Vocabulary

  • feel sick: To experience a sensation of nausea or illness
  • in a state: In a particular condition or situation.
  • bear in mind: To remember and consider something.
  • in mind: Being aware of or considering something.
  • get lost: An impolite way of telling someone to go away.
  • crop up: To suddenly happen, or be talked about
  • come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
  • on a regular basis: Happening frequently or at regular intervals.
  • shut up: To close something, e.g. a shop
  • for example: As an illustration or instance.
  • used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
  • look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
  • stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
  • ridiculous: Funny or foolish; deserving to be laughed at
  • phrase: Common expression or saying
  • mental: Concerning the mind
  • basically: Used before you explain something simply, clearly
  • arbitrary: (Of decisions) unsupported; without any evidence
  • version: Different way that someone interprets something
  • slang: Words or phrases used in a very informal way
  • fart: To break wind; to emit gas from the anus
  • mention: To refer to or talk or write about something
  • fuel: To give power to (a mob, anger, etc.); incite
  • state: Region within a country, with its own government
  • bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
  • mean: Average of a set of numbers
  • regular: Having an equal amount of space or time in between
  • spit: To forcefully blow saliva out from your mouth
  • throw: To use your arm to make something fly in the air
  • relate: To demonstrate a logical relationship between
  • absolute: Complete; total; pure; not limited in any way
  • bother: To cause problems, concerns or worry for someone
  • personally: By a specific person, and not by anyone else
  • crop: Plants grown on a farm for food, e.g. corn or rice
  • favorite: A thing that someone likes best or enjoys most
  • vary: To change something and make it different
  • bear: To accept (responsibilities or duties)
  • depend: Be controlled or determined by (someone/something)
  • place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
  • mad: Very angry
  • leave: To go away from; depart
  • language: Words or signs used to communicate messages
  • kind: In a caring and helpful manner
  • make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
  • pick: Sharp tool used for breaking the ground
  • fur: Hairy coat of an animal
  • include: To make someone, something part of a group
  • skinny: Too thin; very lean
  • area: Amount of measured space
  • sway: Power or influence to control a person or group
  • disgust: Strong feeling of dislike for something
  • chimney: Part of a building through which smoke escapes
  • prosper: To be a success and make money
  • bile: Body fluid that helps you digest fat
  • bum: (Slang) the part of the body on which you sit
  • wit: Ability to make clever jokes and remarks quickly
  • honorable: Not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive
  • twitter: To make small chattering sounds, like some birds
  • wee: Scottish and Northern English small; short
  • haste: Quickness; speed; hurry
  • smoke: To give off a cloud of grey gas from burning
  • ye: Old word for 'you' in the plural
  • yer: Nonstandard spelling of 'your'
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    • absolute

      US /ˈæbsəˌlut/

      UK /ˈæbsəlu:t/

      • Adjective
      • Complete; total; pure; not limited in any way
      • Not capable of being doubted or questioned; certain.
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Something that is complete, total, pure, certain
      • (in philosophy) a concept of an ultimate, unconditional reality
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    • arbitrary

      US /ˈɑrbɪˌtrɛri/

      UK /ˈɑ:bitrəri/

      • Adjective
      • (Of decisions) unsupported; without any evidence
      • Based on random choice or personal whim, rather than any reason or system.
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    • basically

      US /ˈbesɪkəli,-kli/

      UK /ˈbeɪsɪkli/

      • Adverb
      • Used before you explain something simply, clearly
      • In essence; when you consider the most important aspects of something.
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    • bear

      US /bɛr/

      UK /bɛː/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To accept (responsibilities or duties)
      • To give birth to a child; to produce fruit
      • Countable Noun
      • Large brown animal with fur that lives in forests
      • Someone who expects stock market to fall
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    • bear in mind

      US /bɛr ɪn maɪnd/

      UK /bɛə in maind/

      • Phrase
      • To remember and consider something.
      • Phrasal Verb
      • To remember or consider something
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    • bile

      US /baɪl/

      UK /baɪl/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Body fluid that helps you digest fat
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    • bother

      US /ˈbɑðɚ/

      UK /'bɒðə(r)/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To cause problems, concerns or worry for someone
      • To take the trouble to do something
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Problems, concern or worry for someone
      • A disturbance; trouble
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    • bum

      US /bʌm/

      UK /bʌm/

      • Noun
      • (Slang) the part of the body on which you sit
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    • chimney

      US /ˈtʃɪmni/

      UK /'tʃɪmnɪ/

      • Noun
      • Part of a building through which smoke escapes
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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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    • crop

      US /krɑp/

      UK /krɒp/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Plants grown on a farm for food, e.g. corn or rice
      • Section of short, thick hair
      • Transitive Verb
      • To cut something to a shorter length or size
      • To cut (something, especially hair) short.
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    • crop up

      US /krɑp ʌp/

      UK /krɔp ʌp/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To suddenly happen, or be talked about
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To appear or happen, especially unexpectedly.
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    • depend

      US /dɪˈpend/

      UK /dɪˈpend/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • Be controlled or determined by (someone/something)
      • To rely on someone or something for support, help, or existence.
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    • disgust

