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  • stay in: To remain inside one's home.
  • come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
  • got to: To arrive at some place
  • used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
  • soap up: To cover with soap creating lather for cleaning.
  • in town: Present or available in the local area or city.
  • let out: To allow a person, animal to leave the room, house
  • soap off: To rinse or wash soap away from a surface.
  • go out: To leave a building (e.g. a house)
  • get here: To arrive at a specific location.
  • on the way: During the journey to a particular place.
  • on television: Appearing or broadcast on TV.
  • ever since: Continuously from a past time until now.
  • stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
  • bunch: A group of things of the same kind
  • figure: To appear in a game, play or event
  • wrap: Piece of clothing worn loosely on the shoulders
  • fancy: To want to have or do something; feel like
  • perform: To carry out an action well or successfully
  • convention: Official agreement between two or more countries
  • soak: To make something completely wet
  • hang: To attach a picture, photograph etc. onto a wall
  • comedy: Amusing play, film, usually with a happy ending
  • stall: Walled area in a barn where a farm animal is kept
  • coast: Land near the sea or ocean
  • punch: Alcoholic drink made from wine and fruit, etc.
  • trip: To release an electrical switch
  • ceiling: Top part of a room above your head
  • wipe: To clean or dry something with a cloth
  • stand: To be a candidate in an election
  • gig: Show; performance; job for a musician or performer
  • shut: To stop being open for business
  • quit: To leave a job
  • shot: To kick or throw a ball at a goal
  • attic: Room at the top of a house just below the roof
  • finally: used especially at the beginning of a sentence to introduce the last point or idea
  • know: To be familiar with a person or place, thing
  • chuck: To throw carelessly or casually
  • machine: Piece of equipment used to do work
  • code: To express information in a series of numbers
  • famous: Excellent
  • tape: To record some sounds using an electric device
  • stay: To keep trying without giving up
  • answer: To reply to a question someone asks
  • put: To move or place a thing in a particular position
  • ovation: Loud and long clapping from an audience
  • man: Humans in general, including male and female
  • call: A order or request for action
  • linen: Cloth made from fibers of the flax plant
  • floor: Large area used for a particular purpose
  • shit: A coarse term for defecation
  • message: Main idea or theme in a story, book, or film
  • toilet: Room where you go to urinate or excrete; bathroom
  • soap: Hard cream-like substance used to wash something
  • caravan: Group of people traveling together
  • bathroom: Room where you take a bath or go to the toilet
  • clothe: To put a certain type of clothing on someone; dress
  • bathe: To be covered completely in something, e.g. light
  • showtime: The time a performance begins
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    • attic

      US /ˈætɪk/

      UK /ˈætɪk/

      • Noun
      • Room at the top of a house just below the roof
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    • bathe

      US /beð/

      UK /beɪð/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To be covered completely in something, e.g. light
      • To swim at the beach or in a river
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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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    • bunch

      US /bʌntʃ/

      UK /bʌntʃ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A group of things of the same kind
      • A group of people.
      • Transitive Verb
      • To group people or things closely together
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    • caravan

      US /ˈkærəˌvæn/

      UK /'kærəvæn/

      • Noun
      • Group of people traveling together
      • Mobile vehicle for camping
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    • ceiling

      US /ˈsilɪŋ/

      UK /ˈsi:lɪŋ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Top part of a room above your head
      • Greatest level that is allowed; limit
      • Transitive Verb
      • To round a number up to the nearest integer
      • To provide a room with a ceiling.
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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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    • clothe

      US /kloʊð/

      UK /kləʊð/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To put a certain type of clothing on someone; dress
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    • coast

      US /kost/

      UK /kəʊst/

      • Noun
      • Land near the sea or ocean
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To progress in something without trying hard
      • (Of a vehicle) to move forward without power
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    • code

      US /kod/

      UK /kəʊd/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To express information in a series of numbers
      • To write a secret message using secret symbols
      • Noun
      • A password made of a set of letters or numbers
      • Set of rules for behavior
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    • come back

      US /kʌm bæk/

      UK /kʌm bæk/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To reply to someone, often forcefully
      • To be remembered
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    • comedy

      US /ˈkɑmɪdi/

      UK /'kɒmədɪ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Amusing play, film, usually with a happy ending
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    • convention

      US /kənˈvɛnʃən/

      UK /kənˈvenʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Official agreement between two or more countries
      • Large formal assembly, e.g. to make laws
      • Adjective
      • Concerning a large formal assembly or meeting
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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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    • 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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    • get here

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      UK

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To arrive at a specific location.
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    • gig

      US /ɡɪɡ/

      UK /gɪg/

      • Noun
      • Show; performance; job for a musician or performer
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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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    • 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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    • in town

