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  • on earth: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise or anger.
  • kill me: An exaggerated expression of frustration or annoyance.
  • in love with: Feeling romantic love for someone.
  • talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
  • in other words: Stating something in a different way, often to make it clearer or more understandable.
  • last person: The individual who is the final one in a sequence or group.
  • in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
  • next to: Being located along side another
  • blond hair: Hair that is pale yellowish in color.
  • drop out: To take no part in a society you disapprove of
  • move into: To start living in a new house or building
  • get out of: To leave or escape responsibilities, troubles
  • move to: To change the place where you live or work.
  • as soon as: In a short time after (something happens)
  • third one: The item that is in the third position in a sequence.
  • at some point: At an unspecified time, usually in the future.
  • dressed for: Wearing clothes suitable for a particular event or activity.
  • deeply troubled: Experiencing significant emotional distress or worry.
  • denial of: The act of refusing to grant or allow something requested.
  • loaded gun: A firearm containing ammunition ready to be fired.
  • job: Something that must be done
  • family: Close group of people or organizations
  • love: Person's name
  • head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
  • question: To ask for or try to get information
  • man: Humans in general, including male and female
  • safe: Highly likely
  • wall: High, flat side of a room or building
  • tell: To (strongly) advise a person to do something
  • stay: To keep trying without giving up
  • city: Area with many buildings, roads and people
  • leave: To go away from; depart
  • message: Main idea or theme in a story, book, or film
  • age: To keep food, wine for a long time to improve it
  • ask: To say to someone that you want something
  • kill: To cause someone to experience a lot of pain
  • hold: To agree to keep something for someone
  • crazy: Mentally ill; mad
  • side: To decide to agree with one point, not the other
  • final: Last game in a series in a competition
  • story: One of many floors or levels in a building
  • spend: To use money to pay for something
  • apartment: Set of rooms to live in on one floor of a building
  • neck: Part of the body joining the head and the body
  • happen: To take place or occur
  • dream: A wish or hope for something to happen
  • breaking: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
  • move: To cause someone to have certain emotions
  • married: To become the husband or wife of someone
  • break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
  • typical: Normal; usual; expected
  • silence: State of being quiet and not talking for a time
  • loaded: Having a lot of money
  • smart: Fashionable; well-dressed; well-groomed
  • secret: Kept hidden from others; Known only to a few people
  • wedding: To combine and join two things together as one
  • quit: To leave a job
  • relationship: Connection between two or more people or things
  • gun: To suddenly make an engine run faster
  • honeymoon: Holiday or trip taken by a newly married couple
  • step: Movement done as part of a particular dance
  • scream: To make a sudden loud, high sound
  • lab: Short for 'laboratory'
  • financial: Involving money
  • pattern: Model to follow in making or doing something
  • domestic: Someone paid to help with housework in your house
  • violence: Strong physical force of nature
  • abuse: To mistreat or be cruel towards someone
  • victim: Person/thing affected by an unpleasant event
  • abused: To treat someone cruelly, often sexually
  • abusive: Saying or doing bad or cruel things to others
  • psychological: Concerning the study of the mind
  • disturb: To cause someone anxiety or fear
  • survivor: Person, thing that continues to live or exist
  • graduate: Concerning a Masters or Ph.D. university courses
  • threaten: To cause something potential harm, or put at risk
  • trap: Device used for catching animals
  • physically: In a manner related to the body
  • frustrated: Annoyed because things don't go the way you want
  • anger: To make someone mad, upset, or annoyed
  • repeatedly: (Said, done) many times; over and over
  • isolate: To identify, consider, or deal with separately
  • denial: Statement which claims that something is not true
  • intervene: To get involved to try to prevent trouble
  • coworker: A person who you work with, especially someone with a similar job or level of responsibility
  • stalk: Thin part of a plant that allows it to stand
  • lovable: Arousing affection; funny; likeable
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    • abuse

      US /əˈbjuz/

      UK /ə'bju:s/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To mistreat or be cruel towards someone
      • To use in an inappropriate or excessive way
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Improper/dishonest/excessive use of something
      • Insulting someone, e.g. by swearing at them
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    • abused

      US

      UK

      • Transitive Verb
      • To treat someone cruelly, often sexually
      • To use in an inappropriate or excessive way
      • Adjective
      • Having been treated cruelly or violently.
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    • abusive

      US /əˈbjusɪv, -zɪv/

      UK /əˈbju:sɪv/

      • Adjective
      • Saying or doing bad or cruel things to others
      • Engaging in behavior that is cruel, violent, or harmful to another person.
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    • anger

      US /ˈæŋɡɚ/

      UK /ˈæŋgə(r)/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To make someone mad, upset, or annoyed
      • Uncountable Noun
      • Feelings of being upset, mad or annoyed
      • A strong feeling we can get if we think we're being treated badly
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    • apartment

