Vocabulary

  • look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
  • do in: To make completely tired out and exhausted
  • blow on: To exhale air onto a surface or object.
  • for the best: Resulting in the most positive or beneficial outcome, even if it's difficult or painful in the short term.
  • get through: To arrive at the end of or finish something
  • to let: Indicates that a property is available for rent.
  • give up: To lose hope or admit defeat
  • inside of: Within; in the inner part of.
  • come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
  • have to: Must do
  • in a corner: In a situation where one is trapped or pressured with few options.
  • awesome: Great; wonderful; stupendous
  • deserve: To be worthy of, e.g. getting praise or attention
  • ruin: To damage or completely destroy something
  • combination: Series of letters or numbers needed to open a lock
  • texture: Quality from different elements, as in music
  • exist: To be present, alive or real
  • hierarchy: Group that manages and controls an organization
  • adventure: An exciting and often dangerous experience
  • screw: To cheat someone, as out of money/property
  • bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
  • blow: To move something using air
  • scoop: To dig out for a hole with a tool or hands
  • kidney: Body organ that cleans blood, producing urine
  • flavor: Quality giving something a particular character
  • soak: To make something completely wet
  • dip: To decrease or lower temporarily
  • wanna: Shortened form of 'want to'. Used only in speaking
  • click: To work well with someone or something
  • vinegar: Sharp-tasting liquid made from sour wine, malt etc.
  • offer: Price you say you are willing to pay for something
  • poke: To give a push, thrust, or jab
  • crunch: To crush something into pieces
  • mercy: Kind instead of harsh treatment of someone
  • glorious: (Of a hero, achievements) deserving praise and awe
  • amazing: Surprising in a pleasing way
  • noble: Being admirable and honorable in character
  • amateur: Someone doing an activity for pleasure, not a job
  • steam: Mist collecting on a surface when wet air cools
  • imminent: Happening soon; about to happen
  • taste: (Good) sense of style in clothes, art, or manners
  • program: To make someone act or think in a certain way
  • question: To ask for or try to get information
  • kind: In a caring and helpful manner
  • shrimp: Small edible salt-water shellfish with many legs
  • chewy: (Of food) needing a lot of chewing; tough
  • broth: Liquid or soup that meat, etc. has been cooked in
  • pouch: Pocket; a folded area that holds something
  • perfect: So good it cannot be improved
  • great: Very good; better than before
  • mastery: Total control over something
  • want: To desire or wish for something; hope for a thing
  • think: To have an idea about something without certainty
  • delightful: Greatly pleasing or entertaining
  • gently: In a mild, careful, and soft manner
  • crunchy: (of food, snow) making a soft compacting sound
  • come: To arrive at a place
  • truffle: Expensive black edible fungi
  • give: Degree of flexibility in something, a material
  • ginger: Being reddish-brown in color
  • nectar: Sweet liquid found in plants
  • special: Being additional or extra
  • soy: Food substance made from soya beans
  • jammed: To block a signal (e.g. radio waves)
  • messing: To make something untidy or dirty
  • skin: To defeat someone easily and completely
  • bean: Large seed eaten as a vegetable
  • honk: To make a loud noise like that of a horn
  • smart: Fashionable; well-dressed; well-groomed
  • editing: To check and makes changes before publication
  • zucchini: Long green marrow squash plant like a cucumber
  • pineapple: A sweet fruit with yellow flesh and green skin
  • din: A loud, persistent noise
  • tofu: Compressed bean curd used in cooking
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    • amateur

      US /ˈæməˌtɚ/

      UK /'æmətə(r)/

      • Noun
      • Someone doing an activity for pleasure, not a job
      • Adjective
      • Unskilled in an activity; not professional
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    • amazing

      US /ə'meɪzɪŋ/

      UK /ə'meɪzɪŋ/

      • Adjective
      • Surprising in a pleasing way
      • Transitive Verb
      • To cause wonder; to surprise completely
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    • awesome

      US /ˈɔsəm/

      UK /'ɔ:səm/

      • Adjective
      • Great; wonderful; stupendous
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    • bean

      US /bin/

      UK /bi:n/

      • Countable Noun
      • Large seed eaten as a vegetable
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    • blow

      US /blo/

      UK /bləʊ/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To move something using air
      • To make air come quickly out of your mouth
      • Noun
      • Something that causes you difficulty or sadness
      • Act of making air come out of your mouth
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    • blow on

