Vocabulary

  • talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
  • wake up: To stop sleeping
  • blend in: To look or behave like the surrounding people so you are not easily noticed.
  • such as: For example; like
  • feel right: To seem correct or appropriate; to give a sense of being morally or ethically sound.
  • at home: In one's own residence or country.
  • in theaters: Currently showing at movie theaters.
  • rather than: More exactly; more correctly
  • come up: To come closer to someone; approach
  • for some reason: For a reason that is not known or not easily explained.
  • out there: In or to a place that is far away
  • in a row: One after another without a break.
  • thanks to: Because of; as a result of.
  • instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
  • be with: To accompany someone; to be in someone's presence.
  • carry over: Accounts to move an entry to later column
  • over to: Used to hand over to someone else to speak
  • think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
  • for the sake of: For the purpose of; in the interest of.
  • in addition to: Besides; as well as
  • have to: Must do
  • along with: In addition to; together with.
  • in terms of
  • on earth: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise or anger.
  • on the nose: Exactly; precisely at the stated time or amount.
  • of a kind: Unique; not like anything else
  • hard to say: Difficult to know or predict; uncertain.
  • work in: To make an opening for something in your schedule
  • cut from the same cloth: Very similar in character or behavior.
  • in any case: Whatever happens; regardless of what has happened or may happen.
  • switch on: To put something electrical on or off
  • grow up: To develop from a child into an adult
  • seriously hurt: To be physically injured to a great extent.
  • feel like: To have a desire or inclination for something.
  • cultural phenomenon: A thing that takes place when something or someone gains popularity, especially when this is among many people.
  • catch up: To become equal with another person
  • relevant: Having an effect on an issue; related or current
  • matter: To be of great importance; to count
  • trick: To fool someone in order to obtain a result
  • flip: To turn your body in the air, as in gymnastics
  • dude: Form of address for a man
  • imagine: To think creatively about; form mental picture of
  • sneak: To move around in a way so no one will see you
  • concentrate: To cause to be present in large amount or number
  • decade: Period of 10 years
  • worth: the financial, practical or moral value of somebody/something
  • predator: An animal that hunts and kills other animals
  • series: Set of stories or articles on a particular subject
  • universe: All of space that contains planets and stars
  • franchise: Right to run a business using name of a company
  • mature: Behaving like an adult
  • tragedy: Play that has a sad ending with many deaths
  • performance: Act of doing something
  • blend: To combine different elements or substances
  • film: Thin layer that covers something
  • fair: Neither very good nor very bad; average
  • mystery: Quality of being strange and not understood
  • adaptation: Music, movie or play, changed to a new form
  • wicked: Morally bad; evil
  • stage: To organize an event to gain public interest
  • continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
  • act: To behave in a certain way
  • sequel: Story, movie etc. that follows another similar one
  • screen: To hide or block something from being seen
  • sidekick: Person often with another more important person
  • reptile: Animals such as snakes, lizards
  • stranger: Someone you do not know
  • heist: A burglary; a theft of a house or bank
  • flick: To hit something with your finger to move it
  • world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
  • train: Line of people, animals moving the same direction
  • season: One of Spring, Summer, Autumn (Fall) and Winter
  • feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
  • life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
  • know: To be familiar with a person or place, thing
  • work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
  • fight: To argue or quarrel with someone about something
  • lightning: Flashes of light in the sky caused by a storm
  • pair: Two of the same thing, e.g. socks
  • ensemble: Group of things, people working together
  • individually: In a way involving only that person
  • death: When someone dies; the end of life
  • scoff: To laugh at with contempt and derision
  • history: Established pattern or record
  • ivory: Hard cream-colored substance forming tusks
  • preposterous: Very foolish or silly; ridiculous
  • message: Main idea or theme in a story, book, or film
  • observer: Someone whose job it is to watch or notice things
  • notify: To inform; to communicate specific information
  • carol: Traditional song sung at Christmas
  • gal: Another way to say girl
  • snake: An animal with a long body, no arms or legs
  • pallet: Flat surface used for moving, storing heavy goods
  • cannonball: Solid ball of metal fired from a cannon
  • hamlet: Very small village
  • blanc: White sauce of fat, broth, and vegetables
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    • adaptation

