Vocabulary

  • around the bend: Crazy; insane
  • on hold: Temporarily delayed or suspended.
  • hold on: To wait for someone (e.g. on a phone call)
  • not available: Not able to be used or obtained; inaccessible.
  • at night: During the night; in the nighttime.
  • go back to: To return to a starting point
  • have to: Must do
  • jerk: Someone you think is an idiot
  • proper: Correct according to social or moral rules
  • introduce: To open an essay to set the scene
  • inhale: To breathe in something like air or smoke
  • guess: To give an answer without knowing if it is correct
  • client: Person paying for professional services
  • waste: To kill or severely harm someone
  • bend: To become curved or no longer straight
  • mate: A friend who you work, live, or go to school with
  • leave: To go away from; depart
  • hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
  • continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
  • promise: To say you will certainly do something
  • sharp: Person's name
  • hook: Bent tool used to catch fish or to hang things on
  • residue: Left over part after most is taken away
  • grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
  • understand: To know the meaning of language, what someone says
  • want: To desire or wish for something; hope for a thing
  • hold: To agree to keep something for someone
  • problem: Something difficult to deal with or causes trouble
  • come: To arrive at a place
  • happen: To take place or occur
  • answer: To reply to a question someone asks
  • expensive: Costing a lot of money
  • sum: Amount when all is added together; total
  • sleek: Having a smooth and appealing shape or surface
  • anymore: No longer; no more
  • message: Main idea or theme in a story, book, or film
  • smell: To have a particular odor
  • barber: Person whose job is to cut men's hair, shave them
  • neck: Part of the body joining the head and the body
  • chirp: To make a sharp sound like an insect, bird
  • wedding: To combine and join two things together as one
  • gold: Dark yellow color often seen in sunsets
  • phone: To talk to someone using a telephone
  • junior: Student in third year
  • bro: Shortened form of 'brother'
  • baby: A very young child, who cannot yet speak
  • haircut: Act of cutting the hair; way the hair is cut
  • nah: Way of saying 'No'
  • hairline: A very thin line or crack
  • momma: A mother
  • heh: An exclamation of surprise or inquiry
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    • anymore

      US /ˌɛniˈmɔr, -ˈmor/

      UK /'enɪmɔ:/

      • Adverb
      • No longer; no more
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    • around the bend

      US /əˈraʊnd ði bɛnd/

      UK /əˈraund ðə bend/

      • Adjective
      • Crazy; insane
      • Phrase
      • Not far away; nearby but out of sight
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    • at night

      US /æt naɪt/

      UK /æt nait/

      • Phrase
      • During the night; in the nighttime.
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    • baby

      US /ˈbeɪbi/

      UK /ˈbeɪbi/

      • Countable Noun
      • A very young child, who cannot yet speak
      • Transitive Verb
      • To treat someone as if they were newly born
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    • barber

      US /ˈbɑ:rbə(r)/

      UK /ˈbɑ:bə(r)/

      • Countable Noun
      • Person whose job is to cut men's hair, shave them
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    • bend

      US /bɛnd/

      UK /bend/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To become curved or no longer straight
      • To move your body so that it is not straight up
      • Noun
      • When a road changes direction; turn
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    • bro

      US /broʊ/

      UK /brəʊ/

      • Countable Noun
      • Shortened form of 'brother'
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    • chirp

      US /tʃɜ:rp/

      UK /tʃɜ:p/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To make a sharp sound like an insect, bird
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    • client

      US /ˈklaɪənt/

      UK /'klaɪənt/

      • Countable Noun
      • Person paying for professional services
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    • go back to

      US /ɡo bæk tu/

      UK /ɡəu bæk tu:/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To return to a starting point
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    • gold

      US /goʊld/

      UK /gəʊld/

      • Adjective
      • Dark yellow color often seen in sunsets
      • Uncountable Noun
      • Soft yellow metal that is very valuable
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    • haircut

      US /ˈhɛrˌkʌt/

      UK /ˈheəˌkʌt/

      • Noun
      • Act of cutting the hair; way the hair is cut
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    • hairline

