Vocabulary

  • look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
  • by any chance: Used to ask a question in a polite way, often when you do not really expect the answer to be 'yes'
  • get back to: To get in contact with someone again
  • start in: To begin a job or activity.
  • move on: To decide to change or go to a different place
  • right back: Said when someone says they will return soon, indicating you expect their prompt return.
  • weird: Odd or unusual; surprising; strange
  • character: Person in a story, movie or play
  • curious: Wanting to know more about something
  • commercial: Radio or television advertisement
  • fantastic: Strange or unusual in design or appearance
  • perform: To carry out an action well or successfully
  • chase: Act of going after someone to catch them
  • pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
  • outcome: Something that happens as a result, consequence
  • couple: To join something to something else
  • professional: Of jobs such as doctor, lawyer, accountant, etc.
  • break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
  • crunch: To crush something into pieces
  • totally: In a complete way; completely; absolutely
  • fake: Not real; made to look like something real
  • lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
  • explanation: Details or reasons given to make something clear
  • single: One run in cricket or a hit baseball
  • audition: To try out for a part in a play or film
  • kind: In a caring and helpful manner
  • crisp: To make or become dry and crisp, as with heat
  • paycheck: Check issued in payment of wages or salary
  • awake: To make aware of (a certain feeling or memory)
  • chance: The way something happens without planning
  • gig: Show; performance; job for a musician or performer
  • memory: Ability of the mind to call back past things
  • great: Very good; better than before
  • set: Prepared for something; ready
  • hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
  • bite: Amount of food taken into your mouth at one time
  • make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
  • mistake: Something done wrong/calculated wrong; error
  • bowl: Part of an object that has a rounded, inward curve
  • start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
  • tour: To travel to several places to perform a show
  • frost: To form ice on the surfaces in cold weather
  • reef: Line of rocks or sand at the surface of the ocean
  • electric: Creating a feeling of excitement
  • tape: To record some sounds using an electric device
  • incarnation: Representation of something in a clear way
  • serial: Story that is told is several parts on TV or radio
  • fog: Cloudy air that makes seeing things difficult
  • corn: Small, painful hard spot on the foot
  • hawk: Large bird kills smaller birds and animals
  • bacon: Salted meat from a pig
  • junkie: Person that is addicted to taking drugs
  • bass: Type of fish
  • gimme: Shortened form of 'give me'
  • tiger: Large wild cat with orange fur and black lines
  • bassist: Musician who play the bass violin or base guitar
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    • audition

      US /ɔˈdɪʃən/

      UK /ɔ:ˈdɪʃn/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To try out for a part in a play or film
      • Noun
      • Trial performance to show suitability for a part
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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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    • bacon

      US /ˈbekən/

      UK /ˈbeɪkən/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Salted meat from a pig
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    • bass

      US /beɪs/

      UK /beɪs/

      • Noun
      • Type of fish
      • Large cello or electric guitar with 4 strings
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    • bassist

      US

      UK

      • Countable Noun
      • Musician who play the bass violin or base guitar
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    • bite

      US /baɪt/

      UK /baɪt/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Amount of food taken into your mouth at one time
      • Wound left from being bitten
      • Intransitive Verb
      • (E.g. of fish) to take bait and be caught
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    • bowl

      US /bol/

      UK /bəʊl/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Part of an object that has a rounded, inward curve
      • Round container used for holding rice, soup etc.
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To roll a ball in the sport of bowling
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    • by any chance

      US /baɪ ˈɛni tʃæns/

      UK /bai ˈeni tʃɑ:ns/

      • Phrase
      • Used to ask a question in a polite way, often when you do not really expect the answer to be 'yes'
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    • character

      US /ˈkærəktɚ/

      UK /'kærəktə(r)/

      • Noun
      • Person in a story, movie or play
      • Writing symbols, e.g. alphabet or Chinese writing
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    • chase

      US /tʃes/

      UK /tʃeɪs/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Act of going after someone to catch them
      • Something that one pursues or tries to obtain.
      • Transitive Verb
      • To go after with the intention of catching
      • To try very hard to get something that you want
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    • commercial

      US /kəˈmɚʃəl/

      UK /kəˈmə:ʃəl/

      • Noun
      • Radio or television advertisement
      • Adjective
      • A notice, picture, or film telling people about a product, job, or service.
      • Designed for or primarily concerned with financial success.
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    • corn

      US /kɔrn/

      UK /kɔ:n/

      • Noun
      • Small, painful hard spot on the foot
      • Plant with many yellow seeds used as food
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    • couple

