aim
US /em/
UK /eɪm/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Act of pointing something at a target
- Purpose or goal
- Transitive Verb
- To point something at a target
- To intend to get a thing or for a thing to happen
A2TOEICMorebaby
US /ˈbeɪbi/
UK /ˈbeɪbi/
- Countable Noun
- A very young child, who cannot yet speak
- Transitive Verb
- To treat someone as if they were newly born
A2Morebreath
US /brɛθ/
UK /breθ/
- Uncountable Noun
- Air you take in and out of your body
- The smell of someone's breath.
A2Morebullet
US /ˈbʊlɪt/
UK /'bʊlɪt/
- Countable Noun
- Metal object fired from a gun
- Dot at the beginning of each line in a list
- Adjective
- Very fast.
B1Morechoke
US /tʃoʊk/
UK /tʃəʊk/
- Transitive Verb
- To cause someone not to breathe
- To suppress or restrain.
- Intransitive Verb
- To be unable to breath due to a blockage
B2Moredeliver
US /dɪˈlɪvɚ/
UK /dɪ'lɪvə(r)/
- Transitive Verb
- To give birth to a child; help a woman give birth
- To save someone from a problem or crisis
A2TOEICMoredrown
US /draʊn/
UK /draʊn/
- Transitive Verb
- To kill something by putting it under water
- To make something very wet or cover it completely
B1Morefall apart
US /fɔl əˈpɑrt/
UK /fɔ:l əˈpɑ:t/
- Phrasal Verb
- To suffer a nervous breakdown
- To break into pieces; stop functioning
A1Moreflame
US /flem/
UK /fleɪm/
- Intransitive Verb
- To glow
- To burn or glow in a fire
- Noun
- The red part you can see in fire
A2Moregot to
US /ɡɑt tu/
UK /gɔt tu:/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To arrive at some place
- To have the opportunity or permission to do something
- Phrasal Verb
- To appeal to the emotions of; move
- To finally begin to start something after a delay
A1Moreholy
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.
B1Moremastermind
US
UK
- Transitive Verb
- To supervise a complex undertaking, crime etc.
- Noun
- Person behind a very clever (often criminal) plan
C2Moreshiver
US /ˈʃɪvɚ/
UK /ˈʃɪvə(r)/
- Noun
- Act of shaking from fear or cold
- Intransitive Verb
- To shake from fear or cold
C1Moreshut
US /ʃʌt/
UK /ʃʌt/
- Intransitive Verb
- To stop being open for business
- Transitive Verb
- To close something, e.g. a door
A2Moreshut up
US /ʃʌt ʌp/
UK /ʃʌt ʌp/
- Phrasal Verb
- To close something, e.g. a shop
- To (cause someone to) be silent or not speak
- Interjection
- An expression of disbelief or surprise
A2Moretrigger
US /ˈtrɪɡɚ/
UK /'trɪɡə(r)/
- Noun
- Lever on a gun that you pull to fire
- Device that starts a process
- Transitive Verb
- To start a process off e.g. a memory
- To cause something to begin or happen.
B1Morewither
US /ˈwɪðɚ/
UK /'wɪðə(r)/
- Intransitive Verb
- To become drier and smaller, as when dead or dying
- To lose vitality, energy or force
B2More
Vocabulary
- fall apart: To suffer a nervous breakdown
- shut up: To close something, e.g. a shop
- got to: To arrive at some place
- trigger: Lever on a gun that you pull to fire
- deliver: To give birth to a child; help a woman give birth
- break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
- bullet: Metal object fired from a gun
- fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
- aim: Act of pointing something at a target
- flame: To glow
- drown: To kill something by putting it under water
- pain: Strong feeling of hurt or discomfort
- holy: Being good according to religious standards
- stand: To be a candidate in an election
- choke: To cause someone not to breathe
- shut: To stop being open for business
- breath: Air you take in and out of your body
- hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
- fast: In a way that is difficult to move or change
- burn: To destroy with fire
- real: Actually existing or happening, not imagined
- wither: To become drier and smaller, as when dead or dying
- shiver: Act of shaking from fear or cold
- hand: Cards given to a player in a card game
- man: Humans in general, including male and female
- mastermind: To supervise a complex undertaking, crime etc.
- run: To depart or travel according to a schedule
- large: Big; of great size; broad, tall, wide, or fat
- watch: To keep in check, manage, or control something
- mouth: Hole in the face used for eating and talking
- love: Person's name
- baby: A very young child, who cannot yet speak
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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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【STAGE】"River" 赵粤湿发跳舞帅炸，徐艺洋水中甩发高音绝了 | 纯享版 | 创造营 CHUANG 2020
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yt posted on 2026/08/20Dive into the intense and emotional performance of "River" from CHUANG 2020! You'll be captivated by the powerful vocals and dramatic staging, and pick up some fantastic dramatic phrases like "drown me like a river" and "stand and deliver" to add some flair to your English.
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