alligator
US /ˈælɪˌɡetɚ/
UK /'ælɪɡeɪtə(r)/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- A large reptile like a crocodile
- Leather made from the skin of an alligator.
B2Moreballs up
US
UK
- Phrasal Verb
- To crumple something into a ball shape.
- To cause someone to become confused or nervous; to make a mess of something.
A1Morebattle
US /ˈbætl/
UK /'bætl/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Military fight between armies
- Working hard to stop something; struggle
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To fight or struggle against someone or something
- To work hard to stop something; struggle
A2Morebike
US /baɪk/
UK /baɪk/
- Noun
- 2-wheeled vehicle ridden by pushing on foot pedals
- Intransitive Verb
- To ride a bicycle or motorbike
A2Morechoke
US /tʃoʊk/
UK /tʃəʊk/
- Transitive Verb
- To cause someone not to breathe
- To suppress or restrain.
- Intransitive Verb
- To be unable to breath due to a blockage
B2Morecondom
US /ˈkɑndəm/
UK /'kɒndɒm/
- Countable Noun
- Rubber cover worn over the penis when having sex
B2Morecrocodile
US /ˈkrɑkəˌdaɪl/
UK /'krɒkədaɪl/
- Noun
- Large meat-eating reptile that can swim
B2Moredeath
US /dɛθ/
UK /deθ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- When someone dies; the end of life
- The cause or manner of someone dying.
A2Moredesigner
US /dɪˈzaɪnə/
UK /dɪˈzaɪnə(r)/
- Noun
- Someone who creates plans to make something
- Adjective
- Describing something that has been designed
A2Moredevise
US /dɪˈvaɪz/
UK /dɪ'vaɪz/
- Transitive Verb
- To think of and plan something
- To leave real estate to someone in a will.
- Noun
- A clause in a will that leaves real estate to someone.
- An emblematic design or motto, especially one used for a heraldic badge or seal.
B1TOEICMoredie out
US /daɪ aʊt/
UK /dai aut/
- Phrasal Verb
- To disappear completely; to become extinct
A1Moreflavor
US /ˈflevɚ/
UK /'fleɪvə/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Quality giving something a particular character
- Taste of something, especially in food or drink
- Transitive Verb
- To add extra taste to a food
B1Moreget out of
US /ɡɛt aʊt ʌv/
UK /ɡet aut ɔv/
- Phrasal Verb
- To leave or escape responsibilities, troubles
- To leave a small, enclosed vehicle
A1Moreinvite
US /ɪnˈvaɪt/
UK /ɪnˈvaɪt/
- Transitive Verb
- To ask someone to go somewhere or do something
- Noun
- An invitation
A2TOEICMorekid
US /kɪd/
UK /kɪd/
- Countable Noun
- Child or young person
- Young goat
- Adjective
- Made from young goat skin
A2Morekink
US /kɪŋk/
UK /kɪŋk/
- Countable Noun
- Small dent or curl in something, e.g. your hair
C1Morelook at
US /lʊk æt/
UK /luk æt/
- Phrasal Verb
- To use your eyes to focus on something
- To focus your eyes on something carefully
A1Morelook away
US /lʊk əˈwe/
UK /luk əˈwei/
- Phrasal Verb
- To turn your eyes in a different direction, especially because you are embarrassed, frightened, or upset.
A2Moremadness
US /ˈmædnɪs/
UK /ˈmædnəs/
- Uncountable Noun
- Obsolete term for legal insanity
- The state of being mentally ill; insanity.
A2Moremascot
US /ˈmæsˌkɑt, -kət/
UK /'mæskət/
- Noun
- Object, person or animal used to represent a team
C1Morenope
US /noʊp/
UK /nəʊp/
- Noun
- A dialect or emphatic way of saying 'No'
- A situation or idea that one strongly rejects or wants to avoid.
- Interjection
- An informal way of saying 'no'
B2Moreofficial
US /əˈfɪʃəl/
UK /əˈfɪʃl/
- Adjective
- Real, exact, truely felt
- Of or done by someone in authority; formal
- Noun
- A person authorized to perform a specific duty
- A referee or umpire
A2TOEICMoreow
US /aʊ/
UK /aʊ/
- Interjection
- Sound people make when they are hurt
C2Morepee
US /pi/
UK /pi:/
- Intransitive Verb
- To urinate
B2Morepenis
US /ˈpinɪs/
UK /'pi:nɪs/
- Noun
- Male organ for copulation and urination
- (vulgar slang) The male sexual organ.
C2Morepunch
US /pʌntʃ/
UK /pʌntʃ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Alcoholic drink made from wine and fruit, etc.
