Vocabulary

  • going on: To continue doing something
  • left out: To forget; omit
  • think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
  • out of the way: Remote; isolated.
  • look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
  • for example: As an illustration or instance.
  • outside of: Located or situated beyond the boundaries or confines of something.
  • at work: Located at one's place of employment
  • up to speed: Fully informed; aware of the latest information
  • feel out: To try to discover someone's opinions, ideas, or intentions by talking to them for a while.
  • got to: To arrive at some place
  • feel like: To have a desire or inclination for something.
  • instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
  • literally: In a literal manner or sense; exactly as stated.
  • weird: Odd or unusual; surprising; strange
  • pronunciation: How a word is said; how a word sounds
  • present: Being in attendance; being there; having turned up
  • situation: Place, position or area that something is in
  • convince: To persuade someone, or make them feel sure
  • suppose: To imagine or guess what might happen
  • pronounce: To state something in a legal or official way
  • section: A part of a whole
  • remote: Being far away from people, towns, etc.
  • pause: To stop doing for a while before continuing
  • couple: To join something to something else
  • guess: To give an answer without knowing if it is correct
  • bullet: Metal object fired from a gun
  • press: Machine using pressure to shape, flatten, squeeze
  • project: To predict what will happen in the future
  • shape: The outer form of something, what it looks like
  • leave: To go away from; depart
  • grateful: Feeling or showing thanks; thankful
  • loop: A circle or curved shape, as when you tie a lace
  • combine: To mix several things together to form one thing
  • spit: To forcefully blow saliva out from your mouth
  • notice: To become aware by sight, touch, or hearing
  • kind: In a caring and helpful manner
  • assign: To give someone a particular job to do
  • catch: Amount of something that has been caught
  • bring: To take or go with someone to a place
  • remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
  • person: Man, woman or child
  • make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
  • include: To make someone, something part of a group
  • part: Division of a book
  • invite: To ask someone to go somewhere or do something
  • coaster: Mat placed under a glass to protect furniture
  • speed: How fast or slow something is or is done
  • upside: Above, over
  • belt: To leave somewhere quickly (UK use)
  • circular: Shaped like a circle or part of a circle
  • roller: Long round piece of wood for flattening dough
  • mall: Large public area often covered with grass
  • excite: To make something or someone become more active
  • junior: Student in third year
  • airplane: A machine that flies through the air
  • earring: Jewelry for the ear, e.g. a stud or pendant
  • loser: Someone who fails to win a game or other contest
  • oop: Sound people make when they make a mistake
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    • airplane

      US /ˈɛrˌplen/

      UK /ˈeəpleɪn/

      • Countable Noun
      • A machine that flies through the air
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    • assign

      US /əˈsaɪn/

      UK /ə'saɪn/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To give someone a particular job to do
      • To give someone credit or blame for something
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    • at work

      US /æt wɚk/

      UK /æt wə:k/

      • Phrase
      • Located at one's place of employment
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    • belt

      US /bɛlt/

      UK /belt/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To leave somewhere quickly (UK use)
      • Noun
      • Band of material worn around a person's waist
      • Area with a lot of a particular feature e.g. corn
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    • bullet

      US /ˈbʊlɪt/

      UK /'bʊlɪt/

      • Countable Noun
      • Metal object fired from a gun
      • Dot at the beginning of each line in a list
      • Adjective
      • Very fast.
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    • circular

      US /ˈsɜ:rkjələ(r)/

      UK /ˈsɜ:kjələ(r)/

      • Adjective
      • Shaped like a circle or part of a circle
      • Noun
      • Paper with news, ads, etc. sent round to people
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    • coaster

      US /ˈkoʊstə(r)/

      UK /ˈkəʊstə(r)/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Mat placed under a glass to protect furniture
      • A sled or small vehicle without motor for coasting downhill.
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    • combine

      US /kəmˈbaɪn/

      UK /kəmˈbaɪn/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To mix several things together to form one thing
      • To harvest by means of a combine.
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A harvesting machine for cutting, threshing, and cleaning grain.
      • A mixture of different things.
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    • convince

      US /kənˈvɪns/

      UK /kən'vɪns/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To persuade someone, or make them feel sure
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    • couple

      US /ˈkʌpəl/

      UK /'kʌpl/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To join something to something else
      • (Two animals) to engage in sexual relations
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Two people in a romantic relationship
      • Two of something; two people; a pair
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    • earring

      US /ˈɪrɪŋ/

      UK /ˈɪərɪŋ/

      • Countable Noun
      • Jewelry for the ear, e.g. a stud or pendant
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    • excite

      US /ɪkˈsaɪt/

      UK /ɪk'saɪt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To make something or someone become more active
      • To make someone feel happy, interested or eager
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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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    • feel out

      US

      UK

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To try to discover someone's opinions, ideas, or intentions by talking to them for a while.
      • To test or examine something in order to learn about it.
      • Phrasal Verb
      • To try to find out about somebody's opinions, ideas, etc. by talking to them in an indirect way
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    • for example

