ache
US /ek/
UK /eɪk/
- Intransitive Verb
- To want something very badly
- To feel a weak but constant pain in your body
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- A pain in your body that is weak, but constant
A2Moreaddict
US /əˈdɪkt/
UK /ˈædɪkt/
- Noun
- Person who can’t control their overuse of a thing
B1Moreadmit
US /ædˈmɪt/
UK /əd'mɪt/
- Transitive Verb
- To acknowledge that something is true or right
- To allow someone to enter
A2TOEICMorecollect
US /kəˈlɛkt/
UK /kəˈlekt/
- Adverb
- By asking the receiver of a call to pay for it
- Transitive Verb
- To ask for money, e.g. for a charity
- To gather things, people together in one place
A2Moreglad
US /ɡlæd/
UK /ɡlæd/
- Adjective
- Happy or pleased about something/to do something
- Happy that something happened; pleased
A2Morehang
US /hæŋ/
UK /hæŋ/
- Transitive Verb
- To attach a picture, photograph etc. onto a wall
- To kill by putting a rope around neck and dropping
- Intransitive Verb
- To float, move softly, or remain in the air
- To remain undecided, unsolved or unclear
A2Morehave to
US /hæv tu/
UK /ˈhæv tə/
- Auxiliary Verb
- Must do
A1Morelonely
US /ˈloʊnli/
UK /ˈləʊnli/
- Adjective
- Sad because apart from other people
- Being far away and rarely visited by people
B2Moreresignation
US /ˌrɛzɪɡˈneʃən/
UK /ˌrezɪgˈneɪʃn/
- Uncountable Noun
- Reluctant acceptance when a thing can't be avoided
- Act of leaving a job because you want to
B1TOEICMoreright for
US
UK
- Adjective
- Suitable or appropriate for a particular person, purpose, or situation.
- Correct or most appropriate.
A1Morerough
US /rʌf/
UK /rʌf/
- Adjective
- Causing or involving violence, force, and harm
- (Of situations) tough; difficult to get through
- Adverb
- In a manner that is difficult, or violent
A2Moresadness
US /ˈsædnəs/
UK /ˈsædnəs/
- Uncountable Noun
- Unhappy feeling when something bad happened
A2Morescrew
US /skru/
UK /skru:/
- Transitive Verb
- To cheat someone, as out of money/property
- To close something by turning it into place
- Countable Noun
- Long metal nail with a spiral thread
B1Morethink of
US /θɪŋk ʌv/
UK /θiŋk ɔv/
- Phrasal Verb
- To look on as (being something specific); consider
- To consider or remember something.
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To imagine or call something to mind
A1Moreused to
US /juzd tu/
UK /ˈju:st tə/
- Adjective
- Did regularly before, but don't do now
- Auxiliary Verb
- Have done before, but do not do now
A1Morewanna
US /ˈwɑnə/
UK /'wɒnə/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- Shortened form of 'want to'. Used only in speaking
B2More
Vocabulary
- used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
- have to: Must do
- think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
- right for: Suitable or appropriate for a particular person, purpose, or situation.
- sense: Certain mental feeling or emotion
- treat: To pay for the food or enjoyment of someone else
- admit: To acknowledge that something is true or right
- screw: To cheat someone, as out of money/property
- rough: Causing or involving violence, force, and harm
- guess: To give an answer without knowing if it is correct
- hang: To attach a picture, photograph etc. onto a wall
- strange: Unusual or odd; surprising because unexpected
- wanna: Shortened form of 'want to'. Used only in speaking
- company: Good feeling from being with someone else
- addict: Person who can’t control their overuse of a thing
- catch: Amount of something that has been caught
- ache: To want something very badly
- kind: In a caring and helpful manner
- change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
- remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
- glad: Happy or pleased about something/to do something
- collect: By asking the receiver of a call to pay for it
- believe: To think or accept that something is true
- resignation: Reluctant acceptance when a thing can't be avoided
- feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
- happen: To take place or occur
- live: To be alive
- sadness: Unhappy feeling when something bad happened
- tell: To (strongly) advise a person to do something
- word: Unit of language that has a meaning
- lonely: Sad because apart from other people
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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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Gotye - Somebody That I Used To Know (feat. Kimbra) - official video
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Bruce Chen posted on 2013/04/15Ever wondered how to express those post-breakup feelings? This iconic music video for Gotye's 'Somebody That I Used To Know' is a fantastic way to practice simple sentence structures and pick up some everyday vocabulary related to relationships. Get ready to sing along and boost your English skills with this super relatable duet!
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