Vocabulary

  • over to: Used to hand over to someone else to speak
  • have to: Must do
  • like fuck: Used to emphasize a very high degree or intensity.
  • do in: To make completely tired out and exhausted
  • figure out: To understand the behavior of someone
  • get out of: To leave or escape responsibilities, troubles
  • talking through: To discuss something thoroughly in order to reach a decision or understanding.
  • next to: Being located along side another
  • look over: To check something to see it works well; inspect
  • chop it up: To have a casual or informal conversation.
  • along with: In addition to; together with.
  • get along: To have a friendly relationship with someone; like
  • up against: Facing or contending with something difficult or challenging.
  • experience in: Knowledge or skill gained from doing something for a period of time.
  • like hell: Used to express strong disagreement or refusal.
  • hell yeah: An enthusiastic expression of agreement or approval.
  • sit down: To take a seat
  • walk over: To treat someone badly, as if they had no rights
  • down with: Suffering from an illness.
  • go ahead: To start an activity; start doing, working etc.
  • ass out: To eject someone forcibly from a place.
  • in the open: Publicly; not secret.
  • dude up: To dress stylishly or smartly.
  • out cold: Unconscious; knocked out.
  • back down: To admit you were wrong; stop claiming
  • of course: Sure ; Certainly
  • right in front: Directly ahead; in a position immediately before someone or something.
  • in with: Fashionable or popular at the moment.
  • go over there: To move or travel to a specific location.
  • next door: Living in the house next to the one mentioned
  • to the day: Exactly on the date specified, without any difference.
  • come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
  • with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
  • hit on: To discover an idea, etc. by chance
  • fall out
  • all over the place: In a state of disorder; scattered everywhere.
  • walk around: To stroll or wander in a leisurely way.
  • out there: In or to a place that is far away
  • stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
  • figure: To appear in a game, play or event
  • experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
  • dumb: Senseless; stupid
  • dude: Form of address for a man
  • suck: To be very bad, undesirable or unpleasant
  • court: To act in a way to shows you wish to marry someone
  • communicate: To give and exchange information
  • throw: To use your arm to make something fly in the air
  • incident: Event, usually unusual or important; accident
  • beat: To move in regular motions in order to push blood
  • drag: To reluctantly move or go somewhere
  • click: To work well with someone or something
  • trade: A specific industry, e.g. shoe making
  • fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
  • race: Speed contest between people, animals or vehicles
  • pop: To cause something to open or burst suddenly
  • place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
  • hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
  • order: Religious or social group, as of nuns
  • learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
  • system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
  • block: Solid piece of material used for building
  • weed: (Childish use) to urinate; go to the bathroom
  • roll: Small, round piece of bread for one person to eat
  • chain: To feel to be bound or tied to
  • catch: Amount of something that has been caught
  • kick: Feeling of enjoyment or excitement
  • choke: To cause someone not to breathe
  • wrong: Action that is harmful, unjust or illegal
  • set: Prepared for something; ready
  • vent: To express anger or grievance loudly/with feeling
  • cell: Smallest unit of living things in biology
  • stab: To strike a blow with a knife, as to kill someone
  • cord: A long strong material, thicker than string
  • minute: Notes taken at a meeting to record what was said
  • start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
  • ward: Person's name
  • bout: A boxing match
  • ass: (Impolite) part of the human body that you sit on
  • yell: A sudden loud cry or shout
  • intimidation: Being made to feel afraid or timid, as by threats
  • level: Specific height of something
  • fool: An idiot; someone who does something stupid
  • politic: Careful what you say; diplomatic
  • kid: Child or young person
  • tired: Without energy so you want to rest or fall asleep
  • feud: Bitter long quarrel, dispute or argument
  • chess: Game of mental strategy for two players
  • psych: (Of an upcoming event) to cause excitement in
  • bro: Shortened form of 'brother'
  • kite: Toy flown in the wind on a long string
  • beanie: Small round close fitting hat
  • thump: Sound produced by a heavy blow; the blow
  • tattooed: To put a permanent ink drawing on a person's skin
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    • all over the place

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • In a state of disorder; scattered everywhere.
      • In many different locations; widely distributed.
      • Adjective
      • Mentally or emotionally disorganized; confused or erratic.
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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.
      A2
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    • ass

      US /æs/

      UK /æs/

      • Noun
      • (Impolite) part of the human body that you sit on
      C2
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    • ass out

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To eject someone forcibly from a place.
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    • back down

      US /bæk daʊn/

      UK /bæk daun/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To admit you were wrong; stop claiming
      A1
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    • beanie

      US /ˈbini/

      UK /ˈbi:ni/

      • Countable Noun
      • Small round close fitting hat
      C2
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    • beat

      US /bit/

      UK /bi:t/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To move in regular motions in order to push blood
      • Transitive Verb
      • To strike or hit repeatedly and with great force
      • To mix ingredients together with a fork or machine
      A2
      More
    • block

