Vocabulary

  • show up: To arrive or be seen at a place, e.g. a party
  • care of: Used in an address to indicate the person who will receive the mail for someone else.
  • deal with
  • over time: Gradually; as time passes.
  • get through: To arrive at the end of or finish something
  • think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
  • brush off: To ignore or dismiss something or someone.
  • in ways: In a manner or by methods that.
  • shout out: A public expression of greeting or praise.
  • in the moment: At the present time; now.
  • lead to: To result in some action
  • answer to: To be responsible to someone and have to explain your actions to them.
  • skipping meals: The act of not eating meals regularly.
  • go away: To go on vacation
  • slip up: To make a mistake
  • under control: Being managed or restrained; not out of hand.
  • cut out: To leave out of something, e.g. a social event
  • instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
  • no matter: Regardless of; it does not matter.
  • back up: To save a copy of your computer data
  • used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
  • stay up: To not go to bed until late
  • on edge: Anxious, nervous, or irritable.
  • feel like: To have a desire or inclination for something.
  • in disguise: Having altered one's appearance to conceal one's identity.
  • of course: Sure ; Certainly
  • above all: Most importantly; more than anything else.
  • drink to: To raise a glass to honor or celebrate someone or something.
  • talk about it: To discuss a particular subject.
  • check out
  • anxiety: A feeling of worry, nervousness, or unease about something that might happen, especially when the outcome is uncertain.
  • struggle: To try very hard to do something difficult
  • immune: Having a special protection from, e.g. the law
  • distraction: Something drawing your attention away from
  • engage: To start to fight with an enemy
  • trigger: Lever on a gun that you pull to fire
  • deserve: To be worthy of, e.g. getting praise or attention
  • diabetes: Illness where there is too much sugar in the blood
  • regret: Feeling of being sorry, as for what you didn't do
  • negative: The opposite to a positive electrical charge
  • barely: Only just; just possible
  • appetite: Feeling of hunger or desire for something
  • binge: To eat or drink too much at one time
  • distract: To draw someone's attention away from something
  • disease: Illness that affects a person, animal, or plant
  • emotional: Causing, feeling, or appealing to the emotions
  • stress: To emphasize one or more parts of a word, sentence
  • grief: Feeling of great sadness because someone has died
  • slip: Act of beginning to fall from losing balance
  • comment: Something you say, giving an opinion; remark
  • frustration: Annoyance because things don't go the way you want
  • reflect: To indicate or be a sign of something
  • drain: Hole or pipe that water, waste etc. flows into
  • ambitious: Having the desire to be successful in life, work
  • numb: Unable to feel a body part due to cold or illness
  • escape: Act to briefly ignoring boring or bad things
  • suffer: To experience pain, illness, or injury
  • reach: To come to or arrive at a goal or destination
  • deal: To cope with something - usually troubles
  • handful: an amount of something that can be held in one hand; small quantity or amount of people or things
  • inspire: To give someone an idea to do or make something
  • disguise: Change in appearance so you will not be noticed
  • edge: An advantage you have over others
  • vessel: Container, such as a cup, for holding liquids
  • digestive: Concerning processes of converting food to energy
  • snap: To close your mouth quickly like biting something
  • empty: Containing nothing; with no contents
  • rest: Time when one relaxes, sleeps, or is inactive
  • wanna: Shortened form of 'want to'. Used only in speaking
  • mind: To be bothered or upset by something
  • void: Empty feeling because nothing interests you
  • deprive: To deny someone access to or take away something
  • pain: Strong feeling of hurt or discomfort
  • system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
  • support: To give assistance or advice to someone
  • loneliness: State of feeling sad because you are alone
  • step: Movement done as part of a particular dance
  • question: To ask for or try to get information
  • smoothie: Someone who polite and confident, but in a insincere way
  • start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
  • healthy: In good condition physically, or financially; well
  • feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
  • life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
  • weak: Not having a strong character
  • believe: To think or accept that something is true
  • skip: Very large waste disposal bin
  • erase: To remove data in computer memory, tape, etc.
  • consensual: (E.g. of sex) being agreed to by those concerned
  • workload: Work you are expected to do in a specified time
  • hungry: Feeling a need or want to eat food
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    • above all

