adjust
US /əˈdʒʌst/
UK /əˈdʒʌst/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To change; to attain a desired state or function
- To change so as to fit in with new conditions
A2TOEICMoreadmit
US /ædˈmɪt/
UK /əd'mɪt/
- Transitive Verb
- To acknowledge that something is true or right
- To allow someone to enter
A2TOEICMoreat least
US /æt list/
UK /æt li:st/
- Adverb
- As a minimum
- Not less than
- Phrase
- No less than; at the minimum
- Used to indicate that something is positive in a bad situation.
C2Morecalm
US /kɑm/
UK /kɑ:m/
- Adjective
- Without wind or storm; quiet; peaceful
- Relaxed and not worried or angry
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To make or become relaxed and not worried or angry
A2Morecalm down
US /kɑm daʊn/
UK /kɑ:m daun/
- Phrasal Verb
- To make or become relaxed after being stressed
A2Morecheck out
US /tʃɛk aʊt/
UK /tʃek aut/
- Phrase
- Phrasal Verb
- To find out information about something
- To take books out of a library
A1Morecomfortable
US /ˈkʌmfətəbəl, ˈkʌmftəbəl/
UK /ˈkʌmftəbl/
- Adjective
- Having more than enough e.g. money for your needs
- Being relaxed, warm or happy
A2Moredamage
US /ˈdæmɪdʒ/
UK /ˈdæmɪdʒ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Physical harm that is done to something
- Transitive Verb
- To harm physically; to hurt or break something
- To harm the reputation of someone.
A2TOEICMorefocus
US /ˈfokəs/
UK /'fəʊkəs/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To see clearly by adjusting your eyes or a camera
- To keep your attention, concentration on one thing
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Main purpose or center of interest or activity
- The clarity of an image produced by a lens.
A2TOEICMorefrozen
US /ˈfroʊzn/
UK /'frəʊzn/
- Adjective
- Hard, solid because it is below zero degrees
- Preserved by freezing.
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To store an item of food in a cold place
- To make someone to not want to communicate
A2Moregear
US /ɡɪr/
UK /ɡɪə(r)/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To aim at or prepare yourself for something
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- A speed selector connected to an engine
- Special clothes you use for a purpose
B1Moregroan
US /groʊn/
UK /grəʊn/
- Intransitive Verb
- To make a deep sound from despair, pain etc.
- Noun
- Deep sound from the throat from despair, pain etc.
B1Moregrunt
US /ɡrʌnt/
UK /grʌnt/
- Intransitive Verb
- To utter a deep sound like that of a pig
B2Morehang
US /hæŋ/
UK /hæŋ/
- Transitive Verb
- To attach a picture, photograph etc. onto a wall
- To kill by putting a rope around neck and dropping
- Intransitive Verb
- To float, move softly, or remain in the air
- To remain undecided, unsolved or unclear
A2Morehave to
US /hæv tu/
UK /ˈhæv tə/
- Auxiliary Verb
- Must do
A1Moreheed
US /hid/
UK /hi:d/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To take notice of; pay attention to; care about
- To pay careful attention to something or someone
B2TOEICMorehonking
US
UK
- Intransitive Verb
- To make a loud noise like that of a horn
C2Morehum
US /hʌm/
UK /hʌm/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To make a constant low sound
- To move very fast
- Uncountable Noun
- A constant low sound
- A busy, active atmosphere.
B2Morein gear
US /ɪn ɡɪr/
UK /in ɡiə/
- Phrase
- With a vehicle's gears engaged, ready to move.
- Adjective
- Operating efficiently and effectively; prepared and ready.
A1Morejerk
US /dʒɚk/
UK /dʒɜ:k/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Someone you think is an idiot
- Sudden sharp movement; tug
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To move suddenly and violently; tug
C2Moreload
US /lod/
UK /ləʊd/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Large, often heavy, amount of a thing to be moved
- A burden; heavy responsibility
- Transitive Verb
- To put in items for use (e.g. bullets in a gun)
A2TOEICMoremantra
US /ˈmæntrə/
UK /ˈmæntrə/
- Noun
- Repeated expression, as in Hindu/Buddhist prayers
C1Morenervously
US /ˈnə:vəslɪ/
UK /'nɜ:vəslɪ/
- Adverb
- In an anxiously nervous manner
B1Moreon 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.
A1Morepedestrian
US /pəˈdɛstriən/
UK /pəˈdestriən/
- Adjective
- Unremarkable; ordinary; not special
- Lacking inspiration or excitement; dull.
- Countable Noun
- Any person walking on a sidewalk or down a road
B1TOEICMorepride
US /praɪd/
UK /praɪd/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Sense of your own importance and worth
- A feeling of pleasure and satisfaction that you get when you or people connected with you have done something well.
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To be proud of something you did
A2Morepuff
US /pʌf/
UK /pʌf/
- Intransitive Verb
- To breath in and out quickly
- Countable Noun
- Sweet baked food filled with cream or jam
B1Morepunch
US /pʌntʃ/
UK /pʌntʃ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Alcoholic drink made from wine and fruit, etc.
