Vocabulary

  • to do with: To be about something; concern
  • below the radar: Not attracting attention or notice, especially intentionally.
  • kid around: To joke or behave playfully without seriousness.
  • have to: Must do
  • on hold: Temporarily delayed or suspended.
  • hold on: To wait for someone (e.g. on a phone call)
  • look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
  • do in: To make completely tired out and exhausted
  • used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
  • going on: To continue doing something
  • come up with: To think of an idea or solution; produce
  • at a time: Separately; one by one
  • tv show: A television program.
  • get through: To arrive at the end of or finish something
  • check out
  • process: To organize and use data in a computer
  • character: Person in a story, movie or play
  • track: To use marks to follow a wild animal
  • lurk: To hide somewhere, e.g. to do something wrong
  • nerd: Intelligent but single-minded expert in a field
  • pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
  • guess: To give an answer without knowing if it is correct
  • competitive: Being strongly driven to win or be better than
  • destiny: Someone's future; the power that governs this
  • absolute: Complete; total; pure; not limited in any way
  • comedy: Amusing play, film, usually with a happy ending
  • favorite: A thing that someone likes best or enjoys most
  • destroy: To damage so badly that something no longer exists
  • comfortable: Having more than enough e.g. money for your needs
  • trailer: Advertisement of short scenes from a movie
  • premiere: First performance of a show, film, play in public
  • hint: To suggest without being direct about it
  • great: Very good; better than before
  • remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
  • person: Man, woman or child
  • cease: To come or bring to an end; stop continuing
  • collect: By asking the receiver of a call to pay for it
  • popular: Liked or enjoyed by many people
  • embarrass: To cause someone to feel ashamed
  • balance: Instrument for weighing things
  • hold: To agree to keep something for someone
  • world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
  • type: Printed letters or blocks used for printing them
  • work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
  • time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
  • dangerous: Involving the chance of hurt or damage; risky
  • meet: To provide something that is necessary
  • penny: Person's name
  • gel: Thick substance, similar to jelly
  • album: Book with a collection of photographs or pictures
  • assassin: Person who kills a public figure
  • answer: To reply to a question someone asks
  • hammer: To bring severe damage, harm, or blame upon
  • advertisement: Poster, TV, film showing advantages of new product
  • wallet: Small flat case for money, credit cards etc.
  • cape: Clothing without sleeves worn over the shoulders
  • depress: To make someone feel sad or miserable
  • kid: Child or young person
  • generator: Machine that produces electrical power
  • jelly: Semisolid food substance, eaten as dessert
  • gingerbread: Cake flavored with ginger
  • boba: The boba (aka the tiny, chewy black balls at the bottom of the drink) is made from tapioca, which is a gluten-free starch extracted from the root of a cassava plant.
  • singe: To burn lightly, often to remove hair
  • vodka: Alcoholic spirit distilled from potatoes, etc.
  • tang: Sharp, slightly sour taste or smell
  • lion: Large wild cats from Africa and south Asia
  • burr: Part of plants covering a seed with thorns
  • scat: Singing trying to sound like musical instruments
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    • absolute

      US /ˈæbsəˌlut/

      UK /ˈæbsəlu:t/

      • Adjective
      • Complete; total; pure; not limited in any way
      • Not capable of being doubted or questioned; certain.
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Something that is complete, total, pure, certain
      • (in philosophy) a concept of an ultimate, unconditional reality
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    • advertisement

      US /ˌædvɚˈtaɪzmənt, ædˈvɚtɪs-, -tɪz-/

      UK /ədˈvɜ:tɪsmənt/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Poster, TV, film showing advantages of new product
      • A notice or announcement in a public medium promoting employment opportunities.
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    • album

      US /ˈælbəm/

      UK /'ælbəm/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Book with a collection of photographs or pictures
      • CD, record, or tape with many pieces of music
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    • assassin

      US /əˈsæsn/

      UK /əˈsæsɪn/

      • Countable Noun
      • Person who kills a public figure
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    • at a time

      US /æt e taɪm/

      UK /æt ə taim/

      • Phrase
      • Separately; one by one
      • Simultaneously; together
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    • balance

      US /ˈbæləns/

      UK /ˈbæləns/

      • Noun
      • Instrument for weighing things
      • Being stable; having equal weight on both sides
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To be steady by having equal weight on both sides
      • To make two or more things equal
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    • below the radar

      US /bəˈloʊ ðə ˈreɪdɚ/

      UK /bɪˈləu ðə ˈreɪdə/

      • other
      • Not attracting attention or notice, especially intentionally.
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    • boba

      US /ˈbəʊbə/

      UK /ˈbəʊbə/

      • Noun
      • The boba (aka the tiny, chewy black balls at the bottom of the drink) is made from tapioca, which is a gluten-free starch extracted from the root of a cassava plant.
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    • burr

      US /bə:/

      UK /bɜ:(r)/

      • Noun
      • Part of plants covering a seed with thorns
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    • cape

      US /kep/

      UK /keɪp/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Clothing without sleeves worn over the shoulders
      • Large area of land that sticks out into a sea
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    • cease

      US /sis/

      UK /si:s/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To come or bring to an end; stop continuing
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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
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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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    • collect

      US /kəˈlɛkt/

      UK /kəˈlekt/

      • Adverb
      • By asking the receiver of a call to pay for it
      • Transitive Verb
      • To ask for money, e.g. for a charity
      • To gather things, people together in one place
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    • come up with

