adoption
US /ə'dɑ:pʃn/
UK /ə'dɒpʃn/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Act of accepting and starting a new practice
- The action or fact of legally taking another's child and bringing it up as one's own.
A2Morecarrot
US /ˈkærət/
UK /ˈkærət/
- Noun
- Reward offered to make someone do something
- Long hard orange vegetable that grows underground
B1Morecasserole
US /ˈkæsəroʊl/
UK /ˈkæsərəʊl/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Type of food cooked in a round dish; the dish
- A dish baked in the oven, typically in a deep round or rectangular dish.
- Transitive Verb
- To cook food in a deep round dish
B2Morefridge
US /frɪdʒ/
UK /frɪdʒ/
- Noun
- An electric cool box for keeping food fresh
A2Morefrost
US /frɔ:st/
UK /frɒst/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To form ice on the surfaces in cold weather
- To cover something with a thin layer of ice
- Uncountable Noun
- Ice formed on the surfaces in cold weather
B1Morego either way
US
UK
- Intransitive Verb
- To have two possible outcomes; to be uncertain.
A2Morein love with
US //ɪn lʌv wɪð//
UK
- Adjective
- Feeling romantic love for someone.
- Extremely enthusiastic about or fond of something.
A1Moreinto space
US
UK
- Phrase
- Toward or entering the region beyond Earth's atmosphere.
- Figuratively, entering a realm of imagination or abstraction.
A1Moreloaf
US /loʊf/
UK /ləʊf/
- Countable Noun
- Large piece of bread baked as a whole
- Intransitive Verb
- To spend time idly
B2Morelook at
US /lʊk æt/
UK /luk æt/
- Phrasal Verb
- To use your eyes to focus on something
- To focus your eyes on something carefully
A1Moreon the way
US /ɑn ði we/
UK /ɔn ðə wei/
- Phrase
- During the journey to a particular place.
A1Morepepper
US /ˈpɛpɚ/
UK /ˈpepə(r)/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Green, red, or yellow vegetable with hollow center
- Hard covering of berries used as spices
- Transitive Verb
- To spread around randomly, as with bullets
- To sprinkle or season with pepper.
B1Morepop
US /pɑp/
UK /pɒp/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To cause something to open or burst suddenly
- To go to or in a place for a brief period of time
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Sweet soda drink
- A short, sharp, explosive sound.
B2Morerefrigerator
US /rɪˈfrɪdʒəˌretɚ/
UK /rɪˈfrɪdʒəreɪtə(r)/
- Countable Noun
- An electric cool box for keeping food fresh
- A container or room for keeping things cool.
B1Moreslice of pizza
US
UK
- Countable Noun
- A portion of pizza cut from the whole
A2Moresoda
US /ˈsoʊdə/
UK /ˈsəʊdə/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Sweet bubbly flavored drink
B2More
Vocabulary
- slice of pizza: A portion of pizza cut from the whole
- go either way: To have two possible outcomes; to be uncertain.
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- in love with: Feeling romantic love for someone.
- into space: Toward or entering the region beyond Earth's atmosphere.
- on the way: During the journey to a particular place.
- pop: To cause something to open or burst suddenly
- fridge: An electric cool box for keeping food fresh
- believe: To think or accept that something is true
- arm: To activate a weapon or bomb for use
- refrigerator: An electric cool box for keeping food fresh
- carrot: Reward offered to make someone do something
- pepper: Green, red, or yellow vegetable with hollow center
- chicken: A bird raised for its eggs and meat
- red: Being the color of blood
- casserole: Type of food cooked in a round dish; the dish
- frost: To form ice on the surfaces in cold weather
- adoption: Act of accepting and starting a new practice
- loaf: Large piece of bread baked as a whole
- soda: Sweet bubbly flavored drink
- cake: To cover with a thing that becomes hard when dried
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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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What Your Fridge Says About You
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Halu Hsieh posted on 2014/05/24Ever wondered what your fridge says about your life? This hilarious monologue dives into the secrets hidden in your leftovers and condiments, using simple sentence structures you'll easily pick up! Get ready for some dark humor and maybe a few food clues about the 'lost boys' of bachelorhood.
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