Vocabulary

  • turned out: To arrive for a public event or entertainment
  • used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
  • next to: Being located along side another
  • go away: To go on vacation
  • shit with: Informal: To deal poorly with something.
  • baby: A very young child, who cannot yet speak
  • love: Person's name
  • wrong: Action that is harmful, unjust or illegal
  • home: House, apartment or building to be rented or sold
  • change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
  • sun: Light and heat coming from a large star in the sky
  • late: At a time after the expected time
  • give: Degree of flexibility in something, a material
  • happy: Feeling pleasure or joy; glad
  • time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
  • yesterday: Day before today
  • tomorrow: The time that is to come; the future
  • hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
  • sit: To take an exam
  • phone: To talk to someone using a telephone
  • call: A order or request for action
  • spend: To use money to pay for something
  • sick: Having a physical or mental illness
  • hold: To agree to keep something for someone
  • song: Distinctive series of sounds made by a bird
  • full: Containing all the parts; complete
  • turn: To become (a particular age)
  • borrow: To take and later return something from another
  • shame: Feeling of guilt because you did something wrong
  • pick: Sharp tool used for breaking the ground
  • pull: Act of breathing in smoke, as from a pipe
  • push: To move into enemy country with a military attack
  • piece: A counter in a board game
  • care: To feel interest, concern, or worry
  • top: To be higher or larger than a specific value
  • waste: To kill or severely harm someone
  • stupid: Not intelligent; lacking ability to learn easily
  • exist: To be present, alive or real
  • burn: To destroy with fire
  • stuck: Not able to move
  • expect: To believe something is probably going to happen
  • switch: A change or shift from one method to another
  • blow: To move something using air
  • wonder: Surprise caused by experiencing something amazing
  • button: Small round piece material used to fasten clothing
  • shot: To kick or throw a ball at a goal
  • stunning: Causing amazement, e.g. because so very good
  • fairy: Small imaginary being that can do magic
  • paradise: Place with everything needed for specific activity
  • paralyzed: To be unable to move from loss of muscle function
  • swish: To move with a soft brushing or sweeping sound
  • valet: Servant who looks after clothes of male employer
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    • baby

      US /ˈbeɪbi/

      UK /ˈbeɪbi/

      • Countable Noun
      • A very young child, who cannot yet speak
      • Transitive Verb
      • To treat someone as if they were newly born
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    • blow

      US /blo/

      UK /bləʊ/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To move something using air
      • To make air come quickly out of your mouth
      • Noun
      • Something that causes you difficulty or sadness
      • Act of making air come out of your mouth
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    • borrow

      US /ˈbɑ:roʊ/

      UK /ˈbɒrəʊ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To take and later return something from another
      • To carry one number to another column when adding
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    • button

      US /ˈbʌtn/

      UK /'bʌtn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Small round piece material used to fasten clothing
      • Switch activated by pressing
      • Transitive Verb
      • To fasten e.g. a shirt, coat
      • To suppress or restrain (feelings, etc.).
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    • fairy

      US /ˈfɛri/

      UK /'feərɪ/

      • Noun
      • Small imaginary being that can do magic
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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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    • next to

      US /nɛkst tu/

      UK /nekst tu:/

      • Preposition
      • Being located along side another
      • In comparison with
      • Adverb
      • Almost; nearly
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    • paradise

      US /ˈpærəˌdaɪs, -ˌdaɪz/

      UK /'pærədaɪs/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Place with everything needed for specific activity
      • Place where good people are said to go after death
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    • phone

      US /foʊn/

      UK /fəʊn/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To talk to someone using a telephone
      • Noun
      • Machine used to talk to someone who is far away
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    • shame

      US /ʃem/

      UK /ʃeɪm/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Feeling of guilt because you did something wrong
      • Transitive Verb
      • To make someone feel ashamed
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    • shit with

      US /ʃɪt wɪθ/

      UK /ʃɪt wɪð/

      • other
      • Informal: To deal poorly with something.
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    • shot

      US /ʃɑt/

      UK /ʃɒt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To kick or throw a ball at a goal
      • To fire a gun; injure or kill someone with a gun
      • Countable Noun
      • An attempt to kick or throw a ball at a goal
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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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    • stuck

      US /stʌk/

      UK /stʌk/

      • Adjective
      • Not able to move
      • Fixed in a particular position or unable to be removed.
      • Transitive Verb
      • To push a sharp or pointed object into something
      • To join together using glue or paste
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    • stunning

      US /ˈstʌnɪŋ/

      UK /ˈstʌnɪŋ/

      • Adjective
      • Causing amazement, e.g. because so very good
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To greatly shock or surprise; totally amaze
      • To incapacitate using a special gun
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    • stupid

      US /ˈstu:pɪd/

      UK /ˈstju:pɪd/

      • Adjective
      • Not intelligent; lacking ability to learn easily
      • Noun
      • A stupid person.
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    • swish

      US /swɪʃ/

      UK /swɪʃ/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To move with a soft brushing or sweeping sound
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    • switch

      US /swɪtʃ/

      UK /swɪtʃ/

      • Noun
      • A change or shift from one method to another
      • Thing you move to turn electrical items on or off
      • Transitive Verb
      • To exchange or replace something for another thing
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    • turned out

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To arrive for a public event or entertainment
      • To happen to be in the end
      • Transitive Verb
      • To extinguish or switch off lights.
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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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    • valet

      US /'væleɪ/

      UK /ˈvæleɪ/

      • Countable Noun
      • Servant who looks after clothes of male employer
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    • waste

      US /west/

      UK /weɪst/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To kill or severely harm someone
      • To use valuable things ineffectively
      • Uncountable Noun
      • Materials left over after a process has finished
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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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