aim
US /em/
UK /eɪm/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Act of pointing something at a target
- Purpose or goal
- Transitive Verb
- To point something at a target
- To intend to get a thing or for a thing to happen
A2TOEICMoreangle
US /ˈæŋɡəl/
UK /ˈæŋgl/
- Noun
- Place where two lines or surfaces meet
B1TOEICMorebeaker
US /ˈbikɚ/
UK /ˈbi:kə(r)/
- Countable Noun
- Flat-bottomed jar made of glass or plastic
B2Morebench
US /bɛntʃ/
UK /bentʃ/
- Noun
- Part of the room in court where the judge sits
- Long (wooden) seat 2 people often found in a park
- Transitive Verb
- To prevent a player from playing in a game
B1Morebottom
US /ˈbɑtəm/
UK /'bɒtəm/
- Noun
- The part of your body you sit on
- Lowest position, often in a company or contest
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To hit the lowest part of something
- To provide with a bottom.
A2TOEICMoreburst
US /bɚst/
UK /bɜ:st/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To move (arrive, exit, etc.) suddenly or hurriedly
- To break apart/open in a sudden and violent way
- Noun
- Brief time period when something happens and ends
- A sudden outbreak or display of something.
A2Morechemistry
US /ˈkɛmɪstri/
UK /'kemɪstrɪ/
- Uncountable Noun
- The study of the structure of substances
B1Moreclamp
US /klæmp/
UK /klæmp/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Something used to fasten two things together
- Transitive Verb
- To hold something tight so it cannot move
B2Morecombustion
US /kəmˈbʌstʃən/
UK /kəmˈbʌstʃən/
- Uncountable Noun
- An act or instance of burning
B2TOEICMorecone
US /koʊn/
UK /kəʊn/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- A 3D shape with a circular base and pointed top
- A part of the eye
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
A2Moreevenly
US /ˈivənlɪ/
UK /ˈi:vnli/
- Adverb
- Equally; with advantage to both sides
- In a smooth, level or regular way
B2Moreextra
US /'ekstrə/
UK /'ekstrə/
- Adjective
- More than necessary; additional
- Of especially good quality or grade.
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Items more than you need; additional items
- Person who has a small part in a movie
A2Moreflame
US /flem/
UK /fleɪm/
- Intransitive Verb
- To glow
- To burn or glow in a fire
- Noun
- The red part you can see in fire
A2Moreflame out
US /flem aʊt/
UK /fleim aut/
- Phrasal Verb
- To stop burning suddenly; (of an engine) to fail suddenly during operation.
- To lose enthusiasm or energy for something; to burn out.
B2Moreflammable
US
UK
- Adjective
- Burning quickly and easily
C1Moreflare
US /flɛr/
UK /fleə(r)/
- Intransitive Verb
- To become angry or excited suddenly
- To burn or shine suddenly and briefly
- Noun
- A brief bright light
- Light/fire used to signal for help/warn of danger
B2Moreflat
US /flæt/
UK /flæt/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Apartment; set of rooms for living in
- The smooth or level part of something
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To share an apartment with someone
- To fail to produce the intended effect; to be unsuccessful or uninteresting.
A2Moreflow
US /flo/
UK /fləʊ/
- Intransitive Verb
- To move steadily and easily in a certain direction
- Uncountable Noun
- Amount of something that moves through an area
A2Morefor example
US
UK
- Phrase
- As an illustration or instance.
give off
US /ɡɪv ɔf/
UK /ɡiv ɔf/
- Phrasal Verb
- To produce a smell or gas; emit
A1Moreglassware
US /ˈɡlæsˌwɛr/
UK /ˈɡlɑ:swɛə/
- Uncountable Noun
- Article of tableware made of glass
C2Morehood
US /hʊd/
UK /hʊd/
- Noun
- Front part of the car that covers the engine
- A head covering attached to a cape, sweater etc.
B2Morehose
US /hoʊz/
UK /həʊz/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Tube that carries a liquid
- Socks, stockings, pantyhose etc.
- Transitive Verb
- To wet or clean something with a hose
B1Morelab
US /læb/
UK /læb/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Short for 'laboratory'
B1Moremantle
US /ˈmæntl:/
UK /ˈmæntl/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- History cloak without sleeves worn over clothes
- Something that covers or hides something else
- Transitive Verb
- To cover or hide something
B2Morenarrow
US /ˈnæro/
UK /'nærəʊ/
- Adjective
- Not wide; short from one side to the other
- Limited; not broad in scope
- Intransitive Verb
- To become thinner or less wide
A2TOEICMoreorganic
US /ɔrˈɡænɪk/
UK /ɔ:ˈgænɪk/
- Adjective
- Developing naturally and without a set structure
- Concerning food made with few or no chemicals
B1Moreoutlet
US /ˈaʊtˌlɛt, -lɪt/
UK /'aʊtlet/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Place in a wall to supply electricity to a device
- A pipe, hole or wire through which something flows
B1TOEICMoreoxygen
US /ˈɑksɪdʒən/
UK /'ɒksɪdʒən/
- Uncountable Noun
- A gas in the air that we need to breathe
- Oxygen administered as a medical treatment.
