aircraft
US /ˈɛrˌkræft/
UK /ˈɛəkrɑ:ft/
- Countable Noun
- Vehicle that can fly
C2TOEICMorealtitude
US /ˈæltɪˌtud,-ˌtjud/
UK /'æltɪtju:d/
- Noun
- Height of something above sea level
B2TOEICMorebizarre
US /bɪˈzɑr/
UK /bɪˈzɑ:(r)/
- Adjective
- Odd or strange
B2Moreblow
US /blo/
UK /bləʊ/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To move something using air
- To make air come quickly out of your mouth
- Noun
- Something that causes you difficulty or sadness
- Act of making air come out of your mouth
A2Moreburst
US /bɚst/
UK /bɜ:st/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To move (arrive, exit, etc.) suddenly or hurriedly
- To break apart/open in a sudden and violent way
- Noun
- Brief time period when something happens and ends
- A sudden outbreak or display of something.
A2Moreburst into
US
UK
- Phrasal Verb
- To enter a place suddenly and forcefully.
- To suddenly express an emotion.
B1Morecabin
US /ˈkæbɪn/
UK /'kæbɪn/
- Countable Noun
- Small basic wooden home in the countryside
- Room where you can sleep on a ship, sit in a plane
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
A2Morecliff
US /klɪf/
UK /klɪf/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- High, vertical or steep surface of rock or ice
- A critical or dangerous situation.
- Proper Noun
- Person's name
- A surname.
B1Morecling
US /klɪŋ/
UK /klɪŋ/
- Intransitive Verb
- To be dependent on
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To stick or be attached to
B1TOEICMoredefy
US /dɪˈfaɪ/
UK /dɪ'faɪ/
- Transitive Verb
- To refuse to obey; be resistant to
B1Moredepend
US /dɪˈpend/
UK /dɪˈpend/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- Be controlled or determined by (someone/something)
- To rely on someone or something for support, help, or existence.
B1TOEICMoredepending on
US
UK
- Phrasal Verb
- To rely on for support (financial or emotional)
- Influenced or determined by.
- Preposition
- Subject to; contingent on
- Relying on someone or something for support or assistance.
A2Moredisaster
US /dɪˈzæstɚ, -ˈsæs-/
UK /dɪ'zɑ:stə(r)/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- State of extreme ruin and misfortune
- A complete failure.
- Uncountable Noun
- A situation that has gone terribly wrong.
A2Moredrown
US /draʊn/
UK /draʊn/
- Transitive Verb
- To kill something by putting it under water
- To make something very wet or cover it completely
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
B1Morefuel
US /ˈfjuəl/
UK /'fju:əl/
- Transitive Verb
- To give power to (a mob, anger, etc.); incite
- To provide gas or petrol for something
- Uncountable Noun
- Material used to produce heat or power when burned
A2TOEICMorefuel pump
US
UK
- Noun
- A pump in a motor vehicle that pumps fuel from the fuel tank to the engine.
B1Moreincident
US / ˈɪnsɪdənt/
UK /ˈɪnsɪdənt/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Event, usually unusual or important; accident
- A political event that causes difficulties.
A2Moreincredible
US /ɪnˈkrɛdəbəl/
UK /ɪnˈkredəbl/
- Adjective
- Very good; amazing
- Really good; amazing; great
A2TOEICMorejackpot
US /ˈdʒækˌpɑt/
UK /'dʒækpɒt/
- Noun
- The big prize in a lottery, game of chance, etc.
C1Morejump the track
US /dʒʌmp ði træk/
UK /dʒʌmp ðə træk/
- Intransitive Verb
- To leave the rails; to become derailed.
- To deviate from the original topic or plan; to go off course.
B1Morelock up
US
UK
- Phrasal Verb
- To imprison someone.
