Vocabulary

  • have to: Must do
  • watch out: To be careful; to be alert to danger
  • get past: To overcome an obstacle or difficulty.
  • get out of: To leave or escape responsibilities, troubles
  • up there: In or to a higher place or position; far away.
  • to do with: To be about something; concern
  • give up: To lose hope or admit defeat
  • of course: Sure ; Certainly
  • got to: To arrive at some place
  • out of the way: Remote; isolated.
  • seal off: To close an entrance to a place
  • without exception: Including everyone or everything; in every case; without any exclusions.
  • go on: To continue doing something
  • side with: To support one person or group against another in a disagreement.
  • sneak in: To enter a place secretly and quietly, usually without permission.
  • sneak out: To leave a place secretly, usually without permission.
  • on the other side of: Located across something from a given point.
  • go around: (Of news, gossip) to be known; circulate
  • press on: To continue doing something in a determined way; to persevere.
  • in charge: To be responsible for
  • in the way: Obstructing someone or something; hindering progress.
  • hand over: To give into the possession or control of another
  • back down: To admit you were wrong; stop claiming
  • get back to: To get in contact with someone again
  • feel sick: To experience a sensation of nausea or illness
  • hang about: To spend time with someone
  • do your best: To try as hard as you can; put in maximum effort.
  • in the hand: Physically held or grasped in one's hand.
  • look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
  • blow up: To suddenly become angry
  • keep watch: To maintain surveillance; to guard or protect something.
  • run to: To have enough money; be able to pay; afford
  • hold up as: To present someone or something as an example.
  • care of: Used in an address to indicate the person who will receive the mail for someone else.
  • up to something: Doing something; planning something, often secret or mischievous.
  • keep it up: To continue doing something well
  • run back: To come back
  • hold on: To wait for someone (e.g. on a phone call)
  • right up there: Among the best or most successful.
  • way to go: An expression of encouragement or approval.
  • used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
  • pissed off: Angry or annoyed.
  • over to: Used to hand over to someone else to speak
  • get lost: An impolite way of telling someone to go away.
  • stand back: To move away from something, usually to create space or avoid danger.
  • on fire: Very successful or popular
  • intense: Very strong, great or extreme in degree
  • massive: Very big; large; too big
  • present: Being in attendance; being there; having turned up
  • treat: To pay for the food or enjoyment of someone else
  • brilliant: Having a great amount of intelligence or talent
  • combat: To fight someone or something physically
  • bet: To gamble money to win more money, e.g. on horses
  • bond: Rope, chain or other thing used to tie someone up
  • ordinary: Normal or usual
  • suspicious: Doubtful about someone's honesty
  • distress: State of great sadness, anxiety or pain
  • escape: Act to briefly ignoring boring or bad things
  • raise: To increase a bet above another when playing cards
  • enemy: Something that stops you doing what you want
  • eerie: Strange, mysterious and frightening
  • route: Way to get from one place to another place; path
  • theme: An main or dominant idea, motif
  • ominous: Indicating something bad or unpleasant will happen
  • guard: To keep watch over something to protect it
  • exception: Something different or not included
  • shatter: To break into small pieces
  • text: To send a message by phone or other device
  • seal: To close tightly to protect it from leaking
  • destroy: To damage so badly that something no longer exists
  • blind: Unable to see; with eyes that cannot see
  • mate: A friend who you work, live, or go to school with
  • confused: To make something unclear or hard to understand
  • alarm: Sound or light used for a warning or alert
  • sight: To aim (a gun) at something to get your range
  • sound: Sensible, dependable and reliable
  • steal: A bargain; something bought very cheaply
  • continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
  • defend: To protect and explain your position in court
  • surrender: Ending a fight you cannot win; formally giving up
  • boom: Very fast increase in growth or popularity
  • protect: To defend someone or something from harm or danger
  • hide: To go to, or put a thing where it can't be found
  • partially: In part; in some degree; not wholly
  • find: To become aware of something that is happening
  • wand: Thin rod held in the hand, e.g. used by a magician
  • burn: To destroy with fire
  • thunder: Loud sound
  • sword: A long metal weapon with a sharp point and edge
  • come: To arrive at a place
  • impostor: Person pretending to be someone they are not
  • cloak: Long loose garment worn over clothes, for warmth
  • meet: To provide something that is necessary
  • quiet: Hidden, or done in a private way
  • potion: Drink said to have a magic effect
  • barbaric: Uncivilized; cruel and wild
  • howl: To cry or wail loudly
  • downfall: Sudden loss of status/reputation/money
  • stun: To greatly shock or surprise; totally amaze
  • hungry: Feeling a need or want to eat food
  • potter: To spend time, e.g. gardening, without hurrying
  • oooh: Sound people make when they make a mistake
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    • alarm

