Vocabulary

  • once a month: Happening or appearing one time in each month.
  • hold onto: To grasp or grip something tightly.
  • give it up: To stop trying to do something
  • ever since: Continuously from a past time until now.
  • dig into: To start eating food enthusiastically.
  • with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
  • deal with
  • from the hip: Without careful thought; spontaneously or impulsively.
  • meet with: To have a meeting with someone in order to discuss something.
  • think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
  • based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
  • get through: To arrive at the end of or finish something
  • drop the ball: To make a mistake or error, especially one that causes problems for others.
  • to God: Used to emphasize truth or sincerity.
  • put forth: To bring into existence
  • just kind of: Used to express a feeling or state in a vague or hesitant way.
  • used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
  • stretch out: To extend your body, especially by lying down and reaching with your arms and legs.
  • hang in: To persevere; to not give up.
  • back out: To say you will now not do something you promised
  • at the moment: At this time; now
  • close up: A photograph or film shot taken of a subject at close range.
  • got to: To arrive at some place
  • good luck charm: An object that is believed to bring good luck.
  • have to: Must do
  • right back: Said when someone says they will return soon, indicating you expect their prompt return.
  • specific: Precise; particular; just about that thing
  • stretch: To make your arm, leg muscles long to ease them
  • physical: Health check at the doctors' or hospital
  • progress: To move forward or toward a place or goal
  • attempt: To try to do something challenging or difficult
  • applause: The sound made by clapping a performance or speech
  • current: Electricity flowing through wires
  • condition: To improve something to make it better
  • deal: To cope with something - usually troubles
  • sane: showing good judgment and understanding
  • feat: Impressive act showing courage or skill
  • throw: To use your arm to make something fly in the air
  • surgery: Medical operation involving cutting into body
  • adversity: Bad or difficult situation or times; trouble
  • tournament: Sports contest with many games to find a winner
  • prove: To demonstrate truth by providing evidence
  • motivational: Concerning motivation
  • leave: To go away from; depart
  • diagnose: To determine the cause of an illness or problem
  • bend: To become curved or no longer straight
  • hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
  • kind: In a caring and helpful manner
  • vertical: (Of a line, etc.) going up and down; not horizontal
  • urgent: Very important and needing immediate attention
  • athletic: Fit and strong; physically capable
  • tweak: To make a small change or adjustment
  • bring: To take or go with someone to a place
  • wrong: Action that is harmful, unjust or illegal
  • contest: Struggle or competition between rivals
  • trophy: Prize given to the winner of a competition
  • pound: The # key on a keyboard
  • charm: Quality of making people like you; attractiveness
  • person: Man, woman or child
  • pump: To make liquid or gas flow in a particular direction
  • hold: To agree to keep something for someone
  • mobility: Ability to move
  • train: Line of people, animals moving the same direction
  • shoulder: Part of the body where an arm attaches or joins
  • startle: To give someone a shock or surprise
  • coach: Large, comfortable bus
  • installment: One of many payments you have to make
  • lifetime: The time between birth and death
  • time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
  • meet: To provide something that is necessary
  • happen: To take place or occur
  • shout: To speak very loudly to get attention
  • give: Degree of flexibility in something, a material
  • rim: Outer edge of something circular
  • confidently: In a way that shows you expect to have no problems
  • trademark: Legal symbol proving ownership of product, etc.
  • dunk: To put a donut, etc. into a liquid to wet it
  • cuff: Fold or band at the end of a sleeve
  • championship: Sports competition to find the best player or team
  • jog: To run at a steady, slow pace
  • superstar: Someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field
  • halftime: Rest time between two periods of a game
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    • adversity

      US /ædˈvə:sɪti/

      UK /əd'vɜ:sətɪ/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Bad or difficult situation or times; trouble
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    • applause

      US /əˈplɔz/

      UK /ə'plɔ:z/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • The sound made by clapping a performance or speech
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    • at the moment

      US

      UK

      • Adverb
      • At this time; now
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    • athletic

      US /æθˈlɛtɪk/

      UK /æθˈletɪk/

      • Adjective
      • Fit and strong; physically capable
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    • attempt

      US /əˈtɛmpt/

      UK /ə'tempt/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To try to do something challenging or difficult
      • Noun
      • Effort made to try to do or accomplish something
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    • back out

      US /bæk aʊt/

      UK /bæk aut/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To say you will now not do something you promised
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    • based on

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
      • Preposition
      • Using something as the main idea or foundation.
      • Relying on something as evidence or justification.
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    • bend