      US /ˈherlaɪn/

      UK /ˈheəlaɪn/

      • Countable Noun
      • A very thin line or crack
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    • have to

      US /hæv tu/

      UK /ˈhæv tə/

      • Auxiliary Verb
      • Must do
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    • heh

      US /heɪ/

      UK /heɪ/

      • Interjection
      • An exclamation of surprise or inquiry
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    • hold on

      US /hold ɑn/

      UK /həuld ɔn/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To wait for someone (e.g. on a phone call)
      • To wait for a short time.
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    • hook

      US /hʊk/

      UK /hʊk/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Bent tool used to catch fish or to hang things on
      • The start of a story which catches your interest
      • Transitive Verb
      • To make a bent or curved shape
      • To catch your interest completely
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    • inhale

      US /ɪnˈhel/

      UK /ɪnˈheɪl/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To breathe in something like air or smoke
      • To eat or drink something extremely fast
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    • jerk

      US /dʒɚk/

      UK /dʒɜ:k/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Someone you think is an idiot
      • Sudden sharp movement; tug
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To move suddenly and violently; tug
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    • junior

      US /ˈdʒunjɚ/

      UK /ˈdʒu:niə(r)/

      • Noun
      • Student in third year
      • Adjective
      • Someone lower in rank
      • Concerning young people
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    • mate

      US /met/

      UK /meɪt/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A friend who you work, live, or go to school with
      • Partner in a (sexual) relationship
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To pair a male and female so they have children
      • To join or fit two things together
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    • message

      US /ˈmɛsɪdʒ/

      UK /'mesɪdʒ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Main idea or theme in a story, book, or film
      • Piece of information that is told/given to someone
      • Transitive Verb
      • To communicate using text
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    • momma

      US /ˈmɑmə/

      UK /ˈmɑ:mə/

      • Noun
      • A mother
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    • nah

      US /nɑ:/

      UK /nɑ:/

      • Noun
      • Way of saying 'No'
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    • neck

      US /nɛk/

      UK /nek/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Part of the body joining the head and the body
      • Opening of a piece of clothing for your head
      • Intransitive Verb
      • (Lovers) to play affectionately; kissing
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    • not available

      US /nɑt əˈveləbəl/

      UK /nɔt əˈveiləbl/

      • Adjective
      • Not able to be used or obtained; inaccessible.
      • Not present or accessible; unable to be contacted.
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    • on hold

      US /ɑn hold/

      UK /ɔn həuld/

      • Adjective
      • Temporarily delayed or suspended.
      • Adverb
      • Waiting to be connected on a telephone call.
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    • phone

      US /foʊn/

      UK /fəʊn/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To talk to someone using a telephone
      • Noun
      • Machine used to talk to someone who is far away
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    • proper

      US /ˈprɑpɚ/

      UK /'prɒpə(r)/

      • Adjective
      • Correct according to social or moral rules
      • Behaving in a polite and socially acceptable way.
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    • residue

      US /ˈrezɪdu:/

      UK /ˈrezɪdju:/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Left over part after most is taken away
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    • sharp

      US /ʃɑrp/

      UK /ʃɑ:p/

      • Proper Noun
      • Person's name
      • Adjective
      • Being very clear and easy to see
      • (Of clothes) nicely or stylishly
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    • sleek

      US /slik/

      UK /sli:k/

      • Adjective
      • Having a smooth and appealing shape or surface
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    • smell

      US /smɛl/

      UK /smel/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To have a particular odor
      • Transitive Verb
      • To sense that something is not right
      • To notice a particular odor
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    • sum

      US /sʌm/

      UK /sʌm/

      • Noun
      • Amount when all is added together; total
      • Transitive Verb
      • To add two or more numbers together; total
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    • waste

      US /west/

      UK /weɪst/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To kill or severely harm someone
      • To use valuable things ineffectively
      • Uncountable Noun
      • Materials left over after a process has finished
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    • wedding

      US /ˈwɛdɪŋ/

      UK /ˈwedɪŋ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To combine and join two things together as one
      • Noun
      • A marriage of two people
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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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