Vocabulary

  • have to: Must do
  • in store: About to happen in the future
  • look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
  • end up with: To have something as a result.
  • other places: Different locations or areas
  • try on: To wear something briefly to check it fits, etc.
  • in person: Physically present; not by proxy or remotely.
  • instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
  • back up: To save a copy of your computer data
  • on the back of: As a result of or following something.
  • get out of: To leave or escape responsibilities, troubles
  • off guard: In a vulnerable state; not alert or cautious.
  • come from: To have as your native country or city
  • after all: In spite of what was expected; used to introduce a statement that supports a previous statement or explains why it was made
  • stick with: To continue to support or stay loyal to someone or something.
  • at home: In one's own residence or country.
  • for sure: Definitely; certainly; without a doubt.
  • got to: To arrive at some place
  • on sale: Available at a reduced price
  • pass through: To experience something, often unpleasant or difficult.
  • check out
  • in mind: Being aware of or considering something.
  • on task: Focused and engaged in the activity or assignment at hand.
  • at this rate: If things continue as they are now.
  • fit in: To mix with others so you get on well with them
  • draw in: To attract or entice someone or something.
  • fitting rooms: A room in a store where customers can try on clothes.
  • lean into: To bend or move your body closer to something, often for support or to get a better view.
  • work in: To make an opening for something in your schedule
  • spend money: To use money to buy or pay for something.
  • stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
  • stick: To push a sharp or pointed object into something
  • grab: To take and hold something quickly
  • territory: Area of land defended by an animal
  • drain: Hole or pipe that water, waste etc. flows into
  • suck: To be very bad, undesirable or unpleasant
  • task: Big or small piece of work someone has to do
  • fridge: An electric cool box for keeping food fresh
  • attractive: Making you like them, as by being good-looking
  • section: A part of a whole
  • retail: Business of selling products to the public
  • guess: To give an answer without knowing if it is correct
  • standard: Official unit of measuring something
  • elastic: Able to return to original shape after stretching
  • defeat: To beat an enemy, team, disease
  • leave: To go away from; depart
  • ensure: To make something sure, certain, or safe
  • guard: To keep watch over something to protect it
  • favorite: A thing that someone likes best or enjoys most
  • count: To add things together to find the total number
  • place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
  • trip: To release an electrical switch
  • magnetic: Having the properties of a magnet; able to attract
  • continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
  • breathe: To move air into and out of your lungs
  • entice: To attract someone by appealing to hope or desire
  • alternate: To follow one thing after another repeatedly
  • basic: At the most important or easiest (beginner) level
  • stitch: Pain in your side after running or exercising
  • successful: Having the desired effect or result
  • great: Very good; better than before
  • change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
  • duty: Work required by your job or position
  • person: Man, woman or child
  • product: Item that can be bought
  • future: Time that is to come after the present
  • incense: To cause to feel great anger; to infuriate
  • share: Part-ownership in a property, business or company
  • check: Paper showing how much you owe at a restaurant
  • store: To put things in a place for later use
  • ginger: Being reddish-brown in color
  • razor: Tool with a sharp edge used to shave beard or hair
  • gum: To cover or stick with adhesive
  • dangerous: Involving the chance of hurt or damage; risky
  • rag: Piece of old cloth, usually used for cleaning
  • calculate: To find an answer using mathematics
  • stay: To keep trying without giving up
  • put: To move or place a thing in a particular position
  • drainage: Process of removing water or liquid from something
  • yarn: To tell or spin a yarn or story
  • checkout: Counter in a supermarket where you pay for goods
  • bacon: Salted meat from a pig
  • zipper: Device with interlocking teeth to close pants, etc.
  • clothe: To put a certain type of clothing on someone; dress
  • grape: Fruit from which wine is made
  • cute: Attractive in a pretty or endearing way
  • umbrella: Including many smaller things of the same type
  • cookie: A flat, round sweet baked food
  • yen: Currency used in Japan
  • watermelon: Large oblong or roundish melon with a green skin
  • redesign: To change the design or style of something
  • grandpa: Your mother or father's father
  • mama: A mother
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    • after all

      US /หˆรฆftษš ษ”l/

      UK /หˆษ‘:ftษ™ ษ”:l/

      • Adverb
      • In spite of what was expected; used to introduce a statement that supports a previous statement or explains why it was made
      • Considering everything; used to indicate that something is happening or is true despite some difficulty or obstacle
      • Phrase
      • Despite what was expected or thought; in spite of everything.
      • Taking everything into consideration; considering that.
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    • alternate

