Vocabulary

  • in a row: One after another without a break.
  • have to: Must do
  • going on: To continue doing something
  • hand up: To raise one's hand in order to get attention, especially in a classroom.
  • run away from: To run somewhere, e.g. to escape from something
  • deal with
  • on the other hand : Considering a different aspect of the matter; alternatively.
  • talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
  • on paper: In theory or as a plan, but not necessarily in reality.
  • think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
  • come from: To have as your native country or city
  • from nowhere: Suddenly appearing without warning or expectation.
  • stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
  • assume: To act in a false manner to mislead others
  • absolutely: Completely; totally; very
  • common: Area in a city or town that is open to everyone
  • bizarre: Odd or strange
  • spot: A certain place or area
  • strength: Condition of being strong
  • claim: To say that something is true, often without proof.
  • dumb: Senseless; stupid
  • initially: At first; originally
  • butt: (Informal) fleshy part of your body you sit on
  • expert: Skillful person with special knowledge
  • escape: Act to briefly ignoring boring or bad things
  • deal: To cope with something - usually troubles
  • genetic: Of, relating to, or controlled by genes
  • nervous: Concerning the system of nerves in the body
  • rate: To assess something or consider its qualities
  • relate: To demonstrate a logical relationship between
  • record: Highest or most extreme level achieved
  • explicitly: Clearly; specifically
  • element: Essential or particular part of something
  • mild: Gentle in nature or behavior
  • strange: Unusual or odd; surprising because unexpected
  • row: To move a boat using oars
  • label: A (luxury) brand owned by a company
  • education: Academic field studying the practice of teaching
  • language: Words or signs used to communicate messages
  • score: A sharp mark or cut in the surface of something
  • offend: To break a rule or do something wrong
  • head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
  • scarf: To eat or drink something quickly
  • agricultural: Concerning farming, or the land
  • dutch: Concerning the culture and people of Holland
  • nerdy
  • interesting: Taking your attention; making you want to know
  • bubble: A small ball of air inside of a liquid
  • think: To have an idea about something without certainty
  • list: To lean to one side, like a boat or ship
  • choose: To select; decide between several possibilities
  • happen: To take place or occur
  • dot: To place small amounts/things in various places
  • lateral: On the side; moving sideways
  • feud: Bitter long quarrel, dispute or argument
  • picnic: Meal that is eaten outdoors, sitting on the ground
  • potter: To spend time, e.g. gardening, without hurrying
  • traditionally: Something done in a customary, traditional manner
  • deli: A shop selling unusual or special food products
  • goat: Small animal with beard and horns
  • fleece: To cheat someone out of money, possessions
  • sheep: Animal with a woolly coat raised for meat or wool
  • ciao: (Italian) hello or goodbye
  • supermarket: Self-service store selling groceries etc.
  • hallo: Alternative spelling of hello
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    • absolutely

      US /ˈæbsəˌlutli, ˌæbsəˈlutli/

      UK /ˈæbsəlu:tli/

      • Adverb
      • Completely; totally; very
      • Considered independently and without relation to other things; viewed abstractly; as, quantity absolutely considered.
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    • agricultural

      US /ˌæɡrɪ'kʌltʃərəl/

      UK /ˌæɡrɪ'kʌltʃərəl/

      • Adjective
      • Concerning farming, or the land
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    • assume

      US /əˈsum/

      UK /ə'sju:m/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To act in a false manner to mislead others
      • To believe, based on the evidence; suppose
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    • bizarre

      US /bɪˈzɑr/

      UK /bɪˈzɑ:(r)/

      • Adjective
      • Odd or strange
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    • bubble

      US /ˈbʌbəl/

      UK /ˈbʌbl/

      • Countable Noun
      • A small ball of air inside of a liquid
      • Intransitive Verb
      • (Of a liquid) to produce bubbles, as when boiling
      • To show intense emotion, e.g. excitement, anger
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    • butt

      US /bʌt/

      UK /bʌt/

      • Noun
      • (Informal) fleshy part of your body you sit on
      • The thick end of something, especially a cigarette.
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To share a boundary by being next to
      • To strike, push, or shove (someone or something) with the head.
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    • ciao

      US

      UK

      • Noun
      • (Italian) hello or goodbye
      • Interjection
      • An informal Italian greeting, used for both hello and goodbye.
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    • claim

      US /klem/

      UK /kleɪm/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • To say that something is true, often without proof.
      • A statement that something is true.
      • Transitive Verb
      • To demand or ask for something that you believe is rightfully yours.
      • To take or cause the loss of (e.g., a life, property).
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    • come from

      US /kʌm frʌm/

      UK /kʌm frɔm/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To have as your native country or city
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    • deal with

      US /dil wɪð/

      UK /di:l wið/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To buy or sell goods or services.
      • Phrasal Verb
      • To take action to solve a problem or manage a situation.
      • To be about; concern.
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    • deli

      US /ˈdɛli/

      UK /ˈdeli/

      • Noun
      • A shop selling unusual or special food products
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    • dot

      US /dɑt/

      UK /dɒt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To place small amounts/things in various places
      • To mark something by placing a small, round spot
      • Noun
      • Small round mark
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    • dumb

      US /dʌm/

      UK /dʌm/

      • Adjective
      • Senseless; stupid
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    • education

      US /ˌɛdʒəˈkeʃən/

      UK /ˌedʒuˈkeɪʃn/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Academic field studying the practice of teaching
      • Process of giving or receiving teaching
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    • element

      US /ˈɛləmənt/

      UK /'elɪmənt/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Essential or particular part of something
      • A substance that cannot be broken down into simpler substances by chemical means.
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    • escape

