Vocabulary

  • crown of thorns: A symbolic crown made of thorny branches, associated with the Passion of Christ.
  • look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
  • beneath the surface: In or under the outer layer of something, often physically below.
  • out there: In or to a place that is far away
  • at least: As a minimum
  • have to: Must do
  • break off: To end a relationship, engagement etc.
  • as one: Acting or moving together at the same time.
  • get it up: To find energy or motivation
  • get excited: To become enthusiastic or eager.
  • even out: To become level or uniform.
  • look around: To explore a place; search for something.
  • coordinate with: To work together efficiently and harmoniously with someone or a group to achieve a common goal.
  • bring to: To make someone to wake up from being unconscious
  • come upon: To accidentally find; discover something
  • on the lookout: Vigilantly searching for someone or something.
  • used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
  • as long as: For the period that; provided that.
  • hold on: To wait for someone (e.g. on a phone call)
  • on the rocks: Served with ice cubes.
  • off of: From a position on something; down from.
  • with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
  • fit in: To mix with others so you get on well with them
  • hang on: To wait for the person you phoned to answer
  • start off: To begin or commence something.
  • all at once: Suddenly; at the same time
  • at once: Immediately; without delay
  • grow back: To regrow; to grow again after being cut, lost, or damaged.
  • hang out: To spend time with your friends
  • spread out: To extend or stretch over a large area.
  • break it down: To simplify something complex into smaller, more manageable parts.
  • slurp up: To drink (something) noisily.
  • back down: To admit you were wrong; stop claiming
  • feel like: To have a desire or inclination for something.
  • inside of: Within; in the inner part of.
  • of course: Sure ; Certainly
  • as soon as: In a short time after (something happens)
  • back off: To stop supporting; lose courage
  • absolutely: Completely; totally; very
  • incredibly: To a great degree; very; amazingly
  • properly: In an appropriate or correct manner
  • barely: Only just; just possible
  • bizarre: Odd or strange
  • explore: To examine something in detail to learn about it
  • epic: Going on for a long time; awe-inspiring
  • pressure: Anxiety caused by difficult problems
  • presentation: Act of giving a formal talk about something
  • spike: The top point in a graph
  • admire: To feel respect or wonder toward someone
  • adventure: An exciting and often dangerous experience
  • surface: To give (road) a top layer
  • intentionally: With a plan to do or achieve something
  • planet: One of the bodies that orbit the sun
  • crew: Organized group of workers (e.g. on a ship)
  • nervous: Concerning the system of nerves in the body
  • distance: Lack of friendliness toward another person
  • pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
  • outbreak: Sudden occurrence of illness, discontent etc.
  • break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
  • dive: Restaurant, bar or club with a bad reputation
  • shape: The outer form of something, what it looks like
  • spine: Line of bones that runs down your back
  • goal: Something you try to do or achieve; an aim
  • creature: Animal of any type
  • marine: Soldier trained to serve on land and sea
  • bottom: The part of your body you sit on
  • catch: Amount of something that has been caught
  • bucket: Open container with a handle used to carry liquids
  • detach: To send away a military unit on a special mission
  • bring: To take or go with someone to a place
  • slippery: Difficult to hold or stand as it's smooth/wet/icy
  • perfect: So good it cannot be improved
  • tide: Way opinions or events are developing or changing
  • land: Region or country
  • grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
  • find: To become aware of something that is happening
  • tube: Plastic or metal container for soft substances
  • coral: Color that is a combination of pink and orange
  • venom: Poison, e.g. one produced by plant or animal
  • crown: To put a crown on to make someone a king/queen
  • venomous: Extremely poisonous or injurious; producing venom
  • problem: Something difficult to deal with or causes trouble
  • razor: Tool with a sharp edge used to shave beard or hair
  • reef: Line of rocks or sand at the surface of the ocean
  • regenerate: To form or create new things
  • tank: Container for holding liquid or gas
  • time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
  • arm: To activate a weapon or bomb for use
  • rock: To be greatly upset by something, e.g. a death
  • scuba: Equipment which allows you to breath underwater
  • coyote: Wild dog that is found in North America
  • foreground: To make something more visible or important
  • pry: To try to find out about others' private business
  • woo: (Of a man) to try to get a woman to marry him
  • diving: To swim deep under water with an air supply
  • sheath: Case for a blade such as a sword or dagger
  • decimate: to kill a large number of something, or to reduce something severely
  • certify: To approve someone as authorized, valid
  • suspenseful: Marked by anxious feelings caused by uncertainty
  • underwater: (Moving or existing) beneath the surface of water
  • shoreline: Boundary line between land and water
  • backside: The part of your body you sit on
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    • absolutely

