Vocabulary

  • break it down: To simplify something complex into smaller, more manageable parts.
  • show up: To arrive or be seen at a place, e.g. a party
  • show off: To show your ability/possessions to try to impress
  • to boot: In addition; as well; besides.
  • straight: Not having curves, bends, or angles
  • pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
  • break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
  • stretch: To make your arm, leg muscles long to ease them
  • spot: A certain place or area
  • world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
  • good: Proper, appropriate or right
  • wanna: Shortened form of 'want to'. Used only in speaking
  • hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
  • give: Degree of flexibility in something, a material
  • call: A order or request for action
  • sign: Indication that something exists or will happen
  • show: To be easily seen or displayed
  • put: To move or place a thing in a particular position
  • minute: Notes taken at a meeting to record what was said
  • pour: To fill a person's glass or cup with a drink
  • ride: Machine at an amusement park for riding on for fun
  • check: Paper showing how much you owe at a restaurant
  • rule: Something that is normal and usually happens
  • fill: To make something full
  • watch: To keep in check, manage, or control something
  • sip: To drink just a little at a time
  • liquor: Strong alcoholic beverage
  • bout: A boxing match
  • hood: Front part of the car that covers the engine
  • retire: To stop using, producing, or servicing something
  • gold: Dark yellow color often seen in sunsets
  • saint: Person who is very good, kind or patient
  • dragon: Imaginary creatures that breathe fire
  • funk: Feeling of fear; sadness
  • kiss: To touch something in a light or gentle way
  • smoother: Being more smooth or flat than
  • hallelujah: Shout or song of praise to God
  • fireman: Male firefighter
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    • bout

      US /baʊt/

      UK /baʊt/

      • Countable Noun
      • A boxing match
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Period of time spent in a way; period; spell
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    • break it down

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To simplify something complex into smaller, more manageable parts.
      • To explain something in a detailed and understandable way.
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    • dragon

      US /ˈdræɡən/

      UK /ˈdrægən/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Imaginary creatures that breathe fire
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    • fireman

      US /ˈfaɪrmən/

      UK /'faɪəmən/

      • Countable Noun
      • Male firefighter
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    • funk

      US /fʌŋk, fuŋk/

      UK /fʌŋk/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Feeling of fear; sadness
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    • gold

      US /goʊld/

      UK /gəʊld/

      • Adjective
      • Dark yellow color often seen in sunsets
      • Uncountable Noun
      • Soft yellow metal that is very valuable
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    • hallelujah

      US /ˌhæləˈlujə/

      UK /ˌhælɪˈlu:jə/

      • Noun
      • Shout or song of praise to God
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    • hood

      US /hʊd/

      UK /hʊd/

      • Noun
      • Front part of the car that covers the engine
      • A head covering attached to a cape, sweater etc.
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    • kiss

      US /kɪs/

      UK /kɪs/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To touch something in a light or gentle way
      • To put your lips against another's to show love
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    • liquor

      US /ˈlɪkɚ/

      UK /ˈlɪkə(r)/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Strong alcoholic beverage
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    • pour

      US /pɔr, por/

      UK /pɔ:(r)/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To fill a person's glass or cup with a drink
      • To make something flow in a steady stream
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    • retire

      US /rɪˈtaɪr/

      UK /rɪ'taɪə(r)/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To stop using, producing, or servicing something
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To stop taking part in a competition or game
      • To quit having jobs because you are old
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    • rule

      US /ruːl/

      UK /ruːl/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Something that is normal and usually happens
      • Governmental control or power over a region
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To decide legally, especially in court
      • To have control or influence
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    • saint

      US /sent/

      UK /seɪnt/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Person who is very good, kind or patient
      • Person of exceptional holiness
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    • show off

      US /ʃo ɔf/

      UK /ʃəu ɔf/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To show your ability/possessions to try to impress
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    • show up

      US /ʃo ʌp/

      UK /ʃəu ʌp/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To arrive or be seen at a place, e.g. a party
      • To be noticeably better than (someone else)
      A1
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    • sip

      US /sɪp/

      UK /sɪp/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To drink just a little at a time
      B1
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    • smoother

      US /'smu:ðə/

      UK /'smu:ðə/

      • Adjective
      • Being more smooth or flat than
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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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    • straight

      US /stret/

      UK /streɪt/

      • Adjective
      • Not having curves, bends, or angles
      • Not gay; heterosexual
      • Adverb
      • in a line; immediately; honestly and directly
      • In a straight line; directly.
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    • stretch

      US /strɛtʃ/

      UK /stretʃ/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To make your arm, leg muscles long to ease them
      • To make something bigger by pulling on it
      • Noun
      • Making arm, leg muscles longer to ease them
      • A consecutive row of things
      A2TOEIC
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    • to boot

      US /tu but/

      UK /tu: bu:t/

      • Adverb
      • In addition; as well; besides.
      A1
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    • wanna

      US /ˈwɑnə/

      UK /'wɒnə/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • Shortened form of 'want to'. Used only in speaking
      B2
      More
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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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