Vocabulary

  • spill the beans: To reveal a secret or private information, often unintentionally.
  • too many cooks spoil the broth: Too many people involved can ruin a project or plan.
  • for example: As an illustration or instance.
  • get out of: To leave or escape responsibilities, troubles
  • full of beans: Full of energy, enthusiasm, and good spirits.
  • bring home the bacon: To earn money to support one's family.
  • look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
  • on the other hand : Considering a different aspect of the matter; alternatively.
  • of course: Sure ; Certainly
  • around the world: In or to many countries.
  • hard to say: Difficult to know or predict; uncertain.
  • work out
  • to do with: To be about something; concern
  • used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
  • show up: To arrive or be seen at a place, e.g. a party
  • come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
  • pot calling the kettle black: Accusing someone of a fault one also has; hypocrisy.
  • on file: Recorded and stored in a systematic way.
  • blurt out: To say something suddenly and without thinking, often revealing something that should have been kept secret.
  • knock over: To accidentally hit something so that it falls over.
  • in the house: Located inside a building used as a dwelling.
  • check out
  • pronunciation: How a word is said; how a word sounds
  • apparently: According to what you heard; from what can be seen
  • basically: Used before you explain something simply, clearly
  • exact: Completely correct; accurate; specific
  • curious: Wanting to know more about something
  • distract: To draw someone's attention away from something
  • stress: To emphasize one or more parts of a word, sentence
  • sentence: (Of a judge) to decide the punishment of
  • pressure: Anxiety caused by difficult problems
  • slang: Words or phrases used in a very informal way
  • mean: Average of a set of numbers
  • task: Big or small piece of work someone has to do
  • moral: In a way considered proper and good by most people
  • spoil: To damage something, usually by treating it poorly
  • literal: Being the basic exact meaning of a word/expression
  • broth: Liquid or soup that meat, etc. has been cooked in
  • dough: Substance made from flour and water to bake bread
  • break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
  • energy: Physical or mental strength
  • rotten: Gone bad; broken into pieces through dying
  • leave: To go away from; depart
  • damn: To cause the downfall or failure of; criticize
  • spill: Accident when someone falls
  • stressful: Worrying; causing tension
  • lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
  • kind: In a caring and helpful manner
  • liquid: (Of wealth) being able to be spent as cash
  • learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
  • information: Collection of facts and details about something
  • spell: To lead to future trouble
  • kettle: Metal container with spout used for boiling water
  • language: Words or signs used to communicate messages
  • stand: To be a candidate in an election
  • bring: To take or go with someone to a place
  • container: An object that can be used to hold things
  • hyper: Very excited or active
  • pot: Container designed to hold or store something
  • hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
  • popular: Liked or enjoyed by many people
  • guy: Man; boy; any person
  • check: Paper showing how much you owe at a restaurant
  • classify: To arrange things into groups of similar items
  • hypocrite: One who decries a thing while doing it themselves
  • unnecessary: Being more than needed or not needed
  • proverb: A saying that gives advice
  • bacon: Salted meat from a pig
  • vase: Decorative container, usually for holding flowers
  • smoke: To give off a cloud of grey gas from burning
  • shorten: To make something, e.g. a skirt, shorter
  • pie: Baked food with a filling encased in pastry
  • grandmother: Your mother or father's mother
  • oop: Sound people make when they make a mistake
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    • apparently

      US /əˈpærəntlɪ/

      UK /əˈpærəntli/

      • Adverb
      • According to what you heard; from what can be seen
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    • around the world

      US /əˈraʊnd ði wɜrld/

      UK /əˈraund ðə wɜː(r)ld/

      • Phrase
      • In or to many countries.
      • In various places throughout the world.
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    • bacon

      US /ˈbekən/

      UK /ˈbeɪkən/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Salted meat from a pig
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    • basically

      US /ˈbesɪkəli,-kli/

      UK /ˈbeɪsɪkli/

      • Adverb
      • Used before you explain something simply, clearly
      • In essence; when you consider the most important aspects of something.
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    • blurt out

      US /blɚt aʊt/

      UK /blə:t aut/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To say something suddenly and without thinking, often revealing something that should have been kept secret.
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    • bring home the bacon

