Vocabulary

  • look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
  • move on: To decide to change or go to a different place
  • at least: As a minimum
  • switch up: To change or alternate something.
  • got to: To arrive at some place
  • turn to: To go to someone for help, advice, or information.
  • on to: Toward something; forward
  • in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
  • drum up: To try to get support or interest from people for something.
  • for example: As an illustration or instance.
  • in love with: Feeling romantic love for someone.
  • fill up
  • inside the box: To think conventionally or in a traditional way.
  • rock bottom: The lowest possible level or point.
  • fit in: To mix with others so you get on well with them
  • peeking out: To be just visible; to emerge slightly or briefly.
  • in store: About to happen in the future
  • have words: To argue or quarrel with someone.
  • spirit animal: A spirit animal, also known as a power animal or totem, is a spirit that helps guide or protect a person on a journey and whose characteristics that person shares or embodies.
  • feel like: To have a desire or inclination for something.
  • check out
  • on the inside: Having a position of authority or influence within an organization or system.
  • with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
  • pen up: To confine or enclose in a pen or other small space.
  • black and white
  • make up: To invent or create a story
  • all the things: Everything; all items or aspects
  • of yours: Belonging to you; your possession or property.
  • forget about: To stop thinking about something; to ignore something.
  • write in: To add text to a document or form.
  • stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
  • basically: Used before you explain something simply, clearly
  • journey: Act of traveling from one place to another; trip
  • straight: Not having curves, bends, or angles
  • trick: To fool someone in order to obtain a result
  • clue: Information that helps explain something; hint
  • explain: To make clear or easy to understand by describing
  • challenge: An activity you wish to try that may be hard to do
  • switch: A change or shift from one method to another
  • pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
  • agenda: Plan or policy to achieve your goal or intentions
  • guess: To give an answer without knowing if it is correct
  • string: To tie or connect things together with a thread
  • fit: Good looking; physically attractive
  • mystery: Quality of being strange and not understood
  • wanna: Shortened form of 'want to'. Used only in speaking
  • expose: To make visible, without covering or protection
  • fold: To bend one part of something against another
  • plastic: Stiff but usually flexible man-made material
  • square: Shape with 4 equal length sides and 4 equal angles
  • favorite: A thing that someone likes best or enjoys most
  • kind: In a caring and helpful manner
  • sticky: Easy to adhere or stick to other things
  • basic: At the most important or easiest (beginner) level
  • boom: Very fast increase in growth or popularity
  • fidget: to make continuous, small movements because you are nervous or bored
  • discover: To find something new that was not known before
  • edition: Form in which a book, magazine etc. is released
  • supply: Availability of products and services for use
  • peek: To look at something quickly (often secretly)
  • galaxy: A group of stars and planets in space
  • patrol: Person or group who checks an area is safe
  • bore: To accept (responsibilities or duties)
  • glitter: To shine with individual tiny flashes of light
  • case: Container used to carry things, e.g. clothes
  • pocket: Small cloth bag sewn into clothing to hold things
  • feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
  • ribbon: Long thin piece of cloth for tying hair/decoration
  • paw: Foot of an animal that has claws like a dog or cat
  • folder: Container that holds documents
  • keep: Large, strong tower in the middle of a castle
  • inaudible: Impossible to hear; imperceptible by the ear
  • time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
  • rock: To be greatly upset by something, e.g. a death
  • put: To move or place a thing in a particular position
  • hand: Cards given to a player in a card game
  • garbage: Waste material that has been thrown out
  • backpack: Bag carried by a strap on your back or shoulder
  • zipper: Device with interlocking teeth to close pants, etc.
  • singe: To burn lightly, often to remove hair
  • scissor: To cut with or as if with scissors
  • eraser: Piece of rubber to rub out a mistake in writing
  • homework: Work that a student is given to do at home
  • sushi: Rice (with raw fish) wrapped in seaweed
  • glittery: Shining brightly with many little flashes of light
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    • agenda

      US /əˈdʒɛndə/

      UK /ə'dʒendə/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Plan or policy to achieve your goal or intentions
      • Outcome you want to happen but do not reveal
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    • all the things

      US

      UK

      • Pronoun
      • Everything; all items or aspects
      • Determiner
      • Every item or object being considered or discussed.
      A1
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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.
      C2
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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
      B2
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    • basically

      US /ˈbesɪkəli,-kli/

      UK /ˈbeɪsɪkli/

      • Adverb
      • Used before you explain something simply, clearly
      • In essence; when you consider the most important aspects of something.
      A2
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    • black and white

      US /blæk ənd hwaɪt/

      UK /blæk ænd hwait/

      • Phrase
      • Adjective
      • Showing images only in black, grey, and white, not in colour.
      A1
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    • boom

      US /bum/

      UK /bu:m/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Very fast increase in growth or popularity
      • A very loud and deep sound
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To experience a rapid increase in growth
      • To make a very loud and deep sound
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    • challenge

