amazing
US /ə'meɪzɪŋ/
UK /ə'meɪzɪŋ/
- Adjective
- Surprising in a pleasing way
- Transitive Verb
- To cause wonder; to surprise completely
A2Moreavoid
US /əˈvɔɪd/
UK /ə'vɔɪd/
- Transitive Verb
- To prevent from happening
- To stay away from
A2TOEICMorebite
US /baɪt/
UK /baɪt/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Amount of food taken into your mouth at one time
- Wound left from being bitten
- Intransitive Verb
- (E.g. of fish) to take bait and be caught
A2Morebottom
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.
A2TOEICMorecorrectly
US /kəˈrɛktlɪ/
UK /kə'rektlɪ/
- Adverb
- In an accurate or correct manner
A2Morecurious
US /ˈkjʊriəs/
UK /ˈkjʊəriəs/
- Adjective
- Wanting to know more about something
- Attracting interest by being strange or unusual
A2Moreelectronically
US /ɪˌlekˈtrɑːnɪkli/
UK /ɪˌlekˈtrɒnɪkli/
- Adverb
- By electronic means
B1Moreembarrass
US /ɛmˈbærəs/
UK /ɪm'bærəs/
- Transitive Verb
- To cause someone to feel ashamed
A2Moreembarrassment
US /ɛmˈbærəsmənt/
UK /ɪmˈbærəsmənt/
- Uncountable Noun
- Shame you feel when you did something wrong
- A person, thing, or situation that causes someone to feel ashamed, self-conscious, or uncomfortable.
B1Morefax
US /fæks/
UK /fæks/
- Transitive Verb
- To transmit documents with a facsimile machine
- Noun
- A document transmitted by a facsimile machine
B1TOEICMoreflatten
US /ˈflætn:/
UK /'flætn/
- Transitive Verb
- To make level and spread out over a surface
B1Moreflatten out
US
UK
- Phrasal Verb
- To become level or less steep.
- To stop rising or increasing; to become stable.
C2Moregently
US /ˈdʒentli/
UK /ˈdʒentli/
- Adverb
- In a mild, careful, and soft manner
A2Morehelpful
US /ˈhɛlpfəl/
UK /ˈhelpfl/
- Adjective
- Doing things that help someone
A2Morehype
US /haɪp/
UK /haɪp/
- Uncountable Noun
- Advertising, writing, or talk to spark interest
- Transitive Verb
- To try to create interest or excitement about
B2Moreinside of
US /ɪnˈsaɪd ʌv/
UK /inˈsaid ɔv/
- Preposition
- Within; in the inner part of.
- Within a certain period of time.
A1Morelip
US /lɪp/
UK /lɪp/
- Noun
- Edge of a hole or container
- Top and bottom part of the outside of your mouth
A2Moremove to
US /muv tu/
UK /mu:v tu:/
- Phrasal Verb
- To change the place where you live or work.
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To proceed to the next stage or action.
A2Moreout 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.
A1Moreoutside 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.
A1Moreoval
US /ˈoʊvl/
UK /ˈəʊvl/
- Adjective
- Being egg-shaped
- Having a face shape that is elongated and rounded.
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Egg-shaped object or shape
- A sports ground e.g. for cricket
B1Morepronounce
US /prəˈnaʊns/
UK /prə'naʊns/
- Transitive Verb
- To state something in a legal or official way
- To give your opinion or decision about something
B1Morepronunciation
US /prəˌnʌnsiˈeʃən/
UK /prəˌnʌnsiˈeɪʃn/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- How a word is said; how a word sounds
- The manner in which someone utters a word.
B1Morerequest
US /rɪˈkwɛst/
UK /rɪ'kwest/
- Transitive Verb
- To ask for, usually politely and formally
- Noun
- Thing that has been asked for
- A signal to a computer system or program to perform a task.
