Vocabulary

  • turn around: To change your body to the opposite direction
  • have to: Must do
  • left out: To forget; omit
  • feel like: To have a desire or inclination for something.
  • in the middle of: In the central part or point of something.
  • look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
  • turn to: To go to someone for help, advice, or information.
  • go on: To continue doing something
  • out of time: Having no more time available to do something.
  • right for: Suitable or appropriate for a particular person, purpose, or situation.
  • stand behind: To support or defend someone or something.
  • of yours: Belonging to you; your possession or property.
  • in honor of: To show respect and admiration for someone or something.
  • come around: To eventually change your opinion or be persuaded to agree with someone else's.
  • drown out: To prevent a sound from being heard by making a louder noise.
  • get along: To have a friendly relationship with someone; like
  • present: Being in attendance; being there; having turned up
  • sneak: To move around in a way so no one will see you
  • jerk: Someone you think is an idiot
  • precisely: In an exact and accurate manner
  • attention: Taking notice of someone or something
  • register: To record your name on an official list; sign up
  • trap: Device used for catching animals
  • lame: Having a damaged leg/foot making walking painful
  • illustrate: To supply pictures to go along with words
  • wage: Money paid to a worker for the hours they worked
  • silent: Without making any noise; soundless
  • drown: To kill something by putting it under water
  • place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
  • sculpture: Work of art made by cutting stone, wood, clay etc.
  • mighty: Having great strength or great size
  • assembly: Process of putting the parts of something together
  • employee: Person who works for someone else for payment
  • turn: To become (a particular age)
  • pat: Person's name
  • minimum: Smallest degree or level that is acceptable
  • leak: Act of (gas, liquid) escaping through a small hole
  • concoction: Something combining different ingredients, parts
  • fine: Good, acceptable or satisfactory
  • rowdy: Being rough or noisy
  • nut: Metal ring screwed onto a bolt
  • feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
  • tourist: Someone who travels to a place for pleasure
  • glue: Sticky substance used for joining things together
  • squid: Sea creature with ten arms, and a long thin body
  • exit: A door that you go through to leave a place
  • heart: A feeling of care for others; compassion
  • time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
  • cage: Box made of wire or metal bars, e.g. for a bird
  • patty: Small pie or pasty
  • give: Degree of flexibility in something, a material
  • bounty: Supply of something good in plentiful amounts
  • cheer: Feeling of happiness or optimism
  • shellfish: Sea animals such as shrimps, lobsters, clams etc.
  • scallop: Type of shellfish with two flat, round shells
  • bum: (Slang) the part of the body on which you sit
  • valentine: The person you date on Valentine's Day
  • nutty: Containing nuts, or having the taste of nuts
  • loo: Toilet, or a room that contains a toilet
  • lad: A boy or young man; any man
  • net: Remaining amount after something is taken away
  • pay: To give money for goods or work done
  • love: Person's name
  • noise: Loud sounds that cause discomfort or annoyance
  • overflow: (Liquid) to flow over the edge of something
  • gift: Something given to another for a reason; present
  • skate: Flat sea fish
  • carol: Traditional song sung at Christmas
  • family: Close group of people or organizations
  • championship: Sports competition to find the best player or team
  • brotherhood: Group sharing similar views and support each other
  • chocolate: Hard brown candy made from cocoa beans
  • ready: Being likely or about to do something
  • squeak: To make a short very high cry or sound
  • mackerel: Fish with wavy marks on the back
  • clarinet: Musical wind instrument
  • mantelpiece: Shelf above the fireplace
  • bikini: Two-piece swim suit for women
  • handcraft: To make an art object by hand
  • goddammit: Swear word (used to show extreme annoyance)
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    • assembly

      US /əˈsɛmbli/

      UK /ə'semblɪ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Process of putting the parts of something together
      • Group of people gathered for a purpose
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    • attention

      US /əˈtɛnʃən/

      UK /əˈtenʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Taking notice of someone or something
      • Noun
      • (Soldiers) Standing with straight backs
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    • bikini

      US /bɪˈkini/

      UK /bɪ'ki:nɪ/

      • Noun
      • Two-piece swim suit for women
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    • bounty

      US /ˈbaʊnti/

      UK /'baʊntɪ/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Supply of something good in plentiful amounts
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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.
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    • bum

      US /bʌm/

      UK /bʌm/

      • Noun
      • (Slang) the part of the body on which you sit
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    • cage

      US /kedʒ/

      UK /keɪdʒ/

      • Countable Noun
      • Box made of wire or metal bars, e.g. for a bird
      • Transitive Verb
      • To put (an animal) in a box made of metal bars
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    • carol

      US /ˈkærəl/

      UK /'kærəl/

      • Noun
      • Traditional song sung at Christmas
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    • championship

