Vocabulary

  • word of mouth: Information spread by people telling each other.
  • for example: As an illustration or instance.
  • at work: Located at one's place of employment
  • do in: To make completely tired out and exhausted
  • of course: Sure ; Certainly
  • could eat a horse: Very hungry; having a strong appetite.
  • instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
  • in other words: Stating something in a different way, often to make it clearer or more understandable.
  • no matter: Regardless of; it does not matter.
  • move on: To decide to change or go to a different place
  • carry on: To engage in an activity, e.g. a conversation
  • answer to: To be responsible to someone and have to explain your actions to them.
  • on the other hand : Considering a different aspect of the matter; alternatively.
  • check out
  • for now: Temporarily; for the present time.
  • episode: One separate event in a series of events
  • reveal: To show something that was hidden before
  • situation: Place, position or area that something is in
  • slightly: Only a little
  • recap: Brief description of something that had been said
  • exaggerate: To makes things seem more extreme than reality
  • vocabulary: Words that have to do with a particular subject
  • ancient: Very old; having lived a very long time ago
  • experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
  • potentially: That could happen or become reality
  • expect: To believe something is probably going to happen
  • awful: Very bad; horrible; terrible
  • imagine: To think creatively about; form mental picture of
  • annoying: To make someone angry
  • bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
  • keen: Being eager or excited for something to happen
  • mean: Average of a set of numbers
  • emphasize: To stress the items that are important
  • involve: To have or be included as a part of something
  • value: Importance you attach to something
  • literal: Being the basic exact meaning of a word/expression
  • emphasis: Special attention, importance, or force
  • argument: Discussion in which you disagree with someone
  • respond: To answer something or someone
  • serve: To act in a particular position or office
  • quiz: A game in which players answer questions on topics
  • nightmare: Frightening, difficult or displeasing experience
  • absolute: Complete; total; pure; not limited in any way
  • mild: Gentle in nature or behavior
  • social: Involving activity with people, e.g. in free time
  • discuss: To talk about seriously or in great detail
  • accidentally: Unexpectedly; by mistake
  • exaggeration: Act of trying to make things seem more extreme
  • culture: Beliefs and customs of a particular group
  • signal: To be evidence/an indication something will happen
  • important: Having power or authority
  • british: Concerning the culture and people of British
  • learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
  • terrible: Very bad; horrible
  • programme: A plan or schedule of events
  • adjective: A word that describes a noun, e.g. happy
  • unpleasant: Causing a bad feeling in people
  • occurrence: Specific instance of something happening
  • step: Movement done as part of a particular dance
  • worksheet: Piece of paper showing work planned or done
  • quarrel: To have an angry argument or disagreement
  • linguist: Person who speaks several languages
  • toe: One of the five parts at the end of your foot
  • overthrow: To throw something past a certain point or person
  • understatement: Description undervaluing how important a thing is
  • unclear: Not easy to understand; not obvious
  • shorten: To make something, e.g. a skirt, shorter
  • mare: Adult female horse
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    • absolute

      US /ˈæbsəˌlut/

      UK /ˈæbsəlu:t/

      • Adjective
      • Complete; total; pure; not limited in any way
      • Not capable of being doubted or questioned; certain.
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Something that is complete, total, pure, certain
      • (in philosophy) a concept of an ultimate, unconditional reality
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    • accidentally

      US /ˌæksɪ'dentəlɪ/

      UK /ˌæksɪ'dentəlɪ/

      • Adverb
      • Unexpectedly; by mistake
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    • ancient

      US /ˈenʃənt/

      UK /'eɪnʃənt/

      • Adjective
      • Very old; having lived a very long time ago
      • Relating to a period in history, especially in the distant past.
      • Noun
      • A person who lived in ancient times.
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    • annoying

      US /əˈnɔɪɪŋ/

      UK /əˈnɔɪɪŋ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To make someone angry
      • Adjective
      • A little angry; upset
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    • answer to

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To be responsible to someone and have to explain your actions to them.
      • To correspond to or match a description or requirement.
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    • argument

      US /ˈɑrɡjəmənt/

      UK /ˈɑ:gjumənt/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Discussion in which you disagree with someone
      • A presentation of reasons for or against an idea
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    • at work

      US /æt wɚk/

      UK /æt wə:k/

      • Phrase
      • Located at one's place of employment
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    • awful

      US /ˈɔfəl/

      UK /ˈɔ:fl/

      • Adjective
      • Very bad; horrible; terrible
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    • carry on

      US /ˈkæri ɑn/

      UK /ˈkæri ɔn/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To engage in an activity, e.g. a conversation
      • To continue or keep doing something
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To continue doing something
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    • check out

      US /tʃɛk aʊt/

      UK /tʃek aut/

      • Phrase
      • Phrasal Verb
      • To find out information about something
      • To take books out of a library
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    • could eat a horse

      US /kʊd it ə ˈhɔrs/

      UK /kʊd i:t ə ˈhɔ:s/

      • other
      • Very hungry; having a strong appetite.
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    • culture

      US /ˈkʌltʃɚ/

      UK /'kʌltʃə(r)/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Beliefs and customs of a particular group
      • The customs, beliefs, art, and all the other things that a group of people share and consider important.
      • Transitive Verb
      • To grow cells, tissues, bacteria, etc. in a controlled environment.
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    • do in

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To make completely tired out and exhausted
      • To destroy or cause damage to someone
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    • emphasis

      US /ˈɛmfəsɪs/

      UK /ˈemfəsɪs/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Special attention, importance, or force
      • Stress placed on part of a word or phrase
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    • emphasize

      US /ˈɛmfəˌsaɪz/

      UK /'emfəsaɪz/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To stress the items that are important
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    • episode

