Vocabulary

  • have to: Must do
  • got to: To arrive at some place
  • jump on: To criticize someone suddenly and strongly.
  • work on: To devote effort to improve or develop something
  • know about: To have information or understanding of a subject or situation.
  • in particular: Specifically; especially.
  • turn away: To go in a different direction; not face something
  • born and bred: Having been born and raised in a particular place or environment.
  • on the phone: Talking on the telephone.
  • at home: In one's own residence or country.
  • found out: To learn or discover something, often after some effort.
  • name for: To give someone or something a particular name, often in honor of someone else.
  • push up against: Press something tightly or closely against another.
  • up against: Facing or contending with something difficult or challenging.
  • with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
  • on the way: During the journey to a particular place.
  • turn off
  • go either way: To have two possible outcomes; to be uncertain.
  • right back: Said when someone says they will return soon, indicating you expect their prompt return.
  • stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
  • tough: (Of food) difficult to chew or bite through
  • nasty: Very bad, unpleasant, or offensive
  • panic: Overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
  • character: Person in a story, movie or play
  • scene: Incident where someone behaves angrily, badly
  • curious: Wanting to know more about something
  • dude: Form of address for a man
  • bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
  • shrink: To become smaller
  • accountable: Be responsible to someone or for some activity
  • affection: Feeling of liking someone or something
  • therapist: Person skilled in a particular type of therapy
  • footage: A certain amount of film or video of something
  • leap: To enter or start something eagerly
  • witness: To see the signing of an official document
  • breed: Kind of / sort of
  • clip: A metal holder used for keeping things together
  • serve: To act in a particular position or office
  • honestly: With truth or sincerity; I'm being honest with you
  • mentor: Experienced or wise person who advises others
  • stressful: Worrying; causing tension
  • moment: Very short or brief period of time
  • lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
  • slap: To hit with the open hand or with a flat object
  • holy: Being good according to religious standards
  • boutique: Small fashionable shop
  • sketch: Brief account of something without many details
  • chip: To break a small piece off something such as a cup
  • hyper: Very excited or active
  • great: Very good; better than before
  • remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
  • license: To give official permission to do something
  • soothe: To relieve something, like pain
  • dub: To add a new soundtrack to an audio recording
  • guy: Man; boy; any person
  • surrogate: Person appointed in the place of another
  • season: One of Spring, Summer, Autumn (Fall) and Winter
  • feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
  • glue: Sticky substance used for joining things together
  • life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
  • live: To be alive
  • meet: To provide something that is necessary
  • happen: To take place or occur
  • pee: To urinate
  • distinctly: Clearly; very
  • people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
  • tell: To (strongly) advise a person to do something
  • show: To be easily seen or displayed
  • sag: To become weak and less useful; to decrease
  • magical: Specially enjoyable, pleasing or romantic
  • fan: To blow air upon a fire to make it stronger
  • wonderful: Producing feelings of enjoyment or delight
  • guild: Association of people with same job/interests
  • baby: A very young child, who cannot yet speak
  • phone: To talk to someone using a telephone
  • sh: Sound people make to make someone be quiet
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    • accountable

      US /əˈkaʊntəbəl/

      UK /əˈkaʊntəbl/

      • Adjective
      • Be responsible to someone or for some activity
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    • affection

      US /əˈfɛkʃən/

      UK /əˈfekʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Feeling of liking someone or something
      • A gentle feeling of fondness or liking.
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    • at home

      US /æt hom/

      UK /æt həum/

      • Phrase
      • In one's own residence or country.
      • Adjective
      • Feeling comfortable and relaxed.
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    • baby

      US /ˈbeɪbi/

      UK /ˈbeɪbi/

      • Countable Noun
      • A very young child, who cannot yet speak
      • Transitive Verb
      • To treat someone as if they were newly born
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    • born and bred

      US /bɔrn ənd brɛd/

      UK /bɔ:n ənd bred/

      • other
      • Having been born and raised in a particular place or environment.
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    • boutique

