Vocabulary

  • used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
  • up there: In or to a higher place or position; far away.
  • back then: At that time in the past.
  • on foot
  • go on: To continue doing something
  • to order: To give an instruction or command.
  • go around: (Of news, gossip) to be known; circulate
  • wear in: To make (a new item of clothing, especially shoes) more comfortable by wearing it for a period of time.
  • on the floor: Located on the ground or bottom surface of a room.
  • considered rude: Regarded as impolite or offensive.
  • out there: In or to a place that is far away
  • look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
  • on the shelf: Located on a shelf.
  • dig in: To start eating eagerly and enthusiastically.
  • stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
  • destination: The place you are traveling to
  • sense: Certain mental feeling or emotion
  • bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
  • grind: To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
  • divine: Concerning or coming from God or a god
  • tap: To access a liquid (e.g. in a tree) through a hole
  • receipt: Act of receiving something
  • caffeine: Substance in coffee, etc. that keeps you awake
  • straw: Dry yellow stems of crops such as wheat
  • sip: To drink just a little at a time
  • ceiling: Top part of a room above your head
  • order: Religious or social group, as of nuns
  • learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
  • adjective: A word that describes a noun, e.g. happy
  • staff: Employees of a company
  • steam: Mist collecting on a surface when wet air cools
  • balcony: Platform with a rail projecting out of a building
  • confirm: To formally approve or check something
  • mirror: Thing with glass surface used to look at yourself
  • melt: To disappear or to go away
  • plate: Flat dish used for eating or serving food
  • handle: To cope with or take responsibility for
  • bliss: Great joy or happiness
  • pot: Container designed to hold or store something
  • cattle: Cows or bulls on a farm
  • make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
  • cushion: Soft object to make a seat more comfortable
  • dessert: Sweet food usually eaten at the end of a meal
  • metal: Usually hard shiny material mined from rock
  • slurp: To drink noisily
  • antique: (Of objects) old and valuable
  • cross: Angry and upset
  • bar: Piece of (soap, chocolate etc.)
  • feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
  • politely: In a manner showing good manners or respect
  • travel: To go to a place that is far away
  • horn: Device that makes a loud warning noise
  • staircase: Flight of stairs and the structures supporting it
  • durian: Tree of southeastern Asia having edible oval fruit with a hard spiny rind; huge fruit native to southeastern Asia 'smelling like Hell and tasting like Heaven'; seeds are roasted and eaten like nuts
  • rail: To complain or object forcefully
  • full: Containing all the parts; complete
  • debit: Amount of money taken out of an account
  • spoon: Tool with a rounded end for eating ice cream, etc.
  • tote: To carry something heavy, with difficulty
  • lamp: Device to produce light, using electricity/oil/gas
  • put: To move or place a thing in a particular position
  • coconut: A large nut with a hairy shell and white flesh
  • hand: Cards given to a player in a card game
  • smell: To have a particular odor
  • note: To notice or pay particular attention to something.
  • word: Unit of language that has a meaning
  • good: Proper, appropriate or right
  • briefcase: Flat case used for carrying papers and documents
  • jug: Large container, usually for pouring liquids
  • cute: Attractive in a pretty or endearing way
  • grinder: Long crusty roll filled with meats and cheese
  • typewriter: Machine you tap keys on to print letters on paper
  • teaspoon: Small spoon used for stirring tea or coffee
  • convex: Having a surface that curves outward like a ball
  • zebra: Black-and-white striped African horse-like animal
  • tong: Chinese secret society or fraternal organization
  • coca: Type of South American plant used to make cocaine
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    • antique

      US /ænˈtik/

      UK /ænˈti:k/

      • Adjective
      • (Of objects) old and valuable
      • Countable Noun
      • Old objects people collect, e.g. furniture, art
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    • back then

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • At that time in the past.
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    • balcony

      US /ˈbælkəni/

      UK /'bælkənɪ/

      • Noun
      • Platform with a rail projecting out of a building
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    • bar

      US /bɑ:r/

      UK /bɑ:(r)/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Piece of (soap, chocolate etc.)
      • Professional organization of lawyers and judges
      • Transitive Verb
      • To prevent entry, exit or an action
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    • bliss

      US /blɪs/

      UK /blɪs/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Great joy or happiness
      • Perfect spiritual joy; beatitude.
      B2
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    • briefcase

      US /ˈbrifˌkes/

      UK /ˈbri:fkeɪs/

      • Countable Noun
      • Flat case used for carrying papers and documents
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    • caffeine

