Vocabulary

  • do in: To make completely tired out and exhausted
  • check out
  • over to: Used to hand over to someone else to speak
  • no matter: Regardless of; it does not matter.
  • go on: To continue doing something
  • used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
  • work on: To devote effort to improve or develop something
  • on the floor: Located on the ground or bottom surface of a room.
  • hands down: To give (clothes, etc.) to someone younger
  • have to: Must do
  • miss the boat: To lose an opportunity by being too slow or late.
  • of a kind: Unique; not like anything else
  • jump in: To enter a vehicle quickly.
  • as long as: For the period that; provided that.
  • ride along: To accompany someone in a vehicle.
  • specific: Precise; particular; just about that thing
  • sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
  • incredible: Very good; amazing
  • recommend: To advise or suggest that someone do something
  • matter: To be of great importance; to count
  • experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
  • cruise: To easily achieve
  • practically: Nearly, almost, or in effect
  • brew: A beer; a drink of beer
  • curse: To use offensive language when angry; swear
  • reason: To think and make conclusions in a logical manner
  • guide: To help or advise someone about something
  • rate: To assess something or consider its qualities
  • memorable: Worthy of being remembered; striking; outstanding
  • theme: An main or dominant idea, motif
  • urban: Concerning a city; located in a city
  • harbor: Area of water protected by land and used by ships
  • calendar: A table showing the days, months and years
  • favorite: A thing that someone likes best or enjoys most
  • lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
  • place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
  • peninsula: Narrow strip of land projecting into a sea or lake
  • ceiling: Top part of a room above your head
  • spend: To use money to pay for something
  • recommendation: Act of suggesting something as a good choice
  • luxurious: Being very comfortable, beautiful, and expensive
  • amazing: Surprising in a pleasing way
  • cocktail: Mixed alcoholic drink, containing spirit like gin
  • head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
  • great: Very good; better than before
  • find: To become aware of something that is happening
  • liberty: Doing as one wants without asking
  • central: Being in the middle
  • interactive: Acting or influencing others
  • award: To give a prize for doing something well
  • helicopter: Aircraft with spinning blades at the top
  • statue: Stone or metal image of a person, often carved
  • fine: Good, acceptable or satisfactory
  • world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
  • patio: Flat hard area outside house where people can sit
  • classic: Having a simple, basic design or style
  • check: Paper showing how much you owe at a restaurant
  • ride: Machine at an amusement park for riding on for fun
  • lobster: Large hard-shelled sea crustacean, prized as food
  • jet: Stream of liquid/gas shooting out of small opening
  • expensive: Costing a lot of money
  • sightseeing: Going to look at places of interest somewhere
  • theatrical: Done in a dramatic way, so that people notice
  • pier: Strong post that helps support something
  • standpoint: Mental position from which things are viewed
  • picnic: Meal that is eaten outdoors, sitting on the ground
  • confetti: Small pieces of colored paper thrown at a wedding
  • skate: Flat sea fish
  • boozy: (Of dinner, etc.) when a lot of alcohol is drunk
  • brunch: Mixture of breakfast and lunch eaten late morning
  • lion: Large wild cats from Africa and south Asia
  • polo: Game in which horseback riders try to score goals
  • horseback: On horseback riding on the back of a horse
  • nightlife: Nighttime diversions, e.g. clubs
  • seafood: Fish, shellfish, etc. that can be eaten
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    • amazing

      US /ə'meɪzɪŋ/

      UK /ə'meɪzɪŋ/

      • Adjective
      • Surprising in a pleasing way
      • Transitive Verb
      • To cause wonder; to surprise completely
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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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    • award

      US /əˈwɔrd/

      UK /ə'wɔ:d/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To give a prize for doing something well
      • Countable Noun
      • Prize given to you because you did something well
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    • boozy

      US /buːzi/

      UK /bu:zi/

      • Adjective
      • (Of dinner, etc.) when a lot of alcohol is drunk
      • Containing alcohol; alcoholic.
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    • brew

      US /bru/

      UK /bru:/

      • Countable Noun
      • A beer; a drink of beer
      • A mixture or concoction
      • Transitive Verb
      • To make an alcoholic drink e.g. beer
      • To make tea by soaking the leaves in boiling water
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    • brunch

      US /brʌntʃ/

      UK /brʌntʃ/

      • Noun
      • Mixture of breakfast and lunch eaten late morning
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    • calendar

