amazing
US /ə'meɪzɪŋ/
UK /ə'meɪzɪŋ/
- Adjective
- Surprising in a pleasing way
- Transitive Verb
- To cause wonder; to surprise completely
A2Moreamazingly
US /ə'meɪzɪŋlɪ/
UK /ə'meɪzɪŋlɪ/
- Adverb
- In a surprising and pleasing manner
B1Morebasically
US /ˈbesɪkəli,-kli/
UK /ˈbeɪsɪkli/
- Adverb
- Used before you explain something simply, clearly
- In essence; when you consider the most important aspects of something.
A2Morebelly
US /ˈbɛli/
UK /'belɪ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Middle part of the body; the stomach
- A bulging or rounded part of something.
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To expand outward; swell
- To swell like a balloon
B2Moreblow
US /blo/
UK /bləʊ/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To move something using air
- To make air come quickly out of your mouth
- Noun
- Something that causes you difficulty or sadness
- Act of making air come out of your mouth
A2Morecapture
US /ˈkæptʃɚ/
UK /'kæptʃə(r)/
- Transitive Verb
- To attract and hold e.g. interest, attention
- To record, tape, or film something
- Noun
- The act of seizing or taking control of something.
B1Morecaptured on
US
UK
- Transitive Verb
- To record or film something.
B2Morecling
US /klɪŋ/
UK /klɪŋ/
- Intransitive Verb
- To be dependent on
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To stick or be attached to
B1TOEICMorecoincidence
US /koʊˈɪnsɪdəns/
UK /kəʊˈɪnsɪdəns/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Occurrence by chance, not design or planned
- State in which two ideas or opinions are the same
B1Moredependent
US /dɪˈpɛndənt/
UK /dɪˈpendənt/
- Adjective
- Someone who relies on (financial) support
- Conditional; contingent
- Countable Noun
- A person who relies on someone else for financial support.
A2TOEICMoredistress
US /dɪˈstrɛs/
UK /dɪ'stres/
- Uncountable Noun
- State of great sadness, anxiety or pain
- Condition of danger or emergency
- Transitive Verb
- To cause someone anxiety or sadness
- To be in financial trouble
B1Moredisturb
US /dɪˈstɜ:rb/
UK /dɪˈstɜ:b/
- Transitive Verb
- To cause someone anxiety or fear
- To cause someone anxiety or fear
A2TOEICMorefacility
US /fəˈsɪlɪti/
UK /fəˈsɪləti/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Piece of equipment or buildings with a special use
- Skill to do something with ease
A2TOEICMoreferocious
US /fəˈroʊʃəs/
UK /fəˈrəʊʃəs/
- Adjective
- Very fierce or intense
- Marked by extreme and violent energy; wild and frightening.
B2Moregrab
US /ɡræb/
UK /ɡræb/
- Transitive Verb
- To take and hold something quickly
A2Moregroom
US /ɡrum, ɡrʊm/
UK /gru:m/
- Transitive Verb
- To make neat and smart in appearance
- To take care of an animal by brushing, cleaning it
- Countable Noun
- Man employed to brush, trim and clean horses
- Man who is, or who has recently married
B1TOEICMorehold on
US /hold ɑn/
UK /həuld ɔn/
- Phrasal Verb
- To wait for someone (e.g. on a phone call)
- To wait for a short time.
A1Morein good hands
US
UK
- Phrase
- Under the care and protection of someone competent and trustworthy.
A1Morein the end
US /ɪn ði ɛnd/
UK /in ðə end/
- Phrase
- Finally; after a period of time or series of events.
- Ultimately; as the final result or consequence.
A1Morelord
US /lɔrd/
UK /lɔ:d/
- Noun
- (Name used to refer to god in some religions)
- Man with power and authority; a nobleman
- Intransitive Verb
- To act as though you can tell people what to do
A2Morenap
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
B2Morenewborn
US /ˈnu:bɔ:rn/
UK /ˈnju:bɔ:n/
- Adjective
- Having just/recently arisen or come into existence
C2Moreon board
US /ɑn bɔrd/
UK /ɔn bɔ:d/
- Phrase
- Being on a ship, plane, or other vehicle
- Adverb
- On or in a ship, aircraft, train, or other vehicle
A1Moreon the surface
US /ɑn ði ˈsɚfəs/
UK /ɔn ðə ˈsə:fis/
- Phrase
- Appearing to be true or real until examined more closely.
- Located on the outer part or uppermost layer of something.
B2Moreon to
US /ɑn tu/
UK /ɔn tu:/
- Preposition
- Toward something; forward
- Aware of someone's activities.
- Adjective
- Aware of someone's deception or illegal activities.
A1Moreordeal
US /ɔrˈdil/
UK /ɔ:'di:l/
- Noun
- Event that is difficult to survive, live through
B2Moreorphan
US /ˈɔ:rfn/
UK /ˈɔ:fn/
- Countable Noun
- Child whose parents have died
- Transitive Verb
- To cause a child to become an orphan.
B2Moreotter
US /ˈɑtɚ/
UK /'ɒtə(r)/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Aquatic, carnivorous mammal of the weasel family
- The fur of an otter, used for clothing.
C1Moreoutside of
US /aʊtˈsaɪd ʌv/
UK /ˌautˈsaid ɔv/
- Preposition
- Located or situated beyond the boundaries or confines of something.
- Beyond the scope, range, or limits of something.
A1Morepermission
US /pɚˈmɪʃən/
UK /pəˈmɪʃn/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Right to do something as allowed by another
- Formal authorization from an authority.
A2Morepup
US /pʌp/
UK /pʌp/
- Countable Noun
- Very young dog (and some other animals)
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.
