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  • have to: Must do
  • at some point: At an unspecified time, usually in the future.
  • come out with: To go out with someone on a date
  • off to the races: Starting an activity or process quickly and with enthusiasm.
  • crank up: To increase the level of something, such as sound or intensity.
  • matter: To be of great importance; to count
  • sentence: (Of a judge) to decide the punishment of
  • dude: Form of address for a man
  • shift: To change in position or direction
  • mean: Average of a set of numbers
  • paradigm: A set of ideas for understanding or explaining
  • accept: To agree to receive or take something offered
  • request: To ask for, usually politely and formally
  • peak: Part of a cap that sticks out over your eyes
  • click: To work well with someone or something
  • plug: Wood, rubber or metal used to block a hole
  • slide: Part of machines that slides backward and forward
  • pull: Act of breathing in smoke, as from a pipe
  • invite: To ask someone to go somewhere or do something
  • popular: Liked or enjoyed by many people
  • understand: To know the meaning of language, what someone says
  • professor: Teacher who teaches at a college or university
  • hold: To agree to keep something for someone
  • officially: According to what is stated by an authority figure
  • think: To have an idea about something without certainty
  • want: To desire or wish for something; hope for a thing
  • crank: Device for turning
  • work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
  • come: To arrive at a place
  • time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
  • people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
  • funk: Feeling of fear; sadness
  • bitch: To aggressively complain about something
  • bunk: Beds built like a shelf into a wall
  • hawk: Large bird kills smaller birds and animals
  • online: Connected to the internet
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    • at some point

      US /æt sʌm pɔɪnt/

      UK /æt sʌm pɔint/

      • Phrase
      • At an unspecified time, usually in the future.
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    • bitch

      US /bɪtʃ/

      UK /bɪtʃ/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To aggressively complain about something
      • Countable Noun
      • Female dog
      • Offensive term for a female
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    • bunk

      US /bʌŋk/

      UK /bʌŋk/

      • Countable Noun
      • Beds built like a shelf into a wall
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    • come out with

      US /kʌm aʊt wɪð/

      UK /kʌm aut wið/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To go out with someone on a date
      • To say something, especially something surprising or controversial.
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    • crank

      US /kræŋk/

      UK /kræŋk/

      • Noun
      • Device for turning
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    • crank up

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To increase the level of something, such as sound or intensity.
      • To start or initiate something, often with energy or enthusiasm.
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    • dude

      US /dud, djud/

      UK /du:d/

      • Noun
      • Form of address for a man
      • (informal) A man; a fellow.
      • Interjection
      • (informal) Used as a term of address, often between men.
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    • funk

      US /fʌŋk, fuŋk/

      UK /fʌŋk/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Feeling of fear; sadness
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    • have to

      US /hæv tu/

      UK /ˈhæv tə/

      • Auxiliary Verb
      • Must do
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    • hawk

      US /hɔk/

      UK /hɔ:k/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Large bird kills smaller birds and animals
      • Someone wanting to go to war using the military
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To remove something from the throat by coughing
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    • invite

      US /ɪnˈvaɪt/

      UK /ɪnˈvaɪt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To ask someone to go somewhere or do something
      • Noun
      • An invitation
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    • off to the races

      US /ɔf tə ðə ˈreɪsɪz/

      UK /ɒf tə ðə ˈreisiz/

      • other
      • Starting an activity or process quickly and with enthusiasm.
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    • officially

      US /əˈfɪʃəlɪ/

      UK /əˈfɪʃəli/

      • Adverb
      • According to what is stated by an authority figure
      • In a public or open manner.
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    • online

      US /ˌɑ:nˈlaɪn/

      UK /ˌɒnˈlaɪn/

      • Adjective
      • Connected to the internet
      • Adverb
      • Via the internet.
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    • paradigm

      US /ˈpærəˌdaɪm, -ˌdɪm/

      UK /ˈpærədaɪm/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A set of ideas for understanding or explaining
      • Way of looking at things
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    • peak

      US /pik/

      UK /pi:k/

      • Noun
      • Part of a cap that sticks out over your eyes
      • The very top of a mountain
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To reach the highest or best point
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    • plug

      US /plʌɡ/

      UK /plʌg/

      • Noun
      • Wood, rubber or metal used to block a hole
      • Thing on a wire to connect to electricity supply
      • Transitive Verb
      • To use an object to block a hole
      • To promote or advertise a product
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    • professor

      US /prəˈfɛsɚ/

      UK /prəˈfesə(r)/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Teacher who teaches at a college or university
      • A title given to a teacher of the highest academic rank in a college or university.
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    • request

      US /rɪˈkwɛst/

      UK /rɪ'kwest/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To ask for, usually politely and formally
      • Noun
      • Thing that has been asked for
      • A signal to a computer system or program to perform a task.
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    • shift

      US /ʃɪft/

      UK /ʃɪft/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To change in position or direction
      • To move something from one place to another
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A change in a persons plans, opinions or beliefs
      • Period of work starting at a certain time
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    • slide

      US /slaɪd/

      UK /slaɪd/

      • Noun
      • Part of machines that slides backward and forward
      • Reduction in amount, price, quality
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To pass or move smoothly and rapidly into or out
      • To move smoothly and rapidly over a surface
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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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