Vocabulary

  • look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
  • used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
  • have to: Must do
  • chance on: To find or discover something unexpectedly.
  • out there: In or to a place that is far away
  • figure out: To understand the behavior of someone
  • walk through: To show someone carefully how to do something
  • speak to: To address or communicate with someone.
  • on earth: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise or anger.
  • move down: To physically shift to a lower position or location.
  • be with: To accompany someone; to be in someone's presence.
  • take root: To become established or firmly fixed; to begin to develop and grow.
  • get back to: To get in contact with someone again
  • in the middle of: In the central part or point of something.
  • freak out: To react or behave in a wild or irrational way
  • after all: In spite of what was expected; used to introduce a statement that supports a previous statement or explains why it was made
  • as well as: Also; in addition to
  • slack off: To reduce the amount of effort one puts into something.
  • run through: To pierce with a sharp pointed object
  • walk behind: To walk closely following someone or something behind.
  • way to go: An expression of encouragement or approval.
  • turn out: To arrive for a public event or entertainment
  • white collar: Relating to the work done in an office or other professional environment.
  • wave in: Signal or gesture for someone to enter a place.
  • on the other side of: Located across something from a given point.
  • rub up against: To press or be pressed against someone or something while moving.
  • up against: Facing or contending with something difficult or challenging.
  • out of nowhere: Suddenly and unexpectedly; from an unknown place or source.
  • rough out: To make a preliminary sketch or plan.
  • out of reach: Cannot be touched as it is far away
  • over to: Used to hand over to someone else to speak
  • come over to: To visit someone's house
  • come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
  • back down: To admit you were wrong; stop claiming
  • go back to: To return to a starting point
  • have on: To be wearing something.
  • fall apart: To suffer a nervous breakdown
  • get emotional: To become easily affected by emotions; to become sentimental or tearful.
  • tap into: To manage to use something in a way that brings you benefits
  • search for: To try to find someone or something.
  • ahead of the game: Being well prepared or in an advantageous position.
  • to let: Indicates that a property is available for rent.
  • in the way: Obstructing someone or something; hindering progress.
  • in love with: Feeling romantic love for someone.
  • in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, disbelief
  • at times: Sometimes; occasionally.
  • cling to: To hold onto something tightly, often for support or safety.
  • up there: In or to a higher place or position; far away.
  • smoke and mirrors
  • see in: To accompany someone to the entrance of a building or room.
  • no matter: Regardless of; it does not matter.
  • dream up: To invent or imagine something, especially something unusual or ingenious.
  • in return: As a reciprocal action or gesture; in exchange or repayment.
  • ever since: Continuously from a past time until now.
  • in real life: In the physical world; not online or in a fictional setting.
  • deal with
  • come up with: To think of an idea or solution; produce
  • people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
  • fear: Unpleasant feeling caused by being aware of danger
  • applause: The sound made by clapping a performance or speech
  • life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
  • world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
  • chance: The way something happens without planning
  • light: To cause something to burn; put a burning match to
  • let: To allow someone to do something
  • love: Person's name
  • contain: To keep something from spreading
  • happen: To take place or occur
  • laughter: Action or sound of laughing
  • free: Living, happening without being controlled
  • man: Humans in general, including male and female
  • hope: When you wish something will happen; what you wish
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    • after all

      US /ˈæftɚ ɔl/

      UK /ˈɑ:ftə ɔ:l/

      • Adverb
      • In spite of what was expected; used to introduce a statement that supports a previous statement or explains why it was made
      • Considering everything; used to indicate that something is happening or is true despite some difficulty or obstacle
      • Phrase
      • Despite what was expected or thought; in spite of everything.
      • Taking everything into consideration; considering that.
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    • ahead of the game

      US /əˈhɛd əv ðə ɡeɪm/

      UK /əˈhed əv ðə geim/

      • other
      • Being well prepared or in an advantageous position.
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    • applause

      US /əˈplɔz/

      UK /ə'plɔ:z/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • The sound made by clapping a performance or speech
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    • as well as

