Vocabulary

  • look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
  • have to: Must do
  • of course: Sure ; Certainly
  • move on: To decide to change or go to a different place
  • on foot
  • used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
  • to taste: Add an ingredient according to your preference.
  • take off: To remove, e.g. your clothes
  • break the bank: To cost too much money; to use up all of one's savings.
  • feel like: To have a desire or inclination for something.
  • on the bench: Not actively playing in a game; in reserve.
  • on to: Toward something; forward
  • back away: To stop being involved with, as through fear
  • check out
  • next to: Being located along side another
  • in mind: Being aware of or considering something.
  • episode: One separate event in a series of events
  • stick: To push a sharp or pointed object into something
  • approach: To get close to reaching something or somewhere
  • access: Way to enter a place, e.g. a station or stadium
  • recommend: To advise or suggest that someone do something
  • straight: Not having curves, bends, or angles
  • treat: To pay for the food or enjoyment of someone else
  • atmosphere: Air around us
  • track: To use marks to follow a wild animal
  • bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
  • calm: Without wind or storm; quiet; peaceful
  • fantastic: Strange or unusual in design or appearance
  • reach: To come to or arrive at a goal or destination
  • remain: To be left behind; to continue to exist
  • stroll: To walk slowly and in a relaxed manner
  • string: To tie or connect things together with a thread
  • serve: To act in a particular position or office
  • rely: Depend on with full trust or confidence
  • shape: The outer form of something, what it looks like
  • vinegar: Sharp-tasting liquid made from sour wine, malt etc.
  • scary: Causing fear; frightening
  • goal: Something you try to do or achieve; an aim
  • waste: To kill or severely harm someone
  • lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
  • caramel: Brown, chewy candy
  • breast: Fleshy part of a woman's body for feeding babies
  • kind: In a caring and helpful manner
  • continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
  • fill: To make something full
  • pull: Act of breathing in smoke, as from a pipe
  • find: To become aware of something that is happening
  • difference: A thing or issue that people do not agree about
  • bundle: A group of things that are tied/fastened together
  • surprisingly: In an unexpected manner; to an unexpected degree
  • popular: Liked or enjoyed by many people
  • interesting: Taking your attention; making you want to know
  • burn: To destroy with fire
  • area: Amount of measured space
  • residential: Concerning patients staying in a hospital
  • authentically: In a manner showing it is real and not a copy
  • delicious: Very pleasing to eat; especially pleasing
  • squid: Sea creature with ten arms, and a long thin body
  • bench: Part of the room in court where the judge sits
  • downtown: Located in the business part of a town
  • bob: To move up and down repeatedly
  • inexpensive: Having a low price; cheap
  • charcoal: Burnt wood used for fuel/drawing
  • temple: A flat area on the side of the forehead
  • subdue: To quieten someone down
  • candy: Small sweet foods made mostly of sugar
  • streetcar: Electric wheeled vehicle that runs on rails
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    • access

      US /ˈæksɛs/

      UK /'ækses/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Way to enter a place, e.g. a station or stadium
      • The opportunity or right to use something or to see someone.
      • Transitive Verb
      • To be able to use or have permission to use
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    • approach

      US /əˈprəʊtʃ/

      UK /ə'prəʊtʃ/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To get close to reaching something or somewhere
      • To request someone to do something specific
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Means of reaching a place, often a road or path
      • Request of someone with a specific goal in mind
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    • atmosphere

      US /ˈætməˌsfɪr/

      UK /'ætməsfɪə(r)/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Air around us
      • Feeling or mood of a place
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    • authentically

      US /ɔ:'θentɪklɪ/

      UK /ɔ:'θentɪklɪ/

      • Adverb
      • In a manner showing it is real and not a copy
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    • back away

      US /bæk əˈwe/

      UK /bæk əˈwei/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To stop being involved with, as through fear
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    • bench

      US /bɛntʃ/

      UK /bentʃ/

      • Noun
      • Part of the room in court where the judge sits
      • Long (wooden) seat 2 people often found in a park
      • Transitive Verb
      • To prevent a player from playing in a game
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    • bob

      US /bɑ:b/

      UK /bɒb/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To move up and down repeatedly
      • Proper Noun
      • Person's name
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    • break the bank

      US

      UK

      • Idiom
      • To cost too much money; to use up all of one's savings.
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    • breast

      US /brɛst/

      UK /brest/

      • Countable Noun
      • Fleshy part of a woman's body for feeding babies
      • (Poetic) upper front part of the body; the heart
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    • bundle

      US /ˈbʌndl/

      UK /ˈbʌndl/

      • Countable Noun
      • A group of things that are tied/fastened together
      • A set of products sold together cheaply
      • Transitive Verb
      • To fasten, tie or wrap several things together
      • To sell a set of products at a lower price
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    • calm

      US /kɑm/

      UK /kɑ:m/

      • Adjective
      • Without wind or storm; quiet; peaceful
      • Relaxed and not worried or angry
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To make or become relaxed and not worried or angry
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    • candy

      US /ˈkændi/

      UK /ˈkændi/

      • Countable Noun
      • Small sweet foods made mostly of sugar
      • Transitive Verb
      • To coat food with sugar
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    • caramel

      US /ˈkærəməl, -ˌmɛl, ˈkɑrməl/

      UK /ˈkærəmel/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Brown, chewy candy
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    • charcoal

