apparently
US /əˈpærəntlɪ/
UK /əˈpærəntli/
- Adverb
- According to what you heard; from what can be seen
A2TOEICMorebreak up
US /brek ʌp/
UK /breik ʌp/
- Phrase
- Phrasal Verb
- (Of party, relationship) to come to an end
- To end something, e.g. a fight
A1Morecash
US /kæʃ/
UK /kæʃ/
- Uncountable Noun
- Physical money (not credit card or digital)
- Transitive Verb
- To sell or give something to get money
A2Moreculture
US /ˈkʌltʃɚ/
UK /'kʌltʃə(r)/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Beliefs and customs of a particular group
- The customs, beliefs, art, and all the other things that a group of people share and consider important.
- Transitive Verb
- To grow cells, tissues, bacteria, etc. in a controlled environment.
A2Morediscount
US /ˈdɪsˌkaʊnt/
UK /ˈdɪskaʊnt/
- Transitive Verb
- To consider to be not important or not true
- To decrease the price of something
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- A decrease in the price of something
- The amount by which the face value of a security exceeds its market price.
A2TOEICMorehave to
US /hæv tu/
UK /ˈhæv tə/
- Auxiliary Verb
- Must do
A1Moreshock
US /ʃɑ:k/
UK /ʃɒk/
- Noun
- The passage of an electricity through the body
- Sudden bad feeling caused by something unexpected
- Transitive Verb
- To affect someone with an electrical current
- To cause great surprise, horror, or anger
A2Moresplit
US /splɪt/
UK /splɪt/
- Adjective
- No longer married or in a relationship
- (Injured) by cutting it open, as in someone's lip
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To become divided or broken along a straight line
- To cause a cut in (lip, etc.)
A2Moretheme
US /θim/
UK /θi:m/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- An main or dominant idea, motif
- Main idea of a work of art, writing, or music
A2Moreturn off
US
UK
- Phrasal Verb
- To make someone feel negatively about something
A1More
Vocabulary
- have to: Must do
- turn off
- break up
- apparently: According to what you heard; from what can be seen
- immediately: Without any delay; straight away
- expect: To believe something is probably going to happen
- split: No longer married or in a relationship
- bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
- wonder: Surprise caused by experiencing something amazing
- pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
- break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
- theme: An main or dominant idea, motif
- normal: Standard or regular way of doing something
- culture: Beliefs and customs of a particular group
- turn: To become (a particular age)
- guy: Man; boy; any person
- discount: To consider to be not important or not true
- time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
- meet: To provide something that is necessary
- happen: To take place or occur
- hear: To be aware of sound; to perceive with the ear
- give: Degree of flexibility in something, a material
- people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
- shock: The passage of an electricity through the body
- cash: Physical money (not credit card or digital)
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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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niko posted on 2025/07/17Ever wondered who picks up the check on a date in China? This fun video dives into dating culture and shares a personal story about who pays, giving you a peek into real-life conversations and cultural insights! You'll pick up practical phrases and understand cultural differences that make daily interactions so interesting.
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