Vocabulary

  • in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
  • look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
  • used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
  • pass out: To distribute or hand out papers to people
  • simple present: A verb tense used to describe habits, unchanging situations, general truths, and fixed arrangements.
  • talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
  • on a regular basis: Happening frequently or at regular intervals.
  • check out
  • irregular verbs: Verbs that do not form their past tense or past participle by adding -ed.
  • good person: A morally upright and kind individual.
  • take delight: To get a lot of pleasure from something
  • have to: Must do
  • on the street: Located on or along a public road in a town or city.
  • pass away: A polite way of saying 'to die'
  • hanging out: To spend time with your friends
  • stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
  • weird: Odd or unusual; surprising; strange
  • struggle: To try very hard to do something difficult
  • present: Being in attendance; being there; having turned up
  • trigger: Lever on a gun that you pull to fire
  • vocabulary: Words that have to do with a particular subject
  • audience: Group of people attending a play, movie etc.
  • represent: To depict art objects, figures, scenes; to portray
  • sentence: (Of a judge) to decide the punishment of
  • relationship: Connection between two or more people or things
  • slang: Words or phrases used in a very informal way
  • regular: Having an equal amount of space or time in between
  • tense: The use of grammar to state the time things happen
  • consciousness: Process by which thoughts, ideas are processed
  • grammar: Book describing the syntactic rules of a language
  • indicate: To show something; direct attention to; point out
  • polite: Showing good manners or respect for other people
  • suddenly: In an unexpected or very quick manner
  • drop: Distance between a higher and a lower level
  • rude: Being unkind or impolite to others; disrespectful
  • break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
  • hang: To attach a picture, photograph etc. onto a wall
  • strange: Unusual or odd; surprising because unexpected
  • buddy: Friend, usually male
  • delight: Strong feeling of great pleasure
  • bully: a person who habitually seeks to harm or intimidate those whom they perceive as vulnerable
  • important: Having power or authority
  • sound: Sensible, dependable and reliable
  • phrasal: Concerning or consisting of a phrase
  • kind: In a caring and helpful manner
  • simple: Not hard to understand or do; not complex
  • basis: Main ingredient or part of something
  • bucket: Open container with a handle used to carry liquids
  • kick: Feeling of enjoyment or excitement
  • naturally: In the expected or usual way
  • verb: Word that expresses an action or state
  • change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
  • person: Man, woman or child
  • auxiliary: Helping or supporting a function or group
  • focus: To see clearly by adjusting your eyes or a camera
  • cemetery: Place where people are buried after they die
  • interesting: Taking your attention; making you want to know
  • think: To have an idea about something without certainty
  • graveyard: Area used for burials; area with many graves
  • depress: To make someone feel sad or miserable
  • formally: In a formal manner; officially
  • whoa: Tell someone to do something more slowly
  • jog: To run at a steady, slow pace
  • clothe: To put a certain type of clothing on someone; dress
  • frog: Small hopping amphibian
  • keeper: Person taking care of animals
  • homework: Work that a student is given to do at home
  • grandmother: Your mother or father's mother
  • someplace: In or at or to some place
  • undertaker: One who prepares dead bodies for burial/cremation
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    • audience

      US /ˈɔdiəns/

      UK /ˈɔ:diəns/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Group of people attending a play, movie etc.
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    • auxiliary

      US /ɔɡˈzɪljəri, -ˈzɪləri/

      UK /ɔ:gˈzɪliəri/

      • Adjective
      • Helping or supporting a function or group
      • Noun
      • Group of workers who provide help and assistance
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    • basis

      US /ˈbesɪs/

      UK /ˈbeɪsɪs/

      • Noun
      • Main ingredient or part of something
      • Starting situation, fact, idea to develop from
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    • bucket

      US /ˈbʌkɪt/

      UK /'bʌkɪt/

      • Countable Noun
      • Open container with a handle used to carry liquids
      • A scoop-like container attached to machinery, used for digging or lifting materials.
      • Uncountable Noun
      • The amount held by a bucket.
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    • buddy

      US /ˈbʌdi/

      UK /'bʌdɪ/

      • Countable Noun
      • Friend, usually male
      • A term of address, often used informally.
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    • bully

      US /ˈbʊli/

      UK /'bʊlɪ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • a person who habitually seeks to harm or intimidate those whom they perceive as vulnerable
      • A person who uses superior strength or influence to intimidate others.
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • seek to harm, intimidate, or coerce (someone perceived as vulnerable)
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    • cemetery

      US /ˈsɛmɪˌtɛri/

      UK /'semətrɪ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Place where people are buried after they die
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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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    • clothe

      US /kloʊð/

      UK /kləʊð/

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

      US /ˈkɑnʃəsnɪs/

      UK /'kɒnʃəsnəs/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Process by which thoughts, ideas are processed
      • A person's awareness or perception of something.
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    • delight

      US /dɪˈlaɪt/

      UK /dɪ'laɪt/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Strong feeling of great pleasure
      • Transitive Verb
      • To give someone pleasure or joy
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    • depress

      US /dɪˈprɛs/

      UK /dɪ'pres/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To make someone feel sad or miserable
      • To push something down
      B2
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    • focus

      US /ˈfokəs/

      UK /'fəʊkəs/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To see clearly by adjusting your eyes or a camera
      • To keep your attention, concentration on one thing
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Main purpose or center of interest or activity
      • The clarity of an image produced by a lens.
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    • formally

