Vocabulary

  • have to: Must do
  • going on: To continue doing something
  • of course: Sure ; Certainly
  • at a time: Separately; one by one
  • at least: As a minimum
  • thumbs up: A gesture of approval or agreement, indicated by holding a fist with the thumb extended upwards.
  • back to normal: Returned to the usual or expected state or condition.
  • ever since: Continuously from a past time until now.
  • up there: In or to a higher place or position; far away.
  • right up there: Among the best or most successful.
  • rise up: To attempt to defeat government or ruler
  • hanging out: To spend time with your friends
  • little man: A man of short stature.
  • blow up: To suddenly become angry
  • feel like: To have a desire or inclination for something.
  • from the heart: In a very sincere and genuine way.
  • in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
  • in love with: Feeling romantic love for someone.
  • on the table: Located on the surface of a table.
  • next to: Being located along side another
  • talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
  • come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
  • back out: To say you will now not do something you promised
  • out of the way: Remote; isolated.
  • at each other's throats: Arguing angrily and aggressively with one another.
  • brush aside: To ignore or treat something as unimportant.
  • in every way: In all manners or respects; completely.
  • go out: To leave a building (e.g. a house)
  • used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
  • hang out: To spend time with your friends
  • deal with
  • break up
  • come between: To be the cause of a disagreement between people
  • freak out: To react or behave in a wild or irrational way
  • water under the bridge: Past events that are no longer important or cause no trouble.
  • phone number: A sequence of digits assigned to a telephone subscriber, used to make a call to that phone.
  • from now on: Starting at this moment and continuing indefinitely into the future.
  • side with: To support one person or group against another in a disagreement.
  • on the whole: Considering everything; generally.
  • in the way: Obstructing someone or something; hindering progress.
  • look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
  • do without: To manage without having or doing something
  • stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
  • gross: 144 of something; twelve dozen of something
  • adorable: Lovable or appealing, e.g. like a cute child
  • negative: The opposite to a positive electrical charge
  • sense: Certain mental feeling or emotion
  • expect: To believe something is probably going to happen
  • dude: Form of address for a man
  • deal: To cope with something - usually troubles
  • guess: To give an answer without knowing if it is correct
  • break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
  • honest: Good, truthful, sincere, or faithful; trustworthy
  • sniff: To detect something, e.g. a potential problem
  • mystery: Quality of being strange and not understood
  • heck: Expressing surprise, or frustration
  • totally: In a complete way; completely; absolutely
  • normal: Standard or regular way of doing something
  • fake: Not real; made to look like something real
  • buddy: Friend, usually male
  • haven: Place where people can feel safe and happy
  • vengeance: Punishment in return for an injury or a wrong
  • delight: Strong feeling of great pleasure
  • zone: Area of space designated for a particular use
  • taste: (Good) sense of style in clothes, art, or manners
  • comprehend: To understand the meaning of
  • chance: The way something happens without planning
  • sack: To put something in a large bag
  • pal: Friend
  • impressed: To make an emotional or cognitive impact upon
  • step: Movement done as part of a particular dance
  • perfect: So good it cannot be improved
  • quit: To leave a job
  • mistake: Something done wrong/calculated wrong; error
  • lie: To be in a horizontal or flat position
  • roof: Top of the inside a tunnel, cave, mouth etc.
  • start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
  • real: Actually existing or happening, not imagined
  • incline: To bend the head or body forward
  • marshmallow: Spongy candy made of gelatin and sugar
  • lobster: Large hard-shelled sea crustacean, prized as food
  • tent: Portable cloth shelter used outdoors for camping
  • enchant: To hold the admiration of others; charm
  • niece: Daughter of your brother or sister
  • kid: Child or young person
  • loophole: Error when making rules allowing people to avoid
  • psychic: Concerning the mind and its workings
  • monster: Large frightening imaginary creature
  • breakup: End of a relationship often due to troubles
  • punk: Violent or criminal young man
  • rebuke: To tell someone off for what they did wrong
  • gift: Something given to another for a reason; present
  • shack: Small often wooden building that is not well made
  • whoa: Tell someone to do something more slowly
  • telepathy: Communication of thoughts or ideas between minds
  • thee: An old-fashioned word for you
  • quicksand: Pit of loose wet sand which sucks objects into it
  • hunter: Someone who hunts animals to kill them
  • rainbow: Curved line of colors in the sky during rainfall
  • ow: Sound people make when they are hurt
  • tiger: Large wild cat with orange fur and black lines
  • uncle: Brother of a parent or the husband of your aunt
  • oui: (French) for 'yes'
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    • adorable

