Vocabulary

  • at last: Finally; after a long delay.
  • walk with: To accompany someone while walking.
  • join in
  • go on: To continue doing something
  • give up: To lose hope or admit defeat
  • have to: Must do
  • from hell: Extremely bad, unpleasant, or difficult.
  • go away: To go on vacation
  • in hell: In a very bad or unpleasant situation
  • at night: During the night; in the nighttime.
  • walk alone: To walk without company; to walk by oneself.
  • think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
  • without me: Not including me; excluding me.
  • goes to show: To demonstrate or prove something.
  • live for: To consider something the most important thing in your life; to find purpose or great pleasure in something.
  • wash away: To remove something by the action of water.
  • at rest: Not moving or being used.
  • fall upon: To attack someone or something suddenly and violently.
  • in vain: Without success or result; futilely.
  • look upon: To consider or regard in a particular way.
  • presence of mind: The ability to remain calm and take quick, sensible action in a difficult situation.
  • care of: Used in an address to indicate the person who will receive the mail for someone else.
  • get out of: To leave or escape responsibilities, troubles
  • clear out: To empty things out of a place
  • answer to: To be responsible to someone and have to explain your actions to them.
  • used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
  • run with: To take and work with an idea, plan as your own
  • give in: To submit work; hand in
  • to let: Indicates that a property is available for rent.
  • wipe out: To destroy or be destroyed
  • right back: Said when someone says they will return soon, indicating you expect their prompt return.
  • on earth: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise or anger.
  • fly apart: To break or separate suddenly into pieces.
  • way to go: An expression of encouragement or approval.
  • on the floor: Located on the ground or bottom surface of a room.
  • think about: To consider something carefully.
  • upper crust: The highest social class; the elite.
  • in the end: Finally; after a period of time or series of events.
  • at the end of the day: Ultimately; when everything else is considered.
  • thanks to: Because of; as a result of.
  • in peace: In a state of tranquility, without disturbance or conflict.
  • for now: Temporarily; for the present time.
  • look down on: To show you think others are not as good as you
  • walk behind: To walk closely following someone or something behind.
  • stand with: To support or defend someone or something.
  • die: Cube with dots numbering 1-6 on it used in games
  • man: Humans in general, including male and female
  • rain: Drops of water that fall out of clouds in the sky
  • live: To be alive
  • life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
  • night: Time when sun does not shine
  • love: Person's name
  • home: House, apartment or building to be rented or sold
  • world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
  • sing: To make musical sounds with your voice
  • dear: Loved or valued very much
  • hear: To be aware of sound; to perceive with the ear
  • people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
  • day: A period of 24 hours beginning at midnight
  • tomorrow: The time that is to come; the future
  • bring: To take or go with someone to a place
  • turn: To become (a particular age)
  • fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
  • empty: Containing nothing; with no contents
  • full: Containing all the parts; complete
  • win: Success in beating the other team or competitors
  • pain: Strong feeling of hurt or discomfort
  • care: To feel interest, concern, or worry
  • hold: To agree to keep something for someone
  • hurt: To cause pain, damage or injury
  • free: Living, happening without being controlled
  • heart: A feeling of care for others; compassion
  • lose: To be unable to keep in check or control something
  • pray: To speak to your god to request help
  • prayer: Words spoken to your god for help
  • fight: To argue or quarrel with someone about something
  • forgive: To stop blaming someone for guilt, mistake
  • law: Field of study that relates to the legal profession
  • thief: Person who steals something
  • rise: To wake up and get out of bed after sleeping
  • attack: To try to destroy, beat, or injure
  • spy: Person who gets secret information about an enemy
  • pup: Very young dog (and some other animals)
  • peace: Calm and quiet state
  • shoot: To kick or throw a ball at a goal
  • chance: The way something happens without planning
  • friendship: Feeling of liking someone; good relationship
  • warn: To tell someone about possible danger
  • wedding: To combine and join two things together as one
  • breath: Air you take in and out of your body
  • heaven: Place or feeling of great happiness
  • grief: Feeling of great sadness because someone has died
  • wound: To rotate a part of say a watch to make it work
  • hell: Any place of pain and suffering
  • dawn: First light of day
  • harvest: Gathering crops from the fields; the crops
  • revolutionary: Marking a significant change in something
  • bind: To cover a wound, as with a bandage
  • emerge: To rise or appear out of some background
  • flame: To glow
  • pretend: To act as if something is true when it is not
  • bare: Lacking contents; empty
  • odd: Being unmatched with someone or something
  • devil: A spirit said to be evil
  • distant: Unfriendly; cold
  • embrace: Act of holding someone closely
  • weep: To cry or shed tears often due to sadness
  • mercy: Kind instead of harsh treatment of someone
  • barricade: Objects (on a road) to stop people getting past
  • blessed: To make something holy by saying a special prayer
  • papa: Another word for father
  • fret: To worry about something in a nervous way
  • thy: An old-fashioned word for your
  • pledge: To make a promise; make an oath
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    • answer to