      US /kʌm ʌp wɪð/

      UK /kʌm ʌp wið/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To think of an idea or solution; produce
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    • comedy

      US /ˈkɑmɪdi/

      UK /'kɒmədɪ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Amusing play, film, usually with a happy ending
      A2
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    • comfortable

      US /ˈkʌmfətəbəl, ˈkʌmftəbəl/

      UK /ˈkʌmftəbl/

      • Adjective
      • Having more than enough e.g. money for your needs
      • Being relaxed, warm or happy
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    • competitive

      US /kəmˈpɛtɪtɪv/

      UK /kəmˈpetətɪv/

      • Adjective
      • Being strongly driven to win or be better than
      • As good as or better than others.
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    • depress

      US /dɪˈprɛs/

      UK /dɪ'pres/

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

      US /ˈdɛstəni/

      UK /'destənɪ/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Someone's future; the power that governs this
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    • destroy

      US /dɪˈstrɔɪ/

      UK /dɪ'strɔɪ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To damage so badly that something no longer exists
      • To defeat someone or something easily
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    • do in

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To make completely tired out and exhausted
      • To destroy or cause damage to someone
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    • embarrass

      US /ɛmˈbærəs/

      UK /ɪm'bærəs/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To cause someone to feel ashamed
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    • gel

      US /dʒɛl/

      UK /dʒel/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Thick substance, similar to jelly
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To adhere or stick together like a gel
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    • generator

      US /ˈdʒɛnəˌretɚ/

      UK /ˈdʒenəreɪtə(r)/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Machine that produces electrical power
      • An element that can be used to generate the elements of a group or set.
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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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    • gingerbread

      US /ˈdʒɪndʒərbred/

      UK /ˈdʒɪndʒəbred/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Cake flavored with ginger
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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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    • hammer

      US /ˈhæmɚ/

      UK /ˈhæmə(r)/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To bring severe damage, harm, or blame upon
      • To defeat someone easily and totally
      • Noun
      • Part of a gun that causes a bullet to shoot out
      • Heavy metal tool for hitting a nail into wood
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    • have to

      US /hæv tu/

      UK /ˈhæv tə/

      • Auxiliary Verb
      • Must do
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    • hint

      US /hɪnt/

      UK /hɪnt/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To suggest without being direct about it
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Helpful piece of information
      • Tiny quantity or sign of something
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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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    • jelly

      US /ˈdʒɛli/

      UK /ˈdʒeli/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Semisolid food substance, eaten as dessert
      • Adjective
      • Being soft and without form
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    • kid

      US /kɪd/

      UK /kɪd/

      • Countable Noun
      • Child or young person
      • Young goat
      • Adjective
      • Made from young goat skin
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    • kid around

      US /kɪd əˈraʊnd/

      UK /kid əˈraʊnd/

      • other
      • To joke or behave playfully without seriousness.
      B2
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    • lion

      US /ˈlaɪən/

      UK /ˈlaɪən/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Large wild cats from Africa and south Asia
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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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    • lurk

      US /lɜ:rk/

      UK /lɜ:k/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To hide somewhere, e.g. to do something wrong
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    • nerd

      US /nɚd/

      UK /nɜ:d/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Intelligent but single-minded expert in a field
      • A person who is extremely enthusiastic about and knowledgeable about a particular subject, especially one of technical or scientific nature.
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    • on hold

      US /ɑn hold/

      UK /ɔn həuld/

      • Adjective
      • Temporarily delayed or suspended.
      • Adverb
      • Waiting to be connected on a telephone call.
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    • penny

      US /ˈpɛni/

      UK /ˈpeni/

      • Proper Noun
      • Person's name
      • Countable Noun
      • Small coin worth 1/100th of a pound
      • A British unit of currency, one-hundredth of a pound.
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    • premiere

      US /prɪˈmɪr/

      UK /ˈpremieə(r)/

      • Noun
      • First performance of a show, film, play in public
      • Transitive Verb
      • To give a first public performance.
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    • process

      US /ˈprɑsˌɛs, ˈproˌsɛs/

      UK /prə'ses/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To organize and use data in a computer
      • To deal with official forms in the way required
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Dealing with official forms in the way required
      • Set of changes that occur slowly and naturally
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    • scat

      US /skæt/

      UK /skæt/

      • Noun
      • Singing trying to sound like musical instruments
      B2
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    • singe

      US /sɪndʒ/

      UK /sɪndʒ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To burn lightly, often to remove hair
      C2
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    • tang

      US /tæŋ/

      UK /tæŋ/

      • Noun
      • Sharp, slightly sour taste or smell
      B2
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    • to do with

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To be about something; concern
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    • track

      US /træk/

      UK /træk/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To use marks to follow a wild animal
      • To move a certain way/follow a particular course
      • Noun
      • A circular course for running
      • Course or way someone takes, e.g. in education
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    • trailer

      US /ˈtrelɚ/

      UK /'treɪlə(r)/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Advertisement of short scenes from a movie
      • Vehicle pulled by a truck/car to transport things
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    • tv show

      US /ˈtiˈvi ʃo/

      UK /ˈti:ˈvi: ʃəu/

      • Noun
      • A television program.
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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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    • vodka

      US /ˈvɑdkə/

      UK /'vɒdkə/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Alcoholic spirit distilled from potatoes, etc.
      B2
      More
    • wallet

      US /ˈwɑ:lɪt/

      UK /ˈwɒlɪt/

      • Countable Noun
      • Small flat case for money, credit cards etc.
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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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