Vocabulary

  • up there: In or to a higher place or position; far away.
  • at night: During the night; in the nighttime.
  • crush on: To have a brief but intense infatuation with someone.
  • take it easy
  • walk around: To stroll or wander in a leisurely way.
  • call on: To order or ask someone to do a specific activity
  • move to: To change the place where you live or work.
  • old school: Traditional or old-fashioned in style, behavior, or attitude.
  • move up: To advance to a higher rank or position.
  • think about: To consider something carefully.
  • talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
  • sleep together: To share the same bed or sleep in the same place with someone.
  • next door: Living in the house next to the one mentioned
  • up the pole: In trouble or in a difficult situation.
  • slick up: To make oneself neat or stylish, especially in appearance or grooming.
  • struggle: To try very hard to do something difficult
  • scenario: An imagined sequence of events in a plan/project
  • accent: To give emphasis to (a point you are making)
  • structure: The way in which the parts of a system or object are arranged or organized, or a system arranged in this way
  • crush: Strong attraction to someone
  • incentive: Something that encourages you to do something
  • vice: used as part of the title of particular positions. The person who holds one of these positions is next below in authority to the person who holds the full position and can act for them
  • architecture: Design and construction of buildings
  • film: Thin layer that covers something
  • major: High-ranking officer in the army
  • project: To predict what will happen in the future
  • totally: In a complete way; completely; absolutely
  • place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
  • kind: In a caring and helpful manner
  • mad: Very angry
  • slide: Part of machines that slides backward and forward
  • pole: One of two opposite ideas, qualities or positions
  • point: An item to be discussed
  • operation: Business or company, or its activities
  • drive: A person's ambition and motivation to do something
  • fail: To be unsuccessful in passing a class or exam
  • great: Very good; better than before
  • quit: To leave a job
  • question: To ask for or try to get information
  • grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
  • wear: To have clothes, glasses, shoes etc. on your body
  • offense: Attempt to score in a game or match
  • valley: Area between mountains with river running through
  • lord: (Name used to refer to god in some religions)
  • flick: To hit something with your finger to move it
  • emperor: Man who rules an empire
  • attack: To try to destroy, beat, or injure
  • area: Amount of measured space
  • interested: Having had your attention taken; curious
  • bay: Part of an ocean or lake partly surrounded by land
  • startup: A company just starting its operations
  • live: To be alive
  • apartment: Set of rooms to live in on one floor of a building
  • tech: Shortened form of 'technology' or 'technician'
  • location: Particular position or area of place, event, etc.
  • view: Opinion, belief, or idea about something
  • municipal: Concerning a city or town government
  • vest: US sleeveless garment worn under a coat; waistcoat
  • tax: To require a lot of physical or mental effort
  • misty: Filled with fog or mist, so you can't see well
  • fella: Way of spelling 'fellows'
  • goalie: Player in front of the goal trying to stop goals
  • bunk: Beds built like a shelf into a wall
  • silicon: Mineral used in making steel and computer parts
  • bro: Shortened form of 'brother'
  • cute: Attractive in a pretty or endearing way
  • sizable: Fairly large
  • riff: Short series of repeated notes in music
  • breaker: Device that switches electricity on or off
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    • accent

      US /ˈækˌsɛnt/

      UK /'æksent/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To give emphasis to (a point you are making)
      • Noun
      • Feature of a design, e.g. a stripe on a shirt
      • Correct spoken emphasis on a part of a word
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    • apartment

      US /əˈpɑ:rtmənt/

      UK /əˈpɑ:tmənt/

      • Countable Noun
      • Set of rooms to live in on one floor of a building
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    • architecture

      US /ˈɑrkɪˌtɛktʃɚ/

      UK /ˈɑ:kɪtektʃə(r)/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Design and construction of buildings
      • The style or design of a building or buildings.
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    • at night

      US /æt naɪt/

      UK /æt nait/

      • Phrase
      • During the night; in the nighttime.
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    • attack

      US /əˈtæk/

      UK /ə'tæk/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To try to destroy, beat, or injure
      • Noun
      • Act intended to hurt someone physically, mentally
      A2
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    • bay

