Vocabulary

  • stick together: To support each other; remain united.
  • used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
  • at least: As a minimum
  • figure out: To understand the behavior of someone
  • at work: Located at one's place of employment
  • wake up: To stop sleeping
  • back then: At that time in the past.
  • in the air: Present or circulating in the atmosphere.
  • same time: Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
  • have to: Must do
  • shit on: To criticize or treat someone unfairly.
  • going on: To continue doing something
  • at home: In one's own residence or country.
  • in the closet: Keeping something, often sexual orientation, secret.
  • in prison: Confined in a prison; incarcerated.
  • think about: To consider something carefully.
  • shit happens: Bad things happen, especially when you least expect them.
  • over to: Used to hand over to someone else to speak
  • stay away: To keep a distance from something or someone; to avoid approaching.
  • go ahead: To start an activity; start doing, working etc.
  • stick: To push a sharp or pointed object into something
  • figure: To appear in a game, play or event
  • constant: Happening frequently or without pause
  • grab: To take and hold something quickly
  • dude: Form of address for a man
  • sentence: (Of a judge) to decide the punishment of
  • chill: State of being a little cold
  • vice: used as part of the title of particular positions. The person who holds one of these positions is next below in authority to the person who holds the full position and can act for them
  • toss: To throw something into the air, e.g. casually
  • survive: To continue to live despite illness or trouble
  • hustle: To make someone move quickly by pushing them
  • wreck: Car, plane, boat accident damaging the vehicle
  • bust: To arrest people involved in crime
  • wanna: Shortened form of 'want to'. Used only in speaking
  • prison: Place the court puts criminals as punishment; jail
  • damn: To cause the downfall or failure of; criticize
  • pop: To cause something to open or burst suddenly
  • place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
  • solve: To figure out a way to handle a difficult problem
  • tight: Showing anxiety or anger; tense
  • act: To behave in a certain way
  • catch: Amount of something that has been caught
  • sticky: Easy to adhere or stick to other things
  • shove: To roughly push someone or something away
  • neighborhood: Area of a town or city that people live in
  • closet: Small room or cupboard used for storing things
  • fail: To be unsuccessful in passing a class or exam
  • shade: Area of darkness when something blocks the light
  • remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
  • cell: Smallest unit of living things in biology
  • drawer: Sliding box of a desk, closet used to store things
  • borrow: To take and later return something from another
  • invite: To ask someone to go somewhere or do something
  • ass: (Impolite) part of the human body that you sit on
  • think: To have an idea about something without certainty
  • guy: Man; boy; any person
  • yell: A sudden loud cry or shout
  • blood: Red liquid in the bodies of people and animals
  • life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
  • outta: Slang written form of ‘Out of’
  • side: To decide to agree with one point, not the other
  • work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
  • apology: Saying you are sorry about something
  • parole: Conditional release of a prisoner
  • happen: To take place or occur
  • stay: To keep trying without giving up
  • bullshit: Telling lies, nonsense (very rude)
  • dealer: Someone who buys things to sell to others
  • pussy: Cat
  • calmly: Without getting emotional, e.g. in times of stress
  • tired: Without energy so you want to rest or fall asleep
  • lock: To become fixed in place and hard to move
  • chess: Game of mental strategy for two players
  • coil: Wire wound into circles to carry electricity
  • bitch: To aggressively complain about something
  • sideways: Moving, facing, or directed toward one side
  • brotherhood: Group sharing similar views and support each other
  • solo: Being performed or done alone
  • gay: Happy and bright
  • barbershop: Shop where men can get their hair cut, get shaved
  • pig: Animal that bacon, pork and ham come from
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    • apology

      US /əˈpɑ:lədʒi/

      UK /əˈpɒlədʒi/

      • Noun
      • Saying you are sorry about something
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    • ass

      US /æs/

      UK /æs/

      • Noun
      • (Impolite) part of the human body that you sit on
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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 least

      US /æt list/

      UK /æt li:st/

      • Adverb
      • As a minimum
      • Not less than
      • Phrase
      • No less than; at the minimum
      • Used to indicate that something is positive in a bad situation.
      C2
      More
    • at work

      US /æt wɚk/

      UK /æt wə:k/

      • Phrase
      • Located at one's place of employment
      A1
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    • back then

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • At that time in the past.
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    • barbershop

      US /ˈbɑrbɚˌʃɑp/

      UK /ˈbɑ:bəˌʃɔp/

      • Countable Noun
      • Shop where men can get their hair cut, get shaved
      C2
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    • bitch

      US /bɪtʃ/

      UK /bɪtʃ/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To aggressively complain about something
      • Countable Noun
      • Female dog
      • Offensive term for a female
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    • blood

