Vocabulary

  • take a bow: To bend your head or body forward as a sign of respect or thanks to an audience.
  • go on: To continue doing something
  • cut it out: Stop doing something annoying or disruptive.
  • for the best: Resulting in the most positive or beneficial outcome, even if it's difficult or painful in the short term.
  • closing: To come progressively nearer to something
  • show: To be easily seen or displayed
  • catch: Amount of something that has been caught
  • house: Place where a specific activity or business occurs
  • hear: To be aware of sound; to perceive with the ear
  • make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
  • put: To move or place a thing in a particular position
  • time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
  • standing: To be a candidate in an election
  • cry: To sound an animal may make to call its family
  • cut: Act/instance of reducing the size or amount of
  • finally: used especially at the beginning of a sentence to introduce the last point or idea
  • entertain: To receive someone as a guest
  • apologize: To say sorry because of a mistake or injury
  • ugly: (E.g. of a situation) bad; likely to turn nasty
  • speech: A formal talk to an audience
  • bow: To (cause to) curve or bend
  • faithful: (Religious) people who believe in a god or gods
  • liar: Person who tells lies
  • award: To give a prize for doing something well
  • dumb: Senseless; stupid
  • applause: The sound made by clapping a performance or speech
  • ovation: Loud and long clapping from an audience
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    • apologize

      US /əˈpɑləˌdʒaɪz/

      UK /ə'pɒlədʒaɪz/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To say sorry because of a mistake or injury
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    • applause

      US /əˈplɔz/

      UK /ə'plɔ:z/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • The sound made by clapping a performance or speech
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    • award

      US /əˈwɔrd/

      UK /ə'wɔ:d/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To give a prize for doing something well
      • Countable Noun
      • Prize given to you because you did something well
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    • bow

      US /bo/

      UK /baʊ/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To (cause to) curve or bend
      • Noun
      • Wooden weapon made to shoot arrows
      • Front part of a boat
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    • cut it out

      US /kʌt ɪt aʊt/

      UK /kʌt it aut/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • Stop doing something annoying or disruptive.
      • Interjection
      • Stop doing something annoying or disruptive.
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    • dumb

      US /dʌm/

      UK /dʌm/

      • Adjective
      • Senseless; stupid
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    • entertain

      US /ˌentərˈteɪn/

      UK /ˌentəˈteɪn/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To receive someone as a guest
      • To provide amusement (e.g. by singing, dancing)
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    • faithful

      US /ˈfeθfəl/

      UK /'feɪθfl/

      • Noun
      • (Religious) people who believe in a god or gods
      • Adjective
      • Showing constant support for someone or something
      • Worthy of trust
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    • for the best

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Resulting in the most positive or beneficial outcome, even if it's difficult or painful in the short term.
      • Hoping for a positive outcome.
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    • go on

      US /ɡo ɑn/

      UK /ɡəu ɔn/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To continue doing something
      • To happen (usually negative)
      • Interjection
      • Used to encourage someone
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    • liar

      US /ˈlaɪɚ/

      UK /ˈlaɪə(r)/

      • Countable Noun
      • Person who tells lies
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    • ovation

      US /oˈveʃən/

      UK /əʊˈveɪʃn/

      • Noun
      • Loud and long clapping from an audience
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    • speech

      US /spitʃ/

      UK /spi:tʃ/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • A formal talk to an audience
      • Expression of ideas or opinions by talking
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    • take a bow

      US /tek e bo/

      UK /teik ə bəu/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To bend your head or body forward as a sign of respect or thanks to an audience.
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    • ugly

      US /ˈʌɡli/

      UK /ˈʌgli/

      • Adjective
      • (E.g. of a situation) bad; likely to turn nasty
      • Unpleasant to look at; not attractive
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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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    Ever wanted to tell someone off with style? This video breaks down SNSD Taeyeon's dramatic performance of Rihanna's 'Take a Bow,' perfect for understanding situational dialogue and simple sentence structures in a breakup anthem! You'll pick up some great phrases for expressing frustration and making a grand exit.

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