Vocabulary

  • blind date: A date between two people who have never met before, usually arranged by a mutual acquaintance.
  • work out
  • touch in: Use a card or device to register entry in public transport.
  • in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
  • shop around: To search around for a better job deal price etc.
  • cheer up: To make or become happier or less upset
  • on the street: Located on or along a public road in a town or city.
  • go out: To leave a building (e.g. a house)
  • in the future: At a later time; in times to come.
  • got to: To arrive at some place
  • subscribe: To regularly pay to receive a service
  • episode: One separate event in a series of events
  • specific: Precise; particular; just about that thing
  • physical: Health check at the doctors' or hospital
  • matter: To be of great importance; to count
  • comment: Something you say, giving an opinion; remark
  • relationship: Connection between two or more people or things
  • develop: To explain something in steps and in detail
  • interaction: Process of people or things affecting each other
  • anticipate: To expect or look ahead to something positively
  • avoid: To prevent from happening
  • introduce: To open an essay to set the scene
  • reason: To think and make conclusions in a logical manner
  • provide: To make available; to supply for use
  • rude: Being unkind or impolite to others; disrespectful
  • communicate: To give and exchange information
  • break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
  • guess: To give an answer without knowing if it is correct
  • major: High-ranking officer in the army
  • regard: Admiration or respect for a person or thing
  • tune: To make adjustments to equipment to make it better
  • league: Group of people, countries with a common goal
  • adult: Person or animal that is fully grown
  • blind: Unable to see; with eyes that cannot see
  • button: Small round piece material used to fasten clothing
  • leave: To go away from; depart
  • language: Words or signs used to communicate messages
  • reception: Front desk area of an organization or building
  • staff: Employees of a company
  • learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
  • hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
  • business: A company formed for making profit
  • simple: Not hard to understand or do; not complex
  • pick: Sharp tool used for breaking the ground
  • porn: Short for pornography
  • mobile: Able to be moved or able to move
  • uncomfortable: Not being relaxed; worried about something
  • gym: Physical education taught as a class in school
  • warranty: Promise to repair a product that was purchased
  • wildlife: All wild animals
  • misunderstand: To fail to get the meaning correctly
  • hurray: Said to show delight at something
  • supermarket: Self-service store selling groceries etc.
  • nah: Way of saying 'No'
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    • adult

      US / əˈdʌlt, ˈædʌlt/

      UK /ˈædʌlt/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Person or animal that is fully grown
      • A fully grown animal.
      • Adjective
      • Being fully grown; mature; no longer a teenager
      • Containing sexually explicit material.
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    • anticipate

      US /ænˈtɪsəˌpet/

      UK /æn'tɪsɪpeɪt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To expect or look ahead to something positively
      • To be aware of something that might happen
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    • avoid

      US /əˈvɔɪd/

      UK /ə'vɔɪd/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To prevent from happening
      • To stay away from
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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
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    • 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.
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    • button

      US /ˈbʌtn/

      UK /'bʌtn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Small round piece material used to fasten clothing
      • Switch activated by pressing
      • Transitive Verb
      • To fasten e.g. a shirt, coat
      • To suppress or restrain (feelings, etc.).
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    • cheer up

      US /tʃɪr ʌp/

      UK /tʃiə ʌp/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To make or become happier or less upset
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    • comment

      US /ˈkɑmɛnt/

      UK /'kɒment/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Something you say, giving an opinion; remark
      • An explanatory note in a computer program.
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To say something that gives your opinion
      • To add explanatory notes to a computer program.
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    • communicate

      US /kəˈmjunɪˌket/

      UK /kə'mju:nɪkeɪt/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To give and exchange information
      • To convey or make known (information, feelings, etc.)
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    • episode

      US /ˈɛpɪˌsod/

      UK /'epɪsəʊd/

      • Noun
      • One separate event in a series of events
      • Show which is part of a larger story
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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
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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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    • gym

      US /dʒɪm/

      UK /dʒɪm/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Physical education taught as a class in school
      • Building used for physical activities or sports
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    • hurray

      US /hʊˈreɪ/

      UK /hʊˈreɪ/

      • Interjection
      • Said to show delight at something
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    • in the future