      US /dɪsˈɡʌst/

      UK /dɪs'ɡʌst/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Strong feeling of dislike for something
      • Something that causes a feeling of revulsion or strong disapproval.
      • Transitive Verb
      • To cause a strong negative reaction or feeling
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    • feel sick

      US

      UK

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To experience a sensation of nausea or illness
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    • for example

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • As an illustration or instance.
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    • fuel

      US /ˈfjuəl/

      UK /'fju:əl/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To give power to (a mob, anger, etc.); incite
      • To provide gas or petrol for something
      • Uncountable Noun
      • Material used to produce heat or power when burned
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    • fur

      US /fɚ/

      UK /fɜ:(r)/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Hairy coat of an animal
      • Clothing item made with animal fur
      • Transitive Verb
      • To apply strips of wood or metal to a wall or ceiling to create a level surface.
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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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    • haste

      US /hest/

      UK /heɪst/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Quickness; speed; hurry
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    • honorable

      US /ˈɑnərəbəl/

      UK /'ɒnərəbl/

      • Adjective
      • Not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive
      • Worthy of honor; respectable.
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    • in a state

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • In a particular condition or situation.
      • In an emotional condition, often negative (e.g., panic, distress).
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    • in mind

      US /ɪn maɪnd/

      UK /in maind/

      • Phrase
      • Being aware of or considering something.
      • To remember or consider 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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    • mad

      US /mæd/

      UK /mæd/

      • Adjective
      • Very angry
      • Enthusiastic about something
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    • mental

      US /ˈmɛntl/

      UK /ˈmentl/

      • Adjective
      • Concerning the mind
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    • mention

      US /ˈmɛnʃən/

      UK /'menʃn/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To refer to or talk or write about something
      • Uncountable Noun
      • Act of referring to or talking about something
      • A formal acknowledgement of something
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    • on a regular basis

      US //ɑn ə ˈrɛgjələr ˈbeɪsəs//

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Happening frequently or at regular intervals.
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    • personally

      US /ˈpəsənəli/

      UK /ˈpɜ:sənəli/

      • Adverb
      • By a specific person, and not by anyone else
      • Knowing someone as a friend, or closely
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    • 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
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    • prosper

      US /ˈprɑ:spə(r)/

      UK /ˈprɒspə(r)/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To be a success and make money
      • To grow and be healthy
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    • regular

      US /ˈrɛɡjəlɚ/

      UK /ˈregjələ(r)/

      • Adjective
      • Having an equal amount of space or time in between
      • Occurring or being done frequently
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Customers who frequently visit a place
      • Soldier who has a permanent job in the army
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    • relate

      US /rɪˈlet/

      UK /rɪ'leɪt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To demonstrate a logical relationship between
      • To understand or sympathize with, e.g. a problem
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    • ridiculous

      US /rɪˈdɪkjələs/

      UK /rɪˈdɪkjələs/

      • Adjective
      • Funny or foolish; deserving to be laughed at
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    • shut up

      US /ʃʌt ʌp/

      UK /ʃʌt ʌp/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To close something, e.g. a shop
      • To (cause someone to) be silent or not speak
      • Interjection
      • An expression of disbelief or surprise
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    • skinny

      US /ˈskɪni/

      UK /'skɪnɪ/

      • Adjective
      • Too thin; very lean
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    • slang

      US /slæŋ/

      UK /slæŋ/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Words or phrases used in a very informal way
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    • smoke

      US /smoʊk/

      UK /sməʊk/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To give off a cloud of grey gas from burning
      • Uncountable Noun
      • Grey gas from fires and cigarettes
      • Fog of air coming from e.g. a cigarette, fire
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    • spit

      US /spɪt/

      UK /spɪt/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To forcefully blow saliva out from your mouth
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    • stuff

      US /stʌf/

      UK /stʌf/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Generic description for things, materials, objects
      • Transitive Verb
      • To push material inside something, with force
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    • sway

      US /swe/

      UK /sweɪ/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Power or influence to control a person or group
      • Action of moving slowly from side to side
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To change your opinion or position often
      • To influence a person's thoughts/opinion; persuade
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    • twitter

      US /ˈtwɪtɚ/

      UK /ˈtwɪtə(r)/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To make small chattering sounds, like some birds
      • Proper Noun
      • An online messaging system
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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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    • vary

      US /ˈveri/

      UK /ˈveəri/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To change something and make it different
      • To be changeable, both up and down
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    • version

      US /ˈvɚʒən, -ʃən/

      UK /ˈvə:ʃən/

      • Noun
      • Different way that someone interprets something
      • New or different form of something
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    • wee

      US /wi/

      UK /wi:/

      • Adjective
      • Scottish and Northern English small; short
      • Intransitive Verb
      • (Childish use) to urinate; go to the bathroom
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    • wit

      US /wɪt/

      UK /wɪt/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Ability to make clever jokes and remarks quickly
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    • ye

      US /ji:/

      UK /ji:/

      • Pronoun
      • Old word for 'you' in the plural
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    • yer

      US

      UK

      • Determiner
      • Nonstandard spelling of 'your'
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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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