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  • have to: Must do
  • think about: To consider something carefully.
  • hang on: To wait for the person you phoned to answer
  • in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
  • suffer from: To experience pain or distress; to be badly affected by.
  • look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
  • to the bone: Thoroughly; completely; to the innermost part.
  • torture chamber: A room used for inflicting torture.
  • break up
  • up against: Facing or contending with something difficult or challenging.
  • brush up: To improve your knowledge, skill, or memory of
  • in ways: In a manner or by methods that.
  • on the news: Reported or broadcasted as part of a news program.
  • way to go: An expression of encouragement or approval.
  • think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
  • work together: To collaborate or cooperate with others to achieve a common goal.
  • proud of you: Feeling pleased and satisfied about something you own or have done, or are connected to.
  • in relation to: Concerning; with reference to; regarding.
  • with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
  • wait for: To wait until someone comes, or something happens
  • woman: Adult female human being
  • wife: Married woman
  • year: Unit of time equal to 12 months or 365 or 366 days
  • girl: A female child; a young woman
  • catch: Amount of something that has been caught
  • man: Humans in general, including male and female
  • pencil: Something you draw pictures with, or write with
  • want: To desire or wish for something; hope for a thing
  • good: Proper, appropriate or right
  • feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
  • cat: Household pet with fur, four legs and long tail.
  • great: Very good; better than before
  • thinking: To have an idea, opinion or belief about something
  • understand: To know the meaning of language, what someone says
  • hair: Long thin strands growing on your head or body
  • lose: To be unable to keep in check or control something
  • story: One of many floors or levels in a building
  • terrible: Very bad; horrible
  • case: Container used to carry things, e.g. clothes
  • excellence: Extremely high quality
  • correct: Being suitable and appropriate for an occasion
  • jealous: Wishing you were like someone or had their things
  • fiction: Made-up stories; imagined events
  • suddenly: In an unexpected or very quick manner
  • truth: Real facts about something
  • shiny: Reflecting a lot of light; bright and smooth
  • painful: Causing or feeling physical pain or hurt
  • suffer: To experience pain, illness, or injury
  • pleasure: Feeling of happiness, enjoyment, or satisfaction
  • row: To move a boat using oars
  • obvious: Easily understood and clear; plain to see
  • hang: To attach a picture, photograph etc. onto a wall
  • account: An advantage
  • bitterness: With a strong unpleasant taste
  • exhausting: To emit gas from the back of a car
  • competitiveness: Aggressive willingness to win
  • emotion: A feeling such as sadness, anger or love
  • gut: To destroy the inside of a building , e.g. by fire
  • mysterious: Unusual; hard to understand or work out
  • vast: Being very large in size or amount
  • cute: Attractive in a pretty or endearing way
  • brightly: In a happy manner
  • react: To change when mixing with other chemicals
  • entitlement: Right (to benefits) granted by law, contract
  • interpret: To express so that others understand it
  • unconscious: Not aware of what is going on around you
  • suspicion: Feeling that something or something is doubtful
  • envy: Feeling of wanting something that someone else has
  • jealousy: Unhappy feeling of wanting what someone else has
  • intensity: Great energy, strength, or concentration
  • genius: Person displaying a high level of intelligence
  • scholarship: Work of learning, studying, acquiring knowledge
  • detect: To discover or identify the presence of something
  • amateur: Someone doing an activity for pleasure, not a job
  • exaggeration: Act of trying to make things seem more extreme
  • intensely: In a manner that is very strong or extreme
  • quest: Long and challenging journey to find something
  • provoke: To deliberately annoy to make someone aggressive
  • creep: To move quietly so as not to be seen
  • misplace: To put something in the wrong place
  • masterpiece: Greatest work, e.g. of a famous artist
  • thrill: Thing/event causing sudden excitement or pleasure
  • intolerable: Unbearable; so that you cannot suffer any more
  • formidable: Powerful; causing fear and deserving respect
  • sentimental: Displaying emotions too easily or strongly
  • mistress: Woman in sexual relationship with a married man
  • baffle: To puzzle; to confuse
  • hideous: Very ugly; frightening-looking
  • geometry: Mathematical study of shapes, surfaces, and space
  • consolation: Something that gives you a better feeling when sad
  • mastermind: To supervise a complex undertaking, crime etc.
  • pierce: Person's name
  • centennial: 100th anniversary of something
  • speller: An introductory textbook to teach spelling
  • blatantly: Very obviously; without any shame
  • parse: To analyze component parts of speech
  • envious: Wishing you had what someone else has
  • inventive: Having the ability to think up/create new things
  • teller: Person who works at a bank front counter
  • configuration: A shape or outline; a method of arrangement
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    • amateur