      US /ˈkæləndɚ/

      UK /ˈkælɪndə(r)/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A table showing the days, months and years
      • A system for organizing days, weeks, months, and years.
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    • ceiling

      US /ˈsilɪŋ/

      UK /ˈsi:lɪŋ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Top part of a room above your head
      • Greatest level that is allowed; limit
      • Transitive Verb
      • To round a number up to the nearest integer
      • To provide a room with a ceiling.
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    • central

      US /ˈsɛntrəl/

      UK /'sentrəl/

      • Adjective
      • Being in the middle
      • Most significant or important
      • Noun
      • The central part of a country or region.
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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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    • classic

      US / ˈklæsɪk/

      UK /'klæsɪk/

      • Adjective
      • Having a simple, basic design or style
      • (Of song, etc.) popular and famous for a long time
      • Noun
      • Something popular or famous for a long time
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    • cocktail

      US /ˈkɑkˌtel/

      UK /'kɒkteɪl/

      • Noun
      • Mixed alcoholic drink, containing spirit like gin
      B2
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    • confetti

      US /kənˈfɛti/

      UK /kənˈfeti/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Small pieces of colored paper thrown at a wedding
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    • cruise

      US /kruz/

      UK /kru:z/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To easily achieve
      • To travel by boat or car for leisure
      • Countable Noun
      • A long vacation trip on a passenger boat
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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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    • do in

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To make completely tired out and exhausted
      • To destroy or cause damage to someone
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    • fine

      US /faɪn/

      UK /faɪn/

      • Adjective
      • Good, acceptable or satisfactory
      • Of high quality; made with great skill
      • Countable Noun
      • Money you have to pay because you broke a rule
      • (at the end of a piece of music) the end
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    • go on

      US /ɡo ɑn/

      UK /ɡəu ɔn/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To continue doing something
      • To happen (usually negative)
      • Interjection
      • Used to encourage someone
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    • guide

      US /ɡaɪd/

      UK /ɡaɪd/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To help or advise someone about something
      • To control missile to hit a target by radio signal
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Book or a magazine containing information/advice
      • Person leading others visiting an unknown place
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    • hands down

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To give (clothes, etc.) to someone younger
      • Adverb
      • Without a doubt; easily and decisively.
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    • harbor

      US /ˈhɑrbɚ/

      UK /'hɑ:bə/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Area of water protected by land and used by ships
      • Place providing comfort and shelter from danger
      • Transitive Verb
      • To contain, have, hide or protect something
      • To feel certain thoughts/emotions for a long time
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    • have to

      US /hæv tu/

      UK /ˈhæv tə/

      • Auxiliary Verb
      • Must do
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    • helicopter

      US /ˈhɛlɪˌkɑptɚ/

      UK /'helɪkɒptə(r)/

      • Countable Noun
      • Aircraft with spinning blades at the top
      • Transitive Verb
      • To transport by helicopter
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    • horseback

      US /ˈhɔrsˌbæk/

      UK /ˈhɔ:sbæk/

      • Noun
      • On horseback riding on the back of a horse
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    • incredible

      US /ɪnˈkrɛdəbəl/

      UK /ɪnˈkredəbl/

      • Adjective
      • Very good; amazing
      • Really good; amazing; great
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    • interactive

      US /ˌɪntɚˈæktɪv/

      UK /ˌɪntərˈæktɪv/

      • Adjective
      • Acting or influencing others
      • Involving communication between people; allowing a user to respond to a computer.
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    • jet

      US /dʒɛt/

      UK /dʒet/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Stream of liquid/gas shooting out of small opening
      • A pipe that water or gas goes through
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • (Of liquid, gas) to shoot out of a small opening
      • To travel on a jet plane
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    • jump in

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To enter a vehicle quickly.
      • To interrupt a conversation.
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    • liberty

      US /ˈlɪbəti/

      UK /'lɪbətɪ/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Doing as one wants without asking
      • Power to do what you choose
      • Adjective
      • Not imprisoned; free.
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    • lion

      US /ˈlaɪən/

      UK /ˈlaɪən/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Large wild cats from Africa and south Asia
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    • lobster

      US /ˈlɑ:bstə(r)/

      UK /ˈlɒbstə(r)/

      • Countable Noun
      • Large hard-shelled sea crustacean, prized as food
      B2
      More
    • luxurious

