Vocabulary

  • stand up with: To support or defend someone or something.
  • at table: Seated at a table, especially for a meal.
  • to God: Used to emphasize truth or sincerity.
  • grocery: Daily foods such as flour, sugar, and tinned foods
  • brand: A mark burned on an animal to show who owns it
  • competition: Fighting against others to win something
  • switch: A change or shift from one method to another
  • tease: To purposefully bother an animal
  • empty: Containing nothing; with no contents
  • aid: To help others and provide things
  • bump: To bounce along over a rough surface
  • fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
  • mood: Emotion or a state of mind; how you feel
  • league: Group of people, countries with a common goal
  • loose: To shoot or fire something from a gun
  • pain: Strong feeling of hurt or discomfort
  • hefty: Being heavy or large
  • dash: To hit against something with a lot of force
  • lavish: To use or give a lot of something
  • hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
  • point: An item to be discussed
  • legend: List of explanations of symbols on map, etc.
  • alive: Living; not dead
  • shade: Area of darkness when something blocks the light
  • lane: Marked strip of the road or swimming pool
  • pull: Act of breathing in smoke, as from a pipe
  • edition: Form in which a book, magazine etc. is released
  • skinny: Too thin; very lean
  • bout: A boxing match
  • side: To decide to agree with one point, not the other
  • come: To arrive at a place
  • lease: Contract renting land, buildings, etc. to another
  • lamb: Young sheep
  • roof: Top of the inside a tunnel, cave, mouth etc.
  • hurt: To cause pain, damage or injury
  • hear: To be aware of sound; to perceive with the ear
  • trek: Slow or difficult journey
  • time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
  • main: Most important; most often used
  • wagon: Four wheel vehicle used to transport things
  • put: To move or place a thing in a particular position
  • face: To cover a surface with something like paint
  • crib: Young child's bed with barred side; cot
  • ivory: Hard cream-colored substance forming tusks
  • pray: To speak to your god to request help
  • centerpiece: Central or most important feature
  • bandit: Robber or outlaw belonging to a gang
  • baby: A very young child, who cannot yet speak
  • overweight: Weighing more than a normal or allowed amount
  • ebony: Dark brown timber from a tropical tree
  • mama: A mother
  • yah: Another way of saying 'yes'
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    • aid

      US /ed/

      UK /eɪd/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To help others and provide things
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Action of giving help to others
      • Money or help given to those who need it
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    • alive

      US /əˈlaɪv/

      UK /ə'laɪv/

      • Adjective
      • Living; not dead
      • Active; energetic; full of life.
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    • at table

      US /æt ˈteɪbəl/

      UK /æt ˈteibl/

      • other
      • Seated at a table, especially for a meal.
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    • baby

      US /ˈbeɪbi/

      UK /ˈbeɪbi/

      • Countable Noun
      • A very young child, who cannot yet speak
      • Transitive Verb
      • To treat someone as if they were newly born
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    • bandit

      US /ˈbændɪt/

      UK /ˈbændɪt/

      • Countable Noun
      • Robber or outlaw belonging to a gang
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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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    • brand

      US /brænd/

      UK /brænd/

      • Noun
      • A mark burned on an animal to show who owns it
      • Product made or designed by a named company
      • Transitive Verb
      • To burn a mark on an animal to show who owns it
      • To describe someone as a liar, coward, etc.
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    • bump

      US /bʌmp/

      UK /bʌmp/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To bounce along over a rough surface
      • To knock against with force or violence
      • Noun
      • Act or sound of one solid object hitting another
      • Raised area on any smooth surface
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    • centerpiece

      US /'sentəˌpi:s/

      UK /'sentəpi:s/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Central or most important feature
      • An object or arrangement placed in the center of a table as a decoration.
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    • competition

      US /ˌkɑmpɪˈtɪʃən/

      UK /ˌkɒmpəˈtɪʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Fighting against others to win something
      • A situation in which people or organizations compete with each other for something that not everyone can have.
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    • crib

      US /krɪb/

      UK /krɪb/

      • Countable Noun
      • Young child's bed with barred side; cot
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    • dash

      US /dæʃ/

      UK /dæʃ/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To hit against something with a lot of force
      • To destroy or damage a feeling, such as hope
      • Noun
      • Hyphen e.g. '-'; or space
      • Act of running quickly towards a particular place
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    • ebony