      US /ˈæməˌtɚ/

      UK /'æmətə(r)/

      • Noun
      • Someone doing an activity for pleasure, not a job
      • Adjective
      • Unskilled in an activity; not professional
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    • baffle

      US /ˈbæfəl/

      UK /'bæfl/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To puzzle; to confuse
      B2
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    • bitterness

      US / ˈbɪtɚnɪs/

      UK /'bɪtənəs/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • With a strong unpleasant taste
      A2
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    • blatantly

      US /'bleɪtəntlɪ/

      UK /'bleɪtəntlɪ/

      • Adverb
      • Very obviously; without any shame
      B2
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    • break up

      US /brek ʌp/

      UK /breik ʌp/

      • Phrase
      • Phrasal Verb
      • (Of party, relationship) to come to an end
      • To end something, e.g. a fight
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    • brightly

      US /ˈbraɪtlɪ/

      UK /'braɪtlɪ/

      • Adverb
      • In a happy manner
      • With a lot of light
      A2
      More
    • brush up

      US /brʌʃ ʌp/

      UK /brʌʃ ʌp/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To improve your knowledge, skill, or memory of
      A2
      More
    • centennial

      US /sɛnˈtɛniəl/

      UK /senˈteniəl/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • 100th anniversary of something
      • Adjective
      • Relating to a period of 100 years.
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    • competitiveness

      US

      UK

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Aggressive willingness to win
      A2
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    • configuration

      US /kənˌfɪɡjəˈreʃən/

      UK /kənˌfɪgəˈreɪʃn/

      • Noun
      • A shape or outline; a method of arrangement
      B2
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    • consolation

      US /ˌkɑnsəˈleʃən/

      UK /ˌkɒnsəˈleɪʃn/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Something that gives you a better feeling when sad
      B2
      More
    • 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
      A2
      More
    • creep

      US /krip/

      UK /kri:p/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To move quietly so as not to be seen
      • Countable Noun
      • Scary or disliked person
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    • cute

      US /kjut/

      UK /kju:t/

      • Adjective
      • Attractive in a pretty or endearing way
      B2
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    • detect

      US /dɪˈtɛkt/

      UK /dɪˈtekt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To discover or identify the presence of something
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    • emotion

      US /ɪˈmoʃən/

      UK /iˈməuʃən/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A feeling such as sadness, anger or love
      • A mental state that arises spontaneously rather than through conscious effort
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    • entitlement

      US /ɛnˈtaɪtlmənt/

      UK /ɪnˈtaɪtlmənt/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Right (to benefits) granted by law, contract
      • The belief that one is inherently deserving of privileges or special treatment.
      B2
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    • envious

      US /ˈɛnviəs/

      UK /ˈenviəs/

      • Adjective
      • Wishing you had what someone else has
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    • envy

      US /ˈɛnvi/

      UK /ˈenvi/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Feeling of wanting something that someone else has
      • Transitive Verb
      • To feel that you want something someone else has
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    • exaggeration

      US /ɪɡˌzædʒəˈreʃən/

      UK /ɪgˌzædʒəˈreɪʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Act of trying to make things seem more extreme
      B1
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    • excellence

      US /ˈɛksələns/

      UK /ˈeksələns/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Extremely high quality
      • A particularly high level of skill or ability.
      B1
      More
    • exhausting

      US /ɪɡˈzɔstɪŋ/

      UK /ɪgˈzɔ:stɪŋ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To emit gas from the back of a car
      • To make a person feel very tired or without energy
      • Adjective
      • Very very tiring
      A2
      More
    • fiction

      US /ˈfɪkʃən/

      UK /ˈfɪkʃn/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Made-up stories; imagined events
      • False statement or account about something
      B1
      More
    • formidable

      US /ˈfɔ:rmɪdəbl/

      UK /ˈfɔ:mɪdəbl/

      • Adjective
      • Powerful; causing fear and deserving respect
      • Being very hard to deal with or overcome
      B2
      More
    • genius

