amazing
US /ə'meɪzɪŋ/
UK /ə'meɪzɪŋ/
- Adjective
- Surprising in a pleasing way
- Transitive Verb
- To cause wonder; to surprise completely
A2Morecoming down on
US
UK
- Phrasal Verb
- To criticize or punish severely.
A1Morecreak
US /kri:k/
UK /kri:k/
- Intransitive Verb
- (Of door, etc.) to make a loud squeaking noise
B2Morecrew
US /kru/
UK /kru:/
- Countable Noun
- Organized group of workers (e.g. on a ship)
- Skilled group of people working together on a task
- Intransitive Verb
- To work as part of a crew.
A2TOEICMoredown with
US /daʊn wɪð/
UK /daun wið/
- Adjective
- Suffering from an illness.
- Agreeable to; in favor of.
- Interjection
- An expression of opposition to something.
A1Moreget out of
US /ɡɛt aʊt ʌv/
UK /ɡet aut ɔv/
- Phrasal Verb
- To leave or escape responsibilities, troubles
- To leave a small, enclosed vehicle
A1Moregot 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
A1Moregrab
US /ɡræb/
UK /ɡræb/
- Transitive Verb
- To take and hold something quickly
A2Morehesitation
US /ˌhɛzɪˈteʃən/
UK /ˌhezɪ'teɪʃn/
- Uncountable Noun
- Indecision or unwillingness to do something
B2TOEICMorehonest
US /ˈɑnɪst/
UK /ˈɒnɪst/
- Adjective
- Good, truthful, sincere, or faithful; trustworthy
A2TOEICMorein the world
US /ɪn ði wɜrld/
UK /in ðə wɜː(r)ld/
- Phrase
- Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, disbelief
- Used to indicate the extent or degree of something, often in a superlative sense
A1Morelift
US /lɪft/
UK /lɪft/
- Noun
- Picking someone up in a car and taking to a place
- Machine carrying people up or down to other floors
- Transitive Verb
- To stop or cancel something, such as a rule
- To move something to higher position
A2Moreliterally
US /ˈlɪtərəli/
UK
- Adverb
- In a literal manner or sense; exactly as stated.
- Used for emphasis to describe something that is actually true, often to highlight surprise or intensity.
B1Morerage
US /reɪdʒ/
UK /reɪdʒ/
- Uncountable Noun
- Strong or violent anger
- Intransitive Verb
- To act or speak with strong or violent anger
- To move violently, like a storm
B1Moreraw
US /rɔ/
UK /rɔ:/
- Adjective
- Being uncontrolled or strong, as your emotions
- Being inexperienced
B1Morerecovery
US /rɪˈkʌvəri/
UK /rɪˈkʌvəri/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Process of returning to a former (good) state
- Act of getting back something that was lost
A2TOEICMorerescue
US /ˈrɛskju/
UK /'reskju:/
- Transitive Verb
- To save someone who is in danger or in trouble
- To provide financial assistance to save a company or economy from collapse.
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Act of saving someone in danger or in trouble
- An act of saving someone or something from a dangerous or difficult situation.
A2TOEICMorerubble
US /ˈrʌbəl/
UK /ˈrʌbl/
- Uncountable Noun
- Rough, broken stones from destroyed building
B2Moresite
US /saɪt/
UK /saɪt/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Place that is reserved for a particular activity
- Location of building work
- Transitive Verb
- To place something in a particular position, area
A2TOEICMoresteel
US /stil/
UK /sti:l/
- Uncountable Noun
- Very strong or determined character in a person
- Very strong metal made of iron, etc.
- Transitive Verb
- To prepare yourself for something difficult
A2Moretruth
US /truθ/
UK /tru:θ/
- Uncountable Noun
- Real facts about something
A2Moreunited
US /juˈnaɪtɪd/
UK /jʊ'naɪtɪd/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To join or come together for the same goal
- Adjective
- Joined or combined together
A2More
Vocabulary
- down with: Suffering from an illness.
- coming down on: To criticize or punish severely.
- in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, disbelief
- get out of: To leave or escape responsibilities, troubles
- got to: To arrive at some place
- literally: In a literal manner or sense; exactly as stated.
- grab: To take and hold something quickly
- rage: Strong or violent anger
- crew: Organized group of workers (e.g. on a ship)
- lift: Picking someone up in a car and taking to a place
- ground: To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
- honest: Good, truthful, sincere, or faithful; trustworthy
- fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
- raw: Being uncontrolled or strong, as your emotions
- rescue: To save someone who is in danger or in trouble
- lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
- hesitation: Indecision or unwillingness to do something
- build: Your physical shape; physique
- amazing: Surprising in a pleasing way
- steel: Very strong or determined character in a person
- start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
- truth: Real facts about something
- world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
- think: To have an idea about something without certainty
- guy: Man; boy; any person
- group: Two or more musicians who play music together
- site: Place that is reserved for a particular activity
- work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
- united: To join or come together for the same goal
- happen: To take place or occur
- recovery: Process of returning to a former (good) state
- come: To arrive at a place
- strong: (Of tea or beer) dark or thick
- people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
- rubble: Rough, broken stones from destroyed building
- forget: To not remember something
- creak: (Of door, etc.) to make a loud squeaking noise
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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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WATCH: Trump claims he was saved by 2 firemen near Ground Zero wreckage
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林宜悉 posted on 2026/09/08In this powerful clip, Donald Trump recounts a harrowing experience near Ground Zero, describing how two brave firefighters physically carried him to safety. You'll hear firsthand accounts of the aftermath of 9/11 and pick up vivid vocabulary like "rubble" and "creaking" to describe the scene.
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