Vocabulary

  • got to: To arrive at some place
  • rose garden: A garden or area specifically designed for growing roses.
  • last person: The individual who is the final one in a sequence or group.
  • on sunday: Every Sunday; each Sunday.
  • going on: To continue doing something
  • for the record: Said to ensure something is officially noted or remembered.
  • in public: In a place where anyone can see or hear you.
  • work around: To find a way to avoid a problem or obstacle.
  • at night: During the night; in the nighttime.
  • on the phone: Talking on the telephone.
  • let in: To allow someone to enter or come in
  • back then: At that time in the past.
  • of any kind: Of any type or variety whatsoever.
  • stand by: To keep to an agreement
  • depending on: To rely on for support (financial or emotional)
  • look to: Be looking to. be planning to (do something)
  • of course: Sure ; Certainly
  • work at: To have a job at a particular place or organization.
  • stick around: To remain in place; not leave or go
  • nasty: Very bad, unpleasant, or offensive
  • completely: In every way or as much as possible
  • blame: To say someone is responsible for something bad
  • fluid: A material that can easily flow, e.g. water
  • mysterious: Unusual; hard to understand or work out
  • conference: Series of lectures held as an event
  • flat: Apartment; set of rooms for living in
  • vice: used as part of the title of particular positions. The person who holds one of these positions is next below in authority to the person who holds the full position and can act for them
  • simply: In an easy or clear manner
  • democracy: System of government in which everyone is equal
  • huge: Very very large
  • release: To free someone from a responsibility or burden
  • footage: A certain amount of film or video of something
  • administration: Act of giving e.g. medicine to a patient
  • protest: To argue against something in a forceful way
  • record: Highest or most extreme level achieved
  • speculation: Taking risks that might lead to big profits
  • crime: Act that is believed to be a mistake or foolish
  • guard: To keep watch over something to protect it
  • violence: Strong physical force of nature
  • normal: Standard or regular way of doing something
  • proof: Act of showing that something exists or is true
  • kind: In a caring and helpful manner
  • hideous: Very ugly; frightening-looking
  • couch: To formulate in a particular style or language
  • president: Person in charge of a country, or organization
  • public: Owned by the government
  • schedule: A list of events and their times
  • rumor: To gossip; to tell a story about other people
  • rise: To wake up and get out of bed after sleeping
  • alive: Living; not dead
  • great: Very good; better than before
  • pick: Sharp tool used for breaking the ground
  • find: To become aware of something that is happening
  • paradise: Place with everything needed for specific activity
  • person: Man, woman or child
  • wear: To have clothes, glasses, shoes etc. on your body
  • deep: Complex and important
  • guy: Man; boy; any person
  • bloated: To cause to swell up or inflate with gas or liquid
  • punish: To make someone suffer for doing something wrong
  • garbage: Waste material that has been thrown out
  • soldier: Person working in an army to fight
  • takeover: Change of ownership of a corporation
  • slab: Thick, flat slice of something
  • compression: Act of reducing something in time, size, quantity
  • coleslaw: Finely cut cabbage, etc. in mayonnaise
  • nah: Way of saying 'No'
  • sonar: System using sound waves to detect objects
  • papa: Another word for father
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    • administration

      US / ædˌmɪnɪˈstreʃən/

      UK /ədˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃn/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Act of giving e.g. medicine to a patient
      • The work of running something, e.g. a business
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    • alive

      US /əˈlaɪv/

      UK /ə'laɪv/

      • Adjective
      • Living; not dead
      • Active; energetic; full of life.
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    • at night

      US /æt naɪt/

      UK /æt nait/

      • Phrase
      • During the night; in the nighttime.
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    • back then

      US

      UK

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

      US /blem/

      UK /bleɪm/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To say someone is responsible for something bad
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Act of saying someone did something bad
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    • bloated

      US /ˈbloʊtɪd/

      UK /ˈbləʊtɪd/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To cause to swell up or inflate with gas or liquid
      • Adjective
      • Swelled up or inflated with gas or liquid
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    • coleslaw

      US /ˈkoʊlslɔ:/

      UK /ˈkəʊlslɔ:/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Finely cut cabbage, etc. in mayonnaise
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    • compression

      US /kəmˈprɛʃən/

      UK /kəm'preʃn/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Act of reducing something in time, size, quantity
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    • conference

      US /ˈkɑnfərəns, -frəns/

      UK /ˈkɒnfərəns/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Series of lectures held as an event
      • An association of US sports teams
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To hold a discussion; consult.
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    • couch

      US /kaʊtʃ/

      UK /kaʊtʃ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To formulate in a particular style or language
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Sofa; settee
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    • crime

      US /kraɪm/

      UK /kraɪm/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Act that is believed to be a mistake or foolish
      • Act that is against the law; murder, theft etc.
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    • democracy

      US /dɪˈmɑkrəsi/

      UK /dɪ'mɒkrəsɪ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • System of government in which everyone is equal
      • Principles of social equality and respect for the individual within a society.
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    • depending on

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To rely on for support (financial or emotional)
      • Influenced or determined by.
      • Preposition
      • Subject to; contingent on
      • Relying on someone or something for support or assistance.
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    • flat

      US /flæt/

      UK /flæt/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Apartment; set of rooms for living in
      • The smooth or level part of something
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To share an apartment with someone
      • To fail to produce the intended effect; to be unsuccessful or uninteresting.
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    • fluid

      US /ˈfluɪd/

      UK /'flu:ɪd/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A material that can easily flow, e.g. water
      • Liquid that flows smoothly, such as water
      • Adjective
      • Able to move smoothly or gracefully
      • Liable to change; unstable.
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    • footage