      US /ˈfɔrml:ɪ/

      UK /'fɔ:məlɪ/

      • Adverb
      • In a formal manner; officially
      • In your best clothes, e.g. for a prom
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    • frog

      US /frɔ:g/

      UK /frɒg/

      • Noun
      • Small hopping amphibian
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    • good person

      US

      UK

      • Noun
      • A morally upright and kind individual.
      • A person who is skilled or competent in a particular area.
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    • grammar

      US /ˈɡræmɚ/

      UK /ˈgræmə(r)/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Book describing the syntactic rules of a language
      • Rules explaining how words are used in a language
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    • grandmother

      US /ˈɡrændˌmʌðɚ, ˈɡræn-/

      UK /ˈgrænmʌðə(r)/

      • Noun
      • Your mother or father's mother
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    • graveyard

      US /ˈgreɪvjɑ:rd/

      UK /ˈgreɪvjɑ:d/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Area used for burials; area with many graves
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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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    • have to

      US /hæv tu/

      UK /ˈhæv tə/

      • Auxiliary Verb
      • Must do
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    • homework

      US /ˈhomˌwɚk/

      UK /ˈhəumwə:k/

      • Noun
      • Work that a student is given to do at home
      B2
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    • in the past

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • During a former period of time; previously.
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    • indicate

      US /ˈɪndɪˌket/

      UK /ˈɪndɪkeɪt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To show something; direct attention to; point out
      • To represent something using a symbol or sign
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    • irregular verbs

      US

      UK

      • Noun (plural)
      • Verbs that do not form their past tense or past participle by adding -ed.
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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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    • keeper

      US /ˈkipɚ/

      UK /ˈki:pə(r)/

      • Noun
      • Person taking care of animals
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    • kick

      US /kɪk/

      UK /kɪk/

      • Noun
      • Feeling of enjoyment or excitement
      • Transitive Verb
      • To hit or move something with the foot
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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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    • naturally

      US /ˈnætʃərəli, ˈnætʃrə-/

      UK /ˈnætʃrəli/

      • Adverb
      • In the expected or usual way
      • Without the aid of someone or something
      A2
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    • on a regular basis

      US //ɑn ə ˈrɛgjələr ˈbeɪsəs//

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Happening frequently or at regular intervals.
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    • on the street

      US /ɑn ði strit/

      UK /ɔn ðə stri:t/

      • Phrase
      • Located on or along a public road in a town or city.
      • Available or circulating, especially illegally or unofficially.
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    • pass away

      US /pæs əˈwe/

      UK /pɑ:s əˈwei/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • A polite way of saying 'to die'
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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
      A1
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    • phrasal

      US

      UK

      • Adjective
      • Concerning or consisting of a phrase
      B1
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    • polite

      US /pəˈlaɪt/

      UK /pəˈlaɪt/

      • Adjective
      • Showing good manners or respect for other people
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    • regular

      US /ˈrɛɡjəlɚ/

      UK /ˈregjələ(r)/

      • Adjective
      • Having an equal amount of space or time in between
      • Occurring or being done frequently
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Customers who frequently visit a place
      • Soldier who has a permanent job in the army
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    • relationship

      US /rɪˈleʃənˌʃɪp/

      UK /rɪˈleɪʃnʃɪp/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Connection between two or more people or things
      • Way people interact or live with each other
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    • represent

      US /ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnt/

      UK /ˌreprɪ'zent/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To depict art objects, figures, scenes; to portray
      • To show or describe something in a particular way
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    • rude

      US /rud/

      UK /ru:d/

      • Adjective
      • Being unkind or impolite to others; disrespectful
      • Offensive; ill-mannered
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    • simple present

      US

      UK

      • Noun
      • A verb tense used to describe habits, unchanging situations, general truths, and fixed arrangements.
      A1
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    • slang

      US /slæŋ/

      UK /slæŋ/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Words or phrases used in a very informal way
      B1
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    • someplace

      US /ˈsʌmˌples/

      UK /ˈsʌmpleɪs/

      • Adverb
      • In or at or to some place
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    • struggle

      US /ˈstrʌɡəl/

      UK /'strʌɡl/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To try very hard to do something difficult
      • To fight or struggle violently
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Strong efforts made to do something difficult
      • A difficult or challenging situation or task
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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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    • take delight

      US

      UK

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To get a lot of pleasure from something
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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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    • tense

      US /tɛns/

      UK /tens/

      • Noun
      • The use of grammar to state the time things happen
      • Adjective
      • Unable to relax; feeling nervous or stressed
      • Stretched tight and stiff
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    • trigger

      US /ˈtrɪɡɚ/

      UK /'trɪɡə(r)/

      • Noun
      • Lever on a gun that you pull to fire
      • Device that starts a process
      • Transitive Verb
      • To start a process off e.g. a memory
      • To cause something to begin or happen.
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    • undertaker

      US /ˈʌndərteɪkə(r)/

      UK /ˈʌndəteɪkə(r)/

      • Countable Noun
      • One who prepares dead bodies for burial/cremation
      B2
      More
    • 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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    • vocabulary

      US /voˈkæbjəˌlɛri/

      UK /və'kæbjələrɪ/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Words that have to do with a particular subject
      • The words that a person knows
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    • weird

      US /wɪrd/

      UK /wɪəd/

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

      US /woʊ/

      UK /wəʊ/

      • Interjection
      • Tell someone to do something more slowly
      • An exclamation of surprise, amazement, or shock.
      C1
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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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