      US /əˈpɑ:rtmənt/

      UK /əˈpɑ:tmənt/

      • Countable Noun
      • Set of rooms to live in on one floor of a building
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    • as soon as

      US /æz sun æz/

      UK /æz su:n æz/

      • Phrase
      • In a short time after (something happens)
      • Without any delay; immediately
      • Conjunction
      • At the moment that, or immediately after.
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    • at some point

      US /æt sʌm pɔɪnt/

      UK /æt sʌm pɔint/

      • Phrase
      • At an unspecified time, usually in the future.
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    • blond hair

      US

      UK

      • Noun
      • Hair that is pale yellowish in color.
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    • coworker

      US /ˌkoʊˈwɝː.kɚ/

      UK /ˌkəʊˈwɜː.kər/

      • Countable Noun
      • A person who you work with, especially someone with a similar job or level of responsibility
      A2
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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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    • deeply troubled

      US

      UK

      • Adjective
      • Experiencing significant emotional distress or worry.
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    • denial

      US /dɪˈnaɪəl/

      UK /dɪˈnaɪəl/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Statement which claims that something is not true
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    • denial of

      US

      UK

      • Uncountable Noun
      • The act of refusing to grant or allow something requested.
      • The act of stating that something is not true.
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    • disturb

      US /dɪˈstɜ:rb/

      UK /dɪˈstɜ:b/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To cause someone anxiety or fear
      • To cause someone anxiety or fear
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    • domestic

      US /dəˈmɛstɪk/

      UK /dəˈmestɪk/

      • Noun
      • Someone paid to help with housework in your house
      • Adjective
      • British informal fight between husband and wife
      • Concerning your own home or house
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    • dressed for

      US

      UK

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • Wearing clothes suitable for a particular event or activity.
      • Wearing clothes suitable for the current weather conditions.
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    • drop out

      US /drɑp aʊt/

      UK /drɔp aut/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To take no part in a society you disapprove of
      • To quit school, a club or activity
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To quit a course of study or training.
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    • financial

      US /faɪˈnænʃ(ə)l/

      UK /faɪˈnænʃl/

      • Adjective
      • Involving money
      • Relating to investments.
      • Countable Noun
      • A person who provides advice on financial matters.
      A2TOEIC
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    • frustrated

      US /ˈfrʌstretɪd/

      UK /frʌˈstreɪtɪd/

      • Adjective
      • Annoyed because things don't go the way you want
      • Transitive Verb
      • To make annoyed because things don't go well
      • To prevent (a plan or intention) from succeeding.
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    • get out of

      US /ɡɛt aʊt ʌv/

      UK /ɡet aut ɔv/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To leave or escape responsibilities, troubles
      • To leave a small, enclosed vehicle
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    • graduate

      US /ˈɡrædʒuˌet/

      UK /'ɡrædʒʊət/

      • Adjective
      • Concerning a Masters or Ph.D. university courses
      • Relating to studies beyond a bachelor's degree.
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To get a degree from school, college, university
      • To move up from a position to a higher, better one
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    • gun

      US /ɡʌn/

      UK /ɡʌn/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To suddenly make an engine run faster
      • Countable Noun
      • Weapon which fires bullets down a tube
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    • honeymoon

      US /ˈhʌniˌmun/

      UK /'hʌnɪmu:n/

      • Noun
      • Holiday or trip taken by a newly married couple
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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 love with

      US //ɪn lʌv wɪð//

      UK

      • Adjective
      • Feeling romantic love for someone.
      • Extremely enthusiastic about or fond of something.
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    • in other words

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Stating something in a different way, often to make it clearer or more understandable.
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    • intervene

      US /ˌɪntərˈvi:n/

      UK /ˌɪntəˈvi:n/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To get involved to try to prevent trouble
      • To interrupt a situation, argument, etc.
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    • isolate

      US /ˈaɪsəˌlet/

      UK /ˈaɪsəleɪt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To identify, consider, or deal with separately
      • To keep in a place or situation apart from others
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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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    • lab

      US /læb/

      UK /læb/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Short for 'laboratory'
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    • last person

      US

      UK

      • Noun
      • The individual who is the final one in a sequence or group.
      • The individual who is the least likely to do something or be in a particular situation.
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    • loaded

      US /ˈloʊdɪd/

      UK /ˈləʊdɪd/

      • Adjective
      • Having a lot of money
      • Full of things (e.g. a truck)
      • Transitive Verb
      • To put in items for use (e.g. bullets in a gun)
      • To put in items for use (e.g. bullets in a gun)
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    • loaded gun

      US

      UK

      • Noun
      • A firearm containing ammunition ready to be fired.
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    • lovable

      US /ˈlʌvəbəl/

      UK /ˈlʌvəbl/

      • Adjective
      • Arousing affection; funny; likeable
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    • message