      US /ˈdʒinjəs/

      UK /'dʒi:nɪəs/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Person displaying a high level of intelligence
      • The characteristic spirit of a nation, people, or place.
      B2
      More
    • geometry

      US /dʒiˈɑ:mətri/

      UK /dʒiˈɒmətri/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Mathematical study of shapes, surfaces, and space
      • Mathematical shape of something
      B2
      More
    • gut

      US /ɡʌt/

      UK /ɡʌt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To destroy the inside of a building , e.g. by fire
      • To remove the internal parts of an animal or fish
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Stomach and internal organs of digestion
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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
      A2
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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.
      A2
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    • have to

      US /hæv tu/

      UK /ˈhæv tə/

      • Auxiliary Verb
      • Must do
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    • hideous

      US /ˈhɪdiəs/

      UK /ˈhɪdiəs/

      • Adjective
      • Very ugly; frightening-looking
      • Extremely unpleasant to see; very ugly.
      B2
      More
    • 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 relation to

      US /ɪn rɪˈleʃən tu/

      UK /in riˈleiʃən tu:/

      • Phrase
      • Concerning; with reference to; regarding.
      • Compared with.
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    • in ways

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • In a manner or by methods that.
      • In certain respects or aspects.
      A1
      More
    • intensely

      US /ɪnˈtɛnslɪ/

      UK /ɪn'tenslɪ/

      • Adverb
      • In a manner that is very strong or extreme
      A2
      More
    • intensity

      US /ɪnˈtɛnsɪti/

      UK /ɪn'tensətɪ/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Great energy, strength, or concentration
      • The quality of being intense; the degree or amount of strength, force, etc.
      A2TOEIC
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    • interpret

      US /ɪnˈtɚprɪt/

      UK /ɪn'tɜ:prɪt/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To express so that others understand it
      • To translate what is said into another language
      A2TOEIC
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    • intolerable

      US /ɪnˈtɑlərəbəl/

      UK /ɪnˈtɒlərəbl/

      • Adjective
      • Unbearable; so that you cannot suffer any more
      B2
      More
    • inventive

      US /ɪnˈvɛntɪv/

      UK /ɪnˈventɪv/

      • Adjective
      • Having the ability to think up/create new things
      B2TOEIC
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    • jealous

      US /ˈdʒɛləs/

      UK /ˈdʒeləs/

      • Adjective
      • Wishing you were like someone or had their things
      A2
      More
    • jealousy

      US /ˈdʒɛləsi/

      UK /ˈdʒeləsi/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Unhappy feeling of wanting what someone else has
      B1
      More
    • 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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    • mastermind

      US

      UK

      • Transitive Verb
      • To supervise a complex undertaking, crime etc.
      • Noun
      • Person behind a very clever (often criminal) plan
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    • masterpiece

      US /ˈmæstɚˌpis/

      UK /ˈmɑ:stəpi:s/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Greatest work, e.g. of a famous artist
      • An extremely good example of something.
      B2
      More
    • misplace

      US /ˌmɪs'pleɪs/

      UK /ˌmɪsˈpleɪs/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To put something in the wrong place
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    • mistress

      US /ˈmɪstrɪs/

      UK /ˈmɪstrəs/

      • Noun
      • Woman in sexual relationship with a married man
      B1
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    • mysterious

      US /mɪˈstɪriəs/

      UK /mɪˈstɪəriəs/

      • Adjective
      • Unusual; hard to understand or work out
      A2
      More
    • obvious

      US /ˈɑbviəs/

      UK /ˈɒbviəs/

      • Adjective
      • Easily understood and clear; plain to see
      • Easy to see or notice.
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    • on the news

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Reported or broadcasted as part of a news program.
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    • painful

      US /ˈpenfəl/

      UK /ˈpeɪnfl/

      • Adjective
      • Causing or feeling physical pain or hurt
      • Causing distress or unhappiness.
      A2
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    • parse

      US /pɑ:rs/

      UK /pɑ:z/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To analyze component parts of speech
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    • pierce

      US /pɪrs/

      UK /pɪəs/

      • Proper Noun
      • Person's name
      • Transitive Verb
      • To force a way into
      • To make a hole with something sharp
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    • pleasure

      US /ˈplɛʒɚ/

      UK /'pleʒə(r)/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Feeling of happiness, enjoyment, or satisfaction
      • A thing that causes enjoyment or delight.
      • Transitive Verb
      • To give someone pleasure or satisfaction.
      A2TOEIC
      More
    • proud of you

