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  • going on: To continue doing something
  • to let: Indicates that a property is available for rent.
  • go after: To chase or pursue something
  • out there: In or to a place that is far away
  • got to: To arrive at some place
  • from the start: From the very beginning; from the outset.
  • from a mile away: Easily noticed or recognized from a great distance.
  • deal with
  • at least: As a minimum
  • instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
  • have to: Must do
  • in part: To some extent; partially.
  • work out
  • push out: To prevent others from competing, e.g. in business
  • want in: To desire to participate or be included in something.
  • off the air: Not currently being broadcast on television or radio.
  • halfway through: At or in the middle of a period of time or an activity.
  • feel for: To have sympathy for someone; to empathize with someone's situation.
  • of course: Sure ; Certainly
  • used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
  • show: To be easily seen or displayed
  • job: Something that must be done
  • funny: Causing laughter; amusing
  • late: At a time after the expected time
  • bad: Not good; wrong
  • television: Device that broadcasts programs, movies or show
  • great: Very good; better than before
  • night: Time when sun does not shine
  • come: To arrive at a place
  • understand: To know the meaning of language, what someone says
  • watch: To keep in check, manage, or control something
  • want: To desire or wish for something; hope for a thing
  • good: Proper, appropriate or right
  • dress: Women's garment with a top part and a skirt
  • staying: To keep trying without giving up
  • call: A order or request for action
  • news: Broadcast on radio or TV about recent events
  • guy: Man; boy; any person
  • agree: To have the same opinion as someone else
  • bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
  • happen: To take place or occur
  • care: To feel interest, concern, or worry
  • badly: Not in a good way; not as wanted or liked
  • record: Highest or most extreme level achieved
  • upset: (Of stomach, etc.) not functioning well; sick
  • sauce: Food made from cooked fruit, e.g. apples or mangos
  • lie: To be in a horizontal or flat position
  • joke: To say or do things that are meant to be funny
  • equal: Same in shape, size, or number
  • false: Not real or genuine
  • deal: To cope with something - usually troubles
  • act: To behave in a certain way
  • gay: Happy and bright
  • honest: Good, truthful, sincere, or faithful; trustworthy
  • audience: Group of people attending a play, movie etc.
  • shoot: To kick or throw a ball at a goal
  • suffer: To experience pain, illness, or injury
  • amount: Quantity of something
  • cancel: To end a legal, business, or other agreement
  • headline: To be the main performer at a show
  • universally: Applying to all people, times, places
  • promise: To say you will certainly do something
  • host: Mass; a great number
  • statement: Record of activity in a bank account over time
  • pretending: To act as if something is true when it is not
  • suspect: Person thought to have committed a crime
  • broadcasting: To send out signals by radio or television
  • competitive: Being strongly driven to win or be better than
  • shed: Small building used for storage
  • refer: To talk about or write about something
  • awkward: Lacking smooth movement
  • swear: To say bad or impolite words to someone
  • treat: To pay for the food or enjoyment of someone else
  • respond: To answer something or someone
  • reference: A letter of recommendation, e.g. for a job
  • executive: A senior manager in a business or organization
  • fulfillment: Feeling of satisfaction from achieving something
  • screwing: To cheat someone, as out of money/property
  • concussion: Injury to the brain caused by a blow
  • dysfunctional: Acting in an abnormal way or not as required
  • obligate: To force someone to do something, as a duty
  • cetera
  • lame: Having a damaged leg/foot making walking painful
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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.
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    • audience

      US /ˈɔdiəns/

      UK /ˈɔ:diəns/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Group of people attending a play, movie etc.
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    • awkward

      US /ˈɔkwəd/

      UK /ˈɔ:kwəd/

      • Adjective
      • Lacking smooth movement
      • Causing embarrassment or trouble
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    • broadcasting

      US /ˈbrɔdˌkæstɪŋ/

      UK /'brɔ:dkɑ:stɪŋ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To send out signals by radio or television
      • Spreading or disseminating information widely.
      • Uncountable Noun
      • The activity or business of transmitting programs by radio or television.
      • The activity of transmitting programs or information via radio or television.
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    • cancel

