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.
A2Morebomb
US /bɑm/
UK /bɒm/
- Transitive Verb
- To attack with explosives
- Noun
- An explosive device
B1Morecommemorate
US /kəˈmɛməˌret/
UK /kə'meməreɪt/
- Transitive Verb
- To celebrate the memory of someone or some event
B2TOEICMorecrowd
US /kraʊd/
UK /kraʊd/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To force too many things, people into
- (Lots of people) to meet together in one place
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Large group of people together in one place
A2Moredemand
US /dɪˈmænd/
UK /dɪ'mɑ:nd/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Desire customers have to buy product, service
- A strong request for someone to do something
- Transitive Verb
- To strongly request someone to do something
- To need something.
A2TOEICMorefed
US /fɛd/
UK /fed/
- Transitive Verb
- To give food, e.g. to animals or a baby
- To push something through an opening
A2Morefederation
US /ˌfɛdəˈreʃən/
UK /ˌfedəˈreɪʃn/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Group of organizations joined together
- An organization made up of a number of smaller groups or parties.
C1Morehistory
US /ˈhɪstəri/
UK /'hɪstrɪ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Established pattern or record
- Study of past events as an academic subject
A2Morejustice
US /ˈdʒʌstɪs/
UK /'dʒʌstɪs/
- Uncountable Noun
- Quality of being fair, equal, or just
- Countable Noun
- Person in a court who judges criminal cases
A2Moremajor
US /ˈmedʒɚ/
UK /'meɪdʒə(r)/
- Countable Noun
- High-ranking officer in the army
- Main subject you study at university
- Adjective
- Main league; esp. referring to American baseball
- Important, serious, or large in scope, size
A2TOEICMoremassacre
US /ˈmæsəkɚ/
UK /'mæsəkə(r)/
- Noun
- Killing of a large number of people
- Transitive Verb
- To kill a large number of people
B2TOEICMoremayday
US /'meɪdeɪ/
UK /'meɪdeɪ/
- Noun
- International distress signal from boat or plane
- Interjection
- A call for help in a life-threatening emergency.
C2Moreoverwork
US /ˌoʊvərˈwɜ:rk/
UK /ˌəʊvəˈwɜ:k/
- Transitive Verb
- To make someone work too long or too hard
- Uncountable Noun
- Working too long or too hard
B2Moreriot
US /ˈraɪət/
UK /'raɪət/
- Noun
- Person, thing, or event that is extremely funny
- When there is a lot of something, e.g. color
- Intransitive Verb
- (Of a crowd) to protest and try to take control
B2Moresquare
US /skwɛr/
UK /skweə(r)/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Shape with 4 equal length sides and 4 equal angles
- The result of multiplying Length by the width
- Adjective
- Being fair or honest
- Multiply a number by itself e.g. 2x2 or 6x6
A2TOEICMorestrike
US /straɪk/
UK /straɪk/
- Transitive Verb
- To hit something
- To remove or erase.
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- A punch or hit
- Fact of not hitting the ball when playing baseball
A2TOEICMore
Vocabulary
- around the world: In or to many countries.
- strike: To hit something
- demand: Desire customers have to buy product, service
- crowd: To force too many things, people into
- labor: To struggle to do something because it's difficult
- throw: To use your arm to make something fly in the air
- break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
- major: High-ranking officer in the army
- riot: Person, thing, or event that is extremely funny
- organize: To arrange and plan things, e.g. a party
- square: Shape with 4 equal length sides and 4 equal angles
- century: Period of 100 years
- continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
- justice: Quality of being fair, equal, or just
- world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
- massacre: Killing of a large number of people
- fed: To give food, e.g. to animals or a baby
- country: An area of land that is controlled by a government
- dangerous: Involving the chance of hurt or damage; risky
- meet: To provide something that is necessary
- give: Degree of flexibility in something, a material
- international: Of or relating to several countries
- commemorate: To celebrate the memory of someone or some event
- people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
- history: Established pattern or record
- call: A order or request for action
- bomb: To attack with explosives
- pay: To give money for goods or work done
- federation: Group of organizations joined together
- overwork: To make someone work too long or too hard
- mayday: International distress signal from boat or plane
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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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Workers Of The World Unite And Fight – May Day Explained
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神谷菜々子 posted on 2026/04/30Ever wondered why May 1st is International Workers Day? Dive into the fascinating history behind the 8-hour workday and the Haymarket Massacre in Chicago, and you'll pick up some great vocabulary about labor movements along the way!
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