      US /ˈtʃɑ:rkoʊl/

      UK /ˈtʃɑ:kəʊl/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Burnt wood used for fuel/drawing
      • A stick of black carbon material used for drawing.
      • Adjective
      • Of a dark grey color.
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    • check out

      US /tʃɛk aʊt/

      UK /tʃek aut/

      • Phrase
      • Phrasal Verb
      • To find out information about something
      • To take books out of a library
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    • delicious

      US /dɪˈlɪʃəs/

      UK /dɪˈlɪʃəs/

      • Adjective
      • Very pleasing to eat; especially pleasing
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    • downtown

      US /ˈdaʊnˌtaʊn/

      UK /ˌdaʊnˈtaʊn/

      • Adjective
      • Located in the business part of a town
      • (informal) Fashionable, trendy, or cool.
      • Noun
      • The main business or commercial area of a city.
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    • episode

      US /ˈɛpɪˌsod/

      UK /'epɪsəʊd/

      • Noun
      • One separate event in a series of events
      • Show which is part of a larger story
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    • fantastic

      US /fænˈtæstɪk/

      UK /fænˈtæstɪk/

      • Adjective
      • Strange or unusual in design or appearance
      • Very large, fast or great
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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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    • goal

      US /ɡol/

      UK /ɡəʊl/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Something you try to do or achieve; an aim
      • (Sports) net into which you put a ball to score
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    • have to

      US /hæv tu/

      UK /ˈhæv tə/

      • Auxiliary Verb
      • Must do
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    • in mind

      US /ɪn maɪnd/

      UK /in maind/

      • Phrase
      • Being aware of or considering something.
      • To remember or consider something.
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    • inexpensive

      US /ˌɪnɪkˈspɛnsɪv/

      UK /ˌɪnɪkˈspensɪv/

      • Adjective
      • Having a low price; cheap
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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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    • move on

      US /muv ɑn/

      UK /mu:v ɔn/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To decide to change or go to a different place
      • To start talking about something different.
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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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    • of course

      US /ʌv kɔː(r)s/

      UK /ɔv kɔː(r)s/

      • Adverb
      • Sure ; Certainly
      • Phrase
      • For sure; certainly
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    • on foot

      US /ɑn fʊt/

      UK /ɔn fut/

      • Phrase
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    • on the bench

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Not actively playing in a game; in reserve.
      • Serving as a judge; presiding over a court.
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    • on to

      US /ɑn tu/

      UK /ɔn tu:/

      • Preposition
      • Toward something; forward
      • Aware of someone's activities.
      • Adjective
      • Aware of someone's deception or illegal activities.
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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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    • recommend

      US /ˌrɛkəˈmɛnd/

      UK /ˌrekə'mend/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To advise or suggest that someone do something
      • To endorse or support something publicly.
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    • rely

      US /rɪˈlaɪ/

      UK /rɪ'laɪ/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • Depend on with full trust or confidence
      • To trust or have confidence in someone.
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    • remain

      US /rɪˈmen/

      UK /rɪˈmeɪn/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To be left behind; to continue to exist
      • To stay in a place when other people have gone
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    • residential

      US /ˌrɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl/

      UK /ˌrezɪˈdenʃl/

      • Adjective
      • Concerning patients staying in a hospital
      • Being used for private homes
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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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    • squid

      US /skwɪd/

      UK /skwɪd/

      • Noun
      • Sea creature with ten arms, and a long thin body
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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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    • straight

      US /stret/

      UK /streɪt/

      • Adjective
      • Not having curves, bends, or angles
      • Not gay; heterosexual
      • Adverb
      • in a line; immediately; honestly and directly
      • In a straight line; directly.
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    • streetcar

      US /ˈstritˌkɑr/

      UK /'stri:tkɑ:(r)/

      • Countable Noun
      • Electric wheeled vehicle that runs on rails
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    • string

      US /strɪŋ/

      UK /strɪŋ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To tie or connect things together with a thread
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A line of connected objects
      • Thick thread; thin rope
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    • stroll

      US /strol/

      UK /strəʊl/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To walk slowly and in a relaxed manner
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    • subdue

      US /səbˈdu/

      UK /səb'dju:/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To quieten someone down
      • To gain control over someone by using force
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    • surprisingly

      US /səˈpraɪzɪŋlɪ/

      UK /sə'praɪzɪŋlɪ/

      • Adverb
      • In an unexpected manner; to an unexpected degree
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    • take off

      US /tek ɔf/

      UK /teik ɔf/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To remove, e.g. your clothes
      • To make arrangements to be absent from work
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To remove (an item of clothing).
      • To depart; to leave.
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    • temple

      US /ˈtɛmpəl/

      UK /'templ/

      • Noun
      • A flat area on the side of the forehead
      • Place for worship in many religions
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    • to taste

      US /tu teɪst/

      UK /tu teɪst/

      • other
      • Add an ingredient according to your preference.
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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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    • 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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    • vinegar

      US /ˈvɪnɪɡɚ/

      UK /ˈvɪnɪgə(r)/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Sharp-tasting liquid made from sour wine, malt etc.
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    • waste

      US /west/

      UK /weɪst/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To kill or severely harm someone
      • To use valuable things ineffectively
      • Uncountable Noun
      • Materials left over after a process has finished
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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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