aggressive
US /əˈɡrɛsɪv/
UK /əˈgresɪv/
- Adjective
- Using energy and determination to achieve a goal
- Behaving in a hostile and threatening way
B1Morealive
US /əˈlaɪv/
UK /ə'laɪv/
- Adjective
- Living; not dead
- Active; energetic; full of life.
A2TOEICMoreaspire
US /əˈspaɪr/
UK /əˈspaɪə(r)/
- Intransitive Verb
- To have a great ambition or goal
B2Morebite
US /baɪt/
UK /baɪt/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Amount of food taken into your mouth at one time
- Wound left from being bitten
- Intransitive Verb
- (E.g. of fish) to take bait and be caught
A2Morecab
US /kæb/
UK /kæb/
- Countable Noun
- A taxi
A2Morecannon
US /ˈkænən/
UK /'kænən/
- Countable Noun
- Large wheeled gun that fires heavy metal balls
- Intransitive Verb
- To hit and bounce off
B2Morecombat
US /kəmˈbæt, ˈkɑmˌbæt/
UK /'kɒmbæt/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To fight someone or something physically
B1Morecome after
US /kʌm ˈæftɚ/
UK /kʌm ˈɑ:ftə/
- Phrasal Verb
- To follow someone in order to threaten them
A1Moredude
US /dud, djud/
UK /du:d/
- Noun
- Form of address for a man
- (informal) A man; a fellow.
- Interjection
- (informal) Used as a term of address, often between men.
B2Moreever since
US /ˈɛvɚ sɪns/
UK /ˈevə sins/
- Adverb
- Continuously from a past time until now.
- Conjunction
- From the time that; because.
B2Moreevil
US /ˈivəl/
UK /'i:vl/
- Countable Noun
- Act considered morally bad
- Adjective
- Morally bad; causing harm to people
- Profoundly immoral and wicked.
A2Moreexact
US /ɪɡˈzækt/
UK /ɪɡ'zækt/
- Adjective
- Completely correct; accurate; specific
- Transitive Verb
- To get something, sometimes using force
A2TOEICMorefeel like
US
UK
- Intransitive Verb
- To have a desire or inclination for something.
- To have a particular quality or sensation; resemble.
A1Morefine
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
A2TOEICMoreget out of
US /ɡɛt aʊt ʌv/
UK /ɡet aut ɔv/
- Phrasal Verb
- To leave or escape responsibilities, troubles
- To leave a small, enclosed vehicle
A1Moreglow
US /ɡlo/
UK /ɡləʊ/
- Noun
- Pink color in the face, e.g. from exercise/emotion
- Pleasant feeling, as of happiness or satisfaction
- Intransitive Verb
- To look very healthy and contented
- To emit a steady even light
B1Moregrandeur
US /ˈɡrændʒɚ, -ˌdʒʊr/
UK /ˈgrændʒə(r)/
- Uncountable Noun
- Impressive size, scale or beauty
C1Morehave to
US /hæv tu/
UK /ˈhæv tə/
- Auxiliary Verb
- Must do
A1Moreheight
US /haɪt/
UK /haɪt/
- Noun
- Distance of something from the bottom to the top
A2Moreill
US /ɪl/
UK /ɪl/
- Adjective
- Not well or sick
- Uncountable Noun
- Sickness or problem; bad conditions
- Something that is bad or harmful.
A2TOEICMoreimpressive
US /ɪmˈprɛsɪv/
UK /ɪmˈpresɪv/
- Adjective
- Causing admiration or respect; grand or expensive
- Having a strong effect, commanding attention.
B1TOEICMorein the world
US /ɪn ði wɜrld/
UK /in ðə wɜː(r)ld/
- Phrase
- Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
- Used to indicate the extent or degree of something, often in a superlative sense.
A1Morelegged
US /legd/
UK /legd/
- Adjective
- Having legs of a specified kind or number
B1Moreliterally
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.