- Transitive Verb
- To hit something very hard with a closed hand
- To make a hole in something with a special tool
B1Morepurge
US /pɜ:rdʒ/
UK /pɜ:dʒ/
- Transitive Verb
- To make clear/clean by getting rid of evil/waste
- To remove some leaders and replace them
- Noun
- Act of removing some leaders and replacing them
B2Morerob
US /rɑb/
UK /rɒb/
- Proper Noun
- Person's name
- Transitive Verb
- To steal money or property from (bank or person)
- To prevent from getting something deserved
A2Moresalesman
US /ˈselzmən/
UK /'seɪlzmən/
- Countable Noun
- Person whose job is to sell things
B2Moresausage
US /ˈsɔ:sɪdʒ/
UK /ˈsɒsɪdʒ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Finely chopped and seasoned meat in a skin
B1Moreshowcase
US /ˈʃoʊkeɪs/
UK /ˈʃəʊkeɪs/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Cabinet to display objects or goods for sale
- Setting to display something to best effect
- Transitive Verb
- To display something to best effect
C1Moresnap
US /snæp/
UK /snæp/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To close your mouth quickly like biting something
- To break something dry and thin, e.g. a branch
- Countable Noun
- An informal word for a photograph
B1Morestuff
US /stʌf/
UK /stʌf/
- Uncountable Noun
- Generic description for things, materials, objects
- Transitive Verb
- To push material inside something, with force
B1Moreswallow
US /ˈswɑː.loʊ/
UK /'swɒləʊ/
- Transitive Verb
- To believe (something that is not true)
- To make food go from your mouth to your stomach
- Countable Noun
- Small northern bird with downward-pointing wings
A2Moretabasco
US /təˈbæsko/
UK /təˈbæskəu/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Very spicy chili sauce
B2Moretake it easy
US /tek ɪt ˈizi/
UK /teik it ˈi:zi/
- Phrase
A1Moreto death
US /tu dɛθ/
UK /tu: deθ/
- Phrase
- Extremely; to a great degree
- Until death
B1Moretoast
US /tost/
UK /təʊst/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Bread grilled to make it brown and crisp
- An expression of goodwill or honor made by drinking to someone or something.
- Transitive Verb
- To grill bread to make it brown and crisp
- To make pleasantly warm.
B1More
Vocabulary
- balls up: To crumple something into a ball shape.
- look away: To turn your eyes in a different direction, especially because you are embarrassed, frightened, or upset.
- take it easy
- get out of: To leave or escape responsibilities, troubles
- die out: To disappear completely; to become extinct
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- to death: Extremely; to a great degree
- stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
- matter: To be of great importance; to count
- imagine: To think creatively about; form mental picture of
- wonder: Surprise caused by experiencing something amazing
- snap: To close your mouth quickly like biting something
- account: An advantage
- flavor: Quality giving something a particular character
- introduce: To open an essay to set the scene
- swallow: To believe (something that is not true)
- punch: Alcoholic drink made from wine and fruit, etc.
- order: Religious or social group, as of nuns
- mascot: Object, person or animal used to represent a team
- learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
- fully: Completely or entirely
- purge: To make clear/clean by getting rid of evil/waste
- choke: To cause someone not to breathe
- drive: A person's ambition and motivation to do something
- madness: Obsolete term for legal insanity
- product: Item that can be bought
- battle: Military fight between armies
- devise: To think of and plan something
- invite: To ask someone to go somewhere or do something
- official: Real, exact, truely felt
- sausage: Finely chopped and seasoned meat in a skin
- understand: To know the meaning of language, what someone says
- world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
- think: To have an idea about something without certainty
- problem: Something difficult to deal with or causes trouble
- work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
- penis: Male organ for copulation and urination
- rob: Person's name
- toast: Bread grilled to make it brown and crisp
- showcase: Cabinet to display objects or goods for sale
- condom: Rubber cover worn over the penis when having sex
- pee: To urinate
- crocodile: Large meat-eating reptile that can swim
- death: When someone dies; the end of life
- kid: Child or young person
- alligator: A large reptile like a crocodile
- kink: Small dent or curl in something, e.g. your hair
- nope: A dialect or emphatic way of saying 'No'
- designer: Someone who creates plans to make something
- bike: 2-wheeled vehicle ridden by pushing on foot pedals
- salesman: Person whose job is to sell things
- ow: Sound people make when they are hurt
- tabasco: Very spicy chili sauce
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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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林宜悉 posted on 2026/03/20Get ready for some wild laughs with the "Balls Up" red band trailer! You'll see hilarious sketch comedy, some seriously cringe-worthy moments, and even a wild adventure involving drug smuggling and the World Cup. This video is a fantastic way to practice situational dialogue and pick up some practical workplace phrases!
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