Vocabulary

  • figure out: To understand the behavior of someone
  • in the house: Located inside a building used as a dwelling.
  • have to: Must do
  • of sorts: Of a kind, but not a very good one.
  • up there: In or to a higher place or position; far away.
  • rather than: More exactly; more correctly
  • on the ground: Located on the surface of the earth.
  • custom made: Designed and manufactured specifically for a particular customer.
  • to the left: In or toward the left direction.
  • used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
  • check out
  • food culture: The practices, attitudes, and beliefs as well as the networks and institutions surrounding the production, distribution, preparation, and consumption of food.
  • sit down: To take a seat
  • feel like: To have a desire or inclination for something.
  • close off: To block or obstruct an entrance, passage, or area.
  • at school: Present and attending school.
  • pop up: To appear suddenly.
  • slow down: To reduce the speed
  • slow in: Being late or delayed in doing something.
  • get lost: An impolite way of telling someone to go away.
  • found out: To learn or discover something, often after some effort.
  • in the pocket: Having secured or certain success or advantage.
  • pop out: To go out somewhere quickly and briefly.
  • just kind of: Used to express a feeling or state in a vague or hesitant way.
  • tone down: To make something less forceful, intense, or extreme.
  • on purpose: Intentionally; deliberately.
  • stand for: To support a particular idea, e.g. in politics
  • got to: To arrive at some place
  • from the top: From the beginning.
  • clean up after: To tidy or remove mess left by oneself or others.
  • way up there: At a considerable height or distance.
  • next to: Being located along side another
  • to hand: To give or pass something to someone using your hand.
  • come up: To come closer to someone; approach
  • send off: To force someone to leave a game
  • move around: To change position or location; to go from place to place.
  • for example: As an illustration or instance.
  • fit into: To be small enough to go inside something.
  • team up with: To join with someone in order to work on something together.
  • get together: To gather, or come together for some purpose
  • come from: To have as your native country or city
  • throw off: To put out (heat, smell etc.); emit
  • sign up to: To register for something, like a service or a course.
  • sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
  • figure: To appear in a game, play or event
  • feature: Special report in a magazine or paper
  • bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
  • similar: Nearly the same; alike
  • pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
  • laundry: Business or room to wash bed sheets, clothes etc.
  • sink: To push something down into the ground
  • fit: Good looking; physically attractive
  • hang: To attach a picture, photograph etc. onto a wall
  • architect: Person who designs and advises on buildings
  • accidentally: Unexpectedly; by mistake
  • pop: To cause something to open or burst suddenly
  • spiral: A continuous curve round a central point
  • communal: Shared or used in common by members of a group
  • lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
  • shelf: Flat, narrow surface on an area of rock or sand
  • kind: In a caring and helpful manner
  • couch: To formulate in a particular style or language
  • storage: Act of storing something; a depository for goods
  • system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
  • blind: Unable to see; with eyes that cannot see
  • simple: Not hard to understand or do; not complex
  • equipment: Tools or materials used to perform a task
  • custom: Person's regular, daily habit or practice
  • public: Owned by the government
  • amazing: Surprising in a pleasing way
  • neighborhood: Area of a town or city that people live in
  • great: Very good; better than before
  • find: To become aware of something that is happening
  • front: Behavior not showing a person's true feelings
  • heat: State of anger, excitement, or arguing
  • space: Empty area kept for a specific reason, like a car
  • seamless: Flowing; uninterrupted
  • hide: To go to, or put a thing where it can't be found
  • marble: A hard type of stone, often used in monuments
  • studio: Place for painting, broadcasting, etc.
  • ceramic: Made from clay and hardened in a very hot oven
  • entrance: A place where you enter a house or other building
  • alley: A narrow road or path between buildings
  • invite: To ask someone to go somewhere or do something
  • pigeon: Gray bird that is common in cities
  • share: Part-ownership in a property, business or company
  • discreet: Careful not to reveal secret/confidential matters
  • bin: Type of container, usually for trash
  • staircase: Flight of stairs and the structures supporting it
  • bench: Part of the room in court where the judge sits
  • cream: Pale color that is yellowish white
  • alleyway: A narrow street with walls on both sides
  • courtyard: Area open to the sky, but closed in by buildings
  • bathroom: Room where you take a bath or go to the toilet
  • projector: Machine displaying an enlarged image on a screen
  • vinyl: Strong plastic used e.g. for car seat covers
  • micro: A prefix meaning 'very small'
  • spider: Small creature with 8 legs that spins cobwebs
  • fern: Type of plant with long, thin leaves
  • bicycle: 2-wheeled vehicle ridden by pushing on foot pedals
  • plywood: Building material made of layers of wood
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    • accidentally

