Vocabulary

  • on the ball: Alert, quick to understand and respond to things.
  • depending on: To rely on for support (financial or emotional)
  • for instance: As an example.
  • slow down: To reduce the speed
  • have to: Must do
  • with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
  • hit the ceiling: To become very angry; to lose one's temper.
  • pick it up: To lift something from a surface.
  • got to: To arrive at some place
  • down the wind: In the direction the wind is blowing from an object's position.
  • off of: From a position on something; down from.
  • hang out: To spend time with your friends
  • mess with: To interfere with or tamper with something.
  • speed up: To move more quickly
  • due to: Because of; owing to
  • move down: To physically shift to a lower position or location.
  • up in the air: Not yet decided or resolved; uncertain.
  • in the air: Present or circulating in the atmosphere.
  • put back: To return something to the proper place
  • for sure: Definitely; certainly; without a doubt.
  • ball out: To spend a lot of money extravagantly; to live lavishly.
  • ever since: Continuously from a past time until now.
  • check out
  • look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
  • effect: An advantage, benefit
  • hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
  • hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
  • control: A device designed to operate a machine
  • court: To act in a way to shows you wish to marry someone
  • performance: Act of doing something
  • spin: To make a ball rotate when throwing it
  • comfortable: Having more than enough e.g. money for your needs
  • depend: Be controlled or determined by (someone/something)
  • bounce: A person's energy or confidence
  • ball: Large dance where people dress formally
  • altitude: Height of something above sea level
  • speed: How fast or slow something is or is done
  • play: To act as a character in a movie, or on stage
  • fuzzy: Covered with fur or short hair
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    • altitude

      US /ˈæltɪˌtud,-ˌtjud/

      UK /'æltɪtju:d/

      • Noun
      • Height of something above sea level
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    • ball out

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To spend a lot of money extravagantly; to live lavishly.
      • To leave a place quickly, often to avoid trouble.
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    • bounce

      US /baʊns/

      UK /baʊns/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • A person's energy or confidence
      • Quality causing a person's hair to appear healthy
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To move around energetically, playfully
      • (Of check) to be rejected due to inadequate funds
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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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    • 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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    • court

      US /kɔrt, kort/

      UK /kɔ:t/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To act in a way to shows you wish to marry someone
      • To encourage dangerous behavior
      • Noun
      • Place king or queen meet people, makes laws etc.
      • Place where legal cases are decided
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    • depend

      US /dɪˈpend/

      UK /dɪˈpend/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • Be controlled or determined by (someone/something)
      • To rely on someone or something for support, help, or existence.
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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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    • down the wind

      US /daʊn ðə ˈwɪnd/

      UK /daun ðə ˈwɪnd/

      • other
      • In the direction the wind is blowing from an object's position.
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    • due to

      US /du tu/

      UK /dju: tu:/

      • Preposition
      • Because of; owing to
      • Adjective
      • Attributable to; caused by.
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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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    • for instance

      US /fɔr ˈɪnstəns/

      UK /fɔ: ˈinstəns/

      • Adverb
      • As an example.
      • Phrase
      • As an example.
      • As an illustration or case in point
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    • for sure

      US /fɔr ʃʊr/

      UK /fɔ: ʃuə/

      • Adverb
      • Definitely; certainly; without a doubt.
      • Used to emphasize a statement.
      • Interjection
      • An expression of strong agreement or affirmation.
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    • fuzzy

      US /ˈfʌzi/

      UK /'fʌzɪ/

      • Adjective
      • Covered with fur or short hair
      • Not clear; blurred
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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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    • hang out

      US /hæŋ aʊt/

      UK /hæŋ aut/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To spend time with your friends
      • To spend times with friends or relax doing nothing
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    • have to

      US /hæv tu/

      UK /ˈhæv tə/

      • Auxiliary Verb
      • Must do
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    • hit the ceiling

      US

      UK

      • Idiom
      • To become very angry; to lose one's temper.
      • To reach a limit; to go as high as possible.
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    • in the air

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Present or circulating in the atmosphere.
      • Felt or sensed by many people; circulating as a rumor or feeling.
      • Adjective
      • Being broadcast on radio or television.
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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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    • mess with

      US

      UK

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To interfere with or tamper with something.
      • To provoke or annoy someone.
      • Phrasal Verb
      • To interfere with or tamper with something.
      • To tease, provoke, or annoy someone.
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    • move down

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To physically shift to a lower position or location.
      • To be demoted or reduced in rank or status.
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    • off of

      US /ɔf ʌv/

      UK /ɔf ɔv/

      • Preposition
      • From a position on something; down from.
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    • on the ball

      US

      UK

      • Idiom
      • Alert, quick to understand and respond to things.
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    • performance

      US / pɚˈfɔrməns/

      UK /pə'fɔ:məns/

      • Noun
      • Act of doing something
      • Activity done to entertain an audience
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    • pick it up

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To lift something from a surface.
      • To collect something or someone.
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    • put back

      US /pʊt bæk/

      UK /put bæk/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To return something to the proper place
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    • slow down

      US /slo daʊn/

      UK /sləu daun/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To reduce the speed
      • To become less active or busy.
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    • speed

      US /spid/

      UK /spi:d/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • How fast or slow something is or is done
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To move quickly when completing an action
      • To drive a vehicle faster than laws allow
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    • speed up

      US /spid ʌp/

      UK /spi:d ʌp/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To move more quickly
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    • spin

      US /spɪn/

      UK /spɪn/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To make a ball rotate when throwing it
      • To move something in a rapid turning motion
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To feel dizzy/confused, as in my head is spinning
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    • up in the air

      US

      UK

      • Adjective
      • Not yet decided or resolved; uncertain.
      • Idiom
      • In an uncertain state; unresolved.
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    • with it

      US /wɪð ɪt/

      UK /wið it/

      • Adjective
      • Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
      • Understanding and knowledgeable about current trends or information.
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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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