Vocabulary

  • figure out: To understand the behavior of someone
  • have to: Must do
  • the following: Next in order or sequence.
  • under fire: Being heavily criticized.
  • feel sick: To experience a sensation of nausea or illness
  • look into: To investigate or try to discover the reasons for
  • take on: To acquire a new characteristic
  • ride with: To travel together with someone in a vehicle or on an animal.
  • track down: To find out where someone is; hunt; chase
  • on the ground: Located on the surface of the earth.
  • got to: To arrive at some place
  • work on: To devote effort to improve or develop something
  • show up: To arrive or be seen at a place, e.g. a party
  • going on: To continue doing something
  • go on: To continue doing something
  • lie ahead: To be going to happen in the future.
  • in the bedroom: Located or happening inside the bedroom.
  • in the midst of: Surrounded by; in the middle of.
  • fight back: To make your point more strongly against opponent
  • look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
  • switch on: To put something electrical on or off
  • offer up: To present something, especially to God, as a sacrifice or offering.
  • embrace it: To accept something enthusiastically.
  • open up to: To start talking more freely about your feelings and private thoughts.
  • potential: Capable of happening or becoming reality
  • figure: To appear in a game, play or event
  • gross: 144 of something; twelve dozen of something
  • iconic: Being widely recognized as a symbol of something
  • concept: Abstract idea of something or how it works
  • character: Person in a story, movie or play
  • encounter: To come up against a problem or trouble; meet
  • ruin: To damage or completely destroy something
  • creepy: Scary; annoying or unpleasant
  • scene: Incident where someone behaves angrily, badly
  • career: Particular occupation in professional life
  • establish: To set or create something to last for a long time
  • endure: To last for a long time; continue to exist
  • adapt: To change something for a different function
  • plot: Small piece of land for a house growing crops etc.
  • divine: Concerning or coming from God or a god
  • vomit: Food coming back up from stomach, due to illness
  • remote: Being far away from people, towns, etc.
  • eerie: Strange, mysterious and frightening
  • initiate: To cause something to begin
  • controversy: Strong public disagreement about something
  • create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
  • performance: Act of doing something
  • religious: Following the rules and beliefs of a faith
  • film: Thin layer that covers something
  • haunt: To remain in the mind causing worry, sadness, pain
  • paranoid: Believing others are trying to harm you
  • mystery: Quality of being strange and not understood
  • dwell: To live in a certain place
  • violent: Done with force; likely to produce physical damage
  • scary: Causing fear; frightening
  • visceral: From deep within you; caused by strong instincts
  • disturb: To cause someone anxiety or fear
  • director: Senior person who manages part of an organization
  • gang: Group that you disapprove of, e.g. criminals
  • horror: Feeling of great shock or fear; thing causing it
  • piece: A counter in a board game
  • midst: Middle area or part of something
  • anthropologist: Person who studies human origins and development
  • criminal: Involving illegal activity; relating to crime
  • despicable: Deserving contempt; causing strong disapproval
  • include: To make someone, something part of a group
  • dutch: Concerning the culture and people of Holland
  • vegetarian: Being made from vegetables and not having any meat
  • zodiac: A belt-shaped region in the heavens on either side to the ecliptic; divided into constellations or signs for astrological purposes
  • rollercoaster: Amusement passenger ride that rises and falls
  • ride: Machine at an amusement park for riding on for fun
  • vet: Short for 'veterinarian' or 'veterinary surgeon'
  • skip: Very large waste disposal bin
  • biblical: Concerning the bible
  • view: Opinion, belief, or idea about something
  • give: Degree of flexibility in something, a material
  • people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
  • forget: To not remember something
  • harrowing: Extremely shocking or upsetting
  • story: One of many floors or levels in a building
  • dark: Of a color that is not light
  • cliffhanger: A contest whose outcome is uncertain up to the very end
  • antagonist: (Literature) someone who is an enemy or opponent
  • depiction: Picture or a written description of something
  • rainforest: Ancient forest growing in tropical regions
  • ghastly: Frightening or horrible to the senses
  • hypnosis: Sleep-like state where you respond to suggestions
  • cannibal: Person who eats another human being
  • filmmaker: Person who makes movies; movie producer, director
  • mutilation: Injury that causes disfigurement
  • radiator: Device for cooling down an engine
  • caretaker: Job of taking care of others or their property
  • lynch: (Of a mob) to illegally put to death by hanging
  • unsettle: To upset; making someone feel uneasy
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    • adapt

