Vocabulary

  • break the ice: To say or do something to relieve tension or awkwardness, especially at the start of a conversation or meeting.
  • in touch: Having contact or communication with someone.
  • laid back
  • start off: To begin or commence something.
  • figure out: To understand the behavior of someone
  • come from: To have as your native country or city
  • depending on: To rely on for support (financial or emotional)
  • think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
  • around the corner: Very near; close by.
  • go out: To leave a building (e.g. a house)
  • phone number: A sequence of digits assigned to a telephone subscriber, used to make a call to that phone.
  • specific: Precise; particular; just about that thing
  • figure: To appear in a game, play or event
  • situation: Place, position or area that something is in
  • creepy: Scary; annoying or unpleasant
  • conversation: Talking with other people; discussion or chat
  • contact: Touching or feeling something
  • couple: To join something to something else
  • guess: To give an answer without knowing if it is correct
  • break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
  • honest: Good, truthful, sincere, or faithful; trustworthy
  • platform: Flat, raised structure that people stand on
  • social: Involving activity with people, e.g. in free time
  • scary: Causing fear; frightening
  • depend: Be controlled or determined by (someone/something)
  • lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
  • place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
  • important: Having power or authority
  • comfortable: Having more than enough e.g. money for your needs
  • learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
  • simple: Not hard to understand or do; not complex
  • information: Collection of facts and details about something
  • joint: Body parts where bones meet and can move together
  • event: Any social gathering; occasion; planned activity
  • chance: The way something happens without planning
  • succeed: To have achieved what you were trying to achieve
  • bring: To take or go with someone to a place
  • neighborhood: Area of a town or city that people live in
  • host: Mass; a great number
  • greet: To meet with friendly words and actions; welcome
  • pot: Container designed to hold or store something
  • lay: Amateur; not being a trained priest
  • corner: To force into a position impossible to escape from
  • invite: To ask someone to go somewhere or do something
  • share: Part-ownership in a property, business or company
  • exchange: Sharing/directing a look, etc. at someone else
  • chef: Person whose job is to cook food in a restaurant
  • hike: Large and unexpected increase in price, level etc.
  • incorrect: Being wrong or inaccurate
  • backpack: Bag carried by a strap on your back or shoulder
  • nah: Way of saying 'No'
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    • around the corner

      US /əˈraʊnd ði ˈkɔrnɚ/

      UK /əˈraund ðə ˈkɔ:nə/

      • Phrase
      • Very near; close by.
      • About to happen; approaching soon.
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    • backpack

      US /ˈbækˌpæk/

      UK /'bækpæk/

      • Countable Noun
      • Bag carried by a strap on your back or shoulder
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To travel very lightly carrying your things
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    • break the ice

      US /brek ði aɪs/

      UK /breik ðə ais/

      • Idiom
      • To say or do something to relieve tension or awkwardness, especially at the start of a conversation or meeting.
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    • chef

      US /ʃɛf/

      UK /ʃef/

      • Countable Noun
      • Person whose job is to cook food in a restaurant
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    • come from

      US /kʌm frʌm/

      UK /kʌm frɔm/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To have as your native country or city
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    • comfortable

      US /ˈkʌmfətəbəl, ˈkʌmftəbəl/

      UK /ˈkʌmftəbl/

      • Adjective
      • Having more than enough e.g. money for your needs
      • Being relaxed, warm or happy
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    • contact

      US /ˈkɑnˌtækt/

      UK /'kɒntækt/

      • Adjective
      • Touching or feeling something
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Touching or feeling something
      • Object that allows electricity to run through it
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    • conversation

      US /ˌkɑnvɚˈseʃən/

      UK /ˌkɒnvəˈseɪʃn/

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

      US /ˈkɔrnɚ/

      UK /'kɔ:nə(r)/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To force into a position impossible to escape from
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Place where two lines, sides, corners etc. meet
      • Edges of something, e.g. eyes, boxing ring
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    • couple

      US /ˈkʌpəl/

      UK /'kʌpl/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To join something to something else
      • (Two animals) to engage in sexual relations
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Two people in a romantic relationship
      • Two of something; two people; a pair
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    • creepy

      US /'kri:pɪ/

      UK /'kri:pɪ/

      • Adjective
      • Scary; annoying or unpleasant
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    • depend

