asylum
US /əˈsaɪləm/
UK /ə'saɪləm/
- Uncountable Noun
- Allowing persecuted people to stay in your country
- Countable Noun
- A hospital for mentally ill people
B2Morebell
US /bɛl/
UK /bel/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Metal object shaped like a cup that rings when hit
- Electronic device that makes a ringing sound
A2Morebelly
US /ˈbɛli/
UK /'belɪ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Middle part of the body; the stomach
- A bulging or rounded part of something.
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To expand outward; swell
- To swell like a balloon
B2Moreblade
US /bled/
UK /bleɪd/
- Noun
- One of several flat pieces in a fan which move air
- Sharp edge used for cutting
B1Morebleeding heart
US /ˈblidɪŋ hɑrt/
UK /ˈbli:dɪŋ hɑ:t/
- other
- A person who is excessively sympathetic or compassionate.
C1Moreblind
US /blaɪnd/
UK /blaɪnd/
- Adjective
- Unable to see; with eyes that cannot see
- Lacking in judgment or awareness
- Transitive Verb
- To cause someone to lose the ability to see
- To be unable to see the truth about a situation
A2Moreblood
US /blʌd/
UK /blʌd/
- Uncountable Noun
- Red liquid in the bodies of people and animals
- Related by birth; family
- Transitive Verb
- To be initiated into something, e.g. a secret club
A2Morebloody
US /ˈblʌdi/
UK /'blʌdɪ/
- Adjective
- Covered or spotted with blood on the surface
- A word used when swearing or cursing
C2Moreblown
US /blon/
UK /bləʊn/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To move something using air
- To make air come quickly out of your mouth
A2Morebreathe
US /brið/
UK /bri:ð/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To move air into and out of your lungs
- To say something very softly
A2Morechase
US /tʃes/
UK /tʃeɪs/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Act of going after someone to catch them
- Something that one pursues or tries to obtain.
- Transitive Verb
- To go after with the intention of catching
- To try very hard to get something that you want
A2Morecommit
US /kəˈmɪt/
UK /kə'mɪt/
- Transitive Verb
- To do something bad, usually a crime
- To promise your permanent love or loyalty (to)
A2TOEICMorecount off
US
UK
- Phrasal Verb
- To count numbers in turn, usually out loud
A2Moredestroy
US /dɪˈstrɔɪ/
UK /dɪ'strɔɪ/
- Transitive Verb
- To damage so badly that something no longer exists
- To defeat someone or something easily
A2TOEICMoredestroys
US
UK
- Transitive Verb
- To damage so badly that something no longer exists
- To defeat someone or something easily
A2Moredoll
US /dɑl/
UK /dɒl/
- Countable Noun
- Toy looking like a person used for play
A2Moredrown
US /draʊn/
UK /draʊn/
- Transitive Verb
- To kill something by putting it under water
- To make something very wet or cover it completely
B1Moreexistence
US /ɪɡˈzɪstəns/
UK /ɪɡ'zɪstəns/
- Uncountable Noun
- State of being present, alive or real
- A way of living; the manner in which someone lives.
A2TOEICMoreflow
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 into
US /flaɪ ˈɪntu/
UK /flai ˈintu:/
- other
- Suddenly become very angry or emotional.
- Move quickly into a place, usually by flying.
B2Morego back to
US /ɡo bæk tu/
UK /ɡəu bæk tu:/
- Phrasal Verb
- To return to a starting point
A1Moreimaginary
US /ɪˈmædʒəˌnɛri/
UK /ɪ'mædʒɪnərɪ/
- Adjective
- Not real; existing only in your imagination
A2TOEICMorein the future
US /ɪn ði ˈfjutʃɚ/
UK /in ðə ˈfju:tʃə/
- Phrase
- At a later time; in times to come.
A1Morekill me
US
UK
- Interjection
- An exaggerated expression of frustration or annoyance.
- Phrase
- A direct request to end one's life, often due to unbearable suffering.
A2Moreknock
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
A2Morelose control
US
UK
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To no longer be able to direct or restrain something.
lust
US /lʌst/
UK /lʌst/
- Uncountable Noun
- Sexual desire
B2Moremadness
US /ˈmædnɪs/
UK /ˈmædnəs/
- Uncountable Noun
- Obsolete term for legal insanity
- The state of being mentally ill; insanity.
