Vocabulary

  • have to: Must do
  • care of: Used in an address to indicate the person who will receive the mail for someone else.
  • talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
  • look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
  • for example: As an illustration or instance.
  • in the scene: Present at the location where something is happening or has happened.
  • episode: One separate event in a series of events
  • scene: Incident where someone behaves angrily, badly
  • obligation: Duty to be done because of a law, rule or promise
  • advice: Suggestion about what would help someone
  • similar: Nearly the same; alike
  • grammar: Book describing the syntactic rules of a language
  • couple: To join something to something else
  • fortune: What might happen to you in the future
  • phrasal: Concerning or consisting of a phrase
  • remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
  • focus: To see clearly by adjusting your eyes or a camera
  • guy: Man; boy; any person
  • lesson: Something done to learn or teach something; class
  • suggestion: Idea about what someone should do
  • want: To desire or wish for something; hope for a thing
  • time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
  • grass: To betray someone
  • drunk: To put liquid in your body through your mouth
  • hear: To be aware of sound; to perceive with the ear
  • give: Degree of flexibility in something, a material
  • strong: (Of tea or beer) dark or thick
  • care: To feel interest, concern, or worry
  • modal: Verb like 'may' or 'can', showing a verb's mood
  • hope: When you wish something will happen; what you wish
  • listen: To carefully consider what someone is saying
  • talk: Style of speaking
  • walk: To move with your legs at a slowish pace
  • umbrella: Including many smaller things of the same type
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    • advice

      US /əd'vaɪs/

      UK /ədˈvaɪs/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Suggestion about what would help someone
      • Professional guidance from a lawyer or legal expert.
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    • care of

      US /kɛr ʌv/

      UK /kɛə ɔv/

      • Preposition
      • Used in an address to indicate the person who will receive the mail for someone else.
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    • couple

      US /ˈkʌpəl/

      UK /'kʌpl/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To join something to something else
      • (Two animals) to engage in sexual relations
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Two people in a romantic relationship
      • Two of something; two people; a pair
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    • episode

      US /ˈɛpɪˌsod/

      UK /'epɪsəʊd/

      • Noun
      • One separate event in a series of events
      • Show which is part of a larger story
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    • focus

      US /ˈfokəs/

      UK /'fəʊkəs/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To see clearly by adjusting your eyes or a camera
      • To keep your attention, concentration on one thing
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Main purpose or center of interest or activity
      • The clarity of an image produced by a lens.
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    • for example

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      UK

      • Phrase
      • As an illustration or instance.
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    • fortune

      US /ˈfɔrtʃən/

      UK /'fɔ:tʃu:n/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • What might happen to you in the future
      • Chance or luck, particularly good luck
      • Transitive Verb
      • To bring good fortune to.
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    • grammar

      US /ˈɡræmɚ/

      UK /ˈgræmə(r)/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Book describing the syntactic rules of a language
      • Rules explaining how words are used in a language
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    • grass

      US /græs/

      UK /grɑ:s/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To betray someone
      • To cover an area of ground to make a lawn or field
      • Uncountable Noun
      • Slang name for marijuana
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    • have to

      US /hæv tu/

      UK /ˈhæv tə/

      • Auxiliary Verb
      • Must do
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    • in the scene

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      UK

      • Phrase
      • Present at the location where something is happening or has happened.
      • Actively participating in a performance or dramatic situation.
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    • look at

      US /lʊk æt/

      UK /luk æt/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To use your eyes to focus on something
      • To focus your eyes on something carefully
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    • modal

      US /ˈmodl:/

      UK /'məʊdl/

      • Adjective
      • Verb like 'may' or 'can', showing a verb's mood
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    • obligation

      US /ˌɑblɪˈɡeʃən/

      UK /ˌɒblɪ'ɡeɪʃn/

      • Noun
      • Duty to be done because of a law, rule or promise
      • Fact of being forced morally to do something
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    • phrasal

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      UK

      • Adjective
      • Concerning or consisting of a phrase
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    • scene

      US /sin/

      UK /si:n/

      • Noun
      • Incident where someone behaves angrily, badly
      • View that looks like a picture
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    • suggestion

      US /səɡˈdʒɛstʃən, səˈdʒɛs-/

      UK /səˈdʒestʃən/

      • Noun
      • Idea about what someone should do
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    • talking about

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To discuss a particular topic.
      • To be constantly mentioning or bringing up a subject.
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    • umbrella

      US /ʌmˈbrɛlə/

      UK /ʌmˈbrelə/

      • Noun
      • Including many smaller things of the same type
      • Countable Noun
      • Thing you open over your head to keep rain off
      • Something providing general protection or cover.
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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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    Modals and phrasal modals in English

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    Ever get confused between 'should' and 'have to'? This episode of Fortune Blue breaks down modal verbs like 'should', 'have to', and 'had better' with super practical, daily examples. You'll pick up essential grammar for giving advice and talking about obligations in no time!

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