amazing
US /ə'meɪzɪŋ/
UK /ə'meɪzɪŋ/
- Adjective
- Surprising in a pleasing way
- Transitive Verb
- To cause wonder; to surprise completely
A2Moreappend
US /əˈpɛnd/
UK /əˈpend/
- Transitive Verb
- To add or attach something as an extra
B1TOEICMorearthritis
US /ɑrˈθraɪtɪs/
UK /ɑ:ˈθraɪtɪs/
- Noun
- Diseases of the joints often with painful swelling
B2Moreas long as
US /æz lɔŋ æz/
UK /æz lɔŋ æz/
- Conjunction
- For the period that; provided that.
- For the length of time that
- Preposition
- On the condition that; providing that.
- Having the same length as.
A1Moreawesome
US /ˈɔsəm/
UK /'ɔ:səm/
- Adjective
- Great; wonderful; stupendous
B2TOEICMorecomment
US /ˈkɑmɛnt/
UK /'kɒment/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Something you say, giving an opinion; remark
- An explanatory note in a computer program.
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To say something that gives your opinion
- To add explanatory notes to a computer program.
A2Moreend in
US /ɛnd ɪn/
UK /end in/
- Phrasal Verb
- To have something as the final result.
fine
US /faɪn/
UK /faɪn/
- Adjective
- Good, acceptable or satisfactory
- Of high quality; made with great skill
- Countable Noun
- Money you have to pay because you broke a rule
- (at the end of a piece of music) the end
A2TOEICMoreflap
US /flæp/
UK /flæp/
- Uncountable Noun
- Motion or sound of something waving back and forth
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To move something back and forth or up and down
B2Morehelpful
US /ˈhɛlpfəl/
UK /ˈhelpfl/
- Adjective
- Doing things that help someone
A2Moreinstead of
US /ɪnˈstɛd ʌv/
UK /inˈsted ɔv/
- Preposition
- When one thing is replaced by another
- Adverb
- As a substitute or alternative.
A1Morelook at
US /lʊk æt/
UK /luk æt/
- Phrasal Verb
- To use your eyes to focus on something
- To focus your eyes on something carefully
A1Moremedical
US /ˈmɛdɪkəl/
UK /ˈmedɪkl/
- Adjective
- Of or relating to physical health or medicine
- Noun
- A health check or test
A2Morepattern
US /ˈpætən/
UK /'pætn/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Model to follow in making or doing something
- Colors or shapes which are repeated on objects
- Transitive Verb
- To copy the way something else is made
- To decorate with a pattern.
A2TOEICMorepronounce
US /prəˈnaʊns/
UK /prə'naʊns/
- Transitive Verb
- To state something in a legal or official way
- To give your opinion or decision about something
B1Morereduce
US /rɪˈdus, -ˈdjus/
UK /rɪ'dju:s/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To try to decrease, e.g. your weight if overweight
- To boil a liquid until it has decreased in amount
A2TOEICMorerepeat
US /rɪˈpit/
UK /rɪˈpi:t/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Action that is done again
- Musical passage that is to be played again
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To do something over again
- To say something you have learned and memorized
A2TOEICMorerule
US /ruːl/
UK /ruːl/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Something that is normal and usually happens
- Governmental control or power over a region
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To decide legally, especially in court
- To have control or influence
A2TOEICMoreshorten
US /ˈʃɔrtn/
UK /'ʃɔ:tn/
- Transitive Verb
- To make something, e.g. a skirt, shorter
C1Morestress
US / strɛs/
UK /stres/
- Transitive Verb
- To emphasize one or more parts of a word, sentence
- To put pressure on something or someone
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Emphasis on part of a word or sentence
- Pressure on something or someone
A2TOEICMoresuffix
US /ˈsʌfɪks/
UK /ˈsʌfɪks/
- Noun
- Part of a word after the root, e.g. -ment, -ly
B2Moresuper
US /ˈsupɚ/
UK /ˈsu:pə(r)/
- Adjective
- Of the highest quality; great; marvelous
A2Moresyllable
US /ˈsɪləbəl/
UK /'sɪləbl/
- Countable Noun
- Part of a word containing a vowel
B2Moretricky
US /ˈtrɪki/
UK /'trɪkɪ/
- Adjective
- Difficult, so needing skill to do or deal with
- Likely to use tricks; dishonest or deceptive
A2Moreunstressed
US /ʌnˈstrɛst/
UK /ʌnˈstrest/
- Adjective
- Having no accent or stress when spoken
B1More
Vocabulary
- end in: To have something as the final result.
- as long as: For the period that; provided that.
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
- awesome: Great; wonderful; stupendous
- pattern: Model to follow in making or doing something
- tricky: Difficult, so needing skill to do or deal with
- stress: To emphasize one or more parts of a word, sentence
- comment: Something you say, giving an opinion; remark
- pronounce: To state something in a legal or official way
- apply: To spread a substance or liquid over a surface
- drop: Distance between a higher and a lower level
- syllable: Part of a word containing a vowel
- reduce: To try to decrease, e.g. your weight if overweight
- totally: In a complete way; completely; absolutely
- notice: To become aware by sight, touch, or hearing
- sound: Sensible, dependable and reliable
- learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
- prefer: To like something better than something else
- arthritis: Diseases of the joints often with painful swelling
- middle: Place that is halfway between two things
- amazing: Surprising in a pleasing way
- medical: Of or relating to physical health or medicine
- question: To ask for or try to get information
- difference: A thing or issue that people do not agree about
- rule: Something that is normal and usually happens
- fast: In a way that is difficult to move or change
- fine: Good, acceptable or satisfactory
- start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
- work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
- want: To desire or wish for something; hope for a thing
- time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
- repeat: Action that is done again
- suffix: Part of a word after the root, e.g. -ment, -ly
- flap: Motion or sound of something waving back and forth
- helpful: Doing things that help someone
- super: Of the highest quality; great; marvelous
- unstressed: Having no accent or stress when spoken
- shorten: To make something, e.g. a skirt, shorter
- append: To add or attach something as an extra
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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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Learn How to Pronounce Arthritis, Bronchitis, Tonsillitis & More | -ITIS Medical English Stress Rule
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林宜悉 posted on 2026/06/05Ever stumbled over medical terms like arthritis or bronchitis? This video breaks down the pronunciation pattern for words ending in '-itis', revealing a simple stress rule that makes them much easier to say! You'll master tricky words like sinusitis and appendicitis, and even pick up the cool 'flap T' sound that native speakers often use.
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