      US /dɪˈpend/

      UK /dɪˈpend/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • Be controlled or determined by (someone/something)
      • To rely on someone or something for support, help, or existence.
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    • depending on

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To rely on for support (financial or emotional)
      • Influenced or determined by.
      • Preposition
      • Subject to; contingent on
      • Relying on someone or something for support or assistance.
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    • exchange

      US /ɪksˈtʃendʒ/

      UK /ɪksˈtʃeɪndʒ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Sharing/directing a look, etc. at someone else
      • Short discussion or talk
      • Transitive Verb
      • To share (a look, a few words etc.)
      • To sell one currency to get another
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    • figure out

      US /ˈfɪɡjɚ aʊt/

      UK /ˈfiɡə aut/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To understand the behavior of someone
      • To think through logically to find a solution
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To understand or find an answer to something.
      • To find a solution to a problem or understand something.
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    • go out

      US /ɡo aʊt/

      UK /ɡəu aut/

      • Phrase
      • To leave a building (e.g. a house)
      • Phrasal Verb
      • (Of a fire) to burn out; be extinguished
      • Go out of fashion to stop being fashionable
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    • greet

      US /ɡrit/

      UK /gri:t/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To meet with friendly words and actions; welcome
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    • hike

      US /haɪk/

      UK /haɪk/

      • Noun
      • Large and unexpected increase in price, level etc.
      • A long walk in mountains, etc. for exercise
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To make a large and unexpected increase in a price
      • To take a long walk in mountains etc. for exercise
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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
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    • in touch

      US /ɪn tʌtʃ/

      UK /in tʌtʃ/

      • Adjective
      • Having contact or communication with someone.
      • Aware of or informed about something.
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    • incorrect

      US /ˌɪnkəˈrɛkt/

      UK /ˌɪnkəˈrekt/

      • Adjective
      • Being wrong or inaccurate
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    • invite

      US /ɪnˈvaɪt/

      UK /ɪnˈvaɪt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To ask someone to go somewhere or do something
      • Noun
      • An invitation
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    • joint

      US /dʒɔɪnt/

      UK /dʒɔɪnt/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Body parts where bones meet and can move together
      • Point at which two things meet (e.g. a road)
      • Adjective
      • Shared; involving working together; in common
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    • laid back

      US /led bæk/

      UK /leɪd bæk/

      • Phrase
      • Phrasal Verb
      • To have reclined or lied down in a relaxed manner.
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    • lay

      US /le/

      UK /leɪ/

      • Adjective
      • Amateur; not being a trained priest
      • Transitive Verb
      • To place a bet on a game outcome
      • (Of a bird, etc.) to produce eggs from its body
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    • nah

      US /nɑ:/

      UK /nɑ:/

      • Noun
      • Way of saying 'No'
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    • neighborhood

      US /ˈnebɚˌhʊd/

      UK /'neɪbəhʊd/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Area of a town or city that people live in
      • People who live in a particular area
      • Adjective
      • Relating to a neighborhood.
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    • phone number

      US

      UK

      • Countable Noun
      • A sequence of digits assigned to a telephone subscriber, used to make a call to that phone.
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    • platform

      US /ˈplætˌfɔrm/

      UK /'plætfɔ:m/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Flat, raised structure that people stand on
      • Area from which you board a train at a station
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    • pot

      US /pɑt/

      UK /pɒt/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Container designed to hold or store something
      • Deep, round container that is used for cooking
      • Transitive Verb
      • To plant something in a container filled with soil
      • To hit a ball into a table pocket in snooker
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    • share

      US /ʃɛr/

      UK /ʃeə(r)/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Part-ownership in a property, business or company
      • Part of a company you own, shown by a certificate
      • Transitive Verb
      • To divide something between two or more people
      • To allow others to use your things equally
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    • specific

      US /spɪˈsɪfɪk/

      UK /spəˈsɪfɪk/

      • Adjective
      • Precise; particular; just about that thing
      • Concerning one particular thing or kind of thing
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    • start off

      US /stɑrt ɔf/

      UK /stɑ:t ɔf/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To begin or commence something.
      • To begin a journey.
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    • succeed

      US /səkˈsid/

      UK /sək'si:d/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To have achieved what you were trying to achieve
      • To take over position of one who has died or left
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    • think of

      US /θɪŋk ʌv/

      UK /θiŋk ɔv/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To look on as (being something specific); consider
      • To consider or remember something.
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To imagine or call something to mind
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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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