across the line
US /əˈkrɔs ðə laɪn/
UK /əˈkrɒs ðə lain/
- other
- To behave beyond acceptable or permitted boundaries.
B2Moreagile
US /ˈædʒl/
UK /ˈædʒaɪl/
- Adjective
- Quick and skillful in moving; nimble
B2TOEICMoreangle
US /ˈæŋɡəl/
UK /ˈæŋgl/
- Noun
- Place where two lines or surfaces meet
B1TOEICMorebeefy
US /ˈbifi/
UK /ˈbi:fi/
- Adjective
- Muscular and heavily built
B1Morebottom
US /ˈbɑtəm/
UK /'bɒtəm/
- Noun
- The part of your body you sit on
- Lowest position, often in a company or contest
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To hit the lowest part of something
- To provide with a bottom.
A2TOEICMorebracket
US /ˈbrækɪt/
UK /ˈbrækɪt/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Placement of a word or words within ( ) [ or ]
- Category including a range of people/things
- Transitive Verb
- To place a word or words within ( ) [ or ]
- To put into the same category or range together
B2Morecarbon
US /ˈkɑrbən/
UK /'kɑ:bən/
- Uncountable Noun
- Chemical element with an atomic number of 6
B1Moreceramic
US /səˈræmɪk/
UK /sə'ræmɪk/
- Adjective
- Made from clay and hardened in a very hot oven
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Item made from clay and hardened in a hot oven
- A hard, brittle, heat-resistant and corrosion-resistant material made by shaping and then firing a nonmetallic mineral, such as clay, at a high temperature.
B2Morechain
US /tʃen/
UK /tʃeɪn/
- Transitive Verb
- To feel to be bound or tied to
- To connect or tie with a rope made of metal links
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Series of events or things that are connected
- Series of (metal) connected links or rings
A2Morecome out with
US /kʌm aʊt wɪð/
UK /kʌm aut wið/
- Phrasal Verb
- To go out with someone on a date
- To say something, especially something surprising or controversial.
A1Moreconfidence
US /ˈkɑnfɪdəns/
UK /'kɒnfɪdəns/
- Uncountable Noun
- Feeling that you can do well at something
- Feeling you can trust someone
A2Moreconstruct
US /kənˈstrʌkt/
UK /kənˈstrʌkt/
- Transitive Verb
- To build or create something
- To create a sentence, story, argument or theory
- Noun
- A thought, theory or hypothesis
A2Moreflat
US /flæt/
UK /flæt/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Apartment; set of rooms for living in
- The smooth or level part of something
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To share an apartment with someone
- To fail to produce the intended effect; to be unsuccessful or uninteresting.
A2Moreflat out
US /flæt aʊt/
UK /flæt aut/
- Phrase
- To go as fast as you possibly can
- Adjective
- Extremely busy.
A2Moreflex
US /flɛks/
UK /fleks/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To move a part of the body to stretch muscles
B2Moreflow
US /flo/
UK /fləʊ/
- Intransitive Verb
- To move steadily and easily in a certain direction
- Uncountable Noun
- Amount of something that moves through an area
A2Morefly up
US /flai ʌp/
UK /flai ʌp/
- Phrasal Verb
- To ascend or rise quickly into the air.
- Intransitive Verb
- To be quickly promoted or advance in a career or organization.