      US /blo ɑn/

      UK /bləu ɔn/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To exhale air onto a surface or object.
      • To play a wind instrument by forcing air into it.
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    • broth

      US /brɔθ, brɑθ/

      UK /brɒθ/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Liquid or soup that meat, etc. has been cooked in
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    • chewy

      US /ˈtʃui/

      UK /ˈtʃu:i/

      • Adjective
      • (Of food) needing a lot of chewing; tough
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    • combination

      US /ˌkɑmbəˈneʃən/

      UK /ˌkɒmbɪ'neɪʃn/

      • Noun
      • Series of letters or numbers needed to open a lock
      • Act or result of mixing things together
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    • come back

      US /kʌm bæk/

      UK /kʌm bæk/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To reply to someone, often forcefully
      • To be remembered
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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.
      B2
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    • crunchy

      US /ˈkrʌntʃi/

      UK /'krʌntʃɪ/

      • Adjective
      • (of food, snow) making a soft compacting sound
      B2
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    • delightful

      US /dɪˈlaɪtfəl/

      UK /dɪˈlaɪtfl/

      • Adjective
      • Greatly pleasing or entertaining
      B2
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    • deserve

      US /dɪˈzɚv/

      UK /dɪ'zɜ:v/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To be worthy of, e.g. getting praise or attention
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    • din

      US /dɪn/

      UK /dɪn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A loud, persistent noise
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To make a loud, unpleasant, and prolonged noise.
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    • dip

      US /dɪp/

      UK /dɪp/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To decrease or lower temporarily
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Food or sauce eaten with crackers/raw vegetables
      • Place on surface (e.g. a road) lower than the rest
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    • do in

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To make completely tired out and exhausted
      • To destroy or cause damage to someone
      A1
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    • editing

      US

      UK

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To check and makes changes before publication
      • To prepare scenes of a film into the final version
      • Uncountable Noun
      • The process of revising or correcting written material.
      • The work of preparing text, film, or other media for publication or broadcast.
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    • flavor

      US /ˈflevɚ/

      UK /'fleɪvə/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Quality giving something a particular character
      • Taste of something, especially in food or drink
      • Transitive Verb
      • To add extra taste to a food
      B1
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    • for the best

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Resulting in the most positive or beneficial outcome, even if it's difficult or painful in the short term.
      • Hoping for a positive outcome.
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    • gently

      US /ˈdʒentli/

      UK /ˈdʒentli/

      • Adverb
      • In a mild, careful, and soft manner
      A2
      More
    • get through

      US /ɡɛt θru/

      UK /ɡet θru:/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To arrive at the end of or finish something
      • To succeed in contacting someone by phone
      A1
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    • ginger

      US /ˈdʒɪndʒɚ/

      UK /ˈdʒɪndʒə(r)/

      • Adjective
      • Being reddish-brown in color
      • Uncountable Noun
      • Root with a hot strong taste used in cooking
      B2
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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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    • glorious

      US /ˈɡlɔriəs,ˈɡlor-/

      UK /ˈglɔ:riəs/

      • Adjective
      • (Of a hero, achievements) deserving praise and awe
      • Magnificent; wonderfully impressive.
      B1
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    • have to

      US /hæv tu/

      UK /ˈhæv tə/

      • Auxiliary Verb
      • Must do
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    • hierarchy

      US /ˈhaɪəˌrɑrki, ˈhaɪˌrɑr-/

      UK /'haɪərɑ:kɪ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Group that manages and controls an organization
      • A system for organizing according to importance
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    • honk

      US /hɔŋk, hɑŋk/

      UK /hɒŋk/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To make a loud noise like that of a horn
      • Noun
      • A loud noise like that of a horn
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    • imminent

      US /'ɪmɪnənt/

      UK /ˈɪmɪnənt/

      • Adjective
      • Happening soon; about to happen
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    • in a corner

      US /ɪn ə ˈkɔrnɚ/

      UK /ɪn ə ˈkɔ:nə/

      • other
      • In a situation where one is trapped or pressured with few options.
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    • inside of

      US /ɪnˈsaɪd ʌv/

      UK /inˈsaid ɔv/

      • Preposition
      • Within; in the inner part of.
      • Within a certain period of time.
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    • jammed

      US

      UK

      • Transitive Verb
      • To block a signal (e.g. radio waves)
      • To pack together so things cannot move freely
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To play music informally without much preparation
      • To stop functioning because something is stuck
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    • kidney

