at 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.
C2Moreback off
US /bæk ɔf/
UK /bæk ɔf/
- Phrasal Verb
- To stop supporting; lose courage
- To decide to not carry out a threat
A1Morebail on
US /bel ɑn/
UK /beil ɔn/
- Phrasal Verb
- To abandon or desert someone or something, especially when they are needed.
A1Morefavour
US /ˈfevɚ/
UK /ˈfeɪvə(r)/
- Noun
- What someone asks of you; helpful act; a kindness
- Transitive Verb
- To prefer or promote over another
A2Moreget out of
US /ɡɛt aʊt ʌv/
UK /ɡet aut ɔv/
- Phrasal Verb
- To leave or escape responsibilities, troubles
- To leave a small, enclosed vehicle
A1Moreget through
US /ɡɛt θru/
UK /ɡet θru:/
- Phrasal Verb
- To arrive at the end of or finish something
- To succeed in contacting someone by phone
A1Moregot to
US /ɡɑt tu/
UK /gɔt tu:/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To arrive at some place
- To have the opportunity or permission to do something
- Phrasal Verb
- To appeal to the emotions of; move
- To finally begin to start something after a delay
A1Morehang out
US /hæŋ aʊt/
UK /hæŋ aut/
- Phrasal Verb
- To spend time with your friends
- To spend times with friends or relax doing nothing
A2Morehave to
US /hæv tu/
UK /ˈhæv tə/
- Auxiliary Verb
- Must do
A1Morehold on
US /hold ɑn/
UK /həuld ɔn/
- Phrasal Verb
- To wait for someone (e.g. on a phone call)
- To wait for a short time.
A1Morein on
US
UK
- Phrase
- To be involved in a secret or plan.
- To be aware of something that is secret or not generally known.
A1Morelooking out
US
UK
- Phrasal Verb
- To take care and watch something carefully
- To be careful; to be vigilant
- Intransitive Verb
- To be careful or vigilant
A1Moremove in on
US /muv ɪn ɑn/
UK /mu:v in ɒn/
- other
- To approach and surround a person or place to capture or take over.
B2Moreobjectively
US /əbˈdʒɛktɪvlɪ/
UK /əb'dʒektɪvlɪ/
- Adverb
- In an open-minded way; without prejudice
- In a way that is based on facts and not influenced by personal beliefs or feelings; realistically.
B1Moreof course
US /ʌv kɔː(r)s/
UK /ɔv kɔː(r)s/
- Adverb
- Sure ; Certainly
- Phrase
- For sure; certainly
A2Moreon to
US /ɑn tu/
UK /ɔn tu:/
- Preposition
- Toward something; forward
- Aware of someone's activities.
- Adjective
- Aware of someone's deception or illegal activities.
A1Moreout of it
US /aʊt ʌv ɪt/
UK /aut ɔv it/
- Adjective
- Unconscious or not completely alert; dazed or confused.
- Not able to think clearly or react quickly; not with it.
A1Moreout of nowhere
US
UK
- Phrase
- Suddenly and unexpectedly; from an unknown place or source.
play on
US
UK
- Phrasal Verb
- To exploit or take advantage of something, such as someone's emotions or weaknesses.
A1Morepresentation
US /ˌprɛzənˈteʃən, ˌprizən-/
UK /ˌpreznˈteɪʃn/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Act of giving a formal talk about something
- Way in which something is displayed or shown
A2Morestay away
US /ste əˈwe/
UK /stei əˈwei/
- Phrasal Verb
- To keep a distance from something or someone; to avoid approaching.
- To remain absent from a place or event.
C2Morestop in
US /stɑp ɪn/
UK /stɔp in/
- Phrasal Verb
- To visit a place briefly, usually on the way to somewhere else.
A1Moresuck
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
B1Moretalking about
US
UK
- Phrasal Verb
- To discuss a particular topic.
- To be constantly mentioning or bringing up a subject.
A1Morethink about
US /θɪŋk əˈbaʊt/
UK /θiŋk əˈbaut/
- Phrasal Verb
- To consider something carefully.
- To remember or call to mind.
A1Moretop off
US /tɑp ɔf/
UK /tɔp ɔf/
- Phrasal Verb
- To complete or finish something in a satisfying way.
- To fill something to the top.
A2Moreup till
US /ʌp tɪl/
UK /ʌp tɪl/
- other
- Until a particular time or point.
A2Morewait up
US /wet ʌp/
UK /weit ʌp/
- Phrasal Verb
- To wait for a while, e.g. for someone to join you
- To delay going to bed, e.g. until someone returns
A1More
Vocabulary
- got to: To arrive at some place
- get out of: To leave or escape responsibilities, troubles
- in on: To be involved in a secret or plan.
- have to: Must do
- out of nowhere: Suddenly and unexpectedly; from an unknown place or source.
- up till: Until a particular time or point.
- stop in: To visit a place briefly, usually on the way to somewhere else.
- hold on: To wait for someone (e.g. on a phone call)
- hang out: To spend time with your friends
- talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
- of course: Sure ; Certainly
- top off: To complete or finish something in a satisfying way.
- get through: To arrive at the end of or finish something
- wait up: To wait for a while, e.g. for someone to join you
- move in on: To approach and surround a person or place to capture or take over.
- on to: Toward something; forward
- play on: To exploit or take advantage of something, such as someone's emotions or weaknesses.
- stay away: To keep a distance from something or someone; to avoid approaching.
- back off: To stop supporting; lose courage
- bail on: To abandon or desert someone or something, especially when they are needed.
- think about: To consider something carefully.
- looking out: To take care and watch something carefully
- at least: As a minimum
- out of it: Unconscious or not completely alert; dazed or confused.
- up: To act suddenly and unexpectedly
- suck: To be very bad, undesirable or unpleasant
- sign: Indication that something exists or will happen
- presentation: Act of giving a formal talk about something
- year: Unit of time equal to 12 months or 365 or 366 days
- hear: To be aware of sound; to perceive with the ear
- law: Field of study that relates to the legal profession
- wait: To delay or not do something until later
- cool: Steady and calm when facing difficulties
- team: Group of people working on a task together
- favour: What someone asks of you; helpful act; a kindness
- varsity: Main team of college/school in a particular sport
- dad: Another word for father
- objectively: In an open-minded way; without prejudice
- dean: Official in charge of one part of a university
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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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Bryan Pai posted on 2014/07/04Get ready for some serious teen drama and rhythm gaming action in this episode of Video Game High School! You'll pick up on natural, situational dialogue as the characters navigate a wild love triangle and some intense drift racing.
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