Vocabulary

  • have to: Must do
  • shut down: To close an operating system, e.g. on a computer
  • talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
  • come from: To have as your native country or city
  • hit with: To strike someone or something using an object.
  • film set: A location, real or constructed, where a film or television show is shot.
  • used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
  • at least: As a minimum
  • black sheep: A person who is different from the rest of their family or group and who is considered a disgrace.
  • stick: To push a sharp or pointed object into something
  • insane: Mentally ill; crazy
  • applause: The sound made by clapping a performance or speech
  • sense: Certain mental feeling or emotion
  • cruise: To easily achieve
  • pressure: Anxiety caused by difficult problems
  • portion: Serving of food that is intended for one person
  • suffer: To experience pain, illness, or injury
  • private: Being away from others and quiet
  • huge: Very very large
  • nervous: Concerning the system of nerves in the body
  • film: Thin layer that covers something
  • honest: Good, truthful, sincere, or faithful; trustworthy
  • pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
  • embarrassing: To cause someone to feel ashamed
  • target: A goal or amount you are trying to achieve
  • smash: Accident involving vehicles
  • original: Being first made, thought or performed; fresh
  • animation: The process of creating moving images using drawings, computer graphics, or other techniques.
  • funeral: Ceremony of burying, burning a dead body
  • concerned: To be about a particular topic
  • talented: Highly proficient or good at something
  • load: Large, often heavy, amount of a thing to be moved
  • premiere: First performance of a show, film, play in public
  • catch: Amount of something that has been caught
  • confused: To make something unclear or hard to understand
  • bring: To take or go with someone to a place
  • question: To ask for or try to get information
  • own: To have something as your property
  • hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
  • balcony: Platform with a rail projecting out of a building
  • grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
  • equipment: Tools or materials used to perform a task
  • guy: Man; boy; any person
  • stand: To be a candidate in an election
  • march: To force someone to walk somewhere
  • difficult: Hard; not easy; you need to work hard to do it
  • charming: Being very likable; attractive
  • shut: To stop being open for business
  • set: Prepared for something; ready
  • beast: Ugly or terrifying animal
  • rotation: Regular change of the crops grown in a field
  • boulevard: Wide, grand street often with trees on both sides
  • forceful: Using strong or effective means or expression
  • sheep: Animal with a woolly coat raised for meat or wool
  • unusually: To an uncommon degree or extent
  • snowball: Ball of snow you throw at each other
  • hooker: Slang name for a prostitute
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    • animation

      US /ˌænəˈmeʃən/

      UK /ˌænɪˈmeɪʃn/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • The process of creating moving images using drawings, computer graphics, or other techniques.
      • Liveliness or energy in behavior or expression.
      B2
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    • applause

      US /əˈplɔz/

      UK /ə'plɔ:z/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • The sound made by clapping a performance or speech
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    • at least

      US /æt list/

      UK /æt li:st/

      • Adverb
      • As a minimum
      • Not less than
      • Phrase
      • No less than; at the minimum
      • Used to indicate that something is positive in a bad situation.
      C2
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    • balcony

      US /ˈbælkəni/

      UK /'bælkənɪ/

      • Noun
      • Platform with a rail projecting out of a building
      B1
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    • beast

      US /bist/

      UK /bi:st/

      • Noun
      • Ugly or terrifying animal
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    • black sheep

      US

      UK

      • Noun
      • A person who is different from the rest of their family or group and who is considered a disgrace.
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    • boulevard

      US /ˈbuləˌvɑrd/

      UK /'bu:ləvɑ:d/

      • Noun
      • Wide, grand street often with trees on both sides
      B2
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    • charming

      US

      UK

      • Adjective
      • Being very likable; attractive
      • Transitive Verb
      • To cause others to like you or do what you want
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    • come from

      US /kʌm frʌm/

      UK /kʌm frɔm/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To have as your native country or city
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    • concerned

      US /kənˈsə:nd/

      UK /kənˈsɜ:nd/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To be about a particular topic
      • To have a direct impact on someone
      • Adjective
      • Worried or anxious
      • Involved; interested.
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    • confused

      US /kənˈfjuzd/

      UK /kənˈfju:zd/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To make something unclear or hard to understand
      • Adjective
      • Being hard to understand
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    • cruise

      US /kruz/

      UK /kru:z/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To easily achieve
      • To travel by boat or car for leisure
      • Countable Noun
      • A long vacation trip on a passenger boat
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    • embarrassing

      US /ɪmˈbærəsɪŋ/

      UK /ɪmˈbærəsɪŋ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To cause someone to feel ashamed
      • Adjective
      • Causing shame
      • Causing embarrassment.
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    • equipment

      US /ɪˈkwɪpmənt/

      UK /ɪˈkwɪpmənt/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Tools or materials used to perform a task
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    • film

      US /fɪlm/

      UK /fɪlm/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Thin layer that covers something
      • Movie
      • Transitive Verb
      • To record moving action with a camera
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    • film set