      US /əˈlɑ:rm/

      UK /əˈlɑ:m/

      • Noun
      • Sound or light used for a warning or alert
      • an alarm clock
      • Transitive Verb
      • To make someone unpleasantly surprised
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    • back down

      US /bæk daʊn/

      UK /bæk daun/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To admit you were wrong; stop claiming
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    • barbaric

      US /bɑrˈbærɪk/

      UK /bɑ:'bærɪk/

      • Adjective
      • Uncivilized; cruel and wild
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    • 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.
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    • blind

      US /blaɪnd/

      UK /blaɪnd/

      • Adjective
      • Unable to see; with eyes that cannot see
      • Lacking in judgment or awareness
      • Transitive Verb
      • To cause someone to lose the ability to see
      • To be unable to see the truth about a situation
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    • blow up

      US /blo ʌp/

      UK /bləu ʌp/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To suddenly become angry
      • To put air in something, e.g. a tire or balloon
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To explode; to be destroyed by an explosion.
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    • bond

      US /bɑnd/

      UK /bɒnd/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Rope, chain or other thing used to tie someone up
      • Closeness that is shared between people or groups
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To develop a close relationship with
      • To become joined or connected, e.g. using glue
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    • boom

      US /bum/

      UK /bu:m/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Very fast increase in growth or popularity
      • A very loud and deep sound
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To experience a rapid increase in growth
      • To make a very loud and deep sound
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    • brilliant

      US /ˈbrɪljənt/

      UK /'brɪlɪənt/

      • Adjective
      • Having a great amount of intelligence or talent
      • Being very bright, like a diamond; shining
      • Noun
      • A diamond or other gem cut in a particular form with many facets to have exceptional brilliance.
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    • care of

      US /kɛr ʌv/

      UK /kɛə ɔv/

      • Preposition
      • Used in an address to indicate the person who will receive the mail for someone else.
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    • cloak

      US /kloʊk/

      UK /kləʊk/

      • Noun
      • Long loose garment worn over clothes, for warmth
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    • combat

      US /kəmˈbæt, ˈkɑmˌbæt/

      UK /'kɒmbæt/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To fight someone or something physically
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    • confused

      US /kənˈfjuzd/

      UK /kənˈfju:zd/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To make something unclear or hard to understand
      • Adjective
      • Being hard to understand
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    • defend

      US /dɪˈfɛnd/

      UK /dɪ'fend/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To protect and explain your position in court
      • To protect against an attack
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    • destroy

      US /dɪˈstrɔɪ/

      UK /dɪ'strɔɪ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To damage so badly that something no longer exists
      • To defeat someone or something easily
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    • distress

      US /dɪˈstrɛs/

      UK /dɪ'stres/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • State of great sadness, anxiety or pain
      • Condition of danger or emergency
      • Transitive Verb
      • To cause someone anxiety or sadness
      • To be in financial trouble
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    • do your best

      US

      UK

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To try as hard as you can; put in maximum effort.
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    • downfall

      US /ˈdaʊnˌfɔl/

      UK /'daʊnfɔ:l/

      • Noun
      • Sudden loss of status/reputation/money
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    • eerie

      US /ˈɪri/

      UK /ˈɪəri/

      • Adjective
      • Strange, mysterious and frightening
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    • enemy

      US /ˈɛnəmi/

      UK /ˈenəmi/

      • Noun
      • Something that stops you doing what you want
      • Group, or people, you are opposed to
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    • escape

      US /ɪˈskep/

      UK /ɪ'skeɪp/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Act to briefly ignoring boring or bad things
      • The 'esc key' on a keyboard
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To avoid something undesirable, dangerous or bad
      • To get away from a place where you are being kept
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    • exception

      US /ɪkˈsɛpʃən/

      UK /ɪkˈsepʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Something different or not included
      • An objection or feeling of disapproval.
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    • feel sick

      US

      UK

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To experience a sensation of nausea or illness
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    • get back to

      US /ɡɛt bæk tu/

      UK /ɡet bæk tu:/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To get in contact with someone again
      • To return to someone or something; to respond at a later time.
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    • get lost

      US /ɡɛt lɔst/

      UK /ɡet lɔ:st/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • An impolite way of telling someone to go away.
      • To become unable to find your way; to lose your sense of direction.
      • Interjection
      • An impolite way of telling someone to go away.
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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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    • get past

