con man
US
UK
- Countable Noun
- A person who deceives or swindles others, especially in order to gain money.
convince
US /kənˈvɪns/
UK /kən'vɪns/
- Transitive Verb
- To persuade someone, or make them feel sure
A2TOEICMorecriminal
US /ˈkrɪmənəl/
UK /ˈkrɪmɪnl/
- Adjective
- Involving illegal activity; relating to crime
- Not justifiable; shameful
- Noun
- Person who commits a crime
A2Morecurrent
US /ˈkɚrənt, ˈkʌr-/
UK /'kʌrənt/
- Uncountable Noun
- Electricity flowing through wires
- Movement of water in a river, or air in the sky
- Adjective
- Happening or being in the present time
- In general use or accepted by most people.
A2Morehire
US /haɪr/
UK /ˈhaɪə(r)/
- Transitive Verb
- To give a job to someone in exchange for pay
- To give the use of something in exchange for money
- Noun
- Short term rental of something e.g. car, phone
A2TOEICMoreintern
US /ɪnˈtɜ:rn/
UK /ɪnˈtɜ:n/
- Countable Noun
- Person working to get experience/train for a job
- Intransitive Verb
- To have a job as an intern
C2Moremark
US /mɑrk/
UK /mɑ:k/
- Proper Noun
- Person's name
- Transitive Verb
- To put a dirty spot or line on something
- To give a grade for homework
A2TOEICMoreskill
US /skɪl/
UK /skɪl/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Ability to do something well
A2TOEICMoretrust
US /trʌst/
UK /trʌst/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To expect confidently
- To have confidence or faith
- Uncountable Noun
- Wealth or property held by one person for another
- The belief that someone is honest
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Vocabulary
- con man: A person who deceives or swindles others, especially in order to gain money.
- time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
- people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
- convince: To persuade someone, or make them feel sure
- current: Electricity flowing through wires
- feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
- hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
- set: Prepared for something; ready
- skill: Ability to do something well
- trust: To expect confidently
- intern: Person working to get experience/train for a job
- mark: Person's name
- hire: To give a job to someone in exchange for pay
- big: Popular
- money: Coins or notes we use to pay for things
- criminal: Involving illegal activity; relating to crime
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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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Andrea Lin posted on 2015/07/23Get ready for some serious movie magic with this clip from Focus! You'll dive into the thrilling world of con artists and learn some super useful situational dialogue that's perfect for practicing simple sentence structures. It's a fantastic way to pick up natural-sounding phrases you might actually use!
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