ass
US /æs/
UK /æs/
- Noun
- (Impolite) part of the human body that you sit on
C2Moreassault
US /əˈsɔlt/
UK /əˈsɔ:lt/
- Transitive Verb
- To attack someone physically or emotionally
- Noun
- An attack on someone physically or emotionally
B1Moreat 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.
C2Moreat night
US /æt naɪt/
UK /æt nait/
- Phrase
- During the night; in the nighttime.
A1Moreat some point
US /æt sʌm pɔɪnt/
UK /æt sʌm pɔint/
- Phrase
- At an unspecified time, usually in the future.
A1Morebang
US /bæŋ/
UK /bæŋ/
- Transitive Verb
- To strike something loudly or forcefully
- Noun
- Sudden loud noise, as when a bomb explodes
- A loud noise
A2Morebe with
US /bi wɪð/
UK /bi: wið/
- Phrasal Verb
- To accompany someone; to be in someone's presence.
- To support someone's opinion or cause.
A1Morebeanie
US /ˈbini/
UK /ˈbi:ni/
- Countable Noun
- Small round close fitting hat
C2Moreblend in
US /blɛnd ɪn/
UK /blend in/
- Phrasal Verb
- To look or behave like the surrounding people so you are not easily noticed.
C2Moreboogie
US /ˈbʊgi/
UK /ˈbu:gi/
- Intransitive Verb
- To dance to fast popular music
C1Morecamouflage
US /ˈkæməˌflɑʒ, -ˌflɑdʒ/
UK /ˈkæməflɑ:ʒ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Blending into the background by being similar
- Something patterned that hides military vehicle
- Transitive Verb
- To hide by blending it into its background
- To hide or disguise someone or something, by means of camouflage.
B2Morechant
US /tʃænt/
UK /tʃɑ:nt/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To repeat a word or groups of words continuously
- To say words with musical intonation
- Noun
- Act of saying words with a musical tone
- Song or religious prayer made of few musical notes
B1Morechaperone
US /ˈʃæpəˌron/
UK /ˈʃæpərəʊn/
- Transitive Verb
- To accompany as a chaperone; keep watch on
- Noun
- An adult who is present for young people to encourage correct behavior
C1Moreclothe
US /kloʊð/
UK /kləʊð/
- Transitive Verb
- To put a certain type of clothing on someone; dress
B1Morecome back
US /kʌm bæk/
UK /kʌm bæk/
- Phrasal Verb
- To reply to someone, often forcefully
- To be remembered
A1Morecome full circle
US /kʌm fʊl ˈsɚkəl/
UK /kʌm ful ˈsə:kl/
- Intransitive Verb
- To return to the original state or situation.
A2Moredeploy
US /dɪˈplɔɪ/
UK /dɪˈplɔɪ/
- Transitive Verb
- To put into position (often a military operation)
- To put something into use or action.
B1TOEICMoredeployment
US /dɪˈplɔɪmənt/
UK /dɪ'plɔɪmənt/
- Uncountable Noun
- Distribution of forces before battle or work
B1Moredeportation
US /ˌdipɔrˈteʃən, -por-/
UK /ˌdi:pɔ:'teɪʃn/
- Noun
- Act of expelling a person from their native land
B2Moreenforcement
US /ɪn'fɔ:smənt/
UK /ɪn'fɔ:smənt/
- Uncountable Noun
- Process of making sure that rules are followed
- The act of compelling observance of or compliance with a law, rule, or obligation.
B1Morefascist
US /'fæʃɪst/
UK /'fæʃɪst/
- Noun
- Person advocate an authoritarian government
B2Morefor instance
US /fɔr ˈɪnstəns/
UK /fɔ: ˈinstəns/
- Adverb
- As an example.
- Phrase
- As an example.
- As an illustration or case in point
B1Morefor some reason
US /fɔr sʌm ˈrizən/
UK /fɔ: sʌm ˈri:zən/
- Phrase
- For a reason that is not known or not easily explained.
A1Morefox
US /fɑ:ks/
UK /fɒks/
- Countable Noun
- Small forest animal with 4 legs and a long tail
- Clever, tricky person
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To make something difficult to understand; confuse
- To trick someone in a clever way
A2Moregang
US /ɡæŋ/
UK /ɡæŋ/
- Noun
- Group that you disapprove of, e.g. criminals
- Intransitive Verb
- To gather together to do something (often illegal)
B1Moregarment
US /ˈɡɑrmənt/
UK /'ɡɑ:mənt/
- Countable Noun
- Piece of clothing
- The business of making and selling clothes.
