Vocabulary

  • in the loop: Being kept informed about something.
  • know about: To have information or understanding of a subject or situation.
  • have to: Must do
  • in other words: Stating something in a different way, often to make it clearer or more understandable.
  • fry up: To cook food quickly in a pan using hot fat or oil.
  • got to: To arrive at some place
  • run with: To take and work with an idea, plan as your own
  • from now on: Starting at this moment and continuing indefinitely into the future.
  • phrase: Common expression or saying
  • present: Being in attendance; being there; having turned up
  • engage: To start to fight with an enemy
  • aware: Knowing or feeling that something exists
  • describe: To tell the appearance, sound, smell of something
  • rest: Time when one relaxes, sleeps, or is inactive
  • discuss: To talk about seriously or in great detail
  • loop: A circle or curved shape, as when you tie a lace
  • policy: Document stating terms of an insurance agreement
  • learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
  • programme: A plan or schedule of events
  • build: Your physical shape; physique
  • stand: To be a candidate in an election
  • discover: To find something new that was not known before
  • studio: Place for painting, broadcasting, etc.
  • part: Division of a book
  • healthy: In good condition physically, or financially; well
  • group: Two or more musicians who play music together
  • delicious: Very pleasing to eat; especially pleasing
  • clear: Empty; without anything in it or on it
  • work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
  • knowledge: Information, understanding, or skill
  • stupid: Not intelligent; lacking ability to learn easily
  • meet: To provide something that is necessary
  • fry: To cook something in fat or oil
  • shock: The passage of an electricity through the body
  • bacon: Salted meat from a pig
  • unhealthy: Being in poor health; sickly
  • lunchtime: The time you eat your midday meal
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    • aware

      US /əˈwɛr/

      UK /əˈwɛə/

      • Adjective
      • Knowing or feeling that something exists
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    • bacon

      US /ˈbekən/

      UK /ˈbeɪkən/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Salted meat from a pig
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    • delicious

      US /dɪˈlɪʃəs/

      UK /dɪˈlɪʃəs/

      • Adjective
      • Very pleasing to eat; especially pleasing
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    • discover

      US /dɪˈskʌvɚ/

      UK /dɪˈskʌvə(r)/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To find something new that was not known before
      • To learn or find out (something previously unknown or secret).
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    • engage

      US /ɪn'gedʒ/

      UK /ɪn'ɡeɪdʒ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To start to fight with an enemy
      • To hire someone for a task or job
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    • from now on

      US /frʌm naʊ ɑn/

      UK /frɔm nau ɔn/

      • Phrase
      • Starting at this moment and continuing indefinitely into the future.
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    • fry

      US /fraɪ/

      UK /fraɪ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To cook something in fat or oil
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To burn your skin due to too long in the sun
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    • fry up

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To cook food quickly in a pan using hot fat or oil.
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    • got to

      US /ɡɑt tu/

      UK /gɔt tu:/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To arrive at some place
      • To have the opportunity or permission to do something
      • Phrasal Verb
      • To appeal to the emotions of; move
      • To finally begin to start something after a delay
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    • have to

      US /hæv tu/

      UK /ˈhæv tə/

      • Auxiliary Verb
      • Must do
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    • in other words

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Stating something in a different way, often to make it clearer or more understandable.
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    • in the loop

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Being kept informed about something.
      • Included in a group that shares information.
      • Adjective
      • Included in a group that shares information.
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    • know about

      US /noʊ əˈbaʊt/

      UK /nəʊ əˈbaut/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To have information or understanding of a subject or situation.
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    • loop

      US /lup/

      UK /lu:p/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A circle or curved shape, as when you tie a lace
      • A circle of rope or string to put around something
      • Transitive Verb
      • To put a circle of rope around something
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    • lunchtime

      US /ˈlʌntʃˌtaɪm/

      UK /ˈlʌntʃtaɪm/

      • Noun
      • The time you eat your midday meal
      • Adjective
      • Relating to or happening during the time when lunch is eaten.
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    • phrase

      US /frez/

      UK /freɪz/

      • Noun
      • Common expression or saying
      • Section of musical notes in a piece of music
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To choose words to say what you mean clearly
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    • policy

      US /ˈpɑlɪsi/

      UK /'pɒləsɪ/

      • Noun
      • Document stating terms of an insurance agreement
      • Course of action proposed by an organization, etc.
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    • run with

      US /rʌn wɪð/

      UK /rʌn wið/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To take and work with an idea, plan as your own
      A1
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    • shock

      US /ʃɑ:k/

      UK /ʃɒk/

      • Noun
      • The passage of an electricity through the body
      • Sudden bad feeling caused by something unexpected
      • Transitive Verb
      • To affect someone with an electrical current
      • To cause great surprise, horror, or anger
      A2
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    • studio

      US /ˈstudio, ˈstju-/

      UK /'stju:dɪəʊ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Place for painting, broadcasting, etc.
      A2
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    • stupid

      US /ˈstu:pɪd/

      UK /ˈstju:pɪd/

      • Adjective
      • Not intelligent; lacking ability to learn easily
      • Noun
      • A stupid person.
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    • unhealthy

      US /ʌnˈhɛlθi/

      UK /ʌn'helθɪ/

      • Adjective
      • Being in poor health; sickly
      B1
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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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    Out of the loop: The English We Speak

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