allergic
US /əˈlədʒɪk/
UK /əˈlɜ:dʒɪk/
- Adjective
- Of or having a reaction to an allergy
B2Moreassert
US /əˈsɚt/
UK /ə'sɜ:t/
- Transitive Verb
- To state or declare your ideas positively strongly
- To defend or claim (a right or authority) forcefully.
B1TOEICMorebarrel
US /ˈbærəl/
UK /'bærəl/
- Intransitive Verb
- To travel at high speed
- Countable Noun
- A round container with curved sides and flat ends
- Straight tube from which a bullet exits a gun
B1Morebatter
US /ˈbætɚ/
UK /'bætə(r)/
- Countable Noun
- Someone using a bat to play sports, e.g. baseball
- Transitive Verb
- To damage or hurt by being hit, or from hard use
A2Morebottom
US /ˈbɑtəm/
UK /'bɒtəm/
- Noun
- The part of your body you sit on
- Lowest position, often in a company or contest
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To hit the lowest part of something
- To provide with a bottom.
A2TOEICMorebreaker
US /ˈbrekɚ/
UK /ˈbreɪkə(r)/
- Noun
- Device that switches electricity on or off
B2Morebump
US /bʌmp/
UK /bʌmp/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To bounce along over a rough surface
- To knock against with force or violence
- Noun
- Act or sound of one solid object hitting another
- Raised area on any smooth surface
B1Moreclaw
US /klɔ/
UK /klɔ:/
- Countable Noun
- Long, sharp, and usually curved nail of an animal
- A tool or part of a tool resembling an animal's claw, used for gripping or tearing.
- Transitive Verb
- To dig or pull with the nails or fingers
- To grasp or seize something with or as if with claws.
B1Morecount
US /kaʊnt/
UK /kaʊnt/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To add things together to find the total number
- To matter or be important
- Countable Noun
- Number of things added together, e.g. votes
- With the number of crimes, knockouts, as stated
A2Morecount down
US
UK
- Phrasal Verb
- To say numbers in order from say 10 to 1
- To recite numbers backwards to zero, often to mark the start of something.
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To count backward to zero.
A2Morecrush
US /krʌʃ/
UK /krʌʃ/
- Noun
- Strong attraction to someone
- Transitive Verb
- To break something into small pieces by pressing
- To defeat someone or something (in a game)
B1TOEICMoredominance
US /ˈdɑmənəns/
UK /'dɒmɪnəns/
- Uncountable Noun
- Having more power, success than others
- Power and influence over others.
B1Moreescape
US /ɪˈskep/
UK /ɪ'skeɪp/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Act to briefly ignoring boring or bad things
- The 'esc key' on a keyboard
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To avoid something undesirable, dangerous or bad
- To get away from a place where you are being kept
A2Moreexplode
US /ɪkˈsplod/
UK /ɪk'spləʊd/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To express an emotion in a sudden and loud way
- To increase in number or amount very quickly
B1Morefeel sorry for
US
UK
- Phrasal Verb
- To experience sympathy or pity for someone.
A1Morefist
US /fɪst/
UK /fɪst/
- Noun
- Tightly closed hand, as when you punch someone
B2Morefolk
US /fok/
UK /fəʊk/
- Adjective
- (Of ordinary people) not sophisticated
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Ordinary common people
A2Moregov
US /'ɡʌv/
UK /'ɡʌv/
- Noun
- Shortened form of 'government'; internet address
C2Moregrip
US /ɡrɪp/
UK /ɡrɪp/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To hold someone's interest
- To hold something in your hand very firmly
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Strong understanding of an idea
- Control over something or someone
A2Morehand on
US /hænd ɑn/
UK /hænd ɔn/
- Phrasal Verb
- To pass or transfer something physically to someone else.
- To pass or transfer knowledge, skills, or traditions to someone else.
A1Morehandshake
US /ˈhændˌʃek/
UK /ˈhændʃeɪk/
- Noun
- Act of shaking someone's hand with your own hand
C1Morein business
US /ɪn ˈbɪznɪs/
UK /in ˈbiznis/
- Phrase
- Actively operating as a commercial enterprise.
- Having a commercial partnership or association.
A1Moreinadequate
US /ɪnˈædɪkwɪt/
UK /ɪnˈædɪkwət/
- Adjective
- Unsatisfactory; not good enough; not enough
B1Morelimp
US /lɪmp/
UK /lɪmp/
- Adjective
- Being soft, not hard, not rigid
- Intransitive Verb
- To walk an awkward, slow way due to injured leg
B2TOEICMorelobster
US /ˈlɑ:bstə(r)/
UK /ˈlɒbstə(r)/
- Countable Noun
- Large hard-shelled sea crustacean, prized as food
B2Moreodd
US /ɑd/
UK /ɒd/
- Adjective
- Being unmatched with someone or something
- Being a number not able to be divided by two
A2Moreof yours
US /ʌv jʊɚz/
UK /əv jɔ:z/
- other
- Belonging to you; your possession or property.
A1Morepalm
US /pɑ:m/
UK /pɑ:m/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Inner area of a person's hand
- Tropical tree with large leaves only at its top
- Transitive Verb
- To hide something in your hand
- To push someone way with your hand
B1Morephantom
US /ˈfæntəm/
UK /'fæntəm/
- Noun
- A spirit or ghost existing only in a person's mind
- Adjective
- Being unreal or imaginary
B2Morepinch
US /pɪntʃ/
UK /pɪntʃ/
- Uncountable Noun
- A very small amount of something
- Transitive Verb
- To cause pain by pressing against something
- To squeeze painfully between e.g. thumb and finger
B1TOEICMorepotential
US /pəˈtɛnʃəl/
UK /pəˈtenʃl/
- Adjective
- Capable of happening or becoming reality
- Having or showing the capacity to develop into something in the future.
