abandon
US /əˈbændən/
UK /ə'bændən/
- Transitive Verb
- To discard or intentionally get rid of an item
- To withdraw your support, or leave someone
- Uncountable Noun
- Wild, carefree behavior
B1Moreaccidental
US /ˌæksɪˈdɛntl/
UK /ˌæksɪˈdentl/
- Adjective
- Unplanned; unexpected; happening by mistake
A2Moreair out
US
UK
- Phrasal Verb
- To ventilate a room or space by opening windows or doors.
A2Morealtogether
US /ˌɔltəˈɡɛðɚ/
UK /ˌɔ:ltəˈgeðə(r)/
- Adverb
- All things considered
- Completely and entirely, fully
A2Moreapology
US /əˈpɑ:lədʒi/
UK /əˈpɒlədʒi/
- Noun
- Saying you are sorry about something
A2TOEICMorebasement
US /ˈbesmənt/
UK /ˈbeɪsmənt/
- Noun
- Floor or room in a building beneath the ground
B1Morebind
US /baɪnd/
UK /baɪnd/
- Transitive Verb
- To cover a wound, as with a bandage
- To put pages and a cover together to create a book
A2Moreblow
US /blo/
UK /bləʊ/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To move something using air
- To make air come quickly out of your mouth
- Noun
- Something that causes you difficulty or sadness
- Act of making air come out of your mouth
A2Morebutt
US /bʌt/
UK /bʌt/
- Noun
- (Informal) fleshy part of your body you sit on
- The thick end of something, especially a cigarette.
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To share a boundary by being next to
- To strike, push, or shove (someone or something) with the head.
B2Morecall for
US /kɔl fɔr/
UK /kɔ:l fɔ:/
- Phrasal Verb
- To demand, need or require (an action or thing)
- To come to someone's house to take them somewhere
A1Morecream
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
B1Moredose
US /doʊs/
UK /dəʊs/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- An amount of medicine to be taken at any one time
- Transitive Verb
- To give a certain amount of something to someone
B1Moreescape
US /ɪˈskep/
UK /ɪ'skeɪp/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Act to briefly ignoring boring or bad things
- The 'esc key' on a keyboard
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To avoid something undesirable, dangerous or bad
- To get away from a place where you are being kept
A2Moreface the music
US /fes ði ˈmjuzɪk/
UK /feis ðə ˈmju:zik/
- Idiom
- To accept the unpleasant consequences of one's actions.
A1Morefelony
US /ˈfɛləni/
UK /ˈfeləni/
- Noun
- A serious crime, such as murder
C2Morefix
US /fɪks/
UK /fɪks/
- Noun
- Answer to a problem
- Transitive Verb
- To arrange or prepare something
- To attach something so it will not move or change
A2TOEICMoreflamenco
US /flə'meŋkoʊ/
UK /flə'meŋkəʊ/
- Noun
- Spanish dance with vigorous stamping and clapping
B2Moreflare
US /flɛr/
UK /fleə(r)/
- Intransitive Verb
- To become angry or excited suddenly
- To burn or shine suddenly and briefly
- Noun
- A brief bright light
- Light/fire used to signal for help/warn of danger
B2Morefor life
US /fɔr laɪf/
UK /fɔ: laif/
- Phrase
- For the duration of one's life; permanently.
- To support someone for the duration of their life.
- Adjective
- Being a member for the entirety of one's life.
A1Morefrog
US /frɔ:g/
UK /frɒg/
- Noun
- Small hopping amphibian
B1Morehave to
US /hæv tu/
UK /ˈhæv tə/
- Auxiliary Verb
- Must do
A1Moreinstead of
US /ɪnˈstɛd ʌv/
UK /inˈsted ɔv/
- Preposition
- When one thing is replaced by another
- Adverb
- As a substitute or alternative.
A1Morejail
US /dʒel/
UK /dʒeɪl/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Place to hold criminals being punished for a crime
- Transitive Verb
- To hold people who are being punished for a crime
B1Morejail time
US
UK
- Uncountable Noun
- A period of imprisonment in a jail or prison.
- A sentence to be served in a jail or prison.
lock
US /lɑ:k/
UK /lɒk/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To become fixed in place and hard to move
- To use a key, code so others can't open something
- Countable Noun
- Small portion of your hair that hangs together
- Place on a door, etc. that you close with a key
A2TOEICMorelook for
US /lʊk fɔr/
UK /luk fɔ:/
- Phrasal Verb
- To try to find a thing or person that is lost
- To expect or anticipate something.
A1Moremove away
US /muv əˈwe/
UK /mu:v əˈwei/
- Phrasal Verb
- To relocate; to go and live in a different place.
- To physically create distance; to step back or aside.
A2Morenumb
US /nʌm/
UK /nʌm/
- Adjective
- Unable to feel a body part due to cold or illness
- Transitive Verb
- To make a part of body unable to feel (pain, etc.)
B2Moreon the way
US /ɑn ði we/
UK /ɔn ðə wei/
- Phrase
- During the journey to a particular place.
A1Moreon time
US /ɑn taɪm/
UK /ɔn taim/
- Phrase
- Adjective
- Arriving at or done by the required time
- Meeting a deadline; punctual in fulfilling obligations.