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • As an illustration or instance.
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    • going on

      US /ˈɡoɪŋ ɑn/

      UK /ˈgəʊɪŋ ɔn/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To continue doing something
      • To happen (usually negative)
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    • got to

      US /ɡɑt tu/

      UK /gɔt tu:/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To arrive at some place
      • To have the opportunity or permission to do something
      • Phrasal Verb
      • To appeal to the emotions of; move
      • To finally begin to start something after a delay
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    • grateful

      US /ˈɡretfəl/

      UK /ˈgreɪtfl/

      • Adjective
      • Feeling or showing thanks; thankful
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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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    • invite

      US /ɪnˈvaɪt/

      UK /ɪnˈvaɪt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To ask someone to go somewhere or do something
      • Noun
      • An invitation
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    • junior

      US /ˈdʒunjɚ/

      UK /ˈdʒu:niə(r)/

      • Noun
      • Student in third year
      • Adjective
      • Someone lower in rank
      • Concerning young people
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    • left out

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To forget; omit
      • To exclude someone or something; to not include.
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    • literally

      US /ˈlɪtərəli/

      UK

      • Adverb
      • In a literal manner or sense; exactly as stated.
      • Used for emphasis to describe something that is actually true, often to highlight surprise or intensity.
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    • look at

      US /lʊk æt/

      UK /luk æt/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To use your eyes to focus on something
      • To focus your eyes on something carefully
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    • loop

      US /lup/

      UK /lu:p/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A circle or curved shape, as when you tie a lace
      • A circle of rope or string to put around something
      • Transitive Verb
      • To put a circle of rope around something
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    • loser

      US /ˈluzɚ/

      UK /'lu:zə(r)/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Someone who fails to win a game or other contest
      • Someone unsuccessful in work/relationships/life
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    • mall

      US /mɔl, mæl/

      UK /mɔ:l/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Large public area often covered with grass
      • Large shopping center with many individual stores
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    • oop

      US

      UK

      • Interjection
      • Sound people make when they make a mistake
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    • out of the way

      US /aʊt ʌv ði we/

      UK /aut ɔv ðə wei/

      • Adjective
      • Remote; isolated.
      • No longer obstructing or hindering.
      • Phrase
      • Not obstructing or impeding progress; in a position where one does not cause an obstruction.
      • Completed; finished; no longer needing attention.
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    • outside of

      US /aʊtˈsaɪd ʌv/

      UK /ˌautˈsaid ɔv/

      • Preposition
      • Located or situated beyond the boundaries or confines of something.
      • Beyond the scope, range, or limits of something.
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    • pause

      US /pɔz/

      UK /pɔ:z/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To stop doing for a while before continuing
      • To temporarily interrupt the execution of a program or process.
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A temporary break before continuing
      • Function on a device to stop and restart it
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    • press

      US /prɛs/

      UK /pres/

      • Noun
      • Machine using pressure to shape, flatten, squeeze
      • General term for TV, radio, newspapers
      • Transitive Verb
      • To make clothes smooth using a heated iron; iron
      • To repeatedly ask someone to do something
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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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    • pronunciation

      US /prəˌnʌnsiˈeʃən/

      UK /prəˌnʌnsiˈeɪʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • How a word is said; how a word sounds
      • The manner in which someone utters a word.
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    • remote

      US /rɪˈmot/

      UK /rɪ'məʊt/

      • Adjective
      • Being far away from people, towns, etc.
      • (Of a possibility) being small or not likely
      • Noun
      • Radio device designed to operate TV, etc.
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    • roller

      US /ˈroʊlə(r)/

      UK /ˈrəʊlə(r)/

      • Countable Noun
      • Long round piece of wood for flattening dough
      • Plastic or metal tube for shaping hair
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    • section

      US / ˈsɛkʃən/

      UK /'sekʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A part of a whole
      • Specific group of people from a larger group
      • Transitive Verb
      • To divide something into smaller parts
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    • speed

      US /spid/

      UK /spi:d/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • How fast or slow something is or is done
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To move quickly when completing an action
      • To drive a vehicle faster than laws allow
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    • spit

      US /spɪt/

      UK /spɪt/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To forcefully blow saliva out from your mouth
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    • suppose

      US /səˈpoʊz/

      UK /sə'pəʊz/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To imagine or guess what might happen
      • Conjunction
      • What if
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    • think of

      US /θɪŋk ʌv/

      UK /θiŋk ɔv/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To look on as (being something specific); consider
      • To consider or remember something.
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To imagine or call something to mind
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    • up to speed

      US /ʌp tu spid/

      UK /ʌp tu: spi:d/

      • Adjective
      • Fully informed; aware of the latest information
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    • upside

      US /ˈʌpˌsaɪd/

      UK /ˈʌpsaɪd/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Above, over
      • Countable Noun
      • A positive aspect; advantage
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    • weird

      US /wɪrd/

      UK /wɪəd/

      • Adjective
      • Odd or unusual; surprising; strange
      • Eerily strange or disturbing.
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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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