Vocabulary

  • got to: To arrive at some place
  • have to: Must do
  • care for: To want or desire a thing
  • play pretend: To engage in imaginative role-playing, creating scenarios and acting as if they are real.
  • hanging out: To spend time with your friends
  • next to: Being located along side another
  • stretch out: To extend your body, especially by lying down and reaching with your arms and legs.
  • as long as: For the period that; provided that.
  • thumbs up: A gesture of approval or agreement, indicated by holding a fist with the thumb extended upwards.
  • work to do: Tasks or activities that need to be accomplished.
  • all the things: Everything; all items or aspects
  • think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
  • care of: Used in an address to indicate the person who will receive the mail for someone else.
  • as well as: Also; in addition to
  • tough: (Of food) difficult to chew or bite through
  • apparently: According to what you heard; from what can be seen
  • mental: Concerning the mind
  • pretend: To act as if something is true when it is not
  • overwhelmed: To defeat something or someone completely
  • engage: To start to fight with an enemy
  • stretch: To make your arm, leg muscles long to ease them
  • dedicated: To state a person's name in book, song, in respect
  • routine: Happening or done regularly or habitually
  • interact: To talk or do things with each other
  • tip: To pour or move something from a place, container
  • concentration: Amount or number of something in a thing or place
  • leap: To enter or start something eagerly
  • stir: To arouse (attention or interest)
  • accept: To agree to receive or take something offered
  • toddler: Young child learning to walk
  • throw: To use your arm to make something fly in the air
  • bounce: A person's energy or confidence
  • pillow: Soft cushion for your head on a bed/while sleeping
  • hang: To attach a picture, photograph etc. onto a wall
  • exhausted: To emit gas from the back of a car
  • wanna: Shortened form of 'want to'. Used only in speaking
  • broccoli: Vegetable with thick branches and green flowers
  • exhausting: To emit gas from the back of a car
  • hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
  • patience: Ability to wait without being annoyed
  • delivery: Way someone acts when speaking publicly
  • elevator: Machine that carries people between floors
  • captain: Title of a senior officer in the military
  • annoy: To make someone angry
  • afraid: Worried that something bad will happen; scared
  • head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
  • difficult: Hard; not easy; you need to work hard to do it
  • awake: To make aware of (a certain feeling or memory)
  • bubble: A small ball of air inside of a liquid
  • possibly: May be true or likely, but is uncertain
  • hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
  • healthy: In good condition physically, or financially; well
  • pose: To be or exist as (a problem, threat etc.)
  • time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
  • word: Unit of language that has a meaning
  • parent: Person's, animal's mother or father
  • asparagus: Green vegetable with long thin stems
  • terrify: To scare or greatly frighten
  • date: To have become old-fashioned
  • print: To make many copies of a page, magazine or book
  • cream: Pale color that is yellowish white
  • bouncy: Easily returning to previous state or position
  • yummy: (Of food) delicious; very tasty
  • woo: (Of a man) to try to get a woman to marry him
  • lollipop: Candy on a stick
  • bass: Type of fish
  • wee: Scottish and Northern English small; short
  • sideways: Moving, facing, or directed toward one side
  • cookie: A flat, round sweet baked food
  • babysitter: Person looking after children for parents
  • zebra: Black-and-white striped African horse-like animal
  • candy: Small sweet foods made mostly of sugar
  • whew: Sound people make when they are relieved
  • ow: Sound people make when they are hurt
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    • all the things

      US

      UK

      • Pronoun
      • Everything; all items or aspects
      • Determiner
      • Every item or object being considered or discussed.
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    • apparently

      US /əˈpærəntlɪ/

      UK /əˈpærəntli/

      • Adverb
      • According to what you heard; from what can be seen
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    • as long as

      US /æz lɔŋ æz/

      UK /æz lɔŋ æz/

      • Conjunction
      • For the period that; provided that.
      • For the length of time that
      • Preposition
      • On the condition that; providing that.
      • Having the same length as.
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    • as well as

      US /æz wɛl æz/

      UK /æz wel æz/

      • Adverb
      • Also; in addition to
      • Preposition
      • In addition to; and also.
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    • asparagus

      US /əˈspærəɡəs/

      UK /əˈspærəgəs/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Green vegetable with long thin stems
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    • awake

      US /əˈwek/

      UK /əˈweɪk/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To make aware of (a certain feeling or memory)
      • To wake from sleep; wake someone from sleep
      • Adjective
      • Not asleep; up; alert
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    • babysitter

      US

      UK

      • Countable Noun
      • Person looking after children for parents
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    • bass