      US /หˆษ”:ltษ™rnษ™t/

      UK /ษ”:lหˆtษœ:nษ™t/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To follow one thing after another repeatedly
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    • at home

      US /รฆt hom/

      UK /รฆt hษ™um/

      • Phrase
      • In one's own residence or country.
      • Adjective
      • Feeling comfortable and relaxed.
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    • at this rate

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • If things continue as they are now.
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    • attractive

      US /ษ™หˆtrรฆktษชv/

      UK /ษ™หˆtrรฆktษชv/

      • Adjective
      • Making you like them, as by being good-looking
      • Offering advantages or benefits; tempting.
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    • back up

      US /bรฆk สŒp/

      UK /bรฆk สŒp/

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

      US /หˆbekษ™n/

      UK /หˆbeษชkษ™n/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Salted meat from a pig
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    • breathe

      US /briรฐ/

      UK /bri:รฐ/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To move air into and out of your lungs
      • To say something very softly
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    • calculate

      US /หˆkรฆlkjษ™หŒlet/

      UK /'kรฆlkjสŠleษชt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To find an answer using mathematics
      • To make an educated guess about something
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    • check out

      US /tสƒษ›k aสŠt/

      UK /tสƒek aut/

      • Phrase
      • Phrasal Verb
      • To find out information about something
      • To take books out of a library
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    • checkout

      US /หˆtสƒษ›kหŒaสŠt/

      UK /หˆtสƒekaสŠt/

      • Noun
      • Counter in a supermarket where you pay for goods
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    • clothe

      US /kloสŠรฐ/

      UK /klษ™สŠรฐ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To put a certain type of clothing on someone; dress
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    • come from

      US /kสŒm frสŒm/

      UK /kสŒm frษ”m/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To have as your native country or city
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    • cookie

      US /หˆkสŠki/

      UK /'kสŠkษช/

      • Countable Noun
      • A flat, round sweet baked food
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    • count

      US /kaสŠnt/

      UK /kaสŠnt/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To add things together to find the total number
      • To matter or be important
      • Countable Noun
      • Number of things added together, e.g. votes
      • With the number of crimes, knockouts, as stated
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    • cute

      US /kjut/

      UK /kju:t/

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

      US /dษชหˆfit/

      UK /dษช'fi:t/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To beat an enemy, team, disease
      • To prevent something from succeeding.
      • Noun
      • When you lose a fight, game or competition
      • The feeling of having been beaten.
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    • drain

      US /dren/

      UK /dreษชn/

      • 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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    • drainage

      US /หˆdrenษชdส’/

      UK /หˆdreษชnษชdส’/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Process of removing water or liquid from something
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    • draw in

      US /drษ” ษชn/

      UK /drษ”: in/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To attract or entice someone or something.
      • To involve someone in a situation, often unwillingly.
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    • duty

      US /หˆduti, หˆdju-/

      UK /'dju:tษช/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Work required by your job or position
      • A tax (on imported goods)
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    • elastic

      US /ษชหˆlรฆstษชk/

      UK /ษชหˆlรฆstษชk/

      • Adjective
      • Able to return to original shape after stretching
      • Uncountable Noun
      • Material that can stretch and return to shape
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    • end up with

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To have something as a result.
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    • ensure

      US /ษ›nหˆสƒสŠr/

      UK /ษชn'สƒสŠษ™(r)/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To make something sure, certain, or safe
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    • entice

      US /ษ›nหˆtaษชs/

      UK /ษชn'taษชs/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To attract someone by appealing to hope or desire
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    • fit in

      US /fษชt ษชn/

      UK /fit in/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To mix with others so you get on well with them
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    • fitting rooms

      US

      UK

      • Noun (plural)
      • A room in a store where customers can try on clothes.
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    • for sure

      US /fษ”r สƒสŠr/

      UK /fษ”: สƒuษ™/

      • Adverb
      • Definitely; certainly; without a doubt.
      • Used to emphasize a statement.
      • Interjection
      • An expression of strong agreement or affirmation.
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    • fridge

      US /frษชdส’/

      UK /frษชdส’/

      • Noun
      • An electric cool box for keeping food fresh
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    • get out of

      US /ษกษ›t aสŠt สŒv/

      UK /ษกet aut ษ”v/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To leave or escape responsibilities, troubles
      • To leave a small, enclosed vehicle
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    • ginger

