Vocabulary

  • hand on: To pass or transfer something physically to someone else.
  • in your face: Bold, aggressive, and confrontational.
  • just kind of: Used to express a feeling or state in a vague or hesitant way.
  • in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, disbelief
  • do in: To make completely tired out and exhausted
  • make a fist: To clench your fingers tightly into a ball.
  • bow to: To bend the head or body as a sign of respect or greeting.
  • ever since: Continuously from a past time until now.
  • roll it: To prepare a marijuana cigarette.
  • on the ground: Located on the surface of the earth.
  • shoot it out: To resolve a conflict by exchanging gunfire.
  • run away from: To run somewhere, e.g. to escape from something
  • thumbs up: A gesture of approval or agreement, indicated by holding a fist with the thumb extended upwards.
  • crucial: Extremely important or necessary
  • stick: To push a sharp or pointed object into something
  • eventually: After a long time; after many attempts; in the end
  • essential: Extremely or most important and necessary
  • figure: To appear in a game, play or event
  • grab: To take and hold something quickly
  • practice: The office and place for legal or medical work
  • flip: To turn your body in the air, as in gymnastics
  • position: Person's opinion or attitude about something
  • escape: Act to briefly ignoring boring or bad things
  • expertise: The special knowledge that an expert has
  • direction: When someone tells people what to do
  • chase: Act of going after someone to catch them
  • spin: To make a ball rotate when throwing it
  • tap: To access a liquid (e.g. in a tree) through a hole
  • reason: To think and make conclusions in a logical manner
  • respect: To follow the established rules
  • ground: To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
  • leave: To go away from; depart
  • favorite: A thing that someone likes best or enjoys most
  • lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
  • sign: Indication that something exists or will happen
  • kind: In a caring and helpful manner
  • learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
  • simple: Not hard to understand or do; not complex
  • scream: To make a sudden loud, high sound
  • catch: Amount of something that has been caught
  • roll: Small, round piece of bread for one person to eat
  • point: An item to be discussed
  • wrist: Part where your hand joins your arm
  • fist: Tightly closed hand, as when you punch someone
  • bow: To (cause to) curve or bend
  • great: Very good; better than before
  • step: Movement done as part of a particular dance
  • martial: Concerning fighting, war, or soldiers
  • focus: To see clearly by adjusting your eyes or a camera
  • shoot: To kick or throw a ball at a goal
  • yell: A sudden loud cry or shout
  • napkin: Cloth used to protect clothing when eating
  • feud: Bitter long quarrel, dispute or argument
  • triangle: Three people connected with each in a relationship
  • airplane: A machine that flies through the air
  • glider: Aircraft without an engine
  • ow: Sound people make when they are hurt
  • gentry: Nobles: People of high social standing e.g. lords
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    • airplane

      US /ˈɛrˌplen/

      UK /ˈeəpleɪn/

      • Countable Noun
      • A machine that flies through the air
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    • bow

      US /bo/

      UK /baʊ/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To (cause to) curve or bend
      • Noun
      • Wooden weapon made to shoot arrows
      • Front part of a boat
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    • bow to

      US /bo tu/

      UK /bəu tu:/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To bend the head or body as a sign of respect or greeting.
      • To give in or submit to something, often unwillingly.
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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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    • crucial

      US /ˈkruʃəl/

      UK /'kru:ʃl/

      • Adjective
      • Extremely important or necessary
      • Of great importance to the success of something.
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    • direction

      US /dɪˈrɛkʃən, daɪ-/

      UK /də'rekʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • When someone tells people what to do
      • Describes the way you are going, e.g. North
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    • do in

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To make completely tired out and exhausted
      • To destroy or cause damage to someone
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    • escape

      US /ɪˈskep/

      UK /ɪ'skeɪp/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Act to briefly ignoring boring or bad things
      • The 'esc key' on a keyboard
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To avoid something undesirable, dangerous or bad
      • To get away from a place where you are being kept
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    • essential

      US /ɪˈsɛnʃəl/

      UK /ɪ'senʃl/

      • Adjective
      • Extremely or most important and necessary
      • Fundamental; basic.
      • Noun
      • A concentrated hydrophobic liquid containing volatile aroma compounds from plants.
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    • eventually

      US /ɪˈvɛntʃuəli/

      UK /ɪˈventʃuəli/

      • Adverb
      • After a long time; after many attempts; in the end
      • At some later time; in the future
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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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    • expertise