A2Moremake up
US /mek ʌp/
UK /meik ʌp/
- Phrasal Verb
- To invent or create a story
- To add up to
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To invent a story, excuse, etc.
- To compensate for something lost, missed, or deficient.
A1Moremorality
US /məˈrælɪti, mɔ-/
UK /mə'rælətɪ/
- Uncountable Noun
- Beliefs or ideas about what is right and wrong
A2Moremurderous
US /ˈmədərəs/
UK /'mɜ:dərəs/
- Adjective
- That results in death(s)
B1Moreno matter
US
UK
- Conjunction
- Regardless of; it does not matter.
- Adverb
- Regardless of; it is not important
A1Moreon the beat
US /ɑn ði bit/
UK /ɔn ðə bi:t/
- Adjective
- Assigned to patrol a specific route or area.
- Covering a specific area of news or reporting.
A1Moreout of line
US /aʊt ʌv laɪn/
UK /aut ɔv lain/
- Adjective
- Not following the rules or accepted standards of behaviour; inappropriate.
- Not in a straight line; not aligned properly.
A1Moreprison
US /ˈprɪzən/
UK /'prɪzn/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Place the court puts criminals as punishment; jail
- A state of confinement or captivity.
A2Moreprologue
US /ˈproˌlɔɡ, -ˌlɑɡ/
UK /ˈprəʊˌlɔ:g, -ˌlɔg/
- Noun
- Introduction to a written piece of work
B2Morerage
US /reɪdʒ/
UK /reɪdʒ/
- Uncountable Noun
- Strong or violent anger
- Intransitive Verb
- To act or speak with strong or violent anger
- To move violently, like a storm
B1Morereflect
US /rɪˈflɛkt/
UK /rɪ'flekt/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To indicate or be a sign of something
- To bounce back light, heat, sound from a surface
A2TOEICMoreroam
US /rom/
UK /rəʊm/
- Intransitive Verb
- To move about freely without a set destination
B1Morerope
US /rop/
UK /rəʊp/
- Countable Noun
- A thick string made by twisting fibers together
- Transitive Verb
- To tie/attach animals, etc. together using a rope
- To enclose or cordon off an area with a rope.
B1Morerun away from
US /rʌn əˈwe frʌm/
UK /rʌn əˈwei frɔm/
- Phrasal Verb
- To run somewhere, e.g. to escape from something
A1Moresacrifice
US /ˈsækrəˌfaɪs/
UK /'sækrɪfaɪs/
- Noun
- Person/animal killed in a sacrifice (to a god)
- Person/animal killed to please a god
- Transitive Verb
- To kill an animal or human to please a god
- To give up your life for others, for a cause etc.
B1Moresadness
US /ˈsædnəs/
UK /ˈsædnəs/
- Uncountable Noun
- Unhappy feeling when something bad happened
A2Moresand
US /sænd/
UK /sænd/
- Uncountable Noun
- Area composed of tiny pieces of rock near an ocean
- Small pieces of rock that make beaches and deserts
- Transitive Verb
- To cover a surface with grit e.g. roads
- To smoothen a surface with sandpaper
A2Moresatisfied
US /ˈsætɪsˌfaɪd/
UK /ˈsætɪsfaɪd/
- Transitive Verb
- To make someone happy because they got their wish
- To do what is required in order to finish
- Adjective
- Happy because you got what you wanted; content
A2Morescream
US /skrim/
UK /skri:m/
- Intransitive Verb
- To make a sudden loud, high sound
- Noun
- A sudden loud, high-pitched noise
A2Morestabbing
US
UK
- Adjective
- Causing a sharp pain
- Transitive Verb
- To strike a blow with a knife, as to kill someone
B1Moresuicide
US /ˈsuɪˌsaɪd/
UK /'su:ɪsaɪd/
- Noun
- Act of purposely killing yourself
- Act that ruins a person's career, status etc.
B2Morethirst
US /θɚst/
UK /θɜ:st/
- Uncountable Noun
- Powerful desire or need for e.g. knowledge
- Intransitive Verb
- To have a powerful desire for e.g. knowledge
- To have a powerful desire to drink
B2Moreto the death
US /tu ðə dɛθ/
UK /tu ðə deθ/
- other
- With the greatest effort or until the very end, often deadly.
