Vocabulary

  • in town: Present or available in the local area or city.
  • shut up: To close something, e.g. a shop
  • in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
  • give up: To lose hope or admit defeat
  • bugger off: To go away; leave (often used as an impolite command).
  • going on: To continue doing something
  • in time: Eventually; after a period of time.
  • cut off: To end a process, e.g. a phone call
  • go fuck yourself: An extremely rude and offensive way of telling someone to go away or to express anger and contempt.
  • intimidate: To make someone feel afraid
  • crush: Strong attraction to someone
  • spot: A certain place or area
  • stroke: When blood cannot get to brain, causing damage
  • drain: Hole or pipe that water, waste etc. flows into
  • swear: To say bad or impolite words to someone
  • cue: Word or action in a play to tell an actor to speak
  • rub: To spread a cream, etc., using a repeated motion
  • stir: To arouse (attention or interest)
  • ego: Opinion you have about yourself and your worth
  • secure: To get or achieve something with certainty
  • idiot: A person who is foolish or not very smart
  • excuse: To allow someone not to do (jury service, etc.)
  • costume: Special clothes, e.g. clothes for acting in a film
  • buzz: Low pitched sound similar to the sound bees make
  • medium: Method of expressing ideas or feelings
  • claw: Long, sharp, and usually curved nail of an animal
  • garlic: Strong-smelling white bulb used in cooking
  • tight: Showing anxiety or anger; tense
  • hump: Rounded mass, like that on the back of a camel
  • sweep: Man who cleans chimneys
  • shred: To tear or rip up something to small pieces
  • chop: To cut into pieces with an up and down motion
  • guy: Man; boy; any person
  • marvel: Something that causes wonder or astonishment
  • shut: To stop being open for business
  • perfect: So good it cannot be improved
  • stool: Single seat without support for the arms or back
  • rogue: Being corrupt, dangerous, or uncontrollable
  • discard: To take a card out of your hand in a card game
  • sour: (Of relationship) to cease to be good or friendly
  • think: To have an idea about something without certainty
  • heat: State of anger, excitement, or arguing
  • broom: Brush with a long handle, used for cleaning
  • shoot: To kick or throw a ball at a goal
  • slick: Confident; effortlessly effective
  • flour: Powder made from a grain used in cooking
  • add: To include as well
  • inch: 1/12th of a foot (2.54 centimeters)
  • unicorn: Horselike mythical animal with a horn on forehead
  • pepper: Green, red, or yellow vegetable with hollow center
  • dress: Women's garment with a top part and a skirt
  • stay: To keep trying without giving up
  • bartender: Employee who makes and serves alcohol at a bar
  • quietly: In a quiet manner; making little sound or fuss
  • spoon: Tool with a rounded end for eating ice cream, etc.
  • skillet: Pan used for frying food
  • cilantro: Herb used in Asian cooking; coriander
  • pool: Amount collected, e.g. money, for some purpose
  • watch: To keep in check, manage, or control something
  • shit: A coarse term for defecation
  • dry: (Of humor) clever, but not obvious; ironic
  • cream: Pale color that is yellowish white
  • tortilla: Thin Mexican flat bread
  • musical: Having a pleasant sound like music
  • top: To be higher or larger than a specific value
  • large: Big; of great size; broad, tall, wide, or fat
  • mince: To grind meat, etc. into very small pieces
  • town: Small city
  • meat: Flesh of a dead animal that you eat
  • digress: To turn aside from the current topic or subject
  • squeak: To make a short very high cry or sound
  • cheese: Yellowish solid food made from aged milk
  • wade: Person's name
  • saucepan: Deep pan with a handle used for stewing or boiling
  • threesome: Three people considered as a unit
  • oregano: Aromatic herb with strong-smelling leaves
  • tsp: Amount that will fit on a teaspoon
  • oooh: Sound people make when they make a mistake
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    • bartender

      US

      UK

      • Noun
      • Employee who makes and serves alcohol at a bar
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    • broom

      US /brum,brʊm/

      UK /bru:m/

      • Noun
      • Brush with a long handle, used for cleaning
      B2
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    • bugger off

      US /ˈbʌɡɚ ɔf/

      UK /ˈbʌɡə ɔf/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To go away; leave (often used as an impolite command).
      A2
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    • buzz

      US /bʌz/

      UK /bʌz/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Low pitched sound similar to the sound bees make
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To make a low, constant noise like a bee
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    • cheese

      US /tʃiz/

      UK /tʃi:z/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Yellowish solid food made from aged milk
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To smile broadly for a photograph
      A2
      More
    • chop

      US /tʃɑp/

      UK /tʃɒp/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To cut into pieces with an up and down motion
      • To hit someone with your hand
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A hit with the hand in a sideways motion
      • Thick slice of meat still attached to a bone
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    • claw

      US /klɔ/

      UK /klɔ:/

      • Countable Noun
      • Long, sharp, and usually curved nail of an animal
      • A tool or part of a tool resembling an animal's claw, used for gripping or tearing.
      • Transitive Verb
      • To dig or pull with the nails or fingers
      • To grasp or seize something with or as if with claws.
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    • costume

