action
US /ˈækʃən/
UK /'ækʃn/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Something that a person or thing does
- A lawsuit.
- Intransitive Verb
- To act to do something
A2Moreanymore
US /ˌɛniˈmɔr, -ˈmor/
UK /'enɪmɔ:/
- Adverb
- No longer; no more
A2Morebeast
US /bist/
UK /bi:st/
- Noun
- Ugly or terrifying animal
B1Morebow
US /bo/
UK /baʊ/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To (cause to) curve or bend
- Noun
- Wooden weapon made to shoot arrows
- Front part of a boat
A2Morebow down
US /bo daʊn/
UK /bəu daun/
- Phrasal Verb
- To submit to someone or something; to show respect or obedience.
A2Morebreeze
US /briz/
UK /bri:z/
- Intransitive Verb
- To act in a confident way; walk, enter confidently
- Transitive Verb
- To complete something easily; find success
B1Morechip
US /tʃɪp/
UK /tʃɪp/
- Transitive Verb
- To break a small piece off something such as a cup
- To break into small pieces, often with a tool
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Small piece that has broken off (e.g. from cup)
- Piece of computer hardware that does calculations
B1Morecrazy
US /ˈkrezi/
UK /'kreɪzɪ/
- Adjective
- Mentally ill; mad
- Not being sensible or practical
- Noun
- Person acting in a manner that is strange and odd
A2Moredevil
US /ˈdɛvəl/
UK /ˈdevl/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- A spirit said to be evil
- A very bad or cruel person.
- Transitive Verb
- To prepare (food) with hot or spicy seasonings.
B1Moredragon
US /ˈdræɡən/
UK /ˈdrægən/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Imaginary creatures that breathe fire
B1Moreembrace
US /ɛmˈbres/
UK /ɪm'breɪs/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Act of holding someone closely
- An act of accepting or supporting something willingly and enthusiastically.
- Transitive Verb
- To hold closely; cuddle, kiss or hug
- To accept something enthusiastically.
B1TOEICMoreera
US /'ɪrə/
UK /'ɪərə/
- Noun
- Period characterized by particular events, people
- A major division of geological time, usually divided into periods.
B1Moreflash
US /flæʃ/
UK /flæʃ/
- Intransitive Verb
- To appear suddenly and briefly
- To shine brightly very suddenly and briefly
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Sudden and brief appearance of something
- Light used by a camera to brighten the area
B1Morefurious
US /ˈfjʊriəs/
UK /ˈfjʊəriəs/
- Adjective
- Extremely angry
B1Moreglitch
US /ɡlɪtʃ/
UK /ɡlɪtʃ/
- Noun
- Small problem, fault preventing something working
- Intransitive Verb
- To experience a sudden malfunction or irregularity.
C1Moreglorious
US /ˈɡlɔriəs,ˈɡlor-/
UK /ˈglɔ:riəs/
- Adjective
- (Of a hero, achievements) deserving praise and awe
- Magnificent; wonderfully impressive.
B1Moregunpowder
US
UK
- Uncountable Noun
- Chemical used in fireworks, to fire cannon, etc.
C2Morehitch
US /hɪtʃ/
UK /hɪtʃ/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To ask for and get (a ride in someone's car)
- Transitive Verb
- To attach a trailer to a car; tow
B2Morehole
US /hol/
UK /həʊl/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- An empty space, as in the ground, in a sock etc.
- Fault or weakness in a plan, idea or explanation
- Transitive Verb
- (Golf) to get the ball into the hole
- To make a hole in something.
A2Morejam
US /dʒæm/
UK /dʒæm/
- Transitive Verb
- To block a signal (e.g. radio waves)
- To push into a tight space until it can't move
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To pack together so things cannot move freely
A2Moreknight
US /naɪt/
UK /naɪt/
- Countable Noun
- Chess piece in the shape of a horse's head
- High-ranked medieval soldier fighting on horse
- Transitive Verb
- To grant someone the title of knight
B2TOEICMorelevel
US /ˈlɛvəl/
UK /'levl/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Specific height of something
- Amount of ability you have compared to others
- Transitive Verb
- To aim a gun at someone
- To destroy a building; flatten an area completely
A2TOEICMoreloud
US /laʊd/
UK /laʊd/
- Adjective
- Being very bright with colors, clothes etc.
- Making a lot of noise
A2Moreneck
US /nɛk/
UK /nek/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Part of the body joining the head and the body
- Opening of a piece of clothing for your head
- Intransitive Verb
- (Lovers) to play affectionately; kissing
A2Morepowder
US /ˈpaʊdɚ/
UK /'paʊdə(r)/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Dry material made up of small powder-like pieces
- Dry and light form of snow
- Transitive Verb
- To apply a dust onto the body or face
- To reduce to powder; pulverize.
