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  • hang on: To wait for the person you phoned to answer
  • got to: To arrive at some place
  • busy streets: Streets filled with a lot of activity, traffic, and people.
  • wrap: Piece of clothing worn loosely on the shoulders
  • hang: To attach a picture, photograph etc. onto a wall
  • bury: To put something into the ground and cover it
  • roast: To strongly criticize often in a teasing manner
  • place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
  • extend: To offer something (help, friendship) to someone
  • spend: To use money to pay for something
  • fill: To make something full
  • worse: Comparative of 'bad'; more bad
  • mayhem: Scene or situation that involves much violence
  • find: To become aware of something that is happening
  • set: Prepared for something; ready
  • vegetarian: Being made from vegetables and not having any meat
  • match: To equal or be as good as something else
  • chimney: Part of a building through which smoke escapes
  • nut: Metal ring screwed onto a bolt
  • time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
  • penny: Person's name
  • special: Being additional or extra
  • fireplace: Open area in a wall where a fire can be built
  • put: To move or place a thing in a particular position
  • plum: Type of juicy red or yellow fruit with a stone
  • good: Proper, appropriate or right
  • call: A order or request for action
  • save: To make your computer keep a file
  • fire: Heat and the flame produced when burning
  • top: To be higher or larger than a specific value
  • sick: Having a physical or mental illness
  • unwanted: Not desired
  • bacon: Salted meat from a pig
  • turkey: Edible bird resembling a large chicken
  • family: Close group of people or organizations
  • brandy: Strong alcoholic drink
  • holly: Tree with red berries, associated with Christmas
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    • bacon

      US /ˈbekən/

      UK /ˈbeɪkən/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Salted meat from a pig
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    • brandy

      US /ˈbrændi/

      UK /'brændɪ/

      • Noun
      • Strong alcoholic drink
      • Proper Noun
      • Person's name
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    • bury

      US /ˈbɛri/

      UK /'berɪ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To put something into the ground and cover it
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    • busy streets

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      UK

      • Phrase
      • Streets filled with a lot of activity, traffic, and people.
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    • chimney

      US /ˈtʃɪmni/

      UK /'tʃɪmnɪ/

      • Noun
      • Part of a building through which smoke escapes
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    • extend

      US /ɪkˈstɛnd/

      UK /ɪkˈstend/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To offer something (help, friendship) to someone
      • To reach from one point to another
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    • fireplace

      US /ˈfaɪrˌples/

      UK /ˈfaɪəpleɪs/

      • Noun
      • Open area in a wall where a fire can be built
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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
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    • hang

      US /hæŋ/

      UK /hæŋ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To attach a picture, photograph etc. onto a wall
      • To kill by putting a rope around neck and dropping
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To float, move softly, or remain in the air
      • To remain undecided, unsolved or unclear
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    • hang on

      US /hæŋ ɑn/

      UK /hæŋ ɔn/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To wait for the person you phoned to answer
      • To persevere or persist, especially in a difficult situation.
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    • holly

      US /ˈhɑli/

      UK /ˈhɔli:/

      • Noun
      • Tree with red berries, associated with Christmas
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    • match

      US /mætʃ/

      UK /mætʃ/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To equal or be as good as something else
      • To work well or look good with something else
      • Noun
      • Something that is equal to or the same as another
      • Small stick you strike to light a fire candle etc.
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    • mayhem

      US /ˈmeˌhɛm/

      UK /ˈmeɪhem/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Scene or situation that involves much violence
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    • nut

      US /nʌt/

      UK /nʌt/

      • Countable Noun
      • Metal ring screwed onto a bolt
      • Person who is extremely interested in something
      • Transitive Verb
      • To strike someone hard with your head
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    • penny

      US /ˈpɛni/

      UK /ˈpeni/

      • Proper Noun
      • Person's name
      • Countable Noun
      • Small coin worth 1/100th of a pound
      • A British unit of currency, one-hundredth of a pound.
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    • plum

      US /plʌm/

      UK /plʌm/

      • Countable Noun
      • Type of juicy red or yellow fruit with a stone
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    • roast

      US /roʊst/

      UK /rəʊst/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To strongly criticize often in a teasing manner
      • To cook food in an oven or over a fire
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A joint of meat cooked in an oven
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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
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    • turkey

      US /ˈtɜ:rki/

      UK /ˈtɜ:ki/

      • Countable Noun
      • Edible bird resembling a large chicken
      • Noun
      • An event that fails badly or is totally ineffectual
      • Flesh of large domesticated fowl usually roasted
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    • unwanted

      US /ʌnˋwɑntɪd/

      UK /ˌʌnˈwɒntɪd/

      • Adjective
      • Not desired
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    • vegetarian

      US /ˌvɛdʒɪˈtɛriən/

      UK /ˌvedʒə'teərɪən/

      • Adjective
      • Being made from vegetables and not having any meat
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Person who does not eat meat from animals or fish
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    • wrap

      US /ræp/

      UK /ræp/

      • Countable Noun
      • Piece of clothing worn loosely on the shoulders
      • Thin bread filled with food and rolled
      • Transitive Verb
      • To be or move around something
      • To cover something with paper or a cloth e.g. gift
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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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