Vocabulary

  • found out: To learn or discover something, often after some effort.
  • tv show: A television program.
  • hang out: To spend time with your friends
  • on the table: Located on the surface of a table.
  • cock up: To make a serious mistake or to mess something up badly.
  • cheat on: To be sexually unfaithful to one's partner.
  • instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
  • wake up: To stop sleeping
  • have to: Must do
  • at least: As a minimum
  • talking through: To discuss something thoroughly in order to reach a decision or understanding.
  • of course: Sure ; Certainly
  • walk around: To stroll or wander in a leisurely way.
  • in order to: For the purpose of; with the aim of.
  • go around: (Of news, gossip) to be known; circulate
  • stick: To push a sharp or pointed object into something
  • meditation: Act of deep and quiet thinking
  • conversation: Talking with other people; discussion or chat
  • meditate: To think deeply and quietly to calm your spirit
  • grief: Feeling of great sadness because someone has died
  • admit: To acknowledge that something is true or right
  • blame: To say someone is responsible for something bad
  • butt: (Informal) fleshy part of your body you sit on
  • suck: To be very bad, undesirable or unpleasant
  • pregnant: Carrying your unborn baby inside you
  • mean: Average of a set of numbers
  • sabotage: To destroy or damage, often secretly, to weaken
  • film: Thin layer that covers something
  • flirt: To behave playfully to arouse romantic interest
  • break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
  • click: To work well with someone or something
  • supplement: Added extra to support or make something complete
  • retreat: Act of a force moving back from a winning enemy
  • delusional: Suffering false beliefs based on little evidence
  • buzz: Low pitched sound similar to the sound bees make
  • thigh: Upper part of a bird's leg, e.g. eaten as food
  • cramp: Sharp, unexpected pain when a muscle becomes tight
  • sound: Sensible, dependable and reliable
  • spend: To use money to pay for something
  • vow: Very serious promise
  • comprehend: To understand the meaning of
  • insanely: In an insane manner
  • violate: To abuse, damage or disrespect
  • nauseous: Feeling like you want to vomit
  • cave: Large hole in the side of a cliff or hill
  • impressed: To make an emotional or cognitive impact upon
  • abrupt: Very sudden, often in a bad way
  • versa: used to say that what you have just said is also true in the opposite order
  • person: Man, woman or child
  • pat: Person's name
  • attend: To take care of someone in need
  • possibly: May be true or likely, but is uncertain
  • beg: To ask someone in an emotional way for something
  • great: Very good; better than before
  • monogamy: Practice of having only one partner/wife/husband
  • drip: Tiny amount of liquid that falls from something
  • pill: Person who is difficult to deal with
  • cargo: Goods carried in a ship or plane
  • knock: Bad experience that reduces a person's confidence
  • finally: used especially at the beginning of a sentence to introduce the last point or idea
  • guy: Man; boy; any person
  • infidelity: Being unfaithful to a spouse by having an affair
  • arrogance: Rude manner from belief you are better than others
  • behaviour: The way a person or thing acts; manner
  • cheat: To be unfaithful to (your wife, boyfriend etc.)
  • think: To have an idea about something without certainty
  • baggy: (Of clothes) roomy, loose fitting
  • abortion: A medical operation to stop having a baby
  • romantic: Relating to courtship or love
  • relentlessly: Continuing without slowing or losing strength
  • feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
  • background: Images, color, or information behind the main one
  • work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
  • want: To desire or wish for something; hope for a thing
  • sum: Amount when all is added together; total
  • bleed: To allow a liquid or gas to escape
  • buddhist: Someone who follows the teachings of Buddha
  • smell: To have a particular odor
  • romance: To court someone into a love relationship
  • offscreen: Not on the screen; in real life, not in the movie
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    • abortion

      US /əˈbɔ:rʃn/

      UK /əˈbɔ:ʃn/

      • Noun
      • A medical operation to stop having a baby
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    • abrupt

      US /əˈbrʌpt/

      UK /əˈbrʌpt/

      • Adjective
      • Very sudden, often in a bad way
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    • admit

      US /ædˈmɪt/

      UK /əd'mɪt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To acknowledge that something is true or right
      • To allow someone to enter
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    • arrogance

      US /ˈærəɡəns/

      UK /ˈærəgəns/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Rude manner from belief you are better than others
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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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    • attend

      US /əˈtɛnd/

      UK /əˈtend/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To take care of someone in need
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To listen or watch carefully; to concentrate
      • To be present at an event
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    • background

      US /ˈbækˌɡraʊnd/

      UK /ˈbækgraʊnd/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Images, color, or information behind the main one
      • Someone's personal work and educational history
      • Adjective
      • Done or existing in a less noticeable or important way
      • Hidden or not easily seen
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    • baggy

