around the world
US /əˈraʊnd ði wɜrld/
UK /əˈraund ðə wɜː(r)ld/
- Phrase
- In or to many countries.
- In various places throughout the world.
A2Morebear
US /bɛr/
UK /bɛː/
- Transitive Verb
- To accept (responsibilities or duties)
- To give birth to a child; to produce fruit
- Countable Noun
- Large brown animal with fur that lives in forests
- Someone who expects stock market to fall
A2Morebitter
US /ˈbɪtɚ/
UK /'bɪtə(r)/
- Adjective
- Feeling angry and sad over something
- Sharp unpleasant taste (e.g. strong black coffee)
A2Moreby god
US
UK
- Interjection
- An expression of surprise, shock, or emphasis.
- An expression of strong promise or determination.
B2Morecome before
US /kʌm bɪˈfɔr/
UK /kʌm biˈfɔ:/
- Phrasal Verb
- To happen or exist earlier in time than something else.
- To be considered more important than something else.
A1Morecommit
US /kəˈmɪt/
UK /kə'mɪt/
- Transitive Verb
- To do something bad, usually a crime
- To promise your permanent love or loyalty (to)
A2TOEICMorecondemn
US /kənˈdɛm/
UK /kənˈdem/
- Transitive Verb
- To say that (a building) is too unsafe to be used
- To state strongly that person, thing is bad, wrong
B1Moreconnect
US /kəˈnɛkt/
UK /kə'nekt/
- Transitive Verb
- To associate a thing with something else
- To join or attach things together
A2Moreconsequence
US /ˈkɑnsɪˌkwɛns,-kwəns/
UK /ˈkɔnsikwəns/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Importance of a person or thing
- Outcome of an event; result
A2Morecross
US /krɔs, krɑs/
UK /krɒs/
- Adjective
- Angry and upset
- From one side of something to the other
- Transitive Verb
- To put one thing over another e.g. arms
- To breed one type of animal or plant with another
A2Morecrucify
US /ˈkrusəˌfaɪ/
UK /ˈkru:sɪfaɪ/
- Transitive Verb
- To kill someone by nailing them to a cross
- To destroy someone's character or reputation
C1Moredecline
US /dɪˈklaɪn/
UK /dɪ'klaɪn/
- Intransitive Verb
- To bend towards the ground
- To slope downward.
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To lessen in quality or value
A2TOEICMoredestiny
US /ˈdɛstəni/
UK /'destənɪ/
- Uncountable Noun
- Someone's future; the power that governs this
B1Moredestroy
US /dɪˈstrɔɪ/
UK /dɪ'strɔɪ/
- Transitive Verb
- To damage so badly that something no longer exists
- To defeat someone or something easily
A2TOEICMoredestruction
US /dɪˈstrʌkʃən/
UK /dɪ'strʌkʃn/
- Noun
- Act of destroying; damaging beyond repair
- The state of being destroyed or ruined.
B1TOEICMoredisaster
US /dɪˈzæstɚ, -ˈsæs-/
UK /dɪ'zɑ:stə(r)/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- State of extreme ruin and misfortune
- A complete failure.
- Uncountable Noun
- A situation that has gone terribly wrong.
A2Moredisposition
US /ˌdɪspəˈzɪʃən/
UK /ˌdɪspəˈzɪʃn/
- Noun
- Normal attitude or mood of someone
B2TOEICMoreentire
US /ɛnˈtaɪr/
UK /ɪn'taɪə(r)/
- Adjective
- Complete or full; with no part left out; whole
- Undivided; not shared or distributed.
A2TOEICMoreexempt
US /ɪɡˈzɛmpt/
UK /ɪɡ'zempt/
- Adjective
- Released from some duty that others have to do
- (Tax) Not needed to pay
- Transitive Verb
- To free (a person or organization) from an obligation or liability imposed on others.
B1Moreexpel
US /ɪkˈspɛl/
UK /ɪk'spel/
- Transitive Verb
- To force a person to leave a place or organization
- To release or push something (e.g. air) out
B2TOEICMoreextinction
US /ɪkˈstɪŋkʃən/
UK /ɪkˈstɪŋkʃn/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- When every example of animal, plant is dead
- The process of something ceasing to exist or be active.
B1Moreflee
US /fli/
UK /fli:/
- Intransitive Verb
- To leave somewhere urgently, to avoid danger
B1Moreheinous
US /ˈhenəs/
UK /ˈheɪnəs/
- Adjective
- Hatefully bad; evil
C1TOEICMoreimpressive
US /ɪmˈprɛsɪv/
UK /ɪmˈpresɪv/
- Adjective
- Causing admiration or respect; grand or expensive
- Having a strong effect, commanding attention.
B1TOEICMoreintimately
US /ˈɪntəmɪtlɪ/
UK /'ɪntɪmɪtlɪ/
- Adverb
- Privately and personally
- In a close or personal way; with detailed knowledge or deep understanding.