      US /kæˈfin, ˈkæfˌin, ˈkæfiɪn/

      UK /ˈkæfi:n/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Substance in coffee, etc. that keeps you awake
      • The amount of caffeine in a substance.
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    • cattle

      US /ˈkætl/

      UK /ˈkætl/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Cows or bulls on a farm
      • Individual animals of the bovine species.
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    • ceiling

      US /ˈsilɪŋ/

      UK /ˈsi:lɪŋ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Top part of a room above your head
      • Greatest level that is allowed; limit
      • Transitive Verb
      • To round a number up to the nearest integer
      • To provide a room with a ceiling.
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    • coca

      US

      UK

      • Noun
      • Type of South American plant used to make cocaine
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    • coconut

      US /ˈkoʊkənʌt/

      UK /ˈkəʊkənʌt/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A large nut with a hairy shell and white flesh
      B2
      More
    • confirm

      US /kənˈfɜ:rm/

      UK /kənˈfɜ:m/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To formally approve or check something
      • To provide evidence to establish the truth of
      A2
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    • considered rude

      US

      UK

      • Adjective
      • Regarded as impolite or offensive.
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    • convex

      US /ˈkɑ:nveks/

      UK /ˈkɒnveks/

      • Adjective
      • Having a surface that curves outward like a ball
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    • cross

      US /krɔs, krɑs/

      UK /krɒs/

      • Adjective
      • Angry and upset
      • From one side of something to the other
      • Transitive Verb
      • To put one thing over another e.g. arms
      • To breed one type of animal or plant with another
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    • cushion

      US /ˈkʊʃən/

      UK /'kʊʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Soft object to make a seat more comfortable
      • Something to protect something from being hit
      • Transitive Verb
      • To protect by softening the impact of something
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    • cute

      US /kjut/

      UK /kju:t/

      • Adjective
      • Attractive in a pretty or endearing way
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    • debit

      US /ˈdɛbɪt/

      UK /ˈdebɪt/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Amount of money taken out of an account
      • An accounting entry that increases asset or expense accounts, and decreases liability, owner's equity, or revenue accounts.
      • Transitive Verb
      • To record a debit entry in an account.
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    • dessert

      US /dɪˈzɜ:rt/

      UK /dɪˈzɜ:t/

      • Noun
      • Sweet food usually eaten at the end of a meal
      B2
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    • destination

      US /ˌdɛstəˈneʃən/

      UK /ˌdestɪˈneɪʃn/

      • Noun
      • The place you are traveling to
      • A place regarded as worth visiting or traveling to.
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    • dig in

      US /dɪɡ ɪn/

      UK /diɡ in/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To start eating eagerly and enthusiastically.
      • To establish a defensive position; to entrench oneself.
      B1
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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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    • go around

      US /ɡo əˈraʊnd/

      UK /ɡəu əˈraund/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • (Of news, gossip) to be known; circulate
      • To go here and there, from place to place; wander
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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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    • grind

      US /ɡraɪnd/

      UK /ɡraɪnd/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
      • To make loud jarring noise by pressing hard
      • Uncountable Noun
      • Hard work or effort
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    • grinder

      US /ˈɡraɪndɚ/

      UK /ˈgraɪndə(r)/

      • Countable Noun
      • Long crusty roll filled with meats and cheese
      • A machine or tool used for grinding something.
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    • handle

      US /ˈhændl/

      UK /'hændl/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To cope with or take responsibility for
      • To control a machine, car etc.
      • Countable Noun
      • The part of a door you hold to open it
      • Thing you hold to carry or open a bag, pan etc.
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    • horn

      US /hɔ:rn/

      UK /hɔ:n/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Device that makes a loud warning noise
      • (Animals) hard pointed structure growing on heads
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    • jug

      US /dʒʌɡ/

      UK /dʒʌg/

      • Countable Noun
      • Large container, usually for pouring liquids
      B2
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    • lamp

      US /læmp/

      UK /læmp/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Device to produce light, using electricity/oil/gas
      • A source of illumination.
      • Transitive Verb
      • To illuminate with or as if with a lamp.
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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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    • melt

      US /mɛlt/

      UK /melt/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To disappear or to go away
      • To make, become soft or liquid due to heat
      • Uncountable Noun
      • A mass of material that has been melted, especially metal.
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    • metal

      US /ˈmɛtl/

      UK /ˈmetl/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Usually hard shiny material mined from rock
      • An object made of metal.
      • Adjective
      • Made something such as gold, steel, iron
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    • mirror

