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Vocabulary

  • have to: Must do
  • for a minute: For a short period of time; briefly.
  • update on: To provide the latest information about something.
  • wear off: To disappear gradually
  • off the hook: Released from an obligation or responsibility.
  • at the bank: Located at or near a financial institution.
  • grow up: To develop from a child into an adult
  • situation: Place, position or area that something is in
  • immediately: Without any delay; straight away
  • spot: A certain place or area
  • spread: A big meal, often laid out as a buffet
  • relationship: Connection between two or more people or things
  • condition: To improve something to make it better
  • involve: To have or be included as a part of something
  • embarrassed: To cause someone to feel ashamed
  • drop: Distance between a higher and a lower level
  • reason: To think and make conclusions in a logical manner
  • privacy: State of being hidden from the presence of others
  • accept: To agree to receive or take something offered
  • mind: To be bothered or upset by something
  • leave: To go away from; depart
  • heal: To recover from or forget a bad experience
  • funeral: Ceremony of burying, burning a dead body
  • intend: To plan or want to do something
  • fully: Completely or entirely
  • decide: To make a choice or choose after thinking about it
  • palate: Roof of the mouth
  • semester: Half or a third of a school or college year
  • stand: To be a candidate in an election
  • bring: To take or go with someone to a place
  • college: School or educational institution for adults
  • perfect: So good it cannot be improved
  • remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
  • find: To become aware of something that is happening
  • grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
  • wear: To have clothes, glasses, shoes etc. on your body
  • actively: Doing things to achieve a specific goal
  • borrow: To take and later return something from another
  • behold: To look at
  • refine: To change slightly in order to improve it
  • perfectly: In a faultless manner; without mistakes
  • financially: From a financial point of view
  • fee: Amount of money paid for a particular service
  • chili: Hot-tasting spice used in curry, etc.
  • bridge: Structure built over river, road so you can cross
  • update: Addition of a current version of something
  • spy: Person who gets secret information about an enemy
  • nick: Person's name
  • deli: A shop selling unusual or special food products
  • unhealthy: Being in poor health; sickly
  • sweetie: Person loved by someone; boyfriend, girlfriend
  • vat: A large open vessel for holding or storing liquids
  • mime: Art of telling a story without speaking
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    • actively

      US /'æktɪvlɪ/

      UK /'æktɪvlɪ/

      • Adverb
      • Doing things to achieve a specific goal
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    • at the bank

      US /æt ðə bæŋk/

      UK /æt ðə bæŋk/

      • other
      • Located at or near a financial institution.
      • Situated beside the edge of a river or stream.
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    • behold

      US /bɪˈhoʊld/

      UK /bɪˈhəʊld/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To look at
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    • borrow

      US /ˈbɑ:roʊ/

      UK /ˈbɒrəʊ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To take and later return something from another
      • To carry one number to another column when adding
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    • bridge

      US /brɪdʒ/

      UK /brɪdʒ/

      • Noun
      • Structure built over river, road so you can cross
      • Transitive Verb
      • To make a link between; bring together
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    • chili

      US /ˈtʃɪli/

      UK /ˈtʃɪli/

      • Noun
      • Hot-tasting spice used in curry, etc.
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    • college

      US /'kɑːlɪdʒ/

      UK /'kɒlɪdʒ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • School or educational institution for adults
      • A constituent body of a university.
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    • condition

      US /kənˈdɪʃən/

      UK /kənˈdɪʃn/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To improve something to make it better
      • To cause to behave automatically in a certain way
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Disease or other medical problem
      • The state of living you are in, e.g. good health
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    • decide

      US /dɪˈsaɪd/

      UK /dɪ'saɪd/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To make a choice or choose after thinking about it
      • To make a legal judgment in court
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    • deli

      US /ˈdɛli/

      UK /ˈdeli/

      • Noun
      • A shop selling unusual or special food products
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    • embarrassed

      US /ɪmˈbærəst/

      UK /ɪmˈbærəst/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To cause someone to feel ashamed
      • Feeling awkward, self-conscious, or ashamed.
      • Adjective
      • Ashamed
      • Showing signs of embarrassment.
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    • fee

