Vocabulary

  • step on it: Hurry up; go faster.
  • got to: To arrive at some place
  • hold on: To wait for someone (e.g. on a phone call)
  • on time
  • drive at: To imply or suggest something indirectly.
  • phrase: Common expression or saying
  • nasty: Very bad, unpleasant, or offensive
  • bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
  • odd: Being unmatched with someone or something
  • mean: Average of a set of numbers
  • attention: Taking notice of someone or something
  • lift: Picking someone up in a car and taking to a place
  • emergency: Sudden event needing an immediate action
  • rush: To attack someone suddenly in a group
  • request: To ask for, usually politely and formally
  • swollen: To increase in size or number larger than normal
  • tight: Showing anxiety or anger; tense
  • learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
  • urgent: Very important and needing immediate attention
  • shut: To stop being open for business
  • drive: A person's ambition and motivation to do something
  • step: Movement done as part of a particular dance
  • find: To become aware of something that is happening
  • medical: Of or relating to physical health or medicine
  • painful: Causing or feeling physical pain or hurt
  • fast: In a way that is difficult to move or change
  • match: To equal or be as good as something else
  • casualty: Emergency area in a hospital for treating injuries
  • hold: To agree to keep something for someone
  • think: To have an idea about something without certainty
  • coach: Large, comfortable bus
  • time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
  • want: To desire or wish for something; hope for a thing
  • hurt: To cause pain, damage or injury
  • hear: To be aware of sound; to perceive with the ear
  • plane: An airplane
  • tell: To (strongly) advise a person to do something
  • toe: One of the five parts at the end of your foot
  • ow: Sound people make when they are hurt
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    • attention

      US /əˈtɛnʃən/

      UK /əˈtenʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Taking notice of someone or something
      • Noun
      • (Soldiers) Standing with straight backs
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    • casualty

      US /ˈkæʒuəlti/

      UK /ˈkæʒuəlti/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Emergency area in a hospital for treating injuries
      • Someone injured or dead as a result of an accident
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    • coach

      US /kotʃ/

      UK /kəʊtʃ/

      • Countable Noun
      • Large, comfortable bus
      • Person who teaches others how to do (sport, job)
      • Transitive Verb
      • To teach others how to do something (e.g. sport)
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    • drive at

      US /draɪv æt/

      UK /draɪv æt/

      • other
      • To imply or suggest something indirectly.
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    • emergency

      US /ɪˈmɚdʒənsi/

      UK /ɪ'mɜ:dʒənsɪ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Sudden event needing an immediate action
      • A medical condition manifesting itself by acute symptoms of sufficient severity such that the absence of immediate medical attention could reasonably be expected to result in placing the patient's health in serious jeopardy.
      • Adjective
      • Used in an emergency; for use when something dangerous happens.
      • Designed for use in an emergency.
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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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    • 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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    • lift

      US /lɪft/

      UK /lɪft/

      • Noun
      • Picking someone up in a car and taking to a place
      • Machine carrying people up or down to other floors
      • Transitive Verb
      • To stop or cancel something, such as a rule
      • To move something to higher position
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    • match

      US /mætʃ/

      UK /mætʃ/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To equal or be as good as something else
      • To work well or look good with something else
      • Noun
      • Something that is equal to or the same as another
      • Small stick you strike to light a fire candle etc.
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    • medical

      US /ˈmɛdɪkəl/

      UK /ˈmedɪkl/

      • Adjective
      • Of or relating to physical health or medicine
      • Noun
      • A health check or test
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    • nasty

      US /ˈnæsti/

      UK /'nɑ:stɪ/

      • Adjective
      • Very bad, unpleasant, or offensive
      • Unkind; unpleasant.
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    • odd

      US /ɑd/

      UK /ɒd/

      • Adjective
      • Being unmatched with someone or something
      • Being a number not able to be divided by two
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    • on time

      US /ɑn taɪm/

      UK /ɔn taim/

      • Phrase
      • Adjective
      • Arriving at or done by the required time
      • Meeting a deadline; punctual in fulfilling obligations.
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    • ow

      US /aʊ/

      UK /aʊ/

      • Interjection
      • Sound people make when they are hurt
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    • painful

      US /ˈpenfəl/

      UK /ˈpeɪnfl/

      • Adjective
      • Causing or feeling physical pain or hurt
      • Causing distress or unhappiness.
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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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    • request

      US /rɪˈkwɛst/

      UK /rɪ'kwest/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To ask for, usually politely and formally
      • Noun
      • Thing that has been asked for
      • A signal to a computer system or program to perform a task.
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    • rush

      US /rʌʃ/

      UK /rʌʃ/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To attack someone suddenly in a group
      • To perform or finish with speed and urgency
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Actions performed or finishes with speed, urgency
      • State of hurried action
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    • shut

      US /ʃʌt/

      UK /ʃʌt/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To stop being open for business
      • Transitive Verb
      • To close something, e.g. a door
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    • step on it

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      UK

      • Idiom
      • Hurry up; go faster.
      • To accelerate, especially in a vehicle.
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    • swollen

      US /ˈswolən/

      UK /ˈswəʊlən/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To increase in size or number larger than normal
      • To become larger than normal, often due to injury
      • Adjective
      • Increased in size due to injury
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    • tight

      US /taɪt/

      UK /taɪt/

      • Adjective
      • Showing anxiety or anger; tense
      • Positioned physically close together
      • Adverb
      • Firmly; so it can't move
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    • toe

      US /toʊ/

      UK /təʊ/

      • Noun
      • One of the five parts at the end of your foot
      • Front part of a sock or shoe
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    • urgent

      US /ˈɜ:rdʒənt/

      UK /ˈɜ:dʒənt/

      • Adjective
      • Very important and needing immediate attention
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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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    Step on it: The English We Speak

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    Ever been told to 'step on it!'? This fun episode of The English We Speak breaks down this super useful British English idiom with real-life examples, perfect for boosting your everyday conversation skills. You'll pick up practical phrases and understand exactly when to use this common expression in a flash!

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