Vocabulary

  • back up: To save a copy of your computer data
  • back off: To stop supporting; lose courage
  • back away: To stop being involved with, as through fear
  • back down: To admit you were wrong; stop claiming
  • back into: To drive a vehicle backwards into a space or area.
  • back out: To say you will now not do something you promised
  • for example: As an illustration or instance.
  • give up: To lose hope or admit defeat
  • look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
  • have to: Must do
  • as one: Acting or moving together at the same time.
  • on the ground: Located on the surface of the earth.
  • go away: To go on vacation
  • change your mind
  • come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
  • back: Farthest from the front e.g. in a classroom
  • give: Degree of flexibility in something, a material
  • car: A vehicle with wheels and engine to carry people
  • make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
  • computer: Machine for storing data, accessing the internet
  • start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
  • today: This day; day that is happening now
  • parking: To stay still without moving
  • verb: Word that expresses an action or state
  • police: People, often in uniforms, who solve crimes
  • garage: Place for keeping a car
  • company: Good feeling from being with someone else
  • bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
  • angry: Having a strong feeling of being upset
  • mountain: Very high piece of land, higher than a hill
  • correct: Being suitable and appropriate for an occasion
  • hurt: To cause pain, damage or injury
  • space: Empty area kept for a specific reason, like a car
  • case: Container used to carry things, e.g. clothes
  • climb: To rise gradually and steadily to a higher point
  • mind: To be bothered or upset by something
  • quiz: A game in which players answer questions on topics
  • bother: To cause problems, concerns or worry for someone
  • argue: To fight or disagree over something
  • criminal: Involving illegal activity; relating to crime
  • fight: To argue or quarrel with someone about something
  • similar: Nearly the same; alike
  • support: To give assistance or advice to someone
  • contract: To become ill as a result of getting a disease
  • argument: Discussion in which you disagree with someone
  • spot: A certain place or area
  • preposition: Word such as 'at' 'on' etc. showing position/time
  • disk: Thin or flat, round object, e.g. for storing data
  • weak: Not having a strong character
  • trash: Garbage or anything that is worthless
  • backwards: Towards the rear, what is behind or past
  • backup: Making additional copies of your computer data
  • agreement: Sharing the same opinion or reach a decision
  • fainted: To suddenly become unconscious and fall down
  • desktop: Home screen on a computer
  • rope: A thick string made by twisting fibers together
  • headquarters: Main offices; administrative buildings or centers
  • threatening: To cause something potential harm, or put at risk
  • straightforward: Easy to do or understand; not complicated
  • chase: Act of going after someone to catch them
  • commonly: Typically, normally; not unusually
  • reinforce: To send more troops/resources to support an army
  • confrontation: A disagreement or argument
  • retreat: Act of a force moving back from a winning enemy
  • parallel: To be equal to, or like, something else
  • phrasal: Concerning or consisting of a phrase
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    • agreement

      US /əˈɡrimənt/

      UK /əˈgri:mənt/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Sharing the same opinion or reach a decision
      • A formal arrangement between people or groups
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    • argument

      US /ˈɑrɡjəmənt/

      UK /ˈɑ:gjumənt/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Discussion in which you disagree with someone
      • A presentation of reasons for or against an idea
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    • as one

      US

      UK

      • Adverb
      • Acting or moving together at the same time.
      • In complete agreement or unity.
      • Phrase
      • With a single voice or opinion; unanimously.
      • In perfect harmony or unison.
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    • back away

      US /bæk əˈwe/

      UK /bæk əˈwei/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To stop being involved with, as through fear
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    • back down

      US /bæk daʊn/

      UK /bæk daun/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To admit you were wrong; stop claiming
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    • back into

      US /bæk ˈɪntu/

      UK /bæk ˈɪntuː/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To drive a vehicle backwards into a space or area.
      • To accidentally collide with something while moving backwards.
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    • back off

      US /bæk ɔf/

      UK /bæk ɔf/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To stop supporting; lose courage
      • To decide to not carry out a threat
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    • back out

      US /bæk aʊt/

      UK /bæk aut/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To say you will now not do something you promised
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    • back up

      US /bæk ʌp/

      UK /bæk ʌp/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To save a copy of your computer data
      • To confirm the truth of what someone says
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    • backup

      US /ˈbækˌʌp/

      UK /ˈbækʌp/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Making additional copies of your computer data
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    • backwards

      US /'bækwərdz/

      UK /'bækwədz/

      • Adverb
      • Towards the rear, what is behind or past
      • Towards a previous time
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    • bother

