Vocabulary

  • shop around: To search around for a better job deal price etc.
  • around the corner: Very near; close by.
  • instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
  • used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
  • of course: Sure ; Certainly
  • on the other hand : Considering a different aspect of the matter; alternatively.
  • for example: As an illustration or instance.
  • stand out
  • As luck would have it: By chance; fortunately; coincidentally.
  • based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
  • in real life: In the physical world; not online or in a fictional setting.
  • get along: To have a friendly relationship with someone; like
  • at once: Immediately; without delay
  • play out: To use up or exhaust
  • in comparison: When compared to something else.
  • come from: To have as your native country or city
  • look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
  • arrive at: To reach a place, especially at the end of a journey.
  • look through: To examine carefully to see what is there
  • play in: To participate or compete in a game or competition.
  • on average: Typically; usually; based on an average calculation.
  • due to: Because of; owing to
  • in the frame: Believed to be involved or suspected in an event or crime.
  • rather than: More exactly; more correctly
  • feel like: To have a desire or inclination for something.
  • go on: To continue doing something
  • scratching the surface: To deal with a subject or problem without analyzing it thoroughly.
  • over time: Gradually; as time passes.
  • on sale: Available at a reduced price
  • read over: To review or examine something carefully.
  • over to: Used to hand over to someone else to speak
  • hilarious: Extremely amusing; very funny
  • material: Cloth; fabric
  • average: Total of numbers divided by the number of items
  • aesthetic: Concerning the sense of artistic beauty
  • scene: Incident where someone behaves angrily, badly
  • scratch: To rub your skin with your nails to stop an itch
  • version: Different way that someone interprets something
  • influence: To affect or change something indirectly
  • increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
  • reverse: Setting that makes the vehicle go backward
  • surface: To give (road) a top layer
  • attention: Taking notice of someone or something
  • register: To record your name on an official list; sign up
  • digest: To convert food into energy in your stomach
  • spoil: To damage something, usually by treating it poorly
  • challenge: An activity you wish to try that may be hard to do
  • pace: Rate of speed at which something moves or happens
  • film: Thin layer that covers something
  • anonymous: Unknown; with no name revealed
  • comedy: Amusing play, film, usually with a happy ending
  • stage: To organize an event to gain public interest
  • haven: Place where people can feel safe and happy
  • medium: Method of expressing ideas or feelings
  • static: Concerning electricity that collects on a surface
  • director: Senior person who manages part of an organization
  • marvelous: Extraordinarily good or great
  • prefer: To like something better than something else
  • information: Collection of facts and details about something
  • language: Words or signs used to communicate messages
  • stand: To be a candidate in an election
  • despise: To have no respect whatsoever for a person/thing
  • worse: Comparative of 'bad'; more bad
  • pal: Friend
  • change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
  • find: To become aware of something that is happening
  • space: Empty area kept for a specific reason, like a car
  • deep: Complex and important
  • cigarette: White paper tube filled with tobacco
  • condense: To remove water from to make it thicker
  • real: Actually existing or happening, not imagined
  • cover: To record a different version of another song
  • know: To be familiar with a person or place, thing
  • enormously: Extremely (happy, popular, etc.)
  • wrench: Tool for holding/turning objects of varying sizes
  • intellect: Ability to think with reason and intelligence
  • soldier: Person working in an army to fight
  • antagonist: (Literature) someone who is an enemy or opponent
  • jade: Green stone used to make jewelry/art objects
  • arc: Smoothly curving line or movement
  • literate: Being educated and having read a lot of literature
  • filmmaker: Person who makes movies; movie producer, director
  • garland: Crown made from flowers and leaves worn on head
  • unbroken: Happening continuously and without stopping
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    • aesthetic

      US /ɛsˈθɛtɪk/

      UK /i:sˈθetɪk/

      • Adjective
      • Concerning the sense of artistic beauty
      • Relating to a particular theory or conception of beauty or art.
      • Noun
      • a guiding principle in matters of artistic beauty and taste; an underlying principle, a set of principles, or a view often manifested by outward appearances or style of behavior
      • A set of principles underlying and guiding the work of a particular artist or artistic movement.
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    • anonymous

      US /əˈnɑnəməs/

      UK /ə'nɒnɪməs/

      • Adjective
      • Unknown; with no name revealed
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    • antagonist

      US /ænˈtæɡənɪst/

      UK /ænˈtægənɪst/

      • Noun
      • (Literature) someone who is an enemy or opponent
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    • arc

      US /ɑrk/

      UK /ɑ:k/

      • Noun
      • Smoothly curving line or movement
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To bend in a smooth curve
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    • around the corner

