Vocabulary

  • fight on: To continue fighting despite difficulties or setbacks.
  • work in: To make an opening for something in your schedule
  • of ours: Belonging to us; associated with us.
  • used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
  • shut up: To close something, e.g. a shop
  • fiddle with: To make small movements or adjustments to something, often nervously or restlessly.
  • except that: But; with the exception that.
  • basket case: A person who is completely unable to function normally, especially because of emotional problems.
  • daddy: Another word for father
  • hat: Item of clothing worn on your head
  • kick: Feeling of enjoyment or excitement
  • arm: To activate a weapon or bomb for use
  • dear: Loved or valued very much
  • dinner: Main meal of the day, often eaten in the evening
  • hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
  • doctor: Person paid to help people become or stay healthy
  • brother: A boy or man who shares a parent with you
  • die: Cube with dots numbering 1-6 on it used in games
  • wife: Married woman
  • met: To provide something that is necessary
  • street: Road in a city with buildings and places to walk
  • get: To become affected by illness or disease
  • to: Toward a point, person, place or thing
  • bat: Small flying mouse-like animal with wings
  • shamed: To make someone feel ashamed
  • bring: To take or go with someone to a place
  • duck: To avoid doing something that is difficult
  • boyfriend: Man (boy) romantically involved with girl
  • ill: Not well or sick
  • serve: To act in a particular position or office
  • partner: One you have a business/personal relationship with
  • cash: Physical money (not credit card or digital)
  • laugh: To make a happy sound when something is funny
  • kill: To cause someone to experience a lot of pain
  • pain: Strong feeling of hurt or discomfort
  • rich: Having a lot of money or valuable possessions
  • decide: To make a choice or choose after thinking about it
  • crazy: Mentally ill; mad
  • smell: To have a particular odor
  • detective: Person who investigates and solves crimes
  • pipe: To speak in a high-pitched voice, like a child
  • register: To record your name on an official list; sign up
  • passive: Allowing things to happen with quiet acceptance
  • selfish: Concerned about your own interests, not others'
  • killer: Something that is a challenge to deal with
  • childhood: The time when you are a child
  • battle: Military fight between armies
  • bet: To gamble money to win more money, e.g. on horses
  • afford: To make available, to provide
  • waste: To kill or severely harm someone
  • bite: Amount of food taken into your mouth at one time
  • secret: Kept hidden from others; Known only to a few people
  • smart: Fashionable; well-dressed; well-groomed
  • stain: A mark or unwanted spot / thing
  • chop: To cut into pieces with an up and down motion
  • crack: Attempt to achieve a goal or objective
  • exploit: To selfishly take advantage of or treat badly
  • disgrace: Shame or dishonor
  • needle: Part of a medical device used to inject medicine
  • haunt: To remain in the mind causing worry, sadness, pain
  • tragedy: Play that has a sad ending with many deaths
  • mask: To hide something so that it cannot be seen
  • dynamic: Always active or energetic; getting things done
  • fellow: Man or a boy
  • emotional: Causing, feeling, or appealing to the emotions
  • wealth: Amount of money or possessions you own, e.g. large
  • justice: Quality of being fair, equal, or just
  • vast: Being very large in size or amount
  • compliment: Remark saying someone looks nice, plays well, etc.
  • gesture: Bodily movement expressing a particular meaning
  • holy: Being good according to religious standards
  • snatch: To take something quickly or eagerly
  • deduce: To use logic or reason to reach a conclusion
  • shatter: To break into small pieces
  • nest: Home, e.g. of twigs, made by a bird, insect etc.
  • crush: Strong attraction to someone
  • suck: To be very bad, undesirable or unpleasant
  • sidekick: Person often with another more important person
  • tango: Type of sexy ballroom dance from Argentina
  • haste: Quickness; speed; hurry
  • deuce: Tie in tennis needing two successive points to win
  • dispatch: To send (people or objects) somewhere
  • traumatize: To cause trauma and shock
  • catchphrase: Favorite saying of a sect or political group
  • pow: Used to represent the sound of two things hitting
  • punchline: Last line of a joke
  • fiddle: To play around in an experimental manner; tinker
  • villain: Character in a story who is mean or evil
  • adversary: Opponent who want to fight you for some reason
  • bam: An ancient city in southeastern Iran; destroyed by an earthquake in
  • momma: A mother
  • superpower: State powerful enough to influence world events
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    • adversary

