a bit much
US /ə bɪt mʌtʃ/
UK /ə bit mʌtʃ/
- other
- Slightly too extreme or unreasonable.
B2Moreabsolutely
US /ˈæbsəˌlutli, ˌæbsəˈlutli/
UK /ˈæbsəlu:tli/
- Adverb
- Completely; totally; very
- Considered independently and without relation to other things; viewed abstractly; as, quantity absolutely considered.
A2Moreadvice
US /əd'vaɪs/
UK /ədˈvaɪs/
- Uncountable Noun
- Suggestion about what would help someone
- Professional guidance from a lawyer or legal expert.
A2TOEICMorearray
US /ə'reɪ/
UK /əˈreɪ/
- Noun
- A regular order or arrangement of things
- Transitive Verb
- To arrange things in a regular order
B2TOEICMorebattery
US /ˈbætəri/
UK /ˈbætri/
- Countable Noun
- Portable device that stores electricity
- Noun
- Large group of similar things functioning together
B1Morebush
US /bʊʃ/
UK /bʊʃ/
- Noun
- A wooden plant that is smaller than a tree
A2Morecoldest
US
UK
- Adjective
- Having a the lowest temperature
B1Morecollect
US /kəˈlɛkt/
UK /kəˈlekt/
- Adverb
- By asking the receiver of a call to pay for it
- Transitive Verb
- To ask for money, e.g. for a charity
- To gather things, people together in one place
A2Morecouple
US /ˈkʌpəl/
UK /'kʌpl/
- Transitive Verb
- To join something to something else
- (Two animals) to engage in sexual relations
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Two people in a romantic relationship
- Two of something; two people; a pair
A2Morediscover
US /dɪˈskʌvɚ/
UK /dɪˈskʌvə(r)/
- Transitive Verb
- To find something new that was not known before
- To learn or find out (something previously unknown or secret).
A2TOEICMoredistinct
US /dɪˈstɪŋkt/
UK /dɪˈstɪŋkt/
- Adjective
- Clearly different in nature from something else
- Clearly noticeable; easily perceived.
A2Morefascinating
US /ˈfæsəˌnetɪŋ/
UK /ˈfæsɪneɪtɪŋ/
- Transitive Verb
- To attract or interest greatly
- To hold someone captive with a gaze or other means.
- Adjective
- Having your attention fixated as though by a spell
B1Morefeed
US /fid/
UK /fi:d/
- Transitive Verb
- To give food, e.g. to animals or a baby
- To push something through an opening
- Uncountable Noun
- Food given to animals
A2TOEICMoreflock
US /flɑ:k/
UK /flɒk/
- Countable Noun
- Group of animals or birds that live together
- Group of people who gather or travel together
- Intransitive Verb
- To gather together or move as a group
B2Morefortnight
US /ˈfɔ:rtnaɪt/
UK /ˈfɔ:tnaɪt/
- Noun
- A period of two weeks
B1Moregarden
US /ˈgɑ:rdn/
UK /ˈgɑ:dn/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Yard; ground outside your house to grow plants
- Public park in which visitors can see flowers
- Intransitive Verb
- To work in a yard to grow plants, vegetables
A2Morehabit
US /ˈhæbɪt/
UK /'hæbɪt/
- Noun
- Loose clothing like a cloak, worn by monks, nuns
- Usual way of behaving; something often repeated
A2TOEICMoreheater
US /ˈhitɚ/
UK /'hi:tə(r)/
- Noun
- Device that heats water or supplies warmth
A2Morehen
US /hɛn/
UK /hen/
- Countable Noun
- Adult female chicken
B2Morehook
US /hʊk/
UK /hʊk/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Bent tool used to catch fish or to hang things on
- The start of a story which catches your interest
- Transitive Verb
- To make a bent or curved shape
- To catch your interest completely
B1Morein addition to
US /ɪn əˈdɪʃən tu/
UK /in əˈdiʃən tu:/
- Preposition
- Besides; as well as
- Phrase
- Besides; as well as.
- Furthermore; moreover.
B1Moreinstead of
US /ɪnˈstɛd ʌv/
UK /inˈsted ɔv/
- Preposition
- When one thing is replaced by another
- Adverb
- As a substitute or alternative.
A1Moreleopard
US /ˈlɛpəd/
UK /'lepəd/
- Countable Noun
- Large cat with short fur and black spots
B2Moreneighbour
US /ˈnebɚ/
UK /'neɪbə(r)/
- Countable Noun
- Person who lives, or is near, you
B1Morenovice
US /ˈnɑvɪs/
UK /ˈnɒvɪs/
- Noun
- A person with little or no experience in something
- Someone who is a new member of a group
B2Moreodd
US /ɑd/
UK /ɒd/
- Adjective
- Being unmatched with someone or something
- Being a number not able to be divided by two
A2Moreonline
US /ˌɑ:nˈlaɪn/
UK /ˌɒnˈlaɪn/
- Adjective
- Connected to the internet
- Adverb
- Via the internet.
