Vocabulary

  • have to: Must do
  • feel like: To have a desire or inclination for something.
  • a necessary evil: Something unpleasant that must be accepted in order to achieve a particular result.
  • in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, disbelief
  • at work: Located at one's place of employment
  • holler at: To shout or call out to someone to get their attention.
  • all over the place: In a state of disorder; scattered everywhere.
  • show up: To arrive or be seen at a place, e.g. a party
  • by hand: Done manually; not by machine.
  • got to: To arrive at some place
  • with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
  • wear: To have clothes, glasses, shoes etc. on your body
  • go: To attend or be at a place
  • to: Toward a point, person, place or thing
  • week: Period of seven days from Sunday to Saturday
  • sister: Female you share a parent with
  • feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
  • wash: To clean someone or something with soap and water
  • catch: Amount of something that has been caught
  • day: A period of 24 hours beginning at midnight
  • bad: Not good; wrong
  • warm: To become more friendly or to like something
  • mom: A slang term for mother
  • hot: Angry or excited
  • timely: At the right time; when required
  • close: Almost; near
  • hope: When you wish something will happen; what you wish
  • bear: To accept (responsibilities or duties)
  • suit: To be appropriate for a given situation
  • fashion: Style of dress or activity popular at some time
  • bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
  • wet: Concerning a bar that serves or sells alcohol
  • daily: Happening every day
  • comfortable: Having more than enough e.g. money for your needs
  • mark: Person's name
  • terrible: Very bad; horrible
  • stand: To be a candidate in an election
  • mix: To combine two or more things to make one
  • straight: Not having curves, bends, or angles
  • happen: To take place or occur
  • hold: To agree to keep something for someone
  • boxer: Someone who fights with his fists for sport
  • support: To give assistance or advice to someone
  • cage: Box made of wire or metal bars, e.g. for a bird
  • messing: To make something untidy or dirty
  • stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
  • dig: To move material to create a hole
  • mile: Unit of distance; 1.6 kilometers
  • routine: Happening or done regularly or habitually
  • burn: To destroy with fire
  • chest: Strong, lidded container for storing things
  • relax: To calm or quiet yourself, or stop worrying
  • shoulder: Part of the body where an arm attaches or joins
  • material: Cloth; fabric
  • wonder: Surprise caused by experiencing something amazing
  • challenge: An activity you wish to try that may be hard to do
  • bra: Woman’s undergarment worn to support the breasts
  • rib: One of the curved bones protecting the chest/heart
  • deer: Large wild animal with long thin legs and antlers
  • bounce: A person's energy or confidence
  • staring: To look at someone or something for a long time
  • lean: To balance against or on something for support
  • comfort: To try to make distressed person feel better
  • universal: Existing in all places at all times for all people
  • evil: Act considered morally bad
  • measure: Plan to achieve a desired result
  • aware: Knowing or feeling that something exists
  • movement: Part of a piece of classical music
  • pressure: Anxiety caused by difficult problems
  • restrictive: Limiting or controlling what a person can do
  • strap: Strip of leather cloth etc. used to attach/support
  • incorporate: To form into a company or business corporation
  • scuba: Equipment which allows you to breath underwater
  • goddamn: Very bad; terrible
  • gym: Physical education taught as a class in school
  • kinda: Short way of saying 'kind of'
  • wanna: Shortened form of 'want to'. Used only in speaking
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    • a necessary evil

      US

      UK

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Something unpleasant that must be accepted in order to achieve a particular result.
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    • all over the place

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • In a state of disorder; scattered everywhere.
      • In many different locations; widely distributed.
      • Adjective
      • Mentally or emotionally disorganized; confused or erratic.
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    • at work

      US /æt wɚk/

      UK /æt wə:k/

      • Phrase
      • Located at one's place of employment
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    • aware

      US /əˈwɛr/

      UK /əˈwɛə/

      • Adjective
      • Knowing or feeling that something exists
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    • bear

      US /bɛr/

      UK /bɛː/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To accept (responsibilities or duties)
      • To give birth to a child; to produce fruit
      • Countable Noun
      • Large brown animal with fur that lives in forests
      • Someone who expects stock market to fall
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    • bounce

