Vocabulary

  • drive in: To enter a place or area by driving a vehicle.
  • wake up: To stop sleeping
  • on the road: Traveling, especially as part of a tour or journey.
  • on the street: Located on or along a public road in a town or city.
  • going on: To continue doing something
  • come along: To go with someone who takes the lead
  • get out of: To leave or escape responsibilities, troubles
  • two a penny: Very common and easy to find; not special.
  • shine down on: To favor or bless someone or something.
  • left and right: In both the left and right directions.
  • go around: (Of news, gossip) to be known; circulate
  • have to: Must do
  • up the hill: In an upward direction on a slope or hill.
  • wet through: Completely soaked with water or liquid.
  • sight in: To adjust a weapon's sights for accurate aiming.
  • play in: To participate or compete in a game or competition.
  • make a splash: To become suddenly successful or popular and attract a lot of attention.
  • swim in: To move through water by using your arms and legs.
  • black sheep: A person who is different from the rest of their family or group and who is considered a disgrace.
  • turn around: To change your body to the opposite direction
  • turn out: To arrive for a public event or entertainment
  • sit down: To take a seat
  • hanging out: To spend time with your friends
  • look over: To check something to see it works well; inspect
  • pull on: To put on a piece of clothing quickly and easily.
  • rain or shine: Regardless of the weather conditions.
  • on the door: Situated on the surface or part of a door.
  • for now: Temporarily; for the present time.
  • bend down: To bend your body toward the floor
  • baby up: To treat someone with extra care or protectiveness like a baby.
  • watch over: To protect or guard someone or something.
  • keep watch: To maintain surveillance; to guard or protect something.
  • tie down: To restrict someone's freedom of action.
  • up sticks: To move home or relocate to another place.
  • pick up sticks: To gather sticks from the ground.
  • on the run: Fleeing or trying to escape, especially from the police.
  • run away from: To run somewhere, e.g. to escape from something
  • bus: A large road vehicle used for carrying many people
  • town: Small city
  • cream: Pale color that is yellowish white
  • wash: To clean someone or something with soap and water
  • ice: Frozen gas or liquid, esp. water
  • stop: To block or close something
  • drive: A person's ambition and motivation to do something
  • car: A vehicle with wheels and engine to carry people
  • swim: To move through water by moving parts of the body
  • wait: To delay or not do something until later
  • home: House, apartment or building to be rented or sold
  • boat: Small form of transport for traveling on water
  • mouth: Hole in the face used for eating and talking
  • live: To be alive
  • red: Being the color of blood
  • mountain: Very high piece of land, higher than a hill
  • push: To move into enemy country with a military attack
  • bear: To accept (responsibilities or duties)
  • seat: To have seats available for a number of people
  • lion: Large wild cats from Africa and south Asia
  • side: To decide to agree with one point, not the other
  • spare: To make (money or time) available for
  • sound: Sensible, dependable and reliable
  • missed: To be absent
  • elephant: Large gray animal with a long nose and two tusks
  • shut: To stop being open for business
  • tyre: Rubber rings around wheels on cars and trucks
  • mechanic: A person who looks after/works with machinery
  • turn: To become (a particular age)
  • carrot: Reward offered to make someone do something
  • row: To move a boat using oars
  • gently: In a mild, careful, and soft manner
  • stream: To send a constant flow of data over the internet
  • violet: Small fragrant plant with usually purplish flowers
  • monster: Large frightening imaginary creature
  • sir: Form of polite address to a man you do not know
  • spider: Small creature with 8 legs that spins cobwebs
  • broccoli: Vegetable with thick branches and green flowers
  • beef: Red meat from cows
  • splash: To throw water or liquids in many directions
  • rainbow: Curved line of colors in the sky during rainfall
  • breakdown: When normal activity or behavior stops
  • piggy: Childish name for pig
  • wee: Scottish and Northern English small; short
  • bleep: Short sound made by an electronic instrument
  • papa: Another word for father
  • buckle: Metal attachment or hook on the end of a belt
  • merrily: In a happy cheerful manner
  • vroom: A loud sound, as of a car engine, while moving
  • indigo: Color that is between purple and dark blue
  • crunch: To crush something into pieces
  • hiss: To make a very long 's' sound to show disapproval
  • yummy: (Of food) delicious; very tasty
  • jack: To increase the amount or intensity of something
  • munch: Sound made when eating something quickly or loudly
  • dame: Title of respect given to a woman
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    • baby up

      US /ˈbeɪbi ʌp/

      UK /ˈbeɪbi ʌp/

      • other
      • To treat someone with extra care or protectiveness like a baby.
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    • bear

      US /bɛr/

      UK /bɛː/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To accept (responsibilities or duties)
      • To give birth to a child; to produce fruit
      • Countable Noun
      • Large brown animal with fur that lives in forests
      • Someone who expects stock market to fall
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    • beef

