Vocabulary

  • wake up: To stop sleeping
  • have to: Must do
  • in a minute: Very soon; in a short amount of time.
  • stay up: To not go to bed until late
  • rise and shine: A phrase used to tell someone to wake up and get out of bed, often in a cheerful way.
  • nice try: Said when someone has made a good attempt at something but has not succeeded.
  • run to: To have enough money; be able to pay; afford
  • look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
  • on the hook: Responsible or liable for something, often a debt or mistake.
  • bag on: To criticize someone, often unfairly or excessively.
  • stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
  • grab: To take and hold something quickly
  • freak: (Of weather, etc.) unusual; unpredictable; amazing
  • syrup: Sugary liquid e.g. used on pancakes
  • chill: State of being a little cold
  • messy: Being complex or difficult to fix
  • cabinet: Piece of furniture resembling a cupboard
  • sink: To push something down into the ground
  • trade: A specific industry, e.g. shoe making
  • invisible: Being unable to be seen
  • quiz: A game in which players answer questions on topics
  • fold: To bend one part of something against another
  • buddy: Friend, usually male
  • notice: To become aware by sight, touch, or hearing
  • shelf: Flat, narrow surface on an area of rock or sand
  • starve: To (cause to) be hungry or go without food
  • crispy: Dry and breaking with a sharp sound
  • mad: Very angry
  • flood: To quickly appear unexpectedly and in volume
  • snack: Small amount of food eaten between meals
  • awake: To make aware of (a certain feeling or memory)
  • hook: Bent tool used to catch fish or to hang things on
  • closet: Small room or cupboard used for storing things
  • rack: A frame, stand, hook on which things are hung
  • turn: To become (a particular age)
  • perfect: So good it cannot be improved
  • crunchy: (of food, snow) making a soft compacting sound
  • pack: Bag carried on the back of donkey, etc.
  • jam: To block a signal (e.g. radio waves)
  • hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
  • fast: In a way that is difficult to move or change
  • dessert: Sweet food usually eaten at the end of a meal
  • drawer: Sliding box of a desk, closet used to store things
  • tie: To attach things (together) with a string or rope
  • minute: Notes taken at a meeting to record what was said
  • fine: Good, acceptable or satisfactory
  • finally: used especially at the beginning of a sentence to introduce the last point or idea
  • burn: To destroy with fire
  • carry: To have a child, be pregnant
  • brush: To touch against a thing very lightly when moving
  • earn: To deserve something because you worked for it
  • towel: Piece of cloth used for drying things
  • time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
  • toast: Bread grilled to make it brown and crisp
  • hear: To be aware of sound; to perceive with the ear
  • repeat: Action that is done again
  • uniform: Set of clothes showing you belong to an army, etc.
  • unplug: To pull out the plug of (electrical appliances)
  • gym: Physical education taught as a class in school
  • forget: To not remember something
  • put: To move or place a thing in a particular position
  • autopilot: (For ships, planes) automatic navigational device
  • dress: Women's garment with a top part and a skirt
  • calmer: Having become more relaxed, less worried etc.
  • tired: Without energy so you want to rest or fall asleep
  • homework: Work that a student is given to do at home
  • babe: Romantic term often used to your lover; darling
  • teamwork: Cooperative work done by a team
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    • autopilot

      US /ˈɔ:toʊpaɪlət/

      UK /ˈɔ:təʊpaɪlət/

      • Noun
      • (For ships, planes) automatic navigational device
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    • awake

      US /əˈwek/

      UK /əˈweɪk/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To make aware of (a certain feeling or memory)
      • To wake from sleep; wake someone from sleep
      • Adjective
      • Not asleep; up; alert
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    • babe

      US /beb/

      UK /beɪb/

      • Noun
      • Romantic term often used to your lover; darling
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    • bag on

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To criticize someone, often unfairly or excessively.
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    • brush

      US /brʌʃ/

      UK /brʌʃ/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To touch against a thing very lightly when moving
      • To clean, paint, or apply something with a brush
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Quick and gentle movement
      • Thing with hairs used to apply paint, etc.
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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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    • cabinet