      US /blʌd/

      UK /blʌd/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Red liquid in the bodies of people and animals
      • Related by birth; family
      • Transitive Verb
      • To be initiated into something, e.g. a secret club
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    • borrow

      US /ˈbɑ:roʊ/

      UK /ˈbɒrəʊ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To take and later return something from another
      • To carry one number to another column when adding
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    • brotherhood

      US /ˈbrʌðərhʊd/

      UK /ˈbrʌðəhʊd/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Group sharing similar views and support each other
      • The feeling of fellowship, or community.
      B1
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    • bullshit

      US /ˈbʊlˌʃɪt/

      UK /ˈbʊlʃɪt/

      • Interjection
      • Telling lies, nonsense (very rude)
      • Uncountable Noun
      • Nonsense; something that is not true.
      C2
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    • bust

      US /bʌst/

      UK /bʌst/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To arrest people involved in crime
      • To break something with force
      • Noun
      • A woman's chest or breasts
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    • calmly

      US /ˈkɑmlɪ/

      UK /'kɑ:mlɪ/

      • Adverb
      • Without getting emotional, e.g. in times of stress
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    • cell

      US /sɛl/

      UK /sel/

      • Countable Noun
      • Smallest unit of living things in biology
      • Group of people - often from a secret organization
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    • chess

      US /tʃɛs/

      UK /tʃes/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Game of mental strategy for two players
      • The set of pieces used to play the game of chess.
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    • chill

      US /tʃɪl/

      UK /tʃɪl/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • State of being a little cold
      • Feeling of fear or being frightened
      • Transitive Verb
      • To make something cold, e.g. a drink
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    • closet

      US /ˈklɑzɪt, ˈklɔzɪt/

      UK /'klɒzɪt/

      • Countable Noun
      • Small room or cupboard used for storing things
      • Transitive Verb
      • To go or put someone into a room for some privacy
      B2
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    • coil

      US /kɔɪl/

      UK /kɔɪl/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Wire wound into circles to carry electricity
      • Long material wound into circular rings
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To curl or wind around especially in neat rings
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    • constant

      US /ˈkɑnstənt/

      UK /'kɒnstənt/

      • Adjective
      • Happening frequently or without pause
      • Remaining the same over time or not changing.
      • Noun
      • Thing that happens always or at a regular rate
      • A physical quantity that is believed to have a fixed value and is used in calculations.
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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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    • dealer

      US /ˈdilɚ/

      UK /ˈdi:lə(r)/

      • Noun
      • Someone who buys things to sell to others
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    • drawer

      US /ˈdrɔɚ/

      UK /drɔ:(r)/

      • Countable Noun
      • Sliding box of a desk, closet used to store things
      • An undergarment covering the lower part of the body and having two holes for the legs.
      B1
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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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    • figure out

      US /ˈfɪɡjɚ aʊt/

      UK /ˈfiɡə aut/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To understand the behavior of someone
      • To think through logically to find a solution
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To understand or find an answer to something.
      • To find a solution to a problem or understand something.
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    • gay

      US /ɡeɪ/

      UK /geɪ/

      • Adjective
      • Happy and bright
      • Attracted to the same sex; homosexual; lesbian
      • Noun
      • Person attracted to someone of the same sex
      B1
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    • go ahead

      US /ɡo əˈhɛd/

      UK /ɡəu əˈhed/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To start an activity; start doing, working etc.
      • To give permission to do something
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To start or proceed with something
      • To proceed despite potential obstacles or doubts.
      A1
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    • going on

      US /ˈɡoɪŋ ɑn/

      UK /ˈgəʊɪŋ ɔn/

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

      US /ɡræb/

      UK /ɡræb/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To take and hold something quickly
      A2
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    • have to

      US /hæv tu/

      UK /ˈhæv tə/

      • Auxiliary Verb
      • Must do
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    • hustle

      US /ˈhʌsəl/

      UK /ˈhʌsl/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To make someone move quickly by pushing them
      • To obtain (something) by forceful action or persuasion; to proceed or work rapidly or energetically.
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To proceed or work rapidly or energetically.
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    • in prison

      US /ɪn ˈprɪzən/

      UK /in ˈprizən/

      • Phrase
      • Confined in a prison; incarcerated.
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    • in the air

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Present or circulating in the atmosphere.
      • Felt or sensed by many people; circulating as a rumor or feeling.
      • Adjective
      • Being broadcast on radio or television.
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    • in the closet

      US /ɪn ðə ˈklɑzət/

      UK /in ðə ˈklɒzət/

      • other
      • Keeping something, often sexual orientation, secret.
      B2
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    • invite

      US /ɪnˈvaɪt/

      UK /ɪnˈvaɪt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To ask someone to go somewhere or do something
      • Noun
      • An invitation
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    • lock

