Vocabulary

  • in living color: In full, bright, natural colors; vividly.
  • of course: Sure ; Certainly
  • go ahead: To start an activity; start doing, working etc.
  • going on: To continue doing something
  • back then: At that time in the past.
  • song and dance: A long explanation or excuse intended to distract or mislead.
  • for the record: Said to ensure something is officially noted or remembered.
  • hang with: To spend time with someone.
  • as many times: As frequently as desired or needed; without limit to the number of attempts or occurrences.
  • right back: Said when someone says they will return soon, indicating you expect their prompt return.
  • trait: A particular characteristic that can produce a particular type of behavior
  • alternative: Something different you can choose
  • convince: To persuade someone, or make them feel sure
  • bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
  • counter: To say or do something in opposition or resistance
  • hustle: To make someone move quickly by pushing them
  • blow: To move something using air
  • scoop: To dig out for a hole with a tool or hands
  • insurance: Protection against loss/injury/death you pay for
  • emergency: Sudden event needing an immediate action
  • patient: Not getting annoyed when things take a long time
  • rush: To attack someone suddenly in a group
  • diagnose: To determine the cause of an illness or problem
  • diagnosis: Judgments by a doctor about a person's illness
  • scream: To make a sudden loud, high sound
  • exhaust: System of pipes through which gases escape
  • efficiency: Working well; producing something without waste
  • comedian: An entertainer whose job is to make people laugh
  • interview: To formally ask questions about a given topic
  • steal: A bargain; something bought very cheaply
  • guidance: Advice on what to do in school, job, future
  • medical: Of or relating to physical health or medicine
  • person: Man, woman or child
  • captain: Title of a senior officer in the military
  • invent: To create something such as a story or excuse
  • avenue
  • impromptu: Done with little or no preparation
  • give: Degree of flexibility in something, a material
  • people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
  • cream: Pale color that is yellowish white
  • story: One of many floors or levels in a building
  • show: To be easily seen or displayed
  • good: Proper, appropriate or right
  • move: To cause someone to have certain emotions
  • duck: To avoid doing something that is difficult
  • street: Road in a city with buildings and places to walk
  • posterior: Positioned at or towards the back; later in time
  • actor: Person who acts in the theater, movies, or TV
  • musician: Person who writes, sings, or plays music, as a job
  • speak: To be able to use a certain language
  • ask: To say to someone that you want something
  • pay: To give money for goods or work done
  • chess: Game of mental strategy for two players
  • ray: Person's name
  • freshman: Student in the first year of high school, college
  • shorten: To make something, e.g. a skirt, shorter
  • airway: Passage for air to pass through, e.g. your throat
  • gee: Give a command to a horse to turn to right
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    • airway

      US /ˈɛrˌwe/

      UK /ˈeəˌweɪ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Passage for air to pass through, e.g. your throat
      • Route along which aircraft travel regularly
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    • alternative

      US /ɔlˈtɚnətɪv, æl-/

      UK /ɔ:lˈtɜ:nətɪv/

      • Countable Noun
      • Something different you can choose
      • Adjective
      • A different choice
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    • as many times

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • As frequently as desired or needed; without limit to the number of attempts or occurrences.
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    • avenue

      US /ˈævəˌnu, -ˌnju/

      UK /'ævənju:/

      • Noun
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Wide street
      • Way to approach something or some issue
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    • back then

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • At that time in the past.
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    • blow

      US /blo/

      UK /bləʊ/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To move something using air
      • To make air come quickly out of your mouth
      • Noun
      • Something that causes you difficulty or sadness
      • Act of making air come out of your mouth
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    • captain

      US /ˈkæptən/

      UK /'kæptɪn/

      • Noun
      • Title of a senior officer in the military
      • Person in charge of a team, a ship or an airplane
      • Transitive Verb
      • To be in charge of a team, ship or airplane
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    • chess

      US /tʃɛs/

      UK /tʃes/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Game of mental strategy for two players
      • The set of pieces used to play the game of chess.
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    • comedian

      US /kəˈmidiən/

      UK /kəˈmi:diən/

      • Countable Noun
      • An entertainer whose job is to make people laugh
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    • convince

      US /kənˈvɪns/

      UK /kən'vɪns/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To persuade someone, or make them feel sure
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    • counter

      US /ˈkaʊntɚ/

      UK /'kaʊntə(r)/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To say or do something in opposition or resistance
      • To try to prevent, as by making a different point
      • Prefix
      • Being opposite or against something
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    • cream

      US /krim/

      UK /kri:m/

      • Adjective
      • Pale color that is yellowish white
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Type of a thick beauty product used on the skin
      • Thick liquid rubbed into the skin
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    • diagnose

      US /ˌdaɪəgˈnoʊs/

      UK /ˈdaɪəgnəʊz/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To determine the cause of an illness or problem
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    • diagnosis

      US /ˌdaɪəgˈnoʊsɪs/

      UK /ˌdaɪəgˈnəʊsɪs/

      • Noun (plural)
      • Judgments by a doctor about a person's illness
      • Noun
      • The identification of a disease or condition.
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    • duck

