Vocabulary

  • all in a day's work: Something considered normal or routine in a job or activity.
  • on account of: Because of.
  • account of: A spoken or written description of an event.
  • found out: To learn or discover something, often after some effort.
  • out there: In or to a place that is far away
  • stick: To push a sharp or pointed object into something
  • trigger: Lever on a gun that you pull to fire
  • bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
  • abuse: To mistreat or be cruel towards someone
  • account: An advantage
  • favor: Support or approval from people
  • guess: To give an answer without knowing if it is correct
  • filthy: Being very rude (about sex, bodily functions)
  • bullet: Metal object fired from a gun
  • shame: Feeling of guilt because you did something wrong
  • excuse: To allow someone not to do (jury service, etc.)
  • bury: To put something into the ground and cover it
  • fake: Not real; made to look like something real
  • buddy: Friend, usually male
  • hell: Any place of pain and suffering
  • rumor: To gossip; to tell a story about other people
  • head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
  • sidekick: Person often with another more important person
  • pick: Sharp tool used for breaking the ground
  • great: Very good; better than before
  • pull: Act of breathing in smoke, as from a pipe
  • smooth: Moving without stops and starts
  • beg: To ask someone in an emotional way for something
  • faithful: (Religious) people who believe in a god or gods
  • ward: Person's name
  • knob: Handle or protrusion on furniture or a door
  • sloppy: (Of people) Not clean or orderly; messy
  • powder: Dry material made up of small powder-like pieces
  • habitual: Done by someone on a regular basis
  • work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
  • pedal: Lever worked by the foot, e.g. the brakes of a car
  • shake: To cause someone to be surprised or upset
  • meet: To provide something that is necessary
  • happen: To take place or occur
  • touch: To affect feelings, especially by causing sympathy
  • hear: To be aware of sound; to perceive with the ear
  • give: Degree of flexibility in something, a material
  • let: To allow someone to do something
  • complaint: Saying something is wrong and should be changed
  • bog: To get stuck, slowed down or become delayed
  • file: Computer document
  • bum: (Slang) the part of the body on which you sit
  • psychic: Concerning the mind and its workings
  • soldier: Person working in an army to fight
  • goddamn: Very bad; terrible
  • fan: To blow air upon a fire to make it stronger
  • underage: Too young to legally do something
  • gun: To suddenly make an engine run faster
  • corset: Stiffened garment worn to make you look slimmer
  • innit: Slang of the be verb 'isn't'
  • payback: Financial return or reward in return for a loan
  • nosh: A snack or light meal
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    • abuse

      US /əˈbjuz/

      UK /ə'bju:s/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To mistreat or be cruel towards someone
      • To use in an inappropriate or excessive way
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Improper/dishonest/excessive use of something
      • Insulting someone, e.g. by swearing at them
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    • account of

      US /əˈkaʊnt ʌv/

      UK /əˈkaunt ɔv/

      • Noun
      • A spoken or written description of an event.
      • Preposition
      • Because of; for the reason of.
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    • all in a day's work

      US /ɔl ɪn ə deɪz wɝk/

      UK /ɔ:l ɪn ə deiz wɜ:k/

      • other
      • Something considered normal or routine in a job or activity.
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    • beg

      US /bɛɡ/

      UK /beg/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To ask someone in an emotional way for something
      • (Dog) to sit up to ask for something
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    • bog

      US /bɔ:g/

      UK /bɒg/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To get stuck, slowed down or become delayed
      • Noun
      • Area of wet spongy ground
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    • buddy

      US /ˈbʌdi/

      UK /'bʌdɪ/

      • Countable Noun
      • Friend, usually male
      • A term of address, often used informally.
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    • bullet

      US /ˈbʊlɪt/

      UK /'bʊlɪt/

      • Countable Noun
      • Metal object fired from a gun
      • Dot at the beginning of each line in a list
      • Adjective
      • Very fast.
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    • bum

      US /bʌm/

      UK /bʌm/

      • Noun
      • (Slang) the part of the body on which you sit
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    • bury

      US /ˈbɛri/

      UK /'berɪ/

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

      US /kəmˈplent/

      UK /kəmˈpleɪnt/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Saying something is wrong and should be changed
      • Official charge against a person by the police
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    • corset

      US /ˈkɔ:rsɪt/

      UK /ˈkɔ:sɪt/

      • Noun
      • Stiffened garment worn to make you look slimmer
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    • excuse

      US /ɪkˈskjuz/

      UK /ɪk'skju:s/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To allow someone not to do (jury service, etc.)
      • To explain acting in a bad or impolite manner
      • Noun
      • Note explaining why someone cannot do or attend
      • Reason why you did or didn't do something
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    • faithful

      US /ˈfeθfəl/

      UK /'feɪθfl/

      • Noun
      • (Religious) people who believe in a god or gods
      • Adjective
      • Showing constant support for someone or something
      • Worthy of trust
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    • fake

