ballad
US /ˈbæləd/
UK /ˈbæləd/
- Noun
- Story that is told through a song or poem
B2Morecareful
US /ˈkerfl/
UK /ˈkeəfl/
- Adjective
- Trying not to make mistakes; working slowly
- Cautious and attentive to potential dangers or problems.
A2Moreeventually
US /ɪˈvɛntʃuəli/
UK /ɪˈventʃuəli/
- Adverb
- After a long time; after many attempts; in the end
- At some later time; in the future
A2Moregrandma
US /ˈɡrændˌmɑ,/
UK /ˈgrænmɑ:/
- Noun
- Mother of your father or mother
B2Moregrandpa
US /ˈɡrændˌpɑ, ˈɡræn-, ˈɡræmˌpɑ, ˈɡræmpə/
UK /ˈgrænpɑ:/
- Countable Noun
- Your mother or father's father
B2Morehandle
US /ˈhændl/
UK /'hændl/
- Transitive Verb
- To cope with or take responsibility for
- To control a machine, car etc.
- Countable Noun
- The part of a door you hold to open it
- Thing you hold to carry or open a bag, pan etc.
A2TOEICMorehit back
US /hɪt bæk/
UK /hit bæk/
- Phrasal Verb
- To retaliate; to respond to an attack or criticism with a similar action.
A1Morein the world
US /ɪn ði wɜrld/
UK /in ðə wɜː(r)ld/
- Phrase
- Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, disbelief
- Used to indicate the extent or degree of something, often in a superlative sense
A1Moreladybug
US /ˈlediˌbʌɡ/
UK /'leɪdɪbʌɡ/
- Countable Noun
- US small round bright-colored and spotted beetle
C2Morereasonable
US /ˈrizənəbəl/
UK /ˈri:znəbl/
- Adjective
- Being somewhat good, but not great
- Fair and sensible; appropriate
A2TOEICMoresenior
US /ˈsinjɚ/
UK /'si:nɪə(r)/
- Noun
- Person who has usually reached a specific old age
- Person who is older than someone else
- Adjective
- Being older than another person
- (Student) in the final year of school
A2TOEICMorestart over
US /stɑrt ˈovɚ/
UK /stɑ:t ˈəuvə/
- Phrasal Verb
- To begin again.
A1Moreused to
US /juzd tu/
UK /ˈju:st tə/
- Adjective
- Did regularly before, but don't do now
- Auxiliary Verb
- Have done before, but do not do now
A1Morewaste
US /west/
UK /weɪst/
- Transitive Verb
- To kill or severely harm someone
- To use valuable things ineffectively
- Uncountable Noun
- Materials left over after a process has finished
A2TOEICMoreyoungster
US /ˈjʌŋstɚ/
UK /ˈjʌŋstə(r)/
- Noun
- Young person of either sex, about 5-16 years
A2Moreyouth
US /juθ/
UK /ju:θ/
- Uncountable Noun
- Being young; time when you are young
- Quality or state of being young
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Young person or teenager
A2More
Vocabulary
- start over: To begin again.
- hit back: To retaliate; to respond to an attack or criticism with a similar action.
- used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
- in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, disbelief
- eventually: After a long time; after many attempts; in the end
- leave: To go away from; depart
- waste: To kill or severely harm someone
- hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
- act: To behave in a certain way
- chance: The way something happens without planning
- reasonable: Being somewhat good, but not great
- handle: To cope with or take responsibility for
- find: To become aware of something that is happening
- minute: Notes taken at a meeting to record what was said
- start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
- world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
- guy: Man; boy; any person
- time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
- senior: Person who has usually reached a specific old age
- happen: To take place or occur
- stay: To keep trying without giving up
- give: Degree of flexibility in something, a material
- people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
- youth: Being young; time when you are young
- long: Person's name
- careful: Trying not to make mistakes; working slowly
- ballad: Story that is told through a song or poem
- youngster: Young person of either sex, about 5-16 years
- ladybug: US small round bright-colored and spotted beetle
- grandma: Mother of your father or mother
- grandpa: Your mother or father's father
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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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MIRACULOUS | 🐞 RIGINARAZIONE - The Party 🐾 | SEASON 6 | Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir
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Filex Evsyukov posted on 2026/09/13Ever wished you could turn back time? This episode of Miraculous Ladybug dives into a wild party where a character gets a chance to relive her youth, leading to hilarious and chaotic moments! You'll pick up some fun phrases for discussing age and making the most of your time.
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