bad blood
US
UK
- Uncountable Noun
- Feelings of hate between people because of arguments or things that happened in the past.
A1Moreblood
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
A2Moreexcitement
US /ɪkˈsaɪtmənt/
UK /ɪkˈsaɪtmənt/
- Uncountable Noun
- When people feel very happy and enthusiastic
- Something that causes great enthusiasm and eagerness.
A2Morehuge
US /hjudʒ/
UK /hju:dʒ/
- Adjective
- Very very large
A2Moreobtain
US /əbˈtein/
UK /əbˈteɪn/
- Transitive Verb
- To be given or to earn something through efforts
- To get something through your efforts
A2TOEICMorepuzzle
US /ˈpʌzəl/
UK /'pʌzl/
- Transitive Verb
- To be a challenge to understand; confuse
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Something challenging to explain or understand
- Game requiring the player to find an answer
A2TOEICMorereportedly
US /rɪˈpɔ:rtɪdli/
UK /rɪˈpɔ:tɪdli/
- Adverb
- According to information heard from some sources
A2Moreromance
US /ˈroʊˈmæns/
UK /rəʊˈmæns/
- Transitive Verb
- To court someone into a love relationship
- To describe more attractively than the reality
- Uncountable Noun
- Emotion or feeling of being in love with someone
- Qualities that make something attractive etc.
B1Moresnap
US /snæp/
UK /snæp/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To close your mouth quickly like biting something
- To break something dry and thin, e.g. a branch
- Countable Noun
- An informal word for a photograph
B1Moresplit
US /splɪt/
UK /splɪt/
- Adjective
- No longer married or in a relationship
- (Injured) by cutting it open, as in someone's lip
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To become divided or broken along a straight line
- To cause a cut in (lip, etc.)
A2Moreswift
US /swɪft/
UK /swɪft/
- Adjective
- Quick
B1TOEICMoretweet
US /twit/
UK /twi:t/
- Noun
- Weak chirping sound as of a small bird
- Message sent to Twitter
- Intransitive Verb
- To make a weak chirping sound as of a small bird
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Vocabulary
- bad blood: Feelings of hate between people because of arguments or things that happened in the past.
- amount: Quantity of something
- split: No longer married or in a relationship
- huge: Very very large
- snap: To close your mouth quickly like biting something
- excitement: When people feel very happy and enthusiastic
- blood: Red liquid in the bodies of people and animals
- interesting: Taking your attention; making you want to know
- bad: Not good; wrong
- rumor: To gossip; to tell a story about other people
- obtain: To be given or to earn something through efforts
- puzzle: To be a challenge to understand; confuse
- tweet: Weak chirping sound as of a small bird
- reportedly: According to information heard from some sources
- swift: Quick
- romance: To court someone into a love relationship
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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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Calvin Harris Unfollows Taylor Swift on Twitter Amid Tom Hiddleston Dating Rumors
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Stanie Yu posted on 2016/06/16OMG, did you hear about Taylor Swift and Tom Hiddleston? This video dives into the juicy celebrity drama, including Calvin Harris unfollowing Taylor on Twitter and all those public kiss rumors! You'll get to practice simple sentence structures and pick up some fun cultural vocabulary along the way.
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