bro
US /broʊ/
UK /brəʊ/
- Countable Noun
- Shortened form of 'brother'
B2Morebuild up
US /bɪld ʌp/
UK /bild ʌp/
- Phrasal Verb
- To increase the amount; collect something
- To develop or increase something in stages
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To increase or develop something gradually.
- To praise or encourage someone.
A1Morebutt
US /bʌt/
UK /bʌt/
- Noun
- (Informal) fleshy part of your body you sit on
- The thick end of something, especially a cigarette.
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To share a boundary by being next to
- To strike, push, or shove (someone or something) with the head.
B2Morecandy
US /ˈkændi/
UK /ˈkændi/
- Countable Noun
- Small sweet foods made mostly of sugar
- Transitive Verb
- To coat food with sugar
B2Morecarpet
US /ˈkɑ:rpɪt/
UK /ˈkɑ:pɪt/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Colored floor covering made of wool, etc.
- Transitive Verb
- To cover a surface with, e.g. many flowers
B1Morecharge
US /tʃɑrdʒ/
UK /tʃɑ:dʒ/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To run quickly toward someone to attack them
- To ask for money as a price for a service or goods
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- An attack by running quickly toward someone
- A price for a service or goods
A2Morecob
US /kɑ:b/
UK /kɒb/
- Countable Noun
- A type of nut from the hazel tree
C1Morecome back
US /kʌm bæk/
UK /kʌm bæk/
- Phrasal Verb
- To reply to someone, often forcefully
- To be remembered
A1Morecontest
US /ˈkɑnˌtɛst/
UK /'kɒntest/
- Noun
- Struggle or competition between rivals
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To struggle or compete against other people
- To not accept an official or legal judgment
B1Morecorn
US /kɔrn/
UK /kɔ:n/
- Noun
- Small, painful hard spot on the foot
- Plant with many yellow seeds used as food
B1Morecute
US /kjut/
UK /kju:t/
- Adjective
- Attractive in a pretty or endearing way
B2Moredarn
US /dɑrn/
UK /dɑ:n/
- Noun
- Hole in a piece of cloth that has been repaired
- Transitive Verb
- To repair a hole in a piece of cloth or clothing
C1Moredelicious
US /dɪˈlɪʃəs/
UK /dɪˈlɪʃəs/
- Adjective
- Very pleasing to eat; especially pleasing
B1TOEICMoredipper
US /'dɪpər/
UK /'dɪpə(r)/
- Countable Noun
- Ladle that has a cup with a long handle
B1Moredock
US /dɑ:k/
UK /dɒk/
- Transitive Verb
- To take away a part of an animal's tail
- To take away a part of someone's salary
- Noun
- Area in a harbor where boats arrive and are kept
B1Moreelectricity
US /ɪlɛkˈtrɪsɪti,ˌilɛk-/
UK /ɪˌlekˈtrɪsəti/
- Uncountable Noun
- Energy generated positive and negative charges
- The study or science of electric charges and currents.
A2Moreelectron
US /ɪˈlektrɑ:n/
UK /ɪˈlektrɒn/
- Countable Noun
- A negatively charged particle
B2Moreexperiment
US /ɪkˈspɛrəmənt/
UK /ɪk'sperɪmənt/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Test performed to assess new ideas or theories
- A course of action tentatively adopted without being sure of the eventual outcome.
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To create and perform tests to research something
- To try something new that you haven't tried before
A2TOEICMoreglad
US /ɡlæd/
UK /ɡlæd/
- Adjective
- Happy or pleased about something/to do something
- Happy that something happened; pleased
A2Morelie
US /lai/
UK /laɪ/
- Intransitive Verb
- To be in a horizontal or flat position
- To say something that you know is not true
- Countable Noun
- An untrue statement, when you know it is not true
A2Moreloud
US /laʊd/
UK /laʊd/
- Adjective
- Being very bright with colors, clothes etc.
- Making a lot of noise
A2Morenaked
US /ˈnekɪd/
UK /ˈneɪkɪd/
- Adjective
- Not wearing any clothes; without covering
B1Moreomelette
US /ˈɑməlɪt, ˈɑmlɪt/
UK /'ɒmlət/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- An egg mixture cooked until just set
B1Morepig
US /pɪɡ/
UK /pɪg/
- Countable Noun
- Animal that bacon, pork and ham come from
- Greedy person
B1Morepointer
US /ˈpɔɪntɚ/
UK /'pɔɪntə(r)/
- Noun
- Suggestion or piece of advice
- Long object that is used to point at something
A2TOEICMorepowerful
US /ˈpaʊəfəl/
UK /ˈpauəful/
- Adjective
- Having control or influence over
- Having a lot of physical force, energy, strength
A2TOEICMoreregular
US /ˈrɛɡjəlɚ/
UK /ˈregjələ(r)/
- Adjective
- Having an equal amount of space or time in between
- Occurring or being done frequently
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Customers who frequently visit a place
- Soldier who has a permanent job in the army
A2TOEICMoresabotage
US /ˈsæbəˌtɑʒ/
UK /'sæbətɑ:ʒ/
- Transitive Verb
- To destroy or damage, often secretly, to weaken
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Destroying or damaging so as to weaken enemy, etc.
