between you and me
US /bɪˈtwin ju ənd mi/
UK /bɪˈtwi:n ju: ənd mi:/
- other
- Said to show that the information is private or confidential.
B1Moreboom
US /bum/
UK /bu:m/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Very fast increase in growth or popularity
- A very loud and deep sound
- Intransitive Verb
- To experience a rapid increase in growth
- To make a very loud and deep sound
B1Morebout
US /baʊt/
UK /baʊt/
- Countable Noun
- A boxing match
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Period of time spent in a way; period; spell
B2Morebuddy
US /ˈbʌdi/
UK /'bʌdɪ/
- Countable Noun
- Friend, usually male
- A term of address, often used informally.
B2Morechic
US /ʃik/
UK /ʃi:k/
- Adjective
- Fashionable; stylish; smart; sophisticated
B2Morechop
US /tʃɑp/
UK /tʃɒp/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To cut into pieces with an up and down motion
- To hit someone with your hand
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- A hit with the hand in a sideways motion
- Thick slice of meat still attached to a bone
B1Morecome from
US /kʌm frʌm/
UK /kʌm frɔm/
- Phrasal Verb
- To have as your native country or city
A1Morecut out
US /kʌt aʊt/
UK /kʌt aut/
- Phrasal Verb
- To leave out of something, e.g. a social event
- To cut something from, e.g. a picture from a book
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To stop doing or using something.
- To be naturally suited or fitted for something.
A1Moredramatic
US /drəˈmætɪk/
UK /drəˈmætɪk/
- Adjective
- Gripping the attention; causing an effect
- (Of an event) sudden and extreme
B1Moreescalate
US /ˈɛskəˌlet/
UK /ˈeskəleɪt/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To increase in size, intensity, or scope
- To become much worse or more severe
B2Moreeyebrow
US /ˈaɪˌbraʊ/
UK /ˈaɪbraʊ/
- Noun
- Line of hair that grows above the eye
B1Moreface off
US
UK
- Phrasal Verb
- To oppose one another (often in sports)
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To confront or compete against someone in a direct contest.
- To participate in a faceoff in ice hockey.
A1Morefeel like
US
UK
- Intransitive Verb
- To have a desire or inclination for something.
- To have a particular quality or sensation; resemble.
A1Moregiggle
US /ˈɡɪɡəl/
UK /ˈgɪgl/
- Intransitive Verb
- To laugh in a childish or silly way
- Noun
- A childish or silly laugh
B1Moregossip
US /ˈgɑ:sɪp/
UK /ˈgɒsɪp/
- Intransitive Verb
- To talk about others' private lives
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Someone spreading talk about other's private lives
- The sharing of stories about other people's private lives
A2Moregrade
US /ɡred/
UK /ɡreɪd/
- Transitive Verb
- To give a road the required angle of slope
- To determine the level or quality of something
- Noun
- Level or quality of something e.g. a diamond
- Mark that shows the quality of a student's work
B1TOEICMorehaircut
US /ˈhɛrˌkʌt/
UK /ˈheəˌkʌt/
- Noun
- Act of cutting the hair; way the hair is cut
B2Morehairy
US /ˈheri/
UK /ˈheəri/
- Adjective
- Having or covered with a lot of hair
A2Morein second grade
US
UK
- Phrase
- Being in the second year of elementary school.
juice
US /dʒus/
UK /dʒu:s/
- Uncountable Noun
- Liquids (often squeezed from vegetables, fruit)
- Something that supplies power, e.g. electricity
A2Morekid
US /kɪd/
UK /kɪd/
- Countable Noun
- Child or young person
- Young goat
- Adjective
- Made from young goat skin
A2Morekinda
US /'kaɪndə/
UK /'kaɪndə/
- Noun
- Short way of saying 'kind of'
- Adverb
- Somewhat; to some extent; rather.
- Sort of; in a way.
B2Morelawyer
US /ˈlɔjɚ/
UK /ˈlɔ:jə(r)/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Professional who helps people with the law
- A person who advises on legal matters and can act on their behalf.
B1TOEICMorelook at
US /lʊk æt/
UK /luk æt/
- Phrasal Verb
- To use your eyes to focus on something
- To focus your eyes on something carefully
A1Morepenny
US /ˈpɛni/
UK /ˈpeni/
- Proper Noun
- Person's name
- Countable Noun
- Small coin worth 1/100th of a pound
- A British unit of currency, one-hundredth of a pound.