      US /ˈmɛsɪdʒ/

      UK /'mesɪdʒ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Main idea or theme in a story, book, or film
      • Piece of information that is told/given to someone
      • Transitive Verb
      • To communicate using text
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    • move into

      US /muv ˈɪntu/

      UK /mu:v ˈɪntuː/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To start living in a new house or building
      • To start being involved in a new area of business or activity.
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    • move to

      US /muv tu/

      UK /mu:v tu:/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To change the place where you live or work.
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To proceed to the next stage or action.
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    • neck

      US /nɛk/

      UK /nek/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Part of the body joining the head and the body
      • Opening of a piece of clothing for your head
      • Intransitive Verb
      • (Lovers) to play affectionately; kissing
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    • next to

      US /nɛkst tu/

      UK /nekst tu:/

      • Preposition
      • Being located along side another
      • In comparison with
      • Adverb
      • Almost; nearly
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    • on earth

      US /ɑn ɚθ/

      UK /ɔn ə:θ/

      • Phrase
      • Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise or anger.
      • Used to emphasize that something is not possible or will not happen.
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    • pattern

      US /ˈpætən/

      UK /'pætn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Model to follow in making or doing something
      • Colors or shapes which are repeated on objects
      • Transitive Verb
      • To copy the way something else is made
      • To decorate with a pattern.
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    • physically

      US /ˈfɪzɪkəlɪ/

      UK /'fɪzɪklɪ/

      • Adverb
      • In a manner related to the body
      • Concerning reality or the laws of nature
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    • psychological

      US /ˌsaɪkəˈlɑdʒɪkəl/

      UK /ˌsaɪkəˈlɒdʒɪkl/

      • Adjective
      • Concerning the study of the mind
      • Relating to or involving the use of propaganda, threats, or other psychological techniques to subdue an opponent.
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    • quit

      US /kwɪt/

      UK /kwɪt/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To leave a job
      • To leave a place
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To leave a school etc. without finishing
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    • relationship

      US /rɪˈleʃənˌʃɪp/

      UK /rɪˈleɪʃnʃɪp/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Connection between two or more people or things
      • Way people interact or live with each other
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    • repeatedly

      US /rɪ'pi:tɪdlɪ/

      UK /rɪ'pi:tɪdlɪ/

      • Adverb
      • (Said, done) many times; over and over
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    • safe

      US /sef/

      UK /seɪf/

      • Adjective
      • Highly likely
      • Being out of danger
      • Countable Noun
      • Metal box with a lock to keep valuable things in
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    • scream

      US /skrim/

      UK /skri:m/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To make a sudden loud, high sound
      • Noun
      • A sudden loud, high-pitched noise
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    • silence

      US /ˈsaɪləns/

      UK /'saɪləns/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • State of being quiet and not talking for a time
      • When there is not sound or noise; complete quiet
      • Transitive Verb
      • To stop the noise that something is making
      • To prevent someone from expressing thoughts
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    • smart

      US /smɑ:rt/

      UK /smɑ:t/

      • Adjective
      • Fashionable; well-dressed; well-groomed
      • Looking clean, neat and stylish
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To feel hurt or upset
      • To hurt with an unexpected sharp or burning pain
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    • spend

      US /spɛnd/

      UK /spend/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To use money to pay for something
      • To use time in order to do something
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    • stalk

      US /stɔk/

      UK /stɔ:k/

      • Countable Noun
      • Thin part of a plant that allows it to stand
      • Transitive Verb
      • To secretly follow or watch a person/animal
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    • survivor

      US /sərˈvaɪvə(r)/

      UK /səˈvaɪvə(r)/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Person, thing that continues to live or exist
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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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    • third one

      US

      UK

      • Pronoun
      • The item that is in the third position in a sequence.
      • Noun
      • The third option or choice from a set of possibilities.
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    • threaten

      US /ˈθrɛtn/

      UK /ˈθretn/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To cause something potential harm, or put at risk
      • To say you may harm or hurt someone
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    • trap

      US /træp/

      UK /træp/

      • Countable Noun
      • Device used for catching animals
      • Vehicle pulled by a single horse
      • Transitive Verb
      • To use a device to catch animals or people
      • To hold, e.g. a nerve, so that it cannot move
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    • typical

      US /ˈtɪpɪkəl/

      UK /ˈtɪpɪkl/

      • Adjective
      • Normal; usual; expected
      • Serving as a representative example of a particular type.
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    • victim

      US /ˈvɪktɪm/

      UK /ˈvɪktɪm/

      • Noun
      • Person/thing affected by an unpleasant event
      • Person feeling helpless in times of bad luck
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    • violence

      US /ˈvaɪələns/

      UK /ˈvaɪələns/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Strong physical force of nature
      • Use of physical force to harm someone
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    • wedding

      US /ˈwɛdɪŋ/

      UK /ˈwedɪŋ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To combine and join two things together as one
      • Noun
      • A marriage of two people
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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

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    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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