Vocabulary

  • have to: Must do
  • look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
  • de novo: Newly arising; synthesized from scratch, especially referring to a new mutation or a newly synthesized molecule.
  • at the moment: At this time; now
  • in the game: Still involved or active in a competition or situation.
  • at least: As a minimum
  • got to: To arrive at some place
  • work in: To make an opening for something in your schedule
  • over to: Used to hand over to someone else to speak
  • make it big: To become very successful or famous.
  • for life: For the duration of one's life; permanently.
  • happen on: To find or discover by accident.
  • kill me: An exaggerated expression of frustration or annoyance.
  • for some reason: For a reason that is not known or not easily explained.
  • at once: Immediately; without delay
  • along with: In addition to; together with.
  • on the line: At risk; in a situation where something could be lost.
  • outside of: Located or situated beyond the boundaries or confines of something.
  • as opposed to: In contrast to; rather than.
  • picks up: To catch a criminal and take to police station
  • go on: To continue doing something
  • deal with
  • with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
  • in league: Secretly working together to deceive or harm others.
  • like fuck: Used to emphasize a very high degree or intensity.
  • back off: To stop supporting; lose courage
  • to death: Extremely; to a great degree
  • come up with: To think of an idea or solution; produce
  • off of: From a position on something; down from.
  • care of: Used in an address to indicate the person who will receive the mail for someone else.
  • in another world: Mentally distant; not paying attention to the present reality.
  • go back to: To return to a starting point
  • get lost: An impolite way of telling someone to go away.
  • think about: To consider something carefully.
  • at sea
  • box out: To position yourself to block an opponent, commonly in basketball.
  • watch out: To be careful; to be alert to danger
  • in with: Fashionable or popular at the moment.
  • no matter: Regardless of; it does not matter.
  • game on: An exclamation indicating the start of a game or activity.
  • out of control: Impossible to manage or control.
  • rely on: To depend on someone or something
  • catch up: To become equal with another person
  • come round: To visit someone or some place for a short time
  • cool down: To become cooler; to reduce in temperature.
  • get here: To arrive at a specific location.
  • of means: Having resources or wealth available for use.
  • go out: To leave a building (e.g. a house)
  • out there: In or to a place that is far away
  • game: Activity with rules that people play to have fun
  • job: Something that must be done
  • people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
  • play: To act as a character in a movie, or on stage
  • sea: Very large group of people, similar-looking things
  • back: Farthest from the front e.g. in a classroom
  • run: To depart or travel according to a schedule
  • fishing: To go fishing with a net or hook
  • lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
  • make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
  • thing: (Used to introduce the reason for something)
  • gaming: Betting money on sports, horses, games etc.
  • fish: Animal that swims and lives in water
  • life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
  • stop: To block or close something
  • team: Group of people working on a task together
  • win: Success in beating the other team or competitors
  • match: To equal or be as good as something else
  • kill: To cause someone to experience a lot of pain
  • cool: Steady and calm when facing difficulties
  • happen: To take place or occur
  • hobby: Regular activity done in free time, for pleasure
  • crowd: To force too many things, people into
  • middle: Place that is halfway between two things
  • level: Specific height of something
  • dead: Not alive
  • point: An item to be discussed
  • competition: Fighting against others to win something
  • moment: Very short or brief period of time
  • sail: To travel across water in a boat or a ship
  • robot: Machine able perform more tasks that people can
  • character: Person in a story, movie or play
  • pile: Large amount of something
  • server: A computer which distributes files to others
  • series: Set of stories or articles on a particular subject
  • destroy: To damage so badly that something no longer exists
  • force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
  • creative: Having the ability to make something new
  • stress: To emphasize one or more parts of a word, sentence
  • incredible: Very good; amazing
  • contest: Struggle or competition between rivals
  • spot: A certain place or area
  • fox: Small forest animal with 4 legs and a long tail
  • fisherman: Man whose job is catching fish
  • pressure: Anxiety caused by difficult problems
  • ultimate: Basic; original; most significant
  • ban: To make something illegal or not allowed
  • unload: To express strong or troubling feelings
  • cosplay: The practice of dressing up as a character from a work of fiction (such as a manga, anime, video game, or comic book).
  • rift: Opening made by splitting; a major disagreement
  • lag: Delay between two events
  • scissor: To cut with or as if with scissors
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    • along with