B2Morespy
US /spaɪ/
UK /spaɪ/
- Noun
- Person who gets secret information about an enemy
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To try to get secrets about an enemy country
- To secretly watch someone or something
B1TOEICMorestatic
US /ˈstætɪk/
UK /ˈstætɪk/
- Adjective
- Concerning electricity that collects on a surface
- Being unchangeable or unmovable
- Uncountable Noun
- Unwanted noise that disturbs a radio or TV signal
B2Morestink
US /stɪŋk/
UK /stɪŋk/
- Intransitive Verb
- To smell terrible
B2Morestuff
US /stʌf/
UK /stʌf/
- Uncountable Noun
- Generic description for things, materials, objects
- Transitive Verb
- To push material inside something, with force
B1Moreswap
US /swɑp/
UK /swɒp/
- Transitive Verb
- To exchange goods without spending money; trade
- Noun
- A trade or exchange of goods without using money
B2TOEICMoreswitch
US /swɪtʃ/
UK /swɪtʃ/
- Noun
- A change or shift from one method to another
- Thing you move to turn electrical items on or off
- Transitive Verb
- To exchange or replace something for another thing
A2TOEICMoretaste
US /test/
UK /teɪst/
- Uncountable Noun
- (Good) sense of style in clothes, art, or manners
- Flavor in your mouth from food or drink
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To experience something
- To experience the flavor of food, drink
A2TOEICMoretie
US /taɪ/
UK /taɪ/
- Transitive Verb
- To attach things (together) with a string or rope
- To require someone to be in a specific place
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Item, such as string or wire, used to join things
- Strong connection between people, countries
A2TOEICMoreweird
US /wɪrd/
UK /wɪəd/
- Adjective
- Odd or unusual; surprising; strange
- Eerily strange or disturbing.
B1More
Vocabulary
- build up: To increase the amount; collect something
- come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
- stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
- weird: Odd or unusual; surprising; strange
- experiment: Test performed to assess new ideas or theories
- butt: (Informal) fleshy part of your body you sit on
- regular: Having an equal amount of space or time in between
- sabotage: To destroy or damage, often secretly, to weaken
- charge: To run quickly toward someone to attack them
- swap: To exchange goods without spending money; trade
- switch: A change or shift from one method to another
- break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
- stink: To smell terrible
- totally: In a complete way; completely; absolutely
- naked: Not wearing any clothes; without covering
- carpet: Colored floor covering made of wool, etc.
- static: Concerning electricity that collects on a surface
- build: Your physical shape; physique
- taste: (Good) sense of style in clothes, art, or manners
- contest: Struggle or competition between rivals
- darn: Hole in a piece of cloth that has been repaired
- electricity: Energy generated positive and negative charges
- glad: Happy or pleased about something/to do something
- loud: Being very bright with colors, clothes etc.
- lie: To be in a horizontal or flat position
- tie: To attach things (together) with a string or rope
- delicious: Very pleasing to eat; especially pleasing
- lose: To be unable to keep in check or control something
- live: To be alive
- give: Degree of flexibility in something, a material
- powerful: Having control or influence over
- hate: To have a very strong feeling of dislike for
- word: Unit of language that has a meaning
- dock: To take away a part of an animal's tail
- good: Proper, appropriate or right
- face: To cover a surface with something like paint
- corn: Small, painful hard spot on the foot
- floor: Large area used for a particular purpose
- spy: Person who gets secret information about an enemy
- love: Person's name
- wait: To delay or not do something until later
- bro: Shortened form of 'brother'
- electron: A negatively charged particle
- omelette: An egg mixture cooked until just set
- wish: To want something to happen or to become true
- room: All of the people inside a particular room
- cute: Attractive in a pretty or endearing way
- candy: Small sweet foods made mostly of sugar
- cob: A type of nut from the hazel tree
- pointer: Suggestion or piece of advice
- pig: Animal that bacon, pork and ham come from
- dipper: Ladle that has a cup with a long handle
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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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jyury posted on 2026/01/31Get ready for some hilarious sibling chaos as Mabel and Dipper swap bodies in this wild Gravity Falls clip! You'll love the rapid-fire dialogue and surreal humor as they deal with static electricity gone wrong. This is a super fun way to practice simple sentence structures and situational conversations!
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