Vocabulary

  • think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
  • on to: Toward something; forward
  • sit down: To take a seat
  • in time: Eventually; after a period of time.
  • at home: In one's own residence or country.
  • look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
  • on the floor: Located on the ground or bottom surface of a room.
  • go out: To leave a building (e.g. a house)
  • climb down: To descend, especially from a height, using your hands and feet.
  • in the wind: Something likely to happen or be revealed soon.
  • got to: To arrive at some place
  • happen on: To find or discover by accident.
  • come about: To turn a boat around; (of boat) to turn around
  • have to: Must do
  • forget about: To stop thinking about something; to ignore something.
  • going on: To continue doing something
  • way to go: An expression of encouragement or approval.
  • for the last time: Used to emphasize that something is said or done finally or repeatedly.
  • out of the way: Remote; isolated.
  • on the way: During the journey to a particular place.
  • in a corner: In a situation where one is trapped or pressured with few options.
  • put out: To publish, e.g. a book
  • for a change: As something different from what is usual or normal.
  • used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
  • fly up: To ascend or rise quickly into the air.
  • talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
  • ever since: Continuously from a past time until now.
  • at once: Immediately; without delay
  • to the day: Exactly on the date specified, without any difference.
  • come before: To happen or exist earlier in time than something else.
  • end in: To have something as the final result.
  • with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
  • look back: To think about past events
  • make up: To invent or create a story
  • squeeze into: To manage to get into a small or crowded space.
  • round to: To visit someone's place informally, usually briefly.
  • sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
  • spot: A certain place or area
  • squeeze: Amount of liquid from firmly pressing e.g. orange
  • suppose: To imagine or guess what might happen
  • blame: To say someone is responsible for something bad
  • brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
  • clever: Funny in a way that shows intelligence
  • shelter: Place to protect people/animals from abuse
  • wonder: Surprise caused by experiencing something amazing
  • portrait: Picture of a person's head and shoulders
  • comfort: To try to make distressed person feel better
  • explain: To make clear or easy to understand by describing
  • suddenly: In an unexpected or very quick manner
  • blow: To move something using air
  • rest: Time when one relaxes, sleeps, or is inactive
  • grand: A counter for 1000 of something
  • break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
  • silence: State of being quiet and not talking for a time
  • string: To tie or connect things together with a thread
  • unexpected: Surprising because it was not expected
  • mind: To be bothered or upset by something
  • stream: To send a constant flow of data over the internet
  • bear: To accept (responsibilities or duties)
  • gaze: Direction you are looking
  • comfortable: Having more than enough e.g. money for your needs
  • ceiling: Top part of a room above your head
  • spend: To use money to pay for something
  • proud: Very good; worthy of making one pleased
  • attach: To be associated or connected with
  • piece: A counter in a board game
  • turn: To become (a particular age)
  • pull: Act of breathing in smoke, as from a pipe
  • front: Behavior not showing a person's true feelings
  • grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
  • thoughtful: Concerned about needs and feelings of other people
  • wind: A current of air moving approximately horizontally, especially one strong enough to be felt
  • roar: To laugh in a loud and continuous manner
  • owl: Bird with large eyes that hunts at night
  • solemnly: In a grave and sedate manner
  • pup: Very young dog (and some other animals)
  • stout: A dark bitter beer
  • piglet: Young pig
  • robin: Person's name
  • nervously: In an anxiously nervous manner
  • pooh: To defecate
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    • at home

      US /æt hom/

      UK /æt həum/

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

      US /æt wʌns/

      UK /æt wʌns/

      • Adverb
      • Immediately; without delay
      • At the same time; simultaneously
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    • attach

      US /əˈtætʃ/

      UK /ə'tætʃ/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To be associated or connected with
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    • bear

      US /bɛr/

      UK /bɛː/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To accept (responsibilities or duties)
      • To give birth to a child; to produce fruit
      • Countable Noun
      • Large brown animal with fur that lives in forests
      • Someone who expects stock market to fall
      A2
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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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    • blow

      US /blo/

      UK /bləʊ/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To move something using air
      • To make air come quickly out of your mouth
      • Noun
      • Something that causes you difficulty or sadness
      • Act of making air come out of your mouth
      A2
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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.
      A2
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    • climb down

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To descend, especially from a height, using your hands and feet.
      • To back down or retreat from a previously held position or statement.
      A1
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    • come about

      US /kʌm əˈbaʊt/

      UK /kʌm əˈbaut/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To turn a boat around; (of boat) to turn around
      • To take place; happen
      A1
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    • come before

      US /kʌm bɪˈfɔr/

      UK /kʌm biˈfɔ:/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To happen or exist earlier in time than something else.
      • To be considered more important than something else.
      A1
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    • comfort