      US /ɪˈskep/

      UK /ɪ'skeɪp/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Act to briefly ignoring boring or bad things
      • The 'esc key' on a keyboard
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To avoid something undesirable, dangerous or bad
      • To get away from a place where you are being kept
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    • expert

      US /ˈɛkˌspɚt/

      UK /'ekspɜ:t/

      • Countable Noun
      • Skillful person with special knowledge
      • Adjective
      • Having special knowledge or skill
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    • explicitly

      US /ɪk'splɪsɪtlɪ/

      UK /ɪk'splɪsɪtlɪ/

      • Adverb
      • Clearly; specifically
      • Directly and unambiguously expressed or stated.
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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
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    • fleece

      US /flis/

      UK /fli:s/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To cheat someone out of money, possessions
      • Adjective
      • (Of fabric) with a soft warm pile
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    • from nowhere

      US /frəm ˈnoʊwɛɚ/

      UK /frəm ˈnəʊweə/

      • other
      • Suddenly appearing without warning or expectation.
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    • genetic

      US /dʒəˈnɛtɪk/

      UK /dʒəˈnetɪk/

      • Adjective
      • Of, relating to, or controlled by genes
      • Relating to genes or heredity.
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    • goat

      US /goʊt/

      UK /gəʊt/

      • Countable Noun
      • Small animal with beard and horns
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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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    • hallo

      US /hə'loʊ/

      UK /hə'ləʊ/

      • Interjection
      • Alternative spelling of hello
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    • hand up

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To raise one's hand in order to get attention, especially in a classroom.
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    • have to

      US /hæv tu/

      UK /ˈhæv tə/

      • Auxiliary Verb
      • Must do
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    • in a row

      US /ɪn e ro/

      UK /in ə rəu/

      • Phrase
      • One after another without a break.
      • Arranged in a straight line.
      • Idiom
      • To have an argument.
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    • initially

      US /ɪˈnɪʃəli/

      UK /ɪˈnɪʃəli/

      • Adverb
      • At first; originally
      • In the first stage of a process or development.
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    • label

      US /ˈlebəl/

      UK /'leɪbl/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A (luxury) brand owned by a company
      • A word or term used to describe a person, thing
      • Transitive Verb
      • To use a term to describe, often negatively
      • To attach material to identify something
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    • lateral

      US /ˈlætərəl/

      UK /'lætərəl/

      • Adjective
      • On the side; moving sideways
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    • mild

      US /maɪld/

      UK /maɪld/

      • Adjective
      • Gentle in nature or behavior
      • Being neither too cold nor too hot
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    • offend

      US /əˈfɛnd/

      UK /ə'fend/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To break a rule or do something wrong
      • To upset, as by hurting someone's feelings
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    • on paper

      US /ɑn ˈpeɪpər/

      UK /ɔn ˈpeipə/

      • Phrase
      • In theory or as a plan, but not necessarily in reality.
      • Recorded in writing; documented.
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    • on the other hand

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Considering a different aspect of the matter; alternatively.
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    • picnic

      US /ˈpɪknɪk/

      UK /ˈpɪknɪk/

      • Noun
      • Meal that is eaten outdoors, sitting on the ground
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To eat a meal on the ground outdoors
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    • potter

      US /'pɑ:tər/

      UK /'pɒtə(r)/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To spend time, e.g. gardening, without hurrying
      • Countable Noun
      • Someone who makes pots, bowls etc. out of clay
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    • relate

      US /rɪˈlet/

      UK /rɪ'leɪt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To demonstrate a logical relationship between
      • To understand or sympathize with, e.g. a problem
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    • row

      US /roʊ/

      UK /rəʊ/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To move a boat using oars
      • To argue or quarrel loudly about something
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Loud argument or quarrel between people
      • Straight line of things, e.g. seats in classroom
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    • run away from

      US /rʌn əˈwe frʌm/

      UK /rʌn əˈwei frɔm/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To run somewhere, e.g. to escape from something
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    • scarf

      US /skɑ:rf/

      UK /skɑ:f/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To eat or drink something quickly
      • Countable Noun
      • Long piece of cloth worn around the neck
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    • score

      US /skɔr, skor/

      UK /skɔ:(r)/

      • Noun
      • A sharp mark or cut in the surface of something
      • Current number of points given in a game, contest
      • Transitive Verb
      • To mark or cut something with a sharp object
      • To get or give points in a game, contest, or test
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    • sheep

      US /ʃip/

      UK /ʃi:p/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Animal with a woolly coat raised for meat or wool
      • Noun
      • Person who behaves as others do, without thinking
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    • spot

      US /spɑt/

      UK /spɒt/

      • Noun
      • A certain place or area
      • A difficult time; awkward situation
      • Transitive Verb
      • To see someone or something by chance
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    • strength

      US /strɛŋkθ, strɛŋθ, strɛnθ/

      UK /streŋθ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Condition of being strong
      • The quality or state of being physically strong.
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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
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    • supermarket

      US /ˈsupɚˌmɑrkɪt/

      UK /ˈsju:pəˌmɑ:kit/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Self-service store selling groceries etc.
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    • talking about

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To discuss a particular topic.
      • To be constantly mentioning or bringing up a subject.
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    • think of

      US /θɪŋk ʌv/

      UK /θiŋk ɔv/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To look on as (being something specific); consider
      • To consider or remember something.
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To imagine or call something to mind
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    • traditionally

      US /trə'dɪʃənəlɪ/

      UK /trə'dɪʃənəlɪ/

      • Adverb
      • Something done in a customary, traditional manner
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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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