Vocabulary

  • feel like: To have a desire or inclination for something.
  • have to: Must do
  • go out: To leave a building (e.g. a house)
  • to the point: Expressing something directly and without unnecessary detail.
  • of course: Sure ; Certainly
  • at least: As a minimum
  • look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
  • at home: In one's own residence or country.
  • going on: To continue doing something
  • first off: To begin with; firstly.
  • found out: To learn or discover something, often after some effort.
  • at the same time: Simultaneously; at the identical moment.
  • same time: Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
  • much about: A lot of information or knowledge concerning something.
  • at that time: During a specific point in the past.
  • all over the place: In a state of disorder; scattered everywhere.
  • come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
  • yolk sac: A membranous sac containing yolk attached to the embryo of reptiles, birds, and mammals, providing early nourishment.
  • ever since: Continuously from a past time until now.
  • head out: To leave a place; depart
  • got to: To arrive at some place
  • in the middle of: In the central part or point of something.
  • for some reason: For a reason that is not known or not easily explained.
  • on top of that: In addition to something already mentioned; furthermore.
  • turned out: To arrive for a public event or entertainment
  • in person: Physically present; not by proxy or remotely.
  • look into: To investigate or try to discover the reasons for
  • curl up: To lie or sit with your legs bent close to your body.
  • push through: To continue with a plan or activity despite difficulties or opposition.
  • as soon as: In a short time after (something happens)
  • in public: In a place where anyone can see or hear you.
  • settle down: To become calm and relaxed after not being so
  • call up: To require someone to join the army
  • turn to: To go to someone for help, advice, or information.
  • for free: Without charge; at no cost.
  • just kind of: Used to express a feeling or state in a vague or hesitant way.
  • read up: To spend time trying to find out about something so that you know more about it.
  • pay out: To finish paying a debt
  • at times: Sometimes; occasionally.
  • touch wood: Said to avoid bad luck after mentioning something positive.
  • pick up on: To notice or become aware of something that is not obvious.
  • good luck charm: An object that is believed to bring good luck.
  • go shopping: To go to stores to buy things
  • zip down: To move quickly downward or to a lower place.
  • for now: Temporarily; for the present time.
  • for example: As an illustration or instance.
  • try out: To try to win a place on a team in a group
  • rest up: To relax and get some rest in order to recover from tiredness or illness.
  • goes well: To happen in the way desired
  • depending on: To rely on for support (financial or emotional)
  • for myself: Done for one's own benefit or use.
  • all the things: Everything; all items or aspects
  • stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
  • process: To organize and use data in a computer
  • bunch: A group of things of the same kind
  • period: Set amount of time during which events take place
  • pregnant: Carrying your unborn baby inside you
  • couple: To join something to something else
  • guess: To give an answer without knowing if it is correct
  • elastic: Able to return to original shape after stretching
  • honestly: With truth or sincerity; I'm being honest with you
  • appointment: Job, position or duty that is offered to a person
  • raw: Being uncontrolled or strong, as your emotions
  • grateful: Feeling or showing thanks; thankful
  • pregnancy: When a woman carries her unborn baby inside her
  • normal: Standard or regular way of doing something
  • lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
  • trip: To release an electrical switch
  • comfortable: Having more than enough e.g. money for your needs
  • tight: Showing anxiety or anger; tense
  • information: Collection of facts and details about something
  • support: To give assistance or advice to someone
  • fetal: Of a fetus or unborn baby
  • shrine: Religious place that honors a person or saint
  • point: An item to be discussed
  • cuddly: That makes you want to bug them; plump or friendly
  • pick: Sharp tool used for breaking the ground
  • diaper: Towel/paper for baby's bottom for urine/feces
  • wear: To have clothes, glasses, shoes etc. on your body
  • hide: To go to, or put a thing where it can't be found
  • subsidize: To aid, assist, or help pay a cost or price
  • start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
  • ward: Person's name
  • fine: Good, acceptable or satisfactory
  • yolk: Yellow central part of a bird's egg
  • think: To have an idea about something without certainty
  • healthy: In good condition physically, or financially; well
  • maternal: Of mothers or being a mother
  • blood: Red liquid in the bodies of people and animals
  • feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
  • irregular: Happening at unequal spaced distances or times
  • want: To desire or wish for something; hope for a thing
  • clinic: Local medical center; department of a hospital
  • maternity: For or relating to the time of having a baby
  • pee: To urinate
  • zip: To compress digital documents into one file
  • dentist: Person whose job is to take care of people's teeth
  • smell: To have a particular odor
  • anymore: No longer; no more
  • update: Addition of a current version of something
  • birth: Time when a baby or young animal is born
  • gag: To cover someone's mouth so they cannot speak
  • mask: To hide something so that it cannot be seen
  • heartbeat: Beat of your heart
  • bless: To make something holy by saying a special prayer
  • super: Of the highest quality; great; marvelous
  • skirt: To go around the edge of an area
  • hungry: Feeling a need or want to eat food
  • cute: Attractive in a pretty or endearing way
  • ultrasound: Use of sound waves to therapy or diagnostics
  • kimono: Long Japanese robe for women
  • handbook: Book of instruction or guidance; manual
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    • all over the place

