amazing
US /ə'meɪzɪŋ/
UK /ə'meɪzɪŋ/
- Adjective
- Surprising in a pleasing way
- Transitive Verb
- To cause wonder; to surprise completely
A2Moreat once
US /æt wʌns/
UK /æt wʌns/
- Adverb
- Immediately; without delay
- At the same time; simultaneously
A2Morecheckmate
US /ˈtʃɛkˌmet/
UK /ˌtʃek'meɪt/
- Noun
- When you lose at chess if your king cannot escape
C2Morecompetition
US /ˌkɑmpɪˈtɪʃən/
UK /ˌkɒmpəˈtɪʃn/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Fighting against others to win something
- A situation in which people or organizations compete with each other for something that not everyone can have.
A2Moreconfuse
US /kənˈfjuz/
UK /kənˈfju:z/
- Transitive Verb
- To make something unclear or hard to understand
- To mistake one person or thing for another.
A2Morecouch
US /kaʊtʃ/
UK /kaʊtʃ/
- Transitive Verb
- To formulate in a particular style or language
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Sofa; settee
B1Morecrowd
US /kraʊd/
UK /kraʊd/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To force too many things, people into
- (Lots of people) to meet together in one place
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Large group of people together in one place
A2Moredecide
US /dɪˈsaɪd/
UK /dɪ'saɪd/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To make a choice or choose after thinking about it
- To make a legal judgment in court
A2TOEICMorefor long
US
UK
- Phrase
- For a considerable period of time.
- For a significant duration in the future.
A1Morego on
US /ɡo ɑn/
UK /ɡəu ɔn/
- Phrasal Verb
- To continue doing something
- To happen (usually negative)
- Interjection
- Used to encourage someone
A1Morego out
US /ɡo aʊt/
UK /ɡəu aut/
- Phrase
- To leave a building (e.g. a house)
- Phrasal Verb
- (Of a fire) to burn out; be extinguished
- Go out of fashion to stop being fashionable
A1Moreimpressed
US
UK
- Transitive Verb
- To make an emotional or cognitive impact upon
- To press into a soft material to make a pattern
- Adjective
- Feeling an emotional impact
A2Moreinduce
US /ɪnˈdus, -ˈdjus/
UK /ɪn'dju:s/
- Transitive Verb
- To make someone do something; create an outcome
- To make a woman give birth by giving her medicine
B1TOEICMoreinnocent
US /ˈɪnəsənt/
UK /'ɪnəsnt/
- Adjective
- Free from guilt or responsibility for a crime
- (Accidentally being harmed) without deserving it
- Noun
- Person with little experience of the world
A2TOEICMorekiss
US /kɪs/
UK /kɪs/
- Transitive Verb
- To touch something in a light or gentle way
- To put your lips against another's to show love
A2Morekitchen
US /ˈkɪtʃən/
UK /ˈkɪtʃɪn/
- Noun
- Place where food is cooked
A2Moreohh
US
UK
- Interjection
- Expression showing surprise
C2Moreon the couch
US /ɑn ðə kaʊtʃ/
UK /ɒn ðə kaʊtʃ/
- other
- Receiving psychotherapy or psychological treatment.
B1Morepity
US /ˈpɪti/
UK /'pɪtɪ/
- Uncountable Noun
- Feeling very sorry for someone, e.g. in trouble
- A cause for regret or disappointment.
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To feel sorry for someone in trouble
- To have no compassion or mercy.
A2Morepressure
US /ˈprɛʃɚ/
UK /'preʃə(r)/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Anxiety caused by difficult problems
- Force, weight when pressing against a thing
- Transitive Verb
- To apply force to something
- To persuade or force someone to do something
A2TOEICMorepretend
US /prɪˈtɛnd/
UK /prɪ'tend/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To act as if something is true when it is not
- Adjective
- Not real; imaginary.
A2TOEICMoreromance
US /ˈroʊˈmæns/
UK /rəʊˈmæns/
- Transitive Verb
- To court someone into a love relationship
- To describe more attractively than the reality
- Uncountable Noun
- Emotion or feeling of being in love with someone
- Qualities that make something attractive etc.
B1Moresit down
US /sit daʊn/
UK /sit daun/
- Phrasal Verb
- To take a seat
A1Moretalking about
US
UK
- Phrasal Verb
- To discuss a particular topic.
- To be constantly mentioning or bringing up a subject.
A1Moreto date
US /tu det/
UK /tu: deit/
- Phrase
- Up to the present time; until now.
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To go out on romantic dates with someone.
C2Moretruth
US /truθ/
UK /tru:θ/
- Uncountable Noun
- Real facts about something
A2Morewanna
US /ˈwɑnə/
UK /'wɒnə/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- Shortened form of 'want to'. Used only in speaking
B2More
Vocabulary
- sit down: To take a seat
- on the couch: Receiving psychotherapy or psychological treatment.
- go on: To continue doing something
- to date: Up to the present time; until now.
- talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
- for long: For a considerable period of time.
- go out: To leave a building (e.g. a house)
- at once: Immediately; without delay
- pretend: To act as if something is true when it is not
- completely: In every way or as much as possible
- pressure: Anxiety caused by difficult problems
- competition: Fighting against others to win something
- innocent: Free from guilt or responsibility for a crime
- crowd: To force too many things, people into
- guess: To give an answer without knowing if it is correct
- wanna: Shortened form of 'want to'. Used only in speaking
- induce: To make someone do something; create an outcome
- totally: In a complete way; completely; absolutely
- pity: Feeling very sorry for someone, e.g. in trouble
- kind: In a caring and helpful manner
- couch: To formulate in a particular style or language
- simple: Not hard to understand or do; not complex
- decide: To make a choice or choose after thinking about it
- point: An item to be discussed
- amazing: Surprising in a pleasing way
- impressed: To make an emotional or cognitive impact upon
- great: Very good; better than before
- start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
- truth: Real facts about something
- interested: Having had your attention taken; curious
- real: Actually existing or happening, not imagined
- problem: Something difficult to deal with or causes trouble
- confuse: To make something unclear or hard to understand
- happen: To take place or occur
- full: Containing all the parts; complete
- long: Person's name
- put: To move or place a thing in a particular position
- romance: To court someone into a love relationship
- checkmate: When you lose at chess if your king cannot escape
- kitchen: Place where food is cooked
- kiss: To touch something in a light or gentle way
- ohh: Expression showing surprise
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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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Julianne Sung posted on 2023/06/27Get ready for some serious romantic tension in this hilarious Fuller House scene! You'll pick up practical, everyday dialogue and simple sentence structures perfect for navigating awkward dating dilemmas and love confessions. It's a super fun way to boost your conversational skills!
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