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  • have to: Must do
  • think about: To consider something carefully.
  • of course: Sure ; Certainly
  • in progress: Currently taking place or being done; not yet completed.
  • on the wagon: Abstaining from alcohol, especially after drinking problem.
  • except for: Not including; excluding.
  • reflect on: To think deeply or carefully about something.
  • instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
  • think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
  • in time: Eventually; after a period of time.
  • second hand: (Of goods) already used
  • talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
  • look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
  • ring in: To call by telephone.
  • cultural phenomenon: A thing that takes place when something or someone gains popularity, especially when this is among many people.
  • up till: Until a particular time or point.
  • get through: To arrive at the end of or finish something
  • in trouble: Experiencing difficulties, problems, or legal issues.
  • shut down: To close an operating system, e.g. on a computer
  • in sync: Operating or occurring at the same time or rate.
  • with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
  • got to: To arrive at some place
  • work on: To devote effort to improve or develop something
  • in theaters: Currently showing at movie theaters.
  • right back: Said when someone says they will return soon, indicating you expect their prompt return.
  • literally: In a literal manner or sense; exactly as stated.
  • present: Being in attendance; being there; having turned up
  • regret: Feeling of being sorry, as for what you didn't do
  • character: Person in a story, movie or play
  • sensation: (Person) attracting the interest of many people
  • meditate: To think deeply and quietly to calm your spirit
  • curious: Wanting to know more about something
  • script: Written text of a book, play, film, or speech
  • reflect: To indicate or be a sign of something
  • decade: Period of 10 years
  • exist: To be present, alive or real
  • fantastic: Strange or unusual in design or appearance
  • collaboration: Act of working with someone to complete a task
  • film: Thin layer that covers something
  • click: To work well with someone or something
  • break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
  • doom: Certain of the failure or destruction of
  • honest: Good, truthful, sincere, or faithful; trustworthy
  • nostalgic: Feeling sad, but positive about memories/the past
  • lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
  • director: Senior person who manages part of an organization
  • crash: To damage an object by causing it to hit something
  • bring: To take or go with someone to a place
  • great: Very good; better than before
  • aspire: To have a great ambition or goal
  • tide: Way opinions or events are developing or changing
  • stranger: Someone you do not know
  • hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
  • award: To give a prize for doing something well
  • shoot: To kick or throw a ball at a goal
  • start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
  • think: To have an idea about something without certainty
  • guy: Man; boy; any person
  • ginger: Being reddish-brown in color
  • picture: General situation or state of being
  • time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
  • want: To desire or wish for something; hope for a thing
  • guest: Person invited to visit or stay in someone's home
  • wagon: Four wheel vehicle used to transport things
  • depress: To make someone feel sad or miserable
  • loss: Friend, family, or other loved person's death
  • crazy: Mentally ill; mad
  • musical: Having a pleasant sound like music
  • sweatshirt: Long-sleeved pullover, generally made from cotton
  • sterling: Of very strong, true character; very reliable
  • daydream: To wonder or imagine fantasies happening
  • ale: Fermented alcoholic drink made from malt
  • moon: To expose your buttocks as a joke
  • motorcycle: Motorbike; vehicle with two wheels and an engine
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    • ale

      US /el/

      UK /eɪl/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Fermented alcoholic drink made from malt
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    • aspire

      US /əˈspaɪr/

      UK /əˈspaɪə(r)/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To have a great ambition or goal
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    • award

      US /əˈwɔrd/

      UK /ə'wɔ:d/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To give a prize for doing something well
      • Countable Noun
      • Prize given to you because you did something well
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    • character

      US /ˈkærəktɚ/

      UK /'kærəktə(r)/

      • Noun
      • Person in a story, movie or play
      • Writing symbols, e.g. alphabet or Chinese writing
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    • collaboration

      US /kəˌlæbəˈreɪʃn/

      UK /kəˌlæbəˈreɪʃn/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Act of working with someone to complete a task
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    • crazy

      US /ˈkrezi/

      UK /'kreɪzɪ/

      • Adjective
      • Mentally ill; mad
      • Not being sensible or practical
      • Noun
      • Person acting in a manner that is strange and odd
      A2
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    • cultural phenomenon

      US

      UK

      • Noun
      • A thing that takes place when something or someone gains popularity, especially when this is among many people.
      C1
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    • curious

