at first sight
US /æt fɚst saɪt/
UK /æt fə:st sait/
- Phrase
- Immediately on seeing someone or something for the first time; based on a first impression.
A1Morecute
US /kjut/
UK /kju:t/
- Adjective
- Attractive in a pretty or endearing way
B2Morefamiliar
US /fəˈmɪljɚ/
UK /fəˈmɪliə(r)/
- Adjective
- Well-known or easily recognized
- Having a good knowledge of something.
- Noun
- A close friend or associate.
- (In folklore) a spirit, often in animal form, believed to attend and serve a witch.
A2TOEICMorefreshen up
US /ˈfrɛʃən ʌp/
UK /ˈfreʃən ʌp/
- Phrasal Verb
- To wash and make oneself look clean and tidy.
- To make something look or feel newer or more appealing.
A1Moreghost
US /goʊst/
UK /gəʊst/
- Transitive Verb
- To write a book on behalf of another person
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Bad effects, memories, and feelings from the past
- Spirit of a dead person, appearing to the living
B1Morehave to
US /hæv tu/
UK /ˈhæv tə/
- Auxiliary Verb
- Must do
A1Morein red
US /ɪn rɛd/
UK /in red/
- Phrase
- Marked or written using the colour red.
- Adjective
- Operating at a financial loss; in debt.
quirky
US /'kwɜ:kɪ/
UK /'kwɜ:kɪ/
- Adjective
- Odd or unusual; strange
B2Morescene
US /sin/
UK /si:n/
- Noun
- Incident where someone behaves angrily, badly
- View that looks like a picture
A2TOEICMorethink of
US /θɪŋk ʌv/
UK /θiŋk ɔv/
- Phrasal Verb
- To look on as (being something specific); consider
- To consider or remember something.
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To imagine or call something to mind
A1Moreto the point
US /tu ði pɔɪnt/
UK /tu: ðə pɔint/
- Adjective
- Expressing something directly and without unnecessary detail.
- Phrase
- Relevant and pertinent to the matter at hand.
A2Morewait for
US /wet fɔr/
UK /weit fɔ:/
- Phrasal Verb
- To wait until someone comes, or something happens
A1Morewedding
US /ˈwɛdɪŋ/
UK /ˈwedɪŋ/
- Transitive Verb
- To combine and join two things together as one
- Noun
- A marriage of two people
A2More
Vocabulary
- think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
- wait for: To wait until someone comes, or something happens
- at first sight: Immediately on seeing someone or something for the first time; based on a first impression.
- have to: Must do
- to the point: Expressing something directly and without unnecessary detail.
- in red: Marked or written using the colour red.
- freshen up: To wash and make oneself look clean and tidy.
- pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
- scene: Incident where someone behaves angrily, badly
- familiar: Well-known or easily recognized
- love: Person's name
- hear: To be aware of sound; to perceive with the ear
- man: Humans in general, including male and female
- hate: To have a very strong feeling of dislike for
- quirky: Odd or unusual; strange
- movie: Motion picture; film
- woman: Adult female human being
- God: Someone admired because they are famous or good
- wedding: To combine and join two things together as one
- ghost: To write a book on behalf of another person
- cute: Attractive in a pretty or endearing way
- singer: Person who sings, often as a profession
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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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DO TEENS KNOW 90's ROMANCE MOVIES? (REACT: Do They Know It?)
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Pedroli Li posted on 2016/03/25Think you know your 90s rom-coms? Join us for a fun reaction game where teens guess iconic romance movies and scenes from the decade, from Titanic to The Wedding Singer! You'll pick up simple sentence structures and get a dose of fun cultural dialogue along the way.
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