fall apart
US /fɔl əˈpɑrt/
UK /fɔ:l əˈpɑ:t/
- Phrasal Verb
- To suffer a nervous breakdown
- To break into pieces; stop functioning
A1Morego out
US /ɡo aʊt/
UK /ɡəu aut/
- Phrase
- To leave a building (e.g. a house)
- Phrasal Verb
- (Of a fire) to burn out; be extinguished
- Go out of fashion to stop being fashionable
A1Morenumb
US /nʌm/
UK /nʌm/
- Adjective
- Unable to feel a body part due to cold or illness
- Transitive Verb
- To make a part of body unable to feel (pain, etc.)
B2Morereach
US /ritʃ/
UK /ri:tʃ/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To come to or arrive at a goal or destination
- To be long enough to get to a certain place
- Uncountable Noun
- Power or control someone has over something
A2TOEICMorestir
US /stɚ/
UK /stɜ:(r)/
- Transitive Verb
- To arouse (attention or interest)
- To mix e.g. food by making circular movements
- Uncountable Noun
- Attention or interest aroused by an event
B1Morevacuum
US /ˈvækjuəm, -jum, -jəm/
UK /'vækjʊəm/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Space with absolutely no air in it
- Cleaning machine with engine that sucks up dirt
- Transitive Verb
- To clean (a floor) using a sucking machine
- To seal something in a vacuum.
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Vocabulary
- go out: To leave a building (e.g. a house)
- fall apart: To suffer a nervous breakdown
- fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
- start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
- feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
- reach: To come to or arrive at a goal or destination
- bring: To take or go with someone to a place
- day: A period of 24 hours beginning at midnight
- left: To go away from; depart
- light: To cause something to burn; put a burning match to
- storm: To act violently or angrily
- believe: To think or accept that something is true
- close: Almost; near
- stir: To arouse (attention or interest)
- strong: (Of tea or beer) dark or thick
- numb: Unable to feel a body part due to cold or illness
- vacuum: Space with absolutely no air in it
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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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Alle Farben feat. Graham Candy - Sometimes (Official Video)
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姚易辰 posted on 2014/12/12Feeling a bit melancholic or walking alone through a storm? This beautiful ballad, "Sometimes," uses simple sentence structures to explore those feelings, offering a hopeful message as it guides you towards the sun. It's a fantastic way to practice understanding emotive vocals and slow ballads while picking up common, relatable phrases!
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