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.
A1Morebreakfast
US /ˈbrɛkfəst/
UK /ˈbrekfəst/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- First meal of the day
- Intransitive Verb
- To have the first meal of the day
A2Morebubblegum
US /'bʌblɡʌm/
UK /ˈbʌblgʌm/
- Uncountable Noun
- Form of chewing gum
C2Morebun
US /bʌn/
UK /bʌn/
- Noun
- Woman's hairstyle of hair drawn into a round shape
B2Morechar
US /tʃɑr/
UK /tʃɑ:(r)/
- Transitive Verb
- To become burnt and the outside appears black
- Uncountable Noun
- A solid material that remains after heating a substance.
B2Morechewy
US /ˈtʃui/
UK /ˈtʃu:i/
- Adjective
- (Of food) needing a lot of chewing; tough
B1Morechick
US /tʃɪk/
UK /tʃɪk/
- Countable Noun
- A baby bird
A2Morechilli
US /ˈtʃɪli/
UK /'tʃɪlɪ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Hot-tasting spice used in curry, etc.
B2Morecrispy
US /ˈkrɪspi/
UK /'krɪspɪ/
- Adjective
- Dry and breaking with a sharp sound
C1Morecuisine
US /kwɪˈzin/
UK /kwɪˈzi:n/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Certain style or technique of cooking
- A type of food; the foods and methods of cooking traditional to a region or population.
B1Moredammit
US /ˈdæmɪt/
UK /'dæmɪt/
- Interjection
- A mild swear word used to express annoyance
B2Moredessert
US /dɪˈzɜ:rt/
UK /dɪˈzɜ:t/
- Noun
- Sweet food usually eaten at the end of a meal
B2Moredip
US /dɪp/
UK /dɪp/
- Intransitive Verb
- To decrease or lower temporarily
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Food or sauce eaten with crackers/raw vegetables
- Place on surface (e.g. a road) lower than the rest
B1Moredisappointment
US /ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪntmənt/
UK /ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪntmənt/
- Uncountable Noun
- Feeling or state of not being satisfied
- An event or situation that is not as good as you had hoped
B2Morefigure out
US /ˈfɪɡjɚ aʊt/
UK /ˈfiɡə aut/
- Phrasal Verb
- To understand the behavior of someone
- To think through logically to find a solution
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To understand or find an answer to something.
- To find a solution to a problem or understand something.
A1Morefishing
US /ˈfɪʃɪŋ/
UK /ˈfɪʃɪŋ/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To go fishing with a net or hook
- Uncountable Noun
- The act of catching fish
A2Moreflamingo
US /fləˈmɪŋgoʊ/
UK /fləˈmɪŋgəʊ/
- Noun
- Large pink to scarlet web-footed wading bird
C1Moreflavour
US /ˈflevɚ/
UK /ˈfleɪvə(r)/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Taste of something, especially in food or drink
- Transitive Verb
- To add extra taste to a food
B1Moregenuine
US /ˈdʒɛnjuɪn/
UK /ˈdʒenjuɪn/
- Adjective
- Being real, actual, and not false or artificial
- Being sincere in your actions or character
A2TOEICMoregift
US /ɡɪft/
UK /gɪft/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Something given to another for a reason; present
- Special skill or natural ability to do something
A2TOEICMoregrab
US /ɡræb/
UK /ɡræb/
- Transitive Verb
- To take and hold something quickly
A2Morehave to
US /hæv tu/
UK /ˈhæv tə/
- Auxiliary Verb
- Must do
A1Moreheading to
US
UK
- Phrasal Verb
- Going in a particular direction.
- Intransitive Verb
- Going in the direction of; on the way to.
- Moving towards a future state or condition.
A1Morehint
US /hɪnt/
UK /hɪnt/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To suggest without being direct about it
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Helpful piece of information
- Tiny quantity or sign of something
A2Morehulk
US /hʌlk/
UK /hʌlk/
- Noun
- Large object, e.g. a boat
B2Morein fact
US /ɪn fækt/
UK /in fækt/
- Adverb
- Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
- Used to introduce a more detailed or surprising piece of information.