- Uncountable Noun
- someone's or something's ability to develop, achieve, or succeed
A2TOEICMorerumour
US /ˈrumɚ/
UK /ˈru:mə(r)/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Gossip; story told by other people often not true
- Intransitive Verb
- To gossip; to tell a story about other people
B1Moresavvy
US /ˈsævi/
UK /'sævɪ/
- Adjective
- Wise; Not easily fooled; Street smart
B2TOEICMoreshake
US /ʃek/
UK /ʃeɪk/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To cause someone to be surprised or upset
- To cause a belief, idea, or feeling to weaken
- Countable Noun
- Drink made by shaking milk with fruit or flavors
A2Moreshaky
US /ˈʃeki/
UK /ˈʃeɪki/
- Adjective
- Tending to shake, as from weakness or defect
B1Moreshellfish
US /ˈʃɛlˌfɪʃ/
UK /ˈʃelfɪʃ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Sea animals such as shrimps, lobsters, clams etc.
C2Moresubmission
US /səbˈmɪʃən/
UK /səbˈmɪʃn/
- Uncountable Noun
- Reluctant agreement with the wishes of others
B2Moresuitable
US /ˈsutəbəl/
UK /ˈsu:təbl/
- Adjective
- Right for a particular purpose or occasion
- (Of clothes) appropriate for a given occasion
A2Moresweaty
US /ˈswɛti/
UK /'swetɪ/
- Adjective
- Covered in sweat, or smelling of sweat
A2Moreterribly
US /ˈtɛrəbli/
UK /ˈterəbli/
- Adverb
- To an extreme degree; badly; very
- Very; extremely
B1Morethumb
US /θʌm/
UK /θʌm/
- Intransitive Verb
- To use your thumb to request a ride in a car
- Countable Noun
- Part of a glove that goes over the thumb
- The short, thick finger on the side of your hand
B1Morevice
US /ˌvaɪ.sə/
UK /ˌvaɪs/
- Noun
- used as part of the title of particular positions. The person who holds one of these positions is next below in authority to the person who holds the full position and can act for them
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- a moral fault or weakness in someone's character
- illegal and immoral activities, especially involving illegal sex, drugs, etc.
B2Morewipe
US /waɪp/
UK /waɪp/
- Transitive Verb
- To clean or dry something with a cloth
- To spread a liquid on something
- Noun
- Act to clean or dry something with a cloth
A2Morewrestler
US / ˈrɛslɚ/
UK /ˈreslə(r)/
- Countable Noun
- Fighter holding parts of their opponents body
B2More
Vocabulary
- in business: Actively operating as a commercial enterprise.
- count down: To say numbers in order from say 10 to 1
- hand on: To pass or transfer something physically to someone else.
- of yours: Belonging to you; your possession or property.
- feel sorry for: To experience sympathy or pity for someone.
- potential: Capable of happening or becoming reality
- crush: Strong attraction to someone
- bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
- odd: Being unmatched with someone or something
- escape: Act to briefly ignoring boring or bad things
- vice: used as part of the title of particular positions. The person who holds one of these positions is next below in authority to the person who holds the full position and can act for them
- deal: To cope with something - usually troubles
- grip: To hold someone's interest
- folk: (Of ordinary people) not sophisticated
- allergic: Of or having a reaction to an allergy
- nervous: Concerning the system of nerves in the body
- savvy: Wise; Not easily fooled; Street smart
- dominance: Having more power, success than others
- thumb: To use your thumb to request a ride in a car
- palm: Inner area of a person's hand
- pinch: A very small amount of something
- appear: To be seen, become visible; come into sight
- normal: Standard or regular way of doing something
- bump: To bounce along over a rough surface
- bottom: The part of your body you sit on
- inadequate: Unsatisfactory; not good enough; not enough
- count: To add things together to find the total number
- lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
- place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
- important: Having power or authority
- wipe: To clean or dry something with a cloth
- claw: Long, sharp, and usually curved nail of an animal
- explode: To express an emotion in a sudden and loud way
- limp: Being soft, not hard, not rigid
- barrel: To travel at high speed
- middle: Place that is halfway between two things
- batter: Someone using a bat to play sports, e.g. baseball
- fist: Tightly closed hand, as when you punch someone
- assert: To state or declare your ideas positively strongly
- pick: Sharp tool used for breaking the ground
- find: To become aware of something that is happening
- phantom: A spirit or ghost existing only in a person's mind
- sweaty: Covered in sweat, or smelling of sweat
- person: Man, woman or child
- submission: Reluctant agreement with the wishes of others
- quick: Using very little time; moving far in little time
- grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
- business: A company formed for making profit
- lobster: Large hard-shelled sea crustacean, prized as food
- suitable: Right for a particular purpose or occasion
- shake: To cause someone to be surprised or upset
- terribly: To an extreme degree; badly; very
- shellfish: Sea animals such as shrimps, lobsters, clams etc.
- wrestler: Fighter holding parts of their opponents body
- shaky: Tending to shake, as from weakness or defect
- handshake: Act of shaking someone's hand with your own hand
- rumour: Gossip; story told by other people often not true
- breaker: Device that switches electricity on or off
- gov: Shortened form of 'government'; internet address
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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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SophyYeh posted on 2021/10/28Ever wonder if your handshake is making the wrong impression? This hilarious countdown of the Top 10 worst business handshakes will have you laughing while you learn crucial business etiquette and body language tips. You'll pick up practical phrases and vocabulary to avoid awkward moments and nail that first impression!
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