Vocabulary

  • have to: Must do
  • feel like: To have a desire or inclination for something.
  • on tap: Available; readily accessible.
  • look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
  • just kind of: Used to express a feeling or state in a vague or hesitant way.
  • got to: To arrive at some place
  • ever since: Continuously from a past time until now.
  • to let: Indicates that a property is available for rent.
  • with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
  • as long as: For the period that; provided that.
  • consists of: Is made up or composed of.
  • over the top: More than what is considered normal or suitable; exaggerated.
  • dress up: To put on your best clothes, e.g. for a party
  • dressed for: Wearing clothes suitable for a particular event or activity.
  • bring out: To formally introduce a girl/ woman to society
  • in the closet: Keeping something, often sexual orientation, secret.
  • out of order: Not in proper working condition; broken.
  • pitch black: Extremely dark; completely without light.
  • next to: Being located along side another
  • play on: To exploit or take advantage of something, such as someone's emotions or weaknesses.
  • go on: To continue doing something
  • get through: To arrive at the end of or finish something
  • for too long: For an excessively extended period.
  • early bird: A person who gets up or arrives early.
  • for sure: Definitely; certainly; without a doubt.
  • dawn on: If something dawns on you, you realize it for the first time.
  • pay back: To return money or a favor
  • fair game: Someone or something that is considered a legitimate target for criticism, attack, or exploitation.
  • picking out: To choose or select one item from many
  • pass out: To distribute or hand out papers to people
  • due to: Because of; owing to
  • off the rails: Out of control; behaving unpredictably.
  • go back to: To return to a starting point
  • in the end: Finally; after a period of time or series of events.
  • go out: To leave a building (e.g. a house)
  • at least: As a minimum
  • at the end of the day: Ultimately; when everything else is considered.
  • awkward: Lacking smooth movement
  • weird: Odd or unusual; surprising; strange
  • effort: Amount of work used trying to do something
  • kinda: Short way of saying 'kind of'
  • fancy: To want to have or do something; feel like
  • epic: Going on for a long time; awe-inspiring
  • adventure: An exciting and often dangerous experience
  • tap: To access a liquid (e.g. in a tree) through a hole
  • couple: To join something to something else
  • dawn: First light of day
  • wanna: Shortened form of 'want to'. Used only in speaking
  • fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
  • energy: Physical or mental strength
  • leave: To go away from; depart
  • excuse: To allow someone not to do (jury service, etc.)
  • lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
  • kind: In a caring and helpful manner
  • learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
  • remind: To cause someone to remember what they forgot
  • equipment: Tools or materials used to perform a task
  • decide: To make a choice or choose after thinking about it
  • fur: Hairy coat of an animal
  • adult: Person or animal that is fully grown
  • bring: To take or go with someone to a place
  • cocktail: Mixed alcoholic drink, containing spirit like gin
  • drive: A person's ambition and motivation to do something
  • detour: Indirect route to avoid something, as an accident
  • rogue: Being corrupt, dangerous, or uncontrollable
  • pick: Sharp tool used for breaking the ground
  • wear: To have clothes, glasses, shoes etc. on your body
  • gown: Long loose clothing worn over other clothes
  • whack: To hit someone or something with great force
  • stain: A mark or unwanted spot / thing
  • whine: To complain in an annoying crying voice
  • think: To have an idea about something without certainty
  • wand: Thin rod held in the hand, e.g. used by a magician
  • feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
  • chuck: To throw carelessly or casually
  • irresponsible: Acting without thinking of the consequences
  • want: To desire or wish for something; hope for a thing
  • time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
  • coat: Clothing worn outside over your normal clothes
  • happen: To take place or occur
  • psyche: Soul, mind, or feelings of a person or group
  • makeup: Substance put on the face to make you look pretty
  • cream: Pale color that is yellowish white
  • leopard: Large cat with short fur and black spots
  • wine: Dark red color
  • woo: (Of a man) to try to get a woman to marry him
  • super: Of the highest quality; great; marvelous
  • excite: To make something or someone become more active
  • hungry: Feeling a need or want to eat food
  • thou: An old-fashioned word for you
  • godmother: Woman who acts as a sponsor for a child at baptism
  • hast: Old form of 'has'
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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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    • as long as

      US /æz lɔŋ æz/

      UK /æz lɔŋ æz/

      • Conjunction
      • For the period that; provided that.
      • For the length of time that
      • Preposition
      • On the condition that; providing that.
      • Having the same length as.
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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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    • at the end of the day

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Ultimately; when everything else is considered.
      • After a day's work or activities.
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    • awkward

      US /ˈɔkwəd/

      UK /ˈɔ:kwəd/

      • Adjective
      • Lacking smooth movement
      • Causing embarrassment or trouble
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    • bring out

      US /brɪŋ aʊt/

      UK /briŋ aut/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To formally introduce a girl/ woman to society
      • To nurture and develop or bring out a quality
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    • chuck

