Vocabulary

  • in mind: Being aware of or considering something.
  • at least: As a minimum
  • in the dark: Uninformed about something; unaware.
  • tap up: To contact someone, usually for assistance or information.
  • stick around: To remain in place; not leave or go
  • coming out with: To go out with someone on a date
  • face off: To oppose one another (often in sports)
  • in reality: Actually; in fact; truly.
  • hang out: To spend time with your friends
  • in the house: Located inside a building used as a dwelling.
  • wall in: To surround something tightly with walls or barriers.
  • head out: To leave a place; depart
  • based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
  • see in: To accompany someone to the entrance of a building or room.
  • instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
  • on to: Toward something; forward
  • move on: To decide to change or go to a different place
  • stick: To push a sharp or pointed object into something
  • obvious: Easily understood and clear; plain to see
  • reveal: To show something that was hidden before
  • regret: Feeling of being sorry, as for what you didn't do
  • creepy: Scary; annoying or unpleasant
  • spot: A certain place or area
  • scene: Incident where someone behaves angrily, badly
  • previous: Existing or happening before the present time
  • clever: Funny in a way that shows intelligence
  • portrait: Picture of a person's head and shoulders
  • reference: A letter of recommendation, e.g. for a job
  • mention: To refer to or talk or write about something
  • mean: Average of a set of numbers
  • series: Set of stories or articles on a particular subject
  • frame: To make a person that is not guilty appear guilty
  • fraction: Small part of something
  • franchise: Right to run a business using name of a company
  • sequence: Part of a movie showing one part of the story
  • trap: Device used for catching animals
  • spirit: Person's strong determination or attitude
  • vision: Ability to see; eyesight
  • spin: To make a ball rotate when throwing it
  • curse: To use offensive language when angry; swear
  • pause: To stop doing for a while before continuing
  • transition: Change from one state, movement, place to another
  • switch: A change or shift from one method to another
  • haunt: To remain in the mind causing worry, sadness, pain
  • depict: To represent or describe something using words
  • persist: To continue a course of action despite opposition
  • tease: To purposefully bother an animal
  • appear: To be seen, become visible; come into sight
  • trailer: Advertisement of short scenes from a movie
  • blur: To make something unclear or out of focus
  • stand: To be a candidate in an election
  • basement: Floor or room in a building beneath the ground
  • head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
  • set: Prepared for something; ready
  • hide: To go to, or put a thing where it can't be found
  • demon: Cruel wicked and inhuman person or spirit
  • statue: Stone or metal image of a person, often carved
  • start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
  • startle: To give someone a shock or surprise
  • installment: One of many payments you have to make
  • orphan: Child whose parents have died
  • hoax: Act intended to deceive or trick
  • come: To arrive at a place
  • residence: Place where a person lives
  • hear: To be aware of sound; to perceive with the ear
  • paint: To make a picture with colored liquids
  • chapel: Room to hold religious services
  • choir: Group of people who sing together e.g. in church
  • dark: Of a color that is not light
  • off: Away or free from work
  • jigsaw: Cut up picture on card that you fit back together
  • face: To cover a surface with something like paint
  • snippet: A small piece, as of information
  • clap: To make loud sounds by striking the hands together
  • nun: Female member of a religious group
  • projector: Machine displaying an enlarged image on a screen
  • warren: Large network of connecting rabbit burrows
  • figurine: Small statue of a person or animal
  • sh: Sound people make to make someone be quiet
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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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    • based on

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
      • Preposition
      • Using something as the main idea or foundation.
      • Relying on something as evidence or justification.
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    • basement

      US /ˈbesmənt/

      UK /ˈbeɪsmənt/

      • Noun
      • Floor or room in a building beneath the ground
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    • blur

      US /blɚ/

      UK /blɜ:(r)/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To make something unclear or out of focus
      • To dull the distinction between things
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    • chapel

      US /ˈtʃæpəl/

      UK /ˈtʃæpl/

      • Countable Noun
      • Room to hold religious services
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    • choir

      US /kwaɪr/

      UK /'kwaɪə(r)/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Group of people who sing together e.g. in church
      • The area in a church or cathedral reserved for the clergy and choir.
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    • clap

      US /klæp/

      UK /klæp/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To make loud sounds by striking the hands together
      • Noun
      • A loud sound made by striking your hands together
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    • coming out with

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To go out with someone on a date
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    • creepy

      US /'kri:pɪ/

      UK /'kri:pɪ/

      • Adjective
      • Scary; annoying or unpleasant
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    • curse

      US /kɚs/

      UK /kɜ:s/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To use offensive language when angry; swear
      • Noun
      • Act to cause trouble to others
      • A word or phrase used to express anger or annoyance.
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    • demon

