adjust
US /əˈdʒʌst/
UK /əˈdʒʌst/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To change; to attain a desired state or function
- To change so as to fit in with new conditions
A2TOEICMoreat 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.
C2Moreblow
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
A2Morebutcher
US /ˈbʊtʃɚ/
UK /ˈbʊtʃə(r)/
- Countable Noun
- Store selling meat; person who sells meats
- Transitive Verb
- To cut up dead animals to sell their meat
- To kill people violently and without compassion
B1TOEICMorecock
US /kɑ:k/
UK /kɒk/
- Countable Noun
- Adult male chicken
- A young man you find to be stupid or silly
C2Morecollateral
US /kəˈlætərəl/
UK /kəˈlætərəl/
- Uncountable Noun
- Property you offer as security against a loan
C1Morecombine
US /kəmˈbaɪn/
UK /kəmˈbaɪn/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To mix several things together to form one thing
- To harvest by means of a combine.
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- A harvesting machine for cutting, threshing, and cleaning grain.
- A mixture of different things.
A2Morecome off it
US /kʌm ɔf ɪt/
UK /kʌm ɒf ɪt/
- other
- Used to express disbelief or disagreement.
B2Morecompromise
US /ˈkɑmprəˌmaɪz/
UK /'kɒmprəmaɪz/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To weaken your position or views
- To lessen your demands so as to reach agreement
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- When you lessen your demands to get agreement
B1Morecouple
US /ˈkʌpəl/
UK /'kʌpl/
- Transitive Verb
- To join something to something else
- (Two animals) to engage in sexual relations
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Two people in a romantic relationship
- Two of something; two people; a pair
A2Morecrawl
US /krɔl/
UK /krɔ:l/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To move very slowly or cautiously
- To move along with the body close to the ground
- Uncountable Noun
- Very slow progress (e.g. traffic)
B1Moredamage
US /ˈdæmɪdʒ/
UK /ˈdæmɪdʒ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Physical harm that is done to something
- Transitive Verb
- To harm physically; to hurt or break something
- To harm the reputation of someone.
A2TOEICMoregarage
US /ɡəˈrɑʒ, -ˈrɑdʒ/
UK /'ɡærɑ:ʒ/
- Countable Noun
- Place for keeping a car
- A place where vehicles are repaired.
- Uncountable Noun
- A style of rock music characterized by a raw, energetic sound, often associated with amateur bands practicing in garages.
A2Morein a box
US /ɪn ə bɑks/
UK /ɪn ə bɒks/
- other
- Contained or confined inside a box or small space.
B2Moreknock
US /nɑk/
UK /nɒk/
- Noun
- Bad experience that reduces a person's confidence
- Action of something solid hitting something hard
- Transitive Verb
- To criticize someone in an unreasonable way
- To hit something to get people's attention
A2Moreknock it off
US /nɑk ɪt ɔf/
UK /nɔk it ɔf/
- Phrasal Verb
- Stop doing something annoying or disruptive.
- Interjection
- Stop doing something annoying or disruptive.
A1Morelock
US /lɑ:k/
UK /lɒk/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To become fixed in place and hard to move
- To use a key, code so others can't open something
- Countable Noun
- Small portion of your hair that hangs together
- Place on a door, etc. that you close with a key
A2TOEICMorelocking up
US
UK
- Gerund
- The act of imprisoning someone.
- The act of securing something by locking it.
B1Moreloss
US /lɔ:s/
UK /lɒs/
- Noun
- Friend, family, or other loved person's death
- Decrease or decline in quantity or amount
A2TOEICMoremove on
US /muv ɑn/
UK /mu:v ɔn/
- Phrasal Verb
- To decide to change or go to a different place
- To start talking about something different.
A1Moretermite
US /ˈtə:ˌmaɪt/
UK /'tɜ:maɪt/
- Countable Noun
- Small white tropical insect which eats wood
C1Moreto bits
US
UK
- Phrase
- Broken into many small pieces; completely ruined.
- Very much; thoroughly.
A2More
Vocabulary
- to bits: Broken into many small pieces; completely ruined.
- come off it: Used to express disbelief or disagreement.
- locking up: The act of imprisoning someone.
- in a box: Contained or confined inside a box or small space.
- at least: As a minimum
- move on: To decide to change or go to a different place
- knock it off: Stop doing something annoying or disruptive.
- compromise: To weaken your position or views
- bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
- crawl: To move very slowly or cautiously
- blow: To move something using air
- couple: To join something to something else
- leave: To go away from; depart
- combine: To mix several things together to form one thing
- garage: Place for keeping a car
- sound: Sensible, dependable and reliable
- adjust: To change; to attain a desired state or function
- damage: Physical harm that is done to something
- stand: To be a candidate in an election
- chance: The way something happens without planning
- head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
- great: Very good; better than before
- laugh: To make a happy sound when something is funny
- think: To have an idea about something without certainty
- knock: Bad experience that reduces a person's confidence
- guy: Man; boy; any person
- life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
- work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
- want: To desire or wish for something; hope for a thing
- lose: To be unable to keep in check or control something
- butcher: Store selling meat; person who sells meats
- collateral: Property you offer as security against a loan
- loss: Friend, family, or other loved person's death
- lock: To become fixed in place and hard to move
- cock: Adult male chicken
- termite: Small white tropical insect which eats wood
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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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The Boys - Butcher Yells at Hughie; Kimiko Plays Piano (S3E1) | Movieclips
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林宜悉 posted on 2025/10/31Get ready for some intense dialogue and dark humor straight from 'The Boys'! You'll hear Butcher's signature British slang and witness some serious betrayal, making this a fantastic scene for practicing situational conversations and simple sentence structures. It's a wild ride that's perfect for boosting your English comprehension!
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