back down
US /bæk daʊn/
UK /bæk daun/
- Phrasal Verb
- To admit you were wrong; stop claiming
A1Morefade
US /fed/
UK /feɪd/
- Intransitive Verb
- To cause to lose brightness of color
- To lose strength or freshness
A2TOEICMoreguilty
US /ˈɡɪlti/
UK /'ɡɪltɪ/
- Adjective
- Responsible for doing something wrong
- Feeling or showing guilt; having a sense of remorse.
A2TOEICMoreignore
US /ɪɡˈnɔr, -ˈnor/
UK /ɪɡ'nɔ:(r)/
- Transitive Verb
- To not listen to, look at, or pay attention to
A2TOEICMoretaste
US /test/
UK /teɪst/
- Uncountable Noun
- (Good) sense of style in clothes, art, or manners
- Flavor in your mouth from food or drink
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To experience something
- To experience the flavor of food, drink
A2TOEICMoreturn around
US /tɚn əˈraʊnd/
UK /tə:n əˈraund/
- Phrasal Verb
- To change your body to the opposite direction
- To make something running badly into a success
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To change direction so as to face the opposite way.
- To improve or cause to improve.
A1Morewaste
US /west/
UK /weɪst/
- Transitive Verb
- To kill or severely harm someone
- To use valuable things ineffectively
- Uncountable Noun
- Materials left over after a process has finished
A2TOEICMore
Vocabulary
- turn around: To change your body to the opposite direction
- back down: To admit you were wrong; stop claiming
- break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
- turn: To become (a particular age)
- reason: To think and make conclusions in a logical manner
- change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
- light: To cause something to burn; put a burning match to
- ignore: To not listen to, look at, or pay attention to
- taste: (Good) sense of style in clothes, art, or manners
- love: Person's name
- heart: A feeling of care for others; compassion
- guilty: Responsible for doing something wrong
- fade: To cause to lose brightness of color
- stay: To keep trying without giving up
- run: To depart or travel according to a schedule
- waste: To kill or severely harm someone
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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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RED LIGHTS - Tiësto - (Taryn Southern Cover) - Music Video | Taryn Southern
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Mandy Chan posted on 2016/06/29Ready for a romantic escape with a driving beat? This awesome cover of "RED LIGHTS" is perfect for practicing simple sentence structures while you jam out to some synth-pop! You'll love the vibes of a night drive and a secret romance as you sing along.
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