ass
US /æs/
UK /æs/
- Noun
- (Impolite) part of the human body that you sit on
C2Morebastard
US /ˈbæstəd/
UK /'bɑ:stəd/
- Noun
- Someone whose parents were not married
- Person considered mean or deserving contempt
C2Morebreath
US /brɛθ/
UK /breθ/
- Uncountable Noun
- Air you take in and out of your body
- The smell of someone's breath.
A2Morebury
US /ˈbɛri/
UK /'berɪ/
- Transitive Verb
- To put something into the ground and cover it
B1Morecause
US /kɔz/
UK /kɔ:z/
- Noun
- Belief, goal or organization that people support
- Reason for
- Transitive Verb
- To make something happen; create effect or result
A2Morecomb
US /koʊm/
UK /kəʊm/
- Countable Noun
- Small, toothed tool to tidy your hair
- Transitive Verb
- To make your hair tidy with a straight brush
- To search very carefully to try and find something
B1Morecourt
US /kɔrt, kort/
UK /kɔ:t/
- Transitive Verb
- To act in a way to shows you wish to marry someone
- To encourage dangerous behavior
- Noun
- Place king or queen meet people, makes laws etc.
- Place where legal cases are decided
A2TOEICMorecow
US /kaʊ/
UK /kaʊ/
- Countable Noun
- Large farm animal from which we get milk and beef
- Transitive Verb
- To make afraid or ashamed; intimidate
A2Moredegenerate
US /dɪ'dʒenəreɪt/
UK /dɪ'dʒenəreɪt/
- Intransitive Verb
- To become something worse or inferior; deteriorate
- Adjective
- Having become morally corrupt
B2Moredung
US /dʌŋ/
UK /dʌŋ/
- Uncountable Noun
- Excretion from animals
B2Morefiguratively
US /ˈfɪɡjərətɪvlɪ/
UK /ˈfɪgjʊrətɪvlɪ/
- Adverb
- In a manner a metaphor; not literally
C1Morefunniest
US
UK
- Adjective
- Causing the most laughter or amusement
B1Moreidiot
US /ˈɪdiət/
UK /'ɪdɪət/
- Noun
- A person who is foolish or not very smart
B2Morein court
US /ɪn kɔrt/
UK /in kɔ:t/
- Phrase
- Present or being discussed during a legal trial or hearing.
A1Moreinterrupt
US /ˌɪntəˈrʌpt/
UK /ˌɪntə'rʌpt/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To stop something from happening for a while
- To stop someone from speaking by saying or doing something.
- Noun
- A signal that stops a computer from working on one thing and starts it working on something else.
B1TOEICMorelime
US /laɪm/
UK /laɪm/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- White containing calcium used in farming
- Small, round and sour fruit with hard green skin
- Adjective
- Bright green color
B2Moreloser
US /ˈluzɚ/
UK /'lu:zə(r)/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Someone who fails to win a game or other contest
- Someone unsuccessful in work/relationships/life
A2Moreobserve
US /əbˈzɜ:rv/
UK /əbˈzɜ:v/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To celebrate a particular holiday/religious event
- To obey or follow laws, rules, or customs
A2TOEICMorepile
US /paɪl/
UK /paɪl/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Large amount of something
- Group of things one on top of another
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- (E.g. of problems) to increase; get more or worse
- To place things on top of each other; to heap up.
