barge
US /bɑ:rdʒ/
UK /bɑ:dʒ/
- Noun
- Large low boat with a flat bottom
- Intransitive Verb
- To push your way into a place or conversation
B2Morebeat
US /bit/
UK /bi:t/
- Intransitive Verb
- To move in regular motions in order to push blood
- Transitive Verb
- To strike or hit repeatedly and with great force
- To mix ingredients together with a fork or machine
A2Morebuck
US /bʌk/
UK /bʌk/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To resist or go against the trend
- Countable Noun
- A male deer, especially a male of the fallow deer or roe deer.
- A dashing young man.
B1Morecane
US /ken/
UK /keɪn/
- Transitive Verb
- To beat someone with a stick as punishment
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Stick used to beat someone as punishment
- Long, woody plant stem producing sugar
B2Morechannel
US /ˈtʃænəl/
UK /'tʃænl/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Long hole dug in the ground, e.g. to move water
- TV or radio station or its programs
- Transitive Verb
- To dig a long hole for carrying water
- To send (e.g. money) to a certain place or person
B1Morechase
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
A2Moreclothe
US /kloʊð/
UK /kləʊð/
- Transitive Verb
- To put a certain type of clothing on someone; dress
B1Morecrazy
US /ˈkrezi/
UK /'kreɪzɪ/
- Adjective
- Mentally ill; mad
- Not being sensible or practical
- Noun
- Person acting in a manner that is strange and odd
A2Morecrowd
US /kraʊd/
UK /kraʊd/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To force too many things, people into
- (Lots of people) to meet together in one place
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Large group of people together in one place
A2Moredeodorant
US /diˈodərənt/
UK /dɪ'əʊdərənt/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Substance applied to the skin to hide body smells
- A preparation for application to the body to prevent or mask unpleasant odors caused by perspiration.
C1Moregoing on
US /ˈɡoɪŋ ɑn/
UK /ˈgəʊɪŋ ɔn/
- Phrasal Verb
- To continue doing something
- To happen (usually negative)
A1Moregrandma
US /ˈɡrændˌmɑ,/
UK /ˈgrænmɑ:/
- Noun
- Mother of your father or mother
B2Morekid
US /kɪd/
UK /kɪd/
- Countable Noun
- Child or young person
- Young goat
- Adjective
- Made from young goat skin
A2Morelooking out
US
UK
- Phrasal Verb
- To take care and watch something carefully
- To be careful; to be vigilant
- Intransitive Verb
- To be careful or vigilant
A1Moremasturbate
US /ˈmæstɚˌbet/
UK /'mæstəbeɪt/
- Transitive Verb
- To emit semen by self-manipulation of the penis
C1Morenaked
US /ˈnekɪd/
UK /ˈneɪkɪd/
- Adjective
- Not wearing any clothes; without covering
B1Morenext to
US /nɛkst tu/
UK /nekst tu:/
- Preposition
- Being located along side another
- In comparison with
- Adverb
- Almost; nearly
A1Moreoatmeal
US /ˈoʊtmi:l/
UK /ˈəʊtmi:l/
- Uncountable Noun
- Cereal made from rolled or ground oats
- Oats that have been ground or rolled, used as an ingredient in cooking.
- Adjective
- Having a pale beige or light brown color, like that of oatmeal.
C2Moreon 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.
A1Morepee
US /pi/
UK /pi:/
- Intransitive Verb
- To urinate
B2Moreplatform
US /ˈplætˌfɔrm/
UK /'plætfɔ:m/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Flat, raised structure that people stand on
- Area from which you board a train at a station
B1Moreprove
US /pruv/
UK /pru:v/
- Transitive Verb
- To demonstrate truth by providing evidence
- To test the quality or worth of something.
- Intransitive Verb
- To turn out to be; be found to be.
A2TOEICMorereact
US /riˈækt/
UK /rɪ'ækt/
- Intransitive Verb
- To change when mixing with other chemicals
- To behave or make a change in a particular way
A2Moreroll
US /rol/
UK /rəʊl/
- Countable Noun
- Small, round piece of bread for one person to eat
- Photographic film wrapped round and round itself
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To continue along as time normally progresses
- To produce a very deep and continuous sound
A2TOEICMorerun across
US /rʌn əˈkrɔs/
UK /rʌn əˈkrɔs/
- Phrasal Verb
- To meet someone or find something by chance
A1Moreshare
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
A2TOEICMorespill
US /spɪl/
UK /spɪl/
- Noun
- Accident when someone falls
- Act of allowing a fluid to escape
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To come out of and spread beyond limits
- To tell secrets or let information escape
B1Moresubscribe
US /səbˈskraɪb/
UK /səb'skraɪb/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To regularly pay to receive a service
B1TOEICMoresubway
US /ˈsʌbˌwe/
UK /ˈsʌbweɪ/
- Noun
- Train system running under the ground in a city
B1Moretend
US /tɛnd/
UK /tend/
- Intransitive Verb
- To move or act in a certain manner
- Transitive Verb
- To take care of
A2Moretrash
US /træʃ/
UK /træʃ/
- Uncountable Noun
- Garbage or anything that is worthless
- Transitive Verb
- To throw away in the garbage
- To criticize; claim person/thing is inferior
B2TOEICMoreweird
US /wɪrd/
UK /wɪəd/
- Adjective
- Odd or unusual; surprising; strange
- Eerily strange or disturbing.
B1More
Vocabulary
- on the street: Located on or along a public road in a town or city.
- next to: Being located along side another
- run across: To meet someone or find something by chance
- looking out: To take care and watch something carefully
- going on: To continue doing something
- weird: Odd or unusual; surprising; strange
- subscribe: To regularly pay to receive a service
- sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
- tend: To move or act in a certain manner
- common: Area in a city or town that is open to everyone
- crowd: To force too many things, people into
- chase: Act of going after someone to catch them
- drop: Distance between a higher and a lower level
- reason: To think and make conclusions in a logical manner
- beat: To move in regular motions in order to push blood
- click: To work well with someone or something
- platform: Flat, raised structure that people stand on
- prove: To demonstrate truth by providing evidence
- naked: Not wearing any clothes; without covering
- react: To change when mixing with other chemicals
- buck: To resist or go against the trend
- normal: Standard or regular way of doing something
- spill: Accident when someone falls
- deodorant: Substance applied to the skin to hide body smells
- channel: Long hole dug in the ground, e.g. to move water
- place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
- roll: Small, round piece of bread for one person to eat
- lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
- stand: To be a candidate in an election
- remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
- oatmeal: Cereal made from rolled or ground oats
- trash: Garbage or anything that is worthless
- guy: Man; boy; any person
- finally: used especially at the beginning of a sentence to introduce the last point or idea
- share: Part-ownership in a property, business or company
- train: Line of people, animals moving the same direction
- pee: To urinate
- time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
- paint: To make a picture with colored liquids
- kid: Child or young person
- cane: To beat someone with a stick as punishment
- crazy: Mentally ill; mad
- barge: Large low boat with a flat bottom
- masturbate: To emit semen by self-manipulation of the penis
- subway: Train system running under the ground in a city
- clothe: To put a certain type of clothing on someone; dress
- grandma: Mother of your father or mother
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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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New Yorkers Reveal Craziest Thing They've Seen on the Subway
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jenny posted on 2017/11/13Ever wondered what wild things happen on the NYC subway? New Yorkers spill the beans on the craziest moments they've witnessed, from subway rats to unexpected encounters! You'll pick up tons of practical, everyday dialogue and simple sentence structures perfect for real-life conversations.
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