      US /bɛnd/

      UK /bend/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To become curved or no longer straight
      • To move your body so that it is not straight up
      • Noun
      • When a road changes direction; turn
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    • championship

      US /ˈtʃæmpiənˌʃɪp/

      UK /ˈtʃæmpiənʃɪp/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Sports competition to find the best player or team
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    • charm

      US /tʃɑrm/

      UK /tʃɑ:m/

      • Noun
      • Quality of making people like you; attractiveness
      • Transitive Verb
      • To cause others to like you or do what you want
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    • close up

      US /kloz ʌp/

      UK /kləuz ʌp/

      • Countable Noun
      • A photograph or film shot taken of a subject at close range.
      • Adverb
      • To move nearer to someone or something.
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    • coach

      US /kotʃ/

      UK /kəʊtʃ/

      • Countable Noun
      • Large, comfortable bus
      • Person who teaches others how to do (sport, job)
      • Transitive Verb
      • To teach others how to do something (e.g. sport)
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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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    • confidently

      US /ˈkɑnfədəntlɪ/

      UK /'kɒnfədəntlɪ/

      • Adverb
      • In a way that shows you expect to have no problems
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    • contest

      US /ˈkɑnˌtɛst/

      UK /'kɒntest/

      • Noun
      • Struggle or competition between rivals
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To struggle or compete against other people
      • To not accept an official or legal judgment
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    • cuff

      US /kʌf/

      UK /kʌf/

      • Noun
      • Fold or band at the end of a sleeve
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    • current

      US /ˈkɚrənt, ˈkʌr-/

      UK /'kʌrənt/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Electricity flowing through wires
      • Movement of water in a river, or air in the sky
      • Adjective
      • Happening or being in the present time
      • In general use or accepted by most people.
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    • deal with

      US /dil wɪð/

      UK /di:l wið/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To buy or sell goods or services.
      • Phrasal Verb
      • To take action to solve a problem or manage a situation.
      • To be about; concern.
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    • diagnose

      US /ˌdaɪəgˈnoʊs/

      UK /ˈdaɪəgnəʊz/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To determine the cause of an illness or problem
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    • dig into

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To start eating food enthusiastically.
      • To investigate or research something thoroughly.
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    • drop the ball

      US

      UK

      • Idiom
      • To make a mistake or error, especially one that causes problems for others.
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    • dunk

      US /dʌŋk/

      UK /dʌŋk/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To put a donut, etc. into a liquid to wet it
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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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    • feat

      US /fit/

      UK /fi:t/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Impressive act showing courage or skill
      • A remarkable or skillful act or accomplishment.
      • Noun
      • An archaic spelling of 'feet'.
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    • from the hip

      US /frəm ðə hɪp/

      UK /frəm ðə hɪp/

      • other
      • Without careful thought; spontaneously or impulsively.
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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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    • give it up

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To stop trying to do something
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    • good luck charm

      US

      UK

      • Countable Noun
      • An object that is believed to bring good luck.
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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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    • halftime

      US /ˌhɑ:f'taɪm/

      UK /ˌhɑ:f'taɪm/

      • Noun
      • Rest time between two periods of a game
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    • hang in

      US /hæŋ ɪn/

      UK /hæŋ in/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To persevere; to not give up.
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    • have to

      US /hæv tu/

      UK /ˈhæv tə/

      • Auxiliary Verb
      • Must do
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    • hold onto

      US /hold ˈɑnˌtu/

      UK /həuld ˈɔntu/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To grasp or grip something tightly.
      • To keep or retain possession of something.
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    • installment

      US /ɪn'stɔ:lmənt/

      UK /ɪn'stɔ:lmənt/

      • Countable Noun
      • One of many payments you have to make
      • One part of a published serial
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    • jog

      US /dʒɑɡ/

      UK /dʒɒɡ/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To run at a steady, slow pace
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A small, light knock or push
      • A knock or push on something lightly
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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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    • lifetime

      US /ˈlaɪfˌtaɪm/

      UK /ˈlaɪftaɪm/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • The time between birth and death
      • An opportunity that is unlikely to occur again.
      • Adjective
      • Lasting for the duration of someone's life or the existence of something.
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    • meet with

      US /mit wɪð/

      UK /mi:t wið/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To have a meeting with someone in order to discuss something.
      • To encounter or experience something, often something negative.
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    • mobility

      US /moˈbɪliti/

      UK /məʊˈbɪləti/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Ability to move
      • The ability to move between different levels of society or employment.
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    • motivational

