abortion
US /əˈbɔ:rʃn/
UK /əˈbɔ:ʃn/
- Noun
- A medical operation to stop having a baby
B1Morecalm
US /kɑm/
UK /kɑ:m/
- Adjective
- Without wind or storm; quiet; peaceful
- Relaxed and not worried or angry
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To make or become relaxed and not worried or angry
A2Morecalm down
US /kɑm daʊn/
UK /kɑ:m daun/
- Phrasal Verb
- To make or become relaxed after being stressed
A2Moreclinic
US /ˈklɪnɪk/
UK /ˈklɪnɪk/
- Noun
- Local medical center; department of a hospital
B1Moredecent
US /ˈdisənt/
UK /ˈdi:snt/
- Adjective
- Being fairly good; acceptable
- Conforming to conventionally accepted standards of behaviour; respectable or moral.
B1Moreecstasy
US /ˈɛkstəsi/
UK /ˈekstəsi/
- Uncountable Noun
- State of overwhelming happiness; joy
- An illegal drug, typically MDMA, that produces feelings of euphoria.
B2Moregrab
US /ɡræb/
UK /ɡræb/
- Transitive Verb
- To take and hold something quickly
A2Morehand on
US /hænd ɑn/
UK /hænd ɔn/
- Phrasal Verb
- To pass or transfer something physically to someone else.
- To pass or transfer knowledge, skills, or traditions to someone else.
A1Morein school
US /ɪn skul/
UK /ɪn sku:l/
- other
- Attending an educational institution.
A1Morekid
US /kɪd/
UK /kɪd/
- Countable Noun
- Child or young person
- Young goat
- Adjective
- Made from young goat skin
A2Morelay
US /le/
UK /leɪ/
- Adjective
- Amateur; not being a trained priest
- Transitive Verb
- To place a bet on a game outcome
- (Of a bird, etc.) to produce eggs from its body
A2Moreloser
US /ˈluzɚ/
UK /'lu:zə(r)/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Someone who fails to win a game or other contest
- Someone unsuccessful in work/relationships/life
A2Morepot
US /pɑt/
UK /pɒt/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Container designed to hold or store something
- Deep, round container that is used for cooking
- Transitive Verb
- To plant something in a container filled with soil
- To hit a ball into a table pocket in snooker
A2Morequeen
US /kwin/
UK /kwi:n/
- Proper Noun
- Person's name
- Noun
- Playing card, with the image of a queen on it
- Piece in chess has the most freedom of movement
A2Morerespectable
US /rɪˈspɛktəbəl/
UK /rɪˈspektəbl/
- Adjective
- Having socially/conventionally acceptable morals
A2Moresmoke
US /smoʊk/
UK /sməʊk/
- Intransitive Verb
- To give off a cloud of grey gas from burning
- Uncountable Noun
- Grey gas from fires and cigarettes
- Fog of air coming from e.g. a cigarette, fire
B1Morestab
US /stæb/
UK /stæb/
- Transitive Verb
- To strike a blow with a knife, as to kill someone
B1More
Vocabulary
- calm down: To make or become relaxed after being stressed
- in school: Attending an educational institution.
- hand on: To pass or transfer something physically to someone else.
- decent: Being fairly good; acceptable
- grab: To take and hold something quickly
- completely: In every way or as much as possible
- calm: Without wind or storm; quiet; peaceful
- deal: To cope with something - usually troubles
- leave: To go away from; depart
- hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
- piece: A counter in a board game
- drive: A person's ambition and motivation to do something
- shitty: Very bad
- pot: Container designed to hold or store something
- lay: Amateur; not being a trained priest
- stab: To strike a blow with a knife, as to kill someone
- understand: To know the meaning of language, what someone says
- hold: To agree to keep something for someone
- ecstasy: State of overwhelming happiness; joy
- abortion: A medical operation to stop having a baby
- want: To desire or wish for something; hope for a thing
- happen: To take place or occur
- clinic: Local medical center; department of a hospital
- hear: To be aware of sound; to perceive with the ear
- answer: To reply to a question someone asks
- put: To move or place a thing in a particular position
- hand: Cards given to a player in a card game
- kid: Child or young person
- respectable: Having socially/conventionally acceptable morals
- smoke: To give off a cloud of grey gas from burning
- queen: Person's name
- loser: Someone who fails to win a game or other contest
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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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Weeds - Megan's Dad Beat Up Silas (S2E5) | Movieclips
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林宜悉 posted on 2026/01/09Ever wondered how characters handle super tense family drama? This clip from 'Weeds' throws you right into a heated confrontation, perfect for practicing everyday, situational dialogue! You'll pick up on simple sentence structures and realistic conversational phrases you can use in real life.
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