      US /æz wɛl æz/

      UK /æz wel æz/

      • Adverb
      • Also; in addition to
      • Preposition
      • In addition to; and also.
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    • at times

      US /æt taɪmz/

      UK /æt taɪmz/

      • Phrase
      • Sometimes; occasionally.
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    • back down

      US /bæk daʊn/

      UK /bæk daun/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To admit you were wrong; stop claiming
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    • be with

      US /bi wɪð/

      UK /bi: wið/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To accompany someone; to be in someone's presence.
      • To support someone's opinion or cause.
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    • chance on

      US /tʃæns ɑn/

      UK /tʃɑ:ns ɒn/

      • other
      • To find or discover something unexpectedly.
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    • cling to

      US /klɪŋ tu/

      UK /kliŋ tu:/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To hold onto something tightly, often for support or safety.
      • To adhere strongly to a belief, idea, or principle, even when it may be difficult or unpopular.
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    • come back

      US /kʌm bæk/

      UK /kʌm bæk/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To reply to someone, often forcefully
      • To be remembered
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    • come over to

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To visit someone's house
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    • come up with

      US /kʌm ʌp wɪð/

      UK /kʌm ʌp wið/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To think of an idea or solution; produce
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    • contain

      US /kənˈten/

      UK /kənˈteɪn/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To keep something from spreading
      • To hold something inside something else
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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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    • dream up

      US /drim ʌp/

      UK /dri:m ʌp/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To invent or imagine something, especially something unusual or ingenious.
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    • ever since

      US /ˈɛvɚ sɪns/

      UK /ˈevə sins/

      • Adverb
      • Continuously from a past time until now.
      • Conjunction
      • From the time that; because.
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    • fall apart

      US /fɔl əˈpɑrt/

      UK /fɔ:l əˈpɑ:t/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To suffer a nervous breakdown
      • To break into pieces; stop functioning
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    • figure out

      US /ˈfɪɡjɚ aʊt/

      UK /ˈfiɡə aut/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To understand the behavior of someone
      • To think through logically to find a solution
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To understand or find an answer to something.
      • To find a solution to a problem or understand something.
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    • freak out

      US /frik aʊt/

      UK /fri:k aut/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To react or behave in a wild or irrational way
      • To become very anxious, upset, or afraid; to panic.
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To experience or display extreme emotions, such as fear or panic.
      • To have a very disturbing and frightening experience caused by taking drugs.
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    • get back to

      US /ɡɛt bæk tu/

      UK /ɡet bæk tu:/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To get in contact with someone again
      • To return to someone or something; to respond at a later time.
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    • get emotional

      US

      UK

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To become easily affected by emotions; to become sentimental or tearful.
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    • go back to

      US /ɡo bæk tu/

      UK /ɡəu bæk tu:/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To return to a starting point
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    • have on

      US /hæv ɑn/

      UK /hæv ɔn/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To be wearing something.
      • To deceive or trick someone, often in a playful way.
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    • have to

      US /hæv tu/

      UK /ˈhæv tə/

      • Auxiliary Verb
      • Must do
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    • in love with

      US //ɪn lʌv wɪð//

      UK

      • Adjective
      • Feeling romantic love for someone.
      • Extremely enthusiastic about or fond of something.
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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 return

      US /ɪn rɪˈtɚn/

      UK /in riˈtə:n/

      • Adverb
      • As a reciprocal action or gesture; in exchange or repayment.
      • Phrase
      • As compensation or consideration for something.
      • As a reaction or response to something.
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    • in the middle of

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • In the central part or point of something.
      • Engaged or occupied with something.
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    • in the way

      US /ɪn ði we/

      UK /in ðə wei/

      • Phrase
      • Obstructing someone or something; hindering progress.
      • Stored or placed so as to be available or ready when needed.
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    • in the world

      US /ɪn ði wɜrld/

      UK /in ðə wɜː(r)ld/

      • Phrase
      • Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, disbelief
      • Used to indicate the extent or degree of something, often in a superlative sense
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    • laughter