      US /bif/

      UK /bi:f/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Red meat from cows
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    • bend down

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To bend your body toward the floor
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    • black sheep

      US

      UK

      • Noun
      • A person who is different from the rest of their family or group and who is considered a disgrace.
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    • bleep

      US /blip/

      UK /bli:p/

      • Noun
      • Short sound made by an electronic instrument
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    • breakdown

      US /ˈbrekˌdaʊn/

      UK /'breɪkdaʊn/

      • Noun
      • When normal activity or behavior stops
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    • broccoli

      US /ˈbrɑkəli/

      UK /'brɒkəlɪ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Vegetable with thick branches and green flowers
      • The plant that produces broccoli.
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    • buckle

      US /'bʌkl/

      UK /'bʌkl/

      • Noun
      • Metal attachment or hook on the end of a belt
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To bend and lose strength when under pressure
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    • carrot

      US /ˈkærət/

      UK /ˈkærət/

      • Noun
      • Reward offered to make someone do something
      • Long hard orange vegetable that grows underground
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    • come along

      US /kʌm əˈlɔŋ/

      UK /kʌm əˈlɔŋ/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To go with someone who takes the lead
      • To make progress toward a goal
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    • cream

      US /krim/

      UK /kri:m/

      • Adjective
      • Pale color that is yellowish white
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Type of a thick beauty product used on the skin
      • Thick liquid rubbed into the skin
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    • crunch

      US /krʌntʃ/

      UK /krʌntʃ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To crush something into pieces
      • To crush something noisily.
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To chew noisily with a crackling sound
      • To make a crushing sound when walked on.
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    • dame

      US /dem/

      UK /deɪm/

      • Noun
      • Title of respect given to a woman
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    • drive in

      US /draɪv ɪn/

      UK /draiv in/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To enter a place or area by driving a vehicle.
      • To emphasize or impress something forcefully.
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    • elephant

      US /ˈɛləfənt/

      UK /ˈelɪfənt/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Large gray animal with a long nose and two tusks
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    • for now

      US /fɔr naʊ/

      UK /fɔ: nau/

      • Phrase
      • Temporarily; for the present time.
      • In the short term; for the immediate future.
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    • gently

      US /ˈdʒentli/

      UK /ˈdʒentli/

      • Adverb
      • In a mild, careful, and soft manner
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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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    • go around

      US /ɡo əˈraʊnd/

      UK /ɡəu əˈraund/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • (Of news, gossip) to be known; circulate
      • To go here and there, from place to place; wander
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    • going on

      US /ˈɡoɪŋ ɑn/

      UK /ˈgəʊɪŋ ɔn/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To continue doing something
      • To happen (usually negative)
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    • hanging out

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To spend time with your friends
      • To spend times with friends or relax doing nothing
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    • have to

      US /hæv tu/

      UK /ˈhæv tə/

      • Auxiliary Verb
      • Must do
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    • hiss

      US /hɪs/

      UK /hɪs/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To make a very long 's' sound to show disapproval
      • Noun
      • A very long 's' sound to show disapproval
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    • keep watch

      US

      UK

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To maintain surveillance; to guard or protect something.
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    • left and right

      US

      UK

      • Adverb
      • In both the left and right directions.
      • Everywhere; in all directions.
      • Noun
      • Referring to both liberal and conservative political viewpoints.
      • Two opposing options or directions.
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    • lion

      US /ˈlaɪən/

      UK /ˈlaɪən/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Large wild cats from Africa and south Asia
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    • look over

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To check something to see it works well; inspect
      • To examine or inspect something quickly.
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    • make a splash

      US

      UK

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To become suddenly successful or popular and attract a lot of attention.
      A1
      More
    • mechanic

      US /mɪˈkænɪk/

      UK /məˈkænɪk/

      • Countable Noun
      • A person who looks after/works with machinery
      • A skilled worker who repairs and maintains machinery, especially vehicles.
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    • merrily

      US /ˈmɛrɪlɪ/

      UK /ˈmerəli/

      • Adverb
      • In a happy cheerful manner
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    • monster

      US /ˈmɑnstɚ/

      UK /'mɒnstə(r)/

      • Countable Noun
      • Large frightening imaginary creature
      • Very evil person
      • Adjective
      • Very large
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    • munch

      US /mʌntʃ/

      UK /mʌntʃ/

      • Noun
      • Sound made when eating something quickly or loudly
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To eat something quickly or loudly
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    • on the door

      US /ɑn ðə dɔr/

      UK /ɒn ðə dɔ:/

      • Preposition
      • Situated on the surface or part of a door.
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    • on the road

