accustom
US /əˈkʌstəm/
UK /əˈkʌstəm/
- Transitive Verb
- To make someone or something become used to something.
- Intransitive Verb
- To become used to something.
C1Morebooster
US /ˈbustɚ/
UK /'bu:stə(r)/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Person who backs a politician or a team etc.
- Something that increases strength or effectiveness.
B1Morecatch up
US /kætʃ ʌp/
UK /kætʃ ʌp/
- Phrasal Verb
- To become equal with another person
- To inform others of the latest news
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To do something that you have not been able to do recently.
- To meet someone you know in order to talk to them and find out what they have been doing.
A1Morefaulty
US /ˈfɔlti/
UK /'fɔ:ltɪ/
- Adjective
- Not perfectly made/working correctly; defective
A2Morehold on
US /hold ɑn/
UK /həuld ɔn/
- Phrasal Verb
- To wait for someone (e.g. on a phone call)
- To wait for a short time.
A1Moreinvisibility
US /ɪnˌvɪzə'bɪlətɪ/
UK /ɪnˌvɪzə'bɪlətɪ/
- Uncountable Noun
- Quality of not being perceivable by the eye
B1Moresweaty
US /ˈswɛti/
UK /'swetɪ/
- Adjective
- Covered in sweat, or smelling of sweat
A2More
Vocabulary
- hold on: To wait for someone (e.g. on a phone call)
- catch up: To become equal with another person
- express: To send something by fast mail
- catch: Amount of something that has been caught
- find: To become aware of something that is happening
- sweaty: Covered in sweat, or smelling of sweat
- faulty: Not perfectly made/working correctly; defective
- hold: To agree to keep something for someone
- train: Line of people, animals moving the same direction
- problem: Something difficult to deal with or causes trouble
- hear: To be aware of sound; to perceive with the ear
- hand: Cards given to a player in a card game
- close: Almost; near
- fly: Common flying insect, sometimes blue in color
- harry: Make a pillaging or destructive raid on (a place), as in wartimes
- invisibility: Quality of not being perceivable by the eye
- booster: Person who backs a politician or a team etc.
- accustom: To make someone or something become used to something.
- car: A vehicle with wheels and engine to carry people
- ron: A Chadic language spoken in northern Nigeria
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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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The Flying Car | Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
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林宜悉 posted on 2025/05/23Ever wondered how Harry and Ron got to Hogwarts when they missed the train? This clip from "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets" shows you exactly that, with a super cool flying car chase! You'll pick up some great situational dialogue and practice simple sentence structures while watching this suspenseful adventure.
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