      US /tʃʌk/

      UK /tʃʌk/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To throw carelessly or casually
      • Proper Noun
      • Person's name
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    • coat

      US /koʊt/

      UK /kəʊt/

      • Noun
      • Clothing worn outside over your normal clothes
      • Transitive Verb
      • To cover something thinly with something
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    • cocktail

      US /ˈkɑkˌtel/

      UK /'kɒkteɪl/

      • Noun
      • Mixed alcoholic drink, containing spirit like gin
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    • consists of

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • Is made up or composed of.
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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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    • 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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    • dawn

      US /dɔn/

      UK /dɔ:n/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • First light of day
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To begin to grow light as the sun rises
      • To begin to be understood for the first time
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    • dawn on

      US /dɔn ɑn/

      UK /dɔ:n ɔn/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • If something dawns on you, you realize it for the first time.
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    • decide

      US /dɪˈsaɪd/

      UK /dɪ'saɪd/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To make a choice or choose after thinking about it
      • To make a legal judgment in court
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    • detour

      US /ˈdi:tʊr/

      UK /ˈdi:tʊə(r)/

      • Noun
      • Indirect route to avoid something, as an accident
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To (cause to) go around, as to avoid an accident
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    • dress up

      US /drɛs ʌp/

      UK /dres ʌp/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To put on your best clothes, e.g. for a party
      • To wear formal or fancy clothes.
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To wear formal or fancy clothes.
      • To make something more attractive or elaborate.
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    • dressed for

      US

      UK

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • Wearing clothes suitable for a particular event or activity.
      • Wearing clothes suitable for the current weather conditions.
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    • due to

      US /du tu/

      UK /dju: tu:/

      • Preposition
      • Because of; owing to
      • Adjective
      • Attributable to; caused by.
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    • early bird

      US

      UK

      • Noun
      • A person who gets up or arrives early.
      • Someone who takes the opportunity to do something before other people will have an advantage over them.
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    • effort

      US /ˈɛfət/

      UK /ˈefət/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Amount of work used trying to do something
      • A conscious exertion of power; a try.
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    • energy

      US /ˈɛnədʒi/

      UK /'enədʒɪ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Physical or mental strength
      • Enthusiasm and determination.
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    • epic

      US /ˈɛpɪk/

      UK /'epɪk/

      • Adjective
      • Going on for a long time; awe-inspiring
      • Noun
      • A long story, often about many people and events
      B2
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    • equipment

      US /ɪˈkwɪpmənt/

      UK /ɪˈkwɪpmənt/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Tools or materials used to perform a task
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    • ever since

      US /ˈɛvɚ sɪns/

      UK /ˈevə sins/

      • Adverb
      • Continuously from a past time until now.
      • Conjunction
      • From the time that; because.
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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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    • excuse

      US /ɪkˈskjuz/

      UK /ɪk'skju:s/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To allow someone not to do (jury service, etc.)
      • To explain acting in a bad or impolite manner
      • Noun
      • Note explaining why someone cannot do or attend
      • Reason why you did or didn't do something
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    • fair game

      US /fɛr ɡem/

      UK /fɛə ɡeim/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Someone or something that is considered a legitimate target for criticism, attack, or exploitation.
      • Adjective
      • Animals that are legal to hunt or fish during a specific season.
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    • fancy

      US /ˈfænsi/

      UK /'fænsɪ/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To want to have or do something; feel like
      • To imagine or suppose that something will happen
      • Adjective
      • Unusual and attractive in design
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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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    • 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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    • for too long

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • For an excessively extended period.
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    • fur

      US /fɚ/

      UK /fɜ:(r)/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Hairy coat of an animal
      • Clothing item made with animal fur
      • Transitive Verb
      • To apply strips of wood or metal to a wall or ceiling to create a level surface.
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    • get through

      US /ɡɛt θru/

      UK /ɡet θru:/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To arrive at the end of or finish something
      • To succeed in contacting someone by phone
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    • go back to

      US /ɡo bæk tu/

      UK /ɡəu bæk tu:/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To return to a starting point
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    • go on

      US /ɡo ɑn/

      UK /ɡəu ɔn/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To continue doing something
      • To happen (usually negative)
      • Interjection
      • Used to encourage someone
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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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    • godmother

      US /ˈgɑ:dmʌðə(r)/

      UK /ˈgɒdmʌðə(r)/

      • Countable Noun
      • Woman who acts as a sponsor for a child at baptism
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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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    • gown

      US /ɡaʊn/

      UK /ɡaʊn/

      • Countable Noun
      • Long loose clothing worn over other clothes
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    • hast

      US /hæst/

      UK /hæst/

      • Transitive Verb
      • Old form of 'has'
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    • have to

      US /hæv tu/

      UK /ˈhæv tə/

      • Auxiliary Verb
      • Must do
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    • hungry

      US /ˈhʌŋɡri/

      UK /ˈhʌŋgri/

      • Adjective
      • Feeling a need or want to eat food
      • Feeling a need or want to eat food
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    • in the closet

