against the law
US
UK
- Adjective
- Not allowed according to the law; illegal.
A1Morebonus
US /ˈboʊnəs/
UK /ˈbəʊnəs/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Extra money for achieving, exceeding targets
- Something welcome and often unexpected that accompanies and enhances something else.
- Adjective
- Additional; extra.
A2TOEICMoreconsent
US /kənˈsɛnt/
UK /kən'sent/
- Intransitive Verb
- To agree or give approval to do something
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Approval, agreement (for something to happen)
- Official permission to do something
B1Morediamond
US /ˈdaɪəmənd, ˈdaɪmənd/
UK /'daɪəmənd/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Very hard colorless stone used in jewelry
A2Moreengage
US /ɪn'gedʒ/
UK /ɪn'ɡeɪdʒ/
- Transitive Verb
- To start to fight with an enemy
- To hire someone for a task or job
A2TOEICMoreholy
US /ˈholi/
UK /'həʊlɪ/
- Adjective
- Being good according to religious standards
- Dedicated or consecrated to God or a religious purpose; sacred.
- Interjection
- An exclamation of surprise, shock, or awe.
B1Morehunk
US /hʌŋk/
UK /hʌŋk/
- Countable Noun
- An attractive man, e.g. with lots of muscles
C1Moreminor
US /ˈmaɪnɚ/
UK /'maɪnə(r)/
- Adjective
- Not so large in size; not important or valuable
- An interval a half tone smaller than its major
- Noun
- Subject studied in college, but not the main one
- Someone too young to be legally responsible
B1Moreonline
US /ˌɑ:nˈlaɪn/
UK /ˌɒnˈlaɪn/
- Adjective
- Connected to the internet
- Adverb
- Via the internet.
B1Morepregnant
US /ˈprɛɡnənt/
UK /ˈpregnənt/
- Adjective
- Carrying your unborn baby inside you
- Full of meaning or significance; suggestive.
B1Moretake off
US /tek ɔf/
UK /teik ɔf/
- Phrasal Verb
- To remove, e.g. your clothes
- To make arrangements to be absent from work
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To remove (an item of clothing).
- To depart; to leave.
A1Morewhoa
US /woʊ/
UK /wəʊ/
- Interjection
- Tell someone to do something more slowly
- An exclamation of surprise, amazement, or shock.
C1More
Vocabulary
- take off: To remove, e.g. your clothes
- against the law: Not allowed according to the law; illegal.
- engage: To start to fight with an enemy
- crap: Impolite way of saying something is not good; Faeces
- consent: To agree or give approval to do something
- pregnant: Carrying your unborn baby inside you
- minor: Not so large in size; not important or valuable
- sign: Indication that something exists or will happen
- holy: Being good according to religious standards
- wrong: Action that is harmful, unjust or illegal
- bonus: Extra money for achieving, exceeding targets
- happen: To take place or occur
- give: Degree of flexibility in something, a material
- people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
- law: Field of study that relates to the legal profession
- move: To cause someone to have certain emotions
- ring: A roped area in which people fight or box
- look: Person's beauty or physical attractiveness
- love: Person's name
- diamond: Very hard colorless stone used in jewelry
- whoa: Tell someone to do something more slowly
- glass: Clear hard container used for drinking
- online: Connected to the internet
- young: At an early stage of existence; not mature
- hunk: An attractive man, e.g. with lots of muscles
- finger: One of the five long parts of the hand
- buy: To believe something; accept
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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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Smith Li posted on 2026/05/25Whoa, Carmen's got a huge diamond ring and big plans to move to Georgia and get married at 16! You'll hear some hilarious and shocking dialogue as George reacts to Carmen's sudden life changes. This is a fantastic clip for picking up natural reactions and conversational phrases for unexpected news!
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