Vocabulary

  • slow down: To reduce the speed
  • hang on: To wait for the person you phoned to answer
  • on the phone: Talking on the telephone.
  • deal with
  • quiet as a mouse: Extremely quiet or silent.
  • on the internet: Located or available on the internet.
  • look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
  • calm down: To make or become relaxed after being stressed
  • at the moment: At this time; now
  • going on: To continue doing something
  • have a go: To attempt or try something.
  • speak: To be able to use a certain language
  • understand: To know the meaning of language, what someone says
  • catch: Amount of something that has been caught
  • hear: To be aware of sound; to perceive with the ear
  • slow: Lacking activity, busyness or excitement
  • talk: Style of speaking
  • auxiliary: Helping or supporting a function or group
  • website: Collection of webpages in one location
  • nice: Being attractive or of high quality or value
  • pizza: Round Italian food with cheese cooked in an oven
  • email: A message like a letter sent by computer or phone
  • conversation: Talking with other people; discussion or chat
  • choose: To select; decide between several possibilities
  • write: To compose letters and words on paper or a screen
  • fast: In a way that is difficult to move or change
  • loud: Being very bright with colors, clothes etc.
  • repeat: Action that is done again
  • polite: Showing good manners or respect for other people
  • sec: Shortened form of 'second'
  • mind: To be bothered or upset by something
  • quiet: Hidden, or done in a private way
  • busy: Working hard doing something; full of activity
  • bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
  • simple: Not hard to understand or do; not complex
  • check: Paper showing how much you owe at a restaurant
  • quiz: A game in which players answer questions on topics
  • verb: Word that expresses an action or state
  • checking: To confirm the details of something are correct
  • mouse: Small animal that has fur and a long tail
  • slowly: In an unhurried or not speedy manner
  • vegetarian: Being made from vegetables and not having any meat
  • hang: To attach a picture, photograph etc. onto a wall
  • loudly: With a loud noise; not quietly
  • volume: Number or amount of something e.g. sales
  • raise: To increase a bet above another when playing cards
  • calm: Without wind or storm; quiet; peaceful
  • sir: Form of polite address to a man you do not know
  • private: Being away from others and quiet
  • fight: To argue or quarrel with someone about something
  • involve: To have or be included as a part of something
  • meaning: To express a particular idea or thought
  • link: Any one of the rings that are part of a chain
  • deal: To cope with something - usually troubles
  • couple: To join something to something else
  • struggle: To try very hard to do something difficult
  • tutoring: To give private instruction to someone
  • optional: Being possible or available, but not required
  • context: Set of facts surrounding a person or event
  • ing: A suffix used in some languages, particularly Dutch, to form patronymic surnames, indicating descent or origin.
  • subscribe: To regularly pay to receive a service
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    • at the moment

      US

      UK

      • Adverb
      • At this time; now
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    • auxiliary

      US /ɔɡˈzɪljəri, -ˈzɪləri/

      UK /ɔ:gˈzɪliəri/

      • Adjective
      • Helping or supporting a function or group
      • Noun
      • Group of workers who provide help and assistance
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    • calm

      US /kɑm/

      UK /kɑ:m/

      • Adjective
      • Without wind or storm; quiet; peaceful
      • Relaxed and not worried or angry
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To make or become relaxed and not worried or angry
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    • calm down

      US /kɑm daʊn/

      UK /kɑ:m daun/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To make or become relaxed after being stressed
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    • context

      US /ˈkɑnˌtɛkst/

      UK /ˈkɒntekst/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Set of facts surrounding a person or event
      • The circumstances that form the setting for an event, statement, or idea, and in terms of which it can be fully understood and assessed.
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    • conversation

      US /ˌkɑnvɚˈseʃən/

      UK /ˌkɒnvəˈseɪʃn/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Talking with other people; discussion or chat
      • General communication or interaction.
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    • couple

      US /ˈkʌpəl/

      UK /'kʌpl/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To join something to something else
      • (Two animals) to engage in sexual relations
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Two people in a romantic relationship
      • Two of something; two people; a pair
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    • deal with

      US /dil wɪð/

      UK /di:l wið/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To buy or sell goods or services.
      • Phrasal Verb
      • To take action to solve a problem or manage a situation.
      • To be about; concern.
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    • going on

      US /ˈɡoɪŋ ɑn/

      UK /ˈgəʊɪŋ ɔn/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To continue doing something
      • To happen (usually negative)
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    • hang

      US /hæŋ/

      UK /hæŋ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To attach a picture, photograph etc. onto a wall
      • To kill by putting a rope around neck and dropping
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To float, move softly, or remain in the air
      • To remain undecided, unsolved or unclear
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    • hang on

      US /hæŋ ɑn/

      UK /hæŋ ɔn/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To wait for the person you phoned to answer
      • To persevere or persist, especially in a difficult situation.
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    • have a go

      US /hæv e ɡo/

      UK /hæv ə ɡəu/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To attempt or try 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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    • link

      US /lɪŋk/

      UK /lɪŋk/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Any one of the rings that are part of a chain
      • Connection between two or more things or people
      • Transitive Verb
      • To join or connect together
      • To associate or connect in one's mind.
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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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    • loud

      US /laʊd/

      UK /laʊd/

      • Adjective
      • Being very bright with colors, clothes etc.
      • Making a lot of noise
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    • mouse

      US /maʊs/

      UK /maʊs/

      • Countable Noun
      • Small animal that has fur and a long tail
      • Noun
      • Computer device to control movement on a screen
      • Quiet, shy person
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    • on the internet

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Located or available on the internet.
      • Using the internet as a medium or platform.
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    • on the phone

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Talking on the telephone.
      • Adjective
      • Using a phone, especially a mobile phone.
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    • optional

      US /ˈɑpʃənəl/

      UK /ˈɒpʃənl/

      • Adjective
      • Being possible or available, but not required
      • Available as an extra; not standard
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    • pizza

      US /ˈpitsə/

      UK /ˈpi:tsə/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Round Italian food with cheese cooked in an oven
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    • polite

      US /pəˈlaɪt/

      UK /pəˈlaɪt/

      • Adjective
      • Showing good manners or respect for other people
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    • quiet as a mouse

      US /ˈkwaɪət əz ə ˈmaʊs/

      UK /ˈkwaɪət əz ə ˈmaʊs/

      • other
      • Extremely quiet or silent.
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    • quiz

      US /kwɪz/

      UK /kwɪz/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A game in which players answer questions on topics
      • Brief spoken or written test, given to students
      • Transitive Verb
      • To ask a person many questions about something
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    • repeat

      US /rɪˈpit/

      UK /rɪˈpi:t/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Action that is done again
      • Musical passage that is to be played again
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To do something over again
      • To say something you have learned and memorized
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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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    • struggle

      US /ˈstrʌɡəl/

      UK /'strʌɡl/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To try very hard to do something difficult
      • To fight or struggle violently
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Strong efforts made to do something difficult
      • A difficult or challenging situation or task
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    • subscribe

      US /səbˈskraɪb/

      UK /səb'skraɪb/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To regularly pay to receive a service
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    • tutoring

      US

      UK

      • Transitive Verb
      • To give private instruction to someone
      B2
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    • vegetarian

      US /ˌvɛdʒɪˈtɛriən/

      UK /ˌvedʒə'teərɪən/

      • Adjective
      • Being made from vegetables and not having any meat
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Person who does not eat meat from animals or fish
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    • volume

      US /ˈvɑljum, -jəm/

      UK /ˈvɒlju:m/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Number or amount of something e.g. sales
      • Amount of space that something takes up
      • Countable Noun
      • One book that is part of a set of books
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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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