      US /əˈdɔrəbəl,əˈdor-/

      UK /əˈdɔ:rəbl/

      • Adjective
      • Lovable or appealing, e.g. like a cute child
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    • at a time

      US /æt e taɪm/

      UK /æt ə taim/

      • Phrase
      • Separately; one by one
      • Simultaneously; together
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    • at each other's throats

      US /ˌæt itʃ ˈʌðɚz θroʊts/

      UK /ˌæt i:tʃ ˈʌðəz θrəuts/

      • other
      • Arguing angrily and aggressively with one another.
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    • at least

      US /æt list/

      UK /æt li:st/

      • Adverb
      • As a minimum
      • Not less than
      • Phrase
      • No less than; at the minimum
      • Used to indicate that something is positive in a bad situation.
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    • back out

      US /bæk aʊt/

      UK /bæk aut/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To say you will now not do something you promised
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    • back to normal

      US

      UK

      • Adjective
      • Returned to the usual or expected state or condition.
      • Phrase
      • In the usual or ordinary way; as things were before.
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    • blow up

      US /blo ʌp/

      UK /bləu ʌp/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To suddenly become angry
      • To put air in something, e.g. a tire or balloon
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To explode; to be destroyed by an explosion.
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    • break up

      US /brek ʌp/

      UK /breik ʌp/

      • Phrase
      • Phrasal Verb
      • (Of party, relationship) to come to an end
      • To end something, e.g. a fight
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    • breakup

      US /ˈbrekˌʌp/

      UK /'breɪk'ʌp/

      • Noun
      • End of a relationship often due to troubles
      • Interruption or disintegration, especially of a radio signal.
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    • brush aside

      US /brʌʃ əˈsaɪd/

      UK /brʌʃ əˈsaɪd/

      • other
      • To ignore or treat something as unimportant.
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    • buddy

      US /ˈbʌdi/

      UK /'bʌdɪ/

      • Countable Noun
      • Friend, usually male
      • A term of address, often used informally.
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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 between

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To be the cause of a disagreement between people
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    • comprehend

      US /ˌkɑmprɪˈhɛnd/

      UK /ˌkɒmprɪ'hend/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To understand the meaning of
      • To include or contain something
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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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    • delight

      US /dɪˈlaɪt/

      UK /dɪ'laɪt/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Strong feeling of great pleasure
      • Transitive Verb
      • To give someone pleasure or joy
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    • do without

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To manage without having or doing something
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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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    • enchant

      US /ɛnˈtʃænt/

      UK /ɪn'tʃɑ:nt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To hold the admiration of others; charm
      • To influence someone using spells or magic
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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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    • fake

      US /fek/

      UK /feɪk/

      • Adjective
      • Not real; made to look like something real
      • Countable Noun
      • A copy of something made to trick people
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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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    • 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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    • from now on

      US /frʌm naʊ ɑn/

      UK /frɔm nau ɔn/

      • Phrase
      • Starting at this moment and continuing indefinitely into the future.
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    • from the heart

      US /frəm ðə hɑrt/

      UK /frəm ðə hɑ:t/

      • other
      • In a very sincere and genuine way.
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    • gift

      US /ɡɪft/

      UK /gɪft/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Something given to another for a reason; present
      • Special skill or natural ability to do something
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    • go out

      US /ɡo aʊt/

      UK /ɡəu aut/

      • Phrase
      • To leave a building (e.g. a house)
      • Phrasal Verb
      • (Of a fire) to burn out; be extinguished
      • Go out of fashion to stop being fashionable
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    • going on

      US /ˈɡoɪŋ ɑn/

      UK /ˈgəʊɪŋ ɔn/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To continue doing something
      • To happen (usually negative)
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    • gross

      US /ɡros/

      UK /ɡrəʊs/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • 144 of something; twelve dozen of something
      • Total sum of money earned before costs and taxes
      • Transitive Verb
      • To earn an amount of money before costs and taxes
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    • hang out

      US /hæŋ aʊt/

      UK /hæŋ aut/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To spend time with your friends
      • To spend times with friends or relax doing nothing
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    • hanging out

