Vocabulary

  • on board: Being on a ship, plane, or other vehicle
  • eye patch: A patch worn over the eye, typically to protect it or conceal an injury.
  • to do with: To be about something; concern
  • of choice: Indicating something is preferred or selected deliberately.
  • come for: To arrive to collect someone or something.
  • carry on: To engage in an activity, e.g. a conversation
  • turn to: To go to someone for help, advice, or information.
  • on earth: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise or anger.
  • old hat: No longer interesting or fashionable; outdated.
  • at a push: If absolutely necessary or with great effort.
  • below decks: Referring to the lower parts inside a ship, under the main deck.
  • patch over: To temporarily fix or cover a problem or damage.
  • go below: To move down to a lower deck or level, especially on a ship.
  • fight on: To continue fighting despite difficulties or setbacks.
  • around town: In the local area or vicinity.
  • on the deck: Situated on the flat surface or floor of a ship or boat.
  • have to: Must do
  • in court: Present or being discussed during a legal trial or hearing.
  • with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
  • let off: To allow someone to go unpunished for wrongdoing
  • search for: To try to find someone or something.
  • think about: To consider something carefully.
  • sneak up: To approach someone quietly and unnoticed.
  • look after: To take care of someone or something
  • look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
  • in use: Being used at the present time.
  • of course: Sure ; Certainly
  • at a time: Separately; one by one
  • stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
  • properly: In an appropriate or correct manner
  • practical: Relating to what is sensible, real or useful
  • proper: Correct according to social or moral rules
  • bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
  • brutal: Extremely violent or mean
  • intimidate: To make someone feel afraid
  • court: To act in a way to shows you wish to marry someone
  • appearance: The way a person looks to others
  • opponent: Person who opposes an idea or plan; enemy
  • board: Surface for posting or showing information
  • pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
  • crew: Organized group of workers (e.g. on a ship)
  • throw: To use your arm to make something fly in the air
  • hang: To attach a picture, photograph etc. onto a wall
  • treasure: Valuable things collected, and often hidden
  • scary: Causing fear; frightening
  • bury: To put something into the ground and cover it
  • narrow: Not wide; short from one side to the other
  • guard: To keep watch over something to protect it
  • document: Official (printed) record that gives information
  • hack: To illegally access someone else's computer
  • punch: Alcoholic drink made from wine and fruit, etc.
  • kind: In a caring and helpful manner
  • accurately: Exactly and without any mistakes; correctly
  • catch: Amount of something that has been caught
  • execute: To kill someone, usually as an official punishment
  • deck: Floor built into a ship, bus, plane or home
  • damage: Physical harm that is done to something
  • barrel: To travel at high speed
  • maritime: Concerning sailing, ships
  • batter: Someone using a bat to play sports, e.g. baseball
  • attire: Clothing (especially fine clothes and fashion)
  • head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
  • dig: To move material to create a hole
  • turn: To become (a particular age)
  • set: Prepared for something; ready
  • pat: Person's name
  • captain: Title of a senior officer in the military
  • wear: To have clothes, glasses, shoes etc. on your body
  • stab: To strike a blow with a knife, as to kill someone
  • sword: A long metal weapon with a sharp point and edge
  • pardon: To forgive for some error or fault; let off
  • choice: Decision between two or more possibilities
  • shovel: Long tool used for digging; type of spade
  • pirate: To copy or sell a product illegally
  • work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
  • fight: To argue or quarrel with someone about something
  • pointless: Being without a purpose or meaning
  • sniper: Person who shoots at people from a hidden position
  • parchment: Strong, tough paper
  • scaffold: To build on previous information or knowledge
  • accustom: To make someone or something become used to something.
  • cipher: Nonentity; worthless person or thing; zero
  • horseback: On horseback riding on the back of a horse
  • sash: Long wide piece of cloth worn around waist
  • pike: A type of fish
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    • accurately

      US /'ækjərətlɪ/

      UK /'ækjərətlɪ/

      • Adverb
      • Exactly and without any mistakes; correctly
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    • accustom

      US /əˈkʌstəm/

      UK /əˈkʌstəm/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To make someone or something become used to something.
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To become used to something.
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    • appearance

      US /əˈpɪrəns/

      UK /əˈpɪərəns/

      • Noun
      • The way a person looks to others
      • The way that something looks
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    • around town

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • In the local area or vicinity.
      • In various places throughout the town.
      • Adjective
      • Socially active and well-known in the town.
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    • at a push

      US /ət ə pʊʃ/

      UK /ət ə pʊʃ/

      • other
      • If absolutely necessary or with great effort.
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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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    • attire

      US /əˈtaɪr/

      UK /əˈtaɪə(r)/

      • Noun
      • Clothing (especially fine clothes and fashion)
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To be dressed in a certain manner
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    • barrel

      US /ˈbærəl/

      UK /'bærəl/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To travel at high speed
      • Countable Noun
      • A round container with curved sides and flat ends
      • Straight tube from which a bullet exits a gun
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    • batter

