cabin
US /ˈkæbɪn/
UK /'kæbɪn/
- Countable Noun
- Small basic wooden home in the countryside
- Room where you can sleep on a ship, sit in a plane
B1Morechew
US /tʃu:/
UK /tʃu:/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To bite something many times without swallowing it
- Noun
- Act of biting something many times
B1Moredefense
US /dɪˈfɛns/
UK /dɪ'fens/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Argument in support of something
- The process of protecting something from attack
B1TOEICMoredivorce
US /dɪˈvɔrs, -ˈvors/
UK /dɪ'vɔ:s/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Legal breakup of a marriage
- Transitive Verb
- To legally end a marriage to (someone)
A2Moredivorced
US /dɪˈvɔ:rst/
UK /dɪˈvɔ:st/
- Transitive Verb
- To legally end a marriage to (someone)
- Adjective
- Being no longer married
A2Moregum
US /ɡʌm/
UK /ɡʌm/
- Transitive Verb
- To cover or stick with adhesive
- Noun
- Adhesive material used to stick things together
B2Morehumor
US /ˈhjumɚ/
UK /'hju:mə/
- Uncountable Noun
- Quality that makes something funny
- Mood that a person is in
- Transitive Verb
- To pretend to agree with so they don't get upset
- To agree with someone but don't really mean it
B1Morein the first place
US
UK
- Phrase
- To begin with; as the first point or consideration.
- From the beginning; initially.
A1Moremechanism
US /ˈmɛkəˌnɪzəm/
UK /'mekənɪzəm/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Part of a machine that performs a certain function
- System or process for achieving a certain result
B1Morenap
US /næp/
UK /næp/
- Intransitive Verb
- To sleep or rest for a short time during the day
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Brief period of sleep or rest during the day
B2Moreon hold
US /ɑn hold/
UK /ɔn həuld/
- Adjective
- Temporarily delayed or suspended.
- Adverb
- Waiting to be connected on a telephone call.
A2Morequit
US /kwɪt/
UK /kwɪt/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To leave a job
- To leave a place
- Intransitive Verb
- To leave a school etc. without finishing
B1Moreshut
US /ʃʌt/
UK /ʃʌt/
- Intransitive Verb
- To stop being open for business
- Transitive Verb
- To close something, e.g. a door
A2Moreshut up
US /ʃʌt ʌp/
UK /ʃʌt ʌp/
- Phrasal Verb
- To close something, e.g. a shop
- To (cause someone to) be silent or not speak
- Interjection
- An expression of disbelief or surprise
A2Moreski
US /ski/
UK /ski:/
- Countable Noun
- Long thin board for the feet for moving on show
- Intransitive Verb
- To move over snow using skis
A2Moresmoke
US /smoʊk/
UK /sməʊk/
- Intransitive Verb
- To give off a cloud of grey gas from burning
- Uncountable Noun
- Grey gas from fires and cigarettes
- Fog of air coming from e.g. a cigarette, fire
B1Moresparrow
US /ˈspæro/
UK /'spærəʊ/
- Countable Noun
- Small, very common bird with gray brown feathers
C1Moreweekend
US /ˈwi:kend/
UK /ˌwi:kˈend/
- Noun
- Saturday and Sunday, after the normal working week
A2More
Vocabulary
- in the first place: To begin with; as the first point or consideration.
- on hold: Temporarily delayed or suspended.
- shut up: To close something, e.g. a shop
- mechanism: Part of a machine that performs a certain function
- cabin: Small basic wooden home in the countryside
- fair: Neither very good nor very bad; average
- divorce: Legal breakup of a marriage
- defense: Argument in support of something
- place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
- chew: To bite something many times without swallowing it
- shut: To stop being open for business
- great: Very good; better than before
- quit: To leave a job
- set: Prepared for something; ready
- nap: To sleep or rest for a short time during the day
- start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
- hold: To agree to keep something for someone
- real: Actually existing or happening, not imagined
- feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
- divorced: To legally end a marriage to (someone)
- gum: To cover or stick with adhesive
- time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
- humor: Quality that makes something funny
- tell: To (strongly) advise a person to do something
- ask: To say to someone that you want something
- today: This day; day that is happening now
- bad: Not good; wrong
- sparrow: Small, very common bird with gray brown feathers
- ski: Long thin board for the feet for moving on show
- play: To act as a character in a movie, or on stage
- smoke: To give off a cloud of grey gas from burning
- night: Time when sun does not shine
- weekend: Saturday and Sunday, after the normal working week
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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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PORCO ROSSO posted on 2025/03/16Oh no, Chandler's back to smoking! You'll love this hilarious clip from Friends as Chandler struggles with his relapse and tries quitting gum. It's a perfect chance to pick up everyday conversational phrases and understand simple sentence structures in a super fun way!
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