a couple hundred
US
UK
- Determiner
- Approximately two hundred.
- Phrase
- A small number of hundreds; more than one hundred but not many.
A2Moreat least
US /æt list/
UK /æt li:st/
- Adverb
- As a minimum
- Not less than
- Phrase
- No less than; at the minimum
- Used to indicate that something is positive in a bad situation.
C2Moreat school
US
UK
- Phrase
- Present and attending school.
A1Moreballet
US /bæˈle,ˈbælˌe/
UK /ˈbæleɪ/
- Noun
- Form of theater telling a story in music and dance
B1Morebear
US /bɛr/
UK /bɛː/
- Transitive Verb
- To accept (responsibilities or duties)
- To give birth to a child; to produce fruit
- Countable Noun
- Large brown animal with fur that lives in forests
- Someone who expects stock market to fall
A2Morebend
US /bɛnd/
UK /bend/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To become curved or no longer straight
- To move your body so that it is not straight up
- Noun
- When a road changes direction; turn
A2Morecareer
US /kəˈrɪr/
UK /kə'rɪə(r)/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Particular occupation in professional life
- The course of a person's life, especially in a particular pursuit or profession.
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To move forward very fast and without control
- To advance or make progress rapidly
A2Morechildhood
US /ˈtʃaɪldˌhʊd/
UK /ˈtʃaɪldhʊd/
- Uncountable Noun
- The time when you are a child
B1Morecompetition
US /ˌkɑmpɪˈtɪʃən/
UK /ˌkɒmpəˈtɪʃn/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Fighting against others to win something
- A situation in which people or organizations compete with each other for something that not everyone can have.
A2Morecouple
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
A2Moredeath
US /dɛθ/
UK /deθ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- When someone dies; the end of life
- The cause or manner of someone dying.
A2Moredeserve
US /dɪˈzɚv/
UK /dɪ'zɜ:v/
- Transitive Verb
- To be worthy of, e.g. getting praise or attention
A2TOEICMorefemale
US / ˈfiˌmel/
UK /'fi:meɪl/
- Adjective
- Person of the sex that gives birth to babies
- Belonging to or characteristic of a woman or girl.
- Noun
- A woman or girl.
- A female animal.
A2Moregive up
US /ɡɪv ʌp/
UK /ɡiv ʌp/
- Phrasal Verb
- To lose hope or admit defeat
- To decide to not start to try solving a problem
A1Moregun
US /ɡʌn/
UK /ɡʌn/
- Transitive Verb
- To suddenly make an engine run faster
- Countable Noun
- Weapon which fires bullets down a tube
A2Morehave to
US /hæv tu/
UK /ˈhæv tə/
- Auxiliary Verb
- Must do
A1Morehorrible
US /ˈhɔrəbəl, ˈhɑr-/
UK /ˈhɒrəbl/
- Adjective
- Very bad; causing annoyance, distaste or fear
A2TOEICMoremale
US /ˈmel/
UK /meɪl/
- Adjective
- Characteristic of boys or men
- Noun
- A member of the sex that fertilizes eggs
A2Moremiracle
US /ˈmɪrəkəl/
UK /'mɪrəkl/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Amazing, seemingly impossible thing that happened
- A remarkable event or development that brings very welcome consequences.
B1Morenickname
US /ˈnɪkˌnem/
UK /ˈnɪkneɪm/
- Noun
- Name given by friends or family
- Transitive Verb
- To give someone an informal name or title
B2Moreoffscreen
US /u:fsk'ri:n/
UK /u:fsk'ri:n/
- Adjective
- Not on the screen; in real life, not in the movie
C2Moreprofessional
US /prəˈfɛʃənəl/
UK /prə'feʃənl/
- Adjective
- Of jobs such as doctor, lawyer, accountant, etc.
- Acting/done properly as a qualified person would
- Noun
- Highly qualified person, e.g. lawyer or doctor
- One who plays a sport or similar activity as a job
A2TOEICMoreprove
US /pruv/
UK /pru:v/
- Transitive Verb
- To demonstrate truth by providing evidence
- To test the quality or worth of something.
- Intransitive Verb
- To turn out to be; be found to be.
A2TOEICMorepursue
US /pɚˈsu/
UK /pə'sju:/
- Transitive Verb
- To follow and try to catch, or to reach a goal
- To try to achieve or get something over time
B1TOEICMoreshoot
US /ʃut/
UK /ʃu:t/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To kick or throw a ball at a goal
- To fire a gun; injure or kill someone with a gun
- Countable Noun
- Emerging new part of a plant
A2Moresucceed
US /səkˈsid/
UK /sək'si:d/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To have achieved what you were trying to achieve
- To take over position of one who has died or left
A2TOEICMoreto death
US /tu dɛθ/
UK /tu: deθ/
- Phrase
- Extremely; to a great degree
- Until death
B1More
Vocabulary
- have to: Must do
- give up: To lose hope or admit defeat
- to death: Extremely; to a great degree
- at school: Present and attending school.
- at least: As a minimum
- a couple hundred: Approximately two hundred.
- deserve: To be worthy of, e.g. getting praise or attention
- realize: To become aware of or understand mentally
- pursue: To follow and try to catch, or to reach a goal
- expect: To believe something is probably going to happen
- career: Particular occupation in professional life
- amount: Quantity of something
- competition: Fighting against others to win something
- horrible: Very bad; causing annoyance, distaste or fear
- couple: To join something to something else
- professional: Of jobs such as doctor, lawyer, accountant, etc.
- pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
- prove: To demonstrate truth by providing evidence
- normal: Standard or regular way of doing something
- stage: To organize an event to gain public interest
- bend: To become curved or no longer straight
- bear: To accept (responsibilities or duties)
- chance: The way something happens without planning
- miracle: Amazing, seemingly impossible thing that happened
- succeed: To have achieved what you were trying to achieve
- turn: To become (a particular age)
- pull: Act of breathing in smoke, as from a pipe
- change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
- lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
- hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
- start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
- shoot: To kick or throw a ball at a goal
- finally: used especially at the beginning of a sentence to introduce the last point or idea
- childhood: The time when you are a child
- life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
- death: When someone dies; the end of life
- female: Person of the sex that gives birth to babies
- male: Characteristic of boys or men
- nickname: Name given by friends or family
- ballet: Form of theater telling a story in music and dance
- gun: To suddenly make an engine run faster
- offscreen: Not on the screen; in real life, not in the movie
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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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First Position - Official Trailer 2012 - Ballet Documentary (HD)
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fisher posted on 2013/04/10Get ready for an inspiring look behind the scenes of the ballet world with "First Position"! You'll discover the incredible dedication, physical toll, and immigrant stories that drive these amazing dancers, all while picking up natural dialogue and cultural insights.
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