- Phrase
- Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that is surprising or contrary to what might be expected.
C1Morein shape
US /ɪn ʃep/
UK /in ʃeip/
- Adjective
- In good physical condition; fit.
- Phrase
- In good physical condition.
- In good condition or order.
A1Morekaraoke
US /ˌkærɪ'oʊkɪ/
UK /ˌkærɪ'əʊkɪ/
- Noun
- Singing popular songs to a prerecorded soundtrack
C1Moreliver
US /ˈlɪvɚ/
UK /ˈlɪvə(r)/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Organ from animals served as food
- Organ that absorbs food and cleans the blood
B1Morelogo
US /ˈloˌɡo/
UK /'ləʊɡəʊ/
- Noun
- Name, symbol or picture which represents a company
B2TOEICMorelook at
US /lʊk æt/
UK /luk æt/
- Phrasal Verb
- To use your eyes to focus on something
- To focus your eyes on something carefully
A1Moremicro
US /ˈmaɪkro/
UK /'maɪkrəʊ/
- Noun
- A prefix meaning 'very small'
B2Moremonopoly
US /məˈnɑpəli/
UK /mə'nɒpəlɪ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Complete market control for a service or product
- A board game in which players try to gain monopolies on properties as their opponents are forced to pay them rent.
C2Moremug
US /mʌɡ/
UK /mʌɡ/
- Countable Noun
- Large ceramic drinking cup with a handle
- Transitive Verb
- To attack someone to rob them
B1Morenah
US /nɑ:/
UK /nɑ:/
- Noun
- Way of saying 'No'
B2Moreon purpose
US /ɑn ˈpɚpəs/
UK /ɔn ˈpə:pəs/
- Idiom
- Intentionally; deliberately.
- Phrase
- Intentionally; deliberately.
A1Moreon the inside
US /ɑn ði ɪnˈsaɪd/
UK /ɔn ðə inˈsaid/
- Phrase
- Having a position of authority or influence within an organization or system.
- In prison; incarcerated.
- Adjective
- Possessing secret or confidential information.
A1Moreon the way
US /ɑn ði we/
UK /ɔn ðə wei/
- Phrase
- During the journey to a particular place.
A1Moreoyster
US /ˈɔɪstɚ/
UK /'ɔɪstə(r)/
- Countable Noun
- An edible marine mollusk
B2Morepen
US /pɛn/
UK /pen/
- Countable Noun
- Small fenced area where people or animals are kept
- Writing tool that uses ink
- Transitive Verb
- To put animals, people in a fenced or closed area
- To write (a song, love letter, etc.)
A2Morepickle
US /ˈpɪkəl/
UK /ˈpɪkl/
- Countable Noun
- A cucumber preserved in brine or vinegar
B2Morepineapple
US /ˈpaɪnˌæpəl/
UK /ˈpaɪnæpl/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- A sweet fruit with yellow flesh and green skin
- The tropical plant that produces the pineapple fruit.
- Adjective
- Having the flavor of pineapple.
C1Morepool
US /pul/
UK /pu:l/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Amount collected, e.g. money, for some purpose
- Small body of still water
- Intransitive Verb
- (Of a liquid) to collect into a small area
A2Morepork
US /pɔ:rk/
UK /pɔ:k/
- Uncountable Noun
- Meat of a pig, used for food
B2Moreporridge
US /ˈpɔ:rɪdʒ/
UK /ˈpɒrɪdʒ/
- Uncountable Noun
- Dish made of oatmeal, usually eaten at breakfast
B2Morepreserve
US /prɪˈzɜ:rv/
UK /prɪˈzɜ:v/
- Transitive Verb
- To cook food so it can be kept for long periods
- To protect something from harm, loss or damage
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Sweet fruit spread; jam
- Protected area of land with plants and animals
B1TOEICMorepump
US /pʌmp/
UK /pʌmp/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To make liquid or gas flow in a particular direction
- To make water/other liquid move using a machine
- Noun
- A device more moving liquids
- Light woman's shoe
B1Moreradish
US /ˈrædɪʃ/
UK /ˈrædɪʃ/
- Countable Noun
- Plant grown for its edible strong-tasting root
- Adjective
- Having a color similar to that of a radish, typically a bright reddish-purple.