      US /ɪn ði ˈfjutʃɚ/

      UK /in ðə ˈfju:tʃə/

      • Phrase
      • At a later time; in times to come.
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    • in the world

      US /ɪn ði wɜrld/

      UK /in ðə wɜː(r)ld/

      • Phrase
      • Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
      • Used to indicate the extent or degree of something, often in a superlative sense.
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    • interaction

      US /ˌɪntɚˈækʃən/

      UK /ˌɪntər'ækʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Process of people or things affecting each other
      • The activity of talking to other people, working together etc
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    • league

      US /liɡ/

      UK /li:ɡ/

      • Noun
      • Group of people, countries with a common goal
      • Association of sports teams that organizes matches
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To form a league; to unite for a common purpose.
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    • major

      US /ˈmedʒɚ/

      UK /'meɪdʒə(r)/

      • Countable Noun
      • High-ranking officer in the army
      • Main subject you study at university
      • Adjective
      • Main league; esp. referring to American baseball
      • Important, serious, or large in scope, size
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    • misunderstand

      US /ˌmɪsʌndərˈstænd/

      UK /ˌmɪsʌndəˈstænd/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To fail to get the meaning correctly
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    • mobile

      US /ˈmoʊbl/

      UK /'məʊbaɪl/

      • Adjective
      • Able to be moved or able to move
      • Able to move easily from one job, place, or social class to another.
      • Countable Noun
      • Personal phone you take with you wherever you go
      • A decorative structure that is suspended so as to turn freely in the air.
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    • nah

      US /nɑ:/

      UK /nɑ:/

      • Noun
      • Way of saying 'No'
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    • on the street

      US /ɑn ði strit/

      UK /ɔn ðə stri:t/

      • Phrase
      • Located on or along a public road in a town or city.
      • Available or circulating, especially illegally or unofficially.
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    • physical

      US /ˈfɪzɪkəl/

      UK /ˈfɪzɪkl/

      • Countable Noun
      • Health check at the doctors' or hospital
      • Adjective
      • Concerning the body of a person
      • Concerning things that can be seen or touched
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    • porn

      US /pɔrn/

      UK /pɔ:n/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Short for pornography
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    • reception

      US /rɪˈsɛpʃən/

      UK /rɪˈsepʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Front desk area of an organization or building
      • Party occurring after an event it celebrates
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    • regard

      US /rɪˈɡɑrd/

      UK /rɪ'ɡɑ:d/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Admiration or respect for a person or thing
      • Careful thought or attention.
      • Transitive Verb
      • To think about a person, thing in a particular way
      • To look at a person or thing in a particular way
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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
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    • rude

      US /rud/

      UK /ru:d/

      • Adjective
      • Being unkind or impolite to others; disrespectful
      • Offensive; ill-mannered
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    • shop around

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      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To search around for a better job deal price etc.
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    • specific

      US /spɪˈsɪfɪk/

      UK /spəˈsɪfɪk/

      • Adjective
      • Precise; particular; just about that thing
      • Concerning one particular thing or kind of thing
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    • subscribe

      US /səbˈskraɪb/

      UK /səb'skraɪb/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To regularly pay to receive a service
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    • supermarket

      US /ˈsupɚˌmɑrkɪt/

      UK /ˈsju:pəˌmɑ:kit/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Self-service store selling groceries etc.
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    • touch in

      US /tʌtʃ ɪn/

      UK /tʌtʃ ɪn/

      • other
      • Use a card or device to register entry in public transport.
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    • tune

      US /tun, tjun/

      UK /tju:n/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To make adjustments to equipment to make it better
      • To adjust to be at the right musical pitch
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Group of musical notes that make a pleasant sound
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    • uncomfortable

      US /ʌnˈkʌmfətəbəl, -ˈkʌmftə-/

      UK /ʌnˈkʌmftəbl/

      • Adjective
      • Not being relaxed; worried about something
      • Causing or feeling slight pain or physical unease.
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    • warranty

      US /ˈwɔ:rənti/

      UK /ˈwɒrənti/

      • Noun
      • Promise to repair a product that was purchased
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    • wildlife

      US /ˈwaɪldˌlaɪf/

      UK /ˈwaɪldlaɪf/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • All wild animals
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    • work out

      US /wɚk aʊt/

      UK /wə:k aut/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To find a way to do something, by thinking
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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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