Vocabulary

  • bad words: Offensive or taboo words; swear words.
  • bad word: An offensive or taboo word; a swear word.
  • instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
  • have to: Must do
  • got to: To arrive at some place
  • look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
  • in the middle of: In the central part or point of something.
  • out there: In or to a place that is far away
  • like fuck: Used to emphasize a very high degree or intensity.
  • say it all: To express everything that needs to be said without using many words.
  • have against: Hold a grudge or dislike towards someone.
  • play on: To exploit or take advantage of something, such as someone's emotions or weaknesses.
  • for shit: Used to say something is of very poor quality or useless.
  • shit on: To criticize or treat someone unfairly.
  • have a cow: To become very upset or angry.
  • my personal favorite: Something that I like more than other things.
  • other than: Except for; apart from.
  • for example: As an illustration or instance.
  • in trouble: Experiencing difficulties, problems, or legal issues.
  • think about: To consider something carefully.
  • in jail: Imprisoned; confined in a jail or prison.
  • check out
  • think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
  • apparently: According to what you heard; from what can be seen
  • accent: To give emphasis to (a point you are making)
  • nasty: Very bad, unpleasant, or offensive
  • consider: To think carefully about something
  • crap: Impolite way of saying something is not good; Faeces
  • environment: Natural world in which plants and animals live
  • insult: To disrespect someone by being rude or impolite
  • freak: (Of weather, etc.) unusual; unpredictable; amazing
  • slang: Words or phrases used in a very informal way
  • swear: To say bad or impolite words to someone
  • religious: Following the rules and beliefs of a faith
  • favorite: A thing that someone likes best or enjoys most
  • personally: By a specific person, and not by anyone else
  • haven: Place where people can feel safe and happy
  • spit: To forcefully blow saliva out from your mouth
  • hell: Any place of pain and suffering
  • lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
  • place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
  • coast: Land near the sea or ocean
  • kind: In a caring and helpful manner
  • terrible: Very bad; horrible
  • smack: To slap or hit, e.g. with a resounding noise
  • allow: To admit the validity or truth of something
  • replace: To use instead of something else
  • interview: To formally ask questions about a given topic
  • language: Words or signs used to communicate messages
  • holy: Being good according to religious standards
  • middle: Place that is halfway between two things
  • speech: A formal talk to an audience
  • great: Very good; better than before
  • poop: Feces
  • acceptable: Satisfactory; good enough
  • porn: Short for pornography
  • vulgar: Being rude or socially inappropriate
  • obscene: (Of language, etc.) referring to sex in a rude way
  • giggle: To laugh in a childish or silly way
  • goodness: (Used to express slight surprise)
  • freedom: State of being free, not being controlled
  • give: Degree of flexibility in something, a material
  • people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
  • special: Being additional or extra
  • bullshit: Telling lies, nonsense (very rude)
  • translation: changing text from one language to another; the process of changing something into a different form
  • sob: To make gasping sounds while crying
  • bum: (Slang) the part of the body on which you sit
  • bomb: To attack with explosives
  • fudge: Soft sweet made from butter and milk
  • dab: Light and quick touch
  • bull: Large male animal such as a cow or elephant
  • goddamn: Very bad; terrible
  • bitch: To aggressively complain about something
  • meat: Flesh of a dead animal that you eat
  • freakin: Used to emphasize what is being said, or to express anger
  • salami: Type of spicy sausage made from preserved meat
  • melon: Hard round fruit with sweet juicy flesh and seeds
  • horse: Large animal with 4 legs used for riding
  • shorten: To make something, e.g. a skirt, shorter
  • golly: Interjection showing surprise; gosh; goodness me
  • poo: Feces
  • grandmother: Your mother or father's mother
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    • accent

      US /ˈækˌsɛnt/

      UK /'æksent/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To give emphasis to (a point you are making)
      • Noun
      • Feature of a design, e.g. a stripe on a shirt
      • Correct spoken emphasis on a part of a word
      A2
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    • acceptable

      US /ækˈsɛptəbəl/

      UK /əkˈseptəbl/

      • Adjective
      • Satisfactory; good enough
      A2
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    • apparently

      US /əˈpærəntlɪ/

      UK /əˈpærəntli/

      • Adverb
      • According to what you heard; from what can be seen
      A2TOEIC
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    • bad word

      US

      UK

      • Countable Noun
      • An offensive or taboo word; a swear word.
      A1
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    • bad words

      US

      UK

      • Noun (plural)
      • Offensive or taboo words; swear words.
      A1
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    • bitch

      US /bɪtʃ/

      UK /bɪtʃ/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To aggressively complain about something
      • Countable Noun
      • Female dog
      • Offensive term for a female
      B2
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    • bomb

      US /bɑm/

      UK /bɒm/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To attack with explosives
      • Noun
      • An explosive device
      B1
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    • bull

