at work
US /æt wɚk/
UK /æt wə:k/
- Phrase
- Located at one's place of employment
A1Moreconversation
US /ˌkɑnvɚˈseʃən/
UK /ˌkɒnvəˈseɪʃn/
- Uncountable Noun
- Talking with other people; discussion or chat
- General communication or interaction.
A2Morefriendly
US /ˈfrɛndli/
UK /ˈfrendli/
- Adjective
- Acting like a friend; kind and helpful
- Easy to use or understand
- Noun
- Game played not in a competition
A2Morepolitely
US /pəˈlaɪtlɪ/
UK /pə'laɪtlɪ/
- Adverb
- In a manner showing good manners or respect
A2Morerepeat
US /rɪˈpit/
UK /rɪˈpi:t/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Action that is done again
- Musical passage that is to be played again
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To do something over again
- To say something you have learned and memorized
A2TOEICMorerespond
US /rɪˈspɑnd/
UK /rɪ'spɒnd/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To answer something or someone
- To have a good reaction to e.g. medical treatment
A2TOEICMorestore
US /stɔr, stor/
UK /stɔ:(r)/
- Transitive Verb
- To put things in a place for later use
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Place where things are kept for future use
- Place where you can go to buy things
A2TOEICMore
Vocabulary
- at work: Located at one's place of employment
- common: Area in a city or town that is open to everyone
- conversation: Talking with other people; discussion or chat
- respond: To answer something or someone
- normal: Standard or regular way of doing something
- sound: Sensible, dependable and reliable
- natural: Being as one would expect; being usual or normal
- store: To put things in a place for later use
- politely: In a manner showing good manners or respect
- lesson: Something done to learn or teach something; class
- work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
- repeat: Action that is done again
- warm: To become more friendly or to like something
- good: Proper, appropriate or right
- move: To cause someone to have certain emotions
- listen: To carefully consider what someone is saying
- talk: Style of speaking
- friendly: Acting like a friend; kind and helpful
- teach: To help someone learn or do something
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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
A2 Elementary
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Lesson 2: What Americans Say After “How Are You?”
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Rayankaplan posted on 2026/04/04Ever wonder what to say after "How are you?" in the US? This fun lesson with Jill breaks down all the natural, polite responses Americans use in everyday small talk! You'll pick up practical phrases that make conversations flow smoothly.
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