bury
US /ˈbɛri/
UK /'berɪ/
- Transitive Verb
- To put something into the ground and cover it
B1Morecemetery
US /ˈsɛmɪˌtɛri/
UK /'semətrɪ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Place where people are buried after they die
B1Moredevastate
US /ˈdɛvəˌstet/
UK /'devəsteɪt/
- Transitive Verb
- To cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly
- To cause (someone) to feel extreme emotional pain.
B1Moreghost
US /goʊst/
UK /gəʊst/
- Transitive Verb
- To write a book on behalf of another person
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Bad effects, memories, and feelings from the past
- Spirit of a dead person, appearing to the living
B1Morehell
US /hɛl/
UK /hel/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Any place of pain and suffering
- A very unpleasant or difficult experience.
A2Moreidentify
US /aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪ/
UK /aɪ'dentɪfaɪ/
- Transitive Verb
- To indicate who or what someone or something is
- To say exactly what something is
B1TOEICMoreinvolve
US /ɪnˈvɑlv/
UK /ɪn'vɒlv/
- Transitive Verb
- To have or be included as a part of something
- To cause (a person or group) to take part in an event or activity.
A2TOEICMorejustice
US /ˈdʒʌstɪs/
UK /'dʒʌstɪs/
- Uncountable Noun
- Quality of being fair, equal, or just
- Countable Noun
- Person in a court who judges criminal cases
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
A2Moremurder
US /ˈmɚdɚ/
UK /'mɜ:də(r)/
- Noun
- Something that is difficult or painful to do
- Crime of deliberately killing a person
- Transitive Verb
- To intentionally kill a person
- To spoil, ruin something by doing it poorly
A2Moreparish
US /'pærɪʃ/
UK /'pærɪʃ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Area that a priest is responsible for
- A small administrative district typically having its own church and a priest or pastor.
B1Morepet
US /pɛt/
UK /pet/
- Countable Noun
- Animal kept by a person for company and friendship
- Transitive Verb
- To gently touch an animal or person; stroke
- To kiss and cuddle, sometimes in a sexual way
A2Moreproperty
US /ˈprɑpəti/
UK /'prɒpətɪ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Particular quality that someone or something has
- Buildings or piece of land owned by someone
A2TOEICMorestruggle
US /ˈstrʌɡəl/
UK /'strʌɡl/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To try very hard to do something difficult
- To fight or struggle violently
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Strong efforts made to do something difficult
- A difficult or challenging situation or task
A2Moreterrible
US /ˈtɛrəbəl/
UK /ˈterəbl/
- Adjective
- Very bad; horrible
- Causing great fear; frightening
A2TOEICMoreturn around
US /tɚn əˈraʊnd/
UK /tə:n əˈraund/
- Phrasal Verb
- To change your body to the opposite direction
- To make something running badly into a success
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To change direction so as to face the opposite way.
- To improve or cause to improve.
A1Morewander
US /ˈwɑ:ndə(r)/
UK /ˈwɒndə(r)/
- Intransitive Verb
- To move through a place with no particular purpose
- To move through a place with no particular purpose
A2TOEICMorewrap
US /ræp/
UK /ræp/
- Countable Noun
- Piece of clothing worn loosely on the shoulders
- Thin bread filled with food and rolled
- Transitive Verb
- To be or move around something
- To cover something with paper or a cloth e.g. gift
B1More
Vocabulary
- turn around: To change your body to the opposite direction
- struggle: To try very hard to do something difficult
- force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
- common: Area in a city or town that is open to everyone
- sense: Certain mental feeling or emotion
- wrap: Piece of clothing worn loosely on the shoulders
- identify: To indicate who or what someone or something is
- property: Particular quality that someone or something has
- involve: To have or be included as a part of something
- wander: To move through a place with no particular purpose
- throw: To use your arm to make something fly in the air
- bury: To put something into the ground and cover it
- devastate: To cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly
- hell: Any place of pain and suffering
- sign: Indication that something exists or will happen
- terrible: Very bad; horrible
- continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
- information: Collection of facts and details about something
- justice: Quality of being fair, equal, or just
- turn: To become (a particular age)
- pull: Act of breathing in smoke, as from a pipe
- change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
- question: To ask for or try to get information
- person: Man, woman or child
- murder: Something that is difficult or painful to do
- hide: To go to, or put a thing where it can't be found
- cemetery: Place where people are buried after they die
- knock: Bad experience that reduces a person's confidence
- guy: Man; boy; any person
- case: Container used to carry things, e.g. clothes
- pet: Animal kept by a person for company and friendship
- ghost: To write a book on behalf of another person
- parish: Area that a priest is responsible for
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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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林宜悉 posted on 2026/09/30Get ready for a chilling true crime story! This trailer for "Pet Cemetery Murders" dives into a baffling cold case involving a missing woman and a mysterious pet cemetery, hinting at secrets buried deep within the community. You'll hear phrases like "unsolved murder" and "dead end" that paint a vivid picture of the investigation's challenges.
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