      US /fek/

      UK /feɪk/

      • Adjective
      • Not real; made to look like something real
      • Countable Noun
      • A copy of something made to trick people
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    • fan

      US /fæn/

      UK /fæn/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To blow air upon a fire to make it stronger
      • To use a device to cool yourself, something
      • Countable Noun
      • Thing you wave in front of your face to stay cool
      • Someone who admires a famous person, sport etc.
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    • favor

      US /ˈfevɚ/

      UK /'feɪvə/

      • Noun
      • Support or approval from people
      • Small gift given out at a party
      • Transitive Verb
      • To prefer or promote over another
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    • file

      US /faɪl/

      UK /faɪl/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Computer document
      • Tool used to take off sharp edges from something
      • Transitive Verb
      • To make something smooth by rubbing it with a tool
      • To organize documents by storing them safely
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    • filthy

      US /ˈfɪlθi/

      UK /'fɪlθɪ/

      • Adjective
      • Being very rude (about sex, bodily functions)
      • (E.g. of a joke) being extremely rude or impolite
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    • found out

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To learn or discover something, often after some effort.
      • To become known; be revealed.
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    • goddamn

      US /ˈɡɑdˈdæm/

      UK /'gɒd'dæm/

      • Adjective
      • Very bad; terrible
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    • gun

      US /ɡʌn/

      UK /ɡʌn/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To suddenly make an engine run faster
      • Countable Noun
      • Weapon which fires bullets down a tube
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    • habitual

      US /həˈbɪtʃuəl/

      UK /həˈbɪtʃuəl/

      • Adjective
      • Done by someone on a regular basis
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    • hell

      US /hɛl/

      UK /hel/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Any place of pain and suffering
      • A very unpleasant or difficult experience.
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    • innit

      US

      UK

      • Be Verb
      • Slang of the be verb 'isn't'
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    • knob

      US /nɑ:b/

      UK /nɒb/

      • Countable Noun
      • Handle or protrusion on furniture or a door
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    • nosh

      US

      UK

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A snack or light meal
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    • on account of

      US /ɑn əˈkaʊnt ʌv/

      UK /ɔn əˈkaunt ɔv/

      • Preposition
      • Because of.
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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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    • payback

      US

      UK

      • Noun
      • Financial return or reward in return for a loan
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    • pedal

      US /ˈpɛdl/

      UK /ˈpedl/

      • Noun
      • Lever worked by the foot, e.g. the brakes of a car
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To operate or move something with the foot.
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    • powder

      US /ˈpaʊdɚ/

      UK /'paʊdə(r)/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Dry material made up of small powder-like pieces
      • Dry and light form of snow
      • Transitive Verb
      • To apply a dust onto the body or face
      • To reduce to powder; pulverize.
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    • psychic

      US /ˈsaɪkɪk/

      UK /ˈsaɪkɪk/

      • Adjective
      • Concerning the mind and its workings
      • One said to have extraordinary mental powers
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    • shake

      US /ʃek/

      UK /ʃeɪk/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To cause someone to be surprised or upset
      • To cause a belief, idea, or feeling to weaken
      • Countable Noun
      • Drink made by shaking milk with fruit or flavors
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    • shame

      US /ʃem/

      UK /ʃeɪm/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Feeling of guilt because you did something wrong
      • Transitive Verb
      • To make someone feel ashamed
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    • sidekick

      US /ˈsaɪdˌkɪk/

      UK /ˈsaɪdkɪk/

      • Countable Noun
      • Person often with another more important person
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    • sloppy

      US /ˈslɑ:pi/

      UK /ˈslɒpi/

      • Adjective
      • (Of people) Not clean or orderly; messy
      • Careless
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    • smooth

      US /smuð/

      UK /smu:ð/

      • Adjective
      • Moving without stops and starts
      • Pleasant and flat to touch, not rough
      • Transitive Verb
      • To make something rough feel flat, e.g. by ironing
      • To spread a substance over a surface
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    • soldier

      US /ˈsoldʒɚ/

      UK /'səʊldʒə(r)/

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

      US /stɪk/

      UK /stɪk/

      • 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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    • trigger

      US /ˈtrɪɡɚ/

      UK /'trɪɡə(r)/

      • Noun
      • Lever on a gun that you pull to fire
      • Device that starts a process
      • Transitive Verb
      • To start a process off e.g. a memory
      • To cause something to begin or happen.
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    • underage

      US /ˈʌndərɪdʒ/

      UK /ˈʌndəreɪdʒ/

      • Adjective
      • Too young to legally do something
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    • ward

      US /wɔ:rd/

      UK /wɔ:d/

      • Proper Noun
      • Person's name
      • Noun
      • Child legally protected and cared for by a court
      • Section or part of a town or city
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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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