      US /ˈbætɚ/

      UK /'bætə(r)/

      • Countable Noun
      • Someone using a bat to play sports, e.g. baseball
      • Transitive Verb
      • To damage or hurt by being hit, or from hard use
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    • below decks

      US /bəˈloʊ dɛks/

      UK /bɪˈləu deks/

      • other
      • Referring to the lower parts inside a ship, under the main deck.
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    • brutal

      US /ˈbrutl/

      UK /'bru:tl/

      • Adjective
      • Extremely violent or mean
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    • bury

      US /ˈbɛri/

      UK /'berɪ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To put something into the ground and cover it
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    • captain

      US /ˈkæptən/

      UK /'kæptɪn/

      • Noun
      • Title of a senior officer in the military
      • Person in charge of a team, a ship or an airplane
      • Transitive Verb
      • To be in charge of a team, ship or airplane
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    • carry on

      US /ˈkæri ɑn/

      UK /ˈkæri ɔn/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To engage in an activity, e.g. a conversation
      • To continue or keep doing something
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To continue doing something
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    • cipher

      US /ˈsaɪfɚ/

      UK /'saɪfə(r)/

      • Noun
      • Nonentity; worthless person or thing; zero
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    • come for

      US /kʌm fɔr/

      UK /kʌm fɔ:/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To arrive to collect someone or something.
      • To attack someone.
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    • court

      US /kɔrt, kort/

      UK /kɔ:t/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To act in a way to shows you wish to marry someone
      • To encourage dangerous behavior
      • Noun
      • Place king or queen meet people, makes laws etc.
      • Place where legal cases are decided
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    • crew

      US /kru/

      UK /kru:/

      • Countable Noun
      • Organized group of workers (e.g. on a ship)
      • Skilled group of people working together on a task
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To work as part of a crew.
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    • damage

      US /ˈdæmɪdʒ/

      UK /ˈdæmɪdʒ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Physical harm that is done to something
      • Transitive Verb
      • To harm physically; to hurt or break something
      • To harm the reputation of someone.
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    • deck

      US /dɛk/

      UK /dek/

      • Noun
      • Floor built into a ship, bus, plane or home
      • Transitive Verb
      • To hit someone hard enough to knock them down
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    • dig

      US /dɪɡ/

      UK /dɪg/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To move material to create a hole
      • To search or investigate thoroughly.
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    • document

      US /ˈdɑkjəmənt/

      UK /'dɒkjʊmənt/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Official (printed) record that gives information
      • Transitive Verb
      • To support an opinion with recorded evidence
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    • execute

      US /ˈɛksɪˌkjut/

      UK /ˈeksɪkju:t/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To kill someone, usually as an official punishment
      • To perform a plan or action
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    • eye patch

      US

      UK

      • Noun
      • A patch worn over the eye, typically to protect it or conceal an injury.
      • A patch worn over the eye, often associated with pirates.
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    • fight on

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To continue fighting despite difficulties or setbacks.
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    • go below

      US /ɡoʊ bɪˈloʊ/

      UK /ɡəʊ bɪˈləu/

      • other
      • To move down to a lower deck or level, especially on a ship.
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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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    • hack

      US /hæk/

      UK /hæk/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To illegally access someone else's computer
      • To cut away plants and branches to make a path
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Dry cough
      • Horse for hire to work or pull a vehicle for a fee
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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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    • horseback

      US /ˈhɔrsˌbæk/

      UK /ˈhɔ:sbæk/

      • Noun
      • On horseback riding on the back of a horse
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    • in court

      US /ɪn kɔrt/

      UK /in kɔ:t/

      • Phrase
      • Present or being discussed during a legal trial or hearing.
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    • in use

      US /ɪn juz/

      UK /in ju:z/

      • Adjective
      • Being used at the present time.
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    • intimidate

      US /ɪnˈtɪmɪˌdet/

      UK /ɪnˈtɪmɪdeɪt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To make someone feel afraid
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    • let off

      US /lɛt ɔf/

      UK /let ɔf/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To allow someone to go unpunished for wrongdoing
      • To explode or fire something such as a firework or gun.
      • Transitive Verb
      • To allow someone to leave a job or duty; to release.
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    • look after

      US /lʊk ˈæftɚ/

      UK /luk ˈɑ:ftə/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To take care of someone or something
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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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    • maritime

      US /ˈmærɪˌtaɪm/

      UK /ˈmærɪtaɪm/

      • Adjective
      • Concerning sailing, ships
      • Being next to or near the sea
      • Noun
      • The branch of law concerning ships and shipping.
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    • narrow

      US /ˈnæro/

      UK /'nærəʊ/

      • Adjective
      • Not wide; short from one side to the other
      • Limited; not broad in scope
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To become thinner or less wide
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    • of choice

      US /əv tʃɔɪs/

      UK /əv tʃɔɪs/

      • other
      • Indicating something is preferred or selected deliberately.
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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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    • old hat

