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  • work on: To devote effort to improve or develop something
  • have to: Must do
  • talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
  • look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
  • come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
  • come together: To assemble or unite; to start working together.
  • think about: To consider something carefully.
  • hand on: To pass or transfer something physically to someone else.
  • sound right: To seem correct or accurate.
  • in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
  • depending on: To rely on for support (financial or emotional)
  • think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
  • just kind of: Used to express a feeling or state in a vague or hesitant way.
  • of course: Sure ; Certainly
  • at least: As a minimum
  • figure out: To understand the behavior of someone
  • in public: In a place where anyone can see or hear you.
  • answer for: Be responsible for and explain one's actions.
  • thumbs up: A gesture of approval or agreement, indicated by holding a fist with the thumb extended upwards.
  • check out
  • subscribe: To regularly pay to receive a service
  • tough: (Of food) difficult to chew or bite through
  • accent: To give emphasis to (a point you are making)
  • engage: To start to fight with an enemy
  • practice: The office and place for legal or medical work
  • native: Someone from or born in a specific country
  • completely: In every way or as much as possible
  • method: (Organized and planned) way of doing something
  • odd: Being unmatched with someone or something
  • tongue: Long, thin part of (e.g. shoe under the laces)
  • brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
  • similar: Nearly the same; alike
  • grammar: Book describing the syntactic rules of a language
  • section: A part of a whole
  • compare: To consider how similar and different things are
  • board: Surface for posting or showing information
  • slight: Small (amount, quality)
  • regularly: At the usual time each day, week, or month
  • movement: Part of a piece of classical music
  • notice: To become aware by sight, touch, or hearing
  • sound: Sensible, dependable and reliable
  • hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
  • fantasy: Something imagined and very different from reality
  • vowel: A speech sound; a, e , it, o, u and sometimes y
  • breathe: To move air into and out of your lungs
  • taste: (Good) sense of style in clothes, art, or manners
  • bring: To take or go with someone to a place
  • hint: To suggest without being direct about it
  • throat: Part of the neck that is below the chin
  • middle: Place that is halfway between two things
  • breath: Air you take in and out of your body
  • great: Very good; better than before
  • verb: Word that expresses an action or state
  • change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
  • remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
  • difference: A thing or issue that people do not agree about
  • impeccable: That cannot be faulted/criticized; without flaws
  • edition: Form in which a book, magazine etc. is released
  • vibration: Shaking motion
  • bonus: Extra money for achieving, exceeding targets
  • vibrate: To shake side to side quickly in small movements
  • vocal: Expressing an opinion publicly in a loud way
  • flatten: To make level and spread out over a surface
  • placement: Act of putting something in a place or position
  • bathe: To be covered completely in something, e.g. light
  • butterfly: Insect with large and colorful wings
  • homework: Work that a student is given to do at home
  • midget: Very small thing or person
  • voiceless: Produced without vibration of the vocal cords
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    • accent

      US /ˈækˌsɛnt/

      UK /'ĂŚksent/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To give emphasis to (a point you are making)
      • Noun
      • Feature of a design, e.g. a stripe on a shirt
      • Correct spoken emphasis on a part of a word
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    • answer for

      US /ˈænsɚ fər/

      UK /ˈɑ:nsə fə/

      • other
      • Be responsible for and explain one's actions.
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    • at least

      US /ĂŚt list/

      UK /ĂŚt 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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    • bathe

      US /beð/

      UK /beɪð/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To be covered completely in something, e.g. light
      • To swim at the beach or in a river
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    • bonus

      US /ˈboʊnəs/

      UK /ˈbəʊnəs/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Extra money for achieving, exceeding targets
      • Something welcome and often unexpected that accompanies and enhances something else.
      • Adjective
      • Additional; extra.
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    • breath

      US /brɛθ/

      UK /breθ/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Air you take in and out of your body
      • The smell of someone's breath.
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    • breathe

      US /brið/

      UK /bri:ð/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To move air into and out of your lungs
      • To say something very softly
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    • butterfly

      US /ˈbʌtɚˌflaɪ/

      UK /'bʌtəflaɪ/

      • Countable Noun
      • Insect with large and colorful wings
      • A swimming stroke performed face down with both arms moving symmetrically and a dolphin kick.
      • Transitive Verb
      • To cut (something, especially meat or fish) open and spread it out so that it resembles a butterfly.
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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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    • come back

      US /kʌm bæk/

      UK /kʌm bæk/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To reply to someone, often forcefully
      • To be remembered
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    • come together

      US /kʌm təˈɡɛðɚ/

      UK /kʌm təˈɡeðə/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To assemble or unite; to start working together.
      • To form a close relationship or bond.
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    • depending on

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To rely on for support (financial or emotional)
      • Influenced or determined by.
      • Preposition
      • Subject to; contingent on
      • Relying on someone or something for support or assistance.
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    • edition

      US /ɪˈdɪʃən/

      UK /ɪˈdɪʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Form in which a book, magazine etc. is released
      • All the copies of a book, newspaper, etc. printed at one time.
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    • engage

      US /ɪn'gedʒ/

      UK /ɪn'ɡeɪdʒ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To start to fight with an enemy
      • To hire someone for a task or job
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    • fantasy

      US /ˈfæntəsi, -zi/

      UK /'fæntəsɪ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Something imagined and very different from reality
      • Work of literature set in an unreal world
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    • figure out

      US /ˈfɪɡjɚ aʊt/

      UK /ˈfiɡə aut/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To understand the behavior of someone
      • To think through logically to find a solution
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To understand or find an answer to something.
      • To find a solution to a problem or understand something.
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    • flatten

      US /ˈflÌtn:/

      UK /'flĂŚtn/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To make level and spread out over a surface
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    • grammar