      US /ˈtʃæmpiənˌʃɪp/

      UK /ˈtʃæmpiənʃɪp/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Sports competition to find the best player or team
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    • cheer

      US /tʃɪr/

      UK /tʃiə/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Feeling of happiness or optimism
      • Transitive Verb
      • To give a loud shout of encouragement to someone
      • To make someone feel happier or less worried
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    • clarinet

      US /ˌklærəˈnɛt/

      UK /ˌklærəˈnet/

      • Noun
      • Musical wind instrument
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    • come around

      US /kʌm əˈraʊnd/

      UK /kʌm əˈraund/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To eventually change your opinion or be persuaded to agree with someone else's.
      • To visit someone at their house.
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    • concoction

      US /kənˈkɑ:kʃn/

      UK /kənˈkɒkʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Something combining different ingredients, parts
      • A fabricated or invented story; a lie.
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    • drown

      US /draʊn/

      UK /draʊn/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To kill something by putting it under water
      • To make something very wet or cover it completely
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    • drown out

      US /draʊn aʊt/

      UK /draun aut/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To prevent a sound from being heard by making a louder noise.
      • To try to forget something unpleasant by doing something to excess.
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    • employee

      US /ɪmˈplɔɪi:/

      UK /ɪmˈplɔɪi:/

      • Countable Noun
      • Person who works for someone else for payment
      • A person working for a government agency.
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    • exit

      US /ˈɛɡzɪt, ˈɛksɪt/

      UK /ˈeksɪt/

      • Noun
      • A door that you go through to leave a place
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To leave a certain place
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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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    • fine

      US /faɪn/

      UK /faɪn/

      • Adjective
      • Good, acceptable or satisfactory
      • Of high quality; made with great skill
      • Countable Noun
      • Money you have to pay because you broke a rule
      • (at the end of a piece of music) the end
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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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    • gift

      US /ɡɪft/

      UK /gɪft/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Something given to another for a reason; present
      • Special skill or natural ability to do something
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    • glue

      US /ɡlu/

      UK /ɡlu:/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Sticky substance used for joining things together
      • Transitive Verb
      • To join or affix things with glue or paste
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    • go on

      US /ɡo ɑn/

      UK /ɡəu ɔn/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To continue doing something
      • To happen (usually negative)
      • Interjection
      • Used to encourage someone
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    • goddammit

      US /ɡɒdæ'mɪt/

      UK /ɡɒdæ'mɪt/

      • Interjection
      • Swear word (used to show extreme annoyance)
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    • handcraft

      US

      UK

      • Transitive Verb
      • To make an art object by hand
      C2
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    • have to

      US /hæv tu/

      UK /ˈhæv tə/

      • Auxiliary Verb
      • Must do
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    • illustrate

      US /ˈɪləˌstret, ɪˈlʌsˌtret/

      UK /ˈɪləstreɪt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To supply pictures to go along with words
      • To be an example that explains or proves something
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    • in honor of

      US /ɪn ˈɑnɚ ʌv/

      UK /in ˈɔnə ɔv/

      • Phrase
      • To show respect and admiration for someone or something.
      • As a tribute or memorial to someone or something.
      • Preposition
      • To show respect and admiration for someone.
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    • in the middle of

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • In the central part or point of something.
      • Engaged or occupied with something.
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    • jerk

      US /dʒɚk/

      UK /dʒɜ:k/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Someone you think is an idiot
      • Sudden sharp movement; tug
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To move suddenly and violently; tug
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    • lad

      US /læd/

      UK /læd/

      • Countable Noun
      • A boy or young man; any man
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    • lame

      US /lem/

      UK /leɪm/

      • Adjective
      • Having a damaged leg/foot making walking painful
      • Unconvincing; weak; inadequate.
      • Transitive Verb
      • To cause to become incapable of walking
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    • leak

      US /lik/

      UK /li:k/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Act of (gas, liquid) escaping through a small hole
      • Information released that wasn't supposed to be
      • Intransitive Verb
      • (Of a tire) to have air, liquid escaping; (Of air)
      • (Liquid) to go out of/get in through crack/opening
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    • left out

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To forget; omit
      • To exclude someone or something; to not include.
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    • loo

      US /lu/

      UK /lu:/

      • Noun
      • Toilet, or a room that contains a toilet
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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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    • mackerel

      US /ˈmækərəl, ˈmækrəl/

      UK /ˈmækrəl/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Fish with wavy marks on the back
      • Adjective
      • Having a pattern of wavy lines or bands, resembling the markings on a mackerel fish.
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    • mantelpiece

      US /ˈmæntl:ˌpis/

      UK /ˈmæntlpi:s/

      • Noun
      • Shelf above the fireplace
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    • mighty

      US /ˈmaɪti/

      UK /'maɪtɪ/

      • Adjective
      • Having great strength or great size
      • Very, extremely
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    • minimum