B1Moreperfection
US /pɚˈfɛkʃən/
UK /pəˈfekʃn/
- Uncountable Noun
- State of excellence that cannot be improved
A2Moreplayful
US /ˈplefəl/
UK /'pleɪfl/
- Adjective
- Being fun or wanting to play
A2Morerazor
US /ˈrezɚ/
UK /ˈreɪzə(r)/
- Noun
- Tool with a sharp edge used to shave beard or hair
C1Moresalon
US /səˈlɑn, ˈsælˌɑn, sæˈlɔŋ/
UK /'sælɒn/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Place for hairdressing or beauty treatments
B2Moresecretly
US /ˈsikrɪtlɪ/
UK /'si:krətlɪ/
- Adverb
- So that others don't know
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
A2Moresnip
US /snɪp/
UK /snɪp/
- Transitive Verb
- To cut using a light movement with scissors
- Noun
- Sound made when something is cut with scissors
B2Moreswift
US /swɪft/
UK /swɪft/
- Adjective
- Quick
B1TOEICMoretag
US /tæɡ/
UK /tæɡ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Child's game in which one person chases the others
- A name or label on something or someone
- Transitive Verb
- To apply a name or label to something or someone
- To touch someone you are chasing in a game
B1Moretag on
US /tæg ɑn/
UK /tæg ɒn/
- other
- To add something extra or join a group or activity.
B2Morethink 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
A1Moretil
US /tɪl/
UK /til,ti:l/
- Adverb
- Until
B2Moreugly
US /ˈʌɡli/
UK /ˈʌgli/
- Adjective
- (E.g. of a situation) bad; likely to turn nasty
- Unpleasant to look at; not attractive
B1Morewith it
US /wɪð ɪt/
UK /wið it/
- Adjective
- Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
- Understanding and knowledgeable about current trends or information.
A1Morework out
US /wɚk aʊt/
UK /wə:k aut/
- Phrasal Verb
- To find a way to do something, by thinking
A1More
Vocabulary
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- in second grade: Being in the second year of elementary school.
- tag on: To add something extra or join a group or activity.
- cut out: To leave out of something, e.g. a social event
- come from: To have as your native country or city
- work out
- with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
- feel like: To have a desire or inclination for something.
- between you and me: Said to show that the information is private or confidential.
- face off: To oppose one another (often in sports)
- think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
- do: To act; to perform actions
- kinda: Short way of saying 'kind of'
- pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
- good: Proper, appropriate or right
- dramatic: Gripping the attention; causing an effect
- happen: To take place or occur
- buddy: Friend, usually male
- laugh: To make a happy sound when something is funny
- kid: Child or young person
- bad: Not good; wrong
- cut: Act/instance of reducing the size or amount of
- pay: To give money for goods or work done
- grade: To give a road the required angle of slope
- boom: Very fast increase in growth or popularity
- beautiful: Having dome something well
- tag: Child's game in which one person chases the others
- gossip: To talk about others' private lives
- penny: Person's name
- chop: To cut into pieces with an up and down motion
- shower: Device producing falling water for cleaning
- easy: Not hard to do; not difficult
- fun: Amusing and enjoyable
- bout: A boxing match
- giggle: To laugh in a childish or silly way
- nice: Being attractive or of high quality or value
- escalate: To increase in size, intensity, or scope
- hair: Long thin strands growing on your head or body
- eyebrow: Line of hair that grows above the eye
- razor: Tool with a sharp edge used to shave beard or hair
- perfection: State of excellence that cannot be improved
- shirt: Light garment for upper body, with sleeves
- sweater: Warm knitted article of clothing worn on the body
- playful: Being fun or wanting to play
- hairy: Having or covered with a lot of hair
- secretly: So that others don't know
- swift: Quick
- ugly: (E.g. of a situation) bad; likely to turn nasty
- juice: Liquids (often squeezed from vegetables, fruit)
- lawyer: Professional who helps people with the law
- haircut: Act of cutting the hair; way the hair is cut
- til: Until
- chic: Fashionable; stylish; smart; sophisticated
- salon: Place for hairdressing or beauty treatments
- snip: To cut using a light movement with scissors
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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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楊繼中 posted on 2016/08/02Get ready for some hilarious salon chaos as kids take the scissors into their own hands in this 'Kids Give Adults Haircuts' video! You'll pick up practical, everyday phrases perfect for daily conversations while enjoying the surprise pixie cuts and dramatic makeovers. It's a fun way to practice simple sentence structures and enjoy some lighthearted humor!
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