Vocabulary

  • phone in: Call someone by phone, often to report or notify remotely.
  • have to: Must do
  • going on: To continue doing something
  • talk on: To talk at length about a particular subject.
  • on the phone: Talking on the telephone.
  • play on: To exploit or take advantage of something, such as someone's emotions or weaknesses.
  • look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
  • got the idea: Understood something.
  • feel like: To have a desire or inclination for something.
  • fish out of water: Feeling uncomfortable or out of place in a situation.
  • talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
  • on air: Being broadcast on radio or television.
  • got to: To arrive at some place
  • in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
  • up there: In or to a higher place or position; far away.
  • right back: Said when someone says they will return soon, indicating you expect their prompt return.
  • stick around: To remain in place; not leave or go
  • stick: To push a sharp or pointed object into something
  • incredibly: To a great degree; very; amazingly
  • compliment: Remark saying someone looks nice, plays well, etc.
  • concept: Abstract idea of something or how it works
  • realize: To become aware of or understand mentally
  • script: Written text of a book, play, film, or speech
  • track: To use marks to follow a wild animal
  • commit: To do something bad, usually a crime
  • avoid: To prevent from happening
  • personality: Way someone is or reacts to life or other people
  • suffer: To experience pain, illness, or injury
  • draw: To attract attention to someone or something
  • reach: To come to or arrive at a goal or destination
  • blast: To attack someone with words
  • faith: Belief in a god or gods; religion
  • huge: Very very large
  • cast: People who appear in a play or movie
  • leap: To enter or start something eagerly
  • pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
  • tragedy: Play that has a sad ending with many deaths
  • guess: To give an answer without knowing if it is correct
  • rude: Being unkind or impolite to others; disrespectful
  • record: Highest or most extreme level achieved
  • damn: To cause the downfall or failure of; criticize
  • command: To be able to see far from a certain location
  • broad: General; not detailed
  • staff: Employees of a company
  • basic: At the most important or easiest (beginner) level
  • great: Very good; better than before
  • discern: To be able to tell differences, see shapes, etc.
  • quick: Using very little time; moving far in little time
  • thoughtful: Concerned about needs and feelings of other people
  • think: To have an idea about something without certainty
  • restaurant: Place where you can order, buy and eat a meal
  • feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
  • know: To be familiar with a person or place, thing
  • work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
  • nominate: To choose someone to fill a certain position
  • dangerous: Involving the chance of hurt or damage; risky
  • ranch: Large farm, made mostly of land for raising cattle
  • wasp: Black and yellow flying insect that can sting
  • surf: To view webpages on the internet
  • tequila: Mexican liquor made from juices of an agave plant
  • sunrise: The time of day we first see the sun
  • castor: Wheel on a furniture item to make it easy to move
  • matriarch: Female head of a family/tribe; strong older woman
  • ant: Insect with six legs that lives in large groups
  • oscar: Annual award given in the movie industry
  • unseen: Not having been seen or able to be seen
  • hon: Shortened form of honorable ; Used of judges
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    • ant

      US /ænt/

      UK /ænt/

      • Countable Noun
      • Insect with six legs that lives in large groups
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    • avoid

      US /əˈvɔɪd/

      UK /ə'vɔɪd/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To prevent from happening
      • To stay away from
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    • blast

      US /blæst/

      UK /blɑ:st/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To attack someone with words
      • To destroy something with explosives
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Destructive wave of air from an explosion
      • Strong current of wind
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    • broad

      US /brɔd/

      UK /brɔ:d/

      • Adjective
      • General; not detailed
      • Wide; from the shorter two sides to the other
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    • cast

      US /kæst/

      UK /kɑ:st/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • People who appear in a play or movie
      • Small amount of a particular color
      • Transitive Verb
      • To give specific roles to actors in a movie, play
      • To describe someone's personality or character
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    • castor

      US /ˈkæstɚ/

      UK /'kɑ:stə(r)/

      • Noun
      • Wheel on a furniture item to make it easy to move
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    • command

      US /kəˈmænd/

      UK /kə'mɑ:nd/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To be able to see far from a certain location
      • To give an order; have control over others
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Electronic order to a computer to do something
      • An order to control things or others
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    • commit

      US /kəˈmɪt/

      UK /kə'mɪt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To do something bad, usually a crime
      • To promise your permanent love or loyalty (to)
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    • compliment

      US /ˈkɑmpləmənt/

      UK /'kɒmplɪmənt/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Remark saying someone looks nice, plays well, etc.
      • A formal expression of respect or admiration.
      • Transitive Verb
      • To say someone looks nice, plays well, etc.
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    • concept

      US /ˈkɑnˌsɛpt/

      UK /'kɒnsept/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Abstract idea of something or how it works
      • A plan or intention; a conception.
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    • damn

      US /dæm/

      UK /dæm/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To cause the downfall or failure of; criticize
      • To threaten with everlasting punishment
      • Interjection
      • A mild swear word used to express annoyance
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    • discern