      US /əˈraʊnd ði ˈkɔrnɚ/

      UK /əˈraund ðə ˈkɔ:nə/

      • Phrase
      • Very near; close by.
      • About to happen; approaching soon.
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    • arrive at

      US /əˈraɪv æt/

      UK /əˈraiv æt/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To reach a place, especially at the end of a journey.
      • To reach a conclusion or decision after thinking about something.
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    • As luck would have it

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • By chance; fortunately; coincidentally.
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    • at once

      US /æt wʌns/

      UK /æt wʌns/

      • Adverb
      • Immediately; without delay
      • At the same time; simultaneously
      A2
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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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    • average

      US /ˈævərɪdʒ, ˈævrɪdʒ/

      UK /'ævərɪdʒ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Total of numbers divided by the number of items
      • Transitive Verb
      • To add numbers then divide by the number of items
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    • based on

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
      • Preposition
      • Using something as the main idea or foundation.
      • Relying on something as evidence or justification.
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    • challenge

      US /ˈtʃæləndʒ/

      UK /'tʃælɪndʒ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • An activity you wish to try that may be hard to do
      • Act of formally inviting someone to compete
      • Transitive Verb
      • To formally invite someone to compete at something
      • To question the correctness of something
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    • cigarette

      US /ˈsɪgəret/

      UK /ˌsɪgəˈret/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • White paper tube filled with tobacco
      • The act of smoking a cigarette.
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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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    • comedy

      US /ˈkɑmɪdi/

      UK /'kɒmədɪ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Amusing play, film, usually with a happy ending
      A2
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    • condense

      US /kənˈdɛns/

      UK /kənˈdens/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To remove water from to make it thicker
      • To shorten (a book, etc.) by removing part of it
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    • despise

      US /dɪˈspaɪz/

      UK /dɪ'spaɪz/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To have no respect whatsoever for a person/thing
      B2
      More
    • digest

      US /daɪˈdʒest/

      UK /daɪˈdʒest/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To convert food into energy in your stomach
      • To think over facts, news etc.; take in information
      • Noun
      • A summary, as of the news
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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
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    • due to

      US /du tu/

      UK /dju: tu:/

      • Preposition
      • Because of; owing to
      • Adjective
      • Attributable to; caused by.
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    • enormously

      US /ɪˈnɔ:rməsli/

      UK /ɪˈnɔ:məsli/

      • Adverb
      • Extremely (happy, popular, etc.)
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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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    • 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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    • filmmaker

      US /'fɪlmˌmeɪkə/

      UK /'fɪlmˌmeɪkə/

      • Noun
      • Person who makes movies; movie producer, director
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    • for example

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • As an illustration or instance.
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    • garland

      US

      UK

      • Noun
      • Crown made from flowers and leaves worn on head
      B2
      More
    • 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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    • 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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    • hilarious

      US /hɪˈlɛriəs, -ˈlær-, haɪ-/

      UK /hɪˈleəriəs/

      • Adjective
      • Extremely amusing; very funny
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    • in comparison

      US /ɪn kəmˈpærɪsən/

      UK /in kəmˈpærisən/

      • Adverb
      • When compared to something else.
      • Phrase
      • When compared to something else.
      • When considering the differences between two or more things.
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    • in real life

      US /ɪn ˈriəl laɪf/

      UK /in riəl laif/

      • Phrase
      • In the physical world; not online or in a fictional setting.
      • Actually; genuinely; not made up or fictional.
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    • in the frame

      US /ɪn ðə ˈfreɪm/

      UK /in ðə ˈfreɪm/

      • other
      • Believed to be involved or suspected in an event or crime.
      • Being considered as a candidate or possibility.
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    • influence

      US / ˈɪnfluəns/

      UK /'ɪnflʊəns/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To affect or change something indirectly
      • To persuade someone to do something.
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • The power to affect what happens, to persuade etc.
      • A person or thing that affects someone or something in an important way.
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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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    • intellect

      US /ˈɪntlˌɛkt/

      UK /ˈɪntəlekt/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Ability to think with reason and intelligence
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    • jade

      US /dʒed/

      UK /dʒeɪd/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Green stone used to make jewelry/art objects
      • Proper Noun
      • Person's name
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    • literate

      US /ˈlɪtərɪt/

      UK /ˈlɪtərət/

      • Adjective
      • Being educated and having read a lot of literature
      • Having the ability to read and write
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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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    • look through

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To examine carefully to see what is there
      • To search for something among a collection of things.
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    • marvelous