      US /หˆdส’ษชndส’ษš/

      UK /หˆdส’ษชndส’ษ™(r)/

      • Adjective
      • Being reddish-brown in color
      • Uncountable Noun
      • Root with a hot strong taste used in cooking
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    • got to

      US /ษกษ‘t tu/

      UK /gษ”t 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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    • grab

      US /ษกrรฆb/

      UK /ษกrรฆb/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To take and hold something quickly
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    • grandpa

      US /หˆษกrรฆndหŒpษ‘, หˆษกrรฆn-, หˆษกrรฆmหŒpษ‘, หˆษกrรฆmpษ™/

      UK /หˆgrรฆnpษ‘:/

      • Countable Noun
      • Your mother or father's father
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    • grape

      US /ษกrep/

      UK /greษชp/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Fruit from which wine is made
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    • guard

      US /ษกษ‘rd/

      UK /ษกษ‘: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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    • gum

      US /ษกสŒm/

      UK /ษกสŒm/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To cover or stick with adhesive
      • Noun
      • Adhesive material used to stick things together
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    • have to

      US /hรฆv tu/

      UK /หˆhรฆv tษ™/

      • Auxiliary Verb
      • Must do
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    • in mind

      US /ษชn maษชnd/

      UK /in maind/

      • Phrase
      • Being aware of or considering something.
      • To remember or consider something.
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    • in person

      US /ษชn หˆpษœหrsn/

      UK /in หˆpษœหsn/

      • Adverb
      • Physically present; not by proxy or remotely.
      • Face-to-face; not through electronic communication.
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    • in store

      US /ษชn stษ”r/

      UK /in stษ”:/

      • Idiom
      • About to happen in the future
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    • incense

      US /'ษชnsens/

      UK /หˆษชnsens/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To cause to feel great anger; to infuriate
      • To perfume with incense.
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Substance burnt to make a pleasing smell
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    • instead of

      US /ษชnหˆstษ›d สŒv/

      UK /inหˆsted ษ”v/

      • Preposition
      • When one thing is replaced by another
      • Adverb
      • As a substitute or alternative.
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    • lean into

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To bend or move your body closer to something, often for support or to get a better view.
      • To embrace or fully engage with something, especially something difficult or challenging.
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    • look at

      US /lสŠk รฆt/

      UK /luk รฆt/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To use your eyes to focus on something
      • To focus your eyes on something carefully
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    • magnetic

      US /mรฆษกหˆnษ›tษชk/

      UK /mรฆgหˆnetษชk/

      • Adjective
      • Having the properties of a magnet; able to attract
      • Having great power to attract attention, interest
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    • mama

      US /หˆmษ‘mษ™/

      UK /'mรฆmษ™/

      • Noun
      • A mother
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    • off guard

      US /ษ”f ษกษ‘rd/

      UK /ษ”f ษกษ‘:d/

      • Adjective
      • In a vulnerable state; not alert or cautious.
      • Unprepared for something; surprised.
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    • on sale

      US /ษ‘n sel/

      UK /ษ”n seil/

      • Adjective
      • Available at a reduced price
      • Available to be bought
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    • on task

      US

      UK

      • Adjective
      • Focused and engaged in the activity or assignment at hand.
      • Phrase
      • Continuing to focus on the current task or objective.
      • Attentive and dedicated to completing the current task.
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    • on the back of

      US /ษ‘n รฐษ™ bรฆk ษ™v/

      UK /ษ’n รฐษ™ bรฆk ษ™v/

      • other
      • As a result of or following something.
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    • other places

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Different locations or areas
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    • pass through

      US /pรฆs ฮธru/

      UK /pษ‘:s ฮธru:/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To experience something, often unpleasant or difficult.
      • To go through something; to move from one side to the other of something.
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    • rag

      US /rรฆษก/

      UK /rรฆษก/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Piece of old cloth, usually used for cleaning
      • Transitive Verb
      • To make fun of someone; joke about
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    • razor

      US /หˆrezษš/

      UK /หˆreษชzษ™(r)/

      • Noun
      • Tool with a sharp edge used to shave beard or hair
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    • redesign

      US /หŒridษชหˆzaษชn/

      UK /หŒri:dษช'zaษชn/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To change the design or style of something
      • To revise the design of something, often to improve its function or appearance.
      • Noun
      • Action to change the design or style of
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    • retail

      US /หˆriหŒtel/

      UK /'ri:teษชl/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Business of selling products to the public
      • Adverb
      • Bought or sold in a store or shop
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    • section