      US /ˈædvərseri/

      UK /ˈædvəsəri/

      • Countable Noun
      • Opponent who want to fight you for some reason
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    • afford

      US /əˈfɔrd, əˈford/

      UK /ə'fɔ:d/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To make available, to provide
      • To have enough money to pay for something
      A2TOEIC
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    • basket case

      US /ˈbæskɪt kes/

      UK /ˈbɑ:skit keis/

      • Noun
      • A person who is completely unable to function normally, especially because of emotional problems.
      • A country or economy that is in very bad condition.
      B1
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    • bat

      US /bæt/

      UK /bæt/

      • Countable Noun
      • Small flying mouse-like animal with wings
      • Object used for hitting a ball in various games
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To use a wooden stick in baseball or cricket
      A2
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    • battle

      US /ˈbætl/

      UK /'bætl/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Military fight between armies
      • Working hard to stop something; struggle
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To fight or struggle against someone or something
      • To work hard to stop something; struggle
      A2
      More
    • bet

      US /bet/

      UK /bet/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To gamble money to win more money, e.g. on horses
      • Used to express certainty or confidence
      • Countable Noun
      • Act of gambling money on the result of a race etc.
      A2
      More
    • bite

      US /baɪt/

      UK /baɪt/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Amount of food taken into your mouth at one time
      • Wound left from being bitten
      • Intransitive Verb
      • (E.g. of fish) to take bait and be caught
      A2
      More
    • cash

      US /kæʃ/

      UK /kæʃ/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Physical money (not credit card or digital)
      • Transitive Verb
      • To sell or give something to get money
      A2
      More
    • catchphrase

      US

      UK

      • Countable Noun
      • Favorite saying of a sect or political group
      • A slogan or phrase that is often repeated in advertisements or commercials.
      C2
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    • childhood

      US /ˈtʃaɪldˌhʊd/

      UK /ˈtʃaɪldhʊd/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • The time when you are a child
      B1
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    • chop

      US /tʃɑp/

      UK /tʃɒp/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To cut into pieces with an up and down motion
      • To hit someone with your hand
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A hit with the hand in a sideways motion
      • Thick slice of meat still attached to a bone
      B1
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    • compliment

      US /ˈkɑmpləmənt/

      UK /'kɒmplɪmənt/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Remark saying someone looks nice, plays well, etc.
      • A formal expression of respect or admiration.
      • Transitive Verb
      • To say someone looks nice, plays well, etc.
      B2
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    • crack

      US /kræk/

      UK /kræk/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Attempt to achieve a goal or objective
      • Unexpected and hard hit to the body
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To attempt to achieve a goal or objective
      • To hit someone or something hard and unexpectedly
      B1
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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
      A2
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    • crush

      US /krʌʃ/

      UK /krʌʃ/

      • Noun
      • Strong attraction to someone
      • Transitive Verb
      • To break something into small pieces by pressing
      • To defeat someone or something (in a game)
      B1TOEIC
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    • decide

      US /dɪˈsaɪd/

      UK /dɪ'saɪd/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To make a choice or choose after thinking about it
      • To make a legal judgment in court
      A2TOEIC
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    • deduce

      US /dɪˈdu:s/

      UK /dɪˈdju:s/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To use logic or reason to reach a conclusion
      B2TOEIC
      More
    • detective

      US /dɪˈtɛktɪv/

      UK /dɪˈtektɪv/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Person who investigates and solves crimes
      • A story or film about a detective solving a crime.
      • Adjective
      • Relating to the work of a detective.
      • Relating to the detection of crime.
      A2
      More
    • deuce

      US

      UK

      • Noun
      • Tie in tennis needing two successive points to win
      C2
      More
    • disgrace

      US /dɪsˈɡres/

      UK /dɪsˈgreɪs/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Shame or dishonor
      B2
      More
    • dispatch

      US /dɪˈspætʃ/

      UK /dɪˈspætʃ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To send (people or objects) somewhere
      B2TOEIC
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    • duck

      US /dʌk/

      UK /dʌk/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To avoid doing something that is difficult
      • To lower your head to avoid hitting something
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Common type of water bird
      B1
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    • dynamic