      US /ˈkʌmfət/

      UK /'kʌmfət/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To try to make distressed person feel better
      • Uncountable Noun
      • Acts or words that reduce pain or sadness
      • State of being relaxed, warm or happy
      A2
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    • comfortable

      US /ˈkʌmfətəbəl, ˈkʌmftəbəl/

      UK /ˈkʌmftəbl/

      • Adjective
      • Having more than enough e.g. money for your needs
      • Being relaxed, warm or happy
      A2
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    • end in

      US /ɛnd ɪn/

      UK /end in/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To have something as the final result.
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    • ever since

      US /ˈɛvɚ sɪns/

      UK /ˈevə sins/

      • Adverb
      • Continuously from a past time until now.
      • Conjunction
      • From the time that; because.
      B2
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    • fly up

      US /flai ʌp/

      UK /flai ʌp/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To ascend or rise quickly into the air.
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To be quickly promoted or advance in a career or organization.
      A1
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    • for a change

      US /fɔr e tʃendʒ/

      UK /fɔ: ə tʃeindʒ/

      • Phrase
      • As something different from what is usual or normal.
      A1
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    • for the last time

      US /fɚ ðə læst taɪm/

      UK /fə ðə lɑ:st taɪm/

      • other
      • Used to emphasize that something is said or done finally or repeatedly.
      A2
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    • forget about

      US /fɚˈɡɛt əˈbaʊt/

      UK /fəˈɡet əˈbaut/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To stop thinking about something; to ignore something.
      A1
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    • gaze

      US /ɡez/

      UK /ɡeɪz/

      • Noun
      • Direction you are looking
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To look at with fixed eyes
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    • go out

      US /ɡo aʊt/

      UK /ɡəu aut/

      • Phrase
      • To leave a building (e.g. a house)
      • Phrasal Verb
      • (Of a fire) to burn out; be extinguished
      • Go out of fashion to stop being fashionable
      A1
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    • going on

      US /ˈɡoɪŋ ɑn/

      UK /ˈgəʊɪŋ ɔn/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To continue doing something
      • To happen (usually negative)
      A1
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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
      A1
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    • grand

      US /ɡrænd/

      UK /ɡrænd/

      • Adjective
      • A counter for 1000 of something
      • Great in amount, number or size
      A2
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    • happen on

      US /ˈhæpən ɑn/

      UK /ˈhæpən ɒn/

      • other
      • To find or discover by accident.
      B2
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    • have to

      US /hæv tu/

      UK /ˈhæv tə/

      • Auxiliary Verb
      • Must do
      A1
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    • in a corner

      US /ɪn ə ˈkɔrnɚ/

      UK /ɪn ə ˈkɔ:nə/

      • other
      • In a situation where one is trapped or pressured with few options.
      B1
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    • in the wind

      US /ɪn ðə wɪnd/

      UK /ɪn ðə wɪnd/

      • other
      • Something likely to happen or be revealed soon.
      B2
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    • in time

      US /ɪn taɪm/

      UK /in taim/

      • Adverb
      • Eventually; after a period of time.
      • Not late; with enough time to spare.
      • Phrase
      • Eventually; before it is too late.
      • According to the scheduled time; punctual.
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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
      A1
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    • look back

      US /lʊk bæk/

      UK /luk bæk/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To think about past events
      A1
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    • make up

      US /mek ʌp/

      UK /meik ʌp/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To invent or create a story
      • To add up to
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To invent a story, excuse, etc.
      • To compensate for something lost, missed, or deficient.
      A1
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    • nervously

      US /ˈnə:vəslɪ/

      UK /'nɜ:vəslɪ/

      • Adverb
      • In an anxiously nervous manner
      B1
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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.
      A1
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    • on the way

      US /ɑn ði we/

      UK /ɔn ðə wei/

      • Phrase
      • During the journey to a particular place.
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    • on to

      US /ɑn tu/

      UK /ɔn tu:/

      • Preposition
      • Toward something; forward
      • Aware of someone's activities.
      • Adjective
      • Aware of someone's deception or illegal activities.
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    • out of the way

      US /aʊt ʌv ði we/

      UK /aut ɔv ðə wei/

      • Adjective
      • Remote; isolated.
      • No longer obstructing or hindering.
      • Phrase
      • Not obstructing or impeding progress; in a position where one does not cause an obstruction.
      • Completed; finished; no longer needing attention.
      B1
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    • owl

      US /aʊl/

      UK /aʊl/

      • Noun
      • Bird with large eyes that hunts at night
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    • piglet

      US /ˈpɪɡlɪt/

      UK /ˈpɪglət/

      • Countable Noun
      • Young pig
      B2
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    • pooh

      US /pu/

      UK /pu:/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To defecate
      • Uncountable Noun
      • Feces
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    • portrait

