Vocabulary

  • talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
  • have to: Must do
  • work on: To devote effort to improve or develop something
  • to do with: To be about something; concern
  • off to the races: Starting an activity or process quickly and with enthusiasm.
  • wake up: To stop sleeping
  • hold on: To wait for someone (e.g. on a phone call)
  • at some point: At an unspecified time, usually in the future.
  • on and off: Intermittently; not continuously.
  • turn on
  • got to: To arrive at some place
  • just kind of: Used to express a feeling or state in a vague or hesitant way.
  • used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
  • little bit crazy: Slightly mad or eccentric; somewhat irrational.
  • expression: Act of making your thoughts and feelings known
  • basically: Used before you explain something simply, clearly
  • straight: Not having curves, bends, or angles
  • measure: Plan to achieve a desired result
  • crack: Attempt to achieve a goal or objective
  • bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
  • exist: To be present, alive or real
  • mean: Average of a set of numbers
  • frame: To make a person that is not guilty appear guilty
  • pour: To fill a person's glass or cup with a drink
  • embarrassed: To cause someone to feel ashamed
  • distance: Lack of friendliness toward another person
  • throw: To use your arm to make something fly in the air
  • hang: To attach a picture, photograph etc. onto a wall
  • strange: Unusual or odd; surprising because unexpected
  • excuse: To allow someone not to do (jury service, etc.)
  • lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
  • place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
  • kind: In a caring and helpful manner
  • act: To behave in a certain way
  • language: Words or signs used to communicate messages
  • schedule: A list of events and their times
  • middle: Place that is halfway between two things
  • wrong: Action that is harmful, unjust or illegal
  • drive: A person's ambition and motivation to do something
  • question: To ask for or try to get information
  • attendant: Someone who helps at a gas station, theater etc.
  • fix: Answer to a problem
  • bubble: A small ball of air inside of a liquid
  • store: To put things in a place for later use
  • confuse: To make something unclear or hard to understand
  • coaster: Mat placed under a glass to protect furniture
  • measurement: Size or amount of something or someone
  • crook: A criminal or thief; dishonest person
  • smell: To have a particular odor
  • carton: Cardboard, plastic container for food, drink etc.
  • rink: A ice playing area for ice hockey or curling
  • skate: Flat sea fish
  • eyesight: Normal use of the faculty of vision
  • marker: Something that is easy to recognize or identify
  • smoke: To give off a cloud of grey gas from burning
  • airplane: A machine that flies through the air
  • grandmother: Your mother or father's mother
  • someplace: In or at or to some place
  • whoo: Sound people make when they are surprised
  • hoo: Dialect West Yorkshire and Lancashire she
  • gran: Your mother or father's mother
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    • airplane

      US /ˈɛrˌplen/

      UK /ˈeəpleɪn/

      • Countable Noun
      • A machine that flies through the air
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    • at some point

      US /æt sʌm pɔɪnt/

      UK /æt sʌm pɔint/

      • Phrase
      • At an unspecified time, usually in the future.
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    • attendant

      US /əˈtɛndənt/

      UK /əˈtendənt/

      • Countable Noun
      • Someone who helps at a gas station, theater etc.
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    • basically

      US /ˈbesɪkəli,-kli/

      UK /ˈbeɪsɪkli/

      • Adverb
      • Used before you explain something simply, clearly
      • In essence; when you consider the most important aspects of something.
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    • bubble

      US /ˈbʌbəl/

      UK /ˈbʌbl/

      • Countable Noun
      • A small ball of air inside of a liquid
      • Intransitive Verb
      • (Of a liquid) to produce bubbles, as when boiling
      • To show intense emotion, e.g. excitement, anger
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    • carton

      US /ˈkɑrtn/

      UK /'kɑ:tn/

      • Countable Noun
      • Cardboard, plastic container for food, drink etc.
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    • coaster

      US /ˈkoʊstə(r)/

      UK /ˈkəʊstə(r)/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Mat placed under a glass to protect furniture
      • A sled or small vehicle without motor for coasting downhill.
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    • confuse

      US /kənˈfjuz/

      UK /kənˈfju:z/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To make something unclear or hard to understand
      • To mistake one person or thing for another.
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    • crack

      US /kræk/

      UK /kræk/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Attempt to achieve a goal or objective
      • Unexpected and hard hit to the body
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To attempt to achieve a goal or objective
      • To hit someone or something hard and unexpectedly
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    • crook

      US /krʊk/

      UK /krʊk/

      • Noun
      • A criminal or thief; dishonest person
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    • distance

      US /ˈdɪstəns/

      UK /'dɪstəns/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Lack of friendliness toward another person
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Amount of space between two places or things
      • A point or place that is far away.
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    • embarrassed

