Vocabulary

  • going on: To continue doing something
  • come from: To have as your native country or city
  • waiting in the wings: Ready to take over a position or role when needed.
  • instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
  • at school: Present and attending school.
  • in trouble: Experiencing difficulties, problems, or legal issues.
  • pretend: To act as if something is true when it is not
  • expression: Act of making your thoughts and feelings known
  • script: Written text of a book, play, film, or speech
  • concern: To be about a particular topic
  • refer: To talk about or write about something
  • stage: To organize an event to gain public interest
  • informal: Casual; relaxed
  • learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
  • spend: To use money to pay for something
  • catch: Amount of something that has been caught
  • support: To give assistance or advice to someone
  • minister: An official who heads a government department
  • language: Words or signs used to communicate messages
  • speech: A formal talk to an audience
  • great: Very good; better than before
  • space: Empty area kept for a specific reason, like a car
  • think: To have an idea about something without certainty
  • side: To decide to agree with one point, not the other
  • trouble: To worry, bother or disturb someone
  • tweet: Weak chirping sound as of a small bird
  • fresh: Clean; not used or dirty
  • hear: To be aware of sound; to perceive with the ear
  • come: To arrive at a place
  • exam: (Medical) test to find out what is wrong
  • quickly: Without taking a lot of time; fast
  • people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
  • tell: To (strongly) advise a person to do something
  • theatrical: Done in a dramatic way, so that people notice
  • wing: Part of an animal's body that is used for flying
  • flap: Motion or sound of something waving back and forth
  • theatre: Place where plays are seen
  • wonderful: Producing feelings of enjoyment or delight
  • err: To make a mistake
  • weekend: Saturday and Sunday, after the normal working week
  • misplace: To put something in the wrong place
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    • at school

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Present and attending school.
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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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    • concern

      US /kənˈsɚn/

      UK /kənˈsɜ:n/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To be about a particular topic
      • To have a direct impact on someone
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Company, firm or business
      • Feeling of worry or anxiety
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    • err

      US /ɚ, ɛr/

      UK /ɜ:(r)/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To make a mistake
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    • exam

      US /ɪɡˈzæm/

      UK /ɪgˈzæm/

      • Noun
      • (Medical) test to find out what is wrong
      • Test of your knowledge of, or ability in something
      • Transitive Verb
      • To inspect (someone or something) in detail to determine their nature or condition; investigate thoroughly.
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    • expression

      US /ɪkˈsprɛʃən/

      UK /ɪk'spreʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Act of making your thoughts and feelings known
      • Group of words that have a specific meaning
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    • flap

      US /flæp/

      UK /flæp/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Motion or sound of something waving back and forth
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To move something back and forth or up and down
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    • going on

      US /ˈɡoɪŋ ɑn/

      UK /ˈgəʊɪŋ ɔn/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To continue doing something
      • To happen (usually negative)
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    • in trouble

      US /ɪn ˈtrʌbəl/

      UK /in ˈtrʌbl/

      • Adjective
      • Experiencing difficulties, problems, or legal issues.
      • other
      • In serious trouble or difficulty.
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    • informal

      US /ɪnˈfɔrməl/

      UK /inˈfɔ:məl/

      • Adjective
      • Casual; relaxed
      • Not official; not done by the rules
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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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    • minister

      US /ˈmɪnɪstɚ/

      UK /'mɪnɪstə(r)/

      • Noun
      • An official who heads a government department
      • Person who performs Christian services
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    • misplace

      US /ˌmɪs'pleɪs/

      UK /ˌmɪsˈpleɪs/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To put something in the wrong place
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    • pretend

      US /prɪˈtɛnd/

      UK /prɪ'tend/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To act as if something is true when it is not
      • Adjective
      • Not real; imaginary.
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    • refer

      US /rɪˈfɚ/

      UK /rɪ'fɜ:(r)/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To talk about or write about something
      • To give information about something
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    • script

      US /skrɪpt/

      UK /skrɪpt/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Written text of a book, play, film, or speech
      • Set of letters or characters of a written language
      • Transitive Verb
      • To write a text for a movie, play or speech
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    • speech

      US /spitʃ/

      UK /spi:tʃ/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • A formal talk to an audience
      • Expression of ideas or opinions by talking
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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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    • theatre

      US /ˈθi:ətər/

      UK /ˈθiətə/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Place where plays are seen
      • The place operations are performed in a hospital
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    • theatrical

      US /θiˈætrɪkəl/

      UK /θiˈætrɪkl/

      • Adjective
      • Done in a dramatic way, so that people notice
      • Dramatic; done for effect
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    • trouble

      US /ˈtrʌbəl/

      UK /ˈtrʌbl/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To worry, bother or disturb someone
      • To make an effort to do something; bother
      • Uncountable Noun
      • Lack of public order; disturbance
      • State of difficulty or stress
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    • tweet

      US /twit/

      UK /twi:t/

      • Noun
      • Weak chirping sound as of a small bird
      • Message sent to Twitter
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To make a weak chirping sound as of a small bird
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    • waiting in the wings

      US /ˈweɪtɪŋ ɪn ðə ˈwɪŋz/

      UK /ˈweɪtɪŋ in ðə ˈwɪŋz/

      • other
      • Ready to take over a position or role when needed.
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    • weekend

      US /ˈwi:kend/

      UK /ˌwi:kˈend/

      • Noun
      • Saturday and Sunday, after the normal working week
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    • wing

      US /wɪŋ/

      UK /wɪŋ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Part of an animal's body that is used for flying
      • One of the two parts on the side of a plane, bird
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To fly to a place
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    • wonderful

      US /'wʌndərfl/

      UK /ˈwʌndəfl/

      • Adjective
      • Producing feelings of enjoyment or delight
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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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