awful
US /ˈɔfəl/
UK /ˈɔ:fl/
- Adjective
- Very bad; horrible; terrible
A2Moreblow
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
A2Morecalling the shots
US
UK
- Verb Phrase
- To be in charge; to make the decisions.
- Idiom
- To be in charge; to make the decisions (present continuous).
A1Morecut up
US /kʌt ʌp/
UK /kʌt ʌp/
- Phrasal Verb
- Be cut up (about) to be upset or angry
- To criticize someone severely
A1Morefor a minute
US
UK
- Phrase
- For a short period of time; briefly.
- Used to indicate a sudden realization or thought.
A1Morehave to
US /hæv tu/
UK /ˈhæv tə/
- Auxiliary Verb
- Must do
A1Morehell
US /hɛl/
UK /hel/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Any place of pain and suffering
- A very unpleasant or difficult experience.
A2Morehoney
US /ˈhʌni/
UK /ˈhʌni/
- Uncountable Noun
- Sweet, thick golden liquid that is made by bees
- Noun
- Darling; used to refer to express love
A2Morein love with
US //ɪn lʌv wɪð//
UK
- Adjective
- Feeling romantic love for someone.
- Extremely enthusiastic about or fond of something.
A1Morekick
US /kɪk/
UK /kɪk/
- Noun
- Feeling of enjoyment or excitement
- Transitive Verb
- To hit or move something with the foot
A2Morelaundry
US /ˈlɔndri, ˈlɑn-/
UK /'lɔ:ndrɪ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Business or room to wash bed sheets, clothes etc.
- Clothes etc., that are to be washed, already washed
B2Morelock
US /lɑ:k/
UK /lɒk/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To become fixed in place and hard to move
- To use a key, code so others can't open something
- Countable Noun
- Small portion of your hair that hangs together
- Place on a door, etc. that you close with a key
A2TOEICMoremulch
US /mʌltʃ/
UK /mʌltʃ/
- Uncountable Noun
- Material spread round plants to stop weeds, etc.
C1Moresugar
US /ˈʃʊɡɚ/
UK /ˈʃʊgə(r)/
- Uncountable Noun
- Substance which the body stores or uses for energy
- White sweet substance used to make foods sweeter
- Countable Noun
- Amount of sugar contained in a small spoon
A2Moretrap
US /træp/
UK /træp/
- Countable Noun
- Device used for catching animals
- Vehicle pulled by a single horse
- Transitive Verb
- To use a device to catch animals or people
- To hold, e.g. a nerve, so that it cannot move
A2Moretrouble
US /ˈtrʌbəl/
UK /ˈtrʌbl/
- Transitive Verb
- To worry, bother or disturb someone
- To make an effort to do something; bother
- Uncountable Noun
- Lack of public order; disturbance
- State of difficulty or stress
A2TOEICMoreultimately
US /ˈʌltəmɪtli/
UK /ˈʌltɪmətli/
- Adverb
- Done or considered as the final and most important
- Fundamentally; at the most basic level.
B1TOEICMorewander
US /ˈwɑ:ndə(r)/
UK /ˈwɒndə(r)/
- Intransitive Verb
- To move through a place with no particular purpose
- To move through a place with no particular purpose
A2TOEICMorewanna
US /ˈwɑnə/
UK /'wɒnə/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- Shortened form of 'want to'. Used only in speaking
B2More
Vocabulary
- have to: Must do
- cut up: Be cut up (about) to be upset or angry
- for a minute: For a short period of time; briefly.
- calling the shots: To be in charge; to make the decisions.
- in love with: Feeling romantic love for someone.
- ultimately: Done or considered as the final and most important
- matter: To be of great importance; to count
- awful: Very bad; horrible; terrible
- trap: Device used for catching animals
- blow: To move something using air
- drop: Distance between a higher and a lower level
- laundry: Business or room to wash bed sheets, clothes etc.
- wander: To move through a place with no particular purpose
- break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
- wanna: Shortened form of 'want to'. Used only in speaking
- fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
- leave: To go away from; depart
- hell: Any place of pain and suffering
- catch: Amount of something that has been caught
- kick: Feeling of enjoyment or excitement
- minute: Notes taken at a meeting to record what was said
- check: Paper showing how much you owe at a restaurant
- want: To desire or wish for something; hope for a thing
- trouble: To worry, bother or disturb someone
- hear: To be aware of sound; to perceive with the ear
- give: Degree of flexibility in something, a material
- people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
- tell: To (strongly) advise a person to do something
- long: Person's name
- call: A order or request for action
- lock: To become fixed in place and hard to move
- sugar: Substance which the body stores or uses for energy
- honey: Sweet, thick golden liquid that is made by bees
- mulch: Material spread round plants to stop weeds, etc.
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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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