A2TOEICMorerescue
US /ˈrɛskju/
UK /'reskju:/
- Transitive Verb
- To save someone who is in danger or in trouble
- To provide financial assistance to save a company or economy from collapse.
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Act of saving someone in danger or in trouble
- An act of saving someone or something from a dangerous or difficult situation.
A2TOEICMorescene
US /sin/
UK /si:n/
- Noun
- Incident where someone behaves angrily, badly
- View that looks like a picture
A2TOEICMoresettle
US /ˈsɛtl/
UK /'setl/
- Transitive Verb
- To make (a child, etc.) feel calm/ready for sleep
- To complete or finalize e.g. a contract or debt
- Intransitive Verb
- To become accustomed to a new environment
- (Of liquids) to move to the bottom of a container
A2Moresettle down
US /ˈsɛtl daʊn/
UK /ˈsetl daun/
- Phrasal Verb
- To become calm and relaxed after not being so
- To begin living in a stable and ordinary way
A2Morestuff
US /stʌf/
UK /stʌf/
- Uncountable Noun
- Generic description for things, materials, objects
- Transitive Verb
- To push material inside something, with force
B1Moresurvive
US /sɚˈvaɪv/
UK /sə'vaɪv/
- Intransitive Verb
- To continue to live despite illness or trouble
A2TOEICMoreterrify
US /ˈtɛrəˌfaɪ/
UK /ˈterɪfaɪ/
- Transitive Verb
- To scare or greatly frighten
B1Morethrive
US /θraɪv/
UK /θraɪv/
- Intransitive Verb
- To be or become healthy or successful
- To grow or develop well; to flourish.
B2TOEICMoreunfold
US /ʌnˈfold/
UK /ʌn'fəʊld/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- (Of a situation) to be told or revealed
- To open something that was folded
- Intransitive Verb
- To happen, be told or be revealed
B1Morewild
US /waɪld/
UK /waɪld/
- Adverb
- In a manner which lacks control
- Adjective
- Living in nature; not tame
- (Of land) not developed by people
A2Morewildlife
US /ˈwaɪldˌlaɪf/
UK /ˈwaɪldlaɪf/
- Uncountable Noun
- All wild animals
B1More
Vocabulary
- outside of: Located or situated beyond the boundaries or confines of something.
- captured on: To record or film something.
- in the end: Finally; after a period of time or series of events.
- on the surface: Appearing to be true or real until examined more closely.
- on board: Being on a ship, plane, or other vehicle
- settle down: To become calm and relaxed after not being so
- in good hands: Under the care and protection of someone competent and trustworthy.
- on to: Toward something; forward
- hold on: To wait for someone (e.g. on a phone call)
- stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
- grab: To take and hold something quickly
- thrive: To be or become healthy or successful
- basically: Used before you explain something simply, clearly
- experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
- coincidence: Occurrence by chance, not design or planned
- scene: Incident where someone behaves angrily, badly
- permission: Right to do something as allowed by another
- distress: State of great sadness, anxiety or pain
- belly: Middle part of the body; the stomach
- settle: To make (a child, etc.) feel calm/ready for sleep
- facility: Piece of equipment or buildings with a special use
- release: To free someone from a responsibility or burden
- board: Surface for posting or showing information
- survive: To continue to live despite illness or trouble
- blow: To move something using air
- capture: To attract and hold e.g. interest, attention
- rest: Time when one relaxes, sleeps, or is inactive
- mind: To be bothered or upset by something
- groom: To make neat and smart in appearance
- rescue: To save someone who is in danger or in trouble
- wild: In a manner which lacks control
- equally: In an equal, even, or identical manner
- lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
- place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
- sound: Sensible, dependable and reliable
- disturb: To cause someone anxiety or fear
- unfold: (Of a situation) to be told or revealed
- bring: To take or go with someone to a place
- amazing: Surprising in a pleasing way
- cling: To be dependent on
- ferocious: Very fierce or intense
- pull: Act of breathing in smoke, as from a pipe
- nap: To sleep or rest for a short time during the day
- dependent: Someone who relies on (financial) support
- lord: (Name used to refer to god in some religions)
- ordeal: Event that is difficult to survive, live through
- hold: To agree to keep something for someone
- group: Two or more musicians who play music together
- case: Container used to carry things, e.g. clothes
- life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
- know: To be familiar with a person or place, thing
- orphan: Child whose parents have died
- terrify: To scare or greatly frighten
- wildlife: All wild animals
- pup: Very young dog (and some other animals)
- otter: Aquatic, carnivorous mammal of the weasel family
- newborn: Having just/recently arisen or come into existence
- amazingly: In a surprising and pleasing manner
Get the full experience in the app
Learn anywhere with detailed sentence and usage analysis
01:03
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.
Get the full experience in the app
Look up words anytime with pronunciation, part of speech, and usage
brave
US/brev/
UK/breɪv/
adj.Brave
v.t.To bravely face
A2 Elementary
Get the full experience in the app
Practice speaking anytime and get instant pronunciation feedback
Try this speaking exercise.
Try practicing with this sentence.
80
A baby otter is recovering at the Alaska SeaLife Center after its mother was killed by killer wha...
0
rakko posted on 2025/08/10Get ready for a heartwarming rescue story! You'll follow the incredible journey of a baby otter orphaned after a dramatic orca attack, learning how it's being hand-reared at the Alaska SeaLife Center. This video is a fantastic chance to practice situational dialogue and pick up useful vocabulary related to wildlife rescue.
Learn this video on the APP!
The VoiceTube App has more in-depth practice for videos!