Vocabulary

  • confirmed bachelor: A man who remains unmarried by choice.
  • for example: As an illustration or instance.
  • out there: In or to a place that is far away
  • back then: At that time in the past.
  • tv show: A television program.
  • call in: To ask others for help when in need
  • name for: To give someone or something a particular name, often in honor of someone else.
  • in the end: Finally; after a period of time or series of events.
  • on to: Toward something; forward
  • one step away: Very close to achieving something.
  • of course: Sure ; Certainly
  • have to: Must do
  • behind closed doors: In private; secretly or confidentially.
  • think about: To consider something carefully.
  • woman: Adult female human being
  • people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
  • man: Humans in general, including male and female
  • wrong: Action that is harmful, unjust or illegal
  • mom: A slang term for mother
  • window: Opening in a wall or door to let in light
  • husband: Married man
  • word: Unit of language that has a meaning
  • wife: Married woman
  • long: Person's name
  • live: To be alive
  • good: Proper, appropriate or right
  • bar: Piece of (soap, chocolate etc.)
  • young: At an early stage of existence; not mature
  • bad: Not good; wrong
  • married: To become the husband or wife of someone
  • call: A order or request for action
  • Double: Person that is exactly like someone else
  • spelling: To lead to future trouble
  • marry: To become the husband or wife of someone
  • noun: The subject or object of a sentence
  • lose: To be unable to keep in check or control something
  • history: Established pattern or record
  • single: One run in cricket or a hit baseball
  • careful: Trying not to make mistakes; working slowly
  • push: To move into enemy country with a military attack
  • spelt: To be able to write (or say) the letters of a word
  • boyfriend: Man (boy) romantically involved with girl
  • girlfriend: Romantic female friend of a man or boy
  • bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
  • divorced: To legally end a marriage to (someone)
  • gay: Happy and bright
  • confirm: To formally approve or check something
  • common: Area in a city or town that is open to everyone
  • separate: Being different from or unrelated to another
  • amuse: To make someone laugh by entertaining them
  • marriage: Relationship between a husband and a wife
  • lady: Another way of saying 'woman'
  • society: A group who meet to share values or interests
  • acceptable: Satisfactory; good enough
  • relationship: Connection between two or more people or things
  • situation: Place, position or area that something is in
  • happily: In a fortunate, lucky, or timely manner
  • jealous: Wishing you were like someone or had their things
  • handsome: A large amount or quantity
  • widow: Woman whose husband has died
  • standard: Official unit of measuring something
  • era: Period characterized by particular events, people
  • substitute: To perform the tasks instead of someone else
  • ripe: (Of a smell) disgusting
  • tragically: In a very sad manner, usually due to a death
  • fortunate: Having good luck
  • legally: In a way that is allowed by or related to laws
  • expression: Act of making your thoughts and feelings known
  • assume: To act in a false manner to mislead others
  • maid: Female servant in a house or hotel
  • slang: Words or phrases used in a very informal way
  • counterpart: Person/thing having same function/characteristics
  • brutal: Extremely violent or mean
  • masculine: Having the characteristics associated with males
  • feminine: Concerning or relating to females
  • sneaky: Deceptive and underhand
  • bachelor: Person who earned a first degree at a university
  • bachelorette: An unmarried woman.
  • cougar: Large American cat resembling a female lion
  • gawd: An exclamation of surprise, shock, or dismay; a minced oath for 'God'.
  • dick: Someone who is a detective
  • automatically: In a way not requiring control by a person
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    • acceptable

      US /ækˈsɛptəbəl/

      UK /əkˈseptəbl/

      • Adjective
      • Satisfactory; good enough
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    • amuse

      US /əˈmjuz/

      UK /ə'mju:z/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To make someone laugh by entertaining them
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    • assume

      US /əˈsum/

      UK /ə'sju:m/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To act in a false manner to mislead others
      • To believe, based on the evidence; suppose
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    • automatically

      US /ˌɔtəˈmætɪkl:ɪ/

      UK /ˌɔ:tə'mætɪklɪ/

      • Adverb
      • In a way not requiring control by a person
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    • bachelor

      US /ˈbætʃəlɚ, ˈbætʃlɚ/

      UK /'bætʃələ(r)/

      • Noun
      • Person who earned a first degree at a university
      • Man who has never married
      B2
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    • back then

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • At that time in the past.
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    • bar

      US /bɑ:r/

      UK /bɑ:(r)/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Piece of (soap, chocolate etc.)
      • Professional organization of lawyers and judges
      • Transitive Verb
      • To prevent entry, exit or an action
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    • behind closed doors

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • In private; secretly or confidentially.
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    • brutal

      US /ˈbrutl/

      UK /'bru:tl/

      • Adjective
      • Extremely violent or mean
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    • call in

      US /kɔl ɪn/

      UK /kɔ:l in/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To ask others for help when in need
      • To make a phone call to your office; to contact
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    • careful

      US /ˈkerfl/

      UK /ˈkeəfl/

      • Adjective
      • Trying not to make mistakes; working slowly
      • Cautious and attentive to potential dangers or problems.
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    • confirm

      US /kənˈfɜ:rm/

      UK /kənˈfɜ:m/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To formally approve or check something
      • To provide evidence to establish the truth of
      A2
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    • confirmed bachelor

      US /kənˈfɝmd ˈbætʃəlɚ/

      UK /kənˈfə:md ˈbætʃələ/

      • other
      • A man who remains unmarried by choice.
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    • cougar

      US /ˈkuɡɚ/

      UK /ˈku:gə(r)/

      • Countable Noun
      • Large American cat resembling a female lion
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    • counterpart