      US /ˈmɪnəməm/

      UK /ˈmɪnɪməm/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Smallest degree or level that is acceptable
      • The lowest recorded or expected temperature.
      • Adjective
      • Smallest or lowest; the least possible.
      • Using or requiring the least possible resources.
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    • net

      US /nɛt/

      UK /net/

      • Adjective
      • Remaining amount after something is taken away
      • Transitive Verb
      • To catch or cover something in a mesh, often fish
      • To gain or earn a certain amount of money
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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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    • nutty

      US /ˈnʌti/

      UK /ˈnʌti/

      • Adjective
      • Containing nuts, or having the taste of nuts
      • Crazy; acting as if insane
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    • of yours

      US /ʌv jʊɚz/

      UK /əv jɔ:z/

      • other
      • Belonging to you; your possession or property.
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    • out of time

      US /aʊt ʌv taɪm/

      UK /aut ɔv taim/

      • Adjective
      • Having no more time available to do something.
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    • overflow

      US /ˌovɚˈflo/

      UK /ˌəʊvə'fləʊ/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • (Liquid) to flow over the edge of something
      • Noun
      • Place where liquids flow over or out
      • An excess of something; an amount beyond what can be held.
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    • pat

      US /pæt/

      UK /pæt/

      • Proper Noun
      • Person's name
      • Transitive Verb
      • To hit or touch lightly
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    • precisely

      US /prɪˈsaɪsli/

      UK /prɪˈsaɪsli/

      • Adverb
      • In an exact and accurate manner
      • (Emphasizes that a statement is totally correct)
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    • register

      US /ˈrɛdʒɪstɚ/

      UK /'redʒɪstə(r)/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To record your name on an official list; sign up
      • To show an amount on a measurement device
      • Noun
      • Till; machine used add up things you buy
      • Range of notes of a person's (singing) voice
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    • right for

      US

      UK

      • Adjective
      • Suitable or appropriate for a particular person, purpose, or situation.
      • Correct or most appropriate.
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    • rowdy

      US /ˈraʊdi/

      UK /'raʊdɪ/

      • Adjective
      • Being rough or noisy
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    • scallop

      US /ˈskɑləp, ˈskæl-/

      UK /ˈskɔləp, ˈskæl-/

      • Countable Noun
      • Type of shellfish with two flat, round shells
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    • sculpture

      US /ˈskʌlptʃɚ/

      UK /'skʌlptʃə(r)/

      • Noun
      • Work of art made by cutting stone, wood, clay etc.
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    • shellfish

      US /ˈʃɛlˌfɪʃ/

      UK /ˈʃelfɪʃ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Sea animals such as shrimps, lobsters, clams etc.
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    • silent

      US /ˈsaɪlənt/

      UK /'saɪlənt/

      • Adjective
      • Without making any noise; soundless
      • Usually speaking very little
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    • skate

      US /sket/

      UK /skeɪt/

      • Noun
      • Flat sea fish
      • Boot with a metal blade attached to the bottom
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To slide on ice wearing boots with a metal blade
      • To slide on a surface, e.g. ice
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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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    • squeak

      US /skwik/

      UK /skwi:k/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To make a short very high cry or sound
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    • squid

      US /skwɪd/

      UK /skwɪd/

      • Noun
      • Sea creature with ten arms, and a long thin body
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    • stand behind

      US /stænd bɪˈhaɪnd/

      UK /stænd biˈhaind/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To support or defend someone or something.
      • To take responsibility for something.
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    • tourist

      US /ˈtʊrɪst/

      UK /ˈtʊərɪst/

      • Countable Noun
      • Someone who travels to a place for pleasure
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    • trap

      US /træp/

      UK /træp/

      • Countable Noun
      • Device used for catching animals
      • Vehicle pulled by a single horse
      • Transitive Verb
      • To use a device to catch animals or people
      • To hold, e.g. a nerve, so that it cannot move
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    • turn around

      US /tɚn əˈraʊnd/

      UK /tə:n əˈraund/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To change your body to the opposite direction
      • To make something running badly into a success
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To change direction so as to face the opposite way.
      • To improve or cause to improve.
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    • turn to

      US /tɚn tu/

      UK /tə:n tu:/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To go to someone for help, advice, or information.
      • To start doing or using something, often something bad or undesirable.
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    • valentine

      US /ˈvælənˌtaɪn/

      UK /ˈvæləntaɪn/

      • Noun
      • The person you date on Valentine's Day
      • A card or gift sent to a person one loves or is attracted to on Valentine's Day.
      • Adjective
      • Relating to Valentine's Day or romantic love.
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    • wage

      US /wedʒ/

      UK /weɪdʒ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Money paid to a worker for the hours they worked
      • Transitive Verb
      • To start (war, etc.) to achieve a particular goal
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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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