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • In a state of disorder; scattered everywhere.
      • In many different locations; widely distributed.
      • Adjective
      • Mentally or emotionally disorganized; confused or erratic.
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    • all the things

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      UK

      • Pronoun
      • Everything; all items or aspects
      • Determiner
      • Every item or object being considered or discussed.
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    • anymore

      US /ˌɛniˈmɔr, -ˈmor/

      UK /'enɪmɔ:/

      • Adverb
      • No longer; no more
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    • appointment

      US /əˈpɔɪntmənt/

      UK /əˈpɔɪntmənt/

      • Noun
      • Job, position or duty that is offered to a person
      • Time you arranged to meet someone or do something
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    • as soon as

      US /æz sun æz/

      UK /æz su:n æz/

      • Phrase
      • In a short time after (something happens)
      • Without any delay; immediately
      • Conjunction
      • At the moment that, or immediately after.
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    • at home

      US /æt hom/

      UK /æt həum/

      • Phrase
      • In one's own residence or country.
      • Adjective
      • Feeling comfortable and relaxed.
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    • at least

      US /æt list/

      UK /æt 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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    • at that time

      US /æt ðæt taɪm/

      UK /æt ðæt taim/

      • Phrase
      • During a specific point in the past.
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    • at the same time

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      UK

      • Phrase
      • Simultaneously; at the identical moment.
      • Nevertheless; however; used to introduce a contrasting or qualifying statement.
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    • at times

      US /æt taɪmz/

      UK /æt taɪmz/

      • Phrase
      • Sometimes; occasionally.
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    • birth

      US /bɜ:rθ/

      UK /bɜ:θ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Time when a baby or young animal is born
      • Beginning of something
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    • bless

      US /blɛs/

      UK /bles/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To make something holy by saying a special prayer
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    • blood

      US /blʌd/

      UK /blʌd/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Red liquid in the bodies of people and animals
      • Related by birth; family
      • Transitive Verb
      • To be initiated into something, e.g. a secret club
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    • bunch

      US /bʌntʃ/

      UK /bʌntʃ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A group of things of the same kind
      • A group of people.
      • Transitive Verb
      • To group people or things closely together
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    • call up

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To require someone to join the army
      • To bring to your memory
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    • clinic

      US /ˈklɪnɪk/

      UK /ˈklɪnɪk/

      • Noun
      • Local medical center; department of a hospital
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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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    • comfortable

      US /ˈkʌmfətəbəl, ˈkʌmftəbəl/

      UK /ˈkʌmftəbl/

      • Adjective
      • Having more than enough e.g. money for your needs
      • Being relaxed, warm or happy
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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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    • cuddly