      US /ˈkænsəl/

      UK /'kænsl/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To end a legal, business, or other agreement
      • To stop a planned event from happening
      A2
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    • competitive

      US /kəmˈpɛtɪtɪv/

      UK /kəmˈpetətɪv/

      • Adjective
      • Being strongly driven to win or be better than
      • As good as or better than others.
      B1
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    • concussion

      US /kənˈkʌʃən/

      UK /kənˈkʌʃn/

      • Noun
      • Injury to the brain caused by a blow
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    • deal with

      US /dil wɪð/

      UK /di:l wið/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To buy or sell goods or services.
      • Phrasal Verb
      • To take action to solve a problem or manage a situation.
      • To be about; concern.
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    • dysfunctional

      US

      UK

      • Adjective
      • Acting in an abnormal way or not as required
      • Not behaving or working normally as a family or group.
      B2
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    • executive

      US /ɪɡˈzɛkjətɪv/

      UK /ɪɡ'zekjətɪv/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A senior manager in a business or organization
      • The branch of government responsible for enforcing laws.
      • Adjective
      • Of a high ranking job in a company
      • Relating to the management of a business or organization.
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    • false

      US /fɔ:ls/

      UK /fɔ:ls/

      • Adjective
      • Not real or genuine
      • Not true or correct; containing incorrect information.
      • Adverb
      • In an untrue or inaccurate way.
      A2TOEIC
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    • feel for

      US /fil fɔr/

      UK /fi:l fɔ:/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To have sympathy for someone; to empathize with someone's situation.
      • To try to find something by touching it.
      A1
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    • from a mile away

      US /frʌm ə ˈmaɪl əˈweɪ/

      UK /frɒm ə ˈmaɪl əˈweɪ/

      • other
      • Easily noticed or recognized from a great distance.
      B2
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    • from the start

      US /frʌm ði stɑrt/

      UK /frɔm ðə stɑ:t/

      • Phrase
      • From the very beginning; from the outset.
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    • fulfillment

      US /fʊlˈfɪlmənt/

      UK /fʊl'fɪlmənt/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Feeling of satisfaction from achieving something
      • The act of doing something that is necessary or that someone has asked you to do.
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    • gay

      US /ɡeɪ/

      UK /geɪ/

      • Adjective
      • Happy and bright
      • Attracted to the same sex; homosexual; lesbian
      • Noun
      • Person attracted to someone of the same sex
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    • go after

      US /ɡo ˈæftɚ/

      UK /ɡəu ˈɑ:ftə/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To chase or pursue something
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    • going on

      US /ˈɡoɪŋ ɑn/

      UK /ˈgəʊɪŋ ɔn/

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

      US

      UK

      • Adverb
      • At or in the middle of a period of time or an activity.
      • Phrase
      • Having completed approximately half of something.
      A2
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    • have to

      US /hæv tu/

      UK /ˈhæv tə/

      • Auxiliary Verb
      • Must do
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    • headline

      US /ˈhedlaɪn/

      UK /ˈhedlaɪn/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To be the main performer at a show
      • Noun
      • Title summarizing a news story
      B2
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    • honest

      US /ˈɑnɪst/

      UK /ˈɒnɪst/

      • Adjective
      • Good, truthful, sincere, or faithful; trustworthy
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    • host

      US /host/

      UK /həʊst/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Mass; a great number
      • Person who entertains guests
      • Transitive Verb
      • To be the sponsor of an event, e.g. the Olympics
      • To lead or start a party, program, or other event
      A2TOEIC
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    • in part

      US /ɪn pɑrt/

      UK /in pɑ:t/

      • Adverb
      • To some extent; partially.
      A1
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    • instead of

      US /ɪnˈstɛd ʌv/

      UK /inˈsted ɔv/

      • Preposition
      • When one thing is replaced by another
      • Adverb
      • As a substitute or alternative.
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    • lame

