bear
US /bɛr/
UK /bɛː/
- Transitive Verb
- To accept (responsibilities or duties)
- To give birth to a child; to produce fruit
- Countable Noun
- Large brown animal with fur that lives in forests
- Someone who expects stock market to fall
A2Morebra
US /brɑ/
UK /brɑ:/
- Noun
- Woman’s undergarment worn to support the breasts
B2Morebrag
US /bræɡ/
UK /bræɡ/
- Intransitive Verb
- To speak too proudly about yourself
- Noun
- A statement expressing excessive pride.
C1Morebust
US /bʌst/
UK /bʌst/
- Transitive Verb
- To arrest people involved in crime
- To break something with force
- Noun
- A woman's chest or breasts
B2Moreclown
US /klaʊn/
UK /klaʊn/
- Countable Noun
- Performer in funny clothes who makes people laugh
- Intransitive Verb
- To play jokes or tricks
B2Moreclown car
US
UK
- Countable Noun
- A car that appears to hold an impossibly large number of clowns, a common circus or comedic trope.
A1Morecomedy
US /ˈkɑmɪdi/
UK /'kɒmədɪ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Amusing play, film, usually with a happy ending
A2Moreconfuse
US /kənˈfjuz/
UK /kənˈfju:z/
- Transitive Verb
- To make something unclear or hard to understand
- To mistake one person or thing for another.
A2Morecriticize
US /ˈkrɪtɪˌsaɪz/
UK /ˈkrɪtɪsaɪz/
- Transitive Verb
- To assess the work of others
- To say that someone or something is bad
B1Moredelightful
US /dɪˈlaɪtfəl/
UK /dɪˈlaɪtfl/
- Adjective
- Greatly pleasing or entertaining
B2Morefeel like
US
UK
- Intransitive Verb
- To have a desire or inclination for something.
- To have a particular quality or sensation; resemble.
A1Moregamer
US
UK
- Countable Noun
- Person playing a game to a set of rules
C2Moregig
US /ɡɪɡ/
UK /gɪg/
- Noun
- Show; performance; job for a musician or performer
B2Morego back to
US /ɡo bæk tu/
UK /ɡəu bæk tu:/
- Phrasal Verb
- To return to a starting point
A1Moregot to
US /ɡɑt tu/
UK /gɔt tu:/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To arrive at some place
- To have the opportunity or permission to do something
- Phrasal Verb
- To appeal to the emotions of; move
- To finally begin to start something after a delay
A1Morehorrify
US /ˈhɔ:rɪfaɪ/
UK /ˈhɒrɪfaɪ/
- Transitive Verb
- To cause someone to feel horror or shock
B2Morehousehold
US /ˈhaʊsˌhold/
UK /'haʊshəʊld/
- Adjective
- Being in everyday use; common
- Relating to a house or home.
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Concerning a home
- Family or other group living together in a house
B1Moreidentical
US /aɪˈdɛntɪkəl/
UK /aɪˈdentɪkl/
- Adjective
- The same in every way
- Satisfied by all values of the variables involved.
B1Moreknock
US /nɑk/
UK /nɒk/
- Noun
- Bad experience that reduces a person's confidence
- Action of something solid hitting something hard
- Transitive Verb
- To criticize someone in an unreasonable way
- To hit something to get people's attention
A2Morelecture
US /ˈlɛktʃɚ/
UK /'lektʃə(r)/
- Transitive Verb
- To speak to someone to show anger or warn them
- To give a talk or speech about a subject
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Telling someone off for doing something wrong
- Talk or speech about a particular subject
A2TOEICMoremention
US /ˈmɛnʃən/
UK /'menʃn/
- Transitive Verb
- To refer to or talk or write about something
- Uncountable Noun
- Act of referring to or talking about something
- A formal acknowledgement of something
A2TOEICMorenanny
US /ˈnæni/
UK /'nænɪ/
- Countable Noun
- Woman paid to take care of the children of others
- A grandmother.
- Intransitive Verb
- To work as a nanny.
B2Moreof a sudden
US
UK
- Phrase
- Quickly and unexpectedly; suddenly.
B2Morephd
US
UK
- Noun
- Advanced university degree; Doctor of Philosophy
C2Morepop
US /pɑp/
UK /pɒp/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To cause something to open or burst suddenly
- To go to or in a place for a brief period of time
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Sweet soda drink
- A short, sharp, explosive sound.
B2Moreproud
US /praʊd/
UK /praʊd/
- Adjective
- Very good; worthy of making one pleased
- Having or showing respect for yourself; having dignity.
