Vocabulary

  • up there: In or to a higher place or position; far away.
  • tab out: To move the cursor out of a field or window by pressing the tab key.
  • in with: Fashionable or popular at the moment.
  • inside of: Within; in the inner part of.
  • pump up: To inflate something with air using a pump.
  • on and off: Intermittently; not continuously.
  • as soon as: In a short time after (something happens)
  • fly apart: To break or separate suddenly into pieces.
  • rattle on: To talk continuously, often without stopping.
  • off of: From a position on something; down from.
  • pull it out: To remove something from a place or container by pulling.
  • wheel away: To move away by rolling on wheels, often a vehicle or chair.
  • work on: To devote effort to improve or develop something
  • run it up: Accumulate or increase an amount, often of costs or debt.
  • way up here: At a high or elevated location, often emphasizing the distance or effort to reach it.
  • air out: To ventilate a room or space by opening windows or doors.
  • engage: To start to fight with an enemy
  • critical: Making a negative judgment of something
  • basically: Used before you explain something simply, clearly
  • initially: At first; originally
  • brand: A mark burned on an animal to show who owns it
  • pronounce: To state something in a legal or official way
  • flat: Apartment; set of rooms for living in
  • mean: Average of a set of numbers
  • condition: To improve something to make it better
  • concern: To be about a particular topic
  • grip: To hold someone's interest
  • edge: An advantage you have over others
  • explain: To make clear or easy to understand by describing
  • contact: Touching or feeling something
  • release: To free someone from a responsibility or burden
  • tension: Feeling of anxiety and inability to relax
  • spin: To make a ball rotate when throwing it
  • horrible: Very bad; causing annoyance, distaste or fear
  • reason: To think and make conclusions in a logical manner
  • actual: Real or existing in fact, not imagined; real
  • notice: To become aware by sight, touch, or hearing
  • friction: Disagreement between two or more people
  • sound: Sensible, dependable and reliable
  • seize: To take a place with force, as by military action
  • operate: To control or handle something, such as a machine
  • point: An item to be discussed
  • hook: Bent tool used to catch fish or to hang things on
  • rubber: Material used to make tires, etc.
  • afraid: Worried that something bad will happen; scared
  • turn: To become (a particular age)
  • pull: Act of breathing in smoke, as from a pipe
  • pump: To make liquid or gas flow in a particular direction
  • make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
  • start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
  • finally: used especially at the beginning of a sentence to introduce the last point or idea
  • carry: To have a child, be pregnant
  • reservoir: A lake storing water for use by the community
  • startup: A company just starting its operations
  • time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
  • outward: Going away from a place that will be returned to
  • worm: Small thin tube-shaped animal without legs
  • kit: Set, collection of tools, supplies, for a purpose
  • arch: Curved part of a structure (e.g. on a bridge)
  • rattle: To make a series of sharp noises by shaking
  • retract: To take back something said or given
  • tab: To press the tab key on a keyboard
  • lever: A handle that one pulls to operate a machine
  • screwdriver: Cocktail made with vodka and orange juice
  • nipple: Part of a breast; (on a woman) part baby sucks
  • electronically: By electronic means
  • pulley: Device for heavy lifting with wheel drawn by chain
  • mini: Small British car
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    • actual

      US /ˈæktʃuəl/

      UK /ˈæktʃuəl/

      • Adjective
      • Real or existing in fact, not imagined; real
      • Current; existing at the present time.
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    • air out

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To ventilate a room or space by opening windows or doors.
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    • arch

      US /ɑ:rtʃ/

      UK /ɑ:tʃ/

      • Noun
      • Curved part of a structure (e.g. on a bridge)
      • Adjective
      • Chief; the most important or typical (of a type)
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    • as soon as

      US /æz sun æz/

      UK /æz su:n æz/

      • Phrase
      • In a short time after (something happens)
      • Without any delay; immediately
      • Conjunction
      • At the moment that, or immediately after.
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    • basically

      US /ˈbesɪkəli,-kli/

      UK /ˈbeɪsɪkli/

      • Adverb
      • Used before you explain something simply, clearly
      • In essence; when you consider the most important aspects of something.
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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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    • concern

