ass
US /æs/
UK /æs/
- Noun
- (Impolite) part of the human body that you sit on
C2Morebait
US /bet/
UK /beɪt/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Piece of food used to catch or trap an animal
- Transitive Verb
- To place food with the purpose of catching animals
- To attempt to make someone upset or angry
B1Morebeach
US /bitʃ/
UK /bi:tʃ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Large area of sand, next to an area of water
- Intransitive Verb
- (Of an animal or boat) to get stuck on a shore
A2Morecoast
US /kost/
UK /kəʊst/
- Noun
- Land near the sea or ocean
- Intransitive Verb
- To progress in something without trying hard
- (Of a vehicle) to move forward without power
A2TOEICMorecreep
US /krip/
UK /kri:p/
- Intransitive Verb
- To move quietly so as not to be seen
- Countable Noun
- Scary or disliked person
B1Moredaisy
US /ˈdezi/
UK /ˈdeɪzi/
- Noun
- Small, white flower that has a yellow center
- Proper Noun
- Person's name
B2Moredoggy
US /ˈdɔɡi, ˈdɑɡi/
UK /'dɒɡɪ/
- Countable Noun
- Word for dog used by and to children
C2Morefierce
US /fɪrs/
UK /fɪəs/
- Adjective
- Very strong, wild or violent
- Intense in a way that causes or displays force.
B1Morefine
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
A2TOEICMorefit
US /fɪt/
UK /fɪt/
- Adjective
- Good looking; physically attractive
- Having good physical health and strength
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To install a machine, equipment etc.
- To adjust or change to the right size or shape
A2Morefreak
US /friːk/
UK /friːk/
- Adjective
- (Of weather, etc.) unusual; unpredictable; amazing
- Noun
- A person, animal, or event that is physically abnormal, very unusual, or unlike others.
- A person with an unusual appearance or behaviour.
B2Moregin
US /dʒɪn/
UK /dʒɪn/
- Uncountable Noun
- Strong colorless alcohol made from grain
- Transitive Verb
- To remove the seeds from cotton using a cotton gin.
B2Moregrass
US /græs/
UK /grɑ:s/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To betray someone
- To cover an area of ground to make a lawn or field
- Uncountable Noun
- Slang name for marijuana
A2Moregreener
US /'grɪnə/
UK /'gri:nə/
- Adjective
- Environmentally friendly
B1Morehanging out
US
UK
- Phrasal Verb
- To spend time with your friends
- To spend times with friends or relax doing nothing
A2Morejeep
US /dʒi:p/
UK /dʒi:p/
- Noun
- Small sturdy vehicle with four-wheel drive
B2Morejourney
US /ˈdʒɚni/
UK /'dʒɜ:nɪ/
- Noun
- Act of traveling from one place to another; trip
- Intransitive Verb
- To travel through a place
A2TOEICMorelay
US /le/
UK /leɪ/
- Adjective
- Amateur; not being a trained priest
- Transitive Verb
- To place a bet on a game outcome
- (Of a bird, etc.) to produce eggs from its body
A2Morelive on
US
UK
- Phrasal Verb
- To continue to exist or be remembered.
- To eat a particular type of food as the main thing.
lock
US /lɑ:k/
UK /lɒk/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To become fixed in place and hard to move
- To use a key, code so others can't open something
- Countable Noun
- Small portion of your hair that hangs together
- Place on a door, etc. that you close with a key
A2TOEICMorelook at
US /lʊk æt/
UK /luk æt/
- Phrasal Verb
- To use your eyes to focus on something
- To focus your eyes on something carefully
A1Moremelt
US /mɛlt/
UK /melt/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To disappear or to go away
- To make, become soft or liquid due to heat
- Uncountable Noun
- A mass of material that has been melted, especially metal.
B1Moreon the beach
US
UK
- Phrase
- Located on the sandy or pebbly area bordering a body of water.
