'fess up
US /fɛs ʌp/
UK /fes ʌp/
- other
- To admit or confess something, usually reluctantly.
B1Morebe with
US /bi wɪð/
UK /bi: wið/
- Phrasal Verb
- To accompany someone; to be in someone's presence.
- To support someone's opinion or cause.
A1Moredire
US /daɪr/
UK /ˈdaɪə(r)/
- Adjective
- (E.g. of consequences) very serious
B2Moredorm
US /dɔrm/
UK /dɔ:m/
- Countable Noun
- College building with rooms that students live in
B2Morefigure out
US /ˈfɪɡjɚ aʊt/
UK /ˈfiɡə aut/
- Phrasal Verb
- To understand the behavior of someone
- To think through logically to find a solution
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To understand or find an answer to something.
- To find a solution to a problem or understand something.
A1Moregoing on
US /ˈɡoɪŋ ɑn/
UK /ˈgəʊɪŋ ɔn/
- Phrasal Verb
- To continue doing something
- To happen (usually negative)
A1Moreinvasive
US /ɪnˈvesɪv/
UK /ɪnˈveɪsɪv/
- Adjective
- Entering the body, etc. in a destructive way
- Tending to spread aggressively; intrusive.
C1Moreinvolve
US /ɪnˈvɑlv/
UK /ɪn'vɒlv/
- Transitive Verb
- To have or be included as a part of something
- To cause (a person or group) to take part in an event or activity.
A2TOEICMorelook at
US /lʊk æt/
UK /luk æt/
- Phrasal Verb
- To use your eyes to focus on something
- To focus your eyes on something carefully
A1Morelook for
US /lʊk fɔr/
UK /luk fɔ:/
- Phrasal Verb
- To try to find a thing or person that is lost
- To expect or anticipate something.
A1Moreout there
US /aʊt ðɛr/
UK /aut ðɛə/
- Adverb
- In or to a place that is far away
- Existing in the universe
- Adjective
- Unconventional; strange; avant-garde
- Existing or available.
A1Morequestionnaire
US /ˌkwestʃəˈner/
UK /ˌkwestʃəˈneə(r)/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Form used to get information from many people
B1Moresigh
US /saɪ/
UK /saɪ/
- Noun
- Breathing out to show boredom or disappointment
- Intransitive Verb
- To breathe out to show boredom or disappointment
A2Morevampire
US /ˈvæmˌpaɪr/
UK /ˈvæmpaɪə(r)/
- Countable Noun
- Bloodsucking dead person who bites neck of victim
B2More
Vocabulary
- figure out: To understand the behavior of someone
- going on: To continue doing something
- look for: To try to find a thing or person that is lost
- be with: To accompany someone; to be in someone's presence.
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- out there: In or to a place that is far away
- 'fess up: To admit or confess something, usually reluctantly.
- to: Toward a point, person, place or thing
- go: To attend or be at a place
- involve: To have or be included as a part of something
- caught: To stop something flying and hold it
- party: Social event often with food, drinks and dancing
- mouth: Hole in the face used for eating and talking
- room: All of the people inside a particular room
- dire: (E.g. of consequences) very serious
- dorm: College building with rooms that students live in
- invasive: Entering the body, etc. in a destructive way
- Miss: To be absent
- sigh: Breathing out to show boredom or disappointment
- vampire: Bloodsucking dead person who bites neck of victim
- summer: Part of the year when the weather is hot
- questionnaire: Form used to get information from many 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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brave
US/brev/
UK/breɪv/
adj.Brave
v.t.To bravely face
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Carmilla | Episode 18 | Based on the J. Sheridan Le Fanu Novella
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Casandra Huang posted on 2015/02/10Get ready for some serious suspense as a missing student and a shocking vampire accusation turn a college dorm into a scene of intense interrogation! You'll love practicing situational dialogue and simple sentence structures as the drama unfolds in this thrilling episode.
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