      US /kənˈsɚn/

      UK /kənˈsɜ:n/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To be about a particular topic
      • To have a direct impact on someone
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Company, firm or business
      • Feeling of worry or anxiety
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    • condition

      US /kənˈdɪʃən/

      UK /kənˈdɪʃn/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To improve something to make it better
      • To cause to behave automatically in a certain way
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Disease or other medical problem
      • The state of living you are in, e.g. good health
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    • contact

      US /ˈkɑnˌtækt/

      UK /'kɒntækt/

      • Adjective
      • Touching or feeling something
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Touching or feeling something
      • Object that allows electricity to run through it
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    • critical

      US /ˈkrɪtɪkəl/

      UK /ˈkrɪtɪkl/

      • Adjective
      • Making a negative judgment of something
      • Being important or serious; vital; dangerous
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    • edge

      US /ɛdʒ/

      UK /edʒ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • An advantage you have over others
      • Cutting side of a sharp object
      • Transitive Verb
      • To cut something to make the blade sharp
      • To go around the boundary of something
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    • electronically

      US /ɪˌlekˈtrɑːnɪkli/

      UK /ɪˌlekˈtrɒnɪkli/

      • Adverb
      • By electronic means
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    • engage

      US /ɪn'gedʒ/

      UK /ɪn'ɡeɪdʒ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To start to fight with an enemy
      • To hire someone for a task or job
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    • flat

      US /flæt/

      UK /flæt/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Apartment; set of rooms for living in
      • The smooth or level part of something
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To share an apartment with someone
      • To fail to produce the intended effect; to be unsuccessful or uninteresting.
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    • fly apart

      US /flaɪ əˈpɑrt/

      UK /flai əˈpɑ:t/

      • other
      • To break or separate suddenly into pieces.
      • To have a sudden and intense argument or fight.
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    • friction

      US /ˈfrɪkʃən/

      UK /ˈfrɪkʃn/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Disagreement between two or more people
      • Force preventing motion between bodies in contact
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    • grip

      US /ɡrɪp/

      UK /ɡrɪp/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To hold someone's interest
      • To hold something in your hand very firmly
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Strong understanding of an idea
      • Control over something or someone
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    • hook

      US /hʊk/

      UK /hʊk/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Bent tool used to catch fish or to hang things on
      • The start of a story which catches your interest
      • Transitive Verb
      • To make a bent or curved shape
      • To catch your interest completely
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    • horrible

      US /ˈhɔrəbəl, ˈhɑr-/

      UK /ˈhɒrəbl/

      • Adjective
      • Very bad; causing annoyance, distaste or fear
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    • in with

      US /ɪn wɪð/

      UK /in wið/

      • Phrase
      • Fashionable or popular at the moment.
      • Having influence or favor with someone.
      • Phrasal Verb
      • To introduce or bring something new into a system or organization.
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    • initially

      US /ɪˈnɪʃəli/

      UK /ɪˈnɪʃəli/

      • Adverb
      • At first; originally
      • In the first stage of a process or development.
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    • inside of

      US /ɪnˈsaɪd ʌv/

      UK /inˈsaid ɔv/

      • Preposition
      • Within; in the inner part of.
      • Within a certain period of time.
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    • kit

      US /kɪt/

      UK /kɪt/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Set, collection of tools, supplies, for a purpose
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    • lever

      US /ˈlɛvɚ, ˈlivɚ/

      UK /'li:və(r)/

      • Countable Noun
      • A handle that one pulls to operate a machine
      • Transitive Verb
      • To move something with a strong bar made of metal
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    • mini

      US /ˈmɪni/

      UK /'mɪnɪ/

      • Noun
      • Small British car
      • A very short skirt
      • Prefix
      • Small
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    • nipple

      US /ˈnɪpəl/

      UK /ˈnɪpl/

      • Noun
      • Part of a breast; (on a woman) part baby sucks
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    • off of

      US /ɔf ʌv/

      UK /ɔf ɔv/

      • Preposition
      • From a position on something; down from.
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    • on and off

