addict
US /əˈdɪkt/
UK /ˈædɪkt/
- Noun
- Person who can’t control their overuse of a thing
B1Morebaseball
US /ˈbesˌbɔl/
UK /'beɪsbɔ:l/
- Countable Noun
- Small ball used in the game of baseball
- Two teams of nine players hit a ball to score runs
A2Moreblood
US /blʌd/
UK /blʌd/
- Uncountable Noun
- Red liquid in the bodies of people and animals
- Related by birth; family
- Transitive Verb
- To be initiated into something, e.g. a secret club
A2Morecheck out
US /tʃɛk aʊt/
UK /tʃek aut/
- Phrase
- Phrasal Verb
- To find out information about something
- To take books out of a library
A1Morecommitment
US /kəˈmɪtmənt/
UK /kə'mɪtmənt/
- Noun
- Permanent love or concern for person, thing
- Promise or decision to do something for a purpose
A2Morecrack
US /kræk/
UK /kræk/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Attempt to achieve a goal or objective
- Unexpected and hard hit to the body
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To attempt to achieve a goal or objective
- To hit someone or something hard and unexpectedly
B1Moredo in
US
UK
- Phrasal Verb
- To make completely tired out and exhausted
- To destroy or cause damage to someone
A1Moredrug
US /drʌɡ/
UK /drʌɡ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Illegal substance taken for effect on the mind
- Chemical used as a medicine
- Transitive Verb
- To give drugs to someone to make them sleep
A2Moreed
US
UK
- Noun
- Shortened form of 'editor'
- Transitive Verb
- To exhaust or tire someone out.
- To exclude or remove someone from something.
A2Morego away
US /ɡo əˈwe/
UK /ɡəu əˈwei/
- Phrasal Verb
- To go on vacation
- To leave; depart.
A1Moregross
US /ɡros/
UK /ɡrəʊs/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- 144 of something; twelve dozen of something
- Total sum of money earned before costs and taxes
- Transitive Verb
- To earn an amount of money before costs and taxes
B1TOEICMorehave to
US /hæv tu/
UK /ˈhæv tə/
- Auxiliary Verb
- Must do
A1Morehold on
US /hold ɑn/
UK /həuld ɔn/
- Phrasal Verb
- To wait for someone (e.g. on a phone call)
- To wait for a short time.
A1Moreinjure
US /ˈɪndʒɚ/
UK /ˈɪndʒə(r)/
- Transitive Verb
- To do (usually physical) harm or damage to
A2TOEICMorelame
US /lem/
UK /leɪm/
- Adjective
- Having a damaged leg/foot making walking painful
- Unconvincing; weak; inadequate.
- Transitive Verb
- To cause to become incapable of walking
B2Moremention
US /ˈmɛnʃən/
UK /'menʃn/
- Transitive Verb
- To refer to or talk or write about something
- Uncountable Noun
- Act of referring to or talking about something
- A formal acknowledgement of something
A2TOEICMoremonkey
US /ˈmʌŋki/
UK /ˈmʌŋki/
- Noun
- An animal related to humans, which lives in trees
A2Moremonster
US /ˈmɑnstɚ/
UK /'mɒnstə(r)/
- Countable Noun
- Large frightening imaginary creature
- Very evil person
- Adjective
- Very large
B1Moreon fire
US /ɑn faɪr/
UK /ɔn ˈfaiə/
- Adjective
- Very successful or popular
- Burning
A2Morerecover
US /rɪ'kʌvər/
UK /rɪ'kʌvə(r)/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To return to a prior normal condition
- To get back something that was lost
A2TOEICMorespider
US /ˈspaɪdɚ/
UK /ˈspaɪdə(r)/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Small creature with 8 legs that spins cobwebs
B1Morestupid
US /ˈstu:pɪd/
UK /ˈstju:pɪd/
- Adjective
- Not intelligent; lacking ability to learn easily
- Noun
- A stupid person.
A2Moresuck
US /sʌk/
UK /sʌk/
- Intransitive Verb
- To be very bad, undesirable or unpleasant
- Transitive Verb
- To pull or remove something with great power
- To attract someone; make someone interested
B1Moresunlight
US /ˈsʌnˌlaɪt/
UK /ˈsʌnlaɪt/
- Uncountable Noun
- Rays of light coming from the sun
A2Moretight
US /taɪt/
UK /taɪt/
- Adjective
- Showing anxiety or anger; tense
- Positioned physically close together
- Adverb
- Firmly; so it can't move
A2TOEICMoretwilight
US /ˈtwaɪˌlaɪt/
UK /'twaɪlaɪt/
- Noun
- Period of time just as the sun sets
B2Morevampire
US /ˈvæmˌpaɪr/
UK /ˈvæmpaɪə(r)/
- Countable Noun
- Bloodsucking dead person who bites neck of victim
B2Morevenom
US /ˈvɛnəm/
UK /ˈvenəm/
- Uncountable Noun
- Poison, e.g. one produced by plant or animal
B2More
Vocabulary
- have to: Must do
- hold on: To wait for someone (e.g. on a phone call)
- check out
- on fire: Very successful or popular
- go away: To go on vacation
- do in: To make completely tired out and exhausted
- commitment: Permanent love or concern for person, thing
- gross: 144 of something; twelve dozen of something
- experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
- crack: Attempt to achieve a goal or objective
- suck: To be very bad, undesirable or unpleasant
- mention: To refer to or talk or write about something
- lame: Having a damaged leg/foot making walking painful
- leave: To go away from; depart
- pain: Strong feeling of hurt or discomfort
- tight: Showing anxiety or anger; tense
- addict: Person who can’t control their overuse of a thing
- build: Your physical shape; physique
- drug: Illegal substance taken for effect on the mind
- afraid: Worried that something bad will happen; scared
- change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
- set: Prepared for something; ready
- find: To become aware of something that is happening
- future: Time that is to come after the present
- venom: Poison, e.g. one produced by plant or animal
- burn: To destroy with fire
- guy: Man; boy; any person
- hold: To agree to keep something for someone
- world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
- check: Paper showing how much you owe at a restaurant
- blood: Red liquid in the bodies of people and animals
- human: A person; a man, woman or child
- stupid: Not intelligent; lacking ability to learn easily
- vampire: Bloodsucking dead person who bites neck of victim
- recover: To return to a prior normal condition
- twilight: Period of time just as the sun sets
- injure: To do (usually physical) harm or damage to
- monster: Large frightening imaginary creature
- sunlight: Rays of light coming from the sun
- spider: Small creature with 8 legs that spins cobwebs
- baseball: Small ball used in the game of baseball
- monkey: An animal related to humans, which lives in trees
- ed: Shortened form of 'editor'
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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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Jin Wang posted on 2018/01/30Ever wondered how Twilight *should* have ended? This hilarious parody dives into the dramatic vampire dilemma with tons of sarcastic banter and teen humor! You'll pick up on simple sentence structures and situational dialogue perfect for practicing your conversational English.
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