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aerial
US /ˈɛriəl, eˈɪriəl/
UK /'eərɪəl/
- Adjective
- Being done, living or seen in the air
- Noun
- Antenna; device for receiving radio/ TV signal
B1Moreastonish
US /əˈstɑnɪʃ/
UK /ə'stɒnɪʃ/
- Transitive Verb
- To cause someone to feel great wonder or surprise
A2Moreballet
US /bæˈle,ˈbælˌe/
UK /ˈbæleɪ/
- Noun
- Form of theater telling a story in music and dance
B1Moredestruction
US /dɪˈstrʌkʃən/
UK /dɪ'strʌkʃn/
- Noun
- Act of destroying; damaging beyond repair
- The state of being destroyed or ruined.
B1TOEICMoredive
US /daɪv/
UK /daɪv/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Restaurant, bar or club with a bad reputation
- Rapid fall through air
- Intransitive Verb
- To swim deep under water with an air supply
- To rapid fall through air
B1Morediving
US
UK
- Intransitive Verb
- To swim deep under water with an air supply
- To rapid fall through air
- Uncountable Noun
- Act of swimming underwater
B1Moreescape
US /ɪˈskep/
UK /ɪ'skeɪp/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Act to briefly ignoring boring or bad things
- The 'esc key' on a keyboard
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To avoid something undesirable, dangerous or bad
- To get away from a place where you are being kept
A2Morefrantically
US /ˈfræntɪklɪ/
UK /'fræntɪklɪ/
- Adverb
- In a frenzied, wildly excited or worried way
B2Morefrenzy
US /ˈfrɛnzi/
UK /ˈfrenzi/
- Uncountable Noun
- State of uncontrollable, often crazy, behavior
B2Moregiant
US /ˈdʒaɪənt/
UK /'dʒaɪənt/
- Countable Noun
- Tall, large, and powerful human-like creatures
- Very successful, powerful person or organization
- Adjective
- Very large, or much bigger than other things
A2Moreignore
US /ɪɡˈnɔr, -ˈnor/
UK /ɪɡ'nɔ:(r)/
- Transitive Verb
- To not listen to, look at, or pay attention to
A2TOEICMoremacabre
US /məˈkɑbrə, məˈkɑb, -ˈkɑbɚ/
UK /mə'kɑ:brə/
- Adjective
- Suggesting death or violence in a weird way
C1TOEICMoremouthful
US /ˈmaʊθˌfʊl/
UK /ˈmaʊθfʊl/
- Noun
- Something difficult to pronounce
- Amount of food a mouth will hold at one time
A2Moreplenty
US /ˈplɛnti/
UK /'plentɪ/
- Pronoun
- When there is not too little of something; a lot
- Uncountable Noun
- A large or sufficient amount or quantity; abundance.
- A lot of something
A2Morepursue
US /pɚˈsu/
UK /pə'sju:/
- Transitive Verb
- To follow and try to catch, or to reach a goal
- To try to achieve or get something over time
B1TOEICMorerange
US /rendʒ/
UK /reɪndʒ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Cooking stove with multiple burners
- Given distance from a point; how far plane can fly
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To cover an area from one point to another
- To extend to or vary within given limits
A2TOEICMoreround up
US /raʊnd ʌp/
UK /raund ʌp/
- Phrasal Verb
- To bring together; gather; collect
- Transitive Verb
- To gather together; to collect or assemble.
- To increase a number to the next highest whole number.
A1Moreshoal
US /ʃoʊl/
UK /ʃəʊl/
- Countable Noun
- Large group of fish
- Adjective
- Bank of sand that is just below the water surface
C1Morestalk
US /stɔk/
UK /stɔ:k/
- Countable Noun
- Thin part of a plant that allows it to stand
- Transitive Verb
- To secretly follow or watch a person/animal
B1Moresuperb
US /su:ˈpɜ:rb/
UK /su:ˈpɜ:b/
- Adjective
- Extremely good
B1TOEICMoresurface
US /ˈsɚfəs/
UK /'sɜ:fɪs/
- Transitive Verb
- To give (road) a top layer
- Intransitive Verb
- To appear after being hidden, unseen, or unknown
- To come to the top of something; emerge
A2TOEICMoretasty
US /ˈtesti/
UK /ˈteɪsti/
- Adjective
- Good tasting; having a lot of flavor
A2Moretime after time
US /taɪm ˈæftɚ taɪm/
UK /taim ˈɑ:ftə taim/
- Phrase
- Repeatedly; on many occasions.
A1Moreunderwater
US /ˈʌndɚˌwɔtɚ, -ˌwɑtɚ/
UK /ˌʌndəˈwɔ:tə(r)/
- Adjective
- (Moving or existing) beneath the surface of water
C2Morevictim
US /ˈvɪktɪm/
UK /ˈvɪktɪm/
- Noun
- Person/thing affected by an unpleasant event
- Person feeling helpless in times of bad luck
B1TOEICMorewhale
US /hwel, wel/
UK /weɪl/
- Transitive Verb
- To strike forcefully, e.g. as a punishment
- To hunt and catch whales
- Countable Noun
- a very large sea mammal that breathes air through a hole at the top of its head and looks like a giant fish
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