      US /baʊns/

      UK /baʊns/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • A person's energy or confidence
      • Quality causing a person's hair to appear healthy
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To move around energetically, playfully
      • (Of check) to be rejected due to inadequate funds
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    • boxer

      US /ˈbɑ:ksə(r)/

      UK /ˈbɒksə(r)/

      • Countable Noun
      • Someone who fights with his fists for sport
      • A short-haired dog with a flat nose and face
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    • bra

      US /brɑ/

      UK /brɑ:/

      • Noun
      • Woman’s undergarment worn to support the breasts
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    • by hand

      US /baɪ hænd/

      UK /bai hænd/

      • Phrase
      • Done manually; not by machine.
      • Delivered personally; not by mail or electronically.
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    • cage

      US /kedʒ/

      UK /keɪdʒ/

      • Countable Noun
      • Box made of wire or metal bars, e.g. for a bird
      • Transitive Verb
      • To put (an animal) in a box made of metal bars
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    • challenge

      US /ˈtʃæləndʒ/

      UK /'tʃælɪndʒ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • An activity you wish to try that may be hard to do
      • Act of formally inviting someone to compete
      • Transitive Verb
      • To formally invite someone to compete at something
      • To question the correctness of something
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    • chest

      US /tʃɛst/

      UK /tʃest/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Strong, lidded container for storing things
      • Front of the body between neck and stomach
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    • comfort

      US /ˈkʌmfət/

      UK /'kʌmfət/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To try to make distressed person feel better
      • Uncountable Noun
      • Acts or words that reduce pain or sadness
      • State of being relaxed, warm or happy
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    • comfortable

      US /ˈkʌmfətəbəl, ˈkʌmftəbəl/

      UK /ˈkʌmftəbl/

      • Adjective
      • Having more than enough e.g. money for your needs
      • Being relaxed, warm or happy
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    • deer

      US /dɪr/

      UK /dɪə(r)/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Large wild animal with long thin legs and antlers
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    • dig

      US /dɪɡ/

      UK /dɪg/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To move material to create a hole
      • To search or investigate thoroughly.
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    • evil

      US /ˈivəl/

      UK /'i:vl/

      • Countable Noun
      • Act considered morally bad
      • Adjective
      • Morally bad; causing harm to people
      • Profoundly immoral and wicked.
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    • fashion

      US /ˈfæʃən/

      UK /'fæʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Style of dress or activity popular at some time
      • Industry that creates new styles of clothes
      • Transitive Verb
      • To make things into a particular shape
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    • feel like

      US

      UK

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To have a desire or inclination for something.
      • To have a particular quality or sensation; resemble.
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    • goddamn

      US /ˈɡɑdˈdæm/

      UK /'gɒd'dæm/

      • Adjective
      • Very bad; terrible
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    • got to

      US /ɡɑt tu/

      UK /gɔt tu:/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To arrive at some place
      • To have the opportunity or permission to do something
      • Phrasal Verb
      • To appeal to the emotions of; move
      • To finally begin to start something after a delay
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    • gym

      US /dʒɪm/

      UK /dʒɪm/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Physical education taught as a class in school
      • Building used for physical activities or sports
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    • have to

      US /hæv tu/

      UK /ˈhæv tə/

      • Auxiliary Verb
      • Must do
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    • holler at

      US /ˈhɑlər æt/

      UK /ˈhɒlə ət/

      • other
      • To shout or call out to someone to get their attention.
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    • in the world

      US /ɪn ði wɜrld/

      UK /in ðə wɜː(r)ld/

      • Phrase
      • Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, disbelief
      • Used to indicate the extent or degree of something, often in a superlative sense
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    • incorporate

      US /ɪnˈkɔrpəˌret/

      UK /ɪn'kɔ:pəreɪt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To form into a company or business corporation
      • To include or involve as part of something else
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    • kinda

      US /'kaɪndə/

      UK /'kaɪndə/

      • Noun
      • Short way of saying 'kind of'
      • Adverb
      • Somewhat; to some extent; rather.
      • Sort of; in a way.
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    • lean