      US /əˈlɔŋ wɪð/

      UK /əˈlɔŋ wið/

      • Preposition
      • In addition to; together with.
      • Adverb
      • In company or together with someone or something.
      • Including; in addition to.
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    • as opposed to

      US

      UK

      • Preposition
      • In contrast to; rather than.
      • Instead of; in place of.
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    • at least

      US /æt list/

      UK /æt li:st/

      • Adverb
      • As a minimum
      • Not less than
      • Phrase
      • No less than; at the minimum
      • Used to indicate that something is positive in a bad situation.
      C2
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    • at once

      US /æt wʌns/

      UK /æt wʌns/

      • Adverb
      • Immediately; without delay
      • At the same time; simultaneously
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    • at sea

      US /æt si/

      UK /æt si:/

      • Phrase
      • Adjective
      • Confused; not knowing what to do.
      A1
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    • at the moment

      US

      UK

      • Adverb
      • At this time; now
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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
      A1
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    • ban

      US /bæn/

      UK /bæn/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To make something illegal or not allowed
      • To prohibit someone from participating in a particular online community or game.
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Official action preventing something happening
      • A prohibition from participating in a particular online community or game.
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    • box out

      US /bɑks aʊt/

      UK /bɒks aʊt/

      • other
      • To position yourself to block an opponent, commonly in basketball.
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    • care of

      US /kɛr ʌv/

      UK /kɛə ɔv/

      • Preposition
      • Used in an address to indicate the person who will receive the mail for someone else.
      A2
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    • catch up

      US /kætʃ ʌp/

      UK /kætʃ ʌp/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To become equal with another person
      • To inform others of the latest news
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To do something that you have not been able to do recently.
      • To meet someone you know in order to talk to them and find out what they have been doing.
      A1
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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
      A2
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    • come round

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To visit someone or some place for a short time
      • To regain consciousness after fainting
      A1
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    • come up with

      US /kʌm ʌp wɪð/

      UK /kʌm ʌp wið/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To think of an idea or solution; produce
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    • competition

      US /ˌkɑmpɪˈtɪʃən/

      UK /ˌkɒmpəˈtɪʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Fighting against others to win something
      • A situation in which people or organizations compete with each other for something that not everyone can have.
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    • contest

      US /ˈkɑnˌtɛst/

      UK /'kɒntest/

      • Noun
      • Struggle or competition between rivals
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To struggle or compete against other people
      • To not accept an official or legal judgment
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    • cool down

      US /kul daʊn/

      UK /ku:l daun/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To become cooler; to reduce in temperature.
      • To become calm and relaxed after being angry or excited.
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To perform light exercises after a more intense workout to gradually decrease heart rate and breathing.
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    • creative

      US /kriˈetɪv/

      UK /krɪ'eɪtɪv/

      • Adjective
      • Having the ability to make something new
      • Having the ability to create; imaginative and original.
      • Noun
      • A person whose job involves creative work.
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    • crowd

      US /kraʊd/

      UK /kraʊd/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To force too many things, people into
      • (Lots of people) to meet together in one place
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Large group of people together in one place
      A2
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    • de novo

      US

      UK

      • Adjective
      • Newly arising; synthesized from scratch, especially referring to a new mutation or a newly synthesized molecule.
      • Adverb
      • Anew; from the beginning. In law, it refers to a fresh determination of an issue that has already been decided.
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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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    • destroy

      US /dɪˈstrɔɪ/

      UK /dɪ'strɔɪ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To damage so badly that something no longer exists
      • To defeat someone or something easily
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    • fisherman

      US /ˈfɪʃəmən/

      UK /ˈfiʃəˌmən/

      • Countable Noun
      • Man whose job is catching fish
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    • fishing