      US /əˈdæpt/

      UK /ə'dæpt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To change something for a different function
      • To change something to fit or suit a new purpose
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To change your behaviour so that it is easier to live in a new place or situation
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    • antagonist

      US /ænˈtæɡənɪst/

      UK /ænˈtægənɪst/

      • Noun
      • (Literature) someone who is an enemy or opponent
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    • anthropologist

      US /ˌænθrəˈpɑ:lədʒɪst/

      UK /ˌænθrəˈpɒlədʒɪst/

      • Countable Noun
      • Person who studies human origins and development
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    • biblical

      US

      UK

      • Adjective
      • Concerning the bible
      • Very great and impressive
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    • cannibal

      US /ˈkænəbəl/

      UK /ˈkænɪbl/

      • Noun
      • Person who eats another human being
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    • career

      US /kəˈrɪr/

      UK /kə'rɪə(r)/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Particular occupation in professional life
      • The course of a person's life, especially in a particular pursuit or profession.
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To move forward very fast and without control
      • To advance or make progress rapidly
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    • caretaker

      US /ˈkerteɪkə(r)/

      UK /ˈkeəteɪkə(r)/

      • Noun
      • Job of taking care of others or their property
      C1
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    • character

      US /ˈkærəktɚ/

      UK /'kærəktə(r)/

      • Noun
      • Person in a story, movie or play
      • Writing symbols, e.g. alphabet or Chinese writing
      A2
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    • concept

      US /ˈkɑnˌsɛpt/

      UK /'kɒnsept/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Abstract idea of something or how it works
      • A plan or intention; a conception.
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    • controversy

      US /ˈkɑntrəˌvɚsi/

      UK /'kɒntrəvɜ:sɪ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Strong public disagreement about something
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    • creepy

      US /'kri:pɪ/

      UK /'kri:pɪ/

      • Adjective
      • Scary; annoying or unpleasant
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    • criminal

      US /ˈkrɪmənəl/

      UK /ˈkrɪmɪnl/

      • Adjective
      • Involving illegal activity; relating to crime
      • Not justifiable; shameful
      • Noun
      • Person who commits a crime
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    • depiction

      US /dɪˈpɪkʃən/

      UK /dɪ'pɪkʃn/

      • Noun
      • Picture or a written description of something
      B2
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    • despicable

      US /ˈdɛspɪkəbəl, dɪˈspɪkə-/

      UK /dɪˈspɪkəbl/

      • Adjective
      • Deserving contempt; causing strong disapproval
      C1
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    • director

      US /dɪˈrɛktɚ, daɪ-/

      UK /də'rektə(r)/

      • Noun
      • Senior person who manages part of an organization
      • Person who controls the acting in a movie or play
      A2TOEIC
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    • disturb

      US /dɪˈstɜ:rb/

      UK /dɪˈstɜ:b/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To cause someone anxiety or fear
      • To cause someone anxiety or fear
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    • divine

      US /dɪˈvaɪn/

      UK /dɪ'vaɪn/

      • Adjective
      • Concerning or coming from God or a god
      • Being very good or wonderful
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To predict through feeling and without reason
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    • dwell

      US /dwɛl/

      UK /dwel/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To live in a certain place
      • To think or talk a lot about something, especially something unpleasant.
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    • eerie

      US /ˈɪri/

      UK /ˈɪəri/

      • Adjective
      • Strange, mysterious and frightening
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    • embrace it

      US

      UK

      • Transitive Verb
      • To accept something enthusiastically.
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    • encounter

      US /ɛnˈkaʊntɚ/

      UK /ɪn'kaʊntə(r)/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To come up against a problem or trouble; meet
      • To meet someone or something unexpectedly
      • Noun
      • A chance meeting; unexpected or unplanned meeting
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    • endure

      US /ɛnˈdʊr, -ˈdjʊr/

      UK /ɪn'djʊə(r)/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To last for a long time; continue to exist
      • Transitive Verb
      • To accept difficulties without struggle
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    • establish

      US /ɪˈstæblɪʃ/

      UK /ɪˈstæblɪʃ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To set or create something to last for a long time
      • To use facts, evidence to show truth or clarity
      A2TOEIC
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    • feel sick

      US

      UK

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To experience a sensation of nausea or illness
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    • fight back

      US /faɪt bæk/

      UK /fait bæk/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To make your point more strongly against opponent
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    • figure out