B2Morenail
US /nel/
UK /neɪl/
- Countable Noun
- Pointed piece of metal used to join pieces of wood
- Hard part at the end of your finger
- Transitive Verb
- To attach things together with metal nails
- To catch someone doing an illegal activity
B1Morepartake
US /pɑ:rˈteɪk/
UK /pɑ:ˈteɪk/
- Intransitive Verb
- To have or take a share, e.g. of food
C1Morepillar
US /ˈpɪlɚ/
UK /ˈpɪlə(r)/
- Countable Noun
- Tall strong post that supports a building
B2Morepolitic
US /ˈpɑlɪtɪk/
UK /ˈpɒlətɪk/
- Adjective
- Careful what you say; diplomatic
B2Moreprosper
US /ˈprɑ:spə(r)/
UK /ˈprɒspə(r)/
- Intransitive Verb
- To be a success and make money
- To grow and be healthy
B1Moreprovoke
US /prəˈvoʊk/
UK /prəˈvəʊk/
- Transitive Verb
- To deliberately annoy to make someone aggressive
B2TOEICMorerecall
US /rɪˈkɔl/
UK /rɪˈkɔ:l/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- (Company) asking for the return of faulty goods
- Act of remembering events or details of the past
- Transitive Verb
- (Company) to ask for the return of faulty goods
- To remember events or details of the past
A2Morereject
US /rɪˈdʒɛkt/
UK /rɪˈdʒekt/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Goods that are not suitable for sale at full price
- Person others do not like, or refuse to accept
- Transitive Verb
- To decide that something is not good enough
- To refuse, deny to believe, accept, or consider
A2TOEICMorerepent
US /rɪˈpɛnt/
UK /rɪˈpent/
- Intransitive Verb
- (Religion) to be sorry for something you did wrong
B2Moreresist
US /rɪˈzɪst/
UK /rɪ'zɪst/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To not be affected by e.g. a force or an effect
- To fight or prevent something from happening
A2TOEICMorescene
US /sin/
UK /si:n/
- Noun
- Incident where someone behaves angrily, badly
- View that looks like a picture
A2TOEICMoresin
US /sɪn/
UK /sɪn/
- Noun
- Act that breaks a religious law
- Intransitive Verb
- To do something that breaks a religious law
B1Moresovereignty
US /ˈsɑ:vrənti/
UK /ˈsɒvrənti/
- Uncountable Noun
- The power a country has to decide for itself
B2Moresuffer
US / ˈsʌfɚ/
UK /'sʌfə(r)/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To experience pain, illness, or injury
- To allow or permit something, especially something unpleasant.
A2Morethink of
US /θɪŋk ʌv/
UK /θiŋk ɔv/
- Phrasal Verb
- To look on as (being something specific); consider
- To consider or remember something.
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To imagine or call something to mind
A1Moreuniverse
US /ˈjunəˌvɚs/
UK /ˈju:nɪvɜ:s/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- All of space that contains planets and stars
- Things surrounding a person, affecting their life
B2Moreworship
US /ˈwɚʃɪp/
UK /'wɜ:ʃɪp/
- Uncountable Noun
- Acts of respect and honor to God or a god
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To take part in a religious service
- To show great respect towards a god or goddess
B1More
Vocabulary
- come before: To happen or exist earlier in time than something else.
- think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
- around the world: In or to many countries.
- by god: An expression of surprise, shock, or emphasis.
- entire: Complete or full; with no part left out; whole
- consequence: Importance of a person or thing
- scene: Incident where someone behaves angrily, badly
- impressive: Causing admiration or respect; grand or expensive
- decline: To bend towards the ground
- commit: To do something bad, usually a crime
- suffer: To experience pain, illness, or injury
- resist: To not be affected by e.g. a force or an effect
- universe: All of space that contains planets and stars
- disaster: State of extreme ruin and misfortune
- extinction: When every example of animal, plant is dead
- bitter: Feeling angry and sad over something
- destiny: Someone's future; the power that governs this
- flee: To leave somewhere urgently, to avoid danger
- sovereignty: The power a country has to decide for itself
- bear: To accept (responsibilities or duties)
- destroy: To damage so badly that something no longer exists
- lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
- condemn: To say that (a building) is too unsafe to be used
- destruction: Act of destroying; damaging beyond repair
- pain: Strong feeling of hurt or discomfort
- recall: (Company) asking for the return of faulty goods
- worship: Acts of respect and honor to God or a god
- connect: To associate a thing with something else
- bring: To take or go with someone to a place
- provoke: To deliberately annoy to make someone aggressive
- nail: Pointed piece of metal used to join pieces of wood
- reject: Goods that are not suitable for sale at full price
- expel: To force a person to leave a place or organization
- nation: Area or region controlled by a government and army
- sin: Act that breaks a religious law
- disposition: Normal attitude or mood of someone
- cross: Angry and upset
- world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
- pillar: Tall strong post that supports a building
- heinous: Hatefully bad; evil
- exempt: Released from some duty that others have to do
- country: An area of land that is controlled by a government
- intimately: Privately and personally
- partake: To have or take a share, e.g. of food
- people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
- prosper: To be a success and make money
- politic: Careful what you say; diplomatic
- plan: Drawing of how something should be done or made
- follow: To come after someone; be guided by someone
- man: Humans in general, including male and female
- israel: Jewish republic in southwestern Asia at eastern end of Mediterranean; formerly part of Palestine
- pay: To give money for goods or work done
- jewish
- kill: To cause someone to experience a lot of pain
- repent: (Religion) to be sorry for something you did wrong
- crucify: To kill someone by nailing them to a cross
- wife: Married woman
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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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English Christian Song | "Those Who Provoke God’s Disposition Must Be Punished"
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cici posted on 2026/04/24Ever wondered about divine sovereignty and biblical judgment? This video dives deep into themes like "Those Who Provoke God’s Disposition Must Be Punished," using examples like Sodom and Gomorrah to explore repentance and religious accountability. You'll pick up some advanced vocabulary and gain cultural depth while exploring these profound topics!
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