      US /ˈkʌpəl/

      UK /'kʌpl/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To join something to something else
      • (Two animals) to engage in sexual relations
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Two people in a romantic relationship
      • Two of something; two people; a pair
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    • crisp

      US /krɪsp/

      UK /krɪsp/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To make or become dry and crisp, as with heat
      • Adjective
      • (Of weather) chilly; a little cold
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    • crunch

      US /krʌntʃ/

      UK /krʌntʃ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To crush something into pieces
      • To crush something noisily.
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To chew noisily with a crackling sound
      • To make a crushing sound when walked on.
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    • curious

      US /ˈkjʊriəs/

      UK /ˈkjʊəriəs/

      • Adjective
      • Wanting to know more about something
      • Attracting interest by being strange or unusual
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    • electric

      US /ɪˈlɛktrɪk/

      UK /ɪˈlektrɪk/

      • Adjective
      • Creating a feeling of excitement
      • Using electricity
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    • explanation

      US /ˌɛkspləˈneʃən/

      UK /ˌekspləˈneɪʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Details or reasons given to make something clear
      • A reason or justification given for an action or event.
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    • fake

      US /fek/

      UK /feɪk/

      • Adjective
      • Not real; made to look like something real
      • Countable Noun
      • A copy of something made to trick people
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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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    • fog

      US /fɔ:g/

      UK /fɒg/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Cloudy air that makes seeing things difficult
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To have water drops on it so you cannot see out
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    • frost

      US /frɔ:st/

      UK /frɒst/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To form ice on the surfaces in cold weather
      • To cover something with a thin layer of ice
      • Uncountable Noun
      • Ice formed on the surfaces in cold weather
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    • get back to

      US /ɡɛt bæk tu/

      UK /ɡet bæk tu:/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To get in contact with someone again
      • To return to someone or something; to respond at a later time.
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    • gig

      US /ɡɪɡ/

      UK /gɪg/

      • Noun
      • Show; performance; job for a musician or performer
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    • gimme

      US /ˈɡɪmi/

      UK /ˈgɪmi/

      • Transitive Verb
      • Shortened form of 'give me'
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    • hawk

      US /hɔk/

      UK /hɔ:k/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Large bird kills smaller birds and animals
      • Someone wanting to go to war using the military
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To remove something from the throat by coughing
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    • incarnation

      US /ˌɪnkɑrˈneʃən/

      UK /ˌɪnkɑ:ˈneɪʃn/

      • Noun
      • Representation of something in a clear way
      B2
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    • junkie

      US /ˈdʒʌŋki/

      UK /ˈdʒʌŋki/

      • Noun
      • Person that is addicted to taking drugs
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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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    • memory

      US /ˈmɛməri/

      UK /'memərɪ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Ability of the mind to call back past things
      • Space for the storage of information on a computer
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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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    • outcome

      US /ˈaʊtˌkʌm/

      UK /ˈaʊtkʌm/

      • Noun
      • Something that happens as a result, consequence
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    • professional

      US /prəˈfɛʃənəl/

      UK /prə'feʃənl/

      • Adjective
      • Of jobs such as doctor, lawyer, accountant, etc.
      • Acting/done properly as a qualified person would
      • Noun
      • Highly qualified person, e.g. lawyer or doctor
      • One who plays a sport or similar activity as a job
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    • reef

      US /rif/

      UK /ri:f/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Line of rocks or sand at the surface of the ocean
      • Rolling up sail to make it smaller in strong winds
      • Transitive Verb
      • To roll up sail to make it smaller in strong winds
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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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    • serial

      US /ˈsɪriəl/

      UK /ˈsɪəriəl/

      • Noun
      • Story that is told is several parts on TV or radio
      • Adjective
      • Arranged according to a particular system or order
      • Repeating the same actions in the same way
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    • start in

      US /stɑrt ɪn/

      UK /stɑ:t in/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To begin a job or activity.
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    • tape

      US /tep/

      UK /teɪp/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To record some sounds using an electric device
      • To stick things together using an adhesive strip
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Narrow strip of magnetic material for recording on
      • Thin material used to mark an area or seal things
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    • tiger

      US /ˈtaɪɡɚ/

      UK /ˈtaɪgə(r)/

      • Countable Noun
      • Large wild cat with orange fur and black lines
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    • tour

      US /tʊr/

      UK /tʊə(r)/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To travel to several places to perform a show
      • To visit several places for pleasure
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A trip to several places to perform a show
      • A journey to visit several places for pleasure
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    • weird

      US /wɪrd/

      UK /wɪəd/

      • Adjective
      • Odd or unusual; surprising; strange
      • Eerily strange or disturbing.
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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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