B1Morepressure
US /ˈprɛʃɚ/
UK /'preʃə(r)/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Anxiety caused by difficult problems
- Force, weight when pressing against a thing
- Transitive Verb
- To apply force to something
- To persuade or force someone to do something
A2TOEICMoreproperly
US /ˈprɑːpərli/
UK /ˈprɔpəlɪ/
- Adverb
- In an appropriate or correct manner
- In a way that is suitable or appropriate.
A2Morerubber
US /ˈrʌbɚ/
UK /'rʌbə(r)/
- Uncountable Noun
- Material used to make tires, etc.
B1TOEICMoresecure
US /sɪˈkjʊr/
UK /sɪ'kjʊə(r)/
- Transitive Verb
- To get or achieve something with certainty
- To firmly attach something to something else
- Adjective
- Being attached to something tightly and surely
- (Place that is) locked, guarded and safe
A2TOEICMoresetup
US /ˈsɛtˌʌp/
UK /'setʌp/
- Noun
- Way something is organized or arranged
B2TOEICMoresource
US /sɔrs, sors/
UK /sɔ:s/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Piece of information; a person giving information
- Place from which something necessary comes
- Adjective
- Produces or provides what is wanted or needed
A2TOEICMorespread
US /sprɛd/
UK /spred/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- A big meal, often laid out as a buffet
- The distance between two things
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To place over a large area; to cover a large area
- (Of ideas, gossip) to pass to and affect others
A2TOEICMorestand with
US /stænd wɪð/
UK /stænd wið/
- Phrasal Verb
- To support or defend someone or something.
A1Moretip
US /tɪp/
UK /tɪp/
- Transitive Verb
- To pour or move something from a place, container
- To give extra money for good service
- Noun
- End point of e.g. a pencil or finger
- Extra money given for good service
A2Moretong
US /tɒŋ/
UK /tɒŋ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Chinese secret society or fraternal organization
- Device with two prongs to pick up (e.g. hot) thing
C2Moretube
US /tub,tjub/
UK /tju:b/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Plastic or metal container for soft substances
- Long hollow pipe used to hold or liquids or gases
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
A1Morevalve
US /vælv/
UK /vælv/
- Noun
- A device along a pipe or tube to regulate flow
B1Morevolatile
US /ˈvɑ:lətl/
UK /ˈvɒlətaɪl/
- Adjective
- Able to easily become a gas at a low temperature
- Unstable and likely to change suddenly/extremely
B2TOEICMore
Vocabulary
- used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
- for example: As an illustration or instance.
- give off: To produce a smell or gas; emit
- flame out: To stop burning suddenly; (of an engine) to fail suddenly during operation.
- stand with: To support or defend someone or something.
- properly: In an appropriate or correct manner
- immediately: Without any delay; straight away
- amount: Quantity of something
- spread: A big meal, often laid out as a buffet
- pressure: Anxiety caused by difficult problems
- escape: Act to briefly ignoring boring or bad things
- flat: Apartment; set of rooms for living in
- tip: To pour or move something from a place, container
- volatile: Able to easily become a gas at a low temperature
- similar: Nearly the same; alike
- extra: More than necessary; additional
- burst: To move (arrive, exit, etc.) suddenly or hurriedly
- secure: To get or achieve something with certainty
- oxygen: A gas in the air that we need to breathe
- organic: Developing naturally and without a set structure
- source: Piece of information; a person giving information
- aim: Act of pointing something at a target
- narrow: Not wide; short from one side to the other
- bottom: The part of your body you sit on
- flame: To glow
- important: Having power or authority
- place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
- flow: To move steadily and easily in a certain direction
- control: A device designed to operate a machine
- chemistry: The study of the structure of substances
- accident: Sudden unplanned event causing damage, injury etc.
- stand: To be a candidate in an election
- rubber: Material used to make tires, etc.
- basic: At the most important or easiest (beginner) level
- protect: To defend someone or something from harm or danger
- outlet: Place in a wall to supply electricity to a device
- turn: To become (a particular age)
- remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
- flare: To become angry or excited suddenly
- valve: A device along a pipe or tube to regulate flow
- part: Division of a book
- tube: Plastic or metal container for soft substances
- hold: To agree to keep something for someone
- evenly: Equally; with advantage to both sides
- burn: To destroy with fire
- mantle: History cloak without sleeves worn over clothes
- hood: Front part of the car that covers the engine
- combustion: An act or instance of burning
- angle: Place where two lines or surfaces meet
- bench: Part of the room in court where the judge sits
- cone: A 3D shape with a circular base and pointed top
- hose: Tube that carries a liquid
- lab: Short for 'laboratory'
- flammable: Burning quickly and easily
- setup: Way something is organized or arranged
- clamp: Something used to fasten two things together
- beaker: Flat-bottomed jar made of glass or plastic
- tong: Chinese secret society or fraternal organization
- glassware: Article of tableware made of glass
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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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tramntn posted on 2025/09/10Ever wondered how to safely use a Bunsen burner in the lab? This video breaks down essential heating techniques and safety tips, perfect for mastering chemistry lab essentials! You'll pick up crucial vocabulary like 'volatile organic liquids' and 'beaker tongs' while learning common mistakes to avoid.
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