      US /ˈfɪʃɪŋ/

      UK /ˈfɪʃɪŋ/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To go fishing with a net or hook
      • Uncountable Noun
      • The act of catching fish
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    • for life

      US /fɔr laɪf/

      UK /fɔ: laif/

      • Phrase
      • For the duration of one's life; permanently.
      • To support someone for the duration of their life.
      • Adjective
      • Being a member for the entirety of one's life.
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    • for some reason

      US /fɔr sʌm ˈrizən/

      UK /fɔ: sʌm ˈri:zən/

      • Phrase
      • For a reason that is not known or not easily explained.
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    • fox

      US /fɑ:ks/

      UK /fɒks/

      • Countable Noun
      • Small forest animal with 4 legs and a long tail
      • Clever, tricky person
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To make something difficult to understand; confuse
      • To trick someone in a clever way
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    • game on

      US /ɡem ɑn/

      UK /ɡeim ɔn/

      • Interjection
      • An exclamation indicating the start of a game or activity.
      • An exclamation indicating acceptance of a challenge.
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    • gaming

      US /ˈɡemɪŋ/

      UK /'ɡeɪmɪŋ/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Betting money on sports, horses, games etc.
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    • get here

      US

      UK

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To arrive at a specific location.
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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 back to

      US /ɡo bæk tu/

      UK /ɡəu bæk tu:/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To return to a starting point
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    • go on

      US /ɡo ɑn/

      UK /ɡəu ɔn/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To continue doing something
      • To happen (usually negative)
      • Interjection
      • Used to encourage someone
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    • go out

      US /ɡo aʊt/

      UK /ɡəu aut/

      • Phrase
      • To leave a building (e.g. a house)
      • Phrasal Verb
      • (Of a fire) to burn out; be extinguished
      • Go out of fashion to stop being fashionable
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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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    • happen on

      US /ˈhæpən ɑn/

      UK /ˈhæpən ɒn/

      • other
      • To find or discover by accident.
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    • have to

      US /hæv tu/

      UK /ˈhæv tə/

      • Auxiliary Verb
      • Must do
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    • in another world

      US /ɪn əˈnʌðɚ wɝld/

      UK /ɪn əˈnʌðə wɜ:ld/

      • other
      • Mentally distant; not paying attention to the present reality.
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    • in league

      US /ɪn liɡ/

      UK /in li:g/

      • other
      • Secretly working together to deceive or harm others.
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    • in the game

      US /ɪn ðə ˈɡeɪm/

      UK /in ðə ˈɡeɪm/

      • other
      • Still involved or active in a competition or situation.
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    • in with

      US /ɪn wɪð/

      UK /in wið/

      • Phrase
      • Fashionable or popular at the moment.
      • Having influence or favor with someone.
      • Phrasal Verb
      • To introduce or bring something new into a system or organization.
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    • incredible

      US /ɪnˈkrɛdəbəl/

      UK /ɪnˈkredəbl/

      • Adjective
      • Very good; amazing
      • Really good; amazing; great
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    • kill me

      US

      UK

      • Interjection
      • An exaggerated expression of frustration or annoyance.
      • Phrase
      • A direct request to end one's life, often due to unbearable suffering.
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    • lag

      US /læɡ/

      UK /læɡ/

      • Noun
      • Delay between two events
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To move at a slow pace in relation to others
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    • level

      US /ˈlɛvəl/

      UK /'levl/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Specific height of something
      • Amount of ability you have compared to others
      • Transitive Verb
      • To aim a gun at someone
      • To destroy a building; flatten an area completely
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    • like fuck

      US /laɪk fʌk/

      UK /laɪk fʌk/

      • other
      • Used to emphasize a very high degree 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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    • make it big

      US

      UK

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To become very successful or famous.
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    • match

      US /mætʃ/

      UK /mætʃ/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To equal or be as good as something else
      • To work well or look good with something else
      • Noun
      • Something that is equal to or the same as another
      • Small stick you strike to light a fire candle etc.
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    • no matter

