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aisle
US /aɪl/
UK /aɪl/
- Countable Noun
- Long narrow space between rows of seats
B2TOEICMoreanti
US /ˈæntaɪ, -ti/
UK /'æntɪ/
- Adjective
- A prefix meaning 'against' or 'opposed'
B2Moreat least
US /æt list/
UK /æt li:st/
- Adverb
- As a minimum
- Not less than
- Phrase
- No less than; at the minimum
- Used to indicate that something is positive in a bad situation.
C2Moreaudience
US /ˈɔdiəns/
UK /ˈɔ:diəns/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Group of people attending a play, movie etc.
A2TOEICMorebeat
US /bit/
UK /bi:t/
- Intransitive Verb
- To move in regular motions in order to push blood
- Transitive Verb
- To strike or hit repeatedly and with great force
- To mix ingredients together with a fork or machine
A2Morebeat the clock
US
UK
- Idiom
- To hurry in order to do something before a deadline.
- Noun
- A television game show where contestants perform stunts to win prizes before time runs out.
- A promotional event where prices decrease as time runs out.
B1Morebleed
US /blid/
UK /bli:d/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To allow a liquid or gas to escape
- To flow out of something
- Transitive Verb
- To drain something such as water from a source
- To take money from someone a little at a time
A2Moreboom
US /bum/
UK /bu:m/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Very fast increase in growth or popularity
- A very loud and deep sound
- Intransitive Verb
- To experience a rapid increase in growth
- To make a very loud and deep sound
B1Morebrake
US /brek/
UK /breɪk/
- Noun
- Mechanism on car, train, bike to make it slow down
- Intransitive Verb
- To stop or slow down a car when driving
A2TOEICMorebully
US /ˈbʊli/
UK /'bʊlɪ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- a person who habitually seeks to harm or intimidate those whom they perceive as vulnerable
- A person who uses superior strength or influence to intimidate others.
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- seek to harm, intimidate, or coerce (someone perceived as vulnerable)
B2Moreburst
US /bɚst/
UK /bɜ:st/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To move (arrive, exit, etc.) suddenly or hurriedly
- To break apart/open in a sudden and violent way
- Noun
- Brief time period when something happens and ends
- A sudden outbreak or display of something.
A2Morecement
US /sɪˈmɛnt/
UK /sɪ'ment/
- Uncountable Noun
- Building material made from gray powder, water
- Transitive Verb
- To bind or hold together strongly
- To make something more stable or stronger
B1Morechin
US /tʃɪn/
UK /tʃɪn/
- Noun
- Part of your face below your mouth above your neck
B2Moreconstruction
US /kənˈstrʌkʃən/
UK /kən'strʌkʃn/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Act of building something; thing that is built
- Something that is made using different parts
A2Morecontinental
US /ˌkɑ:ntɪˈnentl/
UK /ˌkɒntɪˈnentl/
- Adjective
- Of or typical of the culture of mainland Europe
- Concerning or found on a continent
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Person living on mainland Europe
- A light breakfast, typically including pastries, cereal, and fruit.
B1Morecouple
US /ˈkʌpəl/
UK /'kʌpl/
- Transitive Verb
- To join something to something else
- (Two animals) to engage in sexual relations
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Two people in a romantic relationship
- Two of something; two people; a pair
A2Moredue to
US /du tu/
UK /dju: tu:/
- Preposition
- Because of; owing to
- Adjective
- Attributable to; caused by.
A1Moredumb
US /dʌm/
UK /dʌm/
- Adjective
- Senseless; stupid
B1Moreexit
US /ˈɛɡzɪt, ˈɛksɪt/
UK /ˈeksɪt/
- Noun
- A door that you go through to leave a place
- Intransitive Verb
- To leave a certain place
A2TOEICMorefilm
US /fɪlm/
UK /fɪlm/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Thin layer that covers something
- Movie
- Transitive Verb
- To record moving action with a camera
A2Morefor the rest
US /fɔr ði rɛst/
UK /fɔ: ðə rest/
- Phrase
- Concerning the remaining people or things.
- During the remaining part of a period of time.
A1Moregoes well
US
UK
- Phrasal Verb
- To happen in the way desired
- Intransitive Verb
- To be successful or satisfactory; to turn out favorably.
- To be harmonious or matching; to look good together.
A1Moregoing on
US /ˈɡoɪŋ ɑn/
UK /ˈgəʊɪŋ ɔn/
- Phrasal Verb
- To continue doing something
- To happen (usually negative)
A1Moregrade
US /ɡred/
UK /ɡreɪd/
- Transitive Verb
- To give a road the required angle of slope
- To determine the level or quality of something
- Noun
- Level or quality of something e.g. a diamond
- Mark that shows the quality of a student's work
B1TOEICMoregrandma
US /ˈɡrændˌmɑ,/
UK /ˈgrænmɑ:/
- Noun
- Mother of your father or mother
B2Morehabitual
US /həˈbɪtʃuəl/
UK /həˈbɪtʃuəl/
- Adjective
- Done by someone on a regular basis
A2Morehave to
US /hæv tu/
UK /ˈhæv tə/
- Auxiliary Verb
- Must do
A1Morehole
US /hol/
UK /həʊl/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- An empty space, as in the ground, in a sock etc.
