against the law
US
UK
- Adjective
- Not allowed according to the law; illegal.
A1Morealive
US /əˈlaɪv/
UK /ə'laɪv/
- Adjective
- Living; not dead
- Active; energetic; full of life.
A2TOEICMoreas long as
US /æz lɔŋ æz/
UK /æz lɔŋ æz/
- Conjunction
- For the period that; provided that.
- For the length of time that
- Preposition
- On the condition that; providing that.
- Having the same length as.
A1Morebeg
US /bɛɡ/
UK /beg/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To ask someone in an emotional way for something
- (Dog) to sit up to ask for something
B1Morebend
US /bɛnd/
UK /bend/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To become curved or no longer straight
- To move your body so that it is not straight up
- Noun
- When a road changes direction; turn
A2Morebill
US /bɪl/
UK /bɪl/
- Noun
- Plan for a new law being discussed by a government
- Sign or poster advertising something
- Transitive Verb
- To request payment by handing over an invoice
A2TOEICMorecontempt
US /kənˈtɛmpt/
UK /kənˈtempt/
- Uncountable Noun
- Extreme lack of respect; strong disapproval
- Legal lack of respect for a court or judge
B1TOEICMorecourt
US /kɔrt, kort/
UK /kɔ:t/
- Transitive Verb
- To act in a way to shows you wish to marry someone
- To encourage dangerous behavior
- Noun
- Place king or queen meet people, makes laws etc.
- Place where legal cases are decided
A2TOEICMorecrack
US /kræk/
UK /kræk/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Attempt to achieve a goal or objective
- Unexpected and hard hit to the body
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To attempt to achieve a goal or objective
- To hit someone or something hard and unexpectedly
B1Moredamn
US /dæm/
UK /dæm/
- Transitive Verb
- To cause the downfall or failure of; criticize
- To threaten with everlasting punishment
- Interjection
- A mild swear word used to express annoyance
B2Moredeliver
US /dɪˈlɪvɚ/
UK /dɪ'lɪvə(r)/
- Transitive Verb
- To give birth to a child; help a woman give birth
- To save someone from a problem or crisis
A2TOEICMoredemolition
US /ˌdɛməˈlɪʃən, ˌdimə-/
UK /ˌdemə'lɪʃn/
- Uncountable Noun
- Act or state of being destroyed or torn down
B2Morederby
US /ˈdɜrbi/
UK /ˈdɜ:bi:/
- Noun
- Race or contest between two local teams
B1Moredig
US /dɪɡ/
UK /dɪg/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To move material to create a hole
- To search or investigate thoroughly.
A2Moredouble back
US /ˈdʌbəl bæk/
UK /ˈdʌbl bæk/
- other
- To return by the same route you came.
B2Moreexcuse
US /ɪkˈskjuz/
UK /ɪk'skju:s/
- Transitive Verb
- To allow someone not to do (jury service, etc.)
- To explain acting in a bad or impolite manner
- Noun
- Note explaining why someone cannot do or attend
- Reason why you did or didn't do something
A2Moreexecute
US /ˈɛksɪˌkjut/
UK /ˈeksɪkju:t/
- Transitive Verb
- To kill someone, usually as an official punishment
- To perform a plan or action
B1TOEICMoreexterminate
US /ɪkˈstə:məˌnet/
UK /ɪk'stɜ:mɪneɪt/
- Transitive Verb
- To kill an entire group of animals or insects
C1Morefender
US /ˈfɛndɚ/
UK /ˈfendə(r)/
- Noun
- Barrier that surrounds the wheels of a vehicle
B2Moregerm
US /dʒɚm/
UK /dʒɜ:m/
- Countable Noun
- Tiny organism that can cause sickness and disease
B2Moregot 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
A1Moregrill
US /ɡrɪl/
UK /ɡrɪl/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Plate of food that has been grilled
- Metal bars on which food is cooked over fire
- Transitive Verb
- To cook directly over fire on a flat metal bars
- To ask many (difficult) questions for a long time
B1Moreguilty
US /ˈɡɪlti/
UK /'ɡɪltɪ/
- Adjective
- Responsible for doing something wrong
- Feeling or showing guilt; having a sense of remorse.
A2TOEICMoreimperial
US /ɪmˈpɪriəl/
UK /ɪmˈpɪəriəl/
- Adjective
- Of an empire or an emperor
- Of superior or unusual size or excellence.
- Noun
- A size of printing paper; a strong pointed beard.
B1Morein contempt
US /ɪn kənˈtɛmpt/
UK /in kənˈtempt/
- other
- Showing disrespect or disobedience to authority.
C1Moreinnocent
US /ˈɪnəsənt/
UK /'ɪnəsnt/
- Adjective
- Free from guilt or responsibility for a crime
- (Accidentally being harmed) without deserving it
- Noun
- Person with little experience of the world
A2TOEICMoremajesty
US /ˈmædʒɪsti/
UK /'mædʒəstɪ/
- Uncountable Noun
- Impressive quality that something large has
B1Moremaster
US /ˈmæstɚ/
UK /'mɑ:stə(r)/
- Transitive Verb
- To gain control over something
- To learn to do something very well
- Adjective
- Being very skilled at doing something
- Being the main or most important thing or part
A2Morematrix
US /ˈmetrɪks/
UK /ˈmeɪtrɪks/
- Noun
- Rock that surrounds rare stones
- Pattern of lines, spaces, or numbers
B1Moremunch
US /mʌntʃ/
UK /mʌntʃ/
- Noun
- Sound made when eating something quickly or loudly
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To eat something quickly or loudly
B2Morephoton
US /ˈfoʊtɑ:n/
UK /ˈfəʊtɒn/
- Noun
- Particle with energy but no mass, electric charge
B2Moreplanet
US /ˈplænɪt/
UK /'plænɪt/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- One of the bodies that orbit the sun
- A different world or sphere of existence.