      US /dʌk/

      UK /dʌk/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To avoid doing something that is difficult
      • To lower your head to avoid hitting something
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Common type of water bird
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    • efficiency

      US /ɪˈfɪʃənsi/

      UK /ɪˈfɪʃnsi/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Working well; producing something without waste
      • The ratio of useful output to total input in any system.
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    • emergency

      US /ɪˈmɚdʒənsi/

      UK /ɪ'mɜ:dʒənsɪ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Sudden event needing an immediate action
      • A medical condition manifesting itself by acute symptoms of sufficient severity such that the absence of immediate medical attention could reasonably be expected to result in placing the patient's health in serious jeopardy.
      • Adjective
      • Used in an emergency; for use when something dangerous happens.
      • Designed for use in an emergency.
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    • exhaust

      US /ɪɡˈzɔst/

      UK /ɪɡ'zɔ:st/

      • Noun
      • System of pipes through which gases escape
      • Waste gas from an engine, e.g. from a car
      • Transitive Verb
      • To emit gas from the back of a car
      • To make a person feel very tired or without energy
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    • for the record

      US /fɔr ði rɪˈkɚd/

      UK /fɔ: ðə riˈkɔ:d/

      • Phrase
      • Said to ensure something is officially noted or remembered.
      • To state something to ensure the correct information is known.
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    • freshman

      US /ˈfrɛʃmən/

      UK /ˈfreʃmən/

      • Noun
      • Student in the first year of high school, college
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    • gee

      US /dʒi/

      UK /dʒi:/

      • Interjection
      • Give a command to a horse to turn to right
      • Used to express concern or surprise
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    • go ahead

      US /ɡo əˈhɛd/

      UK /ɡəu əˈhed/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To start an activity; start doing, working etc.
      • To give permission to do something
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To start or proceed with something
      • To proceed despite potential obstacles or doubts.
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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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    • guidance

      US /ˈɡaɪdns/

      UK /ˈgaɪdns/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Advice on what to do in school, job, future
      • Process of controlling weapons to hit a target
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    • hang with

      US /hæŋ wɪð/

      UK /hæŋ wið/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To spend time with someone.
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    • hustle

      US /ˈhʌsəl/

      UK /ˈhʌsl/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To make someone move quickly by pushing them
      • To obtain (something) by forceful action or persuasion; to proceed or work rapidly or energetically.
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To proceed or work rapidly or energetically.
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    • impromptu

      US /ɪmˈprɑmptu, -tju/

      UK /ɪm'prɒmptju:/

      • Adjective
      • Done with little or no preparation
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    • in living color

      US /ɪn ˈlɪvɪŋ ˈkʌlər/

      UK /in ˈlɪvɪŋ ˈkʌlə/

      • other
      • In full, bright, natural colors; vividly.
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    • insurance

      US /ɪnˈʃʊrəns/

      UK /ɪnˈʃʊərəns/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Protection against loss/injury/death you pay for
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    • interview

      US /ˈɪntɚˌvju/

      UK /'ɪntəvju:/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To formally ask questions about a given topic
      • Noun
      • Meeting to ask questions to get information
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    • invent

      US /ɪnˈvɛnt/

      UK /ɪnˈvent/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To create something such as a story or excuse
      • To create something useful for the first time
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    • medical

      US /ˈmɛdɪkəl/

      UK /ˈmedɪkl/

      • Adjective
      • Of or relating to physical health or medicine
      • Noun
      • A health check or test
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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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    • patient

      US /ˈpeʃənt/

      UK /'peɪʃnt/

      • Adjective
      • Not getting annoyed when things take a long time
      • Bearing or enduring pain or trials without complaint; exhibiting forbearance.
      • Countable Noun
      • Person who receives medical treatment or care
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    • posterior

      US /pɑ:ˈstɪriə/

      UK /pɒˈstɪəriə(r)/

      • Adjective
      • Positioned at or towards the back; later in time
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    • ray

      US /re/

      UK /reɪ/

      • Proper Noun
      • Person's name
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Lines of light coming from an object
      • Fish with a pointed tail and flat body
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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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    • rush

      US /rʌʃ/

      UK /rʌʃ/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To attack someone suddenly in a group
      • To perform or finish with speed and urgency
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Actions performed or finishes with speed, urgency
      • State of hurried action
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    • scoop

      US /skup/

      UK /sku:p/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To dig out for a hole with a tool or hands
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • An amount of e.g. ice cream taken from a whole
      • An important news story broken for the first time
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    • scream

      US /skrim/

      UK /skri:m/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To make a sudden loud, high sound
      • Noun
      • A sudden loud, high-pitched noise
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    • shorten

      US /ˈʃɔrtn/

      UK /'ʃɔ:tn/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To make something, e.g. a skirt, shorter
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    • song and dance

      US /sɔŋ ənd dæns/

      UK /sɒŋ ənd dɑ:ns/

      • other
      • A long explanation or excuse intended to distract or mislead.
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    • trait

      US /tret/

      UK /treɪt/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A particular characteristic that can produce a particular type of behavior
      • A genetically determined characteristic or condition.
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    She took a brave step forward, leaving behind her comfort zone to chase her dreams.

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    • 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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