back out
US /bæk aʊt/
UK /bæk aut/
- Phrasal Verb
- To say you will now not do something you promised
A1Morebear
US /bɛr/
UK /bɛː/
- Transitive Verb
- To accept (responsibilities or duties)
- To give birth to a child; to produce fruit
- Countable Noun
- Large brown animal with fur that lives in forests
- Someone who expects stock market to fall
A2Moreboar
US /bɔr,bor/
UK /bɔ:(r)/
- Noun
- Wild pig
C1Morebride
US /braɪd/
UK /braɪd/
- Countable Noun
- Woman who is, or who will get married soon
B1Morecaptain
US /ˈkæptən/
UK /'kæptɪn/
- Noun
- Title of a senior officer in the military
- Person in charge of a team, a ship or an airplane
- Transitive Verb
- To be in charge of a team, ship or airplane
B1Morecharge
US /tʃɑrdʒ/
UK /tʃɑ:dʒ/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To run quickly toward someone to attack them
- To ask for money as a price for a service or goods
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- An attack by running quickly toward someone
- A price for a service or goods
A2Morecondition
US /kənˈdɪʃən/
UK /kənˈdɪʃn/
- Transitive Verb
- To improve something to make it better
- To cause to behave automatically in a certain way
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Disease or other medical problem
- The state of living you are in, e.g. good health
A2Morecreature
US /ˈkritʃɚ/
UK /ˈkri:tʃə(r)/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Animal of any type
- An animal, as distinct from a human being.
A2Moredestroy
US /dɪˈstrɔɪ/
UK /dɪ'strɔɪ/
- Transitive Verb
- To damage so badly that something no longer exists
- To defeat someone or something easily
A2TOEICMoreeternity
US /ɪˈtə:nɪti/
UK /ɪ'tɜ:nətɪ/
- Uncountable Noun
- A very long time; forever
- The state or time that comes after death.
B2Moreferry
US /ˈfɛri/
UK /'ferɪ/
- Noun
- Passenger boat on a regular schedule
- Transitive Verb
- To take from one place to another, as by boat
B1TOEICMorefrenzy
US /ˈfrɛnzi/
UK /ˈfrenzi/
- Uncountable Noun
- State of uncontrollable, often crazy, behavior
B2Morefuneral
US /ˈfjunərəl/
UK /ˈfju:nərəl/
- Noun
- Ceremony of burying, burning a dead body
- Adjective
- Relating to or characteristic of a funeral; mournful or somber.
B1Moregrant
US /ɡrænt/
UK /ɡrɑ:nt/
- Transitive Verb
- To admit an opinion is true but not fully agreeing
- To give or let someone do what they want
- Uncountable Noun
- Money given for education or research
A2TOEICMoregrief
US /ɡrif/
UK /ɡri:f/
- Uncountable Noun
- Feeling of great sadness because someone has died
- Things that are troublesome or annoying
B1Moregroom
US /ɡrum, ɡrʊm/
UK /gru:m/
- Transitive Verb
- To make neat and smart in appearance
- To take care of an animal by brushing, cleaning it
- Countable Noun
- Man employed to brush, trim and clean horses
- Man who is, or who has recently married
B1TOEICMoregrove
US /groʊv/
UK /grəʊv/
- Countable Noun
- Small group of trees giving pleasant shade
B2TOEICMorehell
US /hɛl/
UK /hel/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Any place of pain and suffering
- A very unpleasant or difficult experience.
A2Morein the moment
US
UK
- Phrase
- At the present time; now.
- Spontaneously; without prior planning or consideration.
A1Moreivory
US /ˈaɪvəri, ˈaɪvri/
UK /ˈaɪvəri/
- Uncountable Noun
- Hard cream-colored substance forming tusks
B1Morejealousy
US /ˈdʒɛləsi/
UK /ˈdʒeləsi/
- Uncountable Noun
- Unhappy feeling of wanting what someone else has
B1Morejourney
US /ˈdʒɚni/
UK /'dʒɜ:nɪ/
- Noun
- Act of traveling from one place to another; trip
- Intransitive Verb
- To travel through a place
A2TOEICMorelook back
US /lʊk bæk/
UK /luk bæk/
- Phrasal Verb
- To think about past events
A1Moreon earth
US /ɑn ɚθ/
UK /ɔn ə:θ/
- Phrase
- Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise or anger.
- Used to emphasize that something is not possible or will not happen.
A1Moreovercome
US /ˌovɚˈkʌm/
UK /ˌəʊvə'kʌm/
- Transitive Verb
- To succeed in a struggle against; defeat
- Participle
- Past participle of overcome; to have successfully dealt with or controlled a problem or feeling.
A2TOEICMorepalace
US /ˈpælɪs/
UK /ˈpæləs/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Official home of a ruler, such as a king or queen
- The center of government or royal power.
B1Moreplea
US /pli/
UK /pli:/
- Noun
- Response given by a person charged with a crime
- Urgent request
B1TOEICMorereach
US /ritʃ/
UK /ri:tʃ/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To come to or arrive at a goal or destination
- To be long enough to get to a certain place
- Uncountable Noun
- Power or control someone has over something
A2TOEICMorerescue
US /ˈrɛskju/
UK /'reskju:/
- Transitive Verb
- To save someone who is in danger or in trouble
- To provide financial assistance to save a company or economy from collapse.
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Act of saving someone in danger or in trouble
- An act of saving someone or something from a dangerous or difficult situation.
A2TOEICMorerock up
US /rɑk ʌp/
UK /rɔk ʌp/
- Phrasal Verb
- To arrive somewhere.