      US /ˌædæpˈteʃən/

      UK /ˌædæpˈteɪʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Music, movie or play, changed to a new form
      • Changing to a new form; thing that is changed
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    • along with

      US /əˈlɔŋ wɪð/

      UK /əˈlɔŋ wið/

      • Preposition
      • In addition to; together with.
      • Adverb
      • In company or together with someone or something.
      • Including; in addition to.
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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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    • be with

      US /bi wɪð/

      UK /bi: wið/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To accompany someone; to be in someone's presence.
      • To support someone's opinion or cause.
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    • blanc

      US /b'lɑ:ŋk/

      UK /b'lɑ:ŋk/

      • Noun
      • White sauce of fat, broth, and vegetables
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    • blend

      US /blɛnd/

      UK /blend/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To combine different elements or substances
      • To mix ingredients when cooking
      • Noun
      • Product known for mixing ingredients
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    • blend in

      US /blɛnd ɪn/

      UK /blend in/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To look or behave like the surrounding people so you are not easily noticed.
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    • cannonball

      US /ˈkænənˌbɔl/

      UK /ˈkænənbɔ:l/

      • Countable Noun
      • Solid ball of metal fired from a cannon
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    • carol

      US /ˈkærəl/

      UK /'kærəl/

      • Noun
      • Traditional song sung at Christmas
      B2
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    • carry over

      US /ˈkæri ˈovɚ/

      UK /ˈkæri ˈəuvə/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • Accounts to move an entry to later column
      • To move an event, completion of task to later time
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    • catch up

      US /kætʃ ʌp/

      UK /kætʃ ʌp/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To become equal with another person
      • To inform others of the latest news
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To do something that you have not been able to do recently.
      • To meet someone you know in order to talk to them and find out what they have been doing.
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    • come up

      US /kʌm ʌp/

      UK /kʌm ʌp/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To come closer to someone; approach
      • (Of sun) to rise into the sky in the morning
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    • concentrate

      US /ˈkɑnsənˌtret/

      UK /'kɒnsntreɪt/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To cause to be present in large amount or number
      • To pay great attention to a task; focus
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A substance made by removing water or other diluents; a concentrated form of something.
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    • cultural phenomenon

      US

      UK

      • Noun
      • A thing that takes place when something or someone gains popularity, especially when this is among many people.
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    • cut from the same cloth

      US /kʌt frəm ðə ˈseɪm klɔθ/

      UK /kʌt frəm ðə ˈseɪm klɔ:θ/

      • other
      • Very similar in character or behavior.
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    • death

      US /dɛθ/

      UK /deθ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • When someone dies; the end of life
      • The cause or manner of someone dying.
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    • decade

      US /ˈdɛkˌed, dɛˈked/

      UK /ˈdekeɪd/

      • Countable Noun
      • Period of 10 years
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    • dude

      US /dud, djud/

      UK /du:d/

      • Noun
      • Form of address for a man
      • (informal) A man; a fellow.
      • Interjection
      • (informal) Used as a term of address, often between men.
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    • ensemble

      US /ɑnˈsɑmbəl/

      UK /ɑ:nˈsɑ:mbl/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Group of things, people working together
      • A group of musicians, actors, or dancers who perform together.
      • Adverb
      • Together or at the same time.
      • In a harmonious or coordinated manner.
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    • feel like

      US

      UK

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To have a desire or inclination for something.
      • To have a particular quality or sensation; resemble.
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    • feel right

      US

      UK

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To seem correct or appropriate; to give a sense of being morally or ethically sound.
      A1
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    • film

      US /fɪlm/

      UK /fɪlm/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Thin layer that covers something
      • Movie
      • Transitive Verb
      • To record moving action with a camera
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    • flick

      US /flɪk/

      UK /flɪk/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To hit something with your finger to move it
      • To move a button, switch from on, off positions
      • Noun
      • Hitting something with your finger to move it
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    • flip

      US /flɪp/

      UK /flɪp/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To turn your body in the air, as in gymnastics
      • To move into a different position quickly
      • Noun
      • Act of turning your body in the air; somersault
      • Movement of something from one position to another
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    • for some reason

      US /fɔr sʌm ˈrizən/

      UK /fɔ: sʌm ˈri:zən/

      • Phrase
      • For a reason that is not known or not easily explained.
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    • for the sake of

