ace
US /es/
UK /eɪs/
- Countable Noun
- Highest value card in a game of cards
- Best player
- Intransitive Verb
- To get a perfect score on a test; be successful
B1Moreannouncement
US /əˈnaʊnsmənt/
UK /əˈnaʊnsmənt/
- Noun
- Act of informing people about something publicly
A2TOEICMoreanymore
US /ˌɛniˈmɔr, -ˈmor/
UK /'enɪmɔ:/
- Adverb
- No longer; no more
A2Moreawesome
US /ˈɔsəm/
UK /'ɔ:səm/
- Adjective
- Great; wonderful; stupendous
B2TOEICMoredude
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.
B2Morefloat
US /floʊt/
UK /fləʊt/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To sell the shares of a company publicly
- To move slowly and easily through air
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Object designed to stay on the surface of water
- Decorated truck used in a festival
B1Moreforeign
US /ˈfɔ:rən/
UK /ˈfɒrən/
- Adjective
- Being of a different place or country
- Strange; different from ones found at home
A2TOEICMoreghost
US /goʊst/
UK /gəʊst/
- Transitive Verb
- To write a book on behalf of another person
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Bad effects, memories, and feelings from the past
- Spirit of a dead person, appearing to the living
B1Moregraduate
US /ˈɡrædʒuˌet/
UK /'ɡrædʒʊət/
- Adjective
- Concerning a Masters or Ph.D. university courses
- Relating to studies beyond a bachelor's degree.
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To get a degree from school, college, university
- To move up from a position to a higher, better one
A2TOEICMorein real life
US /ɪn ˈriəl laɪf/
UK /in riəl laif/
- Phrase
- In the physical world; not online or in a fictional setting.
- Actually; genuinely; not made up or fictional.
A2Morejuice
US /dʒus/
UK /dʒu:s/
- Uncountable Noun
- Liquids (often squeezed from vegetables, fruit)
- Something that supplies power, e.g. electricity
A2Moreon the street
US /ɑn ði strit/
UK /ɔn ðə stri:t/
- Phrase
- Located on or along a public road in a town or city.
- Available or circulating, especially illegally or unofficially.
A1Moreprincipal
US /ˈprɪnsəpəl/
UK /ˈprɪnsəpl/
- Noun
- Leading person in a group of musicians or dancers
- Head teacher of a school
- Adjective
- Being the main or most important
A2TOEICMoreseek
US /sik/
UK /si:k/
- Transitive Verb
- To ask someone for help
- To search for; try to find or do; look for
A2TOEICMoreshocking
US /ˈʃɑkɪŋ/
UK /ˈʃɒkɪŋ/
- Transitive Verb
- To affect someone with an electrical current
- To cause great surprise, horror, or anger
- Adjective
- Very upsetting due to some unexpected event
A2Moretag
US /tæɡ/
UK /tæɡ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Child's game in which one person chases the others
- A name or label on something or someone
- Transitive Verb
- To apply a name or label to something or someone
- To touch someone you are chasing in a game
B1More
Vocabulary
- in real life: In the physical world; not online or in a fictional setting.
- on the street: Located on or along a public road in a town or city.
- awesome: Great; wonderful; stupendous
- dude: Form of address for a man
- adventure: An exciting and often dangerous experience
- seek: To ask someone for help
- foreign: Being of a different place or country
- language: Words or signs used to communicate messages
- fail: To be unsuccessful in passing a class or exam
- graduate: Concerning a Masters or Ph.D. university courses
- announcement: Act of informing people about something publicly
- grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
- principal: Leading person in a group of musicians or dancers
- cover: To record a different version of another song
- float: To sell the shares of a company publicly
- life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
- bone: Hard piece of your body that holds your muscles
- real: Actually existing or happening, not imagined
- tag: Child's game in which one person chases the others
- plane: An airplane
- ace: Highest value card in a game of cards
- time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
- people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
- anymore: No longer; no more
- street: Road in a city with buildings and places to walk
- good: Proper, appropriate or right
- do: To act; to perform actions
- pass: Act of giving a ball to another player in a sport
- ghost: To write a book on behalf of another person
- shocking: To affect someone with an electrical current
- juice: Liquids (often squeezed from vegetables, fruit)
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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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Foreign Language Class I Regular Show I Cartoon Network
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Amy.Lin posted on 2017/07/10Ever wondered what happens when language skills go hilariously wrong abroad? This clip from Regular Show is packed with funny banter and everyday phrases you'll actually use, perfect for picking up simple sentence structures and situational dialogue. Get ready for some expat humor and a quick lesson on navigating travel situations!
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