      US /ˈdimən/

      UK /'di:mən/

      • Noun
      • Cruel wicked and inhuman person or spirit
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    • depict

      US /dɪˈpɪkt/

      UK /dɪ'pɪkt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To represent or describe something using words
      • To represent or show something in a picture or painting; to portray visually.
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    • face off

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To oppose one another (often in sports)
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To confront or compete against someone in a direct contest.
      • To participate in a faceoff in ice hockey.
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    • figurine

      US /ˌfɪɡjəˈrin/

      UK /ˌfɪgjəˈri:n/

      • Countable Noun
      • Small statue of a person or animal
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    • fraction

      US /ˈfrækʃən/

      UK /ˈfrækʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Small part of something
      • A numerical quantity that is not a whole number (e.g., 1/2, 0.5).
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    • frame

      US /frem/

      UK /freɪm/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To make a person that is not guilty appear guilty
      • To put say or write something in a careful way
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Structure that holds a picture or photo
      • A person's body shape determined by their skeleton
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    • franchise

      US /ˈfrænˌtʃaɪz/

      UK /'fræntʃaɪz/

      • Noun
      • Right to run a business using name of a company
      • A right or license granted to an individual or group to market a company's goods or services in a particular territory.
      • Transitive Verb
      • To sell the use of a brand to run a company
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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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    • haunt

      US /hɔnt, hɑnt/

      UK /hɔ:nt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To remain in the mind causing worry, sadness, pain
      • (Of ghosts, etc.) to stay in a place after death
      • Noun
      • Place that a person repeatedly goes to or visits
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    • head out

      US /hɛd aʊt/

      UK /hed aut/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To leave a place; depart
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    • hoax

      US /hoʊks/

      UK /həʊks/

      • Noun
      • Act intended to deceive or trick
      • Transitive Verb
      • To deceive someone, using a trick of some kind
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    • in mind

      US /ɪn maɪnd/

      UK /in maind/

      • Phrase
      • Being aware of or considering something.
      • To remember or consider something.
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    • in reality

      US /ɪn riˈælɪti/

      UK /in riˈæliti/

      • Phrase
      • Actually; in fact; truly.
      B2
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    • in the dark

      US /ɪn ði dɑrk/

      UK /in ðə dɑ:k/

      • Adjective
      • Uninformed about something; unaware.
      • Phrase
      • In a state of secrecy or ignorance.
      • In a place with little or no light.
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    • in the house

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Located inside a building used as a dwelling.
      • Within a legislative body, such as a parliament or congress.
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    • installment

      US /ɪn'stɔ:lmənt/

      UK /ɪn'stɔ:lmənt/

      • Countable Noun
      • One of many payments you have to make
      • One part of a published serial
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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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    • jigsaw

      US /ˈdʒɪɡˌsɔ/

      UK /ˈdʒɪgsɔ:/

      • Noun
      • Cut up picture on card that you fit back together
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    • mention

      US /ˈmɛnʃən/

      UK /'menʃn/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To refer to or talk or write about something
      • Uncountable Noun
      • Act of referring to or talking about something
      • A formal acknowledgement of something
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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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    • nun

      US /nʌn/

      UK /nʌn/

      • Countable Noun
      • Female member of a religious group
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    • obvious

      US /ˈɑbviəs/

      UK /ˈɒbviəs/

      • Adjective
      • Easily understood and clear; plain to see
      • Easy to see or notice.
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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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    • orphan

      US /ˈɔ:rfn/

      UK /ˈɔ:fn/

      • Countable Noun
      • Child whose parents have died
      • Transitive Verb
      • To cause a child to become an orphan.
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    • pause

      US /pɔz/

      UK /pɔ:z/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To stop doing for a while before continuing
      • To temporarily interrupt the execution of a program or process.
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A temporary break before continuing
      • Function on a device to stop and restart it
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    • persist

      US /pɚˈsɪst, -ˈzɪst/

      UK /pə'sɪst/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To continue a course of action despite opposition
      • To continue to exist or occur beyond the usual, expected, or desired time.
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    • portrait

      US /ˈpɔrtrɪt,-ˌtret,ˈpor-/

      UK /ˈpɔ:trit/

      • Noun
      • Picture of a person's head and shoulders
      • Detailed representation of someone in film, etc.
      • Adjective
      • A format in which the height is greater than the width.
      • Relating to a photograph, painting, drawing, or engraving of a person.
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    • previous

      US /ˈpriviəs/

      UK /ˈpri:viəs/

      • Adjective
      • Existing or happening before the present time
      • Existing or occurring immediately before in time or order.
      • Noun
      • A button or link that allows navigation to a preceding item or page.
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    • projector