      US /daiˈnæmik/

      UK /daɪˈnæmɪk/

      • Adjective
      • Always active or energetic; getting things done
      B1TOEIC
      More
    • emotional

      US /ɪˈmoʃənəl/

      UK /ɪˈməʊʃənl/

      • Adjective
      • Causing, feeling, or appealing to the emotions
      • Relating to or characterized by emotion
      A2
      More
    • except that

      US /ɪkˈsɛpt ðæt/

      UK /ikˈsept ðæt/

      • Conjunction
      • But; with the exception that.
      A2
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    • exploit

      US /ɪkˈsplɔɪt/

      UK /ɪk'splɔɪt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To selfishly take advantage of or treat badly
      • To use something in a very effective manner
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Personal journey or series of events
      • A bold or daring feat.
      B1TOEIC
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    • fellow

      US /ˈfɛlo/

      UK /'feləʊ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Man or a boy
      • Student paid to study and teach after college
      • Adjective
      • Being of the same kind
      • Sharing a particular activity, situation, or characteristic.
      A2TOEIC
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    • fiddle

      US /ˈfɪdl/

      UK /'fɪdl/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To play around in an experimental manner; tinker
      • Transitive Verb
      • To play the violin
      B2
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    • fiddle with

      US /ˈfɪdl wɪð/

      UK /ˈfidl wið/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To make small movements or adjustments to something, often nervously or restlessly.
      • To tamper with or interfere with something, often in a way that is not authorized or skillful.
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    • fight on

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To continue fighting despite difficulties or setbacks.
      A1
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    • gesture

      US /ˈdʒɛstʃɚ/

      UK /'dʒestʃə(r)/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Bodily movement expressing a particular meaning
      • Something you do to express gratitude, regret etc.
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To move your body to convey a message e.g. wave
      A2
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    • haste

      US /hest/

      UK /heɪst/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Quickness; speed; hurry
      B1
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    • haunt

      US /hɔnt, hɑnt/

      UK /hɔ:nt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To remain in the mind causing worry, sadness, pain
      • (Of ghosts, etc.) to stay in a place after death
      • Noun
      • Place that a person repeatedly goes to or visits
      B2
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    • holy

      US /ˈholi/

      UK /'həʊlɪ/

      • Adjective
      • Being good according to religious standards
      • Dedicated or consecrated to God or a religious purpose; sacred.
      • Interjection
      • An exclamation of surprise, shock, or awe.
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    • ill

      US /ɪl/

      UK /ɪl/

      • Adjective
      • Not well or sick
      • Uncountable Noun
      • Sickness or problem; bad conditions
      • Something that is bad or harmful.
      A2TOEIC
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    • justice

      US /ˈdʒʌstɪs/

      UK /'dʒʌstɪs/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Quality of being fair, equal, or just
      • Countable Noun
      • Person in a court who judges criminal cases
      A2
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    • kick

      US /kɪk/

      UK /kɪk/

      • Noun
      • Feeling of enjoyment or excitement
      • Transitive Verb
      • To hit or move something with the foot
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    • mask

      US /mæsk/

      UK /mɑ:sk/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To hide something so that it cannot be seen
      • To hide something so that it cannot be seen
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Covering to hide or disguise the face
      • Way of pretending to behave that is not real
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    • momma

      US /ˈmɑmə/

      UK /ˈmɑ:mə/

      • Noun
      • A mother
      B2
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    • needle

      US /ˈnidl/

      UK /'ni:dl/

      • Countable Noun
      • Part of a medical device used to inject medicine
      • Very thin pointed object used in sewing
      • Transitive Verb
      • To upset someone by making rude or hurtful remarks
      • To prick or pierce with a needle.
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    • nest

      US /nɛst/

      UK /nest/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Home, e.g. of twigs, made by a bird, insect etc.
      • Things designed to fit together
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To create or live in a nest
      • To settle comfortably within or against something.
      B1
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    • of ours

      US /ʌv ˈaʊɚz/

      UK /əv ˈaʊəz/

      • other
      • Belonging to us; associated with us.
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    • partner

      US /ˈpɑrtnɚ/

      UK /'pɑ:tnə(r)/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • One you have a business/personal relationship with
      • Someone you have personal relationship with
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To join with others for work or other activity
      A2
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    • passive