      US /ˈkɑsˌtum, -ˌtjum/

      UK /'kɒstju:m/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Special clothes, e.g. clothes for acting in a film
      • The traditional dress of a particular region or historical period.
      • Transitive Verb
      • To provide with a costume.
      A2
      More
    • 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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    • crush

      US /krʌʃ/

      UK /krʌʃ/

      • Noun
      • Strong attraction to someone
      • Transitive Verb
      • To break something into small pieces by pressing
      • To defeat someone or something (in a game)
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    • cue

      US /kju/

      UK /kju:/

      • Noun
      • Word or action in a play to tell an actor to speak
      • Transitive Verb
      • To give a signal telling someone when to act/speak
      B2
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    • cut off

      US /kʌt ɔf/

      UK /kʌt ɔf/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To end a process, e.g. a phone call
      • To cut the end of something
      • Transitive Verb
      • To isolate or prevent access to a place or person.
      • To interrupt someone while they are speaking.
      A1
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    • digress

      US /daɪ'ɡres/

      UK /daɪˈgres/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To turn aside from the current topic or subject
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    • discard

      US /dɪˈskɑrd/

      UK /dɪs'kɑ:d/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To take a card out of your hand in a card game
      • To throw away something unwanted
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    • drain

      US /dren/

      UK /dreɪn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Hole or pipe that water, waste etc. flows into
      • Something that depletes resources or energy.
      • Transitive Verb
      • To empty or remove liquid from
      • To use up the energy/ money/power of something
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    • ego

      US /ˈiɡo, ˈɛɡo/

      UK /'i:ɡəʊ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Opinion you have about yourself and your worth
      • Part of the human mind that deals with real world
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    • excuse

      US /ɪkˈskjuz/

      UK /ɪk'skju:s/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To allow someone not to do (jury service, etc.)
      • To explain acting in a bad or impolite manner
      • Noun
      • Note explaining why someone cannot do or attend
      • Reason why you did or didn't do something
      A2
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    • flour

      US /flaʊr/

      UK /ˈflaʊə(r)/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Powder made from a grain used in cooking
      • Transitive Verb
      • To cover something with flour in cooking
      B1
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    • garlic

      US /ˈɡɑrlɪk/

      UK /'ɡɑ:lɪk/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Strong-smelling white bulb used in cooking
      B2
      More
    • give up

      US /ɡɪv ʌp/

      UK /ɡiv ʌp/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To lose hope or admit defeat
      • To decide to not start to try solving a problem
      A1
      More
    • go fuck yourself

      US

      UK

      • Intransitive Verb
      • An extremely rude and offensive way of telling someone to go away or to express anger and contempt.
      More
    • going on

      US /ˈɡoɪŋ ɑn/

      UK /ˈgəʊɪŋ ɔn/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To continue doing something
      • To happen (usually negative)
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    • heat

      US /hit/

      UK /hi:t/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • State of anger, excitement, or arguing
      • Particular temperature at which to cook something
      • Transitive Verb
      • To make hot or hotter
      A2
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    • hump

      US /hʌmp/

      UK /hʌmp/

      • Noun
      • Rounded mass, like that on the back of a camel
      B2
      More
    • idiot

      US /ˈɪdiət/

      UK /'ɪdɪət/

      • Noun
      • A person who is foolish or not very smart
      B2
      More
    • in fact

      US /ɪn fækt/

      UK /in fækt/

      • Adverb
      • Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
      • Used to introduce a more detailed or surprising piece of information.
      • Phrase
      • Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that is surprising or contrary to what might be expected.
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    • in time

      US /ɪn taɪm/

      UK /in taim/

      • Adverb
      • Eventually; after a period of time.
      • Not late; with enough time to spare.
      • Phrase
      • Eventually; before it is too late.
      • According to the scheduled time; punctual.
      A1
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    • in town

      US /ɪn taʊn/

      UK /in taun/

      • Phrase
      • Present or available in the local area or city.
      • Available or present in a particular place.
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    • intimidate

      US /ɪnˈtɪmɪˌdet/

      UK /ɪnˈtɪmɪdeɪt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To make someone feel afraid
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    • marvel

      US /ˈmɑ:rvl/

      UK /ˈmɑ:vl/

      • Noun
      • Something that causes wonder or astonishment
      • A feeling of wonder, astonishment, or admiration
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To feel wonder, astonishment, or admiration
      B2
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    • meat

      US /mit/

      UK /mi:t/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Flesh of a dead animal that you eat
      • Noun
      • Something that is important or significant
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    • medium

      US /ˈmidiəm/

      UK /'mi:dɪəm/

      • Noun
      • Method of expressing ideas or feelings
      • Something available in a middle size or condition
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    • mince

      US /mɪns/

      UK /mɪns/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To grind meat, etc. into very small pieces
      • Uncountable Noun
      • Chopped meat used to make burgers
      B2TOEIC
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    • musical

      US /ˈmju:zɪkl/

      UK /ˈmju:zɪkl/

      • Adjective
      • Having a pleasant sound like music
      • Having skill or being gifted in music
      • Noun
      • Play or movie set to music
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    • oooh

