basically
US /ˈbesɪkəli,-kli/
UK /ˈbeɪsɪkli/
- Adverb
- Used before you explain something simply, clearly
- In essence; when you consider the most important aspects of something.
A2Morebucket
US /ˈbʌkɪt/
UK /'bʌkɪt/
- Countable Noun
- Open container with a handle used to carry liquids
- A scoop-like container attached to machinery, used for digging or lifting materials.
- Uncountable Noun
- The amount held by a bucket.
B1Morecombination
US /ˌkɑmbəˈneʃən/
UK /ˌkɒmbɪ'neɪʃn/
- Noun
- Series of letters or numbers needed to open a lock
- Act or result of mixing things together
B1Morecomprise
US /kəmˈpraɪz/
UK /kəm'praɪz/
- Transitive Verb
- To be made up of (different parts)
B1Moreconfuse
US /kənˈfjuz/
UK /kənˈfju:z/
- Transitive Verb
- To make something unclear or hard to understand
- To mistake one person or thing for another.
A2Moredrizzle
US /'drɪzl/
UK /ˈdrɪzl/
- Uncountable Noun
- Light rain
B2Moreencompass
US /ɛnˈkʌmpəs/
UK /ɪn'kʌmpəs/
- Transitive Verb
- To encircle; cover completely
B2Morefine
US /faɪn/
UK /faɪn/
- Adjective
- Good, acceptable or satisfactory
- Of high quality; made with great skill
- Countable Noun
- Money you have to pay because you broke a rule
- (at the end of a piece of music) the end
A2TOEICMoreforecast
US /ˈfɔ:rkæst/
UK /ˈfɔ:kɑ:st/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Prediction of some future thing, e.g. the weather
- A prediction or estimate of future events, especially weather.
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To predict some future thing, e.g. the weather
- Alternative past tense and past participle of 'forecast'.
B1TOEICMoregoing on
US /ˈɡoɪŋ ɑn/
UK /ˈgəʊɪŋ ɔn/
- Phrasal Verb
- To continue doing something
- To happen (usually negative)
A1Morehail
US /hel/
UK /heɪl/
- Transitive Verb
- To speak of something with admiration/excitement
- To call out to (taxi) to get it to pick you up
- Intransitive Verb
- To fly, fall together through the air
- Used to say that hail is falling
B2Moreheavily
US /hɛvəli/
UK /ˈhevɪli/
- Adverb
- In a slow, loud manner
- A lot or to a great degree
A2Moreinformal
US /ɪnˈfɔrməl/
UK /inˈfɔ:məl/
- Adjective
- Casual; relaxed
- Not official; not done by the rules
B1TOEICMoreliterally
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.
B1Moremeteorological
US /ˌmi:tɪərə'lɒdʒɪkl/
UK /ˌmi:tɪərə'lɒdʒɪkl/
- Adjective
- Of the weather or weather forecasts
B2Moremist
US /mɪst/
UK /mɪst/
- Uncountable Noun
- Light water droplets in air, so you can't see well
- A fine spray of water, perfume etc.
- Transitive Verb
- To cover something with small drops of water
- To spray very fine droplets of water, perfume etc.
B1Moremisty
US /ˈmɪsti/
UK /ˈmɪsti/
- Adjective
- Filled with fog or mist, so you can't see well
B1Moreoccasionally
US /əˈkeɪʒən(ə)li/
UK /əˈkeɪʒnəli/
- Adverb
- Not very often; sometimes; seldom
- Happening or appearing irregularly.
A2Moreon and off
US /ɑn ənd ɔf/
UK /ɔn ænd ɔf/
- Adverb
- Intermittently; not continuously.
- Adjective
- Characterized by periods of involvement and separation.
A1Morepour
US /pɔr, por/
UK /pɔ:(r)/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To fill a person's glass or cup with a drink
- To make something flow in a steady stream
A2Moreprecipitation
US /prɪˌsɪpɪˈteʃən/
UK /prɪˌsɪpɪˈteɪʃn/
- Uncountable Noun
- Material that falls from sky; rain, snow or hail
- Chemical process of separating solids from liquids
B2Morerainfall
US /ˈrenˌfɔl/
UK /ˈreɪnfɔ:l/
- Uncountable Noun
- Water falling from the sky
B1Moreraining cats and dogs
US /ˈreɪnɪŋ kæts ænd dɔgz/
UK /ˈreɪnɪŋ kæts ənd dɒgz/
- other
- Raining very heavily or a severe downpour.