      US /be/

      UK /beɪ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Part of an ocean or lake partly surrounded by land
      • A compartment or recess in a building.
      • Adjective
      • Reddish-brown in color, typically used to describe a horse.
      • Forcing someone or something to turn and face its attackers; cornered.
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    • breaker

      US /ˈbrekɚ/

      UK /ˈbreɪkə(r)/

      • Noun
      • Device that switches electricity on or off
      B2
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    • bro

      US /broʊ/

      UK /brəʊ/

      • Countable Noun
      • Shortened form of 'brother'
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    • bunk

      US /bʌŋk/

      UK /bʌŋk/

      • Countable Noun
      • Beds built like a shelf into a wall
      B2
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    • call on

      US /kɔl ɑn/

      UK /kɔ:l ɔn/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To order or ask someone to do a specific activity
      • To visit someone
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    • crush

      US /krʌʃ/

      UK /krʌʃ/

      • Noun
      • Strong attraction to someone
      • Transitive Verb
      • To break something into small pieces by pressing
      • To defeat someone or something (in a game)
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    • crush on

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To have a brief but intense infatuation with someone.
      C2
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    • cute

      US /kjut/

      UK /kju:t/

      • Adjective
      • Attractive in a pretty or endearing way
      B2
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    • emperor

      US /ˈɛmpəɚ/

      UK /'empərə(r)/

      • Noun
      • Man who rules an empire
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    • fella

      US /'felər/

      UK /'felə(r)/

      • Countable Noun
      • Way of spelling 'fellows'
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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
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    • flick

      US /flɪk/

      UK /flɪk/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To hit something with your finger to move it
      • To move a button, switch from on, off positions
      • Noun
      • Hitting something with your finger to move it
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    • goalie

      US /ˈɡoli/

      UK /'ɡəʊlɪ/

      • Countable Noun
      • Player in front of the goal trying to stop goals
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    • incentive

      US /ɪnˈsɛntɪv/

      UK /ɪnˈsentɪv/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Something that encourages you to do something
      • Adjective
      • Serving to encourage or motivate.
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    • location

      US /loʊˈkeɪʃn/

      UK /ləʊˈkeɪʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Particular position or area of place, event, etc.
      • A place away from a studio where film or television shots are made.
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    • lord

      US /lɔrd/

      UK /lɔ:d/

      • Noun
      • (Name used to refer to god in some religions)
      • Man with power and authority; a nobleman
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To act as though you can tell people what to do
      A2
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    • mad

      US /mæd/

      UK /mæd/

      • Adjective
      • Very angry
      • Enthusiastic about something
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    • major

      US /ˈmedʒɚ/

      UK /'meɪdʒə(r)/

      • Countable Noun
      • High-ranking officer in the army
      • Main subject you study at university
      • Adjective
      • Main league; esp. referring to American baseball
      • Important, serious, or large in scope, size
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    • misty

      US /ˈmɪsti/

      UK /ˈmɪsti/

      • Adjective
      • Filled with fog or mist, so you can't see well
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    • move to

      US /muv tu/

      UK /mu:v tu:/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To change the place where you live or work.
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To proceed to the next stage or action.
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    • move up

      US /muv ʌp/

      UK /mu:v ʌp/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To advance to a higher rank or position.
      • To advance in a line or queue.
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    • municipal

      US /mjuˈnɪsəpəl/

      UK /mju:ˈnɪsɪpl/

      • Adjective
      • Concerning a city or town government
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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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    • offense

      US /əˈfɛns/

      UK /əˈfens/

      • Noun
      • Attempt to score in a game or match
      • Breaking of a rule or law
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    • old school

      US /old skul/

      UK /əuld sku:l/

      • Adjective
      • Traditional or old-fashioned in style, behavior, or attitude.
      • Referring to an earlier, more traditional style of music, especially hip-hop or rap.
      • Noun
      • A traditional method or approach.
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    • operation

      US /ˌɑpəˈreʃən/

      UK /ˌɒpəˈreɪʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Business or company, or its activities
      • Functioning; use
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    • pole