      US /ˈkæbənɪt/

      UK /ˈkæbɪnət/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Piece of furniture resembling a cupboard
      • Group of advisors to a leader of a government
      • Adjective
      • Relating to the group of senior government ministers.
      B1
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    • calmer

      US

      UK

      • Adjective
      • Having become more relaxed, less worried etc.
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    • chill

      US /tʃɪl/

      UK /tʃɪl/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • State of being a little cold
      • Feeling of fear or being frightened
      • Transitive Verb
      • To make something cold, e.g. a drink
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    • closet

      US /ˈklɑzɪt, ˈklɔzɪt/

      UK /'klɒzɪt/

      • Countable Noun
      • Small room or cupboard used for storing things
      • Transitive Verb
      • To go or put someone into a room for some privacy
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    • crispy

      US /ˈkrɪspi/

      UK /'krɪspɪ/

      • Adjective
      • Dry and breaking with a sharp sound
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    • crunchy

      US /ˈkrʌntʃi/

      UK /'krʌntʃɪ/

      • Adjective
      • (of food, snow) making a soft compacting sound
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    • dessert

      US /dɪˈzɜ:rt/

      UK /dɪˈzɜ:t/

      • Noun
      • Sweet food usually eaten at the end of a meal
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    • drawer

      US /ˈdrɔɚ/

      UK /drɔ:(r)/

      • Countable Noun
      • Sliding box of a desk, closet used to store things
      • An undergarment covering the lower part of the body and having two holes for the legs.
      B1
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    • earn

      US /ɜ:rn/

      UK /ɜ:n/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To deserve something because you worked for it
      • To get money for work
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    • fine

      US /faɪn/

      UK /faɪn/

      • Adjective
      • Good, acceptable or satisfactory
      • Of high quality; made with great skill
      • Countable Noun
      • Money you have to pay because you broke a rule
      • (at the end of a piece of music) the end
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    • flood

      US /flʌd/

      UK /flʌd/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To quickly appear unexpectedly and in volume
      • (Of liquid) to fill or cover something completely
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A quick unexpectedly volume of something
      • Large number of people or things arriving at once
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    • fold

      US /fold/

      UK /fəʊld/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To bend one part of something against another
      • (Of business) to fail or close down
      • Countable Noun
      • Pen where sheep are kept
      • Group of people who have a common belief
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    • freak

      US /friːk/

      UK /friːk/

      • Adjective
      • (Of weather, etc.) unusual; unpredictable; amazing
      • Noun
      • A person, animal, or event that is physically abnormal, very unusual, or unlike others.
      • A person with an unusual appearance or behaviour.
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    • grab

      US /ɡræb/

      UK /ɡræb/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To take and hold something quickly
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    • gym

      US /dʒɪm/

      UK /dʒɪm/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Physical education taught as a class in school
      • Building used for physical activities or sports
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    • have to

      US /hæv tu/

      UK /ˈhæv tə/

      • Auxiliary Verb
      • Must do
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    • homework

      US /ˈhomˌwɚk/

      UK /ˈhəumwə:k/

      • Noun
      • Work that a student is given to do at home
      B2
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    • hook

      US /hʊk/

      UK /hʊk/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Bent tool used to catch fish or to hang things on
      • The start of a story which catches your interest
      • Transitive Verb
      • To make a bent or curved shape
      • To catch your interest completely
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    • in a minute

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Very soon; in a short amount of time.
      • Within the duration of one minute.
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    • invisible

      US /ɪnˈvɪzəbəl/

      UK /ɪnˈvɪzəbl/

      • Adjective
      • Being unable to be seen
      • Of money earned from services, instead of products
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    • jam

      US /dʒæm/

      UK /dʒæm/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To block a signal (e.g. radio waves)
      • To push into a tight space until it can't move
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To pack together so things cannot move freely
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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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    • mad

      US /mæd/

      UK /mæd/

      • Adjective
      • Very angry
      • Enthusiastic about something
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    • messy

