Vocabulary

  • blind date: A date between two people who have never met before, usually arranged by a mutual acquaintance.
  • of course: Sure ; Certainly
  • ask out: To ask someone to go on a date
  • turned out: To arrive for a public event or entertainment
  • set up
  • finish with: To end a relationship
  • over to: Used to hand over to someone else to speak
  • go out: To leave a building (e.g. a house)
  • go back to: To return to a starting point
  • warm up: To gently exercise muscles before doing sport
  • turn on
  • turn off
  • think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
  • entire: Complete or full; with no part left out; whole
  • phrase: Common expression or saying
  • awesome: Great; wonderful; stupendous
  • expression: Act of making your thoughts and feelings known
  • barely: Only just; just possible
  • common: Area in a city or town that is open to everyone
  • relationship: Connection between two or more people or things
  • tiny: Very, very small
  • foster: To raise a child who is not yours, for payment
  • comedy: Amusing play, film, usually with a happy ending
  • avid: Very eager (fan, collector of something, etc.)
  • single: One run in cricket or a hit baseball
  • control: A device designed to operate a machine
  • blind: Unable to see; with eyes that cannot see
  • attract: To make something move closer using magnetic force
  • order: Religious or social group, as of nuns
  • piece: A counter in a board game
  • information: Collection of facts and details about something
  • bring: To take or go with someone to a place
  • perfect: So good it cannot be improved
  • turn: To become (a particular age)
  • oyster: An edible marine mollusk
  • orgasm: Moment of most intense pleasure when having sex
  • bald: Lacking additional information or facts; unadorned
  • great: Very good; better than before
  • hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
  • frank: Member of the ancient Germanic peoples
  • minute: Notes taken at a meeting to record what was said
  • cover: To record a different version of another song
  • case: Container used to carry things, e.g. clothes
  • know: To be familiar with a person or place, thing
  • minuscule: Very, very small
  • penis: Male organ for copulation and urination
  • gum: To cover or stick with adhesive
  • erect: Standing straight up
  • arouse: To wake someone who has been sleeping
  • skip: Very large waste disposal bin
  • female: Person of the sex that gives birth to babies
  • kid: Child or young person
  • soft: Having flowing curves rather than sharp edges
  • involuntary: Without a person specifically wanting or trying to
  • anymore: No longer; no more
  • warn: To tell someone about possible danger
  • duck: To avoid doing something that is difficult
  • male: Characteristic of boys or men
  • worthless: Being of no value; without positive aspects
  • pelvis: Bone joining the hip to Back and legs
  • dolphin: Sea animal like a big fish that breathes air
  • conceit: Too much pride in your own abilities
  • cute: Attractive in a pretty or endearing way
  • scrabble: To search quickly through a pile of objects
  • cookie: A flat, round sweet baked food
  • sandy: Person's name
  • sh: Sound people make to make someone be quiet
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    • anymore

      US /ˌɛniˈmɔr, -ˈmor/

      UK /'enɪmɔ:/

      • Adverb
      • No longer; no more
      A2
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    • arouse

      US /əˈraʊz/

      UK /ə'raʊz/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To wake someone who has been sleeping
      • To create emotional excitement or interest
      B2
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    • ask out

      US /æsk aʊt/

      UK /ɑ:sk aut/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To ask someone to go on a date
      A1
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    • attract

      US /əˈtrækt/

      UK /ə'trækt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To make something move closer using magnetic force
      • To make someone notice and become interested in
      A2TOEIC
      More
    • avid

      US /ˈævɪd/

      UK /'ævɪd/

      • Adjective
      • Very eager (fan, collector of something, etc.)
      B2TOEIC
      More
    • awesome

      US /ˈɔsəm/

      UK /'ɔ:səm/

      • Adjective
      • Great; wonderful; stupendous
      B2TOEIC
      More
    • bald

      US /bɔld/

      UK /bɔ:ld/

      • Adjective
      • Lacking additional information or facts; unadorned
      • Having very little or no hair
      B1
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    • barely

      US /ˈbɛrli/

      UK /ˈbɛəli/

      • Adverb
      • Only just; just possible
      A2TOEIC
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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
      A2
      More
    • blind date

      US /blaɪnd det/

      UK /blaind deit/

      • Noun
      • A date between two people who have never met before, usually arranged by a mutual acquaintance.
      • An experience where you know very little about the person you are meeting.
      B1
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    • comedy

      US /ˈkɑmɪdi/

      UK /'kɒmədɪ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Amusing play, film, usually with a happy ending
      A2
      More
    • conceit

      US /kənˈsit/

      UK /kən'si:t/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Too much pride in your own abilities
      C1TOEIC
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    • cookie

      US /ˈkʊki/

      UK /'kʊkɪ/

      • Countable Noun
      • A flat, round sweet baked food
      B1
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    • cute

      US /kjut/

      UK /kju:t/

      • Adjective
      • Attractive in a pretty or endearing way
      B2
      More
    • dolphin

      US /ˈdɑ:lfɪn/

      UK /ˈdɒlfɪn/

      • Countable Noun
      • Sea animal like a big fish that breathes air
      B1
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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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    • entire

      US /ɛnˈtaɪr/

      UK /ɪn'taɪə(r)/

      • Adjective
      • Complete or full; with no part left out; whole
      • Undivided; not shared or distributed.
      A2TOEIC
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    • erect

      US /ɪˈrɛkt/

      UK /ɪ'rekt/

      • Adjective
      • Standing straight up
      • Transitive Verb
      • To put up a tower, statue or building; construct
      B2
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    • expression

      US /ɪkˈsprɛʃən/

      UK /ɪk'spreʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Act of making your thoughts and feelings known
      • Group of words that have a specific meaning
      A2TOEIC
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    • female