      US /ˈfʊtɪdʒ/

      UK /ˈfʊtɪdʒ/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • A certain amount of film or video of something
      • The length or amount of something measured in feet.
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    • for the record

      US /fɔr ði rɪˈkɚd/

      UK /fɔ: ðə riˈkɔ:d/

      • Phrase
      • Said to ensure something is officially noted or remembered.
      • To state something to ensure the correct information is known.
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    • garbage

      US /ˈgɑ:rbɪdʒ/

      UK /ˈgɑ:bɪdʒ/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Waste material that has been thrown out
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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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    • guard

      US /ɡɑrd/

      UK /ɡɑ:d/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To keep watch over something to protect it
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Someone who watches a place or prevents escapes
      • A player in basketball whose primary role is to handle the ball and initiate the offense.
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    • hideous

      US /ˈhɪdiəs/

      UK /ˈhɪdiəs/

      • Adjective
      • Very ugly; frightening-looking
      • Extremely unpleasant to see; very ugly.
      B2
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    • huge

      US /hjudʒ/

      UK /hju:dʒ/

      • Adjective
      • Very very large
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    • in public

      US /ɪn ˈpʌblɪk/

      UK /in ˈpʌblik/

      • Phrase
      • In a place where anyone can see or hear you.
      • Adjective
      • Relating to the government or the people as a whole.
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    • last person

      US

      UK

      • Noun
      • The individual who is the final one in a sequence or group.
      • The individual who is the least likely to do something or be in a particular situation.
      A1
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    • let in

      US /lɛt ɪn/

      UK /let in/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To allow someone to enter or come in
      A1
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    • look to

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • Be looking to. be planning to (do something)
      • To expect someone to do something for you; rely on
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    • mysterious

      US /mɪˈstɪriəs/

      UK /mɪˈstɪəriəs/

      • Adjective
      • Unusual; hard to understand or work out
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    • nah

      US /nɑ:/

      UK /nɑ:/

      • Noun
      • Way of saying 'No'
      B2
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    • nasty

      US /ˈnæsti/

      UK /'nɑ:stɪ/

      • Adjective
      • Very bad, unpleasant, or offensive
      • Unkind; unpleasant.
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    • of any kind

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Of any type or variety whatsoever.
      • To any degree or extent.
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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 sunday

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Every Sunday; each Sunday.
      • Referring to a particular Sunday.
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    • on the phone

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Talking on the telephone.
      • Adjective
      • Using a phone, especially a mobile phone.
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    • papa

      US /ˈpɑpə,pəˈpɑ/

      UK /pə'pɑ:/

      • Noun
      • Another word for father
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    • paradise

      US /ˈpærəˌdaɪs, -ˌdaɪz/

      UK /'pærədaɪs/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Place with everything needed for specific activity
      • Place where good people are said to go after death
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    • president

      US /ˈprɛzɪdənt,-ˌdɛnt/

      UK /ˈprezɪdənt/

      • Noun
      • Person in charge of a country, or organization
      • The highest-ranking executive in a corporation or organization.
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    • proof

      US /pruf/

      UK /pru:f/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Act of showing that something exists or is true
      • Special coating that protects something
      • Transitive Verb
      • To read a written work to check for mistakes
      • To protect by painting on a special coating
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    • protest

      US /ˈproʊtɛst/

      UK /'prəʊtest/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To argue against something in a forceful way
      • To express a strong objection or dislike
      • Noun
      • Forceful argument against something
      • Objection to something
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    • punish

      US /ˈpʌnɪʃ/

      UK /'pʌnɪʃ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To make someone suffer for doing something wrong
      • To treat something or someone roughly
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    • release

      US /rɪ'li:s/

      UK /rɪ'li:s/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To free someone from a responsibility or burden
      • To allow a film, music etc. to be sold/distributed
      • Noun
      • Act of freeing someone from a duty or burden
      • Introduction of a new product, film, book, etc.
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    • rose garden

      US

      UK

      • Noun
      • A garden or area specifically designed for growing roses.
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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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    • slab

      US /slæb/

      UK /slæb/

      • Noun
      • Thick, flat slice of something
      B2
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    • soldier

      US /ˈsoldʒɚ/

      UK /'səʊldʒə(r)/

      • Countable Noun
      • Person working in an army to fight
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    • sonar

      US /ˈsoʊnɑ:(r)/

      UK /ˈsəʊnɑ:(r)/

      • Noun
      • System using sound waves to detect objects
      C1
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    • speculation

      US /ˌspɛkjəˈleʃən/

      UK /ˌspekjuˈleɪʃn/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Taking risks that might lead to big profits
      • Prediction or guess about future events/outcomes
      B2
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    • stand by

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To keep to an agreement
      • To wait for something to happen, e.g. TV broadcast
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    • stick around

      US /stɪk əˈraʊnd/

      UK /stik əˈraund/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To remain in place; not leave or go
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    • takeover

      US /ˈtekˌovɚ/

      UK /ˈteɪkəʊvə(r)/

      • Noun
      • Change of ownership of a corporation
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    • vice

      US /ˌvaɪ.sə/

      UK /ˌvaɪs/

      • Noun
      • used as part of the title of particular positions. The person who holds one of these positions is next below in authority to the person who holds the full position and can act for them
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • a moral fault or weakness in someone's character
      • illegal and immoral activities, especially involving illegal sex, drugs, etc.
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    • violence

      US /ˈvaɪələns/

      UK /ˈvaɪələns/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Strong physical force of nature
      • Use of physical force to harm someone
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    • work around

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To find a way to avoid a problem or obstacle.
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    • work at

      US /wɚk æt/

      UK /wə:k æt/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To have a job at a particular place or organization.
      • To make an effort to improve something.
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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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