awkward
US /ˈɔkwəd/
UK /ˈɔ:kwəd/
- Adjective
- Lacking smooth movement
- Causing embarrassment or trouble
B1Morecasual
US /ˈkæʒuəl/
UK /ˈkæʒuəl/
- Adjective
- Being careless or having little thought or effort
- (Of clothes, etc.) not formal; easy to wear
- Countable Noun
- A worker employed on a temporary or irregular basis.
- A job as a musician that is not regular or permanent.
A2Morefed
US /fɛd/
UK /fed/
- Transitive Verb
- To give food, e.g. to animals or a baby
- To push something through an opening
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
A1More
Vocabulary
- used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
- awkward: Lacking smooth movement
- casual: Being careless or having little thought or effort
- mean: Average of a set of numbers
- grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
- make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
- interesting: Taking your attention; making you want to know
- feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
- fed: To give food, e.g. to animals or a baby
- hear: To be aware of sound; to perceive with the ear
- people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
- talk: Style of speaking
- love: Person's name
- open: To make accessible or able to be used, e.g. road
- eat: To put food in your mouth
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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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Asian parents have a different way of saying "I love you" but maybe this is why ❤️ #shorts
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Shun posted on 2025/03/07Ever wonder why some parents show love differently? This video dives into the heartwarming, sometimes awkward, ways Asian parents express affection, often through actions like cooking instead of words! You'll pick up on simple sentence structures and situational dialogue that reveal a lot about cultural depth and unspoken love.
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