      US /ˌekspɜːrˈtiːz/

      UK /ˌekspɜ:ˈti:z/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • The special knowledge that an expert has
      • Expert skill or knowledge in a particular field.
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    • feud

      US /fjud/

      UK /fju:d/

      • Noun
      • Bitter long quarrel, dispute or argument
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To quarrel or fight bitterly, over a long period
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    • fist

      US /fɪst/

      UK /fɪst/

      • Noun
      • Tightly closed hand, as when you punch someone
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    • flip

      US /flɪp/

      UK /flɪp/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To turn your body in the air, as in gymnastics
      • To move into a different position quickly
      • Noun
      • Act of turning your body in the air; somersault
      • Movement of something from one position to another
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    • focus

      US /ˈfokəs/

      UK /'fəʊkəs/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To see clearly by adjusting your eyes or a camera
      • To keep your attention, concentration on one thing
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Main purpose or center of interest or activity
      • The clarity of an image produced by a lens.
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    • gentry

      US /ˈdʒɛntri/

      UK /ˈdʒentri/

      • Noun
      • Nobles: People of high social standing e.g. lords
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    • glider

      US /ˈɡlaɪdɚ/

      UK /ˈglaɪdə(r)/

      • Countable Noun
      • Aircraft without an engine
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    • grab

      US /ɡræb/

      UK /ɡræb/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To take and hold something quickly
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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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    • in the world

      US /ɪn ði wɜrld/

      UK /in ðə wɜː(r)ld/

      • Phrase
      • Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, disbelief
      • Used to indicate the extent or degree of something, often in a superlative sense
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    • in your face

      US

      UK

      • Adjective
      • Bold, aggressive, and confrontational.
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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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    • make a fist

      US

      UK

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To clench your fingers tightly into a ball.
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    • martial

      US /ˈmɑ:rʃl/

      UK /ˈmɑ:ʃl/

      • Adjective
      • Concerning fighting, war, or soldiers
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    • napkin

      US /ˈnæpkɪn/

      UK /ˈnæpkɪn/

      • Countable Noun
      • Cloth used to protect clothing when eating
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    • on the ground

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Located on the surface of the earth.
      • Present and available in a particular place, especially to deal with a situation.
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    • ow

      US /aʊ/

      UK /aʊ/

      • Interjection
      • Sound people make when they are hurt
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    • practice

      US /ˈpræktɪs/

      UK /'præktɪs/

      • 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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    • respect

      US /rɪˈspɛkt/

      UK /rɪ'spekt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To follow the established rules
      • To think very highly of another person
      • Noun
      • Behavior that follows the established rules
      • Regard or admiration for someone or something
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    • roll

      US /rol/

      UK /rəʊl/

      • Countable Noun
      • Small, round piece of bread for one person to eat
      • Photographic film wrapped round and round itself
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To continue along as time normally progresses
      • To produce a very deep and continuous sound
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    • roll it

      US

      UK

      • Transitive Verb
      • To prepare a marijuana cigarette.
      • To bowl a ball.
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    • run away from

      US /rʌn əˈwe frʌm/

      UK /rʌn əˈwei frɔm/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To run somewhere, e.g. to escape from something
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    • scream

      US /skrim/

      UK /skri:m/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To make a sudden loud, high sound
      • Noun
      • A sudden loud, high-pitched noise
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    • shoot

      US /ʃut/

      UK /ʃu:t/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To kick or throw a ball at a goal
      • To fire a gun; injure or kill someone with a gun
      • Countable Noun
      • Emerging new part of a plant
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    • shoot it out

      US /ʃut ɪt aʊt/

      UK /ʃu:t ɪt aʊt/

      • other
      • To resolve a conflict by exchanging gunfire.
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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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    • 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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    • tap

      US /tæp/

      UK /tæp/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To access a liquid (e.g. in a tree) through a hole
      • To spy one someone electronically
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Faucet; the place you can get water from a pipe
      • Light hit, generally one that makes a sound
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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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    • triangle

      US /ˈtraɪˌæŋɡəl/

      UK /ˈtraɪæŋgl/

      • Noun
      • Three people connected with each in a relationship
      • A three-sided piece of metal used in orchestras
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    • wrist

      US /rɪst/

      UK /rɪst/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Part where your hand joins your arm
      • A support worn around the wrist, often for sports or medical reasons.
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    • yell

      US /jɛl/

      UK /jel/

      • Noun
      • A sudden loud cry or shout
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To shout loudly at someone in pain or excitement
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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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