      US /ˌæksɪ'dentəlɪ/

      UK /ˌæksɪ'dentəlɪ/

      • Adverb
      • Unexpectedly; by mistake
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    • alley

      US /ˈæli/

      UK /'ælɪ/

      • Noun
      • A narrow road or path between buildings
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    • alleyway

      US /ˈæliˌwe/

      UK /'ælɪweɪ/

      • Noun
      • A narrow street with walls on both sides
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    • amazing

      US /ə'meɪzɪŋ/

      UK /ə'meɪzɪŋ/

      • Adjective
      • Surprising in a pleasing way
      • Transitive Verb
      • To cause wonder; to surprise completely
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    • architect

      US /ˈɑrkɪˌtɛkt/

      UK /ˈɑ:kɪtekt/

      • Noun
      • Person who designs and advises on buildings
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    • at school

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Present and attending school.
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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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    • bench

      US /bɛntʃ/

      UK /bentʃ/

      • Noun
      • Part of the room in court where the judge sits
      • Long (wooden) seat 2 people often found in a park
      • Transitive Verb
      • To prevent a player from playing in a game
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    • bicycle

      US /ˈbaɪsɪkl/

      UK /ˈbaɪsɪkl/

      • Noun
      • 2-wheeled vehicle ridden by pushing on foot pedals
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To ride a two-wheeled vehicle with pedals
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    • bin

      US /bɪn/

      UK /bɪn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Type of container, usually for trash
      • (computing) A directory containing executable programs.
      • Transitive Verb
      • To throw something away in the trash
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    • blind

      US /blaɪnd/

      UK /blaɪnd/

      • Adjective
      • Unable to see; with eyes that cannot see
      • Lacking in judgment or awareness
      • Transitive Verb
      • To cause someone to lose the ability to see
      • To be unable to see the truth about a situation
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    • ceramic

      US /səˈræmɪk/

      UK /sə'ræmɪk/

      • Adjective
      • Made from clay and hardened in a very hot oven
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Item made from clay and hardened in a hot oven
      • A hard, brittle, heat-resistant and corrosion-resistant material made by shaping and then firing a nonmetallic mineral, such as clay, at a high temperature.
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    • check out

      US /tʃɛk aʊt/

      UK /tʃek aut/

      • Phrase
      • Phrasal Verb
      • To find out information about something
      • To take books out of a library
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    • clean up after

      US /klin ʌp ˈæftɚ/

      UK /kli:n ʌp ˈɑ:ftə/

      • other
      • To tidy or remove mess left by oneself or others.
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    • close off

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To block or obstruct an entrance, passage, or area.
      • To isolate oneself emotionally or socially.
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    • come from

      US /kʌm frʌm/

      UK /kʌm frɔm/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To have as your native country or city
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    • come up

      US /kʌm ʌp/

      UK /kʌm ʌp/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To come closer to someone; approach
      • (Of sun) to rise into the sky in the morning
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    • communal

      US /kəˈmjunəl, ˈkɑmjə-/

      UK /kəˈmju:nl/

      • Adjective
      • Shared or used in common by members of a group
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    • couch

      US /kaʊtʃ/

      UK /kaʊtʃ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To formulate in a particular style or language
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Sofa; settee
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    • courtyard

      US /ˈkɔ:rtjɑ:rd/

      UK /ˈkɔ:tjɑ:d/

      • Noun
      • Area open to the sky, but closed in by buildings
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    • cream

      US /krim/

      UK /kri:m/

      • Adjective
      • Pale color that is yellowish white
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Type of a thick beauty product used on the skin
      • Thick liquid rubbed into the skin
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    • custom

      US /ˈkʌstəm/

      UK /ˈkʌstəm/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Person's regular, daily habit or practice
      • Tradition that most people in a community do
      • Adjective
      • Specially made to order
      • Modified to a particular specification.
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    • custom made

      US

      UK

      • Adjective
      • Designed and manufactured specifically for a particular customer.
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    • discreet

      US /dɪˈskrit/

      UK /dɪˈskri:t/

      • Adjective
      • Careful not to reveal secret/confidential matters
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    • entrance