      US

      UK

      • Conjunction
      • Regardless of; it does not matter.
      • Adverb
      • Regardless of; it is not important
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    • of means

      US /ʌv minz/

      UK /əv mi:nz/

      • other
      • Having resources or wealth available for use.
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    • off of

      US /ɔf ʌv/

      UK /ɔf ɔv/

      • Preposition
      • From a position on something; down from.
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    • on the line

      US /ɑn ði laɪn/

      UK /ɔn ðə lain/

      • Phrase
      • At risk; in a situation where something could be lost.
      • Having a great deal of responsibility.
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    • out of control

      US /aʊt ʌv kənˈtrol/

      UK /aut ɔv kənˈtrəul/

      • Adjective
      • Impossible to manage or control.
      • Not able to be directed or steered.
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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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    • outside of

      US /aʊtˈsaɪd ʌv/

      UK /ˌautˈsaid ɔv/

      • Preposition
      • Located or situated beyond the boundaries or confines of something.
      • Beyond the scope, range, or limits of something.
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    • over to

      US

      UK

      • Preposition
      • Used to hand over to someone else to speak
      • The responsibility is now yours
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    • picks up

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To catch a criminal and take to police station
      • To start again where you left off
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • Learns or acquires something, often quickly or without effort.
      • Collects someone or something.
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    • pile

      US /paɪl/

      UK /paɪl/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Large amount of something
      • Group of things one on top of another
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • (E.g. of problems) to increase; get more or worse
      • To place things on top of each other; to heap up.
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    • pressure

      US /ˈprɛʃɚ/

      UK /'preʃə(r)/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Anxiety caused by difficult problems
      • Force, weight when pressing against a thing
      • Transitive Verb
      • To apply force to something
      • To persuade or force someone to do something
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    • rely on

      US /rɪˈlaɪ ɑn/

      UK /riˈlai ɔn/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To depend on someone or something
      A2
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    • rift

      US /rɪft/

      UK /rɪft/

      • Noun
      • Opening made by splitting; a major disagreement
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    • robot

      US /ˈroʊbɑ:t/

      UK /ˈrəʊbɒt/

      • Countable Noun
      • Machine able perform more tasks that people can
      • A person who acts in a mechanical or unemotional way.
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    • sail

      US /sel/

      UK /seɪl/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To travel across water in a boat or a ship
      • To move along quickly and smoothly
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Trip or journey on a ship
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    • scissor

      US /ˈsɪzɚ/

      UK /'sɪzə/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To cut with or as if with scissors
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    • server

      US /ˈsɚvɚ/

      UK /'sɜ:və(r)/

      • Countable Noun
      • A computer which distributes files to others
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Person who gives food to others at a table
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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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    • stress

      US / strɛs/

      UK /stres/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To emphasize one or more parts of a word, sentence
      • To put pressure on something or someone
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Emphasis on part of a word or sentence
      • Pressure on something or someone
      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.
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    • to death

      US /tu dɛθ/

      UK /tu: deθ/

      • Phrase
      • Extremely; to a great degree
      • Until death
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    • ultimate

      US /ˈʌltəmɪt/

      UK /ˈʌltɪmət/

      • Adjective
      • Basic; original; most significant
      • Being the greatest example of something
      • Noun
      • A non-contact team sport played with a flying disc.
      • The best achievable or imaginable of its kind.
      A2
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    • unload

      US /ʌnˈlod/

      UK /ˌʌn'ləʊd/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To express strong or troubling feelings
      • To take out items for use (e.g. bullets from guns)
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    • watch out

      US /wɑtʃ aʊt/

      UK /wɔtʃ aut/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To be careful; to be alert to danger
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    • with it

      US /wɪð ɪt/

      UK /wið it/

      • Adjective
      • Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
      • Understanding and knowledgeable about current trends or information.
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    • work in

      US /wɚk ɪn/

      UK /wə:k in/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To make an opening for something in your schedule
      • To fit person/thing into a schedule or sequence
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    She took a brave step forward, leaving behind her comfort zone to chase her dreams.

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    • 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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