at night
US /æt naɪt/
UK /æt nait/
- Phrase
- During the night; in the nighttime.
A1Moreattraction
US /əˈtrækʃən/
UK /ə'trækʃn/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Theme park or fairground; place worth visiting
- The act of making someone become interested in
A2Morecheck out
US /tʃɛk aʊt/
UK /tʃek aut/
- Phrase
- Phrasal Verb
- To find out information about something
- To take books out of a library
A1Morechildhood
US /ˈtʃaɪldˌhʊd/
UK /ˈtʃaɪldhʊd/
- Uncountable Noun
- The time when you are a child
B1Morecivil
US /ˈsɪvəl/
UK /ˈsɪvl/
- Adjective
- Of citizens of a country; not military, criminal
- Acting in a polite, but not truly friendly manner
B1Morecute
US /kjut/
UK /kju:t/
- Adjective
- Attractive in a pretty or endearing way
B2Moredecide
US /dɪˈsaɪd/
UK /dɪ'saɪd/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To make a choice or choose after thinking about it
- To make a legal judgment in court
A2TOEICMoredemolition
US /ˌdɛməˈlɪʃən, ˌdimə-/
UK /ˌdemə'lɪʃn/
- Uncountable Noun
- Act or state of being destroyed or torn down
B2Moredepict
US /dɪˈpɪkt/
UK /dɪ'pɪkt/
- Transitive Verb
- To represent or describe something using words
- To represent or show something in a picture or painting; to portray visually.
B1TOEICMoreflee
US /fli/
UK /fli:/
- Intransitive Verb
- To leave somewhere urgently, to avoid danger
B1Moregradually
US /ˈɡrædʒʊəlɪ/
UK /ˈgrædʒuəli/
- Adverb
- Occurring in a slow manner over a period of time
- Little by little; in a slow and progressive manner.
B1TOEICMorehousing
US /ˈhaʊzɪŋ/
UK /ˈhaʊzɪŋ/
- Transitive Verb
- To give someone a place to live
- To contain or store something
- Uncountable Noun
- Homes; houses in general
A2TOEICMorein school
US /ɪn skul/
UK /ɪn sku:l/
- other
- Attending an educational institution.
A1Moremainland
US /ˈmenˌlænd, -lənd/
UK /'meɪnlænd/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Main land mass of a country or continent
- Adjective
- Relating to or situated on the main landmass of a country or continent.
B2Morenationalist
US /ˈnæʃɵnəlɪst/
UK /ˈnæʃnəlɪst/
- Noun
- Person who strongly loves their country
B1Morerainbow
US /ˈreɪnboʊ/
UK /ˈreɪnbəʊ/
- Noun
- Curved line of colors in the sky during rainfall
B1Moreremain
US /rɪˈmen/
UK /rɪˈmeɪn/
- Intransitive Verb
- To be left behind; to continue to exist
- To stay in a place when other people have gone
A2TOEICMoresettlement
US /ˈsɛtlmənt/
UK /ˈsetlmənt/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Official agreement that ends an argument
- Payment of all money that is owed for something
A2Moresky
US /skaɪ/
UK /skaɪ/
- Noun
- The place where we see clouds above us
A2Morestumble
US /ˈstʌmbəl/
UK /'stʌmbl/
- Noun
- Failing to do something well, e.g. giving a speech
- Act of tripping and almost falling
- Intransitive Verb
- To fail to perform, e.g. when giving a speech
- To trip and almost fall
B1Morestumble upon
US
UK
- Phrasal Verb
- To accidentally discover or meet
B1Moresubscribe
US /səbˈskraɪb/
UK /səb'skraɪb/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To regularly pay to receive a service
B1TOEICMoretourist
US /ˈtʊrɪst/
UK /ˈtʊərɪst/
- Countable Noun
- Someone who travels to a place for pleasure
A2Moreused 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
A1Morevideo
US /ˈvɪdiˌo/
UK /'vɪdɪəʊ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Recording capturing action with sound
- A recording of moving visual images made digitally or on videotape.
- Transitive Verb
- To make a moving film of, with sound
- To make a video call.
A2Morevillage
US /ˈvɪlɪdʒ/
UK /'vɪlɪdʒ/
- Noun
- Small town in the country
- A close-knit community or group of people.
A2Morewar
US /wɔr/
UK /wɔ:(r)/
- Noun
- Situation where armies fight each other
A2More
Vocabulary
- check out
- stumble upon: To accidentally discover or meet
- at night: During the night; in the nighttime.
- used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
- in school: Attending an educational institution.
- subscribe: To regularly pay to receive a service
- gradually: Occurring in a slow manner over a period of time
- remain: To be left behind; to continue to exist
- stumble: Failing to do something well, e.g. giving a speech
- depict: To represent or describe something using words
- flee: To leave somewhere urgently, to avoid danger
- civil: Of citizens of a country; not military, criminal
- leave: To go away from; depart
- attraction: Theme park or fairground; place worth visiting
- lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
- decide: To make a choice or choose after thinking about it
- stand: To be a candidate in an election
- fill: To make something full
- start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
- village: Small town in the country
- settlement: Official agreement that ends an argument
- guy: Man; boy; any person
- check: Paper showing how much you owe at a restaurant
- tourist: Someone who travels to a place for pleasure
- childhood: The time when you are a child
- life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
- choose: To select; decide between several possibilities
- lose: To be unable to keep in check or control something
- stay: To keep trying without giving up
- people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
- paint: To make a picture with colored liquids
- mainland: Main land mass of a country or continent
- forget: To not remember something
- demolition: Act or state of being destroyed or torn down
- video: Recording capturing action with sound
- move: To cause someone to have certain emotions
- war: Situation where armies fight each other
- nationalist: Person who strongly loves their country
- cute: Attractive in a pretty or endearing way
- housing: To give someone a place to live
- sky: The place where we see clouds above us
- rainbow: Curved line of colors in the sky during rainfall
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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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Eunice Lin posted on 2020/08/11Imagine one man transforming an entire village with just paint! This video dives into the incredible story of Taiwan's Rainbow Grandpa and his vibrant murals, showing you how he turned a forgotten place into an Instagram hotspot. You'll pick up useful phrases for talking about travel and culture while learning about this amazing artist!
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