      US /ˈentrəns/

      UK /ˈentrəns/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A place where you enter a house or other building
      • Act of joining a party in a showy manner
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    • equipment

      US /ɪˈkwɪpmənt/

      UK /ɪˈkwɪpmənt/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Tools or materials used to perform a task
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    • feature

      US /ˈfitʃɚ/

      UK /'fi:tʃə(r)/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Special report in a magazine or paper
      • Distinctive or important point of something
      • Transitive Verb
      • To highlight or give special importance to
      • To give prominence to; to present or promote as a special or important item.
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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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    • fern

      US /fɜ:rn/

      UK /fɜ:n/

      • Noun
      • Type of plant with long, thin leaves
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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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    • fit

      US /fɪt/

      UK /fɪt/

      • Adjective
      • Good looking; physically attractive
      • Having good physical health and strength
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To install a machine, equipment etc.
      • To adjust or change to the right size or shape
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    • fit into

      US /fɪt ˈɪntu/

      UK /fit ˈɪntuː/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To be small enough to go inside something.
      • To feel like you belong to a group.
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    • food culture

      US

      UK

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • The practices, attitudes, and beliefs as well as the networks and institutions surrounding the production, distribution, preparation, and consumption of food.
      • The culinary traditions and practices specific to a region or community.
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    • for example

      US

      UK

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

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To learn or discover something, often after some effort.
      • To become known; be revealed.
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    • from the top

      US /frʌm ði tɑp/

      UK /frɔm ðə tɔp/

      • Phrase
      • From the beginning.
      • From the highest point or position.
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    • get lost

      US /ɡɛt lɔst/

      UK /ɡet lɔ:st/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • An impolite way of telling someone to go away.
      • To become unable to find your way; to lose your sense of direction.
      • Interjection
      • An impolite way of telling someone to go away.
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    • get together

      US /ɡɛt təˈɡɛðɚ/

      UK /ɡet təˈɡeðə/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To gather, or come together for some purpose
      • To start a romantic relationship.
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To meet for social or recreational purposes.
      • To start a romantic relationship.
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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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    • hang

      US /hæŋ/

      UK /hæŋ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To attach a picture, photograph etc. onto a wall
      • To kill by putting a rope around neck and dropping
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To float, move softly, or remain in the air
      • To remain undecided, unsolved or unclear
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    • have to

      US /hæv tu/

      UK /ˈhæv tə/

      • Auxiliary Verb
      • Must do
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    • heat

      US /hit/

      UK /hi:t/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • State of anger, excitement, or arguing
      • Particular temperature at which to cook something
      • Transitive Verb
      • To make hot or hotter
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    • in the house

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Located inside a building used as a dwelling.
      • Within a legislative body, such as a parliament or congress.
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    • in the pocket

      US /ɪn ðə ˈpɑkət/

      UK /in ðə ˈpɒkit/

      • other
      • Having secured or certain success or advantage.
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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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    • just kind of

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Used to express a feeling or state in a vague or hesitant way.
      • Used to indicate something is approximately or generally similar to something else.
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    • laundry

      US /ˈlɔndri, ˈlɑn-/

      UK /'lɔ:ndrɪ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Business or room to wash bed sheets, clothes etc.
      • Clothes etc., that are to be washed, already washed
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    • marble

      US /ˈmɑrbəl/

      UK /'mɑ:bl/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A hard type of stone, often used in monuments
      • Adjective
      • Made of or resembling marble.
      • Having a veined or swirled appearance like marble.
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    • micro

      US /ˈmaɪkro/

      UK /'maɪkrəʊ/

      • Noun
      • A prefix meaning 'very small'
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    • move around

      US /muv əˈraʊnd/

      UK /mu:v əˈraund/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To change position or location; to go from place to place.
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To spread or circulate (e.g., information, rumors).
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    • neighborhood

      US /ˈnebɚˌhʊd/

      UK /'neɪbəhʊd/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Area of a town or city that people live in
      • People who live in a particular area
      • Adjective
      • Relating to a neighborhood.
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    • next to

      US /nɛkst tu/

      UK /nekst tu:/

      • Preposition
      • Being located along side another
      • In comparison with
      • Adverb
      • Almost; nearly
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    • of sorts

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Of a kind, but not a very good one.
      • Used to describe something when you cannot be more precise.
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    • on purpose

