Vocabulary

  • settle down: To become calm and relaxed after not being so
  • with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
  • on the carpet: Called for a reprimand or formal criticism.
  • at bay: Kept at a distance; held back.
  • give in: To submit work; hand in
  • subscribe: To regularly pay to receive a service
  • awesome: Great; wonderful; stupendous
  • dumb: Senseless; stupid
  • subtitle: Additional title, often one that explains
  • settle: To make (a child, etc.) feel calm/ready for sleep
  • fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
  • pillow: Soft cushion for your head on a bed/while sleeping
  • carpet: Colored floor covering made of wool, etc.
  • mind: To be bothered or upset by something
  • wanna: Shortened form of 'want to'. Used only in speaking
  • leave: To go away from; depart
  • build: Your physical shape; physique
  • stain: A mark or unwanted spot / thing
  • change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
  • part: Division of a book
  • know: To be familiar with a person or place, thing
  • prepare: To make something ready for use
  • start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
  • begin: To do the first part of an action; to start
  • truth: Real facts about something
  • bay: Part of an ocean or lake partly surrounded by land
  • light: To cause something to burn; put a burning match to
  • give: Degree of flexibility in something, a material
  • heart: A feeling of care for others; compassion
  • left: To go away from; depart
  • lose: To be unable to keep in check or control something
  • kid: Child or young person
  • tower: Tall, narrow building
  • hurry: To move, act, get somewhere, do something quickly
  • fore: (In combination) before; in the front part
  • kiss: To touch something in a light or gentle way
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    • at bay

      US /æt be/

      UK /æt bei/

      • Phrase
      • Kept at a distance; held back.
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    • awesome

      US /ˈɔsəm/

      UK /'ɔ:səm/

      • Adjective
      • Great; wonderful; stupendous
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    • bay

      US /be/

      UK /beɪ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Part of an ocean or lake partly surrounded by land
      • A compartment or recess in a building.
      • Adjective
      • Reddish-brown in color, typically used to describe a horse.
      • Forcing someone or something to turn and face its attackers; cornered.
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    • carpet

      US /ˈkɑ:rpɪt/

      UK /ˈkɑ:pɪt/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Colored floor covering made of wool, etc.
      • Transitive Verb
      • To cover a surface with, e.g. many flowers
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    • dumb

      US /dʌm/

      UK /dʌm/

      • Adjective
      • Senseless; stupid
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    • fore

      US /fɔ:r/

      UK /fɔ:(r)/

      • Adjective
      • (In combination) before; in the front part
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    • give in

      US /ɡɪv ɪn/

      UK /ɡiv in/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To submit work; hand in
      • To stop resisting; to surrender
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    • hurry

      US /ˈhɚri, ˈhʌr-/

      UK /'hʌrɪ/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To move, act, get somewhere, do something quickly
      • Noun
      • Act of moving quickly because you are late
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    • kid

      US /kɪd/

      UK /kɪd/

      • Countable Noun
      • Child or young person
      • Young goat
      • Adjective
      • Made from young goat skin
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    • kiss

      US /kɪs/

      UK /kɪs/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To touch something in a light or gentle way
      • To put your lips against another's to show love
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    • on the carpet

      US /ɑn ðə ˈkɑrpɪt/

      UK /ɒn ðə ˈkɑ:pɪt/

      • other
      • Called for a reprimand or formal criticism.
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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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    • settle

      US /ˈsɛtl/

      UK /'setl/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To make (a child, etc.) feel calm/ready for sleep
      • To complete or finalize e.g. a contract or debt
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To become accustomed to a new environment
      • (Of liquids) to move to the bottom of a container
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    • settle down

      US /ˈsɛtl daʊn/

      UK /ˈsetl daun/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To become calm and relaxed after not being so
      • To begin living in a stable and ordinary way
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    • stain

      US /sten/

      UK /steɪn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A mark or unwanted spot / thing
      • Liquid used to change the color of something
      • Transitive Verb
      • To soil or leave a mark on something
      • To change the color of using a special substance
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    • subscribe

      US /səbˈskraɪb/

      UK /səb'skraɪb/

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

      US /ˈsʌbˌtaɪtl:/

      UK /'sʌbtaɪtl/

      • Countable Noun
      • Additional title, often one that explains
      • Written version on the screen of words of a movie
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    • tower

      US /ˈtaʊɚ/

      UK /'taʊə(r)/

      • Countable Noun
      • Tall, narrow building
      • Tall metal structure for broadcasting, or the view
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To be very good at something
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    • truth

      US /truθ/

      UK /tru:θ/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Real facts about something
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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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    • with it

      US /wɪð ɪt/

      UK /wið it/

      • Adjective
      • Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
      • Understanding and knowledgeable about current trends or information.
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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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