applaud
US /əˈplɔd/
UK /əˈplɔ:d/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To clap the hands together to express support
B1Moreat night
US /æt naɪt/
UK /æt nait/
- Phrase
- During the night; in the nighttime.
A1Moreblow
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
A2Morebrim
US /brɪm/
UK /brɪm/
- Noun
- Bottom part of a hat that sticks out all round
B2Moreclown
US /klaʊn/
UK /klaʊn/
- Countable Noun
- Performer in funny clothes who makes people laugh
- Intransitive Verb
- To play jokes or tricks
B2Morecorner
US /ˈkɔrnɚ/
UK /'kɔ:nə(r)/
- Transitive Verb
- To force into a position impossible to escape from
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Place where two lines, sides, corners etc. meet
- Edges of something, e.g. eyes, boxing ring
A2Moredice
US /daɪs/
UK /daɪs/
- Transitive Verb
- To cut food or other things into small pieces
- Noun (plural)
- Cubes with dots numbering 1-6 on used in games
B2Moredramatic
US /drəˈmætɪk/
UK /drəˈmætɪk/
- Adjective
- Gripping the attention; causing an effect
- (Of an event) sudden and extreme
B1Morefine
US /faɪn/
UK /faɪn/
- Adjective
- Good, acceptable or satisfactory
- Of high quality; made with great skill
- Countable Noun
- Money you have to pay because you broke a rule
- (at the end of a piece of music) the end
A2TOEICMoreflash
US /flæʃ/
UK /flæʃ/
- Intransitive Verb
- To appear suddenly and briefly
- To shine brightly very suddenly and briefly
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Sudden and brief appearance of something
- Light used by a camera to brighten the area
B1Morefright
US /fraɪt/
UK /fraɪt/
- Uncountable Noun
- Strong and sudden fear
A2Moreglow
US /ɡlo/
UK /ɡləʊ/
- Noun
- Pink color in the face, e.g. from exercise/emotion
- Pleasant feeling, as of happiness or satisfaction
- Intransitive Verb
- To look very healthy and contented
- To emit a steady even light
B1Morehail
US /hel/
UK /heɪl/
- Transitive Verb
- To speak of something with admiration/excitement
- To call out to (taxi) to get it to pick you up
- Intransitive Verb
- To fly, fall together through the air
- Used to say that hail is falling
B2Morein a flash
US
UK
- Phrase
- Extremely quickly; instantaneously.
- Suddenly and unexpectedly.
A1Morein the middle of
US
UK
- Phrase
- In the central part or point of something.
- Engaged or occupied with something.
A2Moremoon
US /mun/
UK /mu:n/
- Transitive Verb
- To expose your buttocks as a joke
- Noun
- Round object circling the Earth at night
A2Morepatch
US /pætʃ/
UK /pætʃ/
- Noun
- Cover worn over an eye to protect or hide it
- Piece of ground on vegetation grows
- Transitive Verb
- To join or unite, e.g. two phone calls
- To repair hole by sewing a piece of cloth over it
B1TOEICMorepounce
US /paʊns/
UK /paʊns/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To jump forward suddenly after waiting to attack
C1TOEICMorepumpkin
US /ˈpʌmpkɪn, ˈpʌm-, ˈpʌŋ-/
UK /ˈpʌmpkɪn/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Large roundish orange fruit that can be eaten
B1Moreride with
US
UK
- Phrasal Verb
- To travel together with someone in a vehicle or on an animal.
- To support or agree with someone's opinion or cause.