B2TOEICMoregas
US /ɡæs/
UK /ɡæs/
- Uncountable Noun
- Elements in our air, like oxygen or nitrogen
- Fuel used for cooking, heating houses etc.
- Transitive Verb
- To kill or disable someone with poisoned air
A2Moreget here
US
UK
- Intransitive Verb
- To arrive at a specific location.
A1Moregoing on
US /ˈɡoɪŋ ɑn/
UK /ˈgəʊɪŋ ɔn/
- Phrasal Verb
- To continue doing something
- To happen (usually negative)
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
A1Moregovernor
US /ˈgʌvərnə(r)/
UK /ˈgʌvənə(r)/
- Noun
- Person who leads a state or province
B2Moreguard
US /ɡɑrd/
UK /ɡɑ:d/
- Transitive Verb
- To keep watch over something to protect it
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Someone who watches a place or prevents escapes
- A player in basketball whose primary role is to handle the ball and initiate the offense.
A2Morehave to
US /hæv tu/
UK /ˈhæv tə/
- Auxiliary Verb
- Must do
A1Moreheadquarter
US /'hed'kwɔ:tə/
UK /'hed'kwɔ:tə/
- Noun
- Main office of a company or organisation
- Transitive Verb
- To establish a headquarters in a particular place.
B1TOEICMorehenchman
US /ˈhɛntʃmən/
UK /ˈhentʃmən/
- Countable Noun
- Faithful follower or who always obeys orders
C1Morehill
US /hɪl/
UK /hɪl/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- High land not as high as a mountain
- Where the road or land goes upward; slope
- Proper Noun
- Person's name
A2Morehop
US /hɑp/
UK /hɒp/
- Noun
- Dance party
- Small jump, often on one foot
- Intransitive Verb
- To move from one place to another
- To make small jump, as from one foot to the other
B2Morehost
US /host/
UK /həʊst/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Mass; a great number
- Person who entertains guests
- Transitive Verb
- To be the sponsor of an event, e.g. the Olympics
- To lead or start a party, program, or other event
A2TOEICMoreimmigration
US /ˌɪmɪˈɡreɪʃn/
UK /ˌɪmɪˈgreɪʃn/
- Uncountable Noun
- Process of moving your home to a new country
- The number of people immigrating to a country during a specific period.
B1Morein charge
US /ɪn tʃɑrdʒ/
UK /in tʃɑ:dʒ/
- Adverb
- To be responsible for
A1Morein jail
US /ɪn dʒel/
UK /in dʒeil/
- Phrase
- Imprisoned; confined in a jail or prison.
B1Morein the middle of
US
UK
- Phrase
- In the central part or point of something.
- Engaged or occupied with something.
A2Morejail
US /dʒel/
UK /dʒeɪl/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Place to hold criminals being punished for a crime
- Transitive Verb
- To hold people who are being punished for a crime
B1Morejarring
US /'dʒɑ:ɪŋ/
UK /'dʒɑ:ɪŋ/
- Transitive Verb
- To have a harsh or unsettling effect on someone
- To make a harsh sound to the ears
C1Morekick
US /kɪk/
UK /kɪk/
- Noun
- Feeling of enjoyment or excitement
- Transitive Verb
- To hit or move something with the foot
A2Morekick ass
US /kɪk æs/
UK /kik æs/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To decisively defeat someone
- To perform exceptionally well
look at
US /lʊk æt/
UK /luk æt/
- Phrasal Verb
- To use your eyes to focus on something
- To focus your eyes on something carefully
A1Moremarch on
US /mɑrtʃ ɑn/
UK /mɑ:tʃ ɔn/
- Phrasal Verb
- To continue with a journey or task despite difficulties.
- Intransitive Verb
- To proceed or advance in a determined way, especially in a military context.
A1Moremiller
US /ˈmɪlɚ/
UK /'mɪlə(r)/
- Countable Noun
- Someone who grinds grain into flour
B2Morenational
US /ˈnæʃənəl, ˈnæʃnəl/
UK /'næʃnəl/
- Adjective
- Concerning a nation as a whole
- Countable Noun
- A person of a particular country
A2Moreof course
US /ʌv kɔː(r)s/
UK /ɔv kɔː(r)s/
- Adverb
- Sure ; Certainly
- Phrase
- For sure; certainly
A2Moreon the road
US /ɑn ði rəʊd/
UK /ɔn ðə roʊd/
- Phrase
- Traveling, especially as part of a tour or journey.
- Making progress; advancing towards a goal.
- Idiom
- Making progress towards a goal or achievement.