A1Morepalm
US /pɑ:m/
UK /pɑ:m/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Inner area of a person's hand
- Tropical tree with large leaves only at its top
- Transitive Verb
- To hide something in your hand
- To push someone way with your hand
B1Morepeek
US /pik/
UK /pi:k/
- Intransitive Verb
- To look at something quickly (often secretly)
- Noun
- A quick look at something (often secretly)
B2Morepopsicle
US /ˈpɑpsɪkəl, -ˌsɪkəl/
UK /ˈpɔpsikl/
- Countable Noun
- Sweet frozen candy on a stick
C1Morerepresent
US /ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnt/
UK /ˌreprɪ'zent/
- Transitive Verb
- To depict art objects, figures, scenes; to portray
- To show or describe something in a particular way
A2TOEICMoresand
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
A2Moresex
US /sɛks/
UK /seks/
- Noun
- State of being male or female
- Physical activity by which we produce babies
A2Moreskin
US /skɪn/
UK /skɪn/
- Transitive Verb
- To defeat someone easily and completely
- To hurt yourself, accidentally cutting yourself
- Noun
- Outer covering of an animal used for leather; hide
- Outer covering of a fruit or vegetable
A2Moresneak
US /snik/
UK /sni:k/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To move around in a way so no one will see you
- To take something somewhere/give secretly
- Intransitive Verb
- To move around in such a way no one will see you
B2Moresnoop
US /snup/
UK /snu:p/
- Intransitive Verb
- To spy on someone or something in a devious manner
- Countable Noun
- A private detective
B2Moresqueeze
US /skwiz/
UK /skwi:z/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Amount of liquid from firmly pressing e.g. orange
- Act of putting pressure on, as to get liquid out
- Transitive Verb
- To force or threaten someone to give you something
- To strongly compress something to get liquid out
C1Morestereo
US /ˈsterioʊ/
UK /ˈsteriəʊ/
- Noun
- Device transmitting sound through two speakers
B1Moresummertime
US /ˈsʌmɚˌtaɪm/
UK /ˈsʌmətaɪm/
- Noun
- Warmest season of the year
C2Moretan
US /tæn/
UK /tæn/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- A light brown color
- Brown colored skin from being in the sun
- Transitive Verb
- To process leather with a tanning agent
B2Moretone
US /toʊn/
UK /təʊn/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Atmosphere or feeling in a message
- Firmness and strength of the body's muscles
- Transitive Verb
- To increase the quality of muscles by exercise
A2Moreundeniable
US /ˌʌndɪˈnaɪəbəl/
UK /ˌʌndɪˈnaɪəbl/
- Adjective
- Certainly true; impossible to prove false
B1Moreundo
US /ʌnˈdu/
UK /ʌnˈdu:/
- Transitive Verb
- To open, untie or loosen something
- To reverse the effects of something; to cancel or annul.
A2Moreunforgettable
US /ˌʌnfərˈgetəbl/
UK /ˌʌnfəˈgetəbl/
- Adjective
- Impossible to forget; memorable; impressive
B1Morewild
US /waɪld/
UK /waɪld/
- Adverb
- In a manner which lacks control
- Adjective
- Living in nature; not tame
- (Of land) not developed by people
A2More
Vocabulary
- on the beach: Located on the sandy or pebbly area bordering a body of water.
- live on: To continue to exist or be remembered.
- hanging out: To spend time with your friends
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- journey: Act of traveling from one place to another; trip
- represent: To depict art objects, figures, scenes; to portray
- squeeze: Amount of liquid from firmly pressing e.g. orange
- sneak: To move around in a way so no one will see you
- freak: (Of weather, etc.) unusual; unpredictable; amazing
- fierce: Very strong, wild or violent
- fit: Good looking; physically attractive
- break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
- fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
- palm: Inner area of a person's hand
- mind: To be bothered or upset by something
- creep: To move quietly so as not to be seen
- tone: Atmosphere or feeling in a message
- wild: In a manner which lacks control
- place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
- coast: Land near the sea or ocean
- melt: To disappear or to go away
- turn: To become (a particular age)
- lay: Amateur; not being a trained priest
- drive: A person's ambition and motivation to do something
- tan: A light brown color
- popsicle: Sweet frozen candy on a stick
- peek: To look at something quickly (often secretly)
- bait: Piece of food used to catch or trap an animal
- fine: Good, acceptable or satisfactory
- ass: (Impolite) part of the human body that you sit on
- world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
- travel: To go to a place that is far away
- grass: To betray someone
- sand: Area composed of tiny pieces of rock near an ocean
- live: To be alive
- fresh: Clean; not used or dirty
- undo: To open, untie or loosen something
- put: To move or place a thing in a particular position
- warm: To become more friendly or to like something
- touch: To affect feelings, especially by causing sympathy
- close: Almost; near
- undeniable: Certainly true; impossible to prove false
- lock: To become fixed in place and hard to move
- top: To be higher or larger than a specific value
- skin: To defeat someone easily and completely
- unforgettable: Impossible to forget; memorable; impressive
- daisy: Small, white flower that has a yellow center
- stereo: Device transmitting sound through two speakers
- snoop: To spy on someone or something in a devious manner
- beach: Large area of sand, next to an area of water
- sex: State of being male or female
- gin: Strong colorless alcohol made from grain
- doggy: Word for dog used by and to children
- greener: Environmentally friendly
- jeep: Small sturdy vehicle with four-wheel drive
- summertime: Warmest season of the year
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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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Katy Perry - California Gurls (closed captions)
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Yi Yun Wu posted on 2013/08/16Ready for a dose of sunshine and West Coast vibes? Dive into Katy Perry's 'California Gurls' and soak up the ultimate summer anthem, perfect for practicing simple sentence structures and cultural insights. You'll pick up fun vocabulary related to beach parties and iconic 2010s pop culture!
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