as long as
US /æz lɔŋ æz/
UK /æz lɔŋ æz/
- Conjunction
- For the period that; provided that.
- For the length of time that
- Preposition
- On the condition that; providing that.
- Having the same length as.
A1Morebathroom
US /ˈbæθru:m/
UK /ˈbɑ:θru:m/
- Noun
- Room where you take a bath or go to the toilet
B1Morebutt
US /bʌt/
UK /bʌt/
- Noun
- (Informal) fleshy part of your body you sit on
- The thick end of something, especially a cigarette.
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To share a boundary by being next to
- To strike, push, or shove (someone or something) with the head.
B2Morecheck out
US /tʃɛk aʊt/
UK /tʃek aut/
- Phrase
- Phrasal Verb
- To find out information about something
- To take books out of a library
A1Morecute
US /kjut/
UK /kju:t/
- Adjective
- Attractive in a pretty or endearing way
B2Moredining
US /'daɪnɪŋ/
UK /'daɪnɪŋ/
- Intransitive Verb
- To eat
- Uncountable Noun
- The activity of eating a meal.
A2Morefaceless
US /ˈfeslɪs/
UK /ˈfeɪsləs/
- Adjective
- Without an identity
B1Moregrow up
US /ɡro ʌp/
UK /ɡrəu ʌp/
- Phrasal Verb
- To develop from a child into an adult
A1Morehorse
US /hɔ:rs/
UK /hɔ:s/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Large animal with 4 legs used for riding
- Stand or frame used to support something
- Intransitive Verb
- To fool around stupidly
A2Morehungry
US /ˈhʌŋɡri/
UK /ˈhʌŋgri/
- Adjective
- Feeling a need or want to eat food
- Feeling a need or want to eat food
B2Morekid
US /kɪd/
UK /kɪd/
- Countable Noun
- Child or young person
- Young goat
- Adjective
- Made from young goat skin
A2Moremeow
US /miˈaʊ/
UK /mɪ'aʊ/
- Noun
- Cry like a cat
- Intransitive Verb
- To cry like a cat
C1Morenephew
US /ˈnɛfju/
UK /ˈnefju:/
- Countable Noun
- Son of your brother or sister
B1Morepatch
US /pætʃ/
UK /pætʃ/
- Noun
- Cover worn over an eye to protect or hide it
- Piece of ground on vegetation grows
- Transitive Verb
- To join or unite, e.g. two phone calls
- To repair hole by sewing a piece of cloth over it
B1TOEICMoreshare
US /ʃɛr/
UK /ʃeə(r)/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Part-ownership in a property, business or company
- Part of a company you own, shown by a certificate
- Transitive Verb
- To divide something between two or more people
- To allow others to use your things equally
A2TOEICMoresidewalk
US /ˈsaɪdˌwɔk/
UK /ˈsaɪdwɔ:k/
- Countable Noun
- Paved area for pedestrians, usually beside a road
C2Moresneeze
US /sniz/
UK /sni:z/
- Noun
- Act of air suddenly being forced out of nose/mouth
- Intransitive Verb
- To suddenly force air out of nose/mouth
B1Moresour
US /saʊr/
UK /ˈsaʊə(r)/
- Intransitive Verb
- (Of relationship) to cease to be good or friendly
- Adjective
- Being mean and not friendly
- Spoiled or made more acidic
B2Morespeechless
US /ˈspitʃlɪs/
UK /'spi:tʃləs/
- Adjective
- Temporarily unable to speak, as through shock
B1Morestare
US /stɛr/
UK /steə(r)/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To look at someone or something for a long time
- Noun
- A long look at something or someone for a reason
A2Morestore
US /stɔr, stor/
UK /stɔ:(r)/
- Transitive Verb
- To put things in a place for later use
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Place where things are kept for future use
- Place where you can go to buy things
A2TOEICMoreteller
US /ˈtɛlɚ/
UK /ˈtelə(r)/
- Countable Noun
- Person who works at a bank front counter
B2Moretruth
US /truθ/
UK /tru:θ/
- Uncountable Noun
- Real facts about something
A2Moretwitter
US /ˈtwɪtɚ/
UK /ˈtwɪtə(r)/
- Intransitive Verb
- To make small chattering sounds, like some birds
- Proper Noun
- An online messaging system
C2Moreweird
US /wɪrd/
UK /wɪəd/
- Adjective
- Odd or unusual; surprising; strange
- Eerily strange or disturbing.
B1Morework at
US /wɚk æt/
UK /wə:k æt/
- Phrasal Verb
- To have a job at a particular place or organization.
- To make an effort to improve something.
A1More
Vocabulary
- work at: To have a job at a particular place or organization.
- as long as: For the period that; provided that.
- grow up: To develop from a child into an adult
- check out
- weird: Odd or unusual; surprising; strange
- stare: To look at someone or something for a long time
- butt: (Informal) fleshy part of your body you sit on
- mean: Average of a set of numbers
- favorite: A thing that someone likes best or enjoys most
- catch: Amount of something that has been caught
- patch: Cover worn over an eye to protect or hide it
- sneeze: Act of air suddenly being forced out of nose/mouth
- pick: Sharp tool used for breaking the ground
- grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
- stand: To be a candidate in an election
- front: Behavior not showing a person's true feelings
- find: To become aware of something that is happening
- laugh: To make a happy sound when something is funny
- think: To have an idea about something without certainty
- sour: (Of relationship) to cease to be good or friendly
- store: To put things in a place for later use
- truth: Real facts about something
- check: Paper showing how much you owe at a restaurant
- share: Part-ownership in a property, business or company
- picture: General situation or state of being
- work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
- hurt: To cause pain, damage or injury
- nephew: Son of your brother or sister
- show: To be easily seen or displayed
- speechless: Temporarily unable to speak, as through shock
- kid: Child or young person
- sidewalk: Paved area for pedestrians, usually beside a road
- dining: To eat
- teller: Person who works at a bank front counter
- bathroom: Room where you take a bath or go to the toilet
- twitter: To make small chattering sounds, like some birds
- hungry: Feeling a need or want to eat food
- horse: Large animal with 4 legs used for riding
- cute: Attractive in a pretty or endearing way
- meow: Cry like a cat
- faceless: Without an identity
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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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Sabrina Hsu posted on 2017/01/19Ever wonder what hilarious things kids say? This video dives into the #MyKidIsWeird hashtag with unexpected and funny fan tweets from The Tonight Show! You'll pick up on everyday conversational phrases and simple sentence structures that are perfect for practicing real-life dialogue.
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