allow for
US
UK
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To take into consideration
A1Moreawkward
US /ˈɔkwəd/
UK /ˈɔ:kwəd/
- Adjective
- Lacking smooth movement
- Causing embarrassment or trouble
B1Morebouquet
US /boˈke, bu-/
UK /buˈkeɪ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Bunch or collection of flowers
- The characteristic scent of a wine or other alcoholic drink.
B2Moredecent
US /ˈdisənt/
UK /ˈdi:snt/
- Adjective
- Being fairly good; acceptable
- Conforming to conventionally accepted standards of behaviour; respectable or moral.
B1Morefor all time
US /fɔr ɔl taɪm/
UK /fɔ: ɔ:l taim/
- Phrase
- Forever; eternally.
A1Morein the world
US /ɪn ði wɜrld/
UK /in ðə wɜː(r)ld/
- Phrase
- Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
- Used to indicate the extent or degree of something, often in a superlative sense.
A1Morein town
US /ɪn taʊn/
UK /in taun/
- Phrase
- Present or available in the local area or city.
- Available or present in a particular place.
A1Morepaid off
US
UK
- Phrasal Verb
- To give money to get person to do something; bribe
- To give money to settle a debt
- Transitive Verb
- To have bribed someone.
- To have paid a debt in full.
A1Morestick
US /stɪk/
UK /stɪk/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To push a sharp or pointed object into something
- To join together using glue or paste
- Countable Noun
- Long thin piece of wood from a tree
A2Morewedding
US /ˈwɛdɪŋ/
UK /ˈwedɪŋ/
- Transitive Verb
- To combine and join two things together as one
- Noun
- A marriage of two people
A2More
Vocabulary
- for all time: Forever; eternally.
- in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
- paid off: To give money to get person to do something; bribe
- allow for: To take into consideration
- in town: Present or available in the local area or city.
- stick: To push a sharp or pointed object into something
- awkward: Lacking smooth movement
- decent: Being fairly good; acceptable
- stand: To be a candidate in an election
- catch: Amount of something that has been caught
- story: One of many floors or levels in a building
- thank: To tell someone you are grateful to them
- wall: High, flat side of a room or building
- wedding: To combine and join two things together as one
- dog: Small 4-legged animal that barks kept as a pet
- mother: Female who has a child or children; female parent
- dance: To move your body rhythmically to music
- mom: A slang term for mother
- song: Distinctive series of sounds made by a bird
- bouquet: Bunch or collection of flowers
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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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稲葉白兎 posted on 2015/01/17Ever wondered what it's like to be stuck in an awkward dance at a Regency-era wedding? This clip from "Pride and Prejudice" dives into that exact cringe-worthy moment with hilarious dry wit, perfect for catching the bouquet and practicing situational dialogue! You'll get a fantastic dose of cultural depth and simple sentence structures while laughing along with Lizzie Bennet's first-person POV.
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