      US /beɪs/

      UK /beɪs/

      • Noun
      • Type of fish
      • Large cello or electric guitar with 4 strings
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    • bounce

      US /baʊns/

      UK /baʊns/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • A person's energy or confidence
      • Quality causing a person's hair to appear healthy
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To move around energetically, playfully
      • (Of check) to be rejected due to inadequate funds
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    • bouncy

      US /ˈbaʊnsi/

      UK /ˈbaʊnsi/

      • Adjective
      • Easily returning to previous state or position
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    • broccoli

      US /ˈbrɑkəli/

      UK /'brɒkəlɪ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Vegetable with thick branches and green flowers
      • The plant that produces broccoli.
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    • bubble

      US /ˈbʌbəl/

      UK /ˈbʌbl/

      • Countable Noun
      • A small ball of air inside of a liquid
      • Intransitive Verb
      • (Of a liquid) to produce bubbles, as when boiling
      • To show intense emotion, e.g. excitement, anger
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    • candy

      US /ˈkændi/

      UK /ˈkændi/

      • Countable Noun
      • Small sweet foods made mostly of sugar
      • Transitive Verb
      • To coat food with sugar
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    • captain

      US /ˈkæptən/

      UK /'kæptɪn/

      • Noun
      • Title of a senior officer in the military
      • Person in charge of a team, a ship or an airplane
      • Transitive Verb
      • To be in charge of a team, ship or airplane
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    • care for

      US /kɛr fɔr/

      UK /kɛə fɔ:/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To want or desire a thing
      • To look after someone who is ill, old, or very young.
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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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    • concentration

      US /ˌkɑ:nsnˈtreɪʃn/

      UK /ˌkɒnsnˈtreɪʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Amount or number of something in a thing or place
      • Paying (a lot of) attention to a task
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    • cookie

      US /ˈkʊki/

      UK /'kʊkɪ/

      • Countable Noun
      • A flat, round sweet baked food
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    • cream

      US /krim/

      UK /kri:m/

      • Adjective
      • Pale color that is yellowish white
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Type of a thick beauty product used on the skin
      • Thick liquid rubbed into the skin
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    • dedicated

      US /ˈdɛdɪˌketɪd/

      UK /'dedɪkeɪtɪd/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To state a person's name in book, song, in respect
      • To give your energy, time, etc. completely
      • Adjective
      • Devoted to a task or purpose; having single-minded loyalty or integrity.
      • Designed for or devoted to a specific purpose or task.
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    • delivery

      US /dɪˈlɪvəri, -ˈlɪvri/

      UK /dɪˈlɪvəri/

      • Noun
      • Way someone acts when speaking publicly
      • Act of taking something to a person or place
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    • elevator

      US /ˈɛləˌvetɚ/

      UK /'elɪveɪtə(r)/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Machine that carries people between floors
      • A building for storing grain, equipped with machinery for raising and distributing it.
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    • engage

      US /ɪn'gedʒ/

      UK /ɪn'ɡeɪdʒ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To start to fight with an enemy
      • To hire someone for a task or job
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    • exhausted

      US /ɪɡˈzɔstɪd/

      UK /ɪgˈzɔ:stɪd/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To emit gas from the back of a car
      • To make a person feel very tired or without energy
      • Adjective
      • Very very tired out
      • Completely used up; depleted.
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    • exhausting

      US /ɪɡˈzɔstɪŋ/

      UK /ɪgˈzɔ:stɪŋ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To emit gas from the back of a car
      • To make a person feel very tired or without energy
      • Adjective
      • Very very tiring
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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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    • hang

      US /hæŋ/

      UK /hæŋ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To attach a picture, photograph etc. onto a wall
      • To kill by putting a rope around neck and dropping
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To float, move softly, or remain in the air
      • To remain undecided, unsolved or unclear
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    • hanging out

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To spend time with your friends
      • To spend times with friends or relax doing nothing
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    • have to

      US /hæv tu/

      UK /ˈhæv tə/

      • Auxiliary Verb
      • Must do
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    • interact

      US /ˌɪntɚˈækt/

      UK /ˌɪntər'ækt/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To talk or do things with each other
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    • leap

      US /lip/

      UK /li:p/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To enter or start something eagerly
      • (Of prices) to increase quickly by a large amount
      • Noun
      • (Of prices) a quick large increase
      • A large forward step or jump
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    • lollipop

      US /ˈlɑliˌpɑp/

      UK /ˈlɔli:ˌpɔp/

      • Countable Noun
      • Candy on a stick
      • A sign on a pole used by school crossing guards to stop traffic.
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    • mental