      US /ˈkjʊriəs/

      UK /ˈkjʊəriəs/

      • Adjective
      • Wanting to know more about something
      • Attracting interest by being strange or unusual
      A2
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    • daydream

      US /ˈdeˌdrim/

      UK /ˈdeɪdri:m/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To wonder or imagine fantasies happening
      • Noun
      • Experience of imagining fantasies happening
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    • decade

      US /ˈdɛkˌed, dɛˈked/

      UK /ˈdekeɪd/

      • Countable Noun
      • Period of 10 years
      B1TOEIC
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    • depress

      US /dɪˈprɛs/

      UK /dɪ'pres/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To make someone feel sad or miserable
      • To push something down
      B2
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    • director

      US /dɪˈrɛktɚ, daɪ-/

      UK /də'rektə(r)/

      • Noun
      • Senior person who manages part of an organization
      • Person who controls the acting in a movie or play
      A2TOEIC
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    • doom

      US /dum/

      UK /du:m/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Certain of the failure or destruction of
      • Very bad, unhappy future event or situation
      • Transitive Verb
      • To make failure, defeat or death certain for
      B2
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    • except for

      US /ɪkˈsɛpt fɔr/

      UK /ikˈsept fɔ:/

      • Preposition
      • Not including; excluding.
      More
    • fantastic

      US /fænˈtæstɪk/

      UK /fænˈtæstɪk/

      • Adjective
      • Strange or unusual in design or appearance
      • Very large, fast or great
      A2
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    • film

      US /fɪlm/

      UK /fɪlm/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Thin layer that covers something
      • Movie
      • Transitive Verb
      • To record moving action with a camera
      A2
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    • get through

      US /ɡɛt θru/

      UK /ɡet θru:/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To arrive at the end of or finish something
      • To succeed in contacting someone by phone
      A1
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    • ginger

      US /ˈdʒɪndʒɚ/

      UK /ˈdʒɪndʒə(r)/

      • Adjective
      • Being reddish-brown in color
      • Uncountable Noun
      • Root with a hot strong taste used in cooking
      B2
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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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    • guest

      US /ɡɛst/

      UK /ɡest/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Person invited to visit or stay in someone's home
      • Paying customer at a hotel or restaurant
      • Adjective
      • Referring to people visiting or staying at a place
      • Provided for or used by a guest.
      A2
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    • have to

      US /hæv tu/

      UK /ˈhæv tə/

      • Auxiliary Verb
      • Must do
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    • honest

      US /ˈɑnɪst/

      UK /ˈɒnɪst/

      • Adjective
      • Good, truthful, sincere, or faithful; trustworthy
      A2TOEIC
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    • in progress

      US /ɪn ˈprɑɡˌrɛs/

      UK /in ˈprəuɡres/

      • Adjective
      • Currently taking place or being done; not yet completed.
      • Phrase
      • In the course of being done or carried out.
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    • in sync

      US /ɪn sɪŋk/

      UK /in siŋk/

      • Adjective
      • Operating or occurring at the same time or rate.
      • Adverb
      • In a state of coordination or harmony.
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    • in theaters

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Currently showing at movie theaters.
      A2
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    • in time

      US /ɪn taɪm/

      UK /in taim/

      • Adverb
      • Eventually; after a period of time.
      • Not late; with enough time to spare.
      • Phrase
      • Eventually; before it is too late.
      • According to the scheduled time; punctual.
      A1
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    • in trouble

      US /ɪn ˈtrʌbəl/

      UK /in ˈtrʌbl/

      • Adjective
      • Experiencing difficulties, problems, or legal issues.
      • other
      • In serious trouble or difficulty.
      A1
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    • instead of

      US /ɪnˈstɛd ʌv/

      UK /inˈsted ɔv/

      • Preposition
      • When one thing is replaced by another
      • Adverb
      • As a substitute or alternative.
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    • literally

      US /ˈlɪtərəli/

      UK

      • Adverb
      • In a literal manner or sense; exactly as stated.
      • Used for emphasis to describe something that is actually true, often to highlight surprise or intensity.
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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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    • loss

      US /lɔ:s/

      UK /lɒs/

      • Noun
      • Friend, family, or other loved person's death
      • Decrease or decline in quantity or amount
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    • meditate

      US /ˈmɛdɪˌtet/

      UK /ˈmedɪteɪt/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To think deeply and quietly to calm your spirit
      • To think deeply or focus one's mind for a period of time.
      B2
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    • moon

