Vocabulary

  • instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
  • going on: To continue doing something
  • break down: To forcibly break, destroy or make collapse
  • ever since: Continuously from a past time until now.
  • hanging out: To spend time with your friends
  • in public: In a place where anyone can see or hear you.
  • get into it: To become interested in something and enjoy it.
  • catch up: To become equal with another person
  • show off: To show your ability/possessions to try to impress
  • work on: To devote effort to improve or develop something
  • hook up with: To meet or connect with someone.
  • found out: To learn or discover something, often after some effort.
  • talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
  • face to face: (Meeting) while looking at someone
  • on the spot: Immediately; at that location.
  • stay in: To remain inside one's home.
  • in the closet: Keeping something, often sexual orientation, secret.
  • chase after: To try hard to get something/achieve a dream, etc.
  • in the heat of the moment: Acting impulsively due to intense emotion or pressure.
  • right back: Said when someone says they will return soon, indicating you expect their prompt return.
  • know about: To have information or understanding of a subject or situation.
  • awkward: Lacking smooth movement
  • episode: One separate event in a series of events
  • sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
  • entire: Complete or full; with no part left out; whole
  • process: To organize and use data in a computer
  • ritual: Performed as part of a ceremony
  • straight: Not having curves, bends, or angles
  • immediately: Without any delay; straight away
  • chaos: State of utter confusion or disorder
  • exact: Completely correct; accurate; specific
  • chaotic: Utterly confused
  • enthusiastic: Excited and interested in something
  • admit: To acknowledge that something is true or right
  • brand: A mark burned on an animal to show who owns it
  • prime: To get a person ready for; prepare someone
  • cue: Word or action in a play to tell an actor to speak
  • dramatic: Gripping the attention; causing an effect
  • furious: Extremely angry
  • messy: Being complex or difficult to fix
  • stir: To arouse (attention or interest)
  • break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
  • orientation: Where you are in a location, e.g. facing east/west
  • hang: To attach a picture, photograph etc. onto a wall
  • garment: Piece of clothing
  • totally: In a complete way; completely; absolutely
  • spill: Accident when someone falls
  • spiral: A continuous curve round a central point
  • league: Group of people, countries with a common goal
  • moment: Very short or brief period of time
  • apologize: To say sorry because of a mistake or injury
  • twist: To turn something in a circular direction
  • scandal: Unacceptable/immoral event causing public shock
  • accusation: When you claim that someone has committed a crime
  • ceremony: Special social or religious event
  • grace: Dignified polite behavior, as when things go badly
  • decide: To make a choice or choose after thinking about it
  • replace: To use instead of something else
  • steal: A bargain; something bought very cheaply
  • campus: Grounds of an institution, e.g. a university
  • worse: Comparative of 'bad'; more bad
  • front: Behavior not showing a person's true feelings
  • question: To ask for or try to get information
  • spoiler: Bar mounted on rear of fast car to stop it lifting
  • expel: To force a person to leave a place or organization
  • start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
  • dorm: College building with rooms that students live in
  • season: One of Spring, Summer, Autumn (Fall) and Winter
  • time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
  • finale: Last part of a musical piece or performance
  • agree: To have the same opinion as someone else
  • face: To cover a surface with something like paint
  • surprise: To do something that another person didn't expect
  • knight: Chess piece in the shape of a horse's head
  • bombshell: Unexpected, shocking piece of news
  • ivy: Climbing plant growing up walls of buildings
  • relive: To remember a past time or event
  • freshman: Student in the first year of high school, college
  • vodka: Alcoholic spirit distilled from potatoes, etc.
  • estrange: To cause to be no longer connected or close to
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    • accusation

      US /ˌækjuˈzeʃən/

      UK /ˌækjuˈzeɪʃn/

      • Noun
      • When you claim that someone has committed a crime
      • A formal charge brought against someone.
      • Uncountable Noun
      • The act of accusing someone.
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    • admit

      US /ædˈmɪt/

      UK /əd'mɪt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To acknowledge that something is true or right
      • To allow someone to enter
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    • apologize

      US /əˈpɑləˌdʒaɪz/

      UK /ə'pɒlədʒaɪz/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To say sorry because of a mistake or injury
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    • awkward

      US /ˈɔkwəd/

      UK /ˈɔ:kwəd/

      • Adjective
      • Lacking smooth movement
      • Causing embarrassment or trouble
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    • bombshell

      US /ˈbɑ:mʃel/

      UK /ˈbɒmʃel/

      • Countable Noun
      • Unexpected, shocking piece of news
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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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    • break down

