chase
US /tʃes/
UK /tʃeɪs/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Act of going after someone to catch them
- Something that one pursues or tries to obtain.
- Transitive Verb
- To go after with the intention of catching
- To try very hard to get something that you want
A2Morecollect
US /kəˈlɛkt/
UK /kəˈlekt/
- Adverb
- By asking the receiver of a call to pay for it
- Transitive Verb
- To ask for money, e.g. for a charity
- To gather things, people together in one place
A2Morecrocodile
US /ˈkrɑkəˌdaɪl/
UK /'krɒkədaɪl/
- Noun
- Large meat-eating reptile that can swim
B2Moregather
US /ˈɡæðɚ/
UK /ˈgæðə(r)/
- Transitive Verb
- To bring objects together into one place
- To collect foods such as wild berries or crops
- Noun
- Fold in cloth, as in a full skirt
A2TOEICMoregiant
US /ˈdʒaɪənt/
UK /'dʒaɪənt/
- Countable Noun
- Tall, large, and powerful human-like creatures
- Very successful, powerful person or organization
- Adjective
- Very large, or much bigger than other things
A2Morehoy
US /hɔɪ/
UK /hɔɪ/
- Noun
- Flat-bottom boat for carrying heavy loads
B2Morelook back
US /lʊk bæk/
UK /luk bæk/
- Phrasal Verb
- To think about past events
A1Moremud
US /mʌd/
UK /mʌd/
- Uncountable Noun
- Soft, wet dirt
A2Morepile
US /paɪl/
UK /paɪl/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Large amount of something
- Group of things one on top of another
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- (E.g. of problems) to increase; get more or worse
- To place things on top of each other; to heap up.
B1TOEICMorepile up
US /paɪl ʌp/
UK /pail ʌp/
- Phrasal Verb
- To put things on top of each other to form a pile
- To increase in quantity or amount.
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To accumulate or increase in quantity.
B1Morerun after
US
UK
- Phrasal Verb
- To chase someone or something
A1Moresnap
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
B1Morestack
US /stæk/
UK /stæk/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- A large number or amount of something
- Large tube through which smoke exits a building
- Transitive Verb
- To arrange cards in a certain order, to cheat
- To put one thing on top of another, e.g. boxes
B1TOEICMoretrap
US /træp/
UK /træp/
- Countable Noun
- Device used for catching animals
- Vehicle pulled by a single horse
- Transitive Verb
- To use a device to catch animals or people
- To hold, e.g. a nerve, so that it cannot move
A2More
Vocabulary
- look back: To think about past events
- run after: To chase someone or something
- pile up: To put things on top of each other to form a pile
- pile: Large amount of something
- stack: A large number or amount of something
- trap: Device used for catching animals
- chase: Act of going after someone to catch them
- snap: To close your mouth quickly like biting something
- giant: Tall, large, and powerful human-like creatures
- gather: To bring objects together into one place
- fast: In a way that is difficult to move or change
- collect: By asking the receiver of a call to pay for it
- mud: Soft, wet dirt
- time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
- come: To arrive at a place
- crocodile: Large meat-eating reptile that can swim
- close: Almost; near
- save: To make your computer keep a file
- run: To depart or travel according to a schedule
- water: Clear liquid that forms the seas, rivers and rain
- jump: To attack someone suddenly
- phew: Sound people make when they are relieved
- lynx: Short-tailed wildcats with usually tufted ears
- ugh: Sound people make when hurt
- aha: Sound people make when surprised
- ho: Trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; occurs together with yttrium; forms highly magnetic compounds
- hoy: Flat-bottom boat for carrying heavy loads
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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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Run Away from the Crocodiles! | Hoi’s Playground | Pinkfong Official
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林宜悉 posted on 2026/05/29Uh-oh, watch out for those snapping crocodiles! In this super fun song, you'll learn how to "run away" and "make a trap" using logs, mud, and even water drops to escape! Get ready to sing along and pick up some action-packed vocabulary to describe how you'd get out of a tricky situation!
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