      US /lʌgˈʒʊriəs/

      UK /lʌgˈʒʊəriəs/

      • Adjective
      • Being very comfortable, beautiful, and expensive
      A2
      More
    • memorable

      US /ˈmɛmərəbəl/

      UK /ˈmemərəbl/

      • Adjective
      • Worthy of being remembered; striking; outstanding
      • Worth remembering; notable
      B2
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    • miss the boat

      US /mɪs ðə boʊt/

      UK /mɪs ðə bəʊt/

      • other
      • To lose an opportunity by being too slow or late.
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    • nightlife

      US /ˈnaɪtˌlaɪf/

      UK /ˈnaɪtlaɪf/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Nighttime diversions, e.g. clubs
      B2
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    • no matter

      US

      UK

      • Conjunction
      • Regardless of; it does not matter.
      • Adverb
      • Regardless of; it is not important
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    • of a kind

      US /ʌv e kaɪnd/

      UK /ɔv ə kaind/

      • Adjective
      • Unique; not like anything else
      • Phrase
      • Sharing similar characteristics or qualities; alike
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    • on the floor

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Located on the ground or bottom surface of a room.
      • Actively participating in dancing or other floor-based activities.
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    • over to

      US

      UK

      • Preposition
      • Used to hand over to someone else to speak
      • The responsibility is now yours
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    • patio

      US /ˈpætioʊ/

      UK /ˈpætiəʊ/

      • Noun
      • Flat hard area outside house where people can sit
      B2
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    • peninsula

      US /pəˈnɪnsjələ, -sələ/

      UK /pə'nɪnsjələ/

      • Noun
      • Narrow strip of land projecting into a sea or lake
      B2
      More
    • picnic

      US /ˈpɪknɪk/

      UK /ˈpɪknɪk/

      • Noun
      • Meal that is eaten outdoors, sitting on the ground
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To eat a meal on the ground outdoors
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    • pier

      US /pɪr/

      UK /pɪə(r)/

      • Noun
      • Strong post that helps support something
      • Long structure built over the water to tie boats
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    • polo

      US /ˈpolo/

      UK /'pəʊləʊ/

      • Noun
      • Game in which horseback riders try to score goals
      B2
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    • practically

      US /ˈpræktɪkli/

      UK /ˈpræktɪkli/

      • Adverb
      • Nearly, almost, or in effect
      • In a practical manner; realistically.
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    • recommend

      US /ˌrɛkəˈmɛnd/

      UK /ˌrekə'mend/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To advise or suggest that someone do something
      • To endorse or support something publicly.
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    • recommendation

      US /ˌrɛkəmɛnˈdeʃən/

      UK /ˌrekəmenˈdeɪʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Act of suggesting something as a good choice
      • Support or endorsement.
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    • ride along

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To accompany someone in a vehicle.
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    • seafood

      US /ˈsiˌfud/

      UK /'si:fu:d/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Fish, shellfish, etc. that can be eaten
      B2
      More
    • sightseeing

      US /ˈsaɪtˌsiɪŋ/

      UK /ˈsaɪtsi:ɪŋ/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Going to look at places of interest somewhere
      • Adjective
      • Relating to the activity of visiting interesting places.
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    • skate

      US /sket/

      UK /skeɪt/

      • Noun
      • Flat sea fish
      • Boot with a metal blade attached to the bottom
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To slide on ice wearing boots with a metal blade
      • To slide on a surface, e.g. ice
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    • specific

      US /spɪˈsɪfɪk/

      UK /spəˈsɪfɪk/

      • Adjective
      • Precise; particular; just about that thing
      • Concerning one particular thing or kind of thing
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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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    • standpoint

      US /ˈstændˌpɔɪnt/

      UK /ˈstændpɔɪnt/

      • Noun
      • Mental position from which things are viewed
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    • statue

      US /ˈstætʃu/

      UK /ˈstætʃu:/

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

      US /θim/

      UK /θi:m/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • An main or dominant idea, motif
      • Main idea of a work of art, writing, or music
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    • urban

      US /ˈɚbən/

      UK /'ɜ:bən/

      • Adjective
      • Concerning a city; located in a city
      • Relating to the style of dress and music popular in cities.
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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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    • work on

      US /wɚk ɑn/

      UK /wə:k ɔn/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To devote effort to improve or develop something
      • To try to persuade or influence someone.
      A1
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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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