apologize
US /əˈpɑləˌdʒaɪz/
UK /ə'pɒlədʒaɪz/
- Intransitive Verb
- To say sorry because of a mistake or injury
A2TOEICMorecome over to
US
UK
- Phrasal Verb
- To visit someone's house
A1Morecreativity
US /ˌkrieˈtɪvətɪ/
UK /ˌkri:eɪ'tɪvətɪ/
- Uncountable Noun
- Ability to imagine new ideas
A2Moredisturbed
US /dɪˈstɚrbd/
UK /dɪˈstɜ:bd/
- Transitive Verb
- To cause someone anxiety or fear
- To stop someone from working or sleeping
- Adjective
- Very anxious or worried about something; fearful
A2Morefit in
US /fɪt ɪn/
UK /fit in/
- Phrasal Verb
- To mix with others so you get on well with them
A2Morefrom now on
US /frʌm naʊ ɑn/
UK /frɔm nau ɔn/
- Phrase
- Starting at this moment and continuing indefinitely into the future.
A1Morego out
US /ɡo aʊt/
UK /ɡəu aut/
- Phrase
- To leave a building (e.g. a house)
- Phrasal Verb
- (Of a fire) to burn out; be extinguished
- Go out of fashion to stop being fashionable
A1Moregrind
US /ɡraɪnd/
UK /ɡraɪnd/
- Transitive Verb
- To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
- To make loud jarring noise by pressing hard
- Uncountable Noun
- Hard work or effort
B2Moregroan
US /groʊn/
UK /grəʊn/
- Intransitive Verb
- To make a deep sound from despair, pain etc.
- Noun
- Deep sound from the throat from despair, pain etc.
B1Moregrowl
US /ɡraʊl/
UK /graʊl/
- Intransitive Verb
- To utter a deep sound of anger or hostility
- Noun
- A deep sound of anger or hostility
B2Morehoney
US /ˈhʌni/
UK /ˈhʌni/
- Uncountable Noun
- Sweet, thick golden liquid that is made by bees
- Noun
- Darling; used to refer to express love
A2Moreinvite
US /ɪnˈvaɪt/
UK /ɪnˈvaɪt/
- Transitive Verb
- To ask someone to go somewhere or do something
- Noun
- An invitation
A2TOEICMorekid
US /kɪd/
UK /kɪd/
- Countable Noun
- Child or young person
- Young goat
- Adjective
- Made from young goat skin
A2Moreon the surface
US /ɑn ði ˈsɚfəs/
UK /ɔn ðə ˈsə:fis/
- Phrase
- Appearing to be true or real until examined more closely.
- Located on the outer part or uppermost layer of something.
B2Moreover to
US
UK
- Preposition
- Used to hand over to someone else to speak
- The responsibility is now yours
squeal
US /skwil/
UK /skwi:l/
- Noun
- Long high cry of pain, fear or surprise
- Intransitive Verb
- To make a long high cry of pain, fear or surprise
C1Moreused 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
A1More
Vocabulary
- go out: To leave a building (e.g. a house)
- on the surface: Appearing to be true or real until examined more closely.
- fit in: To mix with others so you get on well with them
- used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
- over to: Used to hand over to someone else to speak
- come over to: To visit someone's house
- from now on: Starting at this moment and continuing indefinitely into the future.
- feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
- grind: To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
- apologize: To say sorry because of a mistake or injury
- kid: Child or young person
- invite: To ask someone to go somewhere or do something
- creativity: Ability to imagine new ideas
- mother: Female who has a child or children; female parent
- groan: To make a deep sound from despair, pain etc.
- mom: A slang term for mother
- smile: To put up the corners of mouth to show happiness
- sad: Unhappy; wishing something hadn't happened
- disturbed: To cause someone anxiety or fear
- growl: To utter a deep sound of anger or hostility
- honey: Sweet, thick golden liquid that is made by bees
- squeal: Long high cry of pain, fear or surprise
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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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VoiceTube posted on 2016/07/03Ever feel pressured to put on a happy face? This hilarious clip from The Simpsons dives into parenting pressure and awkward family moments, perfect for practicing situational dialogue. You'll pick up on simple sentence structures and cultural insights while laughing along with Lisa!
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