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US /bæk ˈɪntu/
UK /bæk ˈɪntuː/
- Phrasal Verb
- To drive a vehicle backwards into a space or area.
- To accidentally collide with something while moving backwards.
A1Morebounce
US /baʊns/
UK /baʊns/
- Uncountable Noun
- A person's energy or confidence
- Quality causing a person's hair to appear healthy
- Intransitive Verb
- To move around energetically, playfully
- (Of check) to be rejected due to inadequate funds
B1Morebust
US /bʌst/
UK /bʌst/
- Transitive Verb
- To arrest people involved in crime
- To break something with force
- Noun
- A woman's chest or breasts
B2Morebutton
US /ˈbʌtn/
UK /'bʌtn/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Small round piece material used to fasten clothing
- Switch activated by pressing
- Transitive Verb
- To fasten e.g. a shirt, coat
- To suppress or restrain (feelings, etc.).
A2TOEICMorechildhood
US /ˈtʃaɪldˌhʊd/
UK /ˈtʃaɪldhʊd/
- Uncountable Noun
- The time when you are a child
B1Morecrystal
US /ˈkrɪstəl/
UK /'krɪstl/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- A solid formed by the solidification of a chemical
- Rock with regularly repeating internal structure
- Proper Noun
- Person's name
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
A2Morefocus
US /ˈfokəs/
UK /'fəʊkəs/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To see clearly by adjusting your eyes or a camera
- To keep your attention, concentration on one thing
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Main purpose or center of interest or activity
- The clarity of an image produced by a lens.
A2TOEICMoreget through
US /ɡɛt θru/
UK /ɡet θru:/
- Phrasal Verb
- To arrive at the end of or finish something
- To succeed in contacting someone by phone
A1Moregot to
US /ɡɑt tu/
UK /gɔt tu:/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To arrive at some place
- To have the opportunity or permission to do something
- Phrasal Verb
- To appeal to the emotions of; move
- To finally begin to start something after a delay
A1Moregross
US /ɡros/
UK /ɡrəʊs/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- 144 of something; twelve dozen of something
- Total sum of money earned before costs and taxes
- Transitive Verb
- To earn an amount of money before costs and taxes
B1TOEICMorehonest
US /ˈɑnɪst/
UK /ˈɒnɪst/
- Adjective
- Good, truthful, sincere, or faithful; trustworthy
A2TOEICMorelength
US /leŋθ/
UK /leŋθ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Distance from one end of a pool to the other
- Measurement of distance or of time
- Adjective
- Being long in extent.
A2Moreoff the table
US
UK
- Phrase
- No longer being considered or discussed.
- Removed from the table.
A1Moreominous
US /ˈɑmənəs/
UK /ˈɒmɪnəs/
- Adjective
- Indicating something bad or unpleasant will happen
B2TOEICMoreon the way
US /ɑn ði we/
UK /ɔn ðə wei/
- Phrase
- During the journey to a particular place.
A1Morepipe
US /paɪp/
UK /paɪp/
- Intransitive Verb
- To speak in a high-pitched voice, like a child
- Transitive Verb
- To play music using a pipe-like instrument
- To send liquid or gas through a long tube
A2TOEICMoreproperly
US /ˈprɑːpərli/
UK /ˈprɔpəlɪ/
- Adverb
- In an appropriate or correct manner
- In a way that is suitable or appropriate.
A2Morepunch
US /pʌntʃ/
UK /pʌntʃ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Alcoholic drink made from wine and fruit, etc.
- Transitive Verb
- To hit something very hard with a closed hand
- To make a hole in something with a special tool
B1Morerelease
US /rɪ'li:s/
UK /rɪ'li:s/
- Transitive Verb
- To free someone from a responsibility or burden
- To allow a film, music etc. to be sold/distributed
- Noun
- Act of freeing someone from a duty or burden
- Introduction of a new product, film, book, etc.
A2TOEICMoreruin
US /ˈruɪn/
UK /'ru:ɪn/
- Transitive Verb
- To damage or completely destroy something
- To cause someone to lose their money or status
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Remains of a building that has been destroyed
- The state of being destroyed or severely damaged.
B1Moreshoot
US /ʃut/
UK /ʃu:t/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To kick or throw a ball at a goal
- To fire a gun; injure or kill someone with a gun
- Countable Noun
- Emerging new part of a plant
A2Moreshoot out
US /ʃut aʊt/
UK /ʃu:t aut/
- Noun
- A gunfight, especially one involving police and criminals.
- A method of deciding a drawn game in some sports, such as soccer, by having players take penalty shots.
- Phrasal Verb
- To move out or away suddenly and rapidly.
- To extinguish by shooting.
B1Morespend
US /spɛnd/
UK /spend/
- Transitive Verb
- To use money to pay for something
- To use time in order to do something
A2TOEICMorestuff
US /stʌf/
UK /stʌf/
- Uncountable Noun
- Generic description for things, materials, objects
- Transitive Verb
- To push material inside something, with force
B1Moresubscribe
US /səbˈskraɪb/
UK /səb'skraɪb/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To regularly pay to receive a service
B1TOEICMoresuppose
US /səˈpoʊz/
UK /sə'pəʊz/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To imagine or guess what might happen
- Conjunction
- What if
A2TOEICMoretail
US /tel/
UK /teɪl/
- Countable Noun
- Extended part at the back of an animal's body
- Noun
- Back or last part of something e.g. shirt
A2Moretake out
US /tek aʊt/
UK /teik aut/
- Phrasal Verb
- To apply for and get a license
- To take someone on a date
- Uncountable Noun
- Food purchased at a restaurant to eat elsewhere.
A1Moretax
US /tæks/
UK /tæks/
- Transitive Verb
- To require a lot of physical or mental effort
- (Government) to take money from a country's people
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Money taken by a government from its people
- A heavy demand or burden.
A2TOEICMoretrust
US /trʌst/
UK /trʌst/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To expect confidently
- To have confidence or faith
- Uncountable Noun
- Wealth or property held by one person for another
- The belief that someone is honest
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
A1Morewaste
US /west/
UK /weɪst/
- Transitive Verb
- To kill or severely harm someone
- To use valuable things ineffectively
- Uncountable Noun
- Materials left over after a process has finished
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