      US /lem/

      UK /leɪm/

      • Adjective
      • Having a damaged leg/foot making walking painful
      • Unconvincing; weak; inadequate.
      • Transitive Verb
      • To cause to become incapable of walking
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    • lie

      US /lai/

      UK /laɪ/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To be in a horizontal or flat position
      • To say something that you know is not true
      • Countable Noun
      • An untrue statement, when you know it is not true
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    • obligate

      US /ˈɑblɪˌɡet/

      UK /'ɒblɪgeɪt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To force someone to do something, as a duty
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    • of course

      US /ʌv kɔː(r)s/

      UK /ɔv kɔː(r)s/

      • Adverb
      • Sure ; Certainly
      • Phrase
      • For sure; certainly
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    • off the air

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Not currently being broadcast on television or radio.
      • Adjective
      • No longer being broadcast; having been discontinued.
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    • out there

      US /aʊt ðɛr/

      UK /aut ðɛə/

      • Adverb
      • In or to a place that is far away
      • Existing in the universe
      • Adjective
      • Unconventional; strange; avant-garde
      • Existing or available.
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    • pretending

      US /prɪ'tendɪŋ/

      UK /prɪ'tendɪŋ/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To act as if something is true when it is not
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    • push out

      US /pʊʃ aʊt/

      UK /puʃ aut/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To prevent others from competing, e.g. in business
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    • refer

      US /rɪˈfɚ/

      UK /rɪ'fɜ:(r)/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To talk about or write about something
      • To give information about something
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    • reference

      US /ˈrɛfərəns, ˈrɛfrəns/

      UK /'refrəns/

      • Noun
      • A letter of recommendation, e.g. for a job
      • Note in a book, etc. giving source of information
      • Transitive Verb
      • To cite a piece of research in speech or writing
      • Mention or refer to.
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    • respond

      US /rɪˈspɑnd/

      UK /rɪ'spɒnd/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To answer something or someone
      • To have a good reaction to e.g. medical treatment
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    • sauce

      US /sɔs/

      UK /sɔ:s/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Food made from cooked fruit, e.g. apples or mangos
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    • screwing

      US /sk'ru:ɪŋ/

      UK /sk'ru:ɪŋ/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To cheat someone, as out of money/property
      • To close something by turning it into place
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    • shed

      US /ʃed/

      UK /ʃed/

      • Countable Noun
      • Small building used for storage
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To lose something as a natural process e.g. hair
      • Got rid of something that was no longer wanted or needed.
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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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    • statement

      US / ˈstetmənt/

      UK /ˈsteɪtmənt/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Record of activity in a bank account over time
      • Act or process of saying something formally
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    • staying

      US /'steɪŋ/

      UK /'steɪɪŋ/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To keep trying without giving up
      • To remain in the same place and not move away
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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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    • suspect

      US /səˈspɛkt/

      UK /sə'spekt/

      • Noun
      • Person thought to have committed a crime
      • Transitive Verb
      • To consider someone is the one guilty of a crime
      • To doubt or lack trust
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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
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    • to let

      US /tu lɛt/

      UK /tu let/

      • Preposition
      • Indicates that a property is available for rent.
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    • universally

      US /ˌju:nɪˈvɜ:rsəli/

      UK /ˌju:nɪˈvɜ:səli/

      • Adverb
      • Applying to all people, times, places
      • Throughout the world; by all people.
      B2
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    • upset

      US /ʌpˈsɛt/

      UK /ʌpˈset/

      • Adjective
      • (Of stomach, etc.) not functioning well; sick
      • Troubled, worried, or angry
      • Transitive Verb
      • To turn upside down or on its side
      • To trouble, worry, or anger someone
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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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    • want in

      US

      UK

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To desire to participate or be included in something.
      A1
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    • work out

      US /wɚk aʊt/

      UK /wə:k aut/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To find a way to do something, by thinking
      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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    US/brev/
    UK/breɪv/
    adj.Brave
    v.t.To bravely face
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