      US /ˈkɪdni/

      UK /'kɪdnɪ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Body organ that cleans blood, producing urine
      • An animal kidney used as food.
      • Adjective
      • Relating to the kidneys.
      • Having the shape of a kidney; bean-shaped.
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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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    • mastery

      US /ˈmæstəri/

      UK /'mɑ:stərɪ/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Total control over something
      A2
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    • mercy

      US /ˈmɚsi/

      UK /'mɜ:sɪ/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Kind instead of harsh treatment of someone
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    • messing

      US

      UK

      • Transitive Verb
      • To make something untidy or dirty
      A2
      More
    • nectar

      US /ˈnɛktɚ/

      UK /ˈnektə(r)/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Sweet liquid found in plants
      • A delicious or delightful drink.
      B2
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    • noble

      US /'noʊbl/

      UK /'nəʊbl/

      • Adjective
      • Being admirable and honorable in character
      • Concerning or being a member a high social class
      • Countable Noun
      • Titled peer of the realm e.g. a lord, duke
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    • pineapple

      US /ˈpaɪnˌæpəl/

      UK /ˈpaɪnæpl/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A sweet fruit with yellow flesh and green skin
      • The tropical plant that produces the pineapple fruit.
      • Adjective
      • Having the flavor of pineapple.
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    • poke

      US /pok/

      UK /pəʊk/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To give a push, thrust, or jab
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    • pouch

      US /paʊtʃ/

      UK /paʊtʃ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Pocket; a folded area that holds something
      • A pocket-like part or bag in certain animals, such as the kangaroo, used for carrying young.
      • Transitive Verb
      • To form or cause to form a pouch.
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    • ruin

      US /ˈruɪn/

      UK /'ru:ɪn/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To damage or completely destroy something
      • To cause someone to lose their money or status
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Remains of a building that has been destroyed
      • The state of being destroyed or severely damaged.
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    • scoop

      US /skup/

      UK /sku:p/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To dig out for a hole with a tool or hands
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • An amount of e.g. ice cream taken from a whole
      • An important news story broken for the first time
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    • screw

      US /skru/

      UK /skru:/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To cheat someone, as out of money/property
      • To close something by turning it into place
      • Countable Noun
      • Long metal nail with a spiral thread
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    • shrimp

      US /ʃrɪmp/

      UK /ʃrɪmp/

      • Countable Noun
      • Small edible salt-water shellfish with many legs
      • Someone who is small and weak
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    • skin

      US /skɪn/

      UK /skɪn/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To defeat someone easily and completely
      • To hurt yourself, accidentally cutting yourself
      • Noun
      • Outer covering of an animal used for leather; hide
      • Outer covering of a fruit or vegetable
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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
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    • soak

      US /sok/

      UK /səʊk/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To make something completely wet
      • To place something in liquid for a period of time
      • Noun
      • Placement in liquid for a period of time
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    • soy

      US /sɔɪ/

      UK /sɔɪ/

      • Noun
      • Food substance made from soya beans
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    • steam

      US /stim/

      UK /sti:m/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Mist collecting on a surface when wet air cools
      • Source of stamina, strength or energy
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To cover a surface with steam, so as to clean it
      • To cook in mist of tiny drops from boiling water
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    • taste

      US /test/

      UK /teɪst/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • (Good) sense of style in clothes, art, or manners
      • Flavor in your mouth from food or drink
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To experience something
      • To experience the flavor of food, drink
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    • texture

      US /ˈtɛkstʃɚ/

      UK /ˈtekstʃə(r)/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Quality from different elements, as in music
      • Look and feel of a substance or material
      • Transitive Verb
      • To give a particular look or feel to a surface
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    • to let

      US /tu lɛt/

      UK /tu let/

      • Preposition
      • Indicates that a property is available for rent.
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    • tofu

      US /'toʊfu:/

      UK /'təʊfu:/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Compressed bean curd used in cooking
      C1
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    • truffle

      US /ˈtrʌfəl/

      UK /ˈtrʌfl/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Expensive black edible fungi
      C1
      More
    • vinegar

      US /ˈvɪnɪɡɚ/

      UK /ˈvɪnɪgə(r)/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Sharp-tasting liquid made from sour wine, malt etc.
      B1
      More
    • wanna

      US /ˈwɑnə/

      UK /'wɒnə/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • Shortened form of 'want to'. Used only in speaking
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    • zucchini

      US /zʊ'ki:nɪ/

      UK /zuˈki:ni/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Long green marrow squash plant like a cucumber
      C2
      More
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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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