      US /ˈmɪrɚ/

      UK /'mɪrə(r)/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Thing with glass surface used to look at yourself
      • An accurate impression or picture of something
      • Transitive Verb
      • To reflect (an image)
      • To have similar qualities to something else
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    • note

      US /noʊ/

      UK /nəʊt/

      • Verb
      • To notice or pay particular attention to something.
      • Noun
      • A short informal letter or written record.
      • A piece of paper money issued by a central bank or government authority that acts as legal tender
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    • on foot

      US /ɑn fʊt/

      UK /ɔn fut/

      • Phrase
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    • on the floor

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Located on the ground or bottom surface of a room.
      • Actively participating in dancing or other floor-based activities.
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    • on the shelf

      US /ɑn ði ʃɛlf/

      UK /ɔn ðə ʃelf/

      • Phrase
      • Located on a shelf.
      • Not being actively considered or used; shelved.
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    • out there

      US /aʊt ðɛr/

      UK /aut ðɛə/

      • Adverb
      • In or to a place that is far away
      • Existing in the universe
      • Adjective
      • Unconventional; strange; avant-garde
      • Existing or available.
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    • plate

      US /plet/

      UK /pleɪt/

      • Countable Noun
      • Flat dish used for eating or serving food
      • Smooth, thin piece of metal applied in a layer
      • Transitive Verb
      • To put a layer of metal on something to protect it
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    • politely

      US /pəˈlaɪtlɪ/

      UK /pə'laɪtlɪ/

      • Adverb
      • In a manner showing good manners or respect
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    • pot

      US /pɑt/

      UK /pɒt/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Container designed to hold or store something
      • Deep, round container that is used for cooking
      • Transitive Verb
      • To plant something in a container filled with soil
      • To hit a ball into a table pocket in snooker
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    • rail

      US /rel/

      UK /reɪl/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To complain or object forcefully
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Long thin piece of metal, wood as part of a fence
      • One of two metal tracks along which a train runs
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    • receipt

      US /rɪˈsit/

      UK /rɪˈsi:t/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Act of receiving something
      • Piece of paper showing you have paid
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    • sip

      US /sɪp/

      UK /sɪp/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To drink just a little at a time
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    • slurp

      US /slɚp/

      UK /slɜ:p/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To drink noisily
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Act of making a noise when drinking
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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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    • spoon

      US /spun/

      UK /spu:n/

      • Countable Noun
      • Tool with a rounded end for eating ice cream, etc.
      • Transitive Verb
      • To serve ice cream, etc. using a spoon
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    • staircase

      US /ˈstɛrˌkes/

      UK /ˈsteəkeɪs/

      • Noun
      • Flight of stairs and the structures supporting it
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    • steam

      US /stim/

      UK /sti:m/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Mist collecting on a surface when wet air cools
      • Source of stamina, strength or energy
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To cover a surface with steam, so as to clean it
      • To cook in mist of tiny drops from boiling water
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    • straw

      US /strɔ/

      UK /strɔ:/

      • Adjective
      • Dry yellow stems of crops such as wheat
      • Countable Noun
      • Thin tube used for sucking up liquids to drink
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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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    • tap

      US /tæp/

      UK /tæp/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To access a liquid (e.g. in a tree) through a hole
      • To spy one someone electronically
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Faucet; the place you can get water from a pipe
      • Light hit, generally one that makes a sound
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    • teaspoon

      US /ˈtiˌspun/

      UK /ˈti:spu:n/

      • Countable Noun
      • Small spoon used for stirring tea or coffee
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    • to order

      US

      UK

      • Transitive Verb
      • To give an instruction or command.
      • To request something to be made, supplied, or served.
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    • tong

      US /tɒŋ/

      UK /tɒŋ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Chinese secret society or fraternal organization
      • Device with two prongs to pick up (e.g. hot) thing
      C2
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    • tote

      US /toʊt/

      UK /təʊt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To carry something heavy, with difficulty
      C1
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    • typewriter

      US /ˈtaɪpˌraɪtɚ/

      UK /ˈtaɪpraɪtə(r)/

      • Noun
      • Machine you tap keys on to print letters on paper
      B2
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    • up there

      US /ʌp ðɛr/

      UK /ʌp ðɛə/

      • Adverb
      • In or to a higher place or position; far away.
      • In heaven.
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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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    • wear in

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To make (a new item of clothing, especially shoes) more comfortable by wearing it for a period of time.
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    • zebra

      US /ˈzibrə/

      UK /'zebrə/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Black-and-white striped African horse-like animal
      • A pedestrian crossing marked with black and white stripes.
      • Adjective
      • Having alternating black and white lines, used in computing and design.
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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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