      US /ˈfɪɡjɚ aʊt/

      UK /ˈfiɡə aut/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To understand the behavior of someone
      • To think through logically to find a solution
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To understand or find an answer to something.
      • To find a solution to a problem or understand something.
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    • film

      US /fɪlm/

      UK /fɪlm/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Thin layer that covers something
      • Movie
      • Transitive Verb
      • To record moving action with a camera
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    • filmmaker

      US /'fɪlmˌmeɪkə/

      UK /'fɪlmˌmeɪkə/

      • Noun
      • Person who makes movies; movie producer, director
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    • gang

      US /ɡæŋ/

      UK /ɡæŋ/

      • Noun
      • Group that you disapprove of, e.g. criminals
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To gather together to do something (often illegal)
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    • ghastly

      US /ˈgæstli/

      UK /ˈgɑ:stli/

      • Adjective
      • Frightening or horrible to the senses
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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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    • going on

      US /ˈɡoɪŋ ɑn/

      UK /ˈgəʊɪŋ ɔn/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To continue doing something
      • To happen (usually negative)
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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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    • gross

      US /ɡros/

      UK /ɡrəʊs/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • 144 of something; twelve dozen of something
      • Total sum of money earned before costs and taxes
      • Transitive Verb
      • To earn an amount of money before costs and taxes
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    • harrowing

      US /ˈhæroɪŋ/

      UK /'hærəʊɪŋ/

      • Adjective
      • Extremely shocking or upsetting
      • Transitive Verb
      • To be extremely upsetting
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    • haunt

      US /hɔnt, hɑnt/

      UK /hɔ:nt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To remain in the mind causing worry, sadness, pain
      • (Of ghosts, etc.) to stay in a place after death
      • Noun
      • Place that a person repeatedly goes to or visits
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    • have to

      US /hæv tu/

      UK /ˈhæv tə/

      • Auxiliary Verb
      • Must do
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    • horror

      US /ˈhɔrɚ, ˈhɑr-/

      UK /ˈhɒrə(r)/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Feeling of great shock or fear; thing causing it
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    • hypnosis

      US /hɪpˈnoʊsɪs/

      UK /hɪpˈnəʊsɪs/

      • Noun
      • Sleep-like state where you respond to suggestions
      C1
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    • iconic

      US /aɪˈkɑnɪk/

      UK /aɪˈkɒnɪk/

      • Adjective
      • Being widely recognized as a symbol of something
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    • in the bedroom

      US /ɪn ði ˈbɛdˌrum/

      UK /ɪn ði ˈbedru:m/

      • other
      • Located or happening inside the bedroom.
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    • in the midst of

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Surrounded by; in the middle of.
      • During; while something is happening.
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    • initiate

      US /ɪˈnɪʃ.i.eɪt/

      UK /ɪˈnɪʃ.i.eɪt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To cause something to begin
      • To allow someone into a group by a special ceremony
      • Noun
      • A person who has been initiated into an organization or activity.
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    • lie ahead

      US /lai əˈhɛd/

      UK /lai əˈhed/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To be going to happen in the future.
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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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    • look into

      US /lʊk ˈɪntu/

      UK /luk ˈɪntuː/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To investigate or try to discover the reasons for
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    • lynch

      US /lɪntʃ/

      UK /lɪntʃ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • (Of a mob) to illegally put to death by hanging
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    • midst

      US /mɪdst, mɪtst/

      UK /mɪdst/

      • Noun
      • Middle area or part of something
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    • mutilation

      US /ˌmju:tɪ'leɪʃn/

      UK /ˌmju:tɪ'leɪʃn/

      • Noun
      • Injury that causes disfigurement
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    • mystery

      US /ˈmɪstəri/

      UK /ˈmɪstri/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Quality of being strange and not understood
      • Book, play, or film about solving a strange crime
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    • offer up

      US /ˈɔfɚ ʌp/

      UK /ˈɔfə ʌp/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To present something, especially to God, as a sacrifice or offering.
      • To present or suggest something for consideration.
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    • on the ground

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Located on the surface of the earth.
      • Present and available in a particular place, especially to deal with a situation.
      More
    • open up to

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To start talking more freely about your feelings and private thoughts.
      • To become available or possible.
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    • paranoid

      US /ˈpærəˌnɔɪd/

      UK /ˈpærənɔɪd/

      • Adjective
      • Believing others are trying to harm you
      • Believing others are trying to harm you
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    • performance

      US / pɚˈfɔrməns/

      UK /pə'fɔ:məns/

      • Noun
      • Act of doing something
      • Activity done to entertain an audience
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    • plot