      US /ˈpɔrtrɪt,-ˌtret,ˈpor-/

      UK /ˈpɔ:trit/

      • Noun
      • Picture of a person's head and shoulders
      • Detailed representation of someone in film, etc.
      • Adjective
      • A format in which the height is greater than the width.
      • Relating to a photograph, painting, drawing, or engraving of a person.
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    • proud

      US /praʊd/

      UK /praʊd/

      • Adjective
      • Very good; worthy of making one pleased
      • Having or showing respect for yourself; having dignity.
      B1TOEIC
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    • pup

      US /pʌp/

      UK /pʌp/

      • Countable Noun
      • Very young dog (and some other animals)
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    • put out

      US /pʊt aʊt/

      UK /put aut/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To publish, e.g. a book
      • To cause someone to be troubled or inconvenienced
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    • roar

      US /rɔr, ror/

      UK /rɔ:(r)/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To laugh in a loud and continuous manner
      • To shout using a loud deep powerful voice
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A very loud, deep or hearty laugh
      • A very loud deep powerful shout
      B1
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    • robin

      US /ˈrɑbɪn/

      UK /'rɒbɪn/

      • Proper Noun
      • Person's name
      • A sidekick of Batman in DC Comics.
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Bird with a red or orange chest and a grayish back
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    • round to

      US /raʊnd tə/

      UK /raund tə/

      • other
      • To visit someone's place informally, usually briefly.
      B2
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    • shelter

      US /ˈʃɛltɚ/

      UK /'ʃeltə(r)/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Place to protect people/animals from abuse
      • Structure that covers or protects things
      • Transitive Verb
      • To give animals, people a place away from abuse
      • To find protection from danger/bad weather
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    • silence

      US /ˈsaɪləns/

      UK /'saɪləns/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • State of being quiet and not talking for a time
      • When there is not sound or noise; complete quiet
      • Transitive Verb
      • To stop the noise that something is making
      • To prevent someone from expressing thoughts
      A2
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    • sit down

      US /sit daʊn/

      UK /sit daun/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To take a seat
      A1
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    • solemnly

      US /ˈsɑləmlɪ/

      UK /'sɒləmlɪ/

      • Adverb
      • In a grave and sedate manner
      B2
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    • spend

      US /spɛnd/

      UK /spend/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To use money to pay for something
      • To use time in order to do something
      A2TOEIC
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    • spot

      US /spɑt/

      UK /spɒt/

      • Noun
      • A certain place or area
      • A difficult time; awkward situation
      • Transitive Verb
      • To see someone or something by chance
      A2TOEIC
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    • squeeze

      US /skwiz/

      UK /skwi:z/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Amount of liquid from firmly pressing e.g. orange
      • Act of putting pressure on, as to get liquid out
      • Transitive Verb
      • To force or threaten someone to give you something
      • To strongly compress something to get liquid out
      C1
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    • squeeze into

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To manage to get into a small or crowded space.
      B2
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    • stout

      US /staʊt/

      UK /staʊt/

      • Noun
      • A dark bitter beer
      • Adjective
      • Having a large body wide with fat or muscles
      • Having a large body wide with fat or muscles
      C2
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    • stream

      US /strim/

      UK /stri:m/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To send a constant flow of data over the internet
      • Noun
      • Classes split into ability levels
      • A small river
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    • string

      US /strɪŋ/

      UK /strɪŋ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To tie or connect things together with a thread
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A line of connected objects
      • Thick thread; thin rope
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    • suppose

      US /səˈpoʊz/

      UK /sə'pəʊz/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To imagine or guess what might happen
      • Conjunction
      • What if
      A2TOEIC
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    • talking about

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To discuss a particular topic.
      • To be constantly mentioning or bringing up a subject.
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    • think of

      US /θɪŋk ʌv/

      UK /θiŋk ɔv/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To look on as (being something specific); consider
      • To consider or remember something.
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To imagine or call something to mind
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    • thoughtful

      US /ˈθɔtfəl/

      UK /ˈθɔ:tfl/

      • Adjective
      • Concerned about needs and feelings of other people
      • Engaged in or characterized by careful thought
      B1
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    • to the day

      US /tu ðə deɪ/

      UK /tu ðə deɪ/

      • other
      • Exactly on the date specified, without any difference.
      B2
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    • unexpected

      US /ˌʌnɪkˈspektɪd/

      UK /ˌʌnɪkˈspektɪd/

      • Adjective
      • Surprising because it was not expected
      • Noun
      • An event or occurrence that was not anticipated.
      B2
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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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    • way to go

      US /we tu ɡo/

      UK /wei tu: ɡəu/

      • Interjection
      • An expression of encouragement or approval.
      • An expression of sarcasm after someone has made a mistake.
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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

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    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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