      US /buˈtik/

      UK /bu:ˈti:k/

      • Countable Noun
      • Small fashionable shop
      • A small, stylish hotel.
      • Adjective
      • Relating to or denoting a small company that offers specialized services or products.
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    • breed

      US /brid/

      UK /bri:d/

      • Noun
      • Kind of / sort of
      • Particular kind of animal, e.g. a Labrador dog
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To create situations for a (bad) thing to happen
      • To produce baby animals of specific kinds
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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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    • chip

      US /tʃɪp/

      UK /tʃɪp/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To break a small piece off something such as a cup
      • To break into small pieces, often with a tool
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Small piece that has broken off (e.g. from cup)
      • Piece of computer hardware that does calculations
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    • clip

      US /klɪp/

      UK /klɪp/

      • Countable Noun
      • A metal holder used for keeping things together
      • Brief part of a television show or movie
      • Transitive Verb
      • To attach things together using a metal pin
      • To cut a small section or piece out from something
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    • curious

      US /ˈkjʊriəs/

      UK /ˈkjʊəriəs/

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

      US /dɪˈstɪŋktlɪ/

      UK /dɪ'stɪŋktlɪ/

      • Adverb
      • Clearly; very
      • In a way that is easily distinguishable or different.
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    • dub

      US /dʌb/

      UK /dʌb/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To add a new soundtrack to an audio recording
      • To give (a person or place) a name or nickname
      B2
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    • dude

      US /dud, djud/

      UK /du:d/

      • Noun
      • Form of address for a man
      • (informal) A man; a fellow.
      • Interjection
      • (informal) Used as a term of address, often between men.
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    • fan

      US /fæn/

      UK /fæn/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To blow air upon a fire to make it stronger
      • To use a device to cool yourself, something
      • Countable Noun
      • Thing you wave in front of your face to stay cool
      • Someone who admires a famous person, sport etc.
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    • footage

      US /ˈfʊtɪdʒ/

      UK /ˈfʊtɪdʒ/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • A certain amount of film or video of something
      • The length or amount of something measured in feet.
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    • found out

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To learn or discover something, often after some effort.
      • To become known; be revealed.
      B2
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    • glue

      US /ɡlu/

      UK /ɡlu:/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Sticky substance used for joining things together
      • Transitive Verb
      • To join or affix things with glue or paste
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    • go either way

      US

      UK

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To have two possible outcomes; to be uncertain.
      A2
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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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    • guild

      US /ɡɪld/

      UK /ɡɪld/

      • Countable Noun
      • Association of people with same job/interests
      B2
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    • have to

      US /hæv tu/

      UK /ˈhæv tə/

      • Auxiliary Verb
      • Must do
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    • holy

      US /ˈholi/

      UK /'həʊlɪ/

      • Adjective
      • Being good according to religious standards
      • Dedicated or consecrated to God or a religious purpose; sacred.
      • Interjection
      • An exclamation of surprise, shock, or awe.
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    • honestly

      US /ˈɑnɪstli/

      UK /ˈɒnɪstli/

      • Adverb
      • With truth or sincerity; I'm being honest with you
      • Genuinely; in a sincere manner.
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    • hyper

      US /'haɪpər/

      UK /ˈhaɪpə(r)/

      • Adjective
      • Very excited or active
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    • in particular

      US /ɪn pɚˈtɪkjəlɚ/

      UK /in pəˈtikjulə/

      • Phrase
      • Specifically; especially.
      • Detailed or precise.
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    • jump on

      US /dʒʌmp ɑn/

      UK /dʒʌmp ɔn/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To criticize someone suddenly and strongly.
      • To take advantage of an opportunity quickly.
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    • know about

      US /noʊ əˈbaʊt/

      UK /nəʊ əˈbaut/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To have information or understanding of a subject or situation.
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    • leap

      US /lip/

      UK /li:p/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To enter or start something eagerly
      • (Of prices) to increase quickly by a large amount
      • Noun
      • (Of prices) a quick large increase
      • A large forward step or jump
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    • license

      US /ˈlaɪsəns/

      UK /ˈlaɪsns/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To give official permission to do something
      • Uncountable Noun
      • Freedom to do what you want or act as you want
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    • magical