A1Morefork
US /fɔ:rk/
UK /fɔ:k/
- Intransitive Verb
- To divide or separate into two branches
- Noun
- Place where a road, tree divides into two branches
- Tool with 4-5 points for eating or digging
A2Moreframe
US /frem/
UK /freɪm/
- Transitive Verb
- To make a person that is not guilty appear guilty
- To put say or write something in a careful way
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Structure that holds a picture or photo
- A person's body shape determined by their skeleton
A2TOEICMoregear
US /ɡɪr/
UK /ɡɪə(r)/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To aim at or prepare yourself for something
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- A speed selector connected to an engine
- Special clothes you use for a purpose
B1Moregeometry
US /dʒiˈɑ:mətri/
UK /dʒiˈɒmətri/
- Uncountable Noun
- Mathematical study of shapes, surfaces, and space
- Mathematical shape of something
B2Moreget up to
US /ɡɛt ʌp tu/
UK /ɡet ʌp tu:/
- Phrasal Verb
- To do something slightly naughty
A1Moregot to
US /ɡɑt tu/
UK /gɔt tu:/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To arrive at some place
- To have the opportunity or permission to do something
- Phrasal Verb
- To appeal to the emotions of; move
- To finally begin to start something after a delay
A1Moregram
US /ɡræm/
UK /ɡræm/
- Countable Noun
- Metric unit of weight equal to 1/1000 of a kilo
B1Moreindividually
US /ˌɪndɪˈvɪdʒuəli/
UK /ˌɪndɪˈvɪdʒuəli/
- Adverb
- In a way involving only that person
A2Moreinsanely
US /ɪn'seɪnlɪ/
UK /ɪn'seɪnlɪ/
- Adverb
- In an insane manner
B2Morelight on
US /laɪt ɑn/
UK /lait ɔn/
- Phrasal Verb
- To illuminate something.
- To discover something unexpectedly.
- Adjective
- Gentle or delicate in the use of something.
A1Morelightweight
US /ˈlaɪtˌwet/
UK /ˈlaɪtweɪt/
- Adjective
- Weighing less compared to a similar thing
B1Moremove into
US /muv ˈɪntu/
UK /mu:v ˈɪntuː/
- Phrasal Verb
- To start living in a new house or building
- To start being involved in a new area of business or activity.
ounce
US /aʊns/
UK /aʊns/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Unit of weight equal to 1/16 pound or 28 grams
- (Often in negative) very small amount of something
B2Moreperformance
US / pɚˈfɔrməns/
UK /pə'fɔ:məns/
- Noun
- Act of doing something
- Activity done to entertain an audience
A2TOEICMorepower down
US /ˈpaʊɚ daʊn/
UK /ˈpauə daun/
- Phrasal Verb
- To turn off a device or system completely.
A1Moreremoval
US /rɪˈmuvəl/
UK /rɪ'mu:vl/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Act of getting rid of something completely
- Act of making someone leave their job or position
A2TOEICMoresaddle
US /ˈsædl/
UK /ˈsædl/
- Noun
- Seat of a bicycle, or a seat to put on a horse
- Transitive Verb
- To put a saddle on a horse
- To subject to a heavy or difficult task
B2Morescrape
US /skrep/
UK /skreɪp/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To take something off a surface with a sharp tool
- To move roughly across the surface of something
- Noun
- Bad or unpleasant incident
- Sound of something moving roughly across a surface
B1Moreseal
US /sil/
UK /si:l/
- Transitive Verb
- To close tightly to protect it from leaking
- To close an envelop or package
- Noun
- Large fish-eating animal that lives on sea or land
- Official mark made in hot wax to close a document
B1Morespeed
US /spid/
UK /spi:d/
- Uncountable Noun
- How fast or slow something is or is done
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To move quickly when completing an action
- To drive a vehicle faster than laws allow
A2TOEICMorespider
US /ˈspaɪdɚ/
UK /ˈspaɪdə(r)/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Small creature with 8 legs that spins cobwebs
B1Moresprint
US /sprɪnt/
UK /sprɪnt/
- Intransitive Verb
- To race or move at full speed
- Noun
- A race run at full speed
B1Moresteep
US /stip/
UK /sti:p/
- Adjective
- Very expensive
- Rising or falling very sharply, as a cliff or hill
- Transitive Verb
- To fill with a certain quality, e.g. history
- To put a thing in a liquid for some time
B1TOEICMorestiff
US /stɪf/
UK /stɪf/
- Noun
- Slang term for a dead body
- Adjective
- Frozen still due to fear or anger
- Not able to be bent
B1Morestiffness
US /ˈstɪfnɪs/
UK /stɪfnəs/
- Uncountable Noun
- Firm resoluteness in purpose or opinion or action
C2Moresuper
US /ˈsupɚ/
UK /ˈsu:pə(r)/
- Adjective
- Of the highest quality; great; marvelous
A2Moretapered
US /'teɪpəd/
UK /'teɪpəd/
- Intransitive Verb
- (Of e.g. streets) to become gradually narrower
B2Moretarmac
US /ˈtɑrˌmæk/
UK /'tɑ:mæk/
- Uncountable Noun
- Rock and tar used to make roads
B2Moretube
US /tub,tjub/
UK /tju:b/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Plastic or metal container for soft substances
- Long hollow pipe used to hold or liquids or gases
B1Moreunique
US /juˈnik/
UK /jʊ'ni:k/
- Adjective
- Unlike other things; being the only one like it
- Remarkably special or unusual.