      US /ˈæbsəˌlutli, ˌæbsəˈlutli/

      UK /ˈæbsəlu:tli/

      • Adverb
      • Completely; totally; very
      • Considered independently and without relation to other things; viewed abstractly; as, quantity absolutely considered.
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    • admire

      US /ædˈmaɪr/

      UK /əd'maɪə(r)/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To feel respect or wonder toward someone
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    • all at once

      US

      UK

      • Adverb
      • Suddenly; at the same time
      • At the same time; simultaneously
      • Phrase
      • Suddenly; at the same time
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    • as long as

      US /æz lɔŋ æz/

      UK /æz lɔŋ æz/

      • Conjunction
      • For the period that; provided that.
      • For the length of time that
      • Preposition
      • On the condition that; providing that.
      • Having the same length as.
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    • as one

      US

      UK

      • Adverb
      • Acting or moving together at the same time.
      • In complete agreement or unity.
      • Phrase
      • With a single voice or opinion; unanimously.
      • In perfect harmony or unison.
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    • as soon as

      US /æz sun æz/

      UK /æz su:n æz/

      • Phrase
      • In a short time after (something happens)
      • Without any delay; immediately
      • Conjunction
      • At the moment that, or immediately after.
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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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    • at once

      US /æt wʌns/

      UK /æt wʌns/

      • Adverb
      • Immediately; without delay
      • At the same time; simultaneously
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    • back down

      US /bæk daʊn/

      UK /bæk daun/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To admit you were wrong; stop claiming
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    • back off

      US /bæk ɔf/

      UK /bæk ɔf/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To stop supporting; lose courage
      • To decide to not carry out a threat
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    • backside

      US /ˈbækˌsaɪd/

      UK /ˈbæksaɪd/

      • Noun
      • The part of your body you sit on
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    • barely

      US /ˈbɛrli/

      UK /ˈbɛəli/

      • Adverb
      • Only just; just possible
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    • beneath the surface

      US /bɪˈniθ ðɚ ˈsɝfəs/

      UK /bɪˈni:θ ðə ˈsɜ:rfəs/

      • other
      • In or under the outer layer of something, often physically below.
      • Hidden aspects or feelings not immediately visible or obvious.
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    • bizarre

      US /bɪˈzɑr/

      UK /bɪˈzɑ:(r)/

      • Adjective
      • Odd or strange
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    • bottom

      US /ˈbɑtəm/

      UK /'bɒtəm/

      • Noun
      • The part of your body you sit on
      • Lowest position, often in a company or contest
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To hit the lowest part of something
      • To provide with a bottom.
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    • break it down

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To simplify something complex into smaller, more manageable parts.
      • To explain something in a detailed and understandable way.
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    • break off

      US /brek ɔf/

      UK /breik ɔf/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To end a relationship, engagement etc.
      • To cause something to be separated or broken
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    • bring to

      US /brɪŋ tu/

      UK /briŋ tu:/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To make someone to wake up from being unconscious
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    • bucket

      US /ˈbʌkɪt/

      UK /'bʌkɪt/

      • Countable Noun
      • Open container with a handle used to carry liquids
      • A scoop-like container attached to machinery, used for digging or lifting materials.
      • Uncountable Noun
      • The amount held by a bucket.
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    • certify

      US /ˈsɜ:rtɪfaɪ/

      UK /ˈsɜ:tɪfaɪ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To approve someone as authorized, valid
      • To confirm the truth or reality of something
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    • come upon

      US /kʌm əˈpɑn/

      UK /kʌm əˈpɔn/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To accidentally find; discover something
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    • coordinate with

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To work together efficiently and harmoniously with someone or a group to achieve a common goal.
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    • coral

      US /ˈkɑrəl/

      UK /'kɒrəl/

      • Adjective
      • Color that is a combination of pink and orange
      • Noun
      • Marine substance made from bones of sea creatures
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    • coyote

      US /kaɪˈoʊti/

      UK /kaɪˈəʊti/

      • Countable Noun
      • Wild dog that is found in North America
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    • creature

      US /ˈkritʃɚ/

      UK /ˈkri:tʃə(r)/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Animal of any type
      • An animal, as distinct from a human being.
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    • crew

      US /kru/

      UK /kru:/

      • Countable Noun
      • Organized group of workers (e.g. on a ship)
      • Skilled group of people working together on a task
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To work as part of a crew.
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    • crown

      US /kraʊn/

      UK /kraʊn/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To put a crown on to make someone a king/queen
      • To officially give someone the winners title
      • Noun
      • A gold ring put on a King or Queen’s head
      • An artificial cap on a tooth
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    • crown of thorns

      US

      UK

      • Noun
      • A symbolic crown made of thorny branches, associated with the Passion of Christ.
      • A succulent plant (Euphorbia milii) with a thorny stem and colorful bracts.
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    • decimate