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To be responsible to someone and have to explain your actions to them.
      • To correspond to or match a description or requirement.
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    • at last

      US /æt læst/

      UK /æt lɑ:st/

      • Adverb
      • Finally; after a long delay.
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    • at night

      US /æt naɪt/

      UK /æt nait/

      • Phrase
      • During the night; in the nighttime.
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    • at rest

      US /æt rɛst/

      UK /æt rest/

      • Adjective
      • Not moving or being used.
      • In a state of peace, quiet, or relaxation.
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    • at the end of the day

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Ultimately; when everything else is considered.
      • After a day's work or activities.
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    • attack

      US /əˈtæk/

      UK /ə'tæk/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To try to destroy, beat, or injure
      • Noun
      • Act intended to hurt someone physically, mentally
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    • bare

      US /bɛr/

      UK /beə(r)/

      • Adjective
      • Lacking contents; empty
      • Not having a covering; naked
      • Transitive Verb
      • To remove your clothes, hat etc.
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    • barricade

      US /ˈbærɪˌked, ˌbærɪˈked/

      UK /ˌbærɪ'keɪd/

      • Countable Noun
      • Objects (on a road) to stop people getting past
      • Transitive Verb
      • To put objects (on a road) to stop people passing
      B2
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    • bind

      US /baɪnd/

      UK /baɪnd/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To cover a wound, as with a bandage
      • To put pages and a cover together to create a book
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    • blessed

      US /ˈblɛsɪd/

      UK /'blesɪd/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To make something holy by saying a special prayer
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    • breath

      US /brɛθ/

      UK /breθ/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Air you take in and out of your body
      • The smell of someone's breath.
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    • care of

      US /kɛr ʌv/

      UK /kɛə ɔv/

      • Preposition
      • Used in an address to indicate the person who will receive the mail for someone else.
      A2
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    • clear out

      US /klɪr aʊt/

      UK /kliə aut/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To empty things out of a place
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    • dawn

      US /dɔn/

      UK /dɔ:n/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • First light of day
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To begin to grow light as the sun rises
      • To begin to be understood for the first time
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    • devil

      US /ˈdɛvəl/

      UK /ˈdevl/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A spirit said to be evil
      • A very bad or cruel person.
      • Transitive Verb
      • To prepare (food) with hot or spicy seasonings.
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    • distant

      US /ˈdɪstənt/

      UK /'dɪstənt/

      • Adjective
      • Unfriendly; cold
      • Existing or happening far away in place or time
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    • embrace

      US /ɛmˈbres/

      UK /ɪm'breɪs/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Act of holding someone closely
      • An act of accepting or supporting something willingly and enthusiastically.
      • Transitive Verb
      • To hold closely; cuddle, kiss or hug
      • To accept something enthusiastically.
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    • emerge

      US /ɪˈmɚdʒ/

      UK /ɪ'mɜ:dʒ/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To rise or appear out of some background
      • To become known or apparent.
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    • fall upon

      US /fɔl əˈpɑn/

      UK /fɔ:l əˈpɔn/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To attack someone or something suddenly and violently.
      • To become someone's responsibility or duty.
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    • flame

      US /flem/

      UK /fleɪm/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To glow
      • To burn or glow in a fire
      • Noun
      • The red part you can see in fire
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    • fly apart

      US /flaɪ əˈpɑrt/

      UK /flai əˈpɑ:t/

      • other
      • To break or separate suddenly into pieces.
      • To have a sudden and intense argument or fight.
      B2
      More
    • for now