A1Moreout there
US /aʊt ðɛr/
UK /aut ðɛə/
- Adverb
- In or to a place that is far away
- Existing in the universe
- Adjective
- Unconventional; strange; avant-garde
- Existing or available.
A1Morepelt
US /pɛlt/
UK /pelt/
- Transitive Verb
- To hit repeatedly (e.g. with snowballs)
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Skin of an animal, usually including its fur
C1Morepluck
US /plʌk/
UK /plʌk/
- Uncountable Noun
- Quality of bravery or determination
- Transitive Verb
- To pull the feathers or hair off something
- To pull a string to make sounds on (e.g. a guitar)
B2TOEICMoreplug in
US /plʌɡ ɪn/
UK /plʌɡ in/
- Phrase
B1Morepoint out
US /pɔɪnt aʊt/
UK /pɔint aut/
- Phrasal Verb
- To make others aware of an idea
- To draw attention to something or someone
A1Morepositive
US /ˈpɑzɪtɪv/
UK /ˈpɒzətɪv/
- Adjective
- Showing agreement or support for something
- Being sure about something; knowing the truth
- Noun
- A photograph in which light areas are light and dark areas are dark
A2Morepresident
US /ˈprɛzɪdənt,-ˌdɛnt/
UK /ˈprezɪdənt/
- Noun
- Person in charge of a country, or organization
- The highest-ranking executive in a corporation or organization.
A2TOEICMoreproportionate
US /prəˈpɔrʃənɪt, -ˈpor-/
UK /prə'pɔ:ʃənət/
- Adjective
- Appropriate in size or degree; reasonable
- Having the same or a constant ratio or relation.
B1Moreresponse
US /rɪˈspɑns/
UK /riˈspɔns/
- Noun
- Something said/written as an answer to something
- Reaction to something that has occurred
A2TOEICMoreriot
US /ˈraɪət/
UK /'raɪət/
- Noun
- Person, thing, or event that is extremely funny
- When there is a lot of something, e.g. color
- Intransitive Verb
- (Of a crowd) to protest and try to take control
B2Moresafeguard
US /ˈseɪfgɑ:rd/
UK /ˈseɪfgɑ:d/
- Transitive Verb
- To protect and ensure the safety of
B2Moresend in
US /sɛnd ɪn/
UK /send in/
- Phrasal Verb
- To mail or email an application, etc. somewhere
- To deliver something to its destination
A1Morespeak out
US /spik aʊt/
UK /spi:k aut/
- Phrasal Verb
- To express your opinion frankly and publicly, especially about something that you disagree with.
A1Morestay together
US
UK
- Intransitive Verb
- To remain in a relationship or partnership.
- To remain in a group; not to separate.
A1Moresucker
US /ˈsʌkɚ/
UK /ˈsʌkə(r)/
- Noun
- Part of an animal used for holding onto surfaces
- Someone who is easily fooled
C1Moresugar
US /ˈʃʊɡɚ/
UK /ˈʃʊgə(r)/
- Uncountable Noun
- Substance which the body stores or uses for energy
- White sweet substance used to make foods sweeter
- Countable Noun
- Amount of sugar contained in a small spoon
A2Moretaken over
US
UK
- Phrasal Verb
- To gain control of (a company) from someone else
- To gain control of something.
A1Moretaste
US /test/
UK /teɪst/
- Uncountable Noun
- (Good) sense of style in clothes, art, or manners
- Flavor in your mouth from food or drink
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To experience something
- To experience the flavor of food, drink
A2TOEICMoretear
US /tɛr/
UK /teə(r)/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Drop of salty water from the eye
- Hole or rip in something after it has been damaged
- Intransitive Verb
- To move very quickly, often with carelessness
A2Moretesticle
US /ˈtɛstɪkəl/
UK /ˈtestɪkl/
- Countable Noun
- One of two round male sex organs
C1Moreto taste
US /tu teɪst/
UK /tu teɪst/
- other
- Add an ingredient according to your preference.
A2Moretrivial
US /ˈtrɪviəl/
UK /'trɪvɪəl/
- Adjective
- Small; unimportant; worthless
- Easy and simple
B2TOEICMoretroop
US /trup/
UK /tru:p/
- Countable Noun
- Group of people
- Group of mammals or birds
- Intransitive Verb
- To walk past in a group or large number
B1Moreunprecedented
US /ʌnˈprɛsɪˌdɛntɪd/
UK /ʌnˈpresɪdentɪd/
- Adjective
- Not having happened before, or to such a degree
B1Moreused 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
A1Morewake up
US /wek ʌp/
UK /weik ʌp/
- Phrasal Verb
- To stop sleeping
- To become fully aware and alert to a situation.