      US /ɪmˈbærəst/

      UK /ɪmˈbærəst/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To cause someone to feel ashamed
      • Feeling awkward, self-conscious, or ashamed.
      • Adjective
      • Ashamed
      • Showing signs of embarrassment.
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    • excuse

      US /ɪkˈskjuz/

      UK /ɪk'skju:s/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To allow someone not to do (jury service, etc.)
      • To explain acting in a bad or impolite manner
      • Noun
      • Note explaining why someone cannot do or attend
      • Reason why you did or didn't do something
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    • expression

      US /ɪkˈsprɛʃən/

      UK /ɪk'spreʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Act of making your thoughts and feelings known
      • Group of words that have a specific meaning
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    • eyesight

      US /ˈaɪˌsaɪt/

      UK /ˈaɪsaɪt/

      • Noun
      • Normal use of the faculty of vision
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    • fix

      US /fɪks/

      UK /fɪks/

      • Noun
      • Answer to a problem
      • Transitive Verb
      • To arrange or prepare something
      • To attach something so it will not move or change
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    • frame

      US /frem/

      UK /freɪm/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To make a person that is not guilty appear guilty
      • To put say or write something in a careful way
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Structure that holds a picture or photo
      • A person's body shape determined by their skeleton
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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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    • gran

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      UK

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

      US /ˈɡrændˌmʌðɚ, ˈɡræn-/

      UK /ˈgrænmʌðə(r)/

      • Noun
      • Your mother or father's mother
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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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    • have to

      US /hæv tu/

      UK /ˈhæv tə/

      • Auxiliary Verb
      • Must do
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    • hold on

      US /hold ɑn/

      UK /həuld ɔn/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To wait for someone (e.g. on a phone call)
      • To wait for a short time.
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    • hoo

      US /hu:/

      UK /hu:/

      • Interjection
      • Dialect West Yorkshire and Lancashire she
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    • just kind of

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Used to express a feeling or state in a vague or hesitant way.
      • Used to indicate something is approximately or generally similar to something else.
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    • little bit crazy

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Slightly mad or eccentric; somewhat irrational.
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    • marker

      US /ˈmɑ:rkə(r)/

      UK /ˈmɑ:kə(r)/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Something that is easy to recognize or identify
      • Thick pen used for writing, e.g. on boards
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    • measurement

      US /ˈmeʒərmənt/

      UK /ˈmeʒəmənt/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Size or amount of something or someone
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    • off to the races

      US /ɔf tə ðə ˈreɪsɪz/

      UK /ɒf tə ðə ˈreisiz/

      • other
      • Starting an activity or process quickly and with enthusiasm.
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    • on and off

      US /ɑn ənd ɔf/

      UK /ɔn ænd ɔf/

      • Adverb
      • Intermittently; not continuously.
      • Adjective
      • Characterized by periods of involvement and separation.
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    • pour

      US /pɔr, por/

      UK /pɔ:(r)/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To fill a person's glass or cup with a drink
      • To make something flow in a steady stream
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    • rink

      US /rɪŋk/

      UK /rɪŋk/

      • Noun
      • A ice playing area for ice hockey or curling
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    • schedule

      US /ˈskedʒu:l/

      UK /ˈʃedju:l/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A list of events and their times
      • A plan to do something at a certain time
      • Transitive Verb
      • To plan to do something at a certain time
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    • skate

      US /sket/

      UK /skeɪt/

      • Noun
      • Flat sea fish
      • Boot with a metal blade attached to the bottom
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To slide on ice wearing boots with a metal blade
      • To slide on a surface, e.g. ice
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    • smell

      US /smɛl/

      UK /smel/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To have a particular odor
      • Transitive Verb
      • To sense that something is not right
      • To notice a particular odor
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    • smoke

      US /smoʊk/

      UK /sməʊk/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To give off a cloud of grey gas from burning
      • Uncountable Noun
      • Grey gas from fires and cigarettes
      • Fog of air coming from e.g. a cigarette, fire
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    • someplace

      US /ˈsʌmˌples/

      UK /ˈsʌmpleɪs/

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

      US /stɔr, stor/

      UK /stɔ:(r)/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To put things in a place for later use
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Place where things are kept for future use
      • Place where you can go to buy things
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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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    • to do with

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To be about something; concern
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    • turn on

      US /tɚn ɑn/

      UK /tə:n ɔn/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To cause someone to be interested or excited
      • Transitive Verb
      • To activate or switch on a device or appliance.
      • To suddenly attack or criticize someone.
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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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    • wake up

      US /wek ʌp/

      UK /weik ʌp/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To stop sleeping
      • To become fully aware and alert to a situation.
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    • whoo

      US

      UK

      • Interjection
      • Sound people make when they are surprised
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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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