      US /lin/

      UK /li:n/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To balance against or on something for support
      • To have a tendency to do something; favor
      • Adjective
      • Having a low fat content
      • Efficient; well-designed with no waste
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    • mark

      US /mɑrk/

      UK /mɑ:k/

      • Proper Noun
      • Person's name
      • Transitive Verb
      • To put a dirty spot or line on something
      • To give a grade for homework
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    • material

      US /məˈtɪriəl/

      UK /məˈtɪəriəl/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Cloth; fabric
      • Supplies or data needed to do a certain thing
      • Adjective
      • Relevant; (of evidence) important or significant
      • Belonging to the world of physical things
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    • messing

      US

      UK

      • Transitive Verb
      • To make something untidy or dirty
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    • mix

      US /mɪks/

      UK /mɪks/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To combine two or more things to make one
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A combination of more than two things
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    • movement

      US /ˈmuvmənt/

      UK /ˈmu:vmənt/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Part of a piece of classical music
      • Group with a shared interest or goal
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    • pressure

      US /ˈprɛʃɚ/

      UK /'preʃə(r)/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Anxiety caused by difficult problems
      • Force, weight when pressing against a thing
      • Transitive Verb
      • To apply force to something
      • To persuade or force someone to do something
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    • restrictive

      US /rɪˈstrɪktɪv/

      UK /rɪ'strɪktɪv/

      • Adjective
      • Limiting or controlling what a person can do
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    • rib

      US /rɪb/

      UK /rɪb/

      • Countable Noun
      • One of the curved bones protecting the chest/heart
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To tease; joke about something with someone
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    • routine

      US /ruˈtin/

      UK /ru:ˈti:n/

      • Adjective
      • Happening or done regularly or habitually
      • Always the same; boring through lack of variety
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Regular or habitual way of behaving or doing
      • Series of actions that make up a performance
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    • scuba

      US /ˈskubə/

      UK /'skju:bə/

      • Noun
      • Equipment which allows you to breath underwater
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    • shoulder

      US /ˈʃoldɚ/

      UK /ˈʃəʊldə(r)/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Part of the body where an arm attaches or joins
      • Meat that comes from an animal's upper front leg
      • Transitive Verb
      • To carry something around your neck
      • To push something using the top part of your arm
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    • show up

      US /ʃo ʌp/

      UK /ʃəu ʌp/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To arrive or be seen at a place, e.g. a party
      • To be noticeably better than (someone else)
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    • staring

      US /'sterɪŋ/

      UK /'steərɪŋ/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To look at someone or something for a long time
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    • straight

      US /stret/

      UK /streɪt/

      • Adjective
      • Not having curves, bends, or angles
      • Not gay; heterosexual
      • Adverb
      • in a line; immediately; honestly and directly
      • In a straight line; directly.
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    • strap

      US /stræp/

      UK /stræp/

      • Noun
      • Strip of leather cloth etc. used to attach/support
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    • stuff

      US /stʌf/

      UK /stʌf/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Generic description for things, materials, objects
      • Transitive Verb
      • To push material inside something, with force
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    • terrible

      US /ˈtɛrəbəl/

      UK /ˈterəbl/

      • Adjective
      • Very bad; horrible
      • Causing great fear; frightening
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    • timely

      US /ˈtaɪmli/

      UK /ˈtaɪmli/

      • Adjective
      • At the right time; when required
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    • universal

      US /ˌjunəˈvɚsəl/

      UK /ˌju:nɪˈvɜ:sl/

      • Adjective
      • Existing in all places at all times for all people
      • Done or experienced by everyone
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Things which apply equally to everyone
      • A general term, idea, or concept applicable to many particular things.
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    • wanna

      US /ˈwɑnə/

      UK /'wɒnə/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • Shortened form of 'want to'. Used only in speaking
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    • with it

      US /wɪð ɪt/

      UK /wið it/

      • Adjective
      • Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
      • Understanding and knowledgeable about current trends or information.
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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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