      US /ˈbɑðɚ/

      UK /'bɒðə(r)/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To cause problems, concerns or worry for someone
      • To take the trouble to do something
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Problems, concern or worry for someone
      • A disturbance; trouble
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    • change your mind

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      UK

      • Phrase
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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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    • come back

      US /kʌm bæk/

      UK /kʌm bæk/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To reply to someone, often forcefully
      • To be remembered
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    • commonly

      US /ˈkɑmənlɪ/

      UK /ˈkɒmənli/

      • Adverb
      • Typically, normally; not unusually
      • Widely; by many people.
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    • confrontation

      US /ˌkɑ:nfrənˈteɪʃn/

      UK /ˌkɒnfrʌnˈteɪʃn/

      • Noun
      • A disagreement or argument
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    • correct

      US /kəˈrɛkt/

      UK /kə'rekt/

      • Adjective
      • Being suitable and appropriate for an occasion
      • True or accurate
      • Transitive Verb
      • To fix a problem
      • To write marks on a piece of work to show mistakes
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    • criminal

      US /ˈkrɪmənəl/

      UK /ˈkrɪmɪnl/

      • Adjective
      • Involving illegal activity; relating to crime
      • Not justifiable; shameful
      • Noun
      • Person who commits a crime
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    • desktop

      US /ˈdɛskˌtɑp/

      UK /ˈdesktɒp/

      • Noun
      • Home screen on a computer
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    • disk

      US /dɪsk/

      UK /dɪsk/

      • Noun
      • Thin or flat, round object, e.g. for storing data
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    • fainted

      US

      UK

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To suddenly become unconscious and fall down
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    • for example

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • As an illustration or instance.
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    • garage

      US /ɡəˈrɑʒ, -ˈrɑdʒ/

      UK /'ɡærɑ:ʒ/

      • Countable Noun
      • Place for keeping a car
      • A place where vehicles are repaired.
      • Uncountable Noun
      • A style of rock music characterized by a raw, energetic sound, often associated with amateur bands practicing in garages.
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    • give up

      US /ɡɪv ʌp/

      UK /ɡiv ʌp/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To lose hope or admit defeat
      • To decide to not start to try solving a problem
      • Verb Phrase
      • to surrender an item; hand over an item
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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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    • have to

      US /hæv tu/

      UK /ˈhæv tə/

      • Auxiliary Verb
      • Must do
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    • headquarters

      US /ˈhɛdˌkwɔrtəz/

      UK /ˈhedˈkwɔ:təz/

      • Noun (plural)
      • Main offices; administrative buildings or centers
      • Noun
      • The main office or center of operations for an organization or company.
      • The command center of a military organization.
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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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    • 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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    • parallel

      US /ˈpærəˌlɛl/

      UK /'pærəlel/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To be equal to, or like, something else
      • To compare
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A line on a map a set distance from the equator
      • A similarity; a comparison.
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    • phrasal

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      UK

      • Adjective
      • Concerning or consisting of a phrase
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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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    • reinforce

      US /ˌri:ɪnˈfɔ:rs/

      UK /ˌri:ɪnˈfɔ:s/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To send more troops/resources to support an army
      • To encourage or strengthen an idea or feeling
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    • retreat

      US /rɪˈtrit/

      UK /rɪ'tri:t/

      • Noun
      • Act of a force moving back from a winning enemy
      • A place away from home and work to relax
      • Intransitive Verb
      • (Of army, etc.) to move back from a winning enemy
      • To go away from home and work for a vacation
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    • rope

      US /rop/

      UK /rəʊp/

      • Countable Noun
      • A thick string made by twisting fibers together
      • Transitive Verb
      • To tie/attach animals, etc. together using a rope
      • To enclose or cordon off an area with a rope.
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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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    • straightforward

      US /stretˈfɔrwəd/

      UK /ˌstreɪtˈfɔ:wəd/

      • Adjective
      • Easy to do or understand; not complicated
      • Honest and open; not trying to hide anything.
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    • threatening

      US / ˈθrɛtnɪŋ/

      UK /ˈθretnɪŋ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To cause something potential harm, or put at risk
      • To say you may harm or hurt someone
      • Adjective
      • Causing potential harm or hurt
      • Expressing or suggesting a threat.
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    • trash

      US /træʃ/

      UK /træʃ/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Garbage or anything that is worthless
      • Transitive Verb
      • To throw away in the garbage
      • To criticize; claim person/thing is inferior
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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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    Phrasal Verbs with BACK: "back up", "back off", "back out"

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    Janet Lai posted on 2015/09/22
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