      US /ˈmɛsi/

      UK /'mesɪ/

      • Adjective
      • Being complex or difficult to fix
      • Being untidy or dirty
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    • nice try

      US

      UK

      • Interjection
      • Said when someone has made a good attempt at something but has not succeeded.
      A1
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    • on the hook

      US /ɑn ði hʊk/

      UK /ɔn ðə huk/

      • Idiom
      • Responsible or liable for something, often a debt or mistake.
      • In a difficult or dangerous situation; at risk.
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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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    • rack

      US /ræk/

      UK /ræk/

      • Noun
      • A frame, stand, hook on which things are hung
      • Transitive Verb
      • To cause someone pain or suffering
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    • repeat

      US /rɪˈpit/

      UK /rɪˈpi:t/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Action that is done again
      • Musical passage that is to be played again
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To do something over again
      • To say something you have learned and memorized
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    • rise and shine

      US

      UK

      • Interjection
      • A phrase used to tell someone to wake up and get out of bed, often in a cheerful way.
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To wake up and start the day with energy and enthusiasm.
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    • run to

      US /rʌn tu/

      UK /rʌn tu:/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To have enough money; be able to pay; afford
      • To go to some place
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    • shelf

      US /ʃɛlf/

      UK /ʃelf/

      • Countable Noun
      • Flat, narrow surface on an area of rock or sand
      • Flat board attached to a wall to put things on
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    • sink

      US /sɪŋk/

      UK /sɪŋk/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To push something down into the ground
      • To dig (a well)
      • Countable Noun
      • Large bowl in a kitchen or washroom for washing
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    • snack

      US /snæk/

      UK /snæk/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Small amount of food eaten between meals
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To eat a small amount outside of regular meal time
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    • starve

      US /stɑ:rv/

      UK /stɑ:v/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To (cause to) be hungry or go without food
      • To need or desire very strongly
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    • stay up

      US /ste ʌp/

      UK /stei ʌp/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To not go to bed until late
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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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    • syrup

      US /ˈsɪrəp, ˈsɚ-/

      UK /ˈsɪrəp/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Sugary liquid e.g. used on pancakes
      B2
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    • teamwork

      US /ˈtimˌwə:k/

      UK /ˈti:mwɜ:k/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Cooperative work done by a team
      • Coordinated effort among members of a sports team to achieve a common goal.
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    • tie

      US /taɪ/

      UK /taɪ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To attach things (together) with a string or rope
      • To require someone to be in a specific place
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Item, such as string or wire, used to join things
      • Strong connection between people, countries
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    • tired

      US /ˈtaɪərd/

      UK /ˈtaɪəd/

      • Adjective
      • Without energy so you want to rest or fall asleep
      • Transitive Verb
      • To lose, cause to lose energy so you want to rest
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    • toast

      US /tost/

      UK /təʊst/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Bread grilled to make it brown and crisp
      • An expression of goodwill or honor made by drinking to someone or something.
      • Transitive Verb
      • To grill bread to make it brown and crisp
      • To make pleasantly warm.
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    • towel

      US /ˈtaʊəl/

      UK /ˈtaʊəl/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Piece of cloth used for drying things
      • Transitive Verb
      • To dry something or yourself using a towel
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    • trade

      US /treid/

      UK /treɪd/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A specific industry, e.g. shoe making
      • Action of buying and selling things in business
      • Transitive Verb
      • To buy, sell and exchange goods in business
      • To give something in return for something else
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    • uniform

      US /ˈju:nɪfɔ:rm/

      UK /ˈju:nɪfɔ:m/

      • Noun
      • Set of clothes showing you belong to an army, etc.
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To dress in formal clothes like the army wear
      • To make a group of things the same
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    • unplug

      US /ʌnˈplʌɡ/

      UK /ˌʌnˈplʌg/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To pull out the plug of (electrical appliances)
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    • wake up

      US /wek ʌp/

      UK /weik ʌp/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To stop sleeping
      • To become fully aware and alert to a situation.
      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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