      US /brek daʊn/

      UK /breik daun/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To forcibly break, destroy or make collapse
      • (Machine) to stop working or become weaker
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    • campus

      US /ˈkæmpəs/

      UK /'kæmpəs/

      • Noun (plural)
      • Grounds of an institution, e.g. a university
      • Noun
      • The grounds and buildings of a university or college.
      • The grounds of a college or school.
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    • catch up

      US /kætʃ ʌp/

      UK /kætʃ ʌp/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To become equal with another person
      • To inform others of the latest news
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To do something that you have not been able to do recently.
      • To meet someone you know in order to talk to them and find out what they have been doing.
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    • ceremony

      US /ˈsɛrəˌmoni/

      UK /'serəmənɪ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Special social or religious event
      • Rigidly formal way of behaving
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    • chaos

      US /ˈkeˌɑs/

      UK /'keɪɒs/

      • Noun (plural)
      • State of utter confusion or disorder
      • Uncountable Noun
      • Complete disorder and confusion.
      • Behavior so unpredictable as to appear random, owing to great sensitivity to small changes in conditions.
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    • chaotic

      US /keɪˈɒtɪk/

      UK /keɪ'ɒtɪk/

      • Adjective
      • Utterly confused
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    • chase after

      US /tʃes ˈæftɚ/

      UK /tʃeis ˈɑ:ftə/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To try hard to get something/achieve a dream, etc.
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    • cue

      US /kju/

      UK /kju:/

      • Noun
      • Word or action in a play to tell an actor to speak
      • Transitive Verb
      • To give a signal telling someone when to act/speak
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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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    • dorm

      US /dɔrm/

      UK /dɔ:m/

      • Countable Noun
      • College building with rooms that students live in
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    • dramatic

      US /drəˈmætɪk/

      UK /drəˈmætɪk/

      • Adjective
      • Gripping the attention; causing an effect
      • (Of an event) sudden and extreme
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    • enthusiastic

      US /ɛnˌθuziˈæstɪk/

      UK /ɪnˌθju:ziˈæstɪk/

      • Adjective
      • Excited and interested in something
      • Showing active interest and support.
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    • entire

      US /ɛnˈtaɪr/

      UK /ɪn'taɪə(r)/

      • Adjective
      • Complete or full; with no part left out; whole
      • Undivided; not shared or distributed.
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    • episode

      US /ˈɛpɪˌsod/

      UK /'epɪsəʊd/

      • Noun
      • One separate event in a series of events
      • Show which is part of a larger story
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    • estrange

      US /ɪˈstrendʒ/

      UK /ɪs'treɪndʒ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To cause to be no longer connected or close to
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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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    • exact

      US /ɪɡˈzækt/

      UK /ɪɡ'zækt/

      • Adjective
      • Completely correct; accurate; specific
      • Transitive Verb
      • To get something, sometimes using force
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    • expel

      US /ɪkˈspɛl/

      UK /ɪk'spel/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To force a person to leave a place or organization
      • To release or push something (e.g. air) out
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    • face to face

      US /fes tu fes/

      UK /feis tu: feis/

      • Adverb
      • (Meeting) while looking at someone
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    • finale

      US /fɪˈnæli/

      UK /fɪˈnɑ:li/

      • Noun
      • Last part of a musical piece or performance
      B2
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    • found out

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To learn or discover something, often after some effort.
      • To become known; be revealed.
      B2
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    • freshman

      US /ˈfrɛʃmən/

      UK /ˈfreʃmən/

      • Noun
      • Student in the first year of high school, college
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    • furious

      US /ˈfjʊriəs/

      UK /ˈfjʊəriəs/

      • Adjective
      • Extremely angry
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    • garment

      US /ˈɡɑrmənt/

      UK /'ɡɑ:mənt/

      • Countable Noun
      • Piece of clothing
      • The business of making and selling clothes.
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    • get into it

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To become interested in something and enjoy it.
      • To start a career or profession.
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To become interested in something.
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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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    • grace

      US /ɡres/

      UK /ɡreɪs/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Dignified polite behavior, as when things go badly
      • God's kindness shown to people
      • Transitive Verb
      • To make a place look more attractive
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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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    • hanging out

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To spend time with your friends
      • To spend times with friends or relax doing nothing
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    • hook up with

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To meet or connect with someone.
      • To begin a romantic or sexual relationship with someone.
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    • in public

      US /ɪn ˈpʌblɪk/

      UK /in ˈpʌblik/

      • Phrase
      • In a place where anyone can see or hear you.
      • Adjective
      • Relating to the government or the people as a whole.
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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 heat of the moment