      US /ˈtʃæləndʒ/

      UK /'tʃælɪndʒ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • An activity you wish to try that may be hard to do
      • Act of formally inviting someone to compete
      • Transitive Verb
      • To formally invite someone to compete at something
      • To question the correctness of something
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    • check out

      US /tʃɛk aʊt/

      UK /tʃek aut/

      • Phrase
      • Phrasal Verb
      • To find out information about something
      • To take books out of a library
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    • clue

      US /klu/

      UK /klu:/

      • Noun
      • Information that helps explain something; hint
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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).
      A2TOEIC
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    • drum up

      US /drʌm ʌp/

      UK /drʌm ʌp/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To try to get support or interest from people for something.
      A2
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    • edition

      US /ɪˈdɪʃən/

      UK /ɪˈdɪʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Form in which a book, magazine etc. is released
      • All the copies of a book, newspaper, etc. printed at one time.
      B1
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    • eraser

      US /ɪˈreɪsər/

      UK /ɪˈreɪzə(r)/

      • Noun
      • Piece of rubber to rub out a mistake in writing
      B2
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    • expose

      US /ɪkˈspoʊz/

      UK /ɪk'spəʊz/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To make visible, without covering or protection
      • To allow light through a cameras lens onto film
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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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    • fidget

      US /ˈfɪdʒɪt/

      UK /'fɪdʒɪt/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • to make continuous, small movements because you are nervous or bored
      • Noun
      • a small movement that somebody makes repeatedly because they are nervous or bored
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    • fill up

      US /fɪl ʌp/

      UK /fil ʌp/

      • Phrase
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To make something full.
      • To become full.
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    • fit

      US /fɪt/

      UK /fɪt/

      • Adjective
      • Good looking; physically attractive
      • Having good physical health and strength
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To install a machine, equipment etc.
      • To adjust or change to the right size or shape
      A2
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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
      A2
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    • fold

      US /fold/

      UK /fəʊld/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To bend one part of something against another
      • (Of business) to fail or close down
      • Countable Noun
      • Pen where sheep are kept
      • Group of people who have a common belief
      B1TOEIC
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    • folder

      US /ˈfoʊldə(r)/

      UK /ˈfəʊldə(r)/

      • Countable Noun
      • Container that holds documents
      B2TOEIC
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    • for example

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • As an illustration or instance.
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    • forget about

      US /fɚˈɡɛt əˈbaʊt/

      UK /fəˈɡet əˈbaut/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To stop thinking about something; to ignore something.
      A1
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    • galaxy

      US /ˈɡæləksi/

      UK /'ɡæləksɪ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A group of stars and planets in space
      B2
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    • garbage

      US /ˈgɑ:rbɪdʒ/

      UK /ˈgɑ:bɪdʒ/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Waste material that has been thrown out
      B1TOEIC
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    • glitter

      US /ˈɡlɪtɚ/

      UK /ˈglɪtə(r)/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To shine with individual tiny flashes of light
      B1
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    • glittery

      US /ˈɡlɪtəri/

      UK /ˈglɪtəri/

      • Adjective
      • Shining brightly with many little flashes of light
      B1
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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 words

      US /hæv wɝdz/

      UK /hæv wɜ:dz/

      • other
      • To argue or quarrel with someone.
      B2
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    • homework

      US /ˈhomˌwɚk/

      UK /ˈhəumwə:k/

      • Noun
      • Work that a student is given to do at home
      B2
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    • in love with

      US //ɪn lʌv wɪð//

      UK

      • Adjective
      • Feeling romantic love for someone.
      • Extremely enthusiastic about or fond of something.
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    • in store

      US /ɪn stɔr/

      UK /in stɔ:/

      • Idiom
      • About to happen in the future
      A2
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    • in the world

      US /ɪn ði wɜrld/

      UK /in ðə wɜː(r)ld/

      • Phrase
      • Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
      • Used to indicate the extent or degree of something, often in a superlative sense.
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    • inaudible

      US /ɪnˈɔdəbəl/

      UK /ɪnˈɔ:dəbl/

      • Adjective
      • Impossible to hear; imperceptible by the ear
      B2
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    • inside the box

      US /ɪnˈsaɪd ðə bɑks/

      UK /ɪnˈsaɪd ðə bɒks/

      • other
      • To think conventionally or in a traditional way.
      B2
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    • journey

      US /ˈdʒɚni/

      UK /'dʒɜ:nɪ/

      • Noun
      • Act of traveling from one place to another; trip
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To travel through a place
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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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    • make up

      US /mek ʌp/

      UK /meik ʌp/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To invent or create a story
      • To add up to
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To invent a story, excuse, etc.
      • To compensate for something lost, missed, or deficient.
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    • move on

      US /muv ɑn/

      UK /mu:v ɔn/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To decide to change or go to a different place
      • To start talking about something different.
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    • mystery

      US /ˈmɪstəri/

      UK /ˈmɪstri/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Quality of being strange and not understood
      • Book, play, or film about solving a strange crime
      A2
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    • of yours

      US /ʌv jʊɚz/

      UK /əv jɔ:z/

      • other
      • Belonging to you; your possession or property.
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    • on the inside