      US /bʊl/

      UK /bʊl/

      • Countable Noun
      • Large male animal such as a cow or elephant
      • Uncountable Noun
      • Nonsense; untrue or foolish statements
      B1
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    • bullshit

      US /ˈbʊlˌʃɪt/

      UK /ˈbʊlʃɪt/

      • Interjection
      • Telling lies, nonsense (very rude)
      • Uncountable Noun
      • Nonsense; something that is not true.
      C2
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    • bum

      US /bʌm/

      UK /bʌm/

      • Noun
      • (Slang) the part of the body on which you sit
      B2
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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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    • coast

      US /kost/

      UK /kəʊst/

      • Noun
      • Land near the sea or ocean
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To progress in something without trying hard
      • (Of a vehicle) to move forward without power
      A2TOEIC
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    • dab

      US /dæb/

      UK /dæb/

      • Noun
      • Light and quick touch
      • Transitive Verb
      • To touch lightly a few times, often with a cloth
      B2
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    • for example

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • As an illustration or instance.
      More
    • for shit

      US /fɚ ʃɪt/

      UK /fə ʃɪt/

      • other
      • Used to say something is of very poor quality or useless.
      C1
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    • freak

      US /friːk/

      UK /friːk/

      • Adjective
      • (Of weather, etc.) unusual; unpredictable; amazing
      • Noun
      • A person, animal, or event that is physically abnormal, very unusual, or unlike others.
      • A person with an unusual appearance or behaviour.
      B2
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    • freakin

      US /friːkɪn/

      UK /friːkɪn/

      • Adverb
      • Used to emphasize what is being said, or to express anger
      B2
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    • freedom

      US /ˈfridəm/

      UK /'fri:dəm/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • State of being free, not being controlled
      B1
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    • fudge

      US /fʌdʒ/

      UK /fʌdʒ/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Soft sweet made from butter and milk
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To avoid dealing with an issue, problem
      C1
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    • giggle

      US /ˈɡɪɡəl/

      UK /ˈgɪgl/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To laugh in a childish or silly way
      • Noun
      • A childish or silly laugh
      B1
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    • goddamn

      US /ˈɡɑdˈdæm/

      UK /'gɒd'dæm/

      • Adjective
      • Very bad; terrible
      C2
      More
    • golly

      US /ˈɡɑli/

      UK /ˈgɔli:/

      • Interjection
      • Interjection showing surprise; gosh; goodness me
      C1
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    • goodness

      US /ˈɡʊdnɪs/

      UK /ˈgʊdnəs/

      • Interjection
      • (Used to express slight surprise)
      • Uncountable Noun
      • Nourishment; good food value
      A2
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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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    • grandmother

      US /ˈɡrændˌmʌðɚ, ˈɡræn-/

      UK /ˈgrænmʌðə(r)/

      • Noun
      • Your mother or father's mother
      B2
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    • have a cow

      US /hæv ə kaʊ/

      UK /hæv ə kaʊ/

      • other
      • To become very upset or angry.
      B2
      More
    • have against

      US /hæv əˈɡenst/

      UK /hæv əˈɡenst/

      • other
      • Hold a grudge or dislike towards someone.
      B2
      More
    • have to

      US /hæv tu/

      UK /ˈhæv tə/

      • Auxiliary Verb
      • Must do
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    • hell

      US /hɛl/

      UK /hel/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Any place of pain and suffering
      • A very unpleasant or difficult experience.
      A2
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    • holy

      US /ˈholi/

      UK /'həʊlɪ/

      • Adjective
      • Being good according to religious standards
      • Dedicated or consecrated to God or a religious purpose; sacred.
      • Interjection
      • An exclamation of surprise, shock, or awe.
      B1
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    • horse

      US /hɔ:rs/

      UK /hɔ:s/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Large animal with 4 legs used for riding
      • Stand or frame used to support something
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To fool around stupidly
      A2
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    • in jail

      US /ɪn dʒel/

      UK /in dʒeil/

      • Phrase
      • Imprisoned; confined in a jail or prison.
      B1
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    • in the middle of

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • In the central part or point of something.
      • Engaged or occupied with something.
      A2
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    • in trouble

      US /ɪn ˈtrʌbəl/

      UK /in ˈtrʌbl/

      • Adjective
      • Experiencing difficulties, problems, or legal issues.
      • other
      • In serious trouble or difficulty.
      A1
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    • instead of

      US /ɪnˈstɛd ʌv/

      UK /inˈsted ɔv/

      • Preposition
      • When one thing is replaced by another
      • Adverb
      • As a substitute or alternative.
      A1
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    • insult

      US /ɪnˈsʌlt/

      UK /ɪn'sʌlt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To disrespect someone by being rude or impolite
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Act of disrespecting by being rude or impolite
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    • interview