A1Morewax
US /wæks/
UK /wæks/
- Intransitive Verb
- (Of the moon) to get bigger, like a full circle
- To speak emotionally about a particular memory
- Uncountable Noun
- Substance naturally produced inside the earhole
- Soft substance that melts, used for candles
B1TOEICMorewax on
US
UK
- Phrasal Verb
- To apply wax to a surface.
A1Moreweekend
US /ˈwi:kend/
UK /ˌwi:kˈend/
- Noun
- Saturday and Sunday, after the normal working week
A2More
Vocabulary
- out there: In or to a place that is far away
- have to: Must do
- in jail: Imprisoned; confined in a jail or prison.
- kick ass: To decisively defeat someone
- wax on: To apply wax to a surface.
- got to: To arrive at some place
- be with: To accompany someone; to be in someone's presence.
- stay together: To remain in a relationship or partnership.
- in charge: To be responsible for
- send in: To mail or email an application, etc. somewhere
- come full circle: To return to the original state or situation.
- used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
- for instance: As an example.
- point out: To make others aware of an idea
- taken over: To gain control of (a company) from someone else
- at least: As a minimum
- on the road: Traveling, especially as part of a tour or journey.
- at night: During the night; in the nighttime.
- to taste: Add an ingredient according to your preference.
- march on: To continue with a journey or task despite difficulties.
- get here: To arrive at a specific location.
- blend in: To look or behave like the surrounding people so you are not easily noticed.
- going on: To continue doing something
- speak out: To express your opinion frankly and publicly, especially about something that you disagree with.
- of course: Sure ; Certainly
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- wake up: To stop sleeping
- for some reason: For a reason that is not known or not easily explained.
- at some point: At an unspecified time, usually in the future.
- plug in
- in the middle of: In the central part or point of something.
- come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
- positive: Showing agreement or support for something
- unprecedented: Not having happened before, or to such a degree
- force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
- trivial: Small; unimportant; worthless
- response: Something said/written as an answer to something
- throw: To use your arm to make something fly in the air
- assault: To attack someone physically or emotionally
- riot: Person, thing, or event that is extremely funny
- garment: Piece of clothing
- guard: To keep watch over something to protect it
- camouflage: Blending into the background by being similar
- tear: Drop of salty water from the eye
- troop: Group of people
- enforcement: Process of making sure that rules are followed
- president: Person in charge of a country, or organization
- gang: Group that you disapprove of, e.g. criminals
- hop: Dance party
- taste: (Good) sense of style in clothes, art, or manners
- kick: Feeling of enjoyment or excitement
- point: An item to be discussed
- host: Mass; a great number
- deploy: To put into position (often a military operation)
- protect: To defend someone or something from harm or danger
- wax: (Of the moon) to get bigger, like a full circle
- immigration: Process of moving your home to a new country
- bang: To strike something loudly or forcefully
- pardon: To forgive for some error or fault; let off
- ass: (Impolite) part of the human body that you sit on
- pluck: Quality of bravery or determination
- deportation: Act of expelling a person from their native land
- meet: To provide something that is necessary
- jail: Place to hold criminals being punished for a crime
- begin: To do the first part of an action; to start
- sucker: Part of an animal used for holding onto surfaces
- story: One of many floors or levels in a building
- governor: Person who leads a state or province
- law: Field of study that relates to the legal profession
- show: To be easily seen or displayed
- chant: To repeat a word or groups of words continuously
- word: Unit of language that has a meaning
- hill: High land not as high as a mountain
- national: Concerning a nation as a whole
- proportionate: Appropriate in size or degree; reasonable
- jarring: To have a harsh or unsettling effect on someone
- deployment: Distribution of forces before battle or work
- safeguard: To protect and ensure the safety of
- california: A state in the western United States on the Pacific; the rd largest state; known for earthquakes
- testicle: One of two round male sex organs
- gas: Elements in our air, like oxygen or nitrogen
- sugar: Substance which the body stores or uses for energy
- clothe: To put a certain type of clothing on someone; dress
- fascist: Person advocate an authoritarian government
- chaperone: To accompany as a chaperone; keep watch on
- police: People, often in uniforms, who solve crimes
- beanie: Small round close fitting hat
- headquarter: Main office of a company or organisation
- weekend: Saturday and Sunday, after the normal working week
- shop: Place to learn how to fix or make things; class
- tonight: Night following this day
- boogie: To dance to fast popular music
- pelt: To hit repeatedly (e.g. with snowballs)
- miller: Someone who grinds grain into flour
- fox: Small forest animal with 4 legs and a long tail
- henchman: Faithful follower or who always obeys orders
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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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