approach
US /əˈprəʊtʃ/
UK /ə'prəʊtʃ/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To get close to reaching something or somewhere
- To request someone to do something specific
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Means of reaching a place, often a road or path
- Request of someone with a specific goal in mind
A2TOEICMoreass
US /æs/
UK /æs/
- Noun
- (Impolite) part of the human body that you sit on
C2Morebitch
US /bɪtʃ/
UK /bɪtʃ/
- Intransitive Verb
- To aggressively complain about something
- Countable Noun
- Female dog
- Offensive term for a female
B2Moreboo
US /bu/
UK /bu:/
- Intransitive Verb
- To shout out 'boo', to express your disapproval
B2Morecandy
US /ˈkændi/
UK /ˈkændi/
- Countable Noun
- Small sweet foods made mostly of sugar
- Transitive Verb
- To coat food with sugar
B2Morecheat
US /tʃit/
UK /tʃi:t/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To be unfaithful to (your wife, boyfriend etc.)
- To escape death or harm, through luck or skill
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- One who is unfaithful to their wife, partner etc.
- One who lies or breaks rules to get what they want
B1Moreconcern
US /kənˈsɚn/
UK /kənˈsɜ:n/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To be about a particular topic
- To have a direct impact on someone
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Company, firm or business
- Feeling of worry or anxiety
A2TOEICMorecream
US /krim/
UK /kri:m/
- Adjective
- Pale color that is yellowish white
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Type of a thick beauty product used on the skin
- Thick liquid rubbed into the skin
B1Morecrib
US /krɪb/
UK /krɪb/
- Countable Noun
- Young child's bed with barred side; cot
C1Moredecide
US /dɪˈsaɪd/
UK /dɪ'saɪd/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To make a choice or choose after thinking about it
- To make a legal judgment in court
A2TOEICMoredrug
US /drʌɡ/
UK /drʌɡ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Illegal substance taken for effect on the mind
- Chemical used as a medicine
- Transitive Verb
- To give drugs to someone to make them sleep
A2Moredude
US /dud, djud/
UK /du:d/
- Noun
- Form of address for a man
- (informal) A man; a fellow.
- Interjection
- (informal) Used as a term of address, often between men.
B2Morefade
US /fed/
UK /feɪd/
- Intransitive Verb
- To cause to lose brightness of color
- To lose strength or freshness
A2TOEICMorefeel like
US
UK
- Intransitive Verb
- To have a desire or inclination for something.
- To have a particular quality or sensation; resemble.
A1Morefluke
US /fluk/
UK /flu:k/
- Noun
- Lucky shot or event that is purely accidental
C1TOEICMorefool up
US /ful ʌp/
UK /fu:l ʌp/
- other
- To make a careless or silly mistake.
C2Morefuzz
US /fʌz/
UK /fʌz/
- Uncountable Noun
- Fur or short hair
B2Morego on
US /ɡo ɑn/
UK /ɡəu ɔn/
- Phrasal Verb
- To continue doing something
- To happen (usually negative)
- Interjection
- Used to encourage someone
A1Moregrab
US /ɡræb/
UK /ɡræb/
- Transitive Verb
- To take and hold something quickly
A2Moreinnocent
US /ˈɪnəsənt/
UK /'ɪnəsnt/
- Adjective
- Free from guilt or responsibility for a crime
- (Accidentally being harmed) without deserving it
- Noun
- Person with little experience of the world
A2TOEICMorejoint
US /dʒɔɪnt/
UK /dʒɔɪnt/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Body parts where bones meet and can move together
- Point at which two things meet (e.g. a road)
- Adjective
- Shared; involving working together; in common
A2Morekick
US /kɪk/
UK /kɪk/
- Noun
- Feeling of enjoyment or excitement
- Transitive Verb
- To hit or move something with the foot
A2Moreknock
US /nɑk/
UK /nɒk/
- Noun
- Bad experience that reduces a person's confidence
- Action of something solid hitting something hard
- Transitive Verb
- To criticize someone in an unreasonable way
- To hit something to get people's attention
A2Moremarijuana
US /ˌmærəˈwɑːnə/
UK /ˌmærəˈwɑ:nə/
- Uncountable Noun
- Illegal drug that is made from hemp
- A slang term for cannabis.
- Countable Noun
- The hemp plant from which marijuana is obtained.
B2Moremess
US /mɛs/
UK /mes/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Something that is untidy, dirty or unclean
- A difficult or confused situation.
- Transitive Verb
- To make something untidy or dirty
A2Moremistress
US /ˈmɪstrɪs/
UK /ˈmɪstrəs/
- Noun
- Woman in sexual relationship with a married man
B1Moremisunderstand
US /ˌmɪsʌndərˈstænd/
UK /ˌmɪsʌndəˈstænd/
- Transitive Verb
- To fail to get the meaning correctly
B1TOEICMoremug
US /mʌɡ/
UK /mʌɡ/
- Countable Noun
- Large ceramic drinking cup with a handle
- Transitive Verb
- To attack someone to rob them
B1Morenah
US /nɑ:/
UK /nɑ:/
- Noun
- Way of saying 'No'
B2Moreon fleek
US /ɒn fliːk/
UK
- Adjective
- Perfectly styled or executed.
- Extremely stylish or attractive in appearance.