      US /ˈdɛsəˌmet/

      UK /'desɪmeɪt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • to kill a large number of something, or to reduce something severely
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    • detach

      US /dɪˈtætʃ/

      UK /dɪˈtætʃ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To send away a military unit on a special mission
      • To separate something from something larger
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    • distance

      US /ˈdɪstəns/

      UK /'dɪstəns/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Lack of friendliness toward another person
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Amount of space between two places or things
      • A point or place that is far away.
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    • dive

      US /daɪv/

      UK /daɪv/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Restaurant, bar or club with a bad reputation
      • Rapid fall through air
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To swim deep under water with an air supply
      • To rapid fall through air
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    • diving

      US

      UK

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To swim deep under water with an air supply
      • To rapid fall through air
      • Uncountable Noun
      • Act of swimming underwater
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    • epic

      US /ˈɛpɪk/

      UK /'epɪk/

      • Adjective
      • Going on for a long time; awe-inspiring
      • Noun
      • A long story, often about many people and events
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    • even out

      US /ˈivən aʊt/

      UK /ˈi:vən aut/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To become level or uniform.
      • To distribute something equally or uniformly.
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    • explore

      US /ɪkˈsplɔr/

      UK /ɪk'splɔ:(r)/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To examine something in detail to learn about it
      • To travel to a place to discover more about it
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    • feel like

      US

      UK

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To have a desire or inclination for something.
      • To have a particular quality or sensation; resemble.
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    • fit in

      US /fɪt ɪn/

      UK /fit in/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To mix with others so you get on well with them
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    • foreground

      US /ˈfɔrˌɡraʊnd, ˈfor-/

      UK /ˈfɔ:graʊnd/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To make something more visible or important
      • Noun
      • The area in front of a picture or person
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    • get excited

      US /ɡɛt ɪkˈsaɪtɪd/

      UK /ɡet ɪkˈsaɪtɪd/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To become enthusiastic or eager.
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    • get it up

      US /ɡɛt ɪt ʌp/

      UK /ɡet it ʌp/

      • Phrase
      • To find energy or motivation
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    • goal

      US /ɡol/

      UK /ɡəʊl/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Something you try to do or achieve; an aim
      • (Sports) net into which you put a ball to score
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    • grow back

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To regrow; to grow again after being cut, lost, or damaged.
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    • hang on

      US /hæŋ ɑn/

      UK /hæŋ ɔn/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To wait for the person you phoned to answer
      • To persevere or persist, especially in a difficult situation.
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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
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    • have to

      US /hæv tu/

      UK /ˈhæv tə/

      • Auxiliary Verb
      • Must do
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    • hold on

      US /hold ɑn/

      UK /həuld ɔn/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To wait for someone (e.g. on a phone call)
      • To wait for a short time.
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    • incredibly

      US /ɪnˈkrɛdəblɪ/

      UK /ɪnˈkredəbli/

      • Adverb
      • To a great degree; very; amazingly
      • Extremely; so much so it is hard to believe
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    • inside of

      US /ɪnˈsaɪd ʌv/

      UK /inˈsaid ɔv/

      • Preposition
      • Within; in the inner part of.
      • Within a certain period of time.
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    • intentionally

      US /ɪnˈtɛnʃənl:ɪ/

      UK /ɪn'tenʃənəlɪ/

      • Adverb
      • With a plan to do or achieve something
      • In a deliberate and purposeful manner.
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    • look around

      US /lʊk əˈraʊnd/

      UK /luk əˈraund/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To explore a place; search for something.
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    • look at

      US /lʊk æt/

      UK /luk æt/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To use your eyes to focus on something
      • To focus your eyes on something carefully
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    • marine

      US /məˈrin/

      UK /mə'ri:n/

      • Countable Noun
      • Soldier trained to serve on land and sea
      • Adjective
      • Of the ocean or ocean plants and animals
      • Concerning sailing or doing business by sea
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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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    • off of

      US /ɔf ʌv/

      UK /ɔf ɔv/

      • Preposition
      • From a position on something; down from.
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    • on the lookout

      US /ɑn ði ˈlʊkˌaʊt/

      UK /ɔn ðə ˈlʊkˌaʊt/

      • Adjective
      • Vigilantly searching for someone or something.
      • Idiom
      • To be watching carefully in order to detect something, such as danger or opportunity.
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    • on the rocks

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Served with ice cubes.
      • Idiom
      • Experiencing difficulties and likely to fail.
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    • out there

      US /aʊt ðɛr/

      UK /aut ðɛə/

      • Adverb
      • In or to a place that is far away
      • Existing in the universe
      • Adjective
      • Unconventional; strange; avant-garde
      • Existing or available.
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    • outbreak

      US /ˈaʊtˌbrek/

      UK /ˈaʊtbreɪk/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Sudden occurrence of illness, discontent etc.
      • A sudden occurrence of something unwelcome, such as war or disease.
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    • planet