      US /fɔr naʊ/

      UK /fɔ: nau/

      • Phrase
      • Temporarily; for the present time.
      • In the short term; for the immediate future.
      A1
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    • forgive

      US /fərˈgɪv/

      UK /fəˈgɪv/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To stop blaming someone for guilt, mistake
      A2
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    • fret

      US /frɛt/

      UK /fret/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To worry about something in a nervous way
      B2TOEIC
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    • friendship

      US /ˈfrɛndˌʃɪp/

      UK /ˈfrendʃɪp/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Feeling of liking someone; good relationship
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    • from hell

      US /frəm ˈhɛl/

      UK /frəm ˈhel/

      • other
      • Extremely bad, unpleasant, or difficult.
      B2
      More
    • get out of

      US /ɡɛt aʊt ʌv/

      UK /ɡet aut ɔv/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To leave or escape responsibilities, troubles
      • To leave a small, enclosed vehicle
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    • give in

      US /ɡɪv ɪn/

      UK /ɡiv in/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To submit work; hand in
      • To stop resisting; to surrender
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    • give up

      US /ɡɪv ʌp/

      UK /ɡiv ʌp/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To lose hope or admit defeat
      • To decide to not start to try solving a problem
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    • go away

      US /ɡo əˈwe/

      UK /ɡəu əˈwei/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To go on vacation
      • To leave; depart.
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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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    • goes to show

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • To demonstrate or prove something.
      A1
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    • grief

      US /ɡrif/

      UK /ɡri:f/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Feeling of great sadness because someone has died
      • Things that are troublesome or annoying
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    • harvest

      US /ˈhɑ:rvɪst/

      UK /ˈhɑ:vɪst/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Gathering crops from the fields; the crops
      • The time of year to bring crops in from the fields
      • Transitive Verb
      • To gather ripe crops in from the fields
      • To obtain or collect something.
      B1TOEIC
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    • have to

      US /hæv tu/

      UK /ˈhæv tə/

      • Auxiliary Verb
      • Must do
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    • heaven

      US /ˈhɛvən/

      UK /'hevn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Place or feeling of great happiness
      • Place where God or the gods live
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    • hell

      US /hɛl/

      UK /hel/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Any place of pain and suffering
      • A very unpleasant or difficult experience.
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    • in hell

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • In a very bad or unpleasant situation
      • In the place or state of punishment of the wicked after death
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    • in peace

      US /ɪn pis/

      UK /in pi:s/

      • Phrase
      • In a state of tranquility, without disturbance or conflict.
      • In a state of non-war, without armed conflict.
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    • in the end

      US /ɪn ði ɛnd/

      UK /in ðə end/

      • Phrase
      • Finally; after a period of time or series of events.
      • Ultimately; as the final result or consequence.
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    • in vain

      US /ɪn ven/

      UK /in vein/

      • Phrase
      • Without success or result; futilely.
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    • join in

      US /dʒɔɪn ɪn/

      UK /dʒɔin in/

      • Phrasal Verb
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    • live for

      US /liv fɔr/

      UK /liv fɔ:/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To consider something the most important thing in your life; to find purpose or great pleasure in something.
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    • look down on

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To show you think others are not as good as you
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    • look upon

      US /lʊk əˈpɑn/

      UK /luk əˈpɔn/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To consider or regard in a particular way.
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    • mercy

      US /ˈmɚsi/

      UK /'mɜ:sɪ/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Kind instead of harsh treatment of someone
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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 earth

      US /ɑn ɚθ/

      UK /ɔn ə:θ/

      • Phrase
      • Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise or anger.
      • Used to emphasize that something is not possible or will not happen.
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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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    • papa

      US /ˈpɑpə,pəˈpɑ/

      UK /pə'pɑ:/

      • Noun
      • Another word for father
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    • peace

      US /pis/

      UK /pi:s/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Calm and quiet state
      • Time when there is no war or fighting
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    • pledge

      US /plɛdʒ/

      UK /pledʒ/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To make a promise; make an oath
      • Noun
      • A formal promise
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    • pray

      US /pre/

      UK /preɪ/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To speak to your god to request help
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To wish or hope for something to happen or be true
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    • prayer

      US /prɛr/

      UK /prɛə/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Words spoken to your god for help
      • (+negative) small chance of succeeding
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    • presence of mind