      US /pol/

      UK /pəʊl/

      • Noun
      • One of two opposite ideas, qualities or positions
      • Most northern or most southern point on a planet
      • Transitive Verb
      • To move a boat with a stick or pole
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    • quit

      US /kwɪt/

      UK /kwɪt/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To leave a job
      • To leave a place
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To leave a school etc. without finishing
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    • riff

      US /rɪf/

      UK /rɪf/

      • Noun
      • Short series of repeated notes in music
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To play a riff or series of riffs.
      • To improvise or elaborate on a theme or idea.
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    • scenario

      US /səˈner.i.oʊ/

      UK /sɪˈnɑː.ri.əʊ/

      • Noun
      • An imagined sequence of events in a plan/project
      B1
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    • silicon

      US /ˈsɪlɪkən, -ˌkɑn/

      UK /ˈsɪlɪkən/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Mineral used in making steel and computer parts
      B2
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    • sizable

      US /ˈsaɪzəbəl/

      UK /'saɪzəbl/

      • Adjective
      • Fairly large
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    • sleep together

      US /slip təˈɡɛðɚ/

      UK /sli:p təˈgeðə/

      • other
      • To share the same bed or sleep in the same place with someone.
      C1
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    • slick up

      US /slɪk ʌp/

      UK /slɪk ʌp/

      • other
      • To make oneself neat or stylish, especially in appearance or grooming.
      C2
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    • slide

      US /slaɪd/

      UK /slaɪd/

      • Noun
      • Part of machines that slides backward and forward
      • Reduction in amount, price, quality
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To pass or move smoothly and rapidly into or out
      • To move smoothly and rapidly over a surface
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    • startup

      US /'stɑ:t'ʌp/

      UK /'stɑ:tʌp/

      • Countable Noun
      • A company just starting its operations
      • Uncountable Noun
      • Act of setting in operation
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    • structure

      US /ˈstrʌk.tʃɚ/

      UK /ˈstrʌk.tʃə/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • The way in which the parts of a system or object are arranged or organized, or a system arranged in this way
      • A building or other man-made object.
      • Transitive Verb
      • To plan, organize, or arrange the parts of something
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    • struggle

      US /ˈstrʌɡəl/

      UK /'strʌɡl/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To try very hard to do something difficult
      • To fight or struggle violently
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Strong efforts made to do something difficult
      • A difficult or challenging situation or task
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    • take it easy

      US /tek ɪt ˈizi/

      UK /teik it ˈi:zi/

      • Phrase
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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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    • tax

      US /tæks/

      UK /tæks/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To require a lot of physical or mental effort
      • (Government) to take money from a country's people
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Money taken by a government from its people
      • A heavy demand or burden.
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    • tech

      US /tɛk/

      UK /tek/

      • Noun
      • Shortened form of 'technology' or 'technician'
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    • think about

      US /θɪŋk əˈbaʊt/

      UK /θiŋk əˈbaut/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To consider something carefully.
      • To remember or call to mind.
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    • up the pole

      US /ʌp ði pol/

      UK /ʌp ðə pəul/

      • other
      • In trouble or in a difficult situation.
      C2
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    • up there

      US /ʌp ðɛr/

      UK /ʌp ðɛə/

      • Adverb
      • In or to a higher place or position; far away.
      • In heaven.
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    • valley

      US /ˈvæli/

      UK /'vælɪ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Area between mountains with river running through
      • The internal angle formed by the intersection of two sloping roof surfaces.
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    • vest

      US /vest/

      UK /vest/

      • Countable Noun
      • US sleeveless garment worn under a coat; waistcoat
      • Transitive Verb
      • To place property in the control of a person
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    • vice

      US /ˌvaɪ.sə/

      UK /ˌvaɪs/

      • Noun
      • used as part of the title of particular positions. The person who holds one of these positions is next below in authority to the person who holds the full position and can act for them
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • a moral fault or weakness in someone's character
      • illegal and immoral activities, especially involving illegal sex, drugs, etc.
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    • walk around

      US

      UK

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