      US /ˈkʌdli/

      UK /ˈkʌdli/

      • Adjective
      • That makes you want to bug them; plump or friendly
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    • curl up

      US /kɚrl ʌp/

      UK /kə:l ʌp/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To lie or sit with your legs bent close to your body.
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    • cute

      US /kjut/

      UK /kju:t/

      • Adjective
      • Attractive in a pretty or endearing way
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    • dentist

      US /ˈdɛntɪst/

      UK /ˈdentɪst/

      • Countable Noun
      • Person whose job is to take care of people's teeth
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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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    • diaper

      US /ˈdaɪəpɚ, ˈdaɪpɚ/

      UK /'daɪəpə(r)/

      • Noun
      • Towel/paper for baby's bottom for urine/feces
      • Transitive Verb
      • To put a diaper on a baby.
      • To decorate with a repeating pattern.
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    • elastic

      US /ɪˈlæstɪk/

      UK /ɪˈlæstɪk/

      • Adjective
      • Able to return to original shape after stretching
      • Uncountable Noun
      • Material that can stretch and return to shape
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    • ever since

      US /ˈɛvɚ sɪns/

      UK /ˈevə sins/

      • Adverb
      • Continuously from a past time until now.
      • Conjunction
      • From the time that; because.
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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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    • fetal

      US /ˈfitl:/

      UK /'fi:tl/

      • Adjective
      • Of a fetus or unborn baby
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    • fine

      US /faɪn/

      UK /faɪn/

      • Adjective
      • Good, acceptable or satisfactory
      • Of high quality; made with great skill
      • Countable Noun
      • Money you have to pay because you broke a rule
      • (at the end of a piece of music) the end
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    • first off

      US /fɚst ɔf/

      UK /fə:st ɔf/

      • Phrase
      • To begin with; firstly.
      • Most importantly; above all else.
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    • for example

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • As an illustration or instance.
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    • for free

      US /fɔr fri/

      UK /fɔ: fri:/

      • Phrase
      • Without charge; at no cost.
      • Adjective
      • Available without payment.
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    • for myself

      US /fɚ maɪˈsɛlf/

      UK /fə maɪˈself/

      • other
      • Done for one's own benefit or use.
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    • for now

      US /fɔr naʊ/

      UK /fɔ: nau/

      • Phrase
      • Temporarily; for the present time.
      • In the short term; for the immediate future.
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    • for some reason

      US /fɔr sʌm ˈrizən/

      UK /fɔ: sʌm ˈri:zən/

      • Phrase
      • For a reason that is not known or not easily explained.
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    • found out

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To learn or discover something, often after some effort.
      • To become known; be revealed.
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    • gag

      US /ɡæɡ/

      UK /gæg/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To cover someone's mouth so they cannot speak
      • To force someone to not talk about something
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Prank, trick, or joke
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    • go out

      US /ɡo aʊt/

      UK /ɡəu aut/

      • Phrase
      • To leave a building (e.g. a house)
      • Phrasal Verb
      • (Of a fire) to burn out; be extinguished
      • Go out of fashion to stop being fashionable
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    • go shopping

      US /ɡo ˈʃɑpɪŋ/

      UK /ɡəu ˈʃɔpɪŋ/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To go to stores to buy things
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    • goes well

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To happen in the way desired
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To be successful or satisfactory; to turn out favorably.
      • To be harmonious or matching; to look good together.
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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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    • good luck charm

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      UK

      • Countable Noun
      • An object that is believed to bring good luck.
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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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    • grateful

      US /ˈɡretfəl/

      UK /ˈgreɪtfl/

      • Adjective
      • Feeling or showing thanks; thankful
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    • handbook

      US /ˈhændˌbʊk/

      UK /ˈhændbʊk/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Book of instruction or guidance; manual
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    • have to