      US /blɑk/

      UK /blɒk/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Solid piece of material used for building
      • A piece of wood, chocolate etc.
      • Transitive Verb
      • To stop from going forward or making progress
      • To obstruct or prevent the movement or passage of.
      A2
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    • bout

      US /baʊt/

      UK /baʊt/

      • Countable Noun
      • A boxing match
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Period of time spent in a way; period; spell
      B2
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    • bro

      US /broʊ/

      UK /brəʊ/

      • Countable Noun
      • Shortened form of 'brother'
      B2
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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
      A2
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    • chain

      US /tʃen/

      UK /tʃeɪn/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To feel to be bound or tied to
      • To connect or tie with a rope made of metal links
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Series of events or things that are connected
      • Series of (metal) connected links or rings
      A2
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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.
      B1
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    • choke

      US /tʃoʊk/

      UK /tʃəʊk/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To cause someone not to breathe
      • To suppress or restrain.
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To be unable to breath due to a blockage
      B2
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    • chop it up

      US /ˈtʃɑp ɪt ʌp/

      UK /ˈtʃɒp ɪt ʌp/

      • other
      • To have a casual or informal conversation.
      B2
      More
    • come back

      US /kʌm bæk/

      UK /kʌm bæk/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To reply to someone, often forcefully
      • To be remembered
      A1
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    • communicate

      US /kəˈmjunɪˌket/

      UK /kə'mju:nɪkeɪt/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To give and exchange information
      • To convey or make known (information, feelings, etc.)
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    • cord

      US /kɔrd/

      UK /kɔ:d/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A long strong material, thicker than string
      • Electrical wire, covered in rubber or plastic
      B1
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    • court

      US /kɔrt, kort/

      UK /kɔ:t/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To act in a way to shows you wish to marry someone
      • To encourage dangerous behavior
      • Noun
      • Place king or queen meet people, makes laws etc.
      • Place where legal cases are decided
      A2TOEIC
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    • do in

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To make completely tired out and exhausted
      • To destroy or cause damage to someone
      A1
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    • down with

      US /daʊn wɪð/

      UK /daun wið/

      • Adjective
      • Suffering from an illness.
      • Agreeable to; in favor of.
      • Interjection
      • An expression of opposition to something.
      A1
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    • drag

      US /dræɡ/

      UK /dræɡ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To reluctantly move or go somewhere
      • To pull something heavy or difficult along the ground
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Force of air pushing back against a plane car etc.
      • Boring or annoying thing/activity
      A2
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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.
      B2
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    • dude up

      US /dud ʌp/

      UK /dju:d ʌp/

      • other
      • To dress stylishly or smartly.
      B2
      More
    • dumb

      US /dʌm/

      UK /dʌm/

      • Adjective
      • Senseless; stupid
      B1
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    • experience in

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Knowledge or skill gained from doing something for a period of time.
      • Exposure to or involvement in a particular activity or situation.
      B1
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    • fall out

      US /fɔl aʊt/

      UK /fɔ:l aut/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To stop being friends with; have a disagreement
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    • feud

      US /fjud/

      UK /fju:d/

      • Noun
      • Bitter long quarrel, dispute or argument
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To quarrel or fight bitterly, over a long period
      B2TOEIC
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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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    • fool

      US /ful/

      UK /fu:l/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • An idiot; someone who does something stupid
      • Person kept by royalty to entertain with jokes
      • Transitive Verb
      • To trick someone; to deceive
      A2
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    • get along

      US /ɡɛt əˈlɔŋ/

      UK /ɡet əˈlɔŋ/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To have a friendly relationship with someone; like
      • To manage with what you have, e.g. money
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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
      A1
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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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    • go over there

      US

      UK

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To move or travel to a specific location.
      A1
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    • have to

      US /hæv tu/

      UK /ˈhæv tə/

      • Auxiliary Verb
      • Must do
      A1
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    • hell yeah

      US

      UK

      • Interjection
      • An enthusiastic expression of agreement or approval.
      • Phrase
      • Used to strongly affirm a statement.
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    • hit on

      US /hɪt ɑn/

      UK /hit ɔn/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To discover an idea, etc. by chance
      • To flirt with someone; to make a pass at someone.
      A1
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    • in the open

      US /ɪn ði ˈopən/

      UK /in ðə ˈəupən/

      • Phrase
      • Publicly; not secret.
      • Outdoors; not inside a building or covered space.
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    • in with

      US /ɪn wɪð/

      UK /in wið/

      • Phrase
      • Fashionable or popular at the moment.
      • Having influence or favor with someone.
      • Phrasal Verb
      • To introduce or bring something new into a system or organization.
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    • incident

      US / ˈɪnsɪdənt/

      UK /ˈɪnsɪdənt/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Event, usually unusual or important; accident
      • A political event that causes difficulties.
      A2
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    • intimidation

      US

      UK

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Being made to feel afraid or timid, as by threats
      B2
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    • kick

