bad blood
US
UK
- Uncountable Noun
- Feelings of hate between people because of arguments or things that happened in the past.
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US /blʌd/
UK /blʌd/
- Uncountable Noun
- Red liquid in the bodies of people and animals
- Related by birth; family
- Transitive Verb
- To be initiated into something, e.g. a secret club
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US /ˈbʊlɪt/
UK /'bʊlɪt/
- Countable Noun
- Metal object fired from a gun
- Dot at the beginning of each line in a list
- Adjective
- Very fast.
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US /ˈbʌtn/
UK /'bʌtn/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Small round piece material used to fasten clothing
- Switch activated by pressing
- Transitive Verb
- To fasten e.g. a shirt, coat
- To suppress or restrain (feelings, etc.).
A2TOEICMorecatch up
US /kætʃ ʌp/
UK /kætʃ ʌp/
- Phrasal Verb
- To become equal with another person
- To inform others of the latest news
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To do something that you have not been able to do recently.
- To meet someone you know in order to talk to them and find out what they have been doing.
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US /fɪks/
UK /fɪks/
- Noun
- Answer to a problem
- Transitive Verb
- To arrange or prepare something
- To attach something so it will not move or change
A2TOEICMorefor show
US /fɚ ʃo/
UK /fə ʃəu/
- other
- Done only to impress others, not for real use.
B2Morego away
US /ɡo əˈwe/
UK /ɡəu əˈwei/
- Phrasal Verb
- To go on vacation
- To leave; depart.
A1Morehave to
US /hæv tu/
UK /ˈhæv tə/
- Auxiliary Verb
- Must do
A1Morein the past
US
UK
- Phrase
- During a former period of time; previously.
A1Morelink
US /lɪŋk/
UK /lɪŋk/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Any one of the rings that are part of a chain
- Connection between two or more things or people
- Transitive Verb
- To join or connect together
- To associate or connect in one's mind.
A2TOEICMoremad
US /mæd/
UK /mæd/
- Adjective
- Very angry
- Enthusiastic about something
A2Morerub it in
US
UK
- Phrasal Verb
- To emphasize someone's mistake or misfortune, often to make them feel worse.
A1Moresolve
US /sɑ:lv/
UK /sɒlv/
- Transitive Verb
- To figure out a way to handle a difficult problem
A2TOEICMorethink about
US /θɪŋk əˈbaʊt/
UK /θiŋk əˈbaut/
- Phrasal Verb
- To consider something carefully.
- To remember or call to mind.
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
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Vocabulary
- bad blood: Feelings of hate between people because of arguments or things that happened in the past.
- used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
- have to: Must do
- think about: To consider something carefully.
- for show: Done only to impress others, not for real use.
- rub it in: To emphasize someone's mistake or misfortune, often to make them feel worse.
- in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
- catch up: To become equal with another person
- go away: To go on vacation
- hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
- bullet: Metal object fired from a gun
- live: To be alive
- love: Person's name
- cover: To record a different version of another song
- deep: Complex and important
- click: To work well with someone or something
- button: Small round piece material used to fasten clothing
- blood: Red liquid in the bodies of people and animals
- solve: To figure out a way to handle a difficult problem
- fix: Answer to a problem
- bad: Not good; wrong
- cut: Act/instance of reducing the size or amount of
- link: Any one of the rings that are part of a chain
- mad: Very angry
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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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