      US /hæv tu/

      UK /ˈhæv tə/

      • Auxiliary Verb
      • Must do
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    • head out

      US /hɛd aʊt/

      UK /hed aut/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To leave a place; depart
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    • heartbeat

      US /ˈhɑ:rtbi:t/

      UK /ˈhɑ:tbi:t/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Beat of your heart
      • The rhythmic contraction and expansion of the heart.
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    • honestly

      US /ˈɑnɪstli/

      UK /ˈɒnɪstli/

      • Adverb
      • With truth or sincerity; I'm being honest with you
      • Genuinely; in a sincere manner.
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    • hungry

      US /ˈhʌŋɡri/

      UK /ˈhʌŋgri/

      • Adjective
      • Feeling a need or want to eat food
      • Feeling a need or want to eat food
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    • in person

      US /ɪn ˈpɜːrsn/

      UK /in ˈpɜːsn/

      • Adverb
      • Physically present; not by proxy or remotely.
      • Face-to-face; not through electronic communication.
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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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    • in the middle of

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • In the central part or point of something.
      • Engaged or occupied with something.
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    • irregular

      US /ɪˈrɛɡjəlɚ/

      UK /ɪˈregjələ(r)/

      • Adjective
      • Happening at unequal spaced distances or times
      • Being unusual, unexpected, or not normal
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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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    • kimono

      US /kəˈmonə, -no/

      UK /kɪ'məʊnəʊ/

      • Noun
      • Long Japanese robe for women
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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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    • look into

      US /lʊk ˈɪntu/

      UK /luk ˈɪntuː/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To investigate or try to discover the reasons for
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    • mask

      US /mæsk/

      UK /mɑ:sk/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To hide something so that it cannot be seen
      • To hide something so that it cannot be seen
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Covering to hide or disguise the face
      • Way of pretending to behave that is not real
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    • maternal

      US /məˈtɜ:rnl/

      UK /məˈtɜ:nl/

      • Adjective
      • Of mothers or being a mother
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    • maternity

      US /məˈtɜ:rnəti/

      UK /məˈtɜ:nəti/

      • Adjective
      • For or relating to the time of having a baby
      • Uncountable Noun
      • Condition of being a mother or having a baby
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    • much about

      US /mʌtʃ əˈbaʊt/

      UK /mʌtʃ əˈbaut/

      • Phrase
      • A lot of information or knowledge concerning something.
      • To a great extent or degree regarding something; caring.
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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 top of that

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • In addition to something already mentioned; furthermore.
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    • pay out

      US /pe aʊt/

      UK /pei aut/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To finish paying a debt
      • To give money to someone, especially as a result of a claim or agreement.
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    • pee

      US /pi/

      UK /pi:/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To urinate
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    • pick up on

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To notice or become aware of something that is not obvious.
      • To learn something by watching or listening to other people.
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    • pregnancy

      US /ˈprɛɡnənsi/

      UK /ˈpregnənsi/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • When a woman carries her unborn baby inside her
      • A specific instance or period of being pregnant.
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    • pregnant

      US /ˈprɛɡnənt/

      UK /ˈpregnənt/

      • Adjective
      • Carrying your unborn baby inside you
      • Full of meaning or significance; suggestive.
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    • process

      US /ˈprɑsˌɛs, ˈproˌsɛs/

      UK /prə'ses/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To organize and use data in a computer
      • To deal with official forms in the way required
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Dealing with official forms in the way required
      • Set of changes that occur slowly and naturally
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    • push through

      US /pʊʃ θru/

      UK /puʃ θru:/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To continue with a plan or activity despite difficulties or opposition.
      • To make progress by pushing people or things aside.
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    • raw

      US /rɔ/

      UK /rɔ:/

      • Adjective
      • Being uncontrolled or strong, as your emotions
      • Being inexperienced
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    • read up

      US /rid ʌp/

      UK /ri:d ʌp/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To spend time trying to find out about something so that you know more about it.
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    • rest up