      US /fɔr ði sek ʌv/

      UK /fɔ: ðə seik ɔv/

      • Phrase
      • For the purpose of; in the interest of.
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    • franchise

      US /ˈfrænˌtʃaɪz/

      UK /'fræntʃaɪz/

      • Noun
      • Right to run a business using name of a company
      • A right or license granted to an individual or group to market a company's goods or services in a particular territory.
      • Transitive Verb
      • To sell the use of a brand to run a company
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    • gal

      US /ɡæl/

      UK /ɡæl/

      • Countable Noun
      • Another way to say girl
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    • grow up

      US /ɡro ʌp/

      UK /ɡrəu ʌp/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To develop from a child into an adult
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    • hamlet

      US /ˈhæmlɪt/

      UK /ˈhæmlət/

      • Noun
      • Very small village
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    • hard to say

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Difficult to know or predict; uncertain.
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    • have to

      US /hæv tu/

      UK /ˈhæv tə/

      • Auxiliary Verb
      • Must do
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    • heist

      US /haɪst/

      UK /haɪst/

      • Noun
      • A burglary; a theft of a house or bank
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    • history

      US /ˈhɪstəri/

      UK /'hɪstrɪ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Established pattern or record
      • Study of past events as an academic subject
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    • in a row

      US /ɪn e ro/

      UK /in ə rəu/

      • Phrase
      • One after another without a break.
      • Arranged in a straight line.
      • Idiom
      • To have an argument.
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    • in addition to

      US /ɪn əˈdɪʃən tu/

      UK /in əˈdiʃən tu:/

      • Preposition
      • Besides; as well as
      • Phrase
      • Besides; as well as.
      • Furthermore; moreover.
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    • in any case

      US /ɪn ˈɛni kes/

      UK /in ˈeni keis/

      • Phrase
      • Whatever happens; regardless of what has happened or may happen.
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    • in terms of

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • With regard to; concerning a particular aspect.
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    • in theaters

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Currently showing at movie theaters.
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    • individually

      US /ˌɪndɪˈvɪdʒuəli/

      UK /ˌɪndɪˈvɪdʒuəli/

      • Adverb
      • In a way involving only that person
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    • instead of

      US /ɪnˈstɛd ʌv/

      UK /inˈsted ɔv/

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

      US /ˈaɪvəri, ˈaɪvri/

      UK /ˈaɪvəri/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Hard cream-colored substance forming tusks
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    • lightning

      US /ˈlaɪtnɪŋ/

      UK /ˈlaɪtnɪŋ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Flashes of light in the sky caused by a storm
      • A sudden electrostatic discharge that occurs during an electrical storm.
      • Adjective
      • Moving very fast or occurring suddenly
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    • mature

      US /məˈtʃʊr/

      UK /məˈtʃʊə(r)/

      • Adjective
      • Behaving like an adult
      • Being fully developed physically
      • Intransitive Verb
      • (Wine, cheese) To age to improve its taste
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    • message

      US /ˈmɛsɪdʒ/

      UK /'mesɪdʒ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Main idea or theme in a story, book, or film
      • Piece of information that is told/given to someone
      • Transitive Verb
      • To communicate using text
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    • mystery

      US /ˈmɪstəri/

      UK /ˈmɪstri/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Quality of being strange and not understood
      • Book, play, or film about solving a strange crime
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    • notify

      US /ˈnotəˌfaɪ/

      UK /'nəʊtɪfaɪ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To inform; to communicate specific information
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    • observer

      US /əbˈzɜ:rvə(r)/

      UK /əbˈzɜ:və(r)/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Someone whose job it is to watch or notice things
      • Someone who watches an event without getting involved.
      • Proper Noun
      • Name of a newspaper.
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    • of a kind

      US /ʌv e kaɪnd/

      UK /ɔv ə kaind/

      • Adjective
      • Unique; not like anything else
      • Phrase
      • Sharing similar characteristics or qualities; alike
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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 nose

      US /ɑn ði noz/

      UK /ɔn ðə nəuz/

      • Adverb
      • Exactly; precisely at the stated time or amount.
      • Adjective
      • Having a strong and distinct aroma, especially in wine tasting.
      • Completely accurate or correct.
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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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    • over to

      US

      UK

      • Preposition
      • Used to hand over to someone else to speak
      • The responsibility is now yours
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    • pair