      US /ɑn ənd ɔf/

      UK /ɔn ænd ɔf/

      • Adverb
      • Intermittently; not continuously.
      • Adjective
      • Characterized by periods of involvement and separation.
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    • outward

      US /ˈaʊtwəd/

      UK /ˈaʊtwəd/

      • Adjective
      • Going away from a place that will be returned to
      • Seeming to be from the outside
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    • pronounce

      US /prəˈnaʊns/

      UK /prə'naʊns/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To state something in a legal or official way
      • To give your opinion or decision about something
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    • pull it out

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To remove something from a place or container by pulling.
      • To withdraw or remove something, such as a product or investment, from a particular situation or market.
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    • pulley

      US /ˈpʊli/

      UK /'pʊlɪ/

      • Noun
      • Device for heavy lifting with wheel drawn by chain
      • A wheel with a grooved rim around which a cord passes, which acts to change the direction of a force used to lift a load.
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    • pump

      US /pʌmp/

      UK /pʌmp/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To make liquid or gas flow in a particular direction
      • To make water/other liquid move using a machine
      • Noun
      • A device more moving liquids
      • Light woman's shoe
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    • pump up

      US /pʌmp ʌp/

      UK /pʌmp ʌp/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To inflate something with air using a pump.
      • To increase or improve something.
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    • rattle

      US /ˈrætl/

      UK /'rætl/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To make a series of sharp noises by shaking
      • Noun
      • A series of sharp noises from shaking
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    • rattle on

      US /ˈrætəl ɑn/

      UK /ˈrætəl ɒn/

      • other
      • To talk continuously, often without stopping.
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    • release

      US /rɪ'li:s/

      UK /rɪ'li:s/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To free someone from a responsibility or burden
      • To allow a film, music etc. to be sold/distributed
      • Noun
      • Act of freeing someone from a duty or burden
      • Introduction of a new product, film, book, etc.
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    • reservoir

      US /ˈrezərvwɑ:(r)/

      UK /ˈrezəvwɑ:(r)/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A lake storing water for use by the community
      • Large, extra supply of something future use
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    • retract

      US /rɪˈtrækt/

      UK /rɪˈtrækt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To take back something said or given
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    • rubber

      US /ˈrʌbɚ/

      UK /'rʌbə(r)/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Material used to make tires, etc.
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    • run it up

      US /rʌn ɪt ʌp/

      UK /rʌn ɪt ʌp/

      • other
      • Accumulate or increase an amount, often of costs or debt.
      B2
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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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    • seize

      US /siz/

      UK /si:z/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To take a place with force, as by military action
      • To arrest or catch someone
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    • spin

      US /spɪn/

      UK /spɪn/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To make a ball rotate when throwing it
      • To move something in a rapid turning motion
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To feel dizzy/confused, as in my head is spinning
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    • startup

      US /'stɑ:t'ʌp/

      UK /'stɑ:tʌp/

      • Countable Noun
      • A company just starting its operations
      • Uncountable Noun
      • Act of setting in operation
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    • tab

      US /tæb/

      UK /tæb/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To press the tab key on a keyboard
      • Noun
      • Formatting space in a word processing document
      • Keyboard key to format space in a document
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    • tab out

      US /tæb aʊt/

      UK /tæb aʊt/

      • other
      • To move the cursor out of a field or window by pressing the tab key.
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    • tension

      US /ˈtɛnʃən/

      UK /'tenʃn/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Feeling of anxiety and inability to relax
      • Degree to which something is stretched tight
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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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    • way up here

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • At a high or elevated location, often emphasizing the distance or effort to reach it.
      • In a high-ranking position or status, often implying a distance from everyday realities.
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    • wheel away

      US /wil əˈweɪ/

      UK /wi:l əˈweɪ/

      • other
      • To move away by rolling on wheels, often a vehicle or chair.
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    • work on

      US /wɚk ɑn/

      UK /wə:k ɔn/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To devote effort to improve or develop something
      • To try to persuade or influence someone.
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    • worm

      US /wɚm/

      UK /wɜ:m/

      • Noun
      • Small thin tube-shaped animal without legs
      • Transitive Verb
      • To remove worms from an animals stomach
      • To get information, etc. out of, by tricking them
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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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