      US /oʊld ˈhæt/

      UK /əʊld ˈhæt/

      • other
      • No longer interesting or fashionable; outdated.
      B2
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    • on board

      US /ɑn bɔrd/

      UK /ɔn bɔ:d/

      • Phrase
      • Being on a ship, plane, or other vehicle
      • Adverb
      • On or in a ship, aircraft, train, or other vehicle
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    • on earth

      US /ɑn ɚθ/

      UK /ɔn ə:θ/

      • Phrase
      • Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise or anger.
      • Used to emphasize that something is not possible or will not happen.
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    • on the deck

      US /ɑn ðə dɛk/

      UK /ɒn ðə dek/

      • Preposition
      • Situated on the flat surface or floor of a ship or boat.
      • other
      • Ready and available to take action or begin something.
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    • opponent

      US /əˈponənt/

      UK /əˈpəʊnənt/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Person who opposes an idea or plan; enemy
      • Person that you are competing against in a game
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    • parchment

      US /ˈpɑ:rtʃmənt/

      UK /ˈpɑ:tʃmənt/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Strong, tough paper
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    • pat

      US /pæt/

      UK /pæt/

      • Proper Noun
      • Person's name
      • Transitive Verb
      • To hit or touch lightly
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    • patch over

      US /ˈpæʧ ˈoʊvɚ/

      UK /ˈpæʧ ˈəuvə/

      • other
      • To temporarily fix or cover a problem or damage.
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    • pike

      US /paɪk/

      UK /paɪk/

      • Noun
      • A type of fish
      • Road that people must pay to use
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    • pirate

      US /ˈpaɪrɪt/

      UK /'paɪrət/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To copy or sell a product illegally
      • To steal things from ships by force
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Person who attacks ships in order to steal things
      • One who reproduces or uses the work of another person without authorization.
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    • pointless

      US /ˈpɔɪntlɪs/

      UK /'pɔɪntləs/

      • Adjective
      • Being without a purpose or meaning
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    • practical

      US /ˈpræktɪkəl/

      UK /ˈpræktɪkl/

      • Adjective
      • Relating to what is sensible, real or useful
      • Relating to experience, action, or practice; not theoretical or ideal.
      • Noun
      • A practical exam or lesson.
      • A person concerned chiefly with the practice of something; a person with practical skills.
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    • proper

      US /ˈprɑpɚ/

      UK /'prɒpə(r)/

      • Adjective
      • Correct according to social or moral rules
      • Behaving in a polite and socially acceptable way.
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    • properly

      US /ˈprɑːpərli/

      UK /ˈprɔpəlɪ/

      • Adverb
      • In an appropriate or correct manner
      • In a way that is suitable or appropriate.
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    • punch

      US /pʌntʃ/

      UK /pʌntʃ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Alcoholic drink made from wine and fruit, etc.
      • Transitive Verb
      • To hit something very hard with a closed hand
      • To make a hole in something with a special tool
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    • sash

      US /sæʃ/

      UK /sæʃ/

      • Noun
      • Long wide piece of cloth worn around waist
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    • scaffold

      US /ˈskæfəld, -ˌold/

      UK /'skæfəʊld/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To build on previous information or knowledge
      • Countable Noun
      • Temporary supporting platform outside buildings
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    • search for

      US /sɚtʃ fɔr/

      UK /sə:tʃ fɔ:/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To try to find someone or something.
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    • shovel

      US /ˈʃʌvəl/

      UK /'ʃʌvl/

      • Noun
      • Long tool used for digging; type of spade
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To move snow, earth etc., with a spade or shovel
      • To quickly and roughly put food in your mouth
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    • sneak up

      US /snik ʌp/

      UK /sni:k ʌp/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To approach someone quietly and unnoticed.
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    • sniper

      US /'snaɪpər/

      UK /'snaɪpə(r)/

      • Noun
      • Person who shoots at people from a hidden position
      B2
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    • stab

      US /stæb/

      UK /stæb/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To strike a blow with a knife, as to kill someone
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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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    • sword

      US /sɔrd/

      UK /sɔ:d/

      • Countable Noun
      • A long metal weapon with a sharp point and edge
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    • think about

      US /θɪŋk əˈbaʊt/

      UK /θiŋk əˈbaut/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To consider something carefully.
      • To remember or call to mind.
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    • to do with

      US

      UK

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

      US /ˈtrɛʒɚ/

      UK /'treʒə(r)/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Valuable things collected, and often hidden
      • Someone or something that is worth a lot
      • Transitive Verb
      • To value something you keep very much
      • To take great care of because you love/value it
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    • turn to

      US /tɚn tu/

      UK /tə:n tu:/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To go to someone for help, advice, or information.
      • To start doing or using something, often something bad or undesirable.
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    • with it

      US /wɪð ɪt/

      UK /wið it/

      • Adjective
      • Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
      • Understanding and knowledgeable about current trends or information.
      A1
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    She took a brave step forward, leaving behind her comfort zone to chase her dreams.

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    • 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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