      US /ɡɛt pæst/

      UK /ɡet pɑːst/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To overcome an obstacle or difficulty.
      • To move beyond someone or something that is blocking your way.
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    • give up

      US /ɡɪv ʌp/

      UK /ɡiv ʌp/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To lose hope or admit defeat
      • To decide to not start to try solving a problem
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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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    • go on

      US /ɡo ɑn/

      UK /ɡəu ɔn/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To continue doing something
      • To happen (usually negative)
      • Interjection
      • Used to encourage someone
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    • got to

      US /ɡɑt tu/

      UK /gɔt tu:/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To arrive at some place
      • To have the opportunity or permission to do something
      • Phrasal Verb
      • To appeal to the emotions of; move
      • To finally begin to start something after a delay
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    • guard

      US /ɡɑrd/

      UK /ɡɑ:d/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To keep watch over something to protect it
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Someone who watches a place or prevents escapes
      • A player in basketball whose primary role is to handle the ball and initiate the offense.
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    • hand over

      US /hænd ˈovɚ/

      UK /hænd ˈəuvə/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To give into the possession or control of another
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    • hang about

      US /hæŋ əˈbaʊt/

      UK /hæŋ əˈbaut/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To spend time with someone
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    • have to

      US /hæv tu/

      UK /ˈhæv tə/

      • Auxiliary Verb
      • Must do
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    • hold on

      US /hold ɑn/

      UK /həuld ɔn/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To wait for someone (e.g. on a phone call)
      • To wait for a short time.
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    • hold up as

      US /hoʊld ʌp æz/

      UK /hould ʌp æz/

      • other
      • To present someone or something as an example.
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    • howl

      US /haʊl/

      UK /haʊl/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To cry or wail loudly
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    • hungry

      US /ˈhʌŋɡri/

      UK /ˈhʌŋgri/

      • Adjective
      • Feeling a need or want to eat food
      • Feeling a need or want to eat food
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    • in charge

      US /ɪn tʃɑrdʒ/

      UK /in tʃɑ:dʒ/

      • Adverb
      • To be responsible for
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    • in the hand

      US /ɪn ðə ˈhænd/

      UK /in ðə ˈhænd/

      • Preposition
      • Physically held or grasped in one's hand.
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    • in the way

      US /ɪn ði we/

      UK /in ðə wei/

      • Phrase
      • Obstructing someone or something; hindering progress.
      • Stored or placed so as to be available or ready when needed.
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    • intense

      US /ɪnˈtɛns/

      UK /ɪn'tens/

      • Adjective
      • Very strong, great or extreme in degree
      • Experiencing or showing great force or strength; extreme.
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    • keep it up

      US /kip ɪt ʌp/

      UK /ki:p it ʌp/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To continue doing something well
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    • keep watch

      US

      UK

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To maintain surveillance; to guard or protect something.
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    • look at

      US /lʊk æt/

      UK /luk æt/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To use your eyes to focus on something
      • To focus your eyes on something carefully
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    • massive

      US /ˈmæsɪv/

      UK /ˈmæsɪv/

      • Adjective
      • Very big; large; too big
      • Large or imposing in scale or scope.
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    • mate

      US /met/

      UK /meɪt/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A friend who you work, live, or go to school with
      • Partner in a (sexual) relationship
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To pair a male and female so they have children
      • To join or fit two things together
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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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    • ominous

      US /ˈɑmənəs/

      UK /ˈɒmɪnəs/

      • Adjective
      • Indicating something bad or unpleasant will happen
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    • on fire

      US /ɑn faɪr/

      UK /ɔn ˈfaiə/

      • Adjective
      • Very successful or popular
      • Burning
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    • on the other side of

      US /ɑn ði ˈʌðɚ ˈsaɪd ʌv/

      UK /ɒn ði ˈʌðə ˈsaɪd ɒv/

      • Preposition
      • Located across something from a given point.
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    • oooh

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      UK

      • Interjection
      • Sound people make when they make a mistake
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    • ordinary

      US /ˈɔ:rdneri/

      UK /'ɔ:dnrɪ/

      • Adjective
      • Normal or usual
      • Of the rank of ordinary seaman.
      • Noun
      • An ecclesiastical judge or official having ordinary jurisdiction in a given area.
      • Any of several simple and basic geometrical figures.
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    • out of the way

      US /aʊt ʌv ði we/

      UK /aut ɔv ðə wei/

      • Adjective
      • Remote; isolated.
      • No longer obstructing or hindering.
      • Phrase
      • Not obstructing or impeding progress; in a position where one does not cause an obstruction.
      • Completed; finished; no longer needing attention.
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    • over to