- Proper Noun
- The earth.
A2Moreprime
US /praɪm/
UK /praɪm/
- Transitive Verb
- To get a person ready for; prepare someone
- To coat with paint to prepare it for the main coat
- Adjective
- Concerning the highest in quality or value
- Concerning the highest level of achievement
A2TOEICMoreshark
US /ʃɑ:rk/
UK /ʃɑ:k/
- Noun
- Person who lends money at unfair rates of interest
- Large and dangerous fish with sharp teeth
B2Moreshortly
US /ˈʃɔrtli/
UK /ˈʃɔ:tli/
- Adverb
- Quickly; soon; in a moment
- In an unfriendly or rude way
B1Moreshuttle
US /ˈʃʌtl/
UK /ˈʃʌtl/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Vehicle carrying passengers between two places
- Device used when weaving cloth
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To move passengers between two nearby places
B1Moresilence
US /ˈsaɪləns/
UK /'saɪləns/
- Uncountable Noun
- State of being quiet and not talking for a time
- When there is not sound or noise; complete quiet
- Transitive Verb
- To stop the noise that something is making
- To prevent someone from expressing thoughts
A2Moreslave
US /slev/
UK /sleɪv/
- Countable Noun
- Someone who is legally owned by another person
- A person who is controlled by something.
- Intransitive Verb
- To work very hard.
B1Moresolve
US /sɑ:lv/
UK /sɒlv/
- Transitive Verb
- To figure out a way to handle a difficult problem
A2TOEICMoretransform
US /trænsˈfɔrm/
UK /træns'fɔ:m/
- Transitive Verb
- To change the shape completely in a good way
- To convert from one form or substance into another.
C2Moretrip
US /trɪp/
UK /trɪp/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To release an electrical switch
- To fall by catching your foot on something
- Noun
- Act of falling down; falling over an obstacle
- Journey or visit to a place
A2Moreunleash
US /ʌnˈliʃ/
UK /ʌnˈli:ʃ/
- Transitive Verb
- To release or let an animal go
B1Moreverdict
US /ˈvɚdɪkt/
UK /ˈvɜ:dɪkt/
- Noun
- Jury or judges finding or decision as to guilt
B1More
Vocabulary
- double back: To return by the same route you came.
- got to: To arrive at some place
- in contempt: Showing disrespect or disobedience to authority.
- against the law: Not allowed according to the law; illegal.
- as long as: For the period that; provided that.
- crack: Attempt to achieve a goal or objective
- guilty: Responsible for doing something wrong
- prime: To get a person ready for; prepare someone
- draw: To attract attention to someone or something
- court: To act in a way to shows you wish to marry someone
- innocent: Free from guilt or responsibility for a crime
- planet: One of the bodies that orbit the sun
- deliver: To give birth to a child; help a woman give birth
- contempt: Extreme lack of respect; strong disapproval
- break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
- silence: State of being quiet and not talking for a time
- unleash: To release or let an animal go
- excuse: To allow someone not to do (jury service, etc.)
- damn: To cause the downfall or failure of; criticize
- grill: Plate of food that has been grilled
- lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
- master: To gain control over something
- transform: To change the shape completely in a good way
- bill: Plan for a new law being discussed by a government
- bend: To become curved or no longer straight
- solve: To figure out a way to handle a difficult problem
- verdict: Jury or judges finding or decision as to guilt
- trip: To release an electrical switch
- imperial: Of an empire or an emperor
- germ: Tiny organism that can cause sickness and disease
- execute: To kill someone, usually as an official punishment
- dig: To move material to create a hole
- alive: Living; not dead
- find: To become aware of something that is happening
- beg: To ask someone in an emotional way for something
- fast: In a way that is difficult to move or change
- hold: To agree to keep something for someone
- slave: Someone who is legally owned by another person
- think: To have an idea about something without certainty
- cover: To record a different version of another song
- human: A person; a man, woman or child
- light: To cause something to burn; put a burning match to
- majesty: Impressive quality that something large has
- give: Degree of flexibility in something, a material
- shuttle: Vehicle carrying passengers between two places
- long: Person's name
- humongous: Very large
- demolition: Act or state of being destroyed or torn down
- ship: Large boat
- die: Cube with dots numbering 1-6 on it used in games
- munch: Sound made when eating something quickly or loudly
- matrix: Rock that surrounds rare stones
- shortly: Quickly; soon; in a moment
- photon: Particle with energy but no mass, electric charge
- shark: Person who lends money at unfair rates of interest
- exterminate: To kill an entire group of animals or insects
- derby: Race or contest between two local teams
- fender: Barrier that surrounds the wheels of a vehicle
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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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Galvatron kills Ultra Magnus | The Transformers: The Movie (1986)
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林宜悉 posted on 2025/06/17Get ready for some epic action as Galvatron takes on Ultra Magnus in this iconic Transformers scene! You'll love picking up on simple sentence structures and situational dialogue from this chaotic, animated battle.
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