base
US /bes/
UK /beɪs/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Place military personnel live, train, and operate
- Bottom part of an object that touches a surface
- Transitive Verb
- To use as the starting point or origin for
- To have as the main location for (company, etc.)
A2TOEICMorebat
US /bæt/
UK /bæt/
- Countable Noun
- Small flying mouse-like animal with wings
- Object used for hitting a ball in various games
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To use a wooden stick in baseball or cricket
A2Morebowl
US /bol/
UK /bəʊl/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Part of an object that has a rounded, inward curve
- Round container used for holding rice, soup etc.
- Intransitive Verb
- To roll a ball in the sport of bowling
A2Morechew
US /tʃu:/
UK /tʃu:/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To bite something many times without swallowing it
- Noun
- Act of biting something many times
B1Morechili
US /ˈtʃɪli/
UK /ˈtʃɪli/
- Noun
- Hot-tasting spice used in curry, etc.
B2Moredeck
US /dɛk/
UK /dek/
- Noun
- Floor built into a ship, bus, plane or home
- Transitive Verb
- To hit someone hard enough to knock them down
B1Moredelayed
US /dɪ'leɪd/
UK /dɪ'leɪd/
- Transitive Verb
- To wait some amount of time before doing something
- To do something later than is planned or expected
A2Moredude
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.
B2Morefilthy
US /ˈfɪlθi/
UK /'fɪlθɪ/
- Adjective
- Being very rude (about sex, bodily functions)
- (E.g. of a joke) being extremely rude or impolite
B2Moreflavor
US /ˈflevɚ/
UK /'fleɪvə/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Quality giving something a particular character
- Taste of something, especially in food or drink
- Transitive Verb
- To add extra taste to a food
B1Morehit off
US
UK
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To start something successfully or in a promising way.
- Phrasal Verb
- To quickly become good friends with someone.
- To start something successfully or enjoyably.
A2Moreinvite
US /ɪnˈvaɪt/
UK /ɪnˈvaɪt/
- Transitive Verb
- To ask someone to go somewhere or do something
- Noun
- An invitation
A2TOEICMoreknock
US /nɑk/
UK /nɒk/
- Noun
- Bad experience that reduces a person's confidence
- Action of something solid hitting something hard
- Transitive Verb
- To criticize someone in an unreasonable way
- To hit something to get people's attention
A2Moreleague
US /liɡ/
UK /li:ɡ/
- Noun
- Group of people, countries with a common goal
- Association of sports teams that organizes matches
- Intransitive Verb
- To form a league; to unite for a common purpose.
A2TOEICMoreon deck
US /ɑn dɛk/
UK /ɔn dek/
- Adjective
- In baseball, being the next batter to come up to bat.
- Next in line; ready or available.
- Adverb
- Located or situated on the deck of a ship.
B2Moreon the line
US /ɑn ði laɪn/
UK /ɔn ðə lain/
- Phrase
- At risk; in a situation where something could be lost.
- Having a great deal of responsibility.
A1Morepitch
US /pɪtʃ/
UK /pɪtʃ/
- Transitive Verb
- To suggest a product, idea to make someone buy
- To throw a baseball to a batter
- Noun
- Act of throwing a baseball for someone to hit
- Playing fields in sports, e.g. for soccer
B1TOEICMorepitcher
US /ˈpɪtʃɚ/
UK /ˈpɪtʃə(r)/
- Countable Noun
- Person who throws the ball during a baseball game
- Jug to hold and pour liquids
B1Morepocket
US /ˈpɑkɪt/
UK /'pɒkɪt/
- Countable Noun
- Small cloth bag sewn into clothing to hold things
- Area of space
- Transitive Verb
- To put something into your pocket
- To take or hide something illegally
A2TOEICMoreprotein
US /ˈprəʊˌtiːn/
UK /ˈprəʊti:n/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Group of molecules made from amino acids
B1Moreranch
US /ræntʃ/
UK /rɑ:ntʃ/
- Countable Noun
- Large farm, made mostly of land for raising cattle
- Intransitive Verb
- To do the work of raising cattle
B1Moresore
US /sɔr, sor/
UK /sɔ:(r)/
- Noun
- An open or raised painful spot on the skin
- Adjective
- Angry; annoyed
- Upset or angry about something that happened
A2Morestealth
US /stɛlθ/
UK /stelθ/
- Uncountable Noun
- Manner of moving so as to avoid being seen
B2Moresuck
US /sʌk/
UK /sʌk/
- Intransitive Verb
- To be very bad, undesirable or unpleasant
- Transitive Verb
- To pull or remove something with great power
- To attract someone; make someone interested
B1Moreswag
US /swæɡ/
UK /swæg/
- Noun
- Australian sack/bundle containing your possessions
C1Moretape
US /tep/
UK /teɪp/
- Transitive Verb
- To record some sounds using an electric device
- To stick things together using an adhesive strip
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Narrow strip of magnetic material for recording on
- Thin material used to mark an area or seal things
A2Morethick
US /θɪk/
UK /θɪk/
- Adjective
- Difficult to see through, as fog
- Full of (people, etc.)