- To secure a building or container by locking it.
look at
US /lʊk æt/
UK /luk æt/
- Phrasal Verb
- To use your eyes to focus on something
- To focus your eyes on something carefully
A1Morelottery
US /ˈlɑtəri/
UK /'lɒtərɪ/
- Countable Noun
- Betting game of buying tickets to win money
- Condition in which outcome is determined by luck
B2Moremid
US /mɪd/
UK /mɪd/
- Adjective
- At (or near) the middle point
B2Moreminor
US /ˈmaɪnɚ/
UK /'maɪnə(r)/
- Adjective
- Not so large in size; not important or valuable
- An interval a half tone smaller than its major
- Noun
- Subject studied in college, but not the main one
- Someone too young to be legally responsible
B1Moreoccur
US /əˈkɚ/
UK /əˈkɜ:(r)/
- Intransitive Verb
- To come to pass or to happen
- To be found to exist; to be present.
A2TOEICMoreon board
US /ɑn bɔrd/
UK /ɔn bɔ:d/
- Phrase
- Being on a ship, plane, or other vehicle
- Adverb
- On or in a ship, aircraft, train, or other vehicle
A1Moreon the road
US /ɑn ði rəʊd/
UK /ɔn ðə roʊd/
- Phrase
- Traveling, especially as part of a tour or journey.
- Making progress; advancing towards a goal.
- Idiom
- Making progress towards a goal or achievement.
A1Moreout of the window
US /aʊt əv ðə ˈwɪndoʊ/
UK /aut əv ðə ˈwɪndəu/
- other
- To be discarded or no longer applicable or relevant.
B2Moreparachute
US /ˈpærəˌʃut/
UK /'pærəʃu:t/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To drop supplies from a plane via parachute
- To jump from a plane while attached to a parachute
- Countable Noun
- Cloth with strings for jumping from planes safely
B1Moreplummet
US /ˈplʌmɪt/
UK /ˈplʌmɪt/
- Intransitive Verb
- To fall quickly, as from the sky
- To decrease rapidly in value or amount.
- Countable Noun
- A plumb bob.
- A weight attached to a line, used to determine depth or verticality.
C1TOEICMoreplunge
US /plʌndʒ/
UK /plʌndʒ/
- Intransitive Verb
- (Of prices, hopes etc.) to decrease very quickly
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To dive (into water)
B1TOEICMoreplunge into
US /plʌndʒ ˈɪntu/
UK /plʌndʒ ˈɪntuː/
- Phrasal Verb
- To begin doing something with great enthusiasm or to become very involved in something.
C1Morepressure
US /ˈprɛʃɚ/
UK /'preʃə(r)/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Anxiety caused by difficult problems
- Force, weight when pressing against a thing
- Transitive Verb
- To apply force to something
- To persuade or force someone to do something
A2TOEICMorepump
US /pʌmp/
UK /pʌmp/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To make liquid or gas flow in a particular direction
- To make water/other liquid move using a machine
- Noun
- A device more moving liquids
- Light woman's shoe
B1Moresecure
US /sɪˈkjʊr/
UK /sɪ'kjʊə(r)/
- Transitive Verb
- To get or achieve something with certainty
- To firmly attach something to something else
- Adjective
- Being attached to something tightly and surely
- (Place that is) locked, guarded and safe
A2TOEICMoreshore
US /ʃɔr, ʃor/
UK /ʃɔ:(r)/
- Noun
- Land along the edge of a sea, lake or river
B1Morestrike
US /straɪk/
UK /straɪk/
- Transitive Verb
- To hit something
- To remove or erase.
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- A punch or hit
- Fact of not hitting the ball when playing baseball
A2TOEICMoresuck
US /sʌk/
UK /sʌk/
- Intransitive Verb
- To be very bad, undesirable or unpleasant
- Transitive Verb
- To pull or remove something with great power
- To attract someone; make someone interested
B1Moresuffer
US / ˈsʌfɚ/
UK /'sʌfə(r)/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To experience pain, illness, or injury
- To allow or permit something, especially something unpleasant.