B1Moremonkey
US /ˈmʌŋki/
UK /ˈmʌŋki/
- Noun
- An animal related to humans, which lives in trees
A2Morenarrator
US /ner.eɪ.tɚ/
UK /nəˈreɪtə(r)/
- Noun
- Person or character who tells a story
- A person who provides commentary or narration, especially for a broadcast or performance.
B1Moreradiation
US /ˌrediˈeʃən/
UK /ˌreɪdiˈeɪʃn/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Energy transmitted as rays, waves or particles
- Harmful waves of energy from nuclear activity
B1Moreradioactive
US /ˌredioˈæktɪv/
UK /ˌreɪdɪəʊ'æktɪv/
- Adjective
- Emitting harmful energy from nuclear activity
B2Moresickness
US /ˈsɪknɪs/
UK /ˈsɪknəs/
- Uncountable Noun
- State of illness or poor health
A2Morespider
US /ˈspaɪdɚ/
UK /ˈspaɪdə(r)/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Small creature with 8 legs that spins cobwebs
B1Moresuppose
US /səˈpoʊz/
UK /sə'pəʊz/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To imagine or guess what might happen
- Conjunction
- What if
A2TOEICMoresymptom
US /ˈsɪmtəm, ˈsɪmp-/
UK /'sɪmptəm/
- Noun
- Sign that suggests that there is a problem
B1Moreteenage
US /ˈtinˌedʒ/
UK /ˈti:neɪdʒ/
- Adjective
- Being of the age 13 through 19
A2Moretreatment
US /ˈtritmənt/
UK /ˈtri:tmənt/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Medicine or method to make someone healthier
- Way someone acts toward another
A2TOEICMoreuncle
US /ˈʌŋkəl/
UK /'ʌŋkl/
- Countable Noun
- Brother of a parent or the husband of your aunt
A2More
Vocabulary
- ever since: Continuously from a past time until now.
- have to: Must do
- come after: To follow someone in order to threaten them
- feel like: To have a desire or inclination for something.
- get out of: To leave or escape responsibilities, troubles
- in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
- literally: In a literal manner or sense; exactly as stated.
- symptom: Sign that suggests that there is a problem
- aggressive: Using energy and determination to achieve a goal
- sense: Certain mental feeling or emotion
- immediately: Without any delay; straight away
- impressive: Causing admiration or respect; grand or expensive
- suppose: To imagine or guess what might happen
- combat: To fight someone or something physically
- dude: Form of address for a man
- exact: Completely correct; accurate; specific
- bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
- explain: To make clear or easy to understand by describing
- normal: Standard or regular way of doing something
- treatment: Medicine or method to make someone healthier
- radiation: Energy transmitted as rays, waves or particles
- narrator: Person or character who tells a story
- glow: Pink color in the face, e.g. from exercise/emotion
- british: Concerning the culture and people of British
- bring: To take or go with someone to a place
- kind: In a caring and helpful manner
- alive: Living; not dead
- guy: Man; boy; any person
- remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
- know: To be familiar with a person or place, thing
- bite: Amount of food taken into your mouth at one time
- great: Very good; better than before
- aspire: To have a great ambition or goal
- hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
- start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
- evil: Act considered morally bad
- cab: A taxi
- fine: Good, acceptable or satisfactory
- grandeur: Impressive size, scale or beauty
- ill: Not well or sick
- radioactive: Emitting harmful energy from nuclear activity
- height: Distance of something from the bottom to the top
- sickness: State of illness or poor health
- cannon: Large wheeled gun that fires heavy metal balls
- teenage: Being of the age 13 through 19
- spider: Small creature with 8 legs that spins cobwebs
- legged: Having legs of a specified kind or number
- monkey: An animal related to humans, which lives in trees
- uncle: Brother of a parent or the husband of your aunt
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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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Ricky Chang posted on 2016/12/19Ever wondered what it's like for Spider-Man to get bitten by a radioactive spider? This hilarious parody dives into the absurd humor of superhero origins, showing you how a doctor might diagnose radiation sickness! You'll pick up some great situational dialogue and simple sentence structures perfect for everyday conversations.
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