      US

      UK

      • Preposition
      • Used to hand over to someone else to speak
      • The responsibility is now yours
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    • partially

      US /ˈpɑ:rʃəli/

      UK /ˈpɑ:ʃəli/

      • Adverb
      • In part; in some degree; not wholly
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    • pissed off

      US

      UK

      • Adjective
      • Angry or annoyed.
      • Disgusted or bored
      • Phrasal Verb
      • To go away; leave
      • To annoy someone
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    • potion

      US /ˈpoʊʃn/

      UK /ˈpəʊʃn/

      • Noun
      • Drink said to have a magic effect
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    • potter

      US /'pɑ:tər/

      UK /'pɒtə(r)/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To spend time, e.g. gardening, without hurrying
      • Countable Noun
      • Someone who makes pots, bowls etc. out of clay
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    • press on

      US /prɛs ɑn/

      UK /pres ɔn/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To continue doing something in a determined way; to persevere.
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    • right up there

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Among the best or most successful.
      • In a high or elevated position.
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    • route

      US /rut, raʊt/

      UK /ru:t/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Way to get from one place to another place; path
      • Path or way that people often use
      • Transitive Verb
      • To send along a particular path or way
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    • run back

      US /rʌn bæk/

      UK /rʌn bæk/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To come back
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    • run to

      US /rʌn tu/

      UK /rʌn tu:/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To have enough money; be able to pay; afford
      • To go to some place
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    • seal

      US /sil/

      UK /si:l/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To close tightly to protect it from leaking
      • To close an envelop or package
      • Noun
      • Large fish-eating animal that lives on sea or land
      • Official mark made in hot wax to close a document
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    • seal off

      US /sil ɔf/

      UK /si:l ɔf/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To close an entrance to a place
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    • shatter

      US /ˈʃætɚ/

      UK /'ʃætə(r)/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To break into small pieces
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    • side with

      US /saɪd wɪð/

      UK /said wið/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To support one person or group against another in a disagreement.
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    • sight

      US /saɪt/

      UK /saɪt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To aim (a gun) at something to get your range
      • To see something rare or unusual
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Things or people that one can see
      • Range or distance that someone can see
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    • sneak in

      US /snik ɪn/

      UK /sni:k in/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To enter a place secretly and quietly, usually without permission.
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    • sneak out

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To leave a place secretly, usually without permission.
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    • stand back

      US /stænd bæk/

      UK /stænd bæk/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To move away from something, usually to create space or avoid danger.
      • To not get involved in a situation; to take a detached perspective.
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    • stun

      US /stʌn/

      UK /stʌn/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To greatly shock or surprise; totally amaze
      • To incapacitate using a special gun
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    • surrender

      US /səˈrɛndɚ/

      UK /sə'rendə(r)/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Ending a fight you cannot win; formally giving up
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To give up in a fight that you cannot win
      • To give in, e.g. to person's demands or temptation
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    • suspicious

      US /səˈspɪʃəs/

      UK /səˈspɪʃəs/

      • Adjective
      • Doubtful about someone's honesty
      • Feeling that something is wrong; causing suspicion
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    • sword

      US /sɔrd/

      UK /sɔ:d/

      • Countable Noun
      • A long metal weapon with a sharp point and edge
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    • theme

      US /θim/

      UK /θi:m/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • An main or dominant idea, motif
      • Main idea of a work of art, writing, or music
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    • thunder

      US /ˈθʌndɚ/

      UK /'θʌndə(r)/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Loud sound
      • The sound that comes from the sky from lightning
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To make a loud sound like that made by lightning
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    • to do with

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To be about something; concern
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    • up there

      US /ʌp ðɛr/

      UK /ʌp ðɛə/

      • Adverb
      • In or to a higher place or position; far away.
      • In heaven.
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    • up to something

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      UK

      • Phrase
      • Doing something; planning something, often secret or mischievous.
      • Capable of doing something; equal to a task.
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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
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    • wand

      US /wɑnd/

      UK /wɒnd/

      • Countable Noun
      • Thin rod held in the hand, e.g. used by a magician
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    • watch out

      US /wɑtʃ aʊt/

      UK /wɔtʃ aut/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To be careful; to be alert to danger
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    • way to go

      US /we tu ɡo/

      UK /wei tu: ɡəu/

      • Interjection
      • An expression of encouragement or approval.
      • An expression of sarcasm after someone has made a mistake.
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    • without exception

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Including everyone or everything; in every case; without any exclusions.
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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

    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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