      US /əˈbʌv ɔl/

      UK /əˈbʌv ɔ:l/

      • Phrase
      • Most importantly; more than anything else.
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    • ambitious

      US /æmˈbɪʃəs/

      UK /æmˈbɪʃəs/

      • Adjective
      • Having the desire to be successful in life, work
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    • answer to

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To be responsible to someone and have to explain your actions to them.
      • To correspond to or match a description or requirement.
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    • anxiety

      US /æŋˈzaɪɪti/

      UK /æŋ'zaɪətɪ/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • A feeling of worry, nervousness, or unease about something that might happen, especially when the outcome is uncertain.
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    • appetite

      US /ˈæpɪˌtaɪt/

      UK /'æpɪtaɪt/

      • Noun
      • Feeling of hunger or desire for something
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    • back up

      US /bæk ʌp/

      UK /bæk ʌp/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To save a copy of your computer data
      • To confirm the truth of what someone says
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    • barely

      US /ˈbɛrli/

      UK /ˈbɛəli/

      • Adverb
      • Only just; just possible
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    • binge

      US /bɪndʒ/

      UK /bɪndʒ/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To eat or drink too much at one time
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    • brush off

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To ignore or dismiss something or someone.
      • To remove something from a surface by brushing.
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    • care of

      US /kɛr ʌv/

      UK /kɛə ɔv/

      • Preposition
      • Used in an address to indicate the person who will receive the mail for someone else.
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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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    • comment

      US /ˈkɑmɛnt/

      UK /'kɒment/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Something you say, giving an opinion; remark
      • An explanatory note in a computer program.
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To say something that gives your opinion
      • To add explanatory notes to a computer program.
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    • consensual

      US /kən'senʃʊrl/

      UK /kən'senʃʊəl/

      • Adjective
      • (E.g. of sex) being agreed to by those concerned
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    • cut out

      US /kʌt aʊt/

      UK /kʌt aut/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To leave out of something, e.g. a social event
      • To cut something from, e.g. a picture from a book
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To stop doing or using something.
      • To be naturally suited or fitted for something.
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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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    • deprive

      US /dɪˈpraɪv/

      UK /dɪˈpraɪv/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To deny someone access to or take away something
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    • deserve

      US /dɪˈzɚv/

      UK /dɪ'zɜ:v/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To be worthy of, e.g. getting praise or attention
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    • diabetes

      US /ˌdaɪəˈbitɪs, -tiz/

      UK /ˌdaɪəˈbi:ti:z/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Illness where there is too much sugar in the blood
      • A form of diabetes, usually diagnosed in children and young adults, in which the body does not produce insulin.
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    • digestive

      US /daɪˈdʒɛstɪv, dɪ-/

      UK /daɪˈdʒestɪv/

      • Adjective
      • Concerning processes of converting food to energy
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    • disease

      US /dɪˈziz/

      UK /dɪˈzi:z/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Illness that affects a person, animal, or plant
      • A disorder of structure or function in a plant, especially one caused by a pathogen.
      • Transitive Verb
      • To affect with disease; to corrupt or sicken.
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    • disguise

      US /dɪsˈɡaɪz/

      UK /dɪs'ɡaɪz/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Change in appearance so you will not be noticed
      • The act of concealing the identity or true nature of something.
      • Transitive Verb
      • To change your appearance to not be noticed
      • To hide something so it will not be noticed
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    • distract

      US /dɪˈstrækt/

      UK /dɪ'strækt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To draw someone's attention away from something
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    • distraction

      US /dɪˈstrækʃən/

      UK /dɪˈstrækʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Something drawing your attention away from
      • Enjoyable thing to help you forget your problems
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    • drain