B1TOEICMorepup
US /pʌp/
UK /pʌp/
- Countable Noun
- Very young dog (and some other animals)
B1Morestandup
US
UK
- Adjective
- (Of comedian) standing to deliver jokes
C2Morestone
US /stoʊn/
UK /stəʊn/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Hard, solid piece of rock
- Transitive Verb
- To kill as a punishment, by throwing stones at
A2Moresudden
US /ˈsʌdn/
UK /ˈsʌdn/
- Adjective
- Happening or done quickly or unexpectedly
B1Moreteenage
US /ˈtinˌedʒ/
UK /ˈti:neɪdʒ/
- Adjective
- Being of the age 13 through 19
A2Moretent
US /tɛnt/
UK /tent/
- Countable Noun
- Portable cloth shelter used outdoors for camping
- Intransitive Verb
- To live by camping outdoors in a cloth structure
B1Moretrap
US /træp/
UK /træp/
- Countable Noun
- Device used for catching animals
- Vehicle pulled by a single horse
- Transitive Verb
- To use a device to catch animals or people
- To hold, e.g. a nerve, so that it cannot move
A2Moreturned out
US
UK
- Phrasal Verb
- To arrive for a public event or entertainment
- To happen to be in the end
- Transitive Verb
- To extinguish or switch off lights.
A1Moretwin
US /twɪn/
UK /twɪn/
- Countable Noun
- Two children born from same mother at same time
- One of two things that closely resemble each other
A2Morevagina
US /vəˈdʒaɪnə/
UK /və'dʒaɪnə/
- Noun
- Lower part of the female reproductive tract
C2Moreweird
US /wɪrd/
UK /wɪəd/
- Adjective
- Odd or unusual; surprising; strange
- Eerily strange or disturbing.
B1Moreweirdly
US /wɪrdlɪ/
UK /wɪədlɪ/
- Adverb
- In an odd or strange way
B1More
Vocabulary
- go back to: To return to a starting point
- clown car: A car that appears to hold an impossibly large number of clowns, a common circus or comedic trope.
- turned out: To arrive for a public event or entertainment
- got to: To arrive at some place
- of a sudden: Quickly and unexpectedly; suddenly.
- feel like: To have a desire or inclination for something.
- weird: Odd or unusual; surprising; strange
- immediately: Without any delay; straight away
- brag: To speak too proudly about yourself
- imagine: To think creatively about; form mental picture of
- bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
- mention: To refer to or talk or write about something
- trap: Device used for catching animals
- identical: The same in every way
- household: Being in everyday use; common
- lecture: To speak to someone to show anger or warn them
- bust: To arrest people involved in crime
- economy: Using money, resources in a careful, effective way
- mind: To be bothered or upset by something
- criticize: To assess the work of others
- comedy: Amusing play, film, usually with a happy ending
- totally: In a complete way; completely; absolutely
- bear: To accept (responsibilities or duties)
- pop: To cause something to open or burst suddenly
- single: One run in cricket or a hit baseball
- proud: Very good; worthy of making one pleased
- allow: To admit the validity or truth of something
- stand: To be a candidate in an election
- bring: To take or go with someone to a place
- gig: Show; performance; job for a musician or performer
- sudden: Happening or done quickly or unexpectedly
- wrong: Action that is harmful, unjust or illegal
- great: Very good; better than before
- turn: To become (a particular age)
- front: Behavior not showing a person's true feelings
- delightful: Greatly pleasing or entertaining
- vagina: Lower part of the female reproductive tract
- minute: Notes taken at a meeting to record what was said
- knock: Bad experience that reduces a person's confidence
- confuse: To make something unclear or hard to understand
- clown: Performer in funny clothes who makes people laugh
- tent: Portable cloth shelter used outdoors for camping
- weirdly: In an odd or strange way
- nanny: Woman paid to take care of the children of others
- pup: Very young dog (and some other animals)
- stone: Hard, solid piece of rock
- teenage: Being of the age 13 through 19
- twin: Two children born from same mother at same time
- horrify: To cause someone to feel horror or shock
- bra: Woman’s undergarment worn to support the breasts
- phd: Advanced university degree; Doctor of Philosophy
- gamer: Person playing a game to a set of rules
- standup: (Of comedian) standing to deliver jokes
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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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林宜悉 posted on 2026/03/08Ever wondered how to clap back at your kids like a pro? Lisa Ann Walter shares hilarious real-life moments dealing with her teenage sons, perfect for practicing everyday situational dialogue. You'll pick up simple sentence structures and practical phrases you can use right away!
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