A2Moresurvive
US /sɚˈvaɪv/
UK /sə'vaɪv/
- Intransitive Verb
- To continue to live despite illness or trouble
A2TOEICMoreterrify
US /ˈtɛrəˌfaɪ/
UK /ˈterɪfaɪ/
- Transitive Verb
- To scare or greatly frighten
B1Morethe following
US
UK
- Adjective
- Next in order or sequence.
- Uncountable Noun
- What is about to be said or written.
B1Moretrack
US /træk/
UK /træk/
- Transitive Verb
- To use marks to follow a wild animal
- To move a certain way/follow a particular course
- Noun
- A circular course for running
- Course or way someone takes, e.g. in education
A2TOEICMoretumble
US /ˈtʌmbəl/
UK /'tʌmbl/
- Intransitive Verb
- To fall downwards, hitting the ground a few times
- To decrease rapidly and significantly.
B1Morewreckage
US /ˈrɛkɪdʒ/
UK /ˈrekɪdʒ/
- Uncountable Noun
- Remaining parts of something that has been wrecked
B2More
Vocabulary
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- depending on: To rely on for support (financial or emotional)
- jump the track: To leave the rails; to become derailed.
- plunge into: To begin doing something with great enthusiasm or to become very involved in something.
- the following: Next in order or sequence.
- on board: Being on a ship, plane, or other vehicle
- lock up: To imprison someone.
- on the road: Traveling, especially as part of a tour or journey.
- burst into: To enter a place suddenly and forcefully.
- fuel pump: A pump in a motor vehicle that pumps fuel from the fuel tank to the engine.
- out of the window: To be discarded or no longer applicable or relevant.
- incredible: Very good; amazing
- force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
- bizarre: Odd or strange
- strike: To hit something
- track: To use marks to follow a wild animal
- pressure: Anxiety caused by difficult problems
- fuel: To give power to (a mob, anger, etc.); incite
- escape: Act to briefly ignoring boring or bad things
- occur: To come to pass or to happen
- suck: To be very bad, undesirable or unpleasant
- suffer: To experience pain, illness, or injury
- disaster: State of extreme ruin and misfortune
- cause: Belief, goal or organization that people support
- burst: To move (arrive, exit, etc.) suddenly or hurriedly
- secure: To get or achieve something with certainty
- cabin: Small basic wooden home in the countryside
- board: Surface for posting or showing information
- survive: To continue to live despite illness or trouble
- blow: To move something using air
- drop: Distance between a higher and a lower level
- shore: Land along the edge of a sea, lake or river
- incident: Event, usually unusual or important; accident
- plummet: To fall quickly, as from the sky
- break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
- plunge: (Of prices, hopes etc.) to decrease very quickly
- defy: To refuse to obey; be resistant to
- altitude: Height of something above sea level
- minor: Not so large in size; not important or valuable
- depend: Be controlled or determined by (someone/something)
- drown: To kill something by putting it under water
- cliff: High, vertical or steep surface of rock or ice
- tumble: To fall downwards, hitting the ground a few times
- parachute: To drop supplies from a plane via parachute
- manage: To survive hardships and difficulties; to cope
- explode: To express an emotion in a sudden and loud way
- aircraft: Vehicle that can fly
- crash: To damage an object by causing it to hit something
- cling: To be dependent on
- land: Region or country
- person: Man, woman or child
- pump: To make liquid or gas flow in a particular direction
- world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
- lottery: Betting game of buying tickets to win money
- jackpot: The big prize in a lottery, game of chance, etc.
- think: To have an idea about something without certainty
- train: Line of people, animals moving the same direction
- wreckage: Remaining parts of something that has been wrecked
- side: To decide to agree with one point, not the other
- travel: To go to a place that is far away
- time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
- lose: To be unable to keep in check or control something
- terrify: To scare or greatly frighten
- mid: At (or near) the middle point
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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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The luckiest unlucky man to ever live (Frane Selak)
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Go Tutor posted on 2022/02/28Get ready for an unbelievable true story about Frane Selak, a man who survived multiple near-death experiences and even won the lottery! You'll be amazed by this incredible survivor story and pick up some simple sentence structures along the way.
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