      US /mun/

      UK /mu:n/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To expose your buttocks as a joke
      • Noun
      • Round object circling the Earth at night
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    • motorcycle

      US /ˈmotɚˌsaɪkəl/

      UK /ˈməʊtəsaɪkl/

      • Countable Noun
      • Motorbike; vehicle with two wheels and an engine
      B2
      More
    • musical

      US /ˈmju:zɪkl/

      UK /ˈmju:zɪkl/

      • Adjective
      • Having a pleasant sound like music
      • Having skill or being gifted in music
      • Noun
      • Play or movie set to music
      A2
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    • nostalgic

      US /nɒ'stældʒɪk/

      UK /nɒ'stældʒɪk/

      • Adjective
      • Feeling sad, but positive about memories/the past
      B2
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    • of course

      US /ʌv kɔː(r)s/

      UK /ɔv kɔː(r)s/

      • Adverb
      • Sure ; Certainly
      • Phrase
      • For sure; certainly
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    • on the wagon

      US /ɑn ðə ˈwæɡən/

      UK /ɒn ðə ˈwæɡən/

      • other
      • Abstaining from alcohol, especially after drinking problem.
      B2
      More
    • reflect

      US /rɪˈflɛkt/

      UK /rɪ'flekt/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To indicate or be a sign of something
      • To bounce back light, heat, sound from a surface
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    • reflect on

      US /rɪˈflɛkt ɑn/

      UK /riˈflekt ɔn/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To think deeply or carefully about something.
      B2
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    • regret

      US /rɪˈɡrɛt/

      UK /rɪ'ɡret/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Feeling of being sorry, as for what you didn't do
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To feel sorrow or guilt, as for what you didn't do
      • Used to express apology or sadness.
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    • right back

      US /raɪt bæk/

      UK /rait bæk/

      • Interjection
      • Said when someone says they will return soon, indicating you expect their prompt return.
      • Adverb
      • Immediately; very soon after going.
      A1
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    • ring in

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To call by telephone.
      • To celebrate the start of something, especially a new year.
      A2
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    • script

      US /skrɪpt/

      UK /skrɪpt/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Written text of a book, play, film, or speech
      • Set of letters or characters of a written language
      • Transitive Verb
      • To write a text for a movie, play or speech
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    • second hand

      US /ˈsɛkənd hænd/

      UK /ˈsekənd hænd/

      • Adverb
      • (Of goods) already used
      A1
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    • sensation

      US /sɛnˈseʃən/

      UK /sen'seɪʃn/

      • Noun
      • (Person) attracting the interest of many people
      • Mental feeling caused by a previous experience
      B1
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    • shoot

      US /ʃut/

      UK /ʃu:t/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To kick or throw a ball at a goal
      • To fire a gun; injure or kill someone with a gun
      • Countable Noun
      • Emerging new part of a plant
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    • shut down

      US /ʃʌt daʊn/

      UK /ʃʌt daun/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To close an operating system, e.g. on a computer
      • To stop a factory/machine from operating
      • Transitive Verb
      • To deactivate a nuclear reactor.
      • To turn off a computer or other electronic device.
      A2
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    • sterling

      US /ˈstɚlɪŋ/

      UK /'stɜ:lɪŋ/

      • Adjective
      • Of very strong, true character; very reliable
      C2
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    • stranger

      US /ˈstrendʒɚ/

      UK /'streɪndʒə(r)/

      • Noun
      • Someone you do not know
      A2
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    • sweatshirt

      US /ˈswɛtˌʃə:t/

      UK /ˈswetʃɜ:t/

      • Countable Noun
      • Long-sleeved pullover, generally made from cotton
      B2
      More
    • 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 about

      US /θɪŋk əˈbaʊt/

      UK /θiŋk əˈbaut/

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

      US /taɪd/

      UK /taɪd/

      • Noun
      • Way opinions or events are developing or changing
      • Regular rise and fall of the level of the sea
      • Transitive Verb
      • To give you what is needed for a short time
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    • up till

      US /ʌp tɪl/

      UK /ʌp tɪl/

      • other
      • Until a particular time or point.
      A2
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    • wagon

      US /ˈwæɡən/

      UK /ˈwægən/

      • Noun
      • Four wheel vehicle used to transport things
      B2
      More
    • 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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    • work on

      US /wɚk ɑn/

      UK /wə:k ɔn/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To devote effort to improve or develop something
      • To try to persuade or influence someone.
      A1
      More
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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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