      US /ˈmɑrvələs/

      UK /'mɑ:vɪləs/

      • Adjective
      • Extraordinarily good or great
      • Remarkably skilled or talented.
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    • material

      US /məˈtɪriəl/

      UK /məˈtɪəriəl/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Cloth; fabric
      • Supplies or data needed to do a certain thing
      • Adjective
      • Relevant; (of evidence) important or significant
      • Belonging to the world of physical things
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    • medium

      US /ˈmidiəm/

      UK /'mi:dɪəm/

      • Noun
      • Method of expressing ideas or feelings
      • Something available in a middle size or condition
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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 average

      US /ɑn ˈævərɪdʒ/

      UK /ɔn ˈævəridʒ/

      • Phrase
      • Typically; usually; based on an average calculation.
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    • on sale

      US /ɑn sel/

      UK /ɔn seil/

      • Adjective
      • Available at a reduced price
      • Available to be bought
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    • on the other hand

      US

      UK

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

      US /ˈovɚ taɪm/

      UK /ˈəuvə taim/

      • Phrase
      • Gradually; as time passes.
      • During a long period.
      • Adverb
      • Gradually; as time passes.
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    • over to

      US

      UK

      • Preposition
      • Used to hand over to someone else to speak
      • The responsibility is now yours
      More
    • pace

      US /pes/

      UK /peɪs/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Rate of speed at which something moves or happens
      • Single step, often used to measure a distance
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To set and control your speed, as in a race
      • To walk with slow purposeful steps
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    • pal

      US /pæl/

      UK /pæl/

      • Countable Noun
      • Friend
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    • play in

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To participate or compete in a game or competition.
      • To have a role in a theatrical production.
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    • play out

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To use up or exhaust
      • To develop or happen in a particular way.
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    • rather than

      US

      UK

      • Adverb
      • More exactly; more correctly
      • Preferably; instead
      • Preposition
      • Instead of
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    • read over

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To review or examine something carefully.
      • To read something quickly and superficially.
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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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    • reverse

      US /rɪˈvɚs/

      UK /rɪ'vɜ:s/

      • Noun
      • Setting that makes the vehicle go backward
      • Instance of a significant change, for the worse
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To drive a vehicle backward
      • To change to an opposite state, way or condition
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    • scene

      US /sin/

      UK /si:n/

      • Noun
      • Incident where someone behaves angrily, badly
      • View that looks like a picture
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    • scratch

      US /skrætʃ/

      UK /skrætʃ/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To rub your skin with your nails to stop an itch
      • To make a small cut or mark on a surface
      • Noun
      • Action of rubbing your skin when itchy
      • A small cut or mark on a surface
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    • scratching the surface

      US

      UK

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To deal with a subject or problem without analyzing it thoroughly.
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    • shop around

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To search around for a better job deal price etc.
      A1
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    • soldier

      US /ˈsoldʒɚ/

      UK /'səʊldʒə(r)/

      • Countable Noun
      • Person working in an army to fight
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    • spoil

      US /spɔɪl/

      UK /spɔɪl/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To damage something, usually by treating it poorly
      • To overindulge and harm the character of a child
      • Intransitive Verb
      • (Of food) to go bad
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    • stand out

      US /stænd aʊt/

      UK /stænd aut/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To be noticeably better than other similar ones
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    • static

      US /ˈstætɪk/

      UK /ˈstætɪk/

      • Adjective
      • Concerning electricity that collects on a surface
      • Being unchangeable or unmovable
      • Uncountable Noun
      • Unwanted noise that disturbs a radio or TV signal
      B2
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    • surface

      US /ˈsɚfəs/

      UK /'sɜ:fɪs/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To give (road) a top layer
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To appear after being hidden, unseen, or unknown
      • To come to the top of something; emerge
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    • unbroken

      US /ʌnˈbrokən/

      UK /ʌnˈbrəʊkən/

      • Adjective
      • Happening continuously and without stopping
      • Animal not trained for use, e.g. a horse
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    • used to

      US /juzd tu/

      UK /ˈju:st tə/

      • Adjective
      • Did regularly before, but don't do now
      • Auxiliary Verb
      • Have done before, but do not do now
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    • version

      US /ˈvɚʒən, -ʃən/

      UK /ˈvə:ʃən/

      • Noun
      • Different way that someone interprets something
      • New or different form of something
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    • wrench

      US /rɛntʃ/

      UK /rentʃ/

      • Countable Noun
      • Tool for holding/turning objects of varying sizes
      • Transitive Verb
      • To twist, turn, or pull suddenly and forcibly
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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

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    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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