roll
US /rol/
UK /rəʊl/
- Countable Noun
- Small, round piece of bread for one person to eat
- Photographic film wrapped round and round itself
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To continue along as time normally progresses
- To produce a very deep and continuous sound
A2TOEICMorescene
US /sin/
UK /si:n/
- Noun
- Incident where someone behaves angrily, badly
- View that looks like a picture
A2TOEICMorescream
US /skrim/
UK /skri:m/
- Intransitive Verb
- To make a sudden loud, high sound
- Noun
- A sudden loud, high-pitched noise
A2Moreshadow
US /ˈʃædo/
UK /'ʃædəʊ/
- Transitive Verb
- To cover something with shade
- To secretly follow a person
- Noun
- Person who follows another person to observe them
- Area of darkness that is caused by blocked light
A2Moresharp
US /ʃɑrp/
UK /ʃɑ:p/
- Proper Noun
- Person's name
- Adjective
- Being very clear and easy to see
- (Of clothes) nicely or stylishly
A2TOEICMoreskeleton
US /ˈskɛlɪtn/
UK /ˈskelɪtn/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Structure of bones that supports the body
- Frame that provides support for e.g. a building
- Adjective
- Outline of the basic of main part of something
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
A2Moreslimy
US /ˈslaɪmi/
UK /ˈslaɪmi/
- Adjective
- With or resembling slime; disgustingly thick
B2Moretear
US /tɛr/
UK /teə(r)/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Drop of salty water from the eye
- Hole or rip in something after it has been damaged
- Intransitive Verb
- To move very quickly, often with carelessness
A2Moretender
US /ˈtɛndɚ/
UK /'tendə(r)/
- Adjective
- Gentle; with great care or consideration
- Feeling pain when an area of skin is touched
- Noun
- A formal offer for something (e.g. some business)
B2TOEICMoretil
US /tɪl/
UK /til,ti:l/
- Adverb
- Until
B2Moreto the brim
US /tu ðə brɪm/
UK /tu ðə brɪm/
- other
- Filled completely to the edge or limit.
B2Moretrace
US /tres/
UK /treɪs/
- Transitive Verb
- To make an outline to determine a shape
- To find someone or something that has disappeared
- Uncountable Noun
- Very small quantity of something
- A mark or other sign of the former presence or passage of something.
B1Moretrash
US /træʃ/
UK /træʃ/
- Uncountable Noun
- Garbage or anything that is worthless
- Transitive Verb
- To throw away in the garbage
- To criticize; claim person/thing is inferior
B2TOEICMoretrick
US /trɪk/
UK /trɪk/
- Transitive Verb
- To fool someone in order to obtain a result
- To playfully tease or fool to make someone laugh
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Act of trying to fool someone
- Quick or skillful way of doing something
A2More
Vocabulary
- in the middle of: In the central part or point of something.
- ride with: To travel together with someone in a vehicle or on an animal.
- in a flash: Extremely quickly; instantaneously.
- to the brim: Filled completely to the edge or limit.
- at night: During the night; in the nighttime.
- trick: To fool someone in order to obtain a result
- treat: To pay for the food or enjoyment of someone else
- scene: Incident where someone behaves angrily, badly
- dramatic: Gripping the attention; causing an effect
- blow: To move something using air
- tender: Gentle; with great care or consideration
- ground: To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
- strange: Unusual or odd; surprising because unexpected
- patch: Cover worn over an eye to protect or hide it
- trace: To make an outline to determine a shape
- tear: Drop of salty water from the eye
- sharp: Person's name
- scream: To make a sudden loud, high sound
- catch: Amount of something that has been caught
- roll: Small, round piece of bread for one person to eat
- hail: To speak of something with admiration/excitement
- skeleton: Structure of bones that supports the body
- glow: Pink color in the face, e.g. from exercise/emotion
- chance: The way something happens without planning
- fill: To make something full
- hide: To go to, or put a thing where it can't be found
- slimy: With or resembling slime; disgustingly thick
- shadow: To cover something with shade
- corner: To force into a position impossible to escape from
- applaud: To clap the hands together to express support
- wind: A current of air moving approximately horizontally, especially one strong enough to be felt
- trash: Garbage or anything that is worthless
- fine: Good, acceptable or satisfactory
- guy: Man; boy; any person
- life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
- ride: Machine at an amusement park for riding on for fun
- flash: To appear suddenly and briefly
- brim: Bottom part of a hat that sticks out all round
- clown: Performer in funny clothes who makes people laugh
- special: Being additional or extra
- dead: Not alive
- dice: To cut food or other things into small pieces
- age: To keep food, wine for a long time to improve it
- pumpkin: Large roundish orange fruit that can be eaten
- good: Proper, appropriate or right
- pounce: To jump forward suddenly after waiting to attack
- skin: To defeat someone easily and completely
- fright: Strong and sudden fear
- til: Until
- moon: To expose your buttocks as a joke
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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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This Is Halloween (From Tim Burton's "The Nightmare Before Christmas")
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神谷菜々子 posted on 2022/07/19Get ready for a spooky good time with the iconic "This Is Halloween" from Tim Burton's "The Nightmare Before Christmas"! You'll dive into the fun, ghoulish lyrics and pick up some great situational dialogue and cultural insights about Halloween traditions along the way.
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