attempt
US /əˈtɛmpt/
UK /ə'tempt/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To try to do something challenging or difficult
- Noun
- Effort made to try to do or accomplish something
A2TOEICMoreawful
US /ˈɔfəl/
UK /ˈɔ:fl/
- Adjective
- Very bad; horrible; terrible
A2Morecalm
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
A2Morecemetery
US /ˈsɛmɪˌtɛri/
UK /'semətrɪ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Place where people are buried after they die
B1Morecreepy
US /'kri:pɪ/
UK /'kri:pɪ/
- Adjective
- Scary; annoying or unpleasant
B1Morecute
US /kjut/
UK /kju:t/
- Adjective
- Attractive in a pretty or endearing way
B2Moredeath
US /dɛθ/
UK /deθ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- When someone dies; the end of life
- The cause or manner of someone dying.
A2Moredying to
US
UK
- Phrase
- Extremely eager or anxious to do or have something.
- To have a very strong desire or need for something.
A1Moreenergy
US /ˈɛnədʒi/
UK /'enədʒɪ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Physical or mental strength
- Enthusiasm and determination.
A2Morefor example
US
UK
- Phrase
- As an illustration or instance.
haunt
US /hɔnt, hɑnt/
UK /hɔ:nt/
- Transitive Verb
- To remain in the mind causing worry, sadness, pain
- (Of ghosts, etc.) to stay in a place after death
- Noun
- Place that a person repeatedly goes to or visits
B2Moreheavenly
US /ˈhɛvənli/
UK /ˈhevnli/
- Adjective
- Of or relating to heaven, in the religious sense
- Delightful; enchanting
A2Moreidiom
US /ˈɪdiəm/
UK /ˈɪdiəm/
- Noun
- Phrase with a special, metaphoric meaning
B2Morein the dark
US /ɪn ði dɑrk/
UK /in ðə dɑ:k/
- Adjective
- Uninformed about something; unaware.
- Phrase
- In a state of secrecy or ignorance.
- In a place with little or no light.
A1Moremotivational
US /ˌmoʊtɪ'veɪʃənl/
UK /ˌməʊtɪ'veɪʃənl/
- Adjective
- Concerning motivation
- Providing encouragement; inspiring.
- Noun
- A speech or presentation intended to inspire or encourage.
B1Moreon end
US /ɑn ɛnd/
UK /ɔn end/
- Phrase
- Continuously; without stopping.
- In an upright position; standing vertically.
A1Moresinister
US /ˈsɪnɪstɚ/
UK /ˈsɪnɪstə(r)/
- Adjective
- Suggesting evil or danger; threatening
B2Moreskin
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
A2Morestab
US /stæb/
UK /stæb/
- Transitive Verb
- To strike a blow with a knife, as to kill someone
B1Morestomach
US /ˈstʌmək/
UK /'stʌmək/
- Noun
- Place in the body where food is processed
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- to be able to accept something unpleasant
A2Moresuppose
US /səˈpoʊz/
UK /sə'pəʊz/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To imagine or guess what might happen
- Conjunction
- What if
A2TOEICMoreterribly
US /ˈtɛrəbli/
UK /ˈterəbli/
- Adverb
- To an extreme degree; badly; very
- Very; extremely
B1Moreterrify
US /ˈtɛrəˌfaɪ/
UK /ˈterɪfaɪ/
- Transitive Verb
- To scare or greatly frighten
B1Moretummy
US /ˈtʌmi/
UK /'tʌmɪ/
- Noun
- Stomach or belly
- A child's word for stomach or abdomen.
C1Moreuncomfortable
US /ʌnˈkʌmfətəbəl, -ˈkʌmftə-/
UK /ʌnˈkʌmftəbl/
- Adjective
- Not being relaxed; worried about something
- Causing or feeling slight pain or physical unease.
B1Morevideo
US /ˈvɪdiˌo/
UK /'vɪdɪəʊ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Recording capturing action with sound
- A recording of moving visual images made digitally or on videotape.
- Transitive Verb
- To make a moving film of, with sound
- To make a video call.
A2Morevisibly
US /ˈvɪzɪblɪ/
UK /ˈvɪzəbli/
- Adverb
- So as to be seen or noticed
B1Morewalk alone
US
UK
- Intransitive Verb
- To walk without company; to walk by oneself.
A2More
Vocabulary
- in the dark: Uninformed about something; unaware.
- for example: As an illustration or instance.
- on end: Continuously; without stopping.
- walk alone: To walk without company; to walk by oneself.
- calm down: To make or become relaxed after being stressed
- dying to: Extremely eager or anxious to do or have something.
- attempt: To try to do something challenging or difficult
- creepy: Scary; annoying or unpleasant
- fear: Unpleasant feeling caused by being aware of danger
- awful: Very bad; horrible; terrible
- suppose: To imagine or guess what might happen
- bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
- calm: Without wind or storm; quiet; peaceful
- clever: Funny in a way that shows intelligence
- idiom: Phrase with a special, metaphoric meaning
- pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
- nervous: Concerning the system of nerves in the body
- haunt: To remain in the mind causing worry, sadness, pain
- guess: To give an answer without knowing if it is correct
- mood: Emotion or a state of mind; how you feel
- motivational: Concerning motivation
- energy: Physical or mental strength
- scary: Causing fear; frightening
- sinister: Suggesting evil or danger; threatening
- stomach: Place in the body where food is processed
- learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
- stand: To be a candidate in an election
- chance: The way something happens without planning
- tummy: Stomach or belly
- drive: A person's ambition and motivation to do something
- stab: To strike a blow with a knife, as to kill someone
- cemetery: Place where people are buried after they die
- interesting: Taking your attention; making you want to know
- finally: used especially at the beginning of a sentence to introduce the last point or idea
- think: To have an idea about something without certainty
- uncomfortable: Not being relaxed; worried about something
- terribly: To an extreme degree; badly; very
- death: When someone dies; the end of life
- terrify: To scare or greatly frighten
- video: Recording capturing action with sound
- skin: To defeat someone easily and completely
- visibly: So as to be seen or noticed
- heavenly: Of or relating to heaven, in the religious sense
- cute: Attractive in a pretty or endearing way
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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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Terrible English Idioms! - English lesson for Halloween with EatSleepDreamEnglish
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Elise Chuang posted on 2021/09/23Get ready for some spooky fun with these Halloween idioms that might just give you goosebumps! You'll learn hilarious phrases like 'heebie jeebies' and 'have a stab' in this quick, entertaining mini-lesson perfect for ESL learners. Dive in and add some creepy-crawly vocabulary to your English toolkit!
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