      US /fi/

      UK /fi:/

      • Noun
      • Amount of money paid for a particular service
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    • financially

      US /faɪˈnænʃəlɪ/

      UK /fə'nænʃəlɪ/

      • Adverb
      • From a financial point of view
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    • for a minute

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • For a short period of time; briefly.
      • Used to indicate a sudden realization or thought.
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    • funeral

      US /ˈfjunərəl/

      UK /ˈfju:nərəl/

      • Noun
      • Ceremony of burying, burning a dead body
      • Adjective
      • Relating to or characteristic of a funeral; mournful or somber.
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    • grow up

      US /ɡro ʌp/

      UK /ɡrəu ʌp/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To develop from a child into an adult
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    • have to

      US /hæv tu/

      UK /ˈhæv tə/

      • Auxiliary Verb
      • Must do
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    • heal

      US /hi:l/

      UK /hi:l/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To recover from or forget a bad experience
      • To make or become healthy or well again
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    • intend

      US /ɪnˈtɛnd/

      UK /ɪnˈtend/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To plan or want to do something
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    • involve

      US /ɪnˈvɑlv/

      UK /ɪn'vɒlv/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To have or be included as a part of something
      • To cause (a person or group) to take part in an event or activity.
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    • mime

      US /maɪm/

      UK /maɪm/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Art of telling a story without speaking
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To act or perform using only gestures
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    • nick

      US /nɪk/

      UK /nɪk/

      • Noun
      • Person's name
      • Scratches caused by accidentally knocking
      • Transitive Verb
      • To make a scratch in
      • To steal
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    • off the hook

      US /ɔf ði hʊk/

      UK /ɔf ðə huk/

      • Adjective
      • Released from an obligation or responsibility.
      • Out of danger or trouble.
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    • palate

      US /ˈpælɪt/

      UK /ˈpælət/

      • Noun
      • Roof of the mouth
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    • perfectly

      US /ˈpəfɪktli/

      UK /ˈpɜ:fɪktli/

      • Adverb
      • In a faultless manner; without mistakes
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    • privacy

      US /ˈpraɪvəsi/

      UK /ˈprɪvəsi/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • State of being hidden from the presence of others
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    • refine

      US /rɪˈfaɪn/

      UK /rɪ'faɪn/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To change slightly in order to improve it
      • To narrow down your search to a smaller number
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    • relationship

      US /rɪˈleʃənˌʃɪp/

      UK /rɪˈleɪʃnʃɪp/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Connection between two or more people or things
      • Way people interact or live with each other
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    • semester

      US /səˈmɛstɚ/

      UK /sɪˈmestə(r)/

      • Noun
      • Half or a third of a school or college year
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    • spot

      US /spɑt/

      UK /spɒt/

      • Noun
      • A certain place or area
      • A difficult time; awkward situation
      • Transitive Verb
      • To see someone or something by chance
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    • spread

      US /sprɛd/

      UK /spred/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A big meal, often laid out as a buffet
      • The distance between two things
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To place over a large area; to cover a large area
      • (Of ideas, gossip) to pass to and affect others
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    • spy

      US /spaɪ/

      UK /spaɪ/

      • Noun
      • Person who gets secret information about an enemy
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To try to get secrets about an enemy country
      • To secretly watch someone or something
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    • sweetie

      US

      UK

      • Noun
      • Person loved by someone; boyfriend, girlfriend
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    • unhealthy

      US /ʌnˈhɛlθi/

      UK /ʌn'helθɪ/

      • Adjective
      • Being in poor health; sickly
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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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    • update on

      US

      UK

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To provide the latest information about something.
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    • vat

      US /væt/

      UK /væt/

      • Countable Noun
      • A large open vessel for holding or storing liquids
      • Value added tax; a sales tax placed on goods
      • Adjective
      • Relating to Value Added Tax.
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    • wear off

      US /wɛr ɔf/

      UK /wɛə ɔf/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To disappear gradually
      • (Of a drug, medicine) to gradually lose its effect
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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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