      US /ˈprɛzəns ʌv maɪnd/

      UK /ˈprezəns ɔv maind/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • The ability to remain calm and take quick, sensible action in a difficult situation.
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    • pretend

      US /prɪˈtɛnd/

      UK /prɪ'tend/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To act as if something is true when it is not
      • Adjective
      • Not real; imaginary.
      A2TOEIC
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    • pup

      US /pʌp/

      UK /pʌp/

      • Countable Noun
      • Very young dog (and some other animals)
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    • revolutionary

      US /ˌrɛvəˈluʃəˌnɛri/

      UK /ˌrevə'lu:ʃənərɪ/

      • Adjective
      • Marking a significant change in something
      • Relating to a violent replacement of a government
      • Countable Noun
      • Person fighting to replace a government
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    • right back

      US /raɪt bæk/

      UK /rait bæk/

      • Interjection
      • Said when someone says they will return soon, indicating you expect their prompt return.
      • Adverb
      • Immediately; very soon after going.
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    • run with

      US /rʌn wɪð/

      UK /rʌn wið/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To take and work with an idea, plan as your own
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    • shoot

      US /ʃut/

      UK /ʃu:t/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To kick or throw a ball at a goal
      • To fire a gun; injure or kill someone with a gun
      • Countable Noun
      • Emerging new part of a plant
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    • spy

      US /spaɪ/

      UK /spaɪ/

      • Noun
      • Person who gets secret information about an enemy
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To try to get secrets about an enemy country
      • To secretly watch someone or something
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    • stand with

      US /stænd wɪð/

      UK /stænd wið/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To support or defend someone or something.
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    • thanks to

      US /θæŋks tu/

      UK /θæŋks tu:/

      • Preposition
      • Because of; as a result of.
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    • thief

      US /θif/

      UK /θi:f/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Person who steals something
      • A person who exploits or overcharges others.
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    • think about

      US /θɪŋk əˈbaʊt/

      UK /θiŋk əˈbaut/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To consider something carefully.
      • To remember or call to mind.
      A1
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    • think of

      US /θɪŋk ʌv/

      UK /θiŋk ɔv/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To look on as (being something specific); consider
      • To consider or remember something.
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To imagine or call something to mind
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    • thy

      US /ðaɪ/

      UK /ðaɪ/

      • Pronoun
      • An old-fashioned word for your
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    • to let

      US /tu lɛt/

      UK /tu let/

      • Preposition
      • Indicates that a property is available for rent.
      A2
      More
    • upper crust

      US /ˈʌpɚ krʌst/

      UK /ˈʌpə krʌst/

      • Noun
      • The highest social class; the elite.
      More
    • 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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    • walk alone

      US

      UK

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To walk without company; to walk by oneself.
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    • walk behind

      US /ˈwɔk bɪˈhaɪnd/

      UK /ˈwɔ:k bɪˈhaɪnd/

      • other
      • To walk closely following someone or something behind.
      A2
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    • walk with

      US /wɔk wɪð/

      UK /wɔ:k wið/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To accompany someone while walking.
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To support or stand by someone.
      More
    • warn

      US /wɔrn/

      UK /wɔ:n/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To tell someone about possible danger
      A2
      More
    • wash away

      US /wɑʃ əˈwe/

      UK /wɔʃ əˈwei/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To remove something by the action of water.
      • To gradually eliminate or make something disappear.
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      More
    • way to go

      US /we tu ɡo/

      UK /wei tu: ɡəu/

      • Interjection
      • An expression of encouragement or approval.
      • An expression of sarcasm after someone has made a mistake.
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    • wedding

      US /ˈwɛdɪŋ/

      UK /ˈwedɪŋ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To combine and join two things together as one
      • Noun
      • A marriage of two people
      A2
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    • weep

      US /wip/

      UK /wi:p/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To cry or shed tears often due to sadness
      • Noun
      • Small cry or shedding of tears
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    • wipe out

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To destroy or be destroyed
      • To fall off a surfboard or skis.
      A2
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    • without me

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Not including me; excluding me.
      A2
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    • wound

      US /waʊnd/

      UK /waʊnd/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To rotate a part of say a watch to make it work
      • To hurt someone emotionally
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Sadness or displeasure caused by a bad memory
      • Physical injury, especially that suffered in war
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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

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    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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