      US

      UK

      • Noun
      • A location, real or constructed, where a film or television show is shot.
      • The environment and equipment used for shooting a film.
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    • forceful

      US /ˈfɔ:rsfl/

      UK /ˈfɔ:sfl/

      • Adjective
      • Using strong or effective means or expression
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    • funeral

      US /ˈfjunərəl/

      UK /ˈfju:nərəl/

      • Noun
      • Ceremony of burying, burning a dead body
      • Adjective
      • Relating to or characteristic of a funeral; mournful or somber.
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    • have to

      US /hæv tu/

      UK /ˈhæv tə/

      • Auxiliary Verb
      • Must do
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    • hit with

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To strike someone or something using an object.
      • To suddenly realize or understand something.
      A1
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    • honest

      US /ˈɑnɪst/

      UK /ˈɒnɪst/

      • Adjective
      • Good, truthful, sincere, or faithful; trustworthy
      A2TOEIC
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    • hooker

      US /ˈhʊkɚ/

      UK /'hʊkə(r)/

      • Noun
      • Slang name for a prostitute
      B2
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    • huge

      US /hjudʒ/

      UK /hju:dʒ/

      • Adjective
      • Very very large
      A2
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    • insane

      US /ɪnˈsen/

      UK /ɪnˈseɪn/

      • Adjective
      • Mentally ill; crazy
      • Being crazy or stupid
      B2
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    • load

      US /lod/

      UK /ləʊd/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Large, often heavy, amount of a thing to be moved
      • A burden; heavy responsibility
      • Transitive Verb
      • To put in items for use (e.g. bullets in a gun)
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    • original

      US /əˈrɪdʒənəl/

      UK /ə'rɪdʒənl/

      • Adjective
      • Being first made, thought or performed; fresh
      • Being unique or thinking differently from others
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A work of art, writing, or music that is not a copy.
      • A person of fresh initiative or inventiveness.
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    • portion

      US /ˈpɔrʃən, ˈpor-/

      UK /'pɔ:ʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Serving of food that is intended for one person
      • Part of something shared that belongs to a whole
      • Transitive Verb
      • To separate something to divide among people
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    • premiere

      US /prɪˈmɪr/

      UK /ˈpremieə(r)/

      • Noun
      • First performance of a show, film, play in public
      • Transitive Verb
      • To give a first public performance.
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    • pressure

      US /ˈprɛʃɚ/

      UK /'preʃə(r)/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Anxiety caused by difficult problems
      • Force, weight when pressing against a thing
      • Transitive Verb
      • To apply force to something
      • To persuade or force someone to do something
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    • rotation

      US /roʊˈteɪʃn/

      UK /rəʊˈteɪʃn/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Regular change of the crops grown in a field
      • Group who take turns performing a certain task
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    • sheep

      US /ʃip/

      UK /ʃi:p/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Animal with a woolly coat raised for meat or wool
      • Noun
      • Person who behaves as others do, without thinking
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    • shut

      US /ʃʌt/

      UK /ʃʌt/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To stop being open for business
      • Transitive Verb
      • To close something, e.g. a door
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    • shut down

      US /ʃʌt daʊn/

      UK /ʃʌt daun/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To close an operating system, e.g. on a computer
      • To stop a factory/machine from operating
      • Transitive Verb
      • To deactivate a nuclear reactor.
      • To turn off a computer or other electronic device.
      A2
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    • smash

      US /smæʃ/

      UK /smæʃ/

      • Noun
      • Accident involving vehicles
      • Sound when something breaks into pieces loudly
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To break into pieces
      • To defeat someone completely
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    • snowball

      US /ˈsnoʊˌbɔl/

      UK /'snəʊbɔ:l/

      • Countable Noun
      • Ball of snow you throw at each other
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To increase dramatically in number or degree
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    • stick

      US /stɪk/

      UK /stɪk/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To push a sharp or pointed object into something
      • To join together using glue or paste
      • Countable Noun
      • Long thin piece of wood from a tree
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    • suffer

      US / ˈsʌfɚ/

      UK /'sʌfə(r)/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To experience pain, illness, or injury
      • To allow or permit something, especially something unpleasant.
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    • talented

      US /ˈtæləntəd/

      UK /ˈtæləntɪd/

      • Adjective
      • Highly proficient or good at something
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    • talking about

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To discuss a particular topic.
      • To be constantly mentioning or bringing up a subject.
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    • target

      US /ˈtɑrɡɪt/

      UK /'tɑ:ɡɪt/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A goal or amount you are trying to achieve
      • Group you are trying to sell to or influence
      • Transitive Verb
      • To try to influence; direct a message toward
      • (Army) to aim an attack at something
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    • unusually

      US /ʌnˈjuʒʊəlɪ/

      UK /ʌnˈju:ʒuəli/

      • Adverb
      • To an uncommon degree or extent
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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
      A1
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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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