      US /dren/

      UK /dreɪn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Hole or pipe that water, waste etc. flows into
      • Something that depletes resources or energy.
      • Transitive Verb
      • To empty or remove liquid from
      • To use up the energy/ money/power of something
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    • drink to

      US /drɪŋk tə/

      UK /drɪŋk tə/

      • other
      • To raise a glass to honor or celebrate someone or something.
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    • edge

      US /ɛdʒ/

      UK /edʒ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • An advantage you have over others
      • Cutting side of a sharp object
      • Transitive Verb
      • To cut something to make the blade sharp
      • To go around the boundary of something
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    • emotional

      US /ɪˈmoʃənəl/

      UK /ɪˈməʊʃənl/

      • Adjective
      • Causing, feeling, or appealing to the emotions
      • Relating to or characterized by emotion
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    • engage

      US /ɪn'gedʒ/

      UK /ɪn'ɡeɪdʒ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To start to fight with an enemy
      • To hire someone for a task or job
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    • erase

      US /ɪˈreɪs/

      UK /ɪˈreɪz/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To remove data in computer memory, tape, etc.
      • To remove written information by mistake
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    • escape

      US /ɪˈskep/

      UK /ɪ'skeɪp/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Act to briefly ignoring boring or bad things
      • The 'esc key' on a keyboard
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To avoid something undesirable, dangerous or bad
      • To get away from a place where you are being kept
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    • feel like

      US

      UK

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To have a desire or inclination for something.
      • To have a particular quality or sensation; resemble.
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    • frustration

      US /frʌˈstreʃən/

      UK /frʌ'streɪʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Annoyance because things don't go the way you want
      • The prevention of the progress, success, or fulfillment of something.
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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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    • go away

      US /ɡo əˈwe/

      UK /ɡəu əˈwei/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To go on vacation
      • To leave; depart.
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    • grief

      US /ɡrif/

      UK /ɡri:f/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Feeling of great sadness because someone has died
      • Things that are troublesome or annoying
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    • handful

      US /ˈhændˌfʊl/

      UK /'hændfʊl/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • an amount of something that can be held in one hand; small quantity or amount of people or things
      • A thing requiring great effort to control, manage
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    • hungry

      US /ˈhʌŋɡri/

      UK /ˈhʌŋgri/

      • Adjective
      • Feeling a need or want to eat food
      • Feeling a need or want to eat food
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    • immune

      US /ɪˈmjoon/

      UK /ɪˈmju:n/

      • Adjective
      • Having a special protection from, e.g. the law
      • Protected against a particular disease or condition because of antibodies or vaccination.
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    • in disguise

      US /ɪn dɪsˈɡaɪz/

      UK /in disˈɡaiz/

      • Phrase
      • Having altered one's appearance to conceal one's identity.
      • Seeming different from what it really is; concealing the true nature.
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    • in the moment

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • At the present time; now.
      • Spontaneously; without prior planning or consideration.
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    • in ways

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • In a manner or by methods that.
      • In certain respects or aspects.
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    • inspire

      US /ɪnˈspaɪr/

      UK /ɪn'spaɪə(r)/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To give someone an idea to do or make something
      • To make someone feel a certain emotion
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To breathe in
      • To draw (air, etc.) into the lungs.
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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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    • lead to

      US /lid tu/

      UK /li:d tu:/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To result in some action
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To have something as a consequence or result.
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    • loneliness

      US /ˈlonlɪnɪs/

      UK /'ləʊnlɪnəs/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • State of feeling sad because you are alone
      • A feeling of being isolated from others, even when surrounded by people.
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    • negative

      US /ˈnɛɡətɪv/

      UK /'neɡətɪv/

      • Noun
      • The opposite to a positive electrical charge
      • In grammar, containing words such as 'no' or 'not'
      • Adjective
      • Being harmful, unwanted or unhelpful
      • In mathematics, being less than zero
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    • no matter

      US

      UK

      • Conjunction
      • Regardless of; it does not matter.
      • Adverb
      • Regardless of; it is not important
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    • numb