      US /ˈbæɡi/

      UK /'bæɡɪ/

      • Adjective
      • (Of clothes) roomy, loose fitting
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    • beg

      US /bɛɡ/

      UK /beg/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To ask someone in an emotional way for something
      • (Dog) to sit up to ask for something
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    • blame

      US /blem/

      UK /bleɪm/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To say someone is responsible for something bad
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Act of saying someone did something bad
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    • bleed

      US /blid/

      UK /bli:d/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To allow a liquid or gas to escape
      • To flow out of something
      • Transitive Verb
      • To drain something such as water from a source
      • To take money from someone a little at a time
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    • buddhist

      US /'bʊdɪst/

      UK /'bʊdɪst/

      • Noun
      • Someone who follows the teachings of Buddha
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    • butt

      US /bʌt/

      UK /bʌt/

      • Noun
      • (Informal) fleshy part of your body you sit on
      • The thick end of something, especially a cigarette.
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To share a boundary by being next to
      • To strike, push, or shove (someone or something) with the head.
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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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    • cargo

      US /ˈkɑ:rgoʊ/

      UK /ˈkɑ:gəʊ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Goods carried in a ship or plane
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    • cave

      US /kev/

      UK /keɪv/

      • Noun
      • Large hole in the side of a cliff or hill
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To give in to pressure
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    • cheat

      US /tʃit/

      UK /tʃi:t/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To be unfaithful to (your wife, boyfriend etc.)
      • To escape death or harm, through luck or skill
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • One who is unfaithful to their wife, partner etc.
      • One who lies or breaks rules to get what they want
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    • cheat on

      US /tʃit ɑn/

      UK /tʃi:t ɔn/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To be sexually unfaithful to one's partner.
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To act dishonestly or unfairly, especially in order to gain an advantage in a test or game.
      B2
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    • cock up

      US /kɑk ʌp/

      UK /kɒk ʌp/

      • other
      • To make a serious mistake or to mess something up badly.
      B2
      More
    • comprehend

      US /ˌkɑmprɪˈhɛnd/

      UK /ˌkɒmprɪ'hend/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To understand the meaning of
      • To include or contain something
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    • conversation

      US /ˌkɑnvɚˈseʃən/

      UK /ˌkɒnvəˈseɪʃn/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Talking with other people; discussion or chat
      • General communication or interaction.
      A2
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    • cramp

      US /kræmp/

      UK /kræmp/

      • Noun
      • Sharp, unexpected pain when a muscle becomes tight
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To get a sudden sharp pain when muscle tightens
      B2
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    • delusional

      US /dɪ'lu:ʒnəl/

      UK /dɪ'lu:ʒnəl/

      • Adjective
      • Suffering false beliefs based on little evidence
      • Suffering from delusions.
      B2
      More
    • drip

      US /drɪp/

      UK /drɪp/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Tiny amount of liquid that falls from something
      • Sound made by drops of liquid falling
      • Intransitive Verb
      • (Of liquid) to fall in drops
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    • film

      US /fɪlm/

      UK /fɪlm/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Thin layer that covers something
      • Movie
      • Transitive Verb
      • To record moving action with a camera
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    • flirt

      US /flɚt/

      UK /flɜ:t/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To behave playfully to arouse romantic interest
      • Noun
      • A person who habitually trifles with the affections of others; a coquette.
      B2
      More
    • found out

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To learn or discover something, often after some effort.
      • To become known; be revealed.
      B2
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    • go around

      US /ɡo əˈraʊnd/

      UK /ɡəu əˈraund/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • (Of news, gossip) to be known; circulate
      • To go here and there, from place to place; wander
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    • grief

      US /ɡrif/

      UK /ɡri:f/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Feeling of great sadness because someone has died
      • Things that are troublesome or annoying
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    • hang out

      US /hæŋ aʊt/

      UK /hæŋ aut/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To spend time with your friends
      • To spend times with friends or relax doing nothing
      A2
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    • have to

      US /hæv tu/

      UK /ˈhæv tə/

      • Auxiliary Verb
      • Must do
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    • impressed

      US

      UK

      • Transitive Verb
      • To make an emotional or cognitive impact upon
      • To press into a soft material to make a pattern
      • Adjective
      • Feeling an emotional impact
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    • in order to

      US /ɪn ˈɔrdɚ tu/

      UK /in ˈɔ:də tu:/

      • Preposition
      • For the purpose of; with the aim of.
      • Phrase
      • In a specific sequence or arrangement.
      • With the aim of; for the purpose of.
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    • infidelity

      US /ˌɪnfɪˈdɛlɪti/

      UK /ˌɪnfɪˈdeləti/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Being unfaithful to a spouse by having an affair
      B2
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    • insanely

      US /ɪn'seɪnlɪ/

      UK /ɪn'seɪnlɪ/

      • Adverb
      • In an insane manner
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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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    • 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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    • meditate