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
A2TOEICMoresculpt
US /skʌlpt/
UK /skʌlpt/
- Transitive Verb
- To carve a material to make an artistic shape
B1Moresee into
US /si ˈɪntu/
UK /si: ˈɪntə/
- other
- To investigate or examine closely.
B2Moreseparate
US /'sepəreɪt/
UK /'sepəreɪt/
- Adjective
- Being different from or unrelated to another
- Not connected; different.
- Transitive Verb
- To divide two things by being in between them
- To move things away from each other
A2TOEICMoresnake
US /snek/
UK /sneɪk/
- Noun
- An animal with a long body, no arms or legs
- Intransitive Verb
- To move like a snake
- To wind in a long path like the shape of a snake
B1Morestroll
US /strol/
UK /strəʊl/
- Intransitive Verb
- To walk slowly and in a relaxed manner
B2Morestrum
US /strʌm/
UK /strʌm/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To make a sound on a stringed instrument
- Noun
- Sound from touching the strings, e.g. of a guitar
C1Morestumble
US /ˈstʌmbəl/
UK /'stʌmbl/
- Noun
- Failing to do something well, e.g. giving a speech
- Act of tripping and almost falling
- Intransitive Verb
- To fail to perform, e.g. when giving a speech
- To trip and almost fall
B1Moreswear
US /swɛr/
UK /sweə(r)/
- Intransitive Verb
- To say bad or impolite words to someone
- Transitive Verb
- To make a serious promise to do something
B1Moretemptation
US /tɛmpˈteʃən/
UK /tempˈteɪʃn/
- Noun
- Something making you want to do/have bad thing
- Something that attracts or tempts someone.
A2Moreto the gods
US /tu ðə ɡɑdz/
UK /tu ðə ɡɒdz/
- other
- Completely destroyed or ruined.
C2Moreturn around
US /tɚn əˈraʊnd/
UK /tə:n əˈraund/
- Phrasal Verb
- To change your body to the opposite direction
- To make something running badly into a success
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To change direction so as to face the opposite way.
- To improve or cause to improve.
A1Moreunderworld
US /ˈʌndɚˌwə:ld/
UK /'ʌndəwɜ:ld/
- Noun
- Criminals as a group
B2Moreup the hill
US
UK
- Phrase
- In an upward direction on a slope or hill.
- A difficult or challenging task.
A1Morevengeance
US /ˈvɛndʒəns/
UK /'vendʒəns/
- Uncountable Noun
- Punishment in return for an injury or a wrong
- The act of inflicting such punishment or retribution.
- Adverb
- To a great or excessive degree; vehemently.
B2Moreweep
US /wip/
UK /wi:p/
- Intransitive Verb
- To cry or shed tears often due to sadness
- Noun
- Small cry or shedding of tears
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 earth: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise or anger.
- in the moment: At the present time; now.
- up the hill: In an upward direction on a slope or hill.
- rock up: To arrive somewhere.
- back out: To say you will now not do something you promised
- turn around: To change your body to the opposite direction
- to the gods: Completely destroyed or ruined.
- see into: To investigate or examine closely.
- look back: To think about past events
- journey: Act of traveling from one place to another; trip
- temptation: Something making you want to do/have bad thing
- grief: Feeling of great sadness because someone has died
- separate: Being different from or unrelated to another
- overcome: To succeed in a struggle against; defeat
- condition: To improve something to make it better
- reach: To come to or arrive at a goal or destination
- stumble: Failing to do something well, e.g. giving a speech
- charge: To run quickly toward someone to attack them
- swear: To say bad or impolite words to someone
- grant: To admit an opinion is true but not fully agreeing
- suddenly: In an unexpected or very quick manner
- stroll: To walk slowly and in a relaxed manner
- lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
- fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
- groom: To make neat and smart in appearance
- rescue: To save someone who is in danger or in trouble
- vengeance: Punishment in return for an injury or a wrong
- creature: Animal of any type
- hell: Any place of pain and suffering
- eternity: A very long time; forever
- funeral: Ceremony of burying, burning a dead body
- destroy: To damage so badly that something no longer exists
- bear: To accept (responsibilities or duties)
- wild: In a manner which lacks control
- pain: Strong feeling of hurt or discomfort
- allow: To admit the validity or truth of something
- roll: Small, round piece of bread for one person to eat
- ferry: Passenger boat on a regular schedule
- stand: To be a candidate in an election
- bride: Woman who is, or who will get married soon
- head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
- captain: Title of a senior officer in the military
- drive: A person's ambition and motivation to do something
- step: Movement done as part of a particular dance
- turn: To become (a particular age)
- palace: Official home of a ruler, such as a king or queen
- land: Region or country
- frenzy: State of uncontrollable, often crazy, behavior
- great: Very good; better than before
- jealousy: Unhappy feeling of wanting what someone else has
- understand: To know the meaning of language, what someone says
- entry: Act of entering a room, building, party
- return: To hit something back to the other player or team
- plea: Response given by a person charged with a crime
- weep: To cry or shed tears often due to sadness
- sculpt: To carve a material to make an artistic shape
- ivory: Hard cream-colored substance forming tusks
- boar: Wild pig
- grove: Small group of trees giving pleasant shade
- snake: An animal with a long body, no arms or legs
- strum: To make a sound on a stringed instrument
- underworld: Criminals as a group
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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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【TED-Ed】The tragic myth of Orpheus and Eurydice - Brendan Pelsue
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no8.homovlok posted on 2018/02/28Ever wondered about the ultimate test of love? Dive into the tragic myth of Orpheus and Eurydice, a story packed with powerful music and a desperate journey to the Underworld! You'll get a fantastic dose of cultural depth and practice simple sentence structures while exploring this classic tale.
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