      US /ˈlæftɚ, ˈlɑf-/

      UK /ˈlɑ:ftə(r)/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Action or sound of laughing
      • The feeling of amusement that makes you laugh.
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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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    • move down

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To physically shift to a lower position or location.
      • To be demoted or reduced in rank or status.
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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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    • on earth

      US /ɑn ɚθ/

      UK /ɔn ə:θ/

      • Phrase
      • Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise or anger.
      • Used to emphasize that something is not possible or will not happen.
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    • on the other side of

      US /ɑn ði ˈʌðɚ ˈsaɪd ʌv/

      UK /ɒn ði ˈʌðə ˈsaɪd ɒv/

      • Preposition
      • Located across something from a given point.
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    • out of nowhere

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Suddenly and unexpectedly; from an unknown place or source.
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    • out of reach

      US /aʊt ʌv ritʃ/

      UK /aut ɔv ri:tʃ/

      • Phrase
      • Cannot be touched as it is far away
      • Adjective
      • Too high or far away to be touched or grasped; unattainable.
      • Beyond someone's capacity to obtain or achieve; unaffordable.
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    • out there

      US /aʊt ðɛr/

      UK /aut ðɛə/

      • Adverb
      • In or to a place that is far away
      • Existing in the universe
      • Adjective
      • Unconventional; strange; avant-garde
      • Existing or available.
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    • over to

      US

      UK

      • Preposition
      • Used to hand over to someone else to speak
      • The responsibility is now yours
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    • rough out

      US /rʌf aʊt/

      UK /rʌf aʊt/

      • other
      • To make a preliminary sketch or plan.
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    • rub up against

      US /rʌb ʌp əˈɡenst/

      UK /rʌb ʌp əˈɡenst/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To press or be pressed against someone or something while moving.
      • To encounter or experience difficulties or opposition.
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    • run through

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To pierce with a sharp pointed object
      • To practice or rehearse quickly, e.g. for a play
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    • search for

      US /sɚtʃ fɔr/

      UK /sə:tʃ fɔ:/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To try to find someone or something.
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    • see in

      US /si ɪn/

      UK /si: in/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To accompany someone to the entrance of a building or room.
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    • slack off

      US /slæk ɔf/

      UK /slæk ɔf/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To reduce the amount of effort one puts into something.
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    • smoke and mirrors

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
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    • speak to

      US /spik tu/

      UK /spi:k tu:/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To address or communicate with someone.
      • To indicate or suggest something; to be relevant to.
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    • take root

      US /tek rut/

      UK /teik ru:t/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To become established or firmly fixed; to begin to develop and grow.
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    • tap into

      US /tæp ˈɪntu/

      UK /tæp ˈɪntuː/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To manage to use something in a way that brings you benefits
      • To understand and express something that people are feeling
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    • to let

      US /tu lɛt/

      UK /tu let/

      • Preposition
      • Indicates that a property is available for rent.
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    • turn out

      US /tɚn aʊt/

      UK /tə:n aut/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To arrive for a public event or entertainment
      • To happen to be in the end
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    • up against

      US /ʌp əˈɡenst/

      UK /ʌp əˈɡenst/

      • Phrase
      • Facing or contending with something difficult or challenging.
      • In close proximity or contact with something.
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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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    • 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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    • walk behind

      US /ˈwɔk bɪˈhaɪnd/

      UK /ˈwɔ:k bɪˈhaɪnd/

      • other
      • To walk closely following someone or something behind.
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    • walk through

      US /wɔk θru/

      UK /wɔ:k θru:/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To show someone carefully how to do something
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    • wave in

      US /weɪv ɪn/

      UK /weɪv ɪn/

      • other
      • Signal or gesture for someone to enter a place.
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    • way to go

      US /we tu ɡo/

      UK /wei tu: ɡəu/

      • Interjection
      • An expression of encouragement or approval.
      • An expression of sarcasm after someone has made a mistake.
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    • white collar

      US

      UK

      • Adjective
      • Relating to the work done in an office or other professional environment.
      • Noun
      • A job that is done in an office or other professional environment.
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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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