      US

      UK

      • Interjection
      • Sound people make when they make a mistake
      C2
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    • oregano

      US /əˈregənoʊ/

      UK /ˌɒrɪˈgɑ:nəʊ/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Aromatic herb with strong-smelling leaves
      C1
      More
    • pepper

      US /ˈpɛpɚ/

      UK /ˈpepə(r)/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Green, red, or yellow vegetable with hollow center
      • Hard covering of berries used as spices
      • Transitive Verb
      • To spread around randomly, as with bullets
      • To sprinkle or season with pepper.
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    • pool

      US /pul/

      UK /pu:l/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Amount collected, e.g. money, for some purpose
      • Small body of still water
      • Intransitive Verb
      • (Of a liquid) to collect into a small area
      A2
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    • rogue

      US /roʊg/

      UK /rəʊg/

      • Adjective
      • Being corrupt, dangerous, or uncontrollable
      • Noun
      • Wicked or problematic person
      B2
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    • rub

      US /rʌb/

      UK /rʌb/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To spread a cream, etc., using a repeated motion
      • To move something back and forth along a surface
      • Noun
      • Act of moving you hand forcefully along a surface
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    • saucepan

      US /ˈsɔsˌpæn/

      UK /ˈsɔ:spən/

      • Countable Noun
      • Deep pan with a handle used for stewing or boiling
      C1
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    • secure

      US /sɪˈkjʊr/

      UK /sɪ'kjʊə(r)/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To get or achieve something with certainty
      • To firmly attach something to something else
      • Adjective
      • Being attached to something tightly and surely
      • (Place that is) locked, guarded and safe
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    • shoot

      US /ʃut/

      UK /ʃu:t/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To kick or throw a ball at a goal
      • To fire a gun; injure or kill someone with a gun
      • Countable Noun
      • Emerging new part of a plant
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    • shred

      US /ʃrɛd/

      UK /ʃred/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To tear or rip up something to small pieces
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A small or tiny amount of something cut off
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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
      A2
      More
    • 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
      A2
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    • skillet

      US /ˈskɪlɪt/

      UK /ˈskɪlɪt/

      • Countable Noun
      • Pan used for frying food
      C2
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    • slick

      US /slɪk/

      UK /slɪk/

      • Adjective
      • Confident; effortlessly effective
      • Thin layer of oil
      • Transitive Verb
      • To make (e.g. the hair) sleek or smooth
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    • sour

      US /saʊr/

      UK /ˈsaʊə(r)/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • (Of relationship) to cease to be good or friendly
      • Adjective
      • Being mean and not friendly
      • Spoiled or made more acidic
      B2
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    • spoon

      US /spun/

      UK /spu:n/

      • Countable Noun
      • Tool with a rounded end for eating ice cream, etc.
      • Transitive Verb
      • To serve ice cream, etc. using a spoon
      A2
      More
    • spot

      US /spɑt/

      UK /spɒt/

      • Noun
      • A certain place or area
      • A difficult time; awkward situation
      • Transitive Verb
      • To see someone or something by chance
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    • squeak

      US /skwik/

      UK /skwi:k/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To make a short very high cry or sound
      C1
      More
    • 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
      B1
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    • stool

      US /stul/

      UK /stu:l/

      • Countable Noun
      • Single seat without support for the arms or back
      • Uncountable Noun
      • Med. feces; excrement
      B1
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    • stroke

      US /strok/

      UK /strəʊk/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • When blood cannot get to brain, causing damage
      • Mark made by a pen, pencil or brush
      • Transitive Verb
      • To rub your hand in a caring way on something
      B1
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    • swear

      US /swɛr/

      UK /sweə(r)/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To say bad or impolite words to someone
      • Transitive Verb
      • To make a serious promise to do something
      B1
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    • sweep

      US /swip/

      UK /swi:p/

      • Countable Noun
      • Man who cleans chimneys
      • Long, smooth movement made with your arm or a tool
      • Transitive Verb
      • To clean something from a surface with a brush
      • To search a very wide area for something
      A2
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    • threesome

      US /ˈθrisəm/

      UK /ˈθri:səm/

      • Number
      • Three people considered as a unit
      • Countable Noun
      • A group of three people
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    • tight

      US /taɪt/

      UK /taɪt/

      • Adjective
      • Showing anxiety or anger; tense
      • Positioned physically close together
      • Adverb
      • Firmly; so it can't move
      A2TOEIC
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    • tortilla

      US /tɔ:rˈti:ə/

      UK /tɔ:ˈti:ə/

      • Countable Noun
      • Thin Mexican flat bread
      B2
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    • tsp

      US

      UK

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Amount that will fit on a teaspoon
      C2
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    • unicorn

      US /ˈjunɪˌkɔrn/

      UK /ˈju:nɪkɔ:n/

      • Countable Noun
      • Horselike mythical animal with a horn on forehead
      B2
      More
    • wade

      US /wed/

      UK /weɪd/

      • Proper Noun
      • Person's name
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To walk in shallow water
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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

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    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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