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To spend time with your friends
      • To spend times with friends or relax doing nothing
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    • have to

      US /hæv tu/

      UK /ˈhæv tə/

      • Auxiliary Verb
      • Must do
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    • honest

      US /ˈɑnɪst/

      UK /ˈɒnɪst/

      • Adjective
      • Good, truthful, sincere, or faithful; trustworthy
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    • hunter

      US /ˈhʌntɚ/

      UK /ˈhʌntə(r)/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Someone who hunts animals to kill them
      • Proper Noun
      • Person's name
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    • impressed

      US

      UK

      • Transitive Verb
      • To make an emotional or cognitive impact upon
      • To press into a soft material to make a pattern
      • Adjective
      • Feeling an emotional impact
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    • in every way

      US /ɪn ˈɛvri we/

      UK /in ˈevri wei/

      • Phrase
      • In all manners or respects; completely.
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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 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, or disbelief.
      • Used to indicate the extent or degree of something, often in a superlative sense.
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    • incline

      US /ɪnˈklaɪn/

      UK /ɪn'klaɪn/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To bend the head or body forward
      • To influence toward a particular opinion, action
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A slope or surface that rises uphill
      • A tendency or disposition; a leaning toward something.
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    • kid

      US /kɪd/

      UK /kɪd/

      • Countable Noun
      • Child or young person
      • Young goat
      • Adjective
      • Made from young goat skin
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    • lie

      US /lai/

      UK /laɪ/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To be in a horizontal or flat position
      • To say something that you know is not true
      • Countable Noun
      • An untrue statement, when you know it is not true
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    • little man

      US

      UK

      • Countable Noun
      • A man of short stature.
      • An unimportant or insignificant person.
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    • lobster

      US /ˈlɑ:bstə(r)/

      UK /ˈlɒbstə(r)/

      • Countable Noun
      • Large hard-shelled sea crustacean, prized as food
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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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    • loophole

      US /ˈlu:phoʊl/

      UK /ˈlu:phəʊl/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Error when making rules allowing people to avoid
      • A way to avoid a rule or law without breaking it.
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    • marshmallow

      US /ˈmɑrʃˌmɛlo, -ˌmælo/

      UK /ˌmɑ:ʃ'mæləʊ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Spongy candy made of gelatin and sugar
      • Adjective
      • Having a pale, soft, white color similar to that of a marshmallow.
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    • monster

      US /ˈmɑnstɚ/

      UK /'mɒnstə(r)/

      • Countable Noun
      • Large frightening imaginary creature
      • Very evil person
      • Adjective
      • Very large
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    • mystery

      US /ˈmɪstəri/

      UK /ˈmɪstri/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Quality of being strange and not understood
      • Book, play, or film about solving a strange crime
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    • negative

      US /ˈnɛɡətɪv/

      UK /'neɡətɪv/

      • Noun
      • The opposite to a positive electrical charge
      • In grammar, containing words such as 'no' or 'not'
      • Adjective
      • Being harmful, unwanted or unhelpful
      • In mathematics, being less than zero
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    • next to

      US /nɛkst tu/

      UK /nekst tu:/

      • Preposition
      • Being located along side another
      • In comparison with
      • Adverb
      • Almost; nearly
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    • niece

      US /nis/

      UK /ni:s/

      • Countable Noun
      • Daughter of your brother or sister
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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 table

      US /ɑn ði ˈtebəl/

      UK /ɔn ðə ˈteibl/

      • Phrase
      • Located on the surface of a table.
      • Available for consideration or discussion.
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    • on the whole

      US /ɑn ði hol/

      UK /ɔn ðə həul/

      • Phrase
      • Considering everything; generally.
      • In summary; taking everything into consideration.
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    • oui

      US /wɪ/

      UK /wi:/

      • Noun
      • (French) for 'yes'
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    • out of the way

      US /aʊt ʌv ði we/

      UK /aut ɔv ðə wei/

      • Adjective
      • Remote; isolated.
      • No longer obstructing or hindering.
      • Phrase
      • Not obstructing or impeding progress; in a position where one does not cause an obstruction.
      • Completed; finished; no longer needing attention.
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    • ow

      US /aʊ/

      UK /aʊ/

      • Interjection
      • Sound people make when they are hurt
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    • pal