      US /ɑn ði ɪnˈsaɪd/

      UK /ɔn ðə inˈsaid/

      • Phrase
      • Having a position of authority or influence within an organization or system.
      • In prison; incarcerated.
      • Adjective
      • Possessing secret or confidential information.
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    • on to

      US /ɑn tu/

      UK /ɔn tu:/

      • Preposition
      • Toward something; forward
      • Aware of someone's activities.
      • Adjective
      • Aware of someone's deception or illegal activities.
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    • patrol

      US /pəˈtrol/

      UK /pə'trəʊl/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Person or group who checks an area is safe
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To survey an area to maintain safety and order
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    • paw

      US /pɔ/

      UK /pɔ:/

      • Countable Noun
      • Foot of an animal that has claws like a dog or cat
      • Transitive Verb
      • To touch inappropriately, in a sexual way
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    • peek

      US /pik/

      UK /pi:k/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To look at something quickly (often secretly)
      • Noun
      • A quick look at something (often secretly)
      B2
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    • peeking out

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To be just visible; to emerge slightly or briefly.
      More
    • pen up

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To confine or enclose in a pen or other small space.
      A1
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    • plastic

      US /ˈplæstɪk/

      UK /'plæstɪk/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Stiff but usually flexible man-made material
      • Adjective
      • Being easily formed or shaped
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    • pocket

      US /ˈpɑkɪt/

      UK /'pɒkɪt/

      • Countable Noun
      • Small cloth bag sewn into clothing to hold things
      • Area of space
      • Transitive Verb
      • To put something into your pocket
      • To take or hide something illegally
      A2TOEIC
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    • ribbon

      US /ˈrɪbən/

      UK /ˈrɪbən/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Long thin piece of cloth for tying hair/decoration
      B1
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    • rock bottom

      US /rɑk ˈbɑtəm/

      UK /rɔk ˈbɔtəm/

      • Noun
      • The lowest possible level or point.
      • Adjective
      • The absolute lowest; minimum.
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    • scissor

      US /ˈsɪzɚ/

      UK /'sɪzə/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To cut with or as if with scissors
      B1
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    • singe

      US /sɪndʒ/

      UK /sɪndʒ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To burn lightly, often to remove hair
      C2
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    • spirit animal

      US

      UK

      • Noun
      • A spirit animal, also known as a power animal or totem, is a spirit that helps guide or protect a person on a journey and whose characteristics that person shares or embodies.
      A1
      More
    • square

      US /skwɛr/

      UK /skweə(r)/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Shape with 4 equal length sides and 4 equal angles
      • The result of multiplying Length by the width
      • Adjective
      • Being fair or honest
      • Multiply a number by itself e.g. 2x2 or 6x6
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    • sticky

      US /ˈstɪki/

      UK /ˈstɪki/

      • Adjective
      • Easy to adhere or stick to other things
      • (Of weather/a day) uncomfortably hot and humid
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    • straight

      US /stret/

      UK /streɪt/

      • Adjective
      • Not having curves, bends, or angles
      • Not gay; heterosexual
      • Adverb
      • in a line; immediately; honestly and directly
      • In a straight line; directly.
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    • string

      US /strɪŋ/

      UK /strɪŋ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To tie or connect things together with a thread
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A line of connected objects
      • Thick thread; thin rope
      A2
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    • stuff

      US /stʌf/

      UK /stʌf/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Generic description for things, materials, objects
      • Transitive Verb
      • To push material inside something, with force
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    • supply

      US /səˈplaɪ/

      UK /sə'plaɪ/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Availability of products and services for use
      • Transitive Verb
      • To give or sell goods to others for their use
      A2TOEIC
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    • sushi

      US /ˈsuʃi/

      UK /ˈsu:ʃi/

      • Noun
      • Rice (with raw fish) wrapped in seaweed
      B2
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    • switch

      US /swɪtʃ/

      UK /swɪtʃ/

      • Noun
      • A change or shift from one method to another
      • Thing you move to turn electrical items on or off
      • Transitive Verb
      • To exchange or replace something for another thing
      A2TOEIC
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    • switch up

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To change or alternate something.
      A1
      More
    • trick

      US /trɪk/

      UK /trɪk/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To fool someone in order to obtain a result
      • To playfully tease or fool to make someone laugh
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Act of trying to fool someone
      • Quick or skillful way of doing something
      A2
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    • turn to

      US /tɚn tu/

      UK /tə:n tu:/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To go to someone for help, advice, or information.
      • To start doing or using something, often something bad or undesirable.
      A1
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    • wanna

      US /ˈwɑnə/

      UK /'wɒnə/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • Shortened form of 'want to'. Used only in speaking
      B2
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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.
      A1
      More
    • write in

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To add text to a document or form.
      • To vote for a candidate whose name is not printed on the ballot by writing it in.
      A1
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    • zipper

      US /ˈzɪpɚ/

      UK /'zɪpə(r)/

      • Noun
      • Device with interlocking teeth to close pants, etc.
      B1
      More
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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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