      US /ɪn ðə ˈklɑzət/

      UK /in ðə ˈklɒzət/

      • other
      • Keeping something, often sexual orientation, secret.
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    • in the end

      US /ɪn ði ɛnd/

      UK /in ðə end/

      • Phrase
      • Finally; after a period of time or series of events.
      • Ultimately; as the final result or consequence.
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    • irresponsible

      US /ˌɪrɪˈspɑ:nsəbl/

      UK /ˌɪrɪˈspɒnsəbl/

      • Adjective
      • Acting without thinking of the consequences
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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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    • kinda

      US /'kaɪndə/

      UK /'kaɪndə/

      • Noun
      • Short way of saying 'kind of'
      • Adverb
      • Somewhat; to some extent; rather.
      • Sort of; in a way.
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    • leopard

      US /ˈlɛpəd/

      UK /'lepəd/

      • Countable Noun
      • Large cat with short fur and black spots
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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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    • makeup

      US /ˈmekˌʌp/

      UK /'meɪkʌp/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Substance put on the face to make you look pretty
      • The way in which something is formed or composed.
      • Transitive Verb
      • To invent or fabricate something.
      • To compensate for something.
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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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    • off the rails

      US /ɔf ðə reɪlz/

      UK /ɒf ðə reɪlz/

      • other
      • Out of control; behaving unpredictably.
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    • on tap

      US /ɑn tæp/

      UK /ɔn tæp/

      • Adjective
      • Available; readily accessible.
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    • out of order

      US /aʊt ʌv ˈɔrdɚ/

      UK /aut ɔv ˈɔ:də/

      • Adjective
      • Not in proper working condition; broken.
      • Not following the rules of procedure; inappropriate.
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    • over the top

      US /ˈovɚ ði tɑp/

      UK /ˈəuvə ðə tɔp/

      • Adjective
      • More than what is considered normal or suitable; exaggerated.
      • So extreme that it is offensive.
      • Adverb
      • To an excessive degree; excessively.
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    • pass out

      US /pæs aʊt/

      UK /pɑ:s aut/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To distribute or hand out papers to people
      • To faint; lose consciousness
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    • pay back

      US /pe bæk/

      UK /pei bæk/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To return money or a favor
      • To take revenge on someone for doing something bad
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    • picking out

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To choose or select one item from many
      • The action of distinguishing or recognizing something or someone from a group.
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    • pitch black

      US

      UK

      • Adjective
      • Extremely dark; completely without light.
      B2
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    • play on

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To exploit or take advantage of something, such as someone's emotions or weaknesses.
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    • psyche

      US /ˈsaɪki/

      UK /ˈsaɪki/

      • Noun
      • Soul, mind, or feelings of a person or group
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    • remind

      US /rɪˈmaɪnd/

      UK /rɪ'maɪnd/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To cause someone to remember what they forgot
      • To cause someone to think of something similar or related.
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    • rogue

      US /roʊg/

      UK /rəʊg/

      • Adjective
      • Being corrupt, dangerous, or uncontrollable
      • Noun
      • Wicked or problematic person
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    • stain

      US /sten/

      UK /steɪn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A mark or unwanted spot / thing
      • Liquid used to change the color of something
      • Transitive Verb
      • To soil or leave a mark on something
      • To change the color of using a special substance
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    • super

      US /ˈsupɚ/

      UK /ˈsu:pə(r)/

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

      US /tæp/

      UK /tæp/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To access a liquid (e.g. in a tree) through a hole
      • To spy one someone electronically
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Faucet; the place you can get water from a pipe
      • Light hit, generally one that makes a sound
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    • thou

      US /ðaʊ/

      UK /ðaʊ/

      • Pronoun
      • An old-fashioned word for you
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    • to let

      US /tu lɛt/

      UK /tu let/

      • Preposition
      • Indicates that a property is available for rent.
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    • wand

      US /wɑnd/

      UK /wɒnd/

      • Countable Noun
      • Thin rod held in the hand, e.g. used by a magician
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    • wanna

      US /ˈwɑnə/

      UK /'wɒnə/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • Shortened form of 'want to'. Used only in speaking
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    • weird

      US /wɪrd/

      UK /wɪəd/

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

      US /hwæk, wæk/

      UK /wæk/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To hit someone or something with great force
      • Noun
      • A very heavy hit making a loud sound
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    • whine

      US /hwaɪn, waɪn/

      UK /waɪn/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To complain in an annoying crying voice
      • Uncountable Noun
      • Complaints made in an annoying crying voice
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    • wine

      US /waɪn/

      UK /waɪn/

      • Adjective
      • Dark red color
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Alcoholic drink made from the juice of grapes
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    • with it

      US /wɪð ɪt/

      UK /wið it/

      • Adjective
      • Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
      • Understanding and knowledgeable about current trends or information.
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    • woo

      US /wu/

      UK /wu:/

      • Transitive Verb
      • (Of a man) to try to get a woman to marry him
      • To attempt to persuade to do something
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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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