      US /ˈmɛntl/

      UK /ˈmentl/

      • Adjective
      • Concerning the mind
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    • next to

      US /nɛkst tu/

      UK /nekst tu:/

      • Preposition
      • Being located along side another
      • In comparison with
      • Adverb
      • Almost; nearly
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    • overwhelmed

      US /ˌoʊ.vɚˈwɛlmd/

      UK /ˌəʊ.vəˈwɛlmd/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To defeat something or someone completely
      • To affect someone emotionally in a strong way
      • Adjective
      • Feeling like you have so much to do that you can't even get started.
      • Feeling like you are unable to cope with something
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    • ow

      US /aʊ/

      UK /aʊ/

      • Interjection
      • Sound people make when they are hurt
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    • patience

      US /ˈpeʃəns/

      UK /ˈpeɪʃns/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Ability to wait without being annoyed
      • Perseverance; the ability to continue doing something despite difficulties.
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    • pillow

      US /ˈpɪlo/

      UK /'pɪləʊ/

      • Countable Noun
      • Soft cushion for your head on a bed/while sleeping
      • A cushion used as decoration.
      • Uncountable Noun
      • Something used to provide support or cushioning.
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    • play pretend

      US

      UK

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To engage in imaginative role-playing, creating scenarios and acting as if they are real.
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    • pose

      US /poʊz/

      UK /pəʊz/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To be or exist as (a problem, threat etc.)
      • To suggest an idea, question or solution
      • Noun
      • False behavior to gain respect or liking
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    • pretend

      US /prɪˈtɛnd/

      UK /prɪ'tend/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To act as if something is true when it is not
      • Adjective
      • Not real; imaginary.
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    • routine

      US /ruˈtin/

      UK /ru:ˈti:n/

      • Adjective
      • Happening or done regularly or habitually
      • Always the same; boring through lack of variety
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Regular or habitual way of behaving or doing
      • Series of actions that make up a performance
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    • sideways

      US /ˈsaɪdˌwez/

      UK /'saɪdweɪz/

      • Adverb
      • Moving, facing, or directed toward one side
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    • stir

      US /stɚ/

      UK /stɜ:(r)/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To arouse (attention or interest)
      • To mix e.g. food by making circular movements
      • Uncountable Noun
      • Attention or interest aroused by an event
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    • stretch

      US /strɛtʃ/

      UK /stretʃ/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To make your arm, leg muscles long to ease them
      • To make something bigger by pulling on it
      • Noun
      • Making arm, leg muscles longer to ease them
      • A consecutive row of things
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    • stretch out

      US /strɛtʃ aʊt/

      UK /stretʃ aut/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To extend your body, especially by lying down and reaching with your arms and legs.
      • To extend over a large area.
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    • terrify

      US /ˈtɛrəˌfaɪ/

      UK /ˈterɪfaɪ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To scare or greatly frighten
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    • 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
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    • thumbs up

      US

      UK

      • Noun
      • A gesture of approval or agreement, indicated by holding a fist with the thumb extended upwards.
      • A positive rating or vote on social media or online platforms.
      • Noun (plural)
      • Multiple gestures of approval or agreement made by extending the thumbs upward.
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    • tip

      US /tɪp/

      UK /tɪp/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To pour or move something from a place, container
      • To give extra money for good service
      • Noun
      • End point of e.g. a pencil or finger
      • Extra money given for good service
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    • toddler

      US /ˈtɑdlɚ/

      UK /ˈtɒdlə(r)/

      • Countable Noun
      • Young child learning to walk
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    • tough

      US /tʌf/

      UK /tʌf/

      • Adjective
      • (Of food) difficult to chew or bite through
      • Very difficult to do or deal with
      • Noun
      • A rough and aggressive person.
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    • wanna

      US /ˈwɑnə/

      UK /'wɒnə/

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

      US /hwju, hwu, hwju/

      UK /hwju:/

      • Interjection
      • Sound people make when they are relieved
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    • woo

      US /wu/

      UK /wu:/

      • Transitive Verb
      • (Of a man) to try to get a woman to marry him
      • To attempt to persuade to do something
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    • work to do

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      UK

      • Phrase
      • Tasks or activities that need to be accomplished.
      • Obligations or responsibilities that require effort and attention.
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    • yummy

      US /ˈjʌmi/

      UK /ˈjʌmi/

      • Adjective
      • (Of food) delicious; very tasty
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    • zebra

      US /ˈzibrə/

      UK /'zebrə/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Black-and-white striped African horse-like animal
      • A pedestrian crossing marked with black and white stripes.
      • Adjective
      • Having alternating black and white lines, used in computing and design.
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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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