Vocabulary

  • right as rain: In perfect health or condition; completely fine.
  • under the weather: Slightly ill; not feeling well.
  • break the ice: To say or do something to relieve tension or awkwardness, especially at the start of a conversation or meeting.
  • it never rains but it pours: Misfortunes tend to happen all at once rather than singly.
  • raining cats and dogs: Raining very heavily or a severe downpour.
  • talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
  • have to: Must do
  • steal someone's thunder: To take the credit for someone else's idea or accomplishment, often unintentionally.
  • talk about it: To discuss a particular subject.
  • in general: Typically; usually; on the whole.
  • Every cloud has a silver lining: There is something good in every bad situation.
  • for now: Temporarily; for the present time.
  • subscribe: To regularly pay to receive a service
  • absolutely: Completely; totally; very
  • extremely: In a way that is much more than usual or expected
  • situation: Place, position or area that something is in
  • expression: Act of making your thoughts and feelings known
  • common: Area in a city or town that is open to everyone
  • specifically: As regards a particular thing; closely related to
  • general: Widespread, normal or usual
  • imagine: To think creatively about; form mental picture of
  • bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
  • pregnant: Carrying your unborn baby inside you
  • attention: Taking notice of someone or something
  • pour: To fill a person's glass or cup with a drink
  • idiom: Phrase with a special, metaphoric meaning
  • topic: Subject or issue people talk or write about
  • break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
  • click: To work well with someone or something
  • moment: Very short or brief period of time
  • channel: Long hole dug in the ground, e.g. to move water
  • continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
  • learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
  • breeze: To act in a confident way; walk, enter confidently
  • unpredictable: Difficult to guess about (the future)
  • steal: A bargain; something bought very cheaply
  • splendid: Very impressive and beautiful
  • wrong: Action that is harmful, unjust or illegal
  • bride: Woman who is, or who will get married soon
  • perfect: So good it cannot be improved
  • wear: To have clothes, glasses, shoes etc. on your body
  • great: Very good; better than before
  • thunder: Loud sound
  • announce: To make a public statement about a plan, decision
  • silver: Person's name
  • location: Particular position or area of place, event, etc.
  • terribly: To an extreme degree; badly; very
  • exam: (Medical) test to find out what is wrong
  • ill: Not well or sick
  • depress: To make someone feel sad or miserable
  • heavily: In a slow, loud manner
  • proverb: A saying that gives advice
  • crazy: Mentally ill; mad
  • triangle: Three people connected with each in a relationship
  • cancel: To end a legal, business, or other agreement
  • wedding: To combine and join two things together as one
  • passport: Official book of identification allowing travel
  • socially: As part of a social group
  • honeymoon: Holiday or trip taken by a newly married couple
  • ebook: Book displayed on a digital device e.g. a phone
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    • absolutely

      US /ˈæbsəˌlutli, ˌæbsəˈlutli/

      UK /ˈæbsəlu:tli/

      • Adverb
      • Completely; totally; very
      • Considered independently and without relation to other things; viewed abstractly; as, quantity absolutely considered.
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    • announce

      US /əˈnaʊns/

      UK /əˈnaʊns/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To make a public statement about a plan, decision
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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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    • break the ice

      US /brek ði aɪs/

      UK /breik ðə ais/

      • Idiom
      • To say or do something to relieve tension or awkwardness, especially at the start of a conversation or meeting.
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    • breeze

      US /briz/

      UK /bri:z/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To act in a confident way; walk, enter confidently
      • Transitive Verb
      • To complete something easily; find success
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    • bride

      US /braɪd/

      UK /braɪd/

      • Countable Noun
      • Woman who is, or who will get married soon
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    • cancel

      US /ˈkænsəl/

      UK /'kænsl/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To end a legal, business, or other agreement
      • To stop a planned event from happening
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    • channel

      US /ˈtʃænəl/

      UK /'tʃænl/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Long hole dug in the ground, e.g. to move water
      • TV or radio station or its programs
      • Transitive Verb
      • To dig a long hole for carrying water
      • To send (e.g. money) to a certain place or person
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    • crazy

      US /ˈkrezi/

      UK /'kreɪzɪ/

      • Adjective
      • Mentally ill; mad
      • Not being sensible or practical
      • Noun
      • Person acting in a manner that is strange and odd
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    • depress

      US /dɪˈprɛs/

      UK /dɪ'pres/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To make someone feel sad or miserable
      • To push something down
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    • ebook

      US

      UK

      • Countable Noun
      • Book displayed on a digital device e.g. a phone
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    • Every cloud has a silver lining

      US

      UK

      • Idiom
      • There is something good in every bad situation.
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    • exam

      US /ɪɡˈzæm/

      UK /ɪgˈzæm/

      • Noun
      • (Medical) test to find out what is wrong
      • Test of your knowledge of, or ability in something
      • Transitive Verb
      • To inspect (someone or something) in detail to determine their nature or condition; investigate thoroughly.
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    • expression

      US /ɪkˈsprɛʃən/

      UK /ɪk'spreʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Act of making your thoughts and feelings known
      • Group of words that have a specific meaning
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    • extremely

      US /ɪk'strimlɪ/

      UK /ɪkˈstri:mli/

      • Adverb
      • In a way that is much more than usual or expected
      • Remarkably; unusually.
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    • for now

