awkward
US /ˈɔkwəd/
UK /ˈɔ:kwəd/
- Adjective
- Lacking smooth movement
- Causing embarrassment or trouble
B1Morebaby
US /ˈbeɪbi/
UK /ˈbeɪbi/
- Countable Noun
- A very young child, who cannot yet speak
- Transitive Verb
- To treat someone as if they were newly born
A2Moreblanket
US /ˈblæŋkɪt/
UK /'blæŋkɪt/
- Countable Noun
- Piece of cloth you covers yourself with in bed
- Transitive Verb
- To cover something completely so it cannot be seen
A2TOEICMorebribe
US /braɪb/
UK /braɪb/
- Noun
- Payment of money so you can do something dishonest
- Transitive Verb
- To give money to help you do something dishonest
B1Moregive up
US /ɡɪv ʌp/
UK /ɡiv ʌp/
- Phrasal Verb
- To lose hope or admit defeat
- To decide to not start to try solving a problem
A1Morehive
US /haɪv/
UK /haɪv/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Place that has a lot of activity in it
- Box used for housing bees
B2Moreinstructional
US /ɪnˈstrʌkʃənl/
UK /ɪnˈstrʌkʃənl/
- Adjective
- Concerning or providing instruction
B1Morelie
US /lai/
UK /laɪ/
- Intransitive Verb
- To be in a horizontal or flat position
- To say something that you know is not true
- Countable Noun
- An untrue statement, when you know it is not true
A2Morelullaby
US /ˈlʌləˌbaɪ/
UK /'lʌləbaɪ/
- Noun
- Quiet song intended to lull a child to sleep
- Transitive Verb
- To sing a lullaby to (someone).
B2Moremethod
US /ˈmɛθəd/
UK /'meθəd/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- (Organized and planned) way of doing something
- Orderliness of thought, arrangement, or behavior.
A2TOEICMoresleep over
US /slip ˈovɚ/
UK /sli:p ˈəuvə/
- Phrasal Verb
- To stay at someone's house for the night.
A1Moretap
US /tæp/
UK /tæp/
- Transitive Verb
- To access a liquid (e.g. in a tree) through a hole
- To spy one someone electronically
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Faucet; the place you can get water from a pipe
- Light hit, generally one that makes a sound
A2Moretap out
US /tæp aʊt/
UK /tæp aut/
- Phrasal Verb
- To submit in a grappling sport by tapping the opponent or the mat.
- To be completely exhausted or depleted of resources.
B1More
Vocabulary
- tap out: To submit in a grappling sport by tapping the opponent or the mat.
- sleep over: To stay at someone's house for the night.
- give up: To lose hope or admit defeat
- to: Toward a point, person, place or thing
- awkward: Lacking smooth movement
- go: To attend or be at a place
- come: To arrive at a place
- method: (Organized and planned) way of doing something
- lie: To be in a horizontal or flat position
- tap: To access a liquid (e.g. in a tree) through a hole
- sleep: To have enough beds for
- blanket: Piece of cloth you covers yourself with in bed
- climb: To rise gradually and steadily to a higher point
- baby: A very young child, who cannot yet speak
- bribe: Payment of money so you can do something dishonest
- hive: Place that has a lot of activity in it
- instructional: Concerning or providing instruction
- lullaby: Quiet song intended to lull a child to sleep
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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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Stanie Yu posted on 2016/07/06Struggling to get your little one to sleep? This hilarious video uses 'method acting' and 'dad humor' to show you some genius 'sleep hacks' that new parents swear by! You'll pick up practical, everyday phrases perfect for daily life situations.
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