      US /ˈplænɪt/

      UK /'plænɪt/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • One of the bodies that orbit the sun
      • A different world or sphere of existence.
      • Proper Noun
      • The earth.
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    • presentation

      US /ˌprɛzənˈteʃən, ˌprizən-/

      UK /ˌpreznˈteɪʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Act of giving a formal talk about something
      • Way in which something is displayed or shown
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    • pressure

      US /ˈprɛʃɚ/

      UK /'preʃə(r)/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Anxiety caused by difficult problems
      • Force, weight when pressing against a thing
      • Transitive Verb
      • To apply force to something
      • To persuade or force someone to do something
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    • properly

      US /ˈprɑːpərli/

      UK /ˈprɔpəlɪ/

      • Adverb
      • In an appropriate or correct manner
      • In a way that is suitable or appropriate.
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    • pry

      US /praɪ/

      UK /praɪ/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To try to find out about others' private business
      • Transitive Verb
      • To move, raise, or open by levering something
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    • razor

      US /ˈrezɚ/

      UK /ˈreɪzə(r)/

      • Noun
      • Tool with a sharp edge used to shave beard or hair
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    • reef

      US /rif/

      UK /ri:f/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Line of rocks or sand at the surface of the ocean
      • Rolling up sail to make it smaller in strong winds
      • Transitive Verb
      • To roll up sail to make it smaller in strong winds
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    • regenerate

      US /rɪˈdʒɛnəˌret/

      UK /rɪˈdʒenəreɪt/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To form or create new things
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    • scuba

      US /ˈskubə/

      UK /'skju:bə/

      • Noun
      • Equipment which allows you to breath underwater
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    • sheath

      US /ʃiθ/

      UK /ʃi:θ/

      • Noun
      • Case for a blade such as a sword or dagger
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    • shoreline

      US /ˈʃɔ:rlaɪn/

      UK /ˈʃɔ:laɪn/

      • Noun
      • Boundary line between land and water
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    • slippery

      US /ˈslɪpəri/

      UK /ˈslɪpəri/

      • Adjective
      • Difficult to hold or stand as it's smooth/wet/icy
      • Hard to pin down; avoiding telling facts; evasive
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    • slurp up

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To drink (something) noisily.
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    • spike

      US /spaɪk/

      UK /spaɪk/

      • Noun
      • The top point in a graph
      • Long, thin metal rod that ends in a point
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To go up to a point on a graph
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    • spine

      US /spaɪn/

      UK /spaɪn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Line of bones that runs down your back
      • The place the pages of a book are attached
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    • spread out

      US /sprɛd aʊt/

      UK /spred aut/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To extend or stretch over a large area.
      • To arrange things so that they cover a large area.
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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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    • surface

      US /ˈsɚfəs/

      UK /'sɜ:fɪs/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To give (road) a top layer
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To appear after being hidden, unseen, or unknown
      • To come to the top of something; emerge
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    • suspenseful

      US /sə'spensfəl/

      UK /səs'pensfəl/

      • Adjective
      • Marked by anxious feelings caused by uncertainty
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    • tank

      US /tæŋk/

      UK /tæŋk/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Container for holding liquid or gas
      • Military vehicle that can go over rough areas
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To fail completely or badly
      • To deliberately lose a game or contest
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    • tide

      US /taɪd/

      UK /taɪd/

      • Noun
      • Way opinions or events are developing or changing
      • Regular rise and fall of the level of the sea
      • Transitive Verb
      • To give you what is needed for a short time
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    • tube

      US /tub,tjub/

      UK /tju:b/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Plastic or metal container for soft substances
      • Long hollow pipe used to hold or liquids or gases
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    • underwater

      US /ˈʌndɚˌwɔtɚ, -ˌwɑtɚ/

      UK /ˌʌndəˈwɔ:tə(r)/

      • Adjective
      • (Moving or existing) beneath the surface of water
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    • used to

      US /juzd tu/

      UK /ˈju:st tə/

      • Adjective
      • Did regularly before, but don't do now
      • Auxiliary Verb
      • Have done before, but do not do now
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    • venom

      US /ˈvɛnəm/

      UK /ˈvenəm/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Poison, e.g. one produced by plant or animal
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    • venomous

      US /ˈvɛnəməs/

      UK /ˈvenəməs/

      • Adjective
      • Extremely poisonous or injurious; producing venom
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    • with it

      US /wɪð ɪt/

      UK /wið it/

      • Adjective
      • Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
      • Understanding and knowledgeable about current trends or information.
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    • woo

      US /wu/

      UK /wu:/

      • Transitive Verb
      • (Of a man) to try to get a woman to marry him
      • To attempt to persuade to do something
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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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