      US /ˌmoʊtɪ'veɪʃənl/

      UK /ˌməʊtɪ'veɪʃənl/

      • Adjective
      • Concerning motivation
      • Providing encouragement; inspiring.
      • Noun
      • A speech or presentation intended to inspire or encourage.
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    • once a month

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Happening or appearing one time in each month.
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    • physical

      US /ˈfɪzɪkəl/

      UK /ˈfɪzɪkl/

      • Countable Noun
      • Health check at the doctors' or hospital
      • Adjective
      • Concerning the body of a person
      • Concerning things that can be seen or touched
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    • progress

      US /ˈprɑɡˌrɛs, -rəs, ˈproˌɡrɛs/

      UK /'prəʊɡres/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To move forward or toward a place or goal
      • To make progress; develop or improve.
      • Uncountable Noun
      • Act of moving forward
      • The process of improving or developing something over a period of time.
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    • prove

      US /pruv/

      UK /pru:v/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To demonstrate truth by providing evidence
      • To test the quality or worth of something.
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To turn out to be; be found to be.
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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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    • put forth

      US /pʊt fɔrθ/

      UK /put fɔ:θ/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To bring into existence
      • To offer ideas for consideration
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    • right back

      US /raɪt bæk/

      UK /rait bæk/

      • Interjection
      • Said when someone says they will return soon, indicating you expect their prompt return.
      • Adverb
      • Immediately; very soon after going.
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    • rim

      US /rɪm/

      UK /rɪm/

      • Noun
      • Outer edge of something circular
      • Transitive Verb
      • To give something an outer edge, as specified
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    • sane

      US /sen/

      UK /seɪn/

      • Adjective
      • showing good judgment and understanding
      • having a healthy mind and not mentally ill
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    • shoulder

      US /ˈʃoldɚ/

      UK /ˈʃəʊldə(r)/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Part of the body where an arm attaches or joins
      • Meat that comes from an animal's upper front leg
      • Transitive Verb
      • To carry something around your neck
      • To push something using the top part of your arm
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    • shout

      US /ʃaʊt/

      UK /ʃaʊt/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To speak very loudly to get attention
      • Noun
      • Speaking loudly so you get attention
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    • specific

      US /spɪˈsɪfɪk/

      UK /spəˈsɪfɪk/

      • Adjective
      • Precise; particular; just about that thing
      • Concerning one particular thing or kind of thing
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    • startle

      US /ˈstɑ:rtl/

      UK /ˈstɑ:tl/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To give someone a shock or surprise
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    • stretch

      US /strɛtʃ/

      UK /stretʃ/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To make your arm, leg muscles long to ease them
      • To make something bigger by pulling on it
      • Noun
      • Making arm, leg muscles longer to ease them
      • A consecutive row of things
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    • stretch out

      US /strɛtʃ aʊt/

      UK /stretʃ aut/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To extend your body, especially by lying down and reaching with your arms and legs.
      • To extend over a large area.
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    • superstar

      US /ˈsjupɚˌstɑr/

      UK /'su:pəstɑ:(r)/

      • Countable Noun
      • Someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field
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    • surgery

      US /ˈsɚdʒəri/

      UK /'sɜ:dʒərɪ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Medical operation involving cutting into body
      • A doctor's office; health clinic
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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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    • to God

      US /tə ɡɑd/

      UK /tə ɡɒd/

      • other
      • Used to emphasize truth or sincerity.
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    • tournament

      US /ˈtʊrnəmənt, ˈtɚ-/

      UK /'tʊənəmənt/

      • Countable Noun
      • Sports contest with many games to find a winner
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    • trademark

      US /ˈtredˌmɑrk/

      UK /'treɪdmɑ:k/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Legal symbol proving ownership of product, etc.
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    • trophy

      US /ˈtroʊfi/

      UK /ˈtrəʊfi/

      • Countable Noun
      • Prize given to the winner of a competition
      • Something to show your high social status
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    • tweak

      US /twik/

      UK /twi:k/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To make a small change or adjustment
      • To pinch or pull (something) sharply.
      • Countable Noun
      • A small change or adjustment
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    • urgent

      US /ˈɜ:rdʒənt/

      UK /ˈɜ:dʒənt/

      • Adjective
      • Very important and needing immediate attention
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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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    • vertical

      US /ˈvɜ:rtɪkl/

      UK /ˈvɜ:tɪkl/

      • Adjective
      • (Of a line, etc.) going up and down; not horizontal
      • Extending or operating upward from a base.
      • Noun
      • A vertical line or plane.
      • An upright structural member.
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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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    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

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    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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