      US /brɪŋ hoʊm ðə ˈbeɪkən/

      UK /brɪŋ həum ðə ˈbeikən/

      • other
      • To earn money to support one's family.
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    • broth

      US /brɔθ, brɑθ/

      UK /brɒθ/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Liquid or soup that meat, etc. has been cooked in
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    • check out

      US /tʃɛk aʊt/

      UK /tʃek aut/

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

      US /ˈklæsəˌfaɪ/

      UK /'klæsɪfaɪ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To arrange things into groups of similar items
      • To keep some information secret from the public
      B2
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    • come back

      US /kʌm bæk/

      UK /kʌm bæk/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To reply to someone, often forcefully
      • To be remembered
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    • container

      US /kənˈtenɚ/

      UK /kənˈteɪnə(r)/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • An object that can be used to hold things
      • A large metal box used for transporting goods
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    • curious

      US /ˈkjʊriəs/

      UK /ˈkjʊəriəs/

      • Adjective
      • Wanting to know more about something
      • Attracting interest by being strange or unusual
      A2
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    • damn

      US /dæm/

      UK /dæm/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To cause the downfall or failure of; criticize
      • To threaten with everlasting punishment
      • Interjection
      • A mild swear word used to express annoyance
      B2
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    • distract

      US /dɪˈstrækt/

      UK /dɪ'strækt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To draw someone's attention away from something
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    • dough

      US /do/

      UK /dəu/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Substance made from flour and water to bake bread
      • (slang) Money.
      B2
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    • energy

      US /ˈɛnədʒi/

      UK /'enədʒɪ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Physical or mental strength
      • Enthusiasm and determination.
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    • exact

      US /ɪɡˈzækt/

      UK /ɪɡ'zækt/

      • Adjective
      • Completely correct; accurate; specific
      • Transitive Verb
      • To get something, sometimes using force
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    • for example

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • As an illustration or instance.
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    • full of beans

      US

      UK

      • Adjective
      • Full of energy, enthusiasm, and good spirits.
      A2
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    • get out of

      US /ɡɛt aʊt ʌv/

      UK /ɡet aut ɔv/

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

      US /ˈɡrændˌmʌðɚ, ˈɡræn-/

      UK /ˈgrænmʌðə(r)/

      • Noun
      • Your mother or father's mother
      B2
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    • hard to say

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Difficult to know or predict; uncertain.
      A1
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    • hyper

      US /'haɪpər/

      UK /ˈhaɪpə(r)/

      • Adjective
      • Very excited or active
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    • hypocrite

      US /ˈhɪpəˌkrɪt/

      UK /ˈhɪpəkrɪt/

      • Noun
      • One who decries a thing while doing it themselves
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    • in the house

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Located inside a building used as a dwelling.
      • Within a legislative body, such as a parliament or congress.
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    • kettle

      US /ˈkɛtl/

      UK /ˈketl/

      • Noun
      • Metal container with spout used for boiling water
      B2
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    • knock over

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To accidentally hit something so that it falls over.
      • To intentionally hit something so that it falls over.
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    • liquid

      US /ˈlɪkwɪd/

      UK /ˈlɪkwɪd/

      • Adjective
      • (Of wealth) being able to be spent as cash
      • In a state of being uncertain
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Something that is similar to the state of water
      • A drink; beverage.
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    • literal

      US /ˈlɪtərəl/

      UK /ˈlɪtərəl/

      • Adjective
      • Being the basic exact meaning of a word/expression
      • Being real and true and without exaggerating
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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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    • moral

      US /ˈmɔrəl, ˈmɑr-/

      UK /ˈmɒrəl/

      • Adjective
      • In a way considered proper and good by most people
      • Uncountable Noun
      • In a way considered proper and good by most people
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    • of course

      US /ʌv kɔː(r)s/

      UK /ɔv kɔː(r)s/

      • Adverb
      • Sure ; Certainly
      • Phrase
      • For sure; certainly
      A2
      More
    • on file

      US

      UK

      • Adjective
      • Recorded and stored in a systematic way.
      • Phrase
      • Available as a record.
      More
    • on the other hand