      US /dɪˈsɜ:rn/

      UK /dɪˈsɜ:n/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To be able to tell differences, see shapes, etc.
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    • faith

      US /feθ/

      UK /feɪθ/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Belief in a god or gods; religion
      • Belief that that something is true without proof
      • Proper Noun
      • Person's name
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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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    • fish out of water

      US /fɪʃ aʊt ʌv ˈwɑtɚ/

      UK /fɪʃ aut əv ˈwɔ:tə/

      • other
      • Feeling uncomfortable or out of place in a situation.
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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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    • got the idea

      US

      UK

      • Intransitive Verb
      • Understood something.
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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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    • have to

      US /hæv tu/

      UK /ˈhæv tə/

      • Auxiliary Verb
      • Must do
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    • hon

      US /ɑ:n/

      UK /ɒn/

      • Noun
      • Shortened form of honorable ; Used of judges
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    • huge

      US /hjudʒ/

      UK /hju:dʒ/

      • Adjective
      • Very very large
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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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    • incredibly

      US /ɪnˈkrɛdəblɪ/

      UK /ɪnˈkredəbli/

      • Adverb
      • To a great degree; very; amazingly
      • Extremely; so much so it is hard to believe
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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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    • 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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    • matriarch

      US /ˈmeɪtrɑːrk/

      UK /ˈmeɪtriɑ:k/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Female head of a family/tribe; strong older woman
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    • nominate

      US /ˈnɑməˌnet/

      UK /'nɒmɪneɪt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To choose someone to fill a certain position
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    • on air

      US /ɑn er/

      UK /ɔn eə(r)/

      • Adverb
      • Being broadcast on radio or television.
      • Adjective
      • Available or accessible to the public.
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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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    • oscar

      US

      UK

      • Proper Noun
      • Annual award given in the movie industry
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    • personality

      US /ˌpɚsəˈnælɪti/

      UK /ˌpɜ:səˈnæləti/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Way someone is or reacts to life or other people
      • Person who is famous; celebrity
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    • phone in

      US /foʊn ɪn/

      UK /fəʊn ɪn/

      • other
      • Call someone by phone, often to report or notify remotely.
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    • play on

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To exploit or take advantage of something, such as someone's emotions or weaknesses.
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    • ranch

      US /ræntʃ/

      UK /rɑ:ntʃ/

      • Countable Noun
      • Large farm, made mostly of land for raising cattle
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To do the work of raising cattle
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    • reach

      US /ritʃ/

      UK /ri:tʃ/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To come to or arrive at a goal or destination
      • To be long enough to get to a certain place
      • Uncountable Noun
      • Power or control someone has over something
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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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    • rude

      US /rud/

      UK /ru:d/

      • Adjective
      • Being unkind or impolite to others; disrespectful
      • Offensive; ill-mannered
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    • script

      US /skrɪpt/

      UK /skrɪpt/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Written text of a book, play, film, or speech
      • Set of letters or characters of a written language
      • Transitive Verb
      • To write a text for a movie, play or speech
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    • stick

      US /stɪk/

      UK /stɪk/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To push a sharp or pointed object into something
      • To join together using glue or paste
      • Countable Noun
      • Long thin piece of wood from a tree
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    • stick around

      US /stɪk əˈraʊnd/

      UK /stik əˈraund/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To remain in place; not leave or go
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    • suffer

      US / ˈsʌfɚ/

      UK /'sʌfə(r)/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To experience pain, illness, or injury
      • To allow or permit something, especially something unpleasant.
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    • sunrise

      US /ˈsʌnˌraɪz/

      UK /ˈsʌnraɪz/

      • Noun
      • The time of day we first see the sun
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    • surf

      US /sɜ:rf/

      UK /sɜ:f/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To view webpages on the internet
      • To ride the waves of the sea on a surfboard
      • Uncountable Noun
      • The ocean waves crashing against a beach
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    • talk on

      US /tɔk ɑn/

      UK /tɔ:k ɔn/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To talk at length about a particular subject.
      • To scold or lecture someone at length.
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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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    • tequila

      US /təˈkilə/

      UK /təˈki:lə/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Mexican liquor made from juices of an agave plant
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    • thoughtful

      US /ˈθɔtfəl/

      UK /ˈθɔ:tfl/

      • Adjective
      • Concerned about needs and feelings of other people
      • Engaged in or characterized by careful thought
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    • track

      US /træk/

      UK /træk/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To use marks to follow a wild animal
      • To move a certain way/follow a particular course
      • Noun
      • A circular course for running
      • Course or way someone takes, e.g. in education
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    • tragedy

      US /ˈtrædʒɪdi/

      UK /'trædʒədɪ/

      • Noun
      • Play that has a sad ending with many deaths
      • Very sad event that usually involves death
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    • unseen

      US /ʌnˈsin/

      UK /ˌʌnˈsi:n/

      • Participle
      • Not having been seen or able to be seen
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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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    • wasp

      US /wɑsp, wɔsp/

      UK /wɒsp/

      • Noun
      • Black and yellow flying insect that can sting
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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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