A1Moreparanoid
US /ˈpærəˌnɔɪd/
UK /ˈpærənɔɪd/
- Adjective
- Believing others are trying to harm you
- Believing others are trying to harm you
C1Morepeaches and cream
US /ˈpitʃɪz ænd krim/
UK /ˈpi:ʧɪz ænd krˈi:m/
- other
- A complexion or surface that is smooth, soft, and perfect.
C1Morepoppy
US /ˈpɑpi/
UK /'pɒpɪ/
- Noun
- Red flowering plant, a source of heroin
C1Morepress
US /prɛs/
UK /pres/
- Noun
- Machine using pressure to shape, flatten, squeeze
- General term for TV, radio, newspapers
- Transitive Verb
- To make clothes smooth using a heated iron; iron
- To repeatedly ask someone to do something
A2TOEICMorerespect
US /rɪˈspɛkt/
UK /rɪ'spekt/
- Transitive Verb
- To follow the established rules
- To think very highly of another person
- Noun
- Behavior that follows the established rules
- Regard or admiration for someone or something
A2TOEICMorerod
US /rɑ:d/
UK /rɒd/
- Countable Noun
- Straight, thin stick or bar
- Pole with a line and hook to catch fish with
B1Moreshot
US /ʃɑt/
UK /ʃɒt/
- Transitive Verb
- To kick or throw a ball at a goal
- To fire a gun; injure or kill someone with a gun
- Countable Noun
- An attempt to kick or throw a ball at a goal
A2Moresmooth
US /smuð/
UK /smu:ð/
- Adjective
- Moving without stops and starts
- Pleasant and flat to touch, not rough
- Transitive Verb
- To make something rough feel flat, e.g. by ironing
- To spread a substance over a surface
A2Moreswag
US /swæɡ/
UK /swæg/
- Noun
- Australian sack/bundle containing your possessions
C1Moretalking about
US
UK
- Phrasal Verb
- To discuss a particular topic.
- To be constantly mentioning or bringing up a subject.
A1Moreturned out
US
UK
- Phrasal Verb
- To arrive for a public event or entertainment
- To happen to be in the end
- Transitive Verb
- To extinguish or switch off lights.
A1Moreweed
US /wid/
UK /wi:d/
- Intransitive Verb
- (Childish use) to urinate; go to the bathroom
- Uncountable Noun
- Marijuana
C1More
Vocabulary
- talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
- go on: To continue doing something
- on fleek: Perfectly styled or executed.
- feel like: To have a desire or inclination for something.
- fool up: To make a careless or silly mistake.
- turned out: To arrive for a public event or entertainment
- peaches and cream: A complexion or surface that is smooth, soft, and perfect.
- approach: To get close to reaching something or somewhere
- situation: Place, position or area that something is in
- grab: To take and hold something quickly
- realize: To become aware of or understand mentally
- mess: Something that is untidy, dirty or unclean
- dude: Form of address for a man
- sentence: (Of a judge) to decide the punishment of
- concern: To be about a particular topic
- innocent: Free from guilt or responsibility for a crime
- fade: To cause to lose brightness of color
- throw: To use your arm to make something fly in the air
- respect: To follow the established rules
- paranoid: Believing others are trying to harm you
- press: Machine using pressure to shape, flatten, squeeze
- scary: Causing fear; frightening
- normal: Standard or regular way of doing something
- arrest: To attract someone's attention and hold interest
- hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
- marijuana: Illegal drug that is made from hemp
- weed: (Childish use) to urinate; go to the bathroom
- joint: Body parts where bones meet and can move together
- decide: To make a choice or choose after thinking about it
- kick: Feeling of enjoyment or excitement
- mug: Large ceramic drinking cup with a handle
- head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
- shot: To kick or throw a ball at a goal
- smooth: Moving without stops and starts
- drug: Illegal substance taken for effect on the mind
- hide: To go to, or put a thing where it can't be found
- start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
- ass: (Impolite) part of the human body that you sit on
- think: To have an idea about something without certainty
- knock: Bad experience that reduces a person's confidence
- guy: Man; boy; any person
- cheat: To be unfaithful to (your wife, boyfriend etc.)
- fluke: Lucky shot or event that is purely accidental
- ride: Machine at an amusement park for riding on for fun
- side: To decide to agree with one point, not the other
- cream: Pale color that is yellowish white
- swag: Australian sack/bundle containing your possessions
- crib: Young child's bed with barred side; cot
- mistress: Woman in sexual relationship with a married man
- rod: Straight, thin stick or bar
- bitch: To aggressively complain about something
- misunderstand: To fail to get the meaning correctly
- boo: To shout out 'boo', to express your disapproval
- poppy: Red flowering plant, a source of heroin
- fuzz: Fur or short hair
- candy: Small sweet foods made mostly of sugar
- nah: Way of saying 'No'
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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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The Translator (Ep. 2) | Awkward Puppets
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8my7h8m8rb posted on 2026/07/31Ever found yourself in a sticky situation where you needed a translator? This hilarious clip from Awkward Puppets shows a guy trying to explain a wild night involving a "side bitty," a noise downstairs, and a misunderstanding with his drug dealer, all while navigating some seriously slang-filled language. You'll pick up some colorful vocabulary and get a good laugh out of this chaotic story!
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