      US /kɪk/

      UK /kɪk/

      • Noun
      • Feeling of enjoyment or excitement
      • Transitive Verb
      • To hit or move something with the foot
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    • kid

      US /kɪd/

      UK /kɪd/

      • Countable Noun
      • Child or young person
      • Young goat
      • Adjective
      • Made from young goat skin
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    • kite

      US /kaɪt/

      UK /kaɪt/

      • Countable Noun
      • Toy flown in the wind on a long string
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    • level

      US /ˈlɛvəl/

      UK /'levl/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Specific height of something
      • Amount of ability you have compared to others
      • Transitive Verb
      • To aim a gun at someone
      • To destroy a building; flatten an area completely
      A2TOEIC
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    • like fuck

      US /laɪk fʌk/

      UK /laɪk fʌk/

      • other
      • Used to emphasize a very high degree or intensity.
      C2
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    • like hell

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Used to express strong disagreement or refusal.
      • With great speed, force, or intensity.
      B2
      More
    • look over

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To check something to see it works well; inspect
      • To examine or inspect something quickly.
      A1
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    • next door

      US /nɛkst dɔr/

      UK /nekst dɔ:/

      • Adverb
      • Living in the house next to the one mentioned
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    • next to

      US /nɛkst tu/

      UK /nekst tu:/

      • Preposition
      • Being located along side another
      • In comparison with
      • Adverb
      • Almost; nearly
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    • of course

      US /ʌv kɔː(r)s/

      UK /ɔv kɔː(r)s/

      • Adverb
      • Sure ; Certainly
      • Phrase
      • For sure; certainly
      A2
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    • out cold

      US

      UK

      • Adjective
      • Unconscious; knocked out.
      • In a deep sleep; completely asleep.
      A1
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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.
      A1
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    • over to

      US

      UK

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

      US /ˈpɑlɪtɪk/

      UK /ˈpɒlətɪk/

      • Adjective
      • Careful what you say; diplomatic
      B2
      More
    • 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.
      B2
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    • psych

      US /saɪk/

      UK /saɪk/

      • Transitive Verb
      • (Of an upcoming event) to cause excitement in
      C2
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    • race

      US /res/

      UK /reɪs/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Speed contest between people, animals or vehicles
      • People who share physical features or culture
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To take part in a running or swimming competition
      • To move or go at a very fast pace
      A2
      More
    • right in front

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Directly ahead; in a position immediately before someone or something.
      • In a position where something is easily visible or obvious.
      A2
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    • roll

      US /rol/

      UK /rəʊl/

      • Countable Noun
      • Small, round piece of bread for one person to eat
      • Photographic film wrapped round and round itself
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To continue along as time normally progresses
      • To produce a very deep and continuous sound
      A2TOEIC
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    • sit down

      US /sit daʊn/

      UK /sit daun/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To take a seat
      A1
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    • stab

      US /stæb/

      UK /stæb/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To strike a blow with a knife, as to kill someone
      B1
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    • stuff

      US /stʌf/

      UK /stʌf/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Generic description for things, materials, objects
      • Transitive Verb
      • To push material inside something, with force
      B1
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    • suck

      US /sʌk/

      UK /sʌk/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To be very bad, undesirable or unpleasant
      • Transitive Verb
      • To pull or remove something with great power
      • To attract someone; make someone interested
      B1
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    • talking through

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To discuss something thoroughly in order to reach a decision or understanding.
      A2
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    • tattooed

      US

      UK

      • Transitive Verb
      • To put a permanent ink drawing on a person's skin
      • Adjective
      • Having tattoos.
      B2
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    • thump

      US /θʌmp/

      UK /θʌmp/

      • Noun
      • Sound produced by a heavy blow; the blow
      • Transitive Verb
      • To hit with the fist, making a loud hollow sound
      B2
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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
      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
      More
    • trade

      US /treid/

      UK /treɪd/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A specific industry, e.g. shoe making
      • Action of buying and selling things in business
      • Transitive Verb
      • To buy, sell and exchange goods in business
      • To give something in return for something else
      A2TOEIC
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    • up against

      US /ʌp əˈɡenst/

      UK /ʌp əˈɡenst/

      • Phrase
      • Facing or contending with something difficult or challenging.
      • In close proximity or contact with something.
      More
    • vent

      US /vɛnt/

      UK /vent/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To express anger or grievance loudly/with feeling
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Opening allowing exit/entry of gas, steam etc.
      • Expression of feelings often of anger
      B2
      More
    • walk around

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To stroll or wander in a leisurely way.
      • To move about in order to inspect something.
      A2
      More
    • walk over

      US /wɔk ˈovɚ/

      UK /wɔ:k ˈəuvə/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To treat someone badly, as if they had no rights
      A1
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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
      B1
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    • weed

      US /wid/

      UK /wi:d/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • (Childish use) to urinate; go to the bathroom
      • Uncountable Noun
      • Marijuana
      C1
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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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    • 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

    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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