A2TOEICMoreup to speed
US /ʌp tu spid/
UK /ʌp tu: spi:d/
- Adjective
- Fully informed; aware of the latest information
weight
US /wet/
UK /weɪt/
- Uncountable Noun
- How heavy something is
- Metal object to measure how heavy something is
A2TOEICMore
Vocabulary
- up to speed: Fully informed; aware of the latest information
- across the line: To behave beyond acceptable or permitted boundaries.
- got to: To arrive at some place
- flat out: To go as fast as you possibly can
- come out with: To go out with someone on a date
- fly up: To ascend or rise quickly into the air.
- move into: To start living in a new house or building
- get up to: To do something slightly naughty
- light on: To illuminate something.
- power down: To turn off a device or system completely.
- head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
- unique: Unlike other things; being the only one like it
- confidence: Feeling that you can do well at something
- piece: A counter in a board game
- flat: Apartment; set of rooms for living in
- build: Your physical shape; physique
- line: Border that divides two places or regions
- light: To cause something to burn; put a burning match to
- gear: To aim at or prepare yourself for something
- frame: To make a person that is not guilty appear guilty
- bottom: The part of your body you sit on
- put: To move or place a thing in a particular position
- performance: Act of doing something
- flow: To move steadily and easily in a certain direction
- ride: Machine at an amusement park for riding on for fun
- lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
- stay: To keep trying without giving up
- talk: Style of speaking
- carbon: Chemical element with an atomic number of 6
- chain: To feel to be bound or tied to
- seal: To close tightly to protect it from leaking
- fast: In a way that is difficult to move or change
- tube: Plastic or metal container for soft substances
- weight: How heavy something is
- ounce: Unit of weight equal to 1/16 pound or 28 grams
- speed: How fast or slow something is or is done
- power: Legal or official right to perform certain actions
- stiff: Slang term for a dead body
- big: Popular
- steep: Very expensive
- super: Of the highest quality; great; marvelous
- angle: Place where two lines or surfaces meet
- sprint: To race or move at full speed
- scrape: To take something off a surface with a sharp tool
- construct: To build or create something
- happy: Feeling pleasure or joy; glad
- flex: To move a part of the body to stretch muscles
- insanely: In an insane manner
- fork: To divide or separate into two branches
- ceramic: Made from clay and hardened in a very hot oven
- gram: Metric unit of weight equal to 1/1000 of a kilo
- style: The (tasteful) way something is designed or done
- removal: Act of getting rid of something completely
- bracket: Placement of a word or words within ( ) [ or ]
- individually: In a way involving only that person
- lightweight: Weighing less compared to a similar thing
- geometry: Mathematical study of shapes, surfaces, and space
- spider: Small creature with 8 legs that spins cobwebs
- agile: Quick and skillful in moving; nimble
- stiffness: Firm resoluteness in purpose or opinion or action
- saddle: Seat of a bicycle, or a seat to put on a horse
- tarmac: Rock and tar used to make roads
- beefy: Muscular and heavily built
- tapered: (Of e.g. streets) to become gradually narrower
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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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Shop Talk: Specialized Tarmac Up Close
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dkdk posted on 2016/09/15Ever wondered what makes a top-tier road bike like the Specialized Tarmac S-Works so fast? This video dives deep into its lightweight frame, climbing, and sprint performance, giving you a close-up look at the engineering that goes into it. You'll pick up some awesome advanced vocabulary related to cycling tech along the way!
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