      US /pæl/

      UK /pæl/

      • Countable Noun
      • Friend
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    • phone number

      US

      UK

      • Countable Noun
      • A sequence of digits assigned to a telephone subscriber, used to make a call to that phone.
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    • psychic

      US /ˈsaɪkɪk/

      UK /ˈsaɪkɪk/

      • Adjective
      • Concerning the mind and its workings
      • One said to have extraordinary mental powers
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    • punk

      US /pʌŋk/

      UK /pʌŋk/

      • Noun
      • Violent or criminal young man
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    • quicksand

      US /ˈkwɪkˌsænd/

      UK /ˈkwɪksænd/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Pit of loose wet sand which sucks objects into it
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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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    • rainbow

      US /ˈreɪnboʊ/

      UK /ˈreɪnbəʊ/

      • Noun
      • Curved line of colors in the sky during rainfall
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    • rebuke

      US /rɪˈbjuk/

      UK /rɪ'bju:k/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To tell someone off for what they did wrong
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    • right up there

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Among the best or most successful.
      • In a high or elevated position.
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    • rise up

      US /raɪz ʌp/

      UK /raiz ʌp/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To attempt to defeat government or ruler
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    • roof

      US /ruf,rʊf/

      UK /ru:f/

      • Noun
      • Top of the inside a tunnel, cave, mouth etc.
      • Cover or top of a building or car
      • Transitive Verb
      • To place a cover or top onto a building, vehicle
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    • sack

      US /sæk/

      UK /sæk/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To put something in a large bag
      • To dismiss a person from their job; fire
      • Countable Noun
      • Large strong bag made of fibers, plastic, etc.
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    • shack

      US /ʃæk/

      UK /ʃæk/

      • Countable Noun
      • Small often wooden building that is not well made
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    • side with

      US /saɪd wɪð/

      UK /said wið/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To support one person or group against another in a disagreement.
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    • sniff

      US /snɪf/

      UK /snɪf/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To detect something, e.g. a potential problem
      • To breathe in noisily through nose, as when crying
      • Noun
      • A noisy breath through your nose
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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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    • talking about

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To discuss a particular topic.
      • To be constantly mentioning or bringing up a subject.
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    • taste

      US /test/

      UK /teɪst/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • (Good) sense of style in clothes, art, or manners
      • Flavor in your mouth from food or drink
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To experience something
      • To experience the flavor of food, drink
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    • telepathy

      US /təˈlɛpəθi/

      UK /təˈlepəθi/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Communication of thoughts or ideas between minds
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    • tent

      US /tɛnt/

      UK /tent/

      • Countable Noun
      • Portable cloth shelter used outdoors for camping
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To live by camping outdoors in a cloth structure
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    • thee

      US /ði/

      UK /ði:/

      • Pronoun
      • An old-fashioned word for you
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    • thumbs up

      US

      UK

      • Noun
      • A gesture of approval or agreement, indicated by holding a fist with the thumb extended upwards.
      • A positive rating or vote on social media or online platforms.
      • Noun (plural)
      • Multiple gestures of approval or agreement made by extending the thumbs upward.
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    • tiger

      US /ˈtaɪɡɚ/

      UK /ˈtaɪgə(r)/

      • Countable Noun
      • Large wild cat with orange fur and black lines
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    • uncle

      US /ˈʌŋkəl/

      UK /'ʌŋkl/

      • Countable Noun
      • Brother of a parent or the husband of your aunt
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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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    • vengeance

      US /ˈvɛndʒəns/

      UK /'vendʒəns/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Punishment in return for an injury or a wrong
      • The act of inflicting such punishment or retribution.
      • Adverb
      • To a great or excessive degree; vehemently.
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    • water under the bridge

      US /ˈwɒtɚ ˈʌndɚ ðə ˈbrɪdʒ/

      UK /ˈwɔ:tə ˈʌndə ðə ˈbrɪdʒ/

      • other
      • Past events that are no longer important or cause no trouble.
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    • whoa

      US /woʊ/

      UK /wəʊ/

      • Interjection
      • Tell someone to do something more slowly
      • An exclamation of surprise, amazement, or shock.
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    • zone

      US /zoʊn/

      UK /zəʊn/

      • Noun
      • Area of space designated for a particular use
      • Transitive Verb
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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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