      US /ˈɛbəni/

      UK /'ebənɪ/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Dark brown timber from a tropical tree
      B2
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    • edition

      US /ɪˈdɪʃən/

      UK /ɪˈdɪʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Form in which a book, magazine etc. is released
      • All the copies of a book, newspaper, etc. printed at one time.
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    • grocery

      US /'ɡroʊsərɪ/

      UK /'ɡrəʊsərɪ/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Daily foods such as flour, sugar, and tinned foods
      • Countable Noun
      • A store that sells food and household supplies.
      B2TOEIC
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    • hefty

      US /ˈhɛfti/

      UK /ˈhefti/

      • Adjective
      • Being heavy or large
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    • ivory

      US /ˈaɪvəri, ˈaɪvri/

      UK /ˈaɪvəri/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Hard cream-colored substance forming tusks
      B1
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    • lamb

      US /læm/

      UK /læm/

      • Countable Noun
      • Young sheep
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To give birth to a baby sheep
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    • lane

      US /len/

      UK /leɪn/

      • Noun
      • Marked strip of the road or swimming pool
      • Narrow way or road, often with steep sides
      A2
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    • lavish

      US /ˈlævɪʃ/

      UK /ˈlævɪʃ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To use or give a lot of something
      • Adjective
      • Generous; providing a lot of something
      B2TOEIC
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    • league

      US /liɡ/

      UK /li:ɡ/

      • Noun
      • Group of people, countries with a common goal
      • Association of sports teams that organizes matches
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To form a league; to unite for a common purpose.
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    • lease

      US /lis/

      UK /li:s/

      • Noun
      • Contract renting land, buildings, etc. to another
      • The period of time for which a lease is granted.
      • Transitive Verb
      • To rent; pay money to use something, e.g. car
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    • legend

      US /ˈlɛdʒənd/

      UK /'ledʒənd/

      • Noun
      • List of explanations of symbols on map, etc.
      • Person famous for doing something very well
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    • loose

      US /lus/

      UK /lu:s/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To shoot or fire something from a gun
      • Adjective
      • (Idea, thought, or work) unclear or imprecise
      • Not tightly attached or held
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    • mama

      US /ˈmɑmə/

      UK /'mæmə/

      • Noun
      • A mother
      B2
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    • overweight

      US /ˌovɚˈwet/

      UK /ˌəʊvə'weɪt/

      • Adjective
      • Weighing more than a normal or allowed amount
      • Transitive Verb
      • To give too much importance or weight to something.
      B2
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    • pray

      US /pre/

      UK /preɪ/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To speak to your god to request help
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To wish or hope for something to happen or be true
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    • roof

      US /ruf,rʊf/

      UK /ru:f/

      • Noun
      • Top of the inside a tunnel, cave, mouth etc.
      • Cover or top of a building or car
      • Transitive Verb
      • To place a cover or top onto a building, vehicle
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    • shade

      US /ʃed/

      UK /ʃeɪd/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Area of darkness when something blocks the light
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To shelter something from direct light
      • To change the truth to deceive or influence
      A2
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    • skinny

      US /ˈskɪni/

      UK /'skɪnɪ/

      • Adjective
      • Too thin; very lean
      B2
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    • stand up with

      US /stænd ʌp wɪð/

      UK /stænd ʌp wɪð/

      • other
      • To support or defend someone or something.
      B2
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    • switch

      US /swɪtʃ/

      UK /swɪtʃ/

      • Noun
      • A change or shift from one method to another
      • Thing you move to turn electrical items on or off
      • Transitive Verb
      • To exchange or replace something for another thing
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    • tease

      US /tiz/

      UK /ti:z/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To purposefully bother an animal
      • To playfully embarrass or make fun of
      • Noun
      • Something said or done as a joke
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    • to God

      US /tə ɡɑd/

      UK /tə ɡɒd/

      • other
      • Used to emphasize truth or sincerity.
      A2
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    • trek

      US /trɛk/

      UK /trek/

      • Noun
      • Slow or difficult journey
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To make your way slowly and painfully
      • To go on a difficult (often walking) journey
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    • wagon

      US /ˈwæɡən/

      UK /ˈwægən/

      • Noun
      • Four wheel vehicle used to transport things
      B2
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    • yah

      US

      UK

      • Interjection
      • Another way of saying 'yes'
      B2
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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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