      US / ˈfiˌmel/

      UK /'fi:meɪl/

      • Adjective
      • Person of the sex that gives birth to babies
      • Belonging to or characteristic of a woman or girl.
      • Noun
      • A woman or girl.
      • A female animal.
      A2
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    • finish with

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To end a relationship
      A1
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    • foster

      US /'fɔ:stər/

      UK /'fɒstə(r)/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To raise a child who is not yours, for payment
      • To raise a child who is not yours, for payment
      B1TOEIC
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    • frank

      US /fræŋk/

      UK /fræŋk/

      • Proper Noun
      • Member of the ancient Germanic peoples
      • Person's name
      • Transitive Verb
      • To stamp envelopes for posting
      B2TOEIC
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    • go back to

      US /ɡo bæk tu/

      UK /ɡəu bæk tu:/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To return to a starting point
      A1
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    • go out

      US /ɡo aʊt/

      UK /ɡəu aut/

      • Phrase
      • To leave a building (e.g. a house)
      • Phrasal Verb
      • (Of a fire) to burn out; be extinguished
      • Go out of fashion to stop being fashionable
      A1
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    • gum

      US /ɡʌm/

      UK /ɡʌm/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To cover or stick with adhesive
      • Noun
      • Adhesive material used to stick things together
      B2
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    • involuntary

      US /ɪnˈvɑ:lənteri/

      UK /ɪnˈvɒləntri/

      • Adjective
      • Without a person specifically wanting or trying to
      • Without a person specifically wanting or trying to
      B1
      More
    • kid

      US /kɪd/

      UK /kɪd/

      • Countable Noun
      • Child or young person
      • Young goat
      • Adjective
      • Made from young goat skin
      A2
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    • male

      US /ˈmel/

      UK /meɪl/

      • Adjective
      • Characteristic of boys or men
      • Noun
      • A member of the sex that fertilizes eggs
      A2
      More
    • minuscule

      US /ˈmɪnəˌskjul, mɪˈnʌsˌkjul/

      UK /'mɪnəskju:l/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Very, very small
      C1
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    • of course

      US /ʌv kɔː(r)s/

      UK /ɔv kɔː(r)s/

      • Adverb
      • Sure ; Certainly
      • Phrase
      • For sure; certainly
      A2
      More
    • orgasm

      US /ˈɔrˌɡæzəm/

      UK /ˈɔ:gæzəm/

      • Noun
      • Moment of most intense pleasure when having sex
      B2
      More
    • over to

      US

      UK

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

      US /ˈɔɪstɚ/

      UK /'ɔɪstə(r)/

      • Countable Noun
      • An edible marine mollusk
      B2
      More
    • pelvis

      US /ˈpɛlvɪs/

      UK /'pelvɪs/

      • Noun
      • Bone joining the hip to Back and legs
      B2
      More
    • penis

      US /ˈpinɪs/

      UK /'pi:nɪs/

      • Noun
      • Male organ for copulation and urination
      • (vulgar slang) The male sexual organ.
      C2
      More
    • phrase

      US /frez/

      UK /freɪz/

      • Noun
      • Common expression or saying
      • Section of musical notes in a piece of music
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To choose words to say what you mean clearly
      A2
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    • relationship

      US /rɪˈleʃənˌʃɪp/

      UK /rɪˈleɪʃnʃɪp/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Connection between two or more people or things
      • Way people interact or live with each other
      A2TOEIC
      More
    • sandy

      US /ˈsændi/

      UK /ˈsændi/

      • Proper Noun
      • Person's name
      • Adjective
      • Having a yellowish-brown color
      • Containing or covered with a lot of sand
      B1
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    • scrabble

      US /ˈskræbəl/

      UK /ˈskræbl/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To search quickly through a pile of objects
      C1
      More
    • set up

      US /sɛt ʌp/

      UK /set ʌp/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To make arrangements for something; establish
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To arrange or prepare something for use.
      • To start a business, organization, etc.
      A1
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    • sh

      US /ʃ/

      UK /ʃ/

      • Interjection
      • Sound people make to make someone be quiet
      C2
      More
    • skip

      US /skɪp/

      UK /skɪp/

      • Countable Noun
      • Very large waste disposal bin
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To move forward by taking fast steps and jumps
      • To move rapidly, from one topic to another
      B2
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    • soft

      US /sɔft, sɑft/

      UK /sɒft/

      • Adjective
      • Having flowing curves rather than sharp edges
      • Easy to press, bend or cut; not hard or firm
      A2
      More
    • think of

      US /θɪŋk ʌv/

      UK /θiŋk ɔv/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To look on as (being something specific); consider
      • To consider or remember something.
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To imagine or call something to mind
      A1
      More
    • tiny

      US /ˈtaɪni/

      UK /'taɪnɪ/

      • Adjective
      • Very, very small
      A2
      More
    • turn off

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To make someone feel negatively about something
      A1
      More
    • turn on

      US /tɚn ɑn/

      UK /tə:n ɔn/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To cause someone to be interested or excited
      • Transitive Verb
      • To activate or switch on a device or appliance.
      • To suddenly attack or criticize someone.
      A1
      More
    • turned out

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To arrive for a public event or entertainment
      • To happen to be in the end
      • Transitive Verb
      • To extinguish or switch off lights.
      A1
      More
    • warm up

      US /wɔːrm ʌp/

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To gently exercise muscles before doing sport
      A1
      More
    • warn

      US /wɔrn/

      UK /wɔ:n/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To tell someone about possible danger
      A2
      More
    • worthless

      US /ˈwɜ:rθləs/

      UK /ˈwɜ:θləs/

      • Adjective
      • Being of no value; without positive aspects
      • Having no importance or value
      B2
      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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