      US /lɑ:k/

      UK /lɒk/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To become fixed in place and hard to move
      • To use a key, code so others can't open something
      • Countable Noun
      • Small portion of your hair that hangs together
      • Place on a door, etc. that you close with a key
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    • neighborhood

      US /ˈnebɚˌhʊd/

      UK /'neɪbəhʊd/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Area of a town or city that people live in
      • People who live in a particular area
      • Adjective
      • Relating to a neighborhood.
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    • outta

      US

      UK

      • Adverb
      • Slang written form of ‘Out of’
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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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    • parole

      US /pəˈrol/

      UK /pə'rəʊl/

      • Noun
      • Conditional release of a prisoner
      B2
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    • pig

      US /pɪɡ/

      UK /pɪg/

      • Countable Noun
      • Animal that bacon, pork and ham come from
      • Greedy person
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    • pop

      US /pɑp/

      UK /pɒp/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To cause something to open or burst suddenly
      • To go to or in a place for a brief period of time
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Sweet soda drink
      • A short, sharp, explosive sound.
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    • prison

      US /ˈprɪzən/

      UK /'prɪzn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Place the court puts criminals as punishment; jail
      • A state of confinement or captivity.
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    • pussy

      US /ˈpʊsi/

      UK /ˈpʊsi/

      • Countable Noun
      • Cat
      B2
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    • same time

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
      • At the identical time as before; recurring at a fixed hour.
      • Noun
      • An equal duration or period.
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    • shade

      US /ʃed/

      UK /ʃeɪd/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Area of darkness when something blocks the light
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To shelter something from direct light
      • To change the truth to deceive or influence
      A2
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    • shit happens

      US

      UK

      • Idiom
      • Bad things happen, especially when you least expect them.
      A2
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    • shit on

      US /ʃɪt ɔn/

      UK /ʃɪt ɒn/

      • other
      • To criticize or treat someone unfairly.
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    • shove

      US /ʃʌv/

      UK /ʃʌv/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To roughly push someone or something away
      • Noun
      • Rough push on something or someone
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    • sideways

      US /ˈsaɪdˌwez/

      UK /'saɪdweɪz/

      • Adverb
      • Moving, facing, or directed toward one side
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    • solo

      US /ˈsoʊloʊ/

      UK /ˈsəʊləʊ/

      • Adjective
      • Being performed or done alone
      • Noun
      • Activity that one does alone, e.g. playing music
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    • solve

      US /sɑ:lv/

      UK /sɒlv/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To figure out a way to handle a difficult problem
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    • stay away

      US /ste əˈwe/

      UK /stei əˈwei/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To keep a distance from something or someone; to avoid approaching.
      • To remain absent from a place or event.
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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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    • stick together

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To support each other; remain united.
      • To adhere physically; to be joined by an adhesive substance.
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    • sticky

      US /ˈstɪki/

      UK /ˈstɪki/

      • Adjective
      • Easy to adhere or stick to other things
      • (Of weather/a day) uncomfortably hot and humid
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    • survive

      US /sɚˈvaɪv/

      UK /sə'vaɪv/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To continue to live despite illness or trouble
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    • think about

      US /θɪŋk əˈbaʊt/

      UK /θiŋk əˈbaut/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To consider something carefully.
      • To remember or call to mind.
      A1
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    • tight

      US /taɪt/

      UK /taɪt/

      • Adjective
      • Showing anxiety or anger; tense
      • Positioned physically close together
      • Adverb
      • Firmly; so it can't move
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    • tired

      US /ˈtaɪərd/

      UK /ˈtaɪəd/

      • Adjective
      • Without energy so you want to rest or fall asleep
      • Transitive Verb
      • To lose, cause to lose energy so you want to rest
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    • toss

      US /tɔ:s/

      UK /tɒs/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To throw something into the air, e.g. casually
      • To mix ingredients lightly.
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To move about restlessly; to writhe or fidget.
      • To be thrown about violently.
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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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    • vice

      US /ˌvaɪ.sə/

      UK /ˌvaɪs/

      • Noun
      • used as part of the title of particular positions. The person who holds one of these positions is next below in authority to the person who holds the full position and can act for them
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • a moral fault or weakness in someone's character
      • illegal and immoral activities, especially involving illegal sex, drugs, etc.
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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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    • wanna

      US /ˈwɑnə/

      UK /'wɒnə/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • Shortened form of 'want to'. Used only in speaking
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    • wreck

      US /rɛk/

      UK /rek/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Car, plane, boat accident damaging the vehicle
      • (Informal) one in poor emotional/physical condition
      • Transitive Verb
      • To ruin something completely
      • To destroy a vehicle, building completely
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    • yell

      US /jɛl/

      UK /jel/

      • Noun
      • A sudden loud cry or shout
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To shout loudly at someone in pain or excitement
      B1
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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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