      US /ɑn ði rəʊd/

      UK /ɔn ðə roʊd/

      • Phrase
      • Traveling, especially as part of a tour or journey.
      • Making progress; advancing towards a goal.
      • Idiom
      • Making progress towards a goal or achievement.
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    • on the run

      US /ɑn ði rʌn/

      UK /ɔn ðə rʌn/

      • Phrase
      • Fleeing or trying to escape, especially from the police.
      • Adjective
      • Very busy and active; constantly moving from place to place.
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    • on the street

      US /ɑn ði strit/

      UK /ɔn ðə stri:t/

      • Phrase
      • Located on or along a public road in a town or city.
      • Available or circulating, especially illegally or unofficially.
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    • papa

      US /ˈpɑpə,pəˈpɑ/

      UK /pə'pɑ:/

      • Noun
      • Another word for father
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    • pick up sticks

      US

      UK

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To gather sticks from the ground.
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    • piggy

      US /ˈpɪɡi/

      UK /'pɪɡɪ/

      • Noun
      • Childish name for pig
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    • play in

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To participate or compete in a game or competition.
      • To have a role in a theatrical production.
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    • pull on

      US /pʊl ɑn/

      UK /pul ɔn/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To put on a piece of clothing quickly and easily.
      • To encourage someone to try harder or to continue doing something.
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    • rain or shine

      US /ren ɔr ʃaɪn/

      UK /rein ɔ: ʃain/

      • Phrase
      • Regardless of the weather conditions.
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    • rainbow

      US /ˈreɪnboʊ/

      UK /ˈreɪnbəʊ/

      • Noun
      • Curved line of colors in the sky during rainfall
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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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    • run away from

      US /rʌn əˈwe frʌm/

      UK /rʌn əˈwei frɔm/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To run somewhere, e.g. to escape from something
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    • shine down on

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To favor or bless someone or something.
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    • shut

      US /ʃʌt/

      UK /ʃʌt/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To stop being open for business
      • Transitive Verb
      • To close something, e.g. a door
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    • sight in

      US /saɪt ɪn/

      UK /saɪt ɪn/

      • other
      • To adjust a weapon's sights for accurate aiming.
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    • sit down

      US /sit daʊn/

      UK /sit daun/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To take a seat
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    • spare

      US /spɛr/

      UK /speə(r)/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To make (money or time) available for
      • To save from being hurt or punished
      • Adjective
      • Being extra or in reserve
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    • spider

      US /ˈspaɪdɚ/

      UK /ˈspaɪdə(r)/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Small creature with 8 legs that spins cobwebs
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    • splash

      US /splæʃ/

      UK /splæʃ/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To throw water or liquids in many directions
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Act of throwing water in various directions
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    • stream

      US /strim/

      UK /stri:m/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To send a constant flow of data over the internet
      • Noun
      • Classes split into ability levels
      • A small river
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    • swim in

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To move through water by using your arms and legs.
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To have a lot of something.
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    • tie down

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To restrict someone's freedom of action.
      • To fasten something firmly with ropes or ties.
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    • turn around

      US /tɚn əˈraʊnd/

      UK /tə:n əˈraund/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To change your body to the opposite direction
      • To make something running badly into a success
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To change direction so as to face the opposite way.
      • To improve or cause to improve.
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    • turn out

      US /tɚn aʊt/

      UK /tə:n aut/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To arrive for a public event or entertainment
      • To happen to be in the end
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    • two a penny

      US /tu ə ˈpɛni/

      UK /tu: ə ˈpeni/

      • other
      • Very common and easy to find; not special.
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    • tyre

      US /taɪr/

      UK /'taɪə(r)/

      • Countable Noun
      • Rubber rings around wheels on cars and trucks
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    • up sticks

      US /ʌp stɪks/

      UK /ʌp stɪks/

      • other
      • To move home or relocate to another place.
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    • up the hill

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • In an upward direction on a slope or hill.
      • A difficult or challenging task.
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    • violet

      US /ˈvaɪəlɪt/

      UK /'vaɪələt/

      • Noun
      • Small fragrant plant with usually purplish flowers
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    • wake up

      US /wek ʌp/

      UK /weik ʌp/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To stop sleeping
      • To become fully aware and alert to a situation.
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    • watch over

      US /wɑtʃ ˈovɚ/

      UK /wɔtʃ ˈəuvə/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To protect or guard someone or something.
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    • wee

      US /wi/

      UK /wi:/

      • Adjective
      • Scottish and Northern English small; short
      • Intransitive Verb
      • (Childish use) to urinate; go to the bathroom
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    • wet through

      US /wɛt θru/

      UK /wet θru:/

      • other
      • Completely soaked with water or liquid.
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    • yummy

      US /ˈjʌmi/

      UK /ˈjʌmi/

      • Adjective
      • (Of food) delicious; very tasty
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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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