B1Morepeck
US /pɛk/
UK /pek/
- Transitive Verb
- To strike sharply at something with the beak
B2Morepig
US /pɪɡ/
UK /pɪg/
- Countable Noun
- Animal that bacon, pork and ham come from
- Greedy person
B1Morepink
US /pɪŋk/
UK /pɪŋk/
- Adjective
- Color made by mixing red and white
A2Morepoultry
US /ˈpoʊltri/
UK /ˈpəʊltri/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Birds such as chickens, ducks, geese etc.
- Uncountable Noun
- The meat of domesticated birds, used as food.
B2Morescratch
US /skrætʃ/
UK /skrætʃ/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To rub your skin with your nails to stop an itch
- To make a small cut or mark on a surface
- Noun
- Action of rubbing your skin when itchy
- A small cut or mark on a surface
B1TOEICMoresewing
US /ˈsoʊɪŋ/
UK /ˈsəʊɪŋ/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To make something using a needle and thread
B1Moreskin
US /skɪn/
UK /skɪn/
- Transitive Verb
- To defeat someone easily and completely
- To hurt yourself, accidentally cutting yourself
- Noun
- Outer covering of an animal used for leather; hide
- Outer covering of a fruit or vegetable
A2Moreslow down
US /slo daʊn/
UK /sləu daun/
- Phrasal Verb
- To reduce the speed
- To become less active or busy.
A1Morestuff
US /stʌf/
UK /stʌf/
- Uncountable Noun
- Generic description for things, materials, objects
- Transitive Verb
- To push material inside something, with force
B1Moreto the point
US /tu ði pɔɪnt/
UK /tu: ðə pɔint/
- Adjective
- Expressing something directly and without unnecessary detail.
- Phrase
- Relevant and pertinent to the matter at hand.
A2Morewith just
US
UK
- Phrase
- Using only; with no more than.
- Barely; by a narrow margin.
A2More
Vocabulary
- with just: Using only; with no more than.
- in addition to: Besides; as well as
- a bit much: Slightly too extreme or unreasonable.
- instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
- to the point: Expressing something directly and without unnecessary detail.
- slow down: To reduce the speed
- garden: Yard; ground outside your house to grow plants
- warm: To become more friendly or to like something
- coldest: Having a the lowest temperature
- cleaning: Clothes you need to wash
- pig: Animal that bacon, pork and ham come from
- farm: Land used for growing crops or raising animals
- stay: To keep trying without giving up
- holiday: Day when people don't go to work or school
- put: To move or place a thing in a particular position
- stop: To block or close something
- run: To depart or travel according to a schedule
- website: Collection of webpages in one location
- wear: To have clothes, glasses, shoes etc. on your body
- finding: To become aware of something that is happening
- love: Person's name
- neighbour: Person who lives, or is near, you
- battery: Portable device that stores electricity
- chicken: A bird raised for its eggs and meat
- advice: Suggestion about what would help someone
- care: To feel interest, concern, or worry
- pink: Color made by mixing red and white
- collect: By asking the receiver of a call to pay for it
- arrive: To reach the place you are traveling to
- save: To make your computer keep a file
- online: Connected to the internet
- worse: Comparative of 'bad'; more bad
- normal: Standard or regular way of doing something
- turn: To become (a particular age)
- full: Containing all the parts; complete
- set: Prepared for something; ready
- absolutely: Completely; totally; very
- heater: Device that heats water or supplies warmth
- fortnight: A period of two weeks
- sewing: To make something using a needle and thread
- habit: Loose clothing like a cloak, worn by monks, nuns
- feed: To give food, e.g. to animals or a baby
- skin: To defeat someone easily and completely
- discover: To find something new that was not known before
- lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
- situation: Place, position or area that something is in
- stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
- couple: To join something to something else
- experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
- leopard: Large cat with short fur and black spots
- hook: Bent tool used to catch fish or to hang things on
- bush: A wooden plant that is smaller than a tree
- scratch: To rub your skin with your nails to stop an itch
- odd: Being unmatched with someone or something
- fascinating: To attract or interest greatly
- distinct: Clearly different in nature from something else
- hen: Adult female chicken
- flock: Group of animals or birds that live together
- peck: To strike sharply at something with the beak
- novice: A person with little or no experience in something
- poultry: Birds such as chickens, ducks, geese etc.
- guinea: A republic in western Africa on the Atlantic; formerly a French colony; achieved independence from France in
- array: A regular order or arrangement of things
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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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Why Why posted on 2013/04/07Ever wondered about raising your own chickens or the therapeutic joy they bring? This video dives into the world of urban chicken keeping, introducing you to breeds like the Blue Orpington and Barnavelder, and sharing practical tips for pasture-raised poultry. You'll pick up tons of new vocabulary related to farming and discover the cultural depth of backyard chicken enthusiasts!
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