calendar
US /ˈkæləndɚ/
UK /ˈkælɪndə(r)/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- A table showing the days, months and years
- A system for organizing days, weeks, months, and years.
B1Morecaptain
US /ˈkæptən/
UK /'kæptɪn/
- Noun
- Title of a senior officer in the military
- Person in charge of a team, a ship or an airplane
- Transitive Verb
- To be in charge of a team, ship or airplane
B1Moredisrupt
US /dɪsˈrʌpt/
UK /dɪsˈrʌpt/
- Transitive Verb
- To cause a disturbance in an activity in progress
B2TOEICMoreentire
US /ɛnˈtaɪr/
UK /ɪn'taɪə(r)/
- Adjective
- Complete or full; with no part left out; whole
- Undivided; not shared or distributed.
A2TOEICMoreexam
US /ɪɡˈzæm/
UK /ɪgˈzæm/
- Noun
- (Medical) test to find out what is wrong
- Test of your knowledge of, or ability in something
- Transitive Verb
- To inspect (someone or something) in detail to determine their nature or condition; investigate thoroughly.
A2Moreflag
US /flæɡ/
UK /flæɡ/
- Transitive Verb
- To indicate something should get special attention
- Noun
- Piece of cloth representing a team, country etc.
A2TOEICMoregoing on
US /ˈɡoɪŋ ɑn/
UK /ˈgəʊɪŋ ɔn/
- Phrasal Verb
- To continue doing something
- To happen (usually negative)
A1Moregrand
US /ɡrænd/
UK /ɡrænd/
- Adjective
- A counter for 1000 of something
- Great in amount, number or size
A2Moregrunt
US /ɡrʌnt/
UK /grʌnt/
- Intransitive Verb
- To utter a deep sound like that of a pig
B2Morehave to
US /hæv tu/
UK /ˈhæv tə/
- Auxiliary Verb
- Must do
A1Morehistory
US /ˈhɪstəri/
UK /'hɪstrɪ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Established pattern or record
- Study of past events as an academic subject
A2Morelevel
US /ˈlɛvəl/
UK /'levl/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Specific height of something
- Amount of ability you have compared to others
- Transitive Verb
- To aim a gun at someone
- To destroy a building; flatten an area completely
A2TOEICMoreoatmeal
US /ˈoʊtmi:l/
UK /ˈəʊtmi:l/
- Uncountable Noun
- Cereal made from rolled or ground oats
- Oats that have been ground or rolled, used as an ingredient in cooking.
- Adjective
- Having a pale beige or light brown color, like that of oatmeal.
C2Moreover to
US
UK
- Preposition
- Used to hand over to someone else to speak
- The responsibility is now yours
panic
US /ˈpænɪk/
UK /'pænɪk/
- Uncountable Noun
- Overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
- Intransitive Verb
- To feel sudden anxiety and fear and cannot think
B1Moreplayful
US /ˈplefəl/
UK /'pleɪfl/
- Adjective
- Being fun or wanting to play
A2Morescale
US /skel/
UK /skeɪl/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Size, level, or amount when compared
- Small hard plates that cover the body of fish
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To change the size of but keep the proportions
- To climb something large (e.g. a mountain)
A2TOEICMoresergeant
US /ˈsɑrdʒənt/
UK /'sɑ:dʒənt/
- Countable Noun
- Officer of low rank in the military
C1Moresinge
US /sɪndʒ/
UK /sɪndʒ/
- Transitive Verb
- To burn lightly, often to remove hair
C2Morestress
US / strɛs/
UK /stres/
- Transitive Verb
- To emphasize one or more parts of a word, sentence
- To put pressure on something or someone
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Emphasis on part of a word or sentence
- Pressure on something or someone
A2TOEICMoresuper
US /ˈsupɚ/
UK /ˈsu:pə(r)/
- Adjective
- Of the highest quality; great; marvelous
A2Moretough
US /tʌf/
UK /tʌf/
- Adjective
- (Of food) difficult to chew or bite through
- Very difficult to do or deal with
- Noun
- A rough and aggressive person.
A2Moreupbeat
US /ˈʌpˌbit/
UK /ˈʌpbi:t/
- Adjective
- Being positive and cheerful
C1More
Vocabulary
- over to: Used to hand over to someone else to speak
- going on: To continue doing something
- have to: Must do
- entire: Complete or full; with no part left out; whole
- tough: (Of food) difficult to chew or bite through
- panic: Overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
- scale: Size, level, or amount when compared
- stress: To emphasize one or more parts of a word, sentence
- disrupt: To cause a disturbance in an activity in progress
- deal: To cope with something - usually troubles
- nervous: Concerning the system of nerves in the body
- grand: A counter for 1000 of something
- calendar: A table showing the days, months and years
- upbeat: Being positive and cheerful
- great: Very good; better than before
- captain: Title of a senior officer in the military
- oatmeal: Cereal made from rolled or ground oats
- real: Actually existing or happening, not imagined
- life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
- level: Specific height of something
- flag: To indicate something should get special attention
- exam: (Medical) test to find out what is wrong
- long: Person's name
- plan: Drawing of how something should be done or made
- grunt: To utter a deep sound like that of a pig
- playful: Being fun or wanting to play
- history: Established pattern or record
- sergeant: Officer of low rank in the military
- pass: Act of giving a ball to another player in a sport
- fly: Common flying insect, sometimes blue in color
- wait: To delay or not do something until later
- today: This day; day that is happening now
- super: Of the highest quality; great; marvelous
- bad: Not good; wrong
- singe: To burn lightly, often to remove hair
- high: Excited or relaxed from taking drugs
- music: Sounds that are sung or played to give pleasure
- jump: To attack someone suddenly
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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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Cold Open: The Amy Santiago Panic Scale - Brooklyn Nine-Nine
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Julianne Sung posted on 2021/08/25Ever wondered what happens when Amy Santiago faces the ultimate stress test? This hilarious clip from Brooklyn Nine-Nine shows you exactly that, complete with 'stress braiding' and a dash of the Great American Songbook! You'll pick up some great situational dialogue and simple sentence structures perfect for everyday conversations.
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