      US /prəˈdʒɛktɚ/

      UK /prə'dʒektə(r)/

      • Countable Noun
      • Machine displaying an enlarged image on a screen
      B2
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    • reference

      US /ˈrɛfərəns, ˈrɛfrəns/

      UK /'refrəns/

      • Noun
      • A letter of recommendation, e.g. for a job
      • Note in a book, etc. giving source of information
      • Transitive Verb
      • To cite a piece of research in speech or writing
      • Mention or refer to.
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    • regret

      US /rɪˈɡrɛt/

      UK /rɪ'ɡret/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Feeling of being sorry, as for what you didn't do
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To feel sorrow or guilt, as for what you didn't do
      • Used to express apology or sadness.
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    • residence

      US /ˈrɛzɪdəns/

      UK /ˈrezɪdəns/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Place where a person lives
      • State of living in a particular place
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    • reveal

      US /rɪˈvil/

      UK /rɪ'vi:l/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To show something that was hidden before
      A2TOEIC
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    • scene

      US /sin/

      UK /si:n/

      • Noun
      • Incident where someone behaves angrily, badly
      • View that looks like a picture
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    • see in

      US /si ɪn/

      UK /si: in/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To accompany someone to the entrance of a building or room.
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    • sequence

      US /ˈsikwəns, -ˌkwɛns/

      UK /'si:kwəns/

      • Noun
      • Part of a movie showing one part of the story
      • A particular order in which related events, movements, or things follow each other.
      • Transitive Verb
      • To arrange things in an order they should happen
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    • sh

      US /ʃ/

      UK /ʃ/

      • Interjection
      • Sound people make to make someone be quiet
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    • snippet

      US /ˈsnɪpɪt/

      UK /ˈsnɪpɪt/

      • Countable Noun
      • A small piece, as of information
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    • spin

      US /spɪn/

      UK /spɪn/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To make a ball rotate when throwing it
      • To move something in a rapid turning motion
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To feel dizzy/confused, as in my head is spinning
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    • spirit

      US /ˈspɪrɪt/

      UK /'spɪrɪt/

      • Noun
      • Person's strong determination or attitude
      • Unique qualities of person, place, or time
      • Transitive Verb
      • To take someone away as if by magic
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    • spot

      US /spɑt/

      UK /spɒt/

      • Noun
      • A certain place or area
      • A difficult time; awkward situation
      • Transitive Verb
      • To see someone or something by chance
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    • startle

      US /ˈstɑ:rtl/

      UK /ˈstɑ:tl/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To give someone a shock or surprise
      B2
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    • statue

      US /ˈstætʃu/

      UK /ˈstætʃu:/

      • Noun
      • Stone or metal image of a person, often carved
      B1
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    • stick

      US /stɪk/

      UK /stɪk/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To push a sharp or pointed object into something
      • To join together using glue or paste
      • Countable Noun
      • Long thin piece of wood from a tree
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    • stick around

      US /stɪk əˈraʊnd/

      UK /stik əˈraund/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To remain in place; not leave or go
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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
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    • tap up

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To contact someone, usually for assistance or information.
      • To encourage or motivate someone.
      More
    • tease

      US /tiz/

      UK /ti:z/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To purposefully bother an animal
      • To playfully embarrass or make fun of
      • Noun
      • Something said or done as a joke
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    • trailer

      US /ˈtrelɚ/

      UK /'treɪlə(r)/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Advertisement of short scenes from a movie
      • Vehicle pulled by a truck/car to transport things
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    • transition

      US /trænˈzɪʃən, -ˈsɪʃ-/

      UK /trænˈzɪʃn/

      • Noun
      • Change from one state, movement, place to another
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To change state, movement, place, or subject
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    • trap

      US /træp/

      UK /træp/

      • Countable Noun
      • Device used for catching animals
      • Vehicle pulled by a single horse
      • Transitive Verb
      • To use a device to catch animals or people
      • To hold, e.g. a nerve, so that it cannot move
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    • vision

      US /ˈvɪʒən/

      UK /'vɪʒn/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Ability to see; eyesight
      • Something you see in your imagination or dreams
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    • wall in

      US /wɔl ɪn/

      UK /wɔ:l ɪn/

      • other
      • To surround something tightly with walls or barriers.
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    • warren

      US /ˈwɔrən, ˈwɑr-/

      UK /'wɒrən/

      • Noun
      • Large network of connecting rabbit burrows
      C1
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    She took a brave step forward, leaving behind her comfort zone to chase her dreams.

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    • 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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