      US /nʌm/

      UK /nʌm/

      • Adjective
      • Unable to feel a body part due to cold or illness
      • Transitive Verb
      • To make a part of body unable to feel (pain, etc.)
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    • of course

      US /ʌv kɔː(r)s/

      UK /ɔv kɔː(r)s/

      • Adverb
      • Sure ; Certainly
      • Phrase
      • For sure; certainly
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    • on edge

      US /ɑn ɛdʒ/

      UK /ɔn edʒ/

      • Adjective
      • Anxious, nervous, or irritable.
      • Tense and easily upset.
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    • over time

      US /ˈovɚ taɪm/

      UK /ˈəuvə taim/

      • Phrase
      • Gradually; as time passes.
      • During a long period.
      • Adverb
      • Gradually; as time passes.
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    • reach

      US /ritʃ/

      UK /ri:tʃ/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To come to or arrive at a goal or destination
      • To be long enough to get to a certain place
      • Uncountable Noun
      • Power or control someone has over something
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    • reflect

      US /rɪˈflɛkt/

      UK /rɪ'flekt/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To indicate or be a sign of something
      • To bounce back light, heat, sound from a surface
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    • regret

      US /rɪˈɡrɛt/

      UK /rɪ'ɡret/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Feeling of being sorry, as for what you didn't do
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To feel sorrow or guilt, as for what you didn't do
      • Used to express apology or sadness.
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    • shout out

      US /ʃaʊt aʊt/

      UK /ʃaut aut/

      • Noun
      • A public expression of greeting or praise.
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To publicly mention or acknowledge someone or something.
      • To publicly acknowledge or thank someone.
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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
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    • skipping meals

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • The act of not eating meals regularly.
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    • slip

      US /slɪp/

      UK /slɪp/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Act of beginning to fall from losing balance
      • A field position in cricket
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To begin to fall as a result of losing balance
      • To escape or become free from something
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    • slip up

      US /slɪp ʌp/

      UK /slip ʌp/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To make a mistake
      • Noun
      • A mistake; an error.
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    • smoothie

      US /ˈsmuði/

      UK /ˈsmu:ði/

      • Noun
      • Someone who polite and confident, but in a insincere way
      • Countable Noun
      • Thick smooth drink of fruit, ice cream or milk
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    • snap

      US /snæp/

      UK /snæp/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To close your mouth quickly like biting something
      • To break something dry and thin, e.g. a branch
      • Countable Noun
      • An informal word for a photograph
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    • stay up

      US /ste ʌp/

      UK /stei ʌp/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To not go to bed until late
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    • stress

      US / strɛs/

      UK /stres/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To emphasize one or more parts of a word, sentence
      • To put pressure on something or someone
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Emphasis on part of a word or sentence
      • Pressure on something or someone
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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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    • suffer

      US / ˈsʌfɚ/

      UK /'sʌfə(r)/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To experience pain, illness, or injury
      • To allow or permit something, especially something unpleasant.
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    • talk about it

      US /tɔk əˈbaʊt ɪt/

      UK /tɔ:k əˈbaut it/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To discuss a particular subject.
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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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    • 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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    • under control

      US /ˈʌndɚ kənˈtrol/

      UK /ˈʌndə kənˈtrəul/

      • Adjective
      • Being managed or restrained; not out of hand.
      • Having one's emotions or impulses restrained.
      • Phrase
      • A situation that is being managed effectively.
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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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    • vessel

      US /ˈvɛsəl/

      UK /ˈvesl/

      • Countable Noun
      • Container, such as a cup, for holding liquids
      • A ship or boat; something that carries things
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    • void

      US /vɔɪd/

      UK /vɔɪd/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Empty feeling because nothing interests you
      • Noun
      • Empty space; empty place
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    • wanna

      US /ˈwɑnə/

      UK /'wɒnə/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • Shortened form of 'want to'. Used only in speaking
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    • workload

      US /ˈwɜ:rkloʊd/

      UK /ˈwɜ:kləʊd/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Work you are expected to do in a specified time
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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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