Vocabulary

  • down with: Suffering from an illness.
  • with just: Using only; with no more than.
  • walk with: To accompany someone while walking.
  • opinion: Court judge's statement why a decision was made
  • bet: To gamble money to win more money, e.g. on horses
  • pathetic: Causing feelings of sadness, pity and sympathy
  • blow: To move something using air
  • switch: A change or shift from one method to another
  • lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
  • bitter: Feeling angry and sad over something
  • impress: To make an emotional impact upon
  • wanna: Shortened form of 'want to'. Used only in speaking
  • humiliation: Loss of self-respect or status
  • wound: To rotate a part of say a watch to make it work
  • single: One run in cricket or a hit baseball
  • block: Solid piece of material used for building
  • hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
  • point: An item to be discussed
  • head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
  • loud: Being very bright with colors, clothes etc.
  • knock: Bad experience that reduces a person's confidence
  • bar: Piece of (soap, chocolate etc.)
  • weak: Not having a strong character
  • life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
  • feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
  • live: To be alive
  • drunk: To put liquid in your body through your mouth
  • cycle: Series of regular and repeated actions
  • liar: Person who tells lies
  • voice: Ability to sing well
  • call: A order or request for action
  • man: Humans in general, including male and female
  • listen: To carefully consider what someone is saying
  • road: Long piece of hard land for cars to travel on
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    • bar

      US /bɑ:r/

      UK /bɑ:(r)/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Piece of (soap, chocolate etc.)
      • Professional organization of lawyers and judges
      • Transitive Verb
      • To prevent entry, exit or an action
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    • bet

      US /bet/

      UK /bet/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To gamble money to win more money, e.g. on horses
      • Used to express certainty or confidence
      • Countable Noun
      • Act of gambling money on the result of a race etc.
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    • bitter

      US /ˈbɪtɚ/

      UK /'bɪtə(r)/

      • Adjective
      • Feeling angry and sad over something
      • Sharp unpleasant taste (e.g. strong black coffee)
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    • block

      US /blɑk/

      UK /blɒk/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Solid piece of material used for building
      • A piece of wood, chocolate etc.
      • Transitive Verb
      • To stop from going forward or making progress
      • To obstruct or prevent the movement or passage of.
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    • blow

      US /blo/

      UK /bləʊ/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To move something using air
      • To make air come quickly out of your mouth
      • Noun
      • Something that causes you difficulty or sadness
      • Act of making air come out of your mouth
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    • cycle

      US /ˈsaɪkəl/

      UK /ˈsaɪkl/

      • Noun
      • Series of regular and repeated actions
      • Bicycle, bike
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To go through a series of events repeatedly
      • To ride on a bicycle
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    • down with

      US /daʊn wɪð/

      UK /daun wið/

      • Adjective
      • Suffering from an illness.
      • Agreeable to; in favor of.
      • Interjection
      • An expression of opposition to something.
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    • humiliation

      US /hjuˌmɪliˈeʃən/

      UK /hju:ˌmɪlɪ'eɪʃn/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Loss of self-respect or status
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    • impress

      US /ɪmˈprɛs/

      UK /ɪm'pres/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To make an emotional impact upon
      • To press into a soft material to make a pattern
      • Noun
      • A mark or design made by stamping.
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    • knock

      US /nɑk/

      UK /nɒk/

      • Noun
      • Bad experience that reduces a person's confidence
      • Action of something solid hitting something hard
      • Transitive Verb
      • To criticize someone in an unreasonable way
      • To hit something to get people's attention
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    • liar

      US /ˈlaɪɚ/

      UK /ˈlaɪə(r)/

      • Countable Noun
      • Person who tells lies
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    • loud

      US /laʊd/

      UK /laʊd/

      • Adjective
      • Being very bright with colors, clothes etc.
      • Making a lot of noise
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    • opinion

      US /əˈpɪnjən/

      UK /əˈpɪnjən/

      • Noun
      • Court judge's statement why a decision was made
      • A person's thoughts on a topic
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    • pathetic

      US /pəˈθɛtɪk/

      UK /pəˈθetɪk/

      • Adjective
      • Causing feelings of sadness, pity and sympathy
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    • switch

      US /swɪtʃ/

      UK /swɪtʃ/

      • Noun
      • A change or shift from one method to another
      • Thing you move to turn electrical items on or off
      • Transitive Verb
      • To exchange or replace something for another thing
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    • walk with

      US /wɔk wɪð/

      UK /wɔ:k wið/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To accompany someone while walking.
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To support or stand by someone.
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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 just

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      UK

      • Phrase
      • Using only; with no more than.
      • Barely; by a narrow margin.
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    • wound

      US /waʊnd/

      UK /waʊnd/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To rotate a part of say a watch to make it work
      • To hurt someone emotionally
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Sadness or displeasure caused by a bad memory
      • Physical injury, especially that suffered in war
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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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