      US /plɑt/

      UK /plɒt/

      • Countable Noun
      • Small piece of land for a house growing crops etc.
      • Series of events that form the main story
      • Transitive Verb
      • To mark a path, etc. on a map, using lines or dots
      • To devise or develop a dramatic storyline
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    • potential

      US /pəˈtɛnʃəl/

      UK /pəˈtenʃl/

      • Adjective
      • Capable of happening or becoming reality
      • Having or showing the capacity to develop into something in the future.
      • Uncountable Noun
      • someone's or something's ability to develop, achieve, or succeed
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    • radiator

      US /ˈrediˌeɪtɚ/

      UK /ˈreɪdieɪtə(r)/

      • Noun
      • Device for cooling down an engine
      • Heating device for a room or building
      B2
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    • rainforest

      US /ˈreɪnfɔ:rɪst/

      UK /ˈreɪnfɒrɪst/

      • Noun
      • Ancient forest growing in tropical regions
      B2
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    • religious

      US /rɪˈlɪdʒəs/

      UK /rɪˈlɪdʒəs/

      • Adjective
      • Following the rules and beliefs of a faith
      • Relating to or manifesting faithful devotion to an acknowledged ultimate reality or deity.
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    • remote

      US /rɪˈmot/

      UK /rɪ'məʊt/

      • Adjective
      • Being far away from people, towns, etc.
      • (Of a possibility) being small or not likely
      • Noun
      • Radio device designed to operate TV, etc.
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    • ride with

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To travel together with someone in a vehicle or on an animal.
      • To support or agree with someone's opinion or cause.
      More
    • rollercoaster

      US

      UK

      • Countable Noun
      • Amusement passenger ride that rises and falls
      C2
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    • ruin

      US /ˈruɪn/

      UK /'ru:ɪn/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To damage or completely destroy something
      • To cause someone to lose their money or status
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Remains of a building that has been destroyed
      • The state of being destroyed or severely damaged.
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    • scene

      US /sin/

      UK /si:n/

      • Noun
      • Incident where someone behaves angrily, badly
      • View that looks like a picture
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    • show up

      US /ʃo ʌp/

      UK /ʃəu ʌp/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To arrive or be seen at a place, e.g. a party
      • To be noticeably better than (someone else)
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    • skip

      US /skɪp/

      UK /skɪp/

      • Countable Noun
      • Very large waste disposal bin
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To move forward by taking fast steps and jumps
      • To move rapidly, from one topic to another
      B2
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    • switch on

      US

      UK

      • Transitive Verb
      • To put something electrical on or off
      • Phrasal Verb
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    • take on

      US /tek ɑn/

      UK /teik ɔn/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To acquire a new characteristic
      • To accept a new responsibility, role
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    • the following

      US

      UK

      • Adjective
      • Next in order or sequence.
      • Uncountable Noun
      • What is about to be said or written.
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    • track down

      US /træk daʊn/

      UK /træk daun/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To find out where someone is; hunt; chase
      • Transitive Verb
      • To find someone or something after a long or difficult search.
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    • under fire

      US /ˈʌndɚ faɪr/

      UK /ˈʌndə ˈfaiə/

      • Phrase
      • Being heavily criticized.
      • Being shot at by enemy forces.
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    • unsettle

      US /ʌnˈsɛtl:/

      UK /ˌʌnˈsetl/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To upset; making someone feel uneasy
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    • vegetarian

      US /ˌvɛdʒɪˈtɛriən/

      UK /ˌvedʒə'teərɪən/

      • Adjective
      • Being made from vegetables and not having any meat
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Person who does not eat meat from animals or fish
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    • vet

      US /vɛt/

      UK /vet/

      • Noun
      • Short for 'veterinarian' or 'veterinary surgeon'
      • Transitive Verb
      • To make a careful and critical examination
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    • violent

      US /ˈvaɪələnt/

      UK /ˈvaɪələnt/

      • Adjective
      • Done with force; likely to produce physical damage
      • Using or involving physical force intended to hurt, damage, or kill someone or something.
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    • visceral

      US /ˈvɪsərəl/

      UK /ˈvɪsərəl/

      • Adjective
      • From deep within you; caused by strong instincts
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    • vomit

      US /ˈvɑ:mɪt/

      UK /ˈvɒmɪt/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Food coming back up from stomach, due to illness
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To bring (blood, etc.) up and out of mouth
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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.

    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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