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Feeling pleased and satisfied about something you own or have done, or are connected to.
      B1
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    • provoke

      US /prəˈvoʊk/

      UK /prəˈvəʊk/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To deliberately annoy to make someone aggressive
      B2TOEIC
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    • quest

      US /kwɛst/

      UK /kwest/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Long and challenging journey to find something
      • Transitive Verb
      • To ask (someone) questions.
      • To search or seek for something.
      B2
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    • react

      US /riˈækt/

      UK /rɪ'ækt/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To change when mixing with other chemicals
      • To behave or make a change in a particular way
      A2
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    • row

      US /roʊ/

      UK /rəʊ/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To move a boat using oars
      • To argue or quarrel loudly about something
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Loud argument or quarrel between people
      • Straight line of things, e.g. seats in classroom
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    • scholarship

      US /ˈskɑlɚˌʃɪp/

      UK /'skɒləʃɪp/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Work of learning, studying, acquiring knowledge
      • Countable Noun
      • Money given to a student to pay for education
      B2
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    • sentimental

      US /ˌsɛntəˈmɛntl/

      UK /ˌsentɪ'mentl/

      • Adjective
      • Displaying emotions too easily or strongly
      • Appealing to tender emotions and feelings, especially those of love or nostalgia.
      B1
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    • shiny

      US /ˈʃaɪni/

      UK /ˈʃaɪni/

      • Adjective
      • Reflecting a lot of light; bright and smooth
      • Bright because of producing light
      A2
      More
    • suffer

      US / ˈsʌfɚ/

      UK /'sʌfə(r)/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To experience pain, illness, or injury
      • To allow or permit something, especially something unpleasant.
      A2
      More
    • suffer from

      US /ˈsʌfɚ frʌm/

      UK /ˈsʌfə frɔm/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To experience pain or distress; to be badly affected by.
      A1
      More
    • suspicion

      US /səˈspɪʃən/

      UK /sə'spɪʃn/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Feeling that something or something is doubtful
      • Feeling that someone could be guilty of something
      B1
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    • teller

      US /ˈtɛlɚ/

      UK /ˈtelə(r)/

      • Countable Noun
      • Person who works at a bank front counter
      B2
      More
    • terrible

      US /ˈtɛrəbəl/

      UK /ˈterəbl/

      • Adjective
      • Very bad; horrible
      • Causing great fear; frightening
      A2TOEIC
      More
    • 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
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    • thrill

      US /θrɪl/

      UK /θrɪl/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Thing/event causing sudden excitement or pleasure
      • A sudden feeling of fear or excitement.
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To feel sudden excitement or pleasure
      • To cause someone to feel excited and pleased.
      A2
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    • to the bone

      US /tu ði bon/

      UK /tu: ðə bəun/

      • Phrase
      • Thoroughly; completely; to the innermost part.
      • Extremely; utterly; to a great degree.
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    • torture chamber

      US /ˈtɔrtʃɚ ˈtʃembɚ/

      UK /ˈtɔ:tʃə ˈtʃeimbə/

      • Noun
      • A room used for inflicting torture.
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    • truth

      US /truθ/

      UK /tru:θ/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Real facts about something
      A2
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    • unconscious

      US /ʌnˈkɑnʃəs/

      UK /ʌnˈkɒnʃəs/

      • Adjective
      • Not aware of what is going on around you
      • Not being deliberate or on purpose
      • Uncountable Noun
      • The part of the mind that contains thoughts and feelings that one is not aware of.
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    • up against

      US /ʌp əˈɡenst/

      UK /ʌp əˈɡenst/

      • Phrase
      • Facing or contending with something difficult or challenging.
      • In close proximity or contact with something.
      More
    • vast

      US /væst/

      UK /vɑ:st/

      • Adjective
      • Being very large in size or amount
      A2TOEIC
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    • wait for

      US /wet fɔr/

      UK /weit fɔ:/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To wait until someone comes, or something happens
      A1
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    • way to go

      US /we tu ɡo/

      UK /wei tu: ɡəu/

      • Interjection
      • An expression of encouragement or approval.
      • An expression of sarcasm after someone has made a mistake.
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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 together

      US /wɚk təˈɡɛðɚ/

      UK /wə:k təˈɡeðə/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To collaborate or cooperate with others to achieve a common goal.
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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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