- Fault or weakness in a plan, idea or explanation
- Transitive Verb
- (Golf) to get the ball into the hole
- To make a hole in something.
A2Morejet
US /dʒɛt/
UK /dʒet/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Stream of liquid/gas shooting out of small opening
- A pipe that water or gas goes through
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- (Of liquid, gas) to shoot out of a small opening
- To travel on a jet plane
B1TOEICMoreknock
US /nɑk/
UK /nɒk/
- Noun
- Bad experience that reduces a person's confidence
- Action of something solid hitting something hard
- Transitive Verb
- To criticize someone in an unreasonable way
- To hit something to get people's attention
A2Moreknock out
US /nɑk aʊt/
UK /nɔk aut/
- Phrasal Verb
- To hit and make unconscious
- To defeat someone so decisively that they cannot continue.
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To defeat someone so decisively that they are unable to continue.
- To destroy or disable something, especially a piece of equipment.
A2Morelane
US /len/
UK /leɪn/
- Noun
- Marked strip of the road or swimming pool
- Narrow way or road, often with steep sides
A2Moreleft out
US
UK
- Phrasal Verb
- To forget; omit
- To exclude someone or something; to not include.
A1Morelook around
US /lʊk əˈraʊnd/
UK /luk əˈraund/
- Phrasal Verb
- To explore a place; search for something.
A1Morelook at
US /lʊk æt/
UK /luk æt/
- Phrasal Verb
- To use your eyes to focus on something
- To focus your eyes on something carefully
A1Morelook for
US /lʊk fɔr/
UK /luk fɔ:/
- Phrasal Verb
- To try to find a thing or person that is lost
- To expect or anticipate something.
A1Moremerge
US /mɜ:rdʒ/
UK /mɜ:dʒ/
- Transitive Verb
- To cause two or more things to combine into one
- Noun
- Causing two or more things to combine into one
B1TOEICMoreof old
US /ʌv oʊld/
UK /əv əuld/
- other
- From a long time ago; in the past.
B2Moreon the way
US /ɑn ði we/
UK /ɔn ðə wei/
- Phrase
- During the journey to a particular place.
A1Moreoncoming
US /ˈɑnˌkʌmɪŋ, ˈɔn-/
UK /ˈɒnkʌmɪŋ/
- Adjective
- (E.g. of traffic) moving towards
C1Morepanic
US /ˈpænɪk/
UK /'pænɪk/
- Uncountable Noun
- Overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
- Intransitive Verb
- To feel sudden anxiety and fear and cannot think
B1Morepass on
US
UK
- Phrasal Verb
- A polite way of saying 'to die'
A1Morepick out
US /pɪk aʊt/
UK /pik aut/
- Phrasal Verb
- To choose or select one item from many
- To distinguish or recognize something or someone from a group.
A1Morepitch black
US
UK
- Adjective
- Extremely dark; completely without light.
B2Moreramp
US /ræmp/
UK /ræmp/
- Noun
- Path that increases in height as you walk up it
- Transitive Verb
- To slope or incline; (phrasal: ramp up) to increase the level or amount of something sharply; to furnish with a sloping surface.
B2Moresecondhand
US /'sekəndhænd/
UK /'sekənd'hænd/
- Adjective
- Something that has already used by another person
B1Moresneak
US /snik/
UK /sni:k/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To move around in a way so no one will see you
- To take something somewhere/give secretly
- Intransitive Verb
- To move around in such a way no one will see you
B2Moresneak past
US /snik pæst/
UK /sni:k pɑ:st/
- other
- To move quietly and secretly past someone or something.
B2Morespeed
US /spid/
UK /spi:d/
- Uncountable Noun
- How fast or slow something is or is done
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To move quickly when completing an action
- To drive a vehicle faster than laws allow
A2TOEICMorespeed up
US /spid ʌp/
UK /spi:d ʌp/
- Phrasal Verb
- To move more quickly
A2Morestuff
US /stʌf/
UK /stʌf/
- Uncountable Noun
- Generic description for things, materials, objects
- Transitive Verb
- To push material inside something, with force
B1Moresuspend
US /səˈspɛnd/
UK /sə'spend/
- Transitive Verb
- To hang something or someone from something
- To stop something for a period of time; interrupt
B2TOEICMoretake in
US
UK
- Phrasal Verb
- To allow to enter; receive as a guest
- To include or add
- Transitive Verb
- To absorb (liquid).
- To understand or comprehend something.
A1Moretalking about
US
UK
- Phrasal Verb
- To discuss a particular topic.
- To be constantly mentioning or bringing up a subject.
A1Moretired
US /ˈtaɪərd/
UK /ˈtaɪəd/
- Adjective
- Without energy so you want to rest or fall asleep
- Transitive Verb
- To lose, cause to lose energy so you want to rest
B1Moretraffic
US /ˈtræfɪk/
UK /'træfɪk/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- The cars or vehicles on the road
- Amount of activity over a communication system
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- Deal or trade in something illegal.
- To direct and control traffic.
A2TOEICMoreused to
US /juzd tu/
UK /ˈju:st tə/
- Adjective
- Did regularly before, but don't do now
- Auxiliary Verb
- Have done before, but do not do now
A1Morewait out
US /wet aʊt/
UK /weit aut/
- Phrasal Verb
- To wait until the end of something, especially something unpleasant.
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