C1Morereaction
US /riˈækʃən/
UK /rɪ'ækʃn/
- Noun
- Bodily response to a drug or something eaten
- Feeling or action in response to something
A2Morerelive
US /riˈlɪv/
UK /ˌri:'lɪv/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To remember a past time or event
C1Morerip
US /rɪp/
UK /rɪp/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To tear or split roughly or cause to tear or split
- To become torn, opened, or split apart forcefully
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- A long tear in something, e.g. a piece of cloth
- (Slang) A puff of marijuana.
B1Morescan
US /skæn/
UK /skæn/
- Transitive Verb
- To look inside of the body with a special machine
- To look at something very quickly for information
- Noun
- A look inside the body with a special machine
B1TOEICMoresesame
US /ˈsɛsəmi/
UK /ˈsesəmi/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Tropical plant with seeds used as food in oil
B2Moreshell
US /ʃɛl/
UK /ʃel/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Hard outer cover of an egg, fruit, nut, or seed
- Hard metal container containing a bullet
- Transitive Verb
- To remove the outer covering of peas, nuts etc.
- To fire shells (weapons) at
B1Moreshoot
US /ʃut/
UK /ʃu:t/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To kick or throw a ball at a goal
- To fire a gun; injure or kill someone with a gun
- Countable Noun
- Emerging new part of a plant
A2Moreslippery
US /ˈslɪpəri/
UK /ˈslɪpəri/
- Adjective
- Difficult to hold or stand as it's smooth/wet/icy
- Hard to pin down; avoiding telling facts; evasive
B1Moresoak
US /sok/
UK /səʊk/
- Transitive Verb
- To make something completely wet
- To place something in liquid for a period of time
- Noun
- Placement in liquid for a period of time
B1Moresoy
US /sɔɪ/
UK /sɔɪ/
- Noun
- Food substance made from soya beans
C2Morespree
US /spri/
UK /spri:/
- Noun
- Short intense period of shopping/killing etc.
C1Morestay in
US /ste ɪn/
UK /stei in/
- Phrasal Verb
- To remain inside one's home.
- Intransitive Verb
- To remain as an inpatient in a hospital.
stick
US /stɪk/
UK /stɪk/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To push a sharp or pointed object into something
- To join together using glue or paste
- Countable Noun
- Long thin piece of wood from a tree
A2Moresunny
US /ˈsʌni/
UK /'sʌnɪ/
- Adjective
- Feeling or being cheerful, happy, and friendly
- When the sun is bright in the sky
A2Moreswim in
US
UK
- Phrasal Verb
- To move through water by using your arms and legs.
- Intransitive Verb
- To have a lot of something.
A1Moretaste
US /test/
UK /teɪst/
- Uncountable Noun
- (Good) sense of style in clothes, art, or manners
- Flavor in your mouth from food or drink
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To experience something
- To experience the flavor of food, drink
A2TOEICMoreused to
US /juzd tu/
UK /ˈju:st tə/
- Adjective
- Did regularly before, but don't do now
- Auxiliary Verb
- Have done before, but do not do now
A1Morewhale
US /hwel, wel/
UK /weɪl/
- Transitive Verb
- To strike forcefully, e.g. as a punishment
- To hunt and catch whales
- Countable Noun
- a very large sea mammal that breathes air through a hole at the top of its head and looks like a giant fish
B1Morewithout me
US
UK
- Phrase
- Not including me; excluding me.
A2Morewrap
US /ræp/
UK /ræp/
- Countable Noun
- Piece of clothing worn loosely on the shoulders
- Thin bread filled with food and rolled
- Transitive Verb
- To be or move around something
- To cover something with paper or a cloth e.g. gift
B1More
Vocabulary
- used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
- have to: Must do
- on the inside: Having a position of authority or influence within an organization or system.