      US /ˈmɛdɪˌtet/

      UK /ˈmedɪteɪt/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To think deeply and quietly to calm your spirit
      • To think deeply or focus one's mind for a period of time.
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    • meditation

      US /ˌmɛdɪˈteʃən/

      UK /ˌmedɪ'teɪʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Act of deep and quiet thinking
      • The practice of focusing one's mind for a period of time.
      B2
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    • nauseous

      US /ˈnɔ:ʃəs/

      UK /ˈnɔ:ziəs/

      • Adjective
      • Feeling like you want to vomit
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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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    • offscreen

      US /u:fsk'ri:n/

      UK /u:fsk'ri:n/

      • Adjective
      • Not on the screen; in real life, not in the movie
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    • on the table

      US /ɑn ði ˈtebəl/

      UK /ɔn ðə ˈteibl/

      • Phrase
      • Located on the surface of a table.
      • Available for consideration or discussion.
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    • pat

      US /pæt/

      UK /pæt/

      • Proper Noun
      • Person's name
      • Transitive Verb
      • To hit or touch lightly
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    • pill

      US /pɪl/

      UK /pɪl/

      • Noun
      • Person who is difficult to deal with
      • Small, round piece of medicine that is swallowed
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    • pregnant

      US /ˈprɛɡnənt/

      UK /ˈpregnənt/

      • Adjective
      • Carrying your unborn baby inside you
      • Full of meaning or significance; suggestive.
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    • relentlessly

      US /rɪˈlɛntlɪslɪ/

      UK /rɪ'lentləslɪ/

      • Adverb
      • Continuing without slowing or losing strength
      • In a harsh or inflexible manner; without ceasing.
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    • retreat

      US /rɪˈtrit/

      UK /rɪ'tri:t/

      • Noun
      • Act of a force moving back from a winning enemy
      • A place away from home and work to relax
      • Intransitive Verb
      • (Of army, etc.) to move back from a winning enemy
      • To go away from home and work for a vacation
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    • romance

      US /ˈroʊˈmæns/

      UK /rəʊˈmæns/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To court someone into a love relationship
      • To describe more attractively than the reality
      • Uncountable Noun
      • Emotion or feeling of being in love with someone
      • Qualities that make something attractive etc.
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    • romantic

      US /roʊˈmæntɪk/

      UK /rəʊˈmæntɪk/

      • Adjective
      • Relating to courtship or love
      • Being impractical, unrealistic, or idealistic
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • People who like love, candlelit dinners, etc.
      • Person living in a fantasy-like world not reality
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    • sabotage

      US /ˈsæbəˌtɑʒ/

      UK /'sæbətɑ:ʒ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To destroy or damage, often secretly, to weaken
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Destroying or damaging so as to weaken enemy, etc.
      B2
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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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    • spend

      US /spɛnd/

      UK /spend/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To use money to pay for something
      • To use time in order to do something
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    • stick

      US /stɪk/

      UK /stɪk/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To push a sharp or pointed object into something
      • To join together using glue or paste
      • Countable Noun
      • Long thin piece of wood from a tree
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    • suck

      US /sʌk/

      UK /sʌk/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To be very bad, undesirable or unpleasant
      • Transitive Verb
      • To pull or remove something with great power
      • To attract someone; make someone interested
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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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    • supplement

      US /ˈsʌpləmənt/

      UK /'sʌplɪmənt/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Added extra to support or make something complete
      • Vitamins, etc. added to diet for health reasons
      • Transitive Verb
      • To add extra to support or make something complete
      B1TOEIC
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    • talking through

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To discuss something thoroughly in order to reach a decision or understanding.
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    • thigh

      US /θaɪ/

      UK /θaɪ/

      • Noun
      • Upper part of a bird's leg, e.g. eaten as food
      • Upper part of a person's leg, above the knee
      B2
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    • tv show

      US /ˈtiˈvi ʃo/

      UK /ˈti:ˈvi: ʃəu/

      • Noun
      • A television program.
      More
    • versa

      US /'vɜ:sə/

      UK /'vɜ:sə/

      • Adverb
      • used to say that what you have just said is also true in the opposite order
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    • violate

      US /ˈvaɪəˌlet/

      UK /ˈvaɪəleɪt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To abuse, damage or disrespect
      • To break rules or laws; disregard important rights
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    • vow

      US /vaʊ/

      UK /vaʊ/

      • Countable Noun
      • Very serious promise
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To make a serious, often a religious, promise
      B2
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    • wake up

      US /wek ʌp/

      UK /weik ʌp/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To stop sleeping
      • To become fully aware and alert to a situation.
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    • walk around

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To stroll or wander in a leisurely way.
      • To move about in order to inspect something.
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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

    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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