      US /ˈɛpɪˌsod/

      UK /'epɪsəʊd/

      • Noun
      • One separate event in a series of events
      • Show which is part of a larger story
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    • exaggerate

      US /ɪgˈzædʒəreɪt/

      UK /ɪgˈzædʒəreɪt/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To makes things seem more extreme than reality
      • To speak or write about something in a way that overemphasizes or magnifies its qualities.
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    • exaggeration

      US /ɪɡˌzædʒəˈreʃən/

      UK /ɪgˌzædʒəˈreɪʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Act of trying to make things seem more extreme
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    • for example

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • As an illustration or instance.
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    • for now

      US /fɔr naʊ/

      UK /fɔ: nau/

      • Phrase
      • Temporarily; for the present time.
      • In the short term; for the immediate future.
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    • in other words

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Stating something in a different way, often to make it clearer or more understandable.
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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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    • involve

      US /ɪnˈvɑlv/

      UK /ɪn'vɒlv/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To have or be included as a part of something
      • To cause (a person or group) to take part in an event or activity.
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    • keen

      US /kin/

      UK /ki:n/

      • Adjective
      • Being eager or excited for something to happen
      • Liking something; wanting to do or have; desiring
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To make a loud sad cry, as because someone died
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    • linguist

      US /ˈlɪŋɡwɪst/

      UK /ˈlɪŋgwɪst/

      • Noun
      • Person who speaks several languages
      • Person who studies or teaches linguistics
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    • literal

      US /ˈlɪtərəl/

      UK /ˈlɪtərəl/

      • Adjective
      • Being the basic exact meaning of a word/expression
      • Being real and true and without exaggerating
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    • mare

      US /mer/

      UK /meə(r)/

      • Countable Noun
      • Adult female horse
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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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    • move on

      US /muv ɑn/

      UK /mu:v ɔn/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To decide to change or go to a different place
      • To start talking about something different.
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    • nightmare

      US /ˈnaɪtˌmɛr/

      UK /ˈnaɪtmeə(r)/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Frightening, difficult or displeasing experience
      • Frightening or upsetting dream while sleeping
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    • no matter

      US

      UK

      • Conjunction
      • Regardless of; it does not matter.
      • Adverb
      • Regardless of; it is not important
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    • occurrence

      US /əˈkɚrəns/

      UK /əˈkʌrəns/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Specific instance of something happening
      • The fact or frequency of something happening.
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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 other hand

      US

      UK

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

      US /ˌoʊvərˈθroʊ/

      UK /ˌəʊvəˈθrəʊ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To throw something past a certain point or person
      • To forcefully remove a government from power
      • Noun
      • Act of throwing past a certain point or person
      • Forceful removal of a government from power
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    • potentially

      US /pəˈtɛnʃəlɪ/

      UK /pə'tenʃəlɪ/

      • Adverb
      • That could happen or become reality
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    • quarrel

      US /ˈkwɔ:rəl/

      UK /ˈkwɒrəl/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To have an angry argument or disagreement
      • To disagree with or object to something.
      • Noun (plural)
      • Angry argument or disagreement
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    • quiz

      US /kwɪz/

      UK /kwɪz/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A game in which players answer questions on topics
      • Brief spoken or written test, given to students
      • Transitive Verb
      • To ask a person many questions about something
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    • recap

      US /riˈkæp/

      UK /'ri:kæp/

      • Noun
      • Brief description of something that had been said
      • Transitive Verb
      • To describe or summarize the main points
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    • respond

      US /rɪˈspɑnd/

      UK /rɪ'spɒnd/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To answer something or someone
      • To have a good reaction to e.g. medical treatment
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    • reveal

      US /rɪˈvil/

      UK /rɪ'vi:l/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To show something that was hidden before
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    • serve

      US /sɚv/

      UK /sɜ:v/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To act in a particular position or office
      • To hit the first ball to an opponent in tennis etc.
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    • shorten

      US /ˈʃɔrtn/

      UK /'ʃɔ:tn/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To make something, e.g. a skirt, shorter
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    • signal

      US /ˈsɪɡnəl/

      UK /'sɪɡnəl/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To be evidence/an indication something will happen
      • To make a noise or motion to tell someone to start
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Evidence or an indication something will happen
      • Movement of a hand or other means to send messages
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    • slightly

      US /ˈslaɪtli/

      UK /ˈslaɪtli/

      • Adverb
      • Only a little
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    • terrible

      US /ˈtɛrəbəl/

      UK /ˈterəbl/

      • Adjective
      • Very bad; horrible
      • Causing great fear; frightening
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    • toe

      US /toʊ/

      UK /təʊ/

      • Noun
      • One of the five parts at the end of your foot
      • Front part of a sock or shoe
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    • unclear

      US /ˌʌnˈklɪr/

      UK /ˌʌnˈklɪə(r)/

      • Adjective
      • Not easy to understand; not obvious
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    • understatement

      US /ˌʌndɚˈstetmənt, ˈʌndɚˌstet-/

      UK /ˈʌndəsteɪtmənt/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Description undervaluing how important a thing is
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    • unpleasant

      US /ʌnˈplɛzənt/

      UK /ʌnˈpleznt/

      • Adjective
      • Causing a bad feeling in people
      • Disagreeable or offensive in behavior or manner.
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    • vocabulary

      US /voˈkæbjəˌlɛri/

      UK /və'kæbjələrɪ/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Words that have to do with a particular subject
      • The words that a person knows
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    • word of mouth

      US /wɚd ʌv maʊθ/

      UK /wə:d ɔv mauθ/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Information spread by people telling each other.
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    • worksheet

      US

      UK

      • Noun
      • Piece of paper showing work planned or done
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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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