action
US /ˈækʃən/
UK /'ækʃn/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Something that a person or thing does
- A lawsuit.
- Intransitive Verb
- To act to do something
A2Moreapartment
US /əˈpɑ:rtmənt/
UK /əˈpɑ:tmənt/
- Countable Noun
- Set of rooms to live in on one floor of a building
A2TOEICMoreblind
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
A2Moreconfront
US /kənˈfrʌnt/
UK /kən'frʌnt/
- Transitive Verb
- To make someone, e.g. who has lied, face the truth
- (Of problem) to face someone who must deal with it
B1Moreconfused
US /kənˈfjuzd/
UK /kənˈfju:zd/
- Transitive Verb
- To make something unclear or hard to understand
- Adjective
- Being hard to understand
A2Morecurious
US /ˈkjʊriəs/
UK /ˈkjʊəriəs/
- Adjective
- Wanting to know more about something
- Attracting interest by being strange or unusual
A2Moreeventually
US /ɪˈvɛntʃuəli/
UK /ɪˈventʃuəli/
- Adverb
- After a long time; after many attempts; in the end
- At some later time; in the future
A2Moreexcellent
US /ˈɛksələnt/
UK /ˈeksələnt/
- Adjective
- Extremely good
- Very skilled; having great ability.
A2TOEICMorefine
US /faɪn/
UK /faɪn/
- Adjective
- Good, acceptable or satisfactory
- Of high quality; made with great skill
- Countable Noun
- Money you have to pay because you broke a rule
- (at the end of a piece of music) the end
A2TOEICMorefix
US /fɪks/
UK /fɪks/
- Noun
- Answer to a problem
- Transitive Verb
- To arrange or prepare something
- To attach something so it will not move or change
A2TOEICMoregoing blind
US
UK
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- In the process of losing one's sight; becoming unable to see.
going on
US /ˈɡoɪŋ ɑn/
UK /ˈgəʊɪŋ ɔn/
- Phrasal Verb
- To continue doing something
- To happen (usually negative)
A1Morehungry
US /ˈhʌŋɡri/
UK /ˈhʌŋgri/
- Adjective
- Feeling a need or want to eat food
- Feeling a need or want to eat food
B2Moreinstead of
US /ɪnˈstɛd ʌv/
UK /inˈsted ɔv/
- Preposition
- When one thing is replaced by another
- Adverb
- As a substitute or alternative.
A1Morelie
US /lai/
UK /laɪ/
- Intransitive Verb
- To be in a horizontal or flat position
- To say something that you know is not true
- Countable Noun
- An untrue statement, when you know it is not true
A2Moremess
US /mɛs/
UK /mes/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Something that is untidy, dirty or unclean
- A difficult or confused situation.
- Transitive Verb
- To make something untidy or dirty
A2Moreon the way
US /ɑn ði we/
UK /ɔn ðə wei/
- Phrase
- During the journey to a particular place.
A1Morepenny
US /ˈpɛni/
UK /ˈpeni/
- Proper Noun
- Person's name
- Countable Noun
- Small coin worth 1/100th of a pound
- A British unit of currency, one-hundredth of a pound.
B1Morerid
US /rɪd/
UK /rɪd/
- Transitive Verb
- To cause to no longer have (pest, problem)
- Adjective
- Freed or delivered from something.
A2Moreridiculous
US /rɪˈdɪkjələs/
UK /rɪˈdɪkjələs/
- Adjective
- Funny or foolish; deserving to be laughed at
A2Moresecretly
US /ˈsikrɪtlɪ/
UK /'si:krətlɪ/
- Adverb
- So that others don't know
A2Morespider
US /ˈspaɪdɚ/
UK /ˈspaɪdə(r)/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Small creature with 8 legs that spins cobwebs
B1Morespin
US /spɪn/
UK /spɪn/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To make a ball rotate when throwing it
- To move something in a rapid turning motion
- Intransitive Verb
- To feel dizzy/confused, as in my head is spinning
B1Morestuff
US /stʌf/
UK /stʌf/
- Uncountable Noun
- Generic description for things, materials, objects
- Transitive Verb
- To push material inside something, with force
B1Moreswung
US /swʌŋ/
UK /swʌŋ/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To move something in a back and forth motion
- To move in a back and forth motion, while hanging
A2Moretangle
US /ˈtæŋɡəl/
UK /ˈtæŋgl/
- Transitive Verb
- To involve in troubles that are hard to escape
- Intransitive Verb
- (Of string, etc.) to be knotted up and hard to undo
B2Moreused 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
A1Morewithout me
US
UK
- Phrase
- Not including me; excluding me.
A2More
Vocabulary
- going on: To continue doing something
- without me: Not including me; excluding me.
- instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
- used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
- going blind: In the process of losing one's sight; becoming unable to see.
- on the way: During the journey to a particular place.
- stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
- ridiculous: Funny or foolish; deserving to be laughed at
- eventually: After a long time; after many attempts; in the end
- figure: To appear in a game, play or event
- mess: Something that is untidy, dirty or unclean
- rid: To cause to no longer have (pest, problem)
- curious: Wanting to know more about something
- spin: To make a ball rotate when throwing it
- confront: To make someone, e.g. who has lied, face the truth
- guess: To give an answer without knowing if it is correct
- place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
- blind: Unable to see; with eyes that cannot see
- confused: To make something unclear or hard to understand
- kind: In a caring and helpful manner
- hide: To go to, or put a thing where it can't be found
- excellent: Extremely good
- remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
- know: To be familiar with a person or place, thing
- cover: To record a different version of another song
- lie: To be in a horizontal or flat position
- restaurant: Place where you can order, buy and eat a meal
- fix: Answer to a problem
- interesting: Taking your attention; making you want to know
- action: Something that a person or thing does
- fine: Good, acceptable or satisfactory
- penny: Person's name
- work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
- live: To be alive
- apartment: Set of rooms to live in on one floor of a building
- tell: To (strongly) advise a person to do something
- tangle: To involve in troubles that are hard to escape
- call: A order or request for action
- secretly: So that others don't know
- hungry: Feeling a need or want to eat food
- spider: Small creature with 8 legs that spins cobwebs
- swung: To move something in a back and forth motion
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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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Yu-Shiang Lian posted on 2017/07/11Ever wondered how to handle a roommate who "borrows" your stuff? This hilarious clip from The Big Bang Theory is perfect for practicing everyday dialogue and picking up some sarcastic comebacks! You'll love seeing how they navigate missing belongings and confront each other with some classic sitcom humor.
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