      US /ɪn ðə ˈhit ʌv ðə ˈmoʊmənt/

      UK /in ðə ˈhi:t ɔv ðə ˈməumənt/

      • other
      • Acting impulsively due to intense emotion or pressure.
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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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    • ivy

      US /ˈaɪvi/

      UK /'aɪvɪ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Climbing plant growing up walls of buildings
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    • knight

      US /naɪt/

      UK /naɪt/

      • Countable Noun
      • Chess piece in the shape of a horse's head
      • High-ranked medieval soldier fighting on horse
      • Transitive Verb
      • To grant someone the title of knight
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    • know about

      US /noʊ əˈbaʊt/

      UK /nəʊ əˈbaut/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To have information or understanding of a subject or situation.
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    • league

      US /liɡ/

      UK /li:ɡ/

      • Noun
      • Group of people, countries with a common goal
      • Association of sports teams that organizes matches
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To form a league; to unite for a common purpose.
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    • messy

      US /ˈmɛsi/

      UK /'mesɪ/

      • Adjective
      • Being complex or difficult to fix
      • Being untidy or dirty
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    • on the spot

      US /ɑn ði spɑt/

      UK /ɔn ðə spɔt/

      • Phrase
      • Immediately; at that location.
      • Present and ready for action or responsibility.
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    • orientation

      US /ˌɔriɛnˈteʃən, -ən-, ˌor-/

      UK /ˌɔ:riənˈteɪʃn/

      • Noun
      • Where you are in a location, e.g. facing east/west
      • Process of giving information about something new
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    • prime

      US /praɪm/

      UK /praɪm/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To get a person ready for; prepare someone
      • To coat with paint to prepare it for the main coat
      • Adjective
      • Concerning the highest in quality or value
      • Concerning the highest level of achievement
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    • process

      US /ˈprɑsˌɛs, ˈproˌsɛs/

      UK /prə'ses/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To organize and use data in a computer
      • To deal with official forms in the way required
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Dealing with official forms in the way required
      • Set of changes that occur slowly and naturally
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    • relive

      US /riˈlɪv/

      UK /ˌri:'lɪv/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To remember a past time or event
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    • replace

      US /rɪˈples/

      UK /rɪ'pleɪs/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To use instead of something else
      • To return an item to its original location
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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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    • ritual

      US /ˈrɪtʃuəl/

      UK /'rɪtʃʊəl/

      • Adjective
      • Performed as part of a ceremony
      • Being done in a regular, expected or similar way
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Social or religious ceremony always done the same
      • A series of actions regularly and invariably followed by someone.
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    • scandal

      US /ˈskændl/

      UK /'skændl/

      • Noun
      • Unacceptable/immoral event causing public shock
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    • show off

      US /ʃo ɔf/

      UK /ʃəu ɔf/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To show your ability/possessions to try to impress
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    • spill

      US /spɪl/

      UK /spɪl/

      • Noun
      • Accident when someone falls
      • Act of allowing a fluid to escape
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To come out of and spread beyond limits
      • To tell secrets or let information escape
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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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    • spoiler

      US /ˈspɔɪlɚ/

      UK /ˈspɔɪlə(r)/

      • Countable Noun
      • Bar mounted on rear of fast car to stop it lifting
      • Someone who pampers by excessive indulgence
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    • stay in

      US /ste ɪn/

      UK /stei in/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To remain inside one's home.
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To remain as an inpatient in a hospital.
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    • stir

      US /stɚ/

      UK /stɜ:(r)/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To arouse (attention or interest)
      • To mix e.g. food by making circular movements
      • Uncountable Noun
      • Attention or interest aroused by an event
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    • straight

      US /stret/

      UK /streɪt/

      • Adjective
      • Not having curves, bends, or angles
      • Not gay; heterosexual
      • Adverb
      • in a line; immediately; honestly and directly
      • In a straight line; directly.
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    • talking about

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To discuss a particular topic.
      • To be constantly mentioning or bringing up a subject.
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    • twist

      US /twɪst/

      UK /twɪst/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To turn something in a circular direction
      • To turn in a curving direction e.g. road or path
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Turn or spiral curve in a path or road
      • Bend or sudden change of direction
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    • vodka

      US /ˈvɑdkə/

      UK /'vɒdkə/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Alcoholic spirit distilled from potatoes, etc.
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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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    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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    US/brev/
    UK/breɪv/
    adj.Brave
    v.t.To bravely face
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