Vocabulary

  • pop in: To visit someone briefly.
  • pop out: To go out somewhere quickly and briefly.
  • pop up: To appear suddenly.
  • go out: To leave a building (e.g. a house)
  • round to: To visit someone's place informally, usually briefly.
  • for example: As an illustration or instance.
  • pop down: To go somewhere briefly or for a short time.
  • on my feed: Appearing in the list of updates or content that a user sees on a social media platform.
  • instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
  • familiar: Well-known or easily recognized
  • amount: Quantity of something
  • bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
  • casual: Being careless or having little thought or effort
  • similar: Nearly the same; alike
  • address: Exact street location of a place
  • film: Thin layer that covers something
  • topic: Subject or issue people talk or write about
  • leave: To go away from; depart
  • pop: To cause something to open or burst suddenly
  • informal: Casual; relaxed
  • place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
  • british: Concerning the culture and people of British
  • preposition: Word such as 'at' 'on' etc. showing position/time
  • information: Collection of facts and details about something
  • kettle: Metal container with spout used for boiling water
  • great: Very good; better than before
  • question: To ask for or try to get information
  • quick: Using very little time; moving far in little time
  • feed: To give food, e.g. to animals or a baby
  • oven: Kitchen appliance you put food in to bake, roast
  • check: Paper showing how much you owe at a restaurant
  • time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
  • hear: To be aware of sound; to perceive with the ear
  • upstairs: On a floor above
  • video: Recording capturing action with sound
  • nip: Sharp cold feeling
  • careful: Trying not to make mistakes; working slowly
  • super: Of the highest quality; great; marvelous
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    • careful

      US /ˈkerfl/

      UK /ˈkeəfl/

      • Adjective
      • Trying not to make mistakes; working slowly
      • Cautious and attentive to potential dangers or problems.
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    • casual

      US /ˈkæʒuəl/

      UK /ˈkæʒuəl/

      • Adjective
      • Being careless or having little thought or effort
      • (Of clothes, etc.) not formal; easy to wear
      • Countable Noun
      • A worker employed on a temporary or irregular basis.
      • A job as a musician that is not regular or permanent.
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    • familiar

      US /fəˈmɪljɚ/

      UK /fəˈmɪliə(r)/

      • Adjective
      • Well-known or easily recognized
      • Having a good knowledge of something.
      • Noun
      • A close friend or associate.
      • (In folklore) a spirit, often in animal form, believed to attend and serve a witch.
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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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    • film

      US /fɪlm/

      UK /fɪlm/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Thin layer that covers something
      • Movie
      • Transitive Verb
      • To record moving action with a camera
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    • for example

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      UK

      • Phrase
      • As an illustration or instance.
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    • go out

      US /ɡo aʊt/

      UK /ɡəu aut/

      • Phrase
      • To leave a building (e.g. a house)
      • Phrasal Verb
      • (Of a fire) to burn out; be extinguished
      • Go out of fashion to stop being fashionable
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    • informal

      US /ɪnˈfɔrməl/

      UK /inˈfɔ:məl/

      • Adjective
      • Casual; relaxed
      • Not official; not done by the rules
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    • instead of

      US /ɪnˈstɛd ʌv/

      UK /inˈsted ɔv/

      • Preposition
      • When one thing is replaced by another
      • Adverb
      • As a substitute or alternative.
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    • kettle

      US /ˈkɛtl/

      UK /ˈketl/

      • Noun
      • Metal container with spout used for boiling water
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    • nip

      US /nɪp/

      UK /nɪp/

      • Adjective
      • Sharp cold feeling
      • Transitive Verb
      • To hold and squeeze tightly between two surfaces
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    • on my feed

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Appearing in the list of updates or content that a user sees on a social media platform.
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    • oven

      US /ˈʌvən/

      UK /ˈʌvn/

      • Noun
      • Kitchen appliance you put food in to bake, roast
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    • pop

      US /pɑp/

      UK /pɒp/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To cause something to open or burst suddenly
      • To go to or in a place for a brief period of time
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Sweet soda drink
      • A short, sharp, explosive sound.
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    • pop down

      US /pɑp daʊn/

      UK /pɔp daun/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To go somewhere briefly or for a short time.
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    • pop in

      US /pɑp ɪn/

      UK /pɔp in/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To visit someone briefly.
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    • pop out

      US /pɑp aʊt/

      UK /pɔp aut/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To go out somewhere quickly and briefly.
      • To appear or emerge suddenly and unexpectedly.
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    • pop up

      US /pɑp ʌp/

      UK /pɔp ʌp/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To appear suddenly.
      • Phrasal Verb
      • To appear suddenly and unexpectedly.
      • To appear on a computer screen.
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    • round to

      US /raʊnd tə/

      UK /raund tə/

      • other
      • To visit someone's place informally, usually briefly.
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    • super

      US /ˈsupɚ/

      UK /ˈsu:pə(r)/

      • Adjective
      • Of the highest quality; great; marvelous
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    • topic

      US /ˈtɑpɪk/

      UK /'tɒpɪk/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Subject or issue people talk or write about
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    • upstairs

      US /ˌʌpˈsterz/

      UK /ˌʌpˈsteəz/

      • Adverb
      • On a floor above
      • Noun
      • The floor above you in a building
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    • video

      US /ˈvɪdiˌo/

      UK /'vɪdɪəʊ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Recording capturing action with sound
      • A recording of moving visual images made digitally or on videotape.
      • Transitive Verb
      • To make a moving film of, with sound
      • To make a video call.
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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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