      US /ɑn ˈpɚpəs/

      UK /ɔn ˈpə:pəs/

      • Idiom
      • Intentionally; deliberately.
      • Phrase
      • Intentionally; deliberately.
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    • on the ground

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Located on the surface of the earth.
      • Present and available in a particular place, especially to deal with a situation.
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    • pigeon

      US /ˈpɪdʒən/

      UK /'pɪdʒɪn/

      • Noun
      • Gray bird that is common in cities
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    • plywood

      US /ˈplaɪˌwʊd/

      UK /ˈplaɪwʊd/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Building material made of layers of wood
      • A sheet of this material.
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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 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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    • projector

      US /prəˈdʒɛktɚ/

      UK /prə'dʒektə(r)/

      • Countable Noun
      • Machine displaying an enlarged image on a screen
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    • rather than

      US

      UK

      • Adverb
      • More exactly; more correctly
      • Preferably; instead
      • Preposition
      • Instead of
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    • seamless

      US /ˈsimlɪs/

      UK /ˈsi:mləs/

      • Adverb
      • Flowing; uninterrupted
      • Adjective
      • Not having a joint, e.g. of sewing
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    • send off

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To force someone to leave a game
      • To go to a station, etc. to watch someone leave
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    • share

      US /ʃɛr/

      UK /ʃeə(r)/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Part-ownership in a property, business or company
      • Part of a company you own, shown by a certificate
      • Transitive Verb
      • To divide something between two or more people
      • To allow others to use your things equally
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    • shelf

      US /ʃɛlf/

      UK /ʃelf/

      • Countable Noun
      • Flat, narrow surface on an area of rock or sand
      • Flat board attached to a wall to put things on
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    • sign up to

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To register for something, like a service or a course.
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    • sink

      US /sɪŋk/

      UK /sɪŋk/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To push something down into the ground
      • To dig (a well)
      • Countable Noun
      • Large bowl in a kitchen or washroom for washing
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    • sit down

      US /sit daʊn/

      UK /sit daun/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To take a seat
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    • slow down

      US /slo daʊn/

      UK /sləu daun/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To reduce the speed
      • To become less active or busy.
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    • slow in

      US /sloʊ ɪn/

      UK /sləu ɪn/

      • other
      • Being late or delayed in doing something.
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    • spider

      US /ˈspaɪdɚ/

      UK /ˈspaɪdə(r)/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Small creature with 8 legs that spins cobwebs
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    • spiral

      US /ˈspaɪrəl/

      UK /'spaɪrəl/

      • Noun
      • A continuous curve round a central point
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To move in a continuous curve round a point
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    • staircase

      US /ˈstɛrˌkes/

      UK /ˈsteəkeɪs/

      • Noun
      • Flight of stairs and the structures supporting it
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    • stand for

      US /stænd fɔr/

      UK /stænd fɔ:/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To support a particular idea, e.g. in politics
      • To represent or symbolize
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    • storage

      US /ˈstɔrɪdʒ, ˈstor-/

      UK /ˈstɔ:rɪdʒ/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Act of storing something; a depository for goods
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    • studio

      US /ˈstudio, ˈstju-/

      UK /'stju:dɪəʊ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Place for painting, broadcasting, etc.
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    • team up with

      US /tim ʌp wɪð/

      UK /ti:m ʌp wið/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To join with someone in order to work on something together.
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    • throw off

      US /θro ɔf/

      UK /θrəu ɔf/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To put out (heat, smell etc.); emit
      • To escape from something or someone
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    • to hand

      US

      UK

      • Transitive Verb
      • To give or pass something to someone using your hand.
      • To offer assistance or help.
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    • to the left

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • In or toward the left direction.
      • Situated on the left side of.
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    • tone down

      US /toʊn daʊn/

      UK /təun daun/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To make something less forceful, intense, or extreme.
      • To make something less forceful, offensive, or controversial.
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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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    • used to

      US /juzd tu/

      UK /ˈju:st tə/

      • Adjective
      • Did regularly before, but don't do now
      • Auxiliary Verb
      • Have done before, but do not do now
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    • vinyl

      US /ˈvaɪnəl/

      UK /'vaɪnl/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Strong plastic used e.g. for car seat covers
      • A type of plastic used for making records
      • Adjective
      • Made of a strong plastic material
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    • way up there

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • At a considerable height or distance.
      • In a high or elevated position; far above.
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    She took a brave step forward, leaving behind her comfort zone to chase her dreams.

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    • 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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