balanced
US
UK
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To be steady by having equal weight on both sides
- To make two or more things equal
- Adjective
- Being stable having equal weight on both sides
- Keeping or showing a balance; arranged so that things are in proportion or equal distribution.
A2Morebeat
US /bit/
UK /bi:t/
- Intransitive Verb
- To move in regular motions in order to push blood
- Transitive Verb
- To strike or hit repeatedly and with great force
- To mix ingredients together with a fork or machine
A2Morecontact
US /ˈkɑnˌtækt/
UK /'kɒntækt/
- Adjective
- Touching or feeling something
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Touching or feeling something
- Object that allows electricity to run through it
A2Morefreed
US /f'ri:d/
UK /f'ri:d/
- Transitive Verb
- To release (e.g. bird) from a cage or prison
A2Moreget back to
US /ɡɛt bæk tu/
UK /ɡet bæk tu:/
- Phrasal Verb
- To get in contact with someone again
- To return to someone or something; to respond at a later time.
A1Morehave to
US /hæv tu/
UK /ˈhæv tə/
- Auxiliary Verb
- Must do
A1Morehire
US /haɪr/
UK /ˈhaɪə(r)/
- Transitive Verb
- To give a job to someone in exchange for pay
- To give the use of something in exchange for money
- Noun
- Short term rental of something e.g. car, phone
A2TOEICMoreinterview
US /ˈɪntɚˌvju/
UK /'ɪntəvju:/
- Transitive Verb
- To formally ask questions about a given topic
- Noun
- Meeting to ask questions to get information
A2TOEICMorenightmare
US /ˈnaɪtˌmɛr/
UK /ˈnaɪtmeə(r)/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Frightening, difficult or displeasing experience
- Frightening or upsetting dream while sleeping
A2Moreright for
US
UK
- Adjective
- Suitable or appropriate for a particular person, purpose, or situation.
- Correct or most appropriate.
A1Moresuppose
US /səˈpoʊz/
UK /sə'pəʊz/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To imagine or guess what might happen
- Conjunction
- What if
A2TOEICMorewake up
US /wek ʌp/
UK /weik ʌp/
- Phrasal Verb
- To stop sleeping
- To become fully aware and alert to a situation.
A1Morewin the day
US /wɪn ðə deɪ/
UK /wɪn ðə deɪ/
- other
- To succeed in a particular situation or contest.
B2More
Vocabulary
- have to: Must do
- wake up: To stop sleeping
- win the day: To succeed in a particular situation or contest.
- right for: Suitable or appropriate for a particular person, purpose, or situation.
- get back to: To get in contact with someone again
- wake: To cause to become more energetic or attentive
- job: Something that must be done
- dad: Another word for father
- question: To ask for or try to get information
- boring: To make a deep hole in the ground with a drill
- wait: To delay or not do something until later
- father: A male parent
- speak: To be able to use a certain language
- late: At a time after the expected time
- ask: To say to someone that you want something
- make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
- tell: To (strongly) advise a person to do something
- run: To depart or travel according to a schedule
- leave: To go away from; depart
- bad: Not good; wrong
- company: Good feeling from being with someone else
- freed: To release (e.g. bird) from a cage or prison
- own: To have something as your property
- contact: Touching or feeling something
- seat: To have seats available for a number of people
- win: Success in beating the other team or competitors
- suppose: To imagine or guess what might happen
- final: Last game in a series in a competition
- information: Collection of facts and details about something
- free: Living, happening without being controlled
- try: To make an effort, to attempt to do something
- interview: To formally ask questions about a given topic
- hire: To give a job to someone in exchange for pay
- nightmare: Frightening, difficult or displeasing experience
- apply: To spread a substance or liquid over a surface
- joke: To say or do things that are meant to be funny
- beat: To move in regular motions in order to push blood
- develop: To explain something in steps and in detail
- balanced: To be steady by having equal weight on both sides
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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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Wenny posted on 2015/09/18Ever wondered what a Goofy job interview looks like? Dive into this hilarious animated short to see a workplace nightmare unfold and pick up some practical situational dialogue along the way! It's a super fun way to practice simple sentence structures with a classic Disney twist.
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