      US /per/

      UK /peə(r)/

      • Countable Noun
      • Two of the same thing, e.g. socks
      • Two people viewed together for some reason; couple
      • Transitive Verb
      • To put two things or people together
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    • pallet

      US /ˈpælɪt/

      UK /ˈpælət/

      • Noun
      • Flat surface used for moving, storing heavy goods
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    • performance

      US / pɚˈfɔrməns/

      UK /pə'fɔ:məns/

      • Noun
      • Act of doing something
      • Activity done to entertain an audience
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    • predator

      US /ˈprɛdətɚ, -ˌtɔr/

      UK /'predətə(r)/

      • Countable Noun
      • An animal that hunts and kills other animals
      • Person preying on the weak to gain advantage
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    • preposterous

      US /prɪˈpɑstərəs/

      UK /prɪˈpɒstərəs/

      • Adjective
      • Very foolish or silly; ridiculous
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    • rather than

      US

      UK

      • Adverb
      • More exactly; more correctly
      • Preferably; instead
      • Preposition
      • Instead of
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    • relevant

      US /ˈrɛləvənt/

      UK /ˈreləvənt/

      • Adjective
      • Having an effect on an issue; related or current
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    • reptile

      US /ˈrɛptɪl, -ˌtaɪl/

      UK /ˈreptaɪl/

      • Countable Noun
      • Animals such as snakes, lizards
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    • scoff

      US /skɔ:f/

      UK /skɒf/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To laugh at with contempt and derision
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    • screen

      US /skrin/

      UK /skri:n/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To hide or block something from being seen
      • To examine to find something, e.g. best candidate
      • Noun
      • Wire net in a door or window to keep insects out
      • Displays in a theater on which movies are shown
      A2TOEIC
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    • sequel

      US /ˈsikwəl/

      UK /'si:kwəl/

      • Countable Noun
      • Story, movie etc. that follows another similar one
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    • seriously hurt

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • To be physically injured to a great extent.
      • To be emotionally damaged to a great extent.
      • Adjective
      • Having sustained severe physical injuries.
      • Having experienced severe emotional distress.
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    • sidekick

      US /ˈsaɪdˌkɪk/

      UK /ˈsaɪdkɪk/

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

      US /snek/

      UK /sneɪk/

      • Noun
      • An animal with a long body, no arms or legs
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To move like a snake
      • To wind in a long path like the shape of a snake
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    • sneak

      US /snik/

      UK /sni:k/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To move around in a way so no one will see you
      • To take something somewhere/give secretly
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To move around in such a way no one will see you
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    • stranger

      US /ˈstrendʒɚ/

      UK /'streɪndʒə(r)/

      • Noun
      • Someone you do not know
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    • such as

      US /sʌtʃ æz/

      UK /sʌtʃ æz/

      • Preposition
      • For example; like
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    • switch on

      US

      UK

      • Transitive Verb
      • To put something electrical on or off
      • Phrasal Verb
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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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    • thanks to

      US /θæŋks tu/

      UK /θæŋks tu:/

      • Preposition
      • Because of; as a result of.
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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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    • tragedy

      US /ˈtrædʒɪdi/

      UK /'trædʒədɪ/

      • Noun
      • Play that has a sad ending with many deaths
      • Very sad event that usually involves death
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    • trick

      US /trɪk/

      UK /trɪk/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To fool someone in order to obtain a result
      • To playfully tease or fool to make someone laugh
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Act of trying to fool someone
      • Quick or skillful way of doing something
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    • universe

      US /ˈjunəˌvɚs/

      UK /ˈju:nɪvɜ:s/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • All of space that contains planets and stars
      • Things surrounding a person, affecting their life
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    • wake up

      US /wek ʌp/

      UK /weik ʌp/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To stop sleeping
      • To become fully aware and alert to a situation.
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    • wicked

      US /ˈwɪkɪd/

      UK /'wɪkɪd/

      • Adjective
      • Morally bad; evil
      • Excellent
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    • work in

      US /wɚk ɪn/

      UK /wə: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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    • worth

      US /wɚθ/

      UK /wɜ:θ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • the financial, practical or moral value of somebody/something
      • having a particular value, especially in money
      • Adjective
      • Having a specified value.
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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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    US/brev/
    UK/breɪv/
    adj.Brave
    v.t.To bravely face
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