breakfast
US /ˈbrɛkfəst/
UK /ˈbrekfəst/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- First meal of the day
- Intransitive Verb
- To have the first meal of the day
A2Morefroze
US /froz/
UK /frəʊz/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To harden to a solid below zero degrees
- Transitive Verb
- To store an item of food in a cold place
- To make someone to not want to communicate
A2Moreget down on
US /ɡɛt daʊn ɑn/
UK /ɡet daʊn ɒn/
- other
- To criticize or disapprove of someone or something.
B2Morejust kind of
US
UK
- Phrase
- Used to express a feeling or state in a vague or hesitant way.
- Used to indicate something is approximately or generally similar to something else.
A2Moreoptimistic
US /ˌɑːptɪˈmɪstɪk/
UK /ˌɒptɪˈmɪstɪk/
- Adjective
- Tending to believe the future will be good
- Confident and hopeful about future outcomes.
B2Moreoverwhelming
US /ˌovɚˈhwɛlmɪŋ, -ˈwɛl-/
UK /ˌəʊvəˈwelmɪŋ/
- Transitive Verb
- To defeat something or someone completely
- To affect someone emotionally in a strong way
- Adjective
- Having too much to handle (e.g. work)
- Very great or very strong; so powerful that you cannot resist or decide how to react
B2Moreplague
US /pleɡ/
UK /pleɪɡ/
- Transitive Verb
- To cause to have continual problems with something
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- (Deadly) disease passing rapidly between people
- An unusually large number of insects or animals infesting a place and causing damage.
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Vocabulary
- just kind of: Used to express a feeling or state in a vague or hesitant way.
- get down on: To criticize or disapprove of someone or something.
- overwhelming: To defeat something or someone completely
- doubt: Not being sure of something; lack of certainty
- expect: To believe something is probably going to happen
- plague: To cause to have continual problems with something
- optimistic: Tending to believe the future will be good
- guess: To give an answer without knowing if it is correct
- kind: In a caring and helpful manner
- choose: To select; decide between several possibilities
- stay: To keep trying without giving up
- listen: To carefully consider what someone is saying
- talk: Style of speaking
- breakfast: First meal of the day
- froze: To harden to a solid below zero degrees
- snoopy: A fictional beagle in a comic strip drawn by Charles Schulz
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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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Take Care with Peanuts: A Friend is Someone Who Listens
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林宜悉 posted on 2022/04/30Ever feel like you just freeze up when things get tough? This relatable monologue from Snoopy dives into those moments of self-doubt and anxiety, showing you how simple sentences can express complex feelings. It's a perfect, introspective watch to practice understanding everyday emotional expression!
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