Vocabulary

  • look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
  • get lost: An impolite way of telling someone to go away.
  • go away: To go on vacation
  • piss off: To leave or go away, used especially as a rude way of telling someone to go away
  • call names: To insult someone by using offensive names.
  • as well as: Also; in addition to
  • of ours: Belonging to us; associated with us.
  • kick ass: To decisively defeat someone
  • show off: To show your ability/possessions to try to impress
  • talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
  • get back to: To get in contact with someone again
  • in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
  • suck up: To try to gain favor by flattering or fawning.
  • in order to: For the purpose of; with the aim of.
  • word: Unit of language that has a meaning
  • person: Man, woman or child
  • people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
  • go: To attend or be at a place
  • to: Toward a point, person, place or thing
  • lesson: Something done to learn or teach something; class
  • understand: To know the meaning of language, what someone says
  • woman: Adult female human being
  • man: Humans in general, including male and female
  • kind: In a caring and helpful manner
  • lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
  • sleep: To have enough beds for
  • help: To act to enable a person to do something; assist
  • begin: To do the first part of an action; to start
  • friend: Person who you like and enjoy being with
  • mean: Average of a set of numbers
  • call: A order or request for action
  • neighborhood: Area of a town or city that people live in
  • ill: Not well or sick
  • angry: Having a strong feeling of being upset
  • college: School or educational institution for adults
  • grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
  • lost: To be unable to keep in check or control something
  • fail: To be unsuccessful in passing a class or exam
  • hope: When you wish something will happen; what you wish
  • idea: Belief, thought, suggestion, opinion or plan
  • belong: To be a welcomed as a new member of a group
  • fourth: 4th
  • list: To lean to one side, like a boat or ship
  • crazy: Mentally ill; mad
  • stupid: Not intelligent; lacking ability to learn easily
  • silly: Careless
  • extremely: In a way that is much more than usual or expected
  • annoying: To make someone angry
  • behavior: The way a person or thing acts; manner
  • career: Particular occupation in professional life
  • sex: State of being male or female
  • lady: Another way of saying 'woman'
  • position: Person's opinion or attitude about something
  • behave: To act correctly
  • character: Person in a story, movie or play
  • similar: Nearly the same; alike
  • common: Area in a city or town that is open to everyone
  • irritate: To disturb, anger, or upset someone
  • mentally: With or in the mind and thoughts
  • insult: To disrespect someone by being rude or impolite
  • lick: To pass the tongue along something, e.g. ice cream
  • idiot: A person who is foolish or not very smart
  • violent: Done with force; likely to produce physical damage
  • literal: Being the basic exact meaning of a word/expression
  • offensive: Causing displeasure or anger
  • refer: To talk about or write about something
  • manner: The way a person acts, talks, or behaves
  • literally: In a literal manner or sense; exactly as stated.
  • basically: Used before you explain something simply, clearly
  • slang: Words or phrases used in a very informal way
  • derive: To come from another thing
  • unstable: (Of a chair, etc.) likely to move, fall etc.
  • disgust: Strong feeling of dislike for something
  • disrespectful: Rude and lacking respect
  • pit: To use your strength, skill or wit to beat another
  • arse: Fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
  • jerk: Someone you think is an idiot
  • tramp: A person who lives on the streets
  • buttock: Fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
  • kinda: Short way of saying 'kind of'
  • realize: To become aware of or understand mentally
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    • annoying

      US /əˈnɔɪɪŋ/

      UK /əˈnɔɪɪŋ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To make someone angry
      • Adjective
      • A little angry; upset
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    • as well as

      US /æz wɛl æz/

      UK /æz wel æz/

      • Adverb
      • Also; in addition to
      • Preposition
      • In addition to; and also.
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    • basically

      US /ˈbesɪkəli,-kli/

      UK /ˈbeɪsɪkli/

      • Adverb
      • Used before you explain something simply, clearly
      • In essence; when you consider the most important aspects of something.
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    • behave

      US /bɪˈhev/

      UK /bɪˈheɪv/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To act correctly
      • To act in a particular way
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To cause (oneself) to act in a specific way
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    • buttock

      US /ˈbʌtək/

      UK /ˈbʌtək/

      • Noun
      • Fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
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    • call names

      US

      UK

      • Transitive Verb
      • To insult someone by using offensive names.
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    • career

      US /kəˈrɪr/

      UK /kə'rɪə(r)/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Particular occupation in professional life
      • The course of a person's life, especially in a particular pursuit or profession.
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To move forward very fast and without control
      • To advance or make progress rapidly
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    • character

      US /ˈkærəktɚ/

      UK /'kærəktə(r)/

      • Noun
      • Person in a story, movie or play
      • Writing symbols, e.g. alphabet or Chinese writing
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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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    • crazy

      US /ˈkrezi/

      UK /'kreɪzɪ/

      • Adjective
      • Mentally ill; mad
      • Not being sensible or practical
      • Noun
      • Person acting in a manner that is strange and odd
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    • derive

      US /dɪˈraɪv/

      UK /dɪˈraɪv/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To come from another thing
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    • disgust

      US /dɪsˈɡʌst/

      UK /dɪs'ɡʌst/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Strong feeling of dislike for something
      • Something that causes a feeling of revulsion or strong disapproval.
      • Transitive Verb
      • To cause a strong negative reaction or feeling
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    • disrespectful

      US /ˌdɪsrɪˈspɛktfəl/

      UK /ˌdɪsrɪ'spektfl/

      • Adjective
      • Rude and lacking respect
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    • extremely

      US /ɪk'strimlɪ/

      UK /ɪkˈstri:mli/

      • Adverb
      • In a way that is much more than usual or expected
      • Remarkably; unusually.
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    • get back to