B1TOEICMoreporn
US /pɔrn/
UK /pɔ:n/
- Uncountable Noun
- Short for pornography
B2Morepretentious
US /prɪˈtɛnʃəs/
UK /prɪˈtenʃəs/
- Adjective
- Trying to seem more cultured/clever than you are
- Characterized by assumption of dignity or importance
C1TOEICMorepriceless
US /ˈpraɪslɪs/
UK /ˈpraɪsləs/
- Adjective
- So valuable that no cost can be set
A2TOEICMoreretard
US /rɪˈtɑrd/
UK /'ri:tɑ:d/
- Transitive Verb
- To cause to move or proceed slowly
C1TOEICMoreroast
US /roʊst/
UK /rəʊst/
- Transitive Verb
- To strongly criticize often in a teasing manner
- To cook food in an oven or over a fire
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- A joint of meat cooked in an oven
B1Morescrape
US /skrep/
UK /skreɪp/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To take something off a surface with a sharp tool
- To move roughly across the surface of something
- Noun
- Bad or unpleasant incident
- Sound of something moving roughly across a surface
B1Moreslut
US /slʌt/
UK /slʌt/
- Noun
- Offensive, derogatory a sexually promiscuous woman
C2Morestay home
US
UK
- Intransitive Verb
- To remain in one's house or residence.
A1Moresteam
US /stim/
UK /sti:m/
- Uncountable Noun
- Mist collecting on a surface when wet air cools
- Source of stamina, strength or energy
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To cover a surface with steam, so as to clean it
- To cook in mist of tiny drops from boiling water
A2Morestuffy
US /ˈstʌfi/
UK /'stʌfɪ/
- Adjective
- (Nose) blocked
- Old fashioned; sticking to the rules; too formal
C1Morethink 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
A1Morethud
US /θʌd/
UK /θʌd/
- Noun
- Dull noise, as of something heavy falling
- Intransitive Verb
- To make a dull noise often from falling heavily
B2Morewhoo
US
UK
- Interjection
- Sound people make when they are surprised
C2Moreworthless
US /ˈwɜ:rθləs/
UK /ˈwɜ:θləs/
- Adjective
- Being of no value; without positive aspects
- Having no importance or value
B2More
Vocabulary
- in court: Present or being discussed during a legal trial or hearing.
- think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
- stay home: To remain in one's house or residence.
- court: To act in a way to shows you wish to marry someone
- cause: Belief, goal or organization that people support
- fart: To break wind; to emit gas from the anus
- pile: Large amount of something
- interrupt: To stop something from happening for a while
- observe: To celebrate a particular holiday/religious event
- bury: To put something into the ground and cover it
- idiot: A person who is foolish or not very smart
- company: Good feeling from being with someone else
- steam: Mist collecting on a surface when wet air cools
- continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
- breath: Air you take in and out of your body
- scrape: To take something off a surface with a sharp tool
- roast: To strongly criticize often in a teasing manner
- head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
- pretentious: Trying to seem more cultured/clever than you are
- degenerate: To become something worse or inferior; deteriorate
- remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
- porn: Short for pornography
- laugh: To make a happy sound when something is funny
- bastard: Someone whose parents were not married
- pardon: To forgive for some error or fault; let off
- ass: (Impolite) part of the human body that you sit on
- real: Actually existing or happening, not imagined
- slut: Offensive, derogatory a sexually promiscuous woman
- meet: To provide something that is necessary
- dick: Someone who is a detective
- hear: To be aware of sound; to perceive with the ear
- figuratively: In a manner a metaphor; not literally
- comb: Small, toothed tool to tidy your hair
- tell: To (strongly) advise a person to do something
- stay: To keep trying without giving up
- dung: Excretion from animals
- priceless: So valuable that no cost can be set
- good: Proper, appropriate or right
- speak: To be able to use a certain language
- stuffy: (Nose) blocked
- thud: Dull noise, as of something heavy falling
- worthless: Being of no value; without positive aspects
- lime: White containing calcium used in farming
- retard: To cause to move or proceed slowly
- cow: Large farm animal from which we get milk and beef
- loser: Someone who fails to win a game or other contest
- funniest: Causing the most laughter or amusement
- whoo: Sound people make when they are surprised
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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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Liar Liar (7/9) Movie CLIP - Roasting the Committee (1997) HD
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Why Why posted on 2013/04/01Get ready for some rapid-fire insults and hilarious courtroom banter in this clip from Liar Liar! You'll love picking up advanced vocabulary and practicing situational dialogue as the characters unleash a barrage of witty comebacks.
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