      US /ɪn taʊn/

      UK /in taun/

      • Phrase
      • Present or available in the local area or city.
      • Available or present in a particular place.
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    • let out

      US /lɛt aʊt/

      UK /let aut/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To allow a person, animal to leave the room, house
      • To allow to leave; to release.
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To enlarge a garment by releasing a seam or adding material.
      • To release or allow to escape.
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    • linen

      US /ˈlɪnən/

      UK /ˈlɪnɪn/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Cloth made from fibers of the flax plant
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    • message

      US /ˈmɛsɪdʒ/

      UK /'mesɪdʒ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Main idea or theme in a story, book, or film
      • Piece of information that is told/given to someone
      • Transitive Verb
      • To communicate using text
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    • on television

      US /ɑn ˈtɛləvɪʒən/

      UK /ɒn ˈtelɪvɪʒən/

      • other
      • Appearing or broadcast on TV.
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    • on the way

      US /ɑn ði we/

      UK /ɔn ðə wei/

      • Phrase
      • During the journey to a particular place.
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    • ovation

      US /oˈveʃən/

      UK /əʊˈveɪʃn/

      • Noun
      • Loud and long clapping from an audience
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    • punch

      US /pʌntʃ/

      UK /pʌntʃ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Alcoholic drink made from wine and fruit, etc.
      • Transitive Verb
      • To hit something very hard with a closed hand
      • To make a hole in something with a special tool
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    • quit

      US /kwɪt/

      UK /kwɪt/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To leave a job
      • To leave a place
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To leave a school etc. without finishing
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    • shot

      US /ʃɑt/

      UK /ʃɒt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To kick or throw a ball at a goal
      • To fire a gun; injure or kill someone with a gun
      • Countable Noun
      • An attempt to kick or throw a ball at a goal
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    • showtime

      US /ˈʃoʊtaɪm/

      UK /ˈʃəʊtaɪm/

      • Noun
      • The time a performance begins
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    • shut

      US /ʃʌt/

      UK /ʃʌt/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To stop being open for business
      • Transitive Verb
      • To close something, e.g. a door
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    • soak

      US /sok/

      UK /səʊk/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To make something completely wet
      • To place something in liquid for a period of time
      • Noun
      • Placement in liquid for a period of time
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    • soap

      US /sop/

      UK /səʊp/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Hard cream-like substance used to wash something
      • A TV serial
      • Transitive Verb
      • To put soap on something so it can be cleaned
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    • soap off

      US /soʊp ɔf/

      UK /səup ɒf/

      • other
      • To rinse or wash soap away from a surface.
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    • soap up

      US /soʊp ʌp/

      UK /səup ʌp/

      • other
      • To cover with soap creating lather for cleaning.
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    • stall

      US /stɔl/

      UK /stɔ:l/

      • Countable Noun
      • Walled area in a barn where a farm animal is kept
      • A table where things are sold at a market or fair
      • Transitive Verb
      • To put animals inside the room where they are kept
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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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    • stuff

      US /stʌf/

      UK /stʌf/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Generic description for things, materials, objects
      • Transitive Verb
      • To push material inside something, with force
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    • tape

      US /tep/

      UK /teɪp/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To record some sounds using an electric device
      • To stick things together using an adhesive strip
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Narrow strip of magnetic material for recording on
      • Thin material used to mark an area or seal things
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    • toilet

      US /'tɔɪlət/

      UK /ˈtɔɪlət/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Room where you go to urinate or excrete; bathroom
      • A fixture in a bathroom used for urination and defecation.
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To wash and take care of your body
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    • trip

      US /trɪp/

      UK /trɪp/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To release an electrical switch
      • To fall by catching your foot on something
      • Noun
      • Act of falling down; falling over an obstacle
      • Journey or visit to a place
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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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    • wipe

      US /waɪp/

      UK /waɪp/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To clean or dry something with a cloth
      • To spread a liquid on something
      • Noun
      • Act to clean or dry something with a cloth
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    • wrap

      US /ræp/

      UK /ræp/

      • Countable Noun
      • Piece of clothing worn loosely on the shoulders
      • Thin bread filled with food and rolled
      • Transitive Verb
      • To be or move around something
      • To cover something with paper or a cloth e.g. gift
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    She took a brave step forward, leaving behind her comfort zone to chase her dreams.

    Vocabulary
    • brave

      adj. Having courage

    • comfort zone

      phr. A familiar situation where one feels safe

    Explanation
    a brave step is a noun phrase, where brave is an adjective modifying the noun step, meaning "a courageous step". forward is an adverb modifying step, meaning "ahead". The whole phrase serves as the object, answering the "what" of took (verb) — she took a brave step forward.

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    brave

    US/brev/
    UK/breɪv/
    adj.Brave
    v.t.To bravely face
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