      US /ɡɛt bæk tu/

      UK /ɡet bæk tu:/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To get in contact with someone again
      • To return to someone or something; to respond at a later time.
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    • get lost

      US /ɡɛt lɔst/

      UK /ɡet lɔ:st/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • An impolite way of telling someone to go away.
      • To become unable to find your way; to lose your sense of direction.
      • Interjection
      • An impolite way of telling someone to go away.
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    • go away

      US /ɡo əˈwe/

      UK /ɡəu əˈwei/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To go on vacation
      • To leave; depart.
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    • idiot

      US /ˈɪdiət/

      UK /'ɪdɪət/

      • Noun
      • A person who is foolish or not very smart
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    • ill

      US /ɪl/

      UK /ɪl/

      • Adjective
      • Not well or sick
      • Uncountable Noun
      • Sickness or problem; bad conditions
      • Something that is bad or harmful.
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    • in fact

      US /ɪn fækt/

      UK /in fækt/

      • Adverb
      • Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
      • Used to introduce a more detailed or surprising piece of information.
      • Phrase
      • Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that is surprising or contrary to what might be expected.
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    • in order to

      US /ɪn ˈɔrdɚ tu/

      UK /in ˈɔ:də tu:/

      • Preposition
      • For the purpose of; with the aim of.
      • Phrase
      • In a specific sequence or arrangement.
      • With the aim of; for the purpose of.
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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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    • irritate

      US /ˈɪrɪˌtet/

      UK /'ɪrɪteɪt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To disturb, anger, or upset someone
      • To make part of the body feel soreness and pain
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    • jerk

      US /dʒɚk/

      UK /dʒɜ:k/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Someone you think is an idiot
      • Sudden sharp movement; tug
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To move suddenly and violently; tug
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    • kick ass

      US /kɪk æs/

      UK /kik æs/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To decisively defeat someone
      • To perform exceptionally well
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    • kinda

      US /'kaɪndə/

      UK /'kaɪndə/

      • Noun
      • Short way of saying 'kind of'
      • Adverb
      • Somewhat; to some extent; rather.
      • Sort of; in a way.
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    • lick

      US /lɪk/

      UK /lɪk/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To pass the tongue along something, e.g. ice cream
      • To defeat (someone) easily.
      • Intransitive Verb
      • (of flames) to flicker over or around (something).
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    • literal

      US /ˈlɪtərəl/

      UK /ˈlɪtərəl/

      • Adjective
      • Being the basic exact meaning of a word/expression
      • Being real and true and without exaggerating
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    • literally

      US /ˈlɪtərəli/

      UK

      • Adverb
      • In a literal manner or sense; exactly as stated.
      • Used for emphasis to describe something that is actually true, often to highlight surprise or intensity.
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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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    • manner

      US /ˈmænɚ/

      UK /ˈmænə(r)/

      • Noun
      • The way a person acts, talks, or behaves
      • Polite and respectful behavior to others
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    • mentally

      US /ˈmɛntl:ɪ/

      UK /ˈmentəli/

      • Adverb
      • With or in the mind and thoughts
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    • neighborhood

      US /ˈnebɚˌhʊd/

      UK /'neɪbəhʊd/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Area of a town or city that people live in
      • People who live in a particular area
      • Adjective
      • Relating to a neighborhood.
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    • of ours

      US /ʌv ˈaʊɚz/

      UK /əv ˈaʊəz/

      • other
      • Belonging to us; associated with us.
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    • offensive

      US /əˈfɛnsɪv/

      UK /əˈfensɪv/

      • Adjective
      • Causing displeasure or anger
      • Attacking or intended to attack
      • Noun
      • A military attack
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    • piss off

      US /pɪs ɔf/

      UK /pis ɔf/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To leave or go away, used especially as a rude way of telling someone to go away
      • To go away; leave.
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    • pit

      US /pɪt/

      UK /pɪt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To use your strength, skill or wit to beat another
      • To make holes or marks on a surface
      • Noun
      • Hole in the ground
      • Garage area for racing cars on a circuit
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    • refer

      US /rɪˈfɚ/

      UK /rɪ'fɜ:(r)/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To talk about or write about something
      • To give information about something
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    • sex

      US /sɛks/

      UK /seks/

      • Noun
      • State of being male or female
      • Physical activity by which we produce babies
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    • show off

      US /ʃo ɔf/

      UK /ʃəu ɔf/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To show your ability/possessions to try to impress
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    • silly

      US /ˈsɪli/

      UK /'sɪlɪ/

      • Adjective
      • Careless
      • Acting funny or playfully
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    • slang

      US /slæŋ/

      UK /slæŋ/

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

      US /ˈstu:pɪd/

      UK /ˈstju:pɪd/

      • Adjective
      • Not intelligent; lacking ability to learn easily
      • Noun
      • A stupid person.
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    • suck up

      US /sʌk ʌp/

      UK /sʌk ʌp/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To try to gain favor by flattering or fawning.
      • To absorb or soak up a liquid.
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    • talking about

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To discuss a particular topic.
      • To be constantly mentioning or bringing up a subject.
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    • tramp

      US /træmp/

      UK /træmp/

      • Countable Noun
      • A person who lives on the streets
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To walk or stamp heavily
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    • unstable

      US /ʌnˈstebəl/

      UK /ʌnˈsteɪbl/

      • Adjective
      • (Of a chair, etc.) likely to move, fall etc.
      • Tending to overreact emotionally; not balanced
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    • violent

      US /ˈvaɪələnt/

      UK /ˈvaɪələnt/

      • Adjective
      • Done with force; likely to produce physical damage
      • Using or involving physical force intended to hurt, damage, or kill someone or something.
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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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