      US /fɔr naʊ/

      UK /fɔ: nau/

      • Phrase
      • Temporarily; for the present time.
      • In the short term; for the immediate future.
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    • have to

      US /hæv tu/

      UK /ˈhæv tə/

      • Auxiliary Verb
      • Must do
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    • heavily

      US /hɛvəli/

      UK /ˈhevɪli/

      • Adverb
      • In a slow, loud manner
      • A lot or to a great degree
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    • honeymoon

      US /ˈhʌniˌmun/

      UK /'hʌnɪmu:n/

      • Noun
      • Holiday or trip taken by a newly married couple
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    • idiom

      US /ˈɪdiəm/

      UK /ˈɪdiəm/

      • Noun
      • Phrase with a special, metaphoric meaning
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    • ill

      US /ɪl/

      UK /ɪl/

      • Adjective
      • Not well or sick
      • Uncountable Noun
      • Sickness or problem; bad conditions
      • Something that is bad or harmful.
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    • in general

      US /ɪn ˈdʒɛnərəl/

      UK /in ˈdʒenərəl/

      • Phrase
      • Typically; usually; on the whole.
      • Not specific or detailed; broadly.
      • Adjective
      • Not detailed or specific; overall.
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    • it never rains but it pours

      US /ɪt ˈnɛvɚ reɪnz bət ɪt ˈpɔɚz/

      UK /ɪt ˈnevə reɪnz bət ɪt ˈpɔ:z/

      • Proverb
      • Misfortunes tend to happen all at once rather than singly.
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    • location

      US /loʊˈkeɪʃn/

      UK /ləʊˈkeɪʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Particular position or area of place, event, etc.
      • A place away from a studio where film or television shots are made.
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    • passport

      US /ˈpæspɔ:rt/

      UK /ˈpɑ:spɔ:t/

      • Countable Noun
      • Official book of identification allowing travel
      • Noun
      • Way to achieve something
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    • pour

      US /pɔr, por/

      UK /pɔ:(r)/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To fill a person's glass or cup with a drink
      • To make something flow in a steady stream
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    • pregnant

      US /ˈprɛɡnənt/

      UK /ˈpregnənt/

      • Adjective
      • Carrying your unborn baby inside you
      • Full of meaning or significance; suggestive.
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    • proverb

      US /ˈprɑ:vɜ:rb/

      UK /ˈprɒvɜ:b/

      • Noun
      • A saying that gives advice
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    • raining cats and dogs

      US /ˈreɪnɪŋ kæts ænd dɔgz/

      UK /ˈreɪnɪŋ kæts ənd dɒgz/

      • other
      • Raining very heavily or a severe downpour.
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    • right as rain

      US /raɪt əz reɪn/

      UK /raɪt əz reɪn/

      • other
      • In perfect health or condition; completely fine.
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    • silver

      US /ˈsɪlvɚ/

      UK /'sɪlvə(r)/

      • Noun
      • Person's name
      • Shiny gray color
      • Transitive Verb
      • To coat something with a layer of silver
      • To polish silver objects to make them shine
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    • socially

      US /ˈsoʃəlɪ/

      UK /'səʊʃəlɪ/

      • Adverb
      • As part of a social group
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    • specifically

      US /spəˈsɪfɪkli/

      UK /spəˈsɪfɪkli/

      • Adverb
      • As regards a particular thing; closely related to
      • In a definite and clear manner.
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    • splendid

      US /ˈsplɛndɪd/

      UK /ˈsplendɪd/

      • Adjective
      • Very impressive and beautiful
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    • steal someone's thunder

      US

      UK

      • Idiom
      • To take the credit for someone else's idea or accomplishment, often unintentionally.
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    • subscribe

      US /səbˈskraɪb/

      UK /səb'skraɪb/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To regularly pay to receive a service
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    • talk about it

      US /tɔk əˈbaʊt ɪt/

      UK /tɔ:k əˈbaut it/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To discuss a particular subject.
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    • talking about

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To discuss a particular topic.
      • To be constantly mentioning or bringing up a subject.
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    • terribly

      US /ˈtɛrəbli/

      UK /ˈterəbli/

      • Adverb
      • To an extreme degree; badly; very
      • Very; extremely
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    • thunder

      US /ˈθʌndɚ/

      UK /'θʌndə(r)/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Loud sound
      • The sound that comes from the sky from lightning
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To make a loud sound like that made by lightning
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    • topic

      US /ˈtɑpɪk/

      UK /'tɒpɪk/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Subject or issue people talk or write about
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    • triangle

      US /ˈtraɪˌæŋɡəl/

      UK /ˈtraɪæŋgl/

      • Noun
      • Three people connected with each in a relationship
      • A three-sided piece of metal used in orchestras
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    • under the weather

      US /ˈʌndɚ ði ˈwɛðɚ/

      UK /ˈʌndə ðə ˈweðə/

      • Adjective
      • Slightly ill; not feeling well.
      • Phrase
      • In a state of being slightly unwell or ill.
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    • unpredictable

      US /ˌʌnprɪˈdɪktəbəl/

      UK /ˌʌnprɪˈdɪktəbl/

      • Adjective
      • Difficult to guess about (the future)
      • Characterized by erratic or inconsistent behavior.
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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
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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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    US/brev/
    UK/breɪv/
    adj.Brave
    v.t.To bravely face
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