B1Morepressure
US /ˈprɛʃɚ/
UK /'preʃə(r)/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Anxiety caused by difficult problems
- Force, weight when pressing against a thing
- Transitive Verb
- To apply force to something
- To persuade or force someone to do something
A2TOEICMoreproof
US /pruf/
UK /pru:f/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Act of showing that something exists or is true
- Special coating that protects something
- Transitive Verb
- To read a written work to check for mistakes
- To protect by painting on a special coating
A2TOEICMorereaction
US /riˈækʃən/
UK /rɪ'ækʃn/
- Noun
- Bodily response to a drug or something eaten
- Feeling or action in response to something
A2Morescarlet
US /ˈskɑ:rlət/
UK /ˈskɑ:lət/
- Noun
- Bright red color
B1Morescratch
US /skrætʃ/
UK /skrætʃ/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To rub your skin with your nails to stop an itch
- To make a small cut or mark on a surface
- Noun
- Action of rubbing your skin when itchy
- A small cut or mark on a surface
B1TOEICMoresheet
US /ʃit/
UK /ʃi:t/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Piece of cloth you put on the bed to sleep on
- Piece of thin flat metal, plastic or glass
A2Morestick
US /stɪk/
UK /stɪk/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To push a sharp or pointed object into something
- To join together using glue or paste
- Countable Noun
- Long thin piece of wood from a tree
A2Moretalk about it
US /tɔk əˈbaʊt ɪt/
UK /tɔ:k əˈbaut it/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To discuss a particular subject.
A1Moretalking about
US
UK
- Phrasal Verb
- To discuss a particular topic.
- To be constantly mentioning or bringing up a subject.
A1Moretongue
US /tʌŋ/
UK /tʌŋ/
- Noun
- Long, thin part of (e.g. shoe under the laces)
- Meat from the mouth of an animal, cooked as food
- Transitive Verb
- To using your mouth to produce musical notes
- To use your mouth to touch something
A2Moreunleashed
US
UK
- Transitive Verb
- To release or let an animal go
B1Morewanna
US /ˈwɑnə/
UK /'wɒnə/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- Shortened form of 'want to'. Used only in speaking
B2Morewhip
US /hwɪp, wɪp/
UK /wɪp/
- Transitive Verb
- To defeat thoroughly or easily
- To beat with a type of long rope
- Countable Noun
- A long rope used to hit people or animals
B1Morewoo
US /wu/
UK /wu:/
- Transitive Verb
- (Of a man) to try to get a woman to marry him
- To attempt to persuade to do something
C2TOEICMore
Vocabulary
- talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
- talk about it: To discuss a particular subject.
- bow down: To submit to someone or something; to show respect or obedience.
- stick: To push a sharp or pointed object into something
- embrace: Act of holding someone closely
- scratch: To rub your skin with your nails to stop an itch
- pressure: Anxiety caused by difficult problems
- tongue: Long, thin part of (e.g. shoe under the laces)
- furious: Extremely angry
- reaction: Bodily response to a drug or something eaten
- break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
- whip: To defeat thoroughly or easily
- wanna: Shortened form of 'want to'. Used only in speaking
- era: Period characterized by particular events, people
- proof: Act of showing that something exists or is true
- sheet: Piece of cloth you put on the bed to sleep on
- hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
- breeze: To act in a confident way; walk, enter confidently
- glorious: (Of a hero, achievements) deserving praise and awe
- chip: To break a small piece off something such as a cup
- head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
- bow: To (cause to) curve or bend
- jam: To block a signal (e.g. radio waves)
- hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
- glitch: Small problem, fault preventing something working
- loud: Being very bright with colors, clothes etc.
- hold: To agree to keep something for someone
- feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
- powder: Dry material made up of small powder-like pieces
- action: Something that a person or thing does
- flash: To appear suddenly and briefly
- beast: Ugly or terrifying animal
- level: Specific height of something
- live: To be alive
- hear: To be aware of sound; to perceive with the ear
- give: Degree of flexibility in something, a material
- hole: An empty space, as in the ground, in a sock etc.
- anymore: No longer; no more
- crazy: Mentally ill; mad
- scarlet: Bright red color
- woo: (Of a man) to try to get a woman to marry him
- neck: Part of the body joining the head and the body
- watch: To keep in check, manage, or control something
- devil: A spirit said to be evil
- knight: Chess piece in the shape of a horse's head
- hitch: To ask for and get (a ride in someone's car)
- talk: Style of speaking
- beautiful: Having dome something well
- read: Person's name
- unleashed: To release or let an animal go
- danger: The possibility of getting hurt, damaged, killed
- dragon: Imaginary creatures that breathe fire
- gunpowder: Chemical used in fireworks, to fire cannon, etc.
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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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【MV繁中字】 aespa (에스파) - WDA (Whole Different Animal) [Feat. G-DRAGON]
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c posted on 2026/07/06Get ready to dive into the fierce energy of aespa's "WDA (Whole Different Animal)" featuring G-DRAGON! This video is packed with powerful lyrics and imagery, perfect for picking up phrases like 'whole different animal' and 'embrace the danger' to describe someone or something truly unique and untamed. You'll love exploring this dynamic track and boosting your vocabulary with its bold expressions!
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