      US /rɛst ʌp/

      UK /rest ʌp/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To relax and get some rest in order to recover from tiredness or illness.
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    • same time

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
      • At the identical time as before; recurring at a fixed hour.
      • Noun
      • An equal duration or period.
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    • settle down

      US /ˈsɛtl daʊn/

      UK /ˈsetl daun/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To become calm and relaxed after not being so
      • To begin living in a stable and ordinary way
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    • shrine

      US /ʃraɪn/

      UK /ʃraɪn/

      • Noun
      • Religious place that honors a person or saint
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    • skirt

      US /skɜ:rt/

      UK /skɜ:t/

      • Noun
      • To go around the edge of an area
      • Loose piece of women's clothing for the lower body
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    • smell

      US /smɛl/

      UK /smel/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To have a particular odor
      • Transitive Verb
      • To sense that something is not right
      • To notice a particular odor
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    • stuff

      US /stʌf/

      UK /stʌf/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Generic description for things, materials, objects
      • Transitive Verb
      • To push material inside something, with force
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    • subsidize

      US /'sʌbsɪdaɪz/

      UK /ˈsʌbsɪdaɪz/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To aid, assist, or help pay a cost or price
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    • super

      US /ˈsupɚ/

      UK /ˈsu:pə(r)/

      • Adjective
      • Of the highest quality; great; marvelous
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    • tight

      US /taɪt/

      UK /taɪt/

      • Adjective
      • Showing anxiety or anger; tense
      • Positioned physically close together
      • Adverb
      • Firmly; so it can't move
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    • to the point

      US /tu ði pɔɪnt/

      UK /tu: ðə pɔint/

      • Adjective
      • Expressing something directly and without unnecessary detail.
      • Phrase
      • Relevant and pertinent to the matter at hand.
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    • touch wood

      US /tʌtʃ wʊd/

      UK /tʌtʃ wʊd/

      • other
      • Said to avoid bad luck after mentioning something positive.
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    • trip

      US /trɪp/

      UK /trɪp/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To release an electrical switch
      • To fall by catching your foot on something
      • Noun
      • Act of falling down; falling over an obstacle
      • Journey or visit to a place
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    • try out

      US /traɪ aʊt/

      UK /trai aut/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To try to win a place on a team in a group
      • To test briefly to determine how well it works
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    • turn to

      US /tɚn tu/

      UK /tə:n tu:/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To go to someone for help, advice, or information.
      • To start doing or using something, often something bad or undesirable.
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    • turned out

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      • Phrasal Verb
      • To arrive for a public event or entertainment
      • To happen to be in the end
      • Transitive Verb
      • To extinguish or switch off lights.
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    • ultrasound

      US /ˈʌltrəˌsaʊnd/

      UK /ˈʌltrəsaʊnd/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Use of sound waves to therapy or diagnostics
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    • update

      US /ʌpˈdet/

      UK /ˌʌpˈdeɪt/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Addition of a current version of something
      • New information or data to make more current
      • Transitive Verb
      • To download the latest version of software
      • To make more current or modern
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    • ward

      US /wɔ:rd/

      UK /wɔ:d/

      • Proper Noun
      • Person's name
      • Noun
      • Child legally protected and cared for by a court
      • Section or part of a town or city
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    • yolk

      US /joʊk/

      UK /jəʊk/

      • Noun
      • Yellow central part of a bird's egg
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    • yolk sac

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      UK

      • Noun
      • A membranous sac containing yolk attached to the embryo of reptiles, birds, and mammals, providing early nourishment.
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    • zip

      US /zɪp/

      UK /zɪp/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To compress digital documents into one file
      • To close using a zipper
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Energy; vigor; determination
      • Way to say 'nothing' or 'zero'
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    • zip down

      US /zɪp daʊn/

      UK /zɪp daʊn/

      • other
      • To move quickly downward or to a lower place.
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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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