back down
US /bæk daʊn/
UK /bæk daun/
- Phrasal Verb
- To admit you were wrong; stop claiming
A1Morecocaine
US /ˈkoʊˌkeɪn/
UK /kəʊˈkeɪn/
- Uncountable Noun
- Illegal drug made from coca leaves
- A street name for the drug cocaine.
- Intransitive Verb
- To use cocaine.
B2Morecomplicate
US /ˈkɑ:mplɪkeɪt/
UK /ˈkɒmplɪkeɪt/
- Transitive Verb
- To make more difficult to do, understand or use
B1Moredealer
US /ˈdilɚ/
UK /ˈdi:lə(r)/
- Noun
- Someone who buys things to sell to others
A2TOEICMoredivorce
US /dɪˈvɔrs, -ˈvors/
UK /dɪ'vɔ:s/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Legal breakup of a marriage
- Transitive Verb
- To legally end a marriage to (someone)
A2Moredrug
US /drʌɡ/
UK /drʌɡ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Illegal substance taken for effect on the mind
- Chemical used as a medicine
- Transitive Verb
- To give drugs to someone to make them sleep
A2Moreentire
US /ɛnˈtaɪr/
UK /ɪn'taɪə(r)/
- Adjective
- Complete or full; with no part left out; whole
- Undivided; not shared or distributed.
A2TOEICMoregrant
US /ɡrænt/
UK /ɡrɑ:nt/
- Transitive Verb
- To admit an opinion is true but not fully agreeing
- To give or let someone do what they want
- Uncountable Noun
- Money given for education or research
A2TOEICMorehappily
US /ˈhæpɪli/
UK /ˈhæpɪli/
- Adverb
- In a fortunate, lucky, or timely manner
A2Morehell
US /hɛl/
UK /hel/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Any place of pain and suffering
- A very unpleasant or difficult experience.
A2Morekid
US /kɪd/
UK /kɪd/
- Countable Noun
- Child or young person
- Young goat
- Adjective
- Made from young goat skin
A2Moremanufacturer
US /ˌmænjəˈfæktʃəɚ/
UK /ˌmænjuˈfæktʃərə(r)/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Group or company that makes a certain product
- A person or company that produces goods, especially on a large scale.
A2Moremarijuana
US /ˌmærəˈwɑːnə/
UK /ˌmærəˈwɑ:nə/
- Uncountable Noun
- Illegal drug that is made from hemp
- A slang term for cannabis.
- Countable Noun
- The hemp plant from which marijuana is obtained.
B2Morepunish
US /ˈpʌnɪʃ/
UK /'pʌnɪʃ/
- Transitive Verb
- To make someone suffer for doing something wrong
- To treat something or someone roughly
A2Morepunitive
US /ˈpjunɪtɪv/
UK /ˈpju:nətɪv/
- Adjective
- Intended to punish; severe; harsh
B2TOEICMoresit back
US /sit bæk/
UK /sit bæk/
- Phrasal Verb
- To relax and take it easy.
- To refrain from taking action or getting involved.
A1Morewave
US /wev/
UK /weɪv/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Movement of sound, air or energy
- Deep and strong emotion that is suddenly felt
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To cause to move side to side or back and forth
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Vocabulary
- back down: To admit you were wrong; stop claiming
- sit back: To relax and take it easy.
- entire: Complete or full; with no part left out; whole
- deal: To cope with something - usually troubles
- grant: To admit an opinion is true but not fully agreeing
- throw: To use your arm to make something fly in the air
- divorce: Legal breakup of a marriage
- haven: Place where people can feel safe and happy
- lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
- hell: Any place of pain and suffering
- complicate: To make more difficult to do, understand or use
- kind: In a caring and helpful manner
- marijuana: Illegal drug that is made from hemp
- possibly: May be true or likely, but is uncertain
- drug: Illegal substance taken for effect on the mind
- cocaine: Illegal drug made from coca leaves
- punitive: Intended to punish; severe; harsh
- start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
- think: To have an idea about something without certainty
- side: To decide to agree with one point, not the other
- time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
- manufacturer: Group or company that makes a certain product
- hear: To be aware of sound; to perceive with the ear
- wave: Movement of sound, air or energy
- stay: To keep trying without giving up
- punish: To make someone suffer for doing something wrong
- dealer: Someone who buys things to sell to others
- kid: Child or young person
- good: Proper, appropriate or right
- face: To cover a surface with something like paint
- listen: To carefully consider what someone is saying
- happily: In a fortunate, lucky, or timely manner
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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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Skyler Learns Walt Is a Drug Dealer | Breaking Bad (Bryan Cranston)
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Max Choong posted on 2026/11/14Watch this intense scene from Breaking Bad to see how Walt desperately tries to justify his secret life to Skyler during a high-stakes confrontation. You'll pick up useful phrases for navigating difficult conversations and managing tense, argumentative scenarios in English.
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