convince
US /kənˈvɪns/
UK /kən'vɪns/
- Transitive Verb
- To persuade someone, or make them feel sure
A2TOEICMorefloat
US /floʊt/
UK /fləʊt/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To sell the shares of a company publicly
- To move slowly and easily through air
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Object designed to stay on the surface of water
- Decorated truck used in a festival
B1Moreforfeit
US /ˈfɔrfɪt/
UK /'fɔ:fɪt/
- Transitive Verb
- To lose something as a punishment
B2TOEICMoreglad
US /ɡlæd/
UK /ɡlæd/
- Adjective
- Happy or pleased about something/to do something
- Happy that something happened; pleased
A2Moregrief
US /ɡrif/
UK /ɡri:f/
- Uncountable Noun
- Feeling of great sadness because someone has died
- Things that are troublesome or annoying
B1Morehave to
US /hæv tu/
UK /ˈhæv tə/
- Auxiliary Verb
- Must do
A1Morequit
US /kwɪt/
UK /kwɪt/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To leave a job
- To leave a place
- Intransitive Verb
- To leave a school etc. without finishing
B1Moreshower
US /ˈʃaʊɚ/
UK /ˈʃaʊə(r)/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Device producing falling water for cleaning
- Process of washing your body under running water
- Intransitive Verb
- To wash your body under running water
A2Moresoak
US /sok/
UK /səʊk/
- Transitive Verb
- To make something completely wet
- To place something in liquid for a period of time
- Noun
- Placement in liquid for a period of time
B1Morethunder
US /ˈθʌndɚ/
UK /'θʌndə(r)/
- Uncountable Noun
- Loud sound
- The sound that comes from the sky from lightning
- Intransitive Verb
- To make a loud sound like that made by lightning
B1More
Vocabulary
- have to: Must do
- convince: To persuade someone, or make them feel sure
- grief: Feeling of great sadness because someone has died
- soak: To make something completely wet
- leave: To go away from; depart
- lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
- quit: To leave a job
- float: To sell the shares of a company publicly
- glad: Happy or pleased about something/to do something
- thunder: Loud sound
- case: Container used to carry things, e.g. clothes
- know: To be familiar with a person or place, thing
- time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
- light: To cause something to burn; put a burning match to
- lose: To be unable to keep in check or control something
- shower: Device producing falling water for cleaning
- good: Proper, appropriate or right
- brown: Of the color of coffee or chocolate
- worry: Something that causes trouble or concern
- forfeit: To lose something as a punishment
- home: House, apartment or building to be rented or sold
- game: Activity with rules that people play to have fun
- team: Group of people working on a task together
- win: Success in beating the other team or competitors
- sea: Very large group of people, similar-looking things
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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: Make It Through the Rain
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林宜悉 posted on 2025/10/22Oh no, is it raining on the baseball game again? Join Charlie Brown and Snoopy as they navigate a soggy situation and learn some everyday phrases for dealing with unexpected weather! You'll pick up useful expressions for daily conversations and see how simple sentences can tell a whole story.
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