbɛd/

      UK /ɪm'bed/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To place or set inside rock, etc.
      • To integrate (something) into something else.
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    • extra

      US /'ekstrə/

      UK /'ekstrə/

      • Adjective
      • More than necessary; additional
      • Of especially good quality or grade.
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Items more than you need; additional items
      • Person who has a small part in a movie
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    • figure out

      US /ˈfɪɡjɚ aʊt/

      UK /ˈfiɡə aut/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To understand the behavior of someone
      • To think through logically to find a solution
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To understand or find an answer to something.
      • To find a solution to a problem or understand something.
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    • for sure

      US /fɔr ʃʊr/

      UK /fɔ: ʃuə/

      • Adverb
      • Definitely; certainly; without a doubt.
      • Used to emphasize a statement.
      • Interjection
      • An expression of strong agreement or affirmation.
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    • garage

      US /ɡəˈrɑʒ, -ˈrɑdʒ/

      UK /'ɡærɑ:ʒ/

      • Countable Noun
      • Place for keeping a car
      • A place where vehicles are repaired.
      • Uncountable Noun
      • A style of rock music characterized by a raw, energetic sound, often associated with amateur bands practicing in garages.
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    • jersey

      US /ˈdʒə:zi/

      UK /'dʒɜ:zɪ/

      • Countable Noun
      • Shirt worn as part of a sports uniform
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    • leak

      US /lik/

      UK /li:k/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Act of (gas, liquid) escaping through a small hole
      • Information released that wasn't supposed to be
      • Intransitive Verb
      • (Of a tire) to have air, liquid escaping; (Of air)
      • (Liquid) to go out of/get in through crack/opening
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    • moldy

      US /ˈmoldi/

      UK /'məʊldɪ/

      • Adjective
      • (Of food) covered with or smelling of mold
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    • odd

      US /ɑd/

      UK /ɒd/

      • Adjective
      • Being unmatched with someone or something
      • Being a number not able to be divided by two
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    • of a sudden

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Quickly and unexpectedly; suddenly.
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    • orientation

      US /ˌɔriɛnˈteʃən, -ən-, ˌor-/

      UK /ˌɔ:riənˈteɪʃn/

      • Noun
      • Where you are in a location, e.g. facing east/west
      • Process of giving information about something new
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    • phrase

      US /frez/

      UK /freɪz/

      • Noun
      • Common expression or saying
      • Section of musical notes in a piece of music
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To choose words to say what you mean clearly
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    • pit

      US /pɪt/

      UK /pɪt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To use your strength, skill or wit to beat another
      • To make holes or marks on a surface
      • Noun
      • Hole in the ground
      • Garage area for racing cars on a circuit
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    • pre

      US

      UK

      • Prefix
      • A prefix meaning 'before'
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    • relationship

      US /rɪˈleʃənˌʃɪp/

      UK /rɪˈleɪʃnʃɪp/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Connection between two or more people or things
      • Way people interact or live with each other
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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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    • roll up your sleeves

      US /roʊl ʌp jʊr ˈslivz/

      UK /rəul ʌp jɔ: ˈsli:vz/

      • other
      • Prepare to work hard or tackle a difficult task.
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    • screw

      US /skru/

      UK /skru:/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To cheat someone, as out of money/property
      • To close something by turning it into place
      • Countable Noun
      • Long metal nail with a spiral thread
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    • screwdriver

      US /ˈskruˌdraɪvɚ/

      UK /ˈskru:draɪvə(r)/

      • Noun
      • Cocktail made with vodka and orange juice
      • Tool used to put in and take out screws
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    • silent

      US /ˈsaɪlənt/

      UK /'saɪlənt/

      • Adjective
      • Without making any noise; soundless
      • Usually speaking very little
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    • soul

      US /sol/

      UK /səʊl/

      • Noun
      • Central or basic part of something
      • Strong, deep emotion in speech or performance
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    • spooky

      US /ˈspuki/

      UK /ˈspu:ki/

      • Adjective
      • Unpredictably excitable (especially of horses)
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    • stick

      US /stɪk/

      UK /stɪk/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To push a sharp or pointed object into something
      • To join together using glue or paste
      • Countable Noun
      • Long thin piece of wood from a tree
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    • stomach

      US /ˈstʌmək/

      UK /'stʌmək/

      • Noun
      • Place in the body where food is processed
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • to be able to accept something unpleasant
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    • sudden

      US /ˈsʌdn/

      UK /ˈsʌdn/

      • Adjective
      • Happening or done quickly or unexpectedly
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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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    • tiny

      US /ˈtaɪni/

      UK /'taɪnɪ/

      • Adjective
      • Very, very small
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    • up there

      US /ʌp ðɛr/

      UK /ʌp ðɛə/

      • Adverb
      • In or to a higher place or position; far away.
      • In heaven.
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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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