      US /ˈmædʒɪkəl/

      UK /ˈmædʒɪkl/

      • Adjective
      • Specially enjoyable, pleasing or romantic
      • Concerning, involving, or able to perform magic
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    • mentor

      US /'mentɔ:r/

      UK /'mentɔ:(r)/

      • Countable Noun
      • Experienced or wise person who advises others
      • Transitive Verb
      • To act as an advisor or teacher to someone
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    • name for

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To give someone or something a particular name, often in honor of someone else.
      A1
      More
    • nasty

      US /ˈnæsti/

      UK /'nɑ:stɪ/

      • Adjective
      • Very bad, unpleasant, or offensive
      • Unkind; unpleasant.
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    • on the phone

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Talking on the telephone.
      • Adjective
      • Using a phone, especially a mobile phone.
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    • on the way

      US /ɑn ði we/

      UK /ɔn ðə wei/

      • Phrase
      • During the journey to a particular place.
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    • panic

      US /ˈpænɪk/

      UK /'pænɪk/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To feel sudden anxiety and fear and cannot think
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    • pee

      US /pi/

      UK /pi:/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To urinate
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    • phone

      US /foʊn/

      UK /fəʊn/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To talk to someone using a telephone
      • Noun
      • Machine used to talk to someone who is far away
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    • push up against

      US /pʊʃ ʌp əˈɡɛnst/

      UK /pʊʃ ʌp əˈɡenst/

      • other
      • Press something tightly or closely against another.
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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.
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    • sag

      US /sæɡ/

      UK /sæɡ/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To become weak and less useful; to decrease
      • To hang loosely from something
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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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    • 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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    • sh

      US /ʃ/

      UK /ʃ/

      • Interjection
      • Sound people make to make someone be quiet
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    • shrink

      US /ʃrɪŋk/

      UK /ʃrɪŋk/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To become smaller
      • Noun
      • A rude name for a psychiatrist
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    • sketch

      US /skɛtʃ/

      UK /sketʃ/

      • Noun
      • Brief account of something without many details
      • A drawing made quickly that lacks detail
      • Transitive Verb
      • To make a rough plan or idea of something
      • To draw images roughly with a pencil
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    • slap

      US /slæp/

      UK /slæp/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To hit with the open hand or with a flat object
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    • soothe

      US /suð/

      UK /su:ð/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To relieve something, like pain
      • To calm or comfort someone; take away pain
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    • stressful

      US /ˈstrɛsfəl/

      UK /ˈstresfl/

      • Adjective
      • Worrying; causing tension
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    • stuff

      US /stʌf/

      UK /stʌf/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Generic description for things, materials, objects
      • Transitive Verb
      • To push material inside something, with force
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    • surrogate

      US /ˈsɜ:rəgət/

      UK /ˈsʌrəgət/

      • Noun
      • Person appointed in the place of another
      • Adjective
      • Appointed; used in the place of another
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    • therapist

      US /ˈθɛrəpɪst/

      UK /ˈθerəpɪst/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Person skilled in a particular type of therapy
      B2
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    • tough

      US /tʌf/

      UK /tʌf/

      • Adjective
      • (Of food) difficult to chew or bite through
      • Very difficult to do or deal with
      • Noun
      • A rough and aggressive person.
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    • turn away

      US /tɚn əˈwe/

      UK /tə:n əˈwei/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To go in a different direction; not face something
      • To stop people going into a place, club etc.
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    • turn off

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To make someone feel negatively about something
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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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    • with it

      US /wɪð ɪt/

      UK /wið it/

      • Adjective
      • Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
      • Understanding and knowledgeable about current trends or information.
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    • witness

      US /ˈwɪtnɪs/

      UK /'wɪtnəs/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To see the signing of an official document
      • To see an event take place (usually a crime)
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Person who was present to see an event take place
      • Evidence or proof of something
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    • wonderful

      US /'wʌndərfl/

      UK /ˈwʌndəfl/

      • Adjective
      • Producing feelings of enjoyment or delight
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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
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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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