B1Morerainy
US /ˈreni/
UK /'reɪnɪ/
- Adjective
- When rain falls
A2Moreshower
US /ˈʃaʊɚ/
UK /ˈʃaʊə(r)/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Device producing falling water for cleaning
- Process of washing your body under running water
- Intransitive Verb
- To wash your body under running water
A2Moreskin
US /skɪn/
UK /skɪn/
- Transitive Verb
- To defeat someone easily and completely
- To hurt yourself, accidentally cutting yourself
- Noun
- Outer covering of an animal used for leather; hide
- Outer covering of a fruit or vegetable
A2Moresky
US /skaɪ/
UK /skaɪ/
- Noun
- The place where we see clouds above us
A2Moresoak
US /sok/
UK /səʊk/
- Transitive Verb
- To make something completely wet
- To place something in liquid for a period of time
- Noun
- Placement in liquid for a period of time
B1Morespatter
US /ˈspætɚ/
UK /ˈspætə(r)/
- Transitive Verb
- To throw small drops of the liquid onto a surface
C2Morespit
US /spɪt/
UK /spɪt/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To forcefully blow saliva out from your mouth
B1Moretalk about it
US /tɔk əˈbaʊt ɪt/
UK /tɔ:k əˈbaut it/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To discuss a particular subject.
A1Moretorrential
US /tɔˈrɛnʃəl, tə-/
UK /təˈrenʃl/
- Adjective
- (Of rain) falling very fast and in great quantity
C2More
Vocabulary
- talk about it: To discuss a particular subject.
- going on: To continue doing something
- on and off: Intermittently; not continuously.
- raining cats and dogs: Raining very heavily or a severe downpour.
- literally: In a literal manner or sense; exactly as stated.
- period: Set amount of time during which events take place
- basically: Used before you explain something simply, clearly
- combination: Series of letters or numbers needed to open a lock
- describe: To tell the appearance, sound, smell of something
- amount: Quantity of something
- imagine: To think creatively about; form mental picture of
- bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
- occasionally: Not very often; sometimes; seldom
- pour: To fill a person's glass or cup with a drink
- guess: To give an answer without knowing if it is correct
- soak: To make something completely wet
- spit: To forcefully blow saliva out from your mouth
- informal: Casual; relaxed
- lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
- important: Having power or authority
- simple: Not hard to understand or do; not complex
- hail: To speak of something with admiration/excitement
- bucket: Open container with a handle used to carry liquids
- encompass: To encircle; cover completely
- forecast: Prediction of some future thing, e.g. the weather
- torrential: (Of rain) falling very fast and in great quantity
- difference: A thing or issue that people do not agree about
- include: To make someone, something part of a group
- fine: Good, acceptable or satisfactory
- interesting: Taking your attention; making you want to know
- drizzle: Light rain
- feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
- comprise: To be made up of (different parts)
- confuse: To make something unclear or hard to understand
- time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
- light: To cause something to burn; put a burning match to
- precipitation: Material that falls from sky; rain, snow or hail
- heavily: In a slow, loud manner
- mist: Light water droplets in air, so you can't see well
- misty: Filled with fog or mist, so you can't see well
- shower: Device producing falling water for cleaning
- skin: To defeat someone easily and completely
- spatter: To throw small drops of the liquid onto a surface
- rainfall: Water falling from the sky
- meteorological: Of the weather or weather forecasts
- sky: The place where we see clouds above us
- rainy: When rain falls
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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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☔💦 How many words do you know for rain? | Weather words
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林宜悉 posted on 2026/11/10Did you know there are dozens of ways to describe the weather in English beyond just saying it's raining? Join a professional meteorologist to explore everything from technical terms like 'precipitation' to expressive idioms like 'bucketing it down' so you can talk about the clouds like a native speaker.
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