      US /ˈɡræmɚ/

      UK /ˈgræmə(r)/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Book describing the syntactic rules of a language
      • Rules explaining how words are used in a language
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    • hand on

      US /hænd ɑn/

      UK /hænd ɔn/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To pass or transfer something physically to someone else.
      • To pass or transfer knowledge, skills, or traditions to someone else.
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    • have to

      US /hĂŚv tu/

      UK /ˈhæv tə/

      • Auxiliary Verb
      • Must do
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    • hint

      US /hÉŞnt/

      UK /hÉŞnt/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To suggest without being direct about it
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Helpful piece of information
      • Tiny quantity or sign of something
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    • homework

      US /ˈhomˌwɚk/

      UK /ˈhəumwə:k/

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

      US /ɪmˈpɛkəbəl/

      UK /ɪmˈpekəbl/

      • Adjective
      • That cannot be faulted/criticized; without flaws
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    • in fact

      US /ÉŞn fĂŚkt/

      UK /in fĂŚkt/

      • Adverb
      • Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
      • Used to introduce a more detailed or surprising piece of information.
      • Phrase
      • Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that is surprising or contrary to what might be expected.
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    • in public

      US /ɪn ˈpʌblɪk/

      UK /in ˈpʌblik/

      • Phrase
      • In a place where anyone can see or hear you.
      • Adjective
      • Relating to the government or the people as a whole.
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    • just kind of

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Used to express a feeling or state in a vague or hesitant way.
      • Used to indicate something is approximately or generally similar to something else.
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    • look at

      US /lʊk æt/

      UK /luk ĂŚt/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To use your eyes to focus on something
      • To focus your eyes on something carefully
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    • method

      US /ˈmɛθəd/

      UK /'meθəd/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • (Organized and planned) way of doing something
      • Orderliness of thought, arrangement, or behavior.
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    • midget

      US /ˈmɪdʒɪt/

      UK /ˈmɪdʒɪt/

      • Noun
      • Very small thing or person
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    • movement

      US /ˈmuvmənt/

      UK /ˈmu:vmənt/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Part of a piece of classical music
      • Group with a shared interest or goal
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    • native

      US /ˈnetɪv/

      UK /ˈneɪtɪv/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Someone from or born in a specific country
      • Original inhabitant, e.g. before others
      • Adjective
      • Caused by natural ability; innate
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    • odd

      US /ɑd/

      UK /ɒd/

      • Adjective
      • Being unmatched with someone or something
      • Being a number not able to be divided by two
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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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    • placement

      US /ˈpleɪsmənt/

      UK /ˈpleɪsmənt/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Act of putting something in a place or position
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    • practice

      US /ˈprÌktɪs/

      UK /'prĂŚktÉŞs/

      • Noun
      • The office and place for legal or medical work
      • Doing something many times to become better at it
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To work as a doctor or lawyer
      • To live according to the teachings of a religion
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    • regularly

      US /ˈregjələrli/

      UK /ˈregjələli/

      • Adverb
      • At the usual time each day, week, or month
      • In a normal or customary way.
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    • section

      US / ˈsɛkʃən/

      UK /'sekʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A part of a whole
      • Specific group of people from a larger group
      • Transitive Verb
      • To divide something into smaller parts
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    • slight

      US /slaÉŞt/

      UK /slaÉŞt/

      • Adjective
      • Small (amount, quality)
      • Appearing thin, delicate and physically weak
      • Transitive Verb
      • To ignore or treat rudely and with no respect
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    • sound right

      US

      UK

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To seem correct or accurate.
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    • subscribe

      US /səbˈskraɪb/

      UK /səb'skraɪb/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To regularly pay to receive a service
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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 /teÉŞst/

      • 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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    • think about

      US /θɪŋk əˈbaʊt/

      UK /θiŋk əˈbaut/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To consider something carefully.
      • To remember or call to mind.
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    • think of

      US /θɪŋk ʌv/

      UK /θiŋk ɔv/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To look on as (being something specific); consider
      • To consider or remember something.
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To imagine or call something to mind
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    • throat

      US /θroʊt/

      UK /θrəʊt/

      • Noun
      • Part of the neck that is below the chin
      • The passage in the neck through which food and air pass.
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To utter or express with the throat; to sing.
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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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    • tongue

      US /tʌŋ/

      UK /tʌŋ/

      • Noun
      • Long, thin part of (e.g. shoe under the laces)
      • Meat from the mouth of an animal, cooked as food
      • Transitive Verb
      • To using your mouth to produce musical notes
      • To use your mouth to touch something
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    • tough

      US /tƌf/

      UK /tƌf/

      • Adjective
      • (Of food) difficult to chew or bite through
      • Very difficult to do or deal with
      • Noun
      • A rough and aggressive person.
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    • vibrate

      US /ˈvaɪˌbret/

      UK /vaɪˈbreɪt/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To shake side to side quickly in small movements
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    • vibration

      US /vaɪˈbreʃən/

      UK /vaɪˈbreɪʃn/

      • Noun
      • Shaking motion
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    • vocal

      US /ˈvoʊkl/

      UK /ˈvəʊkl/

      • Adjective
      • Expressing an opinion publicly in a loud way
      • Concerning the voice
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    • voiceless

      US /ˈvɔɪslɪs/

      UK /ˈvɔɪsləs/

      • Adjective
      • Produced without vibration of the vocal cords
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    • vowel

      US /ˈvaʊəl/

      UK /ˈvaʊəl/

      • Countable Noun
      • A speech sound; a, e , it, o, u and sometimes y
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    • work on

      US /wɚk ɑn/

      UK /wə:k ɔn/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To devote effort to improve or develop something
      • To try to persuade or influence someone.
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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/breÉŞv/
    adj.Brave
    v.t.To bravely face
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