      US / หˆsษ›kสƒษ™n/

      UK /'sekสƒn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A part of a whole
      • Specific group of people from a larger group
      • Transitive Verb
      • To divide something into smaller parts
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    • share

      US /สƒษ›r/

      UK /สƒeษ™(r)/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Part-ownership in a property, business or company
      • Part of a company you own, shown by a certificate
      • Transitive Verb
      • To divide something between two or more people
      • To allow others to use your things equally
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    • spend money

      US /spษ›nd หˆmสŒni/

      UK /spend หˆmสŒni/

      • Phrase
      • To use money to buy or pay for something.
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    • standard

      US /หˆstรฆndษ™d/

      UK /'stรฆndษ™d/

      • Noun
      • Official unit of measuring something
      • Principle of behaving in a moral way
      • Adjective
      • Being the accepted normal level of quality
      • (Of a language) being the most accepted in a place
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    • stick

      US /stษชk/

      UK /stษชk/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To push a sharp or pointed object into something
      • To join together using glue or paste
      • Countable Noun
      • Long thin piece of wood from a tree
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    • stick with

      US /stษชk wษชรฐ/

      UK /stik wiรฐ/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To continue to support or stay loyal to someone or something.
      • To continue doing or using something; to persevere.
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    • stitch

      US /stษชtสƒ/

      UK /stษชtสƒ/

      • Noun
      • Pain in your side after running or exercising
      • Result of sewing thread going in and out of cloth
      • Transitive Verb
      • To sew cloth or material together
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    • store

      US /stษ”r, stor/

      UK /stษ”:(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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    • stuff

      US /stสŒf/

      UK /stสŒf/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Generic description for things, materials, objects
      • Transitive Verb
      • To push material inside something, with force
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    • successful

      US /sษ™kหˆsษ›sfษ™l/

      UK /sษ™kหˆsesfl/

      • Adjective
      • Having the desired effect or result
      • Having achieved wealth, respect, or social status
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    • suck

      US /sสŒk/

      UK /sสŒk/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To be very bad, undesirable or unpleasant
      • Transitive Verb
      • To pull or remove something with great power
      • To attract someone; make someone interested
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    • task

      US /tรฆsk/

      UK /tษ‘:sk/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Big or small piece of work someone has to do
      • Transitive Verb
      • To be given something to do, e.g. wash dishes
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    • territory

      US /หˆtษ›rษชหŒtษ”ri, -หŒtori/

      UK /'terษ™trษช/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Area of land defended by an animal
      • Area of particular knowledge or experience
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    • trip

      US /trษชp/

      UK /trษชp/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To release an electrical switch
      • To fall by catching your foot on something
      • Noun
      • Act of falling down; falling over an obstacle
      • Journey or visit to a place
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    • try on

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To wear something briefly to check it fits, etc.
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    • umbrella

      US /สŒmหˆbrษ›lษ™/

      UK /สŒmหˆbrelษ™/

      • Noun
      • Including many smaller things of the same type
      • Countable Noun
      • Thing you open over your head to keep rain off
      • Something providing general protection or cover.
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    • watermelon

      US /หˆwษ”tษšหŒmษ›lษ™n, หˆwษ‘tษ™-/

      UK /หˆwษ”:tษ™melษ™n/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Large oblong or roundish melon with a green skin
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    • work in

      US /wษšk ษชn/

      UK /wษ™:k in/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To make an opening for something in your schedule
      • To fit person/thing into a schedule or sequence
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    • yarn

      US /jษ‘rn/

      UK /jษ‘:n/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To tell or spin a yarn or story
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A continuous twisted strand or thread
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    • yen

      US /jษ›n/

      UK /jen/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Currency used in Japan
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    • zipper

      US /หˆzษชpษš/

      UK /'zษชpษ™(r)/

      • Noun
      • Device with interlocking teeth to close pants, 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) โ€” she took a brave step forward.

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    brave

    US/brev/
    UK/breษชv/
    adj.Brave
    v.t.To bravely face
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    Is This the Future of Shopping in Japan? ๐Ÿ›๏ธ Life in Japan EP 310

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    Ever wondered what makes Japanese shopping so unique? Dive into a fun vlog exploring the latest retail redesigns at Daiso and Uniqlo, perfect for picking up practical vocabulary for household essentials and everyday shopping! You'll discover some surprising impulse buys and get a taste of Japanese culture along the way.

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