A1Moreow
US /aʊ/
UK /aʊ/
- Interjection
- Sound people make when they are hurt
C2Morepanic
US /ˈpænɪk/
UK /'pænɪk/
- Uncountable Noun
- Overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
- Intransitive Verb
- To feel sudden anxiety and fear and cannot think
B1Moreprincess
US /ˈprɪnsɪs, -ˌsɛs, prɪnˈsɛs/
UK /ˌprɪnˈses/
- Countable Noun
- Daughter of a king and queen
A2Morepromote
US /prəˈmoʊt/
UK /prəˈməʊt/
- Transitive Verb
- To try to encourage popularity/sales of a product
- To move someone to a higher position or rank
A2TOEICMorequote
US /kwot/
UK /kwəʊt/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Written statement of the cost of something
- The (often wise or famous) words of another person
- Transitive Verb
- To tell someone how much a task will cost
- To repeat precisely what a person said or wrote
A2TOEICMorereality
US /riˈælɪti/
UK /rɪ'ælətɪ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- What is true, as opposed to what is imagined
- The state of things as they actually exist, rather than as they may appear or might be imagined.
A2Moresheep
US /ʃip/
UK /ʃi:p/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Animal with a woolly coat raised for meat or wool
- Noun
- Person who behaves as others do, without thinking
B1Moresignal
US /ˈsɪɡnəl/
UK /'sɪɡnəl/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To be evidence/an indication something will happen
- To make a noise or motion to tell someone to start
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Evidence or an indication something will happen
- Movement of a hand or other means to send messages
A2Morestatistically
US /stə'tɪstɪklɪ/
UK /stə'tɪstɪklɪ/
- Adverb
- With respect to statistics
B1Morestress
US / strɛs/
UK /stres/
- Transitive Verb
- To emphasize one or more parts of a word, sentence
- To put pressure on something or someone
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Emphasis on part of a word or sentence
- Pressure on something or someone
A2TOEICMoretool
US /tul/
UK /tu:l/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Device used to make things, e.g. a hammer
- Something used to achieve an aim or carry out a particular function.
- Transitive Verb
- To provide a workshop with the right equipment
A2TOEICMoreunexpected
US /ˌʌnɪkˈspektɪd/
UK /ˌʌnɪkˈspektɪd/
- Adjective
- Surprising because it was not expected
- Noun
- An event or occurrence that was not anticipated.
B2Moreunhappy
US /ʌnˈhæpi/
UK /ʌn'hæpɪ/
- Adjective
- Not feeling happy; sad or worried
B1Moreup against
US /ʌp əˈɡenst/
UK /ʌp əˈɡenst/
- Phrase
- Facing or contending with something difficult or challenging.
- In close proximity or contact with something.
weird
US /wɪrd/
UK /wɪəd/
- Adjective
- Odd or unusual; surprising; strange
- Eerily strange or disturbing.
B1More
Vocabulary
- instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
- for life: For the duration of one's life; permanently.
- up against: Facing or contending with something difficult or challenging.
- jail time: A period of imprisonment in a jail or prison.
- have to: Must do
- air out: To ventilate a room or space by opening windows or doors.
- face the music: To accept the unpleasant consequences of one's actions.
- on time
- call for: To demand, need or require (an action or thing)
- look for: To try to find a thing or person that is lost
- on the way: During the journey to a particular place.
- move away: To relocate; to go and live in a different place.
- weird: Odd or unusual; surprising; strange
- present: Being in attendance; being there; having turned up
- quote: Written statement of the cost of something
- panic: Overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
- realize: To become aware of or understand mentally
- treat: To pay for the food or enjoyment of someone else
- stress: To emphasize one or more parts of a word, sentence
- reality: What is true, as opposed to what is imagined
- butt: (Informal) fleshy part of your body you sit on
- bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
- numb: Unable to feel a body part due to cold or illness
- escape: Act to briefly ignoring boring or bad things
- blow: To move something using air
- accept: To agree to receive or take something offered
- abandon: To discard or intentionally get rid of an item
- unexpected: Surprising because it was not expected
- promote: To try to encourage popularity/sales of a product
- lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
- altogether: All things considered
- signal: To be evidence/an indication something will happen
- dose: An amount of medicine to be taken at any one time
- worse: Comparative of 'bad'; more bad
- perfect: So good it cannot be improved
- basement: Floor or room in a building beneath the ground
- quick: Using very little time; moving far in little time
- wear: To have clothes, glasses, shoes etc. on your body
- flare: To become angry or excited suddenly
- bind: To cover a wound, as with a bandage
- make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
- mistake: Something done wrong/calculated wrong; error
- wind: A current of air moving approximately horizontally, especially one strong enough to be felt
- understand: To know the meaning of language, what someone says
- burn: To destroy with fire
- fix: Answer to a problem
- apology: Saying you are sorry about something
- felony: A serious crime, such as murder
- jail: Place to hold criminals being punished for a crime
- cream: Pale color that is yellowish white
- statistically: With respect to statistics
- tool: Device used to make things, e.g. a hammer
- princess: Daughter of a king and queen
- accidental: Unplanned; unexpected; happening by mistake
- lock: To become fixed in place and hard to move
- sheep: Animal with a woolly coat raised for meat or wool
- frog: Small hopping amphibian
- unhappy: Not feeling happy; sad or worried
- ow: Sound people make when they are hurt
- flamenco: Spanish dance with vigorous stamping and clapping
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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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Masami's Birthday Party | The Amazing World of Gumball | Cartoon Network
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林宜悉 posted on 2026/10/22Have you ever tried to do something nice for a friend, only to have it turn into a complete disaster? Watch Gumball and Darwin navigate a hilarious, high-stakes misunderstanding while learning phrases like 'face the music' and 'against their will.' It is a fun way to pick up natural English idioms used in chaotic, conversational situations!
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