- Adverb
- In close association or friendship.
A2Moretrash
US /træʃ/
UK /træʃ/
- Uncountable Noun
- Garbage or anything that is worthless
- Transitive Verb
- To throw away in the garbage
- To criticize; claim person/thing is inferior
B2TOEICMoreupper
US /ˈʌpɚ/
UK /ˈʌpə(r)/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Drug that improves mood or increases energy
- Something happy or encouraging
- Adjective
- Located above others of the same kind
- Being the northern part of a region
B1More
Vocabulary
- on the line: At risk; in a situation where something could be lost.
- hit off: To start something successfully or in a promising way.
- on deck: In baseball, being the next batter to come up to bat.
- ball: Large dance where people dress formally
- today: This day; day that is happening now
- draw: To attract attention to someone or something
- invite: To ask someone to go somewhere or do something
- arm: To activate a weapon or bomb for use
- tomorrow: The time that is to come; the future
- good: Proper, appropriate or right
- walk: To move with your legs at a slowish pace
- run: To depart or travel according to a schedule
- friend: Person who you like and enjoy being with
- week: Period of seven days from Sunday to Saturday
- money: Coins or notes we use to pay for things
- game: Activity with rules that people play to have fun
- bad: Not good; wrong
- play: To act as a character in a movie, or on stage
- hate: To have a very strong feeling of dislike for
- hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
- perfect: So good it cannot be improved
- delayed: To wait some amount of time before doing something
- bat: Small flying mouse-like animal with wings
- steal: A bargain; something bought very cheaply
- bowl: Part of an object that has a rounded, inward curve
- throw: To use your arm to make something fly in the air
- pocket: Small cloth bag sewn into clothing to hold things
- circle: A perfectly round shape
- broken: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
- song: Distinctive series of sounds made by a bird
- cut: Act/instance of reducing the size or amount of
- guy: Man; boy; any person
- line: Border that divides two places or regions
- chew: To bite something many times without swallowing it
- sore: An open or raised painful spot on the skin
- trash: Garbage or anything that is worthless
- upper: Drug that improves mood or increases energy
- thick: Difficult to see through, as fog
- knock: Bad experience that reduces a person's confidence
- league: Group of people, countries with a common goal
- base: Place military personnel live, train, and operate
- totally: In a complete way; completely; absolutely
- step: Movement done as part of a particular dance
- pitcher: Person who throws the ball during a baseball game
- pitch: To suggest a product, idea to make someone buy
- deck: Floor built into a ship, bus, plane or home
- filthy: Being very rude (about sex, bodily functions)
- protein: Group of molecules made from amino acids
- tape: To record some sounds using an electric device
- suck: To be very bad, undesirable or unpleasant
- dude: Form of address for a man
- busch: A German surname.
- decker: Something constructed with multiple levels
- swag: Australian sack/bundle containing your possessions
- ranch: Large farm, made mostly of land for raising cattle
- hella: Very; extremely.
- chili: Hot-tasting spice used in curry, etc.
- stealth: Manner of moving so as to avoid being seen
- tommy: (historical, informal) A British private soldier.
- flavor: Quality giving something a particular character
- yay: A way of saying yes
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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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VoiceTube posted on 2013/06/12Get ready for some hilarious locker room banter and rowdy humor straight from a local baseball league! You'll pick up tons of slang and situational phrases as these guys talk walk-up songs and stealth bats. This is a super fun way to boost your vocabulary with real-world, informal English!
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