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Considering a different aspect of the matter; alternatively.
      A1
      More
    • oop

      US

      UK

      • Interjection
      • Sound people make when they make a mistake
      C2
      More
    • pie

      US /paɪ/

      UK /paɪ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Baked food with a filling encased in pastry
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    • pot

      US /pɑt/

      UK /pɒt/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Container designed to hold or store something
      • Deep, round container that is used for cooking
      • Transitive Verb
      • To plant something in a container filled with soil
      • To hit a ball into a table pocket in snooker
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    • pot calling the kettle black

      US /pɑt ˈkɔlɪŋ ðə ˈkɛtl blæk/

      UK /pɒt ˈkɔ:lɪŋ ðə ˈketl blæk/

      • other
      • Accusing someone of a fault one also has; hypocrisy.
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    • pressure

      US /ˈprɛʃɚ/

      UK /'preʃə(r)/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Anxiety caused by difficult problems
      • Force, weight when pressing against a thing
      • Transitive Verb
      • To apply force to something
      • To persuade or force someone to do something
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    • pronunciation

      US /prəˌnʌnsiˈeʃən/

      UK /prəˌnʌnsiˈeɪʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • How a word is said; how a word sounds
      • The manner in which someone utters a word.
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    • proverb

      US /ˈprɑ:vɜ:rb/

      UK /ˈprɒvɜ:b/

      • Noun
      • A saying that gives advice
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    • rotten

      US /ˈrɑtn/

      UK /'rɒtn/

      • Adjective
      • Gone bad; broken into pieces through dying
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    • shorten

      US /ˈʃɔrtn/

      UK /'ʃɔ:tn/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To make something, e.g. a skirt, shorter
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    • show up

      US /ʃo ʌp/

      UK /ʃəu ʌp/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To arrive or be seen at a place, e.g. a party
      • To be noticeably better than (someone else)
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    • slang

      US /slæŋ/

      UK /slæŋ/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Words or phrases used in a very informal way
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    • smoke

      US /smoʊk/

      UK /sməʊk/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To give off a cloud of grey gas from burning
      • Uncountable Noun
      • Grey gas from fires and cigarettes
      • Fog of air coming from e.g. a cigarette, fire
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    • spell

      US /spɛl/

      UK /spel/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To lead to future trouble
      • To be able to write (or say) the letters of a word
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Making some magic happen; form of words to do this
      • Period of time; time when an action is being done
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    • spill

      US /spɪl/

      UK /spɪl/

      • Noun
      • Accident when someone falls
      • Act of allowing a fluid to escape
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To come out of and spread beyond limits
      • To tell secrets or let information escape
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    • spill the beans

      US

      UK

      • Idiom
      • To reveal a secret or private information, often unintentionally.
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    • spoil

      US /spɔɪl/

      UK /spɔɪl/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To damage something, usually by treating it poorly
      • To overindulge and harm the character of a child
      • Intransitive Verb
      • (Of food) to go bad
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    • stress

      US / strɛs/

      UK /stres/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To emphasize one or more parts of a word, sentence
      • To put pressure on something or someone
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Emphasis on part of a word or sentence
      • Pressure on something or someone
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    • stressful

      US /ˈstrɛsfəl/

      UK /ˈstresfl/

      • Adjective
      • Worrying; causing tension
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    • task

      US /tæsk/

      UK /tɑ: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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    • to do with

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To be about something; concern
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    • too many cooks spoil the broth

      US /tu ˈmɛni kʊks spɔɪl ðə ˈbrɔθ/

      UK /tuː ˈmeni ˈkʊks spɔɪl ðə ˈbrɒθ/

      • Proverb
      • Too many people involved can ruin a project or plan.
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    • unnecessary

      US /ʌnˈnesəseri/

      UK /ʌnˈnesəsəri/

      • Adjective
      • Being more than needed or not needed
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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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    • vase

      US /ves, vez, vɑz/

      UK /vɑ:z/

      • Countable Noun
      • Decorative container, usually for holding flowers
      B1
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    • work out

      US /wɚk aʊt/

      UK /wə:k aut/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To find a way to do something, by thinking
      A1
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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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