      US /ˈpæsɪv/

      UK /ˈpæsɪv/

      • Adjective
      • Allowing things to happen with quiet acceptance
      • With sentence's subject being what verb acts on
      • Noun
      • A person who is passive; one who does not actively participate or resist.
      B1
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    • pipe

      US /paɪp/

      UK /paɪp/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To speak in a high-pitched voice, like a child
      • Transitive Verb
      • To play music using a pipe-like instrument
      • To send liquid or gas through a long tube
      A2TOEIC
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    • pow

      US

      UK

      • Interjection
      • Used to represent the sound of two things hitting
      B2
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    • punchline

      US /'pʌntʃlaɪn/

      UK /ˈpʌntʃlaɪn/

      • Noun
      • Last line of a joke
      C2
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    • register

      US /ˈrɛdʒɪstɚ/

      UK /'redʒɪstə(r)/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To record your name on an official list; sign up
      • To show an amount on a measurement device
      • Noun
      • Till; machine used add up things you buy
      • Range of notes of a person's (singing) voice
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    • selfish

      US /ˈsɛlfɪʃ/

      UK /ˈselfɪʃ/

      • Adjective
      • Concerned about your own interests, not others'
      A2
      More
    • serve

      US /sɚv/

      UK /sɜ:v/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To act in a particular position or office
      • To hit the first ball to an opponent in tennis etc.
      A2TOEIC
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    • shamed

      US

      UK

      • Transitive Verb
      • To make someone feel ashamed
      A2
      More
    • shatter

      US /ˈʃætɚ/

      UK /'ʃætə(r)/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To break into small pieces
      B1
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    • shut up

      US /ʃʌt ʌp/

      UK /ʃʌt ʌp/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To close something, e.g. a shop
      • To (cause someone to) be silent or not speak
      • Interjection
      • An expression of disbelief or surprise
      A2
      More
    • sidekick

      US /ˈsaɪdˌkɪk/

      UK /ˈsaɪdkɪk/

      • Countable Noun
      • Person often with another more important person
      C1
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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
      A2TOEIC
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    • smell

      US /smɛl/

      UK /smel/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To have a particular odor
      • Transitive Verb
      • To sense that something is not right
      • To notice a particular odor
      A2
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    • snatch

      US /snætʃ/

      UK /snætʃ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To take something quickly or eagerly
      B2
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    • stain

      US /sten/

      UK /steɪn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A mark or unwanted spot / thing
      • Liquid used to change the color of something
      • Transitive Verb
      • To soil or leave a mark on something
      • To change the color of using a special substance
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    • suck

      US /sʌk/

      UK /sʌk/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To be very bad, undesirable or unpleasant
      • Transitive Verb
      • To pull or remove something with great power
      • To attract someone; make someone interested
      B1
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    • superpower

      US /ˈsu:pərpaʊə(r)/

      UK /ˈsu:pəpaʊə(r)/

      • Noun
      • State powerful enough to influence world events
      C2
      More
    • tango

      US /ˈtæŋɡo/

      UK /'tæŋɡəʊ/

      • Noun
      • Type of sexy ballroom dance from Argentina
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To perform a slow, passionate dance from Argentina
      B2
      More
    • tragedy

      US /ˈtrædʒɪdi/

      UK /'trædʒədɪ/

      • Noun
      • Play that has a sad ending with many deaths
      • Very sad event that usually involves death
      B1
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    • used to

      US /juzd tu/

      UK /ˈju:st tə/

      • Adjective
      • Did regularly before, but don't do now
      • Auxiliary Verb
      • Have done before, but do not do now
      A1
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    • vast

      US /væst/

      UK /vɑ:st/

      • Adjective
      • Being very large in size or amount
      A2TOEIC
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    • villain

      US /ˈvɪlən/

      UK /'vɪlən/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Character in a story who is mean or evil
      • Something or someone regarded as responsible for trouble or harm.
      B2
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    • waste

      US /west/

      UK /weɪst/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To kill or severely harm someone
      • To use valuable things ineffectively
      • Uncountable Noun
      • Materials left over after a process has finished
      A2TOEIC
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    • wealth

      US /wɛlθ/

      UK /welθ/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Amount of money or possessions you own, e.g. large
      A2TOEIC
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    • work in

      US /wɚk ɪn/

      UK /wə:k in/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To make an opening for something in your schedule
      • To fit person/thing into a schedule or sequence
      A1
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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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