A2TOEICMorescientist
US /ˈsaɪəntɪst/
UK /ˈsaɪəntɪst/
- Countable Noun
- Person who is trained in a science
A2Moreshare
US /ʃɛr/
UK /ʃeə(r)/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Part-ownership in a property, business or company
- Part of a company you own, shown by a certificate
- Transitive Verb
- To divide something between two or more people
- To allow others to use your things equally
A2TOEICMoreswear
US /swɛr/
UK /sweə(r)/
- Intransitive Verb
- To say bad or impolite words to someone
- Transitive Verb
- To make a serious promise to do something
B1Morethink about
US /θɪŋk əˈbaʊt/
UK /θiŋk əˈbaut/
- Phrasal Verb
- To consider something carefully.
- To remember or call to mind.
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
A2Moretongue
US /tʌŋ/
UK /tʌŋ/
- Noun
- Long, thin part of (e.g. shoe under the laces)
- Meat from the mouth of an animal, cooked as food
- Transitive Verb
- To using your mouth to produce musical notes
- To use your mouth to touch something
A2Moretransmit
US /trænsˈmɪt, trænz-/
UK /trænsˈmɪt/
- Transitive Verb
- To broadcast by using signals to a radio/TV
- To broadcast by using signals to a radio/TV
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
A1Morevulgar
US /ˈvʌlɡɚ/
UK /ˈvʌlgə(r)/
- Adjective
- Being rude or socially inappropriate
B2Morezoo
US /zu/
UK /zu:/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Place in a town where wild animals are shown
B1More
Vocabulary
- used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
- think about: To consider something carefully.
- inside of: Within; in the inner part of.
- outside of: Located or situated beyond the boundaries or confines of something.
- move to: To change the place where you live or work.
- flatten out: To become level or less steep.
- out there: In or to a place that is far away
- pronunciation: How a word is said; how a word sounds
- curious: Wanting to know more about something
- sentence: (Of a judge) to decide the punishment of
- pronounce: To state something in a legal or official way
- tongue: Long, thin part of (e.g. shoe under the laces)
- avoid: To prevent from happening
- tip: To pour or move something from a place, container
- swear: To say bad or impolite words to someone
- drop: Distance between a higher and a lower level
- request: To ask for, usually politely and formally
- hype: Advertising, writing, or talk to spark interest
- bottom: The part of your body you sit on
- notice: To become aware by sight, touch, or hearing
- fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
- information: Collection of facts and details about something
- amazing: Surprising in a pleasing way
- transmit: To broadcast by using signals to a radio/TV
- great: Very good; better than before
- pull: Act of breathing in smoke, as from a pipe
- difference: A thing or issue that people do not agree about
- bite: Amount of food taken into your mouth at one time
- mistake: Something done wrong/calculated wrong; error
- embarrass: To cause someone to feel ashamed
- scientist: Person who is trained in a science
- start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
- vulgar: Being rude or socially inappropriate
- wide: Having a great distance from one side to the other
- share: Part-ownership in a property, business or company
- gently: In a mild, careful, and soft manner
- correctly: In an accurate or correct manner
- lesson: Something done to learn or teach something; class
- embarrassment: Shame you feel when you did something wrong
- time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
- oval: Being egg-shaped
- give: Degree of flexibility in something, a material
- people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
- flatten: To make level and spread out over a surface
- lip: Edge of a hole or container
- helpful: Doing things that help someone
- electronically: By electronic means
- fax: To transmit documents with a facsimile machine
- zoo: Place in a town where wild animals are shown
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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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Learn to Pronounce FOX, FAX, FACTS not F*CKS | American English Embarrassing Mistake #learnenglish
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林宜悉 posted on 2026/01/12Ever worried about accidentally saying something embarrassing when you mean to say "fox" or "fax"? This video breaks down the subtle vowel differences in these common words to help you nail the pronunciation and avoid a common, awkward mistake. You'll learn exactly how to shape your mouth for the "aw" and "ah" sounds, plus practice using them in sentences!
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