- Transitive Verb
- To hit something very hard with a closed hand
- To make a hole in something with a special tool
B1Moreremind
US /rɪˈmaɪnd/
UK /rɪ'maɪnd/
- Transitive Verb
- To cause someone to remember what they forgot
- To cause someone to think of something similar or related.
A2TOEICMorerookie
US /ˈrʊki/
UK /ˈrʊki/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- New to doing something; beginner
- A first-year player on a professional sports team.
- Adjective
- Inexperienced; new.
B2Morescream
US /skrim/
UK /skri:m/
- Intransitive Verb
- To make a sudden loud, high sound
- Noun
- A sudden loud, high-pitched noise
A2Moreseatbelt
US /si:tbelt/
UK /si:tbelt/
- Countable Noun
- Strong belt in a car to hold you in your seat
C2Morestrike
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
A2TOEICMoresuppose
US /səˈpoʊz/
UK /sə'pəʊz/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To imagine or guess what might happen
- Conjunction
- What if
A2TOEICMorethink about
US /θɪŋk əˈbaʊt/
UK /θiŋk əˈbaut/
- Phrasal Verb
- To consider something carefully.
- To remember or call to mind.
A1Moreunder control
US /ˈʌndɚ kənˈtrol/
UK /ˈʌndə kənˈtrəul/
- Adjective
- Being managed or restrained; not out of hand.
- Having one's emotions or impulses restrained.
- Phrase
- A situation that is being managed effectively.
C1Moreunfinished
US /ʌnˈfɪnɪʃt/
UK /ʌnˈfɪnɪʃt/
- Adjective
- Not yet ended; not complete; still being done
C2Morevessel
US /ˈvɛsəl/
UK /ˈvesl/
- Countable Noun
- Container, such as a cup, for holding liquids
- A ship or boat; something that carries things
B1TOEICMorewheel
US /wi:l/
UK /wi:l/
- Noun
- Round thing that rolls, used for moving things
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To move something which has wheels or is on wheels
- To turn or cause to turn something in a circle
A2More
Vocabulary
- on the road: Traveling, especially as part of a tour or journey.
- calm down: To make or become relaxed after being stressed
- have to: Must do
- think about: To consider something carefully.
- in gear: With a vehicle's gears engaged, ready to move.
- check out
- under control: Being managed or restrained; not out of hand.
- at least: As a minimum
- immediately: Without any delay; straight away
- completely: In every way or as much as possible
- strike: To hit something
- admit: To acknowledge that something is true or right
- suppose: To imagine or guess what might happen
- calm: Without wind or storm; quiet; peaceful
- jerk: Someone you think is an idiot
- gear: To aim at or prepare yourself for something
- vessel: Container, such as a cup, for holding liquids
- nervous: Concerning the system of nerves in the body
- pride: Sense of your own importance and worth
- hang: To attach a picture, photograph etc. onto a wall
- pedestrian: Unremarkable; ordinary; not special
- leave: To go away from; depart
- haven: Place where people can feel safe and happy
- punch: Alcoholic drink made from wine and fruit, etc.
- comfortable: Having more than enough e.g. money for your needs
- hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
- mantra: Repeated expression, as in Hindu/Buddhist prayers
- control: A device designed to operate a machine
- scream: To make a sudden loud, high sound
- remind: To cause someone to remember what they forgot
- adjust: To change; to attain a desired state or function
- crash: To damage an object by causing it to hit something
- damage: Physical harm that is done to something
- drive: A person's ambition and motivation to do something
- load: Large, often heavy, amount of a thing to be moved
- great: Very good; better than before
- turn: To become (a particular age)
- perfect: So good it cannot be improved
- remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
- mistake: Something done wrong/calculated wrong; error
- laugh: To make a happy sound when something is funny
- wheel: Round thing that rolls, used for moving things
- frozen: Hard, solid because it is below zero degrees
- focus: To see clearly by adjusting your eyes or a camera
- puff: To breath in and out quickly
- rookie: New to doing something; beginner
- groan: To make a deep sound from despair, pain etc.
- heed: To take notice of; pay attention to; care about
- grunt: To utter a deep sound like that of a pig
- hum: To make a constant low sound
- seatbelt: Strong belt in a car to hold you in your seat
- unfinished: Not yet ended; not complete; still being done
- nervously: In an anxiously nervous manner
- honking: To make a loud noise like that of a horn
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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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Reasons Why SpongeBob is the WORST Driver! ? Top Boating Violations | SpongeBob
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Summer posted on 2020/11/14Ever wondered why SpongeBob is such a chaotic driver? This hilarious clip dives into his worst boating violations, perfect for practicing simple sentence structures and picking up daily practical vocabulary! You'll get a kick out of the comedic chaos while learning some essential 'boat smarts'.
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