B2Moretrace
US /tres/
UK /treɪs/
- Transitive Verb
- To make an outline to determine a shape
- To find someone or something that has disappeared
- Uncountable Noun
- Very small quantity of something
- A mark or other sign of the former presence or passage of something.
B1Moretruth
US /truθ/
UK /tru:θ/
- Uncountable Noun
- Real facts about something
A2Morewanna
US /ˈwɑnə/
UK /'wɒnə/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- Shortened form of 'want to'. Used only in speaking
B2Morewiped
US
UK
- Transitive Verb
- To clean or dry something with a cloth
- To spread a liquid on something
A2More
Vocabulary
- out of line: Not following the rules or accepted standards of behaviour; inappropriate.
- no matter: Regardless of; it does not matter.
- make up: To invent or create a story
- go back to: To return to a starting point
- kill me: An exaggerated expression of frustration or annoyance.
- to the death: With the greatest effort or until the very end, often deadly.
- run away from: To run somewhere, e.g. to escape from something
- on the beat: Assigned to patrol a specific route or area.
- lose control: To no longer be able to direct or restrain something.
- fly into: Suddenly become very angry or emotional.
- in the future: At a later time; in times to come.
- count off: To count numbers in turn, usually out loud
- bleeding heart: A person who is excessively sympathetic or compassionate.
- life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
- live: To be alive
- love: Person's name
- wall: High, flat side of a room or building
- time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
- stop: To block or close something
- grey: Color between black and white (also spelled gray)
- feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
- doll: Toy looking like a person used for play
- hear: To be aware of sound; to perceive with the ear
- face: To cover a surface with something like paint
- leave: To go away from; depart
- rain: Drops of water that fall out of clouds in the sky
- start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
- carry: To have a child, be pregnant
- heart: A feeling of care for others; compassion
- madness: Obsolete term for legal insanity
- pain: Strong feeling of hurt or discomfort
- kill: To cause someone to experience a lot of pain
- hold: To agree to keep something for someone
- break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
- turn: To become (a particular age)
- blood: Red liquid in the bodies of people and animals
- dream: A wish or hope for something to happen
- painting: A picture made with paint
- lose: To be unable to keep in check or control something
- mind: To be bothered or upset by something
- call: A order or request for action
- future: Time that is to come after the present
- matter: To be of great importance; to count
- truth: Real facts about something
- meaning: To express a particular idea or thought
- breathe: To move air into and out of your lungs
- flow: To move steadily and easily in a certain direction
- feeling: Sensation or emotion you experience
- destroy: To damage so badly that something no longer exists
- blind: Unable to see; with eyes that cannot see
- murderous: That results in death(s)
- scream: To make a sudden loud, high sound
- destroys: To damage so badly that something no longer exists
- sand: Area composed of tiny pieces of rock near an ocean
- knock: Bad experience that reduces a person's confidence
- blown: To move something using air
- bell: Metal object shaped like a cup that rings when hit
- prison: Place the court puts criminals as punishment; jail
- sadness: Unhappy feeling when something bad happened
- stabbing: Causing a sharp pain
- rage: Strong or violent anger
- wiped: To clean or dry something with a cloth
- thirst: Powerful desire or need for e.g. knowledge
- drown: To kill something by putting it under water
- chase: Act of going after someone to catch them
- reflect: To indicate or be a sign of something
- commit: To do something bad, usually a crime
- rope: A thick string made by twisting fibers together
- suicide: Act of purposely killing yourself
- trace: To make an outline to determine a shape
- morality: Beliefs or ideas about what is right and wrong
- blade: One of several flat pieces in a fan which move air
- existence: State of being present, alive or real
- satisfied: To make someone happy because they got their wish
- imaginary: Not real; existing only in your imagination
- sacrifice: Person/animal killed in a sacrifice (to a god)
- bloody: Covered or spotted with blood on the surface
- wanna: Shortened form of 'want to'. Used only in speaking
- belly: Middle part of the body; the stomach
- prologue: Introduction to a written piece of work
- lust: Sexual desire
- roam: To move about freely without a set destination
- asylum: Allowing persecuted people to stay in your country
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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 2013/02/04Dive into the emotional world of X Japan's 'Art of Life' and explore its poetic lyrics filled with themes of heartbreak and mental health. This video is perfect for practicing simple sentence structures while immersing yourself in a truly haunting and melancholic masterpiece.
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