Vocabulary

  • fight tooth and nail: Fight fiercely and with maximum effort to achieve or defend something.
  • of course: Sure ; Certainly
  • stay in: To remain inside one's home.
  • have to: Must do
  • talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
  • carry on: To engage in an activity, e.g. a conversation
  • phrase: Common expression or saying
  • deserve: To be worthy of, e.g. getting praise or attention
  • effort: Amount of work used trying to do something
  • basically: Used before you explain something simply, clearly
  • odd: Being unmatched with someone or something
  • bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
  • outcome: Something that happens as a result, consequence
  • protest: To argue against something in a forceful way
  • guess: To give an answer without knowing if it is correct
  • serve: To act in a particular position or office
  • mind: To be bothered or upset by something
  • petition: Request to an authority to change something
  • sign: Indication that something exists or will happen
  • vegan: Vegetarian who eats no animal or dairy products
  • division: How many times a number is contained in another
  • manage: To survive hardships and difficulties; to cope
  • determination: Will to achieve a goal despite difficulties
  • learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
  • decide: To make a choice or choose after thinking about it
  • lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
  • build: Your physical shape; physique
  • nail: Pointed piece of metal used to join pieces of wood
  • rise: To wake up and get out of bed after sleeping
  • worse: Comparative of 'bad'; more bad
  • painful: Causing or feeling physical pain or hurt
  • change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
  • match: To equal or be as good as something else
  • finally: used especially at the beginning of a sentence to introduce the last point or idea
  • discount: To consider to be not important or not true
  • healthy: In good condition physically, or financially; well
  • carry: To have a child, be pregnant
  • feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
  • rob: Person's name
  • percent: One one-hundredth of a whole; the symbol %
  • leaflet: Pages bound together, e.g. with instructions
  • meat: Flesh of a dead animal that you eat
  • bacon: Salted meat from a pig
  • motorway: Broad highway designed for high-speed traffic
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    • bacon

      US /ˈbekən/

      UK /ˈbeɪkən/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Salted meat from a pig
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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.
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    • carry on

      US /ˈkæri ɑn/

      UK /ˈkæri ɔn/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To engage in an activity, e.g. a conversation
      • To continue or keep doing something
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To continue doing something
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    • decide

      US /dɪˈsaɪd/

      UK /dɪ'saɪd/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To make a choice or choose after thinking about it
      • To make a legal judgment in court
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    • deserve

      US /dɪˈzɚv/

      UK /dɪ'zɜ:v/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To be worthy of, e.g. getting praise or attention
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    • determination

      US /dɪˌtɚməˈneʃən/

      UK /dɪˌtɜ:mɪˈneɪʃn/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Will to achieve a goal despite difficulties
      • The act of finding out or establishing something exactly, usually as the result of research or calculation.
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    • discount

      US /ˈdɪsˌkaʊnt/

      UK /ˈdɪskaʊnt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To consider to be not important or not true
      • To decrease the price of something
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A decrease in the price of something
      • The amount by which the face value of a security exceeds its market price.
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    • division

      US /dɪˈvɪʒən/

      UK /dɪ'vɪʒn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • How many times a number is contained in another
      • One part of an organization
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    • effort

      US /ˈɛfət/

      UK /ˈefət/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Amount of work used trying to do something
      • A conscious exertion of power; a try.
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    • fight tooth and nail

      US /faɪt tʊθ ənd neɪl/

      UK /faɪt tu:θ ənd neɪl/

      • other
      • Fight fiercely and with maximum effort to achieve or defend something.
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    • have to

      US /hæv tu/

      UK /ˈhæv tə/

      • Auxiliary Verb
      • Must do
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    • leaflet

      US /ˈliflɪt/

      UK /'li:flət/

      • Countable Noun
      • Pages bound together, e.g. with instructions
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    • match

      US /mætʃ/

      UK /mætʃ/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To equal or be as good as something else
      • To work well or look good with something else
      • Noun
      • Something that is equal to or the same as another
      • Small stick you strike to light a fire candle etc.
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    • meat

      US /mit/

      UK /mi:t/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Flesh of a dead animal that you eat
      • Noun
      • Something that is important or significant
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    • motorway

      US /ˈmotɚˌwe/

      UK /'məʊtəweɪ/

      • Noun
      • Broad highway designed for high-speed traffic
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    • nail

      US /nel/

      UK /neɪl/

      • Countable Noun
      • Pointed piece of metal used to join pieces of wood
      • Hard part at the end of your finger
      • Transitive Verb
      • To attach things together with metal nails
      • To catch someone doing an illegal activity
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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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    • of course

      US /ʌv kɔː(r)s/

      UK /ɔv kɔː(r)s/

      • Adverb
      • Sure ; Certainly
      • Phrase
      • For sure; certainly
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    • outcome

      US /ˈaʊtˌkʌm/

      UK /ˈaʊtkʌm/

      • Noun
      • Something that happens as a result, consequence
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    • painful

      US /ˈpenfəl/

      UK /ˈpeɪnfl/

      • Adjective
      • Causing or feeling physical pain or hurt
      • Causing distress or unhappiness.
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    • percent

      US /pɚˈsɛnt/

      UK /pə'sent/

      • Adverb
      • One one-hundredth of a whole; the symbol %
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A proportion multiplied by 100
      • A specified amount in every hundred
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    • petition

      US /pəˈtɪʃən/

      UK /pə'tɪʃn/

      • Noun
      • Request to an authority to change something
      • Transitive Verb
      • To request an authority to make a change
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    • phrase

      US /frez/

      UK /freɪz/

      • Noun
      • Common expression or saying
      • Section of musical notes in a piece of music
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To choose words to say what you mean clearly
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    • protest

      US /ˈproʊtɛst/

      UK /'prəʊtest/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To argue against something in a forceful way
      • To express a strong objection or dislike
      • Noun
      • Forceful argument against something
      • Objection to something
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    • rob

      US /rɑb/

      UK /rɒb/

      • Proper Noun
      • Person's name
      • Transitive Verb
      • To steal money or property from (bank or person)
      • To prevent from getting something deserved
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    • serve

      US /sɚv/

      UK /sɜ:v/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To act in a particular position or office
      • To hit the first ball to an opponent in tennis etc.
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    • stay in

      US /ste ɪn/

      UK /stei in/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To remain inside one's home.
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To remain as an inpatient in a hospital.
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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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    • vegan

      US /ˈviɡən, ˈvɛdʒən/

      UK /ˈvi:gən/

      • Noun
      • Vegetarian who eats no animal or dairy products
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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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    Amy.Lin posted on 2019/08/10
    Ever wondered how to describe someone who's fighting for something with all their might? This fun video from BBC Learning English breaks down the lively idiom 'to fight tooth and nail' with everyday examples. You'll pick up practical vocabulary and learn how to use this colorful phrase in your own conversations!

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