      US /ˈkaʊntərpɑ:rt/

      UK /ˈkaʊntəpɑ:t/

      • Countable Noun
      • Person/thing having same function/characteristics
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    • divorced

      US /dɪˈvɔ:rst/

      UK /dɪˈvɔ:st/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To legally end a marriage to (someone)
      • Adjective
      • Being no longer married
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    • Double

      US /ˈdʌbəl/

      UK /'dʌbl/

      • Countable Noun
      • Person that is exactly like someone else
      • Adjective
      • Concerning or intended for use by two people
      • Two times the amount or degree; twice
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    • era

      US /'ɪrə/

      UK /'ɪərə/

      • Noun
      • Period characterized by particular events, people
      • A major division of geological time, usually divided into periods.
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    • expression

      US /ɪkˈsprɛʃən/

      UK /ɪk'spreʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Act of making your thoughts and feelings known
      • Group of words that have a specific meaning
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    • feminine

      US /ˈfɛmənɪn/

      UK /ˈfemənɪn/

      • Adjective
      • Concerning or relating to females
      • Having qualities or appearance traditionally associated with women.
      • Noun
      • A woman or girl.
      • Qualities or characteristics considered typical of women.
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    • for example

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • As an illustration or instance.
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    • gay

      US /ɡeɪ/

      UK /geɪ/

      • Adjective
      • Happy and bright
      • Attracted to the same sex; homosexual; lesbian
      • Noun
      • Person attracted to someone of the same sex
      B1
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    • happily

      US /ˈhæpɪli/

      UK /ˈhæpɪli/

      • Adverb
      • In a fortunate, lucky, or timely manner
      A2
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    • have to

      US /hæv tu/

      UK /ˈhæv tə/

      • Auxiliary Verb
      • Must do
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    • history

      US /ˈhɪstəri/

      UK /'hɪstrɪ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Established pattern or record
      • Study of past events as an academic subject
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    • in the end

      US /ɪn ði ɛnd/

      UK /in ðə end/

      • Phrase
      • Finally; after a period of time or series of events.
      • Ultimately; as the final result or consequence.
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    • jealous

      US /ˈdʒɛləs/

      UK /ˈdʒeləs/

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

      US /ˈliɡl:ɪ/

      UK /'li:ɡəlɪ/

      • Adverb
      • In a way that is allowed by or related to laws
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    • maid

      US /med/

      UK /meɪd/

      • Countable Noun
      • Female servant in a house or hotel
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    • marriage

      US /ˈmærɪdʒ/

      UK /ˈmærɪdʒ/

      • Noun
      • Relationship between a husband and a wife
      • A wedding ceremony
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    • masculine

      US /ˈmæskjəlɪn/

      UK /ˈmæskjəlɪn/

      • Adjective
      • Having the characteristics associated with males
      B2
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    • name for

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To give someone or something a particular name, often in honor of someone else.
      A1
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    • of course

      US /ʌv kɔː(r)s/

      UK /ɔv kɔː(r)s/

      • Adverb
      • Sure ; Certainly
      • Phrase
      • For sure; certainly
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    • on to

      US /ɑn tu/

      UK /ɔn tu:/

      • Preposition
      • Toward something; forward
      • Aware of someone's activities.
      • Adjective
      • Aware of someone's deception or illegal activities.
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    • one step away

      US

      UK

      • Adjective
      • Very close to achieving something.
      • Phrase
      • A short distance from something.
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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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    • 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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    • ripe

      US /raɪp/

      UK /raɪp/

      • Adjective
      • (Of a smell) disgusting
      • Fully grown or mature; ready to eat
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    • separate

      US /'sepəreɪt/

      UK /'sepəreɪt/

      • Adjective
      • Being different from or unrelated to another
      • Not connected; different.
      • Transitive Verb
      • To divide two things by being in between them
      • To move things away from each other
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    • slang

      US /slæŋ/

      UK /slæŋ/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Words or phrases used in a very informal way
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    • sneaky

      US /ˈsniki/

      UK /ˈsni:ki/

      • Adjective
      • Deceptive and underhand
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    • society

      US /səˈsaɪɪti/

      UK /sə'saɪətɪ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A group who meet to share values or interests
      • Group of people living together
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    • spelling

      US /ˈspɛlɪŋ/

      UK /ˈspelɪŋ/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To lead to future trouble
      • To be able to write (or say) the letters of a word
      • Noun
      • The correct way to spell a word
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    • spelt

      US /spɛlt/

      UK /spelt/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To be able to write (or say) the letters of a word
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    • standard

      US /ˈstændəd/

      UK /'stændəd/

      • Noun
      • Official unit of measuring something
      • Principle of behaving in a moral way
      • Adjective
      • Being the accepted normal level of quality
      • (Of a language) being the most accepted in a place
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    • substitute

      US /ˈsʌbstɪˌtut, -ˌtjut/

      UK /'sʌbstɪtju:t/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To perform the tasks instead of someone else
      • To replace one person or thing for another
      • Noun
      • A person or thing acting in place of another
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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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    • tragically

      US /ˈtrædʒɪkl:ɪ/

      UK /'trædʒɪklɪ/

      • Adverb
      • In a very sad manner, usually due to a death
      B1
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    • tv show

      US /ˈtiˈvi ʃo/

      UK /ˈti:ˈvi: ʃəu/

      • Noun
      • A television program.
      More
    • widow

      US /ˈwɪdo/

      UK /'wɪdəʊ/

      • Noun
      • Woman whose husband has died
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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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