- on the way: During the journey to a particular place.
- without me: Not including me; excluding me.
- as long as: For the period that; provided that.
- stay in: To remain inside one's home.
- on purpose: Intentionally; deliberately.
- in shape: In good physical condition; fit.
- heading to: Going in a particular direction.
- figure out: To understand the behavior of someone
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
- swim in: To move through water by using your arms and legs.
- stick: To push a sharp or pointed object into something
- figure: To appear in a game, play or event
- grab: To take and hold something quickly
- present: Being in attendance; being there; having turned up
- genuine: Being real, actual, and not false or artificial
- wrap: Piece of clothing worn loosely on the shoulders
- bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
- rip: To tear or split roughly or cause to tear or split
- cuisine: Certain style or technique of cooking
- reaction: Bodily response to a drug or something eaten
- preserve: To cook food so it can be kept for long periods
- soak: To make something completely wet
- dip: To decrease or lower temporarily
- monopoly: Complete market control for a service or product
- crispy: Dry and breaking with a sharp sound
- hint: To suggest without being direct about it
- taste: (Good) sense of style in clothes, art, or manners
- pickle: A cucumber preserved in brine or vinegar
- scan: To look inside of the body with a special machine
- steal: A bargain; something bought very cheaply
- mug: Large ceramic drinking cup with a handle
- chewy: (Of food) needing a lot of chewing; tough
- shell: Hard outer cover of an egg, fruit, nut, or seed
- liver: Organ from animals served as food
- oyster: An edible marine mollusk
- guy: Man; boy; any person
- bun: Woman's hairstyle of hair drawn into a round shape
- chick: A baby bird
- perfect: So good it cannot be improved
- sesame: Tropical plant with seeds used as food in oil
- porridge: Dish made of oatmeal, usually eaten at breakfast
- floss: To move thin thread to clean between your teeth
- pump: To make liquid or gas flow in a particular direction
- disappear: To no longer see because it's not there any more
- dessert: Sweet food usually eaten at the end of a meal
- slippery: Difficult to hold or stand as it's smooth/wet/icy
- shoot: To kick or throw a ball at a goal
- check: Paper showing how much you owe at a restaurant
- flavour: Taste of something, especially in food or drink
- whale: To strike forcefully, e.g. as a punishment
- disappointment: Feeling or state of not being satisfied
- spree: Short intense period of shopping/killing etc.
- favourite: A thing that someone likes best or enjoys most
- stay: To keep trying without giving up
- pool: Amount collected, e.g. money, for some purpose
- good: Proper, appropriate or right
- soy: Food substance made from soya beans
- radish: Plant grown for its edible strong-tasting root
- bread: Money or earnings
- arrive: To reach the place you are traveling to
- gift: Something given to another for a reason; present
- sweet: Piece of candy, or other food containing sugar
- karaoke: Singing popular songs to a prerecorded soundtrack
- breakfast: First meal of the day
- pineapple: A sweet fruit with yellow flesh and green skin
- pen: Small fenced area where people or animals are kept
- micro: A prefix meaning 'very small'
- pork: Meat of a pig, used for food
- relive: To remember a past time or event
- dammit: A mild swear word used to express annoyance
- chilli: Hot-tasting spice used in curry, etc.
- flamingo: Large pink to scarlet web-footed wading bird
- sunny: Feeling or being cheerful, happy, and friendly
- hulk: Large object, e.g. a boat
- logo: Name, symbol or picture which represents a company
- char: To become burnt and the outside appears black
- nah: Way of saying 'No'
- fishing: To go fishing with a net or hook
- bubblegum: Form of chewing gum
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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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♥ VLOGMAS 2016 ♥ Christmas in Sydney ♥
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CÅthy Chungchung posted on 2017/01/27Get ready for a festive trip to Sydney! You'll join the fun with a cozy hotel check-in, explore iconic spots like Sydney Tower, and dive into delicious dim sum at Tim Ho Wan. Plus, get ready for a lively karaoke night and maybe even some Christmas gift ideas!
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