      US /ˈɪntɚˌvju/

      UK /'ɪntəvju:/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To formally ask questions about a given topic
      • Noun
      • Meeting to ask questions to get information
      A2TOEIC
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    • like fuck

      US /laɪk fʌk/

      UK /laɪk fʌk/

      • other
      • Used to emphasize a very high degree or intensity.
      C2
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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
      A1
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    • meat

      US /mit/

      UK /mi:t/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Flesh of a dead animal that you eat
      • Noun
      • Something that is important or significant
      A2
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    • melon

      US /ˈmɛlən/

      UK /ˈmelən/

      • Countable Noun
      • Hard round fruit with sweet juicy flesh and seeds
      B2
      More
    • my personal favorite

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Something that I like more than other things.
      A1
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    • nasty

      US /ˈnæsti/

      UK /'nɑ:stɪ/

      • Adjective
      • Very bad, unpleasant, or offensive
      • Unkind; unpleasant.
      A2
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    • obscene

      US /ɑbˈsin, əb-/

      UK /əbˈsi:n/

      • Adjective
      • (Of language, etc.) referring to sex in a rude way
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    • other than

      US

      UK

      • Preposition
      • Except for; apart from.
      • Conjunction
      • Different from.
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    • out there

      US /aʊt ðɛr/

      UK /aut ðɛə/

      • Adverb
      • In or to a place that is far away
      • Existing in the universe
      • Adjective
      • Unconventional; strange; avant-garde
      • Existing or available.
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    • personally

      US /ˈpəsənəli/

      UK /ˈpɜ:sənəli/

      • Adverb
      • By a specific person, and not by anyone else
      • Knowing someone as a friend, or closely
      A2
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    • play on

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To exploit or take advantage of something, such as someone's emotions or weaknesses.
      A1
      More
    • poo

      US

      UK

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Feces
      C2
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    • poop

      US /pup/

      UK /pu:p/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Feces
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To defecate
      C2
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    • porn

      US /pɔrn/

      UK /pɔ:n/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Short for pornography
      B2
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    • religious

      US /rɪˈlɪdʒəs/

      UK /rɪˈlɪdʒəs/

      • Adjective
      • Following the rules and beliefs of a faith
      • Relating to or manifesting faithful devotion to an acknowledged ultimate reality or deity.
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    • replace

      US /rɪˈples/

      UK /rɪ'pleɪs/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To use instead of something else
      • To return an item to its original location
      A2TOEIC
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    • salami

      US /sə'lɑ:mɪ/

      UK /sə'lɑ:mɪ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Type of spicy sausage made from preserved meat
      C1
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    • say it all

      US

      UK

      • Transitive Verb
      • To express everything that needs to be said without using many words.
      A1
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    • shit on

      US /ʃɪt ɔn/

      UK /ʃɪt ɒn/

      • other
      • To criticize or treat someone unfairly.
      C1
      More
    • shorten

      US /ˈʃɔrtn/

      UK /'ʃɔ:tn/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To make something, e.g. a skirt, shorter
      C1
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    • slang

      US /slæŋ/

      UK /slæŋ/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Words or phrases used in a very informal way
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    • smack

      US /smæk/

      UK /smæk/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To slap or hit, e.g. with a resounding noise
      B2
      More
    • sob

      US /sɑb/

      UK /sɒb/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To make gasping sounds while crying
      • Noun
      • Gasping sounds made while crying
      B1TOEIC
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    • speech

      US /spitʃ/

      UK /spi:tʃ/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • A formal talk to an audience
      • Expression of ideas or opinions by talking
      A2TOEIC
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    • spit

      US /spɪt/

      UK /spɪt/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To forcefully blow saliva out from your mouth
      B1
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    • swear

      US /swɛr/

      UK /sweə(r)/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To say bad or impolite words to someone
      • Transitive Verb
      • To make a serious promise to do something
      B1
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    • terrible

      US /ˈtɛrəbəl/

      UK /ˈterəbl/

      • Adjective
      • Very bad; horrible
      • Causing great fear; frightening
      A2TOEIC
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    • think about

      US /θɪŋk əˈbaʊt/

      UK /θiŋk əˈbaut/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To consider something carefully.
      • To remember or call to mind.
      A1
      More
    • think of

      US /θɪŋk ʌv/

      UK /θiŋk ɔv/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To look on as (being something specific); consider
      • To consider or remember something.
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To imagine or call something to mind
      A1
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    • translation

      US /trænsˈleʃən, trænz-/

      UK /trænsˈleɪʃn/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • changing text from one language to